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What 172 owners told NHTSA about the 2017 Nissan Titan

These are the actual owner complaints behind this car’s reliability verdict, filed with the federal government, unedited. They’re unverified reports, not confirmed defects: read them as leads for your pre-purchase inspection, not a diagnosis.

All (172)Crash / fire / injury (14)Engine (90)Electrical system (29)Transmission & drivetrain (24)Fuel system (17)Airbags (10)Speed control (10)Steering (7)Electronic Stability Control (esc) (5)Brakes (4)Seats (4)

4 of 172 complaints match · Brakes · clear filters

Nov 12, 2023Transmission & drivetrainElectrical systemBrakes

There has been multitude of this issue if you search the titanxd forums. Same thing happens to everyone. ABS, traction control, and the 4wd warning flashes on the dash. After this happens, it changes the characteristics of how the truck drives. Rapid shift, high RPM shifts, which are extremely hard to control on the highway. Also mentioning the ABS brake not working. Nissan has been changing out transfer cases because of this. The vehicle is extremely dangerous cause of these issues. I hope this makes headway to Nissan Corporate.

NHTSA ODI 11554744

Jun 28, 2020SuspensionWheelsBrakes

NISSAN OF IRVINE FAILED TO PUT ALL SIX LUG NUTS BACK ON MY DRIVER SIDE REAR TIRE AFTER A TIRE ROTATION. AS I WAS GETTING ON THE FREEWAY LESS THAN A MILE FROM THE DEALERSHIP I BEGAN TO LOSE CONTROL OF MY TRUCK AND MY WHEEL CAME OFF.

NHTSA ODI 11331282

Mar 26, 2019SteeringAirbagsBrakesCrash

TRAVELING AT 25-30 MPH ON A DRY, GRASS COVERED ROAD, APPLIED THE BRAKES TO SLOW DOWN, NO BRAKING OCCURRED; I THEN PUSHED ON THE BRAKES AS HARD AS I COULD, I FELT THE ABS PULSATING, BEGAN TO HEAR A "CLUNKING" SOUND AND FEEL A CLICKING IN MY BRAKE PEDAL MATCHING THE TIMING OF THE CLUNKING SOUND. SINCE THE BRAKES WERE NOT RESPONDING I THEN TURNED THE WHEEL TO THE LEFT ATTEMPTING TO TURN THE TRUCK, IT DID NOT RESPOND; I THEN TURNED THE STEERING WHEEL TO THE RIGHT, NO RESPONSE. THE TRUCK CONTINUED STRAIGHT INTO A TREE, HEAD ON COLLISION. NOT WATCHING THE SPEED I ASSUME I WAS DOING 20-25MPH WHEN THE TRUCK HIT THE TREE, NO AIRBAGS DEPLOYED. AFTER THE COLLISION, WHEN PREPARING FOR THE TOW, IT WAS OBSERVED THE DRIVE SHAFT WAS DISCONNECTED AT MID-WAY OF THE TRUCK, NOT SNAPPED, JUST OFF. THIS SEEMED A STRANGE RESULT WITH A HEAD-ON COLLISION; THE TOW DRIVER MADE THE SAME OBSERVATION. *DT *DT*JB

NHTSA ODI 11191681

May 5, 2017Brakes

BOUGHT A 2017 NISSAN TITAN 4X4 TRUCK IT HAD 6 MILES I DROVE IT 2 MILES OFF THE LOT ALL BRAKES LOCKED AND SMOKE WAS BOILING ALL ROTORS WERE CHERRY RED THEY WERE SO HOT TRUCK IS STILL AT DEALERSHIP THEY THINK ITS THE MASTER CYLINDER

NHTSA ODI 10983659

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How to use these: a complaint is one owner’s report, filed voluntarily and published unverified. Patterns matter more than any single story. If several owners describe the same failure at similar mileage, put that system at the top of your pre-purchase inspection list. Back to the full 2017 Nissan Titan verdict →