What 90 owners told NHTSA about the 2018 Nissan Titan

The contact owns a 2018 Nissan Titan. The contact stated that while driving approximately 50 to 60 mph, the vehicle in front of him braked abruptly, and he crashed into the rear of a hauling trailer. The front end was damaged. There were no warning lights illuminated. The air bags did not deploy. There were no reported injuries or fire. A police report was filed. The vehicle was towed to the towing lot. The contact called the local dealer, but the vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The manufacturer was not contacted. The failure mileage was approximately 45,000.

NHTSA ODI 11542022

The contact owns a 2018 Nissan Titan. The contact stated that while reversing at 2-3 MPH, the rearview camera was inoperable, causing the vehicle to strike an unoccupied vehicle parked on the street. The vehicle was not diagnosed nor repaired by an independent mechanic or dealer. The manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. The failure mileage was approximately 38,200.

NHTSA ODI 11540750

Elk hunting on a mountain towing trailer with UTV, road was somewhat rough in 4wheel drive suddenly engine goes into limp mode. It took almost 4 hrs to get off the mountain in limp mode....once off towed vehicle 200 miles to nearest dealer (redding,ca). Cause: A sensor in the overflow for the radiator failed and put the truck into limp mode. There was no actual engine failure or any low coolant. Just very poor design on cummings part....

NHTSA ODI 11511165

Broken crank shaft caused the truck to stall in the road

NHTSA ODI 11496974

While Driving in normal Driving conditions, The Auto at 30 mph will Rev the RPMS up to as much as 5000 rpm before the Transmission will catch and accelerate loosing the ability to accelerate on demand when needed such as merging on to a Highway of speeds of 55 mph or higher. This behavior happens almost every single time acceleration is demanded and is not due to a lack of ATF fluid in the transmission. As the vehcile has done this after The local Service center of nissan in my area had just done the 20k mile check up. This has been on going and constant behavior since I purchased This nissan Titan in 2021. Truck currently has 35k, and has had all service suggestions done. This is a danger to my family and myself as lack of power can cause extreme danagers when you are trying to gain speed to merge onto a busy highway and you are running out of roadway to gain speed and you have to use the emergency lane to have access to safe area to gain enough speed to safely merge. This is a well known issue with this model, as I have been seeing other owners complain for sometime online in forums, when I researched if anyone else had this issue.

NHTSA ODI 11495872

the flame broke when the vehicle was running

NHTSA ODI 11485340

when I buy the car . I pay guaranty for oil change after 100,000 miles and cover my tires

NHTSA ODI 11485344

The contact owns a 2018 Nissan Titan. The contact stated while driving at approximately 35 MPH, several unknown warning lights started to illuminate off and on. The contact then stated that while the vehicle was in the idle position, the RPMS revved, increased, and decreased continuously. The vehicle was towed to the dealer where it was diagnosed that the electrical harness needed to be replaced. The battery and accelerator pedal was replaced. However, the dealer declined to repair the vehicle under NHTSA Campaign Number: 19V495000 (Electrical System) though the VIN was included, and stated that the harness tampered. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was not notified of the failure. The failure mileage was approximately 47,000.

NHTSA ODI 11478980

I placed my 2018 truck in park and left it running. Once I had retrieved my items from the truck, I stepped onto the running board and pushed the button to turn the truck off. It suddenly lunged forward, throwing me to the driveway. The truck proceeded to roll down my driveway, rolling over my foot, and across the street; hitting my neighbor's van. I sustained multiple injuries from being thrown to the driveway, my truck's front end was severely damaged, and my neighbor's van sustained damages. I feel all of this happened due to the recall of the 2020-2021 Nissan Titan for a roll away issue. I am out of pocket for deductibles to get my truck repaired and had to use my insurance to pay the claim for my truck and the damaged van. I feel this all due to a defect in the 2018 Nissan Titan Crew Max, that is evident in the recall of the 2021-2022 Nissan Titan.

NHTSA ODI 11475687

The truck loses power and drops to 3000 rpm. When it gets to 3000 rpm the trucks shakes as the rpms jump from 3000 to 3500 rpm. I have videos that site will not allow upload of.

NHTSA ODI 11462562

Attempted to shift vehicle into four wheel drive high mode. 4WD error message appeared in center display, as well as traction control and ABS warning indicators. 4WD was inoperative. Attempted to shift into four wheel drive high multiple times, with no success. Not sure if the traction control and ABS warning indicators are actually indicating that these systems are inoperative or not. These warnings stay on after switching back to 2WD mode, and are only extinguished after the engine is shut off and restarted. I believe the lack of 4WD can be considered a safety issue depending on the weather conditions and where the vehicle is located when this failure occurs. Dealer confirmed issue, and is replacing the transfer case, under warranty. I did a bit of research on an internet forum covering this vehicle, and found that others have had this same issue, and it has been identified as a broken shift fork in the transfer case.

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The contact owns a 2018 Nissan Titan. The contact stated while attempting to add fuel into the vehicle, the fuel overflowed from the fuel filler neck before the fuel tank was full. The contact stated no warning light was illuminated. The contact took the vehicle to the local dealer, where it was diagnosed with needing the fuel tank and the fuel tank canister to be replaced. The vehicle was repaired but continued to experience failure. The vehicle was taken back to the dealer on 3 different occasions but was not repaired. The manufacturer had been informed of the failure. The failure mileage was approximately 25,000.

NHTSA ODI 11438210

At highway speed of 65 MPH, passenger-rear tire started to make slight thumping sound. After a few minutes, it became much louder. I pulled off the road to investigate and found that treads were completely delaminating from tire. Tire was inflated to 74 psi and they have always been properly maintained. Only 24,000 miles on tire (vehicle purchased new in Feb, 2019). No injuries but had I not pulled over right away, there is no doubt that a blowout would have occurred with potentially devastating consequences. The vehicle is a 2018 Nissan Titan XD, Platinum Reserve, purchased at Baxter, Nissan of Bellevue, Nebraska.

NHTSA ODI 11435216

My Nissan has 35 thousand miles on it it use it as a pleasure vehicle. I was driving the other day and it started shifting really high motor racing loud and not really going anywhere. It was like the transmission was slipping. It had never done this before. I thought it was a isolated incident but the next few days going to get gas and groceries (17 miles one way) it did it again this time starting in low gear the tachometer raced up to 5 -6 thousand rpm before it shifted and when it hit 2gear it did it again and 3rd gear all the time acting like the transmission was slipping. I read on some sites that this model has this problem and nobody seems to want to take accountability for this problem. I paid 33thousand dollars for this truck and it isn’t even broken in but it is broken! So help me what should I do I ask you first so you can give me guidance! Thanks Dennis Nash

NHTSA ODI 11434586

1.The Engine Sub-Harness Assembly failed; melted, I feel due to the engine heat, because this harness insulation is not heat rated and melted off the wire. 2.The dashboard engine light came on and would not go off. 3.The Robbins Nissan Dealership I took my truck to in Humble, Tx. 77338 lied and said this failure was caused by rodent damage; which I know for a fact that my garage is very clean and I've never even seen any signs of rodents. 4.I first noticed a problem approximately in June of 2021 when the dashboard engine light came on and never went off. 5.By this dealership blaming it on rodent damage, this defective harness was not covered by the Nissan North America, Inc. Warranty, so I was charged $1,522.14 for this repair.

NHTSA ODI 11429360

while I'm driving my truck, it has a Cummins Diesel engine, at certain times I guess that the engine goes through a regen process, when it odes this process then the cab is filled with noxious gases. This process last a few minutes and causes you to lower the windows to get rid of the toxic gases. I reported it to my Nissan Dealer twice when I took it in for it's service, they acted like they had never heard about it before and told me that there was no issue with my truck. that I had to drive it more to get it to stop ding it. Is this normal or are we being poisoned or getting cancer from these events?

NHTSA ODI 11417653

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2018 NISSAN TITAN. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING 35 MPH, THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED HOWEVER, THE VEHICLE FAILED TO RESPOND. THE CONTACT STATED THAT SEVERAL UNKNOWN WARNING LIGHTS ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL AND THEN WENT BLANK. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO EMPIRE LAKEWOOD NISSAN (14707 W COLFAX AVE, LAKEWOOD, CO 80401) BUT WAS NOT YET DIAGNOSED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT YET REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER HAD NOT BEEN INFORMED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 61,400.

NHTSA ODI 11415411

MY 2018 NISSAN TITAN STARTED MAKING A KNOCKING SOUND IN THE ENGINE. I HAVE 28000 MILES ON THE TRUCK THE NOISE HAS GOTTEN LOUDER IN THE LAST 6,000 MILES. THE DEALERSHIP KEEPS TELLING ME IT'S NORMAL. THERE IS NO WAY IT'S NORMAL. THIS HAS BEEN A ONGOING PROBLEM WITH THE 2ND GENERATION TITAN

NHTSA ODI 11413692

TIRES ARE LOSING AIR ON THE SIDEWALL THAT'S CRACKING OR BREAKING DOWN. NO PUNCTURE OR DAMAGE IS VISIBLE. BUT WITHIN A HOUR TIRE BECOMES FLARE. THIS HAPPENED WHEN VEHICLE WAS PARKED AND GOT INSIDE AND MY TMPS LIGHT WAS ON AND PRESSURE WAS LOW.

NHTSA ODI 11408562

I PARKED THE VEHICLE IN THE DRIVEWAY AND THE CAR STARTED ROLLIN BACKWARDS. SECOND DAY PARKED IT AGAIN AT NIGHT AND WHEN I WOKE UP THE VEHICLE HAD ROLLED DOWN AT THE END OF THE DRIVEWAY. I BROUGHT IT TO THE DEALERSHIP AND ACCORDING TO THEM NOTHING WAS WRONG WITH THE VEHICLE. I WENT ON MY OWN AND DID THREE PARKING TESTS AND EVERY TIME IT ROLLED BACKWARDS WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS IN PARK. I FILMED THE INCIDENT AND BROUGHT IT BACK TO THE DEALERSHIP. AT THAT TIME THEY KEPT THE TRUCK FOR FURTHER INVESTIGATION. THEY HAD A SPECIALIST FROM CORPORATE NISSAN COME IN AND HIS FINDINGS WERE THAT THE VEHICLE WAS FINE AND THE TIRES NEEDED TO BE CHANGED. THAT DOESN'T SOLVE THE ISSUE OF THE VEHICLE ROLLING BACKWARDS WHILE PARKED.I HAVE HAD THIS VEHICLE FOR 2 1/2 YEARS AND NO ISSUES UNTIL NOW. SNOW IS NOT A NEW SITUATION BECAUSE I LIVE IN UPSTATE NY. IT JUST STARTED ON 1/1/21 AND IT HASN'T STOPPED ROLLING BACKWARDS. THIS IS A SAFETY CONCERN THAT NISSAN IS NOT ADDRESSING. I DO HAVE THE VIDEOS BUT I DO NOT HAVE THE OPTION TO UPLOAD.

NHTSA ODI 11387663

I HAVE A 2018 NISSAN TITAN SV XD, SINCE WE PURCHASED THIS VEHICLE NEW THERE IS NOW WARNING BUZZER FOR THE DRIVER SEAT IF THE SEAT BELT IS UNBUCKLED AND YOUR DRIVING,THIS ALSO APPLIES IF THERE IS A PASSENGER IN THE FRONT WHO IS NOT BUCKLED UP, THE ONLY THING THAT SHOWS IS A ICON ON THE INSTRUMENT CLUSTER. AT ONE POINT WE ADDRESSED THIS ISSUE WITH THE DEALERSHIP SERVICE DEPARTMENT ONLY TO TELL US THIS IS NORMAL.. AS A SERIOUS SEAT BELT USER WHEN DRIVING, WE FEEL THAT THIS IS A BIG SAFETY ISSUE WITH NO BUZZER WARNING OF A UNBUCKLED SEAT BELT WHILE DRIVING. WE PURCHASED THIS VEHICLE NEW IN APRIL 2019. THIS ISSUE WAS BROUGHT TO THE DEALERS ATTENTION IN MAY 2019.

NHTSA ODI 11377029

THERE IS A VOX SMELL/FUMES/VAPORS FROM THE DIESEL POWER PLANT THAT KEEPS COMING INTO THE CAB CAUSING THE OCCUPANTS TO INHALE THESE POTENTIAL POISONOUS/HAZARDOUS GASES WHILE DRIVING THE VEHICLE. THIS HAS HAPPENED NUMEROUS TIMES. I'VE TAKEN THE VEHICLE BACK TO THE NISSAN DEALERSHIP SEVERAL TIMES AND THEY KEEP TELLING ME THAT NOTHING IS WRONG WITH THE VEHICLE EXCEPT FOR ME NOT DRIVING IT ENOUGH.

NHTSA ODI 11353699

CLIMATE CONTROLLED HEATED AND COOLED SEAT ON DRIVERS SIDE DOES NOT HEAT OR COOL EFFECTIVELY. THERE IS BARELY A TEMPERATURE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN OFF AND ON. DEALER ADVISED IT MUST COMPLETELY STOP WORKING TO FIX EVEN THOUGH IT HEATS LESS THAN HALF OF WHAT THE PASSENGER SEAT DOES

NHTSA ODI 11316767

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2018 NISSAN TITAN. WHILE DRIVING 25-35 MPH THE STEERING WHEEL VIBRATED AND THERE WAS AN ABNORMAL METAL ON METAL SOUND DETECTED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO FORMULA NISSAN 1504 US-302, BARRE, VT 05641 (802) 479-2277 WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE TIE ROD, STEERING RACK, GEAR LINKAGE, AND SWAY ARM NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED HOWEVER THE FAILURE RECURRED. ON ANOTHER OCCASION, WHILE DRIVING 25 MPH MAKING A LEFT TURN THE STEERING WHEEL SHUDDERED AND DROVE INTO A SNOWBANK. WITHOUT WARNING THERE WAS AN ABNORMAL POPPING NOISE DETECTED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO FORMULA NISSAN 1504 US-302, BARRE, VT 05641 (802) 479-2277 BUT WAS NOT DIAGNOSED NOR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED WHO SENT AN INVESTIGATOR WHO STATED THE FAILURE WAS DUE TO AN OUTSIDE SOURCE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 46,000.

NHTSA ODI 11309839

1. THE VEHICLE HAD TO BE BRAKED HARD ON THE HIGHWAY TO AVOID A CAR THAT FAILED TO YIELD WHILE MERGING. THE OTHER VEHICLE THEN BRAKED HARD AND I ATTEMPTED TO ACCELERATE TO GET IN FRONT BUT THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT RESPOND TO THE GAS PEDAL. THE ENGINE DID NOT SHUT OFF, BUT THE TRUCK WOULD NOT REV THE RPM'S OR HAVE ANY RESPONSE TO THE GAS PEDAL FOR ABOUT 3 SECONDS. LUCKILY A COLLISION DID NOT OCCUR. 2. WHILE TAKING A RIGHT HAND TURN ONTO A STEEP INCLINE DRIVE FROM A HIGHWAY THE TRUCK ONCE AGAIN WOULD NOT RESPOND TO THE GAS PEDAL. THE TRUCK WAS JUST SITTING ON THE INCLINE FOR ABOUT THREE SECONDS BEFORE IT RESPONDED TO THE GAS PEDAL AND CLIMBED THE HILL. THERE WAS A VEHICLE FOLLOWING BEHIND INTO THE DRIVE AND HAD TO STOP TO AVOID COLLIDING INTO MY REAR END AS THE TRUCK WOULD NOT GO FOR A FEW SECONDS. I AM NOT EXACTLY SURE HOW TO DESCRIBE THESE TWO INCIDENTS OTHER THAN IT IS A "DEAD PEDAL" FOR SEVERAL SECONDS WHEN PROPULSION IS TRULY NEEDED

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