2005 Nissan Titan drivetrain & axles problems
477 complaints about drivetrain & axles have been filed for the 2005 Nissan Titan, which is 43% of all its NHTSA complaints. It is the most reported problem area for this model year.
At a glance
- Complaints
- 477 43% of this year's complaints
- Typical mileage
- 62,000 miles 454 complaints with mileage
- Crashes and fires
- 2 and 1
- Injuries and deaths
- 1 and 0
Source: NHTSA owner complaints
When drivetrain & axles problems show up
View the numbers
| Mileage | Complaints |
|---|---|
| 0k to 20k miles | 55 |
| 20k to 40k miles | 64 |
| 40k to 60k miles | 92 |
| 60k to 80k miles | 127 |
| 80k to 100k miles | 65 |
| 100k to 120k miles | 15 |
| 120k to 140k miles | 14 |
| 140k to 160k miles | 10 |
| 160k to 180k miles | 4 |
| 180k to 200k miles | 5 |
| 200k+ miles | 3 |
What the data shows
Of the 454 drivetrain & axles complaints that report mileage, the median is about 62,000 miles, and 46% were reported before 60,000 miles.
These complaints mention 2 crashes, 1 fire, 1 injury.
What owners wrote
Tl* the contact owns a 2005 nissan titan. While driving 25 MPH, the contact smelled smoke coming from the vehicle when she drove to the side of the road. After inspection, she noticed that fluid was leaking from the vehicle. Neither the dealer nor manufacturer were notified of the failure. The vehicle failure was not diagnosed or repaired. The current and the failure mileage was 130,762.
I was driving my truck home from work and rear started making noises within a mile from home.luckily it was around midnight and no one was on the road when it went out as I turned onto my road and into the driveway where there was no movement out of truck.I had to engage the 4x4 to get it out of the way in my driveway.I haven't had it repaired just yet due to the fact it is out of warranty.luckily I wasn't on the way somewhere with my wife and daughter in the truck and it went out because it could have been a bad…
Other problems reported for the 2005 Nissan Titan
- Engine 122 complaints
- Fuel system 116 complaints
- Brakes 97 complaints
- Suspension 66 complaints
- Electrical system 57 complaints
- Exhaust system 31 complaints
- Latches & locks 23 complaints
- Body & structure 19 complaints