2011 Nissan Titan problems, complaints & recalls
Most-reported problem areas: Engine (3) · Air Bags (3) · Suspension (2)
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🛣️ Complaints by mileage
22 NHTSA complaints that reported an odometer reading.
Safety recalls (1)
Air Bags:frontal 2023-02-10 · campaign 23V067000 · 404,690 vehicles
Defect: Nissan North America, Inc. (Nissan) is recalling certain 2008-2011 Titan, Frontier, Xterra, Pathfinder, Armada, and 2008-2009 Quest vehicles. The resin emblem on the driver's air bag cover may develop cracks and detach during air bag deployment.
Risk: A detached emblem can become a projectile during air bag deployment, increasing the risk of injury to vehicle occupants.
Fix: Dealers will replace the drivers airbag cover. Owner letters were mailed December 8, 2023. Owners may contact Nissan's customer service at 1-800-867-7669. Nissan's number for this recall are PC944, PC945, and PC946.
Service bulletins (117)
Technical service bulletins are repair instructions manufacturers send dealers for known issues. Unlike recalls, the fix is not automatically free — but naming the bulletin at the service desk can save diagnosis time and support goodwill repairs.
Structure:body 2026-04-13 · NTB09-131C · Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions
certification label and vin plate replacement service information because of collision damage or other vehicle repair, a replacement “certification label” or “vin plate/label” may be needed. hint: certification label = fmvss (federal motor vehicle safety standards) label. these items may be availabl
Structure:body 2026-04-13 · NTB09-131C · Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions
certification label and vin plate replacement service information because of collision damage or other vehicle repair, a replacement “certification label” or “vin plate/label” may be needed. hint: certification label = fmvss (federal motor vehicle safety standards) label. these items may be availabl
Wheels 2024-09-23 · NTB17-110A · Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions
2004 - 2015 titan; vibration at 40 – 50 mph this bulletin is no longer active. please discard previous versions of ntb17-110.
Air Bags 2024-09-04 · NTB23-080D · Service Campaign
voluntary safety recall campaign 2004-2012 armada, titan, and 2004-2009 quest; driver air bag cover campaign id #: pc944, pc946, pc947, pc949 applied vehicles: 2004-2012 armada (ta60) 2004-2009 quest (v42) 2004-2012 titan (a60) check service comm or dealer business systems (dbs) national service his
Electrical System 2024-05-21 · NTB13-107G · Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions
vehicle key not detected / authenticated, engine will not start this bulletin has been amended. see amendment history on the last page. please discard previous versions of this bulletin.
Electrical System 2024-05-21 · NTB13-027D · Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions
can communication – network diagnostic flow chart this bulletin has been amended. see amendment history on the last page. please discard previous versions of this bulletin.
Showing the 6 most recent of 117 bulletins. Search all of them free at nhtsa.gov.
What owners report
2025-04-15 · Structure:frame And Members · 45,000 mi“the contact owns a 2011 nissan titan. the contact stated while driving at an undisclosed speed, there was an abnormal sound coming from the rear end of the vehicle when the vehicle drove over into an object on the roadway. no warning light was illuminated. the vehicle was taken to an independent mechanic, where it was diagnosed that the rear subfra…”
2021-12-22 · Steering“my steering column broke while driving down the road. almost caused me to wreck…”
2020-09-22 · Fuel/Propulsion System“in 2017 at 60,062 miles the tail pipe corroded fell off. a repair was made at the eau claire nissan dealership were the cut and clamped it back together. again as i write this the tail pipe has corroded and fell off. i have spoke with the dealership in eau claire as well as nissan north america. case # 41900823. sounds like they are filing a dealer…”
2019-11-12 · Fuel/Propulsion System“every time i put gas on the vehicle in overflows. this happens every time as soon as i begin to pump gas, even when car is empty.…”
2019-07-19 · Unknown Or Other · 30,000 mi“the first issue is the a/c system. when the system is being run on the maximum setting there is a audible ticking sound. this sound has been attributed to a part inside the ac unit that's made of plastic that goes bad really quick. the result of this is no ac or no heat and a very expensive cost to repair. the entire dash has to be removed to accom…”
2018-09-16 · Unknown Or Other · 99,000 mi“the truck will not shift from park. you have to stick something down into the column to unlock it. breaks and everything else work fine it's something in the steering column that is faulty and will cost close to 1000 to replace.…”
2018-03-09 · Suspension · 92,000 mi“tl* the contact owns a 2011 nissan titan. while attempting to reverse out of the driveway, the contact heard a thumping sound. the contact exited the vehicle and noticed that the driver's side was leaning low, and the strut and spring assembly bracket detached from the frame and was pushed into the wheel well. the vehicle was driven to the dealer (…”
2017-10-06 · Electrical System · 80,000 mi“windows won't stay up when the car is shut all the windows go down very hard to keep them up when the car is been sitting for a while the windows go down hard to keep the car locked up when the windows won't stay up.…”
2017-05-08 · Engine · 88,600 mi“tl* the contact owns a 2011 nissan titan. while driving various speeds on various days, a loud vibrating noise could be heard coming from the front of the vehicle. the vehicle was taken to an independent mechanic who diagnosed that the manifold was cracked on both sides. the contact stated that the manifold and catalytic converter needed replacemen…”
2016-10-31 · Engine And Engine Cooling:exhaust System:manifold/Header/Muffler/Tail Pipe · 180,000 mi“tl* the contact owns a 2011 nissan titan. the contact heard a loud noise from the vehicle. it was diagnosed that the exhaust manifold and manifold gaskets needed to be replaced. the manufacturer was notified of the failure. the approximate failure mileage was 180,000. …”
Excerpts of consumer complaints filed with NHTSA, lightly truncated. They are owner statements, not verified findings.