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You don't not need to screw anything if you don't use the bed extender or you don't use something else in the side racks frequently. You can put in the tie downs before you install the cover. If you use the side racks infrequently, it is not hard (takes a minute or two and a 9/16 wrench) to remove the back brackets to install the accessory. With the CC, you only need 4 clamps (they send 6) and with the KC you need 6 for better support.
I plan on taking off the back to clamps(closest to the tailgate) and replace them with waxed (to stop rust) self tapping screws. Others have done this and have no problem and it allows them to use the rails at will.
My dealer also showed me a small sample of a cover that Nissan was going to have available (at least in Canada), it was kinda of cool and worked with the track system. They didn't have enough info on it or its availability for me to wait for it.
I've had the squeaks also, noticed them about 800 miles into my ownership. Seems like some of the parts are either too tight or there needs to be some material between the plastic parts to keep the squeaking down.
Quick question for the group, I have the utilitrac system and can see light (the ground) through the seams in the bed liner - is this right? I would have thought that under the bed liner is a standard steel bed.
Thanks.
PS also waiting for a good removable cover that fits above the track system.
I can't see through my sprayed on bedliner at any points or seams. Where is it your looking?
I have in the past 2 weeks noticed a problem with my breaks - they seem to cause the truck to shimmy when slowing down. I'll be taking it in.
Steve
This is a false assumption. If you look at a truck in a wind tunnel you will see the air flow over the cab and then curve down right behind the rear gate. Put the gate down and the air flow slams right down on your tail causing drag.
this might improve the feel of your ride, but it definitely will not improve fuel economy.
"Tarza Top" Tonneau cover is a soft folding, easily removable cover that works with the utilitrac system. Some good deals on Ebay.
I love this truck!
I found out that Leer has a canopy out for the Titan. Will be ordering one for my truck in the next month or so.
Have had my Titan since 6/11/04, had 313 miles on it when I bought it (was a demo and the only one they had that I liked). Truck currently has about 1850 miles on it. I love my Titan.
Vibration During Braking: We do NOT believe this is the kind of vibration that is related to when the Anti-Lock Brakes kicks in. What we are experiencing is a wobbly steering wheel during braking. The steering wheel vibrates quite a bit during braking and it also feels somewhat "looser"
Heavy Brake Dust on the front two wheels: This problem was quite noticeable in the beginning but now has begun to get better.
Appreciate any suggestions on the Braking problem.
Thanks,
Bose
Portland, Oregon.
A few issues I've had so far, just for everyone's info. Nothing major, but disappointing all the same:
1. Radio reception: not great at all, but with the aux jack I use my iPod all the time, so I'm not that bothered. The radio stations around here are all commercials anyway
2. Brake dust: I've got about 3200 miles on the truck over the past six months (not a lot), and I'm still getting a lot of dust build up after only a few days. No performance issues as far as I can tell though
3. Squeaks: two main squeaks I've found that drive me crazy. The first one was easy to find - right in the passenger map light. All it takes is a quick on/off and it's gone though. The second one drives me up the wall - it's right in the ignition, right around the key lock. The dealer has "fixed" it twice now without success using cloth tape. Still squeaks like mad on a rough road, although a lot less than at first
4. Rear window seals: I just had the rubber seals "fall down" in the back window. Haven't taken it in yet, but that's a big irritation
5. Rear bumper: the black plastic cap to the rear bumper kept popping off when I first got the truck, but after the dealer replace a clip or two, it's been fine
6. Plastic covers: the covers over both of the joints on the passenger side seat were all badly molded. It took 90 days for the dealer to get replacements in, and it wasn't a big deal
That's it! Other than these issues it's been a fantastic truck so far and I'm still getting looks wherever I go. Not many around here that I've seen yet.
Haven't had the brake dust issue thankfully. My truck was supposed to have the 17" wheels that came with the offroad pkg, but somebody swipped them, so it has 18's instead. The dealer offered to replace the 17's, but we opted to keep the 18's.
I do have the 4LO/ATP lights problem, waiting on parts.
The driver's side window can't be put down all the way or it won't come back up. Dealer says its probably just misaligned, will fix it next week.
The overhead console is cracked and broken in places, dealer will replace. The utility door is broken off. Both those things were that way when I got the truck, dealer will fix no biggie.
There is a very annoying squeak going over bumpy roads, I hear it when we get get out of the truck, also when standing in the bed moving around. Need to have the dealer figure that one out cause its driving me nuts.
Last thing I've noticed with it is the tire pressure light comes on after 25 miles of driving, can shut the truck off, start it back up and its good for another 25 miles. Dealer will look at it next week.
I love my truck, gets lots of looks, its a great truck and perfect for my family. We will be towing a camping trailer with it on Tuesday, will report back after our trip.
My husband loves the Titan too, he drives a Ram 3500 V10, but says the Titan is a very nice truck.
I moved into the Titan from a 2001 Avalanche and I'm not regretting that one bit. Even with a few niggling issues, the Nissan is a far better deal with much higher quality. I'll never go to Chevy again. I have owned a Dodge RAM quad cab too, and that's the only thing I've seen that I think comes close to the Titan.
I traded in a 2004 Ford Explorer on my Titan. The Explorer had a few issues, but was a fairly good truck. Thing I hated about it was the 14 mpg hwy and the truck was a V6. Very disappointing considering the 97 V8 Explorer I traded in on the 04 Explorer easily got 22/23 mpg hwy.
I doubt I'll ever go back to Ford and I KNOW I will never go back to Chevy. We also traded in a 94 K3500 6.5L TD on the Titan, anything to get rid of that Chevy......err, money pit.
My husband adores his Ram, but he says if Nissan comes out with a one ton Titan he's there. Kinda surprised me, he's pretty stuck on Ford and Dodge (hates Chevy more than I do), but he is very impressed with the Titan.
Any help? I know the RV Center would be able to figure it out but that too is inconvenient.
Thanks.
The mechanicals of the engine, trans. and rears have been flawless, typical Nissan. I feel that I deserve the problems that I have encountered since I broke my own rule of "never purchase a first run vehicle"
I consider the brake dust issue that I keep reading about normal for disk brakes. Typically this condition is worse when the brakes are new and breaking in, however my 03' BMW 3 series brake dust is still worse than the Nissan. I don't expect it to change. I had a '99 Chevy Silverado with 100,000 mi. and never touched the excellent brakes. I wish I could say the same for the rest of the Chevy. With the exception of the gas mileage (understandably with the difference in HP and displacement 5.6 vs. 5.3), the Nissan is superior and the Chevy was a very good truck. ex-Nissan, BMW, SAAB Mechanic.
Thanks much!
Kevin
First, set the parking brake, then wiggle in between the seat and the dash on your back more or less laying on the driver's side floorboard. Look up and in the general area of where the parking break lever is (hence the reason I said set it) you will see a scotch taped wire with a white plug end that's not plugged into anything. There will be a white tag on it that says elec brake or something like that. Give it a tug and the tape will come undone, there's your wire. Took me about 15 minutes to find the darn thing in my Titan.
So far no problems other than the break dust mentioned several times. I'm getting a hair over 14 mpg, mostly city/commuting miles. I'll take it on the road this weekend so I'll get a good look at the highway mileage.
I love the truck so far. The room inside is wonderful as I have 4 kids and a wife. We all fit and don't even touch each other. The kids love the headphones in the back.
I camp a lot and am looking forward to the first campout this fall. I live in Houston and you don't camp around here in the summer, unless you have an a/c trailer.
Thanks
I had the driver's side power window motor replaced, so far it seems ok, but I'm not holding my breath. The pass side one is still pokey to come back up, they said its normal. Other than that its a pretty good truck........what little I get to drive it these days.
Nissan says quality crusade is yielding positive results
AutoWeek.com
TOKYO -- Nissan Motor Co. says it has redesigned hundreds of parts in vehicles built at its new Canton, Miss., plant in an effort to fix quality problems.
About 200 Japanese engineers descended on the plant in May after three models built there fared poorly in the latest J.D. Power and Associates Initial Quality Study.
"We redesigned every possible component," says Eiji Imai, Nissan's senior vice president in charge of quality assurance.
Nissan vehicles built at the year-old plant performed dismally in the survey of consumer quality perceptions for the 2004 model year. The first three nameplates launched at the plant - the redesigned Quest minivan, Titan full-sized pickup and Pathfinder Armada SUV - scored last in their segments.
Imai says he will test drive the 2005 Altima and Maxima - both built at Nissan's Smyrna, Tenn., plant - by the end of July. He will drive the Canton-produced 2005 Quest, Armada and Titan models in late August.
By the end of June, Nissan engineers filled in more than 200 "design notes." The notes inform Nissan or a supplier that a specific component will be redesigned. Each note accounts for one or more components.
The engineers tackled such items as an air conditioner that performed poorly, a radio tuner that was not calibrated precisely, steering components that caused the vehicle to pull or drift to one side and window seals that allowed excessive noise into the cabin.
Imai won't elaborate on which problem affected which vehicle.
Imai says the efforts are working. For example, he says, Nissan quickly reduced the number of vehicles with torn seams in the seat to 0.3 out of 100 from seven per 100.
But results-oriented Nissan CEO Carlos Ghosn won't be happy until he sees Nissan ranked much higher in the next J.D. Power survey.
Ironic for you to be saying this after chiding me on the impractical side of 3/4 ton diesels.
Seems appropriate when seeking objective comments on the Titan, to henceforth disregard yours as cheerleading.
The Titan will work fine, we just have to watch the weights. I will eventually move up because we want a 5th wheel travel trailer. For starters we are going to go with a small used travel trailer and Mr Tidy (my daughter's name for the Titan) will do just fine and still get better fuel economy than our V10.
A 2500 HD x-cab weighs about the same !
My old 01 2500 LD xcab weighed in at 4900.
Seems to me to already be a 3/4 ton in sheeps clothing.............
I think they call it a 1/2 ton for some marketing savvy. Most hp, more trailer towing ability, etc. compared to the "other" 1/2 ton trucks out there.
Prob. didn't want to follow toyotas folly with its 7/8 size 1/2 ton.
OPINIONS ?????
Looking over the specs I have, the Titan SE King Cab 4x4 is 6550 GVWR, 1508 payload (includes passengers), curb weight 5042, towing 9500.
The 2500HD in the same configuration is 9200 GVWR, 3646 payload (includes passengers), curb weight 5554, towing 15,700.
A really salient (although obscure) specification is found inside the drivers side door jamb on the certification label for RGAWR (Rear Gross Axle Weight Rating), basically an indicator of how much tongue weight can be accommodated on the hitch.
The curb weight by itself isn't too illustrative, until you consider the ratio of payload to curb weight. For that, the 3/4 to 1 ton formula nets you beefier springs, stronger (floating axles), beefier driveline, more rigid frame, yada..yada. Exactly why they are bouncier and less fun to drive when empty.
Now for the opinion:
Seems to me Titan is more of a 1/2 ton in wolfs clothing...nothing to take offense at, but you would only be fooling yourself if you chose to believe otherwise and put that belief to the actual test with 1200 lbs of tongue weight on the hitch, a 12,000 lb travel trailer, and head up Grand Targee Pass.
In all honesty, many things about the Titan I find nearly irresistable, way more fun to drive, a more practical daily driver.
Most of the time I don't need 3600 lbs payload, or 15,000 lbs towing, or 4x4 drive systems.
But when you do need it, you NEED it!
That's my $0.02, no hype, no sugar coating. Titan is the 1/2 ton model I would choose (and wish I could make do with), has some room for minor improvement in the initial quality, radio most notably, and could use better shock placement in rear a la Tundra for off-roading.
But Nissan definitely got it right avoiding the small-truck identity crisis, put in a GREAT engine and 5 spd automatic, and got it right in the engine details, silent chain driven cams, 32 valves, aluminum block. Nissan knows how to design engines.
Still looking for a old reg. to one of my old 1/2 ton ex-cabs for dry weight #s.
Have the common RF radio-fade complaint as well, but XM satellite is so much superior that we don't really care.
Experience has taught me that excess tonque weight wears shocks rapidly, so trailer axle placement in relation to the trailer midpoint is a crucial consideration.
If you are experiance the same problem be sure to post a complaint on their web site.
yamamoto "Infiniti QX56" Aug 10, 2004 10:56am
My Titan is 2 mos old with almost 8k miles on it. Other than a pesky driver's side window its been a great truck.
Just noticed a disturbing problem with the factory spray-on bed liner - it's separating from the bed, forming 4"-6" bubbles. The total area is about 4 square feet. It has had minimal cargo in the bed, but does sit in the sun at times, so maybe that has contributed to the problem. I'll see what the dealer says.
The only other issue I have had with my Titan was at 3K miles a mildly pulsating brake pedal developed when stopping. I thought the front rotors had warped and would need to be machined - but mysteriously the pulsating disappeared - go figure.
Again, great truck. Seriously considered the Tundra and the F-150 since I was a former F-250 owner. Nissan really got this one right.
by the way, The Titan rocks and you should seriously consider it. There are other places where you can get much more info than on this board.
(1) When the A/C is on low, it sounds like someone is under my dash breathing with an iron lung.
(2) When driving 55 mph, the exhaust note is annoying. It is too loud and constant. Does anyone else have this problem???
The a/c sound has been mentioned but I don't notice it too much.
Also i have a steering wheel clicking behind the airbag like it is in the hub or a spring for accessory contact points or something. tired to point it out for 2 visits and it is hard to repeat for the tech but my next visit i am insisting to dismantle and or replace. I am pretty good at identifying a problem and this is not suspension carrying up the steering column either.
One last complaint is the instrument cluster squeak. This is driving me mad and will be fixed too.
***As for the drive train this truck is sweet and ooohhh so powerful.