NHTSA recalls, safety ratings, and consumer complaints for the 2004 Nissan Crew.
NHTSA has not published 5-star crash-test ratings for the 2004 Nissan Crew. New vehicles are often added to the NCAP rating program after initial release; check nhtsa.gov/ratings for the latest status.
Component: SEAT BELTS:FRONT:ANCHORAGE
CERTAIN PICKUP TRUCKS FAIL TO COMPLY WITH THE REQUIREMENTS OF FEDERAL MOTOR VEHICLE SAFETY STANDARD NO. 201, "OCCUPANT PROTECTION IN INTERIOR IMPACT." AN AREA ON THE REAR PILLAR WHERE THE REAR SEAT BELT UPPER ANCHOR IS ATTACHED MAY NOT BE SUFFICIENTLY ENERGY ABSORBENT.
Consequence: THIS COULD RESULT IN AN INCREASED RISK OF INJURY IF THE AREA IS STRUCK IN A CRASH.
Remedy: DEALERS WILL REPLACE THE OUTBOARD REAR SEAT BELT ASSEMBLIES WITH NEW ONES. THE RECALL BEGAN ON SEPTEMBER 27, 2004. OWNERS SHOULD CONTACT NISSAN AT 1-800-647-7261.
THE REAR AXLE SEALS ON MY 2004 NISSAN TITAN ARE LEAKING AND ALLOWING DIFFERENTIAL OIL TO COAT MY REAR BRAKES CAUSING UNSAFE BRAKING CONDITIONS. *TR
2004 LE 4X4 OFFROAD-BIG TOW PACKAGE WITH 62,900. MILES. I WAS LEAVING MY APT. MADE A RIGHT TURN, STARTED TO INCREASE SPEED TO 25-35 MPH WHEN A CLUNK NOISE CAME FROM MY REAR END. I STOP TO CHECK IT OUT AND DID NOT NOTICE ANYTHING OUT OF PLACE. STARTED BACK UP AND IT CONTINUED. SO I WENT STRAIGHT TO THE DEALERSHIP. AFTER THEY LOOKED AT IT, THEY SHOW ME METAL PEACES AND HOW THE GEAR WAS SKIPPING. THERE RECOMMENDATION WAS REPLACEMENT OF THE WHOLE REAR END. I'M AN EASY DRIVER, HAVE NOT PULLED ANY LOADS WITH MY TRUCK. 60 MONTHS 60,000 MILES IS THE WARRANTY. I'M JUST OUTSIDE THAT BY CLOSE TO 3,000. I WOULD HOPE THIS HELPS, NISSAN NEEDS TO LOOK INTO THIS MATTER AS I HAVE NET WORK AND FOUND THAT THIS HAS BEEN A PROBLEM WITH 04-06 TATIN. *TR
I PURCHASED A 2004 NISSAN MAXIMA ON DECEMBER 2ND OF 2006,FROM A USED CARS DEALERSHIP ON BELAIR ROAD. THE FOLLOWING SATURDAY I HAD TO TAKE IT BACK TO THE TO THE DEALERSHIP TO BE FIXED WITH THE FIRST PROBLEM/ ENDED UP TAKING IT BACK TO THE DEALERSHIP FOR THIS SAME PROBLEM 4 TIMES.AT THE TIME I PURCHASED THIS CAR, IT HAD A FACTORY WARRANTY OF 30 DAYS OR 1000 MILES.THEIR WAS A PROBLEM EVERY MONTH WITH THIS CAR. I EXPLAINED TO HER ALL I WANTED TO DO WAS TRADE FOR ANOTHER ONE JUST LIKE IT. BY THIS TIME THE WARRANTY HAD EXPIRED AND I COULDN'T AFFORD THE EXTENDED WARRANTY AMOUNT ALL AT ONE TIME. AS THE WARRANTY BEGIN TO END, THE TRANSMISSION WAS MESSING UP SHIFTING ROUGHLY,JUMPING INTO GEAR EITHER WHEN SLOWING DOWN, PULLING OFF, OR EVEN WHEN PARKING. I TOLD THIS TO THE SERVICE MAN AT THE DEALERSHIP AND BECAUSE OF THE MILES ON THE CAR THEY WOULDN'T TOUCH IT. I TOOK THE CAR TO HAVE THE TRANSMISSION FLUSHED AT A SERVICE STATION AND I WAS TOLD A FLUSH WOULDN'T HELP THIS CAR NEEDS A TRANSMISSION. BEFORE I HAD TALKED TO THE GENERAL SALES MANAGER ABOUT THE PROBLEM AND HE STATED THEIR WAS NOTHING THAT COULD BE DONE, BECAUSE THE WARRANTY HAD EXPIRED. I EXPLAINED TO HIM THAT I HAVE FOUND A LOT OF DEFECTS WITH THIS CAR, THAT WASN'T FOUND BEFORE BEING SOLD TO ME. I ASKED SEVERAL TIMES ABOUT THEM ASSISTING ME IN GETTING IT REPAIRED OR TRADING FOR AN OTHER MAX.NOW I HAVE A CAR SITTING AT HOME I CAN'T DRIVE THAT I STILL HAVE TO PAY FOR AND ITS NOT RIGHT. THE GM FROM A KOONS FORD LOCATION DID RESPOND TO MY COMPLAINT, BUT I HAVEN'T HEARD ANYTHING YET ON WHAT HE'S GOING TO DO.I HAVE CALLED/SENT HIM MESSAGES AND NO RESPONSE YET.I NEED MY CAR FIXED OR ANOTHER ONE. I'M SOLICITING FOR ASSISTANCE THROUGH THIS DIRECTION. IT'S BEEN 3 WEEKS NOE THE CAR HAS BEEN PARKED, I DON'T HAVE $2500.00 TO GET THIS TRANSMISSION FIXED. *TR
The 2004 Nissan Crew has 1 NHTSA recall and 87 consumer complaints on file. The high number of complaints suggests potential reliability concerns — review the complaint details above before purchasing. For the most detailed information about a specific vehicle, decode its VIN using our free decoder above.
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WHILE DRIVING AT APPROX. SPEED OF 30 MPH AND APPLYING BRAKES THERE WAS A SCRAPING NOISE AND LIGHT BRAKING. I TRAVELED APPROX. 1 MILE FURTHER AND APPLIED BRAKES WITH LITTLE BRAKING ACTION AND SCRAPING NOISE HEARD AGAIN. TURNED ENGINE OFF AND CHECKED VEHICLE. RE-STARTED ENGINE AND ALL FUNCTION APPEARED NORMAL. A WEEK LATER SAME ACTION ACCRUED AGAIN. I TOOK VEHICLE TO DEALERSHIP WHERE THE ABS SYSTEM WAS FOUND TO BE BAD. REPLACED DELTA STOKES SENSOR AND REPROGRAMMED ECU. *TR
ON 10/12/07 I WAS DRIVING MY 2004 NISSAN TITAN ON THE INTERSTATE. MY BRAKES TOTALLY FAILED AND I HAD TO COAST AND USE THE TRANSMISSION TO STOP. THEIR WAS MINIMAL BRAKING WHEN I HAD THE PEDAL IN THE FLOOR AND THE TRUCK SHOOK VIOLENTLY. UPON RESTARTING THE CAR THE BRAKES SEEMED TO WORK. I CONTACTED NISSAN AND WAS TOLD AFTER TELLING THE PERSON WHAT HAPPENED THAT MY COMPUTER HAD A GLITCH. IT TOOK HER LIKE TWO SECONDS TO COME UP WITH HOW TO FIX IT OVER THE PHONE. I THOUGHT IT WAS REALLY FUNNY THAT WHAT THEY CALLED A GLITCH COULD HAVE KILLED ME AND OTHERS. THEY SUPPOSEDLY FIXED IT WHEN I TOOK IT IN. FROM RESEARCH THIS SOUNDS PRETTY COMMON WITH THIS TRUCK. I HAVE BEEN TOLD THAT RESETTING OF THE COMPUTER WOULD FIX IT. IF IT IS THAT SIMPLE THEN NISSAN SHOULD DO A RECALL AND RESET THEM ALL BEFORE SOMEONE DIES OR IS SERIOUSLY INJURED. *JB
THIRD BRAKE FAILURE! BRAKE LIGHTS COME ON AND BRAKES ARE GRATING/GRINDING. NOT THE SAME ISSUE AS BEFORE- NO SHAKING. I WAS NOT ABLE TO BRAKE. IF I TURN OFF THE CAR AND WAIT 15 MIN.- THE ISSUE IS RESOLVED. THE DEALERSHIP HAS LOOKED AT IT AND NOTED "NO PROBLEM". UNLESS IT OCCURS WHEN THEY HAVE IT, THEY CANNOT SOLVE IT. THE LAST FAILURE OCCURRED ON THE HIGHWAY TO ILLINOIS AND LASTED 20 MINUTES. HAD TO RESTART THE CAR SEVERAL TIMES BEFORE THE WAITING PERIOD WORKED AND THE BRAKES WORKED AGAIN. THIS IS NOT POOR BRAKE MAINTENANCE. THIS IS AN INHERENT PROBLEM WITH THE '04. *TR
1. NO WARNING 2. LOUD TICKING, THEN THUMPING UNDER TRUCK 3. NISSAN REPLACING REAR DIFFERENTIAL AND AXLE ASSEMBLY. *TR
THE STEERING WHEEL SHAKES VIOLENTLY WHEN YOU DEPRESS THE BRAKES. I HAD THE FRONT ALIGNED AND THE BRAKES CHECKED. THE AUTOSHOP CAN'T REMOVE THE BOLTS HOLDING THE PADS ON BOTH FRONT WHEELS. NOW I HEAR A LOOT OF TAPPING NOISE PLUS THE CONTINUED SHAKING OF THE STEERING WHEEL WHEN I DEPRESS THE BRAKES. *JB
TRUCK NOW HAS 50,000 MILES ON IT. FIRST NOTICED THE REAR DIFFERENTIAL LEAKING ABOUT A YEAR AGO. HAD NISSAN DEALER SEAL IT AGAIN ALONG WITH THE 3RD BRAKE KIT REPLACEMENT. NOTICED A HIGH PITCHED WHINE WHEN ACCELERATING AND AT HIGH SPEEDS. TOOK IT BACK TO NISSAN DEALER WHO CHECKED OUT REAR DIFFERENTIAL AND SAID IT NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. TRUCK CAME WITH BIG TOW"PACKAGE. WE TOWED A 3500 LBS. BOAT LOCALLY DURING THE SUMMER, BUT IT MADE A ONCE-A-YEAR-ROUND-TRIP , TOWING BOAT BETWEEN FREEHOLD AND BASSETT, VA. *AK
HIGH SPEED BRAKING CAUSED THE VEHICLE TO HAVE A HARD TO CONTROL BRAKING OF BRAKE PADS FROM THE VIBRATION FROM THE ROTORS. THE VEHICLE SHOOK WHEN BRAKING AND HARD TO CONTROL, THE BRAKE PEDAL PULSATED, AND THE STEERING WHEEL SHOOK VIOLENTLY. ROTORS HAVE WARPED, MAKEING IT HARD TO TURN IN THE RAIN WITHOUT SLIDING. POLICE OFFICER GAVE ME A TICKET FOR THE FRONT LEFT TIRE CROSSING THE MIDDLE DIVIDER LINE IN A DOWN HILL RIGHT TURN. COULDN'T CONTROL VEHICLE IN THE TURN DUE TO THE BRAKING SYSTEM BUT THE POLICE OFFICER WOULDN'T BELIEVE ME AND WROTE ME A TICKET ANYWAY. NISSAN PUT ON UPGRADE ROTORS THEY SAID. STILL HAVE THE SAME PROBLEM, IT JUST TOOK A LITTLE LONGER FOR IT TO OCCUR AGAIN. BRAKE PADS WERE PUT ON AT MY EXPENSE. *AK
I OWN A '04 NISSAN TITAN THAT I PURCHASED NEW IN DEC. '04. A REAR END HUM ALERTED ME (AFTER FURTHER INSPECTION) TO A LEAKY PASSENGER SIDE AXLE SEAL. AFTER FURTHER INSPECTION, THE LEFT AXLE SEAL WAS LEAKING AS WELL. THE TRUCK HAS 93,500 MILES ON IT AND THE PASSENGER SIDE LEAK IS SO BAD, THAT THE ENTIRE REAR WHEEL HUB AND PORTIONS OF THE REAR BRAKE SYSTEM ARE COVERED IN REAR END FLUID. I WAS FORTUNATE TO HAVE LOCATED THE PROBLEM BEFORE MORE EXTENSIVE DAMAGE OR AN ACCIDENT OCCURRED. *TR
ELECTRICAL WIRING HARNESS ENGINE FAILURE ,ALL POWER WAS LOST. HARNESS REPLACED , WIRES GROUNDED OVER. *AK
VEHICLE SHIFT LOCK HANDLE WHEN PUT IN TO PARK LOCKS AND ITS VERY HARD TO TO SHIFT, IT GETS STUCK, IF FOR ANY REASON YOU STOP THE VEHICLE ON A VERY SMALL INCLINE AND SHIFT INTO PARK, BE PREPARED TO SPEND SOME TIME TRYING TO DISENGAGED THE SHIFT, CREATING THAT CONGESTION OF VEHICLES BEHIND YOUR CAR WAITING FOR YOU. IT HAS BEEN HAPPENING TO ME, I HAVE TAKEN THIS VEHICLE BACK TO DEALER SEVERAL TIMES AND ALL THEY SAID IS "THATS THE WAY THIS MINIVAN IS MADE, ACTUALLY YOU HAVE TO LEARN HOW TO DRIVE THIS VEHICLE AND COMPLAIN TO NISSAN", I HAVE TRIED SEVERAL OTHER QUESTS AND MOST OF THEM DO THE SAME THING AND SOME DON'T, IS THIS A GROUND FOR A MANUFACTURER RECALL? PLEASE LET ME KNOW IF I AM STUCK WITH SEVERAL YEARS OF PAYMENT FOR THIS VEHICLE AND I HAVE TO LIVE WITH THIS PROBLEM. THANK YOU. *TR
IN 2003 I PURCHASE A NISSAN MAXIMA AND THE NEXT YEAR I RECEIVED A RECALL FOR THE SKYVIEW. I WAS TOLD BY NISSAN HEADQUARTERS TO TAKE IT TO THE NEAREST DEALERSHIP AND THEY WOULD TAKE CARE OF ME. THE REASON FOR THE RECALL WAS THAT THE GLASS WAS NOT TEMPERED CORRECTLY. MY CONCERN THEN WAS THAT THEY WOULD MESS MY CAR UP ON TOP .AT THE TIME OF THE RECALL MY WARRANTY WAS GOOD. NOW TWO YEARS LATER MY CAR HAS CORRECTION AND THE PAINT IS CHIPPING WHERE THEY REPLACED THE GLASS. I TOOK IT BACK TO THE DEALERSHIP THAT DID THE WORK PREVIOUSLY AND THEY SAY MY WARRANTY DOESN'T COVER THE PAINT. I HAVE AN EXTENDED WARRANTY AND THAT DOESN'T COVER THE PROBLEM EITHER. AT THE PRESENT TIME NISSAN HAS GIVING ME NO HOPE OF FIXING THEIR MISTAKE. MY CAR IS ONLY THREE YEARD OLD AND I LIVE IN TEXAS. I SHOULD NOT HAVE CORROCTION ON MY CAR.MY CAR IS GARAGE KEPT MOST OF THE TIME.*AK
BRAKES ARE THE PROBLEM, WE HAVE TAKEN THE TITAN TO THE DEALER FOUR TIMES , ALL THEY DO IS TURN THE ROTORS AND PUT NEW PADS. WE ONLY HAD 26,000 MI. ON THE VEHICLE. AS A RESULT WHILE VACANTIONING IN NORTH FL.\ORIDA, TRYING TO AVOID A DEER , SLAMMING ON THE BRAKES THEY WHENT DOWN TO THE FLOOR WE SWERVED INTO A TREE. $2000. LATER A RENTAL CAR. THE OTHER DAY I TRIED STOPING FOR A RED LIGHT WENT RIGHT THROUGH. TRY EXSPLANING THAT TO A COP. *AK
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