2017 Nissan TITAN problems and owner complaints
Explore the records behind recurring owner reports.
Key facts
187 owner complaints analyzed
3 distinct recall campaigns
18,450 mi median reported failure mileage
Scope: 2017 model year. Data snapshot: . 76 complaints include usable failure mileage.
Most common problems
Engine is the most frequently named component, appearing in 98 of 187 complaints (52.4%). A complaint can name multiple components.
| Topic | Matching reports | Share of complaints |
|---|---|---|
| Electrical and battery issues | 16 | 8.6% |
| Transmission and shifting | 15 | 8.0% |
| Engine operation | 13 | 7.0% |
| Steering behavior | 12 | 6.4% |
| Fuel system concerns | 11 | 5.9% |
| Braking behavior | 10 | 5.3% |
Topic matches use published keyword rules. They describe mentions, including negations or comparisons, and do not confirm a diagnosis. Read the matching rules.
Component breakdown
Number of unique complaints naming each component. Top eight shown.
| Category | Count |
|---|---|
| Engine | 98 |
| Electrical System | 31 |
| Power Train | 26 |
| Fuel/Propulsion System | 22 |
| Unknown Or Other | 13 |
| Air Bags | 11 |
| Vehicle Speed Control | 10 |
| Steering | 7 |
Engine: 98; Electrical System: 31; Power Train: 26; Fuel/Propulsion System: 22; Unknown Or Other: 13; Air Bags: 11; Vehicle Speed Control: 10; Steering: 7
Reported problems by failure mileage
Complaint counts in mileage bands. These are not failure rates per vehicle or mile.
| Category | Count |
|---|---|
| Under 25,000 | 42 |
| 25,000 to 49,999 | 12 |
| 50,000 to 74,999 | 11 |
| 75,000 to 99,999 | 8 |
| 100,000 to 149,999 | 2 |
| 150,000 and above | 1 |
Under 25,000: 42; 25,000 to 49,999: 12; 50,000 to 74,999: 11; 75,000 to 99,999: 8; 100,000 to 149,999: 2; 150,000 and above: 1
Under 25,000 miles has the most reports with usable mileage (42). 111 complaints have missing, zero or invalid mileage.
Complaints over time
Year the complaint was filed, not the vehicle model year or incident year. The snapshot year is partial.
| Category | Count |
|---|---|
| 2016 | 1 |
| 2017 | 15 |
| 2018 | 18 |
| 2019 | 20 |
| 2020 | 14 |
| 2021 | 7 |
| 2022 | 13 |
| 2023 | 32 |
| 2024 | 37 |
| 2025 | 21 |
| 2026 | 9 |
2016: 1; 2017: 15; 2018: 18; 2019: 20; 2020: 14; 2021: 7; 2022: 13; 2023: 32; 2024: 37; 2025: 21; 2026: 9
Pattern summary
Engine leads the component reports. Electrical and battery issues appears in 16 complaint narratives. Transmission and shifting appears in 15 complaint narratives. Engine operation appears in 13 complaint narratives. Use these patterns to inspect individual reports and prepare questions for a mechanic.
Calculated from recorded counts. An AI narrative has not been published for this selection.
Complaint evidence
Examples provide context, not a representative sample or a verified diagnosis.
Owner report 11286574 · 2019-12-03 (December 3, 2019)
CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON. HAD CODE CHECKED AT CLOSEST AUTO PARTS STORE, IT WAS AN EVAP CODE. LIGHT WENT OUT, BUT TOOK IT TO DEALER TO BE CHECKED. NOTHING COULD BE DONE BECAUSE LIGHT WAS OFF. OTHER SENSOR LIGHTS CAME ON..PARKING AND FUEL CAP, TOOK BACK TO DEALER, GAS CAP AND O RING CHANGED. DEALER SAID NOT TO WORRY IF LIGHTS AND SENSOR WARNINGS CAME ON, THAT TRUCK WAS SAFE TO DRIVE, AND IT WAS SUGGESTED I TAKE PICTURES EACH TIME ONE CAME ON. A COUPLE DAYS LATER THE ENGINE LIGHT AND SENSOR WARNINGS KEPT COMING ON. TOOK IT BACK TO DEALER,…
Owner-reported narrative. 28,000 miles reported. Look up ODI 11286574 at NHTSA ↗
Owner report 11397633 · 2021-02-23 (February 23, 2021)
I WAS DRIVING TO LOCAL FOOD PLACE 70 MILES AWAY GOT LESS THEN 45 MILES FROM HOME. TRUCK CUT OUT SO I TRIED TO PULL OVER SAFELY TO A CALL BOX ONLY SAFE SPOT TO PULL OFF HIGHWAY. ENGINE BLOWN THEY SAY AS WELL AS BATTERY DIED. HARNESS LOOKS FRIED. SAME ISSUE AS 2020 TITAN XD RECALL. TOWED TO NISSAN SUBARU SHOP.
Owner-reported narrative. Look up ODI 11397633 at NHTSA ↗
Owner report 10980048 · 2017-04-24 (April 24, 2017)
1) ACCELERATION DELAY FROM STANDSTILL OR WHILE DRIVING INCLUDING WHEN MAKING LEFT OR RIGHT TURNS. 2) TRANSMISSION SHIFT DELAY BETWEEN GEARS AND CONFUSION WITH WHETHER TO UP OR DOWN SHIFT.
Owner-reported narrative. Look up ODI 10980048 at NHTSA ↗
Owner report 11048587 · 2017-11-27 (November 27, 2017)
TRANSMISSION SHIFTER CAN POP OUT OF GEAR. SAW IT HAPPEN FIRST WITH GOING FROM DRIVE AND SWITCHING TO NEUTRAL. RECENTLY EXPERIENCED SEVERAL TIMES IT GOING FROM PARK TO REVERSE. HAPPENS WHILE SHIFTING THE SHIFTER. AFTER EXITING THE VEHICLE THE ALARM LETS YOU KNOW CAR IS IN GEAR. IF YOUR LUCKY THE TRUCK DOES NOT ROLL YOU OVER WITH THE OPEN DOOR. HAS BACKED INTO A BUILDING AND BUSTED OUT THE RIGHT TAIL LIGHTS AND CRUSHED SIDE OF THE BED.
Owner-reported narrative. 15,500 miles reported. Look up ODI 11048587 at NHTSA ↗
Owner report 11081513 · 2018-03-27 (March 27, 2018)
TO WHOM IT MAY CONCERN I WAS DRIVING WITH SLIGHTLY LESS THAN 1/4 TANK OF GAS AND STOPPED TO PARK ON A HILL WITH VEHICLE ON IDLE. WHILE IN IDLE ON THE HILL THE VEHICLE STALLED OUT. I TRIED TO RESTART BUT THE ENGINE JUST CRANKED WITH NO START AND A LOW PRESSURE FUEL SYSTEM SERVICE LIGHT CAME ON. I TRIED TO PUSH IT DOWN THE HILL ON FLAT GROUND AND TRIED TO START AGAIN WITH JUST CRANKING NO START. I THEN HAD TO PUSH THE VEHICLE WITH THE HELP OF MY NEIGHBORS INTO A GUEST STALL AND CALL FOR A TOW. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO TONY NISSAN TO BE LO…
Owner-reported narrative. 17,900 miles reported. Look up ODI 11081513 at NHTSA ↗
Owner report 11281614 · 2019-11-21 (November 21, 2019)
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2017 NISSAN TITAN. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 25 MPH DOWN A HILL, THE LOW PRESSURE FUEL SENSOR ILLUMINATED AND THE VEHICLE STALLED. THE CONTACT RESTARTED THE VEHICLE AND DROVE TO TONY NISSAN (04-1299 KA UKA BLVD, WAIPAHU, HI 96797). THE DEALER STATED THAT DUE TO THE LOCATION OF THE FUEL PUMP SENSOR, IF THERE WAS LESS THAN A QUARTER OF A TANK OF DIESEL FUEL, THE VEHICLE WOULD STALL. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 55,000. *LN*JB
Owner-reported narrative. 55,000 miles reported. Look up ODI 11281614 at NHTSA ↗
Owner report 11022054 · 2017-09-07 (September 7, 2017)
THE VEHICLE STARTED EXHIBITING VERY LOOSE STEERING BEHAVIOR AND A "CLUNKING" NOISE FROM THE FRONT END. THE STEERING WHEEL HAS PLAY FROM 45DEG TURNED TO THE LEFT TO 45DEG TURNED TO THE RIGHT WITHOUT AFFECTING THE DIRECTION OF TRAVEL. THE STABILITY CONTROL WOULD ATTEMPT TO KEEP THE VEHICLE MOVING IN A STRAIGHT LINE WHEN TURNED TO THE LEFT OR RIGHT, REGARDLESS OF SPEED (<25MPH - 70MPH) ON DRY, WARM ROADS. WHEN THE STABILITY CONTROL ATTEMPTED TO KEEP THE VEHICLE MOVING STRAIGHT THROUGH A TURN, IT WAS NECESSARY TO QUICKLY APPLY THE BRAKES TO KEEP…
Owner-reported narrative. 1,500 miles reported. Look up ODI 11022054 at NHTSA ↗
Owner report 11065841 · 2018-01-30 (January 30, 2018)
THE VEHICLE INFORMATION DISPLAY SCREEN (LOCATED TO THE LEFT OF THE SPEEDOMETER) WHEN SET TO ITS BRIGHTEST (HIGHEST) SETTING IS TOO DIM TO READ, WHILE SETTING UPRIGHT BEHIND THE STEERING WHEEL, DURING NORMAL DAYLIGHT HOURS. VIEWING THIS SCREEN DURING NIGHTTIME DRIVING IS OKAY. NISSAN WAS CONTACTED AND I WAS TOLD THAT THE VIDS WAS WORKING AS DESIGNED AND CAN NOT BE MADE ANY BRIGHTER, TO BE VIEWED DURING DAYLIGHT HOURS. THIS IS A SAFETY HAZARD, AS THE INFORMATION DISPLAYED ON THE VID SCREEN MAY ALERT THE DRIVER OF POSSIBLE VEHICLE MALFUNCTIONS.…
Owner-reported narrative. 30 miles reported. Look up ODI 11065841 at NHTSA ↗
Owner report 11268752 · 2019-10-15 (October 15, 2019)
FUEL TANK WHISTLES WHILE FILLING. ALSO, THIS CAUSES FUEL TO STOP FILLING. AND, AT TIMES, IT CAUSES FUEL TO SPILL ONTO SIDE OF TRUCK AND GROUND THIS COULD LEAD TO A FIRE. THIS HAS HAPPENED SEVERAL TIMES, AT DIFFERENT FUELING LOCATIONS.
Owner-reported narrative. 13,606 miles reported. Look up ODI 11268752 at NHTSA ↗
Owner report 10983659 · 2017-05-05 (May 5, 2017)
BOUGHT A 2017 NISSAN TITAN 4X4 TRUCK IT HAD 6 MILES I DROVE IT 2 MILES OFF THE LOT ALL BRAKES LOCKED AND SMOKE WAS BOILING ALL ROTORS WERE CHERRY RED THEY WERE SO HOT TRUCK IS STILL AT DEALERSHIP THEY THINK ITS THE MASTER CYLINDER
Owner-reported narrative. 6 miles reported. Look up ODI 10983659 at NHTSA ↗