I drove a short distance to a gravel parking lot of a church and we examined the vehicle and could see the serpentine belt was no longer in place. Luckily no cars were coming in the opposite direction and I steered hard to the right and slowed the vehicle down rapidly. We heard a noise from the engine compartment and suddenly the power steering of the vehicle ceased to operate and the truck drifted across the double yellow lines of the highway.
16 2018 I was driving my 2017 Nissan titan truck with 5000 miles on the odometer along a rural two lane road in Missouri with three other passengers riding with me.
Nissan techs tell me now (after the sale) that this engine needs an anti fuel gel additive in order for the vehicle to start in cold weather. The truck is known not to start in weather below 12 degrees f. The truck I have purchased on NOV 24th, 2017 has the Cummings diesel engine. The most recent instance occurred in a drive-thru line at a fast food restaurant, and was so pungent that I was forced to abandon the line, park the vehicle, and evacuate myself to fresh air. The problem is worse when the vehicle is at low speed or in stop-and-go traffic when exhaust fumes are able to collect around the vehicle. When the diesel engine goes into DBF regeneration mode, the cab of the vehicle fills with unpleasant fumes that smell like evaporated diesel fuel or other noxious substance that is irritating to mucous membranes and may cause health issues. Here are some actual complaints logged with the NHTSA about the 2017 Nissan Titan Engine Problems Some owners claim the repairs do not work, and in certain instances, Nissan had to buy the truck back. Whether or not the TSB solves the problem is up for debate. Meanwhile, the second procedure only calls for replacement of the cabin filter. The first process involves replacing the cabin filter, cowl and accompanying components. There are two repair procedures outlined in the document the vehicle production date determines which is used.
Nissan issued a technical service bulletin (TSB NTB16-056a) to address the concern. The brakes are really squashy, the engine surges at a stop, the heated seats don’t work right, exhaust fumes enter the cab even with the AC on recirculate.” I traded my 2015 Titan Pro4X gasser to get the diesel. On, another complaint reads, “We were really excited about a Cummins Diesel in a Nissan. The most recent instance occurred in a drive-thru line at a fast food restaurant, and was so pungent that I was forced to abandon the line, park the vehicle and evacuate myself to fresh air,” writes one owner on the NHTSA website. “When the diesel engine goes into DPF regeneration mode, the cab of the vehicle fills with unpleasant fumes that smell like evaporated diesel fuel or other noxious substance that is irritating to the mucous membranes and may cause health issues. There are numerous accounts of exhaust fumes entering the cabin, leading to an unpleasant – and potentially dangerous – driving condition. Diesel aficionados everywhere rejoiced upon hearing the news, but sadly, the celebration was short-lived. Starting in 2016, the Titan got an all-new engine option: a 5.0L Cummins turbodiesel, available in the XD model.