NISSAN CREW · model year

2004 NISSAN CREW

130 NHTSA complaints, 6 crash reports, and 1 active recall for this specific cohort.

NHTSA overall rating

Not crash-tested

New Car Assessment Program

The 2004NISSANCREW carries 130 consumer safety complaints in NHTSA's Office of Defects Investigation database for this specific model-year cohort. Within that volume, owners reported 6 crashes, 0 fires, 2 injuries, and 0 fatalities. No NCAP 5-star crash-test rating is available for this model year in the federal database.

Component-level analysis is where model-year complaints become actionable: the top complaint category for the 2004 CREW is service brakes, hydraulic:foundation components:disc:rotor with 21 filings, followed by power train:driveline:differential unit (9) and service brakes, hydraulic (8). Concentration in one or two component groups is the classic signature of a systemic defect; a flat distribution usually reflects normal aging, warranty complaints, or isolated build-plant variability. This model year has 1 active recall campaign, which means the manufacturer is obligated to remedy the covered defect at no charge for the life of the vehicle — the full NHTSA campaign numbers are listed below.

NHTSA currently has 54 investigation files overlapping the 2004 CREW, and 5 remain open. Owners comparing this cohort against neighboring years should pair the counters above with the complaint-by-year trend on the parent model page — a spike in a single year often tracks to a platform refresh, a new transmission supplier, or an updated ECU calibration. Use the related-complaint feed below to read raw owner narratives before deciding whether any pattern here affects your specific use case.

130
Complaints
6
Crashes
0
Fires
2
Injuries
0
Deaths

Total Complaints

130 filings

Crashes Reported

6 reports

Source

NHTSA ODI

Federal complaints database

Complaints vs. fleet median (215)

At or below the fleet median complaint volume.

Complaints by Component

ComponentCount
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:ROTOR21
POWER TRAIN:DRIVELINE:DIFFERENTIAL UNIT9
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC8
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP7
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:PADS7
SERVICE BRAKES, AIR:DISC:ROTOR5
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION4
POWER TRAIN:AXLE ASSEMBLY:AXLE SHAFT:SEAL4
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:ALTERNATOR/GENERATOR/REGULATOR3
SUSPENSION3
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:CALIPER3
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS3
SUSPENSION:FRONT2
STEERING2
TIRES2

Recalls (1)

04V34500019/07/2004

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.

Recent Complaints

20110604POWER TRAIN

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

20071213POWER TRAIN:DRIVELINE:DIFFERENTIAL UNIT

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

Mileage: 62,900

20071213POWER TRAIN:AXLE ASSEMBLY

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

Mileage: 62,900

20071213POWER TRAIN:AXLE ASSEMBLY:AXLE SHAFT

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

Mileage: 62,900

20071213POWER TRAIN:AXLE ASSEMBLY:AXLE SHAFT:SEAL

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

Mileage: 62,900

20071109POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION

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

Mileage: 70,745

20071105SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP

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

Mileage: 30

20071022SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC

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

Mileage: 60,576

20070827SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP

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

20070827EXTERIOR LIGHTING:BRAKE LIGHTS:SWITCH

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

20070821POWER TRAIN:DRIVELINE:DIFFERENTIAL UNIT

1. NO WARNING 2. LOUD TICKING, THEN THUMPING UNDER TRUCK 3. NISSAN REPLACING REAR DIFFERENTIAL AND AXLE ASSEMBLY. *TR

Mileage: 59,425

20070821POWER TRAIN:AXLE ASSEMBLY:AXLE SHAFT:SEAL

1. NO WARNING 2. LOUD TICKING, THEN THUMPING UNDER TRUCK 3. NISSAN REPLACING REAR DIFFERENTIAL AND AXLE ASSEMBLY. *TR

Mileage: 59,425

20070725SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:PADS

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

Mileage: 35,000

20070725SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:ROTOR

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

Mileage: 35,000

20070725SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DRUM:SHOES/LININGS

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

Mileage: 35,000

20070725SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS

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

Mileage: 35,000

20070625POWER TRAIN:DRIVELINE:DIFFERENTIAL UNIT

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

Mileage: 50,000

20070609SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:ROTOR

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

Mileage: 5,200

20070529POWER TRAIN:AXLE ASSEMBLY:AXLE SHAFT:SEAL

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

Mileage: 93,500

20070514ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING

ELECTRICAL WIRING HARNESS ENGINE FAILURE ,ALL POWER WAS LOST. HARNESS REPLACED , WIRES GROUNDED OVER. *AK

Mileage: 74,000

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Frequently Asked Questions

How many complaints does the 2004 NISSAN CREW have?
The 2004 NISSAN CREW has 130 NHTSA complaints, 6 crashes, 0 fires, 2 injuries, and 0 deaths reported.
Are there any recalls for the 2004 NISSAN CREW?
Yes, the 2004 NISSAN CREW has 1 recall(s). The most common affected component is SEAT BELTS:FRONT:ANCHORAGE. Recalls are issued by NHTSA and manufacturers must provide a free remedy.
What are the most common problems with the 2004 NISSAN CREW?
The most-complained component for the 2004 NISSAN CREW is SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:ROTOR with 21 complaints. Other frequently reported areas include POWER TRAIN:DRIVELINE:DIFFERENTIAL UNIT and SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC.
Is the 2004 NISSAN CREW safe to buy?
Review the complaint history, crash and fire reports, safety ratings, and recall status on this page to make an informed decision. No NHTSA crash test rating is available for this model year. Compare with other model years using the links above.
Where does this data come from?
All complaint, recall, and safety rating data is sourced from the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA). Complaints are filed by vehicle owners through NHTSA's Office of Defects Investigation.

Vehicle Safety Guides

Data as of 2025. Sources: NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation (ODI) complaints database, NHTSA recall campaign API, NHTSA NCAP crash-test ratings, and NHTSA FARS for fatality cross-reference.