2004 Nissan Titan Latches, locks and linkages Problems
- Complaints
- 16about this part
- Share
- 2%of 1,046 total for the year
- Median mileage
- 40,000miles
- Trend
- StableComplaints filed in the last 3 full calendar years are within 25% of the 3 years before.
NHTSA recorded 16 complaints about the latches, locks and linkages of the 2004 Nissan Titan, 2% of the 1,046 complaints for this model year. Where a mileage was given, the median is 40,000 miles.
Example complaints
Selected from NHTSA records; personal details are removed. They are consumer reports, not findings.
“I have a 2004 Nissan Titan crew cab 4x4 truck and I have had problems with the tailgate of the truck bed. It is very heavy and my wife has dropped it on herself several times. I have even dropped it myself. I believe Nissan knows about this problem because they fixed it on the 2005 model. I believe there is a serious safety problem in the 2004 model and I believe that this needs to be fixed!”
NHTSA complaint #10110664, filed 2005-02, 25 miles“Doors will not close in freezing temperatures. This has forced me to drive with my door open numerous times...how is this not a serious safety concern? When trying to close the doors they bounce back open and do not latch.”
NHTSA complaint #10295284, filed 2009-12, 70,000 miles“The door handles on my 2004 Nissan Titan all freeze shut when it gets cold out. It seems to let water come in around handle and than it freezes. This prevent me from being able to gain entrance into vehicle. This occurs everytime it is cold out especially in winter. Nissan refuses to pay for repairs as vehicle is out of warranty and it will cost roughly $175 for parts per door plus labor. I guess in later models they have redesigned them but refuses to fix vehicles with old old designed handles.”
NHTSA complaint #10251655, filed 2008-12, 51,000 miles“The issue I am having is with my 2004 Nissan Titan. When it gets cold out, all of the door handle freeze and won't open. If you are lucky after a few hours and you do get it open, you can't get them shut. Several times I had to tie the seat belt around the interior door handle in addition to holding the door close so I could get home. I took my car to ricart Nissan and they said it will $1000 to fix all 4 doors. So, I contacted Nissan directly and they refused to fix it. This is a serious safety issue and someone is going to get injured and/or killed.”
NHTSA complaint #10314916, filed 2010-02, 62,000 miles“2004 Nissan Titan se 4x4 off road king cab anytime the weather is at or below 20 deg f both doors freeze shut. I cannot use the door handles on either side of the truck to open the doors. If I attempt to manually roll down the window to open the door from the inside the window is sometimes frozen as well and will not move. In weather around 20-25 def f the door handles will sometimes work to open the doors but the handles and internal door cables will not move back to their original position to allow the door to close and latch properly leaving the doors in an open state. …”
NHTSA complaint #10251070, filed 2008-12, 23,000 milesRelated service bulletins
- 10051767Apr 3, 2013Nissan: lock/unlock request button on outside handle does not respond.
Latches, locks and linkages: other model years
Other parts of the 2004 Nissan Titan
464 complaintsBrakes
290 complaintsEngine cooling
87 complaintsSuspension
56 complaintsElectrical system
51 complaintsEngine
48 complaintsAir bags
38 complaintsFuel system
38 complaintsBody and structure
23 complaintsSeat belts
21 complaintsOther or unknown
20 complaintsEquipment
15 complaints
← All problems reported for the 2004 Nissan Titan
About this data. Data from NHTSA (ODI) complaints, recalls, TSBs and investigations, updated Oct 31, 2026. Complaints are unverified consumer reports and may be duplicated or inaccurate.
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