2008 Nissan Titan Brakes Problems

“The brake lights signal turns on and a light grinding noise can be heard and brakes go out. I have to stop for a few minutes and turn off my truck. After a few minutes, I turn on the truck and the brake lights turns off and my brakes start working again. This has happened more than twice. Thank god that the times it has happen there has been hardly any traffic. Although, one day it happened on the freeway so I calmed down, release the gas pedal and cruised to the next exit and pulled into a gas station. …”

“For the past 6 months, I have been having issues with the brake pedal feeling spongy and occasionally going to the floor without any reduction in speed. The brake pedal progressively got worse and culminated when I was travelling on the highway at 70 MPH and tried to slow down due to slower traffic. I applied the brakes and the pedal went to the floor. I had to swerve into the breakdown lane to avoid hitting the car in front of me. I took the truck to my local mechanic who kept it for several days to diagnose the problem. …”

“I have had over a dozen instances while applying the brakes the break peddle would push to the floor and you would hear a loud noise as if the ABS braking system was failing. You could feel it in the brake pedal and it frightens the heck out of you. I have taken it into my local premier Nissan in metairie, la and had the service department look at it, but they could not duplicate the problem and informed they could not help. I have had my family in the truck and it has happened with them and my 16 year old son has experienced it as well. …”

“Brakes have a fading brake pedal, Nissan says this is ok/normal. I say this is dangerous. The brakes work fine unless you are in a panic situation. When you press on the pedal to make a quick stop if necessary on the highway the pedal travels 4 to 5 . You lose seconds in a need to stop now situation. Not only does this make the driver try to pump the brakes but the travel is so long as to extend your leg completely and still need to compress the brake pedal more. Didn't realize this problem existed until the other day when I needed to panic stop. …”

“All 4 brake pads and rotors required changing on a 2008 Nissan Titan at 14,315 mi. This was determined by two qualified mechanics. Quote from the Nissan dealership, all brake rotors are severely pitted... There was no warning and this is unexpected at such low mileage. It was detected when tires were being rotated. Nissan claimed that this may be normal wear and would not help with financial compensation. Rotors are available for viewing (for investigation purposes) for a period of time.”