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2021 Nissan Titan Engine Problems

Complaints
4about this part
Share
7%of 58 total for the year
Median mileage
330miles
Trend
Not enough dataFewer than 15 complaints, too few for a reliable trend.

NHTSA recorded 4 complaints about the engine of the 2021 Nissan Titan, 7% of the 58 complaints for this model year. Where a mileage was given, the median is 330 miles.

Fewer than 15 complaints name this part, so treat the figures as a rough indication only.

Example complaints

Selected from NHTSA records; personal details are removed. They are consumer reports, not findings.

“The Nissan connect services app tells me daily that the vehicle has low oil pressure warning. The vehicle itself does not give any indication of low warning. Nissan dealership said this happens with a lot of Nissan vehicles and the app is the problem. Nissan customer service said the fix was to disable notifications. I still get this notification from the app on a daily basis on a 2 week old vehicle and am concerned that there really is a low engine oil pressure situation. The notification appears after the vehicle has sat stationary for more than a few hours (5-6 hours).”

NHTSA complaint #11403956, filed 2021-03, 330 miles

“Vehicle has on a handful of occasions stalled or has no throttle response, when taking off from a stop light. The last 2 times this happened the truck engine was till running, but had no throttle response. I had to shift to neutral and pump gas with no input to throttle. Vehicle is very dangerous to drive. Dealership has had numerous repair attempts while vehicle was still under WT. I still don't trust vehicle as it still has very little throttle input idle is terrible and truck lurches on take off's. …”

NHTSA complaint #11768277, filed 2026-10

“The vehicle will not move between lower level gears and will not accelerate when it is stuck. The vehicle will rev up very high but not switch gears even if you dig all the way in on the gas pedal. In fact, if you do that the engine makes a chirping noise. This defect prevented me from accelerating through an intersection and I nearly got hit by oncoming traffic. We have taken it to the Nissan dealership 3 times and they have said this is normal for this type of truck. We are taking this to an independent service center for a second opinion.”

NHTSA complaint #11472262, filed 2022-07

Related service bulletins

Engine: other model years

YearComplaintsShare of year
202417%
2023212%
202217%
202147%
2020417%
20191735%
20184550%
20179852%
201518%
2013218%
2012418%
2011312%
201037%
2009511%
20081814%
2007107%
2006399%
2005617%
2004485%

Other parts of the 2021 Nissan Titan

Transmission and drivetrain
26 complaints
Electrical system
11 complaints
Other or unknown
8 complaints
Forward collision avoidance
5 complaints
Brakes
4 complaints
Fuel system
3 complaints
Suspension
3 complaints
Back-over prevention (rear camera)
2 complaints
Steering
2 complaints
Vehicle speed control
2 complaints
Air bags
1 complaints
Lane departure
1 complaints

← All problems reported for the 2021 Nissan Titan

About this data. Data from NHTSA (ODI) complaints, recalls, TSBs and investigations, updated Oct 28, 2026. Complaints are unverified consumer reports and may be duplicated or inaccurate.

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