2004 Nissan Crew

Typical pattern

14.6% of complaints about the 2004 Nissan Crew came in the first year, which is unremarkable for a 2004 vehicle — around the middle of the 236 model-years on record. The median complaint arrives at 1.5 yr in service. The most-reported system is service brakes, hydraulic (52 complaints), typically at 1.4 yr or about 5,200 miles.

Complaints: 130
Median age at failure: 1.5 yr
Median mileage: 10,831 n=100
Crash / fire / tow: 4.6% of reports
Safety recalls: 1

Safety recalls — NHTSA campaigns

04V345000 2004-07-19

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.

THIS COULD RESULT IN AN INCREASED RISK OF INJURY IF THE AREA IS STRUCK IN A CRASH.

In owners’ own words

Service brakes, hydraulic 16,500 mi 1.3 yr in service

I HAVE NOW EXPERIENCED BRAKE FAILURE ON MY NISSAN TITAN FOR THE 4TH TIME IN 10 MONTHS. EACH TIME IT GETS MORE AND MORE DIFFICULT TO CONVINCE THE DEALER TO ABSORB THE COSTS , EVEN THOUGH NISSAN HAS ACKNOWLEGED AN ONGOING PROBLEM. THE DEALER (QUALITY NISSAN IN TMEMCULA) SEEMS UN SYMPATHETIC AND EVEN THOUGH I BOUGHT THE EXTENDED WARRANTY, THE SDERVICE IS GETTING WORSE AND THE PROBLEM PERSISTS COSTING ME A DAY OR MORE EACH TIME THESE BRAKES FAIL. *AK

Service brakes, hydraulic 4,000 mi 1.3 yr in service

MY FRONT WHEELS AND STEERING WHEEL SHUDDER WHEN I AM BRAKING AT MEDIUM PRESSURE. *AK

Service brakes, hydraulic 10,000 mi 1.0 yr in service

BRAKES TOO SMALL FOR TRUCK. BRAKE PADS WEAR OUT AND ROTOR WARP EVERY APPROX. 3,000.00 MILES. WE HAVE BEEN TOLD BY THE DEALER IT WILL BE ANOTHER 6 TO 12 MONTHS BEFORE NISSAN WILL PROVIDE A REPAIR KIT TO THE DEALERS THAT WILL RESOLVE THE PROBLEM. IN THE MEANTIME THE BRAKE PADS RUB AGAINST THE ROTORS, EVEN WHEN THE BRAKES ARE NOT BEING USED, AND THE ROTORS WARP BECAUSE OF THE HEAT. *JB

Power train 1,198 mi 7 mo in service

TRANSMISSION COOLER LINES STARTED LEAKING AND WERE OF THE PLASTIC SELF TIGHTENING. DEALER REPLACED LEAKING ONE WITH REGULAR HOSE CLAMP AND SOLVED PROBLEM, LATER HAD TO HAVE OTHER CONNECTION REPLACED FOR THE SAME FAILURE. IF THIS HAD HAPPENED WHILE ENROUTE ON INTERSTATE, WITHIN MINUTES THE TRANSMISSION WOULD HAVE EMPTIED AND CAUSED SEVERE DAMAGE TO THE VEHICLE AND POSSIBLE LOSS OF CONTROL OR FIRE BY EXCESS OIL COMING IN CONTACT WITH THE EXHAUST OR CATALYTIC CONVERTER. I CONSIDER A VERY SERIOUS PROBLEM THAT IS A VERY INEXPENSIVE FIX TO 25 CENT CLAMPS. *NM

How to read this

This is what owners reported, not a reliability rating. People file with NHTSA about alarming failures, not routine ones, and complaint volume tracks how many cars were sold.
Failure ages come from the incident date on each complaint, populated on about 83% of records. Mileage is shown where reported — NHTSA’s 2021 system change cut mileage capture to roughly 15%, so it thins out sharply after MY2020.
Every rank compares this vehicle only against others of the same model year. A 2025 car has not had time to accumulate five-year failures, so comparing early-failure share across years is meaningless.
Fourteen make-months distorted by media storms and mass recalls — Toyota in February 2010 ran 11× normal volume across 33 models — are excluded.
Recalls are manufacturer actions and authoritative; complaints are not. A recall listed here may already have been performed on any individual car. Check a specific VIN at nhtsa.gov/recalls.

2004 Nissan Crew

When each system is reported — middle 50% of complaints

Safety recalls — NHTSA campaigns

In owners’ own words

How to read this