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We have a limited number of reviews for the 2019 Titan, so we've included reviews for other years of the Titan since its last redesign.
Blew my Socks Off, You Should Test Drive a Titan
NV Carnut, 04/19/2019
2018 Nissan Titan SV 4dr Crew Cab 4WD SB (5.6L 8cyl 7A)
11 of 14 people found this review helpful
I have Owned every brand and type of Pickups of the last 25 years: Ford Ranger, F150, F250, F350 & Sport Trac; Chevy Avalanche & Silverado 1500, and Dodge Dakota & Rams 1500, 2500; GMC Sierra 3500, Honda Ridgeline, Toyota Tacoma and Tundra. I had found annoyances with every truck from day one. GM's cylinder deactivation is my number one annoyance especially when it starts to go wrong. Dodge's cylinder deactivation was less noticeable but still rubbish. I didn't want a new Ford with Start/Stop or worse a 6 Banger with a Turbo. Turbos and I don't get along, F350 PowerStroke woes. The Toyota Tundra was ok but the ride isn't great, the fuel economy is awful and "new" Tundras were exactly the same as my 2012 just more expensive. So what to do? Look at something different. 3/4 ton GMs don't have cylinder deactivation but I don't need to bounce down the highway, test drove 4 different variations, same results. The new Honda Ridgeline is cute but my trailer is too heavy for it. So I looked on the web at Nissan Titans and found that my local (30 miles away) dealer had a few remaining 18's in stock. I really don't like my local Nissan Dealer but it was worth a shot to see what the Titan had to offer and the next Nissan dealer is 90 miles away. I found my Pearl Blue Crew Cab 4x4 Titan sitting in a back lot with a dead battery and a couple inches of dust on it. After we jumpstarted it the salesman said we should take it on an extended to charge the battery. It was the best initial test drive in a truck that I ever had. It fit me like a glove and we drove in town, on county roads, on the highway and up to the local ski resort. I could not believe how well the truck drove compared to the 2015 Chevy that I drove to the dealership in. We got back to the dealership and the next morning I picked up my clean new Pearl Blue Titan. In the last 4 trips of more than 300 miles I have averaged not just by the trucks computer but my calculation as well 20.6 MPG. That's even better than everything including the Ridgeline we owned. Everybody that rides in cannot believe how quiet it is and how nice it rides, though still not quite my Jaguar XJ. I hope to get many miles out of the Titan and if you are wondering, yes we do drive a lot. The lowest mileage on any of the trucks at trade in was 78,000 and the highest was 295,000. Most were traded in at 175,000.
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Bad paint, horrible engine
MJ, 08/22/2020
updated 01/14/2022
2018 Nissan Titan SV 4dr Crew Cab 4WD SB (5.6L 8cyl 7A)
6 of 7 people found this review helpful
Second Update: my truck now has 82,000 miles on it, I continue to have issues with carbon building up on the intake valved causing significant loss of power, despite having installed a catch can back at 40,000 miles. If you are thinking of purchasing a titan with the direct injection engine in it I beg you not to!! Save yourself the heartache I've been thru and buy an F150 with it's tried and true 5.0 V8 which is not direct injection. I will be selling this truck ASAP as soon as I can get some more money saved up to cover the higher cost of a better truck. And this is coming from the point of view of someone who is an experienced mechanic! Update: my Titan now has 69,000 miles on it and to be blunt I wish I had never bought it, huge buyers remorse. The paint chips continue to worsen on the hood as well as now on the roof. The ones on the roof are now rusting. The engine is horrible. I have had to remove the intake manifold and clean the intake valves 4 times now because of heavy buildup of carbon deposits due to the direct injection design of the engine in this truck. Thank goodness I'm an aviation mechanic and can do this myself, I pity anyone who does not have the ability to do this themselves. Unfortunately there is no fix to this problem. The brakes have warped badly and make the truck shudder every time I stop. The dash continues to have a bad rattle due to the flimsy way it is secured. I can confidently say I will NEVER own another Nissan vehicle ever again. I had friends who were previous Nissan owners who tried to talk me out of buying a Nissan and I regret not listening to them. Do not buy a vehicle with a direct injection only engine!! Both Ford and Toyota learned the hard way and have changed their fuel injection system to a dual injection system - part of the time it is port injection to keep the valves clean and the other part of the time it is direct injection for better fuel economy. If vehicle prices weren't so crazy right now I would have gotten rid of this POS months ago! I bought my Titan with 9,000 miles on it. When I first got it the acceleration was amazing! I was coming from a 2015 F250 with the 6.2 gas engine so my Titan felt like a rocket ship compared to my Ford. I now have 44,000 on it and there are several dislikes now. One is the paint, it is definitely not very durable and scratches very easily. I frequently lean against the side of the bed to secure my four wheeler in the bed and there are numerous scratches in the paint where I leaned up against it and only had on a cotton shirt. My Ford never scratched like this. The amount of rock dings in the front hood for only having 44,000 miles on it is horrible. All the dings are from highway driving. My Ford had significantly less chips in the paint on the hood when I sold it with 120,000 miles on it. Not happy at all with the cheap paint of the Titan. Another dislike is the loss of acceleration power. The truck definitely is not as fast as it was when I bought it. I am suspecting this is because of the direct injection fuel system and I suspect that the intake valves are getting coked with carbon as all direct injection engines do. I will be pulling off the intake manifold soon to investigate this and if coked up will have to blast clean the valves with a pecan shell blaster. If your Titan is losing power do a search online for direct injection intake valve carbon buildup. On the plus side I do a lot of highway commuting and the highway gas mileage for a V8 has been very good. However, I used to avg 19 to 20 on the highway, its now down to 17 to 18. Again I suspect my mileage loss is due to to the suspected carbon buildup on the intake valves. The dash has a rattle in it where the dash meets the windshield, I will need to put some foam on the edge to stop the rattle. Never had a single rattle in my F250. The leather seats have held up well, A/C is still very cold in summer. The OEM General Grabber HTS tires are done at 44,000 miles....now hydroplaning badly in wet weather. I have driven my truck several times down a dirt road for hunting and the ride is very smooth compared to my F250. The transmission when new felt very erratic but has calmed down now and shifts very smoothly. I've made several 6 hour drives deer hunting with it with a 650 lb four wheeler in the bed and it handles the drive very well, the added weight is only slightly noticeable. Overall other than the paint and the loss of power it's been a good truck. I can't say I love it like my Ford...wish I had held onto my F250....that was a real truck in my opinion.
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The Value leader doing all the right things!
Desert Dawg, 01/18/2019
updated 01/21/2020
2018 Nissan Titan PRO-4X 4dr Crew Cab 4WD SB (5.6L 8cyl 7A)
11 of 15 people found this review helpful
Owned and built-up a number of the Big 3 trucks (Dodge/Ram/Chevy) along with a Toyota Tundra and many Jeeps and SUVs (Google "Desert Dawg") but never owned/built a Nissan Titan. My last Nissan was wife's 2007 Murano which gave us quality/reliability fits after 65K miles with lousy dealer service so swore I would never own another Nissan. Started a new company this past year and needed some company trucks, so my partner searched and settled upon a brand new 2018 Titan 4x4 (Midnight Edition). After driving around in it for a while, I became impressed with the ride, power, and apparent quality so went to take a look myself. Found a brand new white two-tone PRO 4X on the lot with the Luxury Package (so has a lot of the upgrades from the Platinum Reserve) and loved it. The pricing was a lot more competitive than the Ford, Toyota, or Ram trucks I was seriously considering so I went for it (not a fan of the new Chevy/GMC versions yet). I also had the dealer install an upgraded Icon Suspension 3-inch coil lift for my off-road adventures along with larger, beefier Nitto Ridge Grappler tires and Magnaflow exhaust system all under warranty. Also added a rolling tonneau cover and power side steps. The truck looks and performs great! So far, not a squeak or issue and everyone comments on the quiet, smooth ride despite my off-road biased modifications. Add in the factory warranty coverage, this truck surely is the value leader; tremendous Bumper-to-Bumper, 60 mo/100,000 mi factory warranty, great revy engine, responsive steering, better [observed] mileage than past vehicles, very comfortable front seats with one of the better factory stereo systems offered (with the Fosgate Rockford system), lots of functional and comfort amenities (with PRO Luxury Package), and very good looking in two-tone configuration. Also, love the locking under-seat storage that folds out to provide an even, flat floor! Even the factory black-machined PRO wheels look great. Downsides (?); sort of looks like past iterations of the F150 with borrowed design elements inside and out (although not totally a bad thing), infotainment system is very effective but with smaller screen and outdated graphics (not a tech geek myself so no issues as everything works but the 3D camera is definitely cool), smaller switchgear (cooled seats buttons kind hard to see), and very limited aftermarket offerings (almost impossible to add off-road lights to front end unless you want to block air flow through lower front bumper opening - not ideal). Another initial downside was the lack of center console mounted shifter that my F150s and Tundra had, but the large up-down shift buttons on the stalk are actually quite accessible and comfortable since you keep your hands on the steering wheels while resting your arm on the padded center console cover. Overall, the new Titan is definitely worth the consideration as I am personally thoroughly enjoying this truck and its inherent value. Now if I can just mount those off-road lights.
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I love it ( so Far)
Doug, 10/31/2018
2018 Nissan Titan Platinum Reserve 4dr Crew Cab SB (5.6L 8cyl 7A)
7 of 9 people found this review helpful
Shopped all half tons. Owned most over the years. I’m not brand loyal. After a test drive I wasn’t sold but kept going back finally bought the PR over the weekend. Love the ride and refinement. Only 500 miles so far but I’m optimistic. I’ll keep you posted.
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Got rid of it while I could !
Anna, 12/17/2021
2018 Nissan Titan SL 4dr Crew Cab 4WD SB (5.6L 8cyl 7A)
3 of 3 people found this review helpful
The truck seemed amazing, Nissan seemed great, but after 1 year of having this truck I noticed so much rust starting to happen and I took such great care of it ! I also had paid extra for rust protection from Nissan which … I don’t think they did properly.. my heated seats don’t warm up much at all… my Screen sometimes wouldn’t turn on when I started up the truck… it was a great truck but for having it for 3 years too many problems were happening… water was also leaking in from the windows when it rained or snowed, I was worried more and more Things were going to happen so I got rid of it !
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