Nissan Titan Xd
Problems & Worst Years

Crankshaft trouble ties the Titan XD's two documented model years together. In 2016, engine crankshaft failure is by far the largest single complaint, logged 40 times and flagged at safety severity, followed by a mix of stalling, misfire and rough idling, internal engine failure, and what owners describe outright as catastrophic engine failure — the last also safety-flagged. That's five engine-related entries out of five in the top complaints for the year.

The following year keeps the same crankshaft-driven engine stalling at the top (38 occurrences) but broadens into other systems: fuel system issues contributing to stalling, severe vibration and knocking during operation, a transmission failure that puts the truck into limp mode, and a steering complaint tied to power steering pump failure. Total complaint volume actually rises slightly from 128 in 2016 to 139 in 2017, even as the problem mix diversifies beyond the engine.

Neither model year has an NHTSA recall campaign attached in this data, which means owners pursuing repairs for these crankshaft and stalling complaints would have gone through standard warranty or independent service rather than a manufacturer-mandated fix — worth noting since there's no recall paper trail to check against a given VIN. Given how consistently crankshaft failure and related stalling show up across both years, that's the first thing a buyer should have a mechanic evaluate on any used Titan XD from this era, along with a look at the fuel and steering systems on 2017 trucks specifically. As with any used vehicle, these complaint counts reflect what owners chose to file with NHTSA rather than a measured failure rate, older model years like these have simply had more time to accumulate reports than a newer truck would, and a full service history combined with a hands-on pre-purchase inspection will tell a buyer more than the model year alone.