If you have a column shifter there have been a few cases of the wire in the staulk that changes to manual getting broken. If you have a column shift let me know I can supply pics...

 

yes i do have a column shifter,pics would be great i appreciate it,thanks

 

Here you go..

If your manual shift button stops working you may want to look into this..

To inspect your column shift Titan for wire damage/wear….

3 Screws..

Bottom right side.

Bottom left side.

Tab on top left (remove)

Screw under top left tab remove.

Then just pop the bottom down and the top up.. You will have to adjust the tilt on the steering wheel to get the shrouds off but it is quite easy..

Quick shot of the steering column from under and left..

Here is the harness you want to inspect. The black wire is the usual suspect when your “manual shift” stops working..

The infamous black wire sheath.. Notice the wear mark on it?!

I have minimal wear on this loom but I plan on wrapping it in plenty of electical tape to prevent further degredation..

Column shift brake actuator in action…

Column shift in action showing wire/harness travel..

After removing the plastic sheeth look for the only black wire going into the harness... Yours sounds close to being broke. You can either splice it, Let the dealer do it, or buy a whole new shifter ($400) I think... Lemme know if you need more pics. Seems some Titans that were built the dudes did not leave enough slack in this wire harness..

Not an easy job.. Even if you are good at soldering. I suggest let the dealer fix it. But hopefully anyone out of warrantee will find this info usefull.
Kev

 

That is some great info. I know of two posts that had this problem. The photos show that yours would need attention also. So that would make three. Is there any procedure causing this wear? Has it been found to be from raising and lowering tilt allot or dose that have any effect on stretching the loom or harness? Just wondering if leaving the wheel all the way down stretches the harness? I read that just placing the shifter in park stretches it to the max, but is the position of the wheel also a contributing factor? Thanks for the great post and any response! JDK about the causes?

 

You can make a quick fix with a toggle switch inexpensively or do the replacement yourself.
Here's how I replaced mine:
http://www.titanspot.com/Titan/inde...hp?showtopic=9164&st=0&p=145812&hl=Downshift problems&fromsearch=1&#entry145812

Price is $200+ ship. (retail $277.38) from Brian.

 

krh2: You were right on the button with your advice and mucho thanks for the images...they made my day. I went in and simply pulled the harness so I would have some working room then removed the pin with the cut wire with a forceps. Then I opened up the pin with a knife and inserted a new black piece of telephone wire into it then replaced in the harness. I wound that piece of wire into the packaged wire above, taped it, tested and the dang thing worked just perfectly. Thanks to you and the internet this saved me a pile of money. It took a little over and hour to do. The manual down shifter is working perfectly now!

 

Good deal. Glad I could help and it all worked out for you.

 

Thank you for this. My 08 now has this problem at 68K miles. Going to fix it today.

 

Column shifter cable broke

Thanks for the pics. I want to change my Tranny
Fluid and wanted to go to 1-4 gears, pushed the
Button and nothing. Just got Headers and UpRev
And I'm tired of hitting ODrive at 40 Mph. So I want
To be able to drive in 4th around town, not gonna
Happen with that Black wire cut in Two. Very poor
Design by Nissan. Every time you change gears
You clip that wire. Crazy and it's the ground wire
From what I read. So I have a 2008 with 132K.
No warranty, just like the cracked manifold. Guess
It's time to solder it back in, or try. It's tight..

 

Hi there

Great pics. I have 3 wires broken ....man lots of work . Quick question how to detach the thimble/harness or white thing from the body.
It seems pretty hard to solder 3 wires while it is attached on to the body.
Looking forward for reply.
Thanks

 

Use a wire nut if you have extra wire from the connector. It'll be harder to to get them to twist because of the amount of wire you can use. Otherwise, find an electrician that can pull the connector out and get a wire on there