2004 Nissan Armada Complaint Log

THE EXHAUST MANIFOLD IS CRACKED ON THE DIVER SIDE ,I FOUND THAT ON 2004 AND NEWER MODELS NISSAN ARMADA ALL WHERE CRACKED. WHEN STARTING YOU CAN HERE THE EXHAUST LEAK

JUST RECENTLY I HAVE HAD 2 INCIDENTS WHERE RANDOMLY THE BRAKE LIGHT WOULD COME ON AND THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT STOP. THE VEHICLE MADE A HORRIFIC SOUND WHEN APPLYING THE BRAKES AND STOPPING POWER WAS PROBABLY REDUCED TO ABOUT 20%. WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS TURNED OFF AND RESTARTED EVERYTHING WAS BACK TO NORMAL. LUCKILY BOTH TIMES I WAS IN A PARKING LOT AND NOT TRAVELING FAST. IF I HAD BEEN ON A HIGHWAY TRYING TO MAKE A QUICK STOP IT COULD HAVE CAUSED A FATAL ACCIDENT. I HAD THE VEHICLE REPAIRED AT CROWN NISSAN IN BIRMINGHAM AL. THEY REPLACED THE DELTA SENSOR AND BRAKE BOOSTER FOR 900.00+ DOLLARS. IT MAKES ME WONDER IF THESE COMPONENTS SHOULD OF BEEN REPLACED WHEN THE BRAKES WHERE REPLACED BY NISSAN UNDER RECALL BECAUSE OF INADEQUATE SIZED ROTORS. THE DELTA SENSOR AND BRAKE BOOSTER COULD BE INADEQUATE FOR THE NEW BRAKES THAT WERE PUT ON MY VEHICLE. I OPENED CASE XXXX3057 WITH NISSAN NORTH AMERICA TO SEE IF THEY WOULD ASSIST WITH THE COST OF THE REPAIR. THEY DENIED THE CLAIM AND WOULDN'T EVEN SEND ME A FOLLOW UP IN WRITING AFTER MULTIPLE REQUESTS. SEEMS THEY WANT TO HIDE THEIR DECISION.

AS I PUSHED ON THE BRAKES, THERE WAS A GRINDING SOUND AND THE CAR SORT OF SHOOK (SIMILAR TO ABS GOING OFF, BUT A LITTLE DIFFERENT, AND I WASN'T SLIPPING). IT WAS VERY HARD FOR ME TO STOP AND THE BRAKE PEDAL FELT VERY SQUISHY. THE EMERGENCY BRAKE LIGHT CAME ON AND WOULD NOT TURN OFF. THE PROBLEM WOULD NOT GO AWAY UNTIL I TURNED THE CAR OFF. AS SOON AS I DID THAT, AND TURNED IT BACK ON THE PROBLEM WENT AWAY. THIS HAS HAPPENED MULTIPLE TIMES SINCE THEN, WITH NO WARNING AND UNDER MANY DIFFERENT CIRCUMSTANCES. NO ONE CAN FIND THE PROBLEM BECAUSE IT GOES AWAY WHEN YOU TURN THE CAR OFF. *TR

AS DOCUMENTED IN THE NHTSA COMPLAINTS FOR MULTIPLE MODELS AND YEARS. MY ARMADA (THAT I HAPPENED TO BUY FOR MY WIFE'S BIRTHDAY JUST 8 MONTHS AGO), LIKE THOUSANDS OF OTHER 04-06 ARMADAS, TITANS, AND QX56 HAS THE RANDOM ABS INCIDENT. THIS IS A SERIOUS SAFETY CONCERN THAT I CAN'T BELIEVE HAS NOT BEEN RECALLED. NISSAN KNOWS ABOUT IT. DEALERSHIPS KNOW ABOUT IT. PEOPLE THAT HAVE HAD THEIR COMPLETE ABS SYSTEMS REPLACED ARE HAVING THE PROBLEM JUST A FEW YEARS DOWN THE ROAD. THE ABS SYSTEM ACTIVATES UNDER NORMAL, DRY ROAD CONDITIONS. THE PEDAL GOES TO THE FLOOR, THE VEHICLE LOSES ALMOST ALL BRAKING POWER, YOU HEAR THE ABS GRINDING AND FEEL IT PULSATING THE BRAKE PEDAL. THE ABS LIGHT COMES ON, SOME TIMES THE "VDC OFF" AND "SLIP" LIGHTS COME ON. IT'S DOCUMENTED ON VEHICLE RELATED WEBSITES BY HUNDREDS OF USERS. WWW.TITANTALK.COM. WWW.CLUBARMADA.COM. THERE HAVE BEEN VEHICLE CRASHES RELATED TO THE ABS FAILURE, THERE'S PROBABLY BEEN DEATHS (BUT HOW WILL THOSE VICTIMS REPORT THE FAILURE?)...PEOPLE HAVE REPORTED HAVING TO PULL OFF THE HIGHWAY AT HIGH SPEEDS WHEN IT HAPPENS. PEOPLE HAVE REPORTED NOT BEING ABLE TO STOP FOR TRAFFIC. PEOPLE HAVE REPORTED NOT BEING ABLE TO STOP AT STOP LIGHTS AND STOP SIGNS. BUT NO SAFETY RECALL. WHAT DOES IT TAKE? I HAVE TWO YOUNG CHILDREN. THEY RIDE IN THIS CAR. DOES THE NHTSA (AND NISSAN FOR THAT MATTER) NOT CARE ABOUT THE SAFETY OF MY FAMILY AND THE THOUSANDS OF OTHER OWNERS WITH THE EXACT SAME PROBLEM. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 NISSAN ARMADA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 60 MPH, THE VEHICLE DECELERATED WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE THE TECHNICIAN DIAGNOSED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS LOW ON FUEL. THE FAILURE RECURRED AND THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE THE TECHNICIAN DIAGNOSED THAT THE FUEL GAUGE WAS INOPERABLE AND THE FUEL PUMP NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 180,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 205,000.

BRAKE LIGHTS CAME ON AND WHEN I HIT THE BRAKES, THEY MADE A SPRINGY NOISE AND WENT TO THE FLOOR. WE RAN OFF THE ROAD ON THE INTERSTATE BECAUSE TRAFFIC WAS BACKED UP AND SLOW AND WAS AFRAID I WAS GOING TO HIT THE CAR IN FRONT OF ME. NO DAMAGE TO ANY VEHICLE OTHER THAN ONE OF MY TIRES BLOWING DUE TO THE ROUGH TERRAIN. *TR

I WAS DRIVING ABOUT 50MPH AND TRIED TO STOP VEHICLE AND IT BARELY STOPPED AND THE BRAKES MADE A SCRUBBING SOUND. I TURNED THE TRUCK OFF AND THE BRAKE LIGHT WENT OFF. THIS HAS HAPPENED SEVERAL TIMES SOMETIMES WHEN I FIRST START THE VEHICLE UP. *TR

WHILE DRIVING MY NISSAN ARMADA 2004, MY BRAKES LIGHT CAME ON, BRAKES LOCKED UP, BRAKES PEDAL DID NOT WORK AND THERE WAS A LOUD GRINDING SOUND. WAS VERY SCARY FOR MY CHILDREN, HUSBAND AND MYSELF. PULL MY VEHICLE OVER TO THE SIDE AS FAR AS I COULD. BRAKE PEDAL DID NOT WORK PROPERLY, WAS AS IF THE VEHICLE WAS STOPPING DEAD IN ITS TRACKS, BUT STILL MOVING. PUT MY VEHICLE IN PARK, TURNED OFF IGNITION AND RESTARTED IT. BRAKE LIGHT WENT OFF, NO NOISE AND PEDAL SEEMED TO BE WORKING! *TR

DRIVING DOWN THE INTERSTATE AT 65 MPH WHEN SIDE/CURTAIN AIRBAGS SUDDENLY DEPLOYED FOR NO REASON. *TR

I OWN A 2004 NISSAN ARMADA LE THAT I HAVE OWNED SINCE 2004. IN 2007, I HAD AN ISSUE WITH THE BRAKES, BRAKE LIGHT COMING ON, BRAKES FEELING "CRUNCHY", GRINDING NOISES AND DECREASED BRAKING POWER. THAT ISSUE RESOLVED ON ITS OWN, BUT NOW IT IS HAPPENING AGAIN AND MORE OFTEN. THE BRAKE LIGHT COMES ON, DECREASED BRAKING POWER, ETC. I HAVE RESEARCHED THE WEB AND FOUND MULTIPLE FORUMS WHERE HUNDREDS, IF NOT THOUSANDS, OF PEOPLE WHO OWN THE SAME VEHICLE ARE HAVING THE SAME PROBLEMS. THIS IS A MAJOR SAFETY ISSUE. WITH SO MANY PEOPLE HAVING THIS ISSUE, I FEEL IT IS A PROBLEM WITH THE DESIGN AND SHOULD BE RECALLED. *TR

I PURCHASED MY NISSAN ARMADA 2004 WHICH HAS LESS THAN 68000 MILES ON IT. RECENTLY I HAVE BEEN EXPERIENCING MANY PROBLEMS WITH MY TRUCK. FIRST, THERE WAS A BRAKE RECALL IN 2006 AND THE DEALERSHIP REPLACED THE FRONT ROTORS AND BRAKE PADS. ONCE AGAIN THERE IS A PROBLEM WITH THE BREAKS. I WAS DRIVING DOWN THE HIGHWAY AT 70MPH AND ALL OF A SUDDEN THE BRAKES FAILED; LUCKILY I WAS ABLE TO STOP THE CAR BY USING THE PARKING BRAKES. AFTER THIS EVENT I TOOK IT TO THE DEALERSHIP AND ADVISED THAT I NEEDED A NEW BREAK BOOSTER. MY ISSUE IS THAT ONCE I TOLD NISSAN ABOUT MY PROBLEMS THEY INFORMED ME THAT THE WARRANTY IS EXPIRED AND THEY ARE NO LONGER HELD ACCOUNTABLE. BUT AFTER DOING SOME RESEARCH I DISCOVERED I AM NOT THE ONLY OWNER OF AN ARMADA THAT IS HAVING DIFFICULTIES. HTTP://X.NISSANHELP.COM/FORUMS/ARMADA/18281-ARMADA-BRAKE-PROBLEMS-DEALER-TELLING-TRUTH.HTML HTTP://TOWNHALL-TALK.EDMUNDS.COM/DIRECT/VIEW/.F0FFEA4/0 I HAVE PROVIDED TWO LINKS THAT SHARE WHAT OTHER CUSTOMERS ARE EXPERIENCING WITH THE ARMADA. IF THERE ARE SO MANY PEOPLE THAT ARE HAVING THESE DIFFICULTIES NISSAN SHOULD HAVE CALLED FOR A RECALL OR INFORMED ALL CUSTOMERS TO GET TRUCKS FIXED OF THEIR PROBLEMS BEFORE WARRANTY EXPIRES. ISSUES WITH BRAKES COULD RESULT IN SERIOUS INJURIES OR DEATH. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 NISSAN ARMADA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 65 MPH, THE BRAKE AND VDC WARNING INDICATORS ILLUMINATED UNTIL THE ENGINE WAS TURNED OFF. THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED AND THEN TRAVELED TO THE FLOOR WITH A LOUD CLUNKING NOISE. ON A SEPARATE OCCASION, THE BRAKES FAILED TO RESPOND UPON ENGAGEMENT. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER FIVE TIMES. THE REPAIRS PERFORMED ON THE VEHICLE CONSISTED OF THE REPLACEMENTS OF THE ABS CONTROL UNIT, BRAKE BOOSTER AND MASTER CYLINDER PRESSURE SENSOR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE DEFECT. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 63,000.

I HAVE AN 04 ARMADA WE WERE DRIVING IT A WEEK AGO, WHEN WE CAME TO A STOP SIGN AND THE BRAKES FAILED. IT MADE A GRINDING NOISE, BRAKE LIGHTS WERE ON BUT NO BRAKES VERY SCARY FOR US. THIS HAS HAPPENED NUMEROUS TIMES AND NISSAN TOLD ME ITS THE BRAKE BOOSTER THAT'S FAILING BUT IT IS NOT UNDER WARRANTY AND THEREFORE NOT COVERED. RESEARCHING THIS THERE IS HUNDREDS IF NOT THOUSANDS OF THE SAME BRAKE ISSUE WITH THESE ARMADAS. *TR

APPLIED BRAKES , BRAKE LIGHT WENT ON ABS STOPPED WORKING, BRAKES GROAN. THEY WORK AT 10 %. PLEASE SEE YOUTUBE ENTER ARMADA BRAKE SYSTEM PROBLEM. THERE ARE 100'S OF COMPLAINTS FOR THE EXACT SAME FAILURE. THERE IS A PROBLEM IN THE BRAKE BOOSTER. ONCE YOU SHUT OFF THE VEHICLE AND RESTART IT THE ABS RESETS UNTIL THE NEXT OCCURRENCE. THIS HAS OCCURRED MANY TIMES OVER THE YEARS, THIS SYSTEM FAILURE WILL CAUSE DEATH IF NOT ADDRESSED. *JB

PULLED OUT OF DRIVEWAY, PUT IT IN FORWARD GEAR, HEARD A METAL CLICKING NOISE. WENT MAYBE 30 YARDS TO THE NO OUTLET STOP SIGN OF OUR ROAD AND BRAKE LIGHT CAME ON IN THE DASH, PRESSED DOWN ON THE BRAKE PEDAL TO STOP AT THE STOP SIGN AND THE BRAKES STARTED TO SURGE. I DID STOP WAY BEFORE THE SIGN BUT WAS SCARY. STOPPED AND SHUT THE VEHICLE OFF AND LOOKED AT IT. STARTED UP AND LIGHT WENT OFF. DROVE 5 BLOCKS AND COMING TO A STREET LIGHT AT A BUSY STATE ROAD AND BRAKE LIGHT CAME ON AGAIN, BRAKES STARTED SURGING ON THE DECLINE OF THE ROAD AND I FINALLY CAME TO A STOP MAYBE 5 FEET BEFORE GOING OUT INTO THE BUSY INTERSECTION OF THE STREET LIGHT. I HAVE READ MANY 2004/2005'S HAVING THIS ISSUE ONCE I DID SOME RESEARCH BUT NOTHING HAS BEEN DONE FOR A RECALL EXCEPT CLASSIFICATION BR06-007 & REFERENCE NTB06-040. THERE IS DEFINITELY AN ISSUE NISSAN NEEDS TO SOLVE AND HAVE A RECALL DONE! *TR

THIS IS THE 3RD TIME THE BRAKES HAVE FAILED SINCE I PURCHASED THE USED 2004 ARMADA ABOUT 1.5YRS AGO. THE ARMADA WHEN PURCHASED HAD APPROXIMATELY 123,000 MILES ON IT. NOT LONG AFTER I PURCHASED WHILE DRIVING AT 50MPH THE BRAKE PEDAL WENT SOFT THE BRAKES WERE AT APPROXIMATELY 5% AND THERE WAS AN ELECTRICAL GRINDING NOISE. AFTER TURNING THE VEHICLE OFF AND ON AGAIN THE PROBLEM WENT AWAY. I TOOK THE VEHICLE TO NISSAN AND WAS TOLD THAT THE ROTORS NEEDED TO BE REPLACED BECAUSE THEY WERE SO THIN THE BRAKE PADS WERE HAVING TROUBLE GRIPPING THEM AND THAT WAS CONFUSING THE ABS WHICH IS WHAT I WAS HEARING. I WAS ALSO TOLD THE BRAKE SOFTWARE NEEDED TO BE UPDATED AT ADDITIONAL COST. I PAID FOR EVERYTHING TO BE DONE ONLY TO HAVE THE PROBLEM AGAIN A COUPLE MONTHS LATER WHILE DRIVING SLOWLY ON A GRAVEL SURFACE. I CONTACTED THE DEALER AGAIN AND WAS TOLD JUST TO TURN THE VEHICLE ON AND OFF AGAIN AND IF IT HAPPENS AGAIN TO BRING IT IN. WHILE DRIVING THROUGH A SHOPPING CENTER PARKING LOT IT HAPPENED AGAIN. BRAKES GO OUT, PEDDLE GOES SOFT AND ELECTRICAL NOISE. I TOOK THE ARMADA TO THE DEALER AGAIN AND WAS TOLD THIS TIME THE BRAKE FLUID NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. I ASKED WHY WASN'T THAT DONE WHEN ALL THE OTHER WORK WAS PERFORMED ONLY A FEW THOUSAND MILES EARLIER. THEY SAID IT WAS NOT PART OF THE WORK TO REPLACE THE BRAKES. I PAID TO HAVE THE BRAKE FLUID REPLACED. RECALLS HAVE BEEN DONE ON 2004 ARMADAS FOR BRAKE ISSUES IN THE PAST, DURING MY LAST VISIT TO NISSAN I WAS TOLD THE MODULE THAT CONTROLS ALL THE BRAKING SYSTEM IN MY VEHICLE COULD BE BAD WHICH MAY NEED TO BE REPLACED. I HAVE TO WAIT UNTIL MY BRAKES FAIL AGAIN BEFORE THEY SUPPOSEDLY WILL KNOW. NISSAN KNOWS THERE ARE PROBLEMS STILL WITH THE 2004 ARMADA BRAKING SYSTEM AND SHOULD BE MADE TO RECALL THEM ALL TO FIX THEM. *TR

ON JUNE 6, 2012, WHILE TRAVELING APPROXIMATELY 10 MPH I APPLIED THE BRAKES TO STOP AND THE PEDAL HIT THE FLOOR, THERE WAS LITTLE OR NO RESISTANCE ON THE BRAKE PEDAL AND I HEARD CRUNCHING, METAL ON METAL SOUND. ALSO, THE VDC OFF, SLIP AND ABS LIGHTS WERE ON. I IMMEDIATELY PULLED OVER, TURNED THE TRUCK OFF AND ON TO RESET IT, AND IT WORKED, HOWEVER, I BEGAN TO TRAVEL A FEW MILES AND IT HAPPENED AGAIN. I WENT TO A LOCAL SERVICE STATION AND CODE C1179 DELTA STROKE SENSOR POPPED UP. THE TECHNICIAN TEST DROVE THE TRUCK AND IT RAN WELL WITH NO PROBLEMS. THE TRUCK WAS FINE UNTIL JUNE 13, 2012, WHILE LEAVING THE SUPERMARKET IT HAPPENED AGAIN. I WAS TRAVELING NO MORE THAN 10 MPH AND THE BRAKES FAILED. I TRIED TO RESET IT AS I DID BEFORE, HOWEVER THIS TIME IT DIDN'T WORK. I HAD TO TURN THE CAR OFF AND ON SEVERAL TIMES IN ORDER FOR IT TO RESET. ONCE IT WAS RESET, I BEGAN TO DRIVE HOME AND IT HAPPENED AGAIN. SO AGAIN, I PULLED OVER TO RESET IT AND AFTER SEVERAL ATTEMPTS IT WORKED. THIS ISSUE IS VERY UNSETTLING DUE TO THE FACT THAT I HAVE SMALL CHILDREN. THIS IS MY ONLY METHOD OF TRANSPORTATION AND I NEED THIS RESOLVED AS SOON AS POSSIBLE.*JB

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 NISSAN ARMADA. WHILE TRAVELING 30 MPH, THE CONTACT APPLIED THE BRAKES AND NOTICED THAT THE STOPPING POWER HAD DECREASED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED FOR THE FAILURE. THE CURRENT AND THE FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 90,000.

AS I WAS DRIVING THE BRAKE LIGHT CAME ON AND A VERY LOUD NOISE CAME ON WITH IT. MY TRUCK BEGAN TO LOCK UP AND SLOW DOWN. AFTER TRYING TO STEP ON THE BRAKES TO GET IT TO STOP SEVERAL TIMES, IT FINALLY CAME TO A STOP. I WAS TERRIFIED BECAUSE I DIDN'T THINK THE TRUCK WOULD STOP AND I ALMOST RAN INTO THE BACK OF SOMEONE. AFTER GETTING THE BRAKES TO WORK, I PUT THE TRUCK IN PARK AND TURNED IT OFF. I SAT THERE IN TRAFFIC WITH MY HAZARD LIGHTS ON AND WAITED FOR ABOUT A MINUTE. I STARTED MY TRUCK BACK UP AND PUT IT INTO DRIVE. I DROVE A FEW FEET AND THE ENTIRE ORDEAL STARTED ALL OVER AGAIN. THIS TIME AFTER GETTING IT TO STOP. I PUT IT IN PARK AND SAT IN TRAFFIC FOR ABOUT 3-5 MINUTES WITH MY HAZARD LIGHTS ON. AFTER I STARTED IT UP AGAIN, THE TRUCK DROVE FINE. THIS IS NOT THE FIRST TIME THIS HAS HAPPENED, AND I'VE TAKEN IT TO SEVERAL DEALERSHIPS, BUT NATURALLY THEY COULD FIND NOTHING WRONG. I REPORTED IT TO NISSAN AND EACH TIME I TOOK IT TO THEM FOR SERVICE, THEY NEVER FOUND ANYTHING WRONG WITH IT. I EVEN WENT ON A DASHBOARD ON LINE TO SEE IF ANYONE ELSE WAS EXPERIENCING THIS PROBLEM, AND THEY HAVE. SOME SAY IT WAS THE BRAKE BOOSTER, BUT AFTER THEY GOT IT CHANGED THEY STILL HAD THE SAME PROBLEM. I'VE BEEN EXPERIENCING THIS PROBLEM SINCE I HAVE HAD THE TRUCK AND WHEN IT HAPPENED THE FIRST TIME, I WAS TOLD THAT SOMETIMES IT TAKES A LITTLE LONGER FOR THE COMPUTER TO REGISTER THAT THE HAND BRAKES ARE OFF. I WAS TOLD THIS BY NISSAN SERVICE DEPARTMENT. THIS NEEDS TO BE A SAFETY RECALL BECAUSE IT TRULY IS A SAFETY ISSUE. THIS PROBLEM HAS GOTTEN WORSE AS THE YEARS GO BY. SOMETHING IS WRONG AND IT'S SOMETHING THAT HAS BEEN WRONG WITH THE VEHICLE. IT ONLY HAPPENS AT CERTAIN TIMES AND I HAVE HAD MY BRAKES INSPECTED, CHANGED, AND ALL OF THE ABOVE. SOMEONE NEEDS TO PUT THIS OUT TO NISSAN AND HAVE THEM ISSUE A RECALL BEFORE SOMEONE GETS SERIOUSLY HURT OR WORSE KILLED. *TR

WHILE DRIVING MY VEHICLE AT APPROX 45MPH I WAS COMING UP UPON A TRAFFIC LIGHT INTERSECTION AND ATTEMPTING TO SLOW DOWN. WHEN I APPLIED THE BRAKES, THE BRAKE PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR AND I HEARD A LOUD GRINDING NOISE FROM THE FRONT OF THE VEHICLE. LUCKILY I WAS ABLE TO GET THROUGH THE INTERSECTION WITHOUT INJURING OR KILLING SOMEONE. I IMMEDIATELY PULLED TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD AND CALLED FOR ASSISTANCE. THE VEHICLE WAS CHECKED OUT BY MY MECHANIC AND HE ADVISED ME THAT A C1179 DTC WAS SHOWING UP IN THE COMPUTER. HE ALSO SAID TSB WAS ON FILE FOR THIS PROBLEM BUT THAT I WOULD NEED TO TAKE IT TO THE DEALER TO HAVE IT FIXED. I SCHEDULED AN APPOINTMENT WITH THE DEALER AND THEY "PERFORMED THE REPAIR". A WEEK LATER, I WAS DRIVING THE VEHICLE AND THE SAME THING HAPPENED, THE BRAKE PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR, THE GRINDING NOISE WAS HEARD. I HAVE ANOTHER APPOINTMENT SCHEDULED WITH THE DEALER. NISSAN MUST BE AWARE OF THIS SERIOUS PROBLEM AND SHOULD DO SOMETHING ABOUT IT. THERE ARE MANY COMPLAINTS FOR THIS PROBLEM WHEN I SEARCHED THE WEB. I ALSO FOUND A LAWSUIT AGAINST NISSAN THAT IS BEING HEARD IN US DISTRICT COURT ON 4/26/12. THE NHTSA SHOULD ACT ON THIS QUICKLY BEFORE SOMEONE IS INJURED OR KILLED. NISSAN HAS DONE NOTHING ACCEPT CHARGE FOR THE "REPAIRS". *JS

WHILE MY WIFE WAS DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 40 MPH CAR SUDDENLY STALLED AND 4 WHEEL DRIVE LIGHT CAME ON.I GOT CAR TOWED HOME AND TAKEN TO ORLAND PARK NISSAN FOR DIAGNOSTIC TEST.THEY TOLD ME ITS THE VALVE BODY INSIDE TRANSMISSION BUT ITS ON NATIONAL BACK ORDER AND CAN'T TELL ME WHEN PART WILL COME IN.AFTER TALKING TO ANOTHER SERVICE MANAGER IN ANOTHER STATE HE CONFIRMED THIS AND SAID THERE IS NO RELEASE DATE FOR THIS PART.I AM BEING FORCED TO DRIVE AN UNSAFE VEHICLE DUE TO NISSAN'S FAILURE TO PROVIDE THIS PART. *JS

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 NISSAN ARMADA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS, THE VEHICLE RAN OUT OF FUEL AND STALLED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC AND THE MECHANIC STATED THAT THE FUEL GAUGE DISPLAYED A READING THAT FUEL WAS PRESENT IN THE FUEL TANK, BUT THE FUEL TANK WAS ACTUALLY EMPTY. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED AND OFFERED NO ASSISTANCE. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE APPROXIMATELY 148,000.

THE REAR DOOR ON MY 2004 NISSAN ARMADA HAS FAILED AND IS KEEPING ME LOCKED OUT OF THE VEHICLE. THE PROBLEM HAS BEEN TRACED TO BE A FAULTY DOOR LOCK ACTUATOR, WHICH FAILS TO TRAVEL FAR ENOUGH IN ORDER TO ALLOW THE DOOR LOCK MECHANISM TO OPEN THE DOOR. THE ACTUATOR PART INFORMATION IS AS FOLLOWS: 905507S000 0892068-A B/D ACTR 03 09 26. A GOOGLE SEARCH OF THIS PROBLEM ON THE INTERNET WILL SHOW ANYONE THAT THIS PROBLEM IS RAMPANT ON ALL NISSAN ARMADA VEHICLES, ALL YEARS, AND THEREFORE MUST BE RECALLED AS A SAFETY DEFECT. WITH THIS CONDITION, IF THERE WAS EVER A VEHICLE ACCIDENT AND/OR FIRE, THE OCCUPANTS LOCATED INSIDE THE VEHICLE AT THE BACK SEATS WOULD NOT BE ALLOWED TO GET OUT OF THE VEHICLE WITH THE ASSISTANCE OF OTHERS LOCATED OUTSIDE OF THE VEHICLE. UNDER THIS SITUATION, THE PASSENGER/OCCUPANTS ARE PERMANENTLY LOCKED INSIDE OF THE VEHICLE. ANY ACCIDENT LEADING TO A VEHICLE FIRE, AND THE OCCUPANT WOULD BURN TO DEATH. TO SEE HOW COMMON THIS SITUATION IS, DO A GOOGLE SEARCH USING PART NUMBER "905507S000" IN THE SEARCH FIELD. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 NISSAN ARMADA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE BRAKE PEDAL WOULD DEPRESS TO THE FLOOR WHEN THE BRAKES WERE APPLIED. THE ANTI LOCK BRAKING SYSTEM WOULD ALSO ACTIVATE WHEN THE FAILURE OCCURRED. THE CONTACT WOULD TEMPORARILY RESOLVE THE FAILURE BY SHUTTING THE VEHICLE OFF AND RESTARTING. THE FAILURE RECURRED SEVERAL TIMES. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO DEALER FOR INSPECTION OR REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF FAILURE. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 130,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 149,000.

WHILE DRIVING DOWN THE FREEWAY THE BRAKE LIGHT CAME ON AND THE BRAKES WERE SOFT UNTIL YOU REACHED THE BOTTOM. THEN THE BRAKES WOULD ENGAGE BUT WOULD BRING THE TRUCK TO A SUDDEN STOP. IN THE MIDDLE OF THE FREEWAY WITH 4 KIDS RANGING FROM 2-12 AND 3 ADULTS IT COULD HAVE BEEN A SERIOUS IF NOT FATAL ACCIDENT. I MANAGED TO CONTROL THE TRUCK AND GET OFF THE FREEWAY. THIS HAS HAPPENED BEFORE BUT NOT IN THESE DRIVING CONDITIONS. MY FAMILY WAS VERY DISTRESSED. I PULLED INTO A LOCAL DEALERSHIP TO CHECK IT OUT SINCE TURNING THE VEHICLE OFF WILL RESET THE PROBLEM. I WAS TOLD THAT THE BRAKE BOOSTER NEEDED TO BE REPLACED BECAUSE OF A BAD DELTA STROKE SENSOR. THIS WILL COST APPROXIMATELY 928 DOLLARS. THIS HAS BEEN AN ONGOING PROBLEM AND AS I HAVE RESEARCHED THE INHERENT I AM NOT THE ONLY ONE. I PRAY NO ONE HAS A SERIOUS ACCIDENT. IF THE ISSUE IS RECURRING ALL OVER THE COUNTRY WITH THE BRAKE PROBLEM THEN RECALL IT. I GUESS WE WILL HAVE TO MAJOR ACCIDENT FOR NISSAN TO DO SOMETHING. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 NISSAN ARMADA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE STALLED WHILE DRIVING 70 MPH. THE CONTACT ALSO STATED THAT THE FUEL GAUGE INDICATED THAT FUEL WAS IN THE FUEL TANK, BUT THE FUEL TANK WAS ACTUALLY EMPTY. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO SUCCESSFULLY START THE VEHICLE AFTER ADDING MORE FUEL TO THE FUEL TANK. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO HAVE THE FAILURE DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND OFFERED NO ASSISTANCE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 79,000. UPDATED 11/14/11 *BF

THE AIRBAG LIGHT HAS BEEN BLINKING SINCE 2011 AND I FOUND OUT THIS YEAR THAT THERE IS A RECALL FOR THAT PURPOSE. I REPORTED TO NISSAN COMPANY ABOUT THAT AFTER MY CAR WAS REJECTED FOR THE ANNUAL INSPECTION. THEY TOLD ME THAT THE VIN# OF MY ARMADA WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL. I HAVE SINCE HEARD THAT THERE IS ANOTHER RECALL OF NISSAN CARS FROM 2002 AND UP. I WONDER WHAT ACTION I CAN TAKE SINCE MY ARMADA FALLS INTO THE YEARS MENTIONED. THANKS *JS

WHILE DRIVING THE VEHICLE IN RUSH HOUR TRAFFIC, THE ENTIRE SYSTEM SHUT DOWN AND THE VEHICLE HAD TO COAST ACCROSS THREE LANES OF TRAFFIC AT A SPEED OF 40 MILES PER HOUR. THERE WERE FOU PEOPLE IN THE VEHICLE, TWO ADULTS AND TWO CHILDREN WHO WERE ALL EXTREMELY FRIGHTENED BY THE EXPERIENCE. AT LEAST ONE VEHICLE TRAVELING BEHIND OURS HAD TO COME TO A FAST HAULT JUST BARELY MISSING THE REAR END OF THE TRUCK. I HD THE VEHICLE TOWED BY AAA BECAUSE IT WOULD NOT START OR CRACK UP. AFTER LEAVING THE VEHICLE WITH MY PRIVATE MECHANIC FOR ONE DAY HE DISCOVERED THAT THE FUEL SYSTEM WAS NOT FUNCTIONING PROPERLY. I THEN CALLED MY LOCAL NISSAN DEALER TO EXPLAIN THE ISSUE AND TO SEE IF A RECALL HAD BEEN DONE IN REGARDS TO THIS ISSUE I WAS TOLD "NO" AND THAT I WOULD HAVE TO PAY TO HAVE IT FIXED BECAUSE MY EXTENDED WARRANTY WAS UP. I THEN ASKED IF THE VEHICLE HAD ANY RECENT RECALLS AND WAS TOLD NO. AFTER SPEAKING WITHMY MECHANIC AGAIN, HE TOLD ME THAT THE VEHICLE HAD A RECALL BUT IT WAS VOLUNTARY BY THE DEALER AND ONLY FOR NISSAN ARMADA MODELS 2005-2008, MY VEHICLE IS A 2004 BUT HAS THE EXACT SAME PROBLEM AND COULD HAVE KILLED MY FAMILY.

WHILE TRAVELING ON ROAD (GOOD CONDITIONS) THE BRAKE LIGHT (RED) COMES ON AND A GRINDING NOISE ALONG WITH A MODERATE BRAKING COMES ON WITHOUT DRIVER EVER TOUCHING PARKING BRAKE OR FOOT BRAKE. WHEN BRAKE IS APPLIED THE VEHICLE COMES TO A SUDDEN STOP ALONG WITH LOUD GRINDING NOISE. THIS GRINDING NOISE CONTINUES UNTIL THE IGNITION IS TURNED OFF THEN BACK ON AGAIN. THIS HAPPENED MORE THAN A DOZEN TIMES AND I HAVE BROUGHT IT IN FOR SERVICING BUT NO RESOLUTION. THIS IS A GRAVE SAFETY HAZARD. *JB

I HAVE A 2004 ARMADA I BOUGHT NEW IN 2005. 08/2011 WAS THE FIRST TIME MY ABS VDL SLIP LIGHTS CAME ON AS I WAS BRAKING, ALONG WITH A HORRIBLE GRINDING NOISE WITH MY BRAKES. I WAS GOING ABOUT 20 MPH AND ATTEMPTED TO STOP. MY BRAKING WAS IMPAIRED, AND IF I TOUCHED THE BRAKES ANYMORE, MY FOOT WOULD GO TO THE FLOOR. NOT KNOWING WHAT TO DO, AFTER TRYING THE BRAKE SEVERAL TIMES (WHICH WAS MORE GRINDING NOISES) I SHUT THE CAR OFF, WAITED A FEW MINUTES AND STARTED WITH NO FURTHER ISSUES UNTIL 10/2012 WHEN THE EXACT SAME THING HAPPENED. THIS TIME I WAS GOING 40 MPH ON A 4 LANE HIGHWAY. I REPORTED IT TO MY NISSAN DEALER. THEY TOLD ME I HAD TO DRIVE IT IN WHEN THIS WAS HAPPENING. THEN 04/24/13 & 04/30/13 THE PROBLEM RECURRED. ON 04/24/13, I WAS DRIVING 40 MPH AT THE TIME THAT I ATTEMPTED TO BRAKE. ON 04/30/13, I WAS RIGHT BY AN AUTO ZONE WHEN IT HAPPENED. THEY READ THE CODE WHILE LIGHTS WERE ON, AND SAID THE CODE WAS 1179. AGAIN, THE SAME LIGHTS WERE ON, AND AGAIN, THEY TURNED OFF AFTER RESTARTING THE CAR. I CALLED NISSAN SERVICE WHO TOLD ME AGAIN THAT THEY NEED TO READ THE CODE WITH LIGHTS ON. THEY STATED 1179 "MEANT NOTHING TO THEM" BECAUSE IT WASN'T DONE AT A NISSAN DEALER. I CALLED NISSAN CONSUMER AFFAIRS WHO SAID THEY DIDN'T KNOW ANYTHING OF THIS PROBLEM. 08/18/13 RECURRENCE OF SAME ISSUE WHILE DRIVING DOWNTOWN CHICAGO IN STOP AND GO TRAFFIC. BROUGHT IT IN WITH NO LIGHTS ON TO NISSAN SERVICE (WHO HAVE SAID I NEED THE LIGHTS ON TO SEE WHAT WAS WRONG). NOW ALL OF A SUDDEN THEY ARE TELLING ME I NEED BRAKE BOOSTER AND TO REPROGRAM ABS = $1100. THAT SHOULD CORRECT THE PROBLEM, SHOULD IS WHAT THEY SAID AT SERVICE. I CALLED #2 NISSAN SERVICE, WHO TOLD ME I JUST NEED THE BRAKE BOOSTER REPLACED. CALLED A THIRD DEALER, THEY STATED I JUST NEEDED THE ABS REPROGRAMMED. *JB

2004 NISSAN ARMADA BRAKE FAILURE WHILE DRIVING,THIS IS AT RANDOM TIMES CAUSING US TO PANIC IN TRAFFIC.THIS HAS BEEN AN ON GOING PROBLEM WITH NO FIX AND THIS IS VERY SCARY AND UNSAFE.AND THE ONLY SOLUTION IS HOPE THAT YOU GET TO A SAFE PLACE WITHOUT INJURIES OR DEATH OCCURRING. TURN IT OFF AND BACK ON AND DRIVE UNTIL IT DOES IT AGAIN. SO TAKING A RISK EVERYDAY AND PRAYING THAT SOMETHING BE DONE WITH THIS IS LIKE AN AWAKENING NIGHTMARE WAITING TO HAPPEN JUST DON'T KNOW WHEN. THANKS FOR YOUR COOPERATION WITH THIS SAFETY ISSUE. *TR

2004 NISSAN ARMADA. RIGHT EXHAUST MANIFOLD IS CRACKED. VEHICLE PURCHASED 08/30/10 WITH 75,000 MILES. AT ABELOFF NISSAN IN BARTONSVILLE, PA. 09/07/2010 FOR BACK UP SENSOR AND CONTROL UNIT REPLACEMENT. NO OTHER ISSUES CITED. 03.08.2011, MILES: 83696 BACK AT ABELOFF NISSAN FOR ECM RELAY SAFETY RECALL. INSPECTION DONE AT THAT TIME. NO EXHAUST LEAKS CITED. 08/16/2011, MILES: 89312, VEHICLE AT LOCAL MECHANIC FOR STATE YEARLY INSPECTION. RIGHT EXHAUST MANIFOLD CRACKED, LOOKS TO HAVE BEEN CRACKED FOR A LONG TIME. I CANNOT BELIEVE THAT IN 5616 MILES, THE EXHAUST MANIFOLD IS CRACKING APART. RESEARCH ONLINE HAS SHOWN A KNOWN PROBLEM WITH THE NISSAN TITAN/ARMADA EXHAUST MANIFOLDS. I WOULD LIKE BOTH LEFT AND RIGHT MANIFOLDS REPLACED BY NISSAN AT NO COST. *KB

2004 NISSAN ARMADA; I'VE BEEN MONITORING THESE REPORTS FOR YEARS AND FIND IT RIDICULOUS THAT NISSAN IS INCOMPETENT IN DEALING WITH THIS ISSUE. THIS HAS BEEN AN ISSUE SINCE THE ADVENT OF THE ARMADA PLATFORM. I HAVE HAD THIS SAME ABS ISSUE SINCE WE PURCHASED THE CAR IN FEB 2005. ALTHOUGH THE ISSUE CAN BE RESOLVED OR RESET BY TURNING OFF THE ENGINE AND RESTARTING, IT DOES NOTHING TO WARD OFF CLOSE CALLS IN TRAFFIC OR BUSY STREETS WITH PEDESTRIANS. I'VE HEARD EVERYTHING FROM REPLACING THE COMPUTER, BRAKE BOOSTER, PRESSURE EQUALIZATION VALVE...ETC. THESE ARE ALL BLIND ATTEMPTS TO DO SOMETHING IF NOT ANYTHING. THE PROBLEM NEEDS TO BE RESOLVED DEFINITELY AND THE REMEDY APPLIED UNILATERALLY ACROSS THE ARMADA LINE. THE GRINDING NOISE, I BELIEVE IS NOT AT THE ROTORS, IT IS A SPRING LIKE RESONANCE THAT COMES FROM THE BRAKE BOOSTER AND THE MILLISECOND PRESSURE REACTION TO EACH OF THE WHEELS. IT SOUNDS LIKE SOMEONE HITS A LARGE COIL SPRING WITH A HAMMER. I CAN'T TELL, BUT IS THIS PROBLEM LIMITED TO JUST THE 2004 MODELS? COME ON NISSAN...DO THE RIGHT THING BEFORE SOMEONE GETS HURT! *KB

DRIVING 2004 NISSAN ARMADA SE OFF ROAD TRAVELING AT LOW SPEED (20 MPH OR LESS) IN TRAFFIC. BRAKE LIGHT COMES ON IN THE DASHBOARD, BRAKE PRESSURE GOES TO NEAR NOTHING (HAVE TO PUSH PEDAL ALL THE WAY TO FLOOR TO STOP CAR) AND BRAKES MAKE A GRINDING NOISE UNDER THE STEERING COLUMN. CAR STOPS EVENTUALLY BUT NO CONFIDENCE CAR WOULD STOP SUDDENLY. PROBLEM IS FIXED TEMPORARILY IF CAR IS TURNED OFF AND RESTARTED. HAPPENS INTERMITTENTLY COULD GO 3-4 WEEKS WITHOUT A PROBLEM, BUT EVERYTIME SEEMS TO BE AT LOW SPEED IN TRAFFIC WITH REPETITIVE USE OF THE BRAKES. NISSAN DEALER CAN'T REPLICATE PROBLEM AND CAN'T DIAGNOSE PROBLEM WITHOUT SEEING CAR WITH BRAKE FAILURE INDICATOR STILL ON. THEY ARE RECOMMENDING POTENTIALLY REPLACING ABS COMPUTER $1,500 BUT NO GUARANTEE THAT WILL FIX PROBLEM. *KB

SUDDEN AND COMPLETE FAILURE OF THE BRAKING SYSTEM. BRAKE PEDAL BECOMES HARD TO PUSH AND THE BRAKES ISSUE A SCRAPPING AND GRINDING NOISE. VERY SCARY. BRAKES BECOME UNUSABLE AND IT IS CLEAR THAT THE ABS CONTROLLER HAS SOMEHOW COME ONE AT AN INAPPROPRIATE TIME SUCH THAT THE BRAKING SYSTEM IS NOT OPERATING PROPERLY. IF THIS OCCURRED AT HIGH SPEED, IT WOULD SURELY CAUSE A MAJOR ACCIDENT. THIS HAS HAPPENED SEVERAL TIMES WITH THIS VEHICLE AND THERE ARE MANY OTHER ACCOUNTS WITH OTHER VEHICLE. YOU ARE REFERRED TO THE WEBSITE OF ARMADA.COM FOR THE SAME. NISSAN SHOULD HAVE RECALLED THESE VEHICLES LONG AGO FOR REPAIRS. I AM TOLD THAT SOME DEALERS ARE REPROGRAMMING THE COMPUTER AND ARE CHARGING OWNERS FOR THIS INHERENT DEFECT IN THESE VEHICLE AND POOR DESIGN FROM THE FACTORY. THIS RAMPANT CONDITION WHICH AFFECTS THOUSANDS OF VEHICLE IN THE U.S. BOTH NISSAN ARMADA OF ALL YEARS 2004-PRESENT AND NISSAN LUXURY COMPANION VEHICLES UNDER THE INFINITY QX DESIGN. THE ABOVE PREVALENT DEFECT IS A CLEAR AND PRESENT DANGER TO ALL OWNERS OF ARMADA AND QX VEHICLES. NISSAN KNOWS ABOUT THIS, BUT HAS FAILED AND REFUSED TO ISSUE A RECALL. THEY SHOULD BE DIRECTED TO DO SO, OR BE HEAVILY PENALIZED FOR FAILURE TO REPAIR THESE VEHICLE TO PREVENT FUTURE INJURY TO VEHICLE OWNERS AND THEIR FAMILIES. UPDATED 08/31/11 *BF

I HAVE A 2004 NISSAN ARMADA, AND I WAS DRIVING WHEN THE BRAKE LIGHT CAME ON AND THE ABS SYSTEM ENGAGED ON ITS OWN AND I LOST BRAKING POWER. I SHUT THE CAR OFF AND THE PROBLEM WENT AWAY THIS IS A VERY SERIOUS PROBLEM THAT SOMEONE CAN GET HURT OR BE KILLED FROM. I CONTACTED NISSAN, AND IM GOING TO TAKE IT TO THE DEALERSHIP FOR DIAGNOSIS. PLEASE LOOK INTO THIS MATTER BEFORE SOMEONE DIES. *KB

BRAKES STOPPED WORKING! BRAKE LIGHT CAME ON WHEN I TRIED TO COME TO A STOP I HAD MAYBE 20% BRAKE USAGE. IF I HAD NOT NOTICED THE LIGHT COMING ON AND HAD TO STOP IN AN EMERGENCY WOULD HAVE CRASHED FOR SURE! I HAVE 3 KIDS, A GREAT GRANDMOTHER AND 2 OTHER KIDS THAT I WATCH 5 DAYS A WEEK. THESE WILL BE A TRAGEDY IF THE PROBLEM IS NOT FIXED. I HAVE TAKEN IT TO THE DEALER A NUMBER OF TIMES TO BE TOLD THERE IS NO PROBLEM. ONLY FOR IT TO KEEP HAPPENING. PLEASE HELP US A FORCE NISSAN TO RECALL THESE MODELS AND REPAIR SO THAT WE CAN BE SAFE ON OUR ROADS. *TR

WHEN DRIVING THE ABS LIGHT COMES ON THEN WHEN YOU PRESS THE BREAKS THEY GRIND THEN GOES TO THE FLOOR. *TR

2004 NISSAN ARMADA. BRAKE FAILURE, LOUD GRINDING, VIBRATION, WOULD NOT STOP. TURNED CAR OFF, THEN BACK ON, AND PROBLEM WAS GONE. I SUSPECT ITS A COMPUTER RELATED ISSUE THAT WILL EVENTUALLY CAUSE A SERIOUS ACCIDENT. *TR

NISSAN ARMADA (AND TITAN WHICH IS IDENTICAL MECHANICALLY) HAS A KNOWN PROBLEM WITH IT'S FRONT BRAKES BEING UNDERSIZED IN THE EARLY MODELS OF SAID VEHICLES (MODEL YEARS 2004-2006). THIS CAN EASILY BE CONFIRMED BY NISSAN'S THREE CHANGES THEY HAVE MADE TO THE FRONT BRAKES OF THESE VEHICLES EVEN THOUGH THE VEHICLES HAVE ESSENTIALLY REMAINED UNCHANGED FROM YEARS 2004 RIGHT UP THOUGH THE CURRENT MODEL YEAR 2015. THEY FIRST CHANGED THE ROTOR THICKNESS, THEN THE ROTOR DIAMETER (320MM TO 350MM) AND THE CALIPERS/TORQUE MEMBERS/BRAKE HOSES, THEN FINALLY THEY CHANGED THE INNER HUB DIAMETER OF THE ROTOR DUE TO AN INCREASE IN THE HUB/BEARING SIZE (82MM TO 90MM). NISSAN HAD ISSUED AT LEAST ONE TSB ABOUT THIS PROBLEM BUT THEY NEVER ISSUED A RECALL WHICH IS WHAT THEY SHOULD HAVE DONE. THE CORE ISSUE IS THAT THESE RATHER LARGE FULL SIZE SUV'S AND PICKUP TRUCKS WERE DESIGNED INITIALLY WITH FRONT BRAKES THAT WERE SEVERELY UNDERSIZED FOR THE WEIGHT/SIZE OF THE VEHICLE. THIS LED TO THE VEHICLES ROTORS EASILY OVERHEATING AND GLAZING THE BRAKE PADS WHICH THEN LED TO HOT SPOTTED, WARPED, OR OTHERWISE RUINED FRONT ROTORS AND PADS. ANOTHER SYMPTOM (THAT I BELIEVE IT CAUSED AND THE MOST DANGEROUS PART) IS THAT ESPECIALLY IN THE WARMER MONTHS THE OVERHEATING OF THE ROTORS WOULD CAUSE THE ANTI LOCK FRONT BRAKE SYSTEM SENSORS (LOCATED WITHIN THE FRONT WHEEL HUB) TO TRIGGER (FALSE POSITIVE) RANDOMLY AND YOU WOULD DANGEROUSLY LOSE CONTROL OF THE VEHICLES ABILITY TO BRAKE (AND STEER) SAFELY. TURNING THE VEHICLE OFF MOMENTARILY AND RESTARTING WOULD "CLEAR" THE PROBLEM BUT NEVER THE LESS EXTREMELY UNSAFE. I HAVE CONTACTED NISSAN OF NORTH AMERICA CUSTOMER SERVICE AND INFORMED THEM OF THIS BUT THEY ARE UNWILLING TO HELP OTHER THAN TO TELL ME TO TAKE IT TO A DEALER AT MY OWN COST. I SAID I WOULD BE HAPPY TO DO SO IF THEY COVERED THE COST OF THE "DIAGNOSTICS" BUT THEY REFUSED. *TR

BOTH EXHAUST MANIFOLDS FAILED TWICE. AT 40,000 MILES AND 80,000 MILES. NISSAN REPLACED UNDER WARRANTY AT 40K WITH SAME DEFECTIVE MANIFOLDS WHICH FAILED AGAIN AT 80K. NISSAN OFFERED TO REPLACE WITH SAME DEFECTIVE PARTS FOR A TOTAL OF $2400.00. LEAKS WEREN'T DISCOVERED TILL 83K MILES. I NOW OWN A VEHICLE THAT HAS CONSISTENTLY LEAKED CARBON MONOXIDE INTO THE PASSEGER CABIN. MY SPOUSE IS WONDERING IF THIS WAS THE CAUSE OF MY SIX YEAR OLD'S BRAIN CANCER WHICH WAS DIAGNOSED 4 YEARS AGO WHEN THE MANIFOLDS WERE LEAKING FOR THE FIRST TIME. THIS VEHICLE HAS BEEN HER DAILY DRIVER SINCE NEW. IT SEEMS THAT NISSAN ARMADA AND TITAN VEHICLES HAVE EXHAUST MANIFOLDS THAT FAIL BETWEEN 30/40K AND NISSAN REPLACES WITH SAME DEFECTIVE PART. *KB

NISSAN ARMADA BRAKE ISSUE FOR 2004-2006 MODEL YEAR. NISSAN USA IS NOT ACKNOWLEDGING ARMADA HAS ISSUE WITH THE BRAKE SYSTEM. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 10-15 MPH,I APPLIED PRESSURE TO THE BRAKE PEDAL AND THE BRAKE PEDAL FELL TO THE FLOOR. I HEARD A GRINDING NOISE COMING FROM THE BRAKES. I CONTACTED NISSAN AND THEY HAD ME DO A DIAGNOSTIC AT THE DEALER. NISSAN IS STILL NOT DOING ANYTHING TO REPAIR THE BRAKE. *TR

BRAKE ISSUE IN 2004 NISSAN ARMADA. BRAKE IN MY VEHICLE CAME TO LESS THAN 10% AND WITH A 6000 POUND VEHICLE WITH NO BRAKES, I AM PRONE TO GET INTO AN ACCIDENT. I HAVE COMPLAINED THIS ISSUE TO NISSAN FILE NUMBER 7181591 ON 06/01/2011. THEY ARE NOT DOING ANYTHING UNTIL THERE ARE ENOUGH COMPLAINS TO RESOLVE THE BRAKE ISSUE. MY INITIAL REPORT FOR THIS ISSUE WAS ON 02/06/2011 CONFIRMATION NUMBER (ODI NUMBER) IS: 10380868. *TR

VEHICLE BRAKE LIGHT COMES ON, BRAKE MAKES A SPRINGY SOUND, BRAKES BECOME SPONGY AND IT IS DIFFICULT TO STOP. ONCE WE CAME TO A STOP TURNED THE VEHICLE OFF THEN ON AND THE ISSUE WENT AWAY. IT'S SCARY TO PUT MY FAMILY BACK IN THE VEHICLE. *TR

ABS SYSTEM ON MY 2004 NISSAN ARMADA DISENGAGES WHILE DRIVING. LEAVING THE DRIVER WITH ONLY THE EMERGENCY BRAKE. IT APPEARS TO BE A PROBLEM WITH THOUSANDS OF ARMADAS. ABS RE-ENGAGES AFTER YOU SHUT DOWN THE MOTOR AND RE-START THE VEHICLE. IT IS MY UNDERSTANDING THE PROBLEM IS DUE TO A FAULTY ABS SENSOR. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 NISSAN ARMADA. THE CONTACT STATED HE RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 10V517000 (ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING) AND THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR REPAIRS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT APPROXIMATELY ONE HOUR AFTER RETRIEVING THE VEHICLE FROM THE DEALER, THE ENTIRE INSTRUMENT PANEL AND INTERIOR CABIN LIGHTS BEGAN ILLUMINATING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN BACK TO THE DEALER WHO ADVISED THAT THE CONTACT WOULD BE HELD LIABLE FOR A DIAGNOSTIC TEST TO DETERMINE THE FAILURE, WHICH WOULD COST HIM $90. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT FURTHER REPAIRED AND THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 42,500.

MY ARMADA SHOWED THAT THERE WAS FUEL IN THE TANK. THE GAUGE ON THE INSTRUMENT CLUSTER AND THE TRIP COMPUTER BOTH SHOWED THERE WAS A TANK OF GAS IN THE VEHICLE; HOWEVER, THE VEHICLE HAD RAN OUT OF GAS. THE FUEL SENDING UNIT IS NOT WORKING CORRECTLY. I TOOK THE VEHICLE TO NISSAN AND WAS TOLD THE FUEL SENDING UNIT WAS BAD IN THE ARMADA AND IF I WERE LUCKY MY VEHICLE MAY BE PART OF THE RECALL. MY ARMADA IS A 2004, RECALLS WERE DONE FOR THE FUEL SENDING UNIT ON 2005 MODELS AND ABOVE. NISSAN HAS REFUSED TO RECALL THE 2004 MODEL. SAFETY ISSUE FUEL GAUGE INACCURACY. I AM REQUESTING THAT THE 2004 MODEL ARMADA BE ADDED TO SAFETY RECALL NTB10037. THIS FAULT CAUSES THE VEHICLE TO RAN OUT OF FUEL WHILE THE GAUGE STILL SHOWS UP TO A QUARTER TANK REMAINING. LOSS OF POWER AND CONTROL OF VEHICLE WHICH MAY CAUSE ACCIDENTS. *TR

I OWN A 2004 NISSAN ARMADA. ABOUT 2 WEEKS AGO WHILE DRIVING THE RED AIRBAG WARNING LIGHT TURNED ON AND WOULD NOT TURN OFF. I JUST HAD IT SERVICED TODAY AND WAS TOLD THAT THE FRONT CRASH ZONE AIRBAG SENSOR BEING THAT IT IS LOCATED OUTSIDE OF THE FRONT RADIATOR GRILL ENDS UP RUSTING OUT FROM THE ELEMENTS OF OUR WEATHER. THEREFORE IT NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE CAR IS OUT OF WARRANTY SO THEREFORE IT WAS BILLABLE. AFTER DOING SOME RESEARCH I CAME ACROSS A NISSAN RECALL FROM JANUARY 2009. THE NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID # IS 08V690000. THIS RECALL WAS FOR THE EXACT SAME PROBLEM WITH THE CRASH ZONE SENSOR RUSTING OUT FROM SNOW/SALT IN THE NORTHERN US STATES BUT WAS ONLY LIMITED TO 2005-2009 PATHFINDERS, FRONTIERS AND XTERRA VEHICLES. I FEEL THAT MY VEHICLE SHOULD BE INCLUDED IN THIS RECALL DUE TO THE FACT THAT IT IS THE EXACT SAME PROBLEM LISTED IN THE RECALL AND I LIVE IN NY STATE WHICH OBVIOUSLY HAS WINTERS WITH SNOW AND SALT. THE RECALL ISSUED A REDESIGNED SENSOR TO CORRECT THE PROBLEM AT NO COST TO THE VEHICLE OWNER. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 NISSAN ARMADA. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 20 MPH, THE CONTACT APPLIED PRESSURE TO THE BRAKES AND HEARD A LOUD GRINDING NOISE. HE WAS UNABLE TO BRING THE VEHICLE TO A COMPLETE STOP, CAUSING THE PEDAL TO JERK. HE WAS FORCED TO USE THE EMERGENCY BRAKE IN ORDER TO STOP THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER WHO PERFORMED A DIAGNOSTIC TEST WHICH CONCLUDED THAT THE BRAKE BOOSTER FAILED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER DID NOT OFFER ANY ASSISTANCE. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 67,287.

MY 2004 NISSAN PATHFINDER ARMADA LE HAS ONLY 20,000 MILES AND I HAD TO REPLACE THE FUEL SENSOR BECAUSE IT WAS READING INCORRECTLY. WHEN I FILLED UP, THE GAUGE WOULD ONLY SHOW IT 3/4 FULL. ISN'T INACCURATE READING OF THE FUEL TANK A SAFETY HAZARD WHEN DRIVING? WHY WASN'T THE 2004 INCLUDED IN THE FUEL SENSOR RECALL LIKE THE 2005 TO 2009 MODELS? *TR