2004 Nissan Armada

DT: 2004 NISSAN ARMADA. CONSUMER COMPLAINED ABOUT FRONT BRAKE ROTORS PROBLEM. TOOK VEHICLE TO THE DEALER FOUR TIMES , AND THEY KNEW THERE WAS A PROBLEM, AND THEY WERE ONLY FIXING THIS IN SHORT TERM. IN TWO OR THREE MONTHS THIS WILL HAPPEN AGAIN. CONSUMER SPOKEN WITH THE MANUFACTURER, AND THEY WERE AWARE OF THIS PROBLEM, BUT WILL NOT ISSUE A RECALL. WHEN DRIVING AT ANY SPEED AND GOING DOWN HILLS, AND SOON AS TAKING FOOT OFF THE GAS AND GOING TO APPLY THE BRAKES FRONT WHEELS, STEERING WHEEL AND BRAKE PEDAL SHAKE VERY BADLY. THIS CAUSED THE CAR TO STOP. *AK

ON THREE OCCASSIONS, AT MILEAGE 7500, 15000, AND 22000, THE FRONT ROTORS HAVE WARPED ON MY NISSAN PATHFINDER ARMANDA 4WD, CAUSING DANGEROUS STEERING AND DRIVING CONDITIONS. THE PROBLEM HAS BEEN DESCRIBED AS INCORRECTLY SIZED BRAKE PADS WHICH HEAT UP AND WARP THE ROTORS. NISSAN HAS CORRECTED THE PROBLEM IN EACH CASE BY GRINDING AND/OR REPLACING THE ROTORS. THE PROBLEM HAS BEEN DESCRIBED AS THE "ARMADA BRAKE ISSUE".

PURCHASED 2004 NISSAN ARMADA, JUNE 2004 8/04 TECH FOUND FRONT ROTORS TO BE WARPED CAUSING PULSATION, RESURFACED FRONT ROTORS 1/05TECH FOUND FRONT ROTORS NEEDING TO BE CUT, AND HARDWARE REPLACED, RESURFASED FRONT ROTORS, REPLACED ALL HARDWARE 4/05TECH VERIFIED BOTH FRONT BRAKE ROTORS WARPED DUE TO EXCESSIVE HEAT, RESURFACED BOTH FRONT BRAKE ROTORS 6/05 AGAIN!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

THE CONSUMER EXPERIENCED A SURGE WHEN THE BRAKES WERE APPLIED, WHICH MADE IT DIFFICULT TO STOP RELIABLY. THE STEERING WHEEL SHOOK WHEN THE BRAKES WERE APPLIED AT DIFFERENT SPEEDS. THE DEALER REPLACED THE ROTORS TWICE BUT THE SAME PROBLEM RECURS LESS THAN 3000 MILES LATER. THE HARDER THE BRAKES ARE APPLIED, THE MORE VIOLENT THE SHAKING OF THE STEERING WHEEL. THE VEHICLE WAS DRIVEN UNDER NORMAL DRIVING CONDITIONS. *NM

PURCHASED 2004 NISSAN ARMADA 11/2004. PROGRESSIVELY GREATER SHIMMY/JUTTER WHILE BRAKING. UNSAFE FEEL WHILE ATTEMPTING TO STOP. BRAKE FAILURE COULD RESULT IN SERIOUS INJURY OR DEATH. BRAKE SYSTEM WAS INSPECTED AND FOUND TO HAVE UNDERDESIGNED COMPONENTS FOR VEHICLE WEIGHT AS STATED BY NISSAN DEALER ON 5/27/05. DEALER TURNED ROTORS, REPLACED PADS, STATED "THIS WAS NOT A PERMANENT FIX". THIS ALL DONE WITHIN 8000 MILES.

DT: THE CONTACT STATES THAT HE OWNS A 2004 NISSAN ARMADA. HE HAS TAKING HIS VEHICLE INTO A MECHANIC THREE TIMES FOR THE SAME PROBLEM. THERE IS A VIBRATION IN HIS BRAKES. HE WOULD HAVE A KIT PUT ON HIS BRAKES AND THEY TOLD HIM EACH TIME THAT HE WOULD NOT NEED TO HAVE IT FIXED ANYMORE HIS VEHICLE IS MESSED UP NOW WITH THE SAME BRAKING PROBLEM THIS IS THE FOURTH TIME. HE ONLY HAS 9500 MILES ON HIS VEHICLE. THE BRAKING PROBLEM CONSIST OF THE STEERING WHEEL JUMPING REALLY BAD WHILE APPLYING PRESSURE TO THE BRAKES. THE VIBRATION OCCURS EVEN IN NORMAL BRAKING. THE DESIGN OF BRAKING SYSTEM IS ANTILOCK BRAKES. HE DOES HAVE THE REPAIR INVOICES FOR EACH FAILURE. THIS HAS CAME CLOSE TO CAUSING AN ACCIDENT. *NM

I BOUGHT A NEW 2004 NISSAN ARMADA. ONLY 3 MONTHS AFTER DRIVING, I STARTED TO HAVE PROBLEMS WITH THE BRAKES. IT STARTED WITH EXCESSIVE BRAKE DUST AND SQUEAKING BARKES. THIS TURNED INTO A GRINDING SOUND WHEN BRAKES WERE APPLYING WITHIN ANOTHER MONTH, EVENTUALLY LEADINGTHE BRAKE SHUDDER. THE STEARING WHEEL STARTED TO SHAKE AS I APPLIEID THE BRAKES. I TOOK THE CAR INTO NISSAN OF BAKERSFIELD TO HAVE THE CAR SERVICED. THE EMPLOYEE WHO SCHEDULED MY APPOINTMENT INFORMED ME THAT ALL 2004 AND 2005 ARMADA AND TITANS HAD PROBLEMS WITH THE BRAKE SYSTEM. SHE INFORMED ME THAT THEY WERE AWARE OF THE PROBELM WITH THE BRAKE SYSTEM NOT BEING ABLE TO CARRY THE WEIGHT OF THE CAR, THERFORE THE BRAKES BUCKEL UNDER PRESSURE CAUSING DAMAGE TO THE ROTORS AND BRAKE PADS. I HAD TO TAKE MY CAR IN A MONTH LATER TO GET THE BRAKES SERVICED AGAIN, DUE TO THE SAME PROBLEM.

NISSAN - 2004, PATHFINDER ARMADA AT PRESENT 22,000 MILES. PROBLEM STATED AT LESS THAN 2,000 MILES. VEHICLE HAS BEEN BACK TO DEALER 6 TIMES SINCE ACQUISITION FOR BRAKE PROBLEMS. FAILURE OF THE BRAKE SYSTEM. TAKE LONGER TO STOP WITH SEVERE SHUDDERING OF THE STEERING COLUMN. THIS COULD RESULT IN A CRASH WITH LOSS OF LIVES. DELEAR REFINISH THE EXISTING ROTORS OR INSTALL NEW ONES WITH NEW PADS AND BOLT ASSEMBLY.*AK