2004 Nissan Armada

PURCHASED A NEW 2004 ARMADA IN AUGUST 2004. HAD NOTHING BUT PROBLEMS WITH THE CAR. I RECENTLY WAS INVOLVED IN AN ACCIDENT BECAUSE OF BRAKE FAILURE. THE CAR WAS TAKEN TO NISSAN IMMEDIATELY AFTER THE BODY WAS REPAIRED FOR THEM ,TO REPAIR THE BRAKES. MID CITY NISSAN IN CHICAGO INFORMED ME THAT THEY WOULD NOT REPAIR THE VEHICLE BECAUSE THE BODY SHOP DAMAGED THE BRAKES. THIS WAS RIDICULOUS BECAUSE THE CAR WAS IN THE ACCIDENT IN THE FIRST PLACE DUE TO BRAKE FAILURE. . ALSO, THE INITIAL INSPECTION REVEALED, THAT PREVIOUS TO ANY BODY WORK DONE, THE ROTORS/ CALIPERS, AND THE PADS WERE DEFECTIVE. NISSAN WAS WELL AWARE OF THIS PROBLEM, YET THEY DID NIT WANT TO ADMIT IT. IN ADDITION, THE EMPLOYEES OF MID CITY WERE EXTREMELY RUDE AND CONFRONTATIONAL. THEY WERE NOT HELPFUL IN ANY WAY. DRIVER'S SIDE WINDOW DID NOT ALWAYS ROLL UP, AND THE STEREO'S VOLUME FADED IN AND OUT. HOWEVER, MID CITY DID NOT WANT TO REPAIR THESE PROBLEMS EITHER BECAUSE THERE WAS NOTHING WRONG WITH THE CAR". THIS WAS THE WORST TRUCK I HAVE EVER OWNED, AND I WILL NEVER BUY ANOTHER NISSAN. I CANNOT BELIEVE HOW POOR THEIR CUSTOMER SERVICE IS. I AGREE WITH A PREVIOUS POST, I SHOULD HAVE BROUGHT MY $40,000 TO TOYOTA. *AK

COMPLETE BRAKE FAILURE-- VEHICLE: 2004 NISSAN ARMADA LE THIS VEHICLE HAS BEEN IN THE SHOP (DEALER) SEVERAL TIMES WITH BRAKE ISSUES. THE ROTORS HAVE BEEN TURNED AND REPLACED AND TURNED AGAIN. NISSAN HAS NOT AS OF YET CORRECTED THE PROBLEM. ABOUT A WEEK AGO, I WAS MAKING A STOP AT AN INTERSECTION WHEN THE BRAKE PEDAL WENT COMPLETELY TO THE FLOOR. I "PUMPED" THE PEDAL AND GOT ENOUGH PEDAL TO BE ABLE TO STOP. ON EXAM OF THE BRAKE SYSTEM, I FOUND THAT THE BRAKE FLUID RESERVOIR WAS OVER HALF EMPTY. WHY? I DO NOT KNOW. I ADDED FLUID AND THE BRAKE PROBLEM APPEARED TO BE CORRECTED. I TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER AND REQUESTED IT BE EXAMINED TO SEE IF THEY COULD DETERMINE IF THERE WAS A LEAK OF SOME KIND THAT MAY HAVE CAUSED THE FLUID LEVEL TO GET LOW. IN CHECKING OUT THE VEHICLE, THE PROBLEM OCCURRED AGAIN WITH THE TECHNICIAN. THEY COULD NOT DETERMINE THE CAUSE.*AK

I'M LEASING A NISSAN ARMADA 2004 BRAKES OF THE CAR HAVE DEFECTS. THE CAR SHAKES WHEN YOU HIT THE BRAKES, HARD TO CONTROL THE CAR, VERY UNSAFE ON SPEED OF 50 MILES. I SENT THE CAR TO THE MAINTANENCE ABOUT 4 TIMES NOW, AND THE SAME DEFETS HAPPENED OVER AND OVER, LAST WEEK END I LOST CONTROL OF THE CARE AND I WAS ON THE HIEGH WAY AND I HAD TO GET OUT OF THE ROAD TO THE SHOULDER OTHER WISE I WOULD BE CRASH OTHER CARS. PLEASE HELP ME I TIRED FROM GOING BACK AND FORTH TO THE DEALER TAKING UNPAID DAYS OFF FROM WORK, I WORRIED ABOUT MY KIDS AND MY FAMLIY SAFETY, I DON'T WANT TO WAIT UNTIL AN ACCIDENT HAPPEN. *AK

I HAVE TAKEN MY 2004 NISSAN ARMADA IN FOR BRAKE SERVICE FOUR (4) TIMES NOW. 14737 MILES AND CAR IS ALMOST UNDRIVABLE. NISSAN HAS KNOWN ABOUT THIS PROBLEM FOR SOME TIME, AND YET NO FIX IS AVAILABLE. NISSAN CUSTOMER SERVICE WAS SUPPOSED TO CONTACT MY WITHIN 2 BUSINESS DAYS. NO CALL. I AM LEAVING FOR A 3 WEEK VACATION AND MY CAR IS UNSAFE TO DRIVE. DEALER SAYS MY ROTORS CAN'T BE TURNED AGAIN(THEY'VE BEEN TURNED 3 TIMES ALREADY). DEALER SAYS THEY HAVE NO ROTORS AVAILABLE. DEALER TOLD ME THAT "I" COULD CHECK WITH OTHER DEALERS ABOUT THE AVAILIBLITY OF ROTORS. DEALER GM TOLD ME THAT HE WAS ALSO HAVING THE SAME PROBLEM AND WAS WAITING FOR ROTORS HIMSELF.

BRAKES DEVELOPED A BAD PROBLEM WITH VIBRATIONS WHEN BRAKING WHICH ACUTALLY GIGGLED THE STEERING WHEEL. PROBLEM WAS FIRST REPAIRED AT 5,000 MILES AND THEY SERVICED IT BY TURNING THE ROTORS. PROBLEM REOCCURED AT 11,000 MILES AND IT WAS SERVICED AGAIN. THIS TIME THE ROTORS COULD NOT BE TURNED AND THEY HAD TO REPLACE THE ROTORS, PAD KIT, AND BOOT KIT. AT 16,000 MILES THE PROBLEM ONCE AGAIN REOCCURED AND AT THE TIME THE SERVICE DEPT. SAID THAT NISSAN HAS NOT FOUND A PERMANENT FIX FOR THIS PROBLEM AND THEY ONCE AGAIN TURNED MY ROTORS. I HAVE SINCE CALLED NISSAN AND WAS TOLD BY THEIR REPRESENTATIVE THAT NISSAN IS ONLY PROVIDING "COUNTER-MEAURES" AND HAS NOT FOUND A FIX AND HAS NO DATE WHEN ONE WILL BE AVAIL. I FEEL IT IS A MAJOR SAFETY ISSUE SINCE THESE PROBLEMS HAVE OCCURED WITHOUT EVENING TOWING ANYTHING AND I AM PURSUING THE LEMON LAW IN THE STATE OF WASHINGTON. IT IS UNREASONABLE TO EXPECT PEOPLE TO DRIVE A VEHICLE WHICH HAS TO HAVE A MAJOR BREAK SERVICE PERFOMED EVERY 5,000 MILES JUST TO BE SOMEWHAT SAFE.*AK

BRAKES JUTTER AND NEED REPAIR EVERY 5,000 MILES. CAR HAS HAD ROTORS TURNS, PAD REPLACED, ROTORS REPLACED. THE FIRST FAILURE WAS NOTED WITH 5,000 MILES ON IT AND A REPAIR WAS MADE. A REPAIR WAS AGAIN MADE AT 11,000 MILES AT THAT TIME NEW ROTORS WERE INSTALLED AND ANOTHER REPAIR WAS MADE IN MARCH 2005 AT 16,000 MILES. I CALLED NISSAN AND WAS TOLD BY THEIR REPRESENTATIVE THAT THE FIXES WERE "COUNTER-MEASURES" AND THAT AT THIS TIME NO PERMANENT FIX HAS BEEN IDENTIFIED AND THERE IS NO DATE FOR A PERMANENT FIX TO THIS SAFETY PROBLEM.*AK

WHILE APPLYING THE BRAKE PEDAL, THE VEHICLE VIBRATED UNCONTROLLABLY. THE DRIVER WAS ABLE TO MAINTAIN CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE AND DROVE IT TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION. THE MECHANIC INFORMED THE DRIVER THAT THE ROTORS NEEDED TO BE REPLACED AND REPLACED IT THREE TIMES. HOWEVER, THE PROBLEM STILL OCCURS AT THIS TIME. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER DETAILS. *NM