2004 Nissan Armada

I PURCHASED THE NEW NISSAN ARMADA ON 1/18/04. TOWARDS THE MIDDLE OF MARCH, I NOTICED MY STEERING WHEEL WAS VIBRATING AND THAT IT WAS GETTING HARDER TO STOP. I TOOK THE TRUCK IN ON 3/29/04 (APPX 3000 MI) TO FIND OUT THAT THE BRAKE ROTORS WERE OUT OF ROUND. THE DEALERSHIP RESURFACED THE ROTORS AND THE VIBRATIONS STOPPED. AT APPROXIMATELY 5000 MILES THE ISSUE AROSE AGAIN. I TOOK THE TRUCK IN 6/17/04 (5760 MI) AND FOUND OUT THAT THE ROTORS WERE OUT OF ROUND AND THAT THE PADS HAD TO BE REPLACED. THE ADVISOR TOLD ME MINE WAS THE 5TH ARMADA SHE HAD IN FOR THE SAME PROBLEM AND THAT ONE GENTLEMAN'S ROTORS WERE SO BAD THAT THEY WERE CRACKED. UNFORTUNATELY, THE DEALER WAS OUT OF PARTS AND I HAD TO DRIVE THE CAR UNTIL 7/19 (ANOTHER MONTH) BEFORE THE DEALER COULD GET THE PARTS REPLACE. DURING THAT TIME, THE VEHICLE WAS VERY DIFFICULT TO KEEP STRAIGHT WHEN BREAKING, EVEN AT SLOW SPEEDS. THE VEHICLE'S STEERING WHEEL WOULD VIOLENTLY VIBRATE AND TWIST FROM SIDE TO SIDE, CAUSING ME TO HAVE TO GRASP HOLD OF THE STEERING WHEEL WITH A LOT OF PRESSURE. THE DEALERSHIP REPLACED THE ROTORS AND PADS ON 7/19. I WOULDN'T RECOMMEND WEAKER INDIVIDUALS TRY TO DRIVE THE VEHICLE, AND DEMAND THAT THE DEALERSHIP PROVIDE A RENTAL CAR. IT APPEARS THAT THIS IS A CRITICAL VEHICLE COMPONENTS THAT MAY BREAK, FALL APART, OR SEPARATE FROM THE VEHICLE CAUSING LOSS OF VEHICLE CONTROL, OR INJURY TO PERSONS INSIDE OR OUTSIDE THE VEHICLE. I WOULD RECOMMEND AN IMMEDIATE RECALL. *JB

PURCHASED 2004 NISSAN ARMADA IN DEC. 03. AT APPROX. 4000 MI STARTED NOTICING VIBRATION IN BRAKING AND THEN SHIMMY IN FRONT END SHORTLY THEREAFTER. TOOK THE CAR IN TO THE DEALERSHIP AND THEY TOLD ME I WAS SUPPOSED TO USE THE PARKING BRAKE ABOUT ONCE A WEEK TO RESET THE BRAKES. THEY TOLD ME THIS WAS COMMON IN NISSAN AS WELL AS OTHER MAKES OF TRUCKS. HAVE OWNED 5 OTHER MAKES OF SUV'S AND NEVER HAVE EXPERIENCED THIS PROBLEM FROM NOT USING THE PARKING BRAKE. THE SERVICE DEPT. TURNED THE ROTORS AND THE TRUCK WAS FINE UNTIL ABOUT 10,000 MILES WHEN IT STARTED ALL OVER AGAIN. HAVE IT BACK IN THE SHOP TODAY WHERE I WAS JUST TOLD THAT NISSAN HAS ISSUED A BULLETIN ON THE BRAKE PROBLEM. *JB

WE PURCHASED VEHICLE NEW IN NOVEMBER OF 2003 WITH ONLY 10 MILES ON ODOMETER. AFTER FIVE MONTHS OF OWNERSHIP AND ONLY 6,280 MILES, THE FRONT WHEELS BEGAN TO SHIMMY REALLY BAD DURING BRAKING. I TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER AND THEY STATED THE FRONT ROTORS WERE WARPED. THE REASON OR LOGIC THEY GAVE WAS THIS WAS PROBABLY DUE TO THE ROTORS BECOMING WET AND HEATED UNDER BRAKING DURING THE RAINY PERIOD. THE REPAIR FOR THIS PROBLEM WAS TO REMOVE THE FROM TIRES AND DO AN ON VEHICLE TURN OF THE ROTORS AS I WAITED WHICH TOOK ABOUT AN HOUR AND A HALF. SO FAR, SO GOOD, BUT I EXPECT TO BE BACK IN A FEW MONTHS. I EXPRESSED MY CONCERNS TO NISSAN DURING MY FEEDBACK ON THE CUSTOMER SURVEY FORM BUT HAVE NOT RECEIVED A REPLY. *LA

VEHICLE STEERING WHEEL BEGAN TO SHIMMY WHEN BRAKING. TOOK TO DEALER FOR REPAIR AND WAS TOLD (AT 3700 MILES) THAT THE ROTORS WERE WARPED. ALL THEY COULD DO WAS RESURFACE THE ROTORS AT THIS TIME. I WAS INFORMED IT WAS A "QUICK FIX" AND WOULD HAPPEN AGAIN. NOW, THE VEHICLE HAS 6300 MILES AND IS BACK IN SERVICE FOR THE SAME THING. THIS TIME THEY ARE REPLACING THE ROTORS/PADS. YET, THEY WILL HAVE MY CAR THERE FOR 2 WEEKS. I GUESS I WILL SEE THEM AGAIN IN ABOUT ANOTHER 2500 MILES OR SO. MY ARMADA IS NOT THE ONLY ONE THIS IS HAPPENING TO, I KNOW OF OTHERS AND SO DOES THE DEALER WHERE I TAKE MY CAR. THE BRAKES ARE NOT RIGHT FOR THIS CAR.*AK