2004 Nissan Armada

WHILE EXITING THE FREEWAY, GOING APPROX. 45 MPH THE BRAKES ON MY 2004 NISSAN ARMADA COMPLETELY WENT OUT. WHEN I PRESSED ON THE BRAKE PEDAL I HEARD AN AWFUL GRINDING NOISE AND THE FELT A VIBRATION THROUGHOUT THE CAR AND THE PEDAL JUST WENT TO THE FLOOR. THE 'BRAKE' LIGHT LIT UP ON THE DASH AND THE EMERGENCY BRAKE PEDAL MOVED 4-5 INCHES UPWARDS FROM ITS NORMAL POSITION. THIS WAS THE FIRST TIME MY BRAKES HAVE COMPLETELY GONE OUT. I WASN'T STOPPING AND NARROWLY MISSED PLOWING INTO THE BACK OF A DELIVERY TRUCK. I WAS ABLE TO PULL OVER AT A SAFE PLACE AND CALL A TOW TRUCK- IT WAS TOWED TO A NISSAN DEALERSHIP. ACCORDING TO THE DEALER, MY BRAKE BOOSTER ASSEMBLY WAS DEFECTIVE AND THEY WOULD REPLACE IT TO THE TUNE OF $1300. IT IS STILL AT THE DEALERSHIP BEING REPAIRED. I REPORTED THIS TO NISSAN HQ ON 5/6/2010 AS WELL. I HAD 2 KIDS IN THE CAR WITH ME AT THE TIME AND THIS WAS AN EXTREMELY TERRIFYING EVENT! *TR THE CONSUMER STATED THE DEALER INFORMED HER THE VEHICLE NEEDED A NEW BRAKE BOOSTER ASSEMBLY. THE CONSUMER STATED THERE HAVE BEEN NO OTHER FAILURES SINCE THE BRAKE BOOSTER WAS REPLACED. THE CONSUMER DID NOTICE THERE WAS A DIFFERENCE IN BRAKING ABILITY WHEN SHE APPLIED THE BRAKE. THE DEALER STATED THERE WAS NOTHING WRONG. UPDATED 10/08/10

WE HAVE A 2004 NISSAN ARMADA THAT HAS HAD COMPLETE BRAKE FAILURE. WHAT HAPPENS IS THE BRAKES BEGIN TO JUMP/JITTER AND THEN THERE IS 100% BRAKE FAILURE---THERE ARE NO BRAKES PERIOD! WE'VE TALKED TO NISSAN AND TAKEN THE CAR TO THE DEALERSHIP AND THEY SAY THERE IS NOTHING WRONG WITH THE BRAKES. WE DON'T KNOW WHAT ELSE TO DO, WE CAN'T SELL THE SUV BECAUSE WE WOULD BE PASSING A LIFE THREATENING PROBLEM TO SOMEONE ELSE AND WE CANNOT DRIVE IT BECAUSE THE BRAKES WILL FAIL. TO SOLVE THE PROBLEM AT THE TIME THEY FAIL OBE HAS TO TURN OFF THE CAR, REMOVE THE KEY FROM THE START SWITCH, AND THEN TURN THE ENGINE AGAIN. THIS SEEMS LIKE THE TYPE OF PROBLEM THAT THE COMPUTER CONTROLS SINCE THE PROBLEM TEMPORARILY DISAPPEARS AFTER RESETTING THE COMPUTER. CAN YOU HELP? *TR

WE OWN A 2004 NISSAN ARMADA WHICH WE PURCHASED LESS THAN 1 YEAR AGO. SINCE THEN, THERE HAS BEEN 3 OR MORE INSTANCES IN WHICH I'VE LOST COMPLETE BRAKING ON THE CAR. THE LAST INCIDENT OCCURRED THIS JANUARY 13TH. I'VE TAKEN THE VEHICLE TO A LOCAL SPECIALIZED BRAKE SHOP AND WAS SUBSEQUENTLY TOLD THAT THERE IS A KNOWN DEFECT WITH THE ABS SYSTEM AND SUBSEQUENTLY TRIGGERING THE BRAKE AND ABS SENSORS ON THE DASH TO LIGHT UP. WE VERIFIED THIS WITH NISSAN AND THEY TOO ACKNOWLEDGED THAT THERE IS A KNOWN DEFECT WITH REGARDS TO THE ABS MALFUNCTIONING CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO LOSE BREAKING AT LOW SPEEDS. AFTER CALLING NISSAN THEY HAVE REFUSED TO RECALL THIS KNOWN DEFECT AND HAVE OFFERED TO TRY AND FIND THE CAUSE BY STARTING OUT WITH REPLACING BREAK SENSORS, ABS COMPUTER, MASTER CYLINDER WITH ALL COSTS INCURRED ON US AND NO GUARANTEE THE PROBLEM WOULD BE FIXED. THE CAR HAS THE ABS SYSTEM DISABLED AT THE MOMENT SO I CAN GET TO AND FROM PICKING MY CHILDREN UP FROM SCHOOL. HOWEVER, I CANNOT DRIVE THE VEHICLE UNDER WET CONDITIONS AS IT COULD BE DANGEROUS TO DO SO. NISSAN SHOULD BE HELD ACCOUNTABLE AND WE SHOULD NOT HAVE TO PAY OUT OF OUR POCKET TO RESOLVE A KNOWN DEFECT THAT COULD CAUSE SERIOUS INJURY OR DEATH. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 NISSAN ARMADA.THE CONTACT STATED THAT INTERMITTENTLY WHEN DRIVING THE SERVICE BRAKE WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATES ON THE INSTRUMENT CONTROL PANEL, THEN THE VEHICLE SHIMMIES. SIMULTANEOUSLY HE HAS TO USE HEAVY BRAKE APPLICATION TO DECELERATE. USUALLY HE HAS TO RESTART THE ENGINE TO RESET THE BRAKE SENSOR. BRAKE FAILURE INCREASES THE RISK OF VEHICLE CRASH. HE TOOK THE VEHICLE TO DEALER AND HAD THE ABS SENSOR REPLACED. THE REPAIR DID NOT REMEDY THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 73,000. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 90,000.

2004 NISSAN ARMADA INTERMITTENT BRAKE FAILURE. *NJ THE CONSUMER STATED THE INCIDENTS OCCURRED WITHOUT WARNING, OR ANY INDICATION ON THE DASHBOARD THAT THE BRAKES WERE MALFUNCTIONING. THE DEALER WAS UNABLE TO DIAGNOSE THE CAUSE OF THE BRAKE FAILURE. THE DEALER SUGGESTED THAT THE MASTER CYLINDER AND BOOSTER BE REPLACED AT A COST OF $1,200. *JB

2004 NISSAN ARMADA - BRAKE FAILURE. THIS IS AN ON-GOING PROBLEM. I HAVE CONTACTED NISSAN IN THE PAST TO OPEN A CLAIM. THE PERSON ON THE PHONE RECOMMENDED I TAKE IT TO THE DEALER (WHICH WE HAD DONE AT LEAST 3 TIMES PRIOR). WE TOOK IT TO THE DEALER AND THEY INDICATED THAT THERE WAS 'NO TROUBLE/PROBLEM FOUND' (ONLY ONE TIME PRIOR DID THEY UPDATE THE CODE TO THE COMPUTER - ALL OTHER TIMES - NO TROUBLE FOUND). I MENTION THAT WE HAVE TAKEN IT TO THE DEALER 3 OR 4 TIMES, BUT ACCORDING TO MY WIFE WHO DRIVES THIS CAR EVERY DAY, THIS HAPPENS TO HER AT LEAST ONCE A MONTH - THAT IS OVER 20 TIMES SINCE WE HAVE OWNED IT! I CANNOT AFFORD TO KEEP TAKING MY CAR TO THE DEALER, RENTING A CAR FOR THE DAY - JUST TO HAVE 'NO TROUBLE FOUND'. QUITE FRANKLY, MY WIFE DOES NOT FEEL SAFE DRIVING THE CAR. I KNOW THERE HAVE BEEN OTHER INCIDENTS OF THIS PROBLEM REGISTERED. I JUST WOULD LIKE IT FIXED ONCE AND FOR ALL SO MY WIFE AND CHILDREN DO NOT HAVE TO KEEP PUTTING THEIR LIVES AT RISK, WONDERING IF THE BRAKES ARE GOING TO WORK OR NOT. PLEASE HELP. *TR