2004 Nissan Armada

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 NISSAN ARMADA. WHILE DRIVING 35 MPH, THE CONTACT BEGAN TO FEEL A SHUDDERING IN THE BRAKE PEDAL AND THE BRAKES FAILED TO RESPOND. THE DEALER REPLACED THE ROTORS. TWENTY THOUSAND MILES LATER, THE SHUDDERING IN THE BRAKE PEDAL RECURRED. THE DEALER REPLACED THE ROTORS FOR THE SECOND TIME. FIFTEEN THOUSAND MILES LATER, THE BRAKE FAILURE RECURRED FOR THE THIRD TIME. THE DEALER RESURFACED THE ROTORS. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 59,236 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 10,000.

THIS A COMPLAINT REGARDING MY 2004 NISSAN PATHFINDER ARMADA SE WHICH CURRENTLY HAS 23K MILES. IT STARTED ON 9/7/05, WHILE DRIVING OVER THE SPEEDS OF 55 MPH, WHEN APPLYING THE BRAKES THEY LOCK UP & DON'T WORK. THE WARNING LIGHT FOR THE BRAKES CAME ON THE DASH. I TOOK THE CAR TO DEALER & THEY STATED THE PROBLEM WAS THAT THE ROTORS WERE OUT OF ROUND. THEY REPLACED THE FRONT ROTORS & PADS, THEY ALSO TURNED THE REAR ROTORS & REPLACED THE REAR PADS. THIS WAS ON 9/7/05. ON 4/21/07 WHILE DRIVING ON A MAJOR HIGHWAY, I ATTEMPTED TO APPLY MY BRAKES & THE BRAKES DID NOT WORK & THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT STOP. THE BRAKE WARNING LIGHT CAME ON THE DASH & ON THE SAME DAY, WE TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER & THEY RAN A DIAGNOSTIC CHECK ON THE VEHICLE & THEY FOUND THAT ONE OF THE CODES HAD AN ERROR. THE DEALER REPROGRAMMED THE COMPUTER SYSTEM TO CORRECT THE PROBLEM. ON 3/17/08, I WAS DRIVING & I ATTEMPTED TO APPLY MY BRAKES, WHEN THE BRAKES FAILED, THE EMERGENCY BRAKES DID NOT WORK & THE WARNING LIGHT CAME ON AGAIN ON THE DASH. ONCE AGAIN I TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER, I ADVISED THEM AT THE DEALER THAT THIS WAS THE THIRD TIME I HAD BEEN THERE FOR THE SAME ISSUE. THEY ADVISED THAT THEY WOULD NEED TO DO A DIAGNOSTIC TEST, IN WHICH I WOULD HAVE TO PAY OUT OF POCKET SINCE THE VEHICLE IS NO LONGER UNDER WARRANTY. THIS TIME THEY SAID THAT IT WAS AN INTERNAL FAILURE & THE BRAKE BOOSTER NEEDED TO BE REPLACED & THAT THIS MAY NOT FIX THE PROBLEM. I WAS ADVISED BY THE TECHNICIAN AT THE DEALER THAT THE MANUFACTURER IS AWARE OF THE THIS PROBLEM. OF COURSE, THIS RESOLUTION WAS NOT OFFERED OR ADVISED IN MY PREVIOUS VISITS AS IT WOULD HAVE BEEN PAID UNDER THE WARRANTY. CONVENIENTLY, I WAS TOLD ABOUT THIS AFTER MY WARRANTY EXPIRED & AFTER PAYING $1,000.00 OUT OF MY POCKET TO FIX. THESE VEHICLES ARE A SAFETY HAZARD TO HAVE ON THE ROAD & YOU NEVER KNOW WHEN THE BRAKES ARE GOING TO FAIL. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 NISSAN ARMADA. ON EIGHT SEPARATE OCCASIONS, WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 60 MPH, THE EMERGENCY BRAKE LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE THEN BEGAN MAKING A LOUD NOISE AND VIBRATED. THE FAILURE MAKES IT DIFFICULT TO MANEUVER THE VEHICLE. THE BRAKE PEDAL MUST BE DEPRESSED TO THE FLOOR; HOWEVER, THE VEHICLE STILL DOES NOT COME TO AN IMMEDIATE COMPLETE STOP. THE DEALER STATED THAT THEY COULD NOT DUPLICATE THE FAILURE. THE BRAKE PADS HAVE BEEN CHANGED THREE TIMES IN TWO AND A HALF YEARS. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 34,512 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 33,000.

2004 NISSAN PATHFINDER ARMADA WITH NUMEROUS PROBLEMS. CUSTOMER STATES THE VEHICLE HAS HAD SOME OF THESE PROBLEMS WASHER TANK/MOTOR/LEVEL SENSOR, ELECTRICAL WORKED AFTER KEY WAS REMOVED FROM THE IGNITION, AND IT HAD BRAKE FAILURE. *KB THE TIRES WERE WEARING UNEVENLY. THERE WAS A WATER LEAK COMING FROM THE PASSENGER FRONT FLOOR BOARD. THE DEALER INSTALLED A HOSE TO THE AC DRAIN. THE FRONT ROTORS WERE REPLACED DUE TO THEM BEING WARPED AND THE REAR ROTORS WERE RESURFACED. THE PASSENGER WINDOW WOULD NOT ROLL UP, DUE TO IT BEING OFF TRACK. WHILE DRIVING, THE ENGINE SUDDENLY SHUT DOWN. THE CONSUMER REMOVED THE KEY FROM THE IGNITION, BUT THE WIPERS, HORN ,HEADLIGHTS AND OTHER ELECTRICAL INSTRUMENTS KEPT ON WORKING. THE CONSUMER ALSO EXPERIENCED A FLAT TIRE AND THERE WAS MOISTURE IN THE TRANSMISSION CONNECTOR, THE WIRING HARNESS WAS REPALCED. *JB

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 NISSAN ARMADA. WHILE DRIVING 40 MPH, THE VEHICLE TOOK A LONG TIME TO STOP WHEN THE BRAKES WERE APPLIED. THE VEHICLE FELT AS IF IT WERE MISALIGNED WHEN ATTEMPTING TO STOP. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO A LOCAL DEALER AND THEY ACKNOWLEDGED THE FAILURE WITH THE BRAKE SYSTEM, BUT WERE UNABLE TO DETERMINE THE CAUSE OF FAILURE. SHE LATER RETURNED TO THE DEALER AND THEY PLACED A KIT ON THE BRAKE SYSTEM. ONE YEAR LATER, THE BRAKES BEGAN MAKING A LOUD GRINDING NOISE AND THE VEHICLE BECAME DIFFICULT TO STOP. THE DEALER REPAIRED THE VEHICLE AGAIN, HOWEVER, THE CONTACT STILL HAD TO APPLY PRESSURE TO THE BRAKES AT LEAST FOUR TIMES IN ORDER TO STOP THE VEHICLE. THERE WERE NO WARNING LIGHTS PRESENT. THE MANUFACTURER IS CONDUCTING AN INVESTIGATION. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 30,000 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 3,500.

2004 NISSAN ARMADA SE , NORMAL HIGHWAY DRIVING CONDITIONS , PARTIAL BRAKE FAILURE, FEELS LIKE BRAKES ARE APPLYING ABS ( LARGE PULSATIONS IN PEDDLE) BRAKES FEEL MAYBE HALF AS EFFECTIVE AT STOPPING THE VEHICLE AS OPPOSED TO WHEN THE BRAKES ARE WORKING PROPERLY. THIS FAILURE IS ACCOMPANIED BY A LOUD METAL ON METAL SOUND. BASED ON MY FINDINGS THIS APPEARS TO BE A SOFTWARE PROBLEM AND IS EASILY FIXED WITH A REFLASH OF THE VEHICLES COMPUTER. THIS PROBLEM COULD LEAD TO MANY ACCIDENTS AND WHEN A VEHICLE THIS BIG AND HEAVY CAN'T STOP THE ACCIDENT'S COULD LIKELY BE FATAL . I'M POSTING ON HERE IN THE HOPE THAT OTHER PEOPLE WHO HAVE NOT YET HAD THIS PROBLEM CAN BE AT LEAST BE AWARE OF IT. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 NISSAN ARMADA. WHEN APPLYING THE BRAKES AT 40 MPH, THE BRAKE PEDAL EXTENDED DOWN TO THE FLOOR. THE VEHICLE STOPPED WHEN THE EMERGENCY BRAKE WAS APPLIED. WHEN THE CONTACT TURNED THE VEHICLE OFF AND RESTARTED IT, THE BRAKES OPERATED NORMALLY. THE DEALER CHANGED THE WARPED ROTORS AT 2,500 MILES. THE VDC WAS REPROGRAMMED AT 38,581 MILES. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 60,186 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 2,500.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 NISSAN ARMADA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE BRAKE LIGHT ILLUMINATED ON THE DASHBOARD. THE VEHICLE THEN LOST POWER AND THE BRAKE PEDAL WENT COMPLETELY DOWN TO THE FLOOR. THE FAILURE OCCURRED TWICE WHILE DRIVING 30 MPH. HE STATED THAT IT FEELS AS IF THE ABS IS ENGAGING AND THE VEHICLE HAS APPROXIMATELY 20% OF ITS BRAKING POWER. THE CONTACT HAS AN APPOINTMENT TO HAVE THE VEHICLE INSPECTED. THE CURRENT MILEAGE IS 38,000 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 37,000. THE CONSUMER STATED NISSAN HAS TSB FOR THIS ISSUE IN TURN THE CHARGE WAS $85 TO REPROGRAM THE VSB CONTROL. UPDATED 08/23/07 *TR