2004 Nissan Armada

I HAVE A 2004 ARMADA I BOUGHT NEW IN 2005. 08/2011 WAS THE FIRST TIME MY ABS VDL SLIP LIGHTS CAME ON AS I WAS BRAKING, ALONG WITH A HORRIBLE GRINDING NOISE WITH MY BRAKES. I WAS GOING ABOUT 20 MPH AND ATTEMPTED TO STOP. MY BRAKING WAS IMPAIRED, AND IF I TOUCHED THE BRAKES ANYMORE, MY FOOT WOULD GO TO THE FLOOR. NOT KNOWING WHAT TO DO, AFTER TRYING THE BRAKE SEVERAL TIMES (WHICH WAS MORE GRINDING NOISES) I SHUT THE CAR OFF, WAITED A FEW MINUTES AND STARTED WITH NO FURTHER ISSUES UNTIL 10/2012 WHEN THE EXACT SAME THING HAPPENED. THIS TIME I WAS GOING 40 MPH ON A 4 LANE HIGHWAY. I REPORTED IT TO MY NISSAN DEALER. THEY TOLD ME I HAD TO DRIVE IT IN WHEN THIS WAS HAPPENING. THEN 04/24/13 & 04/30/13 THE PROBLEM RECURRED. ON 04/24/13, I WAS DRIVING 40 MPH AT THE TIME THAT I ATTEMPTED TO BRAKE. ON 04/30/13, I WAS RIGHT BY AN AUTO ZONE WHEN IT HAPPENED. THEY READ THE CODE WHILE LIGHTS WERE ON, AND SAID THE CODE WAS 1179. AGAIN, THE SAME LIGHTS WERE ON, AND AGAIN, THEY TURNED OFF AFTER RESTARTING THE CAR. I CALLED NISSAN SERVICE WHO TOLD ME AGAIN THAT THEY NEED TO READ THE CODE WITH LIGHTS ON. THEY STATED 1179 "MEANT NOTHING TO THEM" BECAUSE IT WASN'T DONE AT A NISSAN DEALER. I CALLED NISSAN CONSUMER AFFAIRS WHO SAID THEY DIDN'T KNOW ANYTHING OF THIS PROBLEM. 08/18/13 RECURRENCE OF SAME ISSUE WHILE DRIVING DOWNTOWN CHICAGO IN STOP AND GO TRAFFIC. BROUGHT IT IN WITH NO LIGHTS ON TO NISSAN SERVICE (WHO HAVE SAID I NEED THE LIGHTS ON TO SEE WHAT WAS WRONG). NOW ALL OF A SUDDEN THEY ARE TELLING ME I NEED BRAKE BOOSTER AND TO REPROGRAM ABS = $1100. THAT SHOULD CORRECT THE PROBLEM, SHOULD IS WHAT THEY SAID AT SERVICE. I CALLED #2 NISSAN SERVICE, WHO TOLD ME I JUST NEED THE BRAKE BOOSTER REPLACED. CALLED A THIRD DEALER, THEY STATED I JUST NEEDED THE ABS REPROGRAMMED. *JB

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 NISSAN ARMADA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 25 MPH, THE BRAKING SYSTEM MALFUNCTIONED, INCREASING THE STOPPING DISTANCE OF THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER FOR A DIAGNOSTIC TEST. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE BRAKE BOOSTER WAS DEFECTIVE. THE CONTACT DID NOT HAVE THE BRAKE BOOSTER REPLACED. THE CONTACT PREVIOUSLY TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER REGARDING A BRAKING ISSUE AND THE DEALER COULD NOT IDENTIFY THE PROBLEM. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 72,235.

WHILE APPLYING BRAKES, I NOTICED THE BRAKE LIGHT ON THE DASH CAME ON AND THAT WAS FOLLOWED BY A SERIOUS REDUCTION IN BRAKING POWER, SHUTTERING, GRINDING AND PULSING OF THE BRAKE PEDAL. THIS CONTINUED UNTIL THE CAR WAS STOPPED AND TURNED OFF AND THEN RESTARTED. I ALMOST REAR ENDED A VEHICLE BUT WAS ABLE TO MAKE A RIGHT TURN AT FAIRLY HIGH SPEED TO AVOID TRAFFIC. I HAVE RESEARCHED THIS ALL DAY AND FOUND THAT MANY ARMADA'S IN MY YEAR RANGE ARE HAVING THE SAME EXACT PROBLEM. *TR

I WAS DRIVING IN A RESIDENTIAL AREA AND I APPLIED THE BRAKES WHILE APPROACHING A STOP SIGN. WHEN I PRESSED THE BRAKES THE BRAKE PEDAL WENT DOWN TO THE GROUND AND A LOUD GRINDING NOISE WAS HEARD. THE BRAKE LIGHT CAME ON AND THE SLIP LIGHT CAME ON. THE CARS BRAKES DIDN'T SQUEEZE TIGHT ENOUGH TO STOP THE SUV WITHIN A SAFE DISTANCE AND CAUSED ME TO RUN THE STOP SIGN. IT HAPPENED AGAIN A FEW DAYS LATER WHILE GOING AT A HIGHER RATE OF SPEED WHILE APPROACHING A STOP LIGHT. IN ORDER TO FIX THE PROBLEM I HAD TO SHUT DOWN THE VEHICLE AND RESTART IT. IT HAS HAPPENED A TOTAL OF THREE TIMES WITHIN THREE MONTHS. *TR

FOR EVERYONE WITH THE BRAKE ISSUE ON THE NISSANS 2004-2007. THIS IS A FAULTY DELTA STROKE SENSOR AND NISSAN HAS BEEN AWARE OF IT SINCE 2004. I JUST GOT OFF THE PHONE WITH NISSAN NORTH AMERICA AND WAS DECLINED LIKE EVERYONE ELSE BECAUSE I AM OUT OF WARRANTY. THIS HAS NOTHING TO DO WITH WARRANTY. THERE ARE OVER 296 COMPLAINTS ON THIS WEBSITE AND THE NHTSA HAS DONE NOTHING. THERE IS A CLASS ACTION LAWSUIT FOR ALL CONSUMERS WHO OWN A VEHICLE WITH THIS ISSUE UNDER [XXX]. THERE IS ALSO AN ATTORNEY FOR CLASS ACTION AGAINST NISSAN FOR THIS ISSUE AS WELL HER NAME IS [XXX] AT [XXX] LAW PHONE NUMBER IS [XXX] I URGE EVERYONE TO CALL HER PLEASE. INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR

WHILE DRIVING, THE BRAKE LIGHT CAME ON AND WHEN I PRESSED ON THE BRAKES, THE PEDAL WENT ALL THE WAY TO THE FLOOR AND A GRINDING NOISE WAS HEARD. THIS HAS HAPPENED BEFORE. TOOK IT INTO NISSAN AND I WAS CHARGED ABOUT $100 TO REPROGRAM THE SYSTEM. THAT WAS SUPPOSED TO HAVE FIXED BUT APPARENTLY IT DID NOT. LUCKILY, WE HAVEN'T BEEN IN AN ACCIDENT YET. *TR

I HAVE ALREADY SUBMITTED COMPLAINT ALONG WITH UP OF 200 OTHERS IN REGARDS TO THE FAULTY DELTA SENSOR IN THE BRAKE BOOSTER CAUSING THE BRAKES TO FAIL WITHOUT WARNING, NISSAN KNOWS OF THIS PROBLEM AND DOES NOTHING, I AM NOW PREPARED TO GO TO ABC NEWS WITH ALL THE INFORMATION THAT I AM COLLECTING. I HOPE THAT THEY WILL SEE THAT THE NHTSA IS DOING SOMETHING ABOUT ALL THE COMPLAINTS THEY HAVE RECEIVED. I HAVE NOT SEEN UP TO THIS POINT ANY OPEN INVESTIGATIONS. I HOPE SOMEONE DOESN'T HAVE TO DIE FIRST. THANK YOU *TR

AS MANY, MANY OTHER HAVE STATED ON THE NISSAN FORUMS, THIS VEHICLE HAS SOME DANGEROUS BRAKING ISSUES. WE HAVE HAD OUR ARMADA FOR ABOUT 4 YEARS AND HAVE EXPERIENCED THIS ISSUE AT LEAST NINE TIMES. THANKFULLY FOR US, IT HAS NOT HAPPENED WHILE WE WERE ON THE FREEWAY AT HIGH SPEEDS OR IN A SITUATION WHERE WE HAD TO STOP INSTANTLY. HERE IS AN EXPLANATION OF OUR ISSUES: WHILE APPLYING THE BRAKE PEDAL WE IMMEDIATELY HEARD A GRINDING AND POPPING NOISE, AS WELL AS NOISES INDICATING THAT THE ABS WAS ACTIVATING OFF AND ON. THE PEDAL WAS VERY SOFT AND KICKS BACK MULTIPLE TIMES. THE BRAKING EFFECTIVENESS WAS SEVERELY DIMINISHED. WE HAVE TO PULL OVER, TURN THE VEHICLE OFF AND ON AGAIN BEFORE WE CAN CONTINUE DRIVING. I FIND THIS TO BE A SEVER ISSUE WHICH IS GOING TO GET SOMEONE KILLED, IF IT HAS NOT ALREADY. MORE THAN A FEW CLASS ACTION LAW SUITES HAVE BEEN FILED FOR THIS ISSUE IN THE TITAN TRUCK, ARMADA AND INFINITI QX56 AS THEY ALL SHARE THE SAME PLATFORM AND PARTS. *TR

THE BRAKE LIGHT CAME ON AND WITH NO WARNING THE BRAKE PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR AND THERE WAS A DIGITAL TYPE GRINDING NOISE WITH ALMOST NO USE OF BRAKES. DROVE THE VEHICLE TO THE NEAR DEALERSHIP AND WAS TOLD THAT THEY HAVE BEEN INSTRUCTED BY NISSAN TO REPROGRAM A VDC UNIT. WE WERE TOLD THAT IF THE PROBLEM RETURNS WE ARE TO NEED TO REPLACE A BRAKE BOOSTER $818. SO LAST WEEK PROBLEM HAPPENED AGAIN WITHOUT WARNING THIS TIME WITH MY 3YR OLD DAUGHTER IN THE CAR AND I WAS LUCKY THAT IT DID NOT RESULT IN AN ACCIDENT. $818 IS A FINANCIAL HARDSHIP FOR AN OBVIOUS HUGE SAFETY ISSUE WITH NISSAN. MY UNDERSTANDING OF OTHERS IN THE SAME SITUATION IS THAT THE BRAKE BOOSTER IS NOT THE PROBLEM BUT THAT THE PROBLEM LIES IN THE ABS BUT NISSAN HAS NO INTEREST IN THE SAFETY OF THEIR VEHICLES OR THE PEOPLE DRIVING THEM. THE VEHICLE IS PARKED AS I AM TOO AFRAID TO DRIVE IT NEEDING TO DRIVE UP AND DOWN A MOUNTAIN. I WAS FLOORED TO HEAR THAT THIS HAS BEEN AN ONGOING ISSUE WITH NISSAN ARMADA OWNERS AND NOTHING HAS BEEN DONE FOR A RECALL OF THIS ISSUE. I DON'T WANT SOMEONE TO LOSE THEIR LIFE IN ORDER FOR NISSAN TO FIX THEIR PROBLEM. PLEASE HELP! *TR