2004 Nissan Armada

NOTE THAT THIS VEHICLE WAS PURCHASED USED ABOUT 2 YEARS AGO WITHOUT ANY SERVICE HISTORY FROM THE PREVIOUS OWNER. HOWEVER I WAS ABLE TO CONFIRM NO OUTSTANDING RECALLS OPEN ON THE VIN. WHILE TRAVELING HOME (45MPH) I OBSERVED THE BRAKE LIGHT ILLUMINATE ON THE DASHBOARD AND NOTICED THE BRAKES WERE MALFUNCTIONING. WHEN ATTEMPTING TO DEPRESS THE BRAKE PEDAL THE ABS/BRAKES APPEARED TO MAKE GRINDING/METALLIC NOISES AND THE BRAKE PEDAL WOULD VIBRATE AND GO TO THE FLOOR. I THOUGHT THAT A BRAKE LINE OR FLUID ISSUE MAY HAVE OCCURRED, BUT WHEN I STOPPED THE VEHICLE AND TURNED OFF THE IGNITION I DID NOT SEE ANY VISUAL ISSUES. THEN UPON RESTARTING THE VEHICLE THE ISSUE WAS NO LONGER PRESENT. WHEN I RESEARCHED THIS ISSUE I FOUND HUNDREDS OF COMPLAINTS ABOUT NISSAN BRAKES HAVING SIMILAR ISSUES AND FOUND A SERVICE BULLETIN NTB06-040.PDF REGARDING THE ISSUE. UPON USING A SCANTOOL TO READ THE VEHICLE CODES I WAS ABLE TO CONFIRM THAT DTC C1179 WAS PRESENT AND THAT THIS ISSUE WAS RELATED TO THE SERVICE BULLETIN. THE SERVICE BULLETIN INDICATES A SOFTWARE UPDATE ADDRESSES THE ISSUE. I CONTACTED NISSAN CONSUMER AFFAIRS AND THEY INDICATED NISSAN WOULD NOT BE ABLE TO ASSIST DUE TO THE AGE OF THE VEHICLE. I AM CONCERNED ABOUT THE NUMBER OF COMPLAINTS I AM SEEING ONLINE (CLUBARMADA, NISSANHELP, ETC) REGAING THIS ISSUE AND FEEL THAT IF A SOFTWARE UPDATE IS NEEDED TO RESOLVE THAN THERE IS EITHER 1) A SOFTWARE BUG (WHICH NEEDS A RECALL) OR 2) A DEFECTIVE SENSOR (DELTA SENSOR) THAT THE SOFTWARE UPDATE CHOOSES TO IGNORE OR DIMINISH. EITHER WAY A RANDOM BRAKE MALFUNCTION THAT CAN "FIX" ITSELF UPON REBOOT (RESTARTING THE VEHICLE) SEEMS SUSPICIOUS AND SHOULD BE INVESTIGATED.

I WAS ON THE FREEWAY GOING 60 MPH WHEN THIS HAPPENED .HAVING PROBLEMS WITH THE BRAKE BOOSTER BRAKE PEDAL GOES ALL THE WAY TO THE FLOOR AND DOESN'T WANNA BREAK ON TIME ALSO MAKES A WEIRD NOISES THIS ONLY HAPPENS WHEN THE BRAKE LIGHT IS ON I HAVE TO TURN OFF THE VEHICLE AND START AGAIN AND THEN IT WON'T DO IT FOR A WHILE AND THEN AFTER A WHILE IT HAPPEN AGAIN SO SCARY

PRESS BRAKES AND THEY START JUMPING AND MAKE A WEIRD SOUND, DON'T WORK CORRECTLY AS IF YOU LOOSE YOUR BREAKS FOR SOMETIME, PULL OVER SHUT CAR OFF WAIT AND THEN RESTART AND EVERYTHING IS BACK TO NORMAL - SCARY AT HIGH SPEEDS ON THE HIGHWAY, THIS HAS BEEN A CONTINOUS PROBLEM AND EVEN MY WORK AROUND IS NO LONGER WORKING. THIS HAPPENS ATLEAST ONCE A MONTH WITH CONTINUED DRIVING SO I USE MY OTHER CAR MORE OFTEN THAN NOT.

I WAS DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD AROUND 45 TO 50 MPH. I LOOKED DOWN AND WHEN I LOOKED BACK UP A CAR WAS STOPPED IN THE ROAD. WHEN I PRESSED THE BRAKE IT MADE A WEIRD NOISE ALMOST LIKE A SPRING GOING BOING AND AIR RUSHING. THE NOISE IS VERY HARD TO DESCRIBE. THE PEDAL WENT ALMOST TO THE FLOOR. THE BRAKES HAD A WEIRD GRINDING SOUND AND A LOT OF VIBRATION IN THE PEDAL. I HAD THE BRAKES DOWN AS HARD AS I COULD. THE BRAKES DID WORK A LITTLE BUT NOTHING LIKE THEY SHOULD HAVE. THERE WAS ONLY A VERY SMALL LIGHT IN COLOR SKID MARK. I LET THE OFFICER KNOW AFTER THE CRASH. AFTER LOOKING INTO IT I DISCOVERED THIS IS A KNOWN PROBLEM. I WAS NOT INJURED BUT PEOPLE IN THE OTHER CAR WERE.

ALL DASH BOARD LIGHTS SUDDENLY TURN ON WHEN DRIVING ON THE FREEWAY AND BREAKS DISENGAGE. PRESSING THE BREAK PEDAL RESULTS IN A LOUD GRINDING NOISE AND SOUNDS LIKE SPRINGS TEARING. THIS HAPPENED FOUR TIMES. DEALER CANNOT FIND THE PROBLEM AND I HAVE CHANGED BREAK PADS AND ROTORS BUT STILL CONTINUES. THE ONLY SOLVE IS TO TURN OFF THE ENGINE AND TURN IT BACK ON.

RANDOMLY THE TRUCK WOULD NOT STOP AS I TRY AND APPLY THE BRAKES , ITS AS IS I PUSH PETAL TO THE FLOOR AND YOU HEAR A BAD GRINDING A BAD VIBRATION AND FEELS AS IF THE TRUCK IS ABOUT TO DROP A MECHANICAL PIECE FROM UNDERNEATH THE FRONT END .AS I COME TO A LONG AND ROLLING STOP THE BRAKE LIGHT TURNS ON,, I TRY AND PUMP THE BRAKE PETAL AND IT SEEMS AS IF ITS DISCONNECTED FROM THE CABLE, SO I TURN THE TRUCK OFF WAIT A MINUTE AND TURN IT BACK ON... NOW THIS HAS HAPPENED ABOUT 5,6 TIMES THE PAST TIME MY WIFE AND 3 BOYS WHERE IN THE VEHICLE.. IVE DONE RESEARCH AND BEEN ON MANY FORUMS AND KNOW THIS IS A BIG ISSUE AND VERY DANGEROUS, AS WE ARE NOW EXTREMELY NERVOUS TO DRIVE THE VEHICLE ESPECIALLY ON THE EXPRESSWAY ... PLEASE AT LEAST HONOR THE REPAIRS AS I CAN TAKE IT TO A NISSAN BY ME AND HAVE IT FIXED. I LOVE THE TRUCK AND HAVE PUT A LOT OF MONEY TO MODIFYING IT AND ITS VERY DEPENDABLE. BUT NO VEHICLE WILL BE SAFE IF BRAKES RANDOMLY GO OUT... ITS BOUND TO BE A VERY BAD OUTCOME AND WE DONT WANT TO BE A STATISTIC,,,PLEASE HELP US. PLEASE CALL FOR FURTHER INFO AND A RESOLUTION.. THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME [XXX] INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6).' *PM

BREAK LIGHT COMES ON WHILE DRIVING AND WHEN I GO TO STOP IT MAKES A GOD AWFUL SOUND. HAVE TO TURN THE CAR OFF AND BACK ON. THIS HAS HAPPENED SEVERAL TIMES SINCE JUNE 1ST 2018. TURNING IF OFF SEEMS TO CLEAR THE ISSUE BUT TODAY 3 LIGHTS CAME ON BRAKE, SLIP AND VDS. TURNING IT OFF AND BACK ON DID NOT SEEM TO FIX IT. THIS IS OUR FAMILY VEHICLE AND WE HAVE 3 TO 6 KIDS IN IT AT ALL TIMES. NISSAN NEEDS TO ISSUE A RECALL THIS IS A HUGE SAFETY ISSUE!