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464 reports110,000 miles · May 27, 2014
Service Brakes
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 NISSAN ARMADA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 35 MPH, THE BRAKES FAILED TO ENGAGE AND THE BRAKE WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE CONTACT MENTIONED THAT FAILURE OCCURRED SEVERAL TIMES AND AT ONE POINT THE CONTACT HAD TO CRASH INTO A TREE IN ORDER TO STOP THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS …
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TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 NISSAN ARMADA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 35 MPH, THE BRAKES FAILED TO ENGAGE AND THE BRAKE WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE CONTACT MENTIONED THAT FAILURE OCCURRED SEVERAL TIMES AND AT ONE POINT THE CONTACT HAD TO CRASH INTO A TREE IN ORDER TO STOP THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER. THE TECHNICIAN WAS UNABLE TO DIAGNOSE THE FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE PROBLEM. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 110,000.
NHTSA ODI #10594292
39,900 miles · Apr 16, 2014
Service Brakes
ON MULTIPLE OCCASIONS AT A VARIETY OF SPEEDS THE BRAKES ON THE 2004 NISSAN ARMADA SEEM TO FAIL. THE BRAKE LIGHT COMES ON IN THE DASH, THE BRAKE PEDAL THEN PULSES LIKE THE ABS IS ON HOWEVER THE BRAKE POWER IS EXTREMELY DIMINISHED. THE "FIX" IS TO STOP THE VEHICLE AND SHUT IT OFF, SOMETIMES FOR 5-10 MINUTES. IF YOU DO THIS, THE BR…
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ON MULTIPLE OCCASIONS AT A VARIETY OF SPEEDS THE BRAKES ON THE 2004 NISSAN ARMADA SEEM TO FAIL. THE BRAKE LIGHT COMES ON IN THE DASH, THE BRAKE PEDAL THEN PULSES LIKE THE ABS IS ON HOWEVER THE BRAKE POWER IS EXTREMELY DIMINISHED. THE "FIX" IS TO STOP THE VEHICLE AND SHUT IT OFF, SOMETIMES FOR 5-10 MINUTES. IF YOU DO THIS, THE BRAKES RETURN TO NORMAL. SHOULD YOU NEED TO STOP URGENTLY A CRASH WILL SURELY RESULT. ON MY ARMADA, THIS HAS HAPPENED ABOUT 15-20 TIMES, I PURCHASED IT NEW SO I'M THE ORIGINAL AND ONLY OWNER. IT HAPPENED TO ME THIS WEEK. MONTHS GO BY WITH NO PROBLEM BUT IT ONLY TAKES ONE TO CAUSE A SERIOUS CRASH. NISSAN NEEDS TO RESOLVE THIS PROBLEM AND ISSUE A SAFETY RECALL. I LOVE THIS VEHICLE AND PAID ALOT OF MONEY FOR IT. I WOULD EXPECT NISSAN TO RECALL AND CORRECT THIS VERY SERIOUS ISSUE THAT HUNDREDS IF NOT THOUSANDS OF OWNERS ARE EXPERIENCING. *TT
NHTSA ODI #10583080
Mileage unknown · Apr 14, 2014
Service Brakes
ON MANY OCCASIONS WHILE DRIVING MY NISSAN ARMADA, UPON BRAKING, THE BRAKES APPEAR TO BE GIVING OUT. THE SLIP BRAKE LIGHT ALONG WITH THE BRAKE LIGHT WILL COME ON. IT HAPPENS QUITE OFTEN WHEN IT'S RAINING, BUT HAS ALSO HAPPENED WHEN IT'S PERFECT WEATHER. I HAVEN'T NOTICED FOUND ANY RECALL NOTICES, BUT IS DESPERATELY IN NE…
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ON MANY OCCASIONS WHILE DRIVING MY NISSAN ARMADA, UPON BRAKING, THE BRAKES APPEAR TO BE GIVING OUT. THE SLIP BRAKE LIGHT ALONG WITH THE BRAKE LIGHT WILL COME ON. IT HAPPENS QUITE OFTEN WHEN IT'S RAINING, BUT HAS ALSO HAPPENED WHEN IT'S PERFECT WEATHER. I HAVEN'T NOTICED FOUND ANY RECALL NOTICES, BUT IS DESPERATELY IN NEED OF HAVING MY BRAKES REPAIRED. CAN'T AFFORD TO HAVE BRAKES REPAIRED MYSELF AND HONESTLY WOULDN'T KNOW WHAT TO HAVE REPAIRED. *JS
NHTSA ODI #10579734
25,000 miles · Apr 13, 2014
Service Brakes
ON MULTIPLE OCCASIONS AT A VARIETY OF SPEEDS THE BRAKES ON THE 2004 NISSAN ARMADA SEEM TO FAIL. THE BRAKE LIGHT COMES ON IN THE DASH, THE BRAKE PEDAL THEN PULSES LIKE THE ABS IS ON HOWEVER THE BRAKE POWER IS EXTREMELY DIMINISHED. THE "FIX" IS TO STOP THE VEHICLE AND SHUT IT OFF. IF YOU DO THIS, THE BRAKES RETURN TO NORMAL. THAT …
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ON MULTIPLE OCCASIONS AT A VARIETY OF SPEEDS THE BRAKES ON THE 2004 NISSAN ARMADA SEEM TO FAIL. THE BRAKE LIGHT COMES ON IN THE DASH, THE BRAKE PEDAL THEN PULSES LIKE THE ABS IS ON HOWEVER THE BRAKE POWER IS EXTREMELY DIMINISHED. THE "FIX" IS TO STOP THE VEHICLE AND SHUT IT OFF. IF YOU DO THIS, THE BRAKES RETURN TO NORMAL. THAT WORKS IF AN URGENT STOP IS NOT NEEDED. SHOULD YOU NEED TO STOP URGENTLY A CRASH WILL SURELY RESULT. ON MY ARMADA, THIS HAS HAPPENED ABOUT 10-15 TIMES, I PURCHASED IT NEW SO I'M THE ORIGINAL AND ONLY OWNER. I HAVE FOUND MULTIPLE REPORTS ONLINE ABOUT THIS SAME THING HAPPENING. IT HAPPENED TO ME THIS WEEK WHICH MADE ME RESEARCH THE ISSUE A BIT. MONTHS GO BY WITH NO PROBLEM BUT IT ONLY TAKES ONE TO CAUSE A SERIOUS CRASH. NISSAN NEEDS TO RESOLVE THIS PROBLEM AND ISSUE A SAFETY RECALL. *JS
NHTSA ODI #10579487
180,000 miles · Mar 21, 2014
Suspension
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 NISSAN ARMADA. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS ON A SMOOTH ROAD , THE VEHICLE DROVE AS THOUGH HE WAS DRVING ON VERY ROUGH AND BUMPY RD.THE CONTACT TOOK HIS VEHICLE TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC. THE MECHANIC STATED THERE WAS A FRACTURE ON THE MANIFOLD OF THE VEHICLE AND IT WOULD NEED T…
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TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 NISSAN ARMADA. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS ON A SMOOTH ROAD , THE VEHICLE DROVE AS THOUGH HE WAS DRVING ON VERY ROUGH AND BUMPY RD.THE CONTACT TOOK HIS VEHICLE TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC. THE MECHANIC STATED THERE WAS A FRACTURE ON THE MANIFOLD OF THE VEHICLE AND IT WOULD NEED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. NEITHER THE DEALER OR MANUFACTURER WERE NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 180,000. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 261,000.
NHTSA ODI #10574032
48,000 miles · Mar 19, 2014
Service Brakes
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 NISSAN ARMADA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 15 MPH, THE BRAKES WERE APPLIED AND FAILED TO RESPOND AS THE BRAKE WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE CONTACT MENTIONED THAT FAILURE WOULD RECUR INTERMITTENTLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER WHERE THE FAILURE WAS UNABLE TO BE REPLICATE…
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TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 NISSAN ARMADA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 15 MPH, THE BRAKES WERE APPLIED AND FAILED TO RESPOND AS THE BRAKE WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE CONTACT MENTIONED THAT FAILURE WOULD RECUR INTERMITTENTLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER WHERE THE FAILURE WAS UNABLE TO BE REPLICATED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 48,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 75,600.
NHTSA ODI #10573536
121,655 miles · Mar 18, 2014
Service Brakes
APPLIED BRAKES, BRAKE LIGHT WENT ON ABS STOPPED WORKING, BRAKES GROAN. THEY WORK AT 10 %. PLEASE SEE YOUTUBE ENTER ARMADA BRAKE SYSTEM PROBLEM. THERE ARE 100'S OF COMPLAINTS FOR THE EXACT SAME FAILURE. THERE IS A PROBLEM IN THE BRAKE BOOSTER. ONCE YOU SHUT OFF THE VEHICLE AND RESTART IT THE ABS RESETS UNTIL THE NEXT OCCURRENCE. …
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APPLIED BRAKES, BRAKE LIGHT WENT ON ABS STOPPED WORKING, BRAKES GROAN. THEY WORK AT 10 %. PLEASE SEE YOUTUBE ENTER ARMADA BRAKE SYSTEM PROBLEM. THERE ARE 100'S OF COMPLAINTS FOR THE EXACT SAME FAILURE. THERE IS A PROBLEM IN THE BRAKE BOOSTER. ONCE YOU SHUT OFF THE VEHICLE AND RESTART IT THE ABS RESETS UNTIL THE NEXT OCCURRENCE. THIS HAS OCCURRED MANY TIMES OVER THE YEARS, THIS SYSTEM FAILURE WILL CAUSE DEATH IF NOT ADDRESSED. *TR
NHTSA ODI #10573277
60,000 miles · Mar 13, 2014
Service Brakes
ON MULTIPLE OCCASIONS, WHEN HITTING THE BRAKES, THE BRAKE LIGHT WOULD COME ON. THE BRAKE PEDAL BECOMES SOFT AND SPRINGY, LOSE ABOUT 50-75% OF THE BRAKING POWER OF THE VEHICLE. I AM AFRAID THAT THIS WOULD HAPPEN WHILE MY WIFE IS DRIVING, AND THIS MAY CAUSE HER TO PANIC AND HAVE AN ACCIDENT. *TR
NHTSA ODI #10569116
140,000 miles · Mar 10, 2014
Engine And Engine Cooling
I WAS DRIVING ON THE FREEWAY WITH MY FAMILY AT APPROX. 70 MPH, WHEN THE ENGINE SHUT DOWN INSTANTANEOUSLY. THIS WAS A VERY POTENTIALLY DANGEROUS SITUATION, WITH CARS GOING BY ALL AROUND US AT 70+ MPH. AFTER WE STOPPED, I TRIED STARTING THE ENGINE AGAIN A NUMBER OF TIMES, BUT THERE WAS NOTHING. THE TOW TRUCK OPERATOR CAME 10 MI…
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I WAS DRIVING ON THE FREEWAY WITH MY FAMILY AT APPROX. 70 MPH, WHEN THE ENGINE SHUT DOWN INSTANTANEOUSLY. THIS WAS A VERY POTENTIALLY DANGEROUS SITUATION, WITH CARS GOING BY ALL AROUND US AT 70+ MPH. AFTER WE STOPPED, I TRIED STARTING THE ENGINE AGAIN A NUMBER OF TIMES, BUT THERE WAS NOTHING. THE TOW TRUCK OPERATOR CAME 10 MINUTES LATER, & HE SAID TRY IT ONE MORE TIME. I DID, & IT STARTED IMMEDIATELY, & I WAS ABLE TO DRIVE OFF THE FREEWAY. I DROVE IT ON SURFACE STREETS TO GET HOME FROM THERE, & THEN IT DIED ONE MORE TIME. HOWEVER, THIS TIME IT STARTED UP AGAIN & WE REACHED HOME. I TOOK IT TOO A VERY EXPERIENCED MECHANIC I USE, & HE COULD FIND NOTHING. I TOOK IT TO THE NISSAN DEALER,, & THEY COULD FIND NOTHING. THIS VEHICLE IS METICULOUSLY MAINTAINED. I HAVE BEEN DRIVING THE VEHICLE FOR 2 WEEKS, & NOTHING HAS HAPPENED. I DRIVE IT ON THE FREEWAY, BUT IN THE SLOW LANE & WITHOUT MY FAMILY IN THE CAR. *TR
NHTSA ODI #10568209
137,766 miles · Mar 6, 2014
Air BagsService Brakes
MY WIFE WAS DRIVING ABOUT 30 MPH IN THE EVENING AND ALL OF A SUDDEN WITH NO ACCIDENT NO FENDER BENDER OR BUMP THE SIDE AIRBAGS DEPLOYED FOR NO REASON, SHAKEN AND SCARED SHE CALLED ME TO INFORM ME OF THE SITUATION, THANKFULLY MY KIDS WERE NOT IN THE CAR AT THE TIME! I BEGAN TO DO RESEARCH AND FOUND THAT I WASN'T THE ONLY ONE, T…
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MY WIFE WAS DRIVING ABOUT 30 MPH IN THE EVENING AND ALL OF A SUDDEN WITH NO ACCIDENT NO FENDER BENDER OR BUMP THE SIDE AIRBAGS DEPLOYED FOR NO REASON, SHAKEN AND SCARED SHE CALLED ME TO INFORM ME OF THE SITUATION, THANKFULLY MY KIDS WERE NOT IN THE CAR AT THE TIME! I BEGAN TO DO RESEARCH AND FOUND THAT I WASN'T THE ONLY ONE, THIS AIRBAG SENSOR THAT IS BAD ON ALL ARMADAS WERE RECALLED EXCEPT THE 04 MODEL ACCORDING TO NISSAN CUSTOMER SERVICE, SO INITIALLY I WAS APPALLED, THE NICE LADY AT NISSAN SAID THAT IN ORDER FOR ME TO DO ANYTHING FURTHER I WOULD HAVE TO PAY FOR A DIAGNOSTIC OUT OF MY OWN POCKET LIKE THE OTHER POOR GUY ON HERE WHO PAID AND WAS OUT OF A VEHICLE FOR ABOUT 3 WEEKS JUST TO END UP IN A SITUATION WHERE THEY WON'T DO ANYTHING ABOUT IT AFTER THEY FIND THAT THE SENSOR STATES VEHICLE WAS IN A ROLL OVER ACCIDENT EVEN THOUGH IT WASN'T!!! WHAT ARE WE AS CONSUMERS TO DO IN A BAD SITUATION LIKE THIS? CAR HAS ABOUT 137766 MILES DRIVEN. *TR
NHTSA ODI #10567705