2004 Nissan Armada

WHILE DRIVING MY VEHICLE AT APPROX 45MPH I WAS COMING UP UPON A TRAFFIC LIGHT INTERSECTION AND ATTEMPTING TO SLOW DOWN. WHEN I APPLIED THE BRAKES, THE BRAKE PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR AND I HEARD A LOUD GRINDING NOISE FROM THE FRONT OF THE VEHICLE. LUCKILY I WAS ABLE TO GET THROUGH THE INTERSECTION WITHOUT INJURING OR KILLING SOMEONE. I IMMEDIATELY PULLED TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD AND CALLED FOR ASSISTANCE. THE VEHICLE WAS CHECKED OUT BY MY MECHANIC AND HE ADVISED ME THAT A C1179 DTC WAS SHOWING UP IN THE COMPUTER. HE ALSO SAID TSB WAS ON FILE FOR THIS PROBLEM BUT THAT I WOULD NEED TO TAKE IT TO THE DEALER TO HAVE IT FIXED. I SCHEDULED AN APPOINTMENT WITH THE DEALER AND THEY "PERFORMED THE REPAIR". A WEEK LATER, I WAS DRIVING THE VEHICLE AND THE SAME THING HAPPENED, THE BRAKE PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR, THE GRINDING NOISE WAS HEARD. I HAVE ANOTHER APPOINTMENT SCHEDULED WITH THE DEALER. NISSAN MUST BE AWARE OF THIS SERIOUS PROBLEM AND SHOULD DO SOMETHING ABOUT IT. THERE ARE MANY COMPLAINTS FOR THIS PROBLEM WHEN I SEARCHED THE WEB. I ALSO FOUND A LAWSUIT AGAINST NISSAN THAT IS BEING HEARD IN US DISTRICT COURT ON 4/26/12. THE NHTSA SHOULD ACT ON THIS QUICKLY BEFORE SOMEONE IS INJURED OR KILLED. NISSAN HAS DONE NOTHING ACCEPT CHARGE FOR THE "REPAIRS". *JS

WHEN I FIRST PURCHASED CAR THE BRAKES WENT OUT AT 3000 MILES AND I'VE CONTINUED TO HAVE A PROBLEM EVER SINCE.NISSAN FIXED THE BRAKE JUDDER BUT ANOTHER ISSUE AROSE.NOW WHENEVER IT WANTS THE BRAKES JUST GO OUT.I'VE HAD THE CAR IN THE SHOP MULTIPLE TIMES FOR THIS PROBLEM.I HAVE TO SHUT CAR OFF AND RESTART AS IF SOME ELECTRICAL COMPONENT IS RESETTING.THIS HAS NEVER BEEN FIXED AND NOW I'M OUT OF WARRANTY.NISSAN CAN'T FIND THE PROBLEM OR JUST DOESN'T WANT TO TAKE THE TIME TO FIX.THIS IS LEADING TO A VERY UNSAFE VEHICLE BECAUSE THERE IS NO TELLING WHEN IT WILL HAPPEN AGAIN. *JS

WHILE MY WIFE WAS DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 40 MPH CAR SUDDENLY STALLED AND 4 WHEEL DRIVE LIGHT CAME ON.I GOT CAR TOWED HOME AND TAKEN TO ORLAND PARK NISSAN FOR DIAGNOSTIC TEST.THEY TOLD ME ITS THE VALVE BODY INSIDE TRANSMISSION BUT ITS ON NATIONAL BACK ORDER AND CAN'T TELL ME WHEN PART WILL COME IN.AFTER TALKING TO ANOTHER SERVICE MANAGER IN ANOTHER STATE HE CONFIRMED THIS AND SAID THERE IS NO RELEASE DATE FOR THIS PART.I AM BEING FORCED TO DRIVE AN UNSAFE VEHICLE DUE TO NISSAN'S FAILURE TO PROVIDE THIS PART. *JS

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 NISSAN ARMADA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS, THE VEHICLE RAN OUT OF FUEL AND STALLED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC AND THE MECHANIC STATED THAT THE FUEL GAUGE DISPLAYED A READING THAT FUEL WAS PRESENT IN THE FUEL TANK, BUT THE FUEL TANK WAS ACTUALLY EMPTY. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED AND OFFERED NO ASSISTANCE. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE APPROXIMATELY 148,000.

WHILE EXITING THE INTERSTATE, WENT AROUND THE EXIT RAMP. THE BRAKES DEPRESSED FARTHER THAN NORMAL AND MADE A GRINDING SOUND. THE BRAKE INDICATOR LIGHTS CAME ONE. THE VEHICLE SHOOK WHILE I TRIED TO BRAKE. I NARROWLY MISSED THE GUARDRAIL AND MANAGED TO KEEP THE VEHICLE IN CONTROL. I WAS ABLE TO SLOW DOWN, ALTHOUGH IT TOOK LONGER THAN IT SHOULD HAVE, AND I DROVE SLOWLY TO A SERVICE STATION NEARBY. THE VEHICLE WAS EXAMINED, AND I WAS TOLD I HAD BEEN DRIVING WITH THE PARKING BRAKE ON AND THAT THE BRAKES HAD JUST "HEATED UP". I WASN'T DRIVING WITH THE PARKING BREAK ON THOUGH. IT HAPPENED AGAIN A FEW WEEKS LATER AND WAS TAKEN TO A DIFFERENT SERVICE STATION. THEY INFORMED ME THAT IT NEEDED TO GO TO THE DEALER TO HAVE THE SERVICE CODES PULLED, AND THAT THERE HAD BEEN BRAKING ISSUES WITH THE MODEL AND YEAR. FURTHER INVESTIGATION ONLINE REVEALED IT CAN BE FIXED BY SHUTTING CAR OFF. IT HAS HAPPENED SEVERAL TIMES SINCE THEN, AT RANDOM TIMES WITH NO ANTECEDENT. I DRIVE CAUTIOUSLY AND LEAVE PLENTY OF BRAKING ROOM, AS I AM NERVOUS ABOUT THE PERFORMANCE OF THE BRAKES AND MY ABILITY TO STOP. PLEASE HAVE NISSAN ADDRESS AND FIX THIS DANGEROUS PROBLEM!

I WAS DRIVING DOWN HIGHWAY WHEN I HEARD A LIGHT KNOCK AND NOTICED BRAKE LIGHT ON. WHEN I TRIED TO APPLY BRAKES THEY STARTED MAKING A GRINDING SOUND AND IT WAS VERY HARD TO STOP THE VEHICLE. I PULLED OVER TO A NEARBY PARKING LOT AND TURNED VEHICLE OFF, WHEN I RESTARTED BRAKE LIGHT WAS OFF AND BRAKES WHERE WORKING. THIS HAS HAPPENED SEVERAL TIMES. MECHANIC SAID BRAKES WERE FINE EACH TIME. *KB

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 NISSAN ARMADA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE STALLED WHILE DRIVING 70 MPH. THE CONTACT ALSO STATED THAT THE FUEL GAUGE INDICATED THAT FUEL WAS IN THE FUEL TANK, BUT THE FUEL TANK WAS ACTUALLY EMPTY. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO SUCCESSFULLY START THE VEHICLE AFTER ADDING MORE FUEL TO THE FUEL TANK. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO HAVE THE FAILURE DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND OFFERED NO ASSISTANCE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 79,000. UPDATED 11/14/11 *BF

WITH IN FIVE MINUTES OF DRIVING THE BRAKE LIGHT CAME ON AND WHEN THE BRAKES WERE APPLIED, THERE WAS A LACK OF BRAKE PRESSURE AND A GRINDING SOUND WAS HEARD. THE VEHICLE HAD VERY MINIMAL BREAKING POWER AND I WOULD NOT BE ABLE TO STOP THE VEHICLE BY THE BRAKES ALONE, COASTING IS REQUIRED. IF THE VEHICLE IS TURNED OFF AND RESTARTED, THE SYSTEM WILL RESET AND THE BRAKES WILL RETURN TO NORMAL OPERATING CONDITION. WITHIN THE LAST YEAR THIS HAS HAPPENED AT LEAST ONCE A MONTH. LAST YEAR, THE BRAKE LIGHT CAME ON AND I CAREFULLY DROVE IT 2-3 MILES TO A LOCAL NISSAN DEALERSHIP. THEY RAN A DIAGNOSTIC TEST, WHILE THE BRAKE LIGHT WAS ON, WHICH REVEALED A FAILURE OF THE DELTA STROKE SENSOR (C1179). I ASKED THE MECHANIC TO DRIVE IT AND EXPERIENCE THE LACK OF BRAKES BUT BY THE TIME HE DROVE IT THE SYSTEM HAD RESET ITSELF. THE DIAGNOSIS CANNOT BE DONE UNLESS THE BRAKE LIGHT IS ON. THERE ARE NUMEROUS COMPLAINTS ONLINE ABOUT OTHER'S HAVING THIS PROBLEM AS WELL AS CLASS ACTION LAWSUIT PENDING. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 NISSAN ARMADA. WHILE DRIVING 25 MPH, THE CONTACT APPLIED PRESSURE TO THE BRAKES BUT THEY FAILED TO OPERATE AND DID NOT STOP THE VEHICLE. SHE WOULD TURN THE VEHICLE OFF AND THEN ON AGAIN BUT THE BRAKES REMAINED OPERABLE. THE FAILURE OCCURRED INTERMITTENTLY SINCE JANUARY 2011. THE DEALER REPLACED THE REAR PARKING BRAKE SHOE ON THE PASSENGER SIDE AND BOTH ROTORS HOWEVER, THE FAILURE PERSISTED. THE CONTACT WAS AWAITING FURTHER REPAIRS. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 83,000 AND THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 75,000.

WHILE DRIVING THE VEHICLE IN RUSH HOUR TRAFFIC, THE ENTIRE SYSTEM SHUT DOWN AND THE VEHICLE HAD TO COAST ACCROSS THREE LANES OF TRAFFIC AT A SPEED OF 40 MILES PER HOUR. THERE WERE FOU PEOPLE IN THE VEHICLE, TWO ADULTS AND TWO CHILDREN WHO WERE ALL EXTREMELY FRIGHTENED BY THE EXPERIENCE. AT LEAST ONE VEHICLE TRAVELING BEHIND OURS HAD TO COME TO A FAST HAULT JUST BARELY MISSING THE REAR END OF THE TRUCK. I HD THE VEHICLE TOWED BY AAA BECAUSE IT WOULD NOT START OR CRACK UP. AFTER LEAVING THE VEHICLE WITH MY PRIVATE MECHANIC FOR ONE DAY HE DISCOVERED THAT THE FUEL SYSTEM WAS NOT FUNCTIONING PROPERLY. I THEN CALLED MY LOCAL NISSAN DEALER TO EXPLAIN THE ISSUE AND TO SEE IF A RECALL HAD BEEN DONE IN REGARDS TO THIS ISSUE I WAS TOLD "NO" AND THAT I WOULD HAVE TO PAY TO HAVE IT FIXED BECAUSE MY EXTENDED WARRANTY WAS UP. I THEN ASKED IF THE VEHICLE HAD ANY RECENT RECALLS AND WAS TOLD NO. AFTER SPEAKING WITHMY MECHANIC AGAIN, HE TOLD ME THAT THE VEHICLE HAD A RECALL BUT IT WAS VOLUNTARY BY THE DEALER AND ONLY FOR NISSAN ARMADA MODELS 2005-2008, MY VEHICLE IS A 2004 BUT HAS THE EXACT SAME PROBLEM AND COULD HAVE KILLED MY FAMILY.