2004 Nissan Armada

WHILE EXITING THE FREEWAY, GOING APPROX. 45 MPH THE BRAKES ON MY 2004 NISSAN ARMADA COMPLETELY WENT OUT. WHEN I PRESSED ON THE BRAKE PEDAL I HEARD AN AWFUL GRINDING NOISE AND THE FELT A VIBRATION THROUGHOUT THE CAR AND THE PEDAL JUST WENT TO THE FLOOR. THE 'BRAKE' LIGHT LIT UP ON THE DASH AND THE EMERGENCY BRAKE PEDAL MOVED 4-5 INCHES UPWARDS FROM ITS NORMAL POSITION. THIS WAS THE FIRST TIME MY BRAKES HAVE COMPLETELY GONE OUT. I WASN'T STOPPING AND NARROWLY MISSED PLOWING INTO THE BACK OF A DELIVERY TRUCK. I WAS ABLE TO PULL OVER AT A SAFE PLACE AND CALL A TOW TRUCK- IT WAS TOWED TO A NISSAN DEALERSHIP. ACCORDING TO THE DEALER, MY BRAKE BOOSTER ASSEMBLY WAS DEFECTIVE AND THEY WOULD REPLACE IT TO THE TUNE OF $1300. IT IS STILL AT THE DEALERSHIP BEING REPAIRED. I REPORTED THIS TO NISSAN HQ ON 5/6/2010 AS WELL. I HAD 2 KIDS IN THE CAR WITH ME AT THE TIME AND THIS WAS AN EXTREMELY TERRIFYING EVENT! *TR THE CONSUMER STATED THE DEALER INFORMED HER THE VEHICLE NEEDED A NEW BRAKE BOOSTER ASSEMBLY. THE CONSUMER STATED THERE HAVE BEEN NO OTHER FAILURES SINCE THE BRAKE BOOSTER WAS REPLACED. THE CONSUMER DID NOTICE THERE WAS A DIFFERENCE IN BRAKING ABILITY WHEN SHE APPLIED THE BRAKE. THE DEALER STATED THERE WAS NOTHING WRONG. UPDATED 10/08/10

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 NISSAN ARMADA. THE FUEL GAUGE WAS NOT FUNCTIONING PROPERLY; WHEN THE FUEL TANK WAS FULL, THE GAUGE WOULD INDICATE THAT IT WAS EMPTY OR HALF FULL. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALERSHIP WHERE THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE FUEL SENDER WAS DEFECTIVE AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE CONTACT WAS AWARE OF RECALL 10V074000 FOR THE 2005-2008 MODELS. THE CONTACT WAS CONCERNED THAT SHE WOULD RUN OUT OF GAS DUE TO THE INCORRECT READINGS FROM THE FUEL GAUGE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 55,000. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 67,000.

WHILE DRIVING ABOUT 45 MPH IN THE NIGHT TIME, SUDDENLY DASH BOARD LIGHTS FLASHES VERY RAPIDLY AND STALLS THE ENGINE. LUCKILY, NO OTHER CAR WAS NEXT TO US. WE SAFELY STOPPED THE OUR 2004 NISSAN ARMADA SUV ON THE SIDE OF ROAD. AFTER ABOUT 10~15 MINUTES, WE TRIED TO RE-START THE CAR, BUT NO LUCK. AFTER GIVING GAS PEDAL SEVERAL TIMES, WE COULD RE-START THE CAR. WE DROVE HOME (ABOUT 5 MILES IN DISTANCE) SAFELY. NEXT DAY, WHILE MY WIFE WAS DRIVING TO HER PARENTS' HOUSE, ONCE AGAIN, WITH RAPID FLASHING ON THE DASH BOARD, THE ENGINE DIES WHILE SHE WAS DRIVING. WE TOOK TO THE NISSAN DEALERSHIP NEXT MORNING, THEY SAID IT WOULD BEEN NO GAS IN THE GAS TANK. WE HAD MORE THAN 1/4 TANKFUL OF GAS. WHILE THE SERVICE MAN WAS DRIVING INTO THE SERVICE BAY, THE CAR STALLS IN SAME MANNER. THEN, THEY SAID IT WAS THE ELECTRICAL PART PROBLEM IN THE DRIVER'S SIDE. BECAUSE OF THE SAFETY ISSUE, WE HAVE LET NISSAN DEALER REPLACED THE ELECTRICAL PART. LETS' SEE WHETHER IT FIXED THE PROBLEM. *TR

OUR 2004 NISSAN ARMADA LE HAS ALWAYS HAD A PROBLEM WITH THE FUEL GAUGE NOT READING CORRECTLY. EVEN AFTER FILLING UP, IT NEVER READS FULL, OR EVEN WHEN LESS THAN 1/4 TANK, THE FUEL GAUGE WILL READ AT HALF OR MORE. THEN IT WILL DRASTICALLY DROP FROM THE 1/2 TANK MARKER DOWN TO EMPTY. NISSAN HAS ISSUED A RECALL FOR THE FUEL SENDING UNIT BUT HAVE OMITTED THE 2004-2005 NISSAN ARMADAS EVEN THOUGH THE PROBLEM WITH THIS FUEL SENDING UNIT HAS BEEN NOTORIOUS FOR THESE MODELS. NISSAN AND ITS AFFILIATE SERVICE DEPTS ARE REFUSING TO ACKNOWLEDGE THE PROBLEM KNOWINGLY IT EXISTS.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 NISSAN ARMADA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHENEVER THE VEHICLE WAS CONSUMED WITH 1/4 TO A FULL TANK OF FUEL; THE FUEL GAUGE WOULD INDICATE LOW FUEL ON THE DASHBOARD. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER. THE TECHNICIAN STATED THAT THE VEHICLE MAY NOT HAVE BEEN "BROKEN IN" DUE TO LOW MILEAGE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED WHICH THERE WAS NO RESOLUTION. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN REPAIRED AT THE TIME OF THE COMPLAINT. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 27,500.

SOMETIMES BRAKES MAKE GRINDING NOISE, SHUTTER THROUGH STEERING WHEEL, AND MASSIVE FRONT END VIBRATION. DURING THIS TIME THE BRAKES DON'T WORK VERY WELL. RESTARTING CAR WILL ALLEVIATE PROBLEM. HAD A COMPUTER MODULE CHANGED BUT PROBLEM CONTINUES. BRAKE LIGHT COMES ON. THERE ARE MANY MANY COMPLAINT ABOUT THE SAME PROBLEM! IT IS VERY UNSAFE! *TR

WE HAVE A 2004 NISSAN ARMADA THAT HAS HAD COMPLETE BRAKE FAILURE. WHAT HAPPENS IS THE BRAKES BEGIN TO JUMP/JITTER AND THEN THERE IS 100% BRAKE FAILURE---THERE ARE NO BRAKES PERIOD! WE'VE TALKED TO NISSAN AND TAKEN THE CAR TO THE DEALERSHIP AND THEY SAY THERE IS NOTHING WRONG WITH THE BRAKES. WE DON'T KNOW WHAT ELSE TO DO, WE CAN'T SELL THE SUV BECAUSE WE WOULD BE PASSING A LIFE THREATENING PROBLEM TO SOMEONE ELSE AND WE CANNOT DRIVE IT BECAUSE THE BRAKES WILL FAIL. TO SOLVE THE PROBLEM AT THE TIME THEY FAIL OBE HAS TO TURN OFF THE CAR, REMOVE THE KEY FROM THE START SWITCH, AND THEN TURN THE ENGINE AGAIN. THIS SEEMS LIKE THE TYPE OF PROBLEM THAT THE COMPUTER CONTROLS SINCE THE PROBLEM TEMPORARILY DISAPPEARS AFTER RESETTING THE COMPUTER. CAN YOU HELP? *TR

I OWN A 2004 NISSAN ARMADA. WE BOUGHT THIS VEHICLE BRAND NEW IN 2005 FROM THE DEALER. FOR APRX. 3 YEARS NOW EVERY COUPLE OF MONTHS THE ABS BRAKE LIGHT COMES ON AND THE BRAKE PEDAL GET VERY HARD, IT MAKES IT VERY DIFFICULT TO BRAKE. WE FOUND IT THAT WE CAN RESET IT BACK TO NORMAL BY STOPPING, TURNING OFF THE ENGINE, WAITING A MINUTE AND RESTARTING THE ENGINE. WHEN I TOOK IT TO THE DEALER TO GET CHECKED, THEY TOLD ME THAT NOTHING WAS WRONG WITH THE ENGINE OR BRAKES. SINCE THEY COULDN'T GET THE PROBLEM TO OCCUR IN FRONT OF THEM, THEY SAID THAT THERE'S NOTHING THEY CAN DO. I EXPRESSED MY CONCERNS ABOUT BEING A SAFETY ISSUE, THEY TOLD BE TO TAKE THE VEHICLE WITHOUT TURNING IT OFF WHENEVER THIS HAPPENS, I EXPLAINED THAT I WILL NOT PUT MY FAMILY IN DANGER, DRIVING WITH A HARD TO BRAKE VEHICLE, THEY SAID THEN JUST TO TURN OFF THE VEHICLE AND RESET IT AND THE PROBLEM WILL GO AWAY. THIS PROBLEM HAPPENS MAYBE ABOUT EVERY 3 MONTHS FOR APX THE PAST 3 YEARS. FORTUNATELY WE HAVEN'T GOT INTO AND ACCIDENT BUT THIS A CONCERN TO ME. UP TO NOW I DIDN'T KNOW WHO TO REPORT IT TO, BUT AFTER WATCHING RESENT REPORTS ABOUT ANOTHER VEH COMPANY ON TV, I DECIDED TO NOTIFY YOU. *TR