2004 Nissan Armada

2004 NISSAN ARMADA INTERMITTENT BRAKE FAILURE. *NJ THE CONSUMER STATED THE INCIDENTS OCCURRED WITHOUT WARNING, OR ANY INDICATION ON THE DASHBOARD THAT THE BRAKES WERE MALFUNCTIONING. THE DEALER WAS UNABLE TO DIAGNOSE THE CAUSE OF THE BRAKE FAILURE. THE DEALER SUGGESTED THAT THE MASTER CYLINDER AND BOOSTER BE REPLACED AT A COST OF $1,200. *JB

THE FIRST INCIDENT HAPPENED TWICE JUST PRIOR TO JULY 1ST, AGAIN ON JULY 4TH, AND THE LAST INCIDENT WAS JULY 12TH, 2009. AFTER THE FIRST 3 INCIDENTS ONCE I TURNED OFF THE VEHICLE IT WENT BACK TO NORMAL AND THE DASHBOARD LIGHTS WENT OFF. HOWEVER, ON JULY 12TH, WHILE DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY, THE DASH BOARD LIGHTS FOR THE BREAKS AND ABS SYSTEM ALL LIT UP. THERE WAS VIBRATION AND THEN THE BACK BRAKES MADE THIS HORRIBLE SOUND LIKE METAL HITTING METAL. I TURNED THE VEHICLE OFF AND THE PROBLEM DIDN'T CORRECT AND THE BRAKE WAS NOT ENGAGING PROPERLY. I TOOK THE VEHICLE BACK TO THE DEALERSHIP WHERE I BOUGHT THE CAR ONLY TO FIND OUT THAT THEY WERE NO LONGER A NISSAN DEALER. I TOOK IT TO THE MECHANIC I USE FOR MY OTHER VEHICLE AND HE PUT MY NISSAN ARMADA 2004 PATHFINDER ON THE LIFT AND CHECKED THE BRAKES. THE BRAKES WERE IN GOOD CONDITION BUT HE SAID THE ABS SYSTEM WOULD HAVE TO BE CHECKED BY A NISSAN DEALERSHIP. I ONLY HAVE 28,815 MILE ON MY VEHICLE AND THE DOWNEY NISSAN DEALERSHIP TOLD ME THAT THEY WOULD UPDATE THE ABS COMPUTER SYSTEM BUT THAT THE VEHICLE NEEDED A NEW BRAKE BOOSTER BECAUSE THERE WAS AN ELECTRICAL PROBLEM IN THE BRAKE BOOSTER AND IT WOULD NEED TO BE REPLACED. I GOOGLED THE NISSAN BRAKE BOOSTER PROBLEMS AND FOUND THAT THIS HAS BEEN HAPPENING TO MANY NISSAN ARMADA AND COULD NOT FIND A RECALL. I AM AFRAID TO DRIVE MY VEHICLE BECAUSE OF THE POSSIBILITY OF CRASHING IF THE BRAKE FAILS TO ENGAGE OR WORSE. THE DEALER ASKED NISSAN TO HONOR "IN GOOD FAITH" THE WARRANTY BECAUSE MY CAR WAS IN VERY GOOD CONDITION AND HD ONLY AT 28,815 MILES LESS THAN THE 36,000 MILE WARRANTY ALBEIT PAST 3 YEARS. NISSAN REFUSED. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 NISSAN ARMADA. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 30 MPH, THE VEHICLE VIBRATED EXCESSIVELY AND A WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. THE INDICATOR REMAINED LIT UNTIL THE ENGINE WAS TURNED OFF. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER FOR INSPECTION, BUT THEY COULD NOT DUPLICATE THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT TIRE SHOP AND THE TECHNICIAN STATED THAT THE REAR WHEELS NEEDED TO BE ALIGNED. THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THE VIN WAS UNKNOWN. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 65,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN.

2004 NISSAN ARMADA - BRAKE FAILURE. THIS IS AN ON-GOING PROBLEM. I HAVE CONTACTED NISSAN IN THE PAST TO OPEN A CLAIM. THE PERSON ON THE PHONE RECOMMENDED I TAKE IT TO THE DEALER (WHICH WE HAD DONE AT LEAST 3 TIMES PRIOR). WE TOOK IT TO THE DEALER AND THEY INDICATED THAT THERE WAS 'NO TROUBLE/PROBLEM FOUND' (ONLY ONE TIME PRIOR DID THEY UPDATE THE CODE TO THE COMPUTER - ALL OTHER TIMES - NO TROUBLE FOUND). I MENTION THAT WE HAVE TAKEN IT TO THE DEALER 3 OR 4 TIMES, BUT ACCORDING TO MY WIFE WHO DRIVES THIS CAR EVERY DAY, THIS HAPPENS TO HER AT LEAST ONCE A MONTH - THAT IS OVER 20 TIMES SINCE WE HAVE OWNED IT! I CANNOT AFFORD TO KEEP TAKING MY CAR TO THE DEALER, RENTING A CAR FOR THE DAY - JUST TO HAVE 'NO TROUBLE FOUND'. QUITE FRANKLY, MY WIFE DOES NOT FEEL SAFE DRIVING THE CAR. I KNOW THERE HAVE BEEN OTHER INCIDENTS OF THIS PROBLEM REGISTERED. I JUST WOULD LIKE IT FIXED ONCE AND FOR ALL SO MY WIFE AND CHILDREN DO NOT HAVE TO KEEP PUTTING THEIR LIVES AT RISK, WONDERING IF THE BRAKES ARE GOING TO WORK OR NOT. PLEASE HELP. *TR

THE RED AIRBAG LIGHT FLASHES ON THE DASHBOARD. I TOOK IT TO TWO NISSAN DEALERSHIPS AND WAS TOLD THAT IT WAS MOST LIKELY A FAILED SENSOR IN THE FRONT PASSENGER SEAT BUT COULD NOT BE SURE UNTIL IT WAS REPLACED FOR APPROXIMATELY $1400.00 NOT REFUNDABLE IF THAT WAS NOT THE PROBLEM. IT COULD ALSO BE THE RESTRAINT SYSTEM ASSOCIATED WITH THAT SEAT. REPORTEDLY FROM BOTH THE DEALERS COMMENTS AND MY RESEARCH ON THE INTERNET THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM WITH MY VEHICLE TYPE. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 NISSAN ARMADA. WHILE DRIVING 60 MPH, A WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. THE VEHICLE HAS BEEN TO THE DEALER APPROXIMATELY THREE TIMES FOR REPAIR. THE FIRST TIME IT WAS TAKEN TO HAVE THE BRAKES REPAIRED FOR MAKING GRINDING NOISES. THE CONTACT STATED THAT SHE WAS USING THE WRONG BRAKES. WHEN THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL IS DEPRESSED, THE PRESSURE GOES DOWN AND THE VEHICLE DECELERATES. THE CONTACT WOULD HAVE TO BRING THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER IN ORDER TO DETERMINE THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE. IN ADDITION, THERE IS A CLICKING NOISE COMING FROM THE TRANSMISSION. THE DEALER CANNOT LOCATE THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURES. THE VIN WAS UNKNOWN. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 30,000 AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 84,000. UPDATED 05/08/09. *LJ THE RIGHT SIDE EXHAUST MANIFOLD WAS REPLACED AND THE ENGINE LIGHT HAD ILLUMINATED. UPDATED 05/11/09.*JB

ONCE EVERY 2 TO 3 WEEKS, I HIT THE BRAKES IN MY 2004 NISSAN PATHFINDER ARMADA AND IT MAKES A HORRIBLE GRINDING NOISE AND NOTHING HAPPENS, THE VEHICLE DOESN'T STOP. THE EMERGENCY BRAKE LIGHT COMES ON. I WAS TOLD BY A FRIEND THAT REPAIRS NISSANS FOR THE EMPLOYEES AT THE NISSAN CANTON PLANT THAT THIS WAS A COMMON OCCURRENCE FOR THAT MODEL VEHICLE AND IT WAS A SENSOR THAT WAS BAD. HE SAID THEY HAVE REPLACED NUMEROUS SENSORS ON EMPLOYEES VEHICLES. I'M WONDERING WHY THERE WAS NEVER A RECALL. APPARENTLY, THEY HAVE IMPROVED THINGS SINCE THE INITIAL ARMADA WAS CREATED, BUT THAT DOESN'T GET MY VEHICLE FIXED. I HAVE 3 CHILDREN AND SOMEONE IS GOING TO GET HURT ONE DAY. I AM A SINGLE PARENT AND CAN'T AFFORD THE REPAIR. I HAVE TAKEN IT TO THE SHOP NUMEROUS TIMES, BUT APPARENTLY WHEN THE VEHICLE IS CUT OFF, THE SENSOR RESETS AND THE VEHICLE WON'T MESS UP FOR MY REPAIR PERSON. I CAN'T AFFORD TO TAKE IT TO A DEALERSHIP FOR THEM TO INVESTIGATE THE PROBLEM. ALSO, MY MAIN WINDOW SWITCH WILL NOT ROLL UP MY WINDOWS. MY REAR HATCH WILL NOT UNLOCK. MY MAIN SWITCH WILL NOT UNLOCK ALL OF MY DOORS. *TR

MY PROBLEM STARTED AROUND 12/5/08 WHEN MY TRUCK DIED UNEXPECTEDLY. IT RESTARTED THEN LATER MORE OF THE SAME ON THE SAME VOYAGE. LOCAL NISSAN WAS CONTACTED THAT DAY AND AN APPOINTMENT WAS SET FOR 12/15/08. AT THAT APPOINTMENT IT WAS DETERMINED THAT IT WAS CAUSED BY THE VEHICLE SECURITY FUNCTION AND WAS RESET AND KEY WAS REPROGRAMMED. THEY HAD NOTED THAT THE EXHAUST MANIFOLDS HAD FAILED AND NEEDED REPLACEMENT. THE MILEAGE WAS 81,470, 1470 MILES OVER THE FEDERAL WARRANTY. MY MILEAGE WAS ARGUABLY UNDER THE 80,000 WARRANTY LIMIT WHEN THE APPOINTMENT WAS MADE A WEEK PRIOR. TWO WEEKS LATER, THE SAME SYMPTOMS OCCURRED. THIS TIME IT IS ADDED WITH POWER LOSS OF MASS PROPORTION ON AND OFF AGAIN. AGAIN BACK TO NISSAN WERE THEY ARE POINTING AT THE MANIFOLDS. OTHER CUSTOMERS WITH THE SAME EXACT SYMPTOMS HAVE HAD THE IPDM, BCM, ECM, MANIFOLDS, AND THE KEY REPROGRAMMED AND THE DEALERSHIPS STILL CANT FIND THERE PROBLEM. THE SERVICE DEPARTMENT ACKNOWLEDGES MY CONCERN THAT THIS ISN?T THE PART CAUSING THE INTERMITTENT ISSUES. NISSAN REALIZED THE PROBLEM WITH ITS MANIFOLDS AND CORRECTED BY MAKING THEM ?BEEFER? AND ADDING A SUPPORT BRACE IN LATER PRODUCTION RUNS. I HAVE TRIED TO RESOLVE THE PROBLEM THROUGH NISSANS CONSUMER SERVICES, BUT WAS DENIED ASSISTANCE (CASE #6392768). THE INTERNET IS FLOODED WITH NISSAN TRUCK CUSTOMERS WHOSE MANIFOLDS HAVE FAILED IN THE SAME EXACT PLACES ON THE PART DURING THE PRODUCTION RUN DATE. NISSAN HAS EVEN WARRANTED THIS PART TO OTHER CUSTOMERS AFTER THE EXPIRATION OF THE WARRANTY BUT WHY NOT ME? THERE SUGGESTING ?STARTING? WITH THE MANIFOLDS @ $2400 ESTIMATE I CAN?T AFFORD, AND IF THAT DOESN?T FIX THE PROBLEM IM IN THE SAME BOAT AS THE OTHER? THROW PARTS YOU CANT AFFORD AT IT? CROWD. I BOUGHT THERE FLAGSHIP VEHICLE, EXPECTING UTMOST SERVICE UNLIKE THERE COUNTERPARTS. IM READY TO DISCOURAGE ANYONE I CROSS FROM THE NISSAN PRODUCT LINE, MY LAWYER HAS ALREADY BEEN CONTACTED, AND IF THIS ISN'T RESOLVED SWIFTLY BEING WITHOUT A VEH. *TR

DRIVERS SIDE DOOR WOULDN'T CLOSE PROPERLY, SOMETIMES WOULDN'T CLOSE AT ALL, SOMETIMES WOULD CLOSE BUT WOULDN'T STAY SHUT. CALLED NISSAN REGIONAL CENTER ABOUT THE PROBLEM BUT THEY WOULDN'T DO COVER IT BECAUSE IT WAS PAST WARRANTY. THE VEHICLE WAS PURCHASED IN JUNE OF 05. TOOK THE VEHICLE INTO THE DEALERSHIP AND THEY SAID IT WAS A BROKEN LATCH AND REMOTE LOCK FOR WHICH I PAID TO HAVE REPAIRED. THIS FAILURE OCCURRED WHEN THE TEMPERATURE FELL BELOW FREEZING. *TR