2005 Nissan Armada

THANKS FOR YOUR EMAIL. WE'LL KEEP A WATCH ON THIS. IN THE MEANTIME, YOU NEED TO FILE A COMPLAINT WITH THE NATIONAL HIGHWAY TRAFFIC SAFETY ADMINISTRATION OR NHTSA. YOU CAN FILE A COMPLAINT BY GOING TO HTTP://WWW-ODI.NHTSA.DOT.GOV/IVOQ/. LET US KNOW IF YOU RECEIVE ANY KIND OF RESPONSE.THANKS AGAIN, BRIAN SASSER INVESTIGATIVE PRODUCER KPRC-TV 713-778-4965 713-771-4930 FAX BSASSER@KPRC.COM -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- FROM: MICHAEL QUIRIN [MAILTO:MICHAEL.QUIRIN@CITRIX.COM] SENT: SATURDAY, JULY 28, 2007 1:54 PM TO: TROUBLESHOOTERS@CLICK2HOUSTON.COM SUBJECT: THIS COULD BE THE NEXT FIRESTONE TIRE TYPE OF DISASTER... I WAS AT THE NISSAN DEALERSHIP TODAY, AND A LADY CAME IN BECAUSE HER NISSAN ARMADA LOST ITS ABILITY TO BRAKE (ALL OF THE SUDDEN OUT OF NOWHERE). ONCE SHE FINALLY CAME TO A STOP AND TURNED THE CAR OFF AND BACK ON, EVERYTHING WAS OKAY. I SPOKE TO THE SERVICE REPS, AND THEY SAID THIS IS A KNOWN ISSUE AND NISSAN HAVEN'T DONE A RECALL (THEY WERE VERY CONCERNED ABOUT THIS). THIS IS VERY ALARMING BECAUSE I OWN AN ?05 ARMADA THAT MY WIFE DRIVES WITH OUR TWO CHILDREN. I WENT ONLINE, AND FOUND CASES OF THIS HAPPENING ALL OVER WITH TOO MANY CLOSE CALLS. HTTP://X.NISSANHELP.COM/FORUMS/ARMADA/1852-BRAKE-PROBLEMS.HTML ... IS JUST ONE FORUM LINK I WILL ATTACH WHERE YOU CAN READ ABOUT THIS ISSUE. SOMEBODY NEEDS TO GET NISSAN TO DO SOMETHING QUICKLY, OR PEOPLE WILL GET HURT OR EVEN KILLED! THANKS, MIKE QUIRIN *TR

WHILE DRIVING MY 2005 NISSAN ARMADA LAST FALL, I TAPPED THE BRAKES AND ENCOUNTERED A SEVERE VIBRATION PHENOMENA THAT I HAD NEVER EXPERIENCED ON A VEHICLE BEFORE. I STOPPED. TURNED OFF VEHICLE. CALLED FOR MY HUSBAND TO HELP. WHEN HE ARRIVED, I STARTED THE CAR AND THE PROBLEM WAS GONE. I TOOK IT TO MY LOCAL DEALER IN MANCHESTER, TN (ROBERTS NISSAN 931-728-2212). AT THAT TIME, THE VEHICLE WAS STILL UNDER WARRANTY. THEY WERE UNABLE TO REPRODUCE THE VIBRATION OR TO FIND THE PROBLEM, BUT THEY WENT AHEAD AND CHANGED OUT SOME BRAKE PADS AND DID SOME REPAIR ON THE ROTORS. I HAD NO FURTHER PROBLEMS UNTIL THIS MONTH. THIS TIME MY HUSBAND WAS WITH ME WHEN THE SAME VIBRATION OCCURRED. HE THOUGHT THAT IT FELT LIKE THE ABS WAS TRYING TO KICK IN FOR SOME UNKNOWN REASON. I HAD NEVER HAD AN ABS VEHICLE, SO I WASN'T FAMILIAR WITH THAT TYPE OF BRAKING REACTION. I CALLED THE DEALER AND TOLD THEM THAT THE EXACT SAME THING HAD HAPPENED AGAIN AND THAT I WAS BRINGING THE VEHICLE TO THEM. THIS TIME THEY TOLD ME THAT THEY HAD SEEN THAT SAME TYPE OF THING ON A TITAN TRUCK RECENTLY. SURE ENOUGH, AFTER CHECKING THEY DISCOVERED AN ABS TRANSDUCER NEEDED REPLACING. IT WAS BACK ORDERED, AND THEY GAVE ME ANOTHER CAR TO DRIVE BECAUSE THEY FELT THAT IT WOULD BE UNSAFE FOR ME TO DRIVE THE VEHICLE. THEY WERE AFRAID OF THE PROBLEM OCCURRING WHILE DRIVING AT HIGHWAY SPEED ON THE INTERSTATE. ALTHOUGH THE PROBLEM WAS FIRST NOTICED AND REPORTED WHILE UNDER WARRANTY, NISSAN WOULD NOT FULLY COVER THE REPAIR. IT APPARENTLY WAS ALSO A SAFETY ISSUE. I BELIEVE THAT THE DEALER WAS TRYING TO HELP, BUT I AM VERY DISAPPOINTED WITH NISSAN AND FILED A COMPLAINT (FILE #5775171). I FELT THAT MY REPAIR BILL SHOULD'VE BEEN COVERED ENTIRELY. I ALSO WONDER IF PERHAPS A RECALL SHOULD BE DONE BASED ON THE SAFETY ISSUE AND THE FACT THAT THE PART WAS BACK ORDERED WHICH LEADS ME TO BELIEVE THERE MAY BE MANY OTHERS WITH THE SAME PROBLEM. MY REPAIR BILL WAS $782.67.

I OWN A 2005 NISSAN ARMADA (16,000 MILES) WITH BRAKE PROBLEMS. I PURCHASED THE VEHICLE ON AUGUST 22, 2006. IT WAS TAKEN TO A NISSAN DEALER TWO DAYS LATER WITH BRAKE PROBLEMS. THE DEALER REPLACED THE FRONT ROTORS AND PADS, THE REAR ROTORS WERE RESURFACED WITH NEW PADS. I PICKED THE VEHICLE UP ON FRIDAY, AND RETURNED WITH IT BACK TO THE DEALER ON MONDAY. MY ARMADA WAS NOT FIXED. THE STEERING WHEEL STILL WAS VIOLENTLY SHAKING,AND THE FRONT BRAKE PEDAL WAS SPONGY,AS WELL AS THE BRAKES OVER HEATING. THE DEALER HAD THE ARMADA FOR THREE DAYS TO FIX/REPLACE A FRONT CALIPER NEW PADS AGAIN, AND WHEEL BALANCE. I BELIEVE MORE WORK WAS DONE, HOWEVER THE WORK ORDER DOES NOT REFLECT ANY OTHER REPAIRS. WHAT REALLY DISTURBS ME IS THAT I FOUND OUT THAT IN OCTOBER OF 2005 THE ARMADA HAD THE BRAKES REPLACED BY THE ORIGINAL OWNER. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT EVEN A YEAR OLD AT THAT TIME. THIS MAKES 3 REPAIRS FOR THE SAME PROBLEM IN LESS THAN TWO YEARS. NISSAN STATES THE BRAKES ISSUES ARE CORRECTED, I THINK THAT EVERY 10K I WILL HAVE TO HAVE THE BRAKES REPLACED OVER AND OVER. NISSAN STATED THAT NO OTHER PADS OR ROTORS WILL BE COVERED UNDER A WARRANTY,SINCE THEY WERE FIXED TWICE ALREADY. I WILL SAY THE DEALER HAS BEEN VERY GOOD SO FAR,BUT WHAT HAPPENS WHEN I NEED BRAKES AGAIN. I AM AWARE OF OTHER ARMADA OWNERS WITH THIS SAME ISSUE. WHAT CAN BE DONE TO FINALLY CORRECT THIS SAFETY PROBLEM. *JB

4WD LIGHT WOULD ENGAGE INTERMITTENTLY. STAYED ON FOR THE DURATION THAT THE VEHICLE WAS ON. THIS HAS HAPPENED 3 TIMES AT APPROX MILEAGE: 1530 MILES, 3650 MILES & YESTERDAY 10/31/06 AT 9:15 P.M. PST 6880 MILES. BRAKES & ROTORS FAILED AT 2200 MILES. REPLACED BY LOCAL DEALERSHIP. BRAKES SEVERELY SCREECHED AT 5500 MILES. LOCAL DEALERSHIP SERVICE SAID "WE FORGOT TO TIGHTENED UP A FEW BOLTS ON YOUR BRAKES". AT 6750 MILES, SEVERE BRAKES PROBLEMS. BRAKES LIGHTS CAME ON, BRAKES LOCKED UP W/ CAR SEVERELY LURCHING FORWARD WHEN APPLYING PRESSURE LIGHT PRESSURE. DROVE TO THE DEALERSHIP AS IS WITHOUT TURNING OFF THE CAR. NOTICED THAT PROBLEM WAS SERIOUS & GAVE US A LOANER VEHICLE FOR 9 DAYS. LOCAL DEALERSHIP SAID THEY HAVE NEVER SEEN THIS FAILURE CODE BEFORE ON ANY NISSAN VEHICLE FOR A BRAKE ISSUE. "DELTA STROKEFORCE" LOCAL DEALERSHIP WAS UNABLE TO REPAIR THE PROBLEM; DROVE IT TO A NEIGHBORING DEALERSHIP 180 MILES R/T. THE NEIGHBORING DEALERSHIP RE-PROGRAMMED THE INTERNAL COMPUTER & ASSURED ME THE PROBLEM WAS FIXED. TONIGHT 11/01/2006, BRAKE LIGHT CAME ON & BRAKES FAILED AGAIN WITH MY WIFE & KIDS IN THE VEHICLE. COULD NOT MAKE A STOP OFF A FREEWAY EXIT & JUST ABOUT PUT HER FOOT THROUGH THE FLOORBOARD TRYING TO DO SO. BRAKES ENGAGED SUDDENLY SKIDDING THE TIRES THROUGH THE INTERSECTION. MILEAGE AT TIME OF INCIDENT 6927. IT IS NOW AT 6930; MY WIFE & I WILL BE DRIVING IT TO THE LOCAL DEALERSHIP IN THE MORNING. *NM

3/10/05 PURCHASED CAR NEW. 3/17/05 CAR IN SHOP FOR BRAKE AND STEERING VIBRATION. 4/11/05 ENTIRE FRONT CURTAIN AIRBAGS, HARNESS AND WIRING HAD TO BE REPLACED. CAR IN SHOP 8 DAYS. CAR HAS BEEN IN SHOP A TOTAL OF 12 TIME SINCE PURCHASE. MOSTLY FOR BRAKES, PULLING, VIBRATION, JUDDER, BROKEN PARTS. ALSO HAVING PROBLEMS WITH SEAT STAINS THAT WILL NOT STAY OUT OF OUR FABULOUS NASA FABRIC! WILL BE TRYING TO OBTAIN REPLACEMENT VEHICLE EITHER WITH DEALERSHIP OR ATTORNEY. YOU HAVE 12 COMPLAINTS AND MORE THAT ARE SIMILAR. WHY NO RECALL. THERE IS EVEN A NISSAN LEMON LAW WEBSITE. PLEASE HELP! *JB

I OWN A 2005 NISSAN ARMADA WITH 7000 MILES AND THE BRAKE ROTORS SEEM TO BE WARPED ALREADY. I HAVE A COUSIN WHO HAS A 2004 TITAN AND HAS HAD PLENTY OF BRAKE PROBLEMS ALSO. WHEN BRAKING,ESPECIALLY AT HIGHER SPEEDS, THE STEERING WHEEL HAS A LOT OF VIBRATION. AFTER DOING RESEARCH ON THE INTERNET THERE SEEMS TO BE A LOT OF OTHER PEOPLE WITH THE SAME PROBLEM. BUT NISSAN HAS YET TO RECALL THESE VEHICLES WITH THESE PROBLEMS. THERE ARE SERVICE BULLETINS OUT TO REPLACE THE FRONT AND REAR ROTORS AND BRAKE PADS BUT AFTER READING MANY OF THE COMPLAINTS POSTED BY OTHER PEOPLE THEY ONLY WANT TO TURN THE ROTORS WHICH IS NOT THE SOLUTION. I WOULD LIKE TO KNOW WHAT MY RIGHTS ARE AND HOW TO GET NISSAN TO CORRECT THE PROBLEM RIGHT THE FIRST TIME. *JB

THIS WILL BE MY SECOND COMPLAIN FILED FOR THE SAME VEHICLE. AT 14000 MILES MY VEHICLE ONCE AGAIN IS HAVING BRAKE FAILURE I TOOK IN MY VEHICLE AND SERVICE MANAGER SUGGESTED THAT IT MIGHT BE MY BRAKE PADS AND IT WILL COST ME APROX. $200 TO $300 TAKING IN MY THE MY BRAKE PADS AND ROTORS HAD ALREADY BEEN REPLACED AT 7000 MILES. AFTER BEING IN THE SHOP FOR 2 DAYS THEY FOUND NOTHING WRONG WITH MY PADS, HOWEVER I MY PROBLEM STILL CONTINUED, WHEN DOWNHILL I WOULD FEEL GRINDING WHEN BRAKING AND IF I SUDDENLY BRAKE I FELT IT EVEN MORE. TO ONE POINT THAT I ALMOST HIT A CAR IN FRONT OF ME THANK GOD I WAS ABLE TO STOP BECAUSE I WAS PROBABLY GOING ABOUT 10 MPH. I FINALLY TOOK MY VEHICLE BACK TO THE SHOP AND THIS TIME THEY FOUND THE PROBLEM TO BE BRAKE PADS, AND ROTORS BUT NO CHARGE IS GOING TO BE MADE TO ME BECAUSE IT IS COVERED BY WARRANTY. *NM

1) JUST TRADED MY CAR IN FOR A "BRAND NEW" 2005 NISSAN ARMADA IN JANUARY 2006. THE BRAKE LIGHT ON THE DASHBOARD LIGHTS UP WHILE DRIVING. IT HAS ABOUT 4000 MILES ON IT. THE PROBLEM STARTED AT 600 MILES. I BOUGHT THE SUV WITH OVER 400 MILES ON IT. 2) THE BRAKE LIGHT ON THE DASHBOARD LIGHTS UP WHILE DRIVING. AS YOU APPLY THE BRAKES, THE BRAKE PEDAL VIBRAKES AND MAKES A CLICKING/MECHANICAL NOISE. THIS HAPPENS EVERY 5-7 DAYS. IT HAS HAPPENED SEVERAL TIMES WITH MY FAMILY (WE HAVE A 5 YR-OLD AND A 2 YR-OLD) IN THE SUV. WE HAVE HAD TO STOP IN THE MIDDLE OF THE INTERSECTION OR PULL OVER TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD, WHILE BLOCKING THE RIGHT LANE MANY TIMES. 3) TO TEMPORARILY CORRECT THE PROBLEM, YOU WOULD HAVE TO PULL OVER ASAP. THERE WERE TIMES WHERE I HAD TO JUST STOP THE VEHICLE AS THE SUV WOULD JUST VIBRATE AND THE BRAKING APPEARS TO BE WEAK. ONCE PULLED OVER, YOU HAVE TO STOP THE IGNITION AND RESTART THE CAR. I TOOK IT TO MY DEALER AND THEY SAID THEY ONLY HAD TO REPLACE THE FUSES. THEN ABOUT 1-2 WEEKS LATER, I HAD TO DRIVE IT TO ANOTHER DEALER, WHERE THEY DESCRIBED THE ROTORS AS BEING WARPED. THEY PUT IN A NEW BRAKE KIT BUT THE PROBLEM REMAINS. *NM