2005 Nissan Armada

I WAS GOING DOWN 4 LANE HWY AND STARTED TO SLOW DOWN APPROACHING INTERSECTION. THE BRAKES WENT ALL THE WAY TO THE FLOOR AND STARTED SHAKING VIOLENTLY. IT FELT LIKE THE VEHICLE WAS GOING TO SHAKE OFF THE AXEL. I JUST KNEW I WAS GOING TO HIT THE CAR NEXT TO ME. I HAD TO DRIVE HOME 15 MPH BECAUSE EVERY TIME I TOUCHED THE BRAKES THE CAR WOULD VIOLENTLY SHAKE TO THE POINT OF PULLING ME OFF OF THE ROAD. WHEN I SHUT THE CAR OFF AND RESTARTED IT, IT MUST HAVE FIXED THE PROBLEM TEMPORARILY. IT HAS HAPPENED 2 MORE TIMES. I RECENTLY STARTED LOOKING ONLINE FOR ANY INFO ON THE MATTER AND FOUND THAT IT IS HAPPENING PRETTY REGULAR TO PEOPLE WITH THE SAME MODEL AND MAKE AS MINE AND ALSO IN A PRETTY CLOSE TIME FRAME. IT DOESN'T TAKE A GENIUS TO FIGURE OUT THAT THIS IS A DEFECT. A VERY DANGEROUS DEFECT THAT SHOULD BE FIXED BY NISSAN BEFORE SOMEONE GETS KILLED.

AS I WAS ON MY WAY HOME DRIVING DOWN THE HIGHWAY MY TRUCK CUT OFF, THIS WAS THE THIRD TIME THIS HAS HAPPENED IN OVER A YEAR, EACH TIME I NOTICED MY FUEL GAUGE WAS READING 1/4 OF A TANK, SO I CHECK FOR RECALLS ON THE 2005 NISSAN ARMADA AND FOUND THAT THERE WAS A RECALL FOR THE FUEL GAUGE SYSTEM BUT WHEN I CALLED THE NISSAN CORP. THEY TOLD ME THAT THE RECALL WAS VIN SPECIFIC AND THERE WAS NO RECALL ON MY VEHICLE. I DON'T UNDERSTAND HOW THAT COULD BE, IF THERE IS A RECALL ON THE 2005 ARMADA FOR THE FUEL GAUGE SYSTEM AND MY VEHICLES FUEL SYSTEM IS HAVING THE SAME PROBLEM WHY ISN'T THE RECALL ON ALL NISSAN ARMADAS OF THE SAME YEAR. *TR

THE BRAKES ONLY BARELY STOPPED THE VEHICLE AFTER DEPRESSING TO PEDAL ALL THE WAY TO THE FLOOR. NOW SOME WARNING LIGHTS COME ON VDC, SLIP, BRAKE AND WON'T GO OFF. THE BRAKES DON'T SEEM TO BE WORKING PROPERLY AND THE PEDAL WHEN DEPRESSED SLOWLY GOES TO THE FLOOR. I HAVE NEW BRAKES, ROTORS, ETC (10,000 MILES AND THE BRAKE FLUID IS AT THE PROPER LEVEL. I HAVE READ ABOUT THIS SAME PROBLEM FROM MANY MANY PEOPLE NO THE WEB. THIS IS NOT AM ISOLATED PROBLEM AND SHOULD BE HANDLED BY NISSAN AND PUT INTO A RECALL. PEOPLE ON THE WEB WERE REFERENCING A CLASS ACTION LAW SUIT. PLEASE LOOK INTO IT. *TR

WHILE DRIVING OR EVEN JUST PUTTING IT IN REVERSE, WHEN I TRY TO BRAKE IT FEELS LIKE A SPONGY/STRINGY PEDAL THAT GOES TO THE GROUND AND MAKES A LOUD GRIND NOISE. YOU HAVE TO TURN OFF THE VEHICLE AND IT IS FINE, I HAVE TOOK IT IN THE SHOP AND NOTHING WRONG, I AM LIKE REALLY... I CAN'T BE TURNING THE VEHICLE OFF EVERY TIME IT DOES THIS, THAT IS A SAFETY ISSUE OR A DEFINITE RECALL..NOW THIS HAPPENS SEVERAL TIMES AND WITH FAMILY IN THE VEHICLE IS A DANGER I THINK. HOPE THERE IS A RECALL FOR THIS ISSUE. ALSO SEAT BELTS DO NOT RETRACT BACK AFTER THE RECALL THAT WAS DONE. *TR

I WAS DRIVING IN LIGHT TRAFFIC, PUSHED ON THE BRAKE PEDAL, THE BRAKE LIGHT (NOT ABS) ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL, I HEARD A GRINDING SOUND AND ALMOST PUSHED THE PEDAL TO THE FLOOR. I PULLED OVER, TURNED THE TRUCK OFF, AND RESTARTED IT. THE BRAKE LIGHT REMAINED ILLUMINATED, BUT I WAS ABLE TO BRAKE. AFTER TURNING IT OFF AND LETTING IT SIT FOR ABOUT 30 MINUTES, I TURNED IT ON AGAIN. THE BRAKE LIGHT WAS NO LONGER ON AND THE BRAKES ENGAGED. I TOOK IT TO A BRAKE SHOP ON 3/27/15 AND WAS TOLD THAT MY PADS ARE FINE. THEY ALSO CHECKED THE FLUID AND THE LEVEL WAS OK. I CONTACTED A LOCAL NISSAN DEALER AND WAS TOLD THAT THERE AREN'T ANY RECALLS. THEY HAVE NOT RECEIVED ANY REPORTS FROM CONSUMERS ABOUT THIS TYPE OF ISSUE OCCURRING, BUT COULD NOT PROVIDE AN EXPLANATION AS TO WHY THIS HAPPENED AND COULD BE RESET BY TURNING THE VEHICLE OFF. THIS ALSO HAPPENED PREVIOUSLY, BUT I DON'T RECALL EXACTLY WHEN. *TR

ON THREE DIFFERENT OCCASIONS STARTING JULY 2011 AND ENDING MARCH 2015, THE BRAKES FAILED AFTER VDC/ABS/SLIP WARNING LIGHTS WERE ILLUMINATED ON A 2005 NISSAN ARMADA. ON ONE OF THE OCCASIONS, WHILE ATTEMPTING TO STOP, THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED TO THE FLOOR WITH LITTLE RESISTANCE. THE VEHICLE FAILED TO STOP CAUSING IT TO GO THROUGH A BUSY INTERSECTION AND JUST MISSED BEING STRUCK BY A TRACTOR TRAILER. SPENT OVER $2000.00 IN REPAIRS AND THE PROBLEMS PERSIST. I NO LONGER FEEL SAVE IN DRIVING THE VEHICLE AND FINALLY SOLD IT AT A LOST. *JS

AS I PRESSED ON BRAKES TO SLOW THE TRUCK DOWN AT INTERSECTION TWO DAYS AGO, THE BRAKE LIGHT CAME ON AND THEN A LOUD METAL GRINDING NOISE CAME FROM THE FRONT! THE TRUCK NOW HAD DIFFICULTY STOPPING; I HAD TO FLOOR IT IN ORDER FOR VEHICLE TO COME TO A COMPLETE STOP. I NEARLY REAR ENDED THE VAN THAT WAS IN FRONT OF ME! I WAS IN THE BACK ROADS SO THERE WERE SEVERAL STOP SIGNS/ INTERSECTIONS ON MY WAY HOME. AS I CONTINUED DRIVING AND BRAKING TO SLOW DOWN/ STOP, THE GRINDING NOISE WAS VERY LOUD AND THE TRUCK RARELY HAD ANY BRAKE POWER! I WAS TERRIFIED AND FINALLY WAS ABLE TO SLOW DOWN ENOUGH TO PULL OVER ON TO THE SIDE TO BREATHE AND CALM MY NERVES DOWN. I PUT THE TRUCK IN PARK AND CHECKED TO MAKE SURE I RELEASED THE BRAKE PEDAL, ETC. I THEN CONTINUED HOME WHERE I TURNED TRUCK OFF AND ASKED NEIGHBOR MECHANIC TO CHECK IT FOR ME. HE TURNED TRUCK BACK ON AND WE DROVE IT TO TEST BRAKES. EVERYTHING WAS NOW WORKING FINE! IT DID NOT SIT RIGHT WITH ME. I RESEARCHED ONLINE LAST NIGHT AND JUST LIKE THE FUEL GAUGE ISSUE THAT HAPPENED A WEEK PRIOR, THERE ARE THOUSANDS OF PEOPLE AFFECTED BY THIS BRAKE FAILURE! WHEN A REP FROM NISSAN CONSUMER SVCS CALLED EARLIER TODAY TO FOLLOW UP REGARDING MY TRUCK'S FUEL GAUGE ISSUE, I REPORTED THE BRAKE ISSUE. SHE JUST SAID "YES I'M SORRY BUT YOU WILL HAVE TO PAY FOR DEALERSHIP TO VERIFY ISSUE FIRST IN ORDER FOR NISSAN TO TAKE SOME KIND OF ACTION." UNBELIEVABLE. ESPECIALLY WHEN THERE ARE REPORTED INCIDENTS OUT THERE OF THIS DEFECT. UNFORTUNATELY, CONSUMERS ALSO REPORT THAT THIS BRAKE ISSUE HAPPENS INTERMITTENTLY SO IT'S HARD TO PROVE/ DIAGNOSE. WITH A FUEL GAUGE ISSUE AND NOW, BRAKE ISSUE, I'M MORE AFRAID TO DRIVE MY TRUCK ESPECIALLY WITH MY CHILDREN IN IT! I PRAY NISSAN WILL STEP UP AND DO THE RIGHT THING IN TAKING RESPONSIBILITY OF REPLACING/ REPAIRING THESE DEFECTS. PLEASE DON'T WAIT TILL THERE ARE FATALITIES BEFORE DOING SOMETHING ABOUT IT. *TR

WHILE DRIVING ON THE FREEWAY, MY ARMADA ALL OF A SUDDEN LOST POWER AND THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT AND OTHERS CAME ON! I WAS TERRIFIED AS I FLOATED THRU TRAFFIC TO AVOID AN ACCIDENT! I WAS IN THE MIDDLE LANE AND COULD ONLY SWERVE ACROSS FAST LANE TO GET NEAR THE FREEWAY DIVIDER AND OUT OF TRAFFIC! LET'S JUST SAY I GOT OVER RIGHT IN THE NICK OF TIME! THE TRUCK DIED OUT COMPLETELY! FUEL GAUGE SHOWED I HAD ABOUT 1/4 TANK OF GAS SO I THOUGHT IT WAS SOMETHING WRONG WITH MY ENGINE. I HAD JUST BOUGHT THE CAR 4 DAYS PRIOR (NO WARRANTY) SO I WAS REALLY UNSURE OF WHAT WAS GOING ON! STATE PATROL HELPED GET ME OVER TO TOWING ZONE AND I HAD THE TRUCK TOWED HOME. I CALLED THE DEALER AND HE STATED THAT THE GAS GAUGE MIGHT BE OFF A BIT AND TO GO AHEAD AND ADD GAS. I DID AS INSTRUCTED AND MY TRUCK STARTED RIGHT BACK UP! I RESEARCHED THE ISSUE ONLINE AND FOUND THERE WERE THOUSANDS OF VEHICLES WITH SAME ISSUE WHICH CAUSED NISSAN TO ISSUE A RECALL FOR THE FUEL SYSTEM- RECALL ID# 68293, CAMPAIGN# 10VO74000. I CONTACTED NISSAN CONSUMER SVCS AND WAS TOLD THAT MY VIN IS NOT INCLUDED IN THIS SPECIFIC RECALL BUT TO TAKE IT IN TO DEALER TO VERIFY/ CONFIRM ISSUE. I DID SO THE FOLLOWING WEEK AND THE MECHANIC AT OLYMPIA NISSAN GLADLY CONFIRMED ISSUE WITH FUEL SENDING UNIT AND WAS QUOTED $465.00 PLUS TAX TO REPLACE, WHICH NISSAN WOULD NOT COVER. SURPRISINGLY, I RECEIVED A CALL EARLIER TODAY FROM MELODY WITH NISSAN CONSUMER SVCS TO INFORM ME THAT SHE WAS ESCALATING MY ISSUE REGARDING FUEL SYSTEM. I COULD HAVE CAUSED AN ACCIDENT ON THE FREEWAY WITH THE TRUCK LOSING POWER LIKE THAT, ESPECIALLY WHEN GAS GAUGE CLEARLY SHOWS TRUCK STILL HAS GAS! AS OF THAT DAY, I NOW MAKE SURE TRUCK HAS A FULL TANK OF GAS AT ALL TIMES! :/ NISSAN SHOULD STEP UP AND TAKE RESPONSIBILITY FOR THESE DEFECTS BEFORE IT CAUSES FATAL ACCIDENTS. *TR

I WAS ON THE HIGHWAY DRIVING 65 MPH DURING RUSH HOUR TRAFFIC WITH. AS I APPROACHED A CURVE, THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY LOST POWER AND BECAME DIFFICULT TO STEER. I HAPPENED TO BE IN THE FAR LEFT LANE, AND WAS ABLE TO STEER THE VEHICLE TO A NARROW SHOULDER OF THE ROAD. BY THE TIME I GOT STOPPED, I WAS SANDWICHED BETWEEN THE CONCRETE HIGHWAY DIVIDER AND THE FAST LANE OF TRAFFIC. HIGHWAY ASSISTANCE, AAA AND MY FATHER CAME TO MY ASSISTANCE. MY FATHER THOUGHT THE VEHICLE WAS OUT OF FUEL, WHICH I DISPUTED BECAUSE THE LOW FUEL INDICATOR DID NOT ILLUMINATE, AND THE GAUGE WAS AT 1/4 TANK. IT TURNED OUT I WAS OUT OF GAS. I STOPPED RELYING ON THE GAUGE, AND STARTED FILLING UP AS SOON AS THE GAUGE HIT 1/4. LATER, I RAN OUT OF GAS WHEN THE GAUGE READ 1/2 TANK! OK. TIME TO GET THIS REPAIRED. THERE WAS A RECALL ON MY YEAR ARMADA, FOR THIS EXACT ISSUE. GREAT! ONCE I TOOK MY VEHICLE TO THE NISSAN DEALERSHIP FOR REPAIRS, THEY SAID THE RECALL FOR THE FUEL SENDER WAS VIN SPECIFIC. MY MOTHER RECEIVED INFORMATION FROM NISSAN CUSTOMER CARE THAT THE PART SHOULD BE COVERED. I ASKED THE DEALERSHIP TO PROVIDE AN OFFICIAL DIAGNOSIS FOR CORRESPONDENCE WITH NISSAN CUSTOMER CARE, AND TO NOT PERFORM ANY REPAIRS, AS I EXPECTED THIS TO BE COVERED. IN A SUBSEQUENT CALL TO CUSTOMER CARE WITH THE "BAD FUEL SENDER" DIAGNOSIS, I WAS TOLD I DID NOT MEET THE "HISTORY OF GOODWILL PARAMETERS", SO MY REPAIR WAS NOT COVERED. I DECIDED NOT TO HAVE THE REPAIR DONE. THE NISSAN DEALERSHIP THEN TOLD ME THERE WAS $250 OF LABOR TO DISMANTLE THE CAR JUST TO DIAGNOSE, AND IT WOULD BE $250 MORE TO PUT THE CAR BACK TOGETHER TO WHERE IT WOULD BE DRIVABLE! SINCE THE FUEL SENDER REPAIR WAS QUOTED AT $800, I RELUCTANTLY WENT AHEAD WITH THE REPAIR. THIS IS A DANGEROUS MANUFACTURER DEFECT. SOMEONE COULD DIE. *TR