2005 Nissan Armada

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 NISSAN ARMADA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FUEL GAUGE INACCURATELY DISPLAYED THAT THE VEHICLE HAD FUEL ALTHOUGH THE FUEL TANK WAS EMPTY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A PRIVATE MECHANIC WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE FUEL SENDER UNIT NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 10V074000 (FUEL SYSTEM, OTHER). THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 126,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 130,000. *TR

I HAVE HAD A BRAKING PROBLEM WITH MY NISSAN ARMADA FOR YEARS & YEARS. WHEN DRIVING, THE BRAKE LIGHT ON THE DASH WILL COME ON & WHEN YOU APPLY THE BRAKES IT WILL MAKE A GRINDING NOISE & BARELY STOP. YESTERDAY, WHILE I WAS DRIVING 68 MPH IN THE FAST LANE ON THE FREEWAY THE BRAKE LIGHT, VDC LIGHT & SLIP LIGHT RANDOMLY CAME ON THE DASH, I HAD NOT APPLIED THE BRAKES. I HAVE INCLUDED A PICTURE OF MY DASH YESTERDAY WHEN THIS OCCURRED. I KNEW FROM EXPERIENCE THAT I NOW HAD COMPROMISED BRAKING SO I QUICKLY PULLED OVER TO THE RIGHT & GOT OFF THE FREEWAY AT THE FIRST EXIT. MY CAR SLOWLY GROUND TO A STOP. IT TOOK A MUCH LONGER DISTANCE TO STOP THAN IT SHOULD HAVE. AS ALWAYS, WHEN YOU TURN THE CAR OFF & RESTART, IT RESETS, AND THE BRAKES WORK AGAIN. WHENEVER I HAVE TAKEN THE CAR IN & MENTIONED THIS PROBLEM THEY ALWAYS ACT AS IF THEY HAVE NEVER HEARD OF THIS PROBLEM BEFORE. THE FIRST TIME I EXPERIENCED THIS WAS PROBABLY WHEN THE CAR WAS 2 YEARS OLD & IT HAS HAPPENED INTERMITTENTLY THROUGHOUT THE YEARS, PROBABLY ABOUT 5 TO 10 TIMES A YEAR. NISSAN MUST BE AWARE OF THIS PROBLEM, IT IS ALL OVER THE INTERNET IF YOU INVESTIGATE. *TR UPDATED 06/17/13

THE INCIDENT HAS HAPPENED TWICE ALREADY ONCE WHILE DRIVING AND GOING ABOUT 35 MILES PER HOUR. THE 2ND WHILE SITTING IN A DRIVE THRU. WHILE SLOWING DOWN FOR THE LIGHT, IT FELT AS THE BRAKES GAVE OUT. THE BRAKE PEDAL DID NOT HAVE ANY PRESSURE IN THEM AND GAVE THIS LOUD CRUNCHING SOUND. ALSO SOUNDED LIKE A SPRING MOANING. IMMEDIATELY THE BRAKE LIGHT CAME ON AS IF I HAD MY EMERGENCY BRAKES ON. I WAS IN A PANIC AND SWERVED TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD NOT TO REAR END THE CAR IN FRONT OF ME. THIS CONTINUED UNTIL AFTER I COMPLETELY TURNED OFF THE CAR, LET IT SIT THEN TURNED IT BACK ON. THE LIGHT WENT OFF AND THE BRAKES WORKED AS NORMAL. THE 2ND TIME I WAS IN A DRIVE THRU MOVING FORWARD AND THE BRAKES SEEM TO GIVE OUT. CRUNCHING SOUND, BRAKE LIGHT AND ONLY WENT AWAY WHEN I TURNED THE ARMADA COMPLETELY OFF AND THEN ON AGAIN. AFTER RESEARCHING THE PROBLEM ONLINE IT APPEARS THAT MANY OTHER PEOPLE ARE EXPERIENCING THE SAME PROBLEM. THIS ARMADA, MY WIFE DRIVES TO WORK EVERY DAY BACK AND FORTH. WE CAN'T AFFORD ANOTHER CAR AND I FEAR FOR HER SAFETY AND THE CARS AROUND HER. HERE IS A LINK OF JUST SOME OF THE PEOPLE HAVING THE SAME ISSUE. HTTP://X.NISSANHELP.COM/FORUMS/ARMADA/1852-BRAKE-PROBLEMS-2.HTML. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 NISSAN ARMADA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 60 MPH, THE TRANSMISSION FAILED TO SHIFT OUT OF THIRD GEAR. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTICS. THE DEALER NOTICED RADIATOR FLUID MIXING WITH TRANSMISSION FLUID WHICH CAUSED THE TRANSMISSION TO STALL. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 127,500. UPDATED 04/30/13*LJ THE CONSUMER STATED HER HUSBAND NOTICED THE GEARS WERE NOT SHIFTING PROPERLY AND SOON THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE NEXT DAY, THE CONSUMER TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER. THE INSPECTION REVEALED THE VALVE BODY WAS BAD AND THE RADIATOR WAS LEAKING FLUID INTO THE TRANSMISSION. UPDATED 05/08/13

IN MARCH 2009 MY 2005 NISSAN ARMADA, WHICH I BOUGHT NEW IN LATE 2004, STARTED TO HAVE PROBLEMS WITH THE BRAKES. THE RED WARNING LAMPS LIGHT UP AND THE CAR LOST MOST OF ITS BRAKING POWER, LIKE NOT HAVING ANY SERVO SUPPORT. THERE WERE ALSO NOISE AND A SOFT PULSING FEELING. WE FOUND THAT IF WE TURNED OF THE ENGINE AND THEN STARTED IT AGAIN, EVERYTHING WORKED FINE. NISSAN COULD NOT FIND ANY FAULTS WITH THE CAR. THE PROBLEM REPEATED ITSELF 4-6 TIMES A YEAR. NISSAN COULD STILL NOT FIND ANY FAULTS THEY COULD NOT REPEAT THE FAULT WHEN THEY HAD THE CAR IN FOR TESTS. IN JULY 2012, ON MY ANNUAL SERVICE, I ASKED AGAIN ABOUT THE BRAKES. I WAS THEN TOLD THAT OTHER CUSTOMERS HAVE HAD THE SAME PROBLEM AND THAT THEY NOW HAS A SOLUTION FOR THE PROBLEM. I AM SURPRISED THAT NISSAN HAS NOT RECALLED THE FAILING BRAKES. NISSAN'S ANSWER IS STILL THAT THERE WAS NO PROBLEM. I HAVE THE WORK PAPERS TO SHOW WHAT WAS NEEDED TO FIX THE PROBLEM. *TR

I HAVE A 2005 ARMADA AND I EXPERIENCED THE ABS/BRAKE/VDC LIGHT COMING ON. TOOK IT TO THE DEALER AND THEY COULD NOT FIND ANYTHING WRONG. THEY RESET THE COMPUTER AND ADDED FLUID TO THE MASTER CYLINDER. THIS HAPPENED AFTER HAVING THE VEHICLE FOR 13 MONTHS. SYMPTOMS: BRAKE PEDDLE FELL TO THE FLOORBOARD, GRINDING WAS FELT AND HEARD, DASH BRAKE LIGHT CAME ON. IT FELT LIKE THE BRAKE PADS FELL OFF THE CALIPERS AND THE CALIPERS AND ROTORS WERE RUBBING AGAINST EACH OTHER TO STOP THE TRUCK, WHICH DIDN'T HAPPEN. I HAD ROUGHLY 20% BRAKING POWER, COMPARED TO NORMAL, WHEN THIS OCCURRED. I HAVE HAD BAKE WORK DONE OVER AND OVER AGAIN AND THE ISSUE CONTINUE TO COME BACK AND IT'S VERY RANDOM. MY COUSIN WHOM HAS A 2005 NISSAN ARMADA ALSO CALL ME TODAY COMPLAINING ABOUT THE SAME ISSUE. DID MORE RESEARCH AND FOUND THIS WEB SITE HTTP://TOWNHALL-TALK.EDMUNDS.COM/DIRECT/VIEW/.F0FFEA4 WERE THERE WERE OVER 100 POST OF PEOPLE COMPLAINING ABOUT THE EXACT SAME ISSUE WITH THERE ARMADA. LUCKY I HAVE NOT HAD AN ACCIDENT WITH THIS ISSUE, BUT I FEEL AS IF MY DAY IS COMING. MY VEHICLE IS PAID OFF, AND I DON'T FEEL AS IF THIS IS A NORMAL WEAR AND TEAR ISSUE OF THE VEHICLE, AND I DON'T WANT TO HAVE TO PURCHASE ANOTHER VEHICLE BECAUSE NISSAN IS REFUSING TO REPAIR AN SAFETY ISSUE WITH ONE IF IT VEHICLES. PLEASE HELP, RESOLVING THIS ISSUE COULD PREVENT ME OR SOMEONE ELSE FROM HAVING AN ACCIDENT BUT MORE IMPORTANTLY IT COULD HELP SAVE SOMEONE'S LIFE. PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE LOOK AT THE WEB SITE I PROVIDED. I FEEL AS IF THE THERE MAY NOT BE A LOT OF COMPLAINTS ABOUT THIS ISSUE BECAUSE PEOPLE DON'T KNOW HOW TO REPORT ISSUES. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 NISSAN ARMADA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 35 MPH, THE EMERGENCY BRAKE WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED AS THE VEHICLE EXHIBITED AN ABNORMAL GRINDING NOISE. THE CONTACT MERGED TO THE SHOULDER AND POWERED OFF THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING. THE TECHNICIAN ADVISED THE CONTACT THAT THE POWER BOOSTER SENSOR NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER TWICE FOR THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 100,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 106,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 NISSAN ARMADA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FUEL GAUGE WOULD NOT READ ACCURATELY. THE VEHICLE STALLED WHILE THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING 45 MPH DUE TO THE FUEL GAUGE READING THAT THE FUEL TANK WAS FULL WHEN IT WAS ACTUALLY EMPTY. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER WHO INSPECTED THE VEHICLE AND ADVISED THAT THERE WAS NO FUEL IN THE VEHICLE AND THAT THE FUEL GAUGE FAILED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED AND THE DEALER OFFERED NO ASSISTANCE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED WHO ADVISED THE CONTACT THAT THERE WAS A RECALL FOR THE FAILURE UNDER NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 10V074000 (FUEL SYSTEM, OTHER: STORAGE: FUEL GAUGE SYSTEM) HOWEVER, THE RECALL CAMPAIGN WAS CLOSED DESPITE THE FACT THAT THE CONTACT'S VEHICLE WAS INCLUDED IN THE RECALL. THE MANUFACTURER OFFERED NO FURTHER ASSISTANCE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 139,160. ...UPDATED 12/03/12*BF THE CONSUMER STATED THAT THE FUEL GAUAGE BROKE ONCE IN 2007. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE CONSUMER WAS REIMBURSED FOR THE REPAIRS UNDER RECALL IN 2010. THE FUEL GAUGE FAILED AGAIN WITH THE SAME ISSUE IN 2012. UPDATED 12/5/2012 *JS

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 NISSAN ARMADA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE BRAKE PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR AND THE BRAKES MADE A GRINDING SOUND WHENEVER THE BRAKES WERE ENGAGED. THE CONTACT MENTIONED THAT THE GRINDING NOISE WOULD CEISED AFTER TURNING THE VEHICLE OFF AND BACK ON. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHO DIAGNOSE THAT THE BRAKE BOOSTER WAS FAILING AND THE DELTA BOOSTER SENSOR INSIDE THE BRAKE BOOSTER NEEDED TO BE REPLACED AND REPROGRAMMED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE HAD NEW BRAKES PADS AT THE TIME OF THE FAILURE. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 94,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 103,000.