2005 Nissan Armada

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 NISSAN ARMADA. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 35 MPH ON NORMAL ROAD CONDITIONS, THE BRAKE, VDC, SLIP, AIR BAG, AND TIRE PRESSURE WARNING INDICATORS ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. SUDDENLY, A CHIME SOUNDED INSIDE THE PASSENGER COMPARTMENT AND AUTOMATICALLY STOPPED WITHOUT ASSISTANCE. IN ADDITION, THE CONTACT SMELLED A BURNING ODOR INSIDE THE VEHICLE THE DAY BEFORE THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER AND THEY STATED THAT THE FAILURE WAS RELATED TO THE AIR BAG HARNESS. THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 11,293. UPDATED 10/21/10. *LJ THE CONSUMER STATED THE BRAKE, VDC, SLIP, AIR BAG AND TIRE PRESSURE WARNING LIGHTS ILLUMINATED AND HAVE DONE SO REPEATEDLY. UPDATED 10/26/10

BACKING OUT OF A DRIVEWAY, I PUSHED ON THE BRAKES SOFTLY AND IT SOUNDED LIKE A DEEP, MECHANICAL GROAN. I DIDN'T REALLY THINK ANYTHING OF IT UNTIL I REACHED MY FIRST STOP. I APPLIED PRESSURE ON THE BRAKE AND THE SOUND WAS THERE AGAIN. MY CHILDREN WERE IN THE VEHICLE AND THEY KEPT ASKING WHAT WAS WRONG WITH THE CAR. I DECIDED IT WOULD BE SAFER TO TAKE NEIGHBORHOOD SIDE-STREETS. I PROCEEDED VERY, VERY SLOWLY BECAUSE THE BREAKS WERE UNPREDICTABLE AT THAT POINT. I WAS SCARED TO APPLY ALL THE PRESSURE BECAUSE I WAS AFRAID THAT IF I PRESSED AS I NORMALLY DO , THE BRAKES WOULD JUST GIVE OUT, SO I PUSHED ON THE BRAKE VERY LIGHTLY, WHICH ONLY MADE IT WORSE BECAUSE THE SOFTER I PRESSED THE LESS IT FUNCTIONED, THE PEDAL JUST KEPT GOING DOWN- MAKING THAT DEEP METAL-GRINDING NOISE, IT TOOK A WHILE FOR THE BREAKS TO ACTUALLY KICK IT AND STOP THE VEHICLE. I DROVE ON EGG-SHELLS THE REST OF THE WAY HOME, THANK GOODNESS THERE WAS NOT MUCH TRAFFIC AT THE TIME, OTHERWISE I WOULD HAVE BEEN IN SERIOUS TROUBLE. I FEAR THIS HAPPENING IN THE FREEWAY BECAUSE THAT WOULD BE TRAGIC- ESPECIALLY WITH CHILDREN IN THE CAR. *TR

REGARDING 2005 NISSAN ARMADA BRAKE ISSUE...I WAS DRIVING REACHING TO THE SPEED OF 35MPH AND WHEN I CAME TO A STOP AT INTERSECTION I NOTICE THAT MY BRAKE LIGHT WAS ON. APPLIED THE BRAKES AND THERE WAS NO BRAKES. YOU COULD HEAR NOISE COMING FROM THE FRONT END LIKE METAL GRINDING. I PULLED OVER THE A PARKING LOT AND CHECK UNDER THE HOOD TO SEE IF THE BRAKE FLUID WAS LOW, BUT IT WAS FULL. DROVE THE CAR THE ELK GROVE NISSAN AND TOLD THEM WHAT HAD HAPPENED. IN RESPONSE, THEY TOLD ME THAT THEY CAN NOT FIND A PROBLEM AND CONTINUE DRIVING THE CAR UNTIL THE LIGHT COMES BACK ON AND DRIVE IT DIRECTLY TO THE DEALERSHIP SO THEY CAN PULL THE COLD. I TOLD THEM THAT THEY ARE CRAZY, BECAUSE THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE AND I CAN PUT MY LIFE IN DANGER BY DRIVING THE SUV THERE WITHOUT PROPER BRAKES. THEY TOLD ME AT THE TIME, THEY CAN NOT HELP ME UNTIL THE LIGHT COMES BACK ON. I ASKED THE DEALERSHIP TO SEE IF THERE'S A RECALL OR BULLETIN OUT FOR THIS AND THEY TOLD ME NO. FURTHER INVESTIGATION NEEDS TO FOLLOW UP ON THIS BECAUSE TONS OF PEOPLE WHO OWNS THIS MODEL COULD DIE FROM ACCIDENTS DUE TO THE SUV HAVING THIS PROBLEM. ALSO, PROPER PROTOCOL NEEDS TO BE FOLLOW WITH THE MFG AND DEALERSHIP REGARDING THIS ISSUE. PLEASE ADVISE. THIS MATTER NEEDS TO BE ADDRESS TO THE DEALERSHIP AND FIX THE DARN PROBLEM BEFORE MANY LIVES ARE LOST DUE TO THIS MATTER. THEY NEED TO SEEK PROPER PROCEDURES BEFORE A BIG LAW SUIT IS IN PLACE. *TR

DRIVE MY NISSAN ARMADA ON 12/7/08 AND THE AIRBAG LIGHT COMES ON WITH THE FLASHING SRS LIGHT. I HAVE THE EXTENDED WARRANTY SO I TAKE IT TO DEALERSHIP. DEALERSHIP TELLS ME IT'S THE SENSOR AND THAT IT WOULD BE $385 TO FIX AND IT'S NOT COVERED UNDER MY WARRANTY AS IT'S AN ELECTRICAL COMPONENT. SO I DO SOME RESEARCH AND SEE THAT THIS IS A PROBLEM WITH 2005 ARMADAS (WHICH MINE IS AN 05) AND THAT THERE IS A VOLUNTARY SERVICE BULLETIN ISSUED WHICH STATES THAT THERE IS A KNOWN DEFECT AND THAT SOME DEALERSHIPS ARE FIXING AT THEIR DISCRETION FREE OF CHARGE. I CALL THE NISSAN HOTLINE (1-800-NISSAN1) AND ISSUE A COMPLAINT. NO ONE COULD HELP ME, THE LAST PERSON I SPOKE TO WAS THE REGIONAL SPECIALIST. I SAY THIS IS A KNOWN MANUFACTURE DEFECT AND THAT CUSTOMERS SHOULD NOT BE HELD RESPONSIBLE FOR THE MANUFACTURES MISTAKE. SO IN THE MEAN TIME, WE CONTACT OUR LOCAL DEALERSHIP, AGAIN. SPEAK WITH SERVICE MANAGER, HE SAYS THAT IF THERE WAS A COLLISION THE AIRBAG WILL NOT DEPLOY, BUT THERE IS NOTHING THAT CAN BE DONE BECAUSE MY VEHICLE'S VIN NUMBER DOESN'T COME BACK WITH ANY ELIGIBLE RECALLS PERTAINING TO THAT. SO FAST FORWARD A WEEK TO 1/7/09, SEE ON MY LOCAL NEWS THERE IS A RECALL ON NISSAN TRUCKS. I LOOK UP THE RECALL AND SEE IT'S ON THE 2005-2009 FRONTIER, PATHFINDER, AND XTERRA THAT WAS EITHER PURCHASED OR REGISTERED IN COLD WEATHER CLIMATES. SO I CALL DEALERSHIP, HE PLUGS MY VIN INTO THE COMPUTER "THERE ARE NO RECALLS ON THIS VEHICLE" SO I CALL 1-800-NISSAN1 AGAIN..REFERENCE MY OLD TICKET AND ISSUE A NEW ONE. "REGIONAL SPECIALIST" CALLED BACK AND STATES THERE IS STILL NOTHING THAT COULD BE DONE FOR US. IN RESEARCHING THIS, THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM FOR 2005 ARMADAS, CUSTOMERS SHOULDN'T BE HELD RESPONSIBLE FOR THEIR DEFECT, ESPECIALLY IF IT INVOLVES THE LOSS OF THE USE OF AIRBAGS. *TR

2005 NISSAN ARMADA. MY AIRBAG SENSOR LIGHT HAS TURNED ON AND REMAINED ON FOR NO APPARENT REASON. THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN IN AN ACCIDENT AND WAS RECENTLY SERVICED BY THE LOCAL NISSAN DEALERSHIP ABOUT A WEEK AGO. PRIOR TO THE ISSUE OF THE AIR BAG LIGHT THE BRAKING SYSTEM APPEARS TO BE INTERMITTENT IN STOPPING THE SUV, WHICH IS ALSO FELT IN THE BRAKE PEDAL WHILE BRAKING. I HAVE ADDRESSED THIS TO THE DEALERSHIP BUT THEY COULD NOT IDENTIFY THE CAUSE. THIS ALL MAY OR MAY NOT BE RELATED BUT THIS IS VERY IMPORTANT TO THE SAFETY OF DRIVING. TO MY KNOWLEDGE SIMILAR PROBLEMS ARE ADDRESSED IN THE 2007 AND 2008 NISSANS VEHICLES BUT NOTHING YET FOR MY 05 ARMADA. HOW CAN YOU HELP? I WOULD HATE FOR THESE PROBLEMS TO BE THE CAUSE OF AN ACCIDENT ONE DAY. THESE COMPLAINTS ARE VERY SIMILAR TO OTHERS ON YOUR WEB SITE. *TR

THE AIRBAG SENSOR LIGHTS ARE CONSTANTLY ON IN MY VEHICLE. I HAVE TAKEN THIS AUTOMOBILE BACK SEVERAL TIMES AND THIS PROBLEM CONTINUES TO HAPPEN. MY CAR IS NOT UNDER WARRANTY ANYMORE AND HAS LESS THAN 30,000 MILES. I HAVE CONTACTED NISSAN ABOUT THIS PROBLEM. THEY DO HAVE A RECALL FOR 2007 AND 2008 CARS, MY CAR IS A 2005 ARMADA. THE PROBLEM SOUNDS SIMILAR TO THE VEHICLES THAT THEY ARE RECALLING. THIS PROBLEM NEEDS ATTENTION. *TR

I HAVE A 2005 NISSAN ARMADA THAT IS EXPERIENCING INTERMITTENT BRAKE LIGHT/BRAKE FAILURE. THE SYMPTOMS HAPPEN AFTER INITIALLY TURNING ON THE VEHICLE AND DRIVING FOR ABOUT 200 YARDS. WHEN THE BRAKES ARE APPLIED, THE BRAKE LIGHT WILL COME ON SIMULTANEOUSLY WITH FRONT BRAKE NOISE. THE BRAKE PEDAL WILL BE VERY "MUSHY", BUT THE VEHICLE WILL STOP. AFTER STOPPING AND TURNING THE VEHICLE OFF, THE ERROR RESETS. THIS PROBLEM HAS HAPPENED AT LEAST FIVE TIMES IN THE LAST TWO MONTHS. I'VE TAKEN THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER AND THEY CLAIM THERE ISN'T ANY ERROR CODE STORED SO THEY CAN'T DIAGNOSE THE PROBLEM TO FIX IT. I SEARCHED THE INTERNET TO SEE IF THIS WAS A KNOWN PROBLEM AND HAVE FOUND MANY OTHER INCIDENTS, INCLUDING THIS WEBSITE TO REPORT THIS SAFETY CONCERN. *TR

VEHICLE'S HEATER/DEFROSTER FAILS TO OPERATE ON ANY GIVEN DAY. SINCE 10/7/2007 THIS VEHICLE HAS BEEN IN THE SHOP 8 TIMES FOR THE HEATER/DEFROSTER ISSUE. NISSAN HAVE REPLACED SEVERAL PARTS, BUT IT STILL DOES NOT OPERATE. THIS IS REFERENCE TO ODI#10212374 DATED 12/19/2007 WHICH I NEVER GOT A RESPONSE. AS OF TODAY 10/8/08, THIS IS ISSUE IS STILL NOT FIXED! *TR

I WAS DRIVING MY 2005 NISSAN ARMADA SE WHEN COMING UP TO A STOP LIGHT AND HAD TO APPLY MY BRAKES TO STOP AND THEY FAILED. THE BRAKE PEDAL SHUDDERED AND COULD HEAR A METAL SQUEAL COMING FROM THE FRONT BRAKES. SCARED ME TO DEATH. HAD MY INFANT SON WITH ME AND WAS REALLY SHAKEN THAT I ALMOST HIT ANOTHER CAR IN FRONT OF ME. SINCE I WASN'T IN A AREA TO WHERE I COULD PULL OVER RIGHT AWAY, I BEGAN TO PULL AWAY FROM THE STOP LIGHT VERY SLOWLY. WHEN NO CARS WERE AROUND AND I FELT IT SAFE TO APPLY MY BRAKES AGAIN, THE SAME THING HAPPENED! THE BRAKE LIGHT ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL CAME ON AND I FELT A GRINDING NOISE, AND SHUDDER FEELING WHEN APPLY PRESSURE ON THE BRAKE PEDAL. I FINALLY PULLED THE VEHICLE OVER RIGHT AWAY AND CALLED FOR A TOW TRUCK TO TOW TO DEALER. EXPLAINED TO DEALER WHAT HAD HAPPENED AND THEY TOLD ME THEY HAD HEARD ABOUT THIS TYPE OF PROBLEM BEFORE AND THAT NISSAN HAD RELEASED A SERVICE BULLETIN ABOUT IT. MY SERVICE ADVISOR TOLD ME THAT IT WAS A VDC (VEHICLE DYNAMIC CONTROL) MODULE FAILURE. HE WENT ON TO SAY THAT SOMETIMES YOU CAN TURN OFF THE VEHICLE AND TURN BACK ON AND IT WILL RESET ITSELF. VERY SCARY!!! I PURCHASED AN EXTENDED WARRANTY WHEN I PURCHASED MY ARMADA AND THE DEALER TOLD ME THAT THIS WAS NOT COVERED AND IT WOULD COST ME $115 TO FIX. I THINK NISSAN WOULD BE WELL ADVISED TO ISSUE A RECALL ABOUT THIS SITUATION. I WOULD HATE TO BE GOING DOWN THE HIGHWAY AT 75 MPH AND HAVE TO APPLY MY BRAKES SUDDENLY AND HAVE THEM NOT WORK PROPERLY OR SCARY YET SOMEONE GETS KILLED. *TR