2006 Nissan Armada

WE WERE ON I75 RUSH HOUR , WE HAD BEEN STOPPING AND GOING FOR ABOUT 5 MIN AT THAT POINT THEN ALL OF A SUDDEN WE PRESSED THE BRAKE IT SOUNDED LIKE GRINDING AND SQUEALING, WITH VERY LITTLE BREAKING CONTROL. WE DIDN'T THINK WE WERE GOING TO GET OFF THE ROAD SAFELY. WE TOOK IT TO THE DEALER THEY SAID THEY FIXED IT... NOT ... NOW WE HAVE BEEN STUCK PAYING FOR A VEHICLE WE CAN'T DRIVE OR SELL. SOMETHING MUST BE DONE ABOUT THIS. WHY NO RECALLS ? HOW MANY PEOPLE HAVE TO COMPLAIN OR GET HURT UNTIL NISSAN STEPS UP TO THE PLATE. *TR

WHILE DRIVING IN TRAFFIC, WENT TO APPLY BRAKES TO STOP, VEHICLE SHUTTERED AND IT SEEMED AS THOUGH THE ANTI-LOCK BRAKES WERE ENGAGING. BUT THE ROADS WERE NOT SLIPPERY OR WET, NO SNOW OR ICE ON ROADS. IT SEEMED AS THOUGH THE BRAKES WERE NOT GONNA STOP THE VEHICLE IN TIME, SWERVED OVER HIT THE CURB TO AVOID ACCIDENT. HAD VEHICLE TOWED, VDC. ANTI SLIP & BRAKE LIGHTS WERE ILLUMINATED AT THIS TIME. PAID TOW BILL, PAID DEALER TO: REPLACE BRAKE BOOSTER, WHEEL SENSORS, BRAKE PADS, ROTORS AND TWO TIMES FOR LABOR RATE TO TRY AND DIAGNOSE ISSUE. AFTER DEALER FAILED TO ADMIT THERE WAS AN ISSUE, BUT CONTINUED TO JUST REPLACE PARTS. I FINALLY CARRIED IT TO A LOCAL MECHANIC, HE EXPLAINED NISSAN HAS AN ISSUE THAT THEY ARE NOT RECALLING. THE ONLY TEMPORARY RESOLUTION IS TO UNHOOK THE BATTERY WHEN IT APPEARS. SADLY, I FEEL NISSAN HAS PROFITED FROM THOUSANDS OF CUSTOMERS RELYING ON THE DEALERSHIPS KNOWLEDGE THAT HAS NOT BEEN INFORMED BY NISSAN MFG. OF HOW TO RESOLVE THIS ISSUE. I BELIEVE A RECALL IS NEEDED IMMEDIATELY!!!!! *TR

I WAS DRIVING THEN WHEN I WENT TO APPLY THE BRAKES THEIR WAS THIS GRINDING SPRING LIKE NOISE AND THE ABS LIGHT WAS ON. THIS IS AN ONGOING RECURRENCE. I WILL SIMPLY PULL OVER OR PUT THE VEHICLE IN NEUTRAL AND TURN THE VEHICLE OFF AND BACK ON THUS THE PROBLEM GOES AWAY. I HAVEN'T HAD THE VEHICLE A WEEK BY THE TIME THIS HAPPEN. *TR

ON APPROXIMATELY SEPTEMBER 24, 2013 I WAS DRIVING DOWN MY STREET HEADING TO THE STORE. WHEN APPROACHING A TRAFFIC LIGHT, I APPLIED THE BRAKES AND THE BRAKE LIGHT WENT ON AND I HAD SUDDEN LOSS OF BRAKING POWER, WITH A GRINDING NOISE, LOOSE BRAKING MOTION. THE BRAKE PEDAL ACTUALLY WENT ALL THE WAY DOWN TO THE FLOOR PANEL. I WAS ABLE TO STOP VEHICLE, ALTHOUGH I HAD APPROXIMATELY 70-80% REDUCED BRAKING POWER. IMAGINE HOW SCARY IT WAS TO TRY AND STOP A 6,000LBS VEHICLE WITH ONLY 20% OF YOUR NORMAL BRAKING POWER. I CAME WITHIN INCHES OF HITTING THE VEHICLE IN FRONT OF ME. I TURNED THE VEHICLE OFF AND BACK ON AND PROBLEM WAS GONE WHEN I RESTARTED. I TOOK IT IN TO MY MECHANIC, WHO ATTEMPTED TO SEE THE PROBLEM FOR HIMSELF. HOWEVER, IT DID NOT REPEAT THE SAME SYMPTOMS. THEREFORE, HE COULDN'T DIAGNOSE THE PROBLEM. A FEW DAYS LATER, IT HAPPENED AGAIN. I WENT IMMEDIATELY WENT TO MY MECHANIC SO THAT HE COULD SEE THE PROBLEM FOR HIMSELF. UNFORTUNATELY, HE WASN'T IN BUT ONE OF HIS EMPLOYEES TEST DROVE THE VEHICLE. SINCE I DIDN'T TURN OFF THE VEHICLE THIS TIME, HE WAS ABLE TO EXPERIENCE THE TROUBLE I WAS HAVING. I RETURNED TO MY MECHANIC THE NEXT DAY AND HE ADVISED ME THAT I SHOULD CONTACT NISSAN TO FIND OUT IF IT'S A RECALL ITEM SINCE HIS RESEARCH SHOWED THAT MANY PEOPLE HAVE COMPLAINED ABOUT THE SAME EXACT PROBLEM. I HAVE ALREADY SENT INQUIRIES THROUGH THE NISSAN WEBSITE. HOWEVER, NO RESPONSE HAS BEEN GIVEN. I HAVE HAD RE-OCCURRENCES ON NUMEROUS OCCASIONS AND THE FREQUENCY HAS BEEN INCREASING. AS A MATTER OF FACT, AS OF RECENTLY, NOW ALL THE LIGHTS ON MY DASHBOARD GO ON FOR NO APPARENT REASON, THEN I LOSE BRAKING POWER. I USE MY VEHICLE FOR WORK. THIS COULD BECOME A REAL ISSUE. ESPECIALLY IF IT RESULTS IN AN ACCIDENT OR WORSE. WHY IS NISSAN NOT OWNING UP TO THEIR RESPONSIBILITIES? *TR

I HAVE OWNED MY NISSAN ARMADA SINCE 2006. THIS PAST WEEK AS I WAS DRIVING AROUND TOWN AT 30 MPH OR SO, I BRAKE AND THE EMERGENCY BRAKE LIGHT CAME ON AND THE BRAKES MADE A SPONGY CHOKING NOISE. I CAME TO A STOP (WITH DIFFICULTY) AND TURNED OFF AND TURNED ON THE CAR. THIS HAS HAPPENED TWO MORE TIMES AND I AM TOLD BY THE SAME DEALER THAT I BOUGHT IT FROM THAT IT MAY HELP TO GET A NEW ABS SENSOR ON IT FOR MORE THAN $1000 BUT 'THERE ARE NO GUARANTEES THAT THIS WILL WORK'. I HAVE RESEARCHED AND IT SEEMS AS IF MANY PEOPLE ARE HAVING THIS ISSUE. IT IS VERY UNSAFE AND SCARY. I DON'T MIND PAYING FOR A REPAIR BUT WHEN THE ISSUE IS THIS SEVERE AND THERE IS NOT CONSENSUS ON HOW TO REPAIR IT I AM AT A LOSS AT WHAT TO DO. PLEASE ISSUE A RECALL ON THIS DEFECT. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 NISSAN ARMADA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE REAR LIFT GATE OPENED INDEPENDENTLY. THE FAILURE RECURRED THREE TIMES OVER A PERIOD OF TWO WEEKS. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER, WHO DIAGNOSED THAT THE HANDLE MECHANISM NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE PROBLEM. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 100,000.

I HAD A SIMILAR PROBLEM TO EVERYONE ELSE. I WAS LEAVING A PARKING LOT AT A LOW RATE OF SPEED AND WHEN I WENT TO STOP THE BRAKE PEDAL WENT TO THE GROUND, THERE WAS A GRINDING SOUND AND THE "PARKING BRAKE LIGHT" CAME ON. SINCE I ONLY HAD A COUPLE MILES TO GO I DROVE HOME AND EVERY TIME I WENT TO BRAKE THIS HAPPENED. THE NEXT MORNING I WENT TO TAKE IT TO THE BRAKE SHOP AND THE LIGHT WAS OFF AND THE ARMADA DROVE NORMAL. THE BRAKE GUYS CALLED AND SAID EVERYTHING LOOKED FINE AND THAT'S WHEN I WENT ONLINE AND FOUND 100'S OF PEOPLE WITH THE SAME THING HAPPENING TO THEIR ARMADAS AT ALL SPEEDS BUT THE CONSTANT IN ALL SEEMED TO BE 2004-2007 ARMADAS. SEEMS NO ONE (INCLUDING THE DEALERSHIPS COULD FIX THE ISSUE) AND THE ONLY CONSTANT FIX WAS TO TURN THE IGNITION OFF AND THEN RESTART IT. THIS SEEMED TO FIX THE PROBLEM FOR A SHORT PERIOD OF TIME-UP TO A COUPLE YEARS. I HAVE OWNED MY ARMADA 5 YEARS AND THIS IS THE FIRST TIME I HAVE HAD THIS ISSUE BUT WANT IT FIXED BECAUSE I FELT WORRIED GOING 35 MPH AND ONLY A COUPLE MILES IN DISTANCE. *TR

BRAKES NOT WORKING PROPERLY, LIGHTS COMING ON DASH (VDC, SLIP, BRAKE) AND RESETTING ONCE ENGINE TURNS OFF AND ON AGAIN. SERVICE DOESN'T HAVE ANY FIX, HAVE SUGGESTED BRAKE BOOSTER (OVER $1000) BUT DIAGNOSTICS IS GOING TO BE $110 AND HAVE READ HUNDREDS OF INTERNET POSTS OF THIS NOT FIXING THE PROBLEM. HTTP://TOWNHALL-TALK.EDMUNDS.COM/WEBX/.F1E3686?DISPLAYRECENT AND HTTP://WWW.TOPCLASSACTIONS.COM/LAWSUIT-SETTLEMENTS/LAWSUIT-NEWS/1154--NISSAN-ARMADA-A-TITAN-TRUCK-INFINITY-QX56-CLASS-ACTION-LAWSUIT TO NAME A FEW. THERE ARE SUGGESTIONS FROM OTHER SERVICE NISSANS OF REPROGRAMMING PCM $100, BRAKE ROTORS AND DISC REPLACEMENTS $1000+, COMPUTER RESETS $100-200, MASTER CYLINDER SENSORS REPLACEMENT $400. MONEY MONEY MONEY ALMOST LIKE THEY ARE TAKING A STAB IN THE DARK OR JUST MAKING MONEY BECAUSE WE ARE SO CLUELESS AND BLIND AS THE CUSTOMER. THE CURRENT CLASS ACTION LAWSUIT POINTS AT A DELTA STOKE SENSOR FAULT THAT THEY KNOW ABOUT ALREADY AND I AM SURE YOU HAVE HAD 100'S OF COMPLAINTS ABOUT THIS BRAKING PROBLEM. HOW MANY COMPLAINTS DO YOU NEED TO PUSH A SAFETY RECALL WITH NISSAN REGARDING THEIR BRAKING PROBLEMS FROM EARLY VEHICLES? THEY REPLACED THE 2008 ROTORS TO A THICKER MORE CAPABLE TYPE WHICH SHOWS THEY HAVE KNOWLEDGE OF THE INADEQUATE MATERIALS (TOO SMALL BRAKES FOR TOO MUCH POWER AND WEIGHT) USED IN THE EARLY MODELS NOT SURE IF ANY DEATHS RECORDED BUT THE PUBLIC SAFETY HAS TO BE ADDRESSED WHEN SO MANY OF THESE EARLY NISSAN ARE HAVING BRAKE ISSUES. THERE ARE NUMEROUS ACCOUNTS OF PEOPLE RUNNING INTERSECTIONS, SCHOOL CROSSINGS, RUNNING OFF AT CORNERS, HIGHWAY CRASHES ON THESE BLOGS AND I AM HOPING TO DOCUMENT THIS COMPLAINT SHOULD (TOUCH WOOD) ANYTHING HAPPEN TO ME, MY KIDS OR A MEMBER OF THE PUBLIC SHOULD THIS OCCUR AGAIN. I WOULD APPRECIATE A RESPONSE SO AT LEAST I HAVE EVIDENCE OF THIS. THANK YOU. *TR