2006 Nissan Armada

APPROXIMATELY MIDDLE OF 2009, WAS PULLING UP TO STOP SIGN AND THE BRAKES DID NOT WANT TO STOP AND MADE A HORRIBLE CRUNCH SOUND WITH PEDDLE ALL THE WAY DOWN THE VEHICLE EVENTUALLY STOPPED. CONTACTED NISSAN AND MADE ARRANGEMENTS FOR A DEALER TO LOOK AT IT. OF COURSE IT DOESN'T DO THIS ALL THE TIME, BUT WHEN IT DOES IT IS VERY FRIGHTENING...THEY SUPPOSEDLY RESET THE SENSOR AND SAID THAT IT MAY IFS THE PROBLEM THEN AGAIN NOT...WENT ON A FORUM AND THERE IS SEVERAL OWNERS OF THIS SAME TYPE OF VEHICLE...SINCE THE IT HAS HAPPEN SEVERAL TIMES. I MADE A COMPLIANT WITH YOU PEOPLE AND NISSAN. IT SHOULD BE A RECALL...THIS IS AN ON GOING PROBLEM. OUR VEHICLE IS GARAGE KEPT AND LOW MILES. WE BOUGHT FOR PULLING OUR TOY HAULER WHICH WE NOW DON'T FEEL SAFE TO PULL WITH THIS CONTINUOUS ISSUE...NISSAN KNOWS THERE IS AN ISSUE AND DOES NOTHING BUT TRYING TO GET US TO PAY A 1,000.00 PLUS TO REPLACE THE BREAK BOOSTER AND SENSOR WITH NO PROMISES DO CURING THE PROBLEM.....PLEASE, WHAT DOES IT TAKE TO HAVE A RECALL BEFORE THERE IS A SERIOUS FATAL ACCIDENT. THANK YOU. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 NISSAN ARMADA. THE CONTACT STATED A VDC WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER FOR A DIAGNOSTIC TEST. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE BRAKE SENSOR CAUSED THE VDC LIGHT TO ILLUMINATE. THE DEALER DID NOT HAVE THE PARTS TO REMEDY THE BRAKE SENSORS; THEREFORE, THE DEALER REFERRED THE CONTACT TO ANOTHER DEALER. THE SECOND DEALER ALSO PREFERRED A DIAGNOSTIC TEST BE PERFORMED. THE DEALER STATED THE BRAKE BOOSTER CAUSED THE VDC LIGHT TO ILLUMINATE. THE DEALER REPLACED THE BRAKE BOOSTER BUT THE REPAIR DID NOT REMEDY THE FAILURE. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE BACK TO THE DEALER WHO PERFORMED ANOTHER DIAGNOSTIC TEST. THE DEALER STATED THE STEERING SENSOR WAS DEFECTIVE AND CAUSE THE VDC LIGHT TO ILLUMINATE. THE DEALER RESET THE STEERING SENSOR. THE VDC FAILURE WAS REPAIRED. THE CONTACT FILED A COMPLAINT WITH THE MANUFACTURER WHO STATED ALL THREE DEFECTS COULD HAVE CAUSED THE VDC LIGHT TO ILLUMINATE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 68,500.

WHILE DRIVING, I NOTICE MY THAT MY BRAKE LIGHT WAS ON AND AT THE SAME TIME I LOSS BRAKING POWER. I WAS ABLE TO STOP BUT, A GRINDING NOISE WAS BEING MADE AS I PRESSED THE BRAKE PEDAL. TURNING THE VEHICLE ON AND OFF SEEMS TO RESET SOMETHING AND THE PROBLEM GOES AWAY. THE FIRST TIME THIS HAPPENED I WAS AT 35 MPH BUT, IT HAS HAPPENED AT HIGHER SPEEDS IN EXCESS OF 50. LUCKILY I'VE NOTICED IT BEFORE I GET INTO REAL HEAVY TRAFFIC BUT, I WORRY THAT I MIGHT NOT ALWAYS BE THE CASE. I KNOW THERE ARE MORE COMPLAINTS ABOUT THIS PARTICULAR VEHICLE SO WHY HASN'T NISSAN DONE SOMETHING ABOUT IT? ARE THEY WAITING ON SOMEONE TO CRASH AND HURT OR WORSE KILL THEMSELVES? *TR

FIRST OCCURRENCE NOTED IN NOV 2011. WHILE DRIVING, HAD SUDDEN LOSS OF BRAKING POWER, WITH BRAKE LIGHT ON, GROANING NOISE, STIFF BRAKING MOTION. WAS ABLE TO STOP VEHICLE, ALTHOUGH WITH GREATLY REDUCED POWER. TURNED VEHICLE OFF, AND PROBLEM WAS GONE UPON RESTARTING. TOOK IT IN TO DEALER, WHO REPROGRAMMED VDC. THIS DID NOT FIX THE PROBLEM. HAVE HAD RE-OCCURRENCE ON NUMEROUS OCCASIONS, BUT NOTING INCREASING FREQUENCY. HAD FRONT BRAKES REPLACED LAST WEEK. NOTED SAME PROBLEM DRIVING HOME FROM BRAKE REPLACEMENT. CALLED TWO AREA NISSAN DEALERS TODAY, AND WAS TOLD THEY WERE COMPLETELY UNFAMILIAR WITH THIS PROBLEM. PLEASE KEEP IN MIND THAT I HAD THE VDC REPROGRAMMED AT ONE OF THESE DEALERSHIPS IN 2011. I HAVE RESEARCHED THIS PROBLEM, AND SEE COUNTLESS OTHER CONSUMERS HAVE HAD THE SAME EXPERIENCES. I WOULD LIKE TO KNOW HOW TO FIX THIS PROBLEM, DEFINITIVELY. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 NISSAN ARMADA. THE CONTACTED STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 20 MPH, THE ENGINE STALLED WITH THE ILLUMINATION OF THE BRAKE WARNING INDICATOR. THE ENGINE WAS RESTARTED BUT THE FAILURE RECURRED FOUR TIMES. THE VEHICLE WAS PREVIOUSLY REPAIRED UNDER NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 10V517000 (ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING). THE MALFUNCTION OCCURRED TEN MONTHS AFTER THE RECALL REMEDY WAS PERFORMED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED FOR THE RECENT FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE DEFECT. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 55,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 NISSAN ARMADA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FRONT BRAKE EXHIBITED A GRINDING NOISE AND SIMULTANEOUSLY FAILED TO ENGAGE. THE CONTACT SHUT THE ENGINE OFF AND ONCE RESTARTED, THE BRAKES RESUMED NORMALLY. THE FAILURE WAS RECURRING. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN FOR INSPECTION OR REPAIRS. THE MANUFACTURE WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 80,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 86,000.

WHILE DRIVING THE BRAKE LIGHT CAME ON SPONTANEOUSLY. WHEN I PUSHED THE BRAKE PEDAL A LOUD GRINDING AND SPRING LIKE NOISE CAME FROM THE ARMADA, AND THE BRAKE POWER WAS ALMOST COMPLETELY GONE. I PULLED OVER TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD, TURNED THE VEHICLE OFF AND RESTARTED IT AFTER A FEW MINUTES. THE BRAKE LIGHT WAS GONE AND THE BREAKS WORKED PERFECTLY. I CONTINUED TO DRIVE AND WHILE ON THE INTERSTATE IT HAPPENED AGAIN. THIS TIME I HAD TO USE THE EMERGENCY BREAK TO STOP. I TOOK IT TO MY MECHANIC AND HE TOLD ME THE ENTIRE BRAKE SYSTEM IS GOOD, NOT ONE ISSUE. HE RESEARCHED ONLINE AND THIS ISSUE HAS BEEN REPORTED THOUSANDS OF TIMES. THERE IS EVEN A VIDEO POSTED OF THE EXACT SAME ISSUE. AFTER CALLING MY LOCAL NISSAN DEALER AND THE CUSTOMER SERVICE DEPARTMENT ABOUT THIS CONCERN I'M WAITING FOR A RESPONSE FROM THE CASE FILED. HOWEVER, THE PEOPLE WHO HAVE PREVIOUSLY FILED ALL STATE THAT NISSAN IS NOT PROVIDING A SOLUTION. THIS IS A HUGE SAFETY ISSUE! I DON'T KNOW IF YOU HAVE ANY IDEA WHAT IT IS LIKE DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD IN A VERY LARGE VEHICLE WITH A 6 MONTH OLD BABY IN THE BACK AND SUDDENLY LOSING YOUR BREAKING POWER, BUT IT SCARED ME BEYOND EXPLANATION. SOMETHING NEEDS DONE ABOUT THIS PROBLEM BEFORE SOMETHING HORRIBLE HAPPENS! *TR

FOR THE PAST FEW YEARS. EVERY SEVERAL WEEKS SOMETIMES MONTHS. WHEN I GO TO ENGAGE THE BRAKES THE BRAKE LIGHT COMES ON AND A HORRIBLE GRINDING FROM MY FROM BRAKES CAN BE HEARD. THE BRAKES SEEM LIKE THEY ARE BARELY ENGAGING AND VEHICLE HAS A HARD TIME STOPPING. THIS MOSTLY HAS HAPPENED AT SLOW SPEEDS. HOWEVER, THIS SAME SITUATION HAPPENED TO MY WIFE WHILE DRIVING ON THE EXPRESS WAY WITH MY 6 YR OLD CHILD. SHE HAD TO MOVE OVER TO THE SHOULDER AND VERY SLOWLY TRY TO COME TO A STOP. I ALSO NOTICED THAT ONCE YOU TURN THE VEHICLE OFF AND TURN IT BACK ON THE PROBLEM IS GONE. I'VE SEEN HUNDREDS IF NOT THOUSANDS OF POST ONLINE WITH PEOPLE HAVING THIS SAME ISSUE. PEOPLE HAVE SPENT HUNDREDS OR THOUSANDS OF DOLLARS CHANGING BRAKES, ROTORS ETC... AT DEALERSHIPS WITHOUT ANY LUCK RESOLVING THIS ISSUE. I CANNOT BELIEVE NISSAN HAS NOT COME OUT WITH A RECALL TO FIX THIS ISSUE. ARE THEY WAITING FOR SOMEONE TO BE KILLED BECAUSE OF THIS PROBLEM? *TR

I WAS DRIVING ALONG THE INTERSTATE WITH THE FLOW OF TRAFFIC, AND THE BRAKE LIGHT FLASHED. THE CAR LOST THE USE OF THE BRAKES, AND I HEARD A LOUD GRINDING SOUND. THIS IS THE 5TH TIME SINCE I'VE OWNED THE VEHICLE THAT THIS HAS HAPPENED. I'VE HAD TO MANAGE TO PULL OVER, CUT THE CAR OFF AND RESTART TO GET THE BRAKE LIGHT TO TURN OFF AND THE GRINDING TO STOP. LUCKILY, I HAVEN'T HAD AN ACCIDENT BECAUSE THE FIVE OR SO TIMES THIS HAS HAPPENED I HAVE BEEN ON THE INTERSTATE. *TR

MY NISSAN ARMADA CAUGHT FIRE WITH NO WARNING. NISSAN HAS ADMITTED THIS IS DUE TO A RECALLED AIR COMPRESSOR UNIT WITH LIKELIHOOD TO CATCH FIRE. NISSAN WILL NOT REMEDY THE SITUATION AND IS NOW NEGOTIATING IN BAD FAITH. NISSAN HAS OFFERED TO BUY OUT THE CAR SO THEY CAN SELL THE COMPONENTS AT AUCTION - HOWEVER, THEY ARE UNWILLING TO MAKE US WHOLE. *JB