2008 Nissan Armada

THE REAR HATCH LOCK ACTUATOR FAILS IN COOL TEMPERATURES. THIS LEAVES THE REAR HATCH UNABLE TO OPEN. IN THE EVENT OF AN ACCIDENT OR FIRE, I WOULD BE UNABLE TO GET MY CHILDREN OUT OF THE 3RD ROW SEATING. THIS HAPPENS EACH YEAR AS SOON AS THE TEMPERATURES DROP BELOW 50. THERE ARE NUMEROUS ISSUES EXPERIENCED BY OTHER ARMADA OWNERS NOTED AT: HTTP://WWW.CLUBARMADA.COM/FORUMS/ARCHIVE/INDEX.PHP/T-11055.HTML. *TR

TL- THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 NISSAN ARMADA. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE TRAVELING AT ANY SPEED THE BRAKES SEIZED AND ABRUPTLY STOPPED THE VEHICLE OR THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS SOFT WHICH DID NOT PROVIDE ENOUGH SAFTY TO DEPRESS THE PEDAL TO SLOW DOWN INTERMITTENTLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER WHO INDICATED THAT THE BRAKE ACTUATOR NEEDED TO BE REPLACED BUT WAS NOT ABLE TO GIVE A DEFINATE DIAGNOSIS INDICATING THAT THE PART SPECIFICALLY NEEDED TO BE REPAIRED. THE VEHICLE WAS ALSO TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO INDICATED THAT THERE WAS AN ABS FAILURE AND TO HAVE THE AUTHORIZED DEALER REPAIR THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE CONTACT WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 10V072000 (SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC). THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 72,500. DYD

MY WIFE (ALONG WITH OUR 2 CHILDREN UNDER THE AGE OF 5) WAS ATTEMPTING TO APPLY THE BRAKES AS SHE APPROACHED AN INTERSECTION TO MAKE A TURN. THE SUV RESPONDED BY BEGINNING TO SHAKE VIOLENTLY, MAKE VERY LOUD NOISES, & ULTIMATELY THE BRAKES FAILED. SHE OBSERVED THE PARKING BRAKE LIGHT WAS ILLUMINATED ON THE DASH BOARD. SHE WAS ABLE TO CONTINUE ON THE CURRENT ROAD & DOWNSHIFT TO REDUCE SPEED BEFORE PULLING OVER TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. SHE THEN TURNED THE SUV OFF & BACK ON. AFTER RE-IGNITION, THE BRAKE LIGHT WAS NO LONGER ILLUMINATED, AND THE BRAKES FUNCTIONED NORMALLY. WHEN SHE GOT HOME I DID SOME RESEARCH ONLINE ABOUT THIS PROBLEM AND NOTICED THOUSANDS OF OTHER NISSAN OWNERS HAVE EXPERIENCED THIS EXACT SAME ISSUE, TO THE POINT OF A CLASS ACTION LAWSUIT CURRENTLY UNDERWAY IN CALIFORNIA. THIS IS AT LEAST THE 8TH TIME THIS HAS HAPPENED IN THIS VEHICLE OVER THE COURSE OF 3 YEARS OF OWNING. THANKFULLY, IT HAS NOT RESULTED IN A CRASH, INJURY OR FATALITY TO DATE. THE SAME BRAKE FAILURE HAS OCCURRED WHILE DRIVING AT SPEEDS UP TO 70MPH. EVERY INCIDENT OCCURS SIMILARLY, WITH SHAKING, NOISE, AND PARKING BRAKE LIGHT ILLUMINATION. TURNING THE VEHICLE OFF AND RESTARTING SEEMS TO TEMPORARILY SOLVE THE PROBLEM, BUT IT HAS CONTINUED TO OCCUR RANDOMLY. THIS IS A VERY UNSAFE ISSUE AND THAT NEEDS IMMEDIATE ATTENTION!! *TR

PURCHASE 2008 NEW ARMADA AND HAVING MANY PROBLEMS SINCE PURCHASE OCTOBER2007- THE TOP CONSOLE FELL OFF WHILE DRIVING ABOUT A YEAR AGO WENT TO NISSAN DEALER AND THEY SAID IS NOT COVER WITH WARRANTY ( THIS HAPPEN WITHIN BEFORE MY 60K MILES WARRANTY) THEY TOLD ME I NEED TO PURCHASE THAT IT WAS NOT FACTORY DEFECT. A FEW WEEKS AGO THE OTHER PART OF CONSOLE FRONT DRIVER CRACK AND IS HANGING . I HAVE NO LIGHTS IN THE BACK OR FRONT. IS A SAFETY HAZARD THIS THING CAN BREAK IN THE MIDDLE OF ME DRIVING AND NISSAN IS NOT TAKING RESPONSIBILITY OF THEIR CHEAP PRODUCTS , I'VE BEEN SEARCHING AND SEEN A LOT OF COMPLAINTS ABOUT THIS ISSUE AND NOTHING IS BEING DONE ABOUT IT. I NEED HELP ON THIS MATTER IS NOT FAIR FOR CUSTOMER TO PAY OUT OF POCKET TO CORRECT A COMPANY ISSUE.. WE ALREADY PAID ENOUGH MONEY ON THE VEHICLE. NOT ONLY THAT MY CAR HAD AN ENGINE ISSUE WHICH THEY REFUSE TO CHANGE WHEN I FIRST COMPLAINT THEY DID IT AFTER MANY COMPLAINTS AND HAVING A STATE TROOPER TAKE ME TO THE DEALER OR SAFETY HAZARD THE CAR USED TO SMOKE DARK SMOKE EVERY DAY ..GUESS NISSAN WAS AFRAID OF LAWSUIT IF SOMETHING HAPPENED. PLEASE HELP. *TR

LAST NIGHT READY TO LEAVE AND LOAD FAMILY INTO VEHICLE. MY HUSBAND OPENS THE BACK DOOR TO LOAD A STROLLER BUT THE DOOR DID NOT OPEN. HE KEPT LOCKING IT AND UNLOCKING WITH THE CONTROL AND DOOR HINGE AND WINDOW HINGE WERE STUCK. IN ORDER TO OPEN DOOR HE HAD TO CLIMB INSIDE VEHICLE PULL THE PLASTIC CAP OF AND PULL LEVER TO MANUALLY OPEN BACK DOOR. WE CAN HEAR IT LOCK BUT IT WONT OPEN. THE LEVELS FEEL ROUGH AND STUCK WHEN YOU PULL TO TRY AND OPEN DOOR AND WINDOW. *TR

THE PASSENGER SIDE FRONT SEAT ADJUSTER MOTOR CAUGHT THE UNDER SIDE OF THE SEAT ON FIRE WHILE NO ONE TOUCHED THE SEAT ADJUSTER. FOR SOME REASON THE ADJUSTER MOTOR HEATED UP AND WHEN MY WIFE, CHILD, AND MOTHER HAD TO PULL OFF OF THE INTERSTATE DUE TO SMOKE, I WAS LUCKILY BEHIND THEM AND GOT THE FAMILY OUT OF THE CAR AND THEN LOOKED UNDER THE SEAT AND SAW 3 INCH FLAMES COMING OUT OF ONE OF THE ADJUSTER MOTORS. I WAS ABLE TO PULL THE MOTOR OUT FROM UNDER THE SEAT AFTER I POURED A WATER BOTTLE OVER THE MOTOR AND USED TWO PAIRS OF GLOVES TO KEEP FROM BURNING MY HANDS. FROM LOOKING AT THE ADJUSTER MOTOR AFTER PULLED FROM THE VEHICLE ONE END WAS COMPLETELY GONE AS IT MELTED AND BURNED OFF THE PLASTIC COVER. IT ALSO BURNED A COUPLE OF HOLES IN THE CARPET UNDER THE SEAT. I CANNOT BELIEVE THAT A MOTOR WOULD JUST CATCH ON FIRE AND AFTER TAKING THE VEHICLE TO RANDY REED NISSAN, THE SERVICE DEPARTMENT STATED THE SEAT ADJUSTER WAS STUCK IN THE "ON" POSITION. THE QUESTION I HAVE IS HOW CAN IT STICK IN THE ON POSITION WHEN WE ARE NOT TOUCHING THE SEAT ADJUSTERS. LASTLY, SINCE MY WIFE STATED SHE SMELLED A BURNT SMELL WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS IN THE OFF POSITION, WHAT IF THE ADJUSTER CAUGHT FIRE WHILE IN THE GARAGE AND CAUSE THE VEHICLE TO BURN AND CATCHING THE HOUSE ON FIRE. I SAY THIS BECAUSE THE ADJUSTOR WOULD HAVE CAUGHT FIRE WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS OFF. IT HAD NOTHING TO DO WITH HAVING THE VEHICLE ON. THERE SHOULD BE A SAFETY SWITCH TO KEEP SOMETHING LIKE THAT FROM HAPPENING. IT ALSO CAUSED $3,600 IN REPAIR WHICH WE HAVE NOT COMPLETED YET. *TR

FOR THE LAST YEAR MY NISSAN ARMADA 2008 HAS HAD NUMEROUS FAILING PARTS THAT ALL INCLUDE ELECTRICAL ISSUES OF SOME SORT. FIRST THE PASSENGER SIDE WINDOW STOPPED WORKING AND THEN THE AC IS NOW STUCK IN MAX AC. THIEVES ISSUES ARE NOT SAFETY RELATED BUT MAY CONTRIBUTE TO THE HORRIBLE ELECTRICAL ISSUES THIS MODEL HAS. THE OTHER DAY MY WIFE WAS PICKING THE KIDS UP FROM SCHOOL WHEN SHE REALIZED THE BRAKE LIGHT CAME ON AND THE BRAKES WERE MAKING A HORRIBLE GRINDING NOISE WITH NO OR LIMITED BRAKING ABILITY. SHE PULLED OVER AND TURNED THE CAR OFF. 5 MINUTES LATER SHE TURNED THE CAR ON AND THE LIGHT AND BRAKING PROBLEM WENT AWAY. 3 DAYS LATER THIS HAPPENED AGAIN. TURNED OFF CAR, RESTARTED AND PROBLEM WENT AWAY. AFTER LOOKING THROUGH NUMEROUS MESSAGE BOARDS AND FORUMS, IT SEEMS THIS PROBLEM HAS BEEN DOCUMENTED IN HUNDREDS OF CASES OR MORE. NISSAN HAS NOT DONE ANYTHING ABOUT THIS FROM WHAT I UNDERSTAND. IT SEEMS A FIX OR AT LEAST A FIX THAT COMES BACK IN MANY CASES IS TO REPLACE THE BRAKE BOOSTER AND REPROGRAM THE VDC. THIS LOOKS LIKE IT HAS BEEN RUNNING ABOUT 800 TO 1000 DOLLARS TO FIX. MANY OF THE CONSUMERS THAT REPORTED THIS PROBLEM HAVE REPORTED AFTER BEING FIXED, THE PROBLEM COMES BACK WITHIN MONTHS OR A YEAR AFTER BEING FIXED. A RECALL IS NEEDED AS THIS IS LIFE THREATENING TO FAMILIES DRIVING IN THE SUV AND ALSO TO OTHERS ON THE ROAD. *TR

FOR UNKNOWN REASONS THE FRONT WINDOWS (DRIVER AND PASSENGER) WILL LET THEMSELVES DOWN. HAVE ASKED NISSAN DEALER ABOUT THIS SEVERAL TIMES AND THEY SAID WE MUST HAVE HIT THE REMOTE KEY. I DON'T BUY THIS AS THIS OCCURRED WHILE KEYS TO THE VEHICLE WAS IN SPOUSES PURSE AND PURSE WAS ON FLOOR SOME 50 YARDS AWAY. THIS IS NOT FIRST TIME THIS HAS OCCURRED. THIS HAS OCCURRED SEVERAL TIMES AND WE HAVE INQUIRED AT DEALER AND ALWAYS GET SAME ANSWER-SOMEONE HIT THE KEY. ANOTHER PROBLEM IS THE STEERING WHEEL SEEMS TO LOCK UP AND YOU CAN'T START THE AUTO UNLESS YOU WORK WITH THE STEERING WHEEL TURNING FROM 9 TO 3, 3 TO 9, 9 TO 3, 3 TO 9. EVENTUALLY IT WILL FREE ITSELF UP. *TR

MY 08 ARMADA IS KEEPING ME LOCKED OUT OF THE BACK. THE HATCH DOOR AND THE WINDOW. THE PROBLEM IS FAULTY ACTUATOR. PART INFORMATION IS; 905507S000 0892068-A B/D ACTR 03 09 26 12V THE LATCH ON THE ACTUATOR IS NOT OPERATING 100%. THE LITTLE SWING LATCH, COME SHORT BY 15% THAT CAUSE THE LOCK TO OPEN THE GLASS DOOR AND THE MAIN DOOR. *TR