2008 Nissan Armada

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 NISSAN ARMADA. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 50 MPH, THE VEHICLE FAILED TO STOP WHEN THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED. THE FAILURE OCCURRED ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE BRAKE BOOSTER NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED AND THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 74,000.

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

DRIVING ON A CROWDED FREEWAY IN HOUSTON. THE BRAKE LIGHT CAME ON. WHEN A SLOW DOWN WAS ATTEMPTED, THE BRAKES MADE A LOUD NOISE AND THE PEDAL WAS SOFT. BRAKING EFFECTIVENESS WAS SEVERELY REDUCED. WE WERE ABLE TO CONTROL THE VEHICLE, PULL OFF THE FREEWAY AND STOP. ONCE STOPPED, WE TURNED OFF THE CAR AND THEN RESTARTED IT. ONCE RESTARTED, THE PROBLEM WAS RESOLVED. THIS IS APPROXIMATELY THE 5TH TIME THAT THE SAME HAS HAPPENED. OTHER TIMES, HAVE HAPPENED RARELY, SEVERAL MONTHS APART. UPON CALLING NISSAN, THEY SUGGESTED THAT THE BRAKE BOOSTER NEEDED TO BE REPLACED, BUT NOT FOR CERTAIN. *TR

I'VE NOTICED THE VEHICLE STEERING AND BRAKES SHAKING UPON APPLYING WHILE STOPPING FOR SIGNAL LIGHTS OR STOP SIGNS. IT WILL ALSO HAPPEN AT FREEWAY SPEEDS IF ANOTHER CAR PULLS OVER IN FRONT OF ME AND I APPLY THE BRAKES. THE INCIDENT THAT HAPPENED YESTERDAY - I WAS TRAVELING THROUGH A SCHOOL ZONE AT 35 MPH. I LOOKED AT MY SPEEDOMETER TO DOUBLE CHECK MY SPEED AND NOTICED THE EMERGENCY BRAKE LIGHT WAS ON. I LOOKED AT MY ER BRAKE AND IT WAS NOT ENGAGED. WHEN I APPLIED MY FOOT BRAKE TO STOP AT A SIGNAL LIGHT, THE CAR SHOOK, THE BRAKES MADE A GRINDING NOISE, AND MADE AN ELECTRONIC/SPRING TYPE NOISE. THE PEDAL LOWERED ITSELF ABOUT ANOTHER 1/3 DISTANCE BEFORE STOPPING. MY HEART SKIPPED A BEAT. WHAT IF I COULDN'T HAVE STOP AT THE SCHOOL CROSSING ZONE AND HAD HIT A CHILD? (WHAT WOULD NISSAN HAVE SAID TO THAT?) I DROVE IT TO MY DAUGHTER'S HOUSE AND PARKED IN FRONT ON LEVEL GROUND. SINCE I WAS FROM OUT OF TOWN, WE CALLED A TOW TRUCK TO TAKE IT TO A LOCAL FIRESTONE. THE FIRESTONE DEALER COULD NOT FIND ANYTHING WRONG WITH THE BRAKES OR PADS. SEEMS LIKE TURNING OFF THE VEHICLE AND RESTARTING IT, RESET IT. THE FIRESTONE DEALER STATED IT HAD TO BE ELECTRONIC. I'VE READ THAT THIS WILL HAPPEN AGAIN AND HAS BEEN HAPPENING FOR QUITE SOMETIME. IF THE POWERS THAT BE CAN GET NISSAN TO RECALL THE GAUGE INSIDE THE FUEL TANK AND THE PIN ON THE BRAKES - THEN WHY CANNOT NISSAN BE FORCED TO CORRECT THIS MORE SERIOUS BRAKE PROBLEM BEFORE MORE ACCIDENTS OR DEATHS HAPPEN. *TR

I WAS DRIVING HOME ON THE WAY FROM WORK ON THE INTERSTATE AT ABOUT 60 MILES. THE BRAKE LIGHT CAME ON ABOUT HALF WAY HOME. WHEN I TRIED TO SLOW DOWN AT THE EXIT, THE BRAKES STARTED GRINDING AND MAKING A ROUGH SOUND AND SHAKING . I HAD TO PUMP THE BRAKES TO GET IT TO STOP. I PARKED THE CAR ON A STREET AND TURNED IT OFF. MY HUSBAND CAME TO TAKE A LOOK AT IT, BUT ONCE THE CAR WAS RESTARTED, THE BRAKE LIGHT WAS OFF AND HE COULD NOT DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM. THIS HAS HAPPENED INTERMITTENTLY BUT I CAN'T SEEM TO GET IT TO DUPLICATE AT THE DEALERSHIP. I HAVE HAD OTHER ISSUES WITH MY BRAKES AS WELL. *TR

AS I WAS DRIVING I ATTEMPTED TO APPLY THE BRAKES TO MAKE A RIGHT TURN , IRONICALLY INTO AN AUTO PARTS STORE , AND THE BRAKE PEDAL FELT AS IF IT WENT ALL THE WAY TO THE FLOOR. THE PEDAL VIBRATED AS IF THE ABS WAS KICKING IN BUT ALSO MADE A LOUD GRINDING NOISE. THE ARMADA FINALLY ROLLED TO A COMPLETE STOP , I DIDN'T KNOW WHAT TO DO SO I TURNED IT OFF. I POPPED THE HOOD CHECKED THE FLUIDS AND DID A VISUAL CHECK OF THE BREAKS AND EVERYTHING SEEMED NORMAL. I RESTARTED THE VEHICLE AND TO MY SURPRISE IT FIXED ITSELF. THE NEXT MORNING I WENT TO ROBBINS NISSAN WHERE I PURCHASED THE VEHICLE AND I WAS ADVISED NOTHING COULD BE SINCE THE BRAKE LIGHT WAS NOT ON. EVER SINCE THEN, THIS SAME ISSUE OCCURS AT LEAST ONCE EVERY 3 MONTHS. I TOOK IT IN TWO MORE TIMES BUT NOTHING COULD BE DONE SINCE I DIDN'T TAKE IT IN WITH THE BRAKES NOT WORKING. SO BASICALLY I'M SUPPOSE TO DRIVE IT IN TO THE DEALER WITH NO BREAKS AND THE BRAKE LIGHT ON WHICH NO IS GOING TO ESPECIALLY IF THEY ARE DRIVING WITH THEIR FAMILY AS I WAS. OR IF YOU'RE TRAVELING AND THERE ISN'T A DEALER AROUND. *TR

I WAS STOPPED IN THE CARPOOL LANE AT MY SON'S SCHOOL; IN PARK. CARPOOL LANE BEGAN TO MOVE SO I PLACED MY CAR IN GEAR. SLOWLY MOVING UP AND I HEARD A NOISE. STARTLED, PLACED MY CAR BACK IN PARK. THEN NOTICED THAT MY EMERGENCY BRAKE LIGHT WAS ON AS WELL AS MY SLIP & VDC LIGHTS. PICKED-UP MY SON AND I WAS DRIVING AWAY FROM THE SCHOOL AND HEADED TO A STOP LIGHT. I FOUND THAT I LITERALLY HAD TO STAND ON MY BRAKES TO STOP THE CAR. IT WAS NOT AN IMMEDIATE STOP, MORE OF A ROLLING STOP AND IT FELT AS THOUGH MY BRAKE WAS BEING PUSHED ALL THE WAY INTO THE ENGINE!!! NOT THE SAFEST OF SITUATIONS. NEEDLESS TO SAY, THE CAR IS PARKED IN THE GARAGE UNTIL WE CAN GET SOME AFFIRMATIVE ANSWERS. *TR

I WAS DRIVING HOME ON THE WAY FROM WORK ON THE BELTWAY AT 65 MILES AND WHEN I SLOWED DOWN, THE BRAKES STARTED GRINDING AND MAKING A ROUGH SOUND. THE BRAKE LIGHT HAD TURNED ON. I HAD TO PULL OVER TO TURN THE TRUCK OFF. WHEN I STARTED THE TRUCK BACK UP, THE BRAKE LIGHT TURNED OFF AND THE BRAKES WERE WORKING AGAIN. THIS HAS HAPPENED INTERMITTENTLY BUT I CAN'T SEEM TO GET IT CHECKED SINCE IT HAPPENS AT RANDOM TIMES. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 NISSAN ARMADA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE VIBRATED WHEN THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED. IN ADDITION, THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE BRAKING SYSTEM WAS DELAYED AND FELT AS IF IT WOULD NOT ENGAGE. THE EMERGENCY BRAKE WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED AS THE FAILURE OCCURRED. THE FAILURE WAS RECURRING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE A DIAGNOSTIC WAS PERFORMED, WHICH LOCATED THE FAILURE AT THE BRAKE BOOSTER. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 35,250 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 35,475.

MY WIFE WAS DRIVING THE NISSAN TO ILLINOIS FROM OHIO AND WHILE DRIVING ON THE FREEWAY THE BRAKE LIGHT COMES ON AND SHE PROCEEDED TO HIT THE BRAKES WHICH WERE NOT THERE THE PEDAL WENT COMPLETELY TO THE FLOOR AND MADE A GRINDING SOUND AS IF THE BRAKE LINES WERE CUT. SHE CALLS ME IN A PANIC AND I TELL HER HOW TO DOWN SHIFT THE CAR. SHE FINALLY GETS IT TO A STOP AND TURNS OFF THE VEHICLE AND WHEN SHE GOES TO START IT AGAIN THE BRAKES ARE COMPLETELY BACK WITH OUT ANY MALFUNCTION. SHE WAS ABLE TO GET TO HER DESTINATION WERE SHE TOOK IT TO COURTESY NISSAN IN MOLINE ILL. THEY DIAGNOSED IT AS A RIGHT FRONT WHEEL BEARING GRINDING CAUSING ABS SENSOR TO THINK WHEEL SPEED WAS DIFFERENT, WHICH THEY REPLACED RIGHT FRONT HUB AND SENSOR AND SENT HER ON HER WAY WITH $829.16 BILL. THAT WAS JULY 25, 2012 SHE DROVE THE VEHICLE FOR A DAY ON JULY 27, 2012 SHE WAS GOING DOWN A HILL WHEN THE BRAKES DECIDED TO FAIL AGAIN SHE DOWN SHIFTED AND CAME TO REST AGAINST A ATM TO STOP FROM GOING INTO BUSY TRAFFIC. SHE DROVE THE CAR TO THE DEALERSHIP WHILE THE BRAKES WERE STILL IN FAIL MODE WHERE THEY PROMPTLY PLUGGED IT INTO THE COMPUTER AND THE SCAN SHOWED CODE C1179 DELTA SENSOR, THEY SAID THEY PERFORMED TEST TO DETERMINE INTERNAL ABS CONTROLLER FAILURE AND THEN REPLACED ABS CONTROLLER AT A VERY STEEP PRICE. MY WIFE WAS ABLE TO DRIVE THE NISSAN HOME WITH MY FAMILY INSIDE BECAUSE THEY SAID IT WAS SAFE TO DRIVE AND THEN ON JUNE 14, 2012THE BRAKES FAILED AGAIN WHEN WE TOOK THE VEHICLE TO NISSAN OF MANSFIELD MMG THEY GOT THE CODE BUT ONCE THE CAR WAS TUNED OFF THEY COULD NOT GET THE PROBLEM TO DUPLICATE. CORPORATE AND THE LOCAL DEALER SAID THAT THEY DON'T KNOW WHAT THEY CAN DO FOR ME SINCE THE PROBLEM WILL NOT DUPLICATE AND IF IT HAPPENS AGAIN TO BRING IT RIGHT OVER WHICH IS A 40 MINUTE DRIVE FOR ME FROM MY HOUSE LET ALONE PUTTING MYSELF AND MY FAMILY'S LIFE AT RISK. *TR