2008 Nissan Armada

I WAS APPROACHING INTERSECTION WHEN MY BRAKES FAILED AND MY TRUCK BEGAN TO SHAKE VERY BAD AND MADE VERY LOUD NOISES. I THEN NOTICED THE BRAKE LIGHT WAS ILLUMINATED ON THE DASH BOARD. I THEN PULLED OVER TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD AND TURNED VEHICLE OFF AND INSPECTED BRAKE SYSTEM. WHEN I PRECEDED TO TURN VEHICLE BACK ON I NOTICED THE BRAKE LIGHT WAS OFF. THE BRAKES WERE FINE AFTER RESTARTING THE VEHICLE. WHEN I GOT HOME I DID SOME RESEARCH ONLINE ABOUT THIS PROBLEM AND NOTICED THOUSANDS OF OTHER NISSAN OWNERS HAVE EXPERIENCED THIS EXACT SAME ISSUE. THIS IS A VERY UNSAFE ISSUE AND THAT NEEDS IMMEDIATE ATTENTION!! *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

8/22/12 WHILE DRIVING IN DAYTIME NORMAL CONDITIONS WAS STOPPED AT A RED-LIGHT, TURNED RIGHT ONTO A VERY BUSY 4 LANE DIVIDED ROAD, BRAKE LIGHT ON DASH CAME ON AND BRAKES MADE A GRINDING/SPRING POPPING KIND OF SOUND AND "GRABBED" OR STOPPED JERKILY WHEN I PUSHED ON THE BRAKE PEDAL AGAIN TO SLOW TO A STOP AT THE NEXT RED-LIGHT. TOOK EXTRA DISTANCE TO STOP DUE TO DECREASED BRAKE POWER/STRENGTH, LUCKILY I WAS THE FIRST CAR IN LINE AT THE RED-LIGHT. TURNED OFF THE ROAD AND INTO A PARKING LOT WITH BRAKES CONTINUING AS NOTED ABOVE, SAT IN PARKING LOT UNTIL MY FATHER IN LAW ARRIVED. I TURNED ENGINE OFF TO TAKE MY CAR KEY OFF MY KEYRING SO MY F-I-L COULD DRIVE MY CAR HOME OR TO THE SHOP, THE BRAKE LIGHT WAS OFF THEN AND THE BRAKES WORKED NORMALLY. HAD VEHICLE CHECKED WITH CODE-READER WHICH DIDN'T READ ANY ERRORS, HUSBAND CHANGED BRAKE PADS AND ENSURED FLUIDS WERE AT APPROPRIATE LEVELS, BRAKES CONTINUED TO FUNCTION NORMALLY. 9/10/12 DRIVING IN NORMAL DAYTIME CONDITIONS, STOPPED AT RED-LIGHT ON EXTREMELY BUSY 6 LANE ROAD, TURNED LEFT ONTO ANOTHER STREET, EXPERIENCED SAME PROBLEM DESCRIBED ABOVE, VIDEOED ISSUE WITH IPHONE AS DROVE AROUND EMPTY PARKING LOT. PARKED AND TURNED ENGINE OFF, HUSBAND CAME AND DROVE CAR TO DEALERSHIP, BRAKES FUNCTIONED NORMALLY. ONLINE RESEARCH REVEALED HUNDREDS OF OWNERS WITH THIS COMPLAINT, SOME WITH COMPLETE BRAKE FAILURE, IS SAID TO BE ABS SYSTEM ENGAGING FOR NO REASON D/T BRAKE BOOSTER PROBLEM. DEALERSHIP CHARGED MY HUSBAND $100 TO "DIAGNOSE" PROBLEM, DETERMINED TO BE BRAKE BOOSTER ISSUE, STATED NISSAN NOT RESPONSIBLE FOR COST OF REPAIR WHICH COULD BE $500-$1000. NISSAN NOTIFIED OF ISSUE BY MY HUSBAND, REC'D CASE #, WAITING ON RESPONSE FROM NISSAN AS TO WHAT THEY ARE GOING TO DO. VERY DANGEROUS SITUATION, COULD'VE EASILY RESULTED IN SEVERE ACCIDENT AND CATASTROPHIC INJURIES TO MYSELF, MY CHILD, AND MY HUSBAND. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 NISSAN ARMADA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE ABS SYSTEM FAILED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER NUMEROUS TIMES FOR THE FAILURE. THE DEALER REPLACED THE BRAKE SENSOR AND THE BRAKE ACTUATOR HOWEVER, THE FAILURE WAS NOT CORRECTED. THE BRAKE WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED WHENEVER THE BRAKES WERE DEPRESSED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE A DIAGNOSTIC WAS PERFORMED AND LOCATED THE FAILURE AT THE BRAKE BOOSTER. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT FURTHER REPAIRED. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 56,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 76,000.

I WAS DRIVING MY 2008 ARMADA AND WHEN I WENT TO STOP AT A RED LIGHT AND I LOST BRAKE POWER. THERE WAS A HORRIBLE GRINDING SOUND AND THE DASHBOARD BRAKE LIGHT LIT UP. AFTER COASTING INTO A PARKING LOT I SHUT MY CAR OFF. MY HUSBAND CAME AND CHECKED THE CAR AND DROVE AROUND THE PARKING LOT AND EVERYTHING SEEMED FINE. THE WARNING LIGHTS WENT OUT AND THE BRAKES WORKED AGAIN. WE STILL HAVE A WARRANTY AND THE DEALER CAN'T SEEM TO FIND A PROBLEM. UH...WHEN ME AND MY KIDS ARE IN THE CAR AND WE LOSE BRAKE POWER...THAT'S KIND OF A HUGE PROBLEM. THIS HAS BEEN OCCURRING IN ARMADA'S SINCE 2004. PLEASE SOMEONE FIX THIS BECAUSE I NO LONGER FEEL SAFE IN MY CAR AND THE IT THE ENTIRE REASON I BOUGHT THE ARMADA. *TR

I WAS DRIVING 45 MPH DOWN A STREET WHEN MY BRAKES LOST PRESSURE AND BEGAN THE ABS CAVITATION. LUCKILY I WAS STILL ABLE TO STOP HOWEVER I HAD ZERO BRAKE PRESSURE AND ANY AMOUNT OF PEDAL MOVEMENT INITIATED THE ABS PUMP BRAKE ACTION. TURNING THE VEHICLE OFF THEN STARTING BACK UP RESOLVED THE ISSUE TEMPORARILY. I TOOK IT TO STADIUM NISSAN IN THE CITY OF ORANGE WHO SAID I NEEDED TO REPLACE MY BRAKE BOOSTER AT A COST OF $800. I'VE SEEN DOZENS OF REPORTS OF THIS EXACT ISSUE ON CLUBARMADA.COM. I BELIEVE THIS NEEDS TO BE RECALLED AS IT IS EXTREMELY DANGEROUS FOR ANY CONSUMER WITH THIS VEHICLE. *TR

THE BRAKE FAILURE OCCURED WHILE DRIVING ON A CITY STREET AT 35MPH, IT ACTED LIKE THE ABS SYSTEM FAILED. THIS HAPPENED ON A SATURDAY. I CALLED THE NISSAN DEALER WE PURCHASED IT FROM THE FOLLOWING MONDAY TO GET AN APPOINTMENT TO HAVE IT CHECKED OUT. THE DEALER GOT ME IN THE NEXT DAY AND THE TECH SAID THE BRAKE MASTER CYLINDER AND SENSOR WAS DEFECTIVE AND IT NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE SERVICE MANAGER FOR THE DEALER SAID THE PART WAS $700.00 AND LABOR WAS $400.00-500.00 BUT IT WOULD ONLY BE 80 PERCENT FIXED. THE PROBLEM WAS A DEFECTIVE BRAKE MASTER CYLINDER AND NISSAN HAS BEEN AWARE OF THIS SINCE 2004 BUT HAS DONE NOTHING FOR ANYONE WHO OWNS A NISSAN VEHICLE WITH THIS PROBLEM. IT WAS NOT COVERED UNDER WARRANTY. AFTER I CONTACTED NISSAN CONSUMER RELATIONS THEY STATED A REPLACEMENT OR FIX FOR THIS SAFETY PROBLEM ON MY VEHICLE WAS DECLINED DUE TO EXPIRED WARRANTY. T HE WARRANTY HAD EXPIRED BY TIME NOT MILES. THE NISSAN REP SAID IT WAS UNSAFE IF THE BRAKES FAIL ANY TIME THE VEHICLES DRIVEN. THE NISSAN REP SAID BASED SOLELY ON EXPIRED WARRANTY ANY REPAIR SERVICE WOULD BE AT OUR EXPENCE. *TT