2008 Nissan Armada

THE INSIDE OVERHEAD FELL DOWN CAUSING MY DAUGHTER AND I TO BE HIT IN THE HEAD. ACCORDING TO THE NHTSA REPORT'S THERE HAVE BEEN 12 COMPLAINTS WITH MINE, AND ACCORDING TO THE ARFC THERE HAVE BEEN FOURTEEN (14) COMPLAINTS ON THIS SAME OVERHEAD PROBLEM. THIS NEEDS TO HAVE THIS VEHICLE BEEN PUT ON THE RECALL LIST BEFORE SOMEONE WINDS IN THE HOSPITAL. MY VEHICLE WAS STANTIONARY.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 NISSAN ARMADA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE OVERHEAD ROOF CAVED IN WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO MATHEWS NISSAN (185 TN-76, CLARKSVILLE, TN 37043, (866) 617-4808) AND WAS COMPLETELY REPAIRED. THE REPAIRS WERE NOT COVERED BY THE WARRANTY OR THE INSURANCE COMPANY. THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 73,178. *BF *AS

FRONT OVERHEAD CONSOLE CRACKED AND FELL DANGLING BY WIRES! AFTER SECURELY TAPING IN PLACE THE CONSOLE CRACKED IN OTHER PLACES LITERALLY DISINTEGRATING. REAR OVERHEAD CONSOLE SHOWING SIGNS OF MALFUNCTION AS DVD SCREEN NO LONGER STOWS INTO PLACE. THE PLASTICS AND BRACING USED FOR THESE COMPONENTS ARE TROUBLING. DEALERSHIP JUST SHRUGS.

IN JULY 2013, I NOTICED THE FRONT OVERHEAD CENTER CONSOLE STARTED TO CRACK ON BOTH SIDES AT AROUND THE SAME POINTS. I DIDN'T LOOK ANYMORE INTO IT BECAUSE THE APPEARANCE WAS MINIMAL. MY CONCERN CAME ONCE I REALIZED THE CONSOLE WAS LOOSE. I CALLED THE NISSAN DEALERSHIP IN REGARDS TO THE PROBLEM AND WAS TOLD IT WAS A CONSUMER ISSUE WHICH HAD TO BE PAID OUT OF POCKET BECAUSE THERE WASN'T A RECALL ON THE ITEM. AFTER PRICING THE REPLACEMENT PART I WAS NOT ABLE TO PURCHASE DUE TO THE COST WHICH IS ALMOST $1500 TO COMPLETELY REPLACE THE ENTIRE CONSOLE. SINCE THEN THE SMALL CRACKS HAVE SINCE TURNED INTO A COMPLETE CRACK STRAIGHT ACROSS THE CENTER OF THE CONSOLE. EVEN WITH THE CRACK THE CONSOLE CONTINUED TO BE LOOSE BUT WAS STILL SOMEWHAT STABLE. I WENT TO WORK AND AS I CAME OUT TO LEAVE NOTICED IT WAS HANGING BY STREWS. AFTER LOOKING INSIDE WHERE THE CONSOLE WAS BASED THE STREWS WERE STILL STREWED IN ALONG WITH THE PLASTIC FROM THE CONSOLE WHICH HAD BROKEN OFF. AFTER FURTHER RESEARCHING THE ISSUE, I HAVE SINCE REALIZED THIS HAS BEEN A CONTINUOUS AND ONGOING ISSUE WITH THIS PARTICULAR TRUCK.

I WAS DRIVING ALONG AND I HEARD A NOISE IN THE REAR OF THE CAR. I TURNED TO LOOK, BUT COULD NOT SEE ANYTHING THAT COULD HAVE CAUSED THE NOISE AND SO I CONTINUED DRIVING. WITHIN MINUTES THE ENTIRE REAR OVERHEAD CONSOLE FELL BETWEEN THE TWO MIDDLE ROW SEATS AND WAS HANGING SUSPENDED BY THE WIRING. THERE HAD BEEN NO VISIBLE DAMAGE TO THE CONSOLE. I DO NOT HAVE CHILDREN THAT WOULD HAVE BEEN USING THE MONITOR, NOR DO I HAVE BACK SEAT PASSENGERS VERY OFTEN. TOTALLY UNEXPECTED OCCURRENCE. IT SEEMS ALL OF THE MOUNTS, WHICH ARE PLASTIC, BROKE AND THE WHOLE THING CAME TUMBLING DOWN. *TR

MY 2008 NISSAN ARMADA 'S INTERIOR ROOF CONSOLE FELL ON TOP OF MY CHILDREN AND THEIR FRIEND'S HEAD WITHOUT WARNING. THIS POSED AN IMMEDIATE SAFETY HAZARD FOR MY CHILDREN AS WELL AS ME. AFTER PICKING UP MY DAUGHTER AND HER FRIEND FROM PRACTICE, THE INTERIOR ROOF CONSOLE COMPLETELY FELL ON TOP OF THEM. WE WERE ALL SO SCARED. WHEN I HEARD THE LOUD NOISE, I LOOKED IN THE REAR VIEW MIRROR AND WASN'T SURE WHAT HAPPENED. AT FIRST I THOUGHT WE SOMEHOW WERE HIT BUT I QUICKLY REALIZED THAT IT WAS THE CONSOLE THAT FELL. MY REAR VIEW WAS COMPLETELY OBSTRUCTED. THE CONSOLE HIT TWO OF THEM ON TOP OF THE HEAD AND THEY WERE IN THE MIDDLE ROW. IT ALSO HIT MY 6 YEAR OLD ON THE TOP OF THE HEAD WHO WAS IN THE BACK ROW. THEY HAD TO HOLD IT UP UNTIL I WAS ABLE TO SAFELY STOP . IT WAS HANGING BY THE ELECTRICAL WIRES FOR THE LIGHTS AND DVD PLAYER. I TOOK PICTURES AND CALLED THE LOCAL NISSAN DEALERSHIP WHICH NEVER RETURNED ANY OF MY PHONE CALLS. THIS IS A VERY EXPENSIVE REPLACEMENT FOR A POORLY MANUFACTURED CONSOLE. IT'S MADE OUT OF PLASTIC AND SHOULD BE BOLTED TO THE ROOF WITH METAL SCREWS. THIS IS THE 4TH NISSAN THAT I HAVE OWNED AND SADLY I DOUBT THAT I WILL OWN ANOTHER UNLESS THIS SAFETY ISSUES IS RESOLVED. I HAVE BEEN A LOYAL CUSTOMER FOR 10 YEARS AND INTRODUCED 5 FAMILIES TO THE NISSAN FAMILY AND IF THIS SAFETY ISSUE ISN'T RESOLVED AT NISSAN EXPENSE, I WILL BE LEAVING. *TR

REAR HATCH WILL NOT OPEN IN COOL WEATHER. THE REAR HATCH ACTUATOR WAS REPLACED IN 2011 AND EVERY AUTUMN WHEN IT STARTS TO GET COOL, THE REAR HATCH WILL NOT UNLOCK AND OPEN. WE SEND IT TO THE AUTO MECHANIC AND THEY LUBRICATE THE MECHANISM AND IT WILL LAST THROUGH MOST OF THE WINTER SEASON. SOME WINTERS IT WILL OPEN UNTIL SPRING, SOMETIMES WE HAVE TO DRIVE IT BACK TO THE MECHANIC A SECOND TIME BEFORE THE WEATHER GETS WARM. *TR