2008 Nissan Armada

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

AS I WAS DRIVING HOME FROM PICKING MY DAUGHTER UP FORM SCHOOL. I HEARD A NOISE THAT SOUNDED LIKE SOMETHING FELL ON THE ROOF OF MY TRUCK. MY DAUGHTER SCREAMED MOMMY! I TURNED AROUND IN A PANIC TO SEE MY OVERHEAD CONSOLE HANGING AND IN PIECES. I IMMEDIATELY PULLED OVER TO MY CRYING DAUGHTER WHO WAS SCRATCHED BY ONE OF THE PIECES THAT FELL AND BROKE BY HITTING THE MIDDLE CONSOLE. THE PLASTIC CONSOLE WAS SHATTERED AND SOME OF THE PLASTIC STILL REMAINS AROUND THE SCREWS. I TOOK MY VEHICLE TO THE DEALERSHIP THE FOLLOWING MORNING TO HAVE THEM REPAIR IT BECAUSE I THOUGHT FOR SURE THIS WAS A RECALL ISSUE. TO MY SURPRISE THE DEALER TOLD ME IT'S NOT A RECALL ITEM AND THAT THIS ISSUE HAS NOT REACHED THE RECALL COMPLAINT RATIO. THEY GAVE ME A QUOTE FOR THE REPLACEMENT AND LABOR COST OF $2,500! I LOOKED ONLINE TO SEE IF THERE WERE ANY OTHER COMPLAINTS AND TO MY SATISFACTION I'M NOT THE ONLY ONE. IT'S A FACT THAT NISSAN 2008 NISSAN ARMADA AND TITAN VEHICLES HAVE THE SAME PROBLEMS. THIS IS A HAZARD AND CAN CAUSE AN ACCIDENT WHILE DRIVING. THIS MATTER SHOULD BE ADDRESSED BY A RECALL AND REPLACEMENT OF ALL CONSOLES FREE OF CHARGE AND A NOTICE TO ALL OWNERS STATING (WARNING / CAUTION ADVISORY) POTENTIAL HAZARD / RISK WHILE DRIVING YOUR CONSOLE MAY FALL OR CRACK INTO PIECES WITHOUT REASON!

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

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 NISSAN ARMADA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FRONT AND REAR CENTER CONSOLES WERE BROKEN. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER WHERE THE TECHNICIAN DIAGNOSED THAT BOTH CENTERPIECES NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 72,000. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 98,639.

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