2008 Nissan Armada

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

AS I WAS DRIVING I HEARD A NOISE THAT SOUNDED LIKE SOMETHING FELL ON THE ROOF OF MY TRUCK. MY CHILD POINTED TO THE OVERHEAD CONSOLE. IT HAD BROKEN OFF OF WHATEVER WAS SECURING IT AND IS NOW HANGING. I'VE LOOKED ONLINE AND FOUND NUMEROUS PEOPLE EXPERIENCING THIS ISSUE. NISSAN NEEDS TO ADDRESS THIS. AN OVERHEAD CONSOLE THAT CAN FALL AT ANY TIME WITHOUT WARNING IS DANGEROUS. MY CHILD COULD HAVE BEEN INJURED. *TR

I HAVE 109,000+ MILES ON MY 2008 NISSAN ARMADA. WHILE DRIVING HOME I NOTICED MY REAR WINDOW HAD CLOUDED AND WITHIN A FEW SECONDS I SAW MY RPMS REV TO OVER 4000. I DISENGAGED THE CRUISE CONTROL TO PREVENT IT FROM TRYING TO MAINTAIN MY SPEED OF 70 MPH. AT THAT POINT I LOST THE DRIVE FROM THE TRANSMISSION. LUCKILY I WAS ABLE TO COAST TO A STOP ON THE SHOULDER OF AN EXIT WITHOUT AN ACCIDENT. ONCE STOPPED I CHECKED TO SEE IF THE TRANSMISSION WOULD ENGAGE ENOUGH FOR ME TO DRIVE IT INTO A SERVICE STATION PARKING LOT; IT DID. I LOOKED AT THE VEHICLE AND HAD TRANSMISSION FLUID FROM THE DRIVER'S SIDE FRONT WHEEL TO THE REAR END OF THE VEHICLE. I FOUND FLUID ACCUMULATED IN THE FRONT SKID PAN. BEING OUT OF WARRANTY I CONTACTED THE NISSAN DEALER I PURCHASED THE VEHICLE FROM AND A TRANSMISSION SPECIALIST COMPANY TO DISCUSS. NISSAN DEALER TOLD ME THEY KNOW OF NO PROBLEMS NISSAN IS HAVING LIKE THIS, BUT I WOULD HAVE TO REPLACE THE TRANSMISSION, OIL COOLER, AND RADIATOR.... APPROXIMATELY $7,000.00+. THE TRANSMISSION SPECIALIST I CALLED IMMEDIATELY TOLD ME THE PROBLEM WITH MY VEHICLE AS SOON AS I MENTIONED I LOST DRIVE POWER. HE TOLD ME I HAVE THE SAME PROBLEM WITH THE TRANSMISSION OIL COOLER CRACKING ALLOWING WATER TO ENTER THE TRANSMISSION CAUSING DAMAGE THE TWO NISSAN ARMADAS HE HAD RECENTLY REPAIRED. HE TOLD ME TO CHECK WITH NISSAN BEFORE DOING ANYTHING BECAUSE NISSAN HAD TO EXTEND TRANSMISSION WARRANTIES ON SEVERAL MODELS. THEY USE THE VIN # FOR LEGIBILITY. I CONTACTED NISSAN (1-800-NISSAN 1). THEY SAID MY VIN # WASN'T IN THE PROGRAM SO IT IS NOT COVERED EVEN THOUGH I HAVE THE SAME PROBLEM THAT THEIR OTHER VEHICLES ARE HAVING. HOW IS THIS POSSIBLE? OTHER PROBLEMS FROM THE BEGINNING... 4 FUEL SENDING UNITS - STILL INACCURATE, SEVERAL ATTEMPTS TO REPAIR BACK CAMERA SYSTEM INCLUDING REPLACING IT - STILL BLANKING OUT OR SCROLLING OUT OF CONTROL, AND ROOF CONSOLE JUST DROPPING OFF. *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

I PURCHASED THE 2008 NISSAN ARMADA BRAND NEW. AROUND MID SUMMER OF 2011 I NOTICED SMALL GAPS IN MY OVERHEAD REAR OEM CONSOLE. I CAME OUT FROM WORK STILL DURING THIS SAME TIME FRAME AND NOTICED THAT MY ENTIRE OVERHEAD REAR OEM CONSOLE HAD FALLEN. IT WAS ONLY HANGING BY A FRONT SCREW AND A REAR SCREW. I WENT TO THE NISSAN DEALER IN TOWN ONLY TO BE TOLD LOOKED LIKE SOMEONE HAD BEEN HANGING ON IT AND PULLED IT DOWN. THE NISSAN MECHANICS UNPLUGGED AND UNHOOKED EVERYTHING CONNECTED TO THE CONSOLE AND TOOK IT DOWN. I CALLED NISSAN CORPORATE AND EXPLAINED THAT THEY HAD USED SUBSTANDARD MATERIALS. NISSAN TOLD ME THERE WAS NOTHING THAT THEY COULD DO. I CALLED MY INSURANCE AND WAS TOLD IT WOULD NOT BE COVERED. MY INSURANCE TOLD ME THAT THEY WOULD RESEARCH IT TO SEE IF ANY OTHER ARMADA OWNERS HAD THE SAME ISSUE. THEY CLAIMED NOT TO BE ABLE TO FIND ANY. A FEW WEEKS LATER I STARTED NOTICING CRACKS IN THE FRONT OVERHEAD CONSOLE. IT ALSO FELL WITHIN A FEW DAYS. WHEN THE REAR CONSOLE FELL I PRICED THE PART AND IT WAS OVER $900. I DIDN'T EVEN BOTHER PRICING THE FRONT. I DID IN TURN DO RESEARCH ONLINE AND FOUND AN ENTIRE SITE DEDICATED TO 2008 AND OTHER ARMADA OWNERS THAT EXPERIENCED THE SAME PROBLEM. NISSAN SHOULD TAKE RESPONSIBILITY FOR USING SUBSTANDARD MATERIALS WHEN CONSTRUCTING THEIR VEHICLES. THE PAINT ON THE HOOD IS ALSO STARTING TO WEAR AWAY ON THE HOOD. AFTER PAYING MY HARD EARNED MONEY FOR THIS VEHICLE I THINK NISSAN SHOULD HAVE RECEIVED A VEHICLE THAT WASN'T GOING TO CRASH IN AROUND ME. I OWN A SECOND 06 NISSAN AND THE PAINT IS WEARING AWAY ON THE TOP OF IT ALSO. I WILL NOT BE BUYING ANOTHER NISSAN UNTIL THEY CAN IMPROVE ON THEIR MATERIALS AND CUSTOMER SATISFACTION. *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.

WHEN ENTERING INTO THE VEHICLE WE NOTICED THE FRONT PORTION OF THE CENTER OVERHEAD CONSOLE WAS SAGGING. WE OPENED THE FIRST COMPARTMENT AND THE PIECE IN WHICH THE SCREW IS PLACED INTO TO CONNECT THE CONSOLE TO THE ROOF OF THE VEHICLE CRACKED OFF AND HAD FALLEN OFF CAUSING THE CONSOLE TO LONGER BE CONNECTED. HAD THIS OCCURRED WHILE DRIVING, IT COULD HAVE CAUSED AN ACCIDENT. THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE.

THE OVERHEAD CONSOLE OF MY VEHICLE WAS HANGING FROM THE CEILING. MY CAR WAS PARKED AS IT HAPPENED WHILE I WAS AT WORK. I THOUGHT SOMEONE HAD BROKEN INTO MY CAR SINCE THERE WAS BROKEN PLASTIC EVERYWHERE. THE FRONT HALF OF THE OVERHEAD CONSOLE WAS HANGING. I WAS ABLE TO DISCONNECT THE WIRES SO THAT I COULD DRIVE IT HOME. I ORDERED THE REPLACEMENT PART FROM THE LOCAL NISSAN DEALERSHIP AND IT CAME IN A WEEK LATER. WE TIGHTENED THE BACK PART OF THE OVERHEAD CONSOLE BECAUSE AFTER LOOKING IT OVER WE NOTICED THAT IT WAS ALSO LOOSE AND CRACKING. IT IS ONLY A MATTER OF TIME BEFORE THE BACK PART WILL ALSO BREAK OFF AND FALL. *TR

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