2008 Nissan Armada

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 NISSAN ARMADA. WHILE DRIVING AT 5 MPH, THE STEERING WHEEL SEIZED WITHOUT WARNING AND THE BRAKES MADE A GRINDING NOISE. THE VEHICLE HESITATED TO STOP COMPLETELY. THE FAILURE RECURRED MULTIPLE TIMES. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER, BUT WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 100,000.

MY HUSBAND AND I WERE DRIVING THROUGH ATLANTA, GA (GRADY CURVE) AT 75MPH AND THE FRONT, CENTER CONSOLE FELL AND HIT MY HUSBAND WHO WAS DRIVING. THE PLASTIC HAD BROKEN AND LITERALLY SHATTERED INTO PIECES BUT THE ELECTRICAL WIRES WERE HOLDING ON TO WHAT WAS LEFT OF THE STRUCTURE. I TOOK THE CAR TO THE DEALERSHIP AND WAS CHARGED ALMOST $1000 TO FIX IT. NISSAN AMERICA SAID THERE WAS NO RECALL AND I HAD TO PAY FOR IT IF I WANTED IT FIXED. A COUPLE MONTHS LATER THE EXACT SAME THING HAPPENED TO THE BACK, CENTER CONSOLE. THE PLASTIC THAT WAS LEFT WAS SUSPENDED BY THE ELECTRICAL COMPONENTS. WE BROUGHT THE CAR BACK TO THE DEALERSHIP AND THEY REMOVED PART OF IT SO THE KIDS COULD SIT IN THE BACKSEAT WITHOUT THE PLASTIC SPLINTERS FALLING ON THEIR HEADS. I WAS QUOTED OVER $1000 TO FIX IT AND STILL NO RECALL ON THIS FAULTY PLASTIC. *TR

I LEFT WORK AND WAS DRIVING DOWN THE HIGHWAY AND ATTEMPTED TO STOP AND THE BRAKE PEDAL BEGAN VIBRATING AND THE BRAKE BOOSTER WAS MAKING A HORRID NOISE AND I HAD TO PUT THE VEHICLE IN LOW GEAR TO GET IT TO SLOW IN BUMPER TO BUMPER TRAFFIC. TODAY 03/10/2015 I RECEIVED A LETTER REGARDING A CLASS ACTION LAWSUIT IN REGARDS TO A SENSOR WITHIN THE BRAKE BOOSTER STATING I NEEDED TO FILE A CLAIM IN ORDER TO RECEIVE COMPENSATION FOR REPAIRS, ALTHOUGH THE CASE HAS NOT BEEN SETTLED AND THE IS NO FINAL COURT DATE UNTIL 05/15/2015 AND WE MAY NOT BE REIMBURSED UNTIL SEPTEMBER OR LATER.. I NEED MY VEHICLE REPAIRED IMMEDIATELY AND DON'T HAVE TIME TO FILE A CLAIM NOR DO I HAVE MONEY TO BE OUT OF POCKET ON A MANUFACTURER DEFECT. NISSAN HAS NOT NOTIFIED THEIR CONSUMERS OF THIS ISSUE AND THIS IS THE FIRST THING I HAVE HEARD OF IT FROM THIS LAW FIRM. I AM POSITIVE THERE HAVE PROBABLY BEEN ACCIDENTS DIRECTLY RELATED TO THIS ISSUE WHICH NISSAN SEEMS TO BE COVERING UP. NISSAN NEEDS TO ISSUE A RECALL AND REPAIR THIS BRAKE BOOSTER IMMEDIATELY AND NISAAN CONSUMERS NEED TO BE NOTIFIED IMMEDIATELY. THIS BRAKE BOOSTER ISSUE INCLUDES 2004-2008 NISSAN TITAN, ARMADA, AND INFINITI QX56 WITH VDC. *TR

SUDDEN LOSS OF BRAKING POWER IN HEAVY TRAFFIC ON THE FREEWAY. NOISE FROM DASH. HUMMING. BRAKES NOT RESPONDING. SCARY EXPERIENCE FOR ENTIRE FAMILY, INCLUDING 2 CHILDREN (13 AND 6YRS OLD). DOWNSHIFTED TO LOWER GEARS AND PULLED OVER. RESTARTED CAR AND IT RESET. WE WERE TOLD AT THE DEALERSHIP IT WOULD COST AT LEAST $1000. WE ARE NOW AFRAID TO DRIVE VEHICLE. *TR

THE BRAKES WILL STOP/START/STOP/START/STOP/START....KIND OF LIKE A GRINDING...THEY STOP WORKING. THE ONLY WAY TO "SOLVE" THE ISSUE IS TURN THE CAR OFF, THEN ON AGAIN. THIS HAS HAPPENED ABOUT 12 TIMES SINCE WE BOUGHT THE CAR IN MARCH. OTHERS HAVE COMPLAINED OF THE SAME EXACT ISSUE AS WELL. IT IS VERY DANGEROUS AND I'M APPALLED THAT NISSAN WILL ACTUALLY WAIT UNTIL SOMEONE DIES BEFORE ISSUING A RECALL. I HAVE BEEN DEALING WITH THE NISSAN CORPORATE FOR MONTHS NOW AND MY CAR IS CURRENTLY AT THE DEALERSHIP "BEING FIXED". WE WILL BE OUT WELL OVER $2,000 AND THE PROBLEM STILL PERSISTS WITH CUSTOMERS THAT HAVE HAD THIS PREVIOUSLY DONE (DEALERSHIP IS CLAIMING IS A "BRAKE ACTUATOR ISSUE"). WE WILL END UP SELLING THIS VEHICLE BECAUSE I CANNOT KEEP PUTTING MYSELF AND MY 13 MONTH OLD DAUGHTER'S LIFE AT RISK. THE THOUGHT OF SELLING IT TO ANOTHER FAMILY WITH THIS ISSUE MAKES MY HEART HURT AND I WILL DO EVERYTHING IN MY POWER TO MAKE SURE NISSAN SEES THIS ISSUE AS LIFE-THREATENING. ONE TIME MY BRAKES WENT OUT ON ME ON THE INTERSTATE IN THE RAIN WITH MY DAUGHTER IN HER CARSEAT. SO PULLING OVER TO TURN MY VEHICLE OFF, THEN ON AGAIN WAS A SECOND TIME WITHIN 5 MINUTES THAT COULD HAVE KILLED US. *TR

THE BRAKES JUST RANDOMLY START GRINDING AND DON'T WORK. YOU HAVE TO SHUT THE TRUCK OFF AND RESTART FOR IT TO RESET. I WENT TO A BRAKE SHOP AND SINCE I HAD SHUT IT OFF THEY COULDN'T FIND ANYTHING WRONG. IT HAS DONE THIS 3 TIMES NOW. ALSO MY OVERHEAD COMPARTMENT FELL, ALL THE PLASTIC IS CRUMBLING. IT IS AN OUTRAGEOUS AMOUNT TO REPLACE THIS PART. I LOVE MY NISSAN BUT THIS IS CRAZY THAT THEY WONT DO A RECALL FOR THESE WHEN MOSTLY ALL THE COMPLAINTS ON THIS SITE ARE ABOUT THESE TWO ISSUES. *TR

9/22/09 - AIRBAG LIGHT STAYING ON - DEALER FOUND CODE B1034 "CRASH ZONE UNIT FAIL", FOUND SHORT CIRCUIT INSIDE CRASH ZONE SENSOR, REPLACED CRASH ZONE SENSOR, CLEARED CODE. 9/29/09 - AIRBAG LIGHT ON AGAIN - DEALER FOUND CODE B1034 AGAIN - CRASH ZONE SENSOR FAILED. FOUND SHORT CIRCUIT IN AIR BAG DIAGNOSTIC UNIT - REMOVED CENTER CONSOLE AND REPLACED AIR BAG DIAGNOSIS CONTROL UNIT, CLEARED CODES. 10/23/09 - AIRBAG LIGHT ON AGAIN - DEALER ONCE AGAIN FOUND CODE B1034 - CALLED NISSAN TECH SUPPORT, SPOKE WITH SOMEONE NAMED MIKE. WAS ADVISED TO REPLACE BOTH THE ENGINE HARNESS AND THE MAIN HARNESS, REMOVED STEERING WHEEL AND STEERING SHAFT, REMOVED CENTER CONSOLE, REMOVED GLOVE BOX, REMOVED DASH, AND REMOVED CROSSBAR, INSTALLED NEW MAIN HARNESS, INSTALLED NEW ENGINE HARNESS, PERFORMED FRONT END ALIGNMENT BECAUSE STEERING WHEEL AND COLUMN WERE REMOVED. FOUND OPEN CIRCUIT IN WIRE OF THE MAIN HARNESS, CLEARED CODE. NOT SURE IF RELATED BUT AT THE SAME TIME THE SUNROOF SWITCHES STARTING WORKING BACKWARDS AND NOT OPENING AUTOMATICALLY SO REINITIALIZED SUNROOF. 1/23/10 - AIRBAG LIGHT ON AGAIN - REPLACED BULB SEPT 2014 - AIRBAG LIGHT ON AGAIN - DEALER FOUND CODE B1034 AGAIN!!! SHORT IN CRASH ZONE SENSOR - REPLACED SENSOR - COST $487.72 AT WHAT POINT DOES NISSAN ACCEPT RESPONSIBILITY FOR THE DEFECT??? IN ADDITION TO ABOVE, HAVE HAD ISSUES WITH THE BATTERY NOT LASTING MORE THAN 2.5 YEARS. I JUST REPLACED IT FOR THE 3RD OR 4TH TIME IN 2012 AND AM TOLD THAT IT IS DRAINED AND I NEED ANOTHER ONE?? RELATED? I THINK SO. BRAKES - I'VE SEEN NUMEROUS COMPLAINTS ABOUT PEOPLE PRESSING DOWN THE BRAKES AND HAVING THEM NOT WORK AND THEY MAKE A GRINDING SOUND AND VIBRATE. I'VE EXPERIENCED THIS TWICE BUT THE DEALER SAYS THEY CAN'T FIND ANYTHING WRONG?? *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

THE REAR HATCH LOCK ACTUATOR FAILS IN COOL TEMPERATURES. THIS LEAVES THE REAR HATCH UNABLE TO OPEN. IN THE EVENT OF AN ACCIDENT OR FIRE, I WOULD BE UNABLE TO GET MY CHILDREN OUT OF THE 3RD ROW SEATING. THIS HAPPENS EACH YEAR AS SOON AS THE TEMPERATURES DROP BELOW 50. THERE ARE NUMEROUS ISSUES EXPERIENCED BY OTHER ARMADA OWNERS NOTED AT: HTTP://WWW.CLUBARMADA.COM/FORUMS/ARCHIVE/INDEX.PHP/T-11055.HTML. *TR