2019 Nissan Armada

This vehicle has less than 24k miles, and just surpassed the warranty period and suddenly with no explanation, it won't start due to a faulty start switch in the brake pedal which must be depressed to start the vehicle or shift into drive. 90% of the time the vehicle will not start. Only after spending 10-20 fidgeting with the break pedal while simultaneously pushing the start button and moving the gear knob will the vehicle start if you are lucky. Then you can spend another 20 minutes trying to get the vehicle to go into gear. The dealer and Nissan refuse to recall this item despite over one million complaints on the issue, and a history or recalls on other models with the same switch. But the dealer is happy to charge over $1500 to replace it. After spending nearly 70,000 on these cars new, few people are willing to throw $1500 at it with so few miles. Now the vehicle has SERIOUS problems. While driving down the road, the car will suddenly and instantly lock the brakes with no warning. This happened twice. Once in the street and one on the highway. In addition, the BCI malfunction and several other lights come on and many of the main funtions of the car just shut down while driving.

Multiple times while operating vehicle, vehicle quit running both while idling at a light and while driving down the road at speed. Collision narrowly avoided several times as I tried to steer the car with no power steering or power braking. Unknown if brake lights continued to work. All electrical systems quit, affecting steering, braking and engine power. Engine subsequently restarted, sometimes with difficulty. Dealer unable to diagnose or repair problem. Vehicle is available for inspection. Multiple codes displayed afterwards on code reader. Check engine light stays on. Check engine light reappears after erased by dealer.

The contact owns a 2019 Nissan Armada. The contact stated while driving 65 MPH, the vehicle failed to properly accelerate. There was no warning light illuminated. The contact pulled over on the side of the road and turned off and restarted the vehicle and the vehicle operated but failed to exceed 20 MPH. The vehicle was taken to the dealer and the transmission was replaced and the engine coolant was flushed and replaced; however, the failure recurred. Additionally, the contact stated that the HVAC system failed to operate as needed. The vehicle was taken back to the dealer and the contact was informed that coolant was leaking into the engine and that the engine needed to be replaced. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was not contacted. The failure mileage was unknown.

ON JANUARY 4TH, 2020 WHEN WE WENT TO START THE CAR, ALL THE LIGHTS FLICKERED AND THE SEATS RATTLED FROM ELECTRICAL PULSES. THE CAR DID NOT START AT ALL. WE HAVE HAD THIS HAPPEN 20+ TIMES. SOMETIMES WHEN WE JUMP THE CAR, IT WILL START. THE DEALERSHIP HAS REPLACED THE BATTERY 4 TIMES. IT IS CLEARLY NOT THE BATTERY. NISSAN NEVER HAS AN ANSWER.

ON SOMEWHAT RANDOM OCCASIONS THE VEHICLE WILL NOT START, IN TOTAL OVER 13 SEPARATE OCCASIONS. AT TIMES IT WILL START AFTER 5 OR 6 ATTEMPTS SOMETIMES 20 ATTEMPTS. ON THE LAST 5 OCCASIONS IT WOULD NOT START UNTIL A BATTERY CHARGER OR OTHER BATTERY WAS USED. I HAVE USED THE LAST OCCASION FOR DATE OF OCCURRENCE. HAD IT TO THE DEALERSHIP 3 TIMES AND THEY CANNOT DUPLICATE. IT IS A RANDOM OCCURRENCE SOMETIMES AFTER A WEEK AND SOMETIMES AFTER A COUPLE OF MONTHS. THE LAST TIME IN NOVEMBER I HAD TO JUMP START IT 4 TIMES BEFORE I COULD GET IT TO THE DEALER AND THEY COULD NOT DUPLICATE IT. THE VEHICLE IS UNRELIABLE. THE REGIONAL REP IS NOW WORKING WITH ME AND HAVING ME TAKE IT TO THE DEALERSHIP ONE MORE TIME TO CHECK IT AGAIN.