IllustrationEVERY TIME MY CAR IS IN PARKING AND I PRESS THE BREAK TO PUT MY CAR ON DRIVE I HEARD A NOISE IN THE GEAR LEVER WHEN I TRYING TO PUT MY CAR ON REVERS OR ON DRIVE THE NOISE IS SO LOUD. THE NOISE COMES IN THE TRANSMISSION. I BROUGHT MY CAR TO THE DEALER BUT THEY SAID THAT THEY DON'T SEE NOTHING BUT FEEL IT ANYTIME.
2019 Nissan Armada
Owner reports · Recalls · Investigations
Similar to other model years
Owner complaints for the 2019 Nissan Armada do not stand out strongly from the model-year median of 23.
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Owner complaints by model year
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What owners reported most
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When problems were reported
Mileage at the reported incident
Limited mileage data: 19 of 73 reports include usable mileage. There isn’t enough coverage to show a useful chart.
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What to inspect
Issues worth paying extra attention to based on owner reports.
- Electrical System. Review the 39 owner reports in this category and discuss these concerns during a pre-purchase inspection. Read reports →
- Service Brakes. Review the 11 owner reports in this category and discuss these concerns during a pre-purchase inspection. Read reports →
- Engine. Review the 9 owner reports in this category and discuss these concerns during a pre-purchase inspection. Read reports →
NHTSA owner reports · September 18, 2026 snapshot.
4 crash reports0 fire reports1 injury reports
What owners actually said
73 reportsDEAD BATTERY UNDER NORMAL USAGE. THE VEHICLE STARTED AS NORMAL FROM HOME. I PARKED IIT AFTER 30 MINUTES DRIVING. AFTER TWO HOURS BACK AT THE PARKING LOT THE ARMADA WOULD NOT START. I HAD TO JUMP START IT.
THE AUTOMATIC EMERGENCY BRAKING RANDOMLY KICKS IN AND THEN WILL RANDOMLY GO OFF AND THEN DISABLE CRUISE CONTROL.
TRUCK WILL NOT START AFTER SEVERAL ATTEMPTS. HAVE HAD BATTERY REPLACED IN SEPTEMBER DUE TO THE SAME PROBLEM. HAVE HAD THE BRAKE SWITCHED REPLACED DUE TO DEALERSHIP STATING THAT THEY COULDN'T FIND A PROBLEM BUT REPLACED SWITCH ANYWAY (LONGVIEW,TX). I TOOK VEHICLE BACK TO ORIGINAL DEALERSHIP ON TODAY, CLAY COOLEY OF DALLAS,TX AND …
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TRUCK WILL NOT START AFTER SEVERAL ATTEMPTS. HAVE HAD BATTERY REPLACED IN SEPTEMBER DUE TO THE SAME PROBLEM. HAVE HAD THE BRAKE SWITCHED REPLACED DUE TO DEALERSHIP STATING THAT THEY COULDN'T FIND A PROBLEM BUT REPLACED SWITCH ANYWAY (LONGVIEW,TX). I TOOK VEHICLE BACK TO ORIGINAL DEALERSHIP ON TODAY, CLAY COOLEY OF DALLAS,TX AND THEY PROVIDED ME WITH A TWO PAGE LIST OF CODES AND ASKED HAS THE VEHICLE EVER BEEN IN A WRECK. I TOLD THEM NOT TO MY KNOWLEDGE UNLESS IT HAPPENED BEFORE I PURCHASED IT FROM THEIR LOT. THEY STATED THAT THEY COULDN'T MAKE A DIAGNOSIS AND THIS TIME AND SENT ME BACK HOME WITH A VEHICLE THAT KEEPS ME STRANDED AND HAVING TO BOOST OFF.
HAD BATTERY REPLACED IN OCTOBER 2019 AND BRAKE SWITCH DUE TO VEHICLE NOT STARTING. I HAD TO HAVE VEHICLE TOWED. NOW, HAVING SAME ISSUE WITH VEHICLE NOT STARTING. HAVING IT TOWED TO DEALERSHIP IN DALLAS
PURCHASED NEW 11/30/2018. ON 10/4/19 (MILEAGE: 9,742), VEHICLE WAS PARKED AND WOULD NOT START. DEALERSHIP (NORTHPARK) CLAIMED FAULTY BATTERY AND REPLACED. ON 12/11/19 (MILEAGE: 12,241), VEHICLE WAS PARKED AND WOULD NOT START. SAME DEALERSHIP REPLACED "FAULTY BRAKE LIGHT SWITCH". ON 1/27/20 (MILEAGE: 13,409), CAR WAS PARKED AND W…
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PURCHASED NEW 11/30/2018. ON 10/4/19 (MILEAGE: 9,742), VEHICLE WAS PARKED AND WOULD NOT START. DEALERSHIP (NORTHPARK) CLAIMED FAULTY BATTERY AND REPLACED. ON 12/11/19 (MILEAGE: 12,241), VEHICLE WAS PARKED AND WOULD NOT START. SAME DEALERSHIP REPLACED "FAULTY BRAKE LIGHT SWITCH". ON 1/27/20 (MILEAGE: 13,409), CAR WAS PARKED AND WOULD NOT START. SAME DEALERSHIP REPLACED "FAULTY BATTERY". EACH TIME VEHICLE WAS DISABLED, WE WERE ABLE TO GET IT RUNNING BY CHARGING THE BATTERY AND DRIVING TO THE DEALERSHIP, WHICH IS LOCATED 4-5 MILES FROM HOME/WORK. IT IS NOTED THAT THE VOLTAGE NEEDLE MOVES EXCESSIVELY WHILE THE VEHICLE IS IN USE. IT CONTINUES TO DO SO AT THIS TIME. CONCERNS WERE BROUGHT TO THE SERVICE ADVISOR THAT IT IS NOT FAULTY BATTERIES - HOWEVER, SERVICE DEPT. STATED THEY HAVE AN DIAGNOSTIC TESTS AND CANNOT FIND ANYTHING WRONG. ON 1/27/20, CALLED NISSAN CONSUMER AFFAIRS BUT AS OF 1/29/20 MY CALLS HAVE NOT BEEN RETURNED.
VEHICLE SONAR SYSTEM DIDN'T WARNED DRIVER ABOUT OBSTACLE WHICH RESULTED IN HITTING IT CAUSING DAMAGE TO THE REAR WHILE BACKING UP BUMPER. IT WORKS FINE 90% OF THE TIME BUT IT DIDN'T AT LEAST TWICE WHEN MY WIFE HIT LAMP AND 2ND TIME POLL . I TOOK VEHICLE TO BAKER NISSAN EXPLAINED WHAT HAPPENED BUT THEY DIDN'T FIND ANYTHING WRONG …
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VEHICLE SONAR SYSTEM DIDN'T WARNED DRIVER ABOUT OBSTACLE WHICH RESULTED IN HITTING IT CAUSING DAMAGE TO THE REAR WHILE BACKING UP BUMPER. IT WORKS FINE 90% OF THE TIME BUT IT DIDN'T AT LEAST TWICE WHEN MY WIFE HIT LAMP AND 2ND TIME POLL . I TOOK VEHICLE TO BAKER NISSAN EXPLAINED WHAT HAPPENED BUT THEY DIDN'T FIND ANYTHING WRONG WITH IT. WHEN I ASKED HOW MANY TIMES THEY TESTED IT THE RESPONSE WAS: 1 TIME REPRESENTATIVE TRIED BACKING UP AND 1 TIME MECHANIC.
VEHICLE DIDN'T WANT TO START, TOWED TO CLOSEST DEALER (SOUTH AUSTIN NISSAN) FOR REPAIR OF BRAKE SWITCH. THEY ALSO UPDATED FAULTY SOFTWARE.
PURCHASED 2019 NISSAN ARMADA, MARCH 2019; NOV 2019 CAR WOULD NOT START, SAT FOR 1/2 HR WAS ABLE TO START WITH REMOTE. NISSAN IN CAPE CORAL SAID THE BRAKE/STARTER WAS MISFIRING. THEY REPLACED AND IT WORKED UNTIL TODAY JAN 21,2020. BOTH INCIDENTS THE CAR WAS PARKED.
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2019 NISSAN ARMADA. ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS, THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO CAPITAL NISSAN (5501 MARKET STREET, WILMINGTON, NC 28405) TO BE DIAGNOSED DUE TO DEFECTIVE FORWARD FACING AND BACK UP CAMERAS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE AUDIBLE SOUND WAS INOPERABLE WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS BEING REVERSED. THE CONTACT WAS IN…
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TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2019 NISSAN ARMADA. ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS, THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO CAPITAL NISSAN (5501 MARKET STREET, WILMINGTON, NC 28405) TO BE DIAGNOSED DUE TO DEFECTIVE FORWARD FACING AND BACK UP CAMERAS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE AUDIBLE SOUND WAS INOPERABLE WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS BEING REVERSED. THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE SONAR SYSTEM ERROR ON AV DISPLAY WAS UNDER REVIEW AND NO REPAIR WAS RECOMMENDED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE VEHICLE WAS INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 19V654000 (BACK OVER PREVENTION). THE MANUFACTURER NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 7,000.
Official recalls
119V654000 · Back Over Prevention: Sensing System: Camera
Sep 12, 2019
Nissan North America, Inc. (Nissan) is recalling certain 2018-2019 Nissan Altima, Armada, Frontier, Kicks, Leaf, Maxima, Murano, NV, NV200, Pathfinder, Rogue, Rogue Sport, Sentra, Titan, Titan Diesel, Versa Note and Versa Sedan vehicles, as well as Infiniti Q50, Q60, QX30 and QX80 vehicles. Additionally included are 2019 Nissan GT-R and Taxi and Infiniti QX50, QX60, Q70, Q70L vehicles. The back-up camera and display settings can be adjusted such that the rear view image is no longer visible and the system will retain that setting the next time the vehicle is placed in reverse. As such, these vehicles fail to comply with the requirements of Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard (FMVSS) number 111, "Rear Visibility."
Consequence & remedy
Consequence: The lack of an image in the back-up camera display increases the risk of a crash.
Remedy: Nissan will notify owners in phases, having dealers update the back-up camera settings software, free of charge. The recall began November 11, 2019 and all affected VINs should be activated. Owners may contact Nissan customer service at 1-800-867-7669 or INFINITI customer service at 1-800-662-6200.
Model-level recall history does not show whether a particular VIN is affected or has received a repair. Check a VIN with NHTSA ↗
NHTSA investigations
0No exact-year investigations in this snapshot.