2004 Nissan Crew

BRAKES TOO SMALL FOR TRUCK. BRAKE PADS WEAR OUT AND ROTOR WARP EVERY APPROX. 3,000.00 MILES. WE HAVE BEEN TOLD BY THE DEALER IT WILL BE ANOTHER 6 TO 12 MONTHS BEFORE NISSAN WILL PROVIDE A REPAIR KIT TO THE DEALERS THAT WILL RESOLVE THE PROBLEM. IN THE MEANTIME THE BRAKE PADS RUB AGAINST THE ROTORS, EVEN WHEN THE BRAKES ARE NOT BEING USED, AND THE ROTORS WARP BECAUSE OF THE HEAT. *JB

I HAVE NOW EXPERIENCED BRAKE FAILURE ON MY NISSAN TITAN FOR THE 4TH TIME IN 10 MONTHS. EACH TIME IT GETS MORE AND MORE DIFFICULT TO CONVINCE THE DEALER TO ABSORB THE COSTS , EVEN THOUGH NISSAN HAS ACKNOWLEGED AN ONGOING PROBLEM. THE DEALER (QUALITY NISSAN IN TMEMCULA) SEEMS UN SYMPATHETIC AND EVEN THOUGH I BOUGHT THE EXTENDED WARRANTY, THE SDERVICE IS GETTING WORSE AND THE PROBLEM PERSISTS COSTING ME A DAY OR MORE EACH TIME THESE BRAKES FAIL. *AK

THE NISSAN TITAN STARTED SHIMMIED AFTER 5 WEEKS FROM PURCHASE DATE. IT WAS TAKEN IN FOR SERVICE AND DISCOVERED THAT THE BRAKES WERE BAD AND A PIN NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. FOLLOWING THE PIN REPLAEMENT, THE BRAKES WERE STILL BAD AND THE SHIMMIED CONTINUED. I WAS TOLD BY THE SERVICE ADVISOR THAT BRAKE PADS WERE NEEDED. THE PADS WERE ORDERED - DURING THE INTERIM THE BRAKE ROTORS WERE TURNED. THREE WEEKS AFTER THIS THE BRAKE LIGHT CAME ON AND CONTINUED MAKING A BEEPING CHIME TO ALERT OF THE BRAKE MALFUNCTION, IT WS TAKEN IN FOR SERVICE ONCE AGAIN AND I WAS ADVISED BY THE SERVICE ADVISOR THAT THE PADS WERE AGAIN WORN AND THE ROTORS NEEDED TO BE TURNED AGAIN. THIS WAS DONE, HOWEVER, UPON PICKING UP THE TITAN FROM SERVICE, THE BRAKE LIGHT WAS STILL ON AND THE SHIMMYING WAS NOT GONE. NOW I HAVE TO TAKE THE VEHICLE IN AGAIN. I FEEL THIS IS UNJUSTIFIED - AND WOULD LIKE TO COMPLAIN. -*AK

REAR SEAT BELT - CENTER- LOCKS UP WHILE PASSAGER IS IN THE SEAT. THE ONLY WAY TO UNLOCK THE SEAT BELT IS TO RELEASE THE BELT FROM THE BUCKLE AND FACE THE REAR OF THE TRUCK AND PRESS THE SEAT IN SO ENOUGH BELT RETRACTS AS TO ALLOW THE SEAT BELT TO UN LOCK. THIS OPERATION IS UNSAFE IF TRUCK IS MOVING. THE DEALERSHIP INDICATED THAT THIS " IS " THE DESIGN AND IT IS UP TO ME TO LEARN HOW TO USE THE BELT. I HAVE CHECK WITH OTHER MANUFACTURERS OF TRUCKS AND THE CENTER SEAT BELT RELEASES TEH SAME AS ALL OTHER BELTS IN THE TRUCK. THE REST OF THE BELT SEAM TO RELEASE AFTER PRESURE IS RELEASED FROM THE BELT. AS MOST SEAT BELTS DO. THIS DEFECT IN DESIGN OR MANUFACTORING WILL CAUSE INJURY AT SOME TIME IN THE FUTURE AS WELL AS THE LAW STATES THAT THE BELT MUST BE BUCHLED AT ALL TIMES WHEN THE VEHICAL IS IN MOTION. *AK

THE FIRST DAY AFTER RECEIVING THE CAR AND GETTING ONTO THE HIGHWAY I NOTICED THE VEHICLE WOULD EXHIBIT HARSH VIBRATIONS. IT WAS TOO MUCH VIBRATION TO BE TOLERATED. I SCHEDULED AN APPOINTMENT WITH MY LOCAL SERVICE DEALER THEY ROTATED AND BALANCED THE TIRES, ADJUSTED THE STEERING RACK (A TSB ISSUED) AND FOUND MY FRONT PASSENGER SIDE STRUT HAD BLOWN. I HAD TO DRIVE A WHOLE MONTH WITH A BLOWN STRUT TO WAIT FOR PARTS TO GET IN AND IT WAS VERY DANGEROUS. THE VIOLENT VIBRATIONS WERE STILL NOT TAKEN CARE OF. THAT WAS THE FIRST TRIP. WHEN I FINALLY WENT IN TO GET THE STRUT FIX THEY BALANCED MY TIRES YET AGAIN. THIS SEEM TO ELIMINATE THE VIBRATIONS FROM 45-55, BUT AT 60-80+ MPH THERE WERE STILL VIOLENT VIBRATIONS AND THE INTENSITY HAD NOT BEEN LESSENED. I AM SCHEDULED FOR YET ANOTHER APPOINTMENT SPECIFICALLY TO FIX THE VIBRATIONS. I DO NOT WANT TO GO IN FOR A 4TH TIME AND HAVE NOTHING FIXED. I AM EXTREMELY DISAPPOINTED WITH THE SITUATION, THE VEHICLE, AND NISSAN FOR LETTING SUCH AN ISSUE AS THIS GET SO LARGE. HAVING SUBSCRIBED ON MANY FORUMS ONLINE, IVE NOTICED THAT I AM NOT THE ONLY ONE WITH THESE ISSUES. *JB

I PURCHASED A 2004 NISSAN ARMADA ON JUNE 18,2004. THIS IS MY THIRD NISSAN VEHICLE. IN AUGUST, I STARTED FEELING THAT, WHEN BRAKING, MY CAR VIOLENTLY PULLS TO ONE SIDE, AND STEERING WHEEL SHAKES. I COULDN'T BELIEVE THAT MY BRAKES WERE BAD AFTER ONLY 2000 MILES. ALSO, MY FRONT WINDOWS SQUEAK AND DO NOT GO UP SMOOTHLY. AFTER BRINGING THE CAR IN FOR SERVICE, THEY TOLD ME THAT MY ROTORS WERE WARPED. THE ROTORS WERE CUT AND NEW BRAKE PADS INSTALLED. (BAY RIDGE NISSAN INVOICE #174068 SEPT. 17,2004). THEY ALSO REPLACED 2 WINDOW REGULATORS. ON NOV 8, 2004 AT 3750 MILES MY BRAKES FAILED COMPLETELY. I WAS STOPPED AT THE LIGHT WHEN ALL OF A SUDDEN MY PEDAL WENT DOWN TO THE FLOOR. WHEN I PULLED UP AND TRIED TO STOP, ALL I HEARD WAS METAL ON METAL NOISE AND THE CAR WON'T STOP. WHEN I BROUGHT THE CAR TO THE DEALER, I WAS TOLD THAT THIS IS A ONGOING PROBLEM. AFTER THEY CHECKED THE COMPUTER, I WAS TOLD THAT MY POWER BRAKE BOOSTER FAILED. (BAY RIDGE NISSAN NOV. 8,2004). ORIGINALLY, I WAS TOLD THAT THE PART IS ON LOCAL BACKORDER, BUT WEEK LATER THEY NOTIFIED ME THAT IT IS ON NATIONAL BACKORDER, AND NOBODY KNOWS WHEN I'M GETTING MY CAR BACK. EVERY MECHANIC TELLS ME THAT THERE IS A PROBLEM WITH BRAKES ON THESE TRUCKS, AND NOBODY KNOWS HOW TO FIX IT. EVEN AFTER THIS PROBLEM IS FIXED, I DON'T FEEL SAFE DRIVING THIS TRUCK. IF THE SAME PROBLEM OCCURS ON THE HIGHWAY, I WOULD NOT BE ABLE TO STOP THE TRUCK. NISSAN CUSTOMER SERVICE WAS USELESS AND CANNOT PROVIDE ANY SOLUTIONS. *JB