2004 Nissan Armada complaints

THREE MONTHS AGO, THE DIFFERENTIAL IN MY 2004 NISSAN ARMADA NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE INDEPENDENT MECHANIC SAID THAT BOLTS WERE MISSING FROM THE AXLE AND HE WAS VERY PERPLEXED AS TO WHY THAT WOULD BE. THE DIFFERENTIAL WAS REPAIRED BUT 3 MONTHS LATER THE FOUR WHEEL DRIVE DIDN'T WORK AND THE AXLE HAD TO BE REPLACED. HE CALLED THE NISSAN DEALERSHIP AND THEY SAID THIS WAS EXTREMELY COMMON IN ALL OF THE NISSAN ARMADAS. THEY EVEN STOCKED THE FRONT AXLES BECAUSE THEY GO THROUGH SO MANY OF THEM. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 NISSAN ARMADA. WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS HE EXPERIENCED UNWANTED ABS ACTIVATION. THE DEALER AND A TECHNICIAN STATED THAT HE NEEDED TO REPROGRAM HIS ELECTRONIC CONTROL MODULE. THE CONTACT IS RESPONSIBLE FOR PAYING $125.00 FOR THE REPAIR. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER DIDN'T PROVIDE ANY ASSISTANCE WITH THE REPAIR. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 50,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 70,000.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 NISSAN ARMADA. ON 5 OCCASIONS, THE AIR BAG SENSOR CONTROL MODULE WAS RESET. ON ONE OF THE ATTEMPTS THERE WAS A BAD CONNECTION TO THE BATTERY AND IT FAILED TO RESET. THE VEHICLE IS CURRENTLY AT THE DEALER DUE TO THE FAILURE. THE RECENT FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 65000.

MY DRIVERS SIDE DOOR IS DIFFICULT TO OPEN WHEN COLD AND WON'T CLOSE THEREAFTER. ALSO, MY DRIVERS SIDE WINDOW WON'T ROLL BACK UP. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 NISSAN ARMADA. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 25 MPH, THE AIR BAGS SUDDENLY DEPLOYED WITHOUT AN IMPACT OR CRASH. HE TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER AND THEY KEPT IT FOR THREE WEEKS. AT THE END OF THE THREE WEEKS, HE RECEIVED A RECALL NOTICE FROM THE DEALER STATING THAT THE COMPUTER THAT DIAGNOSED THE VEHICLE INDICATED THAT IT HAD BEEN IN A ROLLOVER CRASH. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE BACK AND CALLED THE INSURANCE COMPANY. THEY INSPECTED THE VEHICLE AND STATED THAT THE AIR BAG DEFECT HAD BEEN A MANUFACTURER ISSUE AND WAS NOT DUE TO A ROLLOVER CRASH. THE FAILURE HAS NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 55,532.

I OWN A 2004 ARMADA I BEEN HAVING MANY PROBLEMS WITH BRAKES IT HAPPENS A FEW TIMES DRIVING THE CAR STARTS TO FEEL SO HEAVY Y SLOWING DOWN SO I STOPPED AND THE FRONT BRAKES WHERE SO SO HOT AND SMELLING BURN WITH SMOG SO AFTER THAT HAPPENS TO ME LIKE 4 TIMES THIS PAST MONDAY THE CALIPER FELL OFF AND THE DEALER PEOPLE SAID THE RECALL IS NOT FOR THIS TRUCK? *TR

MY WIFE HAS A 2004 NISSAN ARMADA AND I HAVE A 2004 NISSAN TITAN. BOTH VEHICLES HAVE HAD A TOTAL FAILURE OF THE ABS SYSTEM TWICE IN THE LAST MONTH. THE SYMPTOMS ARE A GRINDING NOISE FORM THE BRAKES, THE BRAKE WARNING LIGHT ON, AND INEFFICIENT STOPPING POWER NO MATTER THE AMOUNT OF PRESSURE EXERTED ON THE PEDAL. AFTER SHUTTING DOWN THE ENGINE AND RESTARTING, THE SYMPTOMS DISAPPEAR. THE COMPUTER DOES NOT RECORD ANY FAILURE CODE AND THE DEALER EXPLAINED THAT NISSAN HAS A TECHNICAL BULLETIN THAT SPECIFIES TO REPROGRAM THE VEHICLE COMPUTER BUT IT DOES NOT GUARANTEE THE PROBLEM WILL NOT RECUR. NEITHER IS THIS PROCEDURE COVERED UNDER THE WARRANTY OF THE VEHICLE. I RESEARCHED THE PROBLEM IN NISSAN INTERNET FORUMS AND IT LOOKS LIKE IT IS A FAIRLY COMMON PROBLEM AS I WAS ABLE TO FIND NUMEROUS REPORTS OF THE SAME. I THINK THIS IS A MAJOR SAFETY ISSUE SINCE IT DOES AFFECT THE STOPPING ABILITY OF THE VEHICLE, AND ALMOST ASSURES AN ACCIDENT IF THE VEHICLE IS TRAVELING AT ANYTHING MORE THAN PARKING LOT SPEEDS. *TR

MY BRAKE WARNING LIGHT IS OR WAS ON, AND/OR THE ABS WARNING LIGHT IS OR WAS ON, AND THERE IS A VIBRATION IN THE BRAKE PEDAL WHILE BRAKING. I HAD LITTLE OR NO BRAKING POWER. I HAD TO STOP THE VEHICLE THANK GOD I WAS GOING FAST. USUALLY THIS OCCURS AS I START UP THE VEHICLE. AFTER THE ISSUE I WOULD STOP THE CAR AND TURN OFF THE ENGINE. AFTER A FEW MINUTES I WOULD RESTART THE VEHICLE AND THE BRAKE LIGHT WAS NO LONGER ON AND THE BRAKE NOISES WERE GONE AS WELL. PLEASE HELP! *TR

2004 NISSAN ARMADA HAS A BRAKE PROBLEM. CONSUMER STATES THAT THE BRAKES ON HIS VEHICLE HAVE BEEN REPLACED FIVE TIMES. *NJ THE CONSUMER STATED THE LAST TIME, THE BRAKE PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR WHICH ALMOST CAUSED AN ACCIDENT. THE CONSUMER STATED THAT NISSAN KNEW THE BRAKES WERE TOO SMALL FOR THE VEHICLE. *JB

I HAVE BROUGHT MY NISSAN ARMANDA 2004 4X4 LE IN SEVERAL TIMES AFTER RESEARCHING SEVERAL WEB-SITES THE BRAKES, ROTORS AND ABS SENSORS ARE A CONSTANT ISSUE WITH THIS MODEL. TO THIS DATE MY DEALER CAN NOT FIX THIS ISSUE. I AM CONCERNED ABOUT THE SAFETY OF MY FAMILY AND OTHERS ON THE ROAD. THIS BRAKE ISSUES OCCURS WHILE DRIVING WITH NO NOTIFICATION UNTIL YOU TRY TO STOP. *TR

THE BRAKES ON MY NISSAN ARMADA INTERMITTENTLY GO OUT. THIS USUALLY HAPPENS WHEN PUSHING HARD ON THE BRAKES TO MAKE A SUDDEN STOP. THE ONLY SOLUTION IS TO TURN THE CAR OFF AND PRESS THE E-BRAKE A COUPLE OF TIMES THEN RELEASE IT. THE PROBLEM HAS ALMOST KILLED ME TWICE, BUT LUCKILY I WAS ABLE TO SWERVE OUT OF THE WAY BOTH TIMES. I HAVE BROUGHT THE PROBLEM TO MY MECHANIC WHO HAS GRINDED DOWN THE ROTORS AND REPLACED THE BRAKES, BUT TO NO AVAIL THE PROBLEM KEEPS OCCURRING. SO FAR WE HAVE LOST OUR BRAKES IN THIS MAMMOTH VEHICLE ABOUT 5 TIMES. *TR

THIS HAPPENS RANDOMLY AND NOT ON A REGULAR BASIS. SOMETIMES ONCE A WEEK OTHER TIMES TWICE A WEEK. WHEN YOU BRING THE VEHICLE TO A STOP BE IT A STOP SIGN OR LIGHT, IT DOES STOP THE VEHICLE NO PROBLEM, BUT UPON TAKING YOUR FOOT OFF THE BRAKE AND TRYING TO DRIVE AWAY, THE BRAKES WILL NOT RELEASE. IF YOU TRY AND DRIVE THE VEHICLE, IT MAKES ALL KINDS OF NOISE AND WILL BARELY MOVE. THIS HAS HAPPENED SO MANY TIMES, THAT I LEARNED HOW TO GET THE BRAKES TO RELEASE. UPON THIS HAPPENING, YOU PUT THE CAR IN PARK, SHUT THE ENGINE OFF, WAIT A MINUTE AND RESTART THE VEHICLE AND THE BRAKES ARE FINE. I HAVE GONE TO THE DEALERSHIP MANY TIMES AND THEY SAY NOTHING IS WRONG WITH THE VEHICLE, AND OF COURSE THEY ALWAYS SAY " WE CANNOT NOT DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM". I KNOW THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM BECAUSE I BELONG TO A FORUM FOR NISSAN ARMADA'S CALL CLUB ARMADA. THERE ARE MANY COMPLAINTS OF THIS ISSUE, YET NISSAN DOESN'T WANT TO ADMIT THIS PROBLEM. THIS VEHICLE IS NOT SAFE AND IT SCARES ME TO THINK WHAT THESE BRAKES MIGHT DO. NISSAN NEVER AGAIN! *TR

I HAVE A NISSAN ARMADA 04, IT HAS A PROBLEM IN THE AUTO TRANS. I TOOK IT FOR REPAIR AND TO FIND OUT WHAT THE ISSUE WAS. I WAS TOLD THAT THERE WAS A PART THAT WAS UPDATED AND THAT IS WHY THE CAR LOST POWER WHILE MY HUSBAND WAS ENTERING AN INTERSECTION. I THOUGHT THAT A RECALL IS INTENDED TO GET CARS WITH ISSUES LIKE THIS OFF THE ROAD. HOW EASY TO CALL THE PART UPDATED NOT RECALLED DUE TO POSSIBLE DEATH OR INJURY. NOW NOT ONLY AM I PAYING FOR NISSAN CORP MISTAKES BUT WHAT ABOUT ALL THE OTHER OWNERS WHO TRUST IN THE SAFETY OF A NAME BRAND AND NOT TO MENTION A $40,000.00 SUV. HOW CAN I FIGHT TO CHANGE THIS..... *TR

EMERGENCY BRAKE LIGHT CAME ON SUDDENLY. BRAKE SHUDDERS AND VIBRATES THROUGH STEERING WHEEL. CAR MAKES A GRINDING NOISE WHEN BRAKE IS APPLIED. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 NISSAN ARMADA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE HAS ELECTRICAL FAILURE. THE THROTTLE SHUTS DOWN AND THERE IS NO ACCELERATION CONTROL. THE FAILURE BEGAN INTERMITTENTLY A WEEK AFTER PURCHASING THE VEHICLE; HOWEVER, IT HAS BECOME PROGRESSIVELY WORSE. THE VEHICLE HAS BEEN TAKEN TO NISSAN AT LEAST 15 TIMES. THE DEALER WAS ONLY ABLE TO DUPLICATE THE FAILURE A COUPLE OF TIMES, BUT HAVE BEEN UNABLE TO MAKE ANY REPAIRS. THE FAILURE WAS BROUGHT TO THE DEALERS ATTENTION AS SOON AS IT WAS RECOGNIZED. THE CONTACT WANTED ANOTHER VEHICLE, BUT THE DEALER KEPT STATING THAT THEY WOULD FIND AND REPAIR THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE CONTINUES TO WORSEN AND CANNOT BE REPAIRED. THE CONTACT FILED COMPLAINT NUMBER 6080581 WITH NISSAN. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 36,000 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 10.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 NISSAN ARMADA. WHILE DRIVING 35 MPH, THE CONTACT BEGAN TO FEEL A SHUDDERING IN THE BRAKE PEDAL AND THE BRAKES FAILED TO RESPOND. THE DEALER REPLACED THE ROTORS. TWENTY THOUSAND MILES LATER, THE SHUDDERING IN THE BRAKE PEDAL RECURRED. THE DEALER REPLACED THE ROTORS FOR THE SECOND TIME. FIFTEEN THOUSAND MILES LATER, THE BRAKE FAILURE RECURRED FOR THE THIRD TIME. THE DEALER RESURFACED THE ROTORS. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 59,236 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 10,000.

THIS A COMPLAINT REGARDING MY 2004 NISSAN PATHFINDER ARMADA SE WHICH CURRENTLY HAS 23K MILES. IT STARTED ON 9/7/05, WHILE DRIVING OVER THE SPEEDS OF 55 MPH, WHEN APPLYING THE BRAKES THEY LOCK UP & DON'T WORK. THE WARNING LIGHT FOR THE BRAKES CAME ON THE DASH. I TOOK THE CAR TO DEALER & THEY STATED THE PROBLEM WAS THAT THE ROTORS WERE OUT OF ROUND. THEY REPLACED THE FRONT ROTORS & PADS, THEY ALSO TURNED THE REAR ROTORS & REPLACED THE REAR PADS. THIS WAS ON 9/7/05. ON 4/21/07 WHILE DRIVING ON A MAJOR HIGHWAY, I ATTEMPTED TO APPLY MY BRAKES & THE BRAKES DID NOT WORK & THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT STOP. THE BRAKE WARNING LIGHT CAME ON THE DASH & ON THE SAME DAY, WE TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER & THEY RAN A DIAGNOSTIC CHECK ON THE VEHICLE & THEY FOUND THAT ONE OF THE CODES HAD AN ERROR. THE DEALER REPROGRAMMED THE COMPUTER SYSTEM TO CORRECT THE PROBLEM. ON 3/17/08, I WAS DRIVING & I ATTEMPTED TO APPLY MY BRAKES, WHEN THE BRAKES FAILED, THE EMERGENCY BRAKES DID NOT WORK & THE WARNING LIGHT CAME ON AGAIN ON THE DASH. ONCE AGAIN I TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER, I ADVISED THEM AT THE DEALER THAT THIS WAS THE THIRD TIME I HAD BEEN THERE FOR THE SAME ISSUE. THEY ADVISED THAT THEY WOULD NEED TO DO A DIAGNOSTIC TEST, IN WHICH I WOULD HAVE TO PAY OUT OF POCKET SINCE THE VEHICLE IS NO LONGER UNDER WARRANTY. THIS TIME THEY SAID THAT IT WAS AN INTERNAL FAILURE & THE BRAKE BOOSTER NEEDED TO BE REPLACED & THAT THIS MAY NOT FIX THE PROBLEM. I WAS ADVISED BY THE TECHNICIAN AT THE DEALER THAT THE MANU

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 NISSAN ARMADA. ON EIGHT SEPARATE OCCASIONS, WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 60 MPH, THE EMERGENCY BRAKE LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE THEN BEGAN MAKING A LOUD NOISE AND VIBRATED. THE FAILURE MAKES IT DIFFICULT TO MANEUVER THE VEHICLE. THE BRAKE PEDAL MUST BE DEPRESSED TO THE FLOOR; HOWEVER, THE VEHICLE STILL DOES NOT COME TO AN IMMEDIATE COMPLETE STOP. THE DEALER STATED THAT THEY COULD NOT DUPLICATE THE FAILURE. THE BRAKE PADS HAVE BEEN CHANGED THREE TIMES IN TWO AND A HALF YEARS. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 34,512 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 33,000.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 NISSAN ARMADA. WHILE FUELING THE VEHICLE, GASOLINE BEGAN TO SPILL OUT OF WHERE THE HOSE WAS INSERTED. THE CONTACT WAS DRENCHED IN GASOLINE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER AND THEY STATED THAT THE VENT CONTROL VALVE FAILED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE DEALER RECOMMENDED THAT A PROTECTOR VALVE BE INSTALLED. THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE WAS UNKNOWN; HOWEVER, REPAIRS WERE MADE. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 51,788. UPDATED 11/20/07 *TR

2004 NISSAN PATHFINDER ARMADA WITH NUMEROUS PROBLEMS. CUSTOMER STATES THE VEHICLE HAS HAD SOME OF THESE PROBLEMS WASHER TANK/MOTOR/LEVEL SENSOR, ELECTRICAL WORKED AFTER KEY WAS REMOVED FROM THE IGNITION, AND IT HAD BRAKE FAILURE. *KB THE TIRES WERE WEARING UNEVENLY. THERE WAS A WATER LEAK COMING FROM THE PASSENGER FRONT FLOOR BOARD. THE DEALER INSTALLED A HOSE TO THE AC DRAIN. THE FRONT ROTORS WERE REPLACED DUE TO THEM BEING WARPED AND THE REAR ROTORS WERE RESURFACED. THE PASSENGER WINDOW WOULD NOT ROLL UP, DUE TO IT BEING OFF TRACK. WHILE DRIVING, THE ENGINE SUDDENLY SHUT DOWN. THE CONSUMER REMOVED THE KEY FROM THE IGNITION, BUT THE WIPERS, HORN ,HEADLIGHTS AND OTHER ELECTRICAL INSTRUMENTS KEPT ON WORKING. THE CONSUMER ALSO EXPERIENCED A FLAT TIRE AND THERE WAS MOISTURE IN THE TRANSMISSION CONNECTOR, THE WIRING HARNESS WAS REPALCED. *JB

2004 NISSAN ARMADA BRAKE FAILURE. CONSUMER STATES THAT THE BRAKES FAILED TWICE ALMOST CAUSING HIM TO BE IN AN ACCIDENT. HE STATES THAT IT IS A MAJOR SAFETY HAZARD AND HAS HEARD OF A LOT MORE ARMADA'S HAVING THE SAME PROBLEMS. *KB THE DEALER WAS UNABLE TO DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM. *JB

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 NISSAN ARMADA. WHILE DRIVING 40 MPH, THE VEHICLE TOOK A LONG TIME TO STOP WHEN THE BRAKES WERE APPLIED. THE VEHICLE FELT AS IF IT WERE MISALIGNED WHEN ATTEMPTING TO STOP. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO A LOCAL DEALER AND THEY ACKNOWLEDGED THE FAILURE WITH THE BRAKE SYSTEM, BUT WERE UNABLE TO DETERMINE THE CAUSE OF FAILURE. SHE LATER RETURNED TO THE DEALER AND THEY PLACED A KIT ON THE BRAKE SYSTEM. ONE YEAR LATER, THE BRAKES BEGAN MAKING A LOUD GRINDING NOISE AND THE VEHICLE BECAME DIFFICULT TO STOP. THE DEALER REPAIRED THE VEHICLE AGAIN, HOWEVER, THE CONTACT STILL HAD TO APPLY PRESSURE TO THE BRAKES AT LEAST FOUR TIMES IN ORDER TO STOP THE VEHICLE. THERE WERE NO WARNING LIGHTS PRESENT. THE MANUFACTURER IS CONDUCTING AN INVESTIGATION. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 30,000 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 3,500.

CAR SHAKES WHEN BRAKES ARE APPLIED CAUSING THE CAR TO BECOME DIFFICULT TO CONTROL. THE CAR WAS "REPAIRED" BY AUTHORIZED DEALER PURSUANT TO TSB ISSUED BY THE MANUFACTURER, BUT THE PROBLEM RECURS CONTINUOUSLY. THE MANUFACTURER HAS ISSUED 5 TSBS REGARDING THIS EXACT ISSUE FOR MY VEHICLE, BUT THE PROBLEM RECURS. *JB

2004 NISSAN ARMADA SE , NORMAL HIGHWAY DRIVING CONDITIONS , PARTIAL BRAKE FAILURE, FEELS LIKE BRAKES ARE APPLYING ABS ( LARGE PULSATIONS IN PEDDLE) BRAKES FEEL MAYBE HALF AS EFFECTIVE AT STOPPING THE VEHICLE AS OPPOSED TO WHEN THE BRAKES ARE WORKING PROPERLY. THIS FAILURE IS ACCOMPANIED BY A LOUD METAL ON METAL SOUND. BASED ON MY FINDINGS THIS APPEARS TO BE A SOFTWARE PROBLEM AND IS EASILY FIXED WITH A REFLASH OF THE VEHICLES COMPUTER. THIS PROBLEM COULD LEAD TO MANY ACCIDENTS AND WHEN A VEHICLE THIS BIG AND HEAVY CAN'T STOP THE ACCIDENT'S COULD LIKELY BE FATAL . I'M POSTING ON HERE IN THE HOPE THAT OTHER PEOPLE WHO HAVE NOT YET HAD THIS PROBLEM CAN BE AT LEAST BE AWARE OF IT. *TR

FAILURE OF AIR BAGS TO DEPLOY. WIFE WAS INVOLVED IN AN AUTO ACCIDENT, SHE WAS TRAVELING AT AROUND 30 MPH THE OTHER AROUND 35 MPH. HER VEHICLE WAS CONSIDERED A TOTAL LOSS. THE FORCE OF THE CRASH CAUSED HER TO HIT THE STEERING WHEEL WITH HER CHEST CAUSING CHEST PAIN, BUSING AND A POSSIBLE BACK INJURY. THE LAW ENFORCEMENT, FIRE AND EMERGENCY PERSONNEL ON SCENE ALL INDICATED THAT THE AIR BAG SYSTEM SHOULD HAVE DEPLOYED. PLEASE HELP. *JB

ONE CONTINENTAL 265 70R18 HAD A TOTAL TIRE SEPARATION WHILE DRIVING ON THE FREEWAY AT 65 MPH. IT WAS ON THE LEFT REAR. THERE WAS ONLY 14627 MILES ON THE TIRE. I PURCHASED 5 OF THE SAME TIRES FROM METRO NISSAN IN REDLANDS, CA ON 7-14-07, SEE THEIR INVOICE BAR #AC238261. I HAD A FLAT TIRE (PUNCTURE) IN ANOTHER OF THE SAME TIRE ABOUT 2 MONTHS AGO AND WAS PATCHED. *JB

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 NISSAN ARMADA. WHEN APPLYING THE BRAKES AT 40 MPH, THE BRAKE PEDAL EXTENDED DOWN TO THE FLOOR. THE VEHICLE STOPPED WHEN THE EMERGENCY BRAKE WAS APPLIED. WHEN THE CONTACT TURNED THE VEHICLE OFF AND RESTARTED IT, THE BRAKES OPERATED NORMALLY. THE DEALER CHANGED THE WARPED ROTORS AT 2,500 MILES. THE VDC WAS REPROGRAMMED AT 38,581 MILES. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 60,186 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 2,500.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 NISSAN ARMADA. WHILE DRIVING 10 MPH HE HEARD LOUD POPPING NOISE WHEN HE TURNED THE WHEEL. THE DEALER WAS UNABLE TO DIAGNOSE THE FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER RECOMMENDED REPLACING THE FRONT END SUSPENSION AND ALL RELATED COMPONENTS. AS OF JULY 31, 2007, THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 50,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 51,000.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 NISSAN ARMADA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE BRAKE LIGHT ILLUMINATED ON THE DASHBOARD. THE VEHICLE THEN LOST POWER AND THE BRAKE PEDAL WENT COMPLETELY DOWN TO THE FLOOR. THE FAILURE OCCURRED TWICE WHILE DRIVING 30 MPH. HE STATED THAT IT FEELS AS IF THE ABS IS ENGAGING AND THE VEHICLE HAS APPROXIMATELY 20% OF ITS BRAKING POWER. THE CONTACT HAS AN APPOINTMENT TO HAVE THE VEHICLE INSPECTED. THE CURRENT MILEAGE IS 38,000 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 37,000. THE CONSUMER STATED NISSAN HAS TSB FOR THIS ISSUE IN TURN THE CHARGE WAS $85 TO REPROGRAM THE VSB CONTROL. UPDATED 08/23/07 *TR

EXTREME BRAKE JUDDER CAUSING SEVERE LOSS OF STOPPING EFFECTIVENESS: 1) WHILE DRIVING WITH MY WIFE AND CHILDREN IN OUR 2004 NISSAN ARMADA EXTREME BRAKE JUDDER OCCURRED DURING NORMAL APPLICATION OF THE BRAKES. 2) THIS IS THE SECOND TIME BRAKE JUDDER HAS OCCURRED WITH OUR 2004 NISSAN ARMADA AND BOTH TIMES THE EFFECT HAS BEEN SEVERELY REDUCED STOPPING CAPABILITY. 3) IF SCENARIO OCCURRED DURING A ROUTINE TRAFFIC STOP IT'S EVIDENT THAT THE 2004 NISSAN ARMADA WOULD OF EASILY ENTERED THE INTERSECTION POTENTIALLY CAUSING AN ACCIDENT. THANK YOU. *TR

WE HAVE EXPERIENCED PROBLEMS WITH THE ABS SYSTEM ON OUR 2004 NISSAN ARMADA SINCE EARLY 2006. PERIODICALLY WHILE DRIVING THE BRAKE LIGHT WILL ILLUMINATE, WHEN BRAKES ARE APPLIED THE ABS SYSTEM ACTIVATES AND THE BRAKES ARE VERY SPONGY. WHEN RELEASED IT SOUNDS AS THOUGH A BIG SPRING IS RELEASED. EACH TIME (APPROX 8 PREVIOUSLY) WE'VE DRIVEN VERY SLOW TO A SAFE LOCATION, TURNED THE VEHICLE OFF AND BACK WHICH RESETS THE SYSTEM. THE OCCURRENCE HAPPENS AT VARIOUS SPEEDS FROM 25-70 MPH. ON ONE OCCASION I WAS ABLE TO TAKE THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALERSHIP DURING MALFUNCTION. ALTHOUGH OBSERVED, THE WEEKEND TECHNICIAN FAILED TO PROPERLY RELAY THE SITUATION TO THE REGULAR TECHNICIAN RESULTING IN NO ACTION TAKEN. EACH TIME WE WERE ASSURED IF NORMAL BRAKES FAILED, WOULD STILL HAVE BRAKES WITH ABS. THE SYSTEM ALSO MALFUNCTIONS ON INITIAL START UP, WHEN TURNED OFF AND RESTARTED THE SYSTEM IS RESET. MOST RECENT OCCURRENCE WAS 5/11/2007, I CONTACTED MY CURRENT DEALERSHIP AND SCHEDULED AN APPOINTMENT. ON 5/14/2007, THEY FOUND THE DTC C1179 DELTA SENSOR OUT OF PROGRAM, IT WAS REPROGRAMMED UNDER NTB06-040 PROGRAM. MALFUNCTION OCCURRED AGAIN DURING INITIAL STARTUP OF VEHICLE ON 5/19/2007, TAKING VEHICLE BACK FOR SERVICE. *TR

I HAVE A 2004 NISSAN ARMADA AND WAS TRAVELING AT LOW SPEED WHEN THE BRAKES FAILED. THE VEHICLE ROLLED OUT INTO THE INTERSECTION BEFORE STOPPING. JUST PRIOR TO STOPPING IT FELT LIKE THE ABS WAS TRYING TO ENGAGE, BUT THE PAVEMENT WAS NOT SLIPPERY. I DROVE SLOWLY AND TRIED THE BRAKES A FEW MORE TIMES AND EVERY TIME IT FELT LIKE THE ABS WAS KICKING IN, BUT THE BRAKING WAS SEVERLY DIMINISHED. I DROVE THE VEHICLE SLOWLY)ABOUT 1 MILE TO A DEALERSHIP. TURNED THE VEHICLE OFF, AND WHEN WE TURNED IT BACK ON AGAIN , THE PROBLEM WAS GONE. THE TECH NICIAN DID A CODE SCAN AND FOUND THAT THE ABS NEEDED TO BE REPROGRAMMED, WHICH WAS BEING DONE NOW. I DOD A SEARCH ON THE INTERNET AND THIS SEEMED PREVELANT IN THE 2004 ARMADAS AND TITANS. MY CONCERN THAT THE COMPLAINTS I HAVE READ SHOWED THAT THIS CONTINUEDC TO RECUR EVEN AFTER THE REPROGRAMMING. IF THIS HAPPENED UNEXPECTEDLY AT HIGH SPEED AND A PANIC STOP THE RESULTS WILL BE CATASTROPHIC. THIS SHOULD BE INVESTIGATED. THANKS. *AK

REPEATED BRAKE ISSUES; ABS COMPUTER SHUTDOWN; BRAKE JUDDERS. THIS HAS BEEN ONGOING SINCE BUYING THE VEHICLE IN 2004. VEHICLE HAS HAD AT LEAST 5 DIFFERENT BRAKE KITS INSTALLED AND THE ABS COMPUTER HAS MALFUNCTIONED TWICE IN THE PAST 6 MONTHS. *TR

RIGHT AFTER WE PURCHASED THIS CAR, THE PROBLEM STARTED, THE BRAKES LOCKED UP THE BRAKE LIGHT COMES ON, I HAVE TO PUT IT IN NEUTRAL TO TURN IT OFF START IT BACK TO GET IT TO QUIT. THE BRAKES GRAB BUT THE CAR DOESN'T STOP. TOOK IT TO THE DEALER AND THEY COULDN'T FIND THE PROBLEM UNLESS IT WAS DOING IT WHEN WE TOOK IT IN. I HAVE NO WARNING. I HAVE KIDS AND IT AMAZES ME THAT WITH CLOSE TO 100 COMPLAINTS NISSAN WOULD TAKE ACTION. ALL THEY ARE DOING IS PUTTING THE COST OF A VEHICLE ABOVE A HUMAN LIFE. THIS IS THE FIRST TIME I HAVE PURCHASED A NISSAN AND THIS WILL BE MY LAST. I WARN PEOPLE NOT TO BUY THIS TYPE OF CAR. I WILL EVEN GO OUT OF MY WAY TO TELL THEM IF I SEE THEM LOOKING AT THEM ON A LOT. IF NISSAN ISN'T GOING TO DO ANYTHING TO FIX THIS PROBLEM EVEN IF IT MEANS REPLACING THE BRAKE SYSTEM THEN WE AS CONSUMERS SHOULD WARN OTHERS BEFORE SOME ONE LOOSES THEIR LIFE. BUT THAT MAY BE WHAT IT TAKES BEFORE SOME BIG COMPANY WILL FIX THE PROBLEM. EVERYONE IS HAVING THE SAME PROBLEM SO FOR THE LIFE OF ME I CANT FIGURE OUT WHY THEY WONT LOOK INTO IT.. MAKES YOU WONDER IF THEY WOULD DRIVE ONE OF THESE CARS. THE NUMBER OF FAILURES ARE FAR MORE THEN WHAT I LISTED. IT CAUSED ME TO GO THRU A STOP SIGN AND BY THE GRACE OF GOD NO OTHER CARS WERE AROUND. I REALLY DON'T WANT MY 17 YEAR OLD DRIVING IT WITH THIS KIND OF PROBLEM. THE FUNNY THING IS IF NISSAN WOULD TAKE THE TIME TO FIX THE PROBLEM THEY MAY HAVE REPEAT CUSTOMERS. NOT ME NOT EVER AGAIN. I AM GOING BACK TO CHEVY THEN NEXT TIME I BUY.

2004 NISSAN PATHFINDER ARMADA. PURCHASED AT 11488 MILES ON 11/5/05. EXPERIENCED VERY SLIGHT VIBRATION WHEN BRAKING AT HIGH SPEED ON WAY HOME. ALSO EXPERIENCED PERIODIC "GROAN OR THUMP" WHEN GENTLY BRAKING, MOSTLY WHILE TURNING. VIBRATION CONTINUED TO INCREASE UNTIL STEERING BECAME UNMANAGEABLE WHILE BRAKING. DIFFICULT TO BE WITHOUT A CAR SO WE COULDN'T TAKE THE CAR IN UNTIL 1/10/07 AT 22030 MILES. OUR MECHANIC SAID THEY WERE THE WORST WARPED ROTORS HE HAD EVER SEEN AND HAD THEM TURNED. HE ALSO REPLACED 50% NISSAN PADS WITH CARQUEST CERAMIC PADS. TWO DAYS LATER, THE VIBRATION WAS BACK AND DRAMATICALLY INCREASED OVER 1000 MILE ROAD TRIP UNTIL WE TOOK CAR TO DEALER ON 3/2/07 AT 24,140 MILES. STEERING NOW COMPLETELY UNMANAGEABLE! DEALER WOULDN'T HONOR WARRANTY BECAUSE WE HAD CARQUEST PADS ON CAR. ALSO TOLD US THAT WARRANTY WORK HAD BEEN DONE ON ROTORS AT ABOUT 7000 MILES UNDER ORIGINAL OWNER. DEALER TURNED ROTORS AND INSTALLED NISSAN PADS AND INFORMED US THAT WE WERE NOW BACK UNDER WARRANTY UNTIL 36000 MILES OR 8/07. DON'T FEEL SAFE ON ROAD, ESPECIALLY AFTER READING POSTS OF COMPLETE BRAKE FAILURE, YET NEED A CAR TO DRIVE ON TRIPS. PLEASE ISSUE RECALL. *JB

I WENT TO APPLY BRAKES TO STOP AT A LIGHT. THE BRAKES FAILED TO OPERATE, FORCED TO DRIVE OFF ROAD. MYSELF AS WELL AS MANY OTHERS HAD EXPERIENCED THE SAME PROBLEM. NOTHING WAS DONE TO FIX!! *JB

ON EIGHT DIFFERENT MY 2004 NISSAN ARAMADA HAD COMPLETE BRAKE FAILURE. EXECUTIVE JEEP NISSAN DID NOTHING TO FIX PROBLEM. VEHICLE VERY UNSAFE. BEEN OFF THE ROAD FOR 3 MONTHS. DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD WENT TO STOP VEHICLE AND BRAKE WENT TO THE FLOOR AND NO STOPPING POWER. NOTHING HAS BEEN DONE TO FIX PROBLEM. AFTER LOOKING INTO THIS ISSUE MANY PEOPLE WITH 04 ARMADA HAVING SAME PROBLEM.. NISSAN REFUSES TO FIX PROBLEM! VERY DANGEROUS. *NM

WIFE WAS IN OUR NISSAN 2004 ARMADA AND WAS COMPLETELY STOPPED ON FLAT GROUND, PLACED SUV IN PARK. GOT OUT OF SUV PLACED BOTH FEET ON THE GROUND TO STAND UP AND THEN THE SUV SURGED AND JUMPED FORWARD, WHILE STILL IN PARK. THE VEHICLE CRUSHED AND PINNED HER BETWEEN THE DOOR AND THE DOOR JAMB WITH A CONCRETE METAL POLE ON THE OUTSIDE OF THE DOOR PINNING MY WIFE. THE FIRE DEPT AND EMS HAD TO EXTRICATE HER BY PLACING THE SUV FROM PARK TO DRIVE MOVE FORWARD TO RELEASE MY WIFE. MY WIFE IS STILL RECOVERING AND HEALING FROM A " OPEN BOOK FRACTURE OF HER HIP" BROKEN RT LEG, ALONG WITH DEVELOPING BILATERAL KIDNEY STONES FROM INJURY AND CARRYING OUR UNBORN DAUGHTER. CARRIED TO DEALERSHIP THEY STATE " NOTHING FOUND NO WAY COULD HAPPEN" WHEN THERE ARE SEVERAL TESTIFIABLE WITNESSES TO THE INCIDENT BESIDES THE FIRE DEPT. *NM

2004 ARMADA AUTO TRANSMISSION MOVES OUT OF PARK. *TS THE CONSUMER STATED THE INCIDENTS HAPPENED WHILE PARKED ON A FLAT GROUND. *JB

FRONT TIRES CUPPING ON OUTSIDE AND INSIDE OF TREAD AT 5919 MILES DEALER BALANCED ALL TIRES. THIS DID NOT FIX THE PROBLEM. *NM

BRAKES PULSATE AND STEERING WHEEL SHAKES WHILE APPLYING BRAKE AND TIRES ARE CUPPING AT5919 MILES. DEALER SAID TIRES NEEDED TO BE BALANCED. THEN AT 13539 MILES STILL THE SAME THING DEALER TURNED ROTORS PAD KIT,BOLT,BOOT KIT. THEN AT 21985 MILES SAME COMPLAINT DEALER REPLACED FRONT ROTORS,PAD KIT,SLIDE SHIMS, AND TURNED REAR ROTORS. THEN AT 26897 MILES THE DEALER ALIGNED ALL FOUR TIRES AND SAID I SHOULD REPLACE THEM BECAUSE OF THE CUPPING. I COULD NOT FIND ALL OF MY REPAIR INVOICES FOR ALL THE TIME THAT I TOOK IT IN FOR THE SAME PROBLEM ALL FOR THE TIRES CUPPING AND THE BRAKES SHUDDERING .I NOW HAVE IT IN THE SHOP AGAIN FOR THE BRAKE PEDAL GOING TO THE FLOOR AND THE STEERING WHEEL SHAKING WAS TOLD CAN NOT FIND PROBLEM WILL HAVE TO HOLD THE CAR ANOTHER DAY. TODAY IS 9-21-06. *NM

I PURCHASED MY VEHICLE (2004 NISSAN ARMADA) WITH 4,836 MILES...AT 19,673 MILES WHILE DRIVING I NOTICED MY BRAKE & ABS LIGHT COME ON SO I WENT TO PULL OVER..AS I SLOWED I PUSHED MY BRAKE AND IT MADE A LOUD SPRINGING AND GRINDING NOISE AND THE BRAKES LOST AT LEAST 80% OF ITS POWER "IT FELT VERY SOFT"..TURNED THE VEHICLE OFF AND THEN BACK ON AGAIN AND EVERYTHING SEEMED NORMAL, DROVE ABOUT 3 MILES TO THE DEALER AND LEFT THE VEHICLE THERE. THEY CHANGED THE ROTORS, PADS, TORQUE MEMBER ALL WERE NO GOOD!!! NOW AGAIN AT 23,800 MILES THE BRAKES HAVE FAILED AGAIN HAPPENING IN THE SAME ORDER THAT IT DID THE FIRST TIME. THE DEALER TOLD ME YESTERDAY THAT THEY THINK IT IS ELECTRICAL.....? SO I ASKED THEM DID YOU PHYSICALLY CHECK THE BRAKES? THEY SAID NO....SO MY HUSBAND ADVISED THEM TO CHECK IT!!! A DAY LATER I AM STILL WAITING TO HEAR WHAT IS GOING ON? I HAD RESEARCHED IT OVER THE INTERNET AND NOTICED THAT I ALONG WITH HUNDREDS OF OTHER PEOPLE ARE HAVING THE SAME PROBLEM...WHY NO RECALL!!! HAVING BAD BREAKS CAN BE VERY VERY LIFE THREATENING, I NO LONGER FEEL COMFORTABLE TRYING MY VEHICLE ESPECIALLY WITH CHILDREN RANGING IN AGE FROM 14 MONTH TO 7 YRS. OLD. PLEASE HELP ME!!! I WANT TO JUST GET RID OF THIS VEHICLE, BUT DO NOT WANT TO JUST HAND OVER THE PROBLEM SO ANOTHER INNOCENT PERSON!!!*JB

ANTENNA FOR RADIO BROKEN LOCATED IN THE TWO REAR WINDOWS(PASSENGER AND DRIVER SIDE ), WINDOWS ARE DESIGNED TO OPEN AND CLOSE. WHEN VEHICLE REACHES SPEED OF FORTY MILES AN HOUR OR GREATER WINDOWS WILL RATTLE . NOT COVERED UNDER WARRANTY NOR UNDER EXTENDED WARRANTY. THE COST FOR REPAIR FOR ANTENNA IS IN THE RANGE OF 800.00 TO 1000.00. I FEEL THAT THIS IS AN ENGINEERING DESIGN FLAW, AND SHOULD BE REPAIRED AT NISSANS EXPENSE. NOT AT THE CONSUMERS EXPENSE! REPAIRS NEEDED REPLACEMENT OF PASSENGER AND DRIVER SIDE GLASS AND REWIRE. REMOVAL OF HEAD LINER( WIRES ARE LOCATED UNDER HEAD LINER). *JB

I PURCHASED A 2004 NISSAN ARMADA ON 12-28-04. SINCE THAT TIME THE VEHICLE HAS BEEN IN FOR SERVICE ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS. THE LARGEST PROBLEM BEING THE BAD VIBRATION AND SHAKE OF THE VEHICLE WHEN BRAKING. NISSAN HAS REPLACED THE PADS AND ROTORS, WHICH HAS NOT CORRECTED THE PROBLEM. ON SEPTEMBER 7, 2006 I WAS AT NISSAN AGAIN, AND WAS TOLD THAT NISSAN WOULD NO LONGER MAKE THESE REQUIRED REPAIRED REPAIRS. I WAS ALSO TOLD BY A MECHANIC THAT THE REAL PROBLEM IS THAT THE BRAKES AND ROTORS PUT ON THE 2004 ARMADA ARE TOO SMALL FOR THE WEIGHT OF THE VEHICLE, AND THAT IS WHY THE PROBLEM EXISTS. NISSAN MUST CORRECT THIS PROBLEM BEFORE SOMEONE IS INJURED OR KILLED AS A RESULT THIS SERIOUS MECHANICAL PROBLEM. THE NEXT ISSUE IS WITH THE REAR SONAR SYSTEM. THE PROBLEM IS THAT WHEN IT RAINS THE REAR SONAR GOES OFF WHEN THE VEHICLE IS PLACED IN REVERSE. I HAVE TAKEN THIS TO NISSAN FOR REPAIR OR REPLACEMENT ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS. THE REPLACED THE SYSTEM ONCE, AND THE PROBLEM HAS RECURRED. I WAS TOLD BY THE NISSAN SERVICE MANAGER THAT NISSAN IS WORKING TO FIND OUT WHAT THE PROBLEM IS WITH THE SYSTEM. HOWEVER, I HAVE NOT SEEN A SERVICE BULLETIN OR RECALL FOR THIS PROBLEM. THE LAST PROBLEM IS THAT SINCE JUNE 17, 2006 NISSAN HAS REPLACED FOUR (4) RADIOS IN MY VEHICLE. I WAS TOLD THAT NISSAN USES RADIOS MANUFACTURED BY CLARION IN MY VEHICLE, AND THAT THERE HAVE BEEN PROBLEMS WITH THE RADIOS. IF THIS IS SO NISSAN SHOULD GO TO A MORE RELIABLE COMPANY. ON SEPTEMBER 8, 2006 I MADE A CALL TO NISSAN CUSTOME

2004 NISSAN ARMADA BRAKES FAILED TWICE. *KB *JB

WE PURCHASED A 2004 NISSAN ARMADA IN MARCH OF 2004. SINCE ALMOST DAY ONE WE HAVE HAD ONGOING BRAKE PROBLEMS (MOSTLY ROTOR AND CALIPER RELATED). IN JANUARY OF 2006, MY WIFE AND THREE OF MY CHILDREN WERE IN THE CAR WHEN THE BRAKES COMPLETELY FAILED. FORTUNATELY, MY WIFE WAS ABLE TO DRIVE UP AN EMBANKMENT AND STOP THE VEHICLE BEFORE ANYONE WAS HURT. THE DIAGNOSIS WAS A FAILED DELTA STROKE SENSOR IN THE BRAKE BOOSTER. A REPAIR WAS MADE, BUT SINCE THAT TIME WE EXPERIENCED INTERMITTENT WARNING LIGHTS FOR THE VEHICLE DYNAMIC CONTROL AND SLIP. LAST WEEK WE STARTED TO EXPERIENCE SEVERE STEERING WHEEL AND BRAKE VIBRATION. WE TOOK THE VEHICLE IN FOR SERVICE AND THE DIAGNOSIS WAS A FAILED ABS UNIT, A BURNED OUT 4 WHEEL DRIVE COMPUTER, AND A FAILED SWITCH IN THE BRAKE BOOSTER. THESE PARTS HAVE BEEN REPLACED, BUT THE VEHICLE IS STILL SHOWING ERRORS WHEN HOOKED UP TO THE DIAGNOSTIC COMPUTER AND IS STILL UNDER REPAIR, BUT NOBODY IS SURE (INCLUDING NISSAN) WHAT THE PROBLEM IS. I FEEL THAT THIS VEHICLE IS UNSAFE TO DRIVE. *NM

I TOOK MY NISSAN ARMADA 2004 LE TO MY MECHANIC AND HE SAID THE BRAKE ROTOR WERE WARPED. I BOUGHT IT AT 16,500 AND IT NOW HAS 18,500 MILES. IT HAS PULSATED EVER SINCE I PURCHASED IT. MY MECHANIC SAID IT WAS ODD THAT THE ROTORS WOULD WARP SO SOON. HE TOLD ME TO CHECK WITH NISSAN BEFORE HE REPLACED THEM, SINCE MANY OF THE ARMADAS AND TITANS HAVE HAD BRAKE PROBLEMS. I WENT TO THE DEALER AND THEY CHARGED ME 95.00 DOLLARS TO DIAGNOSE AND SAID THE BRAKE ROTORS WERE WARPED. THE DEALER BAY RIDGE NISSAN 532 65TH ST IN BROOKLYN NEW YORK 11220 TOLD ME IT WAS NOT COVERED UNDER WARRANT. THEY KNEW OF THE DEFECT, BUT SAID AT 18,000 MILES IT WAS DUE TO WEAR AND TEAR. MY MECHANIC SAID THAT IS ODD. *NM

HAD A FLAT TIRE SO TRIED TO CHANGE MYSELF WITH FACTORY JACK KIT. I WAS IN A PARKING LOT ON FLAT ASPHALT. WE I STARTED TO LIFT THE CAR AND WHEN I GOT A LOAD ON THE JACK IT FROZE AND THE CENTER SCREW BENT AND THE CAR SHIFTED. THE AUTO CLUB HAD TO REMOVE THE JACK AS IT WOULD NOT FUNCTION. THE DEALERSHIP IS GOING TO REPLACE IT WITH A SAME TYPE JACK. THE JACK IS NOT STRONG ENOUGH FOR CAR. I WAS LUCKY IT HAPPENED WHILE LIFTING NOT AFTER I GOT THE WHEEL OFF. *JB

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING AT 35 MPH AND ATTEMPTING TO STOP, THE ADJUSTABLE BRAKE PEDAL FRACTURED AND TOGGLED FROM SIDE TO SIDE. AS A RESULT, THE PEDAL COULD NOT BE DEPRESSED IN TIME TO STOP THE VEHICLE CAUSING A CRASH. A PREVIOUS COMPLAINT WAS FILED ON THE BRAKE ROTORS AND PADS, ODI # 10134217. THE DEALER WAS ALERTED.

ONE DAY LAST SUMMER, THE BRAKES ON MY ARMADA FAILED TO WORK PROPERLY. THE BRAKE PEDAL FELT LIKE IT DEPRESSED MORE THAN NORMAL AND THE CAR DID NOT FEEL LIKE IT WAS GOING TO STOP. WHEN THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED FIRMLY THE CAR WOULD COME TO AN IMMEDIATE STOP. LOUD NOISES COMING FROM NEAR THE FRONT OF THE CAR COULD BE HEARD. I DROVE VERY CAREFULLY ACROSS TOWN TO HORIZON NISSAN NOTIFYING THE SERVICE WRITER THAT I WOULD BE THERE SHORTLY. I PULLED IN. TURNED THE CAR OFF. A SERVICE ADVISOR CAME WITH ME FOR A TEST DRIVE . THE CAR DID NOT HAVE THE PROBLEM. I WAS INFORMED THAT PERHAPS A ROCK GOT STUCK IN MY BRAKES AND FELL OUT AFTER I TURNED THE CAR OFF. TWO MORE TIMES, THE BRAKES FAILED TO OPERATE IN A SAFE MANNER. I PULLED OFF THE ROAD. TURNED THE CAR OFF. TURNED THE CAR ON AND THE BRAKES WORKED NORMAL. ONCE AGAIN, TODAY, THE BRAKES FAILED TO WORK PROPERLY. WHILE WAITING AT THE INTERSECTION AT A RED LIGHT, I THOUGHT I COULD RESET THE BRAKES TO WORK. TURNED THE CAR OFF, ON, AND THE BRAKE LIGHT STAYED ON AND THE BRAKES DID NOT WORK. I ARRIVED AT MY DESTINATION AND TESTED THE BRAKES AGAIN. TURNED THE CAR OFF - ON. BRAKE LIGHT WENT OFF, BUT CAME ON AFTER ABOUT 10 SECONDS. I THEN HAD THE CAR TOWED TO THE DEALERSHIP AS I AM VERY WEARY OF DRIVING THE CAR ANYWHERE NOT KNOWING WHEN THE BRAKES ARE GOING TO ACT UP. *NM