2005 Nissan Armada complaints

THE INITIAL INCIDENT IN 2006 OCCURRED WHILE DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 10 MPH. THE BRAKE LIGHT CAME ON AND THE BRAKES LOST POWER ALONG WITH GIVING A SPRING SOUND. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALERSHIP AND NO PROBLEM WAS FOUND ON TWO DIFFERENT OCCASIONS. THIS FAILURE TO STOP- LIKE ACTIVITY HAS CONTINUED THROUGHOUT THE YEARS. ONCE THE VEHICLE IS TURNED OFF AND RESTARTED BRAKING POWER RETURNS TO NORMAL AND THE BRAKE LIGHT GOES OFF. INITIALLY THE ACTIVITY OCCURRED AT LOW SPEEDS AND HAS MORE RECENTLY INCREASED IN FREQUENCY AND HAS OCCURRED AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS. IT IS A FRIGHTENING EXPERIENCE THAT HAS OCCURRED AS MANY TIMES AS THREE TIMES IN A WEEK, PUTTING MYSELF AND CHILD IN DANGER. *JB

DRIVING ON THE INTERSTATE I STARTED TO HEAR A METAL ON METAL SQUEALING NOISE. MY PARKING BRAKE LIGHT CAME ON AND I PULLED OFF TO THE SIDE THINKING I HAD FORGOTTEN TO DEPRESS THE BRAKE. HOWEVER, IT DIDN'T WORK. AFTER DRIVING AGAIN I COULDN'T USE THE BRAKES SO I CALLED THE TOW AND WENT TO THE NISSAN DEALERSHIP I WAS USING BEFORE. I WAS TOLD I NEEDED A BRAKE BOOSTER REPLACEMENT. THIS WAS ALMOST $1000! I ASKED IF IT WOULD FIX THE ISSUE. I WAS TOLD YES AND THAT I NEEDED TO FIX IT BEFORE IT CAUSED A FATALITY. OF COURSE THIS SCARED ME AND I TOLD THEM TO FIX WHATEVER WAS NEEDED. TWENTY-TWO HUNDRED DOLLARS LATER AND A FEW MONTHS AND I'M LOOKING AT THE SAME ISSUE HAPPENING AGAIN. WHEN I NOTIFIED NISSAN THEY HAVE BEEN TOO "BUSY" AND SAID TO SCHEDULE AN APPOINTMENT. UM, EXCUSE ME I CAN'T DRIVE MY CAR! THE NONCHALANT ATTITUDE, COUPLED WITH THE SUBPAR RESOLUTION, HAS ME FURIOUS. I DON'T KNOW WHAT TO SAY OR THINK. I FEEL HELPLESS. THIS IS MY ONLY VEHICLE, IT'S COMPLETELY PAID OFF AND I DON'T HAVE ROOM TO GET ANOTHER ONE. I'M WITH THE OTHER POSTS HERE THAT NISSAN SHOULD VALUE OUR PATRONAGE AND LOOK INTO A FIX FOR THIS. IF THAT HAPPENS TO BE A REPLACEMENT VEHICLE THEN SO BE IT. BUT, SOMETHING NEEDS TO BE DONE SOON BEFORE SOMEONE GETS HURT DUE TO THEIR NEGLIGENCE. *TR

VEHICLE STARTED FINE AS USUAL, BUT AS WE WERE TAKING OFF TO DRIVE OUT DRIVEWAY. THE ENGINE STALLED AND WOULD NOT RESTART EVEN THOUGH STARTER WAS TURNING. THE FUEL GAUGE WAS SHOWING A QUARTER OF A TANK FUEL LEVEL. I CALLED NISSAN DEALER AND THEY SAID IT MAY BE FUEL SENDING UNIT. PUT ABOUT 4 GALLONS OF GAS IN GAS TANK AND ENGINE STARTED, BUT STILL SHOWED QUARTER OF A TANK ON FUEL GAUGE. THE FUEL TANK WAS EVIDENTLY EMPTY EVEN THOUGH GAUGE WAS SHOWING IT HAD FUEL IN TANK. THIS COULD HAVE BEEN A VERY SERIOUS SAFETY ISSUE IF THIS HAD HAPPENED ON THE FREEWAY. NISSAN DEALER SAYS OUR VEHICLE VIN IS NOT IN THE RECALL, BUT IT IS EVIDENT THAT THIS VEHICLE HAS THE SAME ISSUE AS THE RECALLED VEHICLE. THIS PROBLEM NEEDS TO BE ADDRESSED AS SOON AS POSSIBLE. *TR

I WAS IN A SCHOOL ZONE PICKING UP MY DAYCARE KIDS. AS SOON AS I TOOK OFF THE PARKING BRAKE AND PUT THE CAR IN DRIVE IT SHOWED THE BRAKE LIGHT ON. CONFUSED I CHECKED EVERYTHING AND PROCEEDED TO DRIVE HOME. AS I REACHED THE STOP SIGN WITH A CROSSING GUARD ESCORTING KIDS ACROSS I REALLY HAD TO PUSH DOWN ON THE BRAKE AND A LOUD CRUNCHING LIKE METAL TO METAL AND SHAKING OCCURRED. IT SCARED THE DAY LIGHTS OUT OF ME! I TURNED THE CORNER PULLED OVER TO THE SIDE TOOK A DEEP BREATH. I TOOK THE STREETS HOME AND DROVE VERY SLOW PRAYING THAT WHEN I WOULD COME TO A STOP SIGN THAT MY BRAKES WOULD WORK. I GET TO MY OTHER STOP TO PICK UP MY CHILD FROM HER BUS STOP. COMING TO THE STOP STILL HAVE ALL THE GRINDING NOISE AND PRAYING IT WILL STOP. I TURNED OFF MY CAR AND WAITED FOR THE BUS. I WAIT FOR ALL THE KIDS TO CROSS AND COMPLETELY CLEAR THE AREA. I STARED MY CAR AND WHAT I COULDN'T BELIEVE EVERYTHING WAS FINE. I CAME HOME CALLED MY HUSBAND HE CALLED THE DEALER AND I BEGAN TO RESEARCH. TO MY DISBELIEF THERE ARE HUNDREDS OF COMPLAINTS ON THIS ISSUE CODE:C1179 DELTA SENSOR AND NOTHING IS BEING DONE ABOUT IT. MOST PEOPLE LIKE MYSELF PURCHASE A LARGE VEHICLE BECAUSE WE HAVE MULTIPLE PEOPLE TO DRIVE AROUND, LIKE MY KIDS I WATCH RANGING FROM 1-12YRS. THIS FLOORS ME! I WAS AT A CROSS WALK WHEN THIS HAPPENED WITH KIDS CROSSING WHAT IF I COULDN'T STOP I WOULD OF HIT THE KIDS!!!! WHAT IF I CRASHED I HAD THREE OTHER KIDS THAT I WATCHED IN THE CAR WITH ME. IT IS DISGUSTING TO ME THAT NOTHING IS BEING DO

MY SON WAS DRIVING HOME ONE NIGHT (20 MPH) AND SLOWED TO MAKE A TURN AND THE BRAKE LIGHT CAME ON, THERE WAS A CLUNKING NOISE, AND THE BRAKES DID NOT WORK. HE LEFT ME A NOTE TELLING ME NOT TO DRIVE THE CAR IN THE MORNING - "SOMETHING SERIOUSLY WRONG WITH THE BRAKES". WHEN MY HUSBAND WENT TO CHECK IT IN THE MORNING THERE WAS NOTHING WRONG WITH BRAKES. WE THOUGHT HE WAS CRAZY.TWO WEEKS LATER I WAS PULLING INTO PARKING LOT (2MPH), THE BRAKE LIGHT CAME ON, CLUNKING NOISE, BRAKES DID NOT WORK.AFTER DOING SOME RESEARCH ONLINE AND READING THESE COMPLAINTS AND SEEING THAT ONCE YOU RESTART THE CAR THE PROBLEM GOES AWAY, I WENT OUT TO START THE CAR AND EVERYTHING WORKED FINE. NOW 2 WEEKS LATER, BACKING OUT OF THE DRIVEWAY LAST NIGHT, BRAKE LIGHT CAME ON, CLUNKING NOISE AND BRAKES DID NOT WORK. I HAVE CONTACTED THE DEALER WHO SOLD ME THE CAR AND HE WAS UNAWARE OF ANY PROBLEMS. I CALLED A DISTRICT MANAGER AT CARMAX AND HE, TOO, WAS UNAWARE OF THE PROBLEM. HAPPENING 3 TIMES IN 5 WEEKS IS UNACCEPTABLE. I CAN NOT LET MY CHILDREN DRIVE THE CAR. I AM SCARED TO DRIVE ON THE HIGHWAY. CAN'T BELIEVE NISSAN WON'T RECOGNIZE THE PROBLEM. I MAY GET AN ATTORNEY. CLASS ACTION? *TR

PROBLEM WITH CAR ACCELERATING SPONTANEOUSLY WHEN BRAKE BOOSTER SENSOR FAILS AT RANDOM TIMES. INITIAL PROBLEM WITH BRAKE PEDDLE GOING SOFT AND THE ANTI-LOCK BRAKING SYSTEM GETS ACTIVATED WHEN BRAKING TRYING TO DO STANDARD BRAKING. THE BRAKE LIGHT TURNS ON, THE PEDDLE GOES TO THE FLOOR, BRAKES ARE NOT NORMAL AND VERY TOUCHY AND THE CAR SHUDDERS VICIOUSLY TO A STOP WHILE. LOUD NOISE IS SCARY WHILE BRAKES NOT FIRING IN THE USUAL PEDDLE POSITION AND FEEL LIKE MUSH. NOW IN JANUARY A NEW SITUATION STARTED OCCURRING WHEN THE BRAKE BOOSTER WOULD FAIL IS THAT THE ARMADA WOULD ALSO ACCELERATE THE ENGINE ON PRESSING THE BRAKE. I WENT TO STOP MY ARMADA'S AND THE ENGINE SURGED ITS RPMS WHILE THE ANTI-LOCK RELAYS WERE FIRING. I STOOD ON THE BRAKE PEDDLE WITH MY EVERY MUSCLE IN MY BODY TO TRY TO GET THE NISSAN ARMADA TO STOP. I COULD NOT SHIFT THE CAR INTO NEUTRAL BECAUSE THE SHIFTING LOCK SEEMED TO ENGAGED. I ENDED UP TURNING OFF THE ENGINE AND WAS ABLE TO STOP. I CALLED NISSAN AMERICA TO REPORT THIS ISSUE. ALSO STOPPED BY THE LOCAL NISSAN DEALERSHIP AND SERVICE MANAGE INFORMED ME THAT THE BRAKING ISSUE WAS CAUSED BY THE DELTA SENSOR IN THE BRAKE BOOSTER AND WAS A KNOW ISSUE BUT THAT THIS WAS THE FIRST TIME HE HEARD ABOUT THE SPONTANEOUS ACCELERATION WHEN APPLYING THE BRAKES AT LOW SPEED AND THAT HE ONLY HAD HEARD ABOUT THE SPONTANEOUS ACCELERATION WHEN APPLYING THE BRAKES AT HIGHER SPEEDS. HE SAID THIS WAS CAUSED ALSO BY THE DELTA SENSOR IN THE BRAKE BOOSTER. I THINK I UNDERSTOOD HIM IN SA

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 NISSAN ARMADA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 30 MPH, SHE APPLIED THE BRAKES AS THE PEDAL ABNORMALLY TRAVELED TO THE FLOORBOARD. THE VEHICLE ONLY DECELERATED AFTER AN EXTENDED TIME FRAME. THE FAILURE RECURRED ELEVEN SUBSEQUENT TIMES. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC FOR DIAGNOSIS BUT NO CAUSE FOR FAILURE WAS FOUND. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 90,000.

I HAVE BEEN TO THE NISSAN DEALERSHIP MULTIPLE TIMES AND COMPLAINED ABOUT THE LOUD EXHAUST NOISE AND THEY SAID IT WAS NORMAL FOR THIS VEHICLE. THERE ARE THOUSANDS OF REPORTS OF THIS EXACT PROBLEM ONLINE. I HAVE JUST FAILED MY STATE SAFETY INSPECTION IN MISSOURI AND FOUND OUT THAT THE LOUD NOISE WAS BECAUSE OF A MANUFACTURER DEFECT ON THE EXHAUST MANIFOLDS. BOTH ARE BROKEN IN THE SAME PLACE. NISSAN IS UNWILLING TO PROVIDE REPLACEMENT PARTS THAT HAVE BEEN DEFECTIVE FROM THE START.I BELIEVE IT IS UNETHICAL FOR NISSAN TO KNOWINGLY NOT OFFER REPLACEMENTS. MY FAMILY HAS BEEN AT RISK FOR YEARS AND NISSAN REFUSES TO TAKE RESPONSIBILITY. WHAT ARE MY OPTIONS TO TAKE ACTION? HOW MANY COMPLAINTS HAVE YOU SEEN? *TR

DRIVING DOWN THE INTERSTATE, MY ARMADA FUEL NEEDLE SHOWED I HAD 1/4 TANK OF GAS. THE VEHICLE SHUT DOWN AND I WAS STUCK ON THE SIDE OF THE HIGHWAY FOR 3 HOURS. WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED AND A DIAGNOSTIC CHECK WAS DONE, I WAS TOLD THE VEHICLE HAD RUN OUT OF GAS. I WAS TOLD BY THE DEALER THAT THE FUEL SYSTEM HAD BEEN UNDER RECALL BY NISSAN. NISSAN SAYS THAT MY VEHICLE IS NOT APART OF THE RECALL, EVEN THOUGH, I HAVE THE SAME YEAR AND MODEL OF THE OTHER VEHICLES RECALLED. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 NISSAN ARMADA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 50 MPH, HE HEARD A LOUD NOISE FROM THE EXHAUST SYSTEM. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION AND THEY STATED THAT THE EXHAUST MANIFOLD NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 55,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 NISSAN ARMADA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 60 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSIS. THE TECHNICIAN STATED THAT THE FUEL SENDING UNIT WOULD HAVE TO BE REPLACED. THE CONTACT REFERENCED NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 10V074000 (FUEL SYSTEM, OTHER) BUT WAS ADVISED BY THE MANUFACTURER THAT THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 120,000. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 NISSAN ARMADA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 65 MPH, THERE WAS A SUDDEN LOSS OF POWER AS THE STEERING WHEEL BECAME DIFFICULT TO MANEUVER. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A PRIVATE MECHANIC WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE FUEL SENDING UNIT NEEDED TO BE REPLACED WITH A NEW IMPROVED SENDER CARD. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 10V074000 (FUEL SYSTEM, OTHER). THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 120,000. *TR

MY WIFE WAS DRIVING 65 MPH ON THE INTERSTATE AND TRAFFIC CAME TO A HALT. WHEN SHE WENT TO APPLY HER BRAKES THE PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR AND THE ARMADA WOULD NOT STOP. SHE SWERVED INTO THE GRASS AND IT FINALLY ROLLED TO A STOP. PUMPING THE BRAKES DID NOT WORK AND THERE WAS A BRAKE LIGHT THAT CAME ON AND IT WAS MAKING A TERRIBLE GRINDING SOUND. SHE SHUT THE VEHICLE OFF, WAITED FOR A FEW MINUTES TO COLLECT HER THOUGHTS AND WHEN SHE TURNED IT BACK ON EVERYTHING WAS O.K. NO LIGHT, NO BRAKE PROBLEMS. FROM WHAT I READ ON-LINE THIS IS AN ONGOING ISSUE AND NEEDS TO BE ADDRESSED AND OR A RECALL FOR THIS BEFORE SOMEONE IS KILLED. *TR

WIFE WAS DRIVING AND GAS GAUGE SHOWED 1/8 TANK. VEHICLE ALMOST RAN OUT OF GAS ON HER. SHE MADE IT TO GAS STATION ON FUMES. ALSO, HAD IT HAPPEN THE OTHER WAY AROUND NOT LONG AFTER FIRST ISSUE. GAS LIGHT CAME ON SO SHE WENT TO GET GAS. AFTER FILLING VEHICLE UP SHE FOUND THAT THE TANK HAD 6-7 GALLONS OF GAS LEFT IN IT. IT SEEMS FUEL SENDING UNIT IS BAD / FAULTY IN THIS ARMADA AS WELL AS MANY OTHERS. VEHICLE (GAS GAUGE) COULD LEAD HER TO BELIEVE SHE HAS GAS AND THEN SHE COULD RUN OUT OF GAS SOMEWHERE. *TR

THIS HAPPENED TWICE WITH THE SIMILAR INCIDENT IN JUNE 2013. WHILE DRIVING, BRAKE LIGHTS UP ON THE DASH BOARD. EMERGENCY BRAKE NOT ENGAGED. WE EXITED THE FREEWAY RIGHT AWAY. LOUD GRINDING NOISE WHEN BRAKES IS APPLIED. THE BRAKE PEDAL IS ALL THE WAY TO THE FLOOR. IT TOOK AWHILE TO COMPLETELY STOP.THANK GOD. WE TURNED OFF THE ENGINE AND RESTART AND THE BRAKE LIGHT ON THE DASH BOARD IS GONE AND BRAKE IS FINE AGAIN. WE BROUGHT THE CAR TO THE NISSAN DEALERSHIP YESTERDAY AND THEY DID NOT FIND ANYTHING WRONG WITH THE BRAKE SYSTEM. THIS IS AN URGENT ISSUE THAT NEEDS TO ADDRESSED BY NISSAN. LIFE IS REALLY AT STAKE HERE. *TR

SIMILAR TO OTHER OWNER COMPLAINTS, I WAS DRIVING OUR 2005 NISSAN ARMADA AND ATTEMPTED TO APPLY THE BRAKES. WHEN I APPLIED THE BRAKES THE VEHICLE DID NOT STOP AND THE BRAKE PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR. I HAVE BEEN GOING THROUGH THIS FOR A YEAR NOW TRYING TO FIND THE SOURCE OF THIS. MY BRAKE PADS, ROTORS, ETC. ARE ALL IN EXCELLENT CONDITION. I RECENTLY HAD THE VDC CONTROL UNIT REPROGRAMMED IN ACCORDANCE WITH NTB06-040 TECHNICAL SERVICE BULLETIN AT THE SUGGESTION OF MY MECHANIC. THIS DID NOT CORRECT THE CONDITION, AND THE SAME SITUATION HAPPENED THE NEXT DAY. THIS IS A VERY SERIOUS ISSUE. *TR

ON SATURDAY MORNING AT 845AM AT A LAUNDRY PLACE MY VEHICLE WAS PARKED. NEXT THING WE HEAR A LOUD NOISE COMING FROM OUTSIDE THE LAUNDRYMAT PLACE.. MY VEHICLE WAS SMOKING FROM THE HOOD TOWARD THE DASH BOARD AND THEN I COULD NOT EVEN OPEN THE DOOR WITH THE KEY OR THE ALARM BUTTON..SO A FRIEND BROKE THE DRIVER WINDOW AND THEN TRIED TO STOP THE FIRE FROM SPREADING BUT WAS NOT SUCCESSFUL..I TRIED TO GET MY BELONGS BUT EITHER. MY VEHICLE HAS BEEN MAINTAIN IN GOOD SERVICE AT THE NISSAN DEALER. I ONLY HAD IT FOR APROX 1YR NOTHING WAS WRONG WITH MY CAR UNTIL THAT DAY FOR SOME REASON I DON'T KNOW IT CAUGHT ON FIRE.. I THINK THESE VEHICLE NEED TO BE CHECK OUT..CAUSE MAYBE IF MY KIDS WHERE INSIDE I BELIEVE THEY WOULD HAVE SOME BURN SCARS ON THEM ,BECAUSE THE STUPID DOOR COULD NOT BE OPEN WITH THE OR THE ALARM KEY...*TR

WE WERE DRIVING THE VEHICLE ON THE HIGHWAY AND ALL THE SUDDEN THE BRAKE LIGHT CAME ON, AS THE LIGHT CAME ON THE BRAKES GAVE AN ANTI-LOCK TYPE RESPONSE. AS THIS WAS HAPPENING, WE WERE TRYING TO PULL TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD AND SLOW DOWN, BECAUSE IF THIS ONGOING REACTION THOUGH, OUR BRAKES WERE NOT WORKING TO SLOW THE VEHICLE. WE PROBABLY HAD ABOUT 25% BRAKING POWER. THIS ALSO HAPPENED TO MY WIFE ON THE ROAD AS SHE WAS TRAVELING AT 35 MILES AND HOUR. EXACT SAME ISSUE ONLY TWO DAYS EARLIER. FROM WHAT I'VE READ ONLINE IT IS A DEFECTIVE DELTA STROKE SENSOR AND BRAKE BOOSTER. AND SEEMS TO BE VERY COMMON IN THE ARMADA, TITAN, AND INFINITI QX VEHICLES. THIS IS AN EXTREME SAFETY HAZARD. SHOULD THIS HAPPEN AT A STOP LIGHT AND WE CAN'T STOP WE WOULD ROLL RIGHT INTO THE INTERSECTION, CREATING A HAZARD TO US AND OUR CHILDREN. THE ONLY WAY TO FIX THE ISSUE IS TO TURN OF THE CAR AND IT REBOOTS TO SAYING THE BRAKE IS OFF. *TR

MY BRAKE LIGHT CAME ON AND WHEN I WENT TO PUT ON MY BRAKES ON THERE WAS THIS GRINDING SOUND AND MY BRAKE PEDAL SHUTTERED AND THERE WAS A SOUND LIKE A SPRING BEING POPPED. MY HUSBAND SAID THAT IT SOUNDED LIKE THERE WAS SOMETHING WRONG WITH THE ABS SYSTEM AND I HAVE READ ONLINE WHERE OTHER PEOPLE ARE HAVING THE SAME PROBLEMS WITH THERE VEHICLE BUT NISSAN WONT ISSUE A RECALL ON THIS PROBLEM. WHEN YOU TURN THE CAR OFF THE PROBLEM GO AWAY UNTIL THE NEXT TIME THAT IT HAPPENS. *TR

THE BRAKES LOCKED UP, EXPERIENCED VIBRATION ON THE STEERING WHEEL, AND BRAKES BEGAN STUTTERING. THIS IS ABOUT THE FOURTH TIME THAT THIS INCIDENT OCCURS. THIS OCCURS AS YOU APPLY THE BRAKE SLOWLY AT SLOW SPEEDS, USUALLY AROUND 20-30 MPH. BRAKE WARNING LIGHT IN THE INSTRUMENT PANEL FLASHES. THE ONLY WAY TO RESET IS BY TURNING OFF THE CAR AND TURNING IT BACK ON. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 NISSAN ARMADA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FUEL GAUGE INACCURATELY DISPLAYED THAT THE VEHICLE HAD FUEL ALTHOUGH THE FUEL TANK WAS EMPTY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A PRIVATE MECHANIC WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE FUEL SENDER UNIT NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 10V074000 (FUEL SYSTEM, OTHER). THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 126,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 130,000. *TR

I HAVE HAD A BRAKING PROBLEM WITH MY NISSAN ARMADA FOR YEARS & YEARS. WHEN DRIVING, THE BRAKE LIGHT ON THE DASH WILL COME ON & WHEN YOU APPLY THE BRAKES IT WILL MAKE A GRINDING NOISE & BARELY STOP. YESTERDAY, WHILE I WAS DRIVING 68 MPH IN THE FAST LANE ON THE FREEWAY THE BRAKE LIGHT, VDC LIGHT & SLIP LIGHT RANDOMLY CAME ON THE DASH, I HAD NOT APPLIED THE BRAKES. I HAVE INCLUDED A PICTURE OF MY DASH YESTERDAY WHEN THIS OCCURRED. I KNEW FROM EXPERIENCE THAT I NOW HAD COMPROMISED BRAKING SO I QUICKLY PULLED OVER TO THE RIGHT & GOT OFF THE FREEWAY AT THE FIRST EXIT. MY CAR SLOWLY GROUND TO A STOP. IT TOOK A MUCH LONGER DISTANCE TO STOP THAN IT SHOULD HAVE. AS ALWAYS, WHEN YOU TURN THE CAR OFF & RESTART, IT RESETS, AND THE BRAKES WORK AGAIN. WHENEVER I HAVE TAKEN THE CAR IN & MENTIONED THIS PROBLEM THEY ALWAYS ACT AS IF THEY HAVE NEVER HEARD OF THIS PROBLEM BEFORE. THE FIRST TIME I EXPERIENCED THIS WAS PROBABLY WHEN THE CAR WAS 2 YEARS OLD & IT HAS HAPPENED INTERMITTENTLY THROUGHOUT THE YEARS, PROBABLY ABOUT 5 TO 10 TIMES A YEAR. NISSAN MUST BE AWARE OF THIS PROBLEM, IT IS ALL OVER THE INTERNET IF YOU INVESTIGATE. *TR UPDATED 06/17/13

THE INCIDENT HAS HAPPENED TWICE ALREADY ONCE WHILE DRIVING AND GOING ABOUT 35 MILES PER HOUR. THE 2ND WHILE SITTING IN A DRIVE THRU. WHILE SLOWING DOWN FOR THE LIGHT, IT FELT AS THE BRAKES GAVE OUT. THE BRAKE PEDAL DID NOT HAVE ANY PRESSURE IN THEM AND GAVE THIS LOUD CRUNCHING SOUND. ALSO SOUNDED LIKE A SPRING MOANING. IMMEDIATELY THE BRAKE LIGHT CAME ON AS IF I HAD MY EMERGENCY BRAKES ON. I WAS IN A PANIC AND SWERVED TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD NOT TO REAR END THE CAR IN FRONT OF ME. THIS CONTINUED UNTIL AFTER I COMPLETELY TURNED OFF THE CAR, LET IT SIT THEN TURNED IT BACK ON. THE LIGHT WENT OFF AND THE BRAKES WORKED AS NORMAL. THE 2ND TIME I WAS IN A DRIVE THRU MOVING FORWARD AND THE BRAKES SEEM TO GIVE OUT. CRUNCHING SOUND, BRAKE LIGHT AND ONLY WENT AWAY WHEN I TURNED THE ARMADA COMPLETELY OFF AND THEN ON AGAIN. AFTER RESEARCHING THE PROBLEM ONLINE IT APPEARS THAT MANY OTHER PEOPLE ARE EXPERIENCING THE SAME PROBLEM. THIS ARMADA, MY WIFE DRIVES TO WORK EVERY DAY BACK AND FORTH. WE CAN'T AFFORD ANOTHER CAR AND I FEAR FOR HER SAFETY AND THE CARS AROUND HER. HERE IS A LINK OF JUST SOME OF THE PEOPLE HAVING THE SAME ISSUE. HTTP://X.NISSANHELP.COM/FORUMS/ARMADA/1852-BRAKE-PROBLEMS-2.HTML. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 NISSAN ARMADA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 60 MPH, THE TRANSMISSION FAILED TO SHIFT OUT OF THIRD GEAR. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTICS. THE DEALER NOTICED RADIATOR FLUID MIXING WITH TRANSMISSION FLUID WHICH CAUSED THE TRANSMISSION TO STALL. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 127,500. UPDATED 04/30/13*LJ THE CONSUMER STATED HER HUSBAND NOTICED THE GEARS WERE NOT SHIFTING PROPERLY AND SOON THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE NEXT DAY, THE CONSUMER TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER. THE INSPECTION REVEALED THE VALVE BODY WAS BAD AND THE RADIATOR WAS LEAKING FLUID INTO THE TRANSMISSION. UPDATED 05/08/13

IN MARCH 2009 MY 2005 NISSAN ARMADA, WHICH I BOUGHT NEW IN LATE 2004, STARTED TO HAVE PROBLEMS WITH THE BRAKES. THE RED WARNING LAMPS LIGHT UP AND THE CAR LOST MOST OF ITS BRAKING POWER, LIKE NOT HAVING ANY SERVO SUPPORT. THERE WERE ALSO NOISE AND A SOFT PULSING FEELING. WE FOUND THAT IF WE TURNED OF THE ENGINE AND THEN STARTED IT AGAIN, EVERYTHING WORKED FINE. NISSAN COULD NOT FIND ANY FAULTS WITH THE CAR. THE PROBLEM REPEATED ITSELF 4-6 TIMES A YEAR. NISSAN COULD STILL NOT FIND ANY FAULTS THEY COULD NOT REPEAT THE FAULT WHEN THEY HAD THE CAR IN FOR TESTS. IN JULY 2012, ON MY ANNUAL SERVICE, I ASKED AGAIN ABOUT THE BRAKES. I WAS THEN TOLD THAT OTHER CUSTOMERS HAVE HAD THE SAME PROBLEM AND THAT THEY NOW HAS A SOLUTION FOR THE PROBLEM. I AM SURPRISED THAT NISSAN HAS NOT RECALLED THE FAILING BRAKES. NISSAN'S ANSWER IS STILL THAT THERE WAS NO PROBLEM. I HAVE THE WORK PAPERS TO SHOW WHAT WAS NEEDED TO FIX THE PROBLEM. *TR

THE BRAKES SOUNDS ALOUD METAL CONTACT THE BRAKE LIGHT COMES ON THE TRUCK SHAKES YOU HAVE TURN ENGINE OFF FOR AT LEAST FIVE MINUTES. *TR

I HAVE A 2005 ARMADA AND I EXPERIENCED THE ABS/BRAKE/VDC LIGHT COMING ON. TOOK IT TO THE DEALER AND THEY COULD NOT FIND ANYTHING WRONG. THEY RESET THE COMPUTER AND ADDED FLUID TO THE MASTER CYLINDER. THIS HAPPENED AFTER HAVING THE VEHICLE FOR 13 MONTHS. SYMPTOMS: BRAKE PEDDLE FELL TO THE FLOORBOARD, GRINDING WAS FELT AND HEARD, DASH BRAKE LIGHT CAME ON. IT FELT LIKE THE BRAKE PADS FELL OFF THE CALIPERS AND THE CALIPERS AND ROTORS WERE RUBBING AGAINST EACH OTHER TO STOP THE TRUCK, WHICH DIDN'T HAPPEN. I HAD ROUGHLY 20% BRAKING POWER, COMPARED TO NORMAL, WHEN THIS OCCURRED. I HAVE HAD BAKE WORK DONE OVER AND OVER AGAIN AND THE ISSUE CONTINUE TO COME BACK AND IT'S VERY RANDOM. MY COUSIN WHOM HAS A 2005 NISSAN ARMADA ALSO CALL ME TODAY COMPLAINING ABOUT THE SAME ISSUE. DID MORE RESEARCH AND FOUND THIS WEB SITE HTTP://TOWNHALL-TALK.EDMUNDS.COM/DIRECT/VIEW/.F0FFEA4 WERE THERE WERE OVER 100 POST OF PEOPLE COMPLAINING ABOUT THE EXACT SAME ISSUE WITH THERE ARMADA. LUCKY I HAVE NOT HAD AN ACCIDENT WITH THIS ISSUE, BUT I FEEL AS IF MY DAY IS COMING. MY VEHICLE IS PAID OFF, AND I DON'T FEEL AS IF THIS IS A NORMAL WEAR AND TEAR ISSUE OF THE VEHICLE, AND I DON'T WANT TO HAVE TO PURCHASE ANOTHER VEHICLE BECAUSE NISSAN IS REFUSING TO REPAIR AN SAFETY ISSUE WITH ONE IF IT VEHICLES. PLEASE HELP, RESOLVING THIS ISSUE COULD PREVENT ME OR SOMEONE ELSE FROM HAVING AN ACCIDENT BUT MORE IMPORTANTLY IT COULD HELP SAVE SOMEONE'S LIFE. PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE LOOK AT THE WEB SITE I PROVIDED. I FEEL AS IF

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 NISSAN ARMADA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 35 MPH, THE EMERGENCY BRAKE WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED AS THE VEHICLE EXHIBITED AN ABNORMAL GRINDING NOISE. THE CONTACT MERGED TO THE SHOULDER AND POWERED OFF THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING. THE TECHNICIAN ADVISED THE CONTACT THAT THE POWER BOOSTER SENSOR NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER TWICE FOR THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 100,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 106,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 NISSAN ARMADA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FUEL GAUGE WOULD NOT READ ACCURATELY. THE VEHICLE STALLED WHILE THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING 45 MPH DUE TO THE FUEL GAUGE READING THAT THE FUEL TANK WAS FULL WHEN IT WAS ACTUALLY EMPTY. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER WHO INSPECTED THE VEHICLE AND ADVISED THAT THERE WAS NO FUEL IN THE VEHICLE AND THAT THE FUEL GAUGE FAILED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED AND THE DEALER OFFERED NO ASSISTANCE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED WHO ADVISED THE CONTACT THAT THERE WAS A RECALL FOR THE FAILURE UNDER NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 10V074000 (FUEL SYSTEM, OTHER: STORAGE: FUEL GAUGE SYSTEM) HOWEVER, THE RECALL CAMPAIGN WAS CLOSED DESPITE THE FACT THAT THE CONTACT'S VEHICLE WAS INCLUDED IN THE RECALL. THE MANUFACTURER OFFERED NO FURTHER ASSISTANCE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 139,160. ...UPDATED 12/03/12*BF THE CONSUMER STATED THAT THE FUEL GAUAGE BROKE ONCE IN 2007. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE CONSUMER WAS REIMBURSED FOR THE REPAIRS UNDER RECALL IN 2010. THE FUEL GAUGE FAILED AGAIN WITH THE SAME ISSUE IN 2012. UPDATED 12/5/2012 *JS

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 NISSAN ARMADA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE BRAKE PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR AND THE BRAKES MADE A GRINDING SOUND WHENEVER THE BRAKES WERE ENGAGED. THE CONTACT MENTIONED THAT THE GRINDING NOISE WOULD CEISED AFTER TURNING THE VEHICLE OFF AND BACK ON. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHO DIAGNOSE THAT THE BRAKE BOOSTER WAS FAILING AND THE DELTA BOOSTER SENSOR INSIDE THE BRAKE BOOSTER NEEDED TO BE REPLACED AND REPROGRAMMED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE HAD NEW BRAKES PADS AT THE TIME OF THE FAILURE. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 94,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 103,000.

WARNING LIGHT FOR AIRBAGS STARTED BLINKING. TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE NISSAN DEALER IN COLLEGE STATION TX. THE DEALER RAN A COMPUTER DIAGNOSTIC. WAS TOLD THAT THE PASSENGER SIDE AIRBAG WOULD NOT ACTIVATE IN THE EVENT OF AN ACCIDENT. TO REPAIR THE PROBLEM, THE "HARNESS" FROM THE AIRBAG TO THE COMPUTER CONTROLLER HAD TO BE REPLACE FOR $500+. I WAS TOLD THAT THIS DEALERSHIP HAS REPLACED A "NUMBER" OF THESE AIRBAG HARNESSES. I HAVE NOT YET REPAIRED THE PROBLEM. THE WARNING LIGHT CONTINUES TO BLINK; AND MY PASSENGERS ARE AT SEVERE SAFETY RISK IF THERE IS AN ACCIDENT. THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE RESULTING FROM A DESIGN FLAW. *TR

BRAKE LIGHT CAME ON DURING NORMAL DRIVING CONDITIONS. WHEN I PRESSED THE BRAKE TO STOP, THE ABS SYSTEM KICKED ON AND BRAKING DISTANCE WAS GREATLY REDUCED. PROBLEM RESET ITSELF WHEN VEHICLE WAS TURNED OFF AND TURNED BACK ON. IT HAS BEEN AN INTERMITTENT PROBLEM NOW FOR 5 YEARS. NEVER HAVE HAD IT NEAR A DEALER WHEN IT HAS HAPPENED SO I HAVE NOT GOTTEN IT FIXED. IT MAY COME ON TWO OR THREE TIMES A DAY THEN IT MIGHT NOT COME BACK ON FOR 6 MONTHS THEN IT WILL HAPPEN EVERYDAY FOR A WEEK AND THE STOP FOR THREE MONTHS. SOMETHING IS CLEARLY WRONG WITH THEIR BRAKING SYSTEM AND I DON'T WANT TO PAY THEM TO FIX THEIR MISTAKES. HERE WE ARE AFTER OWNING THE CAR FOR 5 YEARS AND SEEING MANY TALK FORUMS OF OTHER PEOPLE HAVE THE SAME ISSUE AND NISSAN HAS NOT STEPPED UP TO RESOLVE IT. THE BRAKE SYSTEM IS A DANGEROUS COMPONENT TO HAVE FAIL GOING DOWN THE ROAD. *TR

ON THE LISTED DATE ABOVE OUR FAMILY WAS ON EN ROUTE TO OUR VACATION DESTINATION, TRAVELING IN OUR ARMADA WITH CAMPER IN TOW. WHILE GOING THRU THE MOUNTAINS IN VIRGINIA WE HAD LOST ALL POWER TO OUR TRANSMISSION CAUSING US TO PULL OVER ONTO THE SHOULDER OF THE EXPRESSWAY. AFTER SOME TIME WE WHERE FINALLY ABLE TO GET TOWED TO A DEALERSHIP IN COVINGTON. AS SOON AS THE SERVICE MANAGER LOOKED AT THE VEHICLE HE NEW EXACTLY WHAT HAD HAPPENED. HE EXPLAINED THAT THE TAIL PIPE HAD DISCONNECTED FROM THE MUFFLER AND THAT THE HOT EXHAUST BURNED UP THE WIRE HARNESS THAT CONTROLLED ALL THE POWER TO THE TRANSMISSION. THIS THEY HAD SEEN AND FIXED 4 TO 5 TIMES AT THIS DEALERSHIP. MY COMPLAINT IS THAT THE PIPING FROM THE MUFFLER SOME HOW ERODED AWAY AND DISCONNECTED ALLOWING THE EXHAUST TO BURN UP THE WIRE HARNESS, AS WELL AS THE HOSE THAT SUPPLIES THE COMPRESSED AIR TO THE AIR SHOCKS. THIS TO ME IS A VERY SERIOUS SAFETY ISSUE. FORTUNATELY WE WERE IN THE RIGHT HAND LANE AND NO OTHER VEHICLES WERE NEAR TO CAUSE A POTENTIAL ACCIDENT. WE WERE ABLE TO GET OVER SAFELY ALTHOUGH WE HAD LOST ALL TRANSMISSION POWER GOING UP THIS MOUNTAIN. NOT SURE IF ANYBODY ELSE HAS REPORTED THIS SAFETY ISSUE. BUT NISSAN MUST KNOW ABOUT IT BASED ON THE SERVICE MANAGER SEEING THIS THAT MANY TIMES. WHY WOULD ONE HAVE YOUR ELECTRIC WIRING RUNNING SO CLOSE TO A POTENTIAL HOT SOURCE THAT COULD DISABLE YOUR VEHICLE WHILE DRIVING? I RECENTLY WAS TALKING TO A COWORKER WHO HAS A 2004 ARMADA AND TOLD HIM ABOUT WHAT HAPPENED TO US

WHILE TRAVELING ON THE HIGHWAY (50MPH) RED BRAKE LIGHT CAME ON DASH AND WHEN APPLYING PRESSURE TO THE BRAKES, GRINDING NOISE IMMEDIATELY BEGAN AND PEDAL PRESSURE WAS NOT AVAILABLE. ALMOST FULL PEDAL TRAVEL TO THE FLOOR BOARD. AT THE TIME, ABS WAS KICKING IN AND BRAKES WERE NOT WORKING PROPERLY. HAD TO SWERVE TO MISS CARS THAT WERE STOPPED OFF OF THE EXIT RAMP AT A RED LIGHT, PULLING OFF TO THE SIDE OF THE RAMP. HAD TO TURN THE CAR OFF AND RESTART THE CAR IN ORDER FOR THE BRAKES TO WORK PROPERLY AGAIN. AFTER RESEARCH, THIS IS A CONFIRMED AND KNOWN PROBLEM BY NISSAN OF AMERICA WITH THE BRAKE BOOSTER/DELTA SENSOR IN ARMADA AND TITAN TRUCKS MANUFACTURED BY NISSAN. *TR

LIKE MANY OTHERS, WHEN APPLYING BRAKES, HARSH GRINDING NOISE AND INABILITY TO BRAKE EASILY. THE PROBLEM GOES AWAY WHEN CAR RE-STARTED. HAS HAPPENED ABOUT 25 TIMES IN 3 YEARS. SEEMS TO BE COMPUTER ISSUE BUT NEVER HAPPENS WHEN AT SERVICE CENTER. WHEN MY WIFE DROVE THE CAR , THE FIRST TIME IT HAPPENED SHOOK HER QUITE A BIT AS SHE WAS IN HIGH TRAFFIC AREA GOING ABOUT 40 MPH. IT IS UNSAFE TO TURN THE ENGINE OFF AND ON WHILE DRIVING BUT THIS IS ONLY WAY TO GET BRAKES OPERATING. *TR

AIRBAG WARNING LIGHT IN INSTRUMENT PANEL CAME ON. I TOOK THE ARMADA TO DOUGLASS NISSAN IN COLLEGE STATION, TX. A "COMPUTER" CHECK WAS RUN, AND I WAS TOLD THAT THE AIRBAGS WOULD NOT ACTIVATE IN THE EVENT OF AN ACCIDENT WITH THE ARMADA, AND TO CORRECT THIS, A "HARNESS" THAT GOES FROM THE PASSENGER SEATBELTS/SEAT WEIGHT BAG TO THE AIRBAGS SERVING THIS AREA HAD TO BE REPLACED AT A COST OF $459. THE SERVICE REP ADVISED ME THAT "A NUMBER" OF NISSAN'S VEHICLES HAVE HAD TO BE "REPAIRED" TO FIX THIS SAFETY PROBLEM. I ASKED IF THERE WAS A SAFETY CAMPAIGN OF ANY KIND FOR THE PROBLEM AND WAS TOLD NO. I AM 71 YEARS OLD, HAVE OWNED A NUMBER OF AUTOMOBILES, AND HAVE NEVER HAD THIS PROBLEM. I HAVE NOT HAD THE REPAIR MADE, BECAUSE OF THE COST ($459 + THE $50 I HAVE ALREADY PAID TO RUN THE COMPUTER CHECK). SURELY THERE IS A SAFETY CAMPAIGN ON NISSAN'S FAULTY AIRBAGS???? *TR

AIR BAG DEFAULT WARNING ON INSTRUMENT PANEL. 2005 NISSAN ARMADA. DEALER SAYS AIR BAGS WILL NOT WORK UNLESS AN INTERIOR HARNESS FROM AIRBAG/SEAT WEIGHT CUSHION/COMPUTER IS REPLACED. DEALER SAYS THEY HAVE REPLACED "A BUNCH" OF THEM ON NISSAN ARMADAS. COST IS $459 AND AIR BAGS WON'T WORK UNTIL IT IS REPLACED. DEALER SAYS NISSAN DOES NOT HAVE A SAFETY/WARRANTY CAMPAIGN ON THIS FAULTY ITEM. DEALER IS "DOUGLAS NISSAN" IN COLLEGE STATION TX. *TR

I WAS COMING UP TO A STOP LIGHT, GOING ROUGHLY 40 MPH, AND STARTED APPLYING THE BRAKES, AS THE LIGHTS WERE CHANGING, AND I FELT THE BRAKE PEDAL GO "SOFT" AND DROP NEARLY TO THE FLOOR. I HAD THE BRAKE, ABS, AND SLIP LIGHTS LIGHT UP ON MY DASH. I WAS ABLE TO BRING THE ARMADA TO A CONTROLLED STOP BEFORE GOING INTO THE INTERSECTION, BUT TO DO SO I HAD TO DEPRESS THE BRAKE PEDAL TO THE FLOOR AND IT WAS AS IF THERE WAS A MINISCULE AMOUNT OF PRESSURE BEING APPLIED TO THE BRAKES. ONCE STOPPED I SHIFTED INTO PARK, TURNED OFF THE TRUCK, WAITED A FEW MOMENTS, AND TURNED THE TRUCK ON AGAIN. THE BRAKE, ABS, AND SLIP LIGHTS REMAINED ILLUMINATED AND THE BRAKE PEDAL CONTINUED TO FEEL EXTREMELY SOFT. I HAD TO KEEP IT FULL DEPRESSED AGAINST THE FLOOR IN ORDER TO STAY STOPPED. WHEN THE STOP LIGHTS TURNED GREEN, I PULLED OFF THE ROAD- OUT OF THE WAY OF TRAFFIC- AND REPEATED THE PROCEDURE ABOVE THAT I PERFORMED AT THE STOP LIGHT. THE BRAKE, ABS AND SLIP LIGHTS CONTINUED TO REMAIN ILLUMINATED. *TR

MY BRAKES FAILED TWICE IN MY 2005 NISSAN ARMADA W/55K MILES. THE FIRST TIME, MY BRAKES FAILED TO STOP ME AT AN INTERSECTION, WITH A NEAR MISS COLLISION. THE BRAKE LIGHT CAME ON & THERE WAS A HORRIBLE GRINDING SOUND, THE BRAKE PEDAL PULSATED & I HAD TO TAKE IT ALL THE WAY TO THE FLOOR TO ATTEMPT TO STOP MY VEHICLE. I IMMEDIATELY PULLED OVER AND WAS TOWED TO MY MECHANIC. I WAS TOLD THERE WAS NOTHING WRONG WITH MY BRAKES? THE LIGHT NO LONGER CAME ON AND THE SOUND WAS GONE. APPROX 3 MONTHS LATER IT HAPPENED AGAIN. DRIVING 35 MPH I STARTED TO BRAKE AND THE EXACT SAME THING HAPPENED AGAIN. THIS TIME I DROVE HOME AND PARKED IT, GOT BACK IN THE VEHICLE TO CHECK IT AND THE BRAKE LIGHT WAS OFF & THE SOUND WAS GONE, BRAKES STILL FELT DIFFERENT HOWEVER. THE NEXT MORNING, I DID SOME RESEARCH ONLINE, SAW A BUNCH OF PEOPLE HAVING THE SAME EXACT PROBLEMS. I CALLED NISSAN DIRECTLY & OPENED A CASE. MADE AN APPT AT THE DEALERSHIP, THEY KNEW EXACTLY WHAT I WAS TALKING ABOUT. AFTER INSPECTION THEY TOLD ME IT WAS MY BRAKE BOOSTER & IT NEEDED TO BE REPLACED AND REPROGRAMMED & IT COST $975. I CALLED NISSAN TO LET THEM KNOW THE COST & ASKED FOR ASSISTANCE SINCE IT WAS A DEFECTIVE PART. I WAS INFORMED TO NOT PICK UP MY VEHICLE UNTIL I HEARD FROM THEM. I HAD RENTED A CAR FROM THE DEALERSHIP. NISSAN TOOK 5 DAYS TO RESPOND & CALLED AT 5:30PM TO SAY SORRY WE DECIDED NOT TO HELP. SO NOT ONLY DID I PAY FOR THE PART, REPROGRAMMING & SERVICE, I ALSO HAD TO PAY FOR THE RENTAL AS WELL! THEY DENIED ME FOR TWO RE

WHILE DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY AND TRYING TO PRESS BRAKE, FELT NO RESPONSE FROM BRAKE OR VERY HARD TO PRESS BRAKE, SO I PULLED ASIDE THE CAR. *TR

MY 05 ARMADA HAS PROBLEMS WITH THE BRAKE SENOR LIGHT COMING ON AND THE ABS SYSTEM START ACTING ERRATIC, VIBRATION UNDER DASH AND PEDAL MOVING BACK AND FORTH THE BRAKES LOCK UP AND START MAKING GRINDING SOUND AND IS HARD TO CONTROL. WHEN THE CAR IS STOPPED AND RESTARTED ALL PROBLEMS VANISH. SOMETIMES IT DOES IT WHEN THE CAR IS PARKED LIKE WHEN I WENT TO THE STORE CAME OUT AND TRY TO DRIVE IT BUT IT WAS LOCKED. WHEN IM DRIVING THE CAR AND IT WITH JUST A TOUCH TO THE PEDAL THE BRAKES WOULD JUST LOCK UP. ITS UNSAFE BECAUSE THERE IS NO WARNING WHEN IT HAPPENS. I CALLED THE DEALER AND TOLD THE PERSON IN CHARGE WHAT WAS HAPPENING SHE SAID IT MIGHT BE THE BRAKE BOOSTER. I THINK ITS A COMPUTER HARD WARE OR SOFTWARE ISSUE BECAUSE ONCE ITS RE-STARTED IT GOES BACK TO NORMAL. SINCE MY INSURANCE HAS ALREADY EXPIRED AND THE LADY SAID IT WILL COST ME ABOUT 1,000 DLLS WHICH I DON'T HAVE RIGHT KNOW IT WILL BE DIFFICULT FOR ME TO FIX IT RIGHT AWAY. IF IT IS THE BRAKE BOOSTER.I HOPE IN THE MEANTIME IM LUCKY ENOUGH TO NOT BE IN A CAR ACCIDENT BECAUSE OF THIS PROBLEM THANK YOU. HELP. *TR

WHILE TRAVELING DOWN THE ROAD, THE BRAKELIGHT COMES ON. WHEN PRESSING THE BRAKE PEDAL THERE IS NOT THE SAME AMOUNT OF BRAKING PRESSURE AND THE ABS STARTS SOUNDING OFF, CREATING A LOT OF NOISE. THE BRAKE FEEL BECOMES OVERLY GRABBY AND INCONSISTENT. THIS HAS HAPPENED AT LEAST A DOZEN TIMES TO ME PERSONALLY AS WELL AS MY WIFE. WHEN THE VEHICLE IS SHUT OFF AND THEN TURNED BACK ON IT SEEMS TO RESET AND WORK AS NORMAL, UNTIL IT DOES IT AGAIN. PLEASE HELP! THIS HAD RECENTLY HAPPENED 4 TIMES IN THE LAST 1 WEEK. THIS HAS OCCURRED 2 YEARS AGO. I WENT TO THE DEALER. THEY REPROGRAMMED SOMETHING AND HAS BEEN GOOD FOR A WHILE, BUT NOW IT IS BACK. I TOOK VEHICLE IN TO SERVICE ON JULY 9TH 2012 IS PART OF A TSB TO HAVE THE COMPUTER FLASHED OR UPDATED. DID NOT SOLVE PROBLEM, IT HAPPENED AGAIN TODAY. THIS IS BECOMING A SERIOUS AND LIFE THREATENING ISSUE WITH BRAKE FAILURE ON THIS NISSAN ARMADA. *TR

WHILE DRIVING IN THE NEIGHBORHOOD AROUND 20 MPH, I NEEDED TO BRAKE AND NOTICE AN UNUSUAL NOISE. THIS NOISE SEEMS TO BE COMING FROM THE BRAKE BOOSTER. IN ADDITION, IT SOUNDED LIKE THE BRAKES WERE GRINDING. I NOTICE THAT THE BRAKE LAMP FROM THE INSTRUMENT CLUSTER WAS ON. DRIVING SLOWLY, I REPEATED THE BRAKING AND IT WOULD DO THE SAME. SO I PULLED OVER TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD AND TURN OFF THE TRUCK. I TURNED THE TRUCK BACK ON AND THE BRAKE LAMP IS NOW GONE. I WAS ABLE TO DRIVE HOME WITH NO PROBLEM. THIS HAS OCCURRED TO ME AT LEAST 5 TIMES. I HAVE BROUGHT IT TO THE DEALERSHIP AND THEY DID NOT SEE ANY FAULT CODE. DID A SEARCH ON THE WEB AND MANY PEOPLE HAVE HAD THE SAME ISSUE. THIS SHOULD BE A SAFETY RECALL SINCE IT PERTAINS TO THE BRAKE SYSTEM OF THE VEHICLE. *TR

WHEN I WAS DRIVING TODAY, THE BRAKE LIGHT CAME ON AND IT WAS VERY HARD TO STOP. THIS HAS HAPPENED SEVERAL TIMES IN THE LAST SEVERAL YEARS. IT'S SCARY BECAUSE YOU CAN'T STOP LIKE NORMAL. WHEN THIS HAPPENS, I PULL OVER, TURN MY CAR OFF AND THEN ON AGAIN AND IT CLEARS IT. THIS SEEMS TO BE AN ONGOING PROBLEM FROM ONLINE COMPLAINTS I HAVE READ AND NISSAN IS AWARE OF THIS. THIS IS A HUGE SAFETY CONCERN. PLEASE DO SOMETHING ABOUT THIS. THIS SHOULD BE WITHOUT A QUESTION, RECALLED. THANK YOU ! *JS

THE BRAKE LIGHT CAME ON AND THE PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR ALSO A GRINDING BANGING NOISE. I SHUT THE TRUCK OFF AND STARTED IT UP AND IT WAS FINE. THIS HAS HAPPENED 4 TIMES IN THE LAST YEAR, THE LAST 2 TIMES WITHIN THE LAST WEEK. *TR

I NEEDED TO STOP AND MY BRAKES WOULDN'T WORK COMPLETELY. THEY SLOWED ME DOWN A LITTLE BUT DID NOT FUNCTION COMPLETELY. THE PEDAL PUMPED UP AND DOWN MADE A WEIRD NOISE AND THE BRAKE LIGHT CAME ON. IF I HAD BEEN TRAVELING AT A FASTER SPEED AND BEEN FOLLOWING CLOSER, I WOULD HAVE WRECKED. *TT

DRIVING HOME ABOUT 45 MPH, THE BRAKE LIGHT CAME ON. I SLOWED DOWN FOR THE UPCOMING RED LIGHT BUT THE BRAKES DID NOT WORK, THEY WENT INTO ABS MODE SO I REMOVED MY FOOT FROM THE PEDAL, RE-APPLIED PRESSURE TO THE BRAKE PEDAL AND THE BRAKES STARTED PULSING AND GRINDING VIOLENTLY. I COULD NOT STOP FOR THE RED LIGHT SO I DROPPED IT DOWN INTO 4TH GEAR AND MADE A HARD RIGHT TURN ABOUT 25 MPH. THANKFULLY THERE WAS LITTLE TRAFFIC SO NO ACCIDENT AND NO ONE WAS HURT. I DROVE THE REMAINING TWO MILES HOMES AT 25 MPH AND WITHOUT USING THE BRAKES UNTIL I GOT TO MY DRIVEWAY. I APPLIED VERY LIGHT PRESSURE ON THE BRAKE PEDAL AND LITTLE NOISE BUT NOT MUCH STOPPING POWER, THANKFULLY MY DRIVEWAY IS UPHILL. WHEN I GOT HOME I LOOKED UP ARMADA BRAKE FAILURE AND REALIZED THAT THERE WERE HUNDREDS OF POSTS DATING BACK TO 2004, SO THIS APPEARS TO BE A COMMON ISSUE WITH THE BRAKE BOOSTER AND COMPUTER. *JS

MY 2005 NISSAN ARMADA HAS THE PROBLEM DESCRIBED IN NHTSA #10V-074. NISSAN CLAIMS MY VEHICLE IS NOT PART OF THE RECALL EVEN THOUGHT THE RECALL IS FOR 2005 - 2009 NISSAN ARMADAS. IT IS VERY FRUSTRATING TO HAVE A SAFETY PROBLEM, LEARN THAT THE MANUFACTURER IS AWARE OF IT AND HAS A RECALL, BUT TO BE TOLD THAT IT DOESN'T APPLY TO YOUR VEHICLE. CLEARLY IT DOES, BECAUSE I HAVE THE EXACT PROBLEM DESCRIBED, "ISSUE CAN CAUSE THE FUEL GAUGE TO SHOW THAT THE VEHICLE STILL HAS SOME FUEL, TYPICALLY ABOUT ONE QUARTER TANK, WHEN FUEL TANK IS EMPTY." *TR

DRIVING ALONG AND VEHICLE SPUTTERS AND SHUTS DOWN, COASTING TO A STOP. UNABLE TO RESTART. GAS GAUGE SHOWS APPROXIMATELY 1/4 TANK OF GAS REMAINING YET IT WILL NOT START. UPON GETTING SOME GAS AND PUTTING IT IN TANK, VEHICLE STARTS AGAIN AND CONTINUES TO RUN AND IS DRIVEN TO GAS STATION FOR ADDITIONAL GAS. THIS HAS HAPPENED ON APPROXIMATELY 10 OCCASIONS. CALLED THE NISSAN CUSTOMER SERVICE LINE AND WAS TOLD THAT THEIR RECALL ON FUEL SENDING UNITS FOR NISSAN ARMADAS DID NOT INCLUDE MY VEHICLE. WAS INSTRUCTED TO SEEK FURTHER ASSISTANCE AND DIAGNOSIS FROM DEALER OR REPAIR SHOP OF MY CHOICE. DECLINED TO REPAIR & SERVICE MY VEHICLE REGARDING MY COMPLAINT. FURTHER RESEARCH ON MY PART HAS FOUND THAT THIS IS AN ISSUE WITH MANY NISSAN ARMADA VEHICLES THAT DO NOT FALL UNDER THE NISSAN RECALL UMBRELLA, WITH NISSAN DECLINING TO ADDRESS OR REPAIR THOSE VEHICLES AS WELL. NISSAN REFUSES TO RESEARCH INTO THESE COMPLAINTS WITH A BLANKET DENIAL THAT THESE VEHICLES DO NOT FALL INTO THEIR 'DETERMINED' LIST OF VEHICLE AFFECTED WITH THIS ISSUE. I WOULD MERELY LIKE MY COMPLAINT TO BE ADDRESSED AND REPAIRED ACCORDINGLY. I PURCHASED MY VEHICLE BRAND NEW IN JULY 2005. *TR

I WAS DRIVING IN A RESIDENTIAL AREA AND ATTEMPTED TO STOP AND I COULDN'T. THE BRAKES STARTED MAKING A GRINDING NOISE AND THE E-BRAKE LIGHT CAME ON. IT SLOWED DOWN ENOUGH FOR ME TO PULL TO THE SIDE AND FINALLY ABLE TO MAKE A COMPLETE STOP. I PUT IT IN PARK CHECKED THE E-BRAKE AND IT WASN'T ON AND PUT BACK INTO DRIVE WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS IN A SLOW ROLL I CHECKED THE BRAKES AND IT DID THE SAME THING. I PUT IT IN PARK TURNED IT OFF AND CALLED MT HUSBAND. WHEN TURNED HE TURNED IT BACK ON THE E-BRAKE LIGHT WAS OFF AND THE BRAKES WORKED. *TR