2006 Nissan Armada complaints

'WAS DRIVING AND GETTING READY TO STOP ON A 3 WAY STOP INTERSECTION, AS SOON AS I STEP ON THE BRAKE , A GRINDING NOISE WAS HEARD COMING FROM THE BRAKES AT THE SAME TIME THE BRAKE LIGHT ON THE DASH CAME ON. SEEMS LIKE THE BRAKES LOCK UP AND IT'S HARD TO MAKE A FULL STOP. FORTUNATELY, 'WAS ABLE TO PULL OVER ON THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. TURNED KEY IN THE IGNITION SWITCH ON AND OFF, THE BRAKE LIGHT ON THE DASH DISAPPEARED AND THE GRINDING NOISE WENT AWAY.THIS IS THE SECOND TIME THESE INCIDENTS HAPPENED. THE FIRST TIME IT HAPPENED (ABOUT A YEAR AGO- SAME ISSUE), I BROUGHT THE ARMADA TO MOSSY NISSAN POWAY. THEY HAVE TO RE-CODE THE ECU AND I HAVE TO PAY SOMETHING LIKE $300 FOR THE WORK DONE. NISSAN SHOULD DO SOMETHING ABOUT THIS SAFETY ISSUE. NHTSA, PLEASE ORDER A RECALL FOR THIS VEHICLE BEFORE AN INJURY OR SOMETHING FATAL HAPPENS TO ANYONE WHO DRIVES IT. *JS

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 NISSAN ARMADA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE HESITATED THEN STALLED. THE CONTACT IMMEDIATELY SHIFTED INTO NEUTRAL AND ONCE RESTARTED, THE VEHICLE RESUMED NORMALLY. THE CONTACT REFERENCED NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 10V517000 (ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING) BUT THE DEALER STATED THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 87,700.

MULTIPLE TIMES, OUR NISSAN ARMADA HAS HAD INCIDENTS WITH THE BRAKES. THE BRAKE PEDAL MODULATES/SHUTTERS, STOPPING DISTANCES ARE INCREASED, AND A LOUD VIBRATION CAN BE HEARD AND FELT FROM THE FRONT OF THE VEHICLE. I'VE DONE SOME RESEARCH ON THIS AND FOUND MANY OTHER ARMADA AND TITAN OWNERS HAVE EXPERIENCED THIS. SEE "ARMADA DELTA STROKE SENSOR" OR "ARMADA BRAKE PROBLEM" IN A GOOGLE SEARCH. ALSO, NISSAN HAS JUST SETTLED A CLASS ACTION LAWSUIT: HTTP://WWW.COURTHOUSENEWS.COM/2013/12/26/64077.HTM. THIS IS AN ISSUE THAT AFFECTS THE SAFETY OF THESE VEHICLES AND SHOULD BE ADDRESSED. *TR

I HIT A DEER ON JULY 5TH 2014. MY FRONT BUMPER PUSHED IN ON MY DRIVER SIDE WHEEL. CRACKED MY GRILL. BROKE OUT A HEAD LIGHT ON DRIVER SIDE. BENT THE DRIVER FENDER AND DRIVERS DOOR AND MY AIRBAG DID NOT DEPLOY. A WEEK AND A HALF LATER MY AIRBAG LIGHT COMES ON..... I CARRIED IT TO NISSAN AND THEY SAID IT WAS NOT WRECK RELATED. SPOKE WITH MY INSURANCE COMPANY AND WAS TOLD THAT THIS IS A COMMON ISSUE WITH NISSAN ARMADA. I NEED A RELIABLE VEHICLE AND I CANT TAKE THE CHANCE OF TRAVELING WITH HAZARDOUS RESTRAINTS.. I CURRENTLY HAVE A REJECT STICKER AND I DO NOT FEEL RESPONSIBLE FOR REPAIRS. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 NISSAN ARMADA. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS ATTEMPTING TO ENGAGED THE BRAKES, AN ABNORMAL NOISE EMITTED FROM THE REAR OF THE VEHICLE AS THE ABS, SLIP AND VDC WARNING LIGHTS ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 45,000.

WAS DRIVING MY SON TO FOOTBALL PRACTICE AND WENT TO STOP AT STOP SIGN AND THE BRAKES WERE REALLY HARD TO PUSH DOWN, WAS MAKING A BAD GRINDING NOISE AND DIDN'T WANT TO STOP, LUCKILY I WAS ONLY DRIVING 35MPH. FINALLY AFTER GETTING THE VEHICLE TO STOP I LET OF THE BRAKE PEDAL TRYING TO FIND OUT WHAT WAS GOING ON AND IT MADE A SPRINGY CLICKING NOISE LIKE THE PEDAL WAS RESETTING TO A CERTAIN SPOT AND THE BRAKE LIGHT WAS ON. AFTER TURNING VEHICLE OFF FOR 2-3 MINUTES STARTED BACK UP AND BRAKE LIGHT WAS OFF AND BRAKES WORKED PERFECTLY. THIS COULD HAVE GOT SOMEONE KILLED OR SEVERELY INJURED....NISSAN NEEDS TO DO SOMETHING ABOUT THIS! *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 NISSAN ARMADA. WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE BRAKE LIGHT ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL AND THE BRAKES WERE NON RESPONSIVE. THE CONTACT ALSO HEARD A LOUD GRINDING NOISE COMING FROM THE BRAKES WHEN THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 83,000. UPDATED 02/20/15*LJ THE CONSUMER STATED THE POWER BRAKE BOOSTER WAS REPLACED. UPDATED 10/28/2015*JS

THIS ISSUE OCCURRED AS WE WERE STOPPING AT AN INTERSECTION. THE BRAKES SEEMED TO LOSE POWER AND THERE WAS A SPRINGY, METALLIC NOISE EMANATING FROM THE FRONT OF THE CAR. IT ALMOST FELT LIKE THERE WAS SLIPPING GOING ON OR THAT THE DISCS CAME OFF TRACK. WE DROVE BACK TO A HOUSE WHERE WE HAD BEEN STAYING AND THE FRONT TIRES WERE REMOVED TO ENSURE ALL WAS INTACT. EVERYTHING WAS FINE AND WE DROVE 110 MILES TO OUR HOME. SINCE THEN THIS HAS HAPPENED SEVERAL TIMES. I FINALLY REALIZED THAT IT MUST BE AN ELECTRICAL PROBLEM BECAUSE IT WOULD RESET AFTER TURNING OFF THE VEHICLE. THIS LAST TIME IT AROSE ON A LONG DRIVE INTO THE CITY. IT WAS 9/22/2014 AND AFTER A LONG DRIVE INTO THE CITY I PARKED IN A SHOPPING CENTER. WHEN I RESTARTED THE VEHICLE AND REVERSED I NOTICED THE BRAKES WERE MALFUNCTIONING AGAIN. I PULLED OVER AND TURNED OFF AND TURNED ON THE CAR SEVERAL TIMES. IT DID NOT RESET. I HAD AN APPOINTMENT SO I DROVE ANOTHER FIVE STREET MILES IN A GINGERLY FASHION. IF I HAD ADEQUATE TIME TO STOP AT A SAFE SPEED I COULD DRIVE THE CAR BUT IT WAS HARROWING. WHEN I ARRIVED AT MY DESTINATION I REALIZED THAT THE BRAKE LIGHT WAS ON IN MY CONSOLE. I DECIDED TO LET THE CAR REST FOR FIVE OR SIX HOURS WHILE I WAS AT MY OUTING. WHEN I RETURNED LATER THAT DAY THE BRAKES OPERATED FINE. IT WORKED OKAY ON MY 110 MILE DRIVE BACK HOME. THIS HAS HAPPENED AT LEAST 5-6 TIMES IN THE LAST TWO YEARS THAT I HAVE OWNED THE CAR AFTER BUYING FROM A PRIVATE PARTY. I HAVE HAD THE BRAKES INSPECTED RELIGIOUSLY AND A CAU

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 NISSAN ARMADA. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 45 MPH, THE BRAKES FAILED WITHOUT WARNING. THE FAILURE OCCURRED MULTIPLE TIMES. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO BOTH A DEALER AND AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING, BUT THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE COULD NOT BE DETERMINED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED AND THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 86,000.

I WAS DRIVING MY KIDS TO SCHOOL, AS I WAS REACHING A STOP SIGN I WENT TO HIT MY BRAKES WHEN ALL OF THE SUDDEN I HAD NO BRAKE POWER, MADE AN UGLY GRINDING NOISE AND STOPPED IN THE MIDDLE OF THE INTERSECTION LUCKILY THERE WERE NO KIDS CROSSING THE ROAD OR COULD OF BEEN SOMETHING REALLY BAD! PLEASE HELP US! *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 NISSAN ARMADA. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 40 MPH, THE VEHICLE HESITATED TO STOP WHEN THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE BRAKES AND THE BRAKE SYSTEM NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED, BUT THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 33,000. UPDATED 10/24/2014*LJ UPDATED 7/14/2015*JS

REPLACED ABS PRESSURE SENSOR AFTER ABS WARNING LIGHT WAS ILLUMINATED IN 5/'14 AND REPROGRAMMED ABS CONTROL MODULE. ORIGINALLY HEARD SQUEAKING COMING FROM THE FRONT END WHEN BRAKES WERE ENGAGED. IT SOUNDED LIKE A SHOCK OR STRUT PROBLEM TO ME. I TOOK IT TO A MECHANIC AND ENGAGED THE BRAKES TO DUPLICATE THE SQUEAKING. THE BRAKE PEDAL PULSATED AND I HEARD A LOUD, GRINDING NOISE AS I BRAKED. ALSO, THERE WAS VERY LITTLE BRAKING CAPACITY. BRAKE LIGHT WAS LIT ON THE DASHBOARD. TURNED ENGINE OFF, AND IT SEEMED TO RESET ITSELF. BRAKES WERE WORKING FINE AFTER THAT. I TOOK IT TO NISSAN FOR SERVICE, BUT THEY COULDN'T FIND ANYTHING WRONG. THE SQUEAKING WAS ATTRIBUTED TO AGED BUSHINGS IN THE FRONT END AND WERE LUBRICATED. IT STARTED TO SQUEAK AGAIN ONE DAY LAST WEEK. AS I WAS DRIVING, I NOTICED THE BRAKE LIGHT COME ON. I BRAKED AND AGAIN HEARD THE GRINDING NOISE COMING FROM THE BRAKES, THE PULSATING BRAKE PEDAL, AND DECREASE IN BRAKING. BECAUSE I WAS AFRAID TO DRIVE IT, I HAD IT TOWED TO NISSAN AND THEY SAID THERE WAS NOTHING WRONG WITH IT AND TO NOT WORRY. *TR

BRAKE PEDAL GOES FLAT ON THE FLOOR AND VEHICLE WOULDN'T STOP. THIS IS ABOUT THE 3RD TIME IT HAPPENED. IN THE PREVIOUS OCCURRENCES IT WAS TOWED TO THE DEALERSHIP AND THEY CHANGED THE ABS/VDC SYSTEM AND BRAKE PRESSURE SENSOR. THE COST ABOUT $3000. IT WAS TOWED TO THEM YESTERDAY AFTER THE OCCURRENCE AND NOW DEALERSHIP DOESN'T KNOW WHAT WRONG WITH THE TRUCK BECAUSE THEY HAVE TEST AND HAVEN'T EXPERIENCED, AND SO THEY ARE NOT GOING TO DO NOTHING. SINCE THE WHOLE THING RANDOM I'M SCARED OF DRIVING MY FAMILY IN IT AND MOST ESPECIALLY WHEN THE MANUFACTURER HAS NO CLUE ABOUT WHAT'S GOING ON. CAN YOU HELP ME? [XXX] INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 NISSAN ARMADA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE TRAVELING AT APPROXIMATELY 30 MPH AND ATTEMPTING TO STOP, THE BRAKE PEDAL TRAVELED TO THE FLOORBOARD WHEN DEPRESSED AND THERE WAS AN ABNORMAL NOISE COMING FROM THE VEHICLE AS IT SHOOK. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE ABS WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED AND EXCESSIVE FORCE ON THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS REQUIRED IN ORDER TO STOP THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 70.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 NISSAN ARMADA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS, THERE WAS AN ABNORMAL NOISE COMING FROM THE ENGINE. IN ADDITION, THE CONTACT STATED THAT THERE WAS A CRACK IN THE EXHAUST MANIFOLD. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE EXHAUST MANIFOLD NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 85,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 NISSAN ARMADA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE BRAKE LIGHTS ILLUMINATED INDEPENDENTLY AND AN ABNORMAL NOISE CAME FROM THE FRONT END OF THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE THE BRAKE PADS WERE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 40,000.

ON A REGULAR NORMAL PERFECT TO DRIVE DAY, BRAKE BECOMES SPONGY AND MAKING A COMPRESSED-SPRING LIKE NOISE. WILL NOT STOP CAR RIGHT AWAY. HAD TO TURN ENGINE AND RESTART TO GET RID OF PROBLEM. ON OCCASION, ABS LIGHT COME ON. *TR

SECOND TIME THIS HAS OCCURRED. BRAKES WENT OUT, GRINDING, HAD TO PUSH HARD ON THE PEDAL AND BRAKE LIGHT CAME ON. WAS IN A PARKING LOT AND WAS VERY LUCKY THAT I DIDN'T HIT ANOTHER PERSON. HAD MY CHILDREN IN THE CAR WITH ME. MY MECHANIC STATES THAT MY DELTA STROKE SENSOR IS OUT AND I HAVE TO REPLACE THE POWER BRAKE BOOSTER ASSEMBLY UNIT. THIS IS A $1,000 FIX. CALLED NISSAN AND THEY WILL CHARGE ME MORE AND SAY THEY HAVE NOT RECALLS ON THIS OR FOUND ISSUES. NOT TRUE. THERE HUNDREDS OF REPORTS OUT THERE THAT LIST THESE EXACT SYMPTOMS WITH ARMADA BRAKES. THERE IS A CLASS ACTION LAW SUIT PENDING SINCE 2011 BUT SOMEONE NEEDS TO MAKE NISSAN CORRECT THIS PROBLEM NOW BEFORE THERE ARE CASUALTIES FROM ACCIDENTS WHEN THE BRAKES GO OUT. *TR

I WAS DRIVING MY 06 NISSAN ARMADA AROUND 45MPH WHEN A DEER RAN OUT INTO THE ROAD I SWERVED AND TRIED TO APPLY THE BRAKES BUT LIKE A FEW TIMES BEFORE THE BRAKES FAILED TO WORK BUT THIS TIME I DIDN'T HAVE PLENTY OF TIME AND ROOM TO COAST TO A STOP AND SHUT OFF THE ENGINE AND RESTART IT FOR THE BRAKES TO WORK PROPERLY WELL HAVING NO BRAKES I LOST CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE HITTING MULTIPLE TREES TOTALING MY ARMADA LUCKY I WAS WEARING MY SEAT BELT BECAUSE NONE OF THE AIRBAGS DEPLOYED WITH A IMPACT SO HARD IT BROKE MY COLLARBONE WHERE THE SEATBELT WAS I ALSO HAVE A HEAD AND BACK INJURY CAN SOMEONE PLEASE EXPLAIN TO ME WHY NOTHING HAS BEEN DONE ABOUT NISSAN SELLING ITS CUSTOMERS VEHICLES WITH DEFECTIVE BRAKES AND AIRBAGS AND THEY CHOOSE TO DO NOTHING ABOUT THE MANY MANY PEOPLE WHO ARE COMPLAINING ABOUT THE SAME EXACT PROBLEMS. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 NISSAN ARMADA. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 35 MPH, THE CONTACT HEARD A GRINDING NOISE AND THE BRAKES FAILED WHEN THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED. IN ORDER TO STOP THE VEHICLE, THE CONTACT HAD TO SHIFT IT INTO PARK, TURN OFF, AND RESTART THE VEHICLE. THE BRAKE WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. THE FAILURE OCCURRED MULTIPLE TIMES. THE DEALER AND AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WERE UNABLE TO DUPLICATE THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED AND THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 104,000.

GRINDING SOUND WHEN BRAKES WERE APPLIED. BRAKE LIGHT WAS ALSO ILLUMINATED IN THE DASH. THE ONLY WAY TO GET THE BRAKES WORKING CORRECTLY IS TO TURN THE CAR OFF & BACK ON. THIS HAS HAPPENED BEFORE & WAS ACTUALLY BROUGHT TO A NISSAN DEALERSHIP TO ADDRESS THE PROBLEM. THE SERVICE MANAGER KNEW OF THE PROBLEM BUT SAID NISSAN WOULDN'T COVER THE COST & I WILL NEED TO BE RESPONSIBLE. THIS SEEMS TO BE A COMMON PROBLEM WITH THIS VEHICLE & NOTHING HAS BEEN DONE TO FIX IT. THIS IS OUR MAIN FAMILY VEHICLE TRANSPORTING MY WIFE & MYSELF ALONG WITH OUR 5 & 7 YEAR OLD. IT WORRIES ME THINKING THE BRAKES COULD GO OUT AT ANY TIME ON THE FREEWAY. SIMILAR BRAKE ISSUES CAN BE FOUND HERE: HTTP://WWW.CLUBARMADA.COM/FORUMS/SHOWTHREAD.PHP?T=918. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 NISSAN ARMADA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 35 MPH AND APPLYING PRESSURE TO THE BRAKES, THE BRAKES MALFUNCTIONED AND WOULD NOT STOP OR SLOW DOWN THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT INDICATED THAT THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS PRESSED TO THE FLOOR BUT THE BRAKES WOULD NOT OPERATE. AFTER TURNING THE VEHICLE OFF AND RESTARTING THE ENGINE THE BRAKES OPERATED AS NORMAL. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO WAS UNABLE TO DIAGNOSE THE DEFECT. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 110,733.

WAS SLOWING DOWN TO MAKE A LEFT TURN TO ENTER FREEWAY WHEN I HIT THE BRAKE. HEARD A BOOMING NOISE AND THEN GRINDING. CAR WAS HARD TO STOP AND THE BRAKE LIGHT CAME ON AND STAYED ON UNTIL CAR WAS STOPPED AND THE ENGINE WAS TURNED OFF. WHEN THE CAR WAS STARTED AGAIN CAR RAN AND BRAKED NORMALLY NO BRAKE LIGHT ILLUMINATED. I READ A LARGE NUMBER OF SIMILAR REPORTS FROM OTHER OWNERS OF ARMADAS AND NISSAN TITANS. BASED ON THEIR REPORTS THERE APPEARS TO BE A DEFECTIVE SENSOR IN THE BRAKE BOOSTER CALLED THE DELTA STROKE SENSOR. I CONTACTED NISSAN CONSUMER AFFAIRS TO REPORT THE PROBLEM AND SEEK ADVICE. DESPITE ALL OF THE REPORTS I HAD READ, THE REP SAID THERE WERE NO RECORDS OF THIS TYPE OF ISSUE. I OPENED A CASE WITH NISSAN,AND WAS TOLD THAT I NEEDED TO TAKE THE CAR TO A DEALER TO BE DIAGNOSED. I DID AND IT WAS DIAGNOSED WITH THE ISSUE THAT SO MANY HAVE REPORTED. THE COST TO REPAIR THE PART IS $1000. I FEEL THAT THIS AN ISSUE OF A DEFECTIVE MANUFACTURE AND IS A SIGNIFICANT SAFETY ISSUE THAT SHOULD BE CORRECTED BY NISSAN. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 NISSAN ARMADA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE AIR BAG INDICATOR ILLUMINATED INTERMITTENTLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER WHERE THE CODE WAS CLEARED BUT THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN BACK TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER, WHO DIAGNOSED THAT THE AIR BAG NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 124,000. UPDATED 03/17/15*LJ UPDATED 6/18/2015 *JS

BRAKE INDICATOR ON DASH LIGHTS UP, HORRIBLE GRINDING NOISE AND CAR HAS VERY LITTLE BRAKING ABILITY. HAD TO PULL OVER AND LET CAR SLOWLY COAST TO A STOP. SWITCHED OFF ENGINE SET FOR A FEW MINUTES, RESTARTED AND VEHICLE WAS BACK TO NORMAL. MULTIPLE TIMES. TOOK IN TO DEALER AND WAS TOLD COULD POSSIBLY BE A BRAKE BOOSTER AT A COST OF ABOUT 1000.00 .( 1000 DOLLAR GUESS FOR A POSSIBLE LIFE THREATENING ISSUE ???) LOOKED IN FORUM AND FOUND OUT THAT THIS IS HAPPENING QUITE A BIT BUT NISSAN IS NOT DOING ANYTHING TO FIX. ARE THEY WAITING FOR SOMEONE TO DIE BEFORE THEY DO RECALL. CAR HAS BEEN SITTING FOR MONTHS . CAN'T RISK HAVING FAMILY IN CAR AND NOT BEING ABLE TO STOP AT ANYTIME. *TR

THIS PROBLEM HAS HAPPENED MULTIPLE TIMES, DRIVING ALONG AND THEN THE BRAKE LIGHT APPEARS ON THE DASHBOARD AND WHEN I APPLY THE BRAKES THE PEDAL GOES TO THE FLOOR AND THERE IS A LOUD GRINDING NOISE AND IT TAKES A VERY LONG TIME FOR THE CAR TO STOP. IF YOU GET THE CAR STOPPED AND TURN THE IGNITION OFF AND BACK ON IT WILL RESET ITSELF BACK TO NORMAL UNTIL IT HAPPENS AGAIN. THIS HAS HAPPENED 3 TIMES AND HAVE TAKEN IT TO NISSAN AND THEY SAY "WELL ITS NOT HAPPENING TO THE CAR RIGHT NOW SO WE CANT DIAGNOSE IT" NISSAN SHOULD BE RECALLING THESE VEHICLES BEFORE SOMEONE GETS KILLED. IF YOU GOOGLE SEARCH THIS TYPE OF PROBLEM THERE ARE LITERALLY HUNDREDS OF PEOPLE SAYING THEY ARE HAVING THE SAME ISSUE. I DON'T UNDERSTAND WHY BRAKES ARE NOT A RECALL, THEY ARE PROBABLY THE MOST IMPORTANT PART TO A CAR NEXT TO THE MOTOR AND NISSAN IS JUST LETTING PEOPLE FLY AROUND AND NOT BE ABLE TO STOP. SHAME ON YOU NISSAN. *TR

DRIVING WITH MY FAMILY IN OUR 2006 NISSAN ARAMADA AT THE SPEED OF 40 M.P.H AND THE BRAKE LIGHT SENSOR LIGHT CAME ON AND TOTAL LOSS OF BRAKE. THE BRAKE PEDAL WENT STRAIGHT DOWN AND THE BRAKE PEDAL STARTED GRINDING AND A STICKILY NOISE AND TOTAL BRAKE LOSS. FELT SCARED AND NERVOUS BECAUSE HAD THE WHOLE FAMILY. CONTACTED LOCAL NISSAN DEALER TO VERIFY ANY RECALL DUE TO BRAKES AND NOTICED NUMEROUS COMPLAINTS ON THE NET IN REGARDS TO THE NISSAN ARMADA BRAKE ISSUE. *JS

ON MARCH 18, 2014 THE BRAKE PETAL GOES TO THE FLOOR WHEN APPLIED AND BRAKE WARNING LIGHTS COMES ON DASH. VEHICLE MAKES VERY LOUD GRINDING NOISES WHEN BRAKES PETAL ARE APPLIED. I HAVE VIRTUALLY NO BRAKES WHEN THIS OCCURS. I PULLED THE VEHICLE TO THE SIDE OF ROAD WHEN THE VEHICLE COASTED TO A STOP. HOWEVER I AFTER THE SHUT OFF ENGINE AND RESTART THE MYSTERIOUSLY GOES AWAY. ON THE APRIL 14, 2014 THE SAME PROBLEM WITH THE REOCCURS AND AGAIN I APPLIED THE SAME REMEDY BY SHUTTING OFF THE ENGINE AND PROBLEM MYSTERIOUSLY GOES AWAY. I'M AFRAID THAT WILL BE ONGOING PROBLEM AND OTHER 2005 & 2006 NISSAN ARMADA HAVE COMPLAINED ABOUT THIS SAME PROBLEM. ON APRIL 15, 2014 I TOOK THE VEHICLE IN QUESTION BACK DECOMIER NISSAN (MANCHESTER CT) I WAS CHARGED TO RESET THE COMPUTER $124.16. THE DEALER COULD FIND PROBLEM DUE TO NO CODES AVAILABLE I'M NOT SURE THAT THIS WILL CORRECT THE PROBLEM. IF THIS DOESN'T SOLVE IT THE NEXT SET OF DIAGNOSTICS A PIN TEST WILL COST ME $440. I EXPLAINED TO THEM MY FINDINGS ON THE INTERNET AND THAT A LOT OF 2005 & 2006 ARMADA OWNERS HAVE EXPERIENCE THIS INCIDENT THEY DID NOT OFFER MUCH IN THE WAY OF A EXPLANATION. THIS IS A VERY SCARY AND UNCOMFORTABLE POSITION TO BE IN AND THANK GOD NO VEHICLE OR PEDESTRIAN WAS IN FRONT OF ME. THE NEXT TIME I MAY NOT BE SO LUCKY!!! HERE'S THE LINK WHERE OTHER PEOPLE HAVE LODGED THE SAME COMPLAINTS: HTTP://WWW.ABOUTAUTOMOBILE.COM/COMPLAINT/2005/NISSAN/ARMADA/HYDRAULIC+BRAKE. *TT

I HAVE HAD THE SAME PROBLEM WITH MY BRAKES. MY BRAKE LIGHT WILL COME ON AND THEN YOU WILL BEGIN TO HEAR A GRINDING NOISE AND WHEN BRAKES ARE APPLIED THE BRAKES GO ALL THE WAY TO THE FLOOR. WHEN I TURN THE TRUCK OFF AND THEN BACK ON. IT SEEMS AS IF THE SYSTEMS RESETS AND THEN IT WILL GO BACK TO NORMAL. THEN A COUPLE OF WEEKS OR MONTHS IT WILL START DOING THE SAME THING AGAIN. I THINK NISSAN NEEDS TO CHECK THIS PROBLEM BECAUSE IT IS HAPPENING TO MUCH. IN ADDITION, TO SEVERAL DIFFERENT CUSTOMERS. *TR

I WAS DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 30 MPH AND STARTED TO SLOW TO MAKE A RIGHT HAND TURN INTO A SCHOOL ZONE WHEN MY BRAKE LIGHT CAME ON IMMEDIATELY AND BRAKE PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR AND HEARD A GRINDING SOUND. MY BRAKES WERE NO LONGER FUNCTIONING. LUCKILY, I WAS NOT GOING VERY FAST AND MY TURN WAS UP HILL. AFTER STOPPING, I TESTED THE BRAKES AGAIN, BUT THEY STILL WERE NOT FUNCTIONING. THE BRAKE LIGHT WAS STILL ON AND THERE WAS STILL A STRANGE GRINDING SOUND WHILE PRESSING ON THE BRAKES. I DROPPED MY SON OFF AT SCHOOL AND PARKED THE VEHICLE UNTIL A TOW TRUCK CAME. I HAVE HAD TWO BRAKE DIAGNOSTICS DONE BY TWO DIFFERENT SERVICE STATIONS AND NOTHING CAN BE FOUND. WHICH ONCE THE BRAKE LIGHT CAME OFF IT STARTED FUNCTIONING PROPERLY. APPARENTLY, THIS HAS HAPPENED TO QUITE A FEW OTHER ARMADA OWNERS AND YET THERE HAS NOT BEEN ANY RECALLS FOR THIS ISSUE. THE PROBLEM OCCURS OUT OF NO WHERE AND CAN NOT BE PREDETERMINED. THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE AND SHOULD BE A RECALL! I SHOULD HAVE BEEN NOTIFIED OF THIS PROBLEM AND IT SHOULD HAVE BEEN FIXED PRIOR TO THIS INCIDENT. *TR

WE WERE ON I75 RUSH HOUR , WE HAD BEEN STOPPING AND GOING FOR ABOUT 5 MIN AT THAT POINT THEN ALL OF A SUDDEN WE PRESSED THE BRAKE IT SOUNDED LIKE GRINDING AND SQUEALING, WITH VERY LITTLE BREAKING CONTROL. WE DIDN'T THINK WE WERE GOING TO GET OFF THE ROAD SAFELY. WE TOOK IT TO THE DEALER THEY SAID THEY FIXED IT... NOT ... NOW WE HAVE BEEN STUCK PAYING FOR A VEHICLE WE CAN'T DRIVE OR SELL. SOMETHING MUST BE DONE ABOUT THIS. WHY NO RECALLS ? HOW MANY PEOPLE HAVE TO COMPLAIN OR GET HURT UNTIL NISSAN STEPS UP TO THE PLATE. *TR

LEAVING HOME MONDAY MORNING 3/3/2014 AND DIDN'T GET A 1/4 MILE FROM AND MY TRANSMISSION STOPPED PULLING! THANK GOD I WAS ABLE TO TURN AROUND AND MAKE IT BACK HOME. SOMETHING AS TO BE DONE ABOUT THIS I SEE HUNDREDS OF COMPLAINTS ONLINE THAT THIS HAS HAPPEN TO PEOPLE WITH THERE NISSAN ARMADA'S AND TITAN'S! *TR

WHILE DRIVING IN TRAFFIC, WENT TO APPLY BRAKES TO STOP, VEHICLE SHUTTERED AND IT SEEMED AS THOUGH THE ANTI-LOCK BRAKES WERE ENGAGING. BUT THE ROADS WERE NOT SLIPPERY OR WET, NO SNOW OR ICE ON ROADS. IT SEEMED AS THOUGH THE BRAKES WERE NOT GONNA STOP THE VEHICLE IN TIME, SWERVED OVER HIT THE CURB TO AVOID ACCIDENT. HAD VEHICLE TOWED, VDC. ANTI SLIP & BRAKE LIGHTS WERE ILLUMINATED AT THIS TIME. PAID TOW BILL, PAID DEALER TO: REPLACE BRAKE BOOSTER, WHEEL SENSORS, BRAKE PADS, ROTORS AND TWO TIMES FOR LABOR RATE TO TRY AND DIAGNOSE ISSUE. AFTER DEALER FAILED TO ADMIT THERE WAS AN ISSUE, BUT CONTINUED TO JUST REPLACE PARTS. I FINALLY CARRIED IT TO A LOCAL MECHANIC, HE EXPLAINED NISSAN HAS AN ISSUE THAT THEY ARE NOT RECALLING. THE ONLY TEMPORARY RESOLUTION IS TO UNHOOK THE BATTERY WHEN IT APPEARS. SADLY, I FEEL NISSAN HAS PROFITED FROM THOUSANDS OF CUSTOMERS RELYING ON THE DEALERSHIPS KNOWLEDGE THAT HAS NOT BEEN INFORMED BY NISSAN MFG. OF HOW TO RESOLVE THIS ISSUE. I BELIEVE A RECALL IS NEEDED IMMEDIATELY!!!!! *TR

I WAS DRIVING THEN WHEN I WENT TO APPLY THE BRAKES THEIR WAS THIS GRINDING SPRING LIKE NOISE AND THE ABS LIGHT WAS ON. THIS IS AN ONGOING RECURRENCE. I WILL SIMPLY PULL OVER OR PUT THE VEHICLE IN NEUTRAL AND TURN THE VEHICLE OFF AND BACK ON THUS THE PROBLEM GOES AWAY. I HAVEN'T HAD THE VEHICLE A WEEK BY THE TIME THIS HAPPEN. *TR

ON APPROXIMATELY SEPTEMBER 24, 2013 I WAS DRIVING DOWN MY STREET HEADING TO THE STORE. WHEN APPROACHING A TRAFFIC LIGHT, I APPLIED THE BRAKES AND THE BRAKE LIGHT WENT ON AND I HAD SUDDEN LOSS OF BRAKING POWER, WITH A GRINDING NOISE, LOOSE BRAKING MOTION. THE BRAKE PEDAL ACTUALLY WENT ALL THE WAY DOWN TO THE FLOOR PANEL. I WAS ABLE TO STOP VEHICLE, ALTHOUGH I HAD APPROXIMATELY 70-80% REDUCED BRAKING POWER. IMAGINE HOW SCARY IT WAS TO TRY AND STOP A 6,000LBS VEHICLE WITH ONLY 20% OF YOUR NORMAL BRAKING POWER. I CAME WITHIN INCHES OF HITTING THE VEHICLE IN FRONT OF ME. I TURNED THE VEHICLE OFF AND BACK ON AND PROBLEM WAS GONE WHEN I RESTARTED. I TOOK IT IN TO MY MECHANIC, WHO ATTEMPTED TO SEE THE PROBLEM FOR HIMSELF. HOWEVER, IT DID NOT REPEAT THE SAME SYMPTOMS. THEREFORE, HE COULDN'T DIAGNOSE THE PROBLEM. A FEW DAYS LATER, IT HAPPENED AGAIN. I WENT IMMEDIATELY WENT TO MY MECHANIC SO THAT HE COULD SEE THE PROBLEM FOR HIMSELF. UNFORTUNATELY, HE WASN'T IN BUT ONE OF HIS EMPLOYEES TEST DROVE THE VEHICLE. SINCE I DIDN'T TURN OFF THE VEHICLE THIS TIME, HE WAS ABLE TO EXPERIENCE THE TROUBLE I WAS HAVING. I RETURNED TO MY MECHANIC THE NEXT DAY AND HE ADVISED ME THAT I SHOULD CONTACT NISSAN TO FIND OUT IF IT'S A RECALL ITEM SINCE HIS RESEARCH SHOWED THAT MANY PEOPLE HAVE COMPLAINED ABOUT THE SAME EXACT PROBLEM. I HAVE ALREADY SENT INQUIRIES THROUGH THE NISSAN WEBSITE. HOWEVER, NO RESPONSE HAS BEEN GIVEN. I HAVE HAD RE-OCCURRENCES ON NUMEROUS OCCASIONS AND THE FREQUENCY HAS BEEN INCREASI

I HAVE OWNED MY NISSAN ARMADA SINCE 2006. THIS PAST WEEK AS I WAS DRIVING AROUND TOWN AT 30 MPH OR SO, I BRAKE AND THE EMERGENCY BRAKE LIGHT CAME ON AND THE BRAKES MADE A SPONGY CHOKING NOISE. I CAME TO A STOP (WITH DIFFICULTY) AND TURNED OFF AND TURNED ON THE CAR. THIS HAS HAPPENED TWO MORE TIMES AND I AM TOLD BY THE SAME DEALER THAT I BOUGHT IT FROM THAT IT MAY HELP TO GET A NEW ABS SENSOR ON IT FOR MORE THAN $1000 BUT 'THERE ARE NO GUARANTEES THAT THIS WILL WORK'. I HAVE RESEARCHED AND IT SEEMS AS IF MANY PEOPLE ARE HAVING THIS ISSUE. IT IS VERY UNSAFE AND SCARY. I DON'T MIND PAYING FOR A REPAIR BUT WHEN THE ISSUE IS THIS SEVERE AND THERE IS NOT CONSENSUS ON HOW TO REPAIR IT I AM AT A LOSS AT WHAT TO DO. PLEASE ISSUE A RECALL ON THIS DEFECT. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 NISSAN ARMADA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE BRAKES FAILED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE THE DELTA SENSOR AND BRAKE BOOSTER ASSEMBLY WERE REPLACED HOWEVER, THE FAILURE LATER RECURRED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT FURTHER REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 34,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 NISSAN ARMADA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE REAR LIFT GATE OPENED INDEPENDENTLY. THE FAILURE RECURRED THREE TIMES OVER A PERIOD OF TWO WEEKS. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER, WHO DIAGNOSED THAT THE HANDLE MECHANISM NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE PROBLEM. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 100,000.

I HAD A SIMILAR PROBLEM TO EVERYONE ELSE. I WAS LEAVING A PARKING LOT AT A LOW RATE OF SPEED AND WHEN I WENT TO STOP THE BRAKE PEDAL WENT TO THE GROUND, THERE WAS A GRINDING SOUND AND THE "PARKING BRAKE LIGHT" CAME ON. SINCE I ONLY HAD A COUPLE MILES TO GO I DROVE HOME AND EVERY TIME I WENT TO BRAKE THIS HAPPENED. THE NEXT MORNING I WENT TO TAKE IT TO THE BRAKE SHOP AND THE LIGHT WAS OFF AND THE ARMADA DROVE NORMAL. THE BRAKE GUYS CALLED AND SAID EVERYTHING LOOKED FINE AND THAT'S WHEN I WENT ONLINE AND FOUND 100'S OF PEOPLE WITH THE SAME THING HAPPENING TO THEIR ARMADAS AT ALL SPEEDS BUT THE CONSTANT IN ALL SEEMED TO BE 2004-2007 ARMADAS. SEEMS NO ONE (INCLUDING THE DEALERSHIPS COULD FIX THE ISSUE) AND THE ONLY CONSTANT FIX WAS TO TURN THE IGNITION OFF AND THEN RESTART IT. THIS SEEMED TO FIX THE PROBLEM FOR A SHORT PERIOD OF TIME-UP TO A COUPLE YEARS. I HAVE OWNED MY ARMADA 5 YEARS AND THIS IS THE FIRST TIME I HAVE HAD THIS ISSUE BUT WANT IT FIXED BECAUSE I FELT WORRIED GOING 35 MPH AND ONLY A COUPLE MILES IN DISTANCE. *TR

BRAKES NOT WORKING PROPERLY, LIGHTS COMING ON DASH (VDC, SLIP, BRAKE) AND RESETTING ONCE ENGINE TURNS OFF AND ON AGAIN. SERVICE DOESN'T HAVE ANY FIX, HAVE SUGGESTED BRAKE BOOSTER (OVER $1000) BUT DIAGNOSTICS IS GOING TO BE $110 AND HAVE READ HUNDREDS OF INTERNET POSTS OF THIS NOT FIXING THE PROBLEM. HTTP://TOWNHALL-TALK.EDMUNDS.COM/WEBX/.F1E3686?DISPLAYRECENT AND HTTP://WWW.TOPCLASSACTIONS.COM/LAWSUIT-SETTLEMENTS/LAWSUIT-NEWS/1154--NISSAN-ARMADA-A-TITAN-TRUCK-INFINITY-QX56-CLASS-ACTION-LAWSUIT TO NAME A FEW. THERE ARE SUGGESTIONS FROM OTHER SERVICE NISSANS OF REPROGRAMMING PCM $100, BRAKE ROTORS AND DISC REPLACEMENTS $1000+, COMPUTER RESETS $100-200, MASTER CYLINDER SENSORS REPLACEMENT $400. MONEY MONEY MONEY ALMOST LIKE THEY ARE TAKING A STAB IN THE DARK OR JUST MAKING MONEY BECAUSE WE ARE SO CLUELESS AND BLIND AS THE CUSTOMER. THE CURRENT CLASS ACTION LAWSUIT POINTS AT A DELTA STOKE SENSOR FAULT THAT THEY KNOW ABOUT ALREADY AND I AM SURE YOU HAVE HAD 100'S OF COMPLAINTS ABOUT THIS BRAKING PROBLEM. HOW MANY COMPLAINTS DO YOU NEED TO PUSH A SAFETY RECALL WITH NISSAN REGARDING THEIR BRAKING PROBLEMS FROM EARLY VEHICLES? THEY REPLACED THE 2008 ROTORS TO A THICKER MORE CAPABLE TYPE WHICH SHOWS THEY HAVE KNOWLEDGE OF THE INADEQUATE MATERIALS (TOO SMALL BRAKES FOR TOO MUCH POWER AND WEIGHT) USED IN THE EARLY MODELS NOT SURE IF ANY DEATHS RECORDED BUT THE PUBLIC SAFETY HAS TO BE ADDRESSED WHEN SO MANY OF THESE EARLY NISSAN ARE HAVING BRAKE ISSUES. THERE ARE NUMEROUS ACCOUNTS OF PEO

APPROXIMATELY MIDDLE OF 2009, WAS PULLING UP TO STOP SIGN AND THE BRAKES DID NOT WANT TO STOP AND MADE A HORRIBLE CRUNCH SOUND WITH PEDDLE ALL THE WAY DOWN THE VEHICLE EVENTUALLY STOPPED. CONTACTED NISSAN AND MADE ARRANGEMENTS FOR A DEALER TO LOOK AT IT. OF COURSE IT DOESN'T DO THIS ALL THE TIME, BUT WHEN IT DOES IT IS VERY FRIGHTENING...THEY SUPPOSEDLY RESET THE SENSOR AND SAID THAT IT MAY IFS THE PROBLEM THEN AGAIN NOT...WENT ON A FORUM AND THERE IS SEVERAL OWNERS OF THIS SAME TYPE OF VEHICLE...SINCE THE IT HAS HAPPEN SEVERAL TIMES. I MADE A COMPLIANT WITH YOU PEOPLE AND NISSAN. IT SHOULD BE A RECALL...THIS IS AN ON GOING PROBLEM. OUR VEHICLE IS GARAGE KEPT AND LOW MILES. WE BOUGHT FOR PULLING OUR TOY HAULER WHICH WE NOW DON'T FEEL SAFE TO PULL WITH THIS CONTINUOUS ISSUE...NISSAN KNOWS THERE IS AN ISSUE AND DOES NOTHING BUT TRYING TO GET US TO PAY A 1,000.00 PLUS TO REPLACE THE BREAK BOOSTER AND SENSOR WITH NO PROMISES DO CURING THE PROBLEM.....PLEASE, WHAT DOES IT TAKE TO HAVE A RECALL BEFORE THERE IS A SERIOUS FATAL ACCIDENT. THANK YOU. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 NISSAN ARMADA. THE CONTACT STATED A VDC WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER FOR A DIAGNOSTIC TEST. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE BRAKE SENSOR CAUSED THE VDC LIGHT TO ILLUMINATE. THE DEALER DID NOT HAVE THE PARTS TO REMEDY THE BRAKE SENSORS; THEREFORE, THE DEALER REFERRED THE CONTACT TO ANOTHER DEALER. THE SECOND DEALER ALSO PREFERRED A DIAGNOSTIC TEST BE PERFORMED. THE DEALER STATED THE BRAKE BOOSTER CAUSED THE VDC LIGHT TO ILLUMINATE. THE DEALER REPLACED THE BRAKE BOOSTER BUT THE REPAIR DID NOT REMEDY THE FAILURE. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE BACK TO THE DEALER WHO PERFORMED ANOTHER DIAGNOSTIC TEST. THE DEALER STATED THE STEERING SENSOR WAS DEFECTIVE AND CAUSE THE VDC LIGHT TO ILLUMINATE. THE DEALER RESET THE STEERING SENSOR. THE VDC FAILURE WAS REPAIRED. THE CONTACT FILED A COMPLAINT WITH THE MANUFACTURER WHO STATED ALL THREE DEFECTS COULD HAVE CAUSED THE VDC LIGHT TO ILLUMINATE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 68,500.

WHILE DRIVING, I NOTICE MY THAT MY BRAKE LIGHT WAS ON AND AT THE SAME TIME I LOSS BRAKING POWER. I WAS ABLE TO STOP BUT, A GRINDING NOISE WAS BEING MADE AS I PRESSED THE BRAKE PEDAL. TURNING THE VEHICLE ON AND OFF SEEMS TO RESET SOMETHING AND THE PROBLEM GOES AWAY. THE FIRST TIME THIS HAPPENED I WAS AT 35 MPH BUT, IT HAS HAPPENED AT HIGHER SPEEDS IN EXCESS OF 50. LUCKILY I'VE NOTICED IT BEFORE I GET INTO REAL HEAVY TRAFFIC BUT, I WORRY THAT I MIGHT NOT ALWAYS BE THE CASE. I KNOW THERE ARE MORE COMPLAINTS ABOUT THIS PARTICULAR VEHICLE SO WHY HASN'T NISSAN DONE SOMETHING ABOUT IT? ARE THEY WAITING ON SOMEONE TO CRASH AND HURT OR WORSE KILL THEMSELVES? *TR

FIRST OCCURRENCE NOTED IN NOV 2011. WHILE DRIVING, HAD SUDDEN LOSS OF BRAKING POWER, WITH BRAKE LIGHT ON, GROANING NOISE, STIFF BRAKING MOTION. WAS ABLE TO STOP VEHICLE, ALTHOUGH WITH GREATLY REDUCED POWER. TURNED VEHICLE OFF, AND PROBLEM WAS GONE UPON RESTARTING. TOOK IT IN TO DEALER, WHO REPROGRAMMED VDC. THIS DID NOT FIX THE PROBLEM. HAVE HAD RE-OCCURRENCE ON NUMEROUS OCCASIONS, BUT NOTING INCREASING FREQUENCY. HAD FRONT BRAKES REPLACED LAST WEEK. NOTED SAME PROBLEM DRIVING HOME FROM BRAKE REPLACEMENT. CALLED TWO AREA NISSAN DEALERS TODAY, AND WAS TOLD THEY WERE COMPLETELY UNFAMILIAR WITH THIS PROBLEM. PLEASE KEEP IN MIND THAT I HAD THE VDC REPROGRAMMED AT ONE OF THESE DEALERSHIPS IN 2011. I HAVE RESEARCHED THIS PROBLEM, AND SEE COUNTLESS OTHER CONSUMERS HAVE HAD THE SAME EXPERIENCES. I WOULD LIKE TO KNOW HOW TO FIX THIS PROBLEM, DEFINITIVELY. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 NISSAN ARMADA. THE CONTACTED STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 20 MPH, THE ENGINE STALLED WITH THE ILLUMINATION OF THE BRAKE WARNING INDICATOR. THE ENGINE WAS RESTARTED BUT THE FAILURE RECURRED FOUR TIMES. THE VEHICLE WAS PREVIOUSLY REPAIRED UNDER NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 10V517000 (ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING). THE MALFUNCTION OCCURRED TEN MONTHS AFTER THE RECALL REMEDY WAS PERFORMED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED FOR THE RECENT FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE DEFECT. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 55,000.

WHILE DRIVING THE BRAKE LIGHT CAME ON SPONTANEOUSLY. WHEN I PUSHED THE BRAKE PEDAL A LOUD GRINDING AND SPRING LIKE NOISE CAME FROM THE ARMADA, AND THE BRAKE POWER WAS ALMOST COMPLETELY GONE. I PULLED OVER TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD, TURNED THE VEHICLE OFF AND RESTARTED IT AFTER A FEW MINUTES. THE BRAKE LIGHT WAS GONE AND THE BREAKS WORKED PERFECTLY. I CONTINUED TO DRIVE AND WHILE ON THE INTERSTATE IT HAPPENED AGAIN. THIS TIME I HAD TO USE THE EMERGENCY BREAK TO STOP. I TOOK IT TO MY MECHANIC AND HE TOLD ME THE ENTIRE BRAKE SYSTEM IS GOOD, NOT ONE ISSUE. HE RESEARCHED ONLINE AND THIS ISSUE HAS BEEN REPORTED THOUSANDS OF TIMES. THERE IS EVEN A VIDEO POSTED OF THE EXACT SAME ISSUE. AFTER CALLING MY LOCAL NISSAN DEALER AND THE CUSTOMER SERVICE DEPARTMENT ABOUT THIS CONCERN I'M WAITING FOR A RESPONSE FROM THE CASE FILED. HOWEVER, THE PEOPLE WHO HAVE PREVIOUSLY FILED ALL STATE THAT NISSAN IS NOT PROVIDING A SOLUTION. THIS IS A HUGE SAFETY ISSUE! I DON'T KNOW IF YOU HAVE ANY IDEA WHAT IT IS LIKE DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD IN A VERY LARGE VEHICLE WITH A 6 MONTH OLD BABY IN THE BACK AND SUDDENLY LOSING YOUR BREAKING POWER, BUT IT SCARED ME BEYOND EXPLANATION. SOMETHING NEEDS DONE ABOUT THIS PROBLEM BEFORE SOMETHING HORRIBLE HAPPENS! *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 NISSAN ARMADA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FRONT BRAKE EXHIBITED A GRINDING NOISE AND SIMULTANEOUSLY FAILED TO ENGAGE. THE CONTACT SHUT THE ENGINE OFF AND ONCE RESTARTED, THE BRAKES RESUMED NORMALLY. THE FAILURE WAS RECURRING. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN FOR INSPECTION OR REPAIRS. THE MANUFACTURE WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 80,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 86,000.

FOR THE PAST FEW YEARS. EVERY SEVERAL WEEKS SOMETIMES MONTHS. WHEN I GO TO ENGAGE THE BRAKES THE BRAKE LIGHT COMES ON AND A HORRIBLE GRINDING FROM MY FROM BRAKES CAN BE HEARD. THE BRAKES SEEM LIKE THEY ARE BARELY ENGAGING AND VEHICLE HAS A HARD TIME STOPPING. THIS MOSTLY HAS HAPPENED AT SLOW SPEEDS. HOWEVER, THIS SAME SITUATION HAPPENED TO MY WIFE WHILE DRIVING ON THE EXPRESS WAY WITH MY 6 YR OLD CHILD. SHE HAD TO MOVE OVER TO THE SHOULDER AND VERY SLOWLY TRY TO COME TO A STOP. I ALSO NOTICED THAT ONCE YOU TURN THE VEHICLE OFF AND TURN IT BACK ON THE PROBLEM IS GONE. I'VE SEEN HUNDREDS IF NOT THOUSANDS OF POST ONLINE WITH PEOPLE HAVING THIS SAME ISSUE. PEOPLE HAVE SPENT HUNDREDS OR THOUSANDS OF DOLLARS CHANGING BRAKES, ROTORS ETC... AT DEALERSHIPS WITHOUT ANY LUCK RESOLVING THIS ISSUE. I CANNOT BELIEVE NISSAN HAS NOT COME OUT WITH A RECALL TO FIX THIS ISSUE. ARE THEY WAITING FOR SOMEONE TO BE KILLED BECAUSE OF THIS PROBLEM? *TR

I WAS DRIVING ALONG THE INTERSTATE WITH THE FLOW OF TRAFFIC, AND THE BRAKE LIGHT FLASHED. THE CAR LOST THE USE OF THE BRAKES, AND I HEARD A LOUD GRINDING SOUND. THIS IS THE 5TH TIME SINCE I'VE OWNED THE VEHICLE THAT THIS HAS HAPPENED. I'VE HAD TO MANAGE TO PULL OVER, CUT THE CAR OFF AND RESTART TO GET THE BRAKE LIGHT TO TURN OFF AND THE GRINDING TO STOP. LUCKILY, I HAVEN'T HAD AN ACCIDENT BECAUSE THE FIVE OR SO TIMES THIS HAS HAPPENED I HAVE BEEN ON THE INTERSTATE. *TR

THIS EXPERIENCE HAPPENED YESTERDAY, SEPTEMBER 3, 2013 WITH MY FAMILY IN TRAFFIC. I'M ENTERING THIS REPORT FOR THE TIME IT FIRST HAPPENED WHEN I WAS DRIVING ALTHOUGH IT HAS HAPPENED MORE TIMES FOR MY WIFE WHO IS THE PRIMARY DRIVER. IN TOTAL THIS HAS HAPPENED OVER 10 TIMES. ONE SEPTEMBER 6, 2011 I WAS DROPPING KIDS OFF IN SCHOOL WHERE THE TEACHERS CONTROL HOW WE APPROACH AND ALLOW THE KIDS TO GET OUT OF THE CAR. I WAS IN THE NEXT GROUP TO PULL FORWARD. AS I ATTEMPTED TO BRAKE, THERE WAS NOT ANY REDUCTION IN SPEED. THE BRAKES MADE A HOLLOW METAL SCRAPING SOUND BUT DID NOT STOP THE CAR. I RAN INTO THE CAR IN FRONT OF US SINCE THERE WAS WAY TO TURN WITH SCHOOL KIDS ON BOTH SIDES OF THE CAR. WE GOT OUT AND DETERMINED THE SUV I HIT WAS NOT DAMAGED AND WE SETTLED THE ACCIDENT WITH A LUNCH SINCE WE WERE FRIENDS. MY FRONT BUMPER WAS SCRAPED COSMETICALLY SINCE THE OTHER VEHICLE HAD A TRAILER HITCH. AFTER RESTARTING THE CAR, I COULD NOT DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM. I HAVE PERSONALLY HAD THIS EXPERIENCE ABOUT 5 TIMES IN RANDOM SPEEDS UP TO 40 MPH APPROACHING LIGHTS. I HAVE ALWAYS HAD TO FIND A WAY TO NOT HARM PEOPLE OR CRASH. I'VE EVEN DRIVEN OVER CURBS INTO SIDEWALKS AVOIDING PEOPLE. MY WIFE HAS HAD THIS EXPERIENCE MORE THAN MYSELF. IT'S AN AMAZING FLAW IN THE VEHICLE THAT I'VE FOUND NO ANSWER TO ONLINE OR AT THE 6 TO 8 DEALERS I'VE ASKED. NISSAN DEALERS ONLY RECOMMEND SERVICE, ACT SYMPATHETIC AND WAIT FOR YOU TO BACK OFF THE ISSUE. WOW, I WAS AMAZED THIS IS NOTED SO MUCH IN THIS NHTSA DATABAS