Nissan Armada Complaints (2004)

464 consumer complaints on file.

#11270100October 21, 2019
SERVICE BRAKES
JUST RECENTLY PURCHASED THIS HUGE MONSTROSITY FOR MY 3 CHILDREN; TODAY AS WE WERE DRIVING THE BRAKES COMPLETELY WENT OUT! 10% BRAKING POWER. NOW IM READING A 2016 CLASS ACTION AND A LAWSUIT WHERE A PERON WAS KILLED. THERE ARE MULTIPLE POSTS REGARDING THIS ISSUE. NISSAN NEEDS TO RECALL THIS BEFORE MORE PEOPLE ARE KILLED!
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11267404October 9, 2019
SERVICE BRAKES
NOTE THAT THIS VEHICLE WAS PURCHASED USED ABOUT 2 YEARS AGO WITHOUT ANY SERVICE HISTORY FROM THE PREVIOUS OWNER. HOWEVER I WAS ABLE TO CONFIRM NO OUTSTANDING RECALLS OPEN ON THE VIN. WHILE TRAVELING HOME (45MPH) I OBSERVED THE BRAKE LIGHT ILLUMINATE ON THE DASHBOARD AND NOTICED THE BRAKES WERE MALFUNCTIONING. WHEN ATTEMPTING TO DEPRESS THE BRAKE PEDAL THE ABS/BRAKES APPEARED TO MAKE GRINDING/METALLIC NOISES AND THE BRAKE PEDAL WOULD VIBRATE AND GO TO THE FLOOR. I THOUGHT THAT A BRAKE LINE OR FLUID ISSUE MAY HAVE OCCURRED, BUT WHEN I STOPPED THE VEHICLE AND TURNED OFF THE IGNITION I DID NOT SEE ANY VISUAL ISSUES. THEN UPON RESTARTING THE VEHICLE THE ISSUE WAS NO LONGER PRESENT. WHEN I RESEARCHED THIS ISSUE I FOUND HUNDREDS OF COMPLAINTS ABOUT NISSAN BRAKES HAVING SIMILAR ISSUES AND FOUND A SERVICE BULLETIN NTB06-040.PDF REGARDING THE ISSUE. UPON USING A SCANTOOL TO READ THE VEHICLE CODES I WAS ABLE TO CONFIRM THAT DTC C1179 WAS PRESENT AND THAT THIS ISSUE WAS RELATED TO THE SERVICE BULLETIN. THE SERVICE BULLETIN INDICATES A SOFTWARE UPDATE ADDRESSES THE ISSUE. I CONTACTED NISSAN CONSUMER AFFAIRS AND THEY INDICATED NISSAN WOULD NOT BE ABLE TO ASSIST DUE TO THE AGE OF THE VEHICLE. I AM CONCERNED ABOUT THE NUMBER OF COMPLAINTS I AM SEEING ONLINE (CLUBARMADA, NISSANHELP, ETC) REGAING THIS ISSUE AND FEEL THAT IF A SOFTWARE UPDATE IS NEEDED TO RESOLVE THAN THERE IS EITHER 1) A SOFTWARE BUG (WHICH NEEDS A RECALL) OR 2) A DEFECTIVE SENSOR (DELTA SENSOR) THAT THE SOFTWARE UPDATE CHOOSES TO IGNORE OR DIMINISH. EITHER WAY A RANDOM BRAKE MALFUNCTION THAT CAN "FIX" ITSELF UPON REBOOT (RESTARTING THE VEHICLE) SEEMS SUSPICIOUS AND SHOULD BE INVESTIGATED.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11257588September 24, 2019
SERVICE BRAKES, UNKNOWN OR OTHER
I WAS ON THE FREEWAY GOING 60 MPH WHEN THIS HAPPENED .HAVING PROBLEMS WITH THE BRAKE BOOSTER BRAKE PEDAL GOES ALL THE WAY TO THE FLOOR AND DOESN'T WANNA BREAK ON TIME ALSO MAKES A WEIRD NOISES THIS ONLY HAPPENS WHEN THE BRAKE LIGHT IS ON I HAVE TO TURN OFF THE VEHICLE AND START AGAIN AND THEN IT WON'T DO IT FOR A WHILE AND THEN AFTER A WHILE IT HAPPEN AGAIN SO SCARY
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11244587August 17, 2019
ENGINE
MY CATS ARE GOING BAD AFTER I JUST SPENT $600 TO GET A WHOLE NEW EXHAUST SYSTEM! THE CAR CHOKES UP WHEN I ACCELERATE AND ALMOST FEELS LIKE IT WILL LOSE POWER. I ALSO HAVE A CODE COMING UP FOR P0430
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11243192August 12, 2019
SERVICE BRAKES
PRESS BRAKES AND THEY START JUMPING AND MAKE A WEIRD SOUND, DON'T WORK CORRECTLY AS IF YOU LOOSE YOUR BREAKS FOR SOMETIME, PULL OVER SHUT CAR OFF WAIT AND THEN RESTART AND EVERYTHING IS BACK TO NORMAL - SCARY AT HIGH SPEEDS ON THE HIGHWAY, THIS HAS BEEN A CONTINOUS PROBLEM AND EVEN MY WORK AROUND IS NO LONGER WORKING. THIS HAPPENS ATLEAST ONCE A MONTH WITH CONTINUED DRIVING SO I USE MY OTHER CAR MORE OFTEN THAN NOT.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11235215July 27, 2019
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
DRIVING ON A VERY BUSY HIGHWAY AT SPEEDS OF 60 MPH WITH GAUGE READING HALF TANK OF FUEL. CAR SUDDENLY STARTED LOOSING ABILITY TO ACCELERATE. I PULLED OVER AS QUICKLY AND SAFELY AND SHUT OFF CAR. CAR WOULD NO LONGER START. MY CHILDREN WERE PANICKING AS THIS IS OUR MAIN SOURCE OF TRANSPORTATION AND WE COULD BARELY GET OFF THE ROAD SINCE WE HAD ZERO NOTICE OR WARNING OF ANYTHING HAPPENING AND ACCORDING TO THE GAUGE, I HAD PLENTY OF FUEL. WE HAD TO BE TOWED HOME AFTER WAITING FOR 3 HOURS FOR A TOW TRUCK. AFTER MANY SEARCHES OF WHAT COULD BE, I SAW FAULTY GAS GAUGES ARE A COMMON ISSUE. SO I ADDED A COUPLE GALLONS OF GAS AND MY CAR FIRED RIGHT UP.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11234051July 23, 2019
SERVICE BRAKES
I WAS DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD AROUND 45 TO 50 MPH. I LOOKED DOWN AND WHEN I LOOKED BACK UP A CAR WAS STOPPED IN THE ROAD. WHEN I PRESSED THE BRAKE IT MADE A WEIRD NOISE ALMOST LIKE A SPRING GOING BOING AND AIR RUSHING. THE NOISE IS VERY HARD TO DESCRIBE. THE PEDAL WENT ALMOST TO THE FLOOR. THE BRAKES HAD A WEIRD GRINDING SOUND AND A LOT OF VIBRATION IN THE PEDAL. I HAD THE BRAKES DOWN AS HARD AS I COULD. THE BRAKES DID WORK A LITTLE BUT NOTHING LIKE THEY SHOULD HAVE. THERE WAS ONLY A VERY SMALL LIGHT IN COLOR SKID MARK. I LET THE OFFICER KNOW AFTER THE CRASH. AFTER LOOKING INTO IT I DISCOVERED THIS IS A KNOWN PROBLEM. I WAS NOT INJURED BUT PEOPLE IN THE OTHER CAR WERE.
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11231714July 14, 2019
SERVICE BRAKES
THE BRAKE LIGHT COMES ON WHILE DRIVING AND YOU LOSE SOME BRAKING ABILITY WHICH IS QUITE DANGEROUS
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11207109May 12, 2019
AIR BAGS
HI.WELL ON 051219 I MY NISSAN WAS PARKED OUTSIDE FROM MY WORK PLACE I WAS MAKING A LEFT TURN TO GET THE ROAD TO MY HOUSE WHEN ALL OF A SUDDEN THE INSIDE AIRBAGS TURN ON THEY POPPED .I GOT SO SCARRY COULD NOT SEE ANYTHING THERE WERE CARS COMING IN BOTH SIDES I FELT MY LIFE IN TREAT THERE WAS FIRE AND SMOKE RIGHT ABOVE MY HEAD .I DRIVE TO THE SIDE AND TURN MY TRUCK OFF IT WAS TOWED BY A FRIEND OF MINE NOW MI NISSAN IS PARKED ON MY GARAGE CANNOT TAKE TO WORK I AM HAVING TROUBLE TO GET A RIDE TO MY JOB IS THERE A WAY I CAN GET HELP
Crash:
No
Fire:
Yes
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11203165April 23, 2019
AIR BAGS
AIRBAG FLASHING ALL THE TAKATA RECALL NEEDS TO BE DONE
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11193873April 4, 2019
SEATS
THE POWER SEAT POSITIONING OF THE DRIVER/FRONT PASSENGER SEAT CHANGES POSITION ON ITS OWN RANDOMLY (WHILE DRIVING, WHILE PARKED WITH&WITHOUT THE ENGINE RUNNING), AND GIVES LITTLE POSITIONING "CLICK" SOUNDS AS IT DOES IT. THIS OCCURS MORE ON SOME DAYS THAN OTHERS, USUALLY ONLY WITH PEOPLE SITTING ON THE SEAT AND ONLY IN SMALL INCREMENTS, BUT WHEN I GO MANUALLY CHANGE IT BACK WITH THE CONTROLLERS ON THE SIDE OF THE SEAT, IT WON'T ADJUST UNTIL THE PERSON IS OUT OF THE SEAT. THIS IS AN ONGOING ISSUE AND HAPPENS ALMOST DAILY. THIS HAS ALSO BEEN NOTICED BY TWO PASSENGERS IN THE FRONT PASSENGER SEAT.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11190570March 21, 2019
ENGINE
I AM WRITING AS A FOLLOW UP TO A NEWS ARTICLE OUT TODAY THAT TALKS ABOUT HOW CRACKS IN FORD EXHAUST MANIFOLDS ARE MAKING VEHICLE OWNERS/DRIVERS/PASSENGERS SICK THROUGH POISONING GASES ENTERING THE CABIN: HTTPS://WWW.BLOOMBERG.COM/GRAPHICS/2019-FORD-EXPLORER-OWNERS-SAY-SUVS-MAKING-THEM-SICK/ THIS IS NOT THE ONLY VEHICLE WITH THIS VERY SERIOUS PROBLEM. THERE ARE VERY SERIOUS PROBLEMS WITH THE NISSAN ARMADA/TITAN EXHAUST MANIFOLDS CRACKING AND EMITTING TOXIC GASES, FROM 2004 ON UP. THESE VEHICLES, EQUIPPED WITH A 5.4L ENGINE, ARE HIGHLY SUSCEPTIBLE TO EXHAUST MANIFOLDS CRACKING AND EXHAUSTING GAS. THIS EXHAUST GAS CAN EASILY MAKE IT'S WAY INTO THE VEHICLE PASSENGER COMPARTMENT, AND CAUSE SICKNESS, DIZZINESS, NAUSEA, OR POSSIBLY EVEN DEATH FROM CO2 POISONING. THE PROBLEM SO BAD ON THESE VEHICLES, THAT AFTERMARKET COMPANIES HAVE FOR MANY YEARS NOW STARTED MAKING EXHAUST MANIFOLDS THAT HAVE REINFORCEMENTS WELDED ONTO THE AREAS OF THE STOCK MANIFOLD THAT REGULARLY INCUR THESE CRACKS. THE JOB IS EXTENSIVE, HOWEVER, AND MANY VEHICLE OWNERS CANNOT AFFORD THESE REPAIRS. MANY VEHICLE OWNERS LIKELY DON'T KNOW WHAT IS MAKING THEM SICK. HERE ARE SOME VIDEOS/FORUMS THAT EXPLAIN THE MUCH NEEDED RECALL: HTTPS://WWW.YOUTUBE.COM/WATCH?V=1V7F2SX6B64 HTTPS://WWW.TITANTALK.COM/FORUMS/TITAN-PROBLEMS-DEALER-SERVICE/130198-EXHAUST-MANIFOLD-RECALL.HTML HTTPS://WWW.CLUBARMADA.COM/FORUMS/8-ENGINE-DRIVETRAIN/22309-CRACKED-EXHAUST-MANIFOLD.HTML HTTPS://WWW.CARCOMPLAINTS.COM/NISSAN/TITAN/2004/EXHAUST_SYSTEM/EXHAUST_MANIFOLDS_CRACKED.SHTML HTTPS://WWW.JUSTANSWER.COM/NISSAN/5J40C-NISSAN-DATSUN-ARMADA-SE-2006-NISSAN-ARMADA-JUST.HTML HTTPS://WWW.CLUBTITAN.ORG/FORUMS/13-GENERAL-DISCUSSION/63695-EXHAUST-MANIFOLD-RECALL-3.HTML HTTPS://REPAIRPAL.COM/NISSAN/TITAN/RECALLS HTTP://WWW.CARPROBLEMZOO.COM/NISSAN/TITAN/MANIFOLD-HEADER-MUFFLER-TAIL-PIPE-PROBLEMS.PHP
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11189830March 18, 2019
SERVICE BRAKES
WHILE DRIVING THE ARMADA, THE BRAKE LIGHT SUDDENLY TURNS ON. AND I'M UNABLE TO BRAKE IMMEDIATELY. I WOULD HAVE TO STOP THE VEHICLE COMPLETELY AND TURN IT OFF WAIT ABOUT TWO MINUTES, THEN TURN THE ENGINE BACK ON.. SOMETIMES IT STOPS, BUT MOST TIMES IT DOESN'T..
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11185486March 9, 2019
AIR BAGS
THE SIDE AIRBAGS DEPLOYED WITHOUT ANY INCIDENT OF AN ACCIDENT OR CRASH. THERE WAS NO ACCIDENT-NOTHING WAS BUT OR BUMPED JUST DRIVING 35 MPH AND THE SIDE AIRBAGS DEPLOYED FULLY AND THE SEAT BELTS ON THE DRIVER AND PASSENGER SIDE TIGHTENED TO THE POINT OF RESTRICTED BREATHING. THE SEATBELTS NO LOMGER CAN BE USED AS THEY SHOULD. THEY DO NOT EXTEND OUT FULLY. AND THE AIRBAG SENSOR LIGHT IS CONSTANTLY. BEFORE THE DEPLOYMENT OF THE SIDE AIRBAGS THE BRAKES WOULD GRIND TO THE POINT OF NEEDING TO PULL OVER TO PUMP THE BRAKES IN ORDER FOR THEM TO FUNCTION AGAIN PROPERLY. THIS WOULD HAPPEN EVERY 100 MILES OR SO.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
2
Deaths:
0
#11181574February 21, 2019
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, ENGINE, POWER TRAIN
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 NISSAN ARMADA. WHILE DRIVING 50 MPH AND APPROACHING A STOP LIGHT, THE VEHICLE STALLED AND THE CHECK ENGINE AND OTHER UNKNOWN WARNING INDICATORS ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS RESTARTED AND WHEN THE GEAR SHIFTER WAS PLACED IN DRIVE, THE VEHICLE STALLED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE CRANKSHAFT POSITION SENSOR FAILED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURES AND DID NOT ASSIST. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 134,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11180703February 17, 2019
SERVICE BRAKES
BRAKE LIGHT ON DASH GOES ON AND THE BRAKES GRAB, MAKE IT HARD TO STOP WHEN BRAKES ARE APPLIED. HAS HAPPENED MULTIPLE TIMES, HAD BRAKES REPLACED, AND CONTINUES TO HAPPEN WITH NEW BRAKES AND ROTORS. PROBLEM CLEARS TEMPORARY AFTER STOPPING VEHICLE AND TURNINH IGNITION OFF THEN BACK ON. LAST TIME THIS HAPPENED WAS 2-16-2019.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11172313January 26, 2019
SERVICE BRAKES
ALL DASH BOARD LIGHTS SUDDENLY TURN ON WHEN DRIVING ON THE FREEWAY AND BREAKS DISENGAGE. PRESSING THE BREAK PEDAL RESULTS IN A LOUD GRINDING NOISE AND SOUNDS LIKE SPRINGS TEARING. THIS HAPPENED FOUR TIMES. DEALER CANNOT FIND THE PROBLEM AND I HAVE CHANGED BREAK PADS AND ROTORS BUT STILL CONTINUES. THE ONLY SOLVE IS TO TURN OFF THE ENGINE AND TURN IT BACK ON.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11171372January 22, 2019
POWER TRAIN, VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
I APPLIED MY BRAKES AND STOPPED 10 FEET BEHIND A PICK-UP AT TRAFFIC LIGHT. THE CAR SURGED FORWARD. I PUSHED ON THE BRAKES HARDER, STOPPED THEN THE CAR SURGED AGAIN HITTING THE PICK-UP TWICE EACH TIME AFTER STOPPING WHEN PUSHING HARDER ON THE BRAKES. IT IS ONLY AFTER PUTTING IN NEUTRAL THAT IT ALLOWED ME TO CONTROL IT AND PULL OVER TO EXCHANGE DRIVER INFORMATION. THE SAME HAPPENED WHILE WAITING TO FILL-UP WITH GAS IN MARCH 2018. I ALMOST HIT A SMALL CAR. I PUT IT INTO PARK AT WHICH TIME THE SHIFTER CABLE BROKE.
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11156436December 5, 2018
SERVICE BRAKES
RANDOMLY THE TRUCK WOULD NOT STOP AS I TRY AND APPLY THE BRAKES , ITS AS IS I PUSH PETAL TO THE FLOOR AND YOU HEAR A BAD GRINDING A BAD VIBRATION AND FEELS AS IF THE TRUCK IS ABOUT TO DROP A MECHANICAL PIECE FROM UNDERNEATH THE FRONT END .AS I COME TO A LONG AND ROLLING STOP THE BRAKE LIGHT TURNS ON,, I TRY AND PUMP THE BRAKE PETAL AND IT SEEMS AS IF ITS DISCONNECTED FROM THE CABLE, SO I TURN THE TRUCK OFF WAIT A MINUTE AND TURN IT BACK ON... NOW THIS HAS HAPPENED ABOUT 5,6 TIMES THE PAST TIME MY WIFE AND 3 BOYS WHERE IN THE VEHICLE.. IVE DONE RESEARCH AND BEEN ON MANY FORUMS AND KNOW THIS IS A BIG ISSUE AND VERY DANGEROUS, AS WE ARE NOW EXTREMELY NERVOUS TO DRIVE THE VEHICLE ESPECIALLY ON THE EXPRESSWAY ... PLEASE AT LEAST HONOR THE REPAIRS AS I CAN TAKE IT TO A NISSAN BY ME AND HAVE IT FIXED. I LOVE THE TRUCK AND HAVE PUT A LOT OF MONEY TO MODIFYING IT AND ITS VERY DEPENDABLE. BUT NO VEHICLE WILL BE SAFE IF BRAKES RANDOMLY GO OUT... ITS BOUND TO BE A VERY BAD OUTCOME AND WE DONT WANT TO BE A STATISTIC,,,PLEASE HELP US. PLEASE CALL FOR FURTHER INFO AND A RESOLUTION.. THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME [XXX] INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6).' *PM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11152868November 20, 2018
SERVICE BRAKES
BREAK LIGHT COMES ON WHILE DRIVING AND WHEN I GO TO STOP IT MAKES A GOD AWFUL SOUND. HAVE TO TURN THE CAR OFF AND BACK ON. THIS HAS HAPPENED SEVERAL TIMES SINCE JUNE 1ST 2018. TURNING IF OFF SEEMS TO CLEAR THE ISSUE BUT TODAY 3 LIGHTS CAME ON BRAKE, SLIP AND VDS. TURNING IT OFF AND BACK ON DID NOT SEEM TO FIX IT. THIS IS OUR FAMILY VEHICLE AND WE HAVE 3 TO 6 KIDS IN IT AT ALL TIMES. NISSAN NEEDS TO ISSUE A RECALL THIS IS A HUGE SAFETY ISSUE!
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

← Back to Nissan Armada