Nissan Armada Complaints

1,854 consumer complaints on file.

#11278908November 8, 2019
AIR BAGS
AIRBAG LIGHT RANDOMLY BEGAN FLASHING. CODE PULLED AS B1035 CRASH ZONE SENSOR. THIS VEHICLE HAS NEVER BEEN IN ANY TYPE OF ACCIDENT. UPON RESEARCHING VEHICLE AND CODE IT SHOWS THE SAME YEAR AND MAKES OF VEHICLES HAVING EXACT SYMPTOMS AS WELL AS CODE OF B1035. EVEN ON THE NHTSA WEBSITE REGARDING THIS RECALL- IT DOES SHOW A PICTURE ON THE PDF FILE OF A NISSAN ARMADA IMAGE SHOWING INSTRUCTIONS ON HOW TO INSTALL THE RECALLED SENSOR. THIS NEEDS TO BE REVIEWED IMMEDIATELY AND MAKE CORRECTIONS WITH ADDING THE ARMADA BEING PART OF THE RECALL. IT HAS SAME EXACT SENSOR PART AND I FEEL THAT THIS SHOULD NOT BE HELD ON THE VEHICLE OWNERS PART AS CLEARLY IT IS A DEFECTIVE PART. THERE WILL BE ADDITIONAL CALLS I WILL MAKE IF NEEDED TO THE ATTORNEY GENERAL'S OFFICE IF THIS DOES NOT GET RESOLVED IN A PROMPT MANNER AND IF AN ACCIDENT OCCURS AND DOES NOT DEPLOY AIRBAGS BECAUSE OF RECALLED PART THAT WAS NOT APPROPRIATELY ADDED TO A NHSTA LIST, THERE WILL BE LEGAL ADVICE SOUGHT REGARDING LIABILITY AND INJURIES.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11278812November 8, 2019
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
THE LIFTGATE WILL NOT OPEN
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11278705November 7, 2019
SERVICE BRAKES
SEVERAL INDICATOR LIGHTS HAVE COME ON: ABS, VDC, SLIP, ETC. THE NISSAN DEALERSHIP HAS ATTRIBUTED THE ISSUE TO THE ABS ACTUATOR. THIS, ACCORDING TO MANY NISSAN OWNERS, IS AN ISSUE WITH THE ARMADA BETWEEN 2004 AND 2010. OUTSIDE OF THE INDICATOR LIGHTS, I DO NOT HAVE A MECHANICAL ISSUE THAT OTHERS HAVE REPORTED. HOWEVER, THE DESCRIPTIONS OF UNINTENDED BRAKING AS DESCRIBED BY OTHER ARMADA OWNERS IS DISCONCERTING. NISSAN HAS BEEN ISSUED A RECALL REGARDING PASSENGER CARS FROM 2016-2018 WITH ABS ACTUATOR ISSUES. THERE IS A HISTORY OF A PROBLEM WITH THE ABS SYSTEMS FOR THE COMPANY.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11278286November 5, 2019
SERVICE BRAKES
WHILE DRIVING THE BRAKE LIGHT WILL ILLUMINATE AND THE BRAKES WILL FAIL WHILE BEING PRESSED. WHEN THE THE LIGHT COMES ON THE BRAKE BOOSTER FAILS TO OPERATE AND THE WHILE WILL NOT STOP. THERE WAS A LAWSUIT FILED AGAINST NISSAN BACK IN 2014 FOR A DELTA STOKE SENSOR WHICH IS WHAT NISSAN CALLS THE BRAKE BOOSTER. WHEN I LOOKED UP MY VEHICLE WITH NISSAN NO RECALL WAS ISSUED YET MY VEHICLE FALLS WITHIN THE SAME YEAR. THIS IS A MAJOR SAFETY CONCERN THAT NEEDS TO BE LOOKED INTO.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11277704November 2, 2019
SERVICE BRAKES
WHEN I APPLY PRESSURE TO THE BRAKES IT WILL NOT ENGAGE. I HAVE TO LET MY FOOT OFF OF THE BRAKE AND PUSH DOWN AGAIN FOR THE VEHICLE TO COME TO A STOP. THIS PROBLEM HAPPENS INTERMITTENTLY. IT HAS HAPPENED MULTIPLE TIMES IN THE PAST 6 MONTHS AND IS COMPLETELY AT RANDOM.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11277100October 30, 2019
SEAT BELTS
THE DRIVER'S SIDE SEAT BELT SOMETIMES DOESN'T LATCH AND SOMETIMES WON'T LATCH. THERE WAS A RECALL #15V501000 IN 2015 FOR THE SEAT BELT LATCH WITH THE SAME PROBLEM. I CONTACTED THE NISSAN DEALERSHIP WHERE THE VEHICLE WAS PURCHASED, THEY SAID THERE WASN'T A RECALL ON THE SEAT BELT. BUT I COULD BRING IT IN AND THEY WOULD WORK ON IT, OF COURSE THE MILEAGE IS TOO HIGH TO BE COVERED UNDER WARRANTY.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11271237October 26, 2019
SERVICE BRAKES
HISSING NOISE COMING FROM THE BRAKE PEDAL AREA WHEN IT'S DEPRESSED. THOUGHT IT WAS A BRAKE BOOSTER ISSUE AND NOTIFIED THE DEALER IMMEDIATELY. THE CORPORATE REP TOLD THE DEALER THAT IT IS COMPLETELY NORMAL BECAUSE THE BOOSTER IS NOT MANUAL BUT ELECTRICAL. THE NOISE CONTINUE TO COME FROM THE PEDAL AREA LIKE A BIG RIG.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11270569October 23, 2019
SERVICE BRAKES
MY WIFE WAS DRIVING MY CHILDREN ON THE HIGHWAY AT APPROXIMATELY 55MPH AND THE 'BRAKE' ICON SUDDENLY FLASHED RED ON THE DASH. MY WIFE ATTEMPTED TO APPLY THE BRAKES AND THEY DID NOT FUNCTION OR RESPOND OTHER THAN BY MAKING A GRINDING NOISE. THE PEDAL WAS ABLE TO GO TO THE FLOOR BUT WITH NO BRAKING ACCOMPLISHED. TO STOP THE VEHICLE SHE HAD TO DOWNSHIFT AND LET IT COAST TO A STOP IN A PARKING LOT THAT WAS FORTUNATELY ON HER PATH OF TRAVEL. THERE ARE NO LEAKS IN THE BRAKING SYSTEM AND THE NEARBY NISSAN DEALERSHIP SAID IT HAD THROWN A C1179 CODE FOR A BRAKE BOOSTER SENSOR. TURNS OUT THIS IS A COMMON ISSUE WITH THESE MODELS AND NISSAN LOST A CLASS ACTION LAWSUIT ABOUT THE ISSUE IN CALIFORNIA IN 2014. SEVERAL OTHER OWNERS HAVE REPORTED THE EXACT SAME SCENARIO ON VARIOUS NISSAN FORUMS. IT IS A WONDER MY WIFE AND CHILDREN WERE NOT IN AN ACCIDENT.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11269928October 21, 2019
SERVICE BRAKES
WHILE DRIVING THE CAR WILL SLOW DOWN AND I WILL NOTICE THE BRAKE LIGHT IS ON. THEN I WILL HEAR LIKE A GRINDING SOUND. AS IF IM DRIVING WITH EMERGENCY BRAKES ON. THE PARKING BRAKES ENGAGE WHILE IM DRIVING. WE TOOK CAR TO A NISSAN DEALER FOR SERVICING BUT THEY COULD NOT DETECT ANY PROBLEM. THERE IS CERTAINLY A PROBLEM WITH BRAKING SYSTEM. I AM AFRAID THIS WILL CAUSE AN ACCIDENT. IT HAS HAPPENED ABOUT 7 TIMES IN THE LAST 2 WEEKS. WE JUST GOT NEW BRAKES ON OCT. 5 2019. THIS PROBLEM A FEW YEARS AGO AND IT WILL HAPPEN A FEW TIMES A YEAR BUT LATELY ITS HAPPENING MORE OFTEN. IT STARYED BACK ON OR ABOUT OCT.1, 2019.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11269966October 21, 2019
STRUCTURE:BODY
BOTH INTERIOR OVERHEAD CONSOLES ARE CRACKED AND NOW THE REAR SIDE OVERHEAD CONSOLE COMPLETELY CRACKED AND NOW THE CONSOLE AS WELL IT CRACKED. THE PLASTIC IS MADE LIKE SAND, IF YOU JUST TOUCH IT, IT WILL BREAK OFF.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#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
#11269511October 19, 2019
SERVICE BRAKES
BRAKING SYSTEM SEEMS TO GO IN/OUT INTERMITTENTLY WHILE DRIVING OR WHEN STOPPED. YOU CAN BEGIN ROLLING EVEN WHEN THE BRAKES ARE APPLIED WHILE STOPPED. IT ALSO WILL NOT ALLOW YOU TO START THE VEHICLE UNLESS YOU STOMP ON THE BREAK PEDAL. AND IN A FEW SITUATIONS IT HAS NOT ALLOWED ME TO TAKE THE VEHICLE OUT OF PARK UNLESS STOPPING ON THE BRAKE PEDAL IF THE CAR IS RUNNING MY MECHANIC AND VARIOUS WEBSITE BLOG REPORT AND DETERMINE THIS MIGHT BE A BOOSTER SENSOR ISSUE WHICH IS NOT BEING ISSUED FOR RECALL
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11269376October 18, 2019
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 NISSAN ARMADA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE FAILED TO START AND THE KEY WARNING INDICATOR FLASHED CONTINUOUSLY. THE CONTACT HAD TO CONTINUOUSLY ATTEMPT TO TURN THE IGNITION SWITCH IN ORDER FOR THE ENGINE TO START. THE CONTACT CALLED MIDDLETOWN NISSAN (1153 NEWFIELD ST, MIDDLETOWN, CT 06457, (860) 632-6550) AND WAS INFORMED THAT A DIAGNOSTIC TEST WAS NEEDED. THE TEST WOULD COST $160. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE AND DID NOT ASSIST. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 130,000.
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
#11265748October 2, 2019
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
VEHICLE WILL NOT START PROPERLY. THE PLUGS UNDER THE BRAKE PAD ARE FAULTY.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11258808September 29, 2019
SERVICE BRAKES
I WAS DRIVING TO PICK UP MY DAUGHTER AT WORK WHEN I CAME TO A STOP AT AN INTERSECTION THE BRAKES SEEMED FINE BUT WHEN THE LIGHT TURNED GREEN I WAS MAKING A LEFT TURN AND AS I WAS TURNING I PUT MY FOOT ON THE BRAKE AND THE BRAKES WENT IN AND I HEARD A VERY LOUD GRINDING SOUND AND I COULD FEEL THE VIBRATION UNDER MY FEET THEN I NOTICED THE BRAKE LIGHT COME ON SO I PULLED OFF THE ROAD BUT REALIZED IT WASN'T A SAFE SPOT SO LUCKILY I WAS NEAR A TURN OFF SO I PULLED INTO A PARKING LOT VERY SLOWLY AND PUT THE CAR IN PARK. THE BRAKE LIGHT REMAINED ON UNTIL I TURNED THE VEHICLE OFF. I CALLED MY HUSBAND AND HE CAME, CHECKED ALL THE BRAKES, THE BRAKE FLUID AND CHECKED TO SEE IF THERE WAS FLUID LEAKING ANYWHERE BUT HE DIDN'T FIND ANYTHING WRONG SO HE STARTED THE VEHICLE AND THE BRAKE LIGHT WAS OFF SO HE DROVE IT HOME WHILE I DROVE HIS CAR BUT IT DIDN'T HAPPEN AGAIN. I'VE READ THAT MANY PEOPLE HAVE HAD THE SAME ISSUE WITH NISSAN ARMADA. I WOULD LIKE TO ADD THAT THIS IS THE FIRST TIME IT HAPPENED BUT IT'S ONE TIME TOO MANY BECAUSE I'M LUCKY I DIDN'T HAVE AN ACCIDENT.
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
#11257423September 23, 2019
ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC)
DRIVING ON SLIGHTLY WET ROAD. STARTED SPRINKLING FOR ABOUT FIVE MINUTES. IT WAS DRIVING FINE THEN ON THE ROAD TO MY HOUSE IN THE CITY. IT'S WINDY AND I WAS GOING MAYBE 10-15 MILES AN HOUR AND IT STARTED SPITTING OUT LIKE I WAS IN SNOW OR SLEET I ALMOST LOST CONTROL. SO I PUT I STOPPED AND THEN I BARELY PRESS ON THE GAS IT WOULD START SWERVING AGAIN. EVEN AT LESS THAN 5 MILES AN HOUR. I HAD TO GO SUPER SLOW HOW THERE WAS LIKE THERE WAS NO TRACTION AT ALL OR NO STEERING CONTROL. NO LIGHTS CAME ON OR ANYTHING. PRIOR TO THAT IT WAS DRIVING PERFECTLY FINE. I WANT TO SAY IT KIND OF FELT LIKE THE LEFT SIDE HAD NO TRACTION FOR SOME REASON BUT I DON'T KNOW. IT JUST FELT WEIRD LIKE I WAS DRIVING A SEADOO
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11256453September 18, 2019
SEAT BELTS
TAKATA RECALL - I SEE THERE WAS A RECALL ON 15V501000 REGARDING SEATBELTS. I WAS NEVER NOTIFIED OF ANY RECALL ETC UNTIL I STARTING HAVING AN ISSUE WITH MY SEATBELT LIGHT NOT TURNING OFF ON THE DASHBOARD. I CAN NISSAN AND THEY SAID THERE WAS NO SUCH RECALL FOR 2015 NISSAN ARMADA.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11254786September 11, 2019
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, ENGINE
CAR GAVE A BCI MALFUNCTION WARNING ON DASH. WHEN I TURNED THE CAR OFF AND WENT TO RESTART IT WOULD NOT RESTART. THIS USED TO HAPPEN ONCE EVERY COUPLE OF WEEKS. IT IS NOW HAPPENED MORE THAN 10 TIMES IN THE LAST TWO DAYS.SOMETIMES THE CAR WILL START OTHER TIMES I HAVE TO TRY 15 TIMES OR MORE BEFORE IT STARTS.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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