Nissan Armada Complaints

1,854 consumer complaints on file.

#10567594March 6, 2014
SERVICE BRAKES
BRAKE LIGHTS CAME ON AND WHEN I HIT THE BRAKES, THEY MADE A SPRINGY NOISE AND WENT TO THE FLOOR. WE RAN OFF THE ROAD ON THE INTERSTATE BECAUSE TRAFFIC WAS BACKED UP AND SLOW AND WAS AFRAID I WAS GOING TO HIT THE CAR IN FRONT OF ME. NO DAMAGE TO ANY VEHICLE OTHER THAN ONE OF MY TIRES BLOWING DUE TO THE ROUGH TERRAIN. *TR
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10567667March 6, 2014
POWER TRAIN
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
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10567093March 4, 2014
LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES
THE REAR DOOR LATCH ACTUATOR ISN'T RELEASING ALL THE WAY. IN READING SOME FORUMS THIS SEEMS TO BE A RECURRING PROBLEM. I CANT ACCESS THE REAR CARGO AREA. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10566894March 3, 2014
SERVICE BRAKES, ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC)
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
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10566638March 1, 2014
SERVICE BRAKES
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
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10565524February 23, 2014
SERVICE BRAKES
I WAS PULLING OUT OF THE GAS STATION, WHEN I APPLIED THE BRAKE IT BEGAN MAKING A POPPING SOUND, THE PEDAL WENT ALL THE WAY TO THE FLOOR AND BRAKE LIGHT CAME ON. IT ALMOST CAUSED AN ACCIDENT. I PULLED OVER TURNED IT OFF THEN TURNED IT BACK ON AND THE BRAKE LIGHT WENT OFF. I WAS ABLE TO DRIVE HOME WITH NO OTHER ISSUES. TODAY I WAS BACKING OUT OF THE DRIVEWAY AND THE SAME THING HAPPENED. THERE IS SOMETHING WRONG WITH THE BRAKE SYSTEM. I CAN'T BELIEVE SOMETHING HASN'T BEEN DONE WITH ALL OF THE SIMILAR COMPLAINTS. I WENT TO GET IT CHECKED AND THEY CAN'T FIND THE ISSUE. PLEASE LOOK INTO THIS BEFORE A FATALITY OCCURS. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10565204February 20, 2014
SERVICE BRAKES, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, POWER TRAIN
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 INCREASING. AS A MATTER OF FACT, AS OF RECENTLY, NOW ALL THE LIGHTS ON MY DASHBOARD GO ON FOR NO APPARENT REASON, THEN I LOSE BRAKING POWER. I USE MY VEHICLE FOR WORK. THIS COULD BECOME A REAL ISSUE. ESPECIALLY IF IT RESULTS IN AN ACCIDENT OR WORSE. WHY IS NISSAN NOT OWNING UP TO THEIR RESPONSIBILITIES? *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10564872February 18, 2014
SERVICE BRAKES
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
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10564538February 16, 2014
STRUCTURE:BODY:HATCHBACK/LIFTGATE
THE REAR HATCH WILL NOT RELEASE & CONTINUES TO BE TEMPERAMENTAL. THIS COULD CAUSE A SERIOUS PROBLEM IF EVER NEEDING TO RELEASE THE REAR HATCH IN AN EMERGENCY, SUCH AS IN A LIFE SAFETY INCIDENT DURING A FIRE OR ACCIDENT, THE REAR HAD CONTINUALLY FAILS ALONG WITH THE GLASS RELEASE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10564307February 14, 2014
SERVICE BRAKES
WHILE DRIVING OUR NISSAN ARMADA OUR BRAKE INDICATOR LIGHT CAME ON WHILE DRIVING 45MPH DOWN A CITY STREET. WHEN MY WIFE, WHO WAS DRIVING ATTEMPTED TO STOP AT A STOPLIGHT THE ARMADA'S BRAKES SHUDDERED, WENT TO THE FLOORPLAN OF THE VEHICLE AND BECOME SPONGY. AS THIS HAPPENED NEARLY ALL BRAKING CAPACITY DISAPPEARED AND MY WIFE WAS BARELY ABLE TO STOP. SHE PULLED OFF THE ROADWAY STOPPED THE VEHICLE AND CALLED FOR A TOW SERVICE BECAUSE IT HAD SCARED HER SO BADLY. UPON RESTARTING THE VEHICLE HOWEVER, THE PROBLEM DISAPPEARED TO I, HER HUSBAND, DROVE THE CAR HOME WITH QUITE SOME ANXIETY AND THE PROBLEM WOULD NOT REPLICATE ITSELF. I INSPECTED ALL BRAKE HARDWARE, FLUID LEVELS, AND THERE APPEARS TO BE NO ACTUAL PROBLEM. I AM READING ABOUT MANY CUSTOMERS WITH SIMILAR MODEL YEAR NISSAN TITANS AND ARMADAS HAVING IDENTICAL PROBLEMS WITH NO REAL SOLUTION BEING MADE BY NISSAN NORTH AMERICA. WHAT DO I DO? I AM VERY SCARED FOR THE SAFETY OF MY WIFE AND TWO SMALL CHILDREN. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10563319February 6, 2014
SERVICE BRAKES
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.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10562655February 3, 2014
SERVICE BRAKES
BRAKE LIGHT CAME ON AND BRAKES MADE A SPRINGING SOUND AND CAR WOULDN'T STOP!!! IT'S THE DELTA STROKE SENSOR AND THIS IS NOT FIRST COMPLAINT. THESE VEHICLES NEED TO BE RECALLED. THEY R A DEATH TRAP!!! SOMEONE IS GONNA BE SERIOUSLY HURT OR KILLED! *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10561577January 27, 2014
SERVICE BRAKES
WHILE PULLING MY CAR TRAILER WITH A LOADED CAR ON THE TRAILER THE BRAKES ON THE ARMADA STOPPED WORKING. THE ANTI-LOCK BRAKES STARTED PULSATING REALLY FAST TO THE POINT THE PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR. I HAD TO SERVE AROUND THE CAN IN FRONT OF ME AND I RAN THE RED LIGHT. THIS IS THE 4TH TIME THIS SUV HAS DONE THIS. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10561232January 23, 2014
STRUCTURE:BODY
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.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10560221January 16, 2014
SUSPENSION
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 NISSAN ARMADA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE MAKING A LEFT TURN, THE DYNAMIC CONTROL WARNING LAMP ILLUMINATED AS A LOUD NOISE WAS HEARD. THE CONTACT MENTIONED THAT AFTER INSPECTING THE VEHICLE, HE NOTICED THAT THE REAR PASSENGER'S SIDE LOWER CONTROL ARM WAS FRACTURED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE THE TECHNICIAN VERIFIED THE FAILURE AND STATED THAT IT SEEMED AS IF THE VEHICLE WAS PREVIOUSLY INVOLVED IN A CRASH WHICH CAUSED THE FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 39,438 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 39,455.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10559650January 13, 2014
POWER TRAIN
I BOUGHT THIS CAR IN 2005. THE 4WD HAS NEVER PERFORMED CORRECTLY. I HAVE TAKEN IT BACK TO THE DEALERSHIP NUMEROUS TIMES AND IT STILL DOESN'T WORK. OF COURSE, NOW THE VEHICLE IS WAY OUT OF WARRANTY, AND NISSAN WILL NOT PAY FOR ANY REPAIRS DESPITE THE FACT THAT IT HASN'T WORKED RIGHT FROM THE MOMENT I BOUGHT IT. I'VE NEVER BEEN ABLE TO USE THE 4WD SYSTEM FOR ANY LENGTH OF TIME. I'VE SEEN OTHER POSTS ON SEVERAL OTHER FORUMS ABOUT THIS SAME PROBLEM. FOR NOW, I'VE TAKEN THE FRONT DIFFERENTIAL OUT OF MY VEHICLE, AND A FRIEND OF MINE IS GOING TO SEE IF THERE'S A FIX FOR IT. I THINK IT'S OBVIOUS THAT THE ARMADA AND TITAN HAVE DESIGN FLAWS CONCERNING THE FRONT DIFFERENTIAL. I KEEP HEARING ABOUT LEAKING AND BLOWN SEALS. I LIKE THE CAR, BUT I PAID FOR A 4WD VEHICLE AND I THINK I SHOULD HAVE ONE. IS THERE ANY ACTION I CAN TAKE? AGAINST NISSAN MAYBE? MAYBE THEY COULD PAY ME TO BE OK WITH THEIR FAULTY VEHICLE? I'VE OWNED SEVERAL NISSANS BEFORE AND HAD NO PROBLEMS, BUT I'M THINKING THAT I'LL NEVER BUY ANOTHER ONE BECAUSE OF THIS. IF THERE'S A CLASS-ACTION LAWSUIT AGAINST NISSAN FOR THIS, SIGN ME UP. OR MAYBE WE COULD FILE ONE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10559268January 9, 2014
SERVICE BRAKES
DRIVING ON SURFACE STREETS GOING APPROXIMATELY 35 MPH WHEN A THUD SOUND CAME FROM UNDER THE CAR AND THE BRAKES WHEN PRESSED SCREETCHED AND WERE MUSHY AND NOT EFFECTIVELY STOPPING THE CAR, IN ADDITION THE PARKING BRAKE LIGHT ON THE DASH LIGHT UP BUT WAS NOT ENGAGED. I WAS ABLE TO PULL TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD AND COME TO A STOP BY REPEATILY LIGHTLY PUSHING ON THE BRAKE AND JUST LETTING THE MOMENTUM OF THE CAR DIE DOWN. ONCE STOPPED I TURNED OFF THE CAR AND LOOKED UNDER THE CAR FOR ANY SIGN OF DAMAGE OR LEAKS AND POPPED THE HOOD OF THE CAR TO DO THE SAME. FOUND NO EVIDANCE OF ANY DAMAGE OR PROBLEMS. WHEN I TURNED ON THE CAR THE LIGHT ON THE DASH WAS OFF AND THE BRAKES WHEN PRESSED BECAME HARD AND NO SOUND CAME FROM THE BRAKES AND THE BRAKES WORKED AS THEY SHOULD. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10558502January 4, 2014
SERVICE BRAKES
I WAS DRIVING HOME ON THE WAY FROM WORK ON THE BELTWAY AT 65 MILES AND WHEN I SLOWED DOWN, THE BRAKES STARTED GRINDING AND MAKING A ROUGH SOUND. THE BRAKE LIGHT HAD TURNED ON. I HAD TO PULL OVER TO TURN THE TRUCK OFF. WHEN I STARTED THE TRUCK BACK UP, THE BRAKE LIGHT TURNED OFF AND THE BRAKES WERE WORKING AGAIN. THIS HAS HAPPENED INTERMITTENTLY BUT I CAN'T SEEM TO GET IT CHECKED SINCE IT HAPPENS AT RANDOM TIMES. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10558240January 2, 2014
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 NISSAN ARMADA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 55 MPH, THE VEHICLE FAILED WITHOUT WARNING. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FUEL GAUGE ERRONEOUSLY DISPLAYED THAT THE FUEL TANK WAS THREE QUARTERS FULL. THE FAILURE WAS RECURRING. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE CONTACT'S RESIDENCE AND WAS NOT TAKEN TO A DEALER OR AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE PROBLEM. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 115,952.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10557664December 30, 2013
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES
YOU CAN LOCK THE LIFT GATE BUT IT WILL NOT UNLOCK. YOU HAVE TO CLIMB OVER SEATS AND USE EMERGENCY UNLOCK. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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