Nissan Armada Complaints
1,854 consumer complaints on file.
- #10542883September 10, 2013SERVICE BRAKES
WHILE DRIVING AT 55MPH MY BRAKE LIGHT CAME ON, AS I TRIED TO BRAKE MY BRAKES FAILED AND THE FOOT PETAL HIT THE FLOOR MAKING A LOUD SHUTTERING SOUND. SUDDENLY MY BRAKES KICKED BACK IN BUT CONTINUED TO MAKE LOUD SOUNDS. WHEN I WAS ABLE TO PULL OVER I TURNED OFF THE ENGINE AND WHEN I TURNED THE ENGINE BACK ON THE LIGHT RESET AS IF NOTHING HAPPENED. THIS HAS HAPPENED ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS. I AM TERRIFIED. I HAVE TAKEN MY ARMADA TO NISSAN DEALERSHIP AND THEY BELIEVE ITS ASSOCIATED WITH AN ERROR MESSAGE C1179 "DELTA STROKE SENSOR" BUT HAVE DONE NOTHING TO HELP ME. PLEASE HELP! *TR
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #10542986September 10, 2013SERVICE BRAKES, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, SEATS
BRAKE JUTTER, GRINDING, SHAKING WHEN BRAKING. ABS VDL SLIP BRAKE LIGHTS UP ON DASH--UNABLE TO TURN OFF. STOPPING VEHICLE AND RESTARTING CORRECTS THE PROBLEM SOMETIMES; OTHER TIMES THE LIGHT STAYS ON. BRAKE PADS ORIGINALLY REPLACED EARLY AFTER PURCHASE IN 2005 WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS STILL UNDER WARRANTY. THE VEHICLE IS RARELY DRIVEN--THERE IS APPROXIMATELY 36K MILES ON THE VEHICLE--BUT THE PROBLEM HAS BEEN PERSISTENT OVER THE YEARS WHEN DRIVEN. LATELY, I HAVE BEEN DRIVING THE VEHICLE MORE OFTEN AND THE PROBLEM IS CONTINUING AND IT IS MORE APPARENT THAT THERE IS A PROBLEM WITH THE VEHICLE BRAKES. I AM ALSO EXPERIENCING PROBLEMS WITH THE LIFT GATE AS IT RECENTLY STOPPED FUNCTIONING WHEN PRESSING THE KEY FOB OR EITHER OF THE SWITCHES INSIDE THE VEHICLE. I BEGAN OPENING AND CLOSING THE LIFT GATE MANUALLY AND NOW IT WILL NOT CLOSE SECURELY, I.E., IT IS NOT GETTING THAT FINAL SEAL WHEN CLOSED. IN ADDITION, THE FRONT PASSENGER WINDOW NO LONGER GOES UP OR DOWN AND DOES NOT WORK WHEN USING THE DRIVER'S OR PASSENGER SWITCH. FINALLY, THE DRIVER'S SEAT DOES NOT RESET TO THE POSITION PROGRAMMED WHEN THE ENGINE STARTS AND TURNS OFF. I DECIDED TO RESEARCH THE INTERNET TODAY AND WAS QUITE SURPRISED TO SEE THAT THERE ARE SO MANY OTHERS WHO ARE EXPERIENCING THE SAME PROBLEM WITH THEIR 2004 AMADA. CALLED A LOCAL NISSAN DEALER TODAY AND THEY WERE WELL AWARE OF THE PROBLEM. JUST AS SO MANY HAVE WRITTEN ALL OVER THE INTERNET, THE DEALER SUGGEST THAT YOU BRING THE VEHICLE IN WHEN THE BRAKE LIGHT ISSUE IS DISPLAYED SO THAT THEY CAN PERFORM DIAGNOSTIC TEST. *TR
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #10542480September 8, 2013UNKNOWN OR OTHER
WHEN ENTERING INTO THE VEHICLE WE NOTICED THE FRONT PORTION OF THE CENTER OVERHEAD CONSOLE WAS SAGGING. WE OPENED THE FIRST COMPARTMENT AND THE PIECE IN WHICH THE SCREW IS PLACED INTO TO CONNECT THE CONSOLE TO THE ROOF OF THE VEHICLE CRACKED OFF AND HAD FALLEN OFF CAUSING THE CONSOLE TO LONGER BE CONNECTED. HAD THIS OCCURRED WHILE DRIVING, IT COULD HAVE CAUSED AN ACCIDENT. THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE.
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #10542116September 5, 2013SERVICE BRAKES
DRIVING ON A RESIDENTIAL STREET AT APPROXIMATELY 35 MPH. THE BRAKE LIGHT CAME ON AND WHEN THE BRAKES WERE APPLIED, THE PEDAL WENT ALMOST TO THE FLOOR, THE ABS ENGAGED AND THE BRAKING POWER WAS REDUCED BY 70% OR GREATER. THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED AND SHUT OFF FOR AN EXTENDED PERIOD OF TIME AND THE SYSTEM APPEARED TO RESET ITSELF. IDENTICAL ISSUE HAVE OCCURRED IN JULY AND AUGUST. BRAKE PADS, ROTORS AND FLUID LEVELS WERE CHECKED AND ALL WERE OKAY. I CONTACTED A LOCAL NISSAN DEALERSHIP WHO ADVISED THAT THERE WERE NO RECALLS ON THAT MODEL YEAR, BUT OTHER YEARS HAVE BEEN RECALLED FOR SIMILAR INCIDENTS. *JB
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #10542188September 5, 2013SERVICE BRAKES
2004 NISSAN ARMADA BRAKE ISSUE. DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD AND THE BRAKES START GRINDING AND ITS HARD TO STOP, EMERGENCY BRAKE LIGHT COMES ON. ONCE I AM ABLE TO SLOW DOWN AND PULL OVER, I THEN RESTART THE VEHICLE AND THE BRAKES GO BACK TO PERFORMING NORMALLY. THIS HAS HAPPENED NUMEROUS TIMES SINCE PURCHASING THE VEHICLE. THIS MOST RECENT TIME HAPPENED WHILE TOWING A 6500 LB LOAD. THANKFULLY, NO ONE WAS IN FRONT OF US. I HAVE DONE QUITE A BIT OF RESEARCH ON THE ARMADA AND TITAN FORUMS AND THEY REFERENCE NTP06-040 AS WELL AS A RATHER EXPENSIVE BRAKE BOOSTER REPLACEMENT AT CLOSE TO $1000. THIS ISSUE SEEMS TO BE RATHER PREVALENT WITH THE ARMADA MODEL. THE BIGGEST ISSUE IS THERE IS NO WARNING WHEN THIS ISSUE WILL OCCUR AND I AM A BIT WORRIED THAT IT MAY CAUSE AN ACCIDENT AND/OR INJURY. *JB
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #10541808September 4, 2013SERVICE BRAKES, VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
WHILE DRIVING, THE ABS BRAKE LIGHT COMES ON AND WHEN I TRY TO BRAKE, THE BRAKES MAKE A GRINDING/GROANING NOISE AND THE VEHICLE DOES NOT BRAKE PROPERLY. THIS HAS HAPPENED ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS. IT IS ALWAYS SPORADIC. WHEN THE VEHICLE IS SHUT OFF, SOMETHING RESETS AND IT WON'T DO IT AGAIN. SO THE NISSAN DEALERSHIP SAYS THEY CAN'T FIX IT BECAUSE THEY CAN'T FIND ANYTHING WRONG. IT IS A SAFETY ISSUE BECAUSE IT CAN HAPPEN ANYTIME AND IT AFFECTS THE BRAKES WORKING. IF THERE IS A CRASH IN THE FUTURE, IT WILL BE THE FAULT OF NISSAN BECAUSE I AM DOCUMENTING EVERYTHING, INCLUDING THIS SAFETY COMPLAINT. *JB
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #10541821September 4, 2013SERVICE BRAKES
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
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #10541816September 4, 2013EQUIPMENT
MY NISSAN ARMADA CAUGHT FIRE WITH NO WARNING. NISSAN HAS ADMITTED THIS IS DUE TO A RECALLED AIR COMPRESSOR UNIT WITH LIKELIHOOD TO CATCH FIRE. NISSAN WILL NOT REMEDY THE SITUATION AND IS NOW NEGOTIATING IN BAD FAITH. NISSAN HAS OFFERED TO BUY OUT THE CAR SO THEY CAN SELL THE COMPONENTS AT AUCTION - HOWEVER, THEY ARE UNWILLING TO MAKE US WHOLE. *JB
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- Yes
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #10541925September 4, 2013SERVICE BRAKES
WHILE TRAVELING ON ROAD (GOOD CONDITIONS) THE BRAKE LIGHT (RED) COMES ON AND A GRINDING NOISE ALONG WITH A MODERATE BRAKING COMES ON WITHOUT DRIVER EVER TOUCHING PARKING BRAKE OR FOOT BRAKE. WHEN BRAKE IS APPLIED THE VEHICLE COMES TO A SUDDEN STOP ALONG WITH LOUD GRINDING NOISE. THIS GRINDING NOISE CONTINUES UNTIL THE IGNITION IS TURNED OFF THEN BACK ON AGAIN. THIS HAPPENED MORE THAN A DOZEN TIMES AND I HAVE BROUGHT IT IN FOR SERVICING BUT NO RESOLUTION. THIS IS A GRAVE SAFETY HAZARD. *JB
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #10541969September 4, 2013SERVICE BRAKES
2004 NISSAN ARMADA BRAKE ISSUE. DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD AND THE BRAKES START GRINDING AND ITS HARD TO STOP. THEN THE E BRAKE LIGHT COMES ON. ONCE I GET PULLED OVER AND RESTART THE VEHICLE IT SEEMS TO BE FINE. THIS HAS HAPPENED TWICE GETTING VERY NERVOUS TO DRIVE THE VEHICLE. WORRIED ABOUT TOWING OR HIGH SPEEDS THIS COULD BE FATAL. *JB
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #10541742September 4, 2013STRUCTURE:BODY:HATCHBACK/LIFTGATE
I HIT THE BUTTON TO CLOSE THE REAR LIFT GATE. I THEN STEPPED AWAY AND WHEN COMING BACK AROUND THE CORNER I DID NOT CUT THE CORNER WIDE ENOUGH AND WENT RIGHT INTO THE GATE WHICH CONTINUED TO CLOSE ON MY HEAD. THIS RESULTED IN A LACERATION TO MY FOREHEAD, A CONCUSSION AND A TRIP TO THE ER. AT MY ADMISSION, I WAS RUSHING AROUND THE CORNER SO I THOUGHT PERHAPS THAT MAYBE I DID NOT GIVE IT ENOUGH TIME TO SENSE ME AND RETRACT. HOWEVER, I HAVE SINCE "TESTED" THIS AUTOMATIC CLOSE FEATURE WITH MY ARM AND IT DOES NOT SENSE IT AND CONTINUES TO CLOSE. OBVIOUSLY, THIS TIME I WAS AWARE OF WHAT I WAS DOING SO I HAD TIME TO RETRACT MY ARM. I AM LEFT WITH A PERMANENT SCAR ON MY FOREHEAD BUT I FEAR THIS COULD POTENTIALLY HAVE EVEN WORSE CONSEQUENCES FOR SOMEONE ELSE IN THE FUTURE, ESPECIALLY A CHILD. *JB
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 1
- Deaths:
- 0
- #10541783September 4, 2013SERVICE BRAKES
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 DATABASE BUT NOT AN INVESTIGATION, RECALL, ETC. THIS IS AN AMAZING PROBLEM THAT I'VE SPOKE ABOUT WITH ANY NISSAN OR INFINITI OWNER I CAN AND THEY HAVE ALL HAD IT HAPPEN AND THEY HAVE SEVERAL CRASH AVOIDANCE STORIES. *JB
- Crash:
- Yes
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #10538489September 3, 2013SUSPENSION
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 NISSAN ARMADA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 35 MPH, THE REAR LOWER CONTROL ARM FRACTURED AND BECAME DETACHED FROM THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSIS. THE TECHNICIAN STATED THAT THE ENTIRE REAR SUSPENSION WAS CORRODED, CRACKED AND WOULD NEED TO BE REPLACED. THE REAR LOWER CONTROL ARM WAS REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 130,000. *JB
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #10541729September 3, 2013SERVICE BRAKES
I HAVE A 2004 ARMADA I BOUGHT NEW IN 2005. 08/2011 WAS THE FIRST TIME MY ABS VDL SLIP LIGHTS CAME ON AS I WAS BRAKING, ALONG WITH A HORRIBLE GRINDING NOISE WITH MY BRAKES. I WAS GOING ABOUT 20 MPH AND ATTEMPTED TO STOP. MY BRAKING WAS IMPAIRED, AND IF I TOUCHED THE BRAKES ANYMORE, MY FOOT WOULD GO TO THE FLOOR. NOT KNOWING WHAT TO DO, AFTER TRYING THE BRAKE SEVERAL TIMES (WHICH WAS MORE GRINDING NOISES) I SHUT THE CAR OFF, WAITED A FEW MINUTES AND STARTED WITH NO FURTHER ISSUES UNTIL 10/2012 WHEN THE EXACT SAME THING HAPPENED. THIS TIME I WAS GOING 40 MPH ON A 4 LANE HIGHWAY. I REPORTED IT TO MY NISSAN DEALER. THEY TOLD ME I HAD TO DRIVE IT IN WHEN THIS WAS HAPPENING. THEN 04/24/13 & 04/30/13 THE PROBLEM RECURRED. ON 04/24/13, I WAS DRIVING 40 MPH AT THE TIME THAT I ATTEMPTED TO BRAKE. ON 04/30/13, I WAS RIGHT BY AN AUTO ZONE WHEN IT HAPPENED. THEY READ THE CODE WHILE LIGHTS WERE ON, AND SAID THE CODE WAS 1179. AGAIN, THE SAME LIGHTS WERE ON, AND AGAIN, THEY TURNED OFF AFTER RESTARTING THE CAR. I CALLED NISSAN SERVICE WHO TOLD ME AGAIN THAT THEY NEED TO READ THE CODE WITH LIGHTS ON. THEY STATED 1179 "MEANT NOTHING TO THEM" BECAUSE IT WASN'T DONE AT A NISSAN DEALER. I CALLED NISSAN CONSUMER AFFAIRS WHO SAID THEY DIDN'T KNOW ANYTHING OF THIS PROBLEM. 08/18/13 RECURRENCE OF SAME ISSUE WHILE DRIVING DOWNTOWN CHICAGO IN STOP AND GO TRAFFIC. BROUGHT IT IN WITH NO LIGHTS ON TO NISSAN SERVICE (WHO HAVE SAID I NEED THE LIGHTS ON TO SEE WHAT WAS WRONG). NOW ALL OF A SUDDEN THEY ARE TELLING ME I NEED BRAKE BOOSTER AND TO REPROGRAM ABS = $1100. THAT SHOULD CORRECT THE PROBLEM, SHOULD IS WHAT THEY SAID AT SERVICE. I CALLED #2 NISSAN SERVICE, WHO TOLD ME I JUST NEED THE BRAKE BOOSTER REPLACED. CALLED A THIRD DEALER, THEY STATED I JUST NEEDED THE ABS REPROGRAMMED. *JB
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #10537938August 29, 2013SERVICE BRAKES
I WAS TRAVELING ON THE INTERSTATE AND WHEN I STEPPED ON THE BRAKE, MY BRAKE LIGHT CAME ON IMMEDIATELY, A LOUD CLUNKING NOISE, THE BRAKE PETAL BECAME VERY MUSHY, & I HAD TO PRESS IT ALL THE WAY TO THE FLOOR IN ORDER TO STOP. FORTUNATELY I WAS EXITING THE INTERSTATE WITH NO OTHER VEHICLES CLOSE. FRONT AND REAR BRAKES HAD BEEN REPLACED RECENTLY AND ALL LOOKED FINE WHEN WE PULLED OVER TO CHECK THEM. WHEN WE TURNED THE VEHICLE BACK ON THE LIGHT WAS OFF AND THE BRAKES FUNCTIONED NORMALLY. DECIDED TO DRIVE TO RELATIVES HOME CLOSE BY, ABOUT 3 MILES DOWN THE ROAD SAME THING HAPPENED AGAIN. TURNED VEHICLE OFF AND RESTARTED AGAIN THE BRAKES WERE BACK TO NORMAL. THIS SAME PROBLEM OCCURS SPORADICALLY AND EACH TIME RESOLVES TEMPORARILY BY TURNING VEHICLE OFF AND BACK ON. SERIOUS SAFETY CONCERNS, ALWAYS KEEP PLENTY OF STOPPING DISTANCE JUST IN CASE.
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #10537343August 26, 2013SERVICE BRAKES
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
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #10536927August 23, 2013ENGINE, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
I HAD MY MOM, AUNT AND 2 SMALL KIDS IN THE TRUCK WE WERE ON THE WAY TO DROP MY MOM OFF AT HER HOME. ONCE I PULLED UP IN FRONT OF HER HOUSE WE NOTICED THE TRUCK SMOKING. I GOT OUT OF THE VEHICLE AND LOOKED UNDER THE HOOD. I OBSERVED WIRES BURNING FROM THAT POINT I CLOSED THE HOOD SO THAT THE VEHICLE COULD COOL OFF. I THEN WALKED MY MOM TO HER FRONT DOOR AS I WALKED BACK TO MY VEHICLE I OBSERVED MY TRUCK ON FIRE. I IMMEDIATELY RUSHED TO THE VEHICLE AND GOT MY KIDS AND AUNT OUT OF THE VEHICLE. THE FIRE DEPARTMENT WAS CALLED AND RESPONDED WITHIN 7 MINUTES. BY THE TIME THE FIRE DEPARTMENT RESPONDED MY TRUCK WAS IN FULL FLAMES. *TR
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- Yes
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #10536278August 20, 2013STEERING
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 NISSAN ARMADA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 40 MPH, THE STEERING WHEEL SEIZED WITH THE ILLUMINATION OF THE POWER STEERING WARNING LIGHT. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED AND THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 61,000.
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #10536376August 20, 2013POWER TRAIN, ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
MY DAD AND I GOT INTO THE TRUCK AND HE ALMOST SLIPPED AND FELL ON SOME TYPE OF LIQUID. WE PULLED OFF AND REALIZED SOMETHING WAS WRONG WITH THE CAR IT WAS GOING VERY SLOW AND THE ENGINE SOUNDED AS THOUGH THE ENGINE WAS RACING EVEN THOUGH WE WERE GOING LESS THAN 10 MILES. WE PULLED OVER AND CONTACTED AAA WHO TOWED THE TRUCK AND THE TOW GUY SAID THE ANTIFREEZE/COOLANT HAD LEAKED OUT WHEN THE TRANSMISSION HOSE BUSTED AND LEAKED OUT ALL FLUID. I'M TRYING TO FIGURE OUT WHY MY 2009 NISSAN ARMADA SE TRANSMISSION IS ACTING UP. *TR
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #10536012August 19, 2013SERVICE BRAKES
WHILE DRIVING IN TRAFFIC AT 35 MPH I PRESSED THE BRAKES AND THEY WENT ALL THE WAY TO THE FLOOR AND THE BRAKE LIGHT CAME ON. I TURNED THE VEHICLE OFF AND ON AND THE BRAKE LIGHT WENT OFF AND THE BRAKES RECOVERED. SHORTLY AFTER THE BRAKES DID THE SAME THING AGAIN AND I ALMOST CRASHED INTO SOMEONE BUT WAS ABLE TO SWERVE. *TR
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0