Nissan Armada Complaints (2004)

464 consumer complaints on file.

#10252776December 25, 2008
WHEELS
THREE MONTHS AGO, THE DIFFERENTIAL IN MY 2004 NISSAN ARMADA NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE INDEPENDENT MECHANIC SAID THAT BOLTS WERE MISSING FROM THE AXLE AND HE WAS VERY PERPLEXED AS TO WHY THAT WOULD BE. THE DIFFERENTIAL WAS REPAIRED BUT 3 MONTHS LATER THE FOUR WHEEL DRIVE DIDN'T WORK AND THE AXLE HAD TO BE REPLACED. HE CALLED THE NISSAN DEALERSHIP AND THEY SAID THIS WAS EXTREMELY COMMON IN ALL OF THE NISSAN ARMADAS. THEY EVEN STOCKED THE FRONT AXLES BECAUSE THEY GO THROUGH SO MANY OF THEM. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10252734December 24, 2008
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 NISSAN ARMADA. WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS HE EXPERIENCED UNWANTED ABS ACTIVATION. THE DEALER AND A TECHNICIAN STATED THAT HE NEEDED TO REPROGRAM HIS ELECTRONIC CONTROL MODULE. THE CONTACT IS RESPONSIBLE FOR PAYING $125.00 FOR THE REPAIR. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER DIDN'T PROVIDE ANY ASSISTANCE WITH THE REPAIR. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 50,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 70,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10252209December 18, 2008
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL:SENSOR/CONTROL MODULE
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 NISSAN ARMADA. ON 5 OCCASIONS, THE AIR BAG SENSOR CONTROL MODULE WAS RESET. ON ONE OF THE ATTEMPTS THERE WAS A BAD CONNECTION TO THE BATTERY AND IT FAILED TO RESET. THE VEHICLE IS CURRENTLY AT THE DEALER DUE TO THE FAILURE. THE RECENT FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 65000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10252065December 17, 2008
LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES
MY DRIVERS SIDE DOOR IS DIFFICULT TO OPEN WHEN COLD AND WON'T CLOSE THEREAFTER. ALSO, MY DRIVERS SIDE WINDOW WON'T ROLL BACK UP. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10251488December 11, 2008
AIR BAGS
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 NISSAN ARMADA. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 25 MPH, THE AIR BAGS SUDDENLY DEPLOYED WITHOUT AN IMPACT OR CRASH. HE TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER AND THEY KEPT IT FOR THREE WEEKS. AT THE END OF THE THREE WEEKS, HE RECEIVED A RECALL NOTICE FROM THE DEALER STATING THAT THE COMPUTER THAT DIAGNOSED THE VEHICLE INDICATED THAT IT HAD BEEN IN A ROLLOVER CRASH. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE BACK AND CALLED THE INSURANCE COMPANY. THEY INSPECTED THE VEHICLE AND STATED THAT THE AIR BAG DEFECT HAD BEEN A MANUFACTURER ISSUE AND WAS NOT DUE TO A ROLLOVER CRASH. THE FAILURE HAS NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 55,532.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10244276October 3, 2008
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
I OWN A 2004 ARMADA I BEEN HAVING MANY PROBLEMS WITH BRAKES IT HAPPENS A FEW TIMES DRIVING THE CAR STARTS TO FEEL SO HEAVY Y SLOWING DOWN SO I STOPPED AND THE FRONT BRAKES WHERE SO SO HOT AND SMELLING BURN WITH SMOG SO AFTER THAT HAPPENS TO ME LIKE 4 TIMES THIS PAST MONDAY THE CALIPER FELL OFF AND THE DEALER PEOPLE SAID THE RECALL IS NOT FOR THIS TRUCK? *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
2
Deaths:
0
#10239680August 25, 2008
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
MY WIFE HAS A 2004 NISSAN ARMADA AND I HAVE A 2004 NISSAN TITAN. BOTH VEHICLES HAVE HAD A TOTAL FAILURE OF THE ABS SYSTEM TWICE IN THE LAST MONTH. THE SYMPTOMS ARE A GRINDING NOISE FORM THE BRAKES, THE BRAKE WARNING LIGHT ON, AND INEFFICIENT STOPPING POWER NO MATTER THE AMOUNT OF PRESSURE EXERTED ON THE PEDAL. AFTER SHUTTING DOWN THE ENGINE AND RESTARTING, THE SYMPTOMS DISAPPEAR. THE COMPUTER DOES NOT RECORD ANY FAILURE CODE AND THE DEALER EXPLAINED THAT NISSAN HAS A TECHNICAL BULLETIN THAT SPECIFIES TO REPROGRAM THE VEHICLE COMPUTER BUT IT DOES NOT GUARANTEE THE PROBLEM WILL NOT RECUR. NEITHER IS THIS PROCEDURE COVERED UNDER THE WARRANTY OF THE VEHICLE. I RESEARCHED THE PROBLEM IN NISSAN INTERNET FORUMS AND IT LOOKS LIKE IT IS A FAIRLY COMMON PROBLEM AS I WAS ABLE TO FIND NUMEROUS REPORTS OF THE SAME. I THINK THIS IS A MAJOR SAFETY ISSUE SINCE IT DOES AFFECT THE STOPPING ABILITY OF THE VEHICLE, AND ALMOST ASSURES AN ACCIDENT IF THE VEHICLE IS TRAVELING AT ANYTHING MORE THAN PARKING LOT SPEEDS. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10239000August 20, 2008
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
MY BRAKE WARNING LIGHT IS OR WAS ON, AND/OR THE ABS WARNING LIGHT IS OR WAS ON, AND THERE IS A VIBRATION IN THE BRAKE PEDAL WHILE BRAKING. I HAD LITTLE OR NO BRAKING POWER. I HAD TO STOP THE VEHICLE THANK GOD I WAS GOING FAST. USUALLY THIS OCCURS AS I START UP THE VEHICLE. AFTER THE ISSUE I WOULD STOP THE CAR AND TURN OFF THE ENGINE. AFTER A FEW MINUTES I WOULD RESTART THE VEHICLE AND THE BRAKE LIGHT WAS NO LONGER ON AND THE BRAKE NOISES WERE GONE AS WELL. PLEASE HELP! *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10238228August 12, 2008
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
2004 NISSAN ARMADA HAS A BRAKE PROBLEM. CONSUMER STATES THAT THE BRAKES ON HIS VEHICLE HAVE BEEN REPLACED FIVE TIMES. *NJ THE CONSUMER STATED THE LAST TIME, THE BRAKE PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR WHICH ALMOST CAUSED AN ACCIDENT. THE CONSUMER STATED THAT NISSAN KNEW THE BRAKES WERE TOO SMALL FOR THE VEHICLE. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10236464July 30, 2008
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
I HAVE BROUGHT MY NISSAN ARMANDA 2004 4X4 LE IN SEVERAL TIMES AFTER RESEARCHING SEVERAL WEB-SITES THE BRAKES, ROTORS AND ABS SENSORS ARE A CONSTANT ISSUE WITH THIS MODEL. TO THIS DATE MY DEALER CAN NOT FIX THIS ISSUE. I AM CONCERNED ABOUT THE SAFETY OF MY FAMILY AND OTHERS ON THE ROAD. THIS BRAKE ISSUES OCCURS WHILE DRIVING WITH NO NOTIFICATION UNTIL YOU TRY TO STOP. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10233441July 7, 2008
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
THE BRAKES ON MY NISSAN ARMADA INTERMITTENTLY GO OUT. THIS USUALLY HAPPENS WHEN PUSHING HARD ON THE BRAKES TO MAKE A SUDDEN STOP. THE ONLY SOLUTION IS TO TURN THE CAR OFF AND PRESS THE E-BRAKE A COUPLE OF TIMES THEN RELEASE IT. THE PROBLEM HAS ALMOST KILLED ME TWICE, BUT LUCKILY I WAS ABLE TO SWERVE OUT OF THE WAY BOTH TIMES. I HAVE BROUGHT THE PROBLEM TO MY MECHANIC WHO HAS GRINDED DOWN THE ROTORS AND REPLACED THE BRAKES, BUT TO NO AVAIL THE PROBLEM KEEPS OCCURRING. SO FAR WE HAVE LOST OUR BRAKES IN THIS MAMMOTH VEHICLE ABOUT 5 TIMES. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10230398June 9, 2008
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
THIS HAPPENS RANDOMLY AND NOT ON A REGULAR BASIS. SOMETIMES ONCE A WEEK OTHER TIMES TWICE A WEEK. WHEN YOU BRING THE VEHICLE TO A STOP BE IT A STOP SIGN OR LIGHT, IT DOES STOP THE VEHICLE NO PROBLEM, BUT UPON TAKING YOUR FOOT OFF THE BRAKE AND TRYING TO DRIVE AWAY, THE BRAKES WILL NOT RELEASE. IF YOU TRY AND DRIVE THE VEHICLE, IT MAKES ALL KINDS OF NOISE AND WILL BARELY MOVE. THIS HAS HAPPENED SO MANY TIMES, THAT I LEARNED HOW TO GET THE BRAKES TO RELEASE. UPON THIS HAPPENING, YOU PUT THE CAR IN PARK, SHUT THE ENGINE OFF, WAIT A MINUTE AND RESTART THE VEHICLE AND THE BRAKES ARE FINE. I HAVE GONE TO THE DEALERSHIP MANY TIMES AND THEY SAY NOTHING IS WRONG WITH THE VEHICLE, AND OF COURSE THEY ALWAYS SAY " WE CANNOT NOT DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM". I KNOW THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM BECAUSE I BELONG TO A FORUM FOR NISSAN ARMADA'S CALL CLUB ARMADA. THERE ARE MANY COMPLAINTS OF THIS ISSUE, YET NISSAN DOESN'T WANT TO ADMIT THIS PROBLEM. THIS VEHICLE IS NOT SAFE AND IT SCARES ME TO THINK WHAT THESE BRAKES MIGHT DO. NISSAN NEVER AGAIN! *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10228953May 27, 2008
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
I HAVE A NISSAN ARMADA 04, IT HAS A PROBLEM IN THE AUTO TRANS. I TOOK IT FOR REPAIR AND TO FIND OUT WHAT THE ISSUE WAS. I WAS TOLD THAT THERE WAS A PART THAT WAS UPDATED AND THAT IS WHY THE CAR LOST POWER WHILE MY HUSBAND WAS ENTERING AN INTERSECTION. I THOUGHT THAT A RECALL IS INTENDED TO GET CARS WITH ISSUES LIKE THIS OFF THE ROAD. HOW EASY TO CALL THE PART UPDATED NOT RECALLED DUE TO POSSIBLE DEATH OR INJURY. NOW NOT ONLY AM I PAYING FOR NISSAN CORP MISTAKES BUT WHAT ABOUT ALL THE OTHER OWNERS WHO TRUST IN THE SAFETY OF A NAME BRAND AND NOT TO MENTION A $40,000.00 SUV. HOW CAN I FIGHT TO CHANGE THIS..... *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10226443May 1, 2008
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP:ABS WARNING LIGHT, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
EMERGENCY BRAKE LIGHT CAME ON SUDDENLY. BRAKE SHUDDERS AND VIBRATES THROUGH STEERING WHEEL. CAR MAKES A GRINDING NOISE WHEN BRAKE IS APPLIED. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10224474April 14, 2008
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 NISSAN ARMADA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE HAS ELECTRICAL FAILURE. THE THROTTLE SHUTS DOWN AND THERE IS NO ACCELERATION CONTROL. THE FAILURE BEGAN INTERMITTENTLY A WEEK AFTER PURCHASING THE VEHICLE; HOWEVER, IT HAS BECOME PROGRESSIVELY WORSE. THE VEHICLE HAS BEEN TAKEN TO NISSAN AT LEAST 15 TIMES. THE DEALER WAS ONLY ABLE TO DUPLICATE THE FAILURE A COUPLE OF TIMES, BUT HAVE BEEN UNABLE TO MAKE ANY REPAIRS. THE FAILURE WAS BROUGHT TO THE DEALERS ATTENTION AS SOON AS IT WAS RECOGNIZED. THE CONTACT WANTED ANOTHER VEHICLE, BUT THE DEALER KEPT STATING THAT THEY WOULD FIND AND REPAIR THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE CONTINUES TO WORSEN AND CANNOT BE REPAIRED. THE CONTACT FILED COMPLAINT NUMBER 6080581 WITH NISSAN. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 36,000 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 10.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10222963March 31, 2008
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:ROTOR
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 NISSAN ARMADA. WHILE DRIVING 35 MPH, THE CONTACT BEGAN TO FEEL A SHUDDERING IN THE BRAKE PEDAL AND THE BRAKES FAILED TO RESPOND. THE DEALER REPLACED THE ROTORS. TWENTY THOUSAND MILES LATER, THE SHUDDERING IN THE BRAKE PEDAL RECURRED. THE DEALER REPLACED THE ROTORS FOR THE SECOND TIME. FIFTEEN THOUSAND MILES LATER, THE BRAKE FAILURE RECURRED FOR THE THIRD TIME. THE DEALER RESURFACED THE ROTORS. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 59,236 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 10,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10221627March 18, 2008
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:BRAKE FLUID LOW WARNING: LAMP
THIS A COMPLAINT REGARDING MY 2004 NISSAN PATHFINDER ARMADA SE WHICH CURRENTLY HAS 23K MILES. IT STARTED ON 9/7/05, WHILE DRIVING OVER THE SPEEDS OF 55 MPH, WHEN APPLYING THE BRAKES THEY LOCK UP & DON'T WORK. THE WARNING LIGHT FOR THE BRAKES CAME ON THE DASH. I TOOK THE CAR TO DEALER & THEY STATED THE PROBLEM WAS THAT THE ROTORS WERE OUT OF ROUND. THEY REPLACED THE FRONT ROTORS & PADS, THEY ALSO TURNED THE REAR ROTORS & REPLACED THE REAR PADS. THIS WAS ON 9/7/05. ON 4/21/07 WHILE DRIVING ON A MAJOR HIGHWAY, I ATTEMPTED TO APPLY MY BRAKES & THE BRAKES DID NOT WORK & THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT STOP. THE BRAKE WARNING LIGHT CAME ON THE DASH & ON THE SAME DAY, WE TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER & THEY RAN A DIAGNOSTIC CHECK ON THE VEHICLE & THEY FOUND THAT ONE OF THE CODES HAD AN ERROR. THE DEALER REPROGRAMMED THE COMPUTER SYSTEM TO CORRECT THE PROBLEM. ON 3/17/08, I WAS DRIVING & I ATTEMPTED TO APPLY MY BRAKES, WHEN THE BRAKES FAILED, THE EMERGENCY BRAKES DID NOT WORK & THE WARNING LIGHT CAME ON AGAIN ON THE DASH. ONCE AGAIN I TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER, I ADVISED THEM AT THE DEALER THAT THIS WAS THE THIRD TIME I HAD BEEN THERE FOR THE SAME ISSUE. THEY ADVISED THAT THEY WOULD NEED TO DO A DIAGNOSTIC TEST, IN WHICH I WOULD HAVE TO PAY OUT OF POCKET SINCE THE VEHICLE IS NO LONGER UNDER WARRANTY. THIS TIME THEY SAID THAT IT WAS AN INTERNAL FAILURE & THE BRAKE BOOSTER NEEDED TO BE REPLACED & THAT THIS MAY NOT FIX THE PROBLEM. I WAS ADVISED BY THE TECHNICIAN AT THE DEALER THAT THE MANUFACTURER IS AWARE OF THE THIS PROBLEM. OF COURSE, THIS RESOLUTION WAS NOT OFFERED OR ADVISED IN MY PREVIOUS VISITS AS IT WOULD HAVE BEEN PAID UNDER THE WARRANTY. CONVENIENTLY, I WAS TOLD ABOUT THIS AFTER MY WARRANTY EXPIRED & AFTER PAYING $1,000.00 OUT OF MY POCKET TO FIX. THESE VEHICLES ARE A SAFETY HAZARD TO HAVE ON THE ROAD & YOU NEVER KNOW WHEN THE BRAKES ARE GOING TO FAIL. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10215388January 18, 2008
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 NISSAN ARMADA. ON EIGHT SEPARATE OCCASIONS, WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 60 MPH, THE EMERGENCY BRAKE LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE THEN BEGAN MAKING A LOUD NOISE AND VIBRATED. THE FAILURE MAKES IT DIFFICULT TO MANEUVER THE VEHICLE. THE BRAKE PEDAL MUST BE DEPRESSED TO THE FLOOR; HOWEVER, THE VEHICLE STILL DOES NOT COME TO AN IMMEDIATE COMPLETE STOP. THE DEALER STATED THAT THEY COULD NOT DUPLICATE THE FAILURE. THE BRAKE PADS HAVE BEEN CHANGED THREE TIMES IN TWO AND A HALF YEARS. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 34,512 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 33,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10207639November 1, 2007
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:STORAGE
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 NISSAN ARMADA. WHILE FUELING THE VEHICLE, GASOLINE BEGAN TO SPILL OUT OF WHERE THE HOSE WAS INSERTED. THE CONTACT WAS DRENCHED IN GASOLINE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER AND THEY STATED THAT THE VENT CONTROL VALVE FAILED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE DEALER RECOMMENDED THAT A PROTECTOR VALVE BE INSTALLED. THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE WAS UNKNOWN; HOWEVER, REPAIRS WERE MADE. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 51,788. UPDATED 11/20/07 *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10208254October 30, 2007
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC, SUSPENSION, TIRES, EQUIPMENT:APPLIANCE:AIR CONDITIONER, VISIBILITY:GLASS, SIDE/REAR, VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER, ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING
2004 NISSAN PATHFINDER ARMADA WITH NUMEROUS PROBLEMS. CUSTOMER STATES THE VEHICLE HAS HAD SOME OF THESE PROBLEMS WASHER TANK/MOTOR/LEVEL SENSOR, ELECTRICAL WORKED AFTER KEY WAS REMOVED FROM THE IGNITION, AND IT HAD BRAKE FAILURE. *KB THE TIRES WERE WEARING UNEVENLY. THERE WAS A WATER LEAK COMING FROM THE PASSENGER FRONT FLOOR BOARD. THE DEALER INSTALLED A HOSE TO THE AC DRAIN. THE FRONT ROTORS WERE REPLACED DUE TO THEM BEING WARPED AND THE REAR ROTORS WERE RESURFACED. THE PASSENGER WINDOW WOULD NOT ROLL UP, DUE TO IT BEING OFF TRACK. WHILE DRIVING, THE ENGINE SUDDENLY SHUT DOWN. THE CONSUMER REMOVED THE KEY FROM THE IGNITION, BUT THE WIPERS, HORN ,HEADLIGHTS AND OTHER ELECTRICAL INSTRUMENTS KEPT ON WORKING. THE CONSUMER ALSO EXPERIENCED A FLAT TIRE AND THERE WAS MOISTURE IN THE TRANSMISSION CONNECTOR, THE WIRING HARNESS WAS REPALCED. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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