Nissan Armada Complaints (2004)

464 consumer complaints on file.

#10105115December 20, 2004
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:ROTOR
VEHICLE PULLED TO THE RIGHT WHEN BRAKING. VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER, AND MECHANIC TURNED BOTH FRONT ROTORS. WITHIN 120 DAYS THE PROBLEM RECURRED.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10102746December 11, 2004
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:ROTOR
MY ROTORS WERE WARPED CASING PULSATING WHEN I APPLIED THE BRAKES AT 3700 MILES. THE DEALER TURNED THE ROTORS AND AS I HAVE BEEN READING FROM THE COMPLAINTS, I WILL BE BACK DURING MY NEXT OIL CHANGE. THEY NEED TO REDESIGN THE ROTORS TO HANDLE THE WEIGHT OF THIS VEHICLE WHEN STOPPING. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10100874December 1, 2004
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:ROTOR
FRONT BRAKES WARPED ROTORS. 3RD TIME SINCE PURCHASED IN MARCH 2004. 1ST REPAIR--TURNED ROTORS AND REPLACED BRAKE PADS. 2ND REPAIR --REPLACED ROTORS AND BRAKE PADS. 3RD REPAIR---NOT TAKEN TO DEALER YET.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10100738November 29, 2004
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP, EQUIPMENT:MECHANICAL
FRONT BRAKES MADE SQUEAKING NOISES, AND STEERING WHEEL SHOOK WHILE BRAKING, UNSAFE TO DRIVE. BRAKES REPAIRED 3 TIMES. TRUCK WAS ONLY 4 MONTHS OLD WITH 6000 MILES.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10100493November 24, 2004
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
2004 NISSAN ARMADA 2X4 LE PREMATURE BRAKE FAILURE. BRAKE PADS AND ROTORS REPLACED AT 24,000 MILES DEALER THREW OUT PARTS BEFORE THEY COULD BE INSPECTED. *NM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10101535November 22, 2004
SUSPENSION
WHEN APPLYING THE BRAKES, THE STEERING WHEEL VIBRATED. THE OWNER CONTACTED THE DEALER WHO SAID THEY WERE ORDERING THE PARTS TO REPAIR THE DEFECT. HOWEVER, THE PARTS WERE NOT AVAILABLE AS OF TODAY. PROVIDE FURTHER DETAILS. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10099995November 15, 2004
SEAT BELTS:REAR/OTHER
SHOULDER STRAP TO MIDDLE SEAT DOES NOT UNBUCKLE.*AK THE CONSUMER DISCOVERED THE SEAT BELT WAS TIGHTENING AROUND HER CHILD'S NECK. THE CONSUMER THEN LEARNED THERE WAS NO RELEASE BUTTON. 11/15/05. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#10099219November 2, 2004
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:ROTOR
THE CONSUMER NOTICED WHILE DRIVING THE WARNING LIGHT APPEARED ON THE DASHBOARD AND REMAINED ON. THE CONSUMER APPLIED THE BRAKES, BUT THE PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR. THE CONSUMER DROVE TO THE DEALER TO HAVE THE PROBLEM INSPECTED. THE MECHANIC INFORMED THE CONSUMER THAT THE BRAKE PADS WERE TO SMALL FOR THE VEHICLE AND THAT CAUSED LOST OF BRAKING POWER. THE BRAKE PADS AND THE ROTORS NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. PLEASE FILL IN ADDITIONAL INFORMATION.*JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10099102November 1, 2004
WITH LIMITED DOOR OPENING, THE CONSUMER WHILE ENTERING THE VEHICLE HIS LEFT LEG TOUCHED THE SEAT CONTROL MAKING THE SEAT BACK AND THE SEATING PUSH HIM INTO THE STEERING COLUMN CRUSHING HIS CHEST. THE CONSUMER HAD TO PLACE THE VEHICLE INTO DRIVE TO OPEN THE DOOR FULLY TO EXIT THE VEHICLE. THE CONSUMER FEELS THAT IF THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN RUNNING HE WOULD HAVE BEEN KILLED.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10097958October 28, 2004
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:ROTOR, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:CALIPER
ROTORS WERE DETERMINED TO BE WARPED AT 2300 MILES(AUG). THEY WERE RESURFACED AND NEW PADS, AND CALIPERS WERE INSTALLED. NOW AT 4600 MILES (OCT) STEERING WHEEL & VEHICLE STARTING TO VIBRATE WHEN APPLYING BRAKES. USUALLY OCCURS WHEN COMING TO A STOP FROM FREEWAY SPEEDS. CONTACED DEALER WHO INFORMED ME THAT THERE WAS A NEW "KIT" TO FIX THE ROTORS. ANOTHER BANDAID???? THESE BRAKES ARE NOT BIG ENOUGH FOR THIS VEHICLE. UNTIL NISSAN REPLACES THE ROTORS WITH LARGER ONES, CAPABLE OF STOPPING THE VEHICLE PROPERLY, THIS PROBLEM IS GOING TO CONTINUE. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10097955October 28, 2004
EQUIPMENT:ELECTRICAL:RADIO/TAPE DECK/CD ETC.
BAD RADIO RECEPTION. TREBLE FADES IN AND OUT. BULLETIN RELEASED FROM NISSAN REGARDING PROBLEM. HAD NEW AUDIO UNIT INSTALLED. PROBLEM STILL CONTINUES. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10097857October 27, 2004
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
WHEN BRAKING AT ANY SPEED STEERING WHEEL VIBRATED, AND THE BRAKES MADE A SQUEAKING NOISE. THIS CAUSED EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE. DEALERSHIP WAS NOTIFIED, BUT DID NOT RESOLVE THE PROBLEM. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10096328October 24, 2004
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:ROTOR
I PURCHASED A NISSAN ARMADA WITH 1200 MILES SOLD AS NEW WHICH NO PROBLEM WITH THAT BUT AT 4600 MILES MY STEERING WHEEL START TO SHAKE WHEN I PRESS ON THE BRAKE ?! I CALLED THE DEALER THEY TURNED THE ROTORS BUT THEY TOLD ME I SHOULD EXPECT THE SAME PROBLEM AGAIN ? PLEASE ASK NISSAN TO DO A RECALL FOR AMERICAN SAFTY ?! IT IS A NICE TRUCK AND I LOVE IT.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10096078October 20, 2004
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:ROTOR, STEERING, VISIBILITY:POWER WINDOW DEVICES AND CONTROLS
WE HAVE BEEN EXPERIRENCING PROBLEMS WITH CABIN NOISE. THERE IS WIND GETTING IN THE VEHICLE AND YOU CAN DEFINITELTY HEAR IT. ANOTHER PROBLEM WE HAVE HAD IS THE RIGHT REAR POWER WINDOW SCRUBBING WHEN YOU LET IT UP OR DOWN. I HAVE SET AN APPOINTMENT FOR IT AND THE CABIN NOISE TO BE SERVICED. I CALLED THE DEALERSHIP TODAY AND ASKED ABOUT RECALLS ON THIS VEHICLE, BECAUSE MINE SHAKES AS YOU ARE STOPPING, POSSIBLY A BRAKE OR ROTOR PROBLEM. I WAS TOLD THERE WERE NO RECALLS, BUT THEY DIDN'T EVEN TELL ME ABOUT THE SERVICE BULLETINS ON THIS VEHICLE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10095652October 12, 2004
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC
I PURCHASED MY NISSAN ARMADA IN DEC. 2003. ON 10/8/04, MY WIFE TOLD ME THE VDC OFF LIGHT, THE SLIP LIGHT AND THE BRAKE LIGHT WERE ILLUMINATED. I IMMEDIATELY CONTACTED THE DEALER AND HE HAD ME BRING IT RIGHT IN. THE SERVICE MANAGER TOLD ME ON THE SPOT HE THOUGHT IT WAS THE BRAKES. HE WAS CORRECT. HE MUST HAVE HAD EXPERIENCE WITH ARMADA BRAKE PROBLEMS TO KNOW RIGHT AWAY. THE VEHICLE HAD 17000 MILES ON IT AND IT NEEDED A WHOLE FRONT AXLE BRAKE JOB. THE PRICE TAG WAS $206.00 AND THE VEHICLE WAS LAID UP FOR OVER A DAY. I WAS VERY UPSET SO I CONTACTED NISSAN CONSUMER AFFAIRS. THE CUSTOMER SERVICE REP ACTUALLY TOLD ME THAT THIS WAS NORMAL WEAR AND TEAR AND THAT I SHOULD UNDERSTAND IT IS A HEAVY VEHICLE. I PURCHASED THIS VEHICLE FOR MY WIFE AS A PLEASURE VEHICLE, BUT I ALSO WANTED A VEHICLE THAT COULD TOW A BOAT IN THE FUTURE. THE ARMADA IS RATED AT 9100 POUNDS TOWING CAPACITY. I HAVE NEVER TOWED ANYTHING WITH THIS VEHICLE. IMAGINE HOW SOON THE BRAKES WOULD HAVE FAILED IF I USED IT TO TOW ON A REGULAR BASIS. ALSO, REFERRING BACK TO THE CUSTOMER SERVICE REP, THE VEHICLE MAY BE HEAVY BUT IT ALSO NEEDS TO STOP THE WEIGHT OF THE CARGO IT IS TOWING. I WOULD HOPE THE ENGINEERS THAT DESIGNED THIS VEHICLE TOOK THAT INTO CONSIDERATION AND INSTALLED HEAVY DUTY BRAKES. THIS VEHICLE OBVIOUSLY HAS BRAKES INSTALLED THAT ARE NOT HEAVY DUTY ENOUGH. I BOUGHT A NISSAN ALTIMA IN 1995 AND I STILL OWN IT. THERE WAS NO QUESTION WHEN NISSAN CAME OUT WITH THE ARMADA, THAT WE WOULD CONSIDER IT FIRST FOR A LUXURY SPORT UTILITY VEHICLE. WELL, MY LOVE AFFAIR WITH NISSAN HAS COME TO AN ABRUPT HALT AND NOW I WISH I HAD TAKEN MY $40,000 TO TOYOTA. *NM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10093849October 9, 2004
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:ROTOR, VISIBILITY:SUN/MOON ROOF ASSEMBLY
MY 2004 NISSAN PATHFINDER ARMADA IS IN SERIOUS NEED OF A LARGER BRAKING SYSTEM. AFTER ONLY 5500 MILES OF MOSTLY HIGHWAY DRIVING MY NISSAN DEVELOPED A FRONT BRAKE SHUDDER INDICATING THE ROTORS WERE WARPED. I TOOK IT TO THE BROWN & BROWN DEALER IN MESA, AZ WHERE I BOUGHT IT. THEY SEEMED TO KNOW WHAT THE PROBLEM WAS AND ASSURED ME IT WOULD BE FIXED. THERE ARE SEVERAL OTHER PROBLEMS WITH MY TRUCK SUCHAS, BUBBLES IN THE WINDSHIELD A LEAKY SUNROOF THAT SHUDDERS WHEN CLOSING, THE DIMMER SWITCH FOR THE INTERIOR LIGHTS WASN'T EVEN CONNECTED. I FOUND A LOOSE BOLT ON THE FLOORBOARD. THERE WAS NO EXPLANATION OF WHERE IT BELONGS. I GUESS I'LL FIND OUT LATER. THE AUTO ROLL-UP FEATURE FOR THE FRONT WINDOWS IS FAULTY. THE SERVICE GUY SAYS NISSAN IS RESEARCHING IT. ITS BEEN TWO MONTHS. HOW LONG DOES IT TAKE A MULTI-BILLION DOLLAR COMPANY TO COME UP WITH A SOLUTION? ARE THEY TOO BUSY DESIGNING NEXT YEAR'S LEMONS? I'VE OWNED 5 OTHER NISSAN WITHOUT ANY PROBLEMS. IS IT CANTON, MISSISSIPPI? *NM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10095259October 6, 2004
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:PADS
WHILE DRIVING CONSUMER APPLIED THE BRAKES AND PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR. STEERING WHEEL STARTED VIBRATING UNCONTROLLABLY. CONSUMER WAS ABLE TO MAINTAIN CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE, AND DROVE IT TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION. MECHANIC DETERMINED THAT THE BRAKE PADS NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10089689October 1, 2004
SEATS:FRONT ASSEMBLY:RECLINER, SEAT BELTS:FRONT
WHILE DRIVING AT 35 MPH CONSUMER APPLIED THE BRAKES AND PASSENGER WHO WAS SEATED ON THE FRONT PASSENGER SEAT ALMOST HIT THE WINDSHIELD. THE SEAT BELT DIDN'T HOLD THE PASSENGER, CONSUMER INDICATED THE PROBLEM WAS THE DESIGN OF THE FRONT PASSENGER SEAT. THE DEALERSHIP INDICATED TO THE CONSUMER THEY RECEIVED COMPLAINTS EVERY DAY ON THIS ISSUE, AND THEY DID NOT KNOW HOW TO FIX IT. *AK THE FRONT PASSENGER SEAT IS SET AT A DOWNWARD ANGLE. *TC
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10093218September 27, 2004
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:ACCELERATOR PEDAL
STUCK THROTTLE PEDAL: WHILE DRIVING WITH LOSE FITTING SANDALS MY SANDAL GOT JAMMED BY THE LIP OF THE CENTER COUNSEL THAT EXTENDS OUT ABOUT A 1/2" AND THE GAS PEDAL. MY FOOT WAS STUCK WITH THE GAS PEDAL FULLY DEPRESSED FOR A FEW SECONDS BEFORE I COULD DISLODGE IT. THERE APPEARS TO BE A DESIGN DEFECT, THE CENTER COUNSEL SHOULD FIT FLUSH WITH THE TUNNEL.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10094111September 22, 2004
SUSPENSION
WHILE DRIVING AND UPON COMING TO A STOP STEERING WHEEL VIBRATED, AND IT WAS DIFFICULT TO STOP THE VEHICLE. CONSUMER TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER, WHO INSISTED THAT THEY HAD SEVENTEEN VEHICLES WITH THE SAME PROBLEM. *AK. VEHICLE PULLED A TRAILER WITH JET SKI ON THE 15 FREEWAY. SUDDENLY VEHICLE CAME TO A STOP AND STEERING WHEEL BEGAN TO VIBRATE, MOMENTARILY LOSING CONTROL OF VEHICLE AND TRAILER BEGAN BOUNCING. HIS WIFE AND TWO CHILDREN WERE IN THE VEHICLE AND BECAME CONCERNED AND SCARED.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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