Nissan Armada Complaints

1,854 consumer complaints on file.

#10808570December 5, 2015
SERVICE BRAKES, FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
WHILE DRIVING AND REACHING EITHER A STOP LIGHT OR STOP SIGN OR COMING TO A STOP WHEN APPLYING THE BRAKES THE PEDAL DEPRESSES TO THE FLOOR AND THE BRAKES GRIND IT WILL CONTINUE TO DO THAT UNTIL YOU TURN THE CAR OFF AND TURN IT BACK ON. IT HAS OCCURED SINCE THE PURCHASE OF THE VEHICLE OCT 2014.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10808511December 4, 2015
SERVICE BRAKES
I WAS DRIVING DOWN THE STREET CLOSE TO MY HOME (FORTUNATELY) AND THE BRAKE LIGHT CAME ON. I HIT THE BRAKES TO TEST THEM TO FIND THAT THE BRAKES LOST MOST POWER AND THE VEHICLE VIBRATED HORRIBLY. I FINALLY MANAGED TO GET THE VEHICLE STOPPED. I THEN SHUT IT OFF AND THEN STARTED IT BACK UP, WHICH CLEARED THE ISSUE TEMPORARILY. A FEW DAYS LATER I TOOK IT INTO THE DEALER WHO TOLD ME THE VDC NEEDED TO BE REPROGRAMMED AND THAT THIS WAS A KNOW ISSUE BY NISSAN FOR THIS VEHICLE. THE DEALER CHARGED ME TO FIX THIS KNOWN ISSUE, YET LESS THAN 1,000 MILES LATER THE SAME THING HAPPENED AGAIN. BACK TO THE DEALER ONLY TO BE TOLD THAT NOW THE BRAKE BOOSTER NEEDS REPLACEMENT AT A COST OF ANOTHER $1,000 AS PART OF THE SAME KNOWN ISSUE. I CALLED NISSAN, BUT THEY FLATLY REFUSE TO WARRANTY WHAT THEY KNOW IS A DEFECTIVE SYSTEM. THIS VEHICLE HAS ONLY 56,000 MILES ON THE ODOMETER.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10807930December 2, 2015
SERVICE BRAKES
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 NISSAN ARMADA. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 65 MPH, THE BRAKES FAILED WITHOUT WARNING. THE FAILURE OCCURRED MULTIPLE TIMES. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER WHERE IT WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10807313November 29, 2015
SERVICE BRAKES
I WAS DRIVING MY VEHICLE THAT I HAD JUST PURCHASED OFF THE PARKING LOT OF THE DEALER WHEN I NOTICED THAT THE BRAKE LIGHT WAS ON THE DASHBOARD I PROCEEDED TO STOP AND WHEN I PRESSED ON THE BRAKE PEDAL THE VEHICLE DELAYED TO COME TO A FULL STOP. I ALSO HEARD A WEIRD NOISE SOUNDED LIKE A GRINDING NOISE AND SPRINGS COMING FROM THE BRAKE PEDAL.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10806442November 24, 2015
SUSPENSION
FRONT END SPRINGS OR SUSPENSION IS MALFUNCTIONING
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10806439November 24, 2015
AIR BAGS, SERVICE BRAKES, FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
BRAKE BOOSTER MALFUNCTIONS DURING NORMAL DRIVING CAUSING UNSAFE BREAKING. BRAKES ALMOST LOCK UP WHEN PEDAL IS DEPRESSED. YOU HAVE TO PULL OFF THE ROAD,TURN TRUCK OFF AND BACK ON TO WORK, AND SOMETIMES YOU HAVE TO DO 2 OR 3 TIMES. DEALER WANTS $1K TO FIX BOOSTER AND FROM WHAT I HAVE READ, IT DOES NOT ALWAYS WORK FUEL GAUGE MALFUNCTIONED, RAN OUT OF GAS 2 TIMES WHEN GAUGE STILL SHOWS 1/4 TANK. THIS IS A RECALL ON NEWER VEHICLES BUT MINE IS A 2005. AIRBAG LIGHT IS ON AND DEALER STATES NEEDS REPLACING
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10806285November 23, 2015
AIR BAGS, SERVICE BRAKES, ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC)
ORIGINAL COMPLAINTS FILED JULY 31ST AND OCTOBER 22, 2015, RESPECTIVELY. A RESPONSE HAS BEEN RECEIVED FROM THE INSURANCE COMPANY REGARDING THEIR DECISION OF SUPPLEMENTAL REPAIRS, ODI #10745373 AND #10781329, AS IT RELATES TO THE VEHICLE SAFETY DETERMINATION AFTER THE COLLISION LOSS IN NOVEMBER 2010. I FORWARDED THE DMV-349 AND ADDITIONAL DOCUMENTS BY MAIL TO THE NHTSA ADDRESS PROVIDED PREVIOUSLY.
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#10795330November 22, 2015
AIR BAGS
ON TWO SEPARATE OCCASIONS THE AIRBAG LIGHT HAD BEEN FLASHING WHEN TURNED ON AND WHEN DRIVING. FIRST VISIT TO NISSAN I WAS TOLD IT WAS A SENOR IN THE BUCKLE MECHANISM. ON THE SECOND VISIT WAS TOLD IT WAS AN AIRBAG ELECTRICAL ISSUE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10795010November 20, 2015
POWER TRAIN
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 NISSAN ARMADA. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 30 MPH, THERE WAS A FEW SECONDS DELAYED RESPONSE WHEN THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED. IN ADDITION, THE VEHICLE WOULD ONLY ACCELERATE AT LOW SPEEDS IN A JERKING MOTION UNTIL AFTER THE ENGINE WAS TURNED OFF AND RESTARTED. THE FAILURE RECURRED INTERMITTENTLY. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 319,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10794780November 18, 2015
SERVICE BRAKES, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
I HAVE HAD NUMEROUS ISSUES STARTING IN 13' WITH THE ECM BEING REPLACED AFTER 05' ARMADA STALLED ON HIGHWAY TRAVELING 70 MILES/HOUR IN HEAVY TRAFFIC. RECENTLY IN EARLY 15' I RAN OUT OF GAS WHEN FUEL GAUGE DISPLAYED A QUARTER TANK OF GAS AT A RED LIGHT. ALSO IN EARLY 15' MY A/C WILL ONLY WORK WHEN ON HIGH. BOTH OF THESE ISSUES ARE KNOWN & ARE LISTED AS RECALLS THAT I WILL BE MAKING A SERVICE APPOINTMENT WITH MY LOCAL NISSAN DEALER TO RESEARCH, CORRECT & FIX. THERE ARE NUMEROUS REPORTS OF SIMILAR & EXACT KNOWN ISSUES ONLINE. MOST RECENTLY IN NOVEMBER 15' I WAS PICKING MY CHILDREN UP FROM SCHOOL IN THE RAIN. I WAS TRAVELING HOME WHEN I HAD TO APPLY MY BREAKS, BUT THEY DID NOT PERFORM AS THEY SHOULD. THE BREAKS MADE A SPRING SOUND, THE BRAKE PEDDLE HAD LITTLE TO NO RESISTANCE WHEN I APPLIED MY FOOT TO STOP & THE BREAK LIGHT CAME ON. I HAD TO VEER OFF THE ROAD & RAN INTO A FENCE POST VERY LIGHTLY WITH MINIMAL DAMAGE TO MY FRONT CHROME BUMPER. I TURNED CAR OFF & IMMEDIATELY CHECKED ON MY TWO CHILDREN IN THE BACK SEAT. WE WERE ALL OK, THANK GOD. I STARTED ARMADA TO FIND THAT THE BREAK LIGHT WAS NO LONGER ON. I HESITATED TO DRIVE DUE TO WHAT HAD JUST HAPPENED. I WAS ONLY 3 MILES FROM HOME SO I SLOWLY ATTEMPTED TO CONTINUE HOME. THE ARMADA DROVE PERFECT & THE BREAKS FUNCTIONED AS THEY SHOULD WITH NO ISSUES. I GOOGLED INCIDENT TO FIND NUMEROUS COMPLAINTS & REPORTS WITH SIMILAR TO IDENTICAL COMPLAINTS/KNOW ISSUE REPORTED & FILED. I WAS BLESSED THAT MY FAMILY WAS OK & I WAS ABLE TO AVOID A SERIOUS POTENTIALLY LIFE THREATENING ACCIDENT WITH LOSS OF BREAKS ONE TIME FOR NO REASON. THIS WAS THE 1ST TIME THIS HAS HAPPENED AND HAS NOT HAPPENED SINCE. I FEEL THIS SHOULD BE AN IMMEDIATE RECALL DUE TO THE SEVERITY OF OUTCOME IT COULD CAUSE WITH TEMPORARY BREAK FAILURE. NO NEED FOR LIFES TO BE LOST OR LAWSUITS TO MAKE IT RIGHT AND CORRECT/FIX ISSUE AT NO COST.
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10790659November 16, 2015
SERVICE BRAKES
WHILE DRIVING AND SLOWING DOWN THE BREAK LIGHTS COME ON AND YOU CAN HEAR A GRINDING SOUND AND THE VEHICLE BEGINS TO PULSE. THE ONLY WAY TO QUICKLY FIX THE PROBLEM IS TO RESTART THE CAR. I'VE TAKEN THE ARMADA TO MY LOCAL DEALERSHIP TO RECTIFY THE PROBLEM. HOWEVER, THE TECHNICIANS DRIVE THE VEHICLE AROUND THE LOT FOR A FEW MINUTES AND SAY THEY DO NOT NOTICE ANY PROBLEMS WITH THE BREAKS. THIS ISSUE HAS A POTENTIAL TO GENERATE FETAL OUTCOMES. FORTUNATELY FOR MY FAMILY, WE HAVE NOT BEEN IN HARMS WAY. THE PROBLEM HAS BEEN ON GOING SINCE WE PURCHASED THE VEHICLE IN MAY 2006.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10789824November 11, 2015
SERVICE BRAKES
RANDOMLY WHEN APPLYING BRAKES DURING NORMAL TRAVEL RANGING AND SPEEDS FROM 25 TO 70 A LOUD GRINDING NOISE IS HEARD THE BRAKE LIGHT COMES ON IN THE VEHICLE IS EXTREMELY HARD TO STOP. IF THE VEHICLE IS SHUT OFF THE SYSTEM WILL RESET AND IT WILL BE AS IF NOTHING HAPPENED. TOOK THE VEHICLE TO A LOCAL SHOP HAD THE VEHICLE INSPECTED WITH NO DISCREPANCIES. IT JUST HAPPENED AGAIN ON 06 NOVEMBER. HERE IS A LINK OF OTHER PEOPLE EXPERIENCING THE SAME THING. HTTP://M.CARCOMPLAINTS.COM/NISSAN/ARMADA/2007/BRAKES/SERVICE_BRAKES.SHTML
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10789861November 11, 2015
AIR BAGS, FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
THE INSTRUMENT PANEL FUEL GAUGE INACCURATELY DISPLAYS THAT THE VEHICLE STILL HAS SOME FUEL, ABOUT ONE QUARTER TANK, WHEN THE FUEL TANK IS EMPTY. THE VEHICLE STOP WORKING ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS WHILE I WAS DRIVING ON THE ROAD WITH MY FAMILY IN THE TRUCK. I DID NOT NOW THAT IT WAS BECAUSE OF THE GAS. FORTUNATELY NO-ONE WAS HURT BUT IT COULD HAVE PRODUCED A SERIES CAR CRASH ALSO, PASSENGER AIRBAG LIGHT COMES ON SO DEALER HAD TO CHANGE THE OLD ONE
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10788583November 5, 2015
ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC), STEERING, UNKNOWN OR OTHER
THE VEHICLE HAS BEEN REPAIRED 22 TIMES. ISSUES RANGED FROM COMPUTER TO STEERING ISSUES. ON MORE THAN 1 OCCASION, THE VEHICLE HAS BEEN AT THE DEALERSHIP BEING REPAIRED FOR THREE WEEKS OF MORE IN A SINGLE MONTH. DURING A RECENT ROAD TRIP, THE VEHICLE WAS HARD TO CONTROL ON THE ROAD; THE STEERING WOULD DIFFICULT TO KEEP THE VEHICLE IN THE LANE DURING TURNS, WHILE ON THE HIGHWAY AND COULD NOT DRIVE AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS. MY STEERING WHEEL IS NOT STRAIGHT, EVEN AFTER THE RECENT WHEEL ALIGNMENT WHEN THEY DISCOVERED THAT I DID NOT HAVE CAMBERS INSTALLED ON THE FRONT END. THE NISSAN DEALERSHIP WHERE I PURCHASED THE VEHICLE NEVER ASSISTED ME, AND NOW NISSAN IS OFFERING TO REPURCHASE THE VEHICLE, BUT WOULD LIKE FOR ME TO PAY THEM $18K. I AND MY FAMILY ARE COMPLETED EXHAUSTED WITH THIS MATTER, ESPECIALLY AFTER OUR TRIP THAT SHOULD HAVE TAKEN 20 HOURS TOOK US 26 HOURS, DUE TO THE CONDITION OF THE VEHICLE. WHENEVER I HAVE TO DRIVE SOMEWHERE IT MUST BE A SHORT DISTANCE, SINCE I HAVE NO TRUST THAT THE VEHICLE WILL NOT BE INVOLVED IN A COLLISION, DUE TO THE ISSUES WITH THE VEHICLE. ALSO WHENEVER DRIVING, MY HANDS ARE ALWAYS SHAKING, SINCE I AM AFRAID TO DRIVE THE VEHICLE. ADDITIONALLY, I DO HAVE ALL OF THE REPAIR RECORDS TO PROVE THE ISSUES, AND REPAIRS DONE TO THIS VEHICLE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10788338November 4, 2015
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM:EMISSION CONTROL:CATALYTIC CONVERTOR
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 NISSAN ARMADA. WHILE DRIVING 45 MPH, THE VEHICLE LOST POWER AND STALLED. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO RESTART THE VEHICLE. THE CHECK ENGINE WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE FAILURE RECURRED ON NUMEROUS OCCASIONS. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER MULTIPLE TIMES WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE CATALYTIC CONVERTER AND A SENSOR NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED; HOWEVER, THE FAILURE PERSISTED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 130,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10787973November 3, 2015
SERVICE BRAKES
WHILE DRIVING ON THE ROAD AT SLOW NORMAL SPEED THE BRAKE PEDAL WENT TO FLOOR NO BRAKING AVAILABLE WITH KIDS IN MY CAR THIS IS A KNOWN PROBLEM WITH NISSAN ARMADA BRAKE DEBOOSTER VALVE EQUIPPED WITH DELTA SENSOR . SAFETY ISSUE THAT NEEDS TO BE A RECALL TO RESOLVE THIS PROBLEM. DURING THIS NO BRAKING THE ABS LIGHT ILLUMINATES AND SLIP WARNING AND BRAKE WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATES THE ONLY WAY TO RESOLVE THIS IS BY SAFELY PULLING OVER AND TURNING THE IGNITION OFF WHICH THEN MIGHT RESOLVE THIS PROBLEM. TOOK MY CAR TO THE DEALERSHIP THEY EXACTLY KNOW WHAT THE PROBLEM IS THEY GOT THE CODE C1179 WHICH CLEARLY OUTLINES A BAD DELTA SENSOR WITHIN THE BRAKE DEBOOSTER VALVE . I BELIEVE NISSAN HAS KNOW THIS PROBLEM AND HAS NOT YET MADE A RECALL O THIS ISSUE WILL LIKE THE TRANSPORT SAFETY BOARD LOOK INTO THIS ELECTRICAL, SOFTWARE , MECHANICAL PROBLEM BEFORE IT'S TOO LATE WHEREBY INNOCENT LIVES COULD BE LOST . THERE NEEDS TO BE A SAFETY RECALL . THE DEALERSHIP ALSO WANTS TO CHARGE FOR THE SOFTWARE UPGRADE AND YET SAID THIS MIGHT NOT FIX THE PROBLEM BUT IF IT HAPPENS AGAIN THEN THE BRAKE DEBOOSTER VALVE WOULD HAVE TO BE REPLACED , I AM SHOCKED TO KNOW THAT THEY KNOW IT'S A SAFETY ISSUE BUT YET TEND TO IGNORE THIS PROBLEM FRUSTRATED CONSUMER .
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10787663November 2, 2015
POWER TRAIN
WHILE UNDER MILD ACCELERATION (FROM APPROX. 30MPH TO 40MPH) THE TRANSMISSION COOLANT LINE FAILED, SPRAYING TRANSMISSION FLUID THROUGHOUT THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT, AND CAUSING 1 OR MORE DRIVE BELTS TO SLIP FROM THE TENSION SYSTEM, AND WRAP THEMSELVES AROUND THE COOLING FAN SHAFT. THIS RESULTED IN AN IMMEDIATE REDUCTION IN POWER TO THE VEHICLES DRIVESHAFT,, CREATING A DANGEROUS DRIVING CONDITION. THE FRICTION FROM THE BELTS BINDING BEGAN TO HEAT UP THE RUBBER, AND COULD HAVE CAUSED A FIRE, WHICH, WITH TRANSMISSION FLUID SPRAYED THROUGHOUT THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT COULD HAVE IMMEDIATELY ENGULFED THE ENGINE IN FLAME. VEHICLE WAS STOPPED IMMEDIATELY AND TOWED TO A DEALERSHIP, WHO ACKNOWLEDGED THE TRANSMISSION COOLANT LINE AS THE POINT OF FAILURE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10787798November 2, 2015
SERVICE BRAKES, WHEELS, UNKNOWN OR OTHER
WHILE DRIVING AT 45-50 MILES PER HOUR, SKID AND BRAKE LIGHTS CAME ON. IMMEDIATLY ALL TIRES LOOKED AND THE VEHICLE SKID OF THE ROAD. I WAS UNABLE TO BRAKE OR STOP THE VEHICLE, IT SLID AND OVER TURNED UNTIL IT CAME TO A STOP ON IT'S OWN. BEFORE THIS MY HEAT(A/C UNIT) WENT OUT ON IT'S OWN AS WELL AS THE WIPERS.
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#10786584October 28, 2015
SERVICE BRAKES
I WAS DRIVING MY KIDS TO SCHOOL AND AS I APPROACHED A STOP SIGN, I NOTICED MY BRAKE LIGHT, VDC LIGHT AND SLIP LIGHT CAME ON. WHEN I PRESSED ON MY BRAKES IT MADE A GRINDING SOUND AND WOULD NOT COME TO A COMPLETE STOP. I HAD TO JERK MY CAR INTO NEUTRAL AND THEN TRY TO PUT IT INTO PARK. WHEN I PRESSED MY BRAKE PAD IT WENT ALL THE WAY DOWN TO THE GROUND AND THEN I WAS ABLE TO PUT MY CAR INTO PARK. THIS ALL HAPPENED WHILE DRIVING IN THE FLOW OF TRAFFIC PULLED OVER AND PARKED, I TURNED MY CAR OFF, WHEN I RESTARTED MY CAR THE LIGHT WERE OFF AND I DROVE ON MY WAY.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10786407October 27, 2015
SERVICE BRAKES
I HAVE HAD THIS HAPPEN MULTIPLE TIMES. I AM DRIVING AND THE BRAKE LIGHT GOES ON ON THE DASH. WHEN I ATTEMPT TO APPLY THE BRAKES THE WHOLE CAR SHAKES AND MAKES A LOUD NOISE. THE CAR BARELY SLOWS. EVENTUALLY IF I GET THE CAR STOPPED AND I RESTART IT THE PROBLEM GOES AWAY. NO ONE HAS BEEN ABLE TO FIND OUT WHAT THE ISSUE IS BUT IT HAPPENS TO A LOT OF ARMADA OWNERS. IT'S TERRIFYING. IT USUALLY HAPPENS IF I AM DRIVING, THEN TURN THE CAR OF AND THEN ON AGAIN WITHIN A FEW MINUTES. THE BRAKES WILL FAIL AND I CAN ONLY GET THEM TO WORK CORRECTLY IF I RESTART THE CAR.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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