2004 NISSAN ARMADA Power Train Problems

THE VEHICLE WILL START HAVING ERRATIC RPMS, HESITATION TO ACCELERATE, ENGINE RPMS WILL NOT GO ABOVE 2000-2500 OR BELOW 1000-300 WITHOUT SEVERE HESITATION, THEN SOMETIMES IT WILL JUST COMPLETELY SHUT DOWN EVERYTHING NO MATTER IF STOPPED AT A LIGHT OR DRIVING HIGHWAY SPEEDS. TOTAL LOSS OF VEHICLE CONTROL HAPPENS... NO BRAKES, POWER STEERING, NO ACCELERATION. EVERY LIGHT TURNS ON ON DASH AND IF YOUR DRIVING AT THE TIME YOU BETTER HOPE THAT YOU CAN QUICKLY THROW IT IN NEUTRAL, CRANK THE ENGINE AT LEAST 2-4 TIMES BEFORE IT'LL START UP, THEN KICK IT BACK IN DRIVE TO GAIN CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE AGAIN SO YOU CAN PULL OVER SOMEWHERE SAFE BEFORE YOU GET INTO A SERIOUS WRECK. TAKING IT TO NISSAN WAS POINTLESS SINCE AFTER YOU GET THE ARMADA RESTARTED, IT DOESN'T RETAIN ANY CODES THAT THE DEALERSHIP CAN USE TO DIAGNOSE THE PROBLEM NOR CAN THE MECHANIC REPLICATE THE ISSUE ON TEST DRIVES. AT WHICH POINT I LOOK LIKE I'M THE CRAZY ONE, THEN THEY SEND ME OFF ON MY WAY WITH NO ANSWERS. THE ONLY OTHER PROBLEM THAT THE ARMADA HAD LONG BEFORE THIS PROBLEM, DURING IT, AND CURRENTLY IS A CRACKED EXHAUST MANIFOLD WHICH, TOO, IS APPARENTLY A VERY COMMON ISSUE THAT PLAGUES OTHER ARMADAS WHICH NISSAN REFUSED TO ACKNOWLEDGE AS A VERY COMMON PROBLEM AND ISSUE A RECALL. THIS ISSUE IS HARD TO SUPPORT WITH PICS OR DOCUMENTS SINCE IT ALMOST ALWAYS OCCURS WHILE THE VEHICLE IS IN MOTION SO YOU'RE TOO OCCUPIED TRYING NOT TO KILL YOURSELF OR OTHERS ON THE ROAD AND WHEN YOU DO GO TO NISSAN THERE NO CODES TO PULL SINCE I GUESS THE VEHICLE ERASES IT AFTER THE COMPLETE LOSS OF POWER. FEELS LIKE I'M CHASING MY TAIL...

Mileage: 220,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 NISSAN ARMADA. WHILE DRIVING 50 MPH AND APPROACHING A STOP LIGHT, THE VEHICLE STALLED AND THE CHECK ENGINE AND OTHER UNKNOWN WARNING INDICATORS ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS RESTARTED AND WHEN THE GEAR SHIFTER WAS PLACED IN DRIVE, THE VEHICLE STALLED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE CRANKSHAFT POSITION SENSOR FAILED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURES AND DID NOT ASSIST. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 134,000.

Mileage: 134,000

I APPLIED MY BRAKES AND STOPPED 10 FEET BEHIND A PICK-UP AT TRAFFIC LIGHT. THE CAR SURGED FORWARD. I PUSHED ON THE BRAKES HARDER, STOPPED THEN THE CAR SURGED AGAIN HITTING THE PICK-UP TWICE EACH TIME AFTER STOPPING WHEN PUSHING HARDER ON THE BRAKES. IT IS ONLY AFTER PUTTING IN NEUTRAL THAT IT ALLOWED ME TO CONTROL IT AND PULL OVER TO EXCHANGE DRIVER INFORMATION. THE SAME HAPPENED WHILE WAITING TO FILL-UP WITH GAS IN MARCH 2018. I ALMOST HIT A SMALL CAR. I PUT IT INTO PARK AT WHICH TIME THE SHIFTER CABLE BROKE.

Mileage: 88,680

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 NISSAN ARMADA. THE CONTACT NOTICED A LEAK FROM THE FRONT PASSENGER SIDE OF THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE LEAK WAS DUE TO A TEMPORARY SEAL ON THE TRANSMISSION COOLER LINE, WHICH NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE CONTACT PERFORMED THE REPAIR HIMSELF; HOWEVER, THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 126,000.

Mileage: 126,000

BRAKES, AT ABOUT 65MPH CAR SHAKES VIOLENTLY, TV IN THE MIDDLE SOUNDS LIKE ITS FALLING OUT, ENGINE TURNING OVER BUT NOT STARTING

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.

Mileage: 319,000

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 NISSAN ARMADA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS STARTED, THE TRANSMISSION FAILED TO SHIFT INTO REVERSE. AFTER INSPECTING THE VEHICLE, THE CONTACT NOTICE THAT THERE WAS OIL LEAKING FROM THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT ADDED OIL AND ATTEMPTED TO DRIVE THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER. THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE RESTARTED, HOWEVER, THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE TECHNICIAN DIAGNOSED THAT THE TRANSMISSION FLUID AND ANTIFREEZE HAD MIXED TOGETHER CAUSING THE COMPUTER IN THE TRANSMISSION TO FAIL. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 137,000. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE.

Mileage: 137,000

MY 2004 NISSAN PATHFINDER ARMADA, RADIATOR HAD AN INTERNAL LEAK WITCH MADE MY TRANSMISSION FLUID MIX WITH MY COOLANT FLUID AN NOW I NEED A NEW TRANSMISSION AND A RADIATOR . NISSAN FAILS TO HELP ME WITH MY ISSUE. WHEN THERE WAS A EARLIER LAWSUIT ON A VERY SIMILAR IF NOT THE SAME PROBLEM WITH THE NISSAN TRUCKS FROM 2005 TO 2010 . I HAVE NOW SPOKE WITH DIFFERENT MECHANIC'S AND THEY SAY THAT THIS IS A VERY KNOWN ISSUE WITH ALL THEIR TRUCKS. MY TRUCK ONLY HAS 76,646 MILES ON IT I WAS INFORMED THAT MY RADIATOR HAD A WARRANT OF ONLY 36,000 MILES WITCH I WAS NOT INFORMED OF WHEN I BOUGHT THIS TRUCK IN 2008 BECAUSE HAD I KNOWN ABOUT THIS I WOULD HAVE HAD THEM GIVE ME A NEW ONE RIGHT AWAY. PLEASE CONTACT ME AT [XXX]. [XXX] THANK YOU. INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR

Mileage: 76,646

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 NISSAN PATHFINDER ARMADA. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING 50 MPH THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO JERK, LUNGE AND IT FAILED TO ACCELERATE. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO STOP THE VEHICLE AND NOTICED THERE WAS A TRANSMISSION FLUID LEAK. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE CONTACTS HOME AND AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC INFORMED HER THE TRANSMISSION WOULD NEED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 127,000.

Mileage: 127,000

TRANSMISSION HAS WATER DAMAGE DUE TO FAULTY RADIATOR. IT APPEARS COOLANT AND TRANSMISSION FLUID CHAMBERS HAVE BEEN BREACHED. AFTER WEB RESEARCH THIS IS CLEARLY A PROBLEM NISSAN IS AWARE OF AND SHOULD BE ADDRESSING. *TR

Mileage: 174,888

WHILE MY WIFE WAS DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 40 MPH CAR SUDDENLY STALLED AND 4 WHEEL DRIVE LIGHT CAME ON.I GOT CAR TOWED HOME AND TAKEN TO ORLAND PARK NISSAN FOR DIAGNOSTIC TEST.THEY TOLD ME ITS THE VALVE BODY INSIDE TRANSMISSION BUT ITS ON NATIONAL BACK ORDER AND CAN'T TELL ME WHEN PART WILL COME IN.AFTER TALKING TO ANOTHER SERVICE MANAGER IN ANOTHER STATE HE CONFIRMED THIS AND SAID THERE IS NO RELEASE DATE FOR THIS PART.I AM BEING FORCED TO DRIVE AN UNSAFE VEHICLE DUE TO NISSAN'S FAILURE TO PROVIDE THIS PART. *JS

Mileage: 78,000

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 NISSAN ARMADA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT A BOAT TRAILER WAS ATTACHED TO THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS STATIONARY ON AN INCLINE WITH THE ENGINE TURNED OFF. THE GEAR WAS SHIFTED INTO THE "PARK" POSITION AND SUDDENLY THE VEHICLE ROLLED IN REVERSE APPROXIMATELY SIX INCHES TO A FOOT. THE VEHICLE STOPPED ON ITS OWN. THE CONTACT ENTERED THE VEHICLE AND ENGAGED THE EMERGENCY BRAKE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED. IN ADDITION, DURING THE INITIAL START WHEN ACCELERATING THE TRANSMISSION WOULD RESPOND AS THOUGH IT WAS IN NEUTRAL GEAR. ALSO, THE TRANSMISSION WOULD EXPERIENCE THE FAILURE IN COLD WEATHER TEMPERATURES. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 70,000.

Mileage: 70,000

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 NISSAN ARMADA. WHILE DRIVING 60 MPH, A WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. THE VEHICLE HAS BEEN TO THE DEALER APPROXIMATELY THREE TIMES FOR REPAIR. THE FIRST TIME IT WAS TAKEN TO HAVE THE BRAKES REPAIRED FOR MAKING GRINDING NOISES. THE CONTACT STATED THAT SHE WAS USING THE WRONG BRAKES. WHEN THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL IS DEPRESSED, THE PRESSURE GOES DOWN AND THE VEHICLE DECELERATES. THE CONTACT WOULD HAVE TO BRING THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER IN ORDER TO DETERMINE THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE. IN ADDITION, THERE IS A CLICKING NOISE COMING FROM THE TRANSMISSION. THE DEALER CANNOT LOCATE THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURES. THE VIN WAS UNKNOWN. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 30,000 AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 84,000. UPDATED 05/08/09. *LJ THE RIGHT SIDE EXHAUST MANIFOLD WAS REPLACED AND THE ENGINE LIGHT HAD ILLUMINATED. UPDATED 05/11/09.*JB

Mileage: 30,000

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

Mileage: 87,000

WIFE WAS IN OUR NISSAN 2004 ARMADA AND WAS COMPLETELY STOPPED ON FLAT GROUND, PLACED SUV IN PARK. GOT OUT OF SUV PLACED BOTH FEET ON THE GROUND TO STAND UP AND THEN THE SUV SURGED AND JUMPED FORWARD, WHILE STILL IN PARK. THE VEHICLE CRUSHED AND PINNED HER BETWEEN THE DOOR AND THE DOOR JAMB WITH A CONCRETE METAL POLE ON THE OUTSIDE OF THE DOOR PINNING MY WIFE. THE FIRE DEPT AND EMS HAD TO EXTRICATE HER BY PLACING THE SUV FROM PARK TO DRIVE MOVE FORWARD TO RELEASE MY WIFE. MY WIFE IS STILL RECOVERING AND HEALING FROM A " OPEN BOOK FRACTURE OF HER HIP" BROKEN RT LEG, ALONG WITH DEVELOPING BILATERAL KIDNEY STONES FROM INJURY AND CARRYING OUR UNBORN DAUGHTER. CARRIED TO DEALERSHIP THEY STATE " NOTHING FOUND NO WAY COULD HAPPEN" WHEN THERE ARE SEVERAL TESTIFIABLE WITNESSES TO THE INCIDENT BESIDES THE FIRE DEPT. *NM

2004 ARMADA AUTO TRANSMISSION MOVES OUT OF PARK. *TS THE CONSUMER STATED THE INCIDENTS HAPPENED WHILE PARKED ON A FLAT GROUND. *JB

THE REAR END WENT OUT ON MY NISSAN ARMADA. I WAS TOWING A CAMPER WELL BELOW THE TOW LIMIT. I ALSO OWN A NISSAN TITAN TRUCK. THE REAR ENDS ARE MADE BY DANA FOR NISSAN. I LOVE MY NISSAN TRUCKS BUT FILL DANA SHOULD ISSUE A RECALL TO CORRECT THE PROBLEM FOR NISSAN BEFORE SOMEBODY GETS HURT OR KILLED. NISSAN DID REPLACE MY REAR END AT NO CHARGE, BUT WHAT ABOUT THE NEXT TIME. *NM

Mileage: 10,500

LEASED 2004 ARMADA IN MAY, WEEK LATER TRANNY WOULDN'T SHIFT AND CAR WOULDN'T GO OVER 50. WE WERE STUCK IN VA. FOR A WEEK. OUT-OF-STATE DEALER SERVICE TOLD US THEY FIXED THE PROBLEM. ON THE WAY HOME TO FLA. VEHICLE WOULDN'T SHIFT OR GO OVER 50 AGAIN. LUCKILY WE MADE IT HOME AND TOOK IT TO DEALERSHIP WHERE PURCHASED. WE WERE TOLD THAT NOTHING WAS WRONG EVEN THOUGH THE SEL WAS ON CONTINUOUSLY AND CAR WOULDN'T SHIFT. SERVICE GAVE IT BACK SAYING THERE WAS NOTHING WRONG. 2 DAYS LATER CAR BACK AT PURCHASING DEALER FOR THE SAME PROBLEM. TURNS OUT THAT THE TRANNY WAS SHOT. HAD TO WAIT ANOTHER WEEK AND A HALF TO GET OUR CAR BACK. VEHICLE WAS FINE UNTIL 7/19/2004. HERE WE GO AGAIN. I AM NOW SEEKING REPLACEMENT OF THE VEHICLE. VEHICLE FELL UNDER THE LEMON LAW AFTER THE THIRD TIME, BUT I WAS SURE THE PROBLEM WAS FIXED. THIS BEING THE 4TH TIME I HAVE HAD ENOUGH. *JB

Mileage: 1,100

NISSAN SOLD ME A CAR WHEREIN THE TRANSMISSION WAS NOT BOLTED TO THE FRAME. ECAUSE OF A MISSING BOLT, THE FRONT DIFFERENTIAL COLLIDED REPEATEDLY WITH THE CV JOINT, CONTROL ARM, AXLE, AND UNDERSIDE OF THE VEHICLE.*AK

NISSAN SOLD ME A CAR WHEREIN THE TRANSMISSION WAS NOT BOLTED TO THE FRAME. ECAUSE OF A MISSING BOLT, THE FRONT DIFFERENTIAL COLLIDED REPEATEDLY WITH THE CV JOINT, CONTROL ARM, AXLE, AND UNDERSIDE OF THE VEHICLE.*AK

NISSAN SOLD ME A CAR WHEREIN THE TRANSMISSION WAS NOT BOLTED TO THE FRAME. ECAUSE OF A MISSING BOLT, THE FRONT DIFFERENTIAL COLLIDED REPEATEDLY WITH THE CV JOINT, CONTROL ARM, AXLE, AND UNDERSIDE OF THE VEHICLE.*AK