2005 NISSAN ARMADA Service Brakes Problems

My breaking system has a malfunction that comes on and off. Sometimes the brakes automatically stop working and start grinding as if I have no brakes, but when I brought it to be looked at they couldn't find the problem. I notice that when you turn the car off and turn it back on the problems of sides for a little while will eventually come back later. For someone to detect it, they cannot shut the car off at the time that is presenting itself.

The brakes light comes on frequently and brakes stop working properly when going over a bump in the road decrease speed then engine fails. Has to be turned off then on to start engine.

I have a 2005 Nissan Armada that has a known problem with its brakes. It has a faulty Delta Brake Sensor and Brake Booster. What happens is that the brake light comeson, the vehicle losses its braking ability and sounds like metal scraping when you apply the brakes. The issue will reset if you turn off the car. Nissan knows about this issue but has failed to send 2004-2006 Armada owners of information on how to get this fixed at a local dealer. Here is a link to the class action settlement: https://topclassactions.com/lawsuit-settlements/closed-settlements/nissan-brake-defect-class-action-settlement/ My complaint is this, there were 350,000 affected vehicles and mine was one of them. I was never notified by Nissan of this faulty part and did not know that Nissan would reimburse me for the repair. The settlement date is now closed but the problem still exists in many Nissan affected vehicles. I called Nissan USA and they said Nissan could do nothing for me. I called my local Nissan dealer and described the problem and they said they could do nothing for me but that I could pay out of pocket to have the brake booster replaced at qa cost of $1500f or parts and labor. The error code associated with this problem is C1179. This issue is a safety issue and it affects the vehicles ability to stop. If you do not see the brake warning light on you do not know that the issue is happening. This could result in a dangerous situation at highway speeds. I would like the NHTSA to get involved and to demand that Nissan repair this known problem free of charge. [XXX] INFORMATION Redacted PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6).

I'M DRIVING THE CAR STRAIGHT 5 TO 10 MINUTES, AFTER THAT THE CAR START SHAKING THE VDCOFF AND SLIP LIGHT TURN ON AND THE STIRRING WHEEL STAY TURN SLIGHTLY SIDEWAY TO DRIVE THE CAR STRAIGHT I TURN OFF THE CAR FOR 1 OR 2 MINUTE AND EVERYTHING ON THE CAR BECOME NORMAL FOR 5 TO 10 MORE MINUTE I HAVE NO IDEA WHAT IS WRONG WITH MY CAR IS BEEN PARK IN MY GARAGE FOR TWO YEARS I DONT DRIVE IT AND CAN SELL IT WITH THAT PROBLEM

Mileage: 2

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 NISSAN ARMADA. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING 25 MPH, THE BRAKES LOCKED UP AND THE CONTACT FELT THE VEHICLE SLIDE WHEN THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE MAKING TURNS, THE BRAKES LOCKED UP AND MADE THE STEERING WHEEL DIFFICULT TO TURN. THE CONTACT STATED THE ABS, THE AIR BAGS, AND THE VDC OFF WARNING LIGHTS WERE ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT DEALER TO BE DIAGNOSED. THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE BRAKE BOOSTER NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED HOWEVER, THE FAILURE PERSISTED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS INFORMED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 100,151.

Mileage: 100,151

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 NISSAN ARMADA. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING 30 MPH, THE BRAKE WARNING LIGHT AND VEHICLE DYNAMIC CONTROL (VDC) AND SLIP WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE CONTACT WAS UNABLE TO STOP THE VEHICLE USING THE BRAKE PEDAL. THE CONTACT GUIDED THE VEHICLE TO THE SIDE OF THE ROADWAY. THE CONTACT STATED SHE TURNED OFF THE VEHICLE AND AFTER RESTARTING, THE VEHICLE FUNCTIONED AS DESIGNED. THE CONTACT STATED SHE CONTINUED TO EXPERIENCE THE FAILURE. THE CONTACT CALLED ZEIGLER NISSAN OF ORLAND PARK LOCATED AT 8550 W 159TH ST, ORLAND PARK, IL 60462, (708) 403-1300, AND MADE THE DEALER AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN DIAGNOSED NOR REPAIRED. UPON INVESTIGATION, THE CONTACT ASSOCIATED THE FAILURE WITH NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 07E046000 (EQUIPMENT) HOWEVER THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED. THE MANUFACTURER HAD NOT BEEN INFORMED OF FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 147,000.

Mileage: 147,000

THIS IS A MAJOR SAFETY ISSUE! THE BRAKE LIGHT ON THE CONTROL PANEL COMES ON AND WHEN STEPPING ON THE BRAKES, THE CAR HARDLY BRAKES. IT FEELS LIKE THE BRAKES ARE GRINDING AND SKIDDING. I HAVE TO CAREFULLY PULL THE CAR OVER AND TURN THE CAR OFF AND BACK ON. LATELY THIS HAS BEEN HAPPENING AROUND ONCE A WEEK.

Mileage: 157,759

WHILE I WAS DRIVING I APPLIED THE BRAKES AND DIDN'T HAVE ANY AND IT MADE A LOUD SOUND I COASTED TO A STOP TURNED CAR OFF. CALLED MECHANIC THEY CAME OUT AND I HAD A BLOWN FUSE FOR MY ABS SYSTEM THEY REPLACED IT BUT NOW I AM WONDERING IF THIS WILL HAPPEN AGAIN?

Mileage: 153,000

DRIVING IN TRAFFIC CAUSES BRAKES TO LOCK AS IF THE PARKING BRAKES WERE SET. I HAVE TO PULL OVER SAFELY TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD AND PLACE THE VEHICLE IN PARK, PRESS ON THE PARKING FOOT BRAKE TO ENGAGE AND DISENGAGE THE BRAKES, TURN OFF AND ON THE VEHICLE TO "RESET" THE BRAKES. IT HAPPENED A FEW TIMES ESPECIALLY ON THE FREEWAY. IN ALL MULTIPLE OCCASIONS NEARLY REAR ENDING THE VEHICLE IN FRONT OF ME ESPECIALLY WHEN I HAVE MY FAMILY WITH ME IN THE VEHICLE. WHEN THIS OCCURS THE BRAKE LIGHT COMES ON, ON THE DASH. HAPPENS ON BOTH THE FREEWAY AND THE CITY STREETS IN MOTION AND ONCE WHEN THE BRAKES WAS PRESS IN TRAFFIC.

Mileage: 214,000

IS GIVING A DELTA STROKE SENSOR C1179 AND ALSO SUDDENLY THE BRAKE LIGHTS TURNS ON AND CAN'T USE THE BRAKES AND I HAVE TO TURN IT OFF AND ON AGAIN AND IT WILL GO AWAY BUT IT HAPPENS EVEN IF I AM ON THE HIGHWAY AND IT WORRIES ME. PLEASE LET ME KNOW WHAT IS THIS CODE BECAUSE NOBODY SEEMS TO KNOW. THIS HAS HAPPENED A COUPLE OF TIMES

Mileage: 142,230

BRAKE BOOSTER RANDOMLY FAILING. BRAKE BOOSTER NOT WORKING RANDOMLY. ORIGINAL PART, NEVER REPLACED

Mileage: 130,000

STARTED HAVING A ISSUE WITH MY BRAKES ON MY NISSAN ARMADA. WHEN YOU PRESSED ON THE BRAKES, THEY WOULD GO TO THE FLOOR AND WOULD NOT WORK AND THE BRAKE LIGHT WOULD GO ON. AFTER PULLING OVER AND TURNING THE VEHICLE OFF AND BACK ON THE BRAKE LIGHT WOULD GO OFF AND THE BRAKES WOULD WORK AGAIN. I GOOGLED THE PROBLEM AND FOUND THAT NISSAN KNEW ABOUT THIS ISSUE AND SETTLED A CLASS ACTION LAW SUIT REGARDING IT. I TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALERSHIP AND IT WAS THE DELTA STROKE SENSOR. NISSAN KNEW THERE WAS A PROBLEM BUT HAS NOT RECALLED THE VEHICLES. IN FACT THIS PROBLEM IS NOT LIMITED TO THE ARMADA. MY FAMILY AND I COULD HAVE BEEN KILLED BECAUSE OF THIS ISSUE INCLUDING OTHERS THAT WERE ON THE ROAD WHEN THE BRAKES WENT OUT. HTTPS://TOPCLASSACTIONS.COM/LAWSUIT-SETTLEMENTS/LAWSUIT-NEWS/45486-NISSAN-REACHES-BRAKE-DEFECT-CLASS-ACTION-SETTLEMENT/

Mileage: 75,742

THE ABS HYDRAULIC BRAKE SENORS HAVE NOW BEEN REPLACED TWICE ON MY ARMADA. THE BRAKES WILL DROP TO THE FLOOR AND MAKE ALL KIND OF NOISES WON'T STOP. THERE HAD BEEN A RECALL FOR ALL OTHER VINS THAN MINE. DEALERSHIP SAID THERE WAS NOTHING THEY COULD DO OTHER THAN START CHANGING OTHER PARTS ON MY DIME. NISSAN OF AMERICA HAS TOLD ME THE SAME THING. WE HAVE NEARLY BEEN IN SEVERAL WRECKS. I DO NOT WANT MY WIFE TO END UP IN ONE BECAUSE OF THIS TRUCK. JUST BOUGHT THE SECOND SET OF THESE YESTERDAY AND NEARLY HIT SOMEONE AGAIN TODAY. SINCE I KEEP A GOOD DISTANCE BETWEEN OTHER TRAFFIC AND MYSELF IS THE ONLY REASON WE HAVEN'T BEEN A WRECK YET.

Mileage: 3

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 NISSAN ARMADA. WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE REAR PASSENGER BRAKE WOULD ERRONEOUSLY ENGAGE. DURING THE FAILURE, THE BRAKE AND ABS WARNING INDICATORS WOULD ILLUMINATE. THE FAILURE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER AND LOCAL DEALER WERE NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 175,000.

Mileage: 175,000

TAKATA RECALL BRAKES NOT WORKING WHILE DRIVING AND PULSES AND FUEL GAGE NOT WORKING WHILE DRIVING AND PARKED.

Mileage: 92,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 NISSAN ARMADA. WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE BRAKE WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. WHILE DEPRESSING THE BRAKE PEDAL, AN ABNORMAL NOISE WAS DETECTED. THE CONTACT COASTED THE VEHICLE TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD, TURNED OFF THE ENGINE, WAITED A FEW MINUTES, RESTARTED THE VEHICLE, AND THE BRAKE WARNING INDICATOR WAS NO LONGER ILLUMINATED. THE CONTACT RESUMED DRIVING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO DREXEL NISSAN (5018 TOWNSHIP LINE RD, PHILADELPHIA, PA 19026, PHONE NUMBER: (610) 449-2800) WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE BRAKES FAILED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED; HOWEVER, THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 106,000.

Mileage: 106,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 NISSAN ARMADA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 40 MPH AND ATTEMPTING TO SLOW DOWN TO MAKE A TURN, THE BRAKE PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOORBOARD. THE CONTACT MANAGED TO CONTROL THE VEHICLE. A METAL-TO-METAL GRINDING NOISE WAS HEARD FROM THE BRAKES AND THE BRAKE WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE FAILURE RECURRED AND THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO REPLACED THE ROTORS AND THE WHEELS. THE FAILURE RECURRED AND THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER AT: EDDEN PRAIRIE NISSAN, BLOOMINGTON, MN, WHERE THE TECHNICIAN DIAGNOSED AND REPLACED THE BRAKE BOOSTER. THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE WAS NOT REMEDIED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXITMATELY 50,000.

Mileage: 50,000

BREAK SYSTEM FAILURE HAS HAPPENED TO ME MORE THAN ONCE. FOR SOME REASON IT SOUNDS LIKE THEY'RE ARE ROCKS IN BETWEEN MY BRAKES AND THE ROTORS. I HAVE TO RESET THE SYSTEM BY SHUTTING THE CAR OFF AND TURNING IT BACK ON. I ALMOST HAD AN ACCIDENT ON THE FREEWAY BECAUSE OF IT AND NO INDICATION OTHER THAN THE NOISE THAT IT WAS HAPPENING. ALSO, WHEN A PASSENGER IS IN THE SEAT THE AIRBAG LIGHT DOES NOT TURN OFF. I AND HASN'T FOR OVER 5 YEARS. THE DRIVER SIDE AND/OR PASSENGER SIDE SEAT BELTS ALSO DO NOT GET RECOGNIZED AS BEING USED SINCE THE FLASH INDICATOR ON THE DASH KEEPS FLASHING. WHEN I TOOK T IN TO THE DEALER THEY SAID THERE ARE NO RECALLS BUT IT'S A SAFETY ISSUE. THE VEHICLE HAS LESS THAN 110000 MILES ON IT AND HAD LESS THAN 80000 WHEN THESE ISSUES STARTED. I JUST WANT MY VEHICLE TO BE SAFE AND EVERYONE ELSE WHO HAS THE SAME ONE. BRAKE SYSTEM, DEALER CAN'T DIAGNOSE UNLESS I DRIVE IN THERE WITH THE PROBLEM WHICH ISN'T SAFE AND HAPPENS OCCASIONALLY. I MAY HAVE VIDEO OF THE NOISE FROM THE BRAKE SYSTEM WHICH I WILL LOOK FOR.

Mileage: 76,000

"TAKATA RECALL" I EXPERIENCE SURPRISE EXCELLERATION THREE TIMES, ONCE RESULTING IN A MINOR VEHICLE ACCIDENT WITH MINOR BODY DAMAGE. ALL THREE OCCURRED ON A CITY STREET WHILE IN STARTING MOTION GOING STRAIGHT AHEAD.

Mileage: 43,000

PURCHASED VEHICLE USED IN MAY 2015, MY TRUSTED MECHANIC CHECKED IT OUT SEPTEMBER 2015 AND REPORTED BACK IT WAS IN GOOD CONDITION WITH NO ISSUES. JULY 2016 EXPERIENCED BREAK FAILURE AT 15 MILES AN HOUR. AGAIN MY MECHANIC TROUBLESHOOTED THE ISSUES AND SAID THE POWER BREAK BOOSTER NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. HE THEN REFERRED ME TO NISSAN FOR POSSIBLE REPLACEMENT SINCE IT IS A SAFETY ISSUE. I SPOKE WITH CORPORATE NISSAN WHO ADVISED ME TO TAKE IT TO OUR LOCAL NISSAN DEALERSHIP TO PROVE THE ISSUE EXISTED, FOR ANY POTENTIAL COMPENSATION. AFTER TAKING THE VEHICLE TO NISSAN THEY CONCLUDED REPROGRAMMING THE DELTA STROKE SENSOR WOULD RESOLVE THE PROBLEM; WHICH I HAD TO PAY $300 TO HAVE THIS DONE. ON OCTOBER 2016 INOPERABLE BREAK FAILURE OCCURRED AGAIN AT 65 MILES AN HOUR WHILE ON THE INTERSTATE, AS I WAS APPROACHING AN EXIT RAMP. THIS SAME ISSUE OCCURRED TWICE IN ONE DAY, JUST A WEEK LATER. ONCE AS I LEFT WORK GOING 40 MILES AN HOUR, MY DASHBOARD LIT UP WITH VDC AND SKID LIGHTS, IN ADDITION TO MY BREAK FAILURE LIGHT. THE SECOND TIME OCCURRED GOING DOWN A CITY STREET WHERE I HAD TO DO A ROLLING STOP THROUGH AN INTERSECTION, DODGING ONCOMING TRAFFIC, EVENTUALLY HITTING A CURB TO STOP. AFTER TAKING MY VEHICLE BACK TO NISSAN FOR THEM TO TEST DRIVE (RECREATE) THE PROBLEM, I WAS TOLD THAT I COULD NOT DRIVE MY VEHICLE OFF THE LOT DUE TO SAFETY HAZARDS. I HAVE SPENT HOURS ON THE PHONE WITH CORPORATE TO RESOLVE THIS SAFETY ISSUE; BUT YET NISSAN REFUSES TO FIX THE PROBLEM, OR REFUND ME MY MONEY FOR THE FAILED REPROGRAMMING. THIS VEHICLE IS GEARED TOWARDS FAMILIES WITH CHILDREN; AND BOTH MY CHILDREN WERE PRESENT IN THE VEHICLE DURING ALL FAILURES. AFTER SEARCHING THE NATIONAL HIGHWAY TRAFFIC SAFETY ADMINISTRATION WEBSITE, I HAVE FOUND HUNDREDS OF DOCUMENTED CASES REVOLVING AROUND THE SAME SAFETY HAZARD. NISSAN REFUSES TO RECALL THIS PART OR NOTIFY OWNERS OF THE EXISTING ISSUE.

Mileage: 174,000

WHILE ATTEMPTING TO STOP, WITHOUT WARNING THE BRAKE LIGHT COMES ON AND THE BRAKE PEDAL BASICALLY GOES TO THE FLOOR AND BARELY WORKS TO STOP THE TRUCK. THE BRAKES GRIND AS IT IS PUSHED. IF YOU TURN THE VEHICLE OFF IT SEEMS TO RESET ITSELF. WE ALMOST HIT SOMEONE TODAY TRYING TO STOP AT A RED LIGHT. THE VEHICLE WAS MOVING AT ROUGHLY 15-20 MPH WHEN THE ISSUE STARTED (TODAY). WE WERE ON A CITY STREET, BRAKING TO STOP. IT SEEMS TO BE A CONSISTENT PROBLEM WITH THESE VEHICLES AND I AM BOGGLED AT THE FACT THAT NO ONE IS REQUIRING NISSAN TO TAKE ANY RESPONSIBILITY. EVENTUALLY SOMEONE IS GOING TO GET VERY HURT. HAVING LITTLE TO NO CONTROL OVER YOUR BRAKING IS VERY SCARY, ESPECIALLY WITH MY LITTLE ONE IN THE TRUCK WITH ME . THIS IS A LARGE VEHICLE AND WOULD DO A LOT OF DAMAGE IF IT WERE TO HIT SOMEONE THE NEXT TIME THIS HAPPENS. THIS SEEMS TO HAPPEN ONCE EVERY 2-4 WEEKS OR SO. IT APPEARS TO BE RANDOM.

I HAVE HAD THE SAME ISSUE THAT MANY PEOPLE ARE EXPLAINING HERE. I'LL BE DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD AND OUT OF NO WHERE THE DASH BRAKE LIGHT WILL TURN ON. WHEN I TRY TO BREAK, THE BRAKE PEDAL WILL PUSH DOWN TO THE FLOOR AND IT WILL SOUND LIKE IS GRINDING AND ALMOST SOUND LIKE A SPRING IS LOOSE INTHERE. BUT WHEN I TURN THE CAR OFF AND THEN TURN IT ON, IT GOES AWAY. I HAD THIS PROBLEM FOR A FEW MONTHS NOW AND THIS IS AN ACCIDENT WAITING TO HAPPEN, I JUST HOPE IT DOESN'T DO IT ON THE FREEWAY..

Mileage: 135,000

WHILE ATTEMPTING TO STOP, WITHOUT WARNING THE BRAKE LIGHT COMES ON AND THE BRAKE PEDAL BASICALLY GOES TO THE FLOOR AND BARELY WORKS TO STOP THE TRUCK. THE BRAKES GRIND AS IT IS PUSHED. IF YOU TURN THE VEHICLE OFF IT SEEMS TO RESET ITSELF. WE ALMOST HIT SOMEONE TODAY TRYING TO STOP AT A RED LIGHT. THE VEHICLE WAS MOVING AT ROUGHLY 15-20 MPH WHEN THE ISSUE STARTED (TODAY). WE WERE ON A CITY STREET, BRAKING TO STOP. IT SEEMS TO BE A CONSISTENT PROBLEM WITH THESE VEHICLES AND I AM BOGGLED AT THE FACT THAT NO ONE IS REQUIRING NISSAN TO TAKE ANY RESPONSIBILITY. EVENTUALLY SOMEONE IS GOING TO GET VERY HURT. HAVING LITTLE TO NO CONTROL OVER YOUR BRAKING IS VERY SCARY, ESPECIALLY WITH MY LITTLE ONE IN THE TRUCK WITH ME . THIS IS A LARGE VEHICLE AND WOULD DO A LOT OF DAMAGE IF IT WERE TO HIT SOMEONE THE NEXT TIME THIS HAPPENS. THIS SEEMS TO HAPPEN ONCE EVERY 2-4 WEEKS OR SO. IT APPEARS TO BE RANDOM.

Mileage: 125,000

READING THE COMPLAINTS AND FOUND OTHERS THE SAME AS MINE. HAVE TAKEN THE NISSAN TO THE DEALER AT LEAST THREE, MAYBE FOUR TIMES, COMPLAINING OF THE EMERGENCY BRAKE ENGAGING WHILE DRIVING WHEN THE EMERGENCY BRAKE WAS OFF. THIS HAS HAPPENED WHEN ENTERING A FREEWAY (HIGHWAY) AND DRIVING ON A CITY STREET. WHEN TAKEN TO THE DEALER THEY COULD NOT FIND ANYTHING WRONG. WHILE I APPRECIATE THAT OTHERS HAVE THE SAME PROBLEM AND IT IS NOT A FLUKE, IT IS DISCONCERTING AND DANGEROUS. THE LAST TIME THIS HAPPENED WAS 7/23/16!

Mileage: 102,892

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 NISSAN ARMADA. WHILE DRIVING LESS THAN 15 MPH, THE BRAKE PEDAL TRAVELED TO THE FLOORBOARD WHEN IT WAS DEPRESSED. THE VEHICLE HAD A DELAY WHEN STOPPING. WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS SHUT OFF AND RESTARTED, THE BRAKING PERFORMANCE WOULD RETURN TO NORMAL. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE DELTA STROKE SENSOR FAILED AND WOULD NEED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 171,000.

Mileage: 171,000

I HAVE HAD THE SAME ISSUE THAT MANY PEOPLE ARE EXPLAINING. I WILL BE DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD AND OUT OF NO WHERE THE DASH BRAKE LIGHT WILL TURN ON. WHEN I PROCEED TO STOP THE CAR THE BRAKE WILL PUSH DOWN TO THE FLOOR AND IT WILL GRIND AND ALMOST SOUND LIKE A SPRING. I PULL OVER, TURN THE CAR OFF AND THEN IT GOES AWAY. IT HAS HAPPENED MULTIPLE TIMES AND THERE IS NO WARNING AS TO WHEN IT WILL HAPPEN.

Mileage: 162,000

WHILE I AM DRIVING MY EMERGENCY BRAKE LIGHT TURNS ON AND MY BRAKES LOCKED AND IT'S REALLY HARD FOR ME TO BREAK THE BRAKE PEDAL ALSO SHAKES ALMOST LEADING INTO AN ACCIDENT.

Mileage: 117,000

THE DRIVER SIDE AIRBAG IS NOT WORKING DUE TO A FAULTY HARNESS ASSEMBLY. THE FUEL GAUGE DOES NOT MEASURE FUEL ACCURATELY. THE ABS BRAKE LIGHT COMES ON AND THE BRAKES STOP WORKING WHILE YOU ARE DRIVING. NISSAN REFUSES TO FIX THE ISSUES WITHOUT US PAYING OVER 3 GRAND EVEN THOUGH THESE ITEMS WERE RECALLED ON OTHER NISSANS BUT THERE IS NO RECALL ON THIS PARTICULAR NISSAN. THIS NISSAN NEEDS TO BE ADDED TO THE RECALLS. WE BOUGHT THE CAR 5 MONTHS AGO FROM GO AUTOMOTIVE AND THEY ALSO REFUSED TO FIX THE ISSUES.

Mileage: 112,869

THE AIR BAG LIGHT WAS FLASHING SO I TOOK MY 2005 ARMADA TO THE DEALERSHIP TO FIND OUT THE REASON. THE DEALER IS CHARGING ME ABOUT $500.00 TO REPLACE THE HARNESS. THEY SAID THE AIR BAG MAY NOT DEPLOY IF I AM INVOLVED IN AN ACCIDENT. ALSO, I'VE HAD TWO INSTANCES WHERE MY BRAKES GOT JAMMED AND MADE A LOUD NOISE WHEN I STOPPED AT A STOP SIGN.

Mileage: 73,000

I HAVE A 2005 NISSAN ARMADA THAT HAVE A SERIOUS BRAKING ISSUES THAT NEEDS TO BED LOOKED INTO IT DOESN'T HAPPEN ALL THE TIME BUT WHEN IT DOES THE BRAKE PEDAL GOES ALL THE WAY DOWN TO THE FLOOR AND MAKE A GRINDING NOISE I SPOKE WITH NISSAN CONSUMER AFFAIRS THEY WANT ME TO TAKE IT TO NISSAN AND HAVE A DIAGNOSTIC DONE, WHICH WILL CALL ME 99.00 THAT IS NONE REIMBURSABLE APPARENTLY THERE WAS A LAWSUIT FOR THIS ISSUE IN CALIFORNIA THAT WAS SETTLE BY NISSAN IN MY RESEARCH I FOUND OTHER NISSAN OWNER WHO ARE HAVING ISSUES WITH THERE VEHICLES FROM THE YEAR 2004 - PRESENT

Mileage: 77,215

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.

Mileage: 55,000

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.

Mileage: 40,380

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

Mileage: 85,000

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.

Mileage: 190,000

BRAKES STUTTER AND BRAKE LIGHT COME ON WITH OUT WARNING CAR DOES NOT STOP, IF YOU TURN VEHICLE OFF THE PROBLEMS GOES AWAY, LOCAL STREETS USUAL AT SPEEDS OF 35 TO 45 TRYING TO STOP AT TRAFFIC LIGHT..VERY SCARY

Mileage: 224,000

BRAKES FAILED, MASTER CYLINDER BRAKE PRESSURE REDUCED WHEN BRAKES WHERE APPLIED ALMOST HITTING STOPPED TRUCK IN FRONT. SIMULAR TO REPORT RECEIPT DATE: SEP 18, 2013 NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 13V451000 COMPONENT(S): SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC POTENTIAL NUMBER OF UNITS AFFECTED: 3,247 MY SUV ALSO HAS THE SAME ISSUE.

Mileage: 145,000

SUV RAN OUT OF GAS AT HIGHWAY SPEED IN CENTER LANE DURING HEAVY TRAFFIC ON WIFE AND KIDS, GAUGE READ 1/4 OF TANK. STEPPED ON BRAKE DIDN'T WORK HAD A LOAD NOISE, VDC LIGHT, BRAKE LIGHT ON DASH. UNDERSTAND NOW THAT ABS SYSTEM FAILED AND FUEL SENDING UNIT FAILED. NISSAN HAS TOLD ME THAT THEY HAVE A RECALL ON THE FUEL SENDING UNIT ON THE SAME YEAR MAKE AND MODEL BUT NOT MINE? THEY HAVE TRIED REALLY HARD TO KILL MY FAMILY WITH THIS FAULTY EXPENSIVE EQUIPMENT.

Mileage: 134,000

WHILE I WAS DRIVING BRAKES DONOT WORK I ALMOST CRASH , TO TRAUMATIC.

Mileage: 137

I HAVE A 2005 NISSAN ARMADA FOR THE PAST SEVERAL MONTHS MY BRAKES HAVE BEEN ACTING UP. WHEN I AM DRIVING MY BRAKE LIGHT COMES ON AND I GO TO STOP AND THE I CAN'T STOPMAKEING A HORRIBLE NOISE. I HAVE TO STOP MY VEHICLE WHERE EVER I AM DRIVING AND STOP THE CAR AS SOON AS POSSIBLE. I HAVE TO PUT IT IN PARK, SHUT THE CAR OFF AND THEN AFTER A FEW SECONDS AND THEN RESTART MY CAR. THIS HAS HAPPENED SEVERAL TIME SINCE NOVEMBER AND RECENTLY HAS HAPPENED TWICE IN THE SAME WEEK . THIS IS NOT SAFE AND IS AN ACCIDENT WAITING TO HAPPEN WHEN YOU CAN'T STOP YOUR CAR. I DID TAKE IT TO THE DEALERSHIP BUT SINCE THEY COULD NOT FIND ANYHTING THEY SENT ME AWAY SAYING THAT MY ROTORS HAVE DUST ON THEM AND I CAN PAY EST $100 TO PAY TO HAVE THEM CLEANED. THEN RECENTLY WITHIN THE LAST WEEK ; MY HUSBAND TOOK THE CAR UP THERE WHEN HE WAS DRIVING IT AND IT DID THE SAME THING BUT THEY WOULD NOT SEE HIM DUE TO HOW BUSY THEY WERE ALREAY IN THE SERVICE DEPARTMENT. MY FAMILY IS VERY IMPORTANT TO ME AND PUTTING THEM IN THIS CAR IS THE SCAREST THING I HAVE TO DO ON THE DAILY WHAT HAPPENS WHEN THE BRAKES DONT WORK ?? THIS REALLY SHOULD BE A RECALL TO THE VEHICLE BECAUSE THIS IS NOT NORMAL AND DEFINITELY IS A SAFETY ISSUE. I HOPE NISSAN CAN SEE THAT OUR LIVES ARE WORTH MORE THAN WHATEVER THE AMOUNT THEY WOULD PAY TO HAVE ALL OF THESE CARS FIXED PLEASE NISSAN PLEASE. NEXT STOP BBB!!!!!!!

Mileage: 130,000

THE BRAKE, SLIP AND VDC OFF LIGHT COME ON AT ONCE. LOSE BRAKE PEDAL PRESSURE. PEDAL GOES ALMOST TO FLOOR WITH NOISE LIKE THE ABS IS ON, GRINDING SOUND SHUDDERING HAPPENS. TURN OFF AND TURN ON VEHICLE, ISSUE GOES AWAY FOR ANYWHERE FROM A DAY TO A FEW WEEK THEN HAPPENS AGAIN. IT HAS HAPPENED ON MOSTLY DRY SMOOTH PAVEMENT. IT COULD HAPPEN FEW TIMES A DAY OR FEW TIMES A WEEK AND SOMETIMES NOT FOR WEEKS. I AM VERY AFRAID TO DRIVE BECAUSE LUCKILY IT HAD HAPPENED EVERY TIME I WAS 20 MPH OR BELOW.

Mileage: 75,000

I HAVE A 2005 NISSAN ARMADA AND HAVE HAD IT FOR ALMOST A YEAR. FOR THE PAST SEVERAL MONTHS MY BRAKES HAVE BEEN ACTING UP. WHEN I AM DRIVING MY BRAKE LIGHT STARTS FLASHING AND I GO TO STOP AND THE I CAN'T STOP. I HAVE TO STOP MY VEHICLE WHERE EVER I AM DRIVING WHETHER IT IS A HIGHWAY OR MAIN ROAD AND STOP THE CAR AS SOON AS POSSIBLE. I HAVE TO PUT IT IN PARK, SHUT THE CAR OFF AND THEN PUSH THE VDC LIGHT BUTTON AFTER A FEW SECONDS AND THEN RESTART MY CAR. THIS HAPPENS SEVERAL TIMES A WEEK TO ME AND EVEN UP TO 4 OR 5 TIMES A DAY THIS HAS HAPPENED. THIS IS NOT SAFE AND IS AN ACCIDENT WAITING TO HAPPEN WHEN YOU CAN'T STOP YOUR CAR. THIS REALLY SHOULD BE A RECALL TO THE VEHICLE BECAUSE THIS IS NOT NORMAL AND DEFINITELY IS A SAFETY ISSUE.

Mileage: 170,000

I WAS GOING DOWN 4 LANE HWY AND STARTED TO SLOW DOWN APPROACHING INTERSECTION. THE BRAKES WENT ALL THE WAY TO THE FLOOR AND STARTED SHAKING VIOLENTLY. IT FELT LIKE THE VEHICLE WAS GOING TO SHAKE OFF THE AXEL. I JUST KNEW I WAS GOING TO HIT THE CAR NEXT TO ME. I HAD TO DRIVE HOME 15 MPH BECAUSE EVERY TIME I TOUCHED THE BRAKES THE CAR WOULD VIOLENTLY SHAKE TO THE POINT OF PULLING ME OFF OF THE ROAD. WHEN I SHUT THE CAR OFF AND RESTARTED IT, IT MUST HAVE FIXED THE PROBLEM TEMPORARILY. IT HAS HAPPENED 2 MORE TIMES. I RECENTLY STARTED LOOKING ONLINE FOR ANY INFO ON THE MATTER AND FOUND THAT IT IS HAPPENING PRETTY REGULAR TO PEOPLE WITH THE SAME MODEL AND MAKE AS MINE AND ALSO IN A PRETTY CLOSE TIME FRAME. IT DOESN'T TAKE A GENIUS TO FIGURE OUT THAT THIS IS A DEFECT. A VERY DANGEROUS DEFECT THAT SHOULD BE FIXED BY NISSAN BEFORE SOMEONE GETS KILLED.

Mileage: 132,385

THE BRAKE, SLIP AND VDC OFF LIGHT COME ON AT ONCE. LOSE BRAKE PEDAL PRESSURE. PEDAL GOES ALMOST TO FLOOR WITH NOISE LIKE THE ABS IS ON. SLOWLY CAN GET TRUCK TO STOP. TURN OFF AND TURN ON VEHICLE, ISSUE GOES AWAY FOR ANYWHERE FROM A DAY TO A FEW WEEK THEN HAPPENS AGAIN. IT HAS HAPPENED ON MOSTLY DRY SMOOTH PAVEMENT.

Mileage: 99,809

THE BRAKES ONLY BARELY STOPPED THE VEHICLE AFTER DEPRESSING TO PEDAL ALL THE WAY TO THE FLOOR. NOW SOME WARNING LIGHTS COME ON VDC, SLIP, BRAKE AND WON'T GO OFF. THE BRAKES DON'T SEEM TO BE WORKING PROPERLY AND THE PEDAL WHEN DEPRESSED SLOWLY GOES TO THE FLOOR. I HAVE NEW BRAKES, ROTORS, ETC (10,000 MILES AND THE BRAKE FLUID IS AT THE PROPER LEVEL. I HAVE READ ABOUT THIS SAME PROBLEM FROM MANY MANY PEOPLE NO THE WEB. THIS IS NOT AM ISOLATED PROBLEM AND SHOULD BE HANDLED BY NISSAN AND PUT INTO A RECALL. PEOPLE ON THE WEB WERE REFERENCING A CLASS ACTION LAW SUIT. PLEASE LOOK INTO IT. *TR

Mileage: 112,000

WHILE DRIVING OR EVEN JUST PUTTING IT IN REVERSE, WHEN I TRY TO BRAKE IT FEELS LIKE A SPONGY/STRINGY PEDAL THAT GOES TO THE GROUND AND MAKES A LOUD GRIND NOISE. YOU HAVE TO TURN OFF THE VEHICLE AND IT IS FINE, I HAVE TOOK IT IN THE SHOP AND NOTHING WRONG, I AM LIKE REALLY... I CAN'T BE TURNING THE VEHICLE OFF EVERY TIME IT DOES THIS, THAT IS A SAFETY ISSUE OR A DEFINITE RECALL..NOW THIS HAPPENS SEVERAL TIMES AND WITH FAMILY IN THE VEHICLE IS A DANGER I THINK. HOPE THERE IS A RECALL FOR THIS ISSUE. ALSO SEAT BELTS DO NOT RETRACT BACK AFTER THE RECALL THAT WAS DONE. *TR

I WAS DRIVING IN LIGHT TRAFFIC, PUSHED ON THE BRAKE PEDAL, THE BRAKE LIGHT (NOT ABS) ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL, I HEARD A GRINDING SOUND AND ALMOST PUSHED THE PEDAL TO THE FLOOR. I PULLED OVER, TURNED THE TRUCK OFF, AND RESTARTED IT. THE BRAKE LIGHT REMAINED ILLUMINATED, BUT I WAS ABLE TO BRAKE. AFTER TURNING IT OFF AND LETTING IT SIT FOR ABOUT 30 MINUTES, I TURNED IT ON AGAIN. THE BRAKE LIGHT WAS NO LONGER ON AND THE BRAKES ENGAGED. I TOOK IT TO A BRAKE SHOP ON 3/27/15 AND WAS TOLD THAT MY PADS ARE FINE. THEY ALSO CHECKED THE FLUID AND THE LEVEL WAS OK. I CONTACTED A LOCAL NISSAN DEALER AND WAS TOLD THAT THERE AREN'T ANY RECALLS. THEY HAVE NOT RECEIVED ANY REPORTS FROM CONSUMERS ABOUT THIS TYPE OF ISSUE OCCURRING, BUT COULD NOT PROVIDE AN EXPLANATION AS TO WHY THIS HAPPENED AND COULD BE RESET BY TURNING THE VEHICLE OFF. THIS ALSO HAPPENED PREVIOUSLY, BUT I DON'T RECALL EXACTLY WHEN. *TR

Mileage: 117,040

AS I PRESSED ON BRAKES TO SLOW THE TRUCK DOWN AT INTERSECTION TWO DAYS AGO, THE BRAKE LIGHT CAME ON AND THEN A LOUD METAL GRINDING NOISE CAME FROM THE FRONT! THE TRUCK NOW HAD DIFFICULTY STOPPING; I HAD TO FLOOR IT IN ORDER FOR VEHICLE TO COME TO A COMPLETE STOP. I NEARLY REAR ENDED THE VAN THAT WAS IN FRONT OF ME! I WAS IN THE BACK ROADS SO THERE WERE SEVERAL STOP SIGNS/ INTERSECTIONS ON MY WAY HOME. AS I CONTINUED DRIVING AND BRAKING TO SLOW DOWN/ STOP, THE GRINDING NOISE WAS VERY LOUD AND THE TRUCK RARELY HAD ANY BRAKE POWER! I WAS TERRIFIED AND FINALLY WAS ABLE TO SLOW DOWN ENOUGH TO PULL OVER ON TO THE SIDE TO BREATHE AND CALM MY NERVES DOWN. I PUT THE TRUCK IN PARK AND CHECKED TO MAKE SURE I RELEASED THE BRAKE PEDAL, ETC. I THEN CONTINUED HOME WHERE I TURNED TRUCK OFF AND ASKED NEIGHBOR MECHANIC TO CHECK IT FOR ME. HE TURNED TRUCK BACK ON AND WE DROVE IT TO TEST BRAKES. EVERYTHING WAS NOW WORKING FINE! IT DID NOT SIT RIGHT WITH ME. I RESEARCHED ONLINE LAST NIGHT AND JUST LIKE THE FUEL GAUGE ISSUE THAT HAPPENED A WEEK PRIOR, THERE ARE THOUSANDS OF PEOPLE AFFECTED BY THIS BRAKE FAILURE! WHEN A REP FROM NISSAN CONSUMER SVCS CALLED EARLIER TODAY TO FOLLOW UP REGARDING MY TRUCK'S FUEL GAUGE ISSUE, I REPORTED THE BRAKE ISSUE. SHE JUST SAID "YES I'M SORRY BUT YOU WILL HAVE TO PAY FOR DEALERSHIP TO VERIFY ISSUE FIRST IN ORDER FOR NISSAN TO TAKE SOME KIND OF ACTION." UNBELIEVABLE. ESPECIALLY WHEN THERE ARE REPORTED INCIDENTS OUT THERE OF THIS DEFECT. UNFORTUNATELY, CONSUMERS ALSO REPORT THAT THIS BRAKE ISSUE HAPPENS INTERMITTENTLY SO IT'S HARD TO PROVE/ DIAGNOSE. WITH A FUEL GAUGE ISSUE AND NOW, BRAKE ISSUE, I'M MORE AFRAID TO DRIVE MY TRUCK ESPECIALLY WITH MY CHILDREN IN IT! I PRAY NISSAN WILL STEP UP AND DO THE RIGHT THING IN TAKING RESPONSIBILITY OF REPLACING/ REPAIRING THESE DEFECTS. PLEASE DON'T WAIT TILL THERE ARE FATALITIES BEFORE DOING SOMETHING ABOUT IT. *TR

Mileage: 142,700

THE INCIDENT HAPPENED ON NOVEMBER 15, 2014 WHILE ACCELERATING FROM A STOP LIGHT GOING NORTH BEFORE THE INTERSECTION (OVERPASS) OF CARMENITA STREET, NORWALK, CA AND I-5 FREEWAY AT APPROXIMATELY 10 MPH. THE BRAKE LIGHT CAME ON AND THE BRAKES LOST POWER ALONG WITH GIVING A SPRING SOUND. I BROUGHT THE VEHICLE TO MY LOCAL MECHANIC . NO PROBLEM WAS FOUND AND CANNOT DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM AS STATED AND BECAUSE OF THIS MECHANIC WAS NOT ABLE TO RESOLVE THE ISSUE/PROBLEM. ONCE THE VEHICLE IS TURNED OFF AND RESTARTED BRAKING POWER RETURNS TO NORMAL AND THE BRAKE LIGHT GOES OFF. THIS IS THE FIRST INCIDENT THAT IT HAPPENED BUT I WAS SCARED AND LOST CONFIDENCE IN THE DRIVING THE VEHICLE ESPECIALLY ON FREEWAYS WITH MY FAMILY AS PASSENGERS AND PUTTING THEM, MYSELF AS WELL AS OTHER PEOPLE IN DANGER. IT SEEMS THAT I AM NOT ALONE WHO EXPERIENCED THIS PROBLEM ON THIS VEHICLE AFTER DOING A RESEARCH OVER THE INTERNET. *TR

Mileage: 68,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 NISSAN ARMADA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 50 MPH, THE STABILITY CONTROL AND ABS WARNING LIGHTS ILLUMINATED. THE BRAKE PEDAL TRAVELED TO THE FLOORBOARD WHEN DEPRESSED AND THE VEHICLE FAILED TO STOP UNTIL AFTER SEVERAL ATTEMPTS. THE FAILURE RECURRED NUMEROUS TIMES. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 120,000. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE.

Mileage: 120,000

SINCE 2006 THE BRAKE LIGHT COMES ON WHILE DRIVING I HAVE TO PULL TO SIDE BECAUSE I LOST MY BRAKES AND I HAVE TAKEN TO NISSAN DEALER AND THEY HAVE ADJUSTED THE DELTA STROKE SENSOR. I HAVE BEEN DOING THIS FOR MANY YEARS INTO MY WARRANTY EXPIRE. AND KNOW THE WANT TO REPLACE THE POWER BOOSTER. KNOW THEY ARE SAID DELTA STROKE SENSOR ON THE BRAKE POWER BOOSTER IS NOT GETTING PROPER VOLTAGE. THEY ARE MANY NISSAN ARMADA WITH THE SAME PROBLEM. I AM ONES OF THE LUCKY PERSONA HAVE GOT ON AN ACCIDENT. I BELIEVE NISSAN ARE RESPONSIBLE FOR THE PROBLEM. I BELIEVE NISSAN IS RESPONSIBLE TO RECALL ALL ARMADA FROM 2005 TO PRESENT. *TR

Mileage: 50,245

I WAS ON MY WAY HOME FROM WORK AND A CAR CUT ME OFF ,I STEPPED ON MY BRAKES AND THE BRAKES WENT DOWN TO THE FLOOR AND I HEARD AND FELT A GRINDING NOISE. I IMMEDIATELY SWERVED INTO THE DIRT AND THANK GOD THERE WAS NO VEHICLES PARKED IN THE AREA I HAD TURNED INTO. I NOTICED MY BRAKE LIGHT WAS ON . I THEN SLOWLY MADE MY WAY HOME AND PARKED IN THE DRIVEWAY. I CALLED THE DEALERSHIP AND MADE AN APPOINTMENT TO HAVE MY TRUCK CHECKED. ON 10/6/14 ,I DROVE MY TRUCK VERY SLOW AND CAREFULLY TO THE DEALERSHIP. ON 10/7/14 ,I WAS TOLD A CODE #C1179 DELTA SENSOR WAS BAD AND THE BRAKE BOOSTER ASSEMBLY NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. I WENT ON LINE TO RESEARCH THIS PROBLEM AND DISCOVERED NUMEROUS COMPLAINTS REGARDING THIS MATTER . IT IS A MAJOR FACTORY DEFECT WITH ARMADAS ,TITAN AND QX56 MODELS FROM 04 TO PRESENT AND NISSAN REFUSES TO ACKNOWLEDGE IT. *TR

Mileage: 114,856

BRAKE, VDC AND SLIP LIGHTS CAME ON. USE BRAKE PEDAL, METALLIC SPRING NOISE CAME FROM FIREWALL INFRONT OF DRIVER. MINIMAL BRAKING POWER. *TR

Mileage: 98,000

AS I WAS ON MY WAY BACK FROM THE STORE, I WAS SLOWING DOWN TO COME TO AN INTERSECTION TO TURN WHEN I FELT THIS GRINDING FEELING IN THE BRAKE PEDAL. IT MADE AN AWFUL NOISE AND I HAD NO BRAKES PER SE. THE EMERGENCY BRAKE LIGHT WAS ON, HOWEVER, I HAD NOT PUT IT ON. I HAD TO STOP AS BEST I COULD AND TURN THE CAR OFF. ONLY AFTER I TURNED THE CAR OFF, DID THE EMERGENCY BRAKE LIGHT GO OFF AND I COULD CONTINUE. I DIDN'T DO IT AGAIN ON THE WAY HOME, BUT IT HAS HAPPENED SEVERAL TIMES SINCE THEN. ONCE, I HAD MY GRANDDAUGHTER WITH ME AND IT REALLY SCARED ME BECAUSE WE WERE ON A MAJOR HIGHWAY WHEN SOMEONE PULLED OUT IN FRONT OF ME. LUCKILY I WAS A SAFE DISTANCE BEHIND AND IT WAS RUSH HOUR OR I MIGHT HAVE BEEN ACTUALLY GOING DOWN THE HIGHWAY. AS IT WAS, I WAS SITTING IN TRAFFIC. AS OF NOW, MY "SERVICE ENGINE SOON LIGHT IS ON" AND I CAN'T GET IT INSPECTED. *TR

Mileage: 231,000

BRAKE JUDDER FROM FRONT BRAKES.[XXX]. I HAVE HAD NUMEROUS EPISODES LIKE THIS "BAD ABS, I THINK, ON ARMADA". EVERYTHING GOES WELL AND AM TRAVELING AT LOW SPEED OR PULLING OUT OF THE PARKING AND STEP ON THE BRAKES AND HEAR A TERRIBLE GRINDING SOUND COMING FROM THE BRAKES IN ADDITION TO A SPRING LIKE SOUND AND A SIGNIFICANT REDUCTION IN BRAKING POWER. THIS CONTINUES UNTIL I PULL OFF THE ROAD AND SHUT OFF THE ENGINE AND THEN START IT BACK UP AND THE BRAKES WORK FINE. THIS HAS HAPPEN 8-10 TIMES SINCE MAY 2014. IT DID HAPPEN COUPLE OF TIME WHEN I WAS TRAVELING WITH 20-30 MPH AND I COME TO STOP, CAUSING GROANING, BANGING NOISES AND FEEL SPONGY.THIS STARTED HAPPENING IN THE SAME WEEK OR SO AFTER I HAD BRAKE WORK DONE BY DEALER. I HAD TAKEN MY CAR TO DEALER TO REPLACE ROTOR AND PADS. THIS DIDN'T HAPPEN BEFORE THAT TIME. I TOOK THE CAR BACK TO DEALER IN JULY AND COMPLAINED ABOUT THIS ISSUE. THEY RESET THE MODULE AND SUGGESTED TO REPLACE THE BOOSTER IF IT HAPPENS AGAIN. I RAN THE SCANNER TO SEE ERROR CODE C1179, DELTA STROKE SENSOR. INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR

Mileage: 83,921

WE BOUGHT THIS CAR IN 2010 AND HAD BEEN VERY HAPPY WITH IT. 2-3 TIMES OVER THE FIRST 3 YEARS OF OWNERSHIP THIS HAPPENED, BUT ALWAYS AT VERY SLOW SPEED RIGHT AFTER LEAVING OUR DRIVEWAY. PROBLEM WAS CORRECTED BY TURNING THE CAR OFF AND BACK ON. THIS ACCIDENT WAS THE FIRST TIME IT OCCURRED SOME DISTANCE FROM HOME. A CAR STOPPED SHORT, CAUSING THE CAR BEHIND TO BRAKE VERY HARD. MY WIFE (WITH OUR 18 MONTH OLD SON IN THE CAR) ATTEMPTED TO BRAKE AND COULDN'T, HITTING BOTH CARS. SINCE THE ACCIDENT, THE ISSUE HAS OCCURRED WITH INCREASING FREQUENCY (3X IN THE LAST MONTH ALONE) - OUR ISSUE IS IDENTICAL TO WHAT I'VE NOW FOUND ON NUMEROUS SITES - ABS LIGHT COMES ON, VERY LITTLE BRAKING POWER, GRINDING NOISE, VIBRATION IN THE PEDAL. STOP THE CAR, TURN IT OFF, TURN IT BACK ON, PROBLEM GONE. *TR

Mileage: 113,000

I EXPERIENCED A SUDDEN LOSS OF BRAKING POWER AS I WAS APPROACHING AN INTERSECTION AT ABOUT 30 MPH AND APPLYING MY BRAKES. THE BRAKE PEDAL BECAME SOFT AND UNRESPONSIVE AND THE PEDAL BEGAN TO SHAKE AND THE ABS SYSTEM OR BRAKE BOOSTER COULD BE HEARD MAKING A METALLIC GRINDING NOISE. I LOST ABOUT 80-90% BRAKING ABILITY AND WAS BARELY ABLE TO STOP THE CAR BEFORE IT ENTERED INTO A BUSY INTERSECTION. THIS OCCURRED FOR 1 1/2 MILES UNTIL I GOT HOME. VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALERSHIP THE NEXT DAY, HOWEVER, THE PROBLEM COULD NOT BE REPLICATED. THEY SUGGESTED A $900 BRAKE BOOSTER REPLACEMENT WITH NO ASSURANCE THAT IT WOULD SOLVE THE PROBLEM. I LOOKED THROUGH THE ORIGINAL SERVICE RECORDS OF THE CAR AND FOUND THAT THE PREVIOUS OWNER HAD TAKEN THE VEHICLE WHILE IT WAS STILL UNDER WARRANTY FOR THE EXACT SAME ISSUE ON 3/5/2008 AND A VDC SOFTWARE UPDATE WAS PERFORMED. THAT DID NOT SOLVE THE PROBLEM. THERE APPEARS TO BE A DESIGN DEFECT IN THE BRAKING SYSTEM THAT IS CAUSING THIS TO HAPPEN. *TR

Mileage: 131,170

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 NISSAN ARMADA. WHILE DRIVING AT AN UNKNOWN SPEED, THE EMERGENCY BRAKE ENGAGED INDEPENDENTLY. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE BRAKE BOOSTER NEEDED TO BE REPLACED IN ORDER TO REPAIR THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 142,014.

Mileage: 142,014

WHILE DRIVING, THE BRAKE LIGHT CAME ON AND WHEN PRESSING THE PEDAL IT DID NOT BRAKE AS USUAL AND IT TOOK MUCH LONGER TO STOP AND THE PEDAL WOULD VIBRATE AND THE CAR MADE A GRINDING NOISE. WE PULLED OVER AND TURNED THE ENGINE OFF AND ON AND THEN IT WORKED. WE HAVE HAD THIS PROBLEM HAPPEN SEVERAL TIMES BEFORE BUT IT IS HAPPENING MORE OFTEN, IT HAPPENED THREE TIMES IN THE PAST WEEK, TO THE POINT THAT WE ARE AFRAID TO DRIVE IT SINCE THIS MIGHT CAUSE AN ACCIDENT. *TR

Mileage: 91,925

WHILE DRIVING THE BRAKE LIGHTS CAME ON AND THE BRAKES MADE A LOUD CLUNKING NOISE. I HAD TO SLOW DOWN AND STOP AND TURN OFF THE CAR. AFTER CONDUCTING AN INSPECTION OF THE BRAKES, I RESTARTED THE CAR. THE BRAKES WERE RELEASED AND THE BRAKE LIGHT WENT OFF. THIS HAS HAPPENED SEVERAL TIMES SINCE THEN, NOT ONLY WITH ME BUT ALSO WITH MY WIFE WHO WAS DRIVING WITH MY DAUGHTER IN THE VEHICLE TOO. AFTER LOOKING AT THE ONLINE FORUM (CLUB ARMADA) I DETERMINED THAT THE VDC SYSTEM NEEDED REPROGRAMMING (ACCORDING TO ALL OF THE MANY OTHER POSTS ABOUT THE SAME INCIDENT). I'M HERE AT THE DEALERSHIP NOW AND IT SHOULD COST ABOUT $100 TO FIX. WE'LL SEE..... *TR

Mileage: 144,000

ON 8/12/14 I WAS DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 9:15 PM AND I WAS MAKING A LEFT TURN ONTO CLARKSON AVENUE FROM NOSTRAND AVENUE AND ALL OF A SUDDEN MY BRAKE LIGHT CAME ON AND A I HEARD A SPRING POPPING NOISE WHEN I HAD PUT MY FOOT ON THE BRAKES. I WAS SCARED AND DROVE HOME VERY SLOWLY STOPPING AT SEVERAL LIGHTS AND THE SPRING POPPING AND NOW GRINDING NOISE CONTINUED EVERY TIME I PUT MY FOOT ON THE BRAKES. I HAD TO SLOWLY PRESS THE BRAKES BECAUSE IT SEEMS AS IF IT LOST SOME POWER. THE NEXT MORNING ON 8/13/14 I CALLED AAA TO TOW ME TO NISSAN. NISSAN TOLD ME MY ROTORS, BRAKE PADS AND BRAKE FLUID NEEDED TO BE REPLACED AND THAT WILL SOLVE THE PROBLEM. I HAD THE REPAIR THEY SUGGESTED AND DROVE HOME AND EVERYTHING WAS FINE. NOW TODAY ON 8/14/14 THE SAME PROBLEM OCCURRED WITH THE BRAKES AGAIN AND ITS 8 P,M, I WILL HAVE TO WAIT UNTIL TOMORROW TO CONTACT NISSAN TO SEE IF THEY CAN RECTIFY THE PROBLEM. *TR

Mileage: 49,745

WHILE DRIVING THE BRAKE LIGHTS CAME ON AND THE BRAKES GOT JAMMED I HAD SLOW DOWN AND STOP THE CAR WHEN I TURNED OFF THE IGNITION AND RESTARTED THE CAR THE BRAKES WERE RELEASED AND THE BRAKE LIGHT WENT OFF. I HAD REPORTED THIS TO NISSAN DEALER AND THEY SAID AFTER CHECKING THEY COULD NOT FIND ANY MALFUNCTIONS. THIS HAS HAPPENED SEVERAL TIMES SINCE THEN, NOT ONLY WITH ME BUT ALSO WITH MY FRIED WHO HAS 2007 MODEL OF NISSAN ARMADA, HE WAS ALSO TOLD THE SAME THING, WE HAVE REPORTED THIS TO NISSAN DEALER VARIOUS TIMES. *TR

Mileage: 25,000

BRAKE LIGHT COMES ON THE DASH BOARD, PUSH BRAKES AND IT MAKES THIS GRINDING NOISE AND THE BRAKES LOSE MOST OF THEIR POWER. AFTER I PUT THE CAR IN PARK, TURN OFF ENGINE AND TURN IT BACK ON LIGHT GOES OFF. THE FIRST TIME IT HAPPENED WAS IN 2010..IT STARTED HAPPENING AGAIN IN 2013 A COUPLE OF TIMES AND NOW IT DOES IT ALL OF THE TIME IN 2014. I HAVE TWO CHILDREN AND A LOT OF THE TIME HAVE MULTIPLE KIDS IN THE CAR THAT DO NOT BELONG TO ME. IT IS A VERY SCARY THOUGHT THAT THE BRAKES WILL JUST STOP WORKING. I JUST GOT NEW BRAKES AROUND 6 MONTHS AGO AND HAS BEEN HAPPENING A LOT MORE SINCE THAN. I WILL TAKE MY CAR TO THE MECHANIC AGAIN AND NEED BE FILE EVERY COMPLAINT WITH WHOEVER I CAN TO GET THIS ISSUE RESOLVED. I HAVE READ MANY, MANY FORUMS ABOUT PEOPLE HAVING THIS EXACT PROBLEM..WHY HASN'T NISSAN RECALLED THIS ISSUE??? SOMEONE IS GOING TO DIE!!! *TR

Mileage: 80,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 NISSAN ARMADA. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE SHIFTING FROM REVERSE TO DRIVE, THERE WAS A CLUNKING NOISE. THE CONTACT MENTIONED THAT THE VEHICLE HESITATED AND ATTEMPTED TO STALL. IN ADDITION, THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE BRAKE WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS POWERED OFF AND WAS ABLE TO RESTART. THE FAILURE WOULD RECUR INTERMITTENTLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER, WHO WAS UNABLE TO DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 99,000. UPDATED 09/16/14*LJ THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. UPDATED 1/16/15 *JS

Mileage: 99,000

ON 3 OCCASIONS, MY BRAKES HAVE FAILED WHILE I HAVE BEEN DRIVING. THE RED BRAKE LIGHT CAME ON. THE BRAKES WERE GRINDING AND IT WAS EXTREMELY DIFFICULT TO STOP THE CAR. LUCKILY, I WAS TRAVELING AT LOW RATES OF SPEED EACH TIME THIS HAPPENED. THE CAR WAS TOWED EACH TIME AND THE MECHANIC CANNOT DETERMINE WHAT THE PROBLEM IS SINCE IT APPEARS THAT THE BRAKES RESET WHEN THE CAR IS TURNED OFF. I HAVE READ ON LINE THAT MANY OTHER PEOPLE HAVE EXPERIENCED SIMILAR PROBLEMS YET WHEN I CALLED NISSAN, THEY STATED THAT THEY HAVE ONLY RECALLED OLDER VEHICLES FOR BRAKE ISSUES. *TR

Mileage: 190,000

I WAS ON THE HIGHWAY AND THE BRAKE LIGHT CAME ON. WHEN I WAS EXITING THE RAMP I HEARD A LOUD NOISE AND THE BRAKES WERE GRINDING. I HAD TO SWERVE OUT OF THE LANE TO THE SHOULDER BECAUSE I HAD LIL TO NO BRAKE POWER. THIS IS NOT THE 1ST TIME THIS INCIDENT HAS HAPPENED TO ME. I DON'T KNOW WHAT THE ISSUE IS BUT NISSAN NEEDS TO RESOLVE IT FAST BECAUSE THE NEXT PERSON MAY NOT BE SO LUCKY. MY TRUCK IS CURRENTLY AT THE DEALERSHIP NOW DO TO THE BRAKE ISSUE AND OF COURSE THEY ARE UNABLE TO DETECT THE PROBLEM. I AM REPLACING THE BRAKES AND ROTORS AND HOPEFULLY THAT WILL HELP ELEVATE THE PROBLEM. SOMEONE NEEDS TO DO SOMETHING AND FAST BEFORE SOMEONE IS FATALLY AFFECTED BY THIS ISSUE. I WILL NEVER BUY A NISSAN AGAIN. IF THIS ISSUE DOES NOT STOP I WILL BE TRADING MY VEHICLE IN AND NOT FOR ANOTHER NISSAN. *JS

Mileage: 113,346

BRAKES SUDDENLY QUIT WORKING PROPERLY, VIBRATION, GRINDING, ETC. HAD TO PUMP BRAKES TO STOP. I TURNED IGNITION OFF, SET P-BRAKE, THEN TURNED VEHICLE BACK ON, THE PROBLEM GOES AWAY. THIS HAS HAPPENED SEVERAL TIMES IN THE PAST, I'D SAY 5 OR 6 TIMES IN THE PAST 2 YEARS. MY BRAKES AND ROTORS WERE LAST REPLACED ABOUT 6 MONTHS AGO. *JS

Mileage: 115,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 NISSAN ARMADA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE BRAKES INDEPENDENTLY AND INADVERTENTLY ENGAGED. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING WHERE IT WAS ADVISED THAT THE BRAKE BOOSTER WOULD HAVE TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 110,000.

Mileage: 110,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 NISSAN ARMADA. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING THE BRAKE LIGHTS ILLUMINATED WITHOUT WARNING AND THE BRAKE SYSTEM FAILED TO ENGAGE. THE CONTACT HAD TO COAST ONTO THE EMERGENCY LANE. THE FAILURE WAS EXPERIENCED NUMEROUS TIMES. THE BRAKE SYSTEM RETURNED TO NORMAL FUNCTION AFTER THE VEHICLE WAS RESTARTED. THE VEHICLE ALSO EXPERIENCED A FAILURE WITH LOST OF ACCELERATION, THE AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED, THE DRIVERS SIDE DOOR AND THE REAR HATCH DOOR FAILED TO LOCK ELECTRONICALLY. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 118,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 129,000.

Mileage: 118,000

UNABLE TO STOP THE TRUCK QUICKLY; NOT ABLE TO HARD STOP. BRAKES MUSHY. *TR

CANNOT STOP VEHICLE ON A HARD STOP; VEHICLE CATCHES BUT WILL NOT STOP QUICKLY. RAN RED LIGHT BECAUSE UNABLE TO MAKE HARD STOP. *TR

Mileage: 136,000

WHILE PULLING MY CAR TRAILER WITH A LOADED CAR ON THE TRAILER THE BRAKES ON THE ARMADA STOPPED WORKING. THE ANTI-LOCK BRAKES STARTED PULSATING REALLY FAST TO THE POINT THE PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR. I HAD TO SERVE AROUND THE CAN IN FRONT OF ME AND I RAN THE RED LIGHT. THIS IS THE 4TH TIME THIS SUV HAS DONE THIS. *TR

Mileage: 115,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 NISSAN ARMADA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 40 MPH, THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED WITH A DELAYED RESPONSE ACCOMPANIED BY AN ABNORMAL GRINDING NOISE. IN ADDITION, THE BRAKE WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. THE FAILURE WAS RECURRING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER, WHO STATED THAT THE BRAKE BOOSTER WOULD NEED TO BE REPLACED AND THE ABS WOULD REQUIRE REPROGRAMMING. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE PROBLEM. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 50,000. THE ABS CONTROL WAS REPROGRAMMED. ALSO, THE SEAT BELT LIGHT FLASHED. THE TECHNICIAN FOUND AN OPEN CIRCUIT IN THE REAR DOOR HARNESS. UPDATED 12/23/13

Mileage: 50,000

WHEN TRAVELING BACK FROM WASHINGTON D.C. IN HEAVY TRAFFIC I LOOKED AT THE SPEEDOMETER OF MY 2005 NISSAN ARMADA AND NOTICED MY BRAKE LIGHT WAS LIT UP ON MY DASH AREA. WHEN I TRIED TO APPLY THE BRAKES I HAD VERY MINIMAL BRAKING POWER APPROXIMATELY 20-30% AT BEST. THIS BECAME A VERY SERIOUS AND SCARY SITUATION WHEN WE REALIZED WE WERE HEADING INTO A TRAFFIC JAM! I WAS ABLE TO RIDE ON THE SHOULDER AND APPLY THE BRAKES UNTIL WE WERE ABLE TO STOP BUT BY NO MEANS DID I HAVE THE BRAKING CAPABILITY THAT WE SHOULD HAVE. THE BRAKING SYSTEM SEEMS TO FIX ITSELF WHEN YOU TURN THE IGNITION OFF AND RESTART THE CAR HOWEVER THIS DOESN'T FIX THE PROBLEM. UNFORTUNATELY THE VEHICLE DOESN'T PROVIDE A CODE WHEN IT IS RESTARTED. WHEN I WAS FINALLY ABLE TO DRIVE MY VEHICLE TO A SERVICE STATION THEY PROVIDED ME WITH A CODE TO GIVE TO MY NISSAN DEALERSHIP. AFTER DOING A LITTLE RESEARCH I WAS ASTONISHED TO FIND HOW MANY NISSAN OWNERS WERE HAVING THE SAME ISSUE AND HOW THE DEALERSHIP CAN NOT REALLY FIX THE PROBLEM. THIS HAS HAPPENED MULTIPLE TIMES SINCE OUR 1ST INCIDENT BACK IN 2009 AND IT IS EXTREMELY SCARY. I HAVE READ OTHER PEOPLES COMPLAINTS ON THE INTERNET OF THE SAME ISSUE AND NISSANS SUPPOSED FIXES THAT END UP NOT WORKING AND COSTING PEOPLE HUNDREDS OF DOLLARS. I SIMPLY WANT TO BE ABLE TO DRIVE MY VEHICLE WITHOUT FEAR OF MY BRAKES GOING OUT AND PUTTING MYSELF, CHILDREN AND OTHERS IN A DANGEROUS SITUATION. NISSAN NEEDS TO COME UP WITH A SOLUTION AND FIX THE PROBLEM ASAP BECAUSE IF HAD I NOT BEEN ABLE TO PULL OFF ON TO THE SHOULDER OR OFF INTO A GAS STATION WHEN THIS HAPPENS WITH NO WARNING IT COULD RESULT IN INJURY OR POSSIBLY DEATH. I AM ABOUT READY TO GO TO THE NEWS WITH THIS STORY BECAUSE NISSAN IS NOT FIXING THE PROBLEM NOR IS THERE A RECALL FOR THE ISSUE. THIS CAN CAUSE GREAT INJURY OR WORSE DEATH IF NOT HANDLED CORRECTLY AND SOON. *TR

Mileage: 90,000

WONT WRITE A WHOLE STORY AS THERE ARE MANY HERE TO GO AROUND ABOUT THE SAME PROBLEM. SO IN SHORT , MY ABS BRAKES ARE ACTIVATING WHEN BRAKES ARE APPLIED AS I COME TO STOP SIGN ,CAUSING GROANING ,BANGING NOISES AND FEEL SPONGY. NISSAN YOU HAVE GOTTEN MANY COMPLAINTS ON THIS, SO ASSIGN SOMEONE TO START THE NEEDED RECALL AND DON'T WAIT UNTIL A FEW PEOPLE ARE KILLED TO DO SOMETHING ABOUT IT. RECALL THIS ITEM PLEASE..ITS HAPPENING TO 2 OF MY NISSAN VEHICLES RIGHT NOW.. *TR

Mileage: 45,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 NISSAN ARMADA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE BRAKES FAILED TO OPERATE NORMALLY AND THE BRAKE WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE CONTACT ALSO MENTIONED THAT THIS PROBLEM HAS OCCURRED ON FOUR SEPARATE OCCASIONS. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHICH STATED THAT THE POWER BRAKE BOOSTER DELTA SENSOR HAD TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 85,000. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 122,000.

Mileage: 85,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 NISSAN ARMADA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 35 MPH, HE APPLIED THE BRAKES AND THE VEHICLE DID NOT RESPOND. THE BRAKE LIGHT WAS ILLUMINATED AND AN ABNORMAL GRINDING NOISE WAS EMITTED AS THE FAILURE OCCURRED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED AND THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 96,000.

Mileage: 96,000

I WAS DRIVING ALONG AND THE BRAKE LIGHT CAME ON AND WHEN I PRESSED ON THE BRAKE AN AWFUL SPONGY CRUNCHING NOISE. BRAKES DON'T WORK. THIS HAS HAPPENED SEVERAL TIMES. I BROUGHT IT TO THE NISSAN THOUSAND OAKS DEALER (WHERE I BOUGHT IT) AND THEY TOLD ME THEY COULDN'T REPLICATE THE ISSUE AND NO CODE SHOWED UP. EACH TIME I HAD TO TURN OFF THE VEHICLE AND TURN IT BACK ON TO RESET THE BRAKE LIGHT. NISSAN TOLD ME TO "BRING IT IN" THE NEXT TIME IT HAPPENS... UNFORTUNATELY, IT IS NOT SAFE TO DRIVE ONCE THIS HAPPENS. I HAVE BROUGHT THIS UP SEVERAL TIMES AT THE DEALER WITH NO FIX. HOWEVER, NOW I'M SEEING A LOT MORE PEOPLE ONLINE POSTING THE EXACT SAME ISSUE AND GETTING NO RESOLUTION FROM NISSAN. THIS IS THE BRAKES WE'RE TALKING ABOUT HERE... *TR

Mileage: 5,000

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

Mileage: 78,000

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

Mileage: 104,663

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

Mileage: 15,000

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

Mileage: 130,000

I WAS IN A SCHOOL ZONE PICKING UP MY DAYCARE KIDS. AS SOON AS I TOOK OFF THE PARKING BRAKE AND PUT THE CAR IN DRIVE IT SHOWED THE BRAKE LIGHT ON. CONFUSED I CHECKED EVERYTHING AND PROCEEDED TO DRIVE HOME. AS I REACHED THE STOP SIGN WITH A CROSSING GUARD ESCORTING KIDS ACROSS I REALLY HAD TO PUSH DOWN ON THE BRAKE AND A LOUD CRUNCHING LIKE METAL TO METAL AND SHAKING OCCURRED. IT SCARED THE DAY LIGHTS OUT OF ME! I TURNED THE CORNER PULLED OVER TO THE SIDE TOOK A DEEP BREATH. I TOOK THE STREETS HOME AND DROVE VERY SLOW PRAYING THAT WHEN I WOULD COME TO A STOP SIGN THAT MY BRAKES WOULD WORK. I GET TO MY OTHER STOP TO PICK UP MY CHILD FROM HER BUS STOP. COMING TO THE STOP STILL HAVE ALL THE GRINDING NOISE AND PRAYING IT WILL STOP. I TURNED OFF MY CAR AND WAITED FOR THE BUS. I WAIT FOR ALL THE KIDS TO CROSS AND COMPLETELY CLEAR THE AREA. I STARED MY CAR AND WHAT I COULDN'T BELIEVE EVERYTHING WAS FINE. I CAME HOME CALLED MY HUSBAND HE CALLED THE DEALER AND I BEGAN TO RESEARCH. TO MY DISBELIEF THERE ARE HUNDREDS OF COMPLAINTS ON THIS ISSUE CODE:C1179 DELTA SENSOR AND NOTHING IS BEING DONE ABOUT IT. MOST PEOPLE LIKE MYSELF PURCHASE A LARGE VEHICLE BECAUSE WE HAVE MULTIPLE PEOPLE TO DRIVE AROUND, LIKE MY KIDS I WATCH RANGING FROM 1-12YRS. THIS FLOORS ME! I WAS AT A CROSS WALK WHEN THIS HAPPENED WITH KIDS CROSSING WHAT IF I COULDN'T STOP I WOULD OF HIT THE KIDS!!!! WHAT IF I CRASHED I HAD THREE OTHER KIDS THAT I WATCHED IN THE CAR WITH ME. IT IS DISGUSTING TO ME THAT NOTHING IS BEING DONE THERE IS NO RECALL ON THIS!! TO MY FEAR SOMETHING WILL FATALLY HAPPEN FOR YOU GUYS TO DO SOMETHING. PLEASE FIX THIS PROBLEM BEFORE SOMETHING REALLY BAD HAPPENS!!!. OH AND NOT TO MENTION YOU HAVE NO WARNING WHEN THIS OCCURS AND WHEN U TURN OFF YOUR CAR ITS LIKE NOTHING EVER HAPPENED. COME TO FIND OUT IT RESETS THE CODE. I'M SCARED TO DRIVE MY CAR BECAUSE READING OTHERS IT HAPPENS AGAIN! RECALL!!! *TR

Mileage: 107,820

MY SON WAS DRIVING HOME ONE NIGHT (20 MPH) AND SLOWED TO MAKE A TURN AND THE BRAKE LIGHT CAME ON, THERE WAS A CLUNKING NOISE, AND THE BRAKES DID NOT WORK. HE LEFT ME A NOTE TELLING ME NOT TO DRIVE THE CAR IN THE MORNING - "SOMETHING SERIOUSLY WRONG WITH THE BRAKES". WHEN MY HUSBAND WENT TO CHECK IT IN THE MORNING THERE WAS NOTHING WRONG WITH BRAKES. WE THOUGHT HE WAS CRAZY.TWO WEEKS LATER I WAS PULLING INTO PARKING LOT (2MPH), THE BRAKE LIGHT CAME ON, CLUNKING NOISE, BRAKES DID NOT WORK.AFTER DOING SOME RESEARCH ONLINE AND READING THESE COMPLAINTS AND SEEING THAT ONCE YOU RESTART THE CAR THE PROBLEM GOES AWAY, I WENT OUT TO START THE CAR AND EVERYTHING WORKED FINE. NOW 2 WEEKS LATER, BACKING OUT OF THE DRIVEWAY LAST NIGHT, BRAKE LIGHT CAME ON, CLUNKING NOISE AND BRAKES DID NOT WORK. I HAVE CONTACTED THE DEALER WHO SOLD ME THE CAR AND HE WAS UNAWARE OF ANY PROBLEMS. I CALLED A DISTRICT MANAGER AT CARMAX AND HE, TOO, WAS UNAWARE OF THE PROBLEM. HAPPENING 3 TIMES IN 5 WEEKS IS UNACCEPTABLE. I CAN NOT LET MY CHILDREN DRIVE THE CAR. I AM SCARED TO DRIVE ON THE HIGHWAY. CAN'T BELIEVE NISSAN WON'T RECOGNIZE THE PROBLEM. I MAY GET AN ATTORNEY. CLASS ACTION? *TR

Mileage: 150,000

PROBLEM WITH CAR ACCELERATING SPONTANEOUSLY WHEN BRAKE BOOSTER SENSOR FAILS AT RANDOM TIMES. INITIAL PROBLEM WITH BRAKE PEDDLE GOING SOFT AND THE ANTI-LOCK BRAKING SYSTEM GETS ACTIVATED WHEN BRAKING TRYING TO DO STANDARD BRAKING. THE BRAKE LIGHT TURNS ON, THE PEDDLE GOES TO THE FLOOR, BRAKES ARE NOT NORMAL AND VERY TOUCHY AND THE CAR SHUDDERS VICIOUSLY TO A STOP WHILE. LOUD NOISE IS SCARY WHILE BRAKES NOT FIRING IN THE USUAL PEDDLE POSITION AND FEEL LIKE MUSH. NOW IN JANUARY A NEW SITUATION STARTED OCCURRING WHEN THE BRAKE BOOSTER WOULD FAIL IS THAT THE ARMADA WOULD ALSO ACCELERATE THE ENGINE ON PRESSING THE BRAKE. I WENT TO STOP MY ARMADA'S AND THE ENGINE SURGED ITS RPMS WHILE THE ANTI-LOCK RELAYS WERE FIRING. I STOOD ON THE BRAKE PEDDLE WITH MY EVERY MUSCLE IN MY BODY TO TRY TO GET THE NISSAN ARMADA TO STOP. I COULD NOT SHIFT THE CAR INTO NEUTRAL BECAUSE THE SHIFTING LOCK SEEMED TO ENGAGED. I ENDED UP TURNING OFF THE ENGINE AND WAS ABLE TO STOP. I CALLED NISSAN AMERICA TO REPORT THIS ISSUE. ALSO STOPPED BY THE LOCAL NISSAN DEALERSHIP AND SERVICE MANAGE INFORMED ME THAT THE BRAKING ISSUE WAS CAUSED BY THE DELTA SENSOR IN THE BRAKE BOOSTER AND WAS A KNOW ISSUE BUT THAT THIS WAS THE FIRST TIME HE HEARD ABOUT THE SPONTANEOUS ACCELERATION WHEN APPLYING THE BRAKES AT LOW SPEED AND THAT HE ONLY HAD HEARD ABOUT THE SPONTANEOUS ACCELERATION WHEN APPLYING THE BRAKES AT HIGHER SPEEDS. HE SAID THIS WAS CAUSED ALSO BY THE DELTA SENSOR IN THE BRAKE BOOSTER. I THINK I UNDERSTOOD HIM IN SAYING THAT WHEN THIS SENSOR FAILS IT ALLOWS THE BOOSTER TO INJECT AIR INTO THE INTAKE THAT CAUSES THE CAR TO ACCELERATE. I REPLACED MY BRAKE BOOSTER YESTERDAY TO FIND TODAY THAT MY ARMADA HAS THE SAME DEADLY ISSUE! PLEASE HAVE NISSAN FIX THIS KNOWN SAFETY ISSUE! *TR

Mileage: 85,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 NISSAN ARMADA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 30 MPH, SHE APPLIED THE BRAKES AS THE PEDAL ABNORMALLY TRAVELED TO THE FLOORBOARD. THE VEHICLE ONLY DECELERATED AFTER AN EXTENDED TIME FRAME. THE FAILURE RECURRED ELEVEN SUBSEQUENT TIMES. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC FOR DIAGNOSIS BUT NO CAUSE FOR FAILURE WAS FOUND. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 90,000.

Mileage: 90,000

MY WIFE WAS DRIVING 65 MPH ON THE INTERSTATE AND TRAFFIC CAME TO A HALT. WHEN SHE WENT TO APPLY HER BRAKES THE PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR AND THE ARMADA WOULD NOT STOP. SHE SWERVED INTO THE GRASS AND IT FINALLY ROLLED TO A STOP. PUMPING THE BRAKES DID NOT WORK AND THERE WAS A BRAKE LIGHT THAT CAME ON AND IT WAS MAKING A TERRIBLE GRINDING SOUND. SHE SHUT THE VEHICLE OFF, WAITED FOR A FEW MINUTES TO COLLECT HER THOUGHTS AND WHEN SHE TURNED IT BACK ON EVERYTHING WAS O.K. NO LIGHT, NO BRAKE PROBLEMS. FROM WHAT I READ ON-LINE THIS IS AN ONGOING ISSUE AND NEEDS TO BE ADDRESSED AND OR A RECALL FOR THIS BEFORE SOMEONE IS KILLED. *TR

Mileage: 110,000

THIS HAPPENED TWICE WITH THE SIMILAR INCIDENT IN JUNE 2013. WHILE DRIVING, BRAKE LIGHTS UP ON THE DASH BOARD. EMERGENCY BRAKE NOT ENGAGED. WE EXITED THE FREEWAY RIGHT AWAY. LOUD GRINDING NOISE WHEN BRAKES IS APPLIED. THE BRAKE PEDAL IS ALL THE WAY TO THE FLOOR. IT TOOK AWHILE TO COMPLETELY STOP.THANK GOD. WE TURNED OFF THE ENGINE AND RESTART AND THE BRAKE LIGHT ON THE DASH BOARD IS GONE AND BRAKE IS FINE AGAIN. WE BROUGHT THE CAR TO THE NISSAN DEALERSHIP YESTERDAY AND THEY DID NOT FIND ANYTHING WRONG WITH THE BRAKE SYSTEM. THIS IS AN URGENT ISSUE THAT NEEDS TO ADDRESSED BY NISSAN. LIFE IS REALLY AT STAKE HERE. *TR

Mileage: 107,000

SIMILAR TO OTHER OWNER COMPLAINTS, I WAS DRIVING OUR 2005 NISSAN ARMADA AND ATTEMPTED TO APPLY THE BRAKES. WHEN I APPLIED THE BRAKES THE VEHICLE DID NOT STOP AND THE BRAKE PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR. I HAVE BEEN GOING THROUGH THIS FOR A YEAR NOW TRYING TO FIND THE SOURCE OF THIS. MY BRAKE PADS, ROTORS, ETC. ARE ALL IN EXCELLENT CONDITION. I RECENTLY HAD THE VDC CONTROL UNIT REPROGRAMMED IN ACCORDANCE WITH NTB06-040 TECHNICAL SERVICE BULLETIN AT THE SUGGESTION OF MY MECHANIC. THIS DID NOT CORRECT THE CONDITION, AND THE SAME SITUATION HAPPENED THE NEXT DAY. THIS IS A VERY SERIOUS ISSUE. *TR

Mileage: 100,000

WE WERE DRIVING THE VEHICLE ON THE HIGHWAY AND ALL THE SUDDEN THE BRAKE LIGHT CAME ON, AS THE LIGHT CAME ON THE BRAKES GAVE AN ANTI-LOCK TYPE RESPONSE. AS THIS WAS HAPPENING, WE WERE TRYING TO PULL TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD AND SLOW DOWN, BECAUSE IF THIS ONGOING REACTION THOUGH, OUR BRAKES WERE NOT WORKING TO SLOW THE VEHICLE. WE PROBABLY HAD ABOUT 25% BRAKING POWER. THIS ALSO HAPPENED TO MY WIFE ON THE ROAD AS SHE WAS TRAVELING AT 35 MILES AND HOUR. EXACT SAME ISSUE ONLY TWO DAYS EARLIER. FROM WHAT I'VE READ ONLINE IT IS A DEFECTIVE DELTA STROKE SENSOR AND BRAKE BOOSTER. AND SEEMS TO BE VERY COMMON IN THE ARMADA, TITAN, AND INFINITI QX VEHICLES. THIS IS AN EXTREME SAFETY HAZARD. SHOULD THIS HAPPEN AT A STOP LIGHT AND WE CAN'T STOP WE WOULD ROLL RIGHT INTO THE INTERSECTION, CREATING A HAZARD TO US AND OUR CHILDREN. THE ONLY WAY TO FIX THE ISSUE IS TO TURN OF THE CAR AND IT REBOOTS TO SAYING THE BRAKE IS OFF. *TR

Mileage: 107,340

MY BRAKE LIGHT CAME ON AND WHEN I WENT TO PUT ON MY BRAKES ON THERE WAS THIS GRINDING SOUND AND MY BRAKE PEDAL SHUTTERED AND THERE WAS A SOUND LIKE A SPRING BEING POPPED. MY HUSBAND SAID THAT IT SOUNDED LIKE THERE WAS SOMETHING WRONG WITH THE ABS SYSTEM AND I HAVE READ ONLINE WHERE OTHER PEOPLE ARE HAVING THE SAME PROBLEMS WITH THERE VEHICLE BUT NISSAN WONT ISSUE A RECALL ON THIS PROBLEM. WHEN YOU TURN THE CAR OFF THE PROBLEM GO AWAY UNTIL THE NEXT TIME THAT IT HAPPENS. *TR

Mileage: 97,000

THE BRAKES LOCKED UP, EXPERIENCED VIBRATION ON THE STEERING WHEEL, AND BRAKES BEGAN STUTTERING. THIS IS ABOUT THE FOURTH TIME THAT THIS INCIDENT OCCURS. THIS OCCURS AS YOU APPLY THE BRAKE SLOWLY AT SLOW SPEEDS, USUALLY AROUND 20-30 MPH. BRAKE WARNING LIGHT IN THE INSTRUMENT PANEL FLASHES. THE ONLY WAY TO RESET IS BY TURNING OFF THE CAR AND TURNING IT BACK ON. *TR

Mileage: 106,482

THE INCIDENT HAS HAPPENED TWICE ALREADY ONCE WHILE DRIVING AND GOING ABOUT 35 MILES PER HOUR. THE 2ND WHILE SITTING IN A DRIVE THRU. WHILE SLOWING DOWN FOR THE LIGHT, IT FELT AS THE BRAKES GAVE OUT. THE BRAKE PEDAL DID NOT HAVE ANY PRESSURE IN THEM AND GAVE THIS LOUD CRUNCHING SOUND. ALSO SOUNDED LIKE A SPRING MOANING. IMMEDIATELY THE BRAKE LIGHT CAME ON AS IF I HAD MY EMERGENCY BRAKES ON. I WAS IN A PANIC AND SWERVED TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD NOT TO REAR END THE CAR IN FRONT OF ME. THIS CONTINUED UNTIL AFTER I COMPLETELY TURNED OFF THE CAR, LET IT SIT THEN TURNED IT BACK ON. THE LIGHT WENT OFF AND THE BRAKES WORKED AS NORMAL. THE 2ND TIME I WAS IN A DRIVE THRU MOVING FORWARD AND THE BRAKES SEEM TO GIVE OUT. CRUNCHING SOUND, BRAKE LIGHT AND ONLY WENT AWAY WHEN I TURNED THE ARMADA COMPLETELY OFF AND THEN ON AGAIN. AFTER RESEARCHING THE PROBLEM ONLINE IT APPEARS THAT MANY OTHER PEOPLE ARE EXPERIENCING THE SAME PROBLEM. THIS ARMADA, MY WIFE DRIVES TO WORK EVERY DAY BACK AND FORTH. WE CAN'T AFFORD ANOTHER CAR AND I FEAR FOR HER SAFETY AND THE CARS AROUND HER. HERE IS A LINK OF JUST SOME OF THE PEOPLE HAVING THE SAME ISSUE. HTTP://X.NISSANHELP.COM/FORUMS/ARMADA/1852-BRAKE-PROBLEMS-2.HTML. *TR

Mileage: 124,775

IN MARCH 2009 MY 2005 NISSAN ARMADA, WHICH I BOUGHT NEW IN LATE 2004, STARTED TO HAVE PROBLEMS WITH THE BRAKES. THE RED WARNING LAMPS LIGHT UP AND THE CAR LOST MOST OF ITS BRAKING POWER, LIKE NOT HAVING ANY SERVO SUPPORT. THERE WERE ALSO NOISE AND A SOFT PULSING FEELING. WE FOUND THAT IF WE TURNED OF THE ENGINE AND THEN STARTED IT AGAIN, EVERYTHING WORKED FINE. NISSAN COULD NOT FIND ANY FAULTS WITH THE CAR. THE PROBLEM REPEATED ITSELF 4-6 TIMES A YEAR. NISSAN COULD STILL NOT FIND ANY FAULTS THEY COULD NOT REPEAT THE FAULT WHEN THEY HAD THE CAR IN FOR TESTS. IN JULY 2012, ON MY ANNUAL SERVICE, I ASKED AGAIN ABOUT THE BRAKES. I WAS THEN TOLD THAT OTHER CUSTOMERS HAVE HAD THE SAME PROBLEM AND THAT THEY NOW HAS A SOLUTION FOR THE PROBLEM. I AM SURPRISED THAT NISSAN HAS NOT RECALLED THE FAILING BRAKES. NISSAN'S ANSWER IS STILL THAT THERE WAS NO PROBLEM. I HAVE THE WORK PAPERS TO SHOW WHAT WAS NEEDED TO FIX THE PROBLEM. *TR

Mileage: 23,523

THE BRAKES SOUNDS ALOUD METAL CONTACT THE BRAKE LIGHT COMES ON THE TRUCK SHAKES YOU HAVE TURN ENGINE OFF FOR AT LEAST FIVE MINUTES. *TR

Mileage: 27,000

I HAVE A 2005 ARMADA AND I EXPERIENCED THE ABS/BRAKE/VDC LIGHT COMING ON. TOOK IT TO THE DEALER AND THEY COULD NOT FIND ANYTHING WRONG. THEY RESET THE COMPUTER AND ADDED FLUID TO THE MASTER CYLINDER. THIS HAPPENED AFTER HAVING THE VEHICLE FOR 13 MONTHS. SYMPTOMS: BRAKE PEDDLE FELL TO THE FLOORBOARD, GRINDING WAS FELT AND HEARD, DASH BRAKE LIGHT CAME ON. IT FELT LIKE THE BRAKE PADS FELL OFF THE CALIPERS AND THE CALIPERS AND ROTORS WERE RUBBING AGAINST EACH OTHER TO STOP THE TRUCK, WHICH DIDN'T HAPPEN. I HAD ROUGHLY 20% BRAKING POWER, COMPARED TO NORMAL, WHEN THIS OCCURRED. I HAVE HAD BAKE WORK DONE OVER AND OVER AGAIN AND THE ISSUE CONTINUE TO COME BACK AND IT'S VERY RANDOM. MY COUSIN WHOM HAS A 2005 NISSAN ARMADA ALSO CALL ME TODAY COMPLAINING ABOUT THE SAME ISSUE. DID MORE RESEARCH AND FOUND THIS WEB SITE HTTP://TOWNHALL-TALK.EDMUNDS.COM/DIRECT/VIEW/.F0FFEA4 WERE THERE WERE OVER 100 POST OF PEOPLE COMPLAINING ABOUT THE EXACT SAME ISSUE WITH THERE ARMADA. LUCKY I HAVE NOT HAD AN ACCIDENT WITH THIS ISSUE, BUT I FEEL AS IF MY DAY IS COMING. MY VEHICLE IS PAID OFF, AND I DON'T FEEL AS IF THIS IS A NORMAL WEAR AND TEAR ISSUE OF THE VEHICLE, AND I DON'T WANT TO HAVE TO PURCHASE ANOTHER VEHICLE BECAUSE NISSAN IS REFUSING TO REPAIR AN SAFETY ISSUE WITH ONE IF IT VEHICLES. PLEASE HELP, RESOLVING THIS ISSUE COULD PREVENT ME OR SOMEONE ELSE FROM HAVING AN ACCIDENT BUT MORE IMPORTANTLY IT COULD HELP SAVE SOMEONE'S LIFE. PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE LOOK AT THE WEB SITE I PROVIDED. I FEEL AS IF THE THERE MAY NOT BE A LOT OF COMPLAINTS ABOUT THIS ISSUE BECAUSE PEOPLE DON'T KNOW HOW TO REPORT ISSUES. *TR

Mileage: 30,568

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 NISSAN ARMADA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 35 MPH, THE EMERGENCY BRAKE WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED AS THE VEHICLE EXHIBITED AN ABNORMAL GRINDING NOISE. THE CONTACT MERGED TO THE SHOULDER AND POWERED OFF THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING. THE TECHNICIAN ADVISED THE CONTACT THAT THE POWER BOOSTER SENSOR NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER TWICE FOR THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 100,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 106,000.

Mileage: 100,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 NISSAN ARMADA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE BRAKE PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR AND THE BRAKES MADE A GRINDING SOUND WHENEVER THE BRAKES WERE ENGAGED. THE CONTACT MENTIONED THAT THE GRINDING NOISE WOULD CEISED AFTER TURNING THE VEHICLE OFF AND BACK ON. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHO DIAGNOSE THAT THE BRAKE BOOSTER WAS FAILING AND THE DELTA BOOSTER SENSOR INSIDE THE BRAKE BOOSTER NEEDED TO BE REPLACED AND REPROGRAMMED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE HAD NEW BRAKES PADS AT THE TIME OF THE FAILURE. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 94,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 103,000.

Mileage: 94,000

BRAKE LIGHT CAME ON DURING NORMAL DRIVING CONDITIONS. WHEN I PRESSED THE BRAKE TO STOP, THE ABS SYSTEM KICKED ON AND BRAKING DISTANCE WAS GREATLY REDUCED. PROBLEM RESET ITSELF WHEN VEHICLE WAS TURNED OFF AND TURNED BACK ON. IT HAS BEEN AN INTERMITTENT PROBLEM NOW FOR 5 YEARS. NEVER HAVE HAD IT NEAR A DEALER WHEN IT HAS HAPPENED SO I HAVE NOT GOTTEN IT FIXED. IT MAY COME ON TWO OR THREE TIMES A DAY THEN IT MIGHT NOT COME BACK ON FOR 6 MONTHS THEN IT WILL HAPPEN EVERYDAY FOR A WEEK AND THE STOP FOR THREE MONTHS. SOMETHING IS CLEARLY WRONG WITH THEIR BRAKING SYSTEM AND I DON'T WANT TO PAY THEM TO FIX THEIR MISTAKES. HERE WE ARE AFTER OWNING THE CAR FOR 5 YEARS AND SEEING MANY TALK FORUMS OF OTHER PEOPLE HAVE THE SAME ISSUE AND NISSAN HAS NOT STEPPED UP TO RESOLVE IT. THE BRAKE SYSTEM IS A DANGEROUS COMPONENT TO HAVE FAIL GOING DOWN THE ROAD. *TR

Mileage: 40,000

WHILE TRAVELING ON THE HIGHWAY (50MPH) RED BRAKE LIGHT CAME ON DASH AND WHEN APPLYING PRESSURE TO THE BRAKES, GRINDING NOISE IMMEDIATELY BEGAN AND PEDAL PRESSURE WAS NOT AVAILABLE. ALMOST FULL PEDAL TRAVEL TO THE FLOOR BOARD. AT THE TIME, ABS WAS KICKING IN AND BRAKES WERE NOT WORKING PROPERLY. HAD TO SWERVE TO MISS CARS THAT WERE STOPPED OFF OF THE EXIT RAMP AT A RED LIGHT, PULLING OFF TO THE SIDE OF THE RAMP. HAD TO TURN THE CAR OFF AND RESTART THE CAR IN ORDER FOR THE BRAKES TO WORK PROPERLY AGAIN. AFTER RESEARCH, THIS IS A CONFIRMED AND KNOWN PROBLEM BY NISSAN OF AMERICA WITH THE BRAKE BOOSTER/DELTA SENSOR IN ARMADA AND TITAN TRUCKS MANUFACTURED BY NISSAN. *TR

Mileage: 45,000

LIKE MANY OTHERS, WHEN APPLYING BRAKES, HARSH GRINDING NOISE AND INABILITY TO BRAKE EASILY. THE PROBLEM GOES AWAY WHEN CAR RE-STARTED. HAS HAPPENED ABOUT 25 TIMES IN 3 YEARS. SEEMS TO BE COMPUTER ISSUE BUT NEVER HAPPENS WHEN AT SERVICE CENTER. WHEN MY WIFE DROVE THE CAR , THE FIRST TIME IT HAPPENED SHOOK HER QUITE A BIT AS SHE WAS IN HIGH TRAFFIC AREA GOING ABOUT 40 MPH. IT IS UNSAFE TO TURN THE ENGINE OFF AND ON WHILE DRIVING BUT THIS IS ONLY WAY TO GET BRAKES OPERATING. *TR

Mileage: 65,000

I WAS COMING UP TO A STOP LIGHT, GOING ROUGHLY 40 MPH, AND STARTED APPLYING THE BRAKES, AS THE LIGHTS WERE CHANGING, AND I FELT THE BRAKE PEDAL GO "SOFT" AND DROP NEARLY TO THE FLOOR. I HAD THE BRAKE, ABS, AND SLIP LIGHTS LIGHT UP ON MY DASH. I WAS ABLE TO BRING THE ARMADA TO A CONTROLLED STOP BEFORE GOING INTO THE INTERSECTION, BUT TO DO SO I HAD TO DEPRESS THE BRAKE PEDAL TO THE FLOOR AND IT WAS AS IF THERE WAS A MINISCULE AMOUNT OF PRESSURE BEING APPLIED TO THE BRAKES. ONCE STOPPED I SHIFTED INTO PARK, TURNED OFF THE TRUCK, WAITED A FEW MOMENTS, AND TURNED THE TRUCK ON AGAIN. THE BRAKE, ABS, AND SLIP LIGHTS REMAINED ILLUMINATED AND THE BRAKE PEDAL CONTINUED TO FEEL EXTREMELY SOFT. I HAD TO KEEP IT FULL DEPRESSED AGAINST THE FLOOR IN ORDER TO STAY STOPPED. WHEN THE STOP LIGHTS TURNED GREEN, I PULLED OFF THE ROAD- OUT OF THE WAY OF TRAFFIC- AND REPEATED THE PROCEDURE ABOVE THAT I PERFORMED AT THE STOP LIGHT. THE BRAKE, ABS AND SLIP LIGHTS CONTINUED TO REMAIN ILLUMINATED. *TR

MY BRAKES FAILED TWICE IN MY 2005 NISSAN ARMADA W/55K MILES. THE FIRST TIME, MY BRAKES FAILED TO STOP ME AT AN INTERSECTION, WITH A NEAR MISS COLLISION. THE BRAKE LIGHT CAME ON & THERE WAS A HORRIBLE GRINDING SOUND, THE BRAKE PEDAL PULSATED & I HAD TO TAKE IT ALL THE WAY TO THE FLOOR TO ATTEMPT TO STOP MY VEHICLE. I IMMEDIATELY PULLED OVER AND WAS TOWED TO MY MECHANIC. I WAS TOLD THERE WAS NOTHING WRONG WITH MY BRAKES? THE LIGHT NO LONGER CAME ON AND THE SOUND WAS GONE. APPROX 3 MONTHS LATER IT HAPPENED AGAIN. DRIVING 35 MPH I STARTED TO BRAKE AND THE EXACT SAME THING HAPPENED AGAIN. THIS TIME I DROVE HOME AND PARKED IT, GOT BACK IN THE VEHICLE TO CHECK IT AND THE BRAKE LIGHT WAS OFF & THE SOUND WAS GONE, BRAKES STILL FELT DIFFERENT HOWEVER. THE NEXT MORNING, I DID SOME RESEARCH ONLINE, SAW A BUNCH OF PEOPLE HAVING THE SAME EXACT PROBLEMS. I CALLED NISSAN DIRECTLY & OPENED A CASE. MADE AN APPT AT THE DEALERSHIP, THEY KNEW EXACTLY WHAT I WAS TALKING ABOUT. AFTER INSPECTION THEY TOLD ME IT WAS MY BRAKE BOOSTER & IT NEEDED TO BE REPLACED AND REPROGRAMMED & IT COST $975. I CALLED NISSAN TO LET THEM KNOW THE COST & ASKED FOR ASSISTANCE SINCE IT WAS A DEFECTIVE PART. I WAS INFORMED TO NOT PICK UP MY VEHICLE UNTIL I HEARD FROM THEM. I HAD RENTED A CAR FROM THE DEALERSHIP. NISSAN TOOK 5 DAYS TO RESPOND & CALLED AT 5:30PM TO SAY SORRY WE DECIDED NOT TO HELP. SO NOT ONLY DID I PAY FOR THE PART, REPROGRAMMING & SERVICE, I ALSO HAD TO PAY FOR THE RENTAL AS WELL! THEY DENIED ME FOR TWO REASONS, MY VEHICLE WAS OUT OF WARRANTY & I DID NOT HAVE IT SERVICED AT A DEALERSHIP. POOR CUSTOMER SERVICE! BECAUSE OF THAT I WILL NEVER BUY ANOTHER NISSAN EVER AGAIN! AND I LOVE MY CAR... THEY NEED TO OWN THE PROBLEM! PEOPLE ARE AT RISK BECAUSE OF FAULTY PROGRAMMING AND PARTS. THEY WILL PROBABLY WAIT FOR SOMEONE TO DIE BEFORE THEY ACTUALLY TAKE ANY ACTION! *JS

Mileage: 55,000

WHILE DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY AND TRYING TO PRESS BRAKE, FELT NO RESPONSE FROM BRAKE OR VERY HARD TO PRESS BRAKE, SO I PULLED ASIDE THE CAR. *TR

Mileage: 11,750

MY 05 ARMADA HAS PROBLEMS WITH THE BRAKE SENOR LIGHT COMING ON AND THE ABS SYSTEM START ACTING ERRATIC, VIBRATION UNDER DASH AND PEDAL MOVING BACK AND FORTH THE BRAKES LOCK UP AND START MAKING GRINDING SOUND AND IS HARD TO CONTROL. WHEN THE CAR IS STOPPED AND RESTARTED ALL PROBLEMS VANISH. SOMETIMES IT DOES IT WHEN THE CAR IS PARKED LIKE WHEN I WENT TO THE STORE CAME OUT AND TRY TO DRIVE IT BUT IT WAS LOCKED. WHEN IM DRIVING THE CAR AND IT WITH JUST A TOUCH TO THE PEDAL THE BRAKES WOULD JUST LOCK UP. ITS UNSAFE BECAUSE THERE IS NO WARNING WHEN IT HAPPENS. I CALLED THE DEALER AND TOLD THE PERSON IN CHARGE WHAT WAS HAPPENING SHE SAID IT MIGHT BE THE BRAKE BOOSTER. I THINK ITS A COMPUTER HARD WARE OR SOFTWARE ISSUE BECAUSE ONCE ITS RE-STARTED IT GOES BACK TO NORMAL. SINCE MY INSURANCE HAS ALREADY EXPIRED AND THE LADY SAID IT WILL COST ME ABOUT 1,000 DLLS WHICH I DON'T HAVE RIGHT KNOW IT WILL BE DIFFICULT FOR ME TO FIX IT RIGHT AWAY. IF IT IS THE BRAKE BOOSTER.I HOPE IN THE MEANTIME IM LUCKY ENOUGH TO NOT BE IN A CAR ACCIDENT BECAUSE OF THIS PROBLEM THANK YOU. HELP. *TR

Mileage: 27,000

WHILE TRAVELING DOWN THE ROAD, THE BRAKELIGHT COMES ON. WHEN PRESSING THE BRAKE PEDAL THERE IS NOT THE SAME AMOUNT OF BRAKING PRESSURE AND THE ABS STARTS SOUNDING OFF, CREATING A LOT OF NOISE. THE BRAKE FEEL BECOMES OVERLY GRABBY AND INCONSISTENT. THIS HAS HAPPENED AT LEAST A DOZEN TIMES TO ME PERSONALLY AS WELL AS MY WIFE. WHEN THE VEHICLE IS SHUT OFF AND THEN TURNED BACK ON IT SEEMS TO RESET AND WORK AS NORMAL, UNTIL IT DOES IT AGAIN. PLEASE HELP! THIS HAD RECENTLY HAPPENED 4 TIMES IN THE LAST 1 WEEK. THIS HAS OCCURRED 2 YEARS AGO. I WENT TO THE DEALER. THEY REPROGRAMMED SOMETHING AND HAS BEEN GOOD FOR A WHILE, BUT NOW IT IS BACK. I TOOK VEHICLE IN TO SERVICE ON JULY 9TH 2012 IS PART OF A TSB TO HAVE THE COMPUTER FLASHED OR UPDATED. DID NOT SOLVE PROBLEM, IT HAPPENED AGAIN TODAY. THIS IS BECOMING A SERIOUS AND LIFE THREATENING ISSUE WITH BRAKE FAILURE ON THIS NISSAN ARMADA. *TR

Mileage: 77,042

WHILE DRIVING IN THE NEIGHBORHOOD AROUND 20 MPH, I NEEDED TO BRAKE AND NOTICE AN UNUSUAL NOISE. THIS NOISE SEEMS TO BE COMING FROM THE BRAKE BOOSTER. IN ADDITION, IT SOUNDED LIKE THE BRAKES WERE GRINDING. I NOTICE THAT THE BRAKE LAMP FROM THE INSTRUMENT CLUSTER WAS ON. DRIVING SLOWLY, I REPEATED THE BRAKING AND IT WOULD DO THE SAME. SO I PULLED OVER TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD AND TURN OFF THE TRUCK. I TURNED THE TRUCK BACK ON AND THE BRAKE LAMP IS NOW GONE. I WAS ABLE TO DRIVE HOME WITH NO PROBLEM. THIS HAS OCCURRED TO ME AT LEAST 5 TIMES. I HAVE BROUGHT IT TO THE DEALERSHIP AND THEY DID NOT SEE ANY FAULT CODE. DID A SEARCH ON THE WEB AND MANY PEOPLE HAVE HAD THE SAME ISSUE. THIS SHOULD BE A SAFETY RECALL SINCE IT PERTAINS TO THE BRAKE SYSTEM OF THE VEHICLE. *TR

Mileage: 60,000

WHEN I WAS DRIVING TODAY, THE BRAKE LIGHT CAME ON AND IT WAS VERY HARD TO STOP. THIS HAS HAPPENED SEVERAL TIMES IN THE LAST SEVERAL YEARS. IT'S SCARY BECAUSE YOU CAN'T STOP LIKE NORMAL. WHEN THIS HAPPENS, I PULL OVER, TURN MY CAR OFF AND THEN ON AGAIN AND IT CLEARS IT. THIS SEEMS TO BE AN ONGOING PROBLEM FROM ONLINE COMPLAINTS I HAVE READ AND NISSAN IS AWARE OF THIS. THIS IS A HUGE SAFETY CONCERN. PLEASE DO SOMETHING ABOUT THIS. THIS SHOULD BE WITHOUT A QUESTION, RECALLED. THANK YOU ! *JS

Mileage: 80,000

THE BRAKE LIGHT CAME ON AND THE PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR ALSO A GRINDING BANGING NOISE. I SHUT THE TRUCK OFF AND STARTED IT UP AND IT WAS FINE. THIS HAS HAPPENED 4 TIMES IN THE LAST YEAR, THE LAST 2 TIMES WITHIN THE LAST WEEK. *TR

Mileage: 50,550

I NEEDED TO STOP AND MY BRAKES WOULDN'T WORK COMPLETELY. THEY SLOWED ME DOWN A LITTLE BUT DID NOT FUNCTION COMPLETELY. THE PEDAL PUMPED UP AND DOWN MADE A WEIRD NOISE AND THE BRAKE LIGHT CAME ON. IF I HAD BEEN TRAVELING AT A FASTER SPEED AND BEEN FOLLOWING CLOSER, I WOULD HAVE WRECKED. *TT

Mileage: 117,690