2006 NISSAN ARMADA Complaints

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 NISSAN ARMADA. WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE BRAKE LIGHT ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL AND THE BRAKES WERE NON RESPONSIVE. THE CONTACT ALSO HEARD A LOUD GRINDING NOISE COMING FROM THE BRAKES WHEN THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 83,000. UPDATED 02/20/15*LJ THE CONSUMER STATED THE POWER BRAKE BOOSTER WAS REPLACED. UPDATED 10/28/2015*JS

THIS ISSUE OCCURRED AS WE WERE STOPPING AT AN INTERSECTION. THE BRAKES SEEMED TO LOSE POWER AND THERE WAS A SPRINGY, METALLIC NOISE EMANATING FROM THE FRONT OF THE CAR. IT ALMOST FELT LIKE THERE WAS SLIPPING GOING ON OR THAT THE DISCS CAME OFF TRACK. WE DROVE BACK TO A HOUSE WHERE WE HAD BEEN STAYING AND THE FRONT TIRES WERE REMOVED TO ENSURE ALL WAS INTACT. EVERYTHING WAS FINE AND WE DROVE 110 MILES TO OUR HOME. SINCE THEN THIS HAS HAPPENED SEVERAL TIMES. I FINALLY REALIZED THAT IT MUST BE AN ELECTRICAL PROBLEM BECAUSE IT WOULD RESET AFTER TURNING OFF THE VEHICLE. THIS LAST TIME IT AROSE ON A LONG DRIVE INTO THE CITY. IT WAS 9/22/2014 AND AFTER A LONG DRIVE INTO THE CITY I PARKED IN A SHOPPING CENTER. WHEN I RESTARTED THE VEHICLE AND REVERSED I NOTICED THE BRAKES WERE MALFUNCTIONING AGAIN. I PULLED OVER AND TURNED OFF AND TURNED ON THE CAR SEVERAL TIMES. IT DID NOT RESET. I HAD AN APPOINTMENT SO I DROVE ANOTHER FIVE STREET MILES IN A GINGERLY FASHION. IF I HAD ADEQUATE TIME TO STOP AT A SAFE SPEED I COULD DRIVE THE CAR BUT IT WAS HARROWING. WHEN I ARRIVED AT MY DESTINATION I REALIZED THAT THE BRAKE LIGHT WAS ON IN MY CONSOLE. I DECIDED TO LET THE CAR REST FOR FIVE OR SIX HOURS WHILE I WAS AT MY OUTING. WHEN I RETURNED LATER THAT DAY THE BRAKES OPERATED FINE. IT WORKED OKAY ON MY 110 MILE DRIVE BACK HOME. THIS HAS HAPPENED AT LEAST 5-6 TIMES IN THE LAST TWO YEARS THAT I HAVE OWNED THE CAR AFTER BUYING FROM A PRIVATE PARTY. I HAVE HAD THE BRAKES INSPECTED RELIGIOUSLY AND A CAUSE HAS NEVER BEEN FOUND. A FRIEND SUGGESTED I SHOULD SEARCH ONLINE FOR THIS ISSUE AND HERE I AM. SOMETHING NEEDS TO BE CORRECTED. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 NISSAN ARMADA. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 45 MPH, THE BRAKES FAILED WITHOUT WARNING. THE FAILURE OCCURRED MULTIPLE TIMES. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO BOTH A DEALER AND AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING, BUT THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE COULD NOT BE DETERMINED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED AND THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 86,000.

I WAS DRIVING MY KIDS TO SCHOOL, AS I WAS REACHING A STOP SIGN I WENT TO HIT MY BRAKES WHEN ALL OF THE SUDDEN I HAD NO BRAKE POWER, MADE AN UGLY GRINDING NOISE AND STOPPED IN THE MIDDLE OF THE INTERSECTION LUCKILY THERE WERE NO KIDS CROSSING THE ROAD OR COULD OF BEEN SOMETHING REALLY BAD! PLEASE HELP US! *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 NISSAN ARMADA. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 40 MPH, THE VEHICLE HESITATED TO STOP WHEN THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE BRAKES AND THE BRAKE SYSTEM NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED, BUT THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 33,000. UPDATED 10/24/2014*LJ UPDATED 7/14/2015*JS

REPLACED ABS PRESSURE SENSOR AFTER ABS WARNING LIGHT WAS ILLUMINATED IN 5/'14 AND REPROGRAMMED ABS CONTROL MODULE. ORIGINALLY HEARD SQUEAKING COMING FROM THE FRONT END WHEN BRAKES WERE ENGAGED. IT SOUNDED LIKE A SHOCK OR STRUT PROBLEM TO ME. I TOOK IT TO A MECHANIC AND ENGAGED THE BRAKES TO DUPLICATE THE SQUEAKING. THE BRAKE PEDAL PULSATED AND I HEARD A LOUD, GRINDING NOISE AS I BRAKED. ALSO, THERE WAS VERY LITTLE BRAKING CAPACITY. BRAKE LIGHT WAS LIT ON THE DASHBOARD. TURNED ENGINE OFF, AND IT SEEMED TO RESET ITSELF. BRAKES WERE WORKING FINE AFTER THAT. I TOOK IT TO NISSAN FOR SERVICE, BUT THEY COULDN'T FIND ANYTHING WRONG. THE SQUEAKING WAS ATTRIBUTED TO AGED BUSHINGS IN THE FRONT END AND WERE LUBRICATED. IT STARTED TO SQUEAK AGAIN ONE DAY LAST WEEK. AS I WAS DRIVING, I NOTICED THE BRAKE LIGHT COME ON. I BRAKED AND AGAIN HEARD THE GRINDING NOISE COMING FROM THE BRAKES, THE PULSATING BRAKE PEDAL, AND DECREASE IN BRAKING. BECAUSE I WAS AFRAID TO DRIVE IT, I HAD IT TOWED TO NISSAN AND THEY SAID THERE WAS NOTHING WRONG WITH IT AND TO NOT WORRY. *TR

BRAKE PEDAL GOES FLAT ON THE FLOOR AND VEHICLE WOULDN'T STOP. THIS IS ABOUT THE 3RD TIME IT HAPPENED. IN THE PREVIOUS OCCURRENCES IT WAS TOWED TO THE DEALERSHIP AND THEY CHANGED THE ABS/VDC SYSTEM AND BRAKE PRESSURE SENSOR. THE COST ABOUT $3000. IT WAS TOWED TO THEM YESTERDAY AFTER THE OCCURRENCE AND NOW DEALERSHIP DOESN'T KNOW WHAT WRONG WITH THE TRUCK BECAUSE THEY HAVE TEST AND HAVEN'T EXPERIENCED, AND SO THEY ARE NOT GOING TO DO NOTHING. SINCE THE WHOLE THING RANDOM I'M SCARED OF DRIVING MY FAMILY IN IT AND MOST ESPECIALLY WHEN THE MANUFACTURER HAS NO CLUE ABOUT WHAT'S GOING ON. CAN YOU HELP ME? [XXX] INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 NISSAN ARMADA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS, THERE WAS AN ABNORMAL NOISE COMING FROM THE ENGINE. IN ADDITION, THE CONTACT STATED THAT THERE WAS A CRACK IN THE EXHAUST MANIFOLD. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE EXHAUST MANIFOLD NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 85,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 NISSAN ARMADA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE TRAVELING AT APPROXIMATELY 30 MPH AND ATTEMPTING TO STOP, THE BRAKE PEDAL TRAVELED TO THE FLOORBOARD WHEN DEPRESSED AND THERE WAS AN ABNORMAL NOISE COMING FROM THE VEHICLE AS IT SHOOK. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE ABS WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED AND EXCESSIVE FORCE ON THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS REQUIRED IN ORDER TO STOP THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 70.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 NISSAN ARMADA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE BRAKE LIGHTS ILLUMINATED INDEPENDENTLY AND AN ABNORMAL NOISE CAME FROM THE FRONT END OF THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE THE BRAKE PADS WERE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 40,000.