2008 NISSAN ARMADA Complaints

FOR THE LAST YEAR MY NISSAN ARMADA 2008 HAS HAD NUMEROUS FAILING PARTS THAT ALL INCLUDE ELECTRICAL ISSUES OF SOME SORT. FIRST THE PASSENGER SIDE WINDOW STOPPED WORKING AND THEN THE AC IS NOW STUCK IN MAX AC. THIEVES ISSUES ARE NOT SAFETY RELATED BUT MAY CONTRIBUTE TO THE HORRIBLE ELECTRICAL ISSUES THIS MODEL HAS. THE OTHER DAY MY WIFE WAS PICKING THE KIDS UP FROM SCHOOL WHEN SHE REALIZED THE BRAKE LIGHT CAME ON AND THE BRAKES WERE MAKING A HORRIBLE GRINDING NOISE WITH NO OR LIMITED BRAKING ABILITY. SHE PULLED OVER AND TURNED THE CAR OFF. 5 MINUTES LATER SHE TURNED THE CAR ON AND THE LIGHT AND BRAKING PROBLEM WENT AWAY. 3 DAYS LATER THIS HAPPENED AGAIN. TURNED OFF CAR, RESTARTED AND PROBLEM WENT AWAY. AFTER LOOKING THROUGH NUMEROUS MESSAGE BOARDS AND FORUMS, IT SEEMS THIS PROBLEM HAS BEEN DOCUMENTED IN HUNDREDS OF CASES OR MORE. NISSAN HAS NOT DONE ANYTHING ABOUT THIS FROM WHAT I UNDERSTAND. IT SEEMS A FIX OR AT LEAST A FIX THAT COMES BACK IN MANY CASES IS TO REPLACE THE BRAKE BOOSTER AND REPROGRAM THE VDC. THIS LOOKS LIKE IT HAS BEEN RUNNING ABOUT 800 TO 1000 DOLLARS TO FIX. MANY OF THE CONSUMERS THAT REPORTED THIS PROBLEM HAVE REPORTED AFTER BEING FIXED, THE PROBLEM COMES BACK WITHIN MONTHS OR A YEAR AFTER BEING FIXED. A RECALL IS NEEDED AS THIS IS LIFE THREATENING TO FAMILIES DRIVING IN THE SUV AND ALSO TO OTHERS ON THE ROAD. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 NISSAN ARMADA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE OVERHEAD CENTER CONSOLE FELL FROM THE CEILING. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE OVERHEAD CONSOLE FAILED DUE TO AN UNKNOWN PART THAT FRACTURED. THE DEALER RECOMMENDED HAVING THE OVERHEAD CONSOLE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 90,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 NISSAN ARMADA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE OVERHEAD CONSOLE STORAGE COMPARTMENTS WERE BEGINNING TO FRACTURE. ALSO, THE CONTACT MENTIONED THAT THE CONSOLES IN THE REAR OF THE VEHICLE ALSO STARTED TO FAIL. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE THE TECHNICIAN STATED THAT THE CENTER CONSOLE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 50,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 55,829. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS 2008 NISSAN ARMADA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 35 MPH, THE REAR OVERHEAD CONSOLE FELL FROM ITS HOUSING AND ONTO THE PASSENGER. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER WHERE THE TECHNICIAN STATED THAT THE REAR CONSOLE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 50,000. THE VIN NUMBER WAS NOT AVAILABLE. *TR

I JUST BOUGHT A USED 2008 NISSAN ARMADA LE (48000MILES) WITH TOW PACKAGE AND HOOKED UP TO MY SMALL ENCLOSED TRAILER (1800 GWR). I WENT INTO MY HOUSE FOR LESS THAN 5 MINUTES AND WHEN I RETURNED TO THE TRUCK I SAW IT WAS COMPLETELY BOTTOMED OUT IN THE REAR. I STARTED THE TRUCK AND THE COMPRESSOR CAME ON AND AUTO LEVELED OUT, BUT WITHIN 15 MINUTES OF DRIVING IT WAS COMPLETELY FLAT AND CAUSED SEVERE HANDLING ISSUES. THIS IS VERY DANGEROUS AND COULD LEAD TO AN ACCIDENT. AFTER DOING SOME RESEARCH ONLINE I SAW THAT THIS IS EXTREMELY COMMON AND NISSAN HAS A SERVICE BULLETIN OUT BUT WILL NOT RECALL THERE FAULTY AIR LINES THAT RUN FROM THE COMPRESSOR TO THE REAR AIR BAGS. PEOPLE ALL OVER HAVE BEEN SHOCKED AT NISSAN'S FAILURE TO ADDRESS THE PROBLEM AND NOT FINDING A PERMANENT FIX. I HAVE SEEN PEOPLE WITH BRAND NEW MODELS CLAIM THE HAVE HAD THE WHOLE SYSTEM REPLACED MULTIPLE TIMES AND THE LEAK STILL RE-OCCURS LEADING TO THE AIR BAG FAILURE. THIS IS WHAT THE LEMON LAWS WERE WRITTEN FOR SO I HOPE SOMEONE PURSUED IT. I HOPE WRITING THIS HELPS ALL OWNERS GET THIS PROBLEM RESOLVED AND I URGE ANYONE THAT OWNS A NISSAN ARMADA TO LOOK AND LISTEN FOR THE COMPRESSOR RUNNING. IT'S NOT TOO OBVIOUS OF A PROBLEM UNTIL YOU ATTEMPT TO TOW BUT YOU WILL SEE THE REAR SAGGING AND THE COMPRESSOR TURNING ON FREQUENTLY. FOR MORE INFO RESEARCH IT HERE HTTP://WWW.CLUBARMADA.COM/FORUMS/SHOW THREAD.PHP?T=12815 AND THE TECHNICAL SERVICE BULLETIN FOR NISSAN IS NTB10142. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 NISSAN ARMADA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 35 MPH, HE NOTICED A THUMPING NOISE WHEN TURNING LEFT. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER. THE TECHNICIAN STATED THAT THE LOWER CONTROL ARM WELDING SEPARATED AND AS A RESULT, THE LOWER CONTROL ARM NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE BUT DID NOT OFFER ANY ASSISTANCE SINCE THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 10E019000 (SUSPENSION:FRONT:CONTROL ARM:LOWER ARM). THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 74,398.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS 2008 NISSAN ARMADA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 35 MPH, THE REAR OVERHEAD CONSOLE CRACKED AND FELL ON THE PASSENGER. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO A DEALER FOR REPAIRS. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND ADVISED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN ANY RECALLS. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 92,500 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 93,000.

FOR UNKNOWN REASONS THE FRONT WINDOWS (DRIVER AND PASSENGER) WILL LET THEMSELVES DOWN. HAVE ASKED NISSAN DEALER ABOUT THIS SEVERAL TIMES AND THEY SAID WE MUST HAVE HIT THE REMOTE KEY. I DON'T BUY THIS AS THIS OCCURRED WHILE KEYS TO THE VEHICLE WAS IN SPOUSES PURSE AND PURSE WAS ON FLOOR SOME 50 YARDS AWAY. THIS IS NOT FIRST TIME THIS HAS OCCURRED. THIS HAS OCCURRED SEVERAL TIMES AND WE HAVE INQUIRED AT DEALER AND ALWAYS GET SAME ANSWER-SOMEONE HIT THE KEY. ANOTHER PROBLEM IS THE STEERING WHEEL SEEMS TO LOCK UP AND YOU CAN'T START THE AUTO UNLESS YOU WORK WITH THE STEERING WHEEL TURNING FROM 9 TO 3, 3 TO 9, 9 TO 3, 3 TO 9. EVENTUALLY IT WILL FREE ITSELF UP. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 NISSAN ARMADA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE OVER HEAD CONSOLE STORAGE COMPARTMENTS STARTED TO FRACTURE. THE CONSOLES IN THE REAR OF THE VEHICLE ALSO STARTED TO FALL. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INSPECTED BY A DEALER OR AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AND ADVISED HIM TO TAKE THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 90,000. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 99,200. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE.

AS I WAS DRIVING, THE ENTIRE MOLDING AROUND THE DVD PLAYER, BACKSEAT AIR CONTROLS, AND LIGHT FIXTURES CAME CRASHING DOWN. PIECES OF THE MOLDING FLEW EVERYWHERE. *TR