2008 NISSAN ARMADA Complaints

WHILE DRIVING OUT THE ROAD I CROSSED A RAILROAD TRACK DOING ABOUT 30 MILES PER HOUR. THE REAR ROOF CONSOLE CAME CRASHING DOWN AND HIT MY WIFE IN THE HEAD AND BROKE IN HALF. I HAVE CONTACTED THE RAILROAD ABOUT THIS INCIDENT. HOWEVER, IF YOU LOOK YOU WILL SEE THERE ARE NUMEROUS INCIDENTS OF THESE CONSOLES FALLING OUT OF THE CEILING. AFTER CONTACTING MY ATTORNEY ABOUT THIS PROBLEM HE TOLD ME TO SEND IN A COMPLAINT AND SEE IF THAT HELPS. I DO NOT KNOW WHY THERE HAS NOT BEEN A RECALL ON THIS VEHICLE. THIS IS VERY DANGEROUS. IF MY WIFE HAD NOT BEEN IN THE BACK SEAT WITH MY GRANDCHILD IT WOULD HAVE HIT HER OR MY GREAT NIECE IN THE HEAD. THERE IS A DEFECT WITH WHERE THE SCREWS GO IN TO HOLD THIS UP. THE PLASTIC JUST CRUMBLES AROUND IT. AFTER THIS HAPPENED I CHECKED THE FRONT ONE TO INSPECT THE CONDITION IT IS IN. WELL WHAT DO YOU KNOW, THE FRIGGIN PLASTIC IS CRACKED AROUND THEM TOO. ANY DAY NOW I AM WAITING FOR THIS ONE TO FALL OUT AS WELL. WHEN IT GOES, IT COULD CAUSE AN ACCIDENT BECAUSE IT WILL DEFINITELY HIT THE DRIVER IN THE HEAD AND CAUSE A DISTRACTION. I WOULD APPRECIATE A RESPONSE BACK WITHIN A FEW DAYS. *TR

OVERHEAD CONSOLE AT THE FRONT (SUNGLASSES HOLDER) FELL FROM CONSOLE. THE CLIPS BROKE AND IT FELL WHILE DRIVING. (APPROXIMATELY OCTOBER 2011). WE FIXED THE PROBLEM ON OUR OWN. ABOUT THE SAME TIME, THE REAR OVERHEAD CONSOLE CAME LOOSE, AND WAS PARTLY HANGING FROM THE CEILING. THE CLIPS WERE BROKEN, AND WE USED BOLTS TO HOLD IT BACK IN PLACE, BUT SUMMER 2012, THE REAR CONSOLE COMPARTMENT FELL WHILE DRIVING AND HIT OUR SON. HE WAS UNINJURED, BUT HE WASN'T SITTING DIRECTLY UNDER IT, WHERE HE COULD HAVE CAUSED MINOR INJURIES. CANNOT FIND A REPLACEMENT PART WITHOUT GOING THROUGH NISSAN AND PAYING $1,000+. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 NISSAN ARMADA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE OVERHEAD CONTROLLABLE VARIANCE UNIT SEPARATED FROM THE BASE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FAILURE OCCURRED DUE TO DEFECTIVE MATERIAL THAT CAUSED THE SCREWS SEPARATE. THE VEHICLE WAS NEITHER REPAIRED NOR TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 60,650.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 NISSAN ARMADA. WHILE PARKED, THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT THE HOUSING FOR THE REAR OVERHEAD CONSOLE WAS FRACTURED. THE DEALER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND ADVISED THE CONTACT THAT THE CONSOLE ASSEMBLY WOULD HAVE TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 93,000.

8/22/12 WHILE DRIVING IN DAYTIME NORMAL CONDITIONS WAS STOPPED AT A RED-LIGHT, TURNED RIGHT ONTO A VERY BUSY 4 LANE DIVIDED ROAD, BRAKE LIGHT ON DASH CAME ON AND BRAKES MADE A GRINDING/SPRING POPPING KIND OF SOUND AND "GRABBED" OR STOPPED JERKILY WHEN I PUSHED ON THE BRAKE PEDAL AGAIN TO SLOW TO A STOP AT THE NEXT RED-LIGHT. TOOK EXTRA DISTANCE TO STOP DUE TO DECREASED BRAKE POWER/STRENGTH, LUCKILY I WAS THE FIRST CAR IN LINE AT THE RED-LIGHT. TURNED OFF THE ROAD AND INTO A PARKING LOT WITH BRAKES CONTINUING AS NOTED ABOVE, SAT IN PARKING LOT UNTIL MY FATHER IN LAW ARRIVED. I TURNED ENGINE OFF TO TAKE MY CAR KEY OFF MY KEYRING SO MY F-I-L COULD DRIVE MY CAR HOME OR TO THE SHOP, THE BRAKE LIGHT WAS OFF THEN AND THE BRAKES WORKED NORMALLY. HAD VEHICLE CHECKED WITH CODE-READER WHICH DIDN'T READ ANY ERRORS, HUSBAND CHANGED BRAKE PADS AND ENSURED FLUIDS WERE AT APPROPRIATE LEVELS, BRAKES CONTINUED TO FUNCTION NORMALLY. 9/10/12 DRIVING IN NORMAL DAYTIME CONDITIONS, STOPPED AT RED-LIGHT ON EXTREMELY BUSY 6 LANE ROAD, TURNED LEFT ONTO ANOTHER STREET, EXPERIENCED SAME PROBLEM DESCRIBED ABOVE, VIDEOED ISSUE WITH IPHONE AS DROVE AROUND EMPTY PARKING LOT. PARKED AND TURNED ENGINE OFF, HUSBAND CAME AND DROVE CAR TO DEALERSHIP, BRAKES FUNCTIONED NORMALLY. ONLINE RESEARCH REVEALED HUNDREDS OF OWNERS WITH THIS COMPLAINT, SOME WITH COMPLETE BRAKE FAILURE, IS SAID TO BE ABS SYSTEM ENGAGING FOR NO REASON D/T BRAKE BOOSTER PROBLEM. DEALERSHIP CHARGED MY HUSBAND $100 TO "DIAGNOSE" PROBLEM, DETERMINED TO BE BRAKE BOOSTER ISSUE, STATED NISSAN NOT RESPONSIBLE FOR COST OF REPAIR WHICH COULD BE $500-$1000. NISSAN NOTIFIED OF ISSUE BY MY HUSBAND, REC'D CASE #, WAITING ON RESPONSE FROM NISSAN AS TO WHAT THEY ARE GOING TO DO. VERY DANGEROUS SITUATION, COULD'VE EASILY RESULTED IN SEVERE ACCIDENT AND CATASTROPHIC INJURIES TO MYSELF, MY CHILD, AND MY HUSBAND. *TR

MY VEHICLE WAS MAKING A NOISE LIKE IT HAD A HOLE IN THE EXHAUST. COME TO FIND OUT, BOTH OF THE EXHAUST MANIFOLDS ARE CRACKED. 3000 PAST THE 80000 MILE WARRANTY AND NISSAN WILL NOT COVER IT. NEEDLESS TO SAY, I SURE WISH THERE COULD BE AN EXTENSION TO THIS WARRANTY AS THERE WAS WITH ANOTHER MANUFACTURER THAT EXTENDED IT TO 100000 MILES. SOMETHING NEEDS TO BE DONE. THIS IS A FAILURE TO PROTECT THE AMERICAN CONSUMER. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 NISSAN ARMADA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE OVERHEAD CONSOLE DETACHED FROM THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER AND WAS TOLD THAT THE FAILURE WAS A COMMON OCCURRENCE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 67,826 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 72,019. UPDATED 10/03/12*LJ THE CONSUMER STATED THE FRONT OVERHEAD CONSOLE WAS CRACKING AND WOULD SOON FALL. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED AND OFFERED NO ASSISTANCE. UPDATED 10/04/2012 *JS

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 NISSAN ARMADA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE ABS SYSTEM FAILED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER NUMEROUS TIMES FOR THE FAILURE. THE DEALER REPLACED THE BRAKE SENSOR AND THE BRAKE ACTUATOR HOWEVER, THE FAILURE WAS NOT CORRECTED. THE BRAKE WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED WHENEVER THE BRAKES WERE DEPRESSED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE A DIAGNOSTIC WAS PERFORMED AND LOCATED THE FAILURE AT THE BRAKE BOOSTER. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT FURTHER REPAIRED. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 56,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 76,000.

VEHICLE WAS BEING DRIVEN OUT OF GARAGE AT LOW SPEED. SUDDENLY, THERE WAS A CLUNK AND LOSS OF CONTROL OF THE FRONT PASSENGER WHEEL. THERE WERE NO PRIOR WARNING SIGNS OR SYMPTOMS. UPON INSPECTION, THE FRONT PASSENGER TIE ROD HAD DIS-ATTACHED ITSELF FROM THE WHEEL, RESULTING IN NO STEERING CONTROL OF THE FRONT PASSENGER WHEEL. HAD THIS HAPPENED AT A SPEED GREATER THAN 25 MPH, SERIOUS/FATAL ACCIDENT AND INJURY WOULD HAVE BEEN LIKELY. THIS IS A SERIOUS MALFUNCTION OF THE SYSTEM WITH NO PRIOR WARNING SIGNS. NISSAN DEALER HAS CONFIRMED THIS IS A SERIOUS ISSUE THAT IS NOT THE RESULT OF ANY OWNER FAULT. *TR

I WAS DRIVING MY 2008 ARMADA AND WHEN I WENT TO STOP AT A RED LIGHT AND I LOST BRAKE POWER. THERE WAS A HORRIBLE GRINDING SOUND AND THE DASHBOARD BRAKE LIGHT LIT UP. AFTER COASTING INTO A PARKING LOT I SHUT MY CAR OFF. MY HUSBAND CAME AND CHECKED THE CAR AND DROVE AROUND THE PARKING LOT AND EVERYTHING SEEMED FINE. THE WARNING LIGHTS WENT OUT AND THE BRAKES WORKED AGAIN. WE STILL HAVE A WARRANTY AND THE DEALER CAN'T SEEM TO FIND A PROBLEM. UH...WHEN ME AND MY KIDS ARE IN THE CAR AND WE LOSE BRAKE POWER...THAT'S KIND OF A HUGE PROBLEM. THIS HAS BEEN OCCURRING IN ARMADA'S SINCE 2004. PLEASE SOMEONE FIX THIS BECAUSE I NO LONGER FEEL SAFE IN MY CAR AND THE IT THE ENTIRE REASON I BOUGHT THE ARMADA. *TR