2013 NISSAN ARMADA Complaints

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 NISSAN ARMADA. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 40 MPH, THE REAR DRIVER SIDE WHEEL SEIZED WITHOUT WARNING AND PULLED THE VEHICLE TO THE LEFT. THE VEHICLE BEGAN SHAKING AND CAME TO A COMPLETE HALT IN THE MIDDLE OF THE HIGHWAY. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE REAR DRIVER SIDE EMERGENCY BRAKE CABLE BRACKET ON THE SUBFRAME ASSEMBLY FRACTURED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 15,671. UPDATED 02/09/15*LJ UPDATED 08/28/2017*CT

TWICE, WHILE I THOUGHT THE VEHICLE WAS IN PARK, IT BEGAN TO ROLL. THE FIRST TIME I CAUGHT IT RIGHT AWAY AND IGRNORED IT. THE SECOND TIME WAS TUESDAY MARCH 11, 2014. I ARRIVED AND WORK AND PARKED. IT WAS DARK. PUT THE TRUCK IN PARK, TURNED OFF THE ENGINE AND LIGHTS; WHEN I OPENED THE DOOR, I COULD HEAR THE WIND RUSHING BY (I WAS PARKED IN A PARKING LOT (VERY SLIGHT DECLINE.) ANYWAY, GOT BACK IN, SLAMMED ON THE BRAKES, BUT STILL MANAGED TO HIT THE BUSHES (SMALL TREES) IN FRONT OF ME. WHY AM I ABLE TO SHUT OF THE CAR IF IT'S NOT IN PARK LIKE IT SAYS? *TR

I WAS DRIVING ALONG IN TRAFFIC AT BETWEEN 30-40 MILES PER HOUR FOLLOWING ABOUT 3+ CAR LINKS BEHIND, I WENT TO MAKE AN EMERGENCE STOP AND HAD VERY DIMINISHED BRAKING POWER AND ENDED UP HITTING THE BACK OF ANOTHER VEHICLE. I HAD THIS PROBLEM BEFORE (LUCKY NOT HITTING SOMEONE) AND TOOK IT TO MY NISSAN DEAL WHERE I WAS TOLD THERE ARE NO BRAKE PROBLEMS. I HAVE SINCE HAD THE PROBLEM MULTIPLE TIMES AND MY DEALERSHIP CANNOT FIND THE PROBLEM. I HAVE EXPRESSED TO NISSAN USA THAT THE PROBLEM SOUNDS VERY FAMILIAR TO THE REPORTS IN THEIR OPEN RECALL "TEM AFFECTED: SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:MASTER CYLINDER DATE ANNOUNCED: 10/21/2013 DESCRIPTION OF RECALL: NISSAN NORTH AMERICA, INC. (NISSAN) IS RECALLING CERTAIN MODEL YEAR 2013 TITAN AND ARMADA VEHICLES MANUFACTURED FEBRUARY 22, 2013, THROUGH MAY 3, 2013. THE AFFECTED VEHICLES HAVE A BRAKE MASTER CYLINDER WHICH MAY INTERMITTENTLY REDUCE THE PRESSURE SUPPLIED TO THE FRONT BRAKES. ACTION NEEDED TO FIX IT: NISSAN HAS NOTIFIED OWNERS, AND DEALERS WILL REPLACE THE MASTER CYLINDER, FREE OF CHARGE. THE RECALL BEGAN ON OCTOBER 21, 2013. OWNERS MAY CONTACT NISSAN AT 1-800-647-7261. " NISSAN SAYS MY VEHICLE IS NOT AFFECTED AND CANNOT TELL ME HOW THEY KNOW MY VEHICLE IS NOT AFFECTED. MY VEHICLE MANUFACTURE DATE IS DECEMBER 2012. *TR

THE FRONT PASSENGER AIRBAG WAS SHUT OFF DUE TO AN ELECTRICAL ISSUE IN THE FRONT PASSENGER SEAT. I HAVE ATTEMPTED TO GET THIS FIXED FOR OVER THREE MONTHS. I AM DRIVING AROUND WITH NO AIRBAGS IN MY CAR AS THE WARNING LIGHTS FOR THE ENTIRE SYSTEM IS ON AND PER THE MANUAL THIS INDICATES THAT IN THE EVENT OF A COLLISION NO AIRBAGS WILL DEPLOY. THE NISSAN DEALERSHIP HAS ADVISED THAT THE PART AT THE MANUFACTURERS WAREHOUSE WERE ALL DEFECTIVE AND THAT THEY HAVE TO HAVE THE PART MADE IN JAPAN TO BE REPLACED. REALLY!! I HAVE BEEN GIVEN THE RUN AROUND ON THIS SINCE DAY ONE. I HAVE NOTICED RECALLS ON OTHER NISSAN VEHICLES FOR SIMILAR ISSUES BUT NOT FOR THE ARMADA. I HAVE PAID 35,000+ FOR A DEFECTIVE VEHICLE TO NO AVAIL!! *JS

WAS TRAVELING ON A RESIDENTIAL ROAD APPROACHING A STOP SIGN. ATTEMPTED TO APPLY THE BRAKES AND THE PEDAL WENT STRAIGHT TO THE FLOOR. I PUMPED THE BRAKES AND TURNED THE VEHICLE TO THE RIGHT AS I WENT THROUGH THE STOP SIGN WITH VERY LIMITED BRAKING POWER. LUCKILY, NO ONE WAS IN THE INTERSECTION AND THE VEHICLE EVENTUALLY STOPPED ON THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. THE BRAKE AND THE VEHICLE DYNAMIC CONTROL WARNING LIGHTS WERE BOTH ILLUMINATED ON THE DASH AND I PLACED THE VEHICLE IN PARK. I PUMPED THE BRAKES SEVERAL TIMES WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS IN PARK AND THE PEDAL STILL WENT STRAIGHT TO THE FLOOR. I TOOK A PHOTO OF THE WARNING LIGHTS AND CONTACTED MY DEALER. I AM STILL WORKING THROUGH THE NEXT STEPS WITH THE DEALER. *TR

I DO NOT HAVE THE VIN BUT THE LICENSE PLATE IS ILLINOIS G985474, A HERTZ RENTAL. SEAT BELT (LAP BELT) BOLT NOT ANCHORED TO ANYTHING FOUR ADULTS WERE IN THE VEHICLE, PULLING OUT OF A PARKING LOT INTO A BUSY TOURIST HIGHWAY, WHEN THE PASSENGER IN THE LEFT SEAT IN THE MIDDLE ROW NOTICED THAT HIS LAP BELT WAS LOOSE, ALTHOUGH HE HAD "CLICKED" IT IN. WHEN HE TUGGED TO TIGHTEN IT, THE WHOLE THINK POPPED UP. WE STOPPED IN THE PARKING LOT AND CHECKED. WE COULD TELL PLAINLY THAT THE LARGE ANCHOR BOLT AT THE END HAD NEVER BEEN FASTENED DOWN, HAD NEVER BEEN SCREWED IN OR HAD NEVER HAD A NUT ON IT. IT WAS FREE. WE DROVE ON WITH THE PASSENGER USING THE SHOULDER STRAP. THAT SHORT DRIVE WAS THE ONLY TIME WE NEEDED SEATING FOR FOUR LARGE ADULTS DURING THIS RENTAL. I RETURNED THE ARMADA EARLY TO HERTZ AND SHOWED THEM THE PROBLEM. THE RENTAL AGENT TOOK NOTE OF IT. I TOOK GOOD PHOTOS OF THE BELT AND ITS DANGLING ANCHOR BOLT BEFORE RETURNING THE CAR. I CAN EMAIL THESE PHOTOS TO WHOEVER NEEDS THEM. I THINK THIS IS A QUALITY CONTROL ISSUE WITH NISSAN, NOT ESPECIALLY HERTZ. I GOT THE IMPRESSION FROM NHTSA CUSTOMER SERVICE THAT THIS ISN'T A BIG DEAL, BUT I THINK IT IS HIGHLY DANGEROUS. WHY HAVE LAP BELTS IF THEY ARE NOT ANCHORED? *TR