2006 NISSAN ARMADA Complaints

COOPER CTS TIRES 70,000 MILES TOOK MY VEHICLE NISSAN ARMARDA FOR TIRE ROTATION AND BRAKE INSPECTION MY ALIGNMENT WAS OFF AND TIRES HAD SIGNIFICANT WEAR 3 PLACES EXAMINED TIRES AND ALL AGREED THEIR WAS SIGNIFICANT WEAR AND NEED REPLACEMENT. MY AUTO SHOP CALLED COOPERS THEY SAID THEY'LL REPLACE 70% TOWARD COST OF NEW ONES BUT REMEMBER THESE TIRES ARE ONLY 9MOS OLD I WANTED THEM REPLACED AT NO CHARGED. AND WANTED THEM TO HONOR THEIR TIRES. MY TIRES ARE CAUSING ME TO HYDO PLANE IN WATER, THE STEERING IS NOT STABLE ( HEAVY VIBRATION ON STEERING COLUMN WITH SPEEDS OVER 60 MPH) DISPUTE HAVING A NEW ALIGNMENT THEIR IS COUPLING IN TIRES AND A BLISTER ON MY REAR TIRE LEFT DRIVER SIDE. CONCERNED ABOUT SAFETY BUT WAS TOLD TIRES ARE OK TIRES ARE AT 832NDS INSIDE AND 632ND OUTSIDE THESE TIRES WONT LAST ME ANOTHER SIX MONTH AT THIS RATE AND FELL IF I KEEP DRIVING ON THEM I'LL HAVE FAILURE EVENTUALLY AND COULD HAVE CONSEQUENCES.I ONLY PUT 12,000 MI ON THEM IN 9MOS. I SPOKE WITH COOPERS REPRESENTATIVE WHO WAS INSENSITIVE AND WAS NOT RESPONSIVE TO MY QUESTIONING ABOUT TIRES AND SAFETY. AND SAID THAT'S ALL WE CAN DO.THE REPRESENTATIVE SAID HE WOULD HAVE TO SEE THEM TO EVEN CONSIDER REPLACEMENT I SAID LETS DO THAT BUT HE SAID I DIDN'T HAVE TO BECAUSE WE AGREED WITH THE AUTO SHOP FOR 70%I SAID IF THEIR IS A DEFECTIVE MATERIAL IN TIRE WOULDN'T YOU WANT TO SEE THEM? HE THEN GAVE ME A RUN AROUND AND WOULD NOT RESPONSE TO MY QUESTIONING. SO, I SAID WHY WOULD I WANT TO PURCHASE ANOTHER SET OF COOPERS WHEN I'M TREATED WITHOUT REGARDS TO MY SAFETY AND FAMILIES SAFETY?AS WELL AS THE QUALITY OF YOUR PRODUCT I SAID REPLACE THE TIRES WOULD BE THE RIGHT THING TO DO THEY ARE 70,000 MI TIRES WITH OVER 50% WEAR AND RISING AFTER 9MOS. I ONLY USED 20% OF THE TIRE I SAID SHOULDN'T I RECEIVE 80% BACK? HE ALSO NOTED THAT IF A CUSTOMER IS DISATISFIED WITH OUR PRODUCT THAT THEY COULD AT ANYTIME ASK FOR REPLACEMENT. I SAID THAT'S WHAT I'M ASKING FOR!!! HE THEN SAID NOTHINGS WRONG WITH TIRES JUST 70% . *TR

SOMETIME IN MID AUGUST 2008, MY WIFE AND DAUGHTER WERE OUT RUNNING ERRANDS IN OUR 2006 ARMADA. SHE CAME HOME AND TOLD ME ABOUT THE "BRAKE" LIGHT COMING ON, SEVERE FRONT END "SHUDDERING" AS SHE APPLIED THE BRAKES AND DIFFICULTY STOPPING. I WENT OUT TO THE VEHICLE, TURNED IT ON, THE BRAKE LIGHT WAS NOT ON. I DROVE THE VEHICLE AROUND FOR ABOUT 20 MINUTES WITH NO PROBLEMS. I DID SLOW EVEN STOPS, HARD "EMERGENCY TYPE" STOPS, BRAKING AROUND CORNERS. NOT A SINGLE PROBLEM. I CHECKED THE BRAKE FLUID, IT WAS SLIGHTLY ABOVE THE MINIMUM LINE, SO I TOPPED IT OFF WITH THE PRESCRIBED BRAKE FLUID. THE CAR OPERATED JUST FINE UNTIL SEPT 12, 2008 AT APPROX. 4:50 PM WHEN AT 40 MPH I APPROACHED A TWO WAY STOP SIGN, APPLIED THE BRAKES, AND NOTHING HAPPENED, I FRANTICALLY PUMPED THE BRAKES, UNTIL THE WALL IN FRONT OF ME WAS CLOSE AND I INSTINCTIVELY PUT MY HANDS IN FRONT OF MY FACE. THE VEHICLE HIT THE CURB AT A 90 DEGREE ANGLE, JUMPED THE CURB, CRASHED THROUGH A SAFETY SIGN, AND THEN CRASHED THROUGH A 18-24" SEWER LINE THAT HAD YET TO BE BURIED. IN FACT THE ARMADA ALMOST ROLLED AS IT WAS RIDING ON TOP OF A PIECE OF THE SEVERED SEWER LINE. I CALLED 911, AND THEN SMELLED GASOLINE. HAZMAT WAS CALLED BECAUSE THE FUEL LINE WAS RUPTURED BY THE SIGN GOING UNDERNEATH THE VEHICLE. LUCKILY NOBODY WAS COMING THE OTHER WAY. I WAS TRANSPORTED VIA AMBULANCE, DIAGNOSED WITH A "DEEP CHEST CONTUSION" FROM THE SEAT BELTS. AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. AS OF THIS WRITING ON 10/17/08 NISSAN OF NORTH AMERICA IS STILL "REVIEWING" THE RESULTS OF THE INDEPENDENT 3RD PARTY THEY SENT OUT TO TEST THE CAR. THEY HAVE TOLD ME THIS REVIEW BY THEIR ENGINEERING AND LEGAL DEPARTMENTS COULD TAKE SEVERAL MORE WEEKS. *TR

I HAVE A 2006 NISSAN ARMADA, THE BRAKES GOES OUT, LIGHTS COME ON AND ONCE YOU PULL OVER AND RESTART YOUR VEHICLE IT PERFORMS AS NORMAL. I'VE TAKEN IT TO THE DEALER AND THEY STATED MY PADS AND ROTORS NEED REPLACING, I DID THAT AND STILL THE SAME PROBLEM OCCURS. IT FEELS AS IF YOUR HITTING METAL. *TR

MY 2006 NISSAN ARMADA HAD SERIOUS BRAKE FAILURE WHILE TRAVELING IN A PARKING LOT AT LESS THAN 15 MPH. THE BRAKE PEDAL SEIZED AND THE ABS KICKED ON, THE DASH VIBRATED AND THE BRAKING POWER DROPPED TO ALMOST NOTHING. THE CAR WAS VERY DIFFICULT TO STOP EVEN AT SUCH A LOW RATE OF SPEED. AFTER STOPPING AND TURNING THE CAR OFF THE PROBLEM SEEMED TO DISAPPEAR. I REFUSE TO DRIVE THE VEHICLE AGAIN UNTIL THE DEALER FIXES THE PROBLEM. CURRENT MILEAGE IS JUST OVER 32,000 AND THE PROBLEM OCCURRED AT 31,980 MILES. *TR

RECURRING, INTERMITTENT BRAKE ISSUE WITH 2006 NISSAN ARMADA OFF ROAD SE. PARKING BRAKE LIGHT WILL COME ON RESULTING IN SEVERE SHUDDERING IN THE VEHICLE THAT IS MORE PRONOUNCED DURING BRAKING. BRAKING CAPABILITY IS REDUCED SIGNIFICANTLY RESULTING IN A POTENTIALLY DANGEROUS SITUATION, PARTICULARLY DUE TO THE TRANSIENT NATURE OF THE ISSUE. VEHICLE MUST BE TURNED OFF TO RESET CONDITION. NISSAN DEALERSHIP TRIED REPROGRAMMING VDC TO FIX WHICH DID NOT WORK. NOW THEY ARE LOOKING AT REPLACING BRAKE BOOST ACTUATOR. BASED ON MY RESEARCH, PROBLEM HAS BEEN COMMON IN 2004 AND LATER MODEL ARMADAS. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 NISSAN ARMADA. THE CONTACT'S WIFE DROVE APPROXIMATELY TWO MILES WITH THE AIR CONDITIONER ACTIVATED. SHE EXITED THE VEHICLE AND NOTICED SMOKE UNDERNEATH THE HOOD. THREE MINUTES LATER, FLAMES APPEARED. THE FIRE DEPARTMENT WAS CALLED AND EXTINGUISHED THE FIRE. THERE WERE NO INJURIES AND A FIRE REPORT WAS FILED. THE VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED. THE CONTACT RECEIVED A RECALL NOTICE FOR NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 08V284000 (EQUIPMENT:ELECTRICAL:AIR CONDITIONER) ON AUGUST 21, 2008. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 72,000.

MAY 08 TOOK TRUCK IN FOR OIL CHANGE COMPLAINED OF BRAKES MAKING NOISE. I WAS TOLD BRAKES LOOK FINE. AUG 10 CAR MADE NOISE AS I WAS TURNING LEFT, BRAKE PETAL WENT ALL THE WAY TO FLOOR BEFORE IT WOULD STOP. DEALERSHIP SAID CALIPERS WERE WORN OUT AND STICKING. TRUCK HAS 48000 MILES THEY SAID BRAKES WERE BEING EATEN UP BY CALIPERS. THEY WANT 1,800.00 TO FIX TRUCK. I COULD NOT GET A STRAIGHT ANSWER ON WHY CALIPERS WOULD MALFUNCTION THIS EARLY. I CALL NISSAN TO COMPLAIN ABOUT CALIPERS, I WAS TOLD IT WAS OUT OF WARRANTY AND THEREFORE THEY COULD NOT HELP ME. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 NISSAN ARMADA. THE CONTACT NOTICED A LOT OF SMOKE INSIDE THE PASSENGER COMPARTMENT OF THE VEHICLE A DAY AFTER IT HAD BEEN PARKED. HE ALSO STATED THAT THE ROOF, PLASTIC, DASHBOARD, AND SEATS WERE DAMAGED AND BLACKENED. THE SECURITY AT THE HOTEL HE WAS AT CALLED THE FIRE DEPARTMENT. AN INVESTIGATOR STATED THAT THE FIRE WAS CAUSED BY A MANUFACTURER'S DEFECT IN THE WIRES. THE INSURANCE COMPANY DECLARED THAT THE INTERIOR WAS TOTALLY DAMAGED. A SECURITY REPORT WAS FILED. THE MANUFACTURER STATED THAT SOMEONE WOULD COME OUT TO INSPECT THE VEHICLE, BUT HE WAS NEVER CALLED BACK. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE APPROXIMATELY 8,600. UPDATED 07/31/08. *LJ UPDATED 08/05/08

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 NISSAN ARMADA. THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT BOTH TAIL LIGHTS WERE INOPERATIVE. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE CONDENSER FAN FAILED AND CAUSED THE WIRING HARNESS TO OVERHEAT AND MELT. THE DEALER WILL REPLACE THE FAN AND WIRING HARNESS. THE MANUFACTURER STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS OUT OF WARRANTY; THEREFORE, THEY WILL NOT ASSIST WITH THE REPAIR COSTS. THE CONTACT FEELS THAT THIS IS A MANUFACTURING DEFECT AND NISSAN SHOULD ASSIST WITH THE $1,618 REPAIR COST. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 44,100.

ARMADA NISSAN BRAKE FAILURE THE BRAKE SENOR LIGHT COMING ON AND THE ABS SYSTEM START ACTING ERRATIC, VIBRATION UNDER DASH AND PEDAL MOVING BACK AND FORTH BEEN TO DEALER 15 TIMES, IS IN RIGHT NOW. WHEN THE CAR IS STOPPED AND RESTARTED ALL PROBLEMS VANISH. UNTIL THE NEXT TIME IT HAPPENS AND EVERY TIME THEY TILL ME WE PUT NEW SOFTWARE. *TR