2008 NISSAN ARMADA Complaints

I HAVE A 2008 NISSAN ARMADA, BOUGHT IT NEW AND MY WIFE USE TO TELL ME THAT THE BRAKES WOULD GRIND AND THE BRAKE LIGHT WOULD GO ON, I USE TO THINK SHE WAS CRAZY, NOW THAT I DRIVE THE CAR MY SELF I KNEW SHE WAS RIGHT, WHEN WE STEP ON THE BRAKE PETAL THE BRAKES START GRINDING AND THE BRAKE COMES ON WE HAVE 3 CHILDREN AND IS PRETTY SCARY WHEN WE TRY TO STOP AND COMPLETELY LOOSE BRAKE POWER, WHEN MY WIFE FIRST TOLD ME I TOOK IT TO THE DEALER AND THEY COULDN'T CHECK FOR THE PROBLEM SINCE IT HAD TO BE DOING IT WHEN I TOOK IT WELL THEN IT DIDN'T DO IT OFTEN, THEN I TOOK IT ONE TIME WHILE IT WAS DOING IT AND THE DEALER TOLD ME THAT THEY NEW EXACTLY WHAT IT WAS BUT COULDN'T DO ANYTHING ABOUT IT SINCE I WAS OUT OFF WARRANTY. I THINK IS RIDICULOUS THAT THE MANUFACTURER KNOWS EXACTLY WHAT THE PROBLEM IS BUT THEY WON'T DO NOTHING ABOUT IT SINCE THEIR IS NO RECALL, I THINK NHTSA NEEDS TO STEP IN AND ISSUE A RECALL AS WE KNOW THEIR IS A LOT OF PEOPLE WHO HAVE THE SAME PROBLEM, I HAVE 3 CHILDREN AND A WIFE AND DON'T US TO BE THE NEXT VICTIM OF AN ACCIDENT. IS NOT LIKE WE PAID PENNIES FOR THIS CAR, HOPE YOU GUYS CAN DO SOMETHING ABOUT IT BEFORE SOMEONE GETS HURT OR WORSE LOOSE A LOVE ONE

WHILE TRANSMISSION IS IN DRIVE, AND PROCEEDING DOWN THE ROAD, HAS HAPPEN AT SPEEDS BETWEEN 10MPH UP TO 70MPH. THE EMERGENCY BRAKE LIGHT ON THE DASHBOARD GOES ON. WITHIN 5-10 SECONDS HEARING A GRINDING SOUND COMING FROM THE FRONT OF THE CAR, SOUNDS LIKE COMING FROM BREAKS IN ADDITION TO A SPRING LIKE SOUND AND A REDUCTION OF BREAKING POWER. THIS CONTINUES UNTIL YOU PULL OFF THE ROAD, AND TURN OFF THE CAR AND TURN IT BACK ON. ONCE THE CAR IS RESET IT APPEARS TO FIX THE PROBLEMS. I PURCHASED THE CAR AT WITH APPROXIMATELY 69K MILES ON IT, IT CURRENTLY HAS ROUGHLY 114K MILES ON IT AND HAS HAPPEN APPROXIMATELY 3 TIMES SINCE 95K MILES. I HAVE TAKEN THE VEHICLE TO A DEALERSHIP AND HAVE EXPLAINED THE ISSUE. THEY ADVISED THEY HAVE HEARD OF THIS, BUT THERE IS NO RECALL FOR THE VIN NUMBER ON MY ARMADA. THAT THIS WOULD REQUIRE A TECHNICIAN TO PROVIDE A SOFTWARE UPDATE. THIS SHOULD BE ABLE TO FIX THE PROBLEM, BUT NOT GUARANTEE. APPROXIMATELY TAKE 1-2 HOURS FOR A TECHNICIAN TO DO THIS AND I WOULD BE RESPONSIBLE TO PAY. SPOKE TO NISSAN USA AND THEY VIEW THE SOFTWARE UPGRADE AS REGULAR SERVICE MAINTENANCE. THIS ISSUE HAS SEEMED TO BE COMMON IN ARMADA'S FROM 2004 TO 2008, BASED ON WHAT HAS BEEN LISTED ON SEVERAL FORUMS. EXAMPLE: HTTP://WWW.CLUBARMADA.COM/FORUMS/26-BRAKES/4018-MORE-ABS-NEAR-BRAKE-FAILURE-PROBLEMS.HTML THIS HAS HAPPEN IN 2016 - 2017.

BRAKE PEDAL GOES TO THE FLOOR AND PULSATES AND WON'T STOP AT TIMES NEED TO PULL OVER AND RESTART TRUCK !

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 NISSAN ARMADA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE SEAT BELTS FAILED TO FUNCTION PROPERLY TO RESTRAIN, BUCKLE, AND RELEASE FROM THE BUCKLE. IN ADDITION, THERE WAS AN ABNORMAL NOISE COMING FROM THE REAR INTERMITTENTLY ASSOCIATED WITH THE REAR SUSPENSION OF THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE HAS NOT YET BEEN INSPECTED AND DIAGNOSED BY A DEALER OR AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC. THE CONTACT WAS INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 07V449000 (SEAT BELTS). THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE TO DETERMINE IF THEY MAY BE ABLE TO SCHEDULE THE RECALL REPAIR AND DIAGNOSE THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 100,000. PARTS DISTRIBUTION DISCONNECT.

THE REAR OVERHEAD CONSOLE BROKE OFF. LUCKILY IT DID NOT OCCUR WHILE WE WERE DRIVING AS IT WOULD HAVE STARTLED US GREATLY AND AN ACCIDENT COULD HAVE EASILY OCCURRED. ALSO IT IS RIGHT ABOVE WHERE MY CHILDREN SIT AND COULD HAVE CAUSED HARM TO THEIR HEAD, NECK OR EYE WHICH ARE ALL VERY CRITICAL AREAS OF THE BODY ESPECIALLY FOR A DEVELOPING CHILD.

TWO TIMES IN THE PAST 2 MONTHS I HAVE EXPERIENCED WHILE DRIVING, MY BRAKE LIGHT LIGHTING UP AND MY BRAKES FAILING. MY PEDAL WOULD GO DOWN FARTHER, GRINDING NOISES COULD BE HEARD, AND IT WAS VERY HARD TO STOP MY VEHICLE. I PULLED OVER AS CAREFULLY AS POSSIBLE, STOPPED SLOWLY, AND TURNED MY ENGINE OFF. I THEN RESTARTED AND EVERYTHING WAS FINE, NO BRAKE LIGHT, NO NOISE, NO ISSUE PUSHING THE BRAKE PEDAL. I DIDN'T THINK MUCH ABOUT IT UNTIL IT HAPPENED AGAIN. I KNOW NISSAN WILL NOT DO ANYTHING ABOUT IT BECAUSE THE BRAKE LIGHT IS OFF AND IT IS NOT AN ISSUE RIGHT NOW. I KNOW THEY ARE ALSO AWARE OF THIS PROBLEM WITH MY MAKE, MODEL, AND YEAR OF CAR AND THEY SETTLED A CLASS ACTION LAWSUIT OUT OF COURT THAT I WAS NOT INVOLVED IN BECAUSE I DIDN'T HAVE THE PROBLEM AT THAT POINT. BOTH TIMES IT HAPPENED WHILE TRAVELING ON CITY STREETS, ONCE I WAS GOING ABOUT 35MPH THE OTHER ABOUT 45MPH. I AM MORE THAN AFRAID BECAUSE WE DO OCCASIONALLY TRAVEL ON MOUNTAIN ROADS AND I HAVE NO IDEA HOW I WOULD HANDLE THIS SITUATION IF IT HAPPENED WHILE DRIVING DOWNHILL.

MY "BRAKE" LIGHT IS RANDOMLY COMING ON WHEN I'M BRAKING OR JUST DRIVING ON A CITY ROAD OR ON THE HIGHWAY. THERE IS A GRINDING NOISE WHEN I BRAKE IN ANY OF THESE DRIVING SITUATIONS. IT'S BEEN DOING THIS FOR ABOUT 4 YEARS. I'VE HAD IT LOOKED AT SEVERAL TIMES, BUT NOTHING IS BEING IDENTIFIED. I'VE BEEN REVIEWING A FORUM THAT IS IDENTIFYING THIS SAME ISSUE WITH MANY OTHER ARMADAS. IT SEEMS TO BE THE BOOSTER SENSORS, WHICH IS A VERY EXPENSIVE REPAIR.

OVERHEAD CONSOLE IN THE BACK AND FRONT HAVE CRACKED AND BROKE. WENT OUT TO MY CAR TODAY TO SEE THE FRONT PIECE JUST HANGING DOWN. THIS IS A SAFETY CONCERN AS I HAVE 4 SMALL KIDS THAT ARE USUALLY RIDING BACK THERE.

NISSAN ARMADA 2008: WENT OUT TO GET SOMETHING OUT OF MY TRUCK, FOUND THE WHOLE CENTER ROOF PANEL DOWN HANGING ON BY WIRING. SINCE IT WAS THE HOLIDAY I CALLED NISSAN DEALERSHIP THE FOLLOWING DAY FOR REPLACEMENT PART. I WAS GIVEN COST $2600.00. I TRIED JUST GETTING PLASTIC SHELL, BUT TOLD PLASTIC SHELL ISN'T SOLD SEPARATE. THIS PART WAS MADE WITH A CHEAP PLASTIC CLAMPS THAT BROKE WITH SCREWS STILL IN PLACE.

THE BACK HEAD CONSOLE JUST CAME DOWN WITHOUT WARNING WIRES HANGING EVERYWHERE. THE PART THAT YOU NEED TO FIX IT COST TOO MUCH. VERY VERY DISAPPOINTED