2008 NISSAN ARMADA Complaints

MY HUSBAND WAS BACKING UP IN THE ARMADA WHEN THE BREAK LIGHT CAME ON FOR NO REAL REASON. THE BREAKS SOUNDED AS THOUGH THEY WERE GRINDING OR SLIPPING. THE BREAKS DID NOT STOP THE CAR PROPERLY ANYMORE . WE PULLED INTO GAS STATION WHERE WE SHUT THE CAR OFF . WHEN RESTARTING IT THE BREAK LIGHT WAS OFF AND BREAKS WORKED NORMAL AGAIN. 1DAY WHILE DRIVING THE BREAKS DID IT AGAIN, I COULD BARELY STOP THE ARMADA. ONLY WAY TO FIX IT WAS TO SHUT CAR OFF. I HAVE READ THAT THIS IS A BREAK BOOSTER MALFUNCTION. THIS NEEDS TO BE ADDRESS BY NISSAN BEFORE PEOPLE ARE KILLED FROM LOSS OF BREAKS! THERE ARE MULTIPLE COMPLAINTS FROM PEOPLE ON LINE WITH THE SAME ISSUE AND STORIES OF THE ARMADA BREAKS FAILING.

MULTIPLE OCCURRENCES - WHILE DRIVING, THE BRAKES BEGIN TO GRIND, STUTTER, AND STOP WORKING. I HAD TO DOWNSHIFT IN ORDER TO SLOW THE VEHICLE, AND PULL OVER. THE BRAKE LIGHT WILL ILLUMINATE AS THIS OCCURS. AFTER STOPPING THE VEHICLE, IT MUST BE COMPLETELY TURNED OFF FOR A FEW MOMENTS, AND THEN IT WILL GO BACK TO "NORMAL." THIS HAS ALSO OCCURRED WHILE EXITING THE FREEWAY - NOT SAFE! AIRBAG LIGHT IS CONSTANTLY ON. MANY OF THE ELECTRICAL PARTS ARE NOT WORKING. WE THOUGHT NISSAN WOULD BE THE BEST VEHICLE TO BUY. BUT HAVE HAD NOTHING BUT MAJOR PROBLEMS. PLEASE SEND RECALL FOR BRAKES AND AIRBAGS

I WAS DRIVING ALONG AND I HEARD A NOISE IN THE REAR OF THE CAR. I TURNED TO LOOK, BUT COULD NOT SEE ANYTHING THAT COULD HAVE CAUSED THE NOISE AND SO I CONTINUED DRIVING. WITHIN MINUTES THE ENTIRE REAR OVERHEAD CONSOLE FELL BETWEEN THE TWO MIDDLE ROW SEATS AND WAS HANGING SUSPENDED BY THE WIRING. THERE HAD BEEN NO VISIBLE DAMAGE TO THE CONSOLE. I DO NOT HAVE CHILDREN THAT WOULD HAVE BEEN USING THE MONITOR, NOR DO I HAVE BACK SEAT PASSENGERS VERY OFTEN. TOTALLY UNEXPECTED OCCURRENCE. IT SEEMS ALL OF THE MOUNTS, WHICH ARE PLASTIC, BROKE AND THE WHOLE THING CAME TUMBLING DOWN. *TR

THE VEHICLE WAS PURCHASED OUT, AND OUT OF THE WARRANTY PERIOD. ON MULTIPLE OCCASIONS, THE BRAKES HAVE HAD NEAR TOTAL FAILURES. A GRINDING SOUND AND STUTTER OCCUR AND BRAKING POWER IS GREATLY REDUCED. THE BRAKE LIGHT ILLUMINATES ON THE DASH. AFTER RESTARTING THE VEHICLE THE PROBLEM IMMEDIATELY GOES AWAY AND HAS DISAPPEARED FOR DAYS OR MONTHS BEFORE RANDOMLY OCCURRING AGAIN. THE LOCAL DEALER COULD NOT DIAGNOSE THE PROBLEM UNLESS IT WAS DRIVEN TO THEM WITH THE LIGHT ON, HOWEVER, IT IS UNSAFE TO DRIVE WITH THE CONDITION. BOTH THE DEALER AND NISSAN CONSUMER AFFAIRS CLAIM THEY HAVE NO KNOWLEDGE OF THE ISSUE, OR HAVE OFFERED A FIX FOR THE PROBLEM. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 NISSAN ARMADA. WHILE DRIVING AT AN UNKNOWN SPEED, THE BRAKE LIGHT ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL AND THE BRAKE PEDAL TRAVELED TO THE FLOORBOARD. THE CONTACT MENTIONED THAT A GRINDING SOUND EMITTED FROM THE VEHICLE WHEN THE FAILURE OCCURRED. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO STOP THE VEHICLE AND, AFTER RESTARTING IT, THE VEHICLE RESUMED NORMAL OPERATION. THE CONTACT WAS MADE AWARE OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 10V072000 (SERVICE BRAKES); HOWEVER, THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 126,000.

THE AUTO LEVELING SUSPENSION WILL NOT HOLD AIR. SYSTEM DEFLATES AND THE VEHICLE BOUNCES UNCONTROLLABLY. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 NISSAN ARMADA. WHILE DRIVING AT 5 MPH, THE STEERING WHEEL SEIZED WITHOUT WARNING AND THE BRAKES MADE A GRINDING NOISE. THE VEHICLE HESITATED TO STOP COMPLETELY. THE FAILURE RECURRED MULTIPLE TIMES. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER, BUT WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 100,000.

MY HUSBAND AND I WERE DRIVING THROUGH ATLANTA, GA (GRADY CURVE) AT 75MPH AND THE FRONT, CENTER CONSOLE FELL AND HIT MY HUSBAND WHO WAS DRIVING. THE PLASTIC HAD BROKEN AND LITERALLY SHATTERED INTO PIECES BUT THE ELECTRICAL WIRES WERE HOLDING ON TO WHAT WAS LEFT OF THE STRUCTURE. I TOOK THE CAR TO THE DEALERSHIP AND WAS CHARGED ALMOST $1000 TO FIX IT. NISSAN AMERICA SAID THERE WAS NO RECALL AND I HAD TO PAY FOR IT IF I WANTED IT FIXED. A COUPLE MONTHS LATER THE EXACT SAME THING HAPPENED TO THE BACK, CENTER CONSOLE. THE PLASTIC THAT WAS LEFT WAS SUSPENDED BY THE ELECTRICAL COMPONENTS. WE BROUGHT THE CAR BACK TO THE DEALERSHIP AND THEY REMOVED PART OF IT SO THE KIDS COULD SIT IN THE BACKSEAT WITHOUT THE PLASTIC SPLINTERS FALLING ON THEIR HEADS. I WAS QUOTED OVER $1000 TO FIX IT AND STILL NO RECALL ON THIS FAULTY PLASTIC. *TR

I LEFT WORK AND WAS DRIVING DOWN THE HIGHWAY AND ATTEMPTED TO STOP AND THE BRAKE PEDAL BEGAN VIBRATING AND THE BRAKE BOOSTER WAS MAKING A HORRID NOISE AND I HAD TO PUT THE VEHICLE IN LOW GEAR TO GET IT TO SLOW IN BUMPER TO BUMPER TRAFFIC. TODAY 03/10/2015 I RECEIVED A LETTER REGARDING A CLASS ACTION LAWSUIT IN REGARDS TO A SENSOR WITHIN THE BRAKE BOOSTER STATING I NEEDED TO FILE A CLAIM IN ORDER TO RECEIVE COMPENSATION FOR REPAIRS, ALTHOUGH THE CASE HAS NOT BEEN SETTLED AND THE IS NO FINAL COURT DATE UNTIL 05/15/2015 AND WE MAY NOT BE REIMBURSED UNTIL SEPTEMBER OR LATER.. I NEED MY VEHICLE REPAIRED IMMEDIATELY AND DON'T HAVE TIME TO FILE A CLAIM NOR DO I HAVE MONEY TO BE OUT OF POCKET ON A MANUFACTURER DEFECT. NISSAN HAS NOT NOTIFIED THEIR CONSUMERS OF THIS ISSUE AND THIS IS THE FIRST THING I HAVE HEARD OF IT FROM THIS LAW FIRM. I AM POSITIVE THERE HAVE PROBABLY BEEN ACCIDENTS DIRECTLY RELATED TO THIS ISSUE WHICH NISSAN SEEMS TO BE COVERING UP. NISSAN NEEDS TO ISSUE A RECALL AND REPAIR THIS BRAKE BOOSTER IMMEDIATELY AND NISAAN CONSUMERS NEED TO BE NOTIFIED IMMEDIATELY. THIS BRAKE BOOSTER ISSUE INCLUDES 2004-2008 NISSAN TITAN, ARMADA, AND INFINITI QX56 WITH VDC. *TR

SUDDEN LOSS OF BRAKING POWER IN HEAVY TRAFFIC ON THE FREEWAY. NOISE FROM DASH. HUMMING. BRAKES NOT RESPONDING. SCARY EXPERIENCE FOR ENTIRE FAMILY, INCLUDING 2 CHILDREN (13 AND 6YRS OLD). DOWNSHIFTED TO LOWER GEARS AND PULLED OVER. RESTARTED CAR AND IT RESET. WE WERE TOLD AT THE DEALERSHIP IT WOULD COST AT LEAST $1000. WE ARE NOW AFRAID TO DRIVE VEHICLE. *TR