2006 NISSAN ARMADA Complaints

WHILE DRIVING AND SLOWING DOWN THE BREAK LIGHTS COME ON AND YOU CAN HEAR A GRINDING SOUND AND THE VEHICLE BEGINS TO PULSE. THE ONLY WAY TO QUICKLY FIX THE PROBLEM IS TO RESTART THE CAR. I'VE TAKEN THE ARMADA TO MY LOCAL DEALERSHIP TO RECTIFY THE PROBLEM. HOWEVER, THE TECHNICIANS DRIVE THE VEHICLE AROUND THE LOT FOR A FEW MINUTES AND SAY THEY DO NOT NOTICE ANY PROBLEMS WITH THE BREAKS. THIS ISSUE HAS A POTENTIAL TO GENERATE FETAL OUTCOMES. FORTUNATELY FOR MY FAMILY, WE HAVE NOT BEEN IN HARMS WAY. THE PROBLEM HAS BEEN ON GOING SINCE WE PURCHASED THE VEHICLE IN MAY 2006.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 NISSAN ARMADA. WHILE DRIVING 45 MPH, THE VEHICLE LOST POWER AND STALLED. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO RESTART THE VEHICLE. THE CHECK ENGINE WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE FAILURE RECURRED ON NUMEROUS OCCASIONS. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER MULTIPLE TIMES WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE CATALYTIC CONVERTER AND A SENSOR NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED; HOWEVER, THE FAILURE PERSISTED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 130,000.

WHILE DRIVING ON THE ROAD AT SLOW NORMAL SPEED THE BRAKE PEDAL WENT TO FLOOR NO BRAKING AVAILABLE WITH KIDS IN MY CAR THIS IS A KNOWN PROBLEM WITH NISSAN ARMADA BRAKE DEBOOSTER VALVE EQUIPPED WITH DELTA SENSOR . SAFETY ISSUE THAT NEEDS TO BE A RECALL TO RESOLVE THIS PROBLEM. DURING THIS NO BRAKING THE ABS LIGHT ILLUMINATES AND SLIP WARNING AND BRAKE WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATES THE ONLY WAY TO RESOLVE THIS IS BY SAFELY PULLING OVER AND TURNING THE IGNITION OFF WHICH THEN MIGHT RESOLVE THIS PROBLEM. TOOK MY CAR TO THE DEALERSHIP THEY EXACTLY KNOW WHAT THE PROBLEM IS THEY GOT THE CODE C1179 WHICH CLEARLY OUTLINES A BAD DELTA SENSOR WITHIN THE BRAKE DEBOOSTER VALVE . I BELIEVE NISSAN HAS KNOW THIS PROBLEM AND HAS NOT YET MADE A RECALL O THIS ISSUE WILL LIKE THE TRANSPORT SAFETY BOARD LOOK INTO THIS ELECTRICAL, SOFTWARE , MECHANICAL PROBLEM BEFORE IT'S TOO LATE WHEREBY INNOCENT LIVES COULD BE LOST . THERE NEEDS TO BE A SAFETY RECALL . THE DEALERSHIP ALSO WANTS TO CHARGE FOR THE SOFTWARE UPGRADE AND YET SAID THIS MIGHT NOT FIX THE PROBLEM BUT IF IT HAPPENS AGAIN THEN THE BRAKE DEBOOSTER VALVE WOULD HAVE TO BE REPLACED , I AM SHOCKED TO KNOW THAT THEY KNOW IT'S A SAFETY ISSUE BUT YET TEND TO IGNORE THIS PROBLEM FRUSTRATED CONSUMER .

I WAS DRIVING MY KIDS TO SCHOOL AND AS I APPROACHED A STOP SIGN, I NOTICED MY BRAKE LIGHT, VDC LIGHT AND SLIP LIGHT CAME ON. WHEN I PRESSED ON MY BRAKES IT MADE A GRINDING SOUND AND WOULD NOT COME TO A COMPLETE STOP. I HAD TO JERK MY CAR INTO NEUTRAL AND THEN TRY TO PUT IT INTO PARK. WHEN I PRESSED MY BRAKE PAD IT WENT ALL THE WAY DOWN TO THE GROUND AND THEN I WAS ABLE TO PUT MY CAR INTO PARK. THIS ALL HAPPENED WHILE DRIVING IN THE FLOW OF TRAFFIC PULLED OVER AND PARKED, I TURNED MY CAR OFF, WHEN I RESTARTED MY CAR THE LIGHT WERE OFF AND I DROVE ON MY WAY.

I HAVE HAD THIS HAPPEN MULTIPLE TIMES. I AM DRIVING AND THE BRAKE LIGHT GOES ON ON THE DASH. WHEN I ATTEMPT TO APPLY THE BRAKES THE WHOLE CAR SHAKES AND MAKES A LOUD NOISE. THE CAR BARELY SLOWS. EVENTUALLY IF I GET THE CAR STOPPED AND I RESTART IT THE PROBLEM GOES AWAY. NO ONE HAS BEEN ABLE TO FIND OUT WHAT THE ISSUE IS BUT IT HAPPENS TO A LOT OF ARMADA OWNERS. IT'S TERRIFYING. IT USUALLY HAPPENS IF I AM DRIVING, THEN TURN THE CAR OF AND THEN ON AGAIN WITHIN A FEW MINUTES. THE BRAKES WILL FAIL AND I CAN ONLY GET THEM TO WORK CORRECTLY IF I RESTART THE CAR.

ORIGINAL ODI #10745373 - 11/19/2010 STILL UNRESOLVED. REVIEW OF NC DMV - 340 (REV.3/2001) WITH INSURANCE COMPANY, INSURANCE AFFILIATED COLLISION REPAIR SHOP AND NISSAN OF NORTH AMERICA CONFIRMED ACKNOWLEDGMENT OF ROTOR/ BRAKE DAMAGE DURING REPAIRS. THE COLLISION REPAIR SHOP AND (NISSAN)MODERN SERVICE MGR. BOTH INTERNALLY NOTATED THE ISSUE UNTIL THE CLAIM WAS CONFIRMED BY A NISSAN SERVICE TECH (5936) ON 12/21/2010 DURING A COLLISION RE-INSPECTION. FRONT/ REAR BRAKE PAD REPLACEMENT HAS NOT RESOLVED THE ROTOR ISSUE CONFIRMED DURING 2010 REPAIRS. BRAKE PADS WERE NOT WORN TO REQUIRE REPLACEMENT DURING INSPECTIONS TO ADDRESS CONCERNS. THE NISSAN EDR ISSUE HAS REMAINED UNADDRESSED BY THE INSURANCE COMPANY WHILE NISSAN HAS PROVIDED ALL WARRANTY/ RECALL SERVICES FOR THE VEHICLE FROM 2006 TO THE PRESENT. GEICO HAS PROVIDED A GUARANTEE OF ALL LOSSES RELATED TO COLLISION ON 12/07/2010. *JS

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 NISSAN ARMADA. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 25 MPH, THE CHECK ENGINE WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT CHAMBER ONE FAILED AND THE CATALYTIC CONVERTER NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED, BUT THE FAILURE RECURRED A WEEK LATER. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN BACK TO THE DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT CHAMBER TWO FAILED AND THE CATALYTIC CONVERTER NEEDED TO BE REPLACED AGAIN. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 52,580.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 NISSAN ARMADA. WHILE DRIVING AT 65 MPH, THE CONTACT DEPRESSED THE BRAKE PEDAL. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE BRAKE PEDAL TRAVELED TO THE FLOORBOARD AND THE BRAKE WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. IN ADDITION, A LOUD ABNORMAL GRINDING NOISE WAS HEARD COMING FROM THE BRAKES. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS TURNED OFF AND RESTARTED AS A RESULT THE BRAKE PEDAL LIFTED BACK INTO THE CORRECT POSITION. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FAILURE OCCURRED ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE THE FAILURE COULD NOT BE DUPLICATED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 75,000. ....UPDATED 11/02/15*BF; UPDATED 4/10/18*JB THE CONSUMER STATED THE DEALER INFORMED THEM THAT THE BRAKE BOOSTER WAS REPLACED IN 2008 AND THE PROBLEM IS RECURRING. *TR

MY NISSAN ARMADA BRAKE LIGHT COMES ON AND THE CAR STARTS BRAKING ON ITS OWN WITHOUT ME PUSHING ON THE BRAKES . AND SOMETIMES THE VDC LIGHT ALSO COMES ON . I WILL BE DRIVING ON THE ROAD AND SUDDENLY THE BRAKE LIGHT COMES ON AND THE CAR STARTS BRAKING ON ITS OWN WITHOUT ME PUSHING ON THE BRAKES AND THEN THE VDC LIGHT ALSO COMES ON . THERE IS A DEFECT IN THIS CAR THAT NEEDS TO BE INVESTIGATED . MY NISSAN ARMADA 2006 IS NOT SAFE TO DRIVE AND THERE IS A MANUFACTURERS DEFECT IN THIS MAKE AND MODEL

AFTER PICKING MY KIDS UP FROM SCHOOL, I WAS EXITING THE HIGHWAY, AND AS I PRESSED ON THE BRAKES THEY BEGAN GRINDING LOUDLY, THE VEHICLE SEIZED UP, AND THE BRAKE LIGHT CAME ON. I WAS ABLE TO MAINTAIN CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE AND COME TO A COMPLETE STOP. HOWEVER, UNFORTUNATELY, THAT'S DUE TO THE FACT THAT THIS IS THE 3RD TIME THIS HAS HAPPENED IN THE LAST YEAR, AND I KNEW WHAT WAS HAPPENING. I ALSO KNOW THAT IF I TURN OFF THE VEHICLE, AND RESTART IT THE PROBLEM GOES AWAY, MAKING IT IMPOSSIBLE TO DIAGNOSE, "CODE-WISE." EACH TIME THIS HAS HAPPENED, I HAVE BEEN SLOWING DOWN EITHER, ON THE INTERSTATE, OR EXITING IT, GOING AT LEAST 60MPH. I HAVE 6 CHILDREN, AND THIS IS OUR FAMILY VEHICLE. THEY HAVE BEEN WITH ME 2 OUT OF THE 3 TIMES THIS HAS HAPPENED. HAD I NEEDED TO MAKE AN ABRUPT STOP WHEN THIS HAPPENED, THE TURNOUT MIGHT HAVE YIELDED IN INJURY, OR WORSE, FOR MULTIPLE PEOPLE. I HAVE NEW BRAKES AND ROTARS, MY BRAKE LINES HAVE NO LEAKS, AND IT HAS BEEN SERVICED AT A NISSAN DEALERSHIP WITH A FULL DIAGNOSTIC CHECK UP. THEY FIXED OLDER RECALLS AND CHANGED MY BELTS. THERE ARE CLEARLY ENOUGH PEOPLE WITH THE SAME EXACT YEAR MODEL, AT DIFFERENT MILAGES, IN AND OUT OF WARRANTY, TO WARRANT THIS AS A DEFECT. THIS IS A MAJOR SAFETY CONCERN WITH THE DRIVER AND PASSENGERS OF THIS VEHICLE, AS WELL AS OTHERS ON THE ROAD. PLEASE DO SOMETHING ABOUT THIS!