2008 NISSAN ARMADA Complaints

WHEN DEPRESSING THE BRAKE PEDAL, PEDAL WENT ALL THE WAY TO THE FLOOR WITH A GRINDING NOISE. NO BRAKES WHEN THIS HAPPENED, AND BRAKE LIGHT LIT UP ON DASH. ONCE CAR WAS TURNED OFF AND BACK ON AGAIN, PROBLEM RESET ITSELF AND BRAKES WORKED LIKE THEY WERE SUPPOSE TO. THIS HAS HAPPENED TWO OTHER TIMES SINCE THEN WITH PROBLEM BEING RESOLVED BY TURNING CAR OFF AND BACK ON TO RESET. ONLY REMEDY NISSAN GIVES IS TAKE IT TO NEAREST DEALER WHEN THE PROBLEM EXISTS. THIS IS OVER AN HOUR AWAY FROM WHERE I LIVE, AND ACROSS THE MOUNTAIN. WITH NO BRAKES, THIS IS SOMETHING I AM NOT WILLING TO RISK. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 NISSAN ARMADA. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 50 MPH, THE VEHICLE FAILED TO STOP WHEN THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED. THE FAILURE OCCURRED ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE BRAKE BOOSTER NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED AND THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 74,000.

DURING NORMAL DRIVING THE VEHICLE HAS A BRAKE LIGHT THAT COMES ON AND THE CAR WILL NOT STOP PROPERLY. THE ABS IS ACTIVATED AND THE CAR MUST BE RESTARTED TO CLEAR THE BRAKE LIGHT AND FOR THE BRAKES TO WORK PROPERLY. THIS IS A VERY DANGEROUS SITUATION BECAUSE IT HAPPENS AT RANDOM. *TR

ROOF CONSOLE CRACKED AND IS HANGING FROM THE ROOF. THIS SEEMS TO BE A COMMON PROBLEM FROM WHAT I HAVE RESEARCHED. I TOOK IT TO THE NISSAN DEALERSHIP AND FOR THEM TO REPLACE IT ITS GOING TO COST ME 3000 THAT IS ABSURD. I SHOULDN'T HAVE TO PAY FOR SOMETHING THAT IS NISSANS PROBLEM FOR USING CHEAP BRACKETS TO HOLD IT IN PLACE. I WOULD LIKE NISSAN TO DO A RECALL ON THESE AND FIX THEM. I OWN 3 NISSAN CARS AND AFTER THIS NOT SURE I WANT A CAR THAT WILL FALL APART AND NO ONE WANTS TO MAKE THE EFFORT TO FIX IT. *TR

MY WIFE (ALONG WITH OUR 2 CHILDREN UNDER THE AGE OF 5) WAS ATTEMPTING TO APPLY THE BRAKES AS SHE APPROACHED AN INTERSECTION TO MAKE A TURN. THE SUV RESPONDED BY BEGINNING TO SHAKE VIOLENTLY, MAKE VERY LOUD NOISES, & ULTIMATELY THE BRAKES FAILED. SHE OBSERVED THE PARKING BRAKE LIGHT WAS ILLUMINATED ON THE DASH BOARD. SHE WAS ABLE TO CONTINUE ON THE CURRENT ROAD & DOWNSHIFT TO REDUCE SPEED BEFORE PULLING OVER TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. SHE THEN TURNED THE SUV OFF & BACK ON. AFTER RE-IGNITION, THE BRAKE LIGHT WAS NO LONGER ILLUMINATED, AND THE BRAKES FUNCTIONED NORMALLY. WHEN SHE GOT HOME I DID SOME RESEARCH ONLINE ABOUT THIS PROBLEM AND NOTICED THOUSANDS OF OTHER NISSAN OWNERS HAVE EXPERIENCED THIS EXACT SAME ISSUE, TO THE POINT OF A CLASS ACTION LAWSUIT CURRENTLY UNDERWAY IN CALIFORNIA. THIS IS AT LEAST THE 8TH TIME THIS HAS HAPPENED IN THIS VEHICLE OVER THE COURSE OF 3 YEARS OF OWNING. THANKFULLY, IT HAS NOT RESULTED IN A CRASH, INJURY OR FATALITY TO DATE. THE SAME BRAKE FAILURE HAS OCCURRED WHILE DRIVING AT SPEEDS UP TO 70MPH. EVERY INCIDENT OCCURS SIMILARLY, WITH SHAKING, NOISE, AND PARKING BRAKE LIGHT ILLUMINATION. TURNING THE VEHICLE OFF AND RESTARTING SEEMS TO TEMPORARILY SOLVE THE PROBLEM, BUT IT HAS CONTINUED TO OCCUR RANDOMLY. THIS IS A VERY UNSAFE ISSUE AND THAT NEEDS IMMEDIATE ATTENTION!! *TR

THIS IS MY SECOND COMPLAINT REGARDING THE OVERHEAD CONSOLE IN MY 2008 NISSAN ARMADA. INITIALLY I RAISED CONCERN ABOUT THE CONSOLE BEING LOOSE. THIS MORNING THE OVERHEAD CONSOLE FELL ONTO MY CHILD.I CONTACTED NISSAN ABOUT WHY NO RECALL WAS NEVER ISSUED WHEN THERE ARE NUMEROUS COMPLAINTS ONLINE FOR THE SAME ISSUE. THIS IS A SAFETY HAZARD. I'VE GOTTEN THE RUNAROUND FROM THEM. I TOOK MY ARMADA TO THE DEALERSHIP THIS MORNING TO REPAIR THE CONSOLE. I WAS TOLD THERE IT WAS A KNOWN ISSUE. THE CONSOLE IS SECURED BY PLASTIC BRACKETS THAT EVENTUALLY BREAK. THE CONSOLE CANNOT BE REPAIRED, ONLY REPLACED. TO REPLACE THE CONSOLE IS $2900. WE SHOULD NOT HAVE TO BE RESPONSIBLE FOR NISSAN'S USE OF SUBPAR PARTS. A RECALL NEEDS TO BE ISSUED TO ADDRESS THIS. FORTUNATELY MY CHILD WAS NOT SERIOUSLY INJURED. *TR

DRIVING ON A CROWDED FREEWAY IN HOUSTON. THE BRAKE LIGHT CAME ON. WHEN A SLOW DOWN WAS ATTEMPTED, THE BRAKES MADE A LOUD NOISE AND THE PEDAL WAS SOFT. BRAKING EFFECTIVENESS WAS SEVERELY REDUCED. WE WERE ABLE TO CONTROL THE VEHICLE, PULL OFF THE FREEWAY AND STOP. ONCE STOPPED, WE TURNED OFF THE CAR AND THEN RESTARTED IT. ONCE RESTARTED, THE PROBLEM WAS RESOLVED. THIS IS APPROXIMATELY THE 5TH TIME THAT THE SAME HAS HAPPENED. OTHER TIMES, HAVE HAPPENED RARELY, SEVERAL MONTHS APART. UPON CALLING NISSAN, THEY SUGGESTED THAT THE BRAKE BOOSTER NEEDED TO BE REPLACED, BUT NOT FOR CERTAIN. *TR

I'VE NOTICED THE VEHICLE STEERING AND BRAKES SHAKING UPON APPLYING WHILE STOPPING FOR SIGNAL LIGHTS OR STOP SIGNS. IT WILL ALSO HAPPEN AT FREEWAY SPEEDS IF ANOTHER CAR PULLS OVER IN FRONT OF ME AND I APPLY THE BRAKES. THE INCIDENT THAT HAPPENED YESTERDAY - I WAS TRAVELING THROUGH A SCHOOL ZONE AT 35 MPH. I LOOKED AT MY SPEEDOMETER TO DOUBLE CHECK MY SPEED AND NOTICED THE EMERGENCY BRAKE LIGHT WAS ON. I LOOKED AT MY ER BRAKE AND IT WAS NOT ENGAGED. WHEN I APPLIED MY FOOT BRAKE TO STOP AT A SIGNAL LIGHT, THE CAR SHOOK, THE BRAKES MADE A GRINDING NOISE, AND MADE AN ELECTRONIC/SPRING TYPE NOISE. THE PEDAL LOWERED ITSELF ABOUT ANOTHER 1/3 DISTANCE BEFORE STOPPING. MY HEART SKIPPED A BEAT. WHAT IF I COULDN'T HAVE STOP AT THE SCHOOL CROSSING ZONE AND HAD HIT A CHILD? (WHAT WOULD NISSAN HAVE SAID TO THAT?) I DROVE IT TO MY DAUGHTER'S HOUSE AND PARKED IN FRONT ON LEVEL GROUND. SINCE I WAS FROM OUT OF TOWN, WE CALLED A TOW TRUCK TO TAKE IT TO A LOCAL FIRESTONE. THE FIRESTONE DEALER COULD NOT FIND ANYTHING WRONG WITH THE BRAKES OR PADS. SEEMS LIKE TURNING OFF THE VEHICLE AND RESTARTING IT, RESET IT. THE FIRESTONE DEALER STATED IT HAD TO BE ELECTRONIC. I'VE READ THAT THIS WILL HAPPEN AGAIN AND HAS BEEN HAPPENING FOR QUITE SOMETIME. IF THE POWERS THAT BE CAN GET NISSAN TO RECALL THE GAUGE INSIDE THE FUEL TANK AND THE PIN ON THE BRAKES - THEN WHY CANNOT NISSAN BE FORCED TO CORRECT THIS MORE SERIOUS BRAKE PROBLEM BEFORE MORE ACCIDENTS OR DEATHS HAPPEN. *TR

AS I WAS DRIVING HOME FROM PICKING MY DAUGHTER UP FORM SCHOOL. I HEARD A NOISE THAT SOUNDED LIKE SOMETHING FELL ON THE ROOF OF MY TRUCK. MY DAUGHTER SCREAMED MOMMY! I TURNED AROUND IN A PANIC TO SEE MY OVERHEAD CONSOLE HANGING AND IN PIECES. I IMMEDIATELY PULLED OVER TO MY CRYING DAUGHTER WHO WAS SCRATCHED BY ONE OF THE PIECES THAT FELL AND BROKE BY HITTING THE MIDDLE CONSOLE. THE PLASTIC CONSOLE WAS SHATTERED AND SOME OF THE PLASTIC STILL REMAINS AROUND THE SCREWS. I TOOK MY VEHICLE TO THE DEALERSHIP THE FOLLOWING MORNING TO HAVE THEM REPAIR IT BECAUSE I THOUGHT FOR SURE THIS WAS A RECALL ISSUE. TO MY SURPRISE THE DEALER TOLD ME IT'S NOT A RECALL ITEM AND THAT THIS ISSUE HAS NOT REACHED THE RECALL COMPLAINT RATIO. THEY GAVE ME A QUOTE FOR THE REPLACEMENT AND LABOR COST OF $2,500! I LOOKED ONLINE TO SEE IF THERE WERE ANY OTHER COMPLAINTS AND TO MY SATISFACTION I'M NOT THE ONLY ONE. IT'S A FACT THAT NISSAN 2008 NISSAN ARMADA AND TITAN VEHICLES HAVE THE SAME PROBLEMS. THIS IS A HAZARD AND CAN CAUSE AN ACCIDENT WHILE DRIVING. THIS MATTER SHOULD BE ADDRESSED BY A RECALL AND REPLACEMENT OF ALL CONSOLES FREE OF CHARGE AND A NOTICE TO ALL OWNERS STATING (WARNING / CAUTION ADVISORY) POTENTIAL HAZARD / RISK WHILE DRIVING YOUR CONSOLE MAY FALL OR CRACK INTO PIECES WITHOUT REASON!

PURCHASE 2008 NEW ARMADA AND HAVING MANY PROBLEMS SINCE PURCHASE OCTOBER2007- THE TOP CONSOLE FELL OFF WHILE DRIVING ABOUT A YEAR AGO WENT TO NISSAN DEALER AND THEY SAID IS NOT COVER WITH WARRANTY ( THIS HAPPEN WITHIN BEFORE MY 60K MILES WARRANTY) THEY TOLD ME I NEED TO PURCHASE THAT IT WAS NOT FACTORY DEFECT. A FEW WEEKS AGO THE OTHER PART OF CONSOLE FRONT DRIVER CRACK AND IS HANGING . I HAVE NO LIGHTS IN THE BACK OR FRONT. IS A SAFETY HAZARD THIS THING CAN BREAK IN THE MIDDLE OF ME DRIVING AND NISSAN IS NOT TAKING RESPONSIBILITY OF THEIR CHEAP PRODUCTS , I'VE BEEN SEARCHING AND SEEN A LOT OF COMPLAINTS ABOUT THIS ISSUE AND NOTHING IS BEING DONE ABOUT IT. I NEED HELP ON THIS MATTER IS NOT FAIR FOR CUSTOMER TO PAY OUT OF POCKET TO CORRECT A COMPANY ISSUE.. WE ALREADY PAID ENOUGH MONEY ON THE VEHICLE. NOT ONLY THAT MY CAR HAD AN ENGINE ISSUE WHICH THEY REFUSE TO CHANGE WHEN I FIRST COMPLAINT THEY DID IT AFTER MANY COMPLAINTS AND HAVING A STATE TROOPER TAKE ME TO THE DEALER OR SAFETY HAZARD THE CAR USED TO SMOKE DARK SMOKE EVERY DAY ..GUESS NISSAN WAS AFRAID OF LAWSUIT IF SOMETHING HAPPENED. PLEASE HELP. *TR