2004 Nissan Armada

STEERING WHEEL WOULD SHAKE WHEN BRAKING. THIS WAS THE THIRD TIME I HAVE HAD THE EXACT SAME PROBLEM WITH THIS CAR. I TOOK THE CAR BACK TO THE SERVICE DEPT. THERE IS NOW A BULLETIN ON THE CAR AND THEY REPAIRED/REPLACED THE BRAKES ACCORDING TO THE BULLETIN. A BRACKET, BOLT AND PIN? DOES NISSAN, THE MANUFACTURER REALLY THINK THAT IS THE SOLUTION? THE SOLUTION IS EQUIPPING THE VEHICLE WITH THE PROPER (SIZE) BRAKES TO BEGIN WITH. THIS VEHICLE IS NOT A SMALL CAR, IT IS A LARGE SUV AND IT NEEDS LARGE TRUCK SIZE BRAKES. A RECALL OR TRUE FIX WOULD BE NICE BEFORE THESE BRAKES FAIL AND HURT SOMEONE. NISSAN REALLY DOESNT SEEM TO CARE BECAUSE WHEN YOU CALL THEM THEY WILL JUST LET YOU DRIVE IN AN UNSAFE VEHICLE WITH FAILING BRAKES. IF IT WASNT FOR THE NISSAN SERVICE DEPT ALWAYS PUTTING ME IN A RENTAL WHO KNOWS WHAT WOULD HAPPEN.*AK

SERVERAL ISSUES, THE MAIN ISSUE IS THE BRAKES, AND ROTORS. @ 7000 MILES, THE ROTORS WERE TURNED, STEERING WHEEL WAS PULSATING, SERVICE DEPARTMENT TURNED ROTORS. AT 11,000 MILES, THE STERRING WHEEL RESUMED PULSATING ALONG WITH THE BRAKE, SLIP, AND VDC LIGHT ACTIVATED ON THE CONTROL PANEL. I WAS TOLD BY THE SERVICE DEPT. MY BRAKE FLUID WAS LOW, PERHAPS LEAKING AND THE BRAKES REQUIRE CHANGING AT MY COST, THE WARRENTY DOES NOT COVER THE BRAKE ISSUE. I TOLD THE SERVICE DEPT. THIS WAS UNACCEPTABLE, I WILL NOT PAY FOR NEW BRAKES, AT SUCH LOW MILEAGE. MY REASEARCH HAS LED ME TO BELIEVE EARLIER ON THIS WILL BE A CONTINUING ISSUE REGARDING THE ROTORS AND BRAKES. TO MAKE A LONG STORY SHORT, IT HAS BEEN ALMOST A MONTH, THE BRAKES ARE STILL ON BACK ORDER, THE LIGHT SIGNALS I HAD DESCRIBED EARLIER ARE STILL LIGHTING UP LIKE A XMAS TREE. I AM MORE THAN FRUSTRATED WITH THIS ON GOING ISSUE. I HAVE CONTACTED NISSAN, I WAS ASSURED I WOULD RECIEVE A CALL BACK WITHIN 2 BUSINESS DAYS, THAT WAS 2 1/2 WEEKS AGO. I AM AFRAID TO DRIVE THIS VEHICLE. MY CONFIDENCE IN NISSAN IS MOOT. YOU WOULD THINK I DRIVE CONSTANTLY. I USE THE COMMUTER BUS TO GO BACK AND FORWARD TO WORK. MY DRIVE DAILY IS 3 MILES. EVERYTHING IS ON BACK ORDER. I AM STILL WAITING FOR AN INTERIOR PART FOR THIS VEHICLE SINCE JUNE.*AK

I PURCHASED A NISSAN ARMADA IN APRIL 2004 AND TWO MONTHS LATER HAD TO BRING IT TO DEALER FOR REPAIR AS THE BRAKES WERE SHUDDERING CAUSING TREMENDOUS SHIMMY IN THE STEERING WHEEL. THE DEALERSHIP, NISSAN THOUSAND OAKS, DID NOT REPLACE THE "WARPED ROTORS", INSTEAD "SWITCHING" THEM AROUND AND REPLACING THE BRAKE PADS. THE ADDITIONAL PROBLEM OF A RATTLE AND SQUEAKING SOUND FROM DASHBOARD RESULTED IN THE DEALERSHIP REALIGNING THE DASHBOARD PROPERLY. TWO MONTHS LATER I WAS BACK AT THE DEALERSHIP TO FIX THE BRAKES AGAIN. THIS TIME I DEMANDED THAT THE INFERIOR ROTORS BE REPLACED WITH HIGHER-QUALITY ROTORS. THEY REPLACED THE FACTORY-INSTALLED ROTORS WITH NEW ROTORS (TOLD BETTER QUALITY ROTORS) AND THEY ALSO HAD TO REPLACE THE BRAKE PADS AGAIN. ADDITIONALLY, THERE I WAS EXPERIENCING AN INTERMITTENT PROBLEM WITH THE A/C; IT WOULD SOMETIMES RUN VERY HOT AIR. THEY CHECKED IT OUT AND FOUND THAT THE CLUTCH FAN NEEDED TO BE REPLACED; THIS PART IS ON ORDER AND I WILL HAVE TO RETURN FOR INSTALLATION. ALSO, I ASKED THEM TO ONCE AGAIN FIX A SQUEAKING AND RATTLING ISSUE THAT SEEMED TO BE COMING FROM THE DASHBOARD AGAIN AND ALSO INTERMITTENT FAILURE OF THE STEREO CONTROLS LOCATED ON THE STEERING WHEEL. ACCORDING TO THEIR MECHANICS, THE SOUND PROBLEM AND STEREO CONTROLS PROBLEM DID NOT OCCUR WHILE MY VEHICLE WAS IN THEIR POSSESSION. A WEEK LATER, AUGUST 12, 2004, I HAD TO RETURN TO HAVE THE CLUTCH FAN REPLACED AND THIS TIME I ALSO REQUESTED THAT ONE OF THEIR MECHANICS DRIVE THE VEHICLE WITH ME SO THAT I COULD POINT OUT THE SQUEAKING ISSUE. THE MECHANIC HEARD THE SOUND PROBLEM THIS TIME AND I AM TOLD THEY WILL TRY TO FIX THIS ISSUE. I HAVE NOT HAD A PROBLEM AGAIN, AS YET WITH THE STEREO CONTROLS ON THE STEERING WHEEL.