2004 Nissan Armada

2004 NISSAN ARMADA BRAKE FAILURE WHILE DRIVING,THIS IS AT RANDOM TIMES CAUSING US TO PANIC IN TRAFFIC.THIS HAS BEEN AN ON GOING PROBLEM WITH NO FIX AND THIS IS VERY SCARY AND UNSAFE.AND THE ONLY SOLUTION IS HOPE THAT YOU GET TO A SAFE PLACE WITHOUT INJURIES OR DEATH OCCURRING. TURN IT OFF AND BACK ON AND DRIVE UNTIL IT DOES IT AGAIN. SO TAKING A RISK EVERYDAY AND PRAYING THAT SOMETHING BE DONE WITH THIS IS LIKE AN AWAKENING NIGHTMARE WAITING TO HAPPEN JUST DON'T KNOW WHEN. THANKS FOR YOUR COOPERATION WITH THIS SAFETY ISSUE. *TR

2004 NISSAN ARMADA; I'VE BEEN MONITORING THESE REPORTS FOR YEARS AND FIND IT RIDICULOUS THAT NISSAN IS INCOMPETENT IN DEALING WITH THIS ISSUE. THIS HAS BEEN AN ISSUE SINCE THE ADVENT OF THE ARMADA PLATFORM. I HAVE HAD THIS SAME ABS ISSUE SINCE WE PURCHASED THE CAR IN FEB 2005. ALTHOUGH THE ISSUE CAN BE RESOLVED OR RESET BY TURNING OFF THE ENGINE AND RESTARTING, IT DOES NOTHING TO WARD OFF CLOSE CALLS IN TRAFFIC OR BUSY STREETS WITH PEDESTRIANS. I'VE HEARD EVERYTHING FROM REPLACING THE COMPUTER, BRAKE BOOSTER, PRESSURE EQUALIZATION VALVE...ETC. THESE ARE ALL BLIND ATTEMPTS TO DO SOMETHING IF NOT ANYTHING. THE PROBLEM NEEDS TO BE RESOLVED DEFINITELY AND THE REMEDY APPLIED UNILATERALLY ACROSS THE ARMADA LINE. THE GRINDING NOISE, I BELIEVE IS NOT AT THE ROTORS, IT IS A SPRING LIKE RESONANCE THAT COMES FROM THE BRAKE BOOSTER AND THE MILLISECOND PRESSURE REACTION TO EACH OF THE WHEELS. IT SOUNDS LIKE SOMEONE HITS A LARGE COIL SPRING WITH A HAMMER. I CAN'T TELL, BUT IS THIS PROBLEM LIMITED TO JUST THE 2004 MODELS? COME ON NISSAN...DO THE RIGHT THING BEFORE SOMEONE GETS HURT! *KB

SUDDEN AND COMPLETE FAILURE OF THE BRAKING SYSTEM. BRAKE PEDAL BECOMES HARD TO PUSH AND THE BRAKES ISSUE A SCRAPPING AND GRINDING NOISE. VERY SCARY. BRAKES BECOME UNUSABLE AND IT IS CLEAR THAT THE ABS CONTROLLER HAS SOMEHOW COME ONE AT AN INAPPROPRIATE TIME SUCH THAT THE BRAKING SYSTEM IS NOT OPERATING PROPERLY. IF THIS OCCURRED AT HIGH SPEED, IT WOULD SURELY CAUSE A MAJOR ACCIDENT. THIS HAS HAPPENED SEVERAL TIMES WITH THIS VEHICLE AND THERE ARE MANY OTHER ACCOUNTS WITH OTHER VEHICLE. YOU ARE REFERRED TO THE WEBSITE OF ARMADA.COM FOR THE SAME. NISSAN SHOULD HAVE RECALLED THESE VEHICLES LONG AGO FOR REPAIRS. I AM TOLD THAT SOME DEALERS ARE REPROGRAMMING THE COMPUTER AND ARE CHARGING OWNERS FOR THIS INHERENT DEFECT IN THESE VEHICLE AND POOR DESIGN FROM THE FACTORY. THIS RAMPANT CONDITION WHICH AFFECTS THOUSANDS OF VEHICLE IN THE U.S. BOTH NISSAN ARMADA OF ALL YEARS 2004-PRESENT AND NISSAN LUXURY COMPANION VEHICLES UNDER THE INFINITY QX DESIGN. THE ABOVE PREVALENT DEFECT IS A CLEAR AND PRESENT DANGER TO ALL OWNERS OF ARMADA AND QX VEHICLES. NISSAN KNOWS ABOUT THIS, BUT HAS FAILED AND REFUSED TO ISSUE A RECALL. THEY SHOULD BE DIRECTED TO DO SO, OR BE HEAVILY PENALIZED FOR FAILURE TO REPAIR THESE VEHICLE TO PREVENT FUTURE INJURY TO VEHICLE OWNERS AND THEIR FAMILIES. UPDATED 08/31/11 *BF

DRIVING 2004 NISSAN ARMADA SE OFF ROAD TRAVELING AT LOW SPEED (20 MPH OR LESS) IN TRAFFIC. BRAKE LIGHT COMES ON IN THE DASHBOARD, BRAKE PRESSURE GOES TO NEAR NOTHING (HAVE TO PUSH PEDAL ALL THE WAY TO FLOOR TO STOP CAR) AND BRAKES MAKE A GRINDING NOISE UNDER THE STEERING COLUMN. CAR STOPS EVENTUALLY BUT NO CONFIDENCE CAR WOULD STOP SUDDENLY. PROBLEM IS FIXED TEMPORARILY IF CAR IS TURNED OFF AND RESTARTED. HAPPENS INTERMITTENTLY COULD GO 3-4 WEEKS WITHOUT A PROBLEM, BUT EVERYTIME SEEMS TO BE AT LOW SPEED IN TRAFFIC WITH REPETITIVE USE OF THE BRAKES. NISSAN DEALER CAN'T REPLICATE PROBLEM AND CAN'T DIAGNOSE PROBLEM WITHOUT SEEING CAR WITH BRAKE FAILURE INDICATOR STILL ON. THEY ARE RECOMMENDING POTENTIALLY REPLACING ABS COMPUTER $1,500 BUT NO GUARANTEE THAT WILL FIX PROBLEM. *KB

I HAVE A 2004 NISSAN ARMADA, AND I WAS DRIVING WHEN THE BRAKE LIGHT CAME ON AND THE ABS SYSTEM ENGAGED ON ITS OWN AND I LOST BRAKING POWER. I SHUT THE CAR OFF AND THE PROBLEM WENT AWAY THIS IS A VERY SERIOUS PROBLEM THAT SOMEONE CAN GET HURT OR BE KILLED FROM. I CONTACTED NISSAN, AND IM GOING TO TAKE IT TO THE DEALERSHIP FOR DIAGNOSIS. PLEASE LOOK INTO THIS MATTER BEFORE SOMEONE DIES. *KB

SYMPTOM: NISSAN VEHICLE LOOSES BRAKING ABILITY WHEN THIS SYMPTOM HAPPENS. BRAKE LIGHT COMES ON THE DASHBOARD, BRAKE PEDAL GOES ALL THE WAY TO THE FLOOR, AND THERE IS GRINDING NOISE FROM THE FRONT END TOWARD THE WHEELS. VEHICLE BRAKING ABILITY IS REDUCED TO 10% OR LESS. TURNING IGNITION OFF/ON RESOLVES FOR SHORT TIME, BUT NOT A PERMANENT FIX. NISSAN HAS TSB NTB06-040 TO CLEAR THE CODE C1179 FROM BRAKE MODULE. I HAD PREFORMED AT MY COST AND ISSUE CAME BACK. CALLED NISSAN AND OPEND A FILE NUMBER 7181591, BUT THEY ARE BLAMING IT ON ME, NOT THE FLAW THAT IS HAPPENING TO 100'S OF OTHER ARMADAS INCLUDING ME. I AM REQUESTING SAFECAR.GOV TO PROBE NISSAN ABOUT THE BRAKE ISSUE THAT IS AFFECTING 2004 ARMADA, TITAN, AND INFINITY QX56 AND TO FIND OUT IF THEY ARE DOING ANYTHING TO FIX IT. LINKS OF DISCUSSION ON DIFFERENT FORUMS: HTTP://TOWNHALL-TALK.EDMUNDS.COM/DIRECT/VIEW/.F0FFEA4/0 HTTP://WWW.TITANTALK.COM/FORUMS/TITAN-PROBLEMS-DEALER-SERVICE/111660-BRAKE-LIGHT-CAME-SOFT-ABS-FEELING-PEDAL-2.HTML HTTP://WWW.CLUBARMADA.COM/FORUMS/SHOWTHREAD.PHP?T=12333

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 NISSAN ARMADA. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 35 MPH, THE CONTACT APPLIED PRESSURE TO THE BRAKE PEDAL AND CAME TO A COMPLETE STOP WHEN THE BRAKE PEDAL LOCKED. HE THEN APPLIED THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL AND THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT ACCELERATE. THE VEHICLE HAD TO BE RESTARTED IN ORDER FOR THE BRAKES TO FUNCTION PROPERLY. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTICS OR REPAIRS. THE FAILURE OCCURRED THREE DIFFERENT TIMES. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 NISSAN ARMADA. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 20 MPH, THE CONTACT APPLIED PRESSURE TO THE BRAKES AND HEARD A LOUD GRINDING NOISE. HE WAS UNABLE TO BRING THE VEHICLE TO A COMPLETE STOP, CAUSING THE PEDAL TO JERK. HE WAS FORCED TO USE THE EMERGENCY BRAKE IN ORDER TO STOP THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER WHO PERFORMED A DIAGNOSTIC TEST WHICH CONCLUDED THAT THE BRAKE BOOSTER FAILED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER DID NOT OFFER ANY ASSISTANCE. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 67,287.