2004 Nissan Armada

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 NISSAN ARMADA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 65 MPH, THE BRAKE AND VDC WARNING INDICATORS ILLUMINATED UNTIL THE ENGINE WAS TURNED OFF. THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED AND THEN TRAVELED TO THE FLOOR WITH A LOUD CLUNKING NOISE. ON A SEPARATE OCCASION, THE BRAKES FAILED TO RESPOND UPON ENGAGEMENT. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER FIVE TIMES. THE REPAIRS PERFORMED ON THE VEHICLE CONSISTED OF THE REPLACEMENTS OF THE ABS CONTROL UNIT, BRAKE BOOSTER AND MASTER CYLINDER PRESSURE SENSOR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE DEFECT. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 63,000.

AS DOCUMENTED IN THE NHTSA COMPLAINTS FOR MULTIPLE MODELS AND YEARS. MY ARMADA (THAT I HAPPENED TO BUY FOR MY WIFE'S BIRTHDAY JUST 8 MONTHS AGO), LIKE THOUSANDS OF OTHER 04-06 ARMADAS, TITANS, AND QX56 HAS THE RANDOM ABS INCIDENT. THIS IS A SERIOUS SAFETY CONCERN THAT I CAN'T BELIEVE HAS NOT BEEN RECALLED. NISSAN KNOWS ABOUT IT. DEALERSHIPS KNOW ABOUT IT. PEOPLE THAT HAVE HAD THEIR COMPLETE ABS SYSTEMS REPLACED ARE HAVING THE PROBLEM JUST A FEW YEARS DOWN THE ROAD. THE ABS SYSTEM ACTIVATES UNDER NORMAL, DRY ROAD CONDITIONS. THE PEDAL GOES TO THE FLOOR, THE VEHICLE LOSES ALMOST ALL BRAKING POWER, YOU HEAR THE ABS GRINDING AND FEEL IT PULSATING THE BRAKE PEDAL. THE ABS LIGHT COMES ON, SOME TIMES THE "VDC OFF" AND "SLIP" LIGHTS COME ON. IT'S DOCUMENTED ON VEHICLE RELATED WEBSITES BY HUNDREDS OF USERS. WWW.TITANTALK.COM. WWW.CLUBARMADA.COM. THERE HAVE BEEN VEHICLE CRASHES RELATED TO THE ABS FAILURE, THERE'S PROBABLY BEEN DEATHS (BUT HOW WILL THOSE VICTIMS REPORT THE FAILURE?)...PEOPLE HAVE REPORTED HAVING TO PULL OFF THE HIGHWAY AT HIGH SPEEDS WHEN IT HAPPENS. PEOPLE HAVE REPORTED NOT BEING ABLE TO STOP FOR TRAFFIC. PEOPLE HAVE REPORTED NOT BEING ABLE TO STOP AT STOP LIGHTS AND STOP SIGNS. BUT NO SAFETY RECALL. WHAT DOES IT TAKE? I HAVE TWO YOUNG CHILDREN. THEY RIDE IN THIS CAR. DOES THE NHTSA (AND NISSAN FOR THAT MATTER) NOT CARE ABOUT THE SAFETY OF MY FAMILY AND THE THOUSANDS OF OTHER OWNERS WITH THE EXACT SAME PROBLEM. *TR

WHILE DRIVING MY 2004 NISSAN ARMADA LE, I WENT TO SLOW DOWN TO MAKE A TURN, AND MY BRAKE PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR ACCOMPANIED BY A METALLIC GRINDING SOUND. I DOWNSHIFTED AND PUMPED THE BRAKES TO COME TO A STOP, BUT HAD VERY LITTLE BRAKING EFFICIENCY FOR THE NEXT THIRD OF A MILE TO MY HOUSE. THE BRAKE LIGHT HAS PERIODICALLY STAYED ON AFTER THE EMERGENCY BRAKE WAS RELEASED, BUT TURNING THE VEHICLE OFF AND THEN BACK ON HAS ALWAYS RESET THIS CONDITION. AFTER THE INCIDENT TODAY, THE BRAKE LIGHT REMAINED LIT EVEN AFTER RESTARTING THE VEHICLE. THE BRAKE PADS, CALIPERS, ROTORS, PISTONS, AND MASTER CYLINDER ALL APPEAR TO BE IN NORMAL CONDITION. I FEEL THAT OUR VEHICLE HAS EXPERIENCED FAILURE OF THE DELTA SENSOR OR BRAKE BOOSTER, AS ONLINE FORUM DESCRIPTIONS OF THESE SUDDEN FAILURES SEEM CONSISTENT WITH OUR EXPERIENCE. NISSAN NEEDS TO ACT QUICKLY TO CORRECT THIS FAILURE TO AVOID DRIVER INJURY OR DEATH. IT APPEARS THAT THERE IS NO OPEN RECALL AS OF YET TO ADDRESS THE FAULTY BRAKE BOOSTER ISSUE. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 NISSAN ARMADA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE BRAKES FAILED. THE CONTACT HAD TO USE THE EMERGENCY BRAKE IN ORDER TO STOP THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT SPOKE TO A DEALER AND WAS TOLD THAT A BRAKE SENSOR MAY HAVE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INSPECTED. THE FAILURE AND THE CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 99,500. *TR

AS I PUSHED ON THE BRAKES, THERE WAS A GRINDING SOUND AND THE CAR SORT OF SHOOK (SIMILAR TO ABS GOING OFF, BUT A LITTLE DIFFERENT, AND I WASN'T SLIPPING). IT WAS VERY HARD FOR ME TO STOP AND THE BRAKE PEDAL FELT VERY SQUISHY. THE EMERGENCY BRAKE LIGHT CAME ON AND WOULD NOT TURN OFF. THE PROBLEM WOULD NOT GO AWAY UNTIL I TURNED THE CAR OFF. AS SOON AS I DID THAT, AND TURNED IT BACK ON THE PROBLEM WENT AWAY. THIS HAS HAPPENED MULTIPLE TIMES SINCE THEN, WITH NO WARNING AND UNDER MANY DIFFERENT CIRCUMSTANCES. NO ONE CAN FIND THE PROBLEM BECAUSE IT GOES AWAY WHEN YOU TURN THE CAR OFF. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 NISSAN ARMADA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 30 MPH, THE BRAKES FAILED WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC BUT THEY WERE UNABLE TO PROVIDE A DIAGNOSIS. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE ISSUE. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 150,000. *TR

JUST RECENTLY I HAVE HAD 2 INCIDENTS WHERE RANDOMLY THE BRAKE LIGHT WOULD COME ON AND THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT STOP. THE VEHICLE MADE A HORRIFIC SOUND WHEN APPLYING THE BRAKES AND STOPPING POWER WAS PROBABLY REDUCED TO ABOUT 20%. WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS TURNED OFF AND RESTARTED EVERYTHING WAS BACK TO NORMAL. LUCKILY BOTH TIMES I WAS IN A PARKING LOT AND NOT TRAVELING FAST. IF I HAD BEEN ON A HIGHWAY TRYING TO MAKE A QUICK STOP IT COULD HAVE CAUSED A FATAL ACCIDENT. I HAD THE VEHICLE REPAIRED AT CROWN NISSAN IN BIRMINGHAM AL. THEY REPLACED THE DELTA SENSOR AND BRAKE BOOSTER FOR 900.00+ DOLLARS. IT MAKES ME WONDER IF THESE COMPONENTS SHOULD OF BEEN REPLACED WHEN THE BRAKES WHERE REPLACED BY NISSAN UNDER RECALL BECAUSE OF INADEQUATE SIZED ROTORS. THE DELTA SENSOR AND BRAKE BOOSTER COULD BE INADEQUATE FOR THE NEW BRAKES THAT WERE PUT ON MY VEHICLE. I OPENED CASE XXXX3057 WITH NISSAN NORTH AMERICA TO SEE IF THEY WOULD ASSIST WITH THE COST OF THE REPAIR. THEY DENIED THE CLAIM AND WOULDN'T EVEN SEND ME A FOLLOW UP IN WRITING AFTER MULTIPLE REQUESTS. SEEMS THEY WANT TO HIDE THEIR DECISION.