2004 Nissan Armada

BRAKES DEVELOPED A BAD PROBLEM WITH VIBRATIONS WHEN BRAKING WHICH ACUTALLY GIGGLED THE STEERING WHEEL. PROBLEM WAS FIRST REPAIRED AT 5,000 MILES AND THEY SERVICED IT BY TURNING THE ROTORS. PROBLEM REOCCURED AT 11,000 MILES AND IT WAS SERVICED AGAIN. THIS TIME THE ROTORS COULD NOT BE TURNED AND THEY HAD TO REPLACE THE ROTORS, PAD KIT, AND BOOT KIT. AT 16,000 MILES THE PROBLEM ONCE AGAIN REOCCURED AND AT THE TIME THE SERVICE DEPT. SAID THAT NISSAN HAS NOT FOUND A PERMANENT FIX FOR THIS PROBLEM AND THEY ONCE AGAIN TURNED MY ROTORS. I HAVE SINCE CALLED NISSAN AND WAS TOLD BY THEIR REPRESENTATIVE THAT NISSAN IS ONLY PROVIDING "COUNTER-MEAURES" AND HAS NOT FOUND A FIX AND HAS NO DATE WHEN ONE WILL BE AVAIL. I FEEL IT IS A MAJOR SAFETY ISSUE SINCE THESE PROBLEMS HAVE OCCURED WITHOUT EVENING TOWING ANYTHING AND I AM PURSUING THE LEMON LAW IN THE STATE OF WASHINGTON. IT IS UNREASONABLE TO EXPECT PEOPLE TO DRIVE A VEHICLE WHICH HAS TO HAVE A MAJOR BREAK SERVICE PERFOMED EVERY 5,000 MILES JUST TO BE SOMEWHAT SAFE.*AK

BRAKES JUTTER AND NEED REPAIR EVERY 5,000 MILES. CAR HAS HAD ROTORS TURNS, PAD REPLACED, ROTORS REPLACED. THE FIRST FAILURE WAS NOTED WITH 5,000 MILES ON IT AND A REPAIR WAS MADE. A REPAIR WAS AGAIN MADE AT 11,000 MILES AT THAT TIME NEW ROTORS WERE INSTALLED AND ANOTHER REPAIR WAS MADE IN MARCH 2005 AT 16,000 MILES. I CALLED NISSAN AND WAS TOLD BY THEIR REPRESENTATIVE THAT THE FIXES WERE "COUNTER-MEASURES" AND THAT AT THIS TIME NO PERMANENT FIX HAS BEEN IDENTIFIED AND THERE IS NO DATE FOR A PERMANENT FIX TO THIS SAFETY PROBLEM.*AK

THE NISSAN ARMADA HAS BEEN DESIGNED WITH A MUCH INFERIOR BRAKE SYSTEM, REGARDING TO THE SIZE AND WEIGHT OF THE ARMADA. THEY HAD CUT COSTS BY INSTALLING A NISSAN FRONTIER BRAKE SYSTEM WHICH WEIGHS ABOUT HALF THE WEIGHT OF A NISSAN ARMADA. THIS HAS CAUSED THE BRAKES TO GIVE OUT EVERY 5000 MILES AND ALSO CREATES AN UNSAFE BRAKING SYSTEM. IT ALSO ALLOWS THE VEHICLE TO DIVE WHEN BRAKING NOT GIVING A SAFE BRAKING REACTION TIME. THE DEALERSHIPS HAVE CONSTANTLY REPLACED MY BRAKES (3 TIMES WITHIN 15,OOO MILES) AND DID ADMIT THAT NISSAN HAS ADMITTED TO PUTTING AN INFERIOR BRAKING SYSTEM.

BOUGHT NEW ARMADA IN NOVEMBER 2004. IT HAS BEEN AT THE SERVICE CENTER AT BANKSTON LEWISVILLE TWICE NOW. REPEAT PROBLEM WITH BRAKE FAILURE AND STEERING WHEEL SHAKING. UNIBODY CREAKS ALL THE TIME. 2ND ROW SEAT BELT FAILED TWICE, WHICH THREW MY BABY AND HER CAR SEAT INTO THE BACK OF THE DRIVER'S SEAT!!! DASH AND CONSOLES RATTLE ALL THE TIME. WIND NOISE IS HORRIBLE! DEALER SAID THEY WILL WORK ON IT. I CALLED NISSAN CONSUMER AFFAIRS AND ARE WAITING FOR A RESPONSE FROM A REGIONAL SPECIALIST.*AK

WHILE APPLYING THE BRAKE PEDAL, THE VEHICLE VIBRATED UNCONTROLLABLY. THE DRIVER WAS ABLE TO MAINTAIN CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE AND DROVE IT TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION. THE MECHANIC INFORMED THE DRIVER THAT THE ROTORS NEEDED TO BE REPLACED AND REPLACED IT THREE TIMES. HOWEVER, THE PROBLEM STILL OCCURS AT THIS TIME. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER DETAILS. *NM