2005 Nissan Armada

3/28/2006 WHEN BRAKING THERE IS INTERMITTENTLY A PULSATION,75% DECREASED BRAKING ABILITY, BRAKE LIGHT ON. BRAKING DECREASE IS A HAZARD! : DEALER FOUND STEERING WHEEL SHAKES WHEN BRAKING. INSTALLED UPDATED BRAKE KIT & BRAKE JUDDER BULLETIN. STILL OCCURRING EVERY ONCE IN A WHILE . . .ONCE EVER SEVERAL MONTHS, BUT CANNOT REPRODUCE EXACT SYMPTOMS AT DEALER. 10/20/2008: WHEN BRAKING THERE IS INTERMITTENTLY A PULSATION,DECREASED BRAKING ABILITY, BRAKE LIGHT ON. SYMPTOM APPEARED AND STOPPED AT LOCAL MECHANIC. HE TESTED CAR, BUT SYMPTOMS DISAPPEAR WHEN CAR SHUT OFF AND RESTARTED. DEALER FOUND NO CODES PRESENT. NOT ABLE TO REPRODUCE PROBLEM. PERFORMED TSB 06-040 AND ADVISED IT MAY NOT FIX PROBLEM. SOFTWARE UPDATED AND PROBLEM SEEMED TO BE RESOLVED UNTIL 6/25/2010: WHEN BRAKING THERE IS INTERMITTENTLY A PULSATION,75% DECREASED BRAKING ABILITY, BRAKE LIGHT ON. BRAKING DECREASE IS A HAZARD! READING ABOUT SAME PROBLEM IN FORUMS WITHOUT A GOOD SOLUTION. HATE TO BE A DEATH OR INJURY TO GET THIS PROBLEM NOTICED. WILL TAKE BACK TO THE DEALER, BUT EXPECT THE SAME "NOT SURE IT IS FIXED" RESPONSE. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 NISSAN ARMADA. THE CONTACT WAS DECELERATING TO EXIT THE FREEWAY WHEN SHE HEARD AN UNUSUAL GRINDING NOISE. SHE ATTEMPTED TO ENGAGE THE BRAKES BUT TO NO AVAIL. SHE THEN MOVED THE VEHICLE OFF THE ROADWAY AND SHUT OFF THE ENGINE. WHEN RESTARTING, THE VEHICLE RESUMED NORMAL OPERATION. THE DEALER PERFORMED A DIAGNOSTIC AND DISCOVERED THAT THE VEHICLE COMPUTER WOULD NEED TO BE REPROGRAMMED TO REPAIR THE BRAKING SYSTEM. THE VEHICLE WAS LEFT WITH THE DEALER AWAITING REPAIRS. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 60,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 110,000.

MULTIPLE BRAKE FAILURES WITH MY 2005 NISSAN ARMADA. NISSAN MOTOR AMERICA IS WELL AWARE OF THE SERIOUS SAFETY DEFECTS IN MY VEHICLE BUT WILL NOT HONOR THE 2 TIMES OF A MAJOR SYSTEM FAILURE TO REPLACE THE VEHICLE. THIS IS THE 4TH TIME I HAVE HAD A MAJOR BRAKE FAILURE ON THE VEHICLE INCLUDING ITS SYSTEMS AND COMPUTER COMPONENTS. PARTS HAVE BEEN REPLACED IN MY VEHICLE 4 TIMES. THE LAST TIME, I WAS ASSURED BY A DTC FROM CALIFORNIA WHO FLEW UP TO WA WHO AUTHORIZED THE REPLACEMENT OF THE ENTIRE BRAKING SYSTEM WHICH FAILED AGAIN "IT WOULD NEVER HAPPEN AGAIN". MULTIPLE FAILURES ON THE DIAGNOSTICS REVEALED CODES WHICH WAS AGAIN AUTHORIZED THE REPLACEMENTS OF PARTS FROM A CONSUMER AFFAIRS REGIONAL MANAGER: CODES: VEHICLE DCT C11110-CONTROLLER FAILURE, P1832 TCS OP SIGNAL, P1831-VDC OP SIGNAL, P1828 -LINE PRES. IN SHORT, MASTER VACCUM, MASTER CYLINDER, ABS CONTROL UNIT, ALL WERE REPLACED AGAIN. NISSAN FP NUMBERS: 47660-ZQ21B ACTUATOR ASSY. 47210-ZC01C MASTER VAC ASSY, 46010-7S20A CYL BRAKE MASTER, WIRING CONNECTORS, BRAKE FLUID...ETC, ETC. THIS IS ANOTHER FAILURE ATTEMPT FOR NISSAN TO SKIRT THE SERIOUSNESS OF THIS ISSUES OF MY VEHICLE AND HUNDREDS OF OTHERS IF NOT THOUSANDS. SERVICE ADVISOR FROM TOWN NISSAN IN WENATCHEE MENTIONED THAT THE ROTORS HAS BEEN TURNED. WORK NOT PERFORMED. LIED TO ME AS A CUSTOMER. NOW I HAVE MAJOR BREAK FADE FROM MY VEHICLE BEING TESTED FROM THE DEALERSHIP TO TRY AND DUPLICATE THE FAILURE INITIALLY AND ROAD TESTING IT FOR PROPER FUNCTION. THE FIRST 3 BRAKE FAILURES OCCURRED WITHIN THE FIRST 2 YEARS OF THE VEHICLES LIFE. 3200 MILES - ROTORS FAILED, 5800 MILES-MAJOR BRAKE FAILURE ALL COMPONENTS REPLACED. 13,000 MILES-ANOTHER MAJOR BRAKE FAILURE, PARTS REPLACED AGAIN, 22,000 MILES ROTORS WARPED & REPLACED. 28,000 MILES, BRAKE FAILURE AGAIN, MAJOR SYSTEMS REPLACED AGAIN. 49,000 MILES AGAIN BRAKES FAILED. MAJOR SYSTEMS REPLACED. WHEN WILL NISSAN LISTEN? AFTER A DEATH IN A SCHOOL ZONE? CROSSWALK? MYSELF? REPLACEMENT OF PARTS IS A POOR ATTEMPT FOR NISSAN. *TR

I'M DRIVING LESS THAN 5 MILES IN THE SCHOOL PARKING LOTS AND ALL SUDDENLY MY BRAKES MAKE A LOUD NOISE AND THE BRAKE LIGHTS TURN ON. I HAD TO TURN MY CAR OFF AND TURN IT BACK ON. THIS IS UNSAFE FOR MY FAMILY WHILE THIS INCIDENT HAPPENED, MY DAUGHTERS WERE IN THE CAR WITH ME. I WAS AFRAID FOR THE LIFE OF MY DAUGHTERS. THIS INCIDENTS REGARDING THE BRAKE HAPPENED TO ME MORE THAN 5 TIMES ALREADY. NISSAN SHOULD HAD THIS RECALL. I HAD MY MECHANIC CHECK IT OUT, HE GAVE ME A CODE C1179 DELTA STROKE SENSOR SIGNAL FAULT MEANING THE BRAKE BOOSTER AND ABS UNIT . *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 NISSAN ARMADA. WHILE DRIVING 10 MPH AND ENGAGING THE BRAKE PEDAL, IT FAILED TO RESPOND. PRIOR TO THE FAILURE, HE HEARD A GRINDING AND KNOCKING NOISE. HE WAS FORCED TO USE THE EMERGENCY BRAKE TO SLOW THE VEHICLE DOWN. HE WAS ABLE TO SAFELY DRIVE ONTO THE EMERGENCY LANE AND SHUT THE ENGINE OFF. WITHIN A FEW MINUTES HE TURNED THE VEHICLE ON AND THE BRAKE SYSTEM BEGAN FUNCTIONING NORMALLY. THE DEALER WAS CONTACTED AND STATED THAT THERE WERE NO RECALLS. THE FAILURE HAS OCCURRED TWICE. NISSAN CORPORATION GAVE HIM A CLAIM NUMBER AND ADVISED HIM TO HAVE THE VEHICLE DIAGNOSED AND REPAIRED AT HIS OWN EXPENSE. THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THE CONTACT IS FAMILIAR WITH OTHER RELATED YEAR, MAKE AND MODEL VEHICLES WITH THE IDENTICAL FAILURE. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 45860. UPDATED 2/26/10 *CN UPDATED 05/11/10.*JB

VEHICLE: 2005 NISSAN ARMADA FAILURE: COMPLETE FAILURE OF THE BRAKE SYSTEM INCIDENT: WHILE DRIVING LOST COMPLETE BRAKE SYSTEM, LEAVING ME WITH NO ABILITY TO STOP THE VEHICLE. THE PROBLEM RESOLVED ITSELF BY RESTARTING THE VEHICLE. RESOLUTION: I TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER AND WAS TOLD THEY COULD NOT REPEAT THE ISSUE AND THAT THEY WOULD "REFLASH" THE ECM THAT "SHOULD" CORRECT THE PROBLEM. AFTER RESEARCHING THIS I FOUND MANY OTHER OWNER OF 2004 - 2007 NISSAN ARMADA AND TITAN VEHICLE HAD THE SAME PROBLEM. THE PROBLEM IS BEST DESCRIBED AS AN INTERMITTENT COMPLETE FAILURE OF THE BRAKE SYSTEM THAT IS RESOLVED BY RESTARTING THE VEHICLE. AFTER MANY COMPLAINTS TO NISSAN AND THE DEALER THEY DECIDED TO REPLACE THE POWER BRAKE BOOSTER SAYING THAT ANY COMPONENT FAILURE THAT CAUSES THIS MUST BE CONTAINED IN THE BRAKE BOOSTER. THEY ALSO STATED THAT THEY HAVE REPLACED OTHER CUSTOMERS BRAKE BOOSTERS WITH THE SAME PROBLEM. THIS IS A MAJOR SAFETY ISSUE THAT NISSAN NEEDS TO MAKE THERE CUSTOMERS AWARE OF!!!! *TR

I HAVE A 2005 NISSAN ARMADA. WHILE DRIVING THE ABS AND EMERGENCY BRAKE LIGHT WOULD START FLASHING. WHEN I COME TO A STOP THE BRAKING SYSTEM STARTS TO MAKE A LOUD GRINDING NOISE LIKE THE ABS HAS KICKED IN AND WONT DISENGAGE. THE ONLY WAY TO TEMPORARILY CORRECT THIS IS TO SHUT THE VEHICLE OFF AND THEN RESTART THE VEHICLE. THIS HAS BEEN IDENTIFIED AS A RECALL FOR NISSAN ARMADAS 2004 AND OLDER. *TR

I HAVE A 2005 NISSAN ARMADA. I WAS DRIVING AND STARTING TO BRAKE WHEN ALL OF A SUDDEN MY BRAKE LIGHT CAME ON AND A LOUD GRINDING NOISE WAS HEARD FROM THE FRONT OF MY ARMADA. I ALMOST LOST BRAKING CAPABILITY. I APPLIED THE BRAKES AGAIN AND THE SAME THING HAPPENED WITH THE LOUD NOISE AND LIMITED BRAKING ABILITY. I PULLED OVER ON THE SIDE OF THE ROAD, TURNED THE VEHICLE OFF AND RESTARTED THE TRUCK AND THE PROBLEM WAS GONE FOR THAT MOMENT. A FEW WEEKS LATER, IT HAPPENED AGAIN, SO I TOOK IT INTO THE NISSAN DEALER AND THEY TOLD ME IT WAS A CODE ERROR AND IT HAD BEEN RESET (IT WAS STILL UNDER WARRANTY THEN). WELL, IT HAS SINCE HAPPENED ABOUT 10 MORE TIMES. I HAD MY HUSBAND TAKE IT TO ANOTHER NISSAN DEALER AND THEY TOLD HIM IT WAS THE BRAKE BOOSTER, AND WOULD COST APPROXIMATELY $900 TO FIX. WE DID NOT PAY THE MONEY TO HAVE FIXED. THE LAST INCIDENT WAS THIS MORNING WITH MY TWO SMALL DAUGHTERS IN THE TRUCK WITH ME. I WAS IN 3 LANES OF TRAFFIC AND WAS STARTING TO APPLY THE BRAKES, WHEN THE BRAKE LIGHT CAME ON AND THE VDC LIGHT AND TWO OTHER PANEL LIGHTS. THIS MORNING, IT WAS THE WORST IT HAD BEEN SINCE IT STARTED. I NORMALLY HAVE A LITTLE BIT OF BRAKES, BUT THIS MORNING WHEN I TAPPED THE BRAKES, IT BROUGHT THE VEHICLE TO A COMPLETE SUDDEN STOP IN 3 LANES OF TRAFFIC, THEN, I LET OFF THE BRAKE AND TRIED TO EASE UP AND REAPPLY THE BRAKES AND IT BROUGHT IT TO A COMPLETE STOP AGAIN. I TURNED THE TRUCK OFF AND IT CLEARED ITSELF. I CALLED MY HUSBAND AND TOLD HIM. ONCE I GOT TO WORK, I STARTED TO DO SOME RESEARCH AND I FIND THAT I AM NOT THE ONLY PERSON EXPERIENCING THIS PROBLEM! I COUNT MYSELF LUCKY THIS MORNING THAT I WAS NOT REAR ENDED BECAUSE I HAD MY TWO SMALL DAUGHTERS IN MY TRUCK WITH ME!!!! NISSAN NEEDS TO DO SOMETHING ABOUT THIS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! *TR