2006 Nissan Armada

I WAS OPERATING MY 2006 NISSAN ARMADA AND WAS TRAVELING AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS WHEN I NOTICED THAT MY BRAKE LIGHT WAS ON. I TESTED THE BRAKES AND IMMEDIATELY HEARD A GRINDING AND POPPING NOISE AND NOISES THAT INDICATED TO ME THAT THE ABS WAS ACTIVATING OFF AND ON. THE PEDAL WAS VERY SOFT AND MY BRAKING EFFECTIVENESS WAS SEVERELY DIMINISHED. HAD I NEEDED TO MAKE A SUDDEN STOP OR BEEN EXPECTING MY BRAKES TO REACT NORMALLY, I WOULD NOT HAVE BEEN ABLE TO STOP IN A SAFE DISTANCE. I PULLED TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD AND VISUALLY INSPECTED THE BRAKES AND FOUND NO ISSUES. I CHECKED THE BRAKE FLUID LEVEL AND SAW THAT IT WAS FINE (JUST BELOW THE MAX MARK AND WELL ABOVE THE MIN). BY THIS TIME MY BRAKE LIGHT, VDC OFF, AND SLIP LIGHT WERE ALL ILLUMINATED. I SHUT THE VEHICLE OFF THEN RESTARTED IT. THE THREE LIGHTS WERE STILL LIT, BUT THE BRAKES WERE REACTING NORMALLY. ERROR CODE C1179 WAS PULLED FROM THE VDC MODULE. EVENTUALLY, THE BRAKE BOOSTER (WITH THE DELTA STROKE SENSOR) AND THE PRESSURE SENSORS WERE REPLACED BY THE NISSAN DEALERSHIP AT MY EXPENSE. I ALSO FOUND THAT MANY CONSUMERS HAVE REPORTED SIMILAR BRAKING ISSUES ON CONSUMERAFFARIS.COM. NISSAN ARMADA FORUMS DESCRIBE SIMILAR ISSUES WITH BRAKE FAILURES AND WARNING LIGHTS. MANY TAKE THEIR CAR TO A NISSAN DEALERSHIP ONLY TO BE TOLD THAT A PROBLEM CANNOT BE FOUND. THE FOLLOWING LINK DISPLAYS OVER 25 PAGES OF FORUMS RELATED TO THIS ISSUES WITH THE NISSAN ARMADA: HTTP://WWW.CLUBARMADA.COM/FORUMS/GTSEARCH.PHP?CX=PARTNER-PUB-7865546952023728%3AO3K5UC-I2BL&COF=FORID%3A11&IE=UTF-8&Q=VDC+SLIP+BRAKE&SA=SEARCH&SITEURL=WWW.CLUBARMADA.COM%252FFORUMS%252FSHOWTHREAD.PHP%253FT%253D12666#1190 THIS THREAD DETAILS A CRASH THAT OCCURRED DUE TO BRAKE FAILURE ON A NISSAN TITAN (SAME PLATFORM AS THE ARMADA) WHERE THE DRIVER WAS INJURED: HTTP://WWW.TITANTALK.COM/FORUMS/TITAN-PICTURES-MEDIA-POST/120896-DEATH-FAMILY.HTML *KB

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 NISSAN ARMADA LE. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING 30 MPH WHEN THE BRAKE WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE BRAKES WERE APPLIED BUT THE VEHICLE DID NOT RESPOND. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER AND THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED WHO CONFIRMED THAT THE BRAKE BOOSTER NEEDED REPLACING. THE DEALER RECOMMENDED HAVING THE BRAKE BOOSTER FROM A LATER MODEL INSTALLED ON THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 112,000.

I BOUGHT MY NISSAN ARMADA BRAND NEW IN 2007. IT IS A 2006 MODEL. THE VEHICLE IS VERY STYLISH BUT IT IS LIKE A DEATH TRAP. WHEN THE BUMPER TO BUMPER WARRANTY RAN OUT @ 36,000 MILES, MY BRAKES HAVE BEEN AN ISSUE. EVERY YEAR I HAVE HAD TO GET BRAKES PUT ON THE ARMADA AND IT HAS TO BE NISSAN BRAKES BECAUSE I TRIED OTHER BRAKES AND THEY SQUEAL AND GRIND. NOW I HAVE AN RATHER SCARY SITUATION. I WAS DRIVING 25MPH AND PUT MY BRAKES ON AND MY SUV STARTED NOSE DIVING IN THE FRONT END AND THE BRAKE LIGHT CAME ON, NOT TO MENTION, THE BRAKES WOULD NOT WORK PROPERLY. IT WAS CATCHING AND RELEASING ABOUT 4 TIMES, EACH TIME I WOULD BRAKE. I ALMOST HIT A CAR. I DROVE IT TO A MECHANIC RIGHT THEN, AND THEY RAN SCAN ON THE BRAKE CODE SINCE THE LIGHT CAME ON DURING THIS EVENT. THE CODE IS C1179. APPARENTLY THIS IS A DEALER ISSUE. I CALLED THE NISSAN DEALERSHIP I BOUGHT THE ARMADA FROM AND THEY TOLD ME I NEEDED A SOFTWARE UPDATE FOR THE ABS SYSTEM. REALLY? THIS IS NOT A RECALL ISSUE? I HAVE READ SEVERAL REVIEWS AND THEY ARE ARE HAVING ABS ISSUES. COME ON NISSAN, HOW MANY LIVES HAVE TO BE LOST OR INJURED BEFORE YOU RECALL THIS ABS PROBLEM? WHY WOULD THEY CHARGE CONSUMERS $120 FOR A COMPUTER UPDATE TO THE SYSTEM IF IT IS CLEARLY A MANUFACTURER DEFECT... THE OTHER ISSUES ARE: DRIVERS SIDE SEAT IS RIPPING, POOR MATERIAL, THE DRIVERS SIDE FLOOR MAT IS SLIDING UNDER THE DRIVER PEDAL, THE BLIND SPOT IS A SEVERE ISSUE ON THE LEFT DRIVERS SIDE, PAINT CHIPS EASILY, BAD GAS MILEAGE, RADIATOR LEAKS, STRUT IS BAD ON THE PASSENGER FRONT SIDE, WHICH IS CAUSING IT TO LEAK ON THE PAVEMENT WHEN PARKED. *KB

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 NISSAN ARMADA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 65 MPH, THE BRAKES WERE APPLIED AND THE VEHICLE SLOWED DOWN, BUT DID NOT STOP. THE CONTACT ALSO STATED THAT THE BRAKE LIGHT ILLUMINATED AND THE BRAKE PEDAL FELT SPUNGY WHEN DEPRESSED. DURING THE FAILURE, THE BRAKES SOUNDED LIKE CANS WERE BEING CRUSHED WHEN THEY WERE ENGAGED. VIDEO FOOTAGE OF THE FAILURE WAS GIVEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER, WHO STATED THAT THE BRAKES WERE FINE AND THE BRAKE BOOSTER NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 95,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 130,300.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 NISSAN ARMADA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 35 MPH AND ATTEMPTING TO STOP, THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED BUT THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT STOP. AFTER REPEATED PRESSURE WAS APPLIED TO THE BRAKE PEDAL, THE VEHICLE EVENTUALLY STOPPED. THE FAILURE OCCURRED APPROXIMATELY SIX DIFFERENT TIMES ON AN INTERMITTENT BASIS. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTICS, WHERE THE TECHNICIANS WERE UNABLE TO DUPLICATE THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 100,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 NISSAN ARMADA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT ANY SPEED, THE ANTI-LOCK BRAKING SYSTEM WOULD BECOME INOPERABLE WHEN PRESSURE WAS APPLIED TO THE BRAKE PEDAL. THE DEALER ADVISED THE CONTACT TO BRING THE VEHICLE IN FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING. THE MANUFACTURER HAD NOT BEEN NOTIFIED. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN INSPECTED OR REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 17,800 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 18,000.

WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 25 MPH, I APPLIED PRESSURE TO THE BRAKE PEDAL AND THE BRAKE PEDAL FELL TO THE FLOOR. WE HAD NO BRAKING POWER AT ALL. I HEARD A GRINDING NOISE COMING FROM THE BRAKES. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE THE TECHNICIANS STATED THEY COULD NOT FIND A PROBLEM. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THIS HAS HAPPENED THREE TIMES ALREADY AND THIS IS A REAL SAFETY HAZARD!!!!! ONE OF TIMES IT HAPPENED AT 40 MPH WHAT IF I CANT STOP THE NEXT TIME IT HAPPENS WHO IS GOING TO BE RESPONSIBLE FOR THIS. *KB

THE BRAKES ON OUR 2006 NISSAN ARMADA HAS MADE A VERY LOUD GRINDING NOISE AS YOU BRAKE AND THE BRAKE LIGHT COMES ON. THIS HAS HAPPENED ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS BEFORE. THE LATEST WAS THIS MORNING AS I DROVE TO WORK. IT CONTINUED UNTIL I ARRIVED AT MY PARKING SPACE. ONCE BEFORE WHEN WE HEARD THIS SOUND, WE TOOK IT AND HAD THE BRAKE PADS CHANGED AND THE MECHANIC TOLD ME TO NOT HAVE ANY NORMAL PUT ON THE TIRES, THIS MIGHT CAUSE THE SOUND AS WELL (WHAT?). ANYWAY, THE SOUND IS LIKE SPRINGS POPPING AND AS YOU BRAKE, THE BRAKE PEDAL GOES UP AND DOWN AND SCRUBS REALLY LOUD. WE'VE PAID TO HAVE THE PADS CHANGED AND THE NEW ROTORS. THIS REALLY EXPENSIVE. WHAT'S NEXT? *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 NISSAN ARMADA. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING 25 MPH THE ABS LIGHT ILLUMINATED AND DISABLE THE BRAKES MALFUNCTIONED. WHENEVER THE BRAKES WERE BEING DEPRESSED THERE WAS A LOUD GRINDING NOSE AND THE CONTACT HAD TO APPLY EXTREME PRESSURE TO THE BRAKES IN ORDER TO STOP THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALERS SEVERAL TIMES FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING AND THEY WERE UNABLE TO REPAIR OR DUPLICATE THE FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 44,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 77,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 NISSAN ARMADA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT AN UNKNOWN SPEED, SHE APPLIED THE BRAKES AND THE PEDAL DEPRESSED TO THE FLOOR. DURING THE FAILURE, A GRINDING NOISE COULD BE HEARD COMING FROM THE BRAKES. THE BRAKE LIGHT ALSO ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL DURING THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE CEASED AFTER A FEW MOMENTS. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO HAVE THE FAILURE DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE CONTACT ALSO STATED THAT THE SAME FAILURE OCCURRED ONCE BEFORE, AND WAS REPAIRED BY AN AUTHORIZED DEALER. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 57,000. UPDATED 08/12/11*LJ UPDATED 3/05/2012 *LN