2007 Nissan Armada

WE PURCHASED THE VEHICLE IN DECEMBER 2013. IN MARCH MY WIFE WAS DRIVING AND PULLING INTO A COMMERCIAL PARKING LOT AND THE BRAKE LIGHT WENT ON AND WHEN SHE APPLIED THE BRAKES, THE WHOLE VEHICLE SHOOK AND MADE A LOUD NOISE. IT WAS OBVIOUS THAT IT WAS A BRAKE ISSUE BECAUSE IT ONLY HAPPENED WHEN SHE PUSHED THE BRAKES. I TEST DROVE IT LATER THAT NIGHT AND THE PROBLEM DID NOT REOCCUR. I TOLD HER WE WOULD WATCH AND SEE IF IT HAPPENED AGAIN. I WAS DRIVING THE VEHICLE TODAY AND THE SAME PROBLEM OCCURRED. DRIVING AT ABOUT 20MPH AND TURNING INTO MY NEIGHBORHOOD, THE BRAKE LIGHT CAME ON AND THE BRAKE PEDAL SHOOK AND THE BRAKING WAS ABOUT HALF AS EFFECTIVE AS USUAL. MY WIFE DOES NOT FEEL COMFORTABLE DRIVING THE VEHICLE AFTER THIS. *TR

OVER THE COURSE OF OWNING THIS CAR THE EMERGENCY BRAKE WILL COME ON WHILE I AM DRIVING. THIS CAUSES THE BRAKES TO NOT WORK CORRECTLY AND IS VERY DANGEROUS. I WILL BE DRIVING AND THE INCIDENT WILL OCCUR WITHOUT WARNING. I HAVE CONTACTED NISSAN SEVERAL TIMES BUT THEY HAVE BEEN UNABLE TO CORRECT THE PROBLEM. I DO NOT FEEL SAFE DRIVING THIS VEHICLE. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 NISSAN ARMADA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE BRAKES MALFUNCTIONED WHEN APPLIED AND CAUSED AN INCREASE IN STOPPING DISTANCE. THE CONTACT SHUT OFF THE VEHICLE AND ONCE RESTARTED, THE VEHICLE OPERATED NORMALLY. THE FAILURE WAS RECURRING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHO WAS UNABLE TO DIAGNOSE THE FAILURE. NO REPAIRS WERE PERFORMED. THE CONTACT NOTIFIED THE MANUFACTURER OF THE FAILURE BUT NO SOLUTION WAS OFFERED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 50,000. UPDATED 11/28/14*LJ THE CONSUMER STATED THE BRAKE LIGHT ILLUMINATED. 01/27/15

WE WERE ON OUR WAY TO MEXICO ON HWY 10 AFTE A 2 HOUR DRIVE WE DECIDED WE NEEDED A BREAK, SO WE GOT OFF THE FWY TO GET SOMETHING TO EAT..AS WE EXIT OUR BRAKE LIGHTS GO ON!!! AND YOU HEAR A TERRIBLE GRINDING SOUND AS IF WE DON'T HAVE BRAKES. ..WE PULL OVER AS SOON AS WE CAN, MY KIDS AND I EXIT THE CAR AND MY TURNS IT OFF THAT WAY HE CAN TAKE A LOOK AT IT...HE TURNS IT BACK ON AND PROBLEM SOLVED. .TH I WAS TO NERVOUS TO CONTINUE THE TRIP..LATELY IT HAPPENS MORE COMFORTABLE OFTEN. .IT'S SCARY!

AS I AM DRIVING THE EMERGENCY BRAKE LIGHT COMES ON. WHEN I TAP THE BRAKES THEY ARE GRINDING IN THE VEHICLE SHUTTERS AS IF THE BRAKES ARE WORN OUT. THE ONLY WAY TO RESOLVE IT IS TO TURN THE VEHICLE OFF AND TURN IT BACK ON. THIS HAS HAPPENED REPEATEDLY WHEN I AM IN STOP AND GO TRAFFIC AND FREEWAY DRIVING. I AM NOW REPORTING THIS, BECAUSE I JUST NOW DISCOVERED THE SITE. RESEARCHING ONLINE THERE ARE SEVERAL INSTANCES LIKE THIS WITH THE 2007 ARMADA. THIS ISSUE NEEDS TO BE RESOLVED. *TR

THIS IS A CONCERN. AS A SENIOR MAINTENANCE MANGER FOR THE US ARMY, RECENTLY RETIRED, AND A VAST KNOWLEDGE OF MECHANICAL, AND SAFETY TRAINING, I CAME ACROSS AN ISSUE THAT COULD BE POTENTIALLY FATAL. THE VALVE OR ROCKER COVERS ON THE ARMADA SLANT DOWN, AWAY AND BACK FROM THE ENGINE. THE BOTTOM BACK CORNER OF THE VALVE COVER SITS PERFECTLY OVER THE EXHAUST MANIFOLD AND CATALYTIC CONVERTER (DRIVERS SIDE). IF THE SEAL IS BROKEN AND THE OIL SEEPS OUT IT WILL DRAIN TO THE LOWEST POINT AND DRIP DOWN ONTO THE TOP OF THE HEAT SHIELD FOR THE CATALYTIC CONVERTER AND POOL UNDER THE CONVERTER. WHEN THE VEHICLE IS DRIVEN THAT OIL GETS HOT AND BURNS AND CAN POSSIBLY CATCH FIRE. DEPENDING ON HOW MUCH OIL HAS DRIPPED ONTO THE HEAT SHIELD AND HOW LONG THE VEHICLE IS DRIVEN WOULD DETERMINE THE HEAT NEEDED TO GENERATE A FIRE. DEPENDING ON THE SIZE OF THE FIRE IT IS POSSIBLE IT COULD BURN THE FUEL LINES THAT RUN IN THE SAME AREA. *TR

WHILE DRIVING OUR NISSAN ARMADA OUR BRAKE INDICATOR LIGHT CAME ON WHILE DRIVING 45MPH DOWN A CITY STREET. WHEN MY WIFE, WHO WAS DRIVING ATTEMPTED TO STOP AT A STOPLIGHT THE ARMADA'S BRAKES SHUDDERED, WENT TO THE FLOORPLAN OF THE VEHICLE AND BECOME SPONGY. AS THIS HAPPENED NEARLY ALL BRAKING CAPACITY DISAPPEARED AND MY WIFE WAS BARELY ABLE TO STOP. SHE PULLED OFF THE ROADWAY STOPPED THE VEHICLE AND CALLED FOR A TOW SERVICE BECAUSE IT HAD SCARED HER SO BADLY. UPON RESTARTING THE VEHICLE HOWEVER, THE PROBLEM DISAPPEARED TO I, HER HUSBAND, DROVE THE CAR HOME WITH QUITE SOME ANXIETY AND THE PROBLEM WOULD NOT REPLICATE ITSELF. I INSPECTED ALL BRAKE HARDWARE, FLUID LEVELS, AND THERE APPEARS TO BE NO ACTUAL PROBLEM. I AM READING ABOUT MANY CUSTOMERS WITH SIMILAR MODEL YEAR NISSAN TITANS AND ARMADAS HAVING IDENTICAL PROBLEMS WITH NO REAL SOLUTION BEING MADE BY NISSAN NORTH AMERICA. WHAT DO I DO? I AM VERY SCARED FOR THE SAFETY OF MY WIFE AND TWO SMALL CHILDREN. *TR

WHILE DRIVING, MY EMERGENCY BRAKE LIGHT COMES ON AND MY BRAKES MAKE A CRUNCHING NOISE AND DO NOT GIVE FULL BRAKING POWER WHEN I AM STOPPING. IT HAPPENED WHILE I'VE BEEN DRIVING ON CITY STREETS AT 20 MPS OR ON THE HIGHWAY AT 70 MPH.THE BRAKE PROBLEM WILL CONTINUE UNTIL I TURN OFF THE CAR. THE PROBLEM BEGAN SEVERAL YEARS AGO BUT IT WOULD OCCUR MAYBE TWICE A YEAR. OVER THE PAST YEAR, THE INSTANCES HAVE GROWN DRAMATICALLY. IT'S HAPPENED 3 TIMES IN THE PAST 2 DAYS. LIKE OTHERS OUT THERE, THE DEALER TELLS ME THAT THEY DON'T SEE ANYTHING WRONG WITH IT (THE BRAKE LIGHT HASN'T BEEN ON), BUT I STRONGLY DISAGREE. THIS PROBLEM IS JEOPARDIZING MINE AND MY FAMILY'S LIVES AND IT NEEDS TO BE CORRECTED ASAP! *TR

DRIVING ON A RESIDENTIAL STREET AT APPROXIMATELY 35 MPH. THE BRAKE LIGHT CAME ON AND WHEN THE BRAKES WERE APPLIED, THE PEDAL WENT ALMOST TO THE FLOOR, THE ABS ENGAGED AND THE BRAKING POWER WAS REDUCED BY 70% OR GREATER. THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED AND SHUT OFF FOR AN EXTENDED PERIOD OF TIME AND THE SYSTEM APPEARED TO RESET ITSELF. IDENTICAL ISSUE HAVE OCCURRED IN JULY AND AUGUST. BRAKE PADS, ROTORS AND FLUID LEVELS WERE CHECKED AND ALL WERE OKAY. I CONTACTED A LOCAL NISSAN DEALERSHIP WHO ADVISED THAT THERE WERE NO RECALLS ON THAT MODEL YEAR, BUT OTHER YEARS HAVE BEEN RECALLED FOR SIMILAR INCIDENTS. *JB