2007 Nissan Armada

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 NISSAN ARMADA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 75 MPH AND DEPRESSING THE BRAKES TO EXIT THE HIGHWAY, THE VEHICLE DID NOT RESPOND. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSIS WHO STATED THAT THEY NEEDED TO REPLACE THE BRAKE BOOSTER. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AND STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NO LONGER UNDER WARRANTY. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 54,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 55,000.

WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 50 MPH I EXPERIENCED A LOSS OF >70% BRAKING POWER, VEHICLE SHUDDER & THE BRAKE LIGHT CAME ON. I DID NOT FEEL THAT I HAD CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE. I WAS TRAVELING ON WESTBOUND 520 WHICH IS UNDER CONSTRUCTION, WITH NO EMERGENCY LANES AND DURING A DRIVING RAIN STORM. TRAFFIC WAS TERRIBLE AND I WAS SCARED TO DEATH. I HAD TO DRIVE INTO DOWNTOWN SEATTLE BEFORE I COULD SAFELY PULL OVER. THIS IS THE 4TH INCIDENT. THE 1ST WAS DECEMBER 26, 2010 WITH MY DAUGHTER AND 4 GRANDCHILDREN IN THE CAR. THE LAST THREE HAVE OCCURRED IN THE LAST 40 DAYS DURING TRIPS TO PORTLAND AT SPEEDS OF 55 TO 70 MPH. *JB

DEAR SIR OR MA'AM: ON CHRISTMAS EVE, IN THE EVENING, MY HUSBAND, DAUGHTER, AND I WERE DRIVING BACK HOME FROM FAIRFIELD, ILLINOIS TO GLEN CARBON, ILLINOIS, WHEN OUR 2007 NISSAN ARMADA FAILED US. THERE WAS A HOUSE A SHORT WALK DOWN THE ROAD, SO MY HUSBAND RAN DOWN THERE FOR ASSISTANCE. OBVIOUSLY, IT WAS COLD AND DARK OUTSIDE. MY DAUGHTER (4 YEARS OLD) AND I (PREGNANT AT THE TIME) STAYED INSIDE THE LOCKED CAR. MY HUSBAND CAME BACK QUICKLY AS THERE WAS NO ANSWER AT THE DOOR OF SAID HOUSE. HE THEN CALLED HIS SISTER WHOM WAS AN HOUR AWAY TO HAVE HER COME HELP ASSIST US. MEANWHILE A MAN STOPPED AND OFFERED TO HELP. HE OFFERED A JUMP START AND GAS. NEITHER WORKED BUT HE WAS ABLE TO CALL A LOCAL ACQUAINTANCE OF HIS TO TOW OUR VEHICLE. THE CHARGE FOR THIS SERVICE ON CHRISTMAS EVE WAS $350. SO MY HUSBAND'S SISTER PICKED US UP, AND OUR CAR WAS TOWED THE REMAINING 45 MINUTE DISTANCE TO OUR HOME. AFTER ALL WAS SAID AND DONE, IT TURNS OUT THE CAR JUST NEEDED AN EXTRA GALLON OF GAS TO GET IT STARTED. NOW ALMOST THIRTY DAYS AFTER THIS INCIDENT, I AM IN RECEIPT OF A RECALL NOTICE FROM NISSAN STATING THAT: THE FUEL GAUGE MAY BE INACCURATE DUE TO A MALFUNCTION IN THE FUEL LEVEL SENDING UNIT. GIVEN THAT, WE FILE THIS COMPLAINT. I BELIEVE NISSAN IS RESPONSIBLE FOR THE CIRCUMSTANCES OF OUR CHRISTMAS EVE WHICH COST US SEVERAL HOURS AND SEVERAL HUNDRED DOLLARS. PLEASE ADVISE. *TR

APPLIED THE BRAKES WHILE DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 25 MPH, THERE WAS A LOUD GRINDING SOUND FROM THE BRAKES AND THE BRAKES DID NOT WORK. ALSO, MADE A STRANGE SOUND LIKE A SPRING. PUMPING BRAKES AND PUSHING THEM REALLY HARD DIDN'T MAKE ANY DIFFERENCE. THE BRAKES HAD ALMOST NO EFFECT IN STOPPING THE CAR. FORTUNATELY, NO ONE WAS KILLED OR INJURED THIS TIME, BUT IF THIS HAD HAPPENED A MINUTE EARLIER ON THE STEEP HILL WE LIVE ON THE RESULT COULD HAVE BEEN VERY DIFFERENT. WHEN THE IGNITION WAS TURNED OFF AND BACK ON AGAIN THE BRAKES APPEAR TO WORK FINE. A QUICK SEARCH TURNS UP MANY OTHER NISSAN OWNERS WITH THE SAME EXPERIENCE WHEN THIS BRAKE SYSTEM GLITCHES. THIS IS A MORE SERIOUS PROBLEM THAN THE TOYOTA ACCELERATOR PROBLEM BECAUSE THIS PROBLEM DISABLES THE BRAKES WHEN IT OCCURS!! ALSO, MANY OWNERS REPORT THAT THE NISSAN TSB INSTRUCTIONS TO RE-PROGRAM ABS AND ECM COMPUTERS DOES NOT RELIABLY FIX THIS PROBLEM AS MANY HAVE EXPERIENCED REOCCURENCES AFTER THIS REMEDY. NISSAN NEEDS TO ISSUE A SAFETY RECALL AND ENSURE A RELIABLE REMEDY FOR BRAKE FAILURE OR SOMEONE WILL BE KILLED BY THIS.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 NISSAN ARMADA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE AIR CONDITIONING UNIT WOULD ACTIVATE AND DEACTIVATE INDEPENDENTLY. IN ADDITION, THE UNIT WOULD ONLY BLOW HOT AIR. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER BUT WAS UNABLE TO HAVE THE VEHICLE INSPECTED. THE CONTACT BELIEVED THE FAILURE WAS ASSOCIATED WITH NHTSA RECALL CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 08V284000 (EQUIPMENT: ELECTRICAL: AIR CONDITIONER) BUT THE DEALER ADVISED THAT THE RECALL DID NOT PERTAIN TO HIS YEAR VEHICLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 54,000. UPDATED 09/02/11*LJ UPDATED 09/14/11

MY 07 NISSAN ARMADA IS KEEPING ME LOCKED OUT OF THE BACK. THE PROBLEM APPEARS TO BE IN THE DOOR LOCK ACTUATOR FOR THE REAR LIFT GATE. THIS VEHICLE IS ONLY EQUIPPED WITH KEYLESS ENTRY SYSTEM (YOU CANNOT UNLOCK/OPEN THE REAR GATE WITH THE KEY BECAUSE THERE IS NO KEY HOLE). THE PROBLEM MANIFESTED SLOWLY, OVER TIME MISSING ONLY OCCASIONALLY ON THE UNLOCK/ENGAGE HANDLE FOR THE REAR DOOR. NOW IT DOES NOT UNLOCK AT ALL. IT APPEARS THAT ALMOST ALL ARMADAS ARE HAVING THIS SYSTEM FAILURE. THE SAFETY DANGER IMPLICATIONS ARE ENOURMOUS IN THIS CASE AS THIS IS AN EIGHT PASSENGER VEHICLE WITH THE POTENTIAL TO TRAP PASSENGERS IN THE REAR BENCH AREA WITH NO WAY OUT IN AN EMERGENCY (THERE IS NO WAY TO OPEN THE REAR DOOR FROM THE INSIDE EITHER). *TR

2007 NISSAN ARMADA. CONSUMER STATES VEHICLE BROKE DOWN DUE TO A FACTORY DEFECT FAULTY FUEL GAUGE *TGW THE CONSUMER STATED EVER SINCE THE VEHICLE BROKE DOWN, IT INTERMITTENTLY EMITS A TREMENDOUS AMOUNT OF BLACK SMOKE AFTER STARTING IT. WHEN THE CONSUMER RETURNED TO PICK UP THE VEHICLE FOR A THIRD TIME, HE WAS INFORMED THE ENGINE WAS DAMAGED TO LACK OF OIL CHANGES. THE CONSUMER STATED HE HAS PROOF THE OIL WAS CHANGED ON A REGULAR BASIS. ALSO, THE TIRE PRESSURE MONITORING LIGHT ILLUMINATED, BUT NO LEAKS WERE FOUND AND THE BATTERY HAD TO BE REPLACED. *JB

2007 NISSAN ARMADA. CONSUMER EXPRESSES DISCONTENT RELATED TO VEHICLE RECALL *TGW THE CONSUMER STATED IT TOOK NISSAN 7 MONTHS TO SEND A NOTICE STATING THE PARTS WERE AVAILABLE. HOWEVER, THE CONSUMER HAD ALREADY TAKEN THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER BECAUSE SHE WAS EXPERIENCING ONGOING PROBLEMS WITH THE VEHICLE STALLING. THE DEALER STATED ONLY WHAT WAS LISTED ON THE RECALL WOULD BE REPAIRED. THE CONSUMER HAD THE VEHICLE TOWED TO HER PERSONAL MECHANIC AND UPON INSPECTION, IT WAS DETERMINED THE PROBLEM WAS WITH THE FUEL PUMP. *JB

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 NISSAN ARMADA LE. THE CONTACT RECEIVED A RECALL NOTIFICATION IN MARCH OF 2010 ASSOCIATED WITH THE NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 10V074000 (FUEL SYSTEM, OTHER: STORAGE: FUEL GAUGE SYSTEM). THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER WHERE THE TECHNICIAN INFORMED THAT THE PART WAS ON A MASSIVE BACK ODER. THE CONTACT WAS DISPLEASED WITH THE UNCERTAINTY OF THE REPAIR PART ARRIVAL DATE. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN REPAIRED AT THE TIME OF THE COMPLAINT. THERE WAS NO FAILURE MILEAGE.