2008 Nissan Armada

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 NISSAN ARMADA. WHILE DRIVING AT 5 MPH, THE STEERING WHEEL SEIZED WITHOUT WARNING AND THE BRAKES MADE A GRINDING NOISE. THE VEHICLE HESITATED TO STOP COMPLETELY. THE FAILURE RECURRED MULTIPLE TIMES. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER, BUT WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 100,000.

I LEFT WORK AND WAS DRIVING DOWN THE HIGHWAY AND ATTEMPTED TO STOP AND THE BRAKE PEDAL BEGAN VIBRATING AND THE BRAKE BOOSTER WAS MAKING A HORRID NOISE AND I HAD TO PUT THE VEHICLE IN LOW GEAR TO GET IT TO SLOW IN BUMPER TO BUMPER TRAFFIC. TODAY 03/10/2015 I RECEIVED A LETTER REGARDING A CLASS ACTION LAWSUIT IN REGARDS TO A SENSOR WITHIN THE BRAKE BOOSTER STATING I NEEDED TO FILE A CLAIM IN ORDER TO RECEIVE COMPENSATION FOR REPAIRS, ALTHOUGH THE CASE HAS NOT BEEN SETTLED AND THE IS NO FINAL COURT DATE UNTIL 05/15/2015 AND WE MAY NOT BE REIMBURSED UNTIL SEPTEMBER OR LATER.. I NEED MY VEHICLE REPAIRED IMMEDIATELY AND DON'T HAVE TIME TO FILE A CLAIM NOR DO I HAVE MONEY TO BE OUT OF POCKET ON A MANUFACTURER DEFECT. NISSAN HAS NOT NOTIFIED THEIR CONSUMERS OF THIS ISSUE AND THIS IS THE FIRST THING I HAVE HEARD OF IT FROM THIS LAW FIRM. I AM POSITIVE THERE HAVE PROBABLY BEEN ACCIDENTS DIRECTLY RELATED TO THIS ISSUE WHICH NISSAN SEEMS TO BE COVERING UP. NISSAN NEEDS TO ISSUE A RECALL AND REPAIR THIS BRAKE BOOSTER IMMEDIATELY AND NISAAN CONSUMERS NEED TO BE NOTIFIED IMMEDIATELY. THIS BRAKE BOOSTER ISSUE INCLUDES 2004-2008 NISSAN TITAN, ARMADA, AND INFINITI QX56 WITH VDC. *TR

SUDDEN LOSS OF BRAKING POWER IN HEAVY TRAFFIC ON THE FREEWAY. NOISE FROM DASH. HUMMING. BRAKES NOT RESPONDING. SCARY EXPERIENCE FOR ENTIRE FAMILY, INCLUDING 2 CHILDREN (13 AND 6YRS OLD). DOWNSHIFTED TO LOWER GEARS AND PULLED OVER. RESTARTED CAR AND IT RESET. WE WERE TOLD AT THE DEALERSHIP IT WOULD COST AT LEAST $1000. WE ARE NOW AFRAID TO DRIVE VEHICLE. *TR

THE BRAKES WILL STOP/START/STOP/START/STOP/START....KIND OF LIKE A GRINDING...THEY STOP WORKING. THE ONLY WAY TO "SOLVE" THE ISSUE IS TURN THE CAR OFF, THEN ON AGAIN. THIS HAS HAPPENED ABOUT 12 TIMES SINCE WE BOUGHT THE CAR IN MARCH. OTHERS HAVE COMPLAINED OF THE SAME EXACT ISSUE AS WELL. IT IS VERY DANGEROUS AND I'M APPALLED THAT NISSAN WILL ACTUALLY WAIT UNTIL SOMEONE DIES BEFORE ISSUING A RECALL. I HAVE BEEN DEALING WITH THE NISSAN CORPORATE FOR MONTHS NOW AND MY CAR IS CURRENTLY AT THE DEALERSHIP "BEING FIXED". WE WILL BE OUT WELL OVER $2,000 AND THE PROBLEM STILL PERSISTS WITH CUSTOMERS THAT HAVE HAD THIS PREVIOUSLY DONE (DEALERSHIP IS CLAIMING IS A "BRAKE ACTUATOR ISSUE"). WE WILL END UP SELLING THIS VEHICLE BECAUSE I CANNOT KEEP PUTTING MYSELF AND MY 13 MONTH OLD DAUGHTER'S LIFE AT RISK. THE THOUGHT OF SELLING IT TO ANOTHER FAMILY WITH THIS ISSUE MAKES MY HEART HURT AND I WILL DO EVERYTHING IN MY POWER TO MAKE SURE NISSAN SEES THIS ISSUE AS LIFE-THREATENING. ONE TIME MY BRAKES WENT OUT ON ME ON THE INTERSTATE IN THE RAIN WITH MY DAUGHTER IN HER CARSEAT. SO PULLING OVER TO TURN MY VEHICLE OFF, THEN ON AGAIN WAS A SECOND TIME WITHIN 5 MINUTES THAT COULD HAVE KILLED US. *TR

THE BRAKES JUST RANDOMLY START GRINDING AND DON'T WORK. YOU HAVE TO SHUT THE TRUCK OFF AND RESTART FOR IT TO RESET. I WENT TO A BRAKE SHOP AND SINCE I HAD SHUT IT OFF THEY COULDN'T FIND ANYTHING WRONG. IT HAS DONE THIS 3 TIMES NOW. ALSO MY OVERHEAD COMPARTMENT FELL, ALL THE PLASTIC IS CRUMBLING. IT IS AN OUTRAGEOUS AMOUNT TO REPLACE THIS PART. I LOVE MY NISSAN BUT THIS IS CRAZY THAT THEY WONT DO A RECALL FOR THESE WHEN MOSTLY ALL THE COMPLAINTS ON THIS SITE ARE ABOUT THESE TWO ISSUES. *TR

THE BRAKES EFFECTIVENESS IS SIGNIFICANTLY REDUCED, BY AS MUCH AS 60%, AND IT MAKES A POPPING AND SPRING NOISE. WHEN YOU APPLY THE BRAKES, IT MAKES A GRINDING SOUND. YOU MUST PULL OVER, TURN THE CAR OFF, PUMP THE BREAKS AND THEN RESTART THE CAR. YOU MAY HAVE TO TURN THE CAR OFF/ON SEVERAL TIMES. I'VE PAID THOUSANDS OF DOLLARS TO VARIOUS MECHANICS TO HAVE THIS ISSUE RESOLVED. IT GOES ALONG FINE FOR AWHILE, AND THEN THE PROBLEM REPEATS ITSELF. IT'S INTERMITTENT AND VERY DANGEROUS. ALSO, THE SUSPENSION MAKES A POPPING NOISE WHEN YOU GO OVER A DIP IN THE ROAD OR MAKE A SHARP TURN. THESE ARE EVIDENTLY KNOWN DEFECTS AND ALTHOUGH I DID GET A RECALL NOTICE FROM NISSAN, WHEN I BROUGHT MY VEHICLE IN, THEY SPENT 20 MINUTES LOOKING AT IT AND SAID EVERYTHING WAS FINE. IT CONTINUES TO HAPPEN. I'M RECORDING THIS NOTIFICATION SO IT CAN BE ADDED TO THE MANY COMPLAINTS I'VE FOUND REGARDING BOTH OF THESE KNOWN ISSUES. AT WHAT POINT IS SOMETHING GOING TO BE DONE FOR THE CONSUMERS?? IF THERE'S A CLASS ACTION LAWSUIT, I'M IN!! *TR

TL- THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 NISSAN ARMADA. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE TRAVELING AT ANY SPEED THE BRAKES SEIZED AND ABRUPTLY STOPPED THE VEHICLE OR THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS SOFT WHICH DID NOT PROVIDE ENOUGH SAFTY TO DEPRESS THE PEDAL TO SLOW DOWN INTERMITTENTLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER WHO INDICATED THAT THE BRAKE ACTUATOR NEEDED TO BE REPLACED BUT WAS NOT ABLE TO GIVE A DEFINATE DIAGNOSIS INDICATING THAT THE PART SPECIFICALLY NEEDED TO BE REPAIRED. THE VEHICLE WAS ALSO TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO INDICATED THAT THERE WAS AN ABS FAILURE AND TO HAVE THE AUTHORIZED DEALER REPAIR THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE CONTACT WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 10V072000 (SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC). THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 72,500. DYD

I WAS SLOWING DOWN GETTING READY TO ENTER A PARKING LOT. I STARTED TO PRESS THE BRAKES, AND THEN THE BRAKE LIGHT ON THE DASH TURNS ON. I HEARD GRINDING AND THE VEHICLE KEEP MOVING BUT THE BRAKES WOULDN'T WORK. I PLACED THE FLASHERS ON. I THEN TURNED OFF THE ARMADA. I RESTARTED IT AND EVERYTHING SEEMED FINE AFTER THAT. BUT NOW I'M SCARED, THAT THE VEHICLE IS NOT SAFE FOR ME OR MY FAMILY. WHAT IF THIS HAD HAPPENED TO ME ON A FREEWAY? I CALLED CENTRAL HOUSTON NISSAN (HOUSTON, TX) AND THEY SEEMED TO BE BOTHERED WITH ME CALLING ABOUT THIS COMPLAINT. AND THERE ARE MANY OTHERS WITH THE SAME COMPLAINT. AND NISSAN DOESN'T WANT TO ADMIT ANY FAULT? I HOPE THAT NO ONE GETS INJURED OR WORSE FROM THIS... [XXX] INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR

THE ABS AND BRAKE LIGHT CAME ON AND BRAKES WOULD NOT WORK. I COULD FEEL VIBRATIONS AND HEARD GRINDING WHENEVER I ATTEMPTED TO APPLY THE BRAKES. AFTER PULLING OVER AND RESTARTING THE VEHICLE WHILE WAITING FOR ASSISTANCE, I NOTICED THE BRAKE LIGHT DID NOT COME ON. I PULLED OFF TO TEST THE BRAKES AT THIS POINT AND THEY WORKED FINE. THE PROBLEM OCCURRED AGAIN ON SEPTEMBER 1, 2014 WHILE DRIVING AT MINIMAL SPEED, BUT ONLY THE BRAKE LIGHT CAME ON WHEN THE BRAKING SYSTEM FAILED. AGAIN, AFTER COASTING TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD AND RESTARTING THE VEHICLE, THE BRAKE LIGHT TURNED OFF AND THE BRAKES WERE OPERATIONAL. AFTER HAVING THE BRAKING SYSTEM CHECKED I WAS TOLD THAT THE COMPUTER DIAGNOSTIC SHOWED CODE 1179. I CALLED NISSAN'S CORPORATE NUMBER TO REPORT THE INCIDENT AND WAS OFF HANDEDLY TOLD THAT ALL 2008 NISSAN ARMADAS ARE NOT EXPERIENCING THE PROBLEM. MY VEHICLE IS CURRENTLY BEING INSPECTED BY THE CENTRAL NISSAN DEALERSHIP IN HOUSTON TEXAS, AND I WILL REPORT THE FINDINGS TO THE NORTH AMERICAN NISSAN CORPORATION. *TR

WHEN DEPRESSING THE BRAKE PEDAL, PEDAL WENT ALL THE WAY TO THE FLOOR WITH A GRINDING NOISE. NO BRAKES WHEN THIS HAPPENED, AND BRAKE LIGHT LIT UP ON DASH. ONCE CAR WAS TURNED OFF AND BACK ON AGAIN, PROBLEM RESET ITSELF AND BRAKES WORKED LIKE THEY WERE SUPPOSE TO. THIS HAS HAPPENED TWO OTHER TIMES SINCE THEN WITH PROBLEM BEING RESOLVED BY TURNING CAR OFF AND BACK ON TO RESET. ONLY REMEDY NISSAN GIVES IS TAKE IT TO NEAREST DEALER WHEN THE PROBLEM EXISTS. THIS IS OVER AN HOUR AWAY FROM WHERE I LIVE, AND ACROSS THE MOUNTAIN. WITH NO BRAKES, THIS IS SOMETHING I AM NOT WILLING TO RISK. *TR