2008 Nissan Armada

I PURCHASED THE 2008 NISSAN ARMADA BRAND NEW. AROUND MID SUMMER OF 2011 I NOTICED SMALL GAPS IN MY OVERHEAD REAR OEM CONSOLE. I CAME OUT FROM WORK STILL DURING THIS SAME TIME FRAME AND NOTICED THAT MY ENTIRE OVERHEAD REAR OEM CONSOLE HAD FALLEN. IT WAS ONLY HANGING BY A FRONT SCREW AND A REAR SCREW. I WENT TO THE NISSAN DEALER IN TOWN ONLY TO BE TOLD LOOKED LIKE SOMEONE HAD BEEN HANGING ON IT AND PULLED IT DOWN. THE NISSAN MECHANICS UNPLUGGED AND UNHOOKED EVERYTHING CONNECTED TO THE CONSOLE AND TOOK IT DOWN. I CALLED NISSAN CORPORATE AND EXPLAINED THAT THEY HAD USED SUBSTANDARD MATERIALS. NISSAN TOLD ME THERE WAS NOTHING THAT THEY COULD DO. I CALLED MY INSURANCE AND WAS TOLD IT WOULD NOT BE COVERED. MY INSURANCE TOLD ME THAT THEY WOULD RESEARCH IT TO SEE IF ANY OTHER ARMADA OWNERS HAD THE SAME ISSUE. THEY CLAIMED NOT TO BE ABLE TO FIND ANY. A FEW WEEKS LATER I STARTED NOTICING CRACKS IN THE FRONT OVERHEAD CONSOLE. IT ALSO FELL WITHIN A FEW DAYS. WHEN THE REAR CONSOLE FELL I PRICED THE PART AND IT WAS OVER $900. I DIDN'T EVEN BOTHER PRICING THE FRONT. I DID IN TURN DO RESEARCH ONLINE AND FOUND AN ENTIRE SITE DEDICATED TO 2008 AND OTHER ARMADA OWNERS THAT EXPERIENCED THE SAME PROBLEM. NISSAN SHOULD TAKE RESPONSIBILITY FOR USING SUBSTANDARD MATERIALS WHEN CONSTRUCTING THEIR VEHICLES. THE PAINT ON THE HOOD IS ALSO STARTING TO WEAR AWAY ON THE HOOD. AFTER PAYING MY HARD EARNED MONEY FOR THIS VEHICLE I THINK NISSAN SHOULD HAVE RECEIVED A VEHICLE THAT WASN'T GOING TO CRASH IN AROUND ME. I OWN A SECOND 06 NISSAN AND THE PAINT IS WEARING AWAY ON THE TOP OF IT ALSO. I WILL NOT BE BUYING ANOTHER NISSAN UNTIL THEY CAN IMPROVE ON THEIR MATERIALS AND CUSTOMER SATISFACTION. *TR

THE OVERHEAD CONSOLE OF MY VEHICLE WAS HANGING FROM THE CEILING. MY CAR WAS PARKED AS IT HAPPENED WHILE I WAS AT WORK. I THOUGHT SOMEONE HAD BROKEN INTO MY CAR SINCE THERE WAS BROKEN PLASTIC EVERYWHERE. THE FRONT HALF OF THE OVERHEAD CONSOLE WAS HANGING. I WAS ABLE TO DISCONNECT THE WIRES SO THAT I COULD DRIVE IT HOME. I ORDERED THE REPLACEMENT PART FROM THE LOCAL NISSAN DEALERSHIP AND IT CAME IN A WEEK LATER. WE TIGHTENED THE BACK PART OF THE OVERHEAD CONSOLE BECAUSE AFTER LOOKING IT OVER WE NOTICED THAT IT WAS ALSO LOOSE AND CRACKING. IT IS ONLY A MATTER OF TIME BEFORE THE BACK PART WILL ALSO BREAK OFF AND FALL. *TR

WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED AT THE STORE, MY FAMILY AND I RETURNED TO THE ARMADA AND FOUND THE FRONT CONSOLE HAD FELL FROM CEILING OF VEHICLE.. IF YOU LOOK YOU WILL SEE THERE ARE NUMEROUS INCIDENTS OF THESE CONSOLES FALLING OUT OF THE CEILING. I DO NOT KNOW WHY THERE HAS NOT BEEN A RECALL ON THIS VEHICLE. THIS IS VERY DANGEROUS. THERE IS A DEFECT WITH WHERE THE SCREWS GO IN TO HOLD THIS UP. THE PLASTIC JUST CRUMBLES AROUND IT. AFTER THIS HAPPENED I CHECKED THE REAR ONE TO INSPECT THE CONDITION IT IS IN. THE RIGID PLASTIC IS CRACKED AROUND THEM TOO. ANY DAY NOW I AM WAITING FOR THIS ONE TO FALL OUT AS WELL. THESE CONSOLES FALLING COULD CAUSE AN ACCIDENT BECAUSE IT WILL DEFINITELY HIT THE DRIVER IN THE HEAD AND CAUSE A DISTRACTION. WE WILL CHECK TO SEE IF ANY CLASS ACTION SUITS HAVE STARTED OR CAN BE STARTED. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 NISSAN ARMADA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 35 MPH, THE CONSOLE IN THE CEILING OF THE VEHICLE BECAME DETACHED, STRIKING THE CONTACT IN THE CRANIUM. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER FOR DIAGNOSIS AND WAS INFORMED THAT THE CONSOLE WOULD HAVE TO BE RE-ATTACHED BUT NO CAUSE FOR THE FAILURE WAS DETERMINED. ONE WEEK LATER, THE REAR CEILING CONSOLE BECAME DETACHED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 47,500 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 52,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 NISSAN ARMADA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE OVERHEAD CENTER CONSOLE FELL FROM THE CEILING. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE OVERHEAD CONSOLE FAILED DUE TO AN UNKNOWN PART THAT FRACTURED. THE DEALER RECOMMENDED HAVING THE OVERHEAD CONSOLE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 90,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 NISSAN ARMADA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE OVERHEAD CONSOLE STORAGE COMPARTMENTS WERE BEGINNING TO FRACTURE. ALSO, THE CONTACT MENTIONED THAT THE CONSOLES IN THE REAR OF THE VEHICLE ALSO STARTED TO FAIL. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE THE TECHNICIAN STATED THAT THE CENTER CONSOLE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 50,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 55,829. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS 2008 NISSAN ARMADA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 35 MPH, THE REAR OVERHEAD CONSOLE FELL FROM ITS HOUSING AND ONTO THE PASSENGER. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER WHERE THE TECHNICIAN STATED THAT THE REAR CONSOLE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 50,000. THE VIN NUMBER WAS NOT AVAILABLE. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS 2008 NISSAN ARMADA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 35 MPH, THE REAR OVERHEAD CONSOLE CRACKED AND FELL ON THE PASSENGER. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO A DEALER FOR REPAIRS. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND ADVISED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN ANY RECALLS. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 92,500 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 93,000.