2010 Nissan Armada

PASSENGER SIDE HEAD LIGHT, BUILD UP OF MOISTURE IN THE SEALED UNIT, RESULTS IN LOSS OF HEADLIGHT BEAM, DEGRADED OVER 50 - 75%. UNABLE TO ACCESS HEADLIGHT INSIDE WHERE MOISTURE ACCUMULATES TO WIPE CLEAN. DEALER CLAIMS ONLY SOLUTION IS ANOTHER ASSEMBLY (PROBLEM WILL PROBABLY REPEAT). SAFECAR SHOWS A TECH BULLETIN, NISSAN CLAIMS IT WILL DRY, THIS IS NOT THE CASE AND IT DEGRADES. THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE AS THE MOISTURE AND WATER DEGRADES THE VEHICLES HEADLIGHT. CUSTOMER UNABLE TO ACCESS A SEALED ASSEMBLY. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 NISSAN ARMADA. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED THE VEHICLE WAS ON AND THE TRANSMISSION SHIFTED OUT OF GEAR INDEPENDENTLY. THE VEHICLE THEN CRASHED INTO ANOTHER PARKED VEHICLE WHILE THE GEAR SHIFT LEVER WAS STUCK IN THE PARK POSITION. WHEN THE PASSENGER EXIT THE FRONT PASSENGER'S SIDE THEY WERE STRUCK BY THE FRONT DOOR AS THE VEHICLE ROLLED. THE PASSENGER SUSTAINED INJURIES TO THE SHOULDER AND LEFT KNEE. THE REAR DRIVER'S SIDE BUMPER EXHIBITED TWO SCRATCHES AND A SMALL DENT. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER WHERE IT WAS CURRENTLY BEING DIAGNOSED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE PROBLEM. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 63,000.

THE VEHICLE DYNAMIC CONTROL (VDC; AKA STABILITY CONTROL SYSTEM), ABS, BRAKE, AND 4X4 LIGHTS INTERMITTENTLY ILLUMINATE. AT TIMES, THIS IS ACCOMPANIED BY FAILURE OF THE SPEEDOMETER. WHEN ILLUMINATED, THE VDC IS SWITCHED OFF FOR CERTAIN, THE 4X4 WILL NOT ENGAGE, AND MOST LIKELY THE ABS WILL NOT FUNCTION PROPERLY. A SEARCH ONLINE (JUST LOOK FOR NISSAN ABS/VDC LIGHTS) REVEALS THAT THIS IS A VERY COMMON PROBLEM ACROSS VIRTUALLY ALL NISSAN VEHICLES EQUIPPED WITH THESE SYSTEMS, AND THAT THERE HAVE BEEN MULTIPLE CAUSES OF THIS FAILURE. SOME SOLUTIONS HAVE RANGED FROM RECALIBARATION OF VARIOUS SENSORS TO REPLACEMENT OF ABS ACTUATION MODULES ($1,000+ PART). MANY EVEN REPORT THE PROBLEM OCCURING VERY SHORTLY AFTER PURCHASE (I.E. WHILE DRIVING HOME FROM THE DEALERSHIP WITH ONLY 15 MILES ON THE VEHICLE), OR WITHIN THE FIRST 30,000 MILES. IF THE AFFLICTED SYSTEMS WERE TO FAIL DURING AN EMERGENCY SITUATION, OR EVEN SIMPLY IN POOR WEATHER CONDITIONS, IT COULD EASILY RESULT IN LOSS OF VEHICLE CONTROL RESULTING IN AN ACCIDENT. IT APPEARS TO BE A SYSTEMIC ISSUE WITH MULTIPLE VEHICLE COMPONENTS BEING POORLY MANUFACTURED, OR POORLY INSTALLED (SOME HAVE REPORTED LOOSE GROUND SCREWS FROM THE FACTORY AS A ROOT CAUSE, OR VARIOUS SPEED/ABS SENSORS INSTALLED ON EACH WIELD BEING INSTALLED IN SUCH A WAY THAT THE WIRES BECOME CHAFED OR DAMAGED). I HAVE BEEN UNABLE TO FIND ANY TSB OR RECALL DATA ON THIS ISSUE, BUT CONSIDERING THE COSTS FOR REPAIRS THAT SHOULD NOT BE NEEDED, WIDE-SPREAD FREQUENCY OF THIS ISSUE, AND ABOVE ALL, THE POTENTIAL FOR SERIOUS DAMAGE OR INJURY, THERE ABSOLUTELY SHOULD BE. *TR

I ATTEMPTED TO ACCESS THE REAR LIFTGATE HOWEVER, IT FAILED TO OPEN AFTER PUSHING UNLOCK ON THE FOB AS WELL AS UNLOCKING MANUALLY ON THE INTERIOR DOOR. ALSO ATTEMPTED OPENING THE GLASS HATCH AND THAT TOO DOES NOT UNLOCK. SEARCHING ONLINE SHOWS THIS IS A VERY COMMON PROBLEM DATING AS FAR BACK AS 2004. CLUB ARMADA FORUM SUGGESTS IT IS DUE TO THE FAULTY REAR DOOR LOCK ACTUATOR AND/OR FAULTY LOCKING MECHANISM. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED YET BUT NEED TO SCHEDULE AN APPOINTMENT AND DETERMINE IF IT SI COVERED UNDER WARRANTY. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 NISSAN ARMADA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS SHE HEARD A LOUD NOISE. AFTER STOPPING HER VEHICLE SHE SAW THAT THE OVERHEAD CONSOLE THAT CONTROLS THE TEMPERATURE AND PLAYS DVD'S HAD FALLEN WITH ALL THE WIRES ATTACHED. THE CONTACT ALSO STATED THAT THE CONSOLE WAS APPROXIMATELY 3' LONG AND 1' WIDE. THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN INSPECTED BY A DEALER OR AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE CONTACT FEELS AS THOUGH IF THERE WERE SOMEONE SEATING IN THE SECOND AND THIRD ROW OF THE VEHICLE THEY WOULD HAVE BEEN SEVERELY INJURED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 25,000.