2004 nissan armada shakes uncontrollably when braking especially at speeds in excess of 40mph. Has been repaired 4 times so far and still happens.
2004 Nissan Armada brakes complaints
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Tl*the contact owns a 2004 nissan armada. While driving 60 MPH, a warning indicator illuminated on the instrument panel. The vehicle has been to the dealer approximately three times for repair. The first time it was taken to have the brakes repaired for making grinding noises. The contact stated that she was using the wrong brakes. When the accelerator pedal is depressed, the pressure goes down and the vehicle decelerates. The contact would have to bring the vehicle to the dealer in order to determine the cause of the failure. In addition, there is a clicking noise coming from the transmission. The dealer cannot locate the cause of the failures. The VIN was unknown. The failure mileage was 30,000 and current mileage was 84,000. Updated 05/08/09. *lj the right side exhaust manifold was replaced and the engine light had illuminated. Updated 05/11/09.
Once every 2 to 3 weeks, I hit the brakes in my 2004 nissan pathfinder armada and it makes a horrible grinding noise and nothing happens, the vehicle doesn't stop. The emergency brake light comes on. I was told by a friend that repairs nissans for the employees at the nissan canton plant that this was a common occurrence for that model vehicle and it was a sensor that was bad. He said they have replaced numerous sensors on employees vehicles. I'm wondering why there was never a recall. Apparently, they have improved things since the initial armada was created, but that doesn't get my vehicle fixed. I have 3 children and someone is going to get hurt one day. I am a single parent and can't afford the repair. I have taken it to the shop numerous times, but apparently when the vehicle is cut off, the sensor resets and the vehicle won't mess up for my repair person. I can't afford to take it to a dealership for them to investigate the problem. Also, my main window switch will not roll up my windows. My rear hatch will not unlock. My main switch will not unlock all of my doors.
Tl*the contact owns a 2004 nissan armada. While driving various speeds he experienced unwanted ABS activation. The dealer and a technician stated that he needed to reprogram his electronic control module. The contact is responsible for paying $125.00 for the repair. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer didn't provide any assistance with the repair. The failure mileage was 50,000 and the current mileage was 70,000.
I own a 2004 armada I been having many problems with brakes it happens a few times driving the car starts to feel so heavy y slowing down so I stopped and the front brakes where so so hot and smelling burn with smog so after that happens to me like 4 times this past monday the caliper fell off and the dealer people said the recall is not for this truck?
My wife has a 2004 nissan armada and I have a 2004 nissan titan. Both vehicles have had a total failure of the ABS system twice in the last month. The symptoms are a grinding noise form the brakes, the brake warning light on, and inefficient stopping power no matter the amount of pressure exerted on the pedal. After shutting down the engine and restarting, the symptoms disappear. The computer does not record any failure code and the dealer explained that nissan has a technical bulletin that specifies to reprogram the vehicle computer but it does not guarantee the problem will not recur. Neither is this procedure covered under the warranty of the vehicle. I researched the problem in nissan internet forums and it looks like it is a fairly common problem as I was able to find numerous reports of the same. I think this is a major safety issue since it does affect the stopping ability of the vehicle, and almost assures an accident if the vehicle is traveling at anything more than parking lot speeds.
My brake warning light is or was on, and/or the ABS warning light is or was on, and there is a vibration in the brake pedal while braking. I had little or no braking power. I had to stop the vehicle thank god I was going fast. Usually this occurs as I start up the vehicle. After the issue I would stop the car and turn off the engine. After a few minutes I would restart the vehicle and the brake light was no longer on and the brake noises were gone as well. Please help!
2004 nissan armada has a brake problem. Consumer states that the brakes on his vehicle have been replaced five times. *nj the consumer stated the last time, the brake pedal went to the floor which almost caused an accident. The consumer stated that nissan knew the brakes were too small for the vehicle.
I have brought my nissan armanda 2004 4x4 le in several times after researching several web-sites the brakes, rotors and ABS sensors are a constant issue with this model. To this date my dealer can not fix this issue. I am concerned about the safety of my family and others on the road. This brake issues occurs while driving with no notification until you try to stop.
The brakes on my nissan armada intermittently go out. This usually happens when pushing hard on the brakes to make a sudden stop. The only solution is to turn the car off and press the e-brake a couple of times then release it. The problem has almost killed me twice, but luckily I was able to swerve out of the way both times. I have brought the problem to my mechanic who has grinded down the rotors and replaced the brakes, but to no avail the problem keeps occurring. So far we have lost our brakes in this mammoth vehicle about 5 times.
This happens randomly and not on a regular basis. Sometimes once a week other times twice a week. When you bring the vehicle to a stop be it a stop sign or light, it does stop the vehicle no problem, but upon taking your foot off the brake and trying to drive away, the brakes will not release. If you try and drive the vehicle, it makes all kinds of noise and will barely move. This has happened so many times, that I learned how to get the brakes to release. Upon this happening, you put the car in park, shut the engine off, wait a minute and restart the vehicle and the brakes are fine. I have gone to the dealership many times and they say nothing is wrong with the vehicle, and of course they always say " we cannot not duplicate the problem". I know this is a common problem because I belong to a forum for nissan armada's call club armada. There are many complaints of this issue, yet nissan doesn't want to admit this problem. This vehicle is not safe and it scares me to think what these brakes might do. Nissan never again!
Emergency brake light came on suddenly. Brake shudders and vibrates through steering wheel. Car makes a grinding noise when brake is applied.
Tl*the contact owns a 2004 nissan armada. While driving 35 MPH, the contact began to feel a shuddering in the brake pedal and the brakes failed to respond. The dealer replaced the rotors. Twenty thousand miles later, the shuddering in the brake pedal recurred. The dealer replaced the rotors for the second time. Fifteen thousand miles later, the brake failure recurred for the third time. The dealer resurfaced the rotors. The current mileage was 59,236 and failure mileage was 10,000.
This a complaint regarding my 2004 nissan pathfinder armada se which currently has 23k miles. It started on 9/7/05, while driving over the speeds of 55 MPH, when applying the brakes they lock up & don't work. The warning light for the brakes came on the dash. I took the car to dealer & they stated the problem was that the rotors were out of round. They replaced the front rotors & pads, they also turned the rear rotors & replaced the rear pads. This was on 9/7/05. On 4/21/07 while driving on a major highway, I attempted to apply my brakes & the brakes did not work & the vehicle would not stop. The brake warning light came on the dash & on the same day, we took the vehicle to the dealer & they ran a diagnostic check on the vehicle & they found that one of the codes had an error. The dealer reprogrammed the computer system to correct the problem. On 3/17/08, I was driving & I attempted to apply my brakes, when the brakes failed, the emergency brakes did not work & the warning light came on again on the dash. Once again I took the vehicle to the dealer, I advised them at the dealer that this was the third time I had been there for the same issue. They advised that they would need to do a diagnostic test, in which I would have to pay out of pocket since the vehicle is no longer under warranty. This time they said that it was an internal failure & the brake booster needed to be replaced & that this may not fix the problem. I was advised by the technician at the dealer that the manufacturer is aware of the this problem. Of course, this resolution was not offered or advised in my previous visits as it would have been paid under the warranty. Conveniently, I was told about this after my warranty expired & after paying $1,000.00 out of my pocket to fix. These vehicles are a safety hazard to have on the road & you never know when the brakes are going to fail.
Tl*the contact owns a 2004 nissan armada. On eight separate occasions, while driving approximately 60 MPH, the emergency brake light illuminated. The vehicle then began making a loud noise and vibrated. The failure makes it difficult to maneuver the vehicle. The brake pedal must be depressed to the floor; however, the vehicle still does not come to an immediate complete stop. The dealer stated that they could not duplicate the failure. The brake pads have been changed three times in two and a half years. The current mileage was 34,512 and failure mileage was 33,000.
2004 nissan pathfinder armada with numerous problems. Customer states the vehicle has had some of these problems washer tank/motor/level sensor, electrical worked after key was removed from the ignition, and it had brake failure. *kb the tires were wearing unevenly. There was a water leak coming from the passenger front floor board. The dealer installed a hose to the AC drain. The front rotors were replaced due to them being warped and the rear rotors were resurfaced. The passenger window would not roll up, due to it being off track. While driving, the engine suddenly shut down. The consumer removed the key from the ignition, but the wipers, horn ,headlights and other electrical instruments kept on working. The consumer also experienced a flat tire and there was moisture in the transmission connector, the wiring harness was repalced.
2004 nissan armada brake failure. Consumer states that the brakes failed twice almost causing him to be in an accident. He states that it is a major safety hazard and has heard of a lot more armada's having the same problems. *kb the dealer was unable to duplicate the problem.
Tl*the contact owns a 2004 nissan armada. While driving 40 MPH, the vehicle took a long time to stop when the brakes were applied. The vehicle felt as if it were misaligned when attempting to stop. The contact took the vehicle to a local dealer and they acknowledged the failure with the brake system, but were unable to determine the cause of failure. She later returned to the dealer and they placed a kit on the brake system. One year later, the brakes began making a loud grinding noise and the vehicle became difficult to stop. The dealer repaired the vehicle again, however, the contact still had to apply pressure to the brakes at least four times in order to stop the vehicle. There were no warning lights present. The manufacturer is conducting an investigation. The current mileage was 30,000 and failure mileage was 3,500.
Car shakes when brakes are applied causing the car to become difficult to control. The car was "repaired" by authorized dealer pursuant to tsb issued by the manufacturer, but the problem recurs continuously. The manufacturer has issued 5 tsbs regarding this exact issue for my vehicle, but the problem recurs.
2004 nissan armada se , normal highway driving conditions , partial brake failure, feels like brakes are applying ABS ( large pulsations in peddle) brakes feel maybe half as effective at stopping the vehicle as opposed to when the brakes are working properly. This failure is accompanied by a loud metal on metal sound. Based on my findings this appears to be a software problem and is easily fixed with a reflash of the vehicles computer. This problem could lead to many accidents and when a vehicle this big and heavy can't stop the accident's could likely be fatal . I'm posting on here in the hope that other people who have not yet had this problem can be at least be aware of it.
Tl*the contact owns a 2004 nissan armada. When applying the brakes at 40 MPH, the brake pedal extended down to the floor. The vehicle stopped when the emergency brake was applied. When the contact turned the vehicle off and restarted it, the brakes operated normally. The dealer changed the warped rotors at 2,500 miles. The vdc was reprogrammed at 38,581 miles. The current mileage was 60,186 and failure mileage was 2,500.
Tl*the contact owns a 2004 nissan armada. The contact stated that the brake light illuminated on the dashboard. The vehicle then lost power and the brake pedal went completely down to the floor. The failure occurred twice while driving 30 MPH. He stated that it feels as if the ABS is engaging and the vehicle has approximately 20% of its braking power. The contact has an appointment to have the vehicle inspected. The current mileage is 38,000 and failure mileage was 37,000. The consumer stated nissan has tsb for this issue in turn the charge was $85 to reprogram the vsb control. Updated 08/23/07
Extreme brake judder causing severe loss of stopping effectiveness: 1) while driving with my wife and children in our 2004 nissan armada extreme brake judder occurred during normal application of the brakes. 2) this is the second time brake judder has occurred with our 2004 nissan armada and both times the effect has been severely reduced stopping capability. 3) if scenario occurred during a routine traffic stop it's evident that the 2004 nissan armada would of easily entered the intersection potentially causing an accident. Thank you.
We have experienced problems with the ABS system on our 2004 nissan armada since early 2006. Periodically while driving the brake light will illuminate, when brakes are applied the ABS system activates and the brakes are very spongy. When released it sounds as though a big spring is released. Each time (approx 8 previously) we've driven very slow to a safe location, turned the vehicle off and back which resets the system. The occurrence happens at various speeds from 25-70 MPH. On one occasion I was able to take the vehicle to the dealership during malfunction. Although observed, the weekend technician failed to properly relay the situation to the regular technician resulting in no action taken. Each time we were assured if normal brakes failed, would still have brakes with ABS. The system also malfunctions on initial start up, when turned off and restarted the system is reset. Most recent occurrence was 5/11/2007, I contacted my current dealership and scheduled an appointment. On 5/14/2007, they found the dtc c1179 delta sensor out of program, it was reprogrammed under ntb06-040 program. Malfunction occurred again during initial startup of vehicle on 5/19/2007, taking vehicle back for service.
I have a 2004 nissan armada and was traveling at low speed when the brakes failed. The vehicle rolled out into the intersection before stopping. Just prior to stopping it felt like the ABS was trying to engage, but the pavement was not slippery. I drove slowly and tried the brakes a few more times and every time it felt like the ABS was kicking in, but the braking was severly diminished. I drove the vehicle slowly)about 1 mile to a dealership. Turned the vehicle off, and when we turned it back on again , the problem was gone. The tech nician did a code scan and found that the ABS needed to be reprogrammed, which was being done now. I dod a search on the internet and this seemed prevelant in the 2004 armadas and titans. My concern that the complaints I have read showed that this continuedc to recur even after the reprogramming. If this happened unexpectedly at high speed and a panic stop the results will be catastrophic. This should be investigated. Thanks.
Repeated brake issues; ABS computer shutdown; brake judders. This has been ongoing since buying the vehicle in 2004. Vehicle has had at least 5 different brake kits installed and the ABS computer has malfunctioned twice in the past 6 months.
Right after we purchased this car, the problem started, the brakes locked up the brake light comes on, I have to put it in neutral to turn it off start it back to get it to quit. The brakes grab but the car doesn't stop. Took it to the dealer and they couldn't find the problem unless it was doing it when we took it in. I have no warning. I have kids and it amazes me that with close to 100 complaints nissan would take action. All they are doing is putting the cost of a vehicle above a human life. This is the first time I have purchased a nissan and this will be my last. I warn people not to buy this type of car. I will even go out of my way to tell them if I see them looking at them on a lot. If nissan isn't going to do anything to fix this problem even if it means replacing the brake system then we as consumers should warn others before some one looses their life. But that may be what it takes before some big company will fix the problem. Everyone is having the same problem so for the life of me I cant figure out why they wont look into it.. Makes you wonder if they would drive one of these cars. The number of failures are far more then what I listed. It caused me to go thru a stop sign and by the grace of god no other cars were around. I really don't want my 17 year old driving it with this kind of problem. The funny thing is if nissan would take the time to fix the problem they may have repeat customers. Not me not ever again. I am going back to chevy then next time I buy.
2004 nissan pathfinder armada. Purchased at 11488 miles on 11/5/05. Experienced very slight vibration when braking at high speed on way home. Also experienced periodic "groan or thump" when gently braking, mostly while turning. Vibration continued to increase until steering became unmanageable while braking. Difficult to be without a car so we couldn't take the car in until 1/10/07 at 22030 miles. Our mechanic said they were the worst warped rotors he had ever seen and had them turned. He also replaced 50% nissan pads with carquest ceramic pads. Two days later, the vibration was back and dramatically increased over 1000 mile road trip until we took car to dealer on 3/2/07 at 24,140 miles. Steering now completely unmanageable! Dealer wouldn't honor warranty because we had carquest pads on car. Also told us that warranty work had been done on rotors at about 7000 miles under original owner. Dealer turned rotors and installed nissan pads and informed us that we were now back under warranty until 36000 miles or 8/07. Don't feel safe on road, especially after reading posts of complete brake failure, yet need a car to drive on trips. Please issue recall.
I went to apply brakes to stop at a light. The brakes failed to operate, forced to drive off road. Myself as well as many others had experienced the same problem. Nothing was done to fix!!
On eight different my 2004 nissan aramada had complete brake failure. Executive jeep nissan did nothing to fix problem. Vehicle very unsafe. Been off the road for 3 months. Driving down the road went to stop vehicle and brake went to the floor and no stopping power. Nothing has been done to fix problem. After looking into this issue many people with 04 armada having same problem.. Nissan refuses to fix problem! Very dangerous.
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