Brake booster randomly failing. Brake booster not working randomly. Original part, never replaced
2005 Nissan Armada brakes complaints
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Started having a issue with my brakes on my nissan armada. When you pressed on the brakes, they would go to the floor and would not work and the brake light would go on. After pulling over and turning the vehicle off and back on the brake light would go off and the brakes would work again. I googled the problem and found that nissan knew about this issue and settled a class action law suit regarding it. I took the vehicle to the dealership and it was the delta stroke sensor. Nissan knew there was a problem but has not recalled the vehicles. In fact this problem is not limited to the armada. My family and I could have been killed because of this issue including others that were on the road when the brakes went out. Https://topclassactions.com/lawsuit-settlements/lawsuit-news/45486-nissan-reaches-brake-defect-class-action-settlement/
The ABS hydraulic brake senors have now been replaced twice on my armada. The brakes will drop to the floor and make all kind of noises won't stop. There had been a recall for all other vins than mine. Dealership said there was nothing they could do other than start changing other parts on my dime. Nissan of america has told me the same thing. We have nearly been in several wrecks. I do not want my wife to end up in one because of this truck. Just bought the second set of these yesterday and nearly hit someone again today. Since I keep a good distance between other traffic and myself is the only reason we haven't been a wreck yet.
Tl* the contact owns a 2005 nissan armada. While driving various speeds, the rear passenger brake would erroneously engage. During the failure, the brake and ABS warning indicators would illuminate. The failure was not diagnosed or repaired. The manufacturer and local dealer were not notified of the failure. The failure mileage was 175,000.
Takata recall brakes not working while driving and pulses and fuel gage not working while driving and parked.
Tl* the contact owns a 2005 nissan armada. While driving various speeds, the brake warning indicator illuminated on the instrument panel. While depressing the brake pedal, an abnormal noise was detected. The contact coasted the vehicle to the side of the road, turned off the engine, waited a few minutes, restarted the vehicle, and the brake warning indicator was no longer illuminated. The contact resumed driving. The vehicle was taken to drexel nissan (5018 township line rd, philadelphia, pa 19026, phone number: (610) 449-2800) where it was diagnosed that the brakes failed and needed to be replaced. The vehicle was repaired; however, the failure recurred. The manufacturer was not contacted. The approximate failure mileage was 106,000.
Tl* the contact owns a 2005 nissan armada. The contact stated that while driving at approximately 40 MPH and attempting to slow down to make a turn, the brake pedal went to the floorboard. The contact managed to control the vehicle. A metal-to-metal grinding noise was heard from the brakes and the brake warning light illuminated. The failure recurred and the vehicle was taken to an independent mechanic who replaced the rotors and the wheels. The failure recurred and the vehicle was taken to the dealer at: edden prairie nissan, bloomington, mn, where the technician diagnosed and replaced the brake booster. The failure recurred. The manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. The failure was not remedied. The failure mileage was approxitmately 50,000.
Break system failure has happened to me more than once. For some reason it sounds like they're are rocks in between my brakes and the rotors. I have to reset the system by shutting the car off and turning it back on. I almost had an accident on the freeway because of it and no indication other than the noise that it was happening. Also, when a passenger is in the seat the airbag light does not turn off. I and hasn't for over 5 years. The driver side and/or passenger side seat belts also do not get recognized as being used since the flash indicator on the dash keeps flashing. When I took t in to the dealer they said there are no recalls but it's a safety issue. The vehicle has less than 110000 miles on it and had less than 80000 when these issues started. I just want my vehicle to be safe and everyone else who has the same one. Brake system, dealer can't diagnose unless I drive in there with the problem which isn't safe and happens occasionally. I may have video of the noise from the brake system which I will look for.
"takata recall" I experience surprise excelleration three times, once resulting in a minor vehicle accident with minor body damage. All three occurred on a city street while in starting motion going straight ahead.
Purchased vehicle used in may 2015, my trusted mechanic checked it out september 2015 and reported back it was in good condition with no issues. July 2016 experienced break failure at 15 miles an hour. Again my mechanic troubleshooted the issues and said the power break booster needed to be replaced. He then referred me to nissan for possible replacement since it is a safety issue. I spoke with corporate nissan who advised me to take it to our local nissan dealership to prove the issue existed, for any potential compensation. After taking the vehicle to nissan they concluded reprogramming the delta stroke sensor would resolve the problem; which I had to pay $300 to have this done. On october 2016 inoperable break failure occurred again at 65 miles an hour while on the interstate, as I was approaching an exit ramp. This same issue occurred twice in one day, just a week later. Once as I left work going 40 miles an hour, my dashboard lit up with vdc and skid lights, in addition to my break failure light. The second time occurred going down a city street where I had to do a rolling stop through an intersection, dodging oncoming traffic, eventually hitting a curb to stop. After taking my vehicle back to nissan for them to test drive (recreate) the problem, I was told that I could not drive my vehicle off the lot due to safety hazards. I have spent hours on the phone with corporate to resolve this safety issue; but yet nissan refuses to fix the problem, or refund me my money for the failed reprogramming. This vehicle is geared towards families with children; and both my children were present in the vehicle during all failures. After searching the federal safety agency website, I have found hundreds of documented cases revolving around the same safety hazard. Nissan refuses to recall this part or notify owners of the existing issue.
While attempting to stop, without warning the brake light comes on and the brake pedal basically goes to the floor and barely works to stop the truck. The brakes grind as it is pushed. If you turn the vehicle off it seems to reset itself. We almost hit someone today trying to stop at a red light. The vehicle was moving at roughly 15-20 MPH when the issue started (today). We were on a city street, braking to stop. It seems to be a consistent problem with these vehicles and I am boggled at the fact that no one is requiring nissan to take any responsibility. Eventually someone is going to get very hurt. Having little to no control over your braking is very scary, especially with my little one in the truck with me . This is a large vehicle and would do a lot of damage if it were to hit someone the next time this happens. This seems to happen once every 2-4 weeks or so. It appears to be random.
I have had the same issue that many people are explaining here. I'll be driving down the road and out of no where the dash brake light will turn on. When I try to break, the brake pedal will push down to the floor and it will sound like is grinding and almost sound like a spring is loose inthere. But when I turn the car off and then turn it on, it goes away. I had this problem for a few months now and this is an accident waiting to happen, I just hope it doesn't do it on the freeway..
While attempting to stop, without warning the brake light comes on and the brake pedal basically goes to the floor and barely works to stop the truck. The brakes grind as it is pushed. If you turn the vehicle off it seems to reset itself. We almost hit someone today trying to stop at a red light. The vehicle was moving at roughly 15-20 MPH when the issue started (today). We were on a city street, braking to stop. It seems to be a consistent problem with these vehicles and I am boggled at the fact that no one is requiring nissan to take any responsibility. Eventually someone is going to get very hurt. Having little to no control over your braking is very scary, especially with my little one in the truck with me . This is a large vehicle and would do a lot of damage if it were to hit someone the next time this happens. This seems to happen once every 2-4 weeks or so. It appears to be random.
Reading the complaints and found others the same as mine. Have taken the nissan to the dealer at least three, maybe four times, complaining of the emergency brake engaging while driving when the emergency brake was off. This has happened when entering a freeway (highway) and driving on a city street. When taken to the dealer they could not find anything wrong. While I appreciate that others have the same problem and it is not a fluke, it is disconcerting and dangerous. The last time this happened was 7/23/16!
Tl* the contact owns a 2005 nissan armada. While driving less than 15 MPH, the brake pedal traveled to the floorboard when it was depressed. The vehicle had a delay when stopping. When the vehicle was shut off and restarted, the braking performance would return to normal. The vehicle was taken to the dealer where it was diagnosed that the delta stroke sensor failed and would need to be replaced. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure. The approximate failure mileage was 171,000.
I have had the same issue that many people are explaining. I will be driving down the road and out of no where the dash brake light will turn on. When I proceed to stop the car the brake will push down to the floor and it will grind and almost sound like a spring. I pull over, turn the car off and then it goes away. It has happened multiple times and there is no warning as to when it will happen.
While I am driving my emergency brake light turns on and my brakes locked and it's really hard for me to break the brake pedal also shakes almost leading into an accident.
The driver side airbag is not working due to a faulty harness assembly. The fuel gauge does not measure fuel accurately. The ABS brake light comes on and the brakes stop working while you are driving. Nissan refuses to fix the issues without us paying over 3 grand even though these items were recalled on other nissans but there is no recall on this particular nissan. This nissan needs to be added to the recalls. We bought the car 5 months ago from go automotive and they also refused to fix the issues.
The air bag light was flashing so I took my 2005 armada to the dealership to find out the reason. The dealer is charging me about $500.00 to replace the harness. They said the air bag may not deploy if I am involved in an accident. Also, I've had two instances where my brakes got jammed and made a loud noise when I stopped at a stop sign.
I have a 2005 nissan armada that have a serious braking issues that needs to bed looked into it doesn't happen all the time but when it does the brake pedal goes all the way down to the floor and make a grinding noise I spoke with nissan consumer affairs they want me to take it to nissan and have a diagnostic done, which will call me 99.00 that is none reimbursable apparently there was a lawsuit for this issue in california that was settle by nissan in my research I found other nissan owner who are having issues with there vehicles from the year 2004 - present
I was driving down the street close to my home (fortunately) and the brake light came on. I hit the brakes to test them to find that the brakes lost most power and the vehicle vibrated horribly. I finally managed to get the vehicle stopped. I then shut it off and then started it back up, which cleared the issue temporarily. A few days later I took it into the dealer who told me the vdc needed to be reprogrammed and that this was a know issue by nissan for this vehicle. The dealer charged me to fix this known issue, yet less than 1,000 miles later the same thing happened again. Back to the dealer only to be told that now the brake booster needs replacement at a cost of another $1,000 as part of the same known issue. I called nissan, but they flatly refuse to warranty what they know is a defective system. This vehicle has only 56,000 miles on the odometer.
I was driving my vehicle that I had just purchased off the parking lot of the dealer when I noticed that the brake light was on the dashboard I proceeded to stop and when I pressed on the brake pedal the vehicle delayed to come to a full stop. I also heard a weird noise sounded like a grinding noise and springs coming from the brake pedal.
Brake booster malfunctions during normal driving causing unsafe breaking. Brakes almost lock up when pedal is depressed. You have to pull off the road,turn truck off and back on to work, and sometimes you have to do 2 or 3 times. Dealer wants $1k to fix booster and from what I have read, it does not always work fuel gauge malfunctioned, ran out of gas 2 times when gauge still shows 1/4 tank. This is a recall on newer vehicles but mine is a 2005. Airbag light is on and dealer states needs replacing
I have had numerous issues starting in 13' with the ECM being replaced after 05' armada stalled on highway traveling 70 miles/hour in heavy traffic. Recently in early 15' I ran out of gas when fuel gauge displayed a quarter tank of gas at a red light. Also in early 15' my A/C will only work when on high. Both of these issues are known & are listed as recalls that I will be making a service appointment with my local nissan dealer to research, correct & fix. There are numerous reports of similar & exact known issues online. Most recently in november 15' I was picking my children up from school in the rain. I was traveling home when I had to apply my breaks, but they did not perform as they should. The breaks made a spring sound, the brake peddle had little to no resistance when I applied my foot to stop & the break light came on. I had to veer off the road & ran into a fence post very lightly with minimal damage to my front chrome bumper. I turned car off & immediately checked on my two children in the back seat. We were all ok, thank god. I started armada to find that the break light was no longer on. I hesitated to drive due to what had just happened. I was only 3 miles from home so I slowly attempted to continue home. The armada drove perfect & the breaks functioned as they should with no issues. I googled incident to find numerous complaints & reports with similar to identical complaints/know issue reported & filed. I was blessed that my family was ok & I was able to avoid a serious potentially life threatening accident with loss of breaks one time for no reason. This was the 1st time this has happened and has not happened since. I feel this should be an immediate recall due to the severity of outcome it could cause with temporary break failure. No need for lifes to be lost or lawsuits to make it right and correct/fix issue at no cost.
Brakes stutter and brake light come on with out warning car does not stop, if you turn vehicle off the problems goes away, local streets usual at speeds of 35 to 45 trying to stop at traffic light..very scary
Brakes failed, master cylinder brake pressure reduced when brakes where applied almost hitting stopped truck in front. Simular to report receipt date: sep 18, 2013 the federal safety agency campaign number: 13v451000 component(s): service brakes, hydraulic potential number of units affected: 3,247 my SUV also has the same issue.
Suv ran out of gas at highway speed in center lane during heavy traffic on wife and kids, gauge read 1/4 of tank. Stepped on brake didn't work had a load noise, vdc light, brake light on dash. Understand now that ABS system failed and fuel sending unit failed. Nissan has told me that they have a recall on the fuel sending unit on the same year make and model but not mine? They have tried really hard to kill my family with this faulty expensive equipment.
While I was driving brakes donot work I almost crash , to traumatic.
I have a 2005 nissan armada for the past several months my brakes have been acting up. When I am driving my brake light comes on and I go to stop and the I can't stopmakeing a horrible noise. I have to stop my vehicle where ever I am driving and stop the car as soon as possible. I have to put it in park, shut the car off and then after a few seconds and then restart my car. This has happened several time since november and recently has happened twice in the same week . This is not safe and is an accident waiting to happen when you can't stop your car. I did take it to the dealership but since they could not find anyhting they sent me away saying that my rotors have dust on them and I can pay est $100 to pay to have them cleaned. Then recently within the last week ; my husband took the car up there when he was driving it and it did the same thing but they would not see him due to how busy they were alreay in the service department. My family is very important to me and putting them in this car is the scarest thing I have to do on the daily what happens when the brakes dont work ?? This really should be a recall to the vehicle because this is not normal and definitely is a safety issue. I hope nissan can see that our lives are worth more than whatever the amount they would pay to have all of these cars fixed please nissan please. Next stop bbb!!!!!!!
The brake, slip and vdc off light come on at once. Lose brake pedal pressure. Pedal goes almost to floor with noise like the ABS is on, grinding sound shuddering happens. Turn off and turn on vehicle, issue goes away for anywhere from a day to a few week then happens again. It has happened on mostly dry smooth pavement. It could happen few times a day or few times a week and sometimes not for weeks. I am very afraid to drive because luckily it had happened every time I was 20 MPH or below.
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