2006 Nissan Armada: ABS light or ABS activating

Filed Sep 2, 2025 · Brakes · CA

Earlier in the year the brake light (some times with slip and ABS) came on the dash and suddenly braking was diminished. There was a horrid grinding sound plus vibration under the pedal. I was on highway 17 (a dangerous mountain freeway in CA) going downhill and it was extremely scary as has a car full of friends kids and hardly any brakes. I braked as much as it would allow, down shifted and pulled to the side (which again if you google that highway people die all the time from idiot drivers/speeders/tight corners). I instinctively turned off the car and got out to check off something had gotten caught in my wheel but nothing. I turned the car on and the problem had gone so drove to the nearest garage but he couldn't find anything wrong. I called Nissan but they said they knew of no problems with breaking systems on the Armada and said to bring it in and pay for an expensive diagnosis. When I got home I googled it and found 100s of similar experiences with all sorts of repairs at Nissan that hadn't worked. Some say brake booster, others sensor, other reset or upgrade hardware. Not one actually fix so far but I did find a couple of lawsuits for the same reason so don't understand how this is not a recall. The second time I was in town so it wasn't too bad but hard to stop at the crossing for a pedestrian and today it went again going back up the mountain but luckily don't need to brake much going in that direction. If it can't be fixed and it involves brakes then surely this is a serious safety violation. I also noticed that others are having a similar problem with newer Armadas with a newly upgraded braking system from Nissan and another lawsuit is on file. How is this being ignored? My car is 20 and I was looking into another Nissan but if they don't stand by and honor their mistakes then I really have no faith in them

Filed Mar 26, 2024 · Brakes · CA

The contact owns a 2006 Nissan Armada. The contact stated while driving at an undisclosed speed and attempting to slow the vehicle, the contact heard an abnormal sound emanating from the brake pads, requiring increased effort to slow the vehicle. The vehicle returned to normal functionality, but the failure became a regular occurrence. The ABS warning light was illuminated. The vehicle was not taken to the dealer or an independent mechanic. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was not notified of the failure. The failure mileage was unknown.

Filed Sep 6, 2018 · Brakes · 80,000 miles · TX · 3 injuries

I was going down east chase parkway in fort worth going towards green oaks blvd into arlington texas and my brakes went out. I heard a grinding noise and my truck wouldn't stop. So, I pulled over and car my truck off and on and the problem seemed to go away. I proceeded on my way and they went out again and I almost rear ended a 18-wheeler with my two babies in the car. I immediately ran up on a curb to not hit the semi. And, immediately went to a brakes shop and was told it was my brake booster kit that was attached to the ABS system. That was recalled and since I didn't find out til later and didn't have problems til later on I got screwed and had to pay over $1300.00 dollars to fix it. And, have yet to be reimbursed which I think sucks. *tt

Filed Aug 6, 2018 · Brakes · 153,000 miles · CA

Issue with ABS engaging at inappropriate times at low speeds creating an inability to brake. My wife drove through a stop sign with all 4 of my kids the first time it happened and lucked out. It just happened again today. At a speed of only 4 miles per hour, I noticed the brake light came on, I drove through the green light, only accelerating enough to get to a side road. When I tried to brake, there was a crunching/grinding noise from under the hood. After the first time this occurred to my wife, I replaced the brake booster (hell of a job) and I installed new rotors and pads all the way around as the brake booster was told to be the issue after nissan was sued for the problem as it grew. It still never became a tsb and I have a half ton death trap in my driveway.

Filed Jun 1, 2018 · Brakes · 144,000 miles · FL

When trying to stop the ABS brakes engage and the car is almost impossible to stop. I have had this vehicle looked at and different parts changed but the problem keeps coming back. I had the brakes changed, brake booster and clock spring changed. The vdc and slip lights will randomly come on and the ABS engages while driving. Almost caused a wreck the other day but I was able to maneuver around vehicles and then stop. This also happened back in 2011 with this same vehicle we had the brake booster changed and the problem went away until now. The brake booster was evaluated and scanned and checked out ok. Last time it cost $1,000 dollars to fix it, but is now a problem again.

Filed Jan 16, 2018 · Brakes, Electrical · 174,000 miles · OR

I was in stop and go traffic when a grinding/springy sound came out from under and the :brake" light came on. I had no control over the brake pedal, it would go all the way down to the floor but would not stop, luckily I was on a flat road so it didn't move forward or backwards. I was still able to drive the car to a safe spot and used my emergency brakes to get there. If I were going at a high speed, I don't know what would have happened. You can replace a car, but you can't replace a person. I have an 8 month old baby who needs me. My brother in law is a mechanic for all types of cars and has been for years, he told me this is a well known problem with armadas (04-07). Mine is an 06. At this point I have to keep turning off my car and back on to restart some computer? I am not good with cars. If this happens at a high speed and I can't stop because of this issue it is on your hands.you know there is a problem, yet do nothing about it. This armada is a deathtrap. I do not feel safe in it, but I don't have the money to buy another vehicle. My brother in law suspects it is the ABS,vdc,brake malfunction. I was speaking to someone else about this issue, and they said they had the same issue on their, and once when a light turn red and he tried to stop he couldn't and ended up in the middle of an intersection. Does someone have to die before anything is done?

Filed Jun 29, 2017 · Brakes · 111,000 miles · CA

While driving my nissan armada it goes thru a complete loss of brakes when all of a sudden the brake light sensor comes on. It seems to happen in cycles like every month or so but when the car is turned off and then on again the problem disappears, until the next time. This is a definite manufacturing malfunction as many people have blogged about the same issue. Many have claimed it's an ABS or booster brake issue but there is no way to tell. A recall is necessary before a major tragedy occurs.

Filed Oct 12, 2016 · Brakes, Driver assistance · 145,000 miles · MD

Own a 2006 nissan armada le. Started my truck and the brake, vdc, slip, and 4wd lights lit up on the dashboard. Thought it appeared because it was getting cold. Drove a couple of blocks down a city a street and heard a loud grinding noise when the brakes were pressed and the truck jolted a little bit. After another block, lights went away and didn't have more any issues on the way home. When I got home, turn the truck off and restarted the truck, no lights. Did a google search and read many issues relating to this. A couple a days later checked the truck, on start-up...no lights, then when I put it in drive, the same lights lit up. Took it to the dealership, lights were lit, brakes engaged, and speedometer was fluctuating and then didn't move. When I arrived at the dealership, speedometer activated again when the truck was put in park. Nissan dealership did a diagnostic test and the advisor indicated both the ECM and ABS actuator assembly were fried and needed to be replaced, $3,100 to start out with. Truck is still at the shop, no work has started. Notified nissan customer relations since there is a known issue, waiting to hear back. Also called another dealership to see what they could tell me and it was mentioned that there is a known issue. Called the service dept. Back the next day and talked to another advisor, the advisor indicated since there are some are hard codes (u1000, u1001) displayed with the ECM and ABS assembly, the systems potentially need to be replaced.

Filed Nov 3, 2015 · Brakes · 104,900 miles · VA

While driving on the road at slow normal speed the brake pedal went to floor no braking available with kids in my car this is a known problem with nissan armada brake debooster valve equipped with delta sensor . Safety issue that needs to be a recall to resolve this problem. During this no braking the ABS light illuminates and slip warning and brake warning light illuminates the only way to resolve this is by safely pulling over and turning the ignition off which then might resolve this problem. Took my car to the dealership they exactly know what the problem is they got the code c1179 which clearly outlines a bad delta sensor within the brake debooster valve . I believe nissan has know this problem and has not yet made a recall o this issue will like the transport safety board look into this electrical, software , mechanical problem before it's too late whereby innocent lives could be lost . There needs to be a safety recall . The dealership also wants to charge for the software upgrade and yet said this might not fix the problem but if it happens again then the brake debooster valve would have to be replaced , I am shocked to know that they know it's a safety issue but yet tend to ignore this problem frustrated consumer .

Filed Sep 4, 2015 · Brakes · 107,000 miles · AZ

I was driving at about 40mph I was coming to a red light and proceeded to apply my brakes when the braje pedal vibrated and shook my ABS and 2 other light illuminated on my dash car took several times of applying tge brake to slow down. It fekt like I had no control of braking. The brakes made a grinding noise abd brakes went to less then 50% of original braking power. I turned my car off and on again and lights went off and braking was normal again. This has happened pretty much on a weekly occurrence since then. I've called the dealer and asked if they had any recalls they said no.

Filed Aug 12, 2015 · Brakes · 85,000 miles · PA

I was driving and towing a sea doo to the dealer. As I approached the driveway, I lost my brakes by greater than 50%. They were grinding and sounded like ABS was on. This continued as I crept along the driveway. The brake light also came on during this time. Once the car was turned off and back on, the error reset. The dealer was not able to find anything wrong and the car drove fine. As I researched my issue, I found many items that match the description that I experienced today. They all had no luck at the dealer in diagnosing a problem. Nissan has even settled a lawsuit pertaining to a brake experience that was similar to mine today.

Filed Oct 31, 2014 · Brakes · 45,000 miles · FL

Tl* the contact owns a 2006 nissan armada. The contact stated while driving at various speeds attempting to engaged the brakes, an abnormal noise emitted from the rear of the vehicle as the ABS, slip and vdc warning lights illuminated. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The manufacturer was not notified of the failure. The failure mileage was 45,000.