2017 Nissan Armada: hesitation when accelerating

5 of the 81 complaints about the 2017 Nissan Armada describe hesitation when accelerating.

owner complaints: 5
of this car's complaints: 6%
recalls: 0

Is there a fix? 9 service bulletins cover this area of the car. See below

Hesitation when accelerating by model year

2018
1
2017
5
2008
1
2006
5
2005
2
2004
2

What owners say

Filed Feb 22, 2025 · Electrical, Engine · TX

The middle section of lights in the instrument panel has been blinking on/off intermittently for about two weeks. This makes it difficult to see your speed while driving at night and it's distracting, which causes me to take my eyes off the road for longer than I consider safe. Also, intermittently the truck hesitates to start, today it had to be towed to the dealer. After the diagnosis, I was told the Instrument Cluster Assembly should be replaced to resolve the light panel issue and the starter needs to be replaced. I find it surprising that the instrument panel would go out so soon. I wonder if this is connected to the previous intermittent BCI (Backup Collision Intervention) malfunction lights on the dash issue I had a few years ago. Additionally, I've had to replace the battery in the truck three times in the last four years since I purchased it (pre-owned). Which is not normal at all. We could not figure out what was causing the batteries to keep draining. The last battery I got was replaced by Nissan (free of charge) and I haven't had any issues with it dying since then. With so many complaints about this instrument Cluster Assembly I've been reading that have been reported over the last few years how many does it take to be considered a recall?

Filed May 24, 2019 · Engine, Transmission · 1,500 miles · LA

From slow starts, the tachometer will flutter and that hesitation is transmitted through the drivetrain to the wheels.

Filed Jun 6, 2018 · Brakes, Electrical · 36,000 miles · PA

2017 vehicle hesitated while leaving a drive through, would not shift from park. At next venue, the vehicle failed to start. Owner attempted to start vehicle with remote start. The engine turned on, however, upon entry when the owner pressed the start and placed foot on the brake, the vehicle shut off. The vehicle was then towed to the dealership where repairs were made to a stop sensor, however, the vehicle is still hesitating.

Filed Jun 19, 2017 · Transmission · 8,000 miles · AR

Sometimes when pressing the accelerator, the vehicle will act like it is trying to choke out and will shudder and/or hesitate. This can occur when trying to climb an incline or when merging into traffic from a slowed down or stopped standing. This can be seen in a shudder in the tachometer needle and feels terrible. There is great concern on my part that it will happen to do this at a moment that my children are with me and will cause me to be hit by another vehicle. The occurrence is unpredictable but is incredibly noticeable. I have been told by the dealership many times that this is normal and that no one else has reported a problem. I cannot imagine that anyone would buy this vehicle given how easily the problem is noticed. It is unnerving.

Filed Jan 6, 2017 · Transmission · 8,000 miles · MI

From slow starts, the tachometer will flutter and that hesitation is transmitted through the drivetrain to the wheels. This hesitation has been seen around all shift points and has been confirmed by service technicians. Nissan does not have a fixed at this time. The condition represents a hazard on icy roads' it caused me to leave a lane due to slip. A video of the tachometer is available on request.