Bulletins
| Bulletin | Bulletin date | Replacement Bulletin | Item no. | Summary | Added |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | |||||
| NTB-09-030 | 04/06/2009 | 10030165 | Nissan: the 12 volt battery is an important part of the vehicle electrical system and is required to stay connected when the engine is running. to prevent damage to vehicle electronic components follow the instructions/cautions. no mod | 08/12/2009 | |
| 05086 | 09/22/2005 | 10017410 | Voluntary service campaign body control module sub-harness. enhanced electronic circuitry which may help furtherprotect a vehicle from damage or fire caused by a short circuit in the electrical system of a towed trailer. *tt | 11/07/2005 | |
| 04056 | 08/03/2004 | 04056A | 10007555 | Malfunction indicator light on with diagnostic trouble codes p1278, p1279, p1288 and p1289 a/f sensor. *mr this bulletin replaces ntb04-056 dated 5/15/2004. *tt | 07/01/2004 |
| ELECTRICAL SYSTEM - BATTERY | |||||
| NTB-09-030 | 04/06/2009 | 10030165 | Nissan: the 12 volt battery is an important part of the vehicle electrical system and is required to stay connected when the engine is running. to prevent damage to vehicle electronic components follow the instructions/cautions. no mod | 08/12/2009 | |
| ELECTRICAL SYSTEM - BATTERY - CABLES | |||||
| NTB-09-030 | 04/06/2009 | 10030165 | Nissan: the 12 volt battery is an important part of the vehicle electrical system and is required to stay connected when the engine is running. to prevent damage to vehicle electronic components follow the instructions/cautions. no mod | 08/12/2009 | |
| ELECTRICAL SYSTEM - WIRING | |||||
| 03101A | 01/20/2004 | 03101 | 10006301 | Electric trailer brake jumper harness. this bulletin replaces ntb03-101. *tt | 04/27/2004 |
Consumer Complaints
| Fail date | miles | occurences | Purchase date |
|---|---|---|---|
| ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | |||
| 06/14/2012 | 130000 | 3 | |
| This is the 3rd time the brakes have failed since i purchased the used 2004 armada about 1.5yrs ago. the armada when purchased had approximately 123,000 miles on it. not long after i purchased while driving at 50mph the brake pedal went soft the brakes were at approximately 5% and there was an electrical grinding noise. after turning the vehicle off and on again the problem went away. i took the vehicle to nissan and was told that the rotors needed to be replaced because they were so thin the brake pads were having trouble gripping them and that was confusing the abs which is what i was hearing. i was also told the brake software needed to be updated at additional cost. i paid for everything to be done only to have the problem again a couple months later while driving slowly on a gravel surface. i contacted the dealer again and was told just to turn the vehicle on and off again and if it happens again to bring it in. while driving through a shopping center parking lot it happened again. brakes go out, peddle goes soft and electrical noise. i took the armada to the dealer again and was told this time the brake fluid needed to be replaced. i asked why wasn't that done when all the other work was performed only a few thousand miles earlier. they said it was not part of the work to replace the brakes. i paid to have the brake fluid replaced. recalls have been done on 2004 armadas for brake issues in the past, during my last visit to nissan i was told the module that controls all the braking system in my vehicle could be bad which may need to be replaced. i have to wait until my brakes fail again before they supposedly will know. nissan knows there are problems still with the 2004 armada braking system and should be made to recall them all to fix them. *tr | |||
| 06/14/2012 | 130000 | ||
| This is the 3rd time the brakes have failed since i purchased the used 2004 armada about 1.5yrs ago. the armada when purchased had approximately 123,000 miles on it. not long after i purchased while driving at 50mph the brake pedal went soft the brakes were at approximately 5% and there was an electrical grinding noise. after turning the vehicle off and on again the problem went away. i took the vehicle to nissan and was told that the rotors needed to be replaced because they were so thin the brake pads were having trouble gripping them and that was confusing the abs which is what i was hearing. i was also told the brake software needed to be updated at additional cost. i paid for everything to be done only to have the problem again a couple months later while driving slowly on a gravel surface. i contacted the dealer again and was told just to turn the vehicle on and off again and if it happens again to bring it in. while driving through a shopping center parking lot it happened again. brakes go out, peddle goes soft and electrical noise. i took the armada to the dealer again and was told this time the brake fluid needed to be replaced. i asked why wasn | |||
| 06/26/2012 | 95000 | ||
| Applied brakes , brake light went on abs stop[ess working, brakes grone work at 10 %. please see utube enter armada brake system problem. there are 100's of compliants for the exact same failure. there is a problem in the the brake booster. once you shut off the vehicle and restart it the abs resets until the next occurrance. this has ocuured many times over the years, this system failure will cause death if not addressed. | |||
| 03/14/2011 | 42500 | ||
| Tl* the contact owns a 2004 nissan armada. the contact stated he received notification of nhtsa campaign id number: 10v517000 (engine and engine cooling) and the vehicle was taken to the dealer for repairs. the contact stated that approximately one hour after retrieving the vehicle from the dealer, the entire instrument panel and interior cabin lights began illuminating. the vehicle was taken back to the dealer who advised that the contact would be held liable for a diagnostic test to determine the failure, which would cost him $90. the vehicle was not further repaired and the manufacturer was not contacted. the failure mileage was 42,500. | |||
| 03/14/2011 | 42500 | ||
| Tl-the contact owns a 2004 nissan armada. the contact stated he received a recall notice nhtsa campaign id number: 10v517000, component: engine and engine cooling. for the dealer to replace the ecm relay in his vehicle. the contact stated about an hour after retrieving the vehicle all the instrument panel and the interior lights started illuminating. the vehicle was taken back to the dealer who stated they have to run a diagnostic test and it will cost him $90... the manufacturer was not contacted. the failure mileage was 42,500...mw | |||
| 02/18/2011 | 88000 | ||
| I own a 2004 nissan armada. about 2 weeks ago while driving the red airbag warning light turned on and would not turn off. i just had it serviced today and was told that the front crash zone airbag sensor being that it is located outside of the front radiator grill ends up rusting out from the elements of our weather. therefore it needed to be replaced. the car is out of warranty so therefore it was billable. after doing some research i came across a nissan recall from january 2009. the nhtsa campaign id # is 08v690000. this recall was for the exact same problem with the crash zone sensor rusting out from snow/salt in the northern us states but was only limited to 2005-2009 pathfinders, frontiers and xterra vehicles. i feel that my vehicle should be included in this recall due to the fact that it is the exact same problem listed in the recall and i live in ny state which obviously has winters with snow and salt. the recall issued a redesigned sensor to correct the problem at no cost to the vehicle owner. | |||
| 10/12/2010 | 124000 | ||
| , 2004 nissan armada se 4wd vehcile just stalls while driving no warning light so indication something is wrong with car, stall in a very busy intersection while driving , loss of steering brakes etc. dash lights blink and light up. car restarts if you crank it a few times , but this has happened on serveral more occasions , took to a dealership and no light indicators to diagnose the problem , this is very unsafe for my family and i to be in this armada | |||
| 06/14/2010 | 67000 | ||
| Tl- the contact owns a 2004 nissan armada. the contact stated that they have twice had to replace the rear refrigerant tubes for the air conditioning on the vehicle. the dealer stated that the whose rattle which causes the tubes to break and start to leak. the failure mileage and current mileage on the vehicle was 67000.rl | |||
| 04/18/2010 | 70037 | ||
| While driving about 45 mph in the night time, suddenly dash board lights flashes very rapidly and stalls the engine. luckly, no other car was next to us. we safely stopped the our 2004 nissan armada suv on the side of road. after about 10~15 minutes, we tried to re-start the car, but no luck. after giving gas pedal several times, we could re-start the car. we drove home (about 5 miles in distance) safely. next day, while my wife was driving to her parents' house, once again, with rapid flashing on the dash board, the engine dies while she was driving. we took to the nissan dealership next morning, they said it would been no gas in the gas tank. we had more than 1/4 tankful of gas. while the service man was driving into the service bay, the car stalls in same manner. then, they said it was the electrical part problem in the driver's side. because of the safty issue, we have let nissan dealer replaced the electrical part. lets' see whether it fixed the problem. | |||
| 02/20/2005 | 10 | 1 | 02/09/2005 |
| Tl*the contact owns a 2004 nissan armada. the contact stated that the vehicle has electrical failure. the throttle shuts down and there is no acceleration control. the failure began intermittently a week after purchasing the vehicle; however, it has become progressively worse. the vehicle has been taken to nissan at least 15 times. the dealer was only able to duplicate the failure a couple of times, but have been unable to make any repairs. the failure was brought to the dealers attention as soon as it was recognized. the contact wanted another vehicle, but the dealer kept stating that they would find and repair the failure. the failure continues to worsen and cannot be repaired. the contact filed complaint number 6080581 with nissan. the current mileage was 36,000 and failure mileage was approximately 10. | |||
| 07/27/2005 | 1820 | 8 | 11/11/2004 |
| In november 2004 i purchased the armada 2004. i drove it to florida in december 2004 and left it in my house. i left with the military until june 2005, i drove the vehicle several times until july 2005, in which, one morning i try to turn it on, the vehicle did not start and it sounded like the battery or starter was not working properly. the battery gage went from half way to the negative side and then back to the middle and once again to the negative side again. the control systems are still showing negative information of being off or on. i have not taken it in for a check up due to i purchase the vehicle in ny and i am in fl. i have to check with the ny dealer if i could take it any nissan dealerships in fl. i will report back on any information from the local dealership. if any one has had similar problem post it thank you. *nm | |||
| ELECTRICAL SYSTEM - SOFTWARE | |||
| 06/10/2007 | 37000 | 2 | 08/26/2004 |
| 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 *tr | |||
| ELECTRICAL SYSTEM - WIRING | |||
| 07/29/2004 | 1 | 07/27/2004 | |
| 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. *jb | |||
| 08/25/2004 | 2 | ||
| While driving at any speed vehicle stalled. without warning. consumer restarted vehicle, and took it to the dealer for inspection. mechanic determined that the electronic control module needed to be replaced, and replaced it. however, the problem recurred.*ak | |||
| 08/12/2004 | 4000 | 2 | 04/02/2004 |
| I purchased a nissan armada in april 2004 and two months later had to bring it to dealer for repair as the brakes were shuddering causing tremendous shimmy in the steering wheel. the dealership, nissan thousand oaks, did not replace the warped rotors, instead switching them around and replacing the brake pads. the additional problem of a rattle and squeaking sound from dashboard resulted in the dealership realigning the dashboard properly. two months later i was back at the dealership to fix the brakes again. this time i demanded that the inferior rotors be replaced with higher-quality rotors. they replaced the factory-installed rotors with new rotors (told better quality rotors) and they also had to replace the brake pads again. additionally, there i was experiencing an intermittent problem with the a/c; it would sometimes run very hot air. they checked it out and found that the clutch fan needed to be replaced; this part is on order and i will have to return for installation. also, i asked them to once again fix a squeaking and rattling issue that seemed to be coming from the dashboard again and also intermittent failure of the stereo controls located on the steering wheel. according to their mechanics, the sound problem and stereo controls problem did not occur while my vehicle was in their possession. a week later, august 12, 2004, i had to return to have the clutch fan replaced and this time i also requested that one of their mechanics drive the vehicle with me so that i could point out the squeaking issue. the mechanic heard the sound problem this time and i am told they will try to fix this issue. i have not had a problem again, as yet with the stereo controls on the steering wheel. | |||
| ELECTRICAL SYSTEM - WIRING - INTERIOR/UNDER DASH | |||
| 09/11/2006 | 29000 | 1 | |
| Antenna for radio broken located in the two rear windows(passenger and driver side ), windows are designed to open and close. when vehicle reaches speed of forty miles an hour or greater windows will rattle . not covered under warranty nor under extended warranty. the cost for repair for antenna is in the range of 800.00 to 1000.00. i feel that this is an engineering design flaw, and should be repaired at nissans expense. not at the consumers expense! repairs needed replacement of passenger and driver side glass and rewire. removal of head liner( wires are located under head liner). *jb | |||