Recalls
| Campaign | Manufacturer | Manufacturing date | Type | # of units affected | Date Owner notified Mfg | Recall Initiated by | Manufacturers of recalled vehicles/products | Report Recieved Date | Record Creation Date | Regulation Part Number | FMVSS Number | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SUSPENSION - FRONT - CONTROL ARM - LOWER ARM | ||||||||||||||||
| 10E019000 | NISSAN NORTH AMERICA, INC. | E (Equipment) | 1873 | MFR | NISSAN NORTH AMERICA, INC. | 05/20/2010 | 05/21/2010 | |||||||||
| Defect Summary | Nissan is recalling certain front and rear lower links, p/nos. 54501zq00a, 54500zq00a, 551a1zq00a, 551a0zq00a , 54501ea00a, 54500ea00a, 551a1ea500, 551a0ea500, 54501zr00a, and 54500zr00a, sold between november 25, 2009 and may 14, 2010 as replacement parts for model year 2004 through 2010 titan, armada, and qx56, and model years 2005 through 2010 frontier, xterra, and pathfinder vehicles. the lower control link assembly has two cylindrical collars forming the inboard attachment points to the chassis. due to an improper welding process some collars may contain welds that do not meet strength specifications. | |||||||||||||||
| Consequence Summary | If the collar weld separates, the vehicle handling will deteriorate, possibly resulting in a vehicle crash. | |||||||||||||||
| Corrective Summary | Nissan will notify owners and dealers will replace any affected lower link free of charge. the safety recall is expected to begin on or about june 14, 2010. owners may contact nissan at 1-800-647-7261. | |||||||||||||||
| Notes | Owners may also contact the national highway traffic safety administration's vehicle safety hotline at 1-888-327-4236 (tty 1-800-424-9153), or go to http://www.safercar.gov . | |||||||||||||||
Bulletins
| Bulletin | Bulletin date | Replacement Bulletin | Item no. | Summary | Added |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SUSPENSION | |||||
| 05097 | 07/11/2007 | 05097A | 10017472 | Cam bolts for front wheel alignment. *tt updated 09-12-07. *kb | 11/08/2005 |
| SUSPENSION - FRONT | |||||
| NTB-10-072A | 10/06/2010 | 10034904 | Nissan: front suspension noise. a noise (clunking, squeaking, popping) can be heard when performing at least one of the following actions: turning the steering wheel left or right, driving over speed bumps, driving on rough roads, acceler | 01/26/2011 | |
| SUSPENSION - FRONT - WHEEL BEARING | |||||
| NTB-10-052 | 04/08/2010 | 10032628 | Nissan: the propeller shaft u joint (journal/journal bearings) is the source of noise and/or vibration on an applied vehicle. diagnose by evaluating the u joint with the propeller shaft removed. replace the u joint (journal/journal beari | 04/21/2010 | |
| SUSPENSION - REAR - AXLE - NON-POWERED AXLE ASSEMBLY | |||||
| NTB-04-113B | 12/23/2009 | 10032791 | Nissan: clicking noise from rear axles during take-off/acceleration. *pe | 05/24/2010 | |
Consumer Complaints
| Fail date | miles | occurences | Purchase date |
|---|---|---|---|
| SUSPENSION | |||
| 12/20/2005 | 27000 | 1 | |
| The brakes sounds aloud metal contact the brake light comes on the truck shakes you have turn engine off for at least five minutes. *tr | |||
| 12/20/2005 | 27000 | ||
| The brakes sounds sounds aloud metal contact the brake light comes on the the truck shakes you have turn engine off for at least five minutes. | |||
| 08/03/2012 | 60659 | ||
| On the listed date above our family was on en route to our vacation destination, traveling in our armada with camper in tow. while going thru the mountains in virginia we had lost all power to our transmission causing us to pull over onto the shoulder of the expressway. after some time we where finally able to get towed to a dealership in covington. as soon as the service manager looked at the vehicle he new exactly what had happened. he explained that the tail pipe had disconnected from the muffler and that the hot exhaust burned up the wire harness that controlled all the power to the transmission. this they had seen and fixed 4 to 5 times at this dealership. my complaint is that the piping from the muffler some how eroded away and disconnected allowing the exhaust to burn up the wire harness, as well as the hose that supplies the compressed air to the air shocks. this to me is a very serious safety issue. fortunately we were in the right hand lane and no other vehicles were near to cause a potential accident. we were able to get over safely although we had lost all transmission power going up this mountain. not sure if anybody else has reported this safety issue. but nissan must know about it based on the service manager seeing this that many times. why would one have your electric wiring running so close to a potential hot source that could disable your vehicle while driving? i recently was talking to a coworker who has a 2004 armada and told him about what happened to us. he had said that he just had his tail pipe welded back on but had it done at a muffler shop so this was not documented at a dealership. he had said that he could smell something burning but he had no other issues. he was lucky and he may want to check it out because of the experience that i had. please look into this because i feel it is a serious safety issue. | |||
| 12/19/2005 | 10500 | 4 | 11/24/2005 |
| Bought this 2005 nissan armada new in 2005. since the day i bought it the drivers door has been very noisy and opens slightly when at highway speeds and hit a bump. dealer says they cannot duplicate he issue and it is normal. also have had the truck in 5 or more times because front end shimmy makes steering wheel shake at highway speeds. they have balanced the truck everytime and still has not helped. only 25,000 mile on the truck and all these problems. they need to replace the drivers door and find the issue in the front end making the steering wheel shake. not happy! *nm | |||
| SUSPENSION - AUTOMATIC STABILITY CONTROL (ASC) | |||
| 06/23/2005 | 3500 | 5 | 05/13/2005 |
| Purchased 2005 armada in may by june vehicle went into service because a noise was coming from the rear side. 2 attempts to fix and part was replaced. august 2005 taken to dealer again because of shaking while braking, and front rotors /pads were replaced, and rear rotors resurfaced. january 2006 vehicle taken back to dealer because there was a grinding. apparently the problem were the tires that needed balancing and rotating. another problem was the liftgate, it did not want to open and close automatically. my car has been in the shop for 3 days and they still did not know what the problem could be. as another consumer mentioned the stability of this vehicle was very poor, i have swirved sharply to the left when braking at 50 mph or more. according to the nissan service they have not found anything wrong with this. *ak | |||
| 03/11/2005 | 1100 | 1 | 02/01/2005 |
| Everyday driving on good roads and bad roads and while hitting bumps or any imperfection in the road steering wheel moves side to side. not the whole column just the steering wheel. one time, while holding steering wheel near bottom wheel jilted to right and caught my hand in opening of wheel to where i could not gain control right away. this steering wheel shake happens all the time, even on the highway, where vehicle does move to the left or right depending on which wheel hits the bump or hole in the road. dealer said this is normal in the steering. the steering is just very loose and sloppy, even at highway speed, where it is suppose to get tighter. vehicle was brought to dealer on 2/19/05 for the problem, and they found nothing wrong with the steering, only the brake system and replaced those parts. they said this will solve the problem. but my problem is with the steering , and a repair of braking system will not solve the steering problem, that will just solve the shaking problem when i stepping on the brake,s not while i'm driving along roads. there is 2,600 miles on the vehicle ,and i don't feel safe or comfortable. it always feels like the vehicle has a shock or stabilizer problem. i hope this can be looked into seriously before some one looses control and has a major accident with serious injury before this problem gets resolved. i am writing this so all 2005 armada owners will know there are not alone or nuts about this problem. it does exist regardless what the dealers say. thank you.*ak | |||
| SUSPENSION - FRONT | |||
| 10/03/2010 | 80000 | ||
| Tl-the contact owns a 2005 nissan armada. the contact stated that while driving approximately 30 mph when the front lower control suspension failed. the vehicle crashed into a parked car and she received injuries to her arm and the left side of her kneck. the contact received a recall notice 5 days prior to the crash. the contact did not call police and went to the hospital 2 days later. the vehicle has not been repaired. the failure mileage was 80,000. tb | |||
| SUSPENSION - REAR | |||
| 06/17/2011 | 85000 | ||
| I have noticed the air compressor running intermittently, always trying to put air in the system. went on a 200 mile trip and the car feels very unsafe at 70 mph. very nervous drive especially around corners. will definitively not tow like this. | |||