Bulletins
| Bulletin | Bulletin date | Replacement Bulletin | Item no. | Summary | Added |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SERVICE BRAKES, AIR - ANTILOCK - WHEEL SPEED SENSOR | |||||
| NTB-10-102-A | 09/25/2012 | 10046601 | Nissan: bulletin regarding diagnosis of abs/vdc wheel speed sensor. model 2007-2013 nissan. *pe | 10/17/2012 | |
| SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC - ANTILOCK - WHEEL SPEED SENSOR | |||||
| NTB-10-102-A | 09/25/2012 | 10046601 | Nissan: bulletin regarding diagnosis of abs/vdc wheel speed sensor. model 2007-2013 nissan. *pe | 10/17/2012 | |
Consumer Complaints
| Fail date | miles | occurences | Purchase date |
|---|---|---|---|
| SERVICE BRAKES | |||
| 02/01/2010 | 50000 | ||
| The brakes fail, make a grinding sound...apparently turning the car off resets the delta s sensor. do a google search on nissan armada and brake booster and you will find many pages of the same complaint. it happened intermittantly over the course of several years. i took it to a dealer within the past year - they said they had never heard of it. charged me $100 to confirm what i told them - bad brake booster, change delta sensor. they suggested i call nissan north america re: any acssitance with the 900+ fee to fix it. nissan north america said they have never heard of this issue and said they would not assist in any way with the cost of repair. | |||
| 09/01/2011 | 39000 | 1 | |
| Driving at 50 miles per hour and suddenly the abs brakes turns red, i try to push the brake pedal and it makes a loud grinding noise and the brakes just keeps on having like an up and down pressure and the vehicle would not stop. i asked some armada owners and they have a same problem . very unsafe for a family man driving kids with faulty brake system. this happens 3 x already i have to pull over and shut down engine. nhtsa help us ! *tr | |||
| 09/01/2011 | 39000 | ||
| Driving at 50 miles per hour and suddenly the abs brakes turns red ,i try to push the brake pedal and it makes a loud grinding noise and the brakes just keeps on having like an up and down pressure and the vehicle would not stop.i asked some armada owners and they have a same problem . very unsafe for a family man driving kids with faulty brake system.this happens 3 x already i have to pull over and shut down engine. nhtsa help us ! | |||
| 08/15/2011 | 30000 | ||
| Tl* the contact owns a 2007 nissan armada. while driving approximately 35 mph, the contact depressed the brake pedal and noticed a vibration and grinding noise in the brake pedal. the vehicle was hesitant to respond. the failure recurred intermittently. the vehicle was taken to the dealer for diagnostic testing where the technician advised that the brake booster and the delta sensor would have to be replaced. the vehicle was not repaired. the approximate failure mileage was 30,000. | |||
| 08/15/2011 | 30000 | ||
| Tl- the contact owns a 2007 nissan armada. while driving approximately 35 mph, the contact depressed the brake pedal and noticed a vibration and grinding noise in the brake pedal. the vehicle was hesitant to respond. the failure recurred intermittently. the vehicle was taken to the dealer for diagnostic testing where the technician advised that the brake booster and the delta sensor would have to be replaced. the vehicle was not repaired. the approximate failure mileage was 30,000. kmj | |||
| 08/15/2011 | 30000 | ||
| Tl- the contact owns a 2007 nissan armada. while driving approximately 35 mph the contact depressed the brake pedal and noticed vibration and grinding in the brake pedal. the brakes were hesitant to respond. the failure occurred intermittently. the vehicle was taken to the dealer for diagnostic testing. the technician stated the brake booster and the delta sensor would have to be replaced. the vehicle was not repaired. the approximate failure mileage was 30,000. da | |||
| 09/11/2012 | 100100 | 1 | |
| While pulling out of a parking lot my brake light came on while pressing the brakes, the pedal went to the floor and there were no brakes. there was a grinding sound and a fluttering feeling in the brakes. i used my parking brake to come to a stop. this is the second time this happened, first was about 6 months ago on highway exit ramp (luckily i was going up hill at the time). once you turn off the vehicle and restart the problem disappears. i have found numerous accounts of this same situation happening to armada owners who have found it to be the brake booster. this is a very serious issue with the abs braking system and needs to be addressed by nissan. *tr | |||
| 09/11/2012 | 100100 | ||
| While pulling out of a parking lot my brake light came on while pressing the brakes, the pedal went to the floor and there were no brakes. there was a grinding sound and a fluddering feeling in the brakes. i used my parking brake to come to a stop. this is the second time this happened, first was about 6 months ago on highway exit ramp (luckily i was going up hill at the time). once you turn off the vehicle and restart the problem dissappears. i have found numerous accounts of this same situation happening to armada owners who have found it to be the brake booster. this is a very serious issue with the abs braking system and needs to be addressed by nissan. | |||
| 08/25/2010 | 780000 | 1 | |
| The red brake light comes on intermittently when not pressing the pedal.then when i try to stop it's as though i only have abs brakes. i hear the sound of the anti locks working and the vehicle shudders. it takes extra space and force to stop when this happens and there is no warning other than the light coming on. the problem goes away when you turn the vehicle off and back on. i have asked two different nissan dealers if they have heard of the issue and both have said no which is odd considering there are hundreds of online posts and a class action law suit. here is a link to a you tube video of the issue. http://youtu.be/jvcrd2lxti8. *tr | |||
| 08/25/2010 | 780000 | ||
| The red brake light comes on intermittently when not pressing the pedal.then when i try to stop it's as though i only have abs brakes. i hear the sound of the anti locks working and the vehicle shudders. it takes extra space and force to stop when this happens and there is no warning other than the light coming on. the problem goes away when you turn the vehicle off and back on. i have asked two different nissan dealers if they have heard of the issue and both have said no which is odd considering there are hundreds of online posts and a class action law suit. here is a link to a you tube video of the issue. http://youtu.be/jvcrd2lxti8 | |||
| 08/03/2012 | 54000 | ||
| Tl* the contact owns a 2007 nissan armada. the contact stated that while driving 75 mph and depressing the brakes to exit the highway, the vehicle did not respond. the vehicle was taken to the dealer for diagnosis who stated that they needed to replace the brake booster. the vehicle was not repaired. the manufacturer was contacted and stated that the vehicle was no longer under warranty. the failure mileage was 54,000 and the current mileage was 55,000. | |||
| 08/03/2012 | 54000 | ||
| Tl- the contact owns a 2007 nissan armada. the contact stated that while driving 75 mph and depressing the brakes to exit the highway, the vehicle did not respond. the vehicle was taken to the dealer for diagnosis who stated that they needed to replace the brake booster. the vehicle was not repaired. the manufacturer was contacted and stated that the vehicle was no longer under warranty. the failure mileage was 54,000 and the current mileage was 55,000. kmj | |||
| 08/03/2012 | 54000 | ||
| Tl- the contact owns a 2007 nissan armada. the contact stated while driving 75 mph he was pressing on his brake to exit the highway and he felt as the if the vehicle was not braking. the vehicle was taken to the dealer for diagnosis. the dealer stated they needed to replace the brake booster. the vehicle was not repaired. the manufacturer was contacted and they stated that the vehicle was no longer under warranty. the failure mileage was 54,000 and the current mileage was 55,000.jp | |||
| SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC | |||
| 08/05/2011 | 58126 | ||
| Applied the brakes while driving at approximately 25 mph, there was a loud grinding sound from the brakes and the brakes did not work. also, made a strange sound like a spring. pumping brakes and pushing them really hard didn't make any difference. the brakes had almost no effect in stopping the car. fortunately, no one was killed or injured this time, but if this had happened a minute earlier on the steep hill we live on the result could have been very different. when the ignition was turned off and back on again the brakes appear to work fine. a quick search turns up many other nissan owners with the same experience when this brake system glitches. this is a more serious problem than the toyota accelerator problem because this problem disables the brakes when it occurs!! also, many owners report that the nissan tsb instructions to re-program abs and ecm computers does not reliably fix this problem as many have experienced reoccurences after this remedy. nissan needs to issue a safety recall and ensure a reliable remedy for brake failure or someone will be killed by this. | |||
| 04/10/2010 | 30700 | 1 | |
| Information redacted pursuant to the freedom of information act (foia), 5 u.s.c. 552(b)(6) drove 2007 nissan armada se w/ mileage 30,756 and have noticed in the months prior that wheel shakes when coming to a stop but thought the truck needed alignment, got it aligned and problem still continued. yesterday 4/10/2010 while driving around town i got to super target and as i went into the entrance and came to the stop sign i noticed that my brake pedal went all the way down. truck barely stopped and made a very loud grinding sound like the abs was failing. i pulled over as customers at the store were all looking at my truck because the noise was very loud. also brake light was on. i then got out of truck and inspected for brake fluid problems and such and found nothing. i called nissan maroone nissan of delray at around 1:35pm and the service guy there [xxx] told me to turn truck off and on. i did, the brake light went off. was advised it was a computer problem. truck was fine to drive. i told them i was not driving a death trap and had the truck towed via blakes towing through roadside assistance. maroone nissan said truck is 2 weeks out of warranty, will see about problem. if problem is found, they will contact nissan to see if they will fix it for free if it's a booster brake problem, if not i will just have to drive until it acts up. my biggest fear, brakes going out on highway or in town, not being able to stop this 8k lb. truck and possibly dying or killing someone because my truck cant stop. once truck is turned off the computer resets - nobody would ever know it was the brakes. and i am terrified of that because i have (2) small children and a teenager. i drive daily. i beg for your help getting this problem addressed. [xxx] *tr | |||
| 08/21/2009 | 37800 | 1 | |
| Having issue with brakes, my brake pedal goes down almost to the floor and i get the awful squealing sound. my brake light would come on. but when i turn the car off and back on the problem goes away. this has happened three times this week. i have spoken to two other owners of the same vehicle and they have experienced the same problem at different times. also i checked an online forum for armada owners (clubarmada.com) and the problem is listed their also. *tr | |||
| SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC - ANTILOCK | |||
| 05/01/2007 | 34000 | 12 | 05/01/2006 |
| Since approximately 34,000 miles i have experienced intermittent problems with the abs system on my 2004 nissan armada. periodically while driving, the brake light will illuminate when brakes are applied and the abs system activates. the brakes begin to groan, are spongy, have reduced braking power, and make a sound like a large spring being released. the vehicle continues these symptoms until the ignition is turned off. the speed at which the event occurs varies from 5 to 50mph. this has happened an average of once every 2 to 3 weeks since may 2007. if the vehicle is turned off and then on again the system resets and performs normally. each time i took the car to the dealership no problem codes could be found and there were no symptoms. i was finally able to take the vehicle to the dealer while the malfunction was occurring and take a test drive with a technician. his first words upon driving the vehicle were ?sounds and feels like the abs acting up.? he then checked for codes and found c1179. the technician reprogrammed the abs under ntb06-040 program. one week later the problem re-occurred and has been happening every 2 to 3 weeks since. i was able to bring the car in again while malfunctioning and the same problem code c1179 was found even after the tsb fix. *tr | |||
| SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC - ANTILOCK - ABS WARNING LIGHT | |||
| 05/01/2007 | 34000 | 12 | 05/01/2006 |
| Since approximately 34,000 miles i have experienced intermittent problems with the abs system on my 2004 nissan armada. periodically while driving, the brake light will illuminate when brakes are applied and the abs system activates. the brakes begin to groan, are spongy, have reduced braking power, and make a sound like a large spring being released. the vehicle continues these symptoms until the ignition is turned off. the speed at which the event occurs varies from 5 to 50mph. this has happened an average of once every 2 to 3 weeks since may 2007. if the vehicle is turned off and then on again the system resets and performs normally. each time i took the car to the dealership no problem codes could be found and there were no symptoms. i was finally able to take the vehicle to the dealer while the malfunction was occurring and take a test drive with a technician. his first words upon driving the vehicle were ?sounds and feels like the abs acting up.? he then checked for codes and found c1179. the technician reprogrammed the abs under ntb06-040 program. one week later the problem re-occurred and has been happening every 2 to 3 weeks since. i was able to bring the car in again while malfunctioning and the same problem code c1179 was found even after the tsb fix. *tr | |||