2006 Nissan Armada SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC

MY 06 NISSAN ARMARDA HAS OVER 78000 MILES ON IT. ONE DAY WITHOUT WARNING, THE BRAKE LIGHT GOES ON - THE SOUND THAT THE ABS MAKES WHEN ITS IN USE HAPPENS & BRAKES BECOME SPONGY. IT FELT LIKE THEY FELL RIGHT OUT THE BOTTOM. NEXT MORNING IT WAS AT MY LOCAL GOOD YEAR. THEY REPLACED THE CALIPERS, AND BRAKE PADS - ALL WAS WELL, SO I THOUGHT. 2 WEEKS LATE THE SAME THING. BACK IT WENT TO THE SHOP & NOTHING COULD BE FOUND SINCE THIS DEFECT SEEMS TO CORRECT ITSELF WHEN THE TRUCK IS TURNED OFF. THIS 3RD TIME IT HAPPENED WHILE DRIVING 30 MILES AN HOUR, JUST A SLIGHT TAP & THE BRAKES WERE LOST. I DROVE IT RIGHT TO THE SHOP & THE MECHANIC WAS ABLE TO HEAR THE GRINDING SINCE I NEVER PUT THE TRUCK IN PARK. BUT THE NEXT DAY THEY WEREN'T ABLE TO DUPLICATE IT. I NOW HAVE AN APPOINTMENT AT THE NISSAN DEALER. AFTER DOING SOME RESEARCH IT SOUNDS LIKE SOMETHING TO DO WITH THE ABS COMPONENTS. THANKFULLY FOR GEICOS MECHANICAL BREAKDOWN INSURANCE SO FAR I'VE ONLY HAD TO PAY THE $250 DEDUCTIBLE. ITS GOOD FOR UP TO 7 YEARS/100,000 MILES. *TR

WHEN STARTING OUT FROM A PARKED POSITION, SOMETIMES THE BRAKES WILL MAKE A GRINDING NOISE WHEN PRESSED. IF YOU HIT YOUR BRAKES DURING THIS PERIOD THERE IS A GRIND PULSATING FEELING IN THE BRAKES. I DON'T KNOW IF THE BRAKES ARE REALLY EVEN WORKING DURING THIS TIME, BUT THE ONLY THE WAY TO CLEAR THIS IS TO SOMEHOW STOP THE CAR WITHOUT DESTROYING SOMETHING AND TURNING THE CAR OFF AND THEN RESTARTING IT. THIS SEEMS TO FIX THE PROBLEM. BUT IT WILL INTERMITTENTLY DO IT AGAIN IN ABOUT A MONTH OR SO. IS NISSAN DOING ANYTHING ABOUT THIS PROBLEM? I NEVER REALLY FEEL SECURE DRIVING BECAUSE I DON'T KNOW IF THIS WILL HAPPEN WHEN I 'M AT FULL SPEED AND REALLY NEED THE BRAKES! *TR

TEMPORARY LOSS OF BRAKES AND CONTROL OF CAR; ABS LIGHT COMES ON. THIS OCCURRED TWICE AND EACH TIME BROUGHT TO DEALER. THEY WERE AWARE OF PROBLEM AND MADE AN ADJUSTMENT. STILL DRIVE UNCERTAIN WHETHER IT WILL HAPPEN AGAIN. VERY DANGEROUS IN MY OPINION.

RANDOMLY WHILE DRIVING ABS SYSTEM SEEMS TO ENGAGE AND NORMAL BRAKE FUNCTION IS LOST. USUALLY THIS OCCURS AFTER A STOP AND BEGINS NEXT TIME I PRESS THE BRAKE PEDAL. OCCURS ABOUT ONCE A MONTH. TO RESOLVE IT WE HAVE TO PULL TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD AND RESTART THE CAR. *TR

WHILE DRIVING LOW SPEEDS THE ABS SYSTEM FAILED AND NUMEROUS INDICATOR LIGHTS LITE UP ON THE DASH CLUSTER PANEL. THE BRAKE PEDAL ITSELF WAS VIBRATING AND REQUIRED MORE EFFORT TO STOP THE VEHICLE. DURING THE ISSUE, TURNING OFF THE VEHICLE COMPLETELY AND RESTARTING USUALLY RESOLVES THE ISSUE UNTIL THE NEXT TIME. THIS HAS OCCURRED OVER 40-50 TIME. CONTACTING THE DEALERSHIP RESULTED IN A $500 BILL TO FLUSH THE BRAKE SYSTEM AND RE-SURFACE THE BRAKE ROTORS. THE ISSUE STILL PERSISTS. *TR

EVERY 3 OR 4 MONTHS, MY 2006 ARMADA WILL HAVE A GRINDING NOISES WITH THE BRAKE SYSTEM AND THE BRAKE LIGHT WILL COME ON. I WILL NOT HAVE ANY BRAKES WHEN THIS HAPPENS AND I ALWAYS NEED TO STOP THE TRUCK, TURN IT OFF AND TURN IT BACK ON. THIS SEEMS TO RE-CALIBRATE THE SYSTEM AND IT WILL BE FINE FOR A FEW MONTHS. IT SEEMS NISSAN SHOULD RECALL THE 2006 ARMADA AND FIX THIS CALIBRATION PROBLEM BEFORE A TRAGEDY TAKES PLACE. *TR

MY HUSBAND HAVE A 2006 NISSAN ALTIMA AND THE CLUTCH FAILS DAILY. WE HAVE NOTIFIED NISSAN AND WE HAVE GONE ONLINE TO PLACE COMPLAINTS ALONG WITH OTHER PEOPLE REGARDING THE CLUTCH PROBLEM WITH THE 2006 NISSAN. WHEN WE TOOK THE CAR TO THE DEALERSHIP HE WAS TOLD THE CLUTCH MASTER CYLINDER WAS BAD WHICH IS STATED ON THE NISSAN SITE. I HAVE A 2006 ARMARDA SUV AND THE BRAKE LIGHT WILL COME ON DAILY AND THE BRAKES WILL STOP WORKING INSTANTLY. I HAD THE BRAKES REPLACED AND THE PROBLEM HAS CONTINUED. I HAVE ALSO PLACED THIS COMPLAINT ON THE NISSAN SITE WITH NO RESPONSE BACK. THERE ARE SEVERAL COMPLAINTS REGARDING THE 2006 SUV BRAKES AND I FEEL NISSAN SHOULD RECALL THE SUV'S ALONG WITH THE ALTIMA AND REPLACE THE BRAKE SYSTEM AND THE CLUTCH. THIS HAS HAPPEN MANY TIMES AND CONTINUES TO HAPPEN. BY THE GRACE OF GOD WE HAVE ALWAYS BEEN ABLE TO STOP THE VEHICLES. *TR

"FOR ABOUT THE LAST 6 MONTHS WE HAVE EXPERIENCED A HALF DOZEN TIMES OR SO AN ISSUE WITH BRAKES NOT WORKING PROPERLY. THE BRAKES PULSATE WHEN PUSHED AS THOUGH THE ABS IS KICKING IN, GRINDING IS FELT AND HEARD AND BRAKING ONLY BARELY WORKS. THIS ONLY SEEMS TO OCCUR AT LOWER (NON-FREEWAY) SPEEDS AND THE ISSUE USUALLY CORRECTS ITSELF UPON SHUTTING THE ENGINE OFF AND RESTARTING. APPEARS OUR ISSUE IS TO TSB NTB06-040, BUT I AM NOT SURE AT THIS POINT. GOING TO TRY TO GET IT IN TO THE DEALERSHIP THIS WEEK AND HOPEFULLY GET THIS ISSUE FIXED. I HAVE RESEARCHED THIS ISSUE ON THE NET AND IT SEEMS TO BE A COMMON ISSUE (SEE COMPLAINT #S BELOW) WITH SOME PEOPLE HAVING ACCIDENTS. MY WIFE NORMALLY IS THE DRIVER AND CARRYING MY 3 YEAR OLD TWINS....WHAT WILL IT TAKE FOR THIS ISSUE TO HAVE A RECALL??? " COMPLAINT #'S THAT APPEAR SIMILAR (JUST SOME EXAMPLES) 10204163 10245831 10245775 10243828 10243182 10238148 10223304 10204203 10262576 ADDITIONALLY, PLEASE SEE THREADS BELOW FOR OTHER DOCUMENTATION OF PEOPLE HAVING THIS ISSUE: HTTP://WWW.CLUBARMADA.COM/FORUMS/SHOWTHREAD.PHP?T=918 HTTP://WWW.CLUBARMADA.COM/FORUMS/SHOWTHREAD.PHP?T=8776. *TR

APPLIED PRESSURE TO BRAKE TO AVOID A COLLISION. BRAKE ARM SNAPPED INTO. NO BRAKES. VEHICLE TRAVELED 100 FT. BEFORE STOPPING. HAD TO EMERGENCY BRAKE TO STOP. NISSAN AS DONE NOTHING AS OF YET. THE BRAKE PEDAL, PIECES AND ARM ARE IN OUR POSSESSION. *TR

WE HAVE A 2006 NISSAN ARMADA. WHICH WE PURCHASED IN OCT 2006 AT NISSAN DEALER. WE HAVE TO REPLACE BRAKE PADS EVERY 3 MONTHS. 2005 BRAKE PADS ARE ALL THAT FIT ON OUR 2006 MODEL. WE CONTACTED DEALER WITH NO RESULTS. *TR

SOMETIME IN MID AUGUST 2008, MY WIFE AND DAUGHTER WERE OUT RUNNING ERRANDS IN OUR 2006 ARMADA. SHE CAME HOME AND TOLD ME ABOUT THE "BRAKE" LIGHT COMING ON, SEVERE FRONT END "SHUDDERING" AS SHE APPLIED THE BRAKES AND DIFFICULTY STOPPING. I WENT OUT TO THE VEHICLE, TURNED IT ON, THE BRAKE LIGHT WAS NOT ON. I DROVE THE VEHICLE AROUND FOR ABOUT 20 MINUTES WITH NO PROBLEMS. I DID SLOW EVEN STOPS, HARD "EMERGENCY TYPE" STOPS, BRAKING AROUND CORNERS. NOT A SINGLE PROBLEM. I CHECKED THE BRAKE FLUID, IT WAS SLIGHTLY ABOVE THE MINIMUM LINE, SO I TOPPED IT OFF WITH THE PRESCRIBED BRAKE FLUID. THE CAR OPERATED JUST FINE UNTIL SEPT 12, 2008 AT APPROX. 4:50 PM WHEN AT 40 MPH I APPROACHED A TWO WAY STOP SIGN, APPLIED THE BRAKES, AND NOTHING HAPPENED, I FRANTICALLY PUMPED THE BRAKES, UNTIL THE WALL IN FRONT OF ME WAS CLOSE AND I INSTINCTIVELY PUT MY HANDS IN FRONT OF MY FACE. THE VEHICLE HIT THE CURB AT A 90 DEGREE ANGLE, JUMPED THE CURB, CRASHED THROUGH A SAFETY SIGN, AND THEN CRASHED THROUGH A 18-24" SEWER LINE THAT HAD YET TO BE BURIED. IN FACT THE ARMADA ALMOST ROLLED AS IT WAS RIDING ON TOP OF A PIECE OF THE SEVERED SEWER LINE. I CALLED 911, AND THEN SMELLED GASOLINE. HAZMAT WAS CALLED BECAUSE THE FUEL LINE WAS RUPTURED BY THE SIGN GOING UNDERNEATH THE VEHICLE. LUCKILY NOBODY WAS COMING THE OTHER WAY. I WAS TRANSPORTED VIA AMBULANCE, DIAGNOSED WITH A "DEEP CHEST CONTUSION" FROM THE SEAT BELTS. AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. AS OF THIS WRITING ON 10/17/08 NISSAN OF NORTH AMERICA IS STILL "REVIEWING" THE RESULTS OF THE INDEPENDENT 3RD PARTY THEY SENT OUT TO TEST THE CAR. THEY HAVE TOLD ME THIS REVIEW BY THEIR ENGINEERING AND LEGAL DEPARTMENTS COULD TAKE SEVERAL MORE WEEKS. *TR

I HAVE A 2006 NISSAN ARMADA, THE BRAKES GOES OUT, LIGHTS COME ON AND ONCE YOU PULL OVER AND RESTART YOUR VEHICLE IT PERFORMS AS NORMAL. I'VE TAKEN IT TO THE DEALER AND THEY STATED MY PADS AND ROTORS NEED REPLACING, I DID THAT AND STILL THE SAME PROBLEM OCCURS. IT FEELS AS IF YOUR HITTING METAL. *TR

MY 2006 NISSAN ARMADA HAD SERIOUS BRAKE FAILURE WHILE TRAVELING IN A PARKING LOT AT LESS THAN 15 MPH. THE BRAKE PEDAL SEIZED AND THE ABS KICKED ON, THE DASH VIBRATED AND THE BRAKING POWER DROPPED TO ALMOST NOTHING. THE CAR WAS VERY DIFFICULT TO STOP EVEN AT SUCH A LOW RATE OF SPEED. AFTER STOPPING AND TURNING THE CAR OFF THE PROBLEM SEEMED TO DISAPPEAR. I REFUSE TO DRIVE THE VEHICLE AGAIN UNTIL THE DEALER FIXES THE PROBLEM. CURRENT MILEAGE IS JUST OVER 32,000 AND THE PROBLEM OCCURRED AT 31,980 MILES. *TR

MAY 08 TOOK TRUCK IN FOR OIL CHANGE COMPLAINED OF BRAKES MAKING NOISE. I WAS TOLD BRAKES LOOK FINE. AUG 10 CAR MADE NOISE AS I WAS TURNING LEFT, BRAKE PETAL WENT ALL THE WAY TO FLOOR BEFORE IT WOULD STOP. DEALERSHIP SAID CALIPERS WERE WORN OUT AND STICKING. TRUCK HAS 48000 MILES THEY SAID BRAKES WERE BEING EATEN UP BY CALIPERS. THEY WANT 1,800.00 TO FIX TRUCK. I COULD NOT GET A STRAIGHT ANSWER ON WHY CALIPERS WOULD MALFUNCTION THIS EARLY. I CALL NISSAN TO COMPLAIN ABOUT CALIPERS, I WAS TOLD IT WAS OUT OF WARRANTY AND THEREFORE THEY COULD NOT HELP ME. *TR

ARMADA NISSAN BRAKE FAILURE THE BRAKE SENOR LIGHT COMING ON AND THE ABS SYSTEM START ACTING ERRATIC, VIBRATION UNDER DASH AND PEDAL MOVING BACK AND FORTH BEEN TO DEALER 15 TIMES, IS IN RIGHT NOW. WHEN THE CAR IS STOPPED AND RESTARTED ALL PROBLEMS VANISH. UNTIL THE NEXT TIME IT HAPPENS AND EVERY TIME THEY TILL ME WE PUT NEW SOFTWARE. *TR

SEPTEMBER 25, 2007 MY 2006 NISSAN ARMADA 4X2 LOST BRAKING POWER. I WAS TRAVELING ON A QUIET ROAD NEAR THE NISSAN DEALERSHIP SO I TOOK MY FOOT OFF THE GAS AND ROLLED TO A STOP. DELAND NISSAN SAID THE DELTO SENSOR MALFUNCTIONED AND HAD TO BE REPROGRAMED. THEY ALSO REPLACED THE BRAKE BOOSTER. I WAS TOLD BY THE SERVICE MANAGER, BILL WARFIELD, THAT THIS HAS OCCURED TO OTHER OWNERS AND IS THE SOLUTION GIVEN BY NISSAN. THE PROBLEM HAS BEEN RECTIFIED ON THE 2008 NISSAN ARMADAS. THER IS NO RECALL, EVEN THOUGH THIS IS OCCURING TO OTHER ARMADA OWNERS. THIS IS A LIFE THREATENING DEFECT. HOW CAN NISSAN BE MADE TO RECALL THESE VEHICLES BEFORE SOMEONE IS KILLED? *TR

IN THE PAST 6 MONTHS INTERMITTENTLY THE BRAKE LIGHT COMES ON AND THE BRAKES PULSATE WHEN PUSHED ON AND THERE IS NO CONTROL OF THE BRAKES. I TOOK IT INTO THE DEALERSHIP YESTERDAY WHEN IT STARTED AGAIN AND IT TURNED OUT TO BE THE VDC UNIT NEEDED TO BE REPROGRAMMED. THE COMPUTER GAVE THEM THE CODE C1179. *JB

ABS / BRAKE SYSTEM: BRAKE SENSOR LIGHT COMES ON AND BRAKES START ACTING ERRATIC, BRAKES WILL LOCK UP AND ABS DOES NOT WORK. THERE IS NO WARNING WHEN THIS HAPPENS, HAS HAPPENED APPROXIMATELY 8 TIMES. STARTED APPROXIMATELY 4500 MILES AND IS STILL HAPPENING, HAS BEEN IN DEALER FOR SERVICE 6 TIMES. SENDS MULTIPLE COM CODES IMPOSSIBLE TO NARROW DOWN ABS ACTUATOR HAS BEEN REPLACED PROBLEM RESURFACED AFTER 1 WEEK FROM REPLACEMENT. THE CAR NOW HAS 10,000 MILES AND IS NOW BACK IN THE SHOP, NISSAN ENGINEERS ARE COMING DOWN TO LOOK AT THE PROBLEM. UNABLE TO LOCATE PROBLEM OVER DATA SENT TO THEM. *JB

WHEN PUSHING THE BRAKE PEDAL I WAS GETTING A BAD SHAKING VIBRATION IN THE STEERING WHEEL AND FRONT OF VEHICLE WAS PULLING REAL BAD TO THE LEFT. I TOOK MY VEHICLE TO THE NISSAN DEALER WHERE IT WAS ORIGINALLY PURCHASED UPON PICKING MY VEHICLE UP THE NISSAN SERVICE ADVISOR INFORMED ME THAT THE ROTORS WERE RESURFACED AND NEW BRAKE PADS WERE INSTALLED. HE ALSO STATED THAT THIS WAS A PROBLEM WITH THE 2004 & 2005 MODELS BUT WAS NOT SUPPOSE TO BE AN ISSUE WITH THE 2006 MODELS. IT HAS BEEN 2 MONTHS NOW SINCE I HAD THIS PROBLEM AND I AM GETTING THE SAME PROBLEM AGAIN. *NM

ABS PROBLEM: BRAKE LIGHT COMES ON AND STAYS ON, ABS NOT WORKING PROPERLY. BRAKE LIGHT WILL GO OFF WHEN CAR IS STOPPED AND IGNITION TURNED OFF AND TURNED BACK ON. DEALER INDICATED THAT ABS ACTIVATION MODULE NOT WORKING. PART AVAILABILITY IS POOR, PART ON BACK ORDER. *JB