2019 Nissan Armada UNKNOWN OR OTHER
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While driving on the highway in Caguas, Puerto Rico, suddenly the sunroof glass explote it into pieces, falling inside the car. I did not pass under a bridge, there were no other cars around, simply exploted! Please do something about this defect according to online sources! Just don’t wait on thousands of complaints to do something since many people don’t know they could and they just rather paid and repair! Very unfair that the car companies are not assuming any responsibility!
06/22 Vehicle did not want to start and new battery was purchased. 07/22 Vehicle did not want to start again and a message on the dash BCI malfunction, took to Nissan for diagnosis. Replaced brake light switch & BCM. 06/23 trouble starting vehicle, AAA tested battery and needed to replace. Battery was replaced. 07/24 Same problem vehicle did not want to start, AAA charged battery and mentioned it needed to be replaced.
My sunroof exploded without any object hitting it.
A little over a year ago my car started to display “BCI malfunction”, “Forward collision”, “slick conditions” on the dashboard and would jolt me forward and then not allow me to accelerate. We didn’t know when it would happen because it didn’t happen every time until I got stuck at a stop light due to those lights displaying and jolting me forward and not allowing me to accelerate. I contacted the dealership and they got the car in and fixed what needed to be fixed and it didn’t do it again. Year and a half later it started displaying the same lights on the dashboard, jolting me forward and not letting me accelerate. This time I was parked in my work parking light and there was a light pole about 4 feet in front of my parking spot. I turned my car on, put it into gear it displayed those same images that I stated above, jolted me forwarded directly into the light pole causing my airbags to deploy into my neck. No one else was hurt as it was just myself in the vehicle, with the way it hit the pole I do not believe my airbag should have even went off as it should have been the passenger side airbag that should have deployed if any at all. My insurance has been contacted and is aware of the incident and it is currently at a shop being looked over. I have also contacted the Nissan dealership and they stated there wasn’t a recall on my vehicle and there wasn’t anything they could do for me.
I PURCHASE MY NISSAN ARMADA IN APRIL 2019. IN NOVEMBER 2019 THE CAR LEFT ME STRANDED WITH A DEATH BATTERY. I HAD TO GET IT JUMP STARTED AND THEN DRIVE IT TO THE DEALERSHIP, A LOW BATTERY. THIS HAPPENED AGAIN IN DECEMBER 2019, SAME ISSUE , THEY CHECKED AND CHANGED THE THE BATTERY. THIS YEAR I HAD THE SAME ISSUE 4 TIMES ALREADY SOMETIMES PARKED AT MY HOUSE SOME AT PUBLIC AREAS, THROUGH OUT THE YEAR, THE FIRST TWO TIMES THEY HAD TO JUMP STARTED . THE THIRD TIME THE MECHANIC THEY SENT COULDN'T STARTED, SINCE I WAS STRANDED IN A PUBLIC PARKING LOT ANOTHER PERSON HAD TO HELP. THE FOURTH TIME THE TOWING COMPANY COULD NOT GET IT STARTED AND IT HAD TO BE TOWED. THEY HAVE CHECKED THE IGNITION, THE BATTERY, THE ELECTRICAL AND THEY CAN'T FIND WHAT IS MAKING THE BATTERY DRAIN POWER AND LEAVE IT USEFUL. THE DEALERSHIPS RESPOND IS, TO DRIVE IT LONGER DISTANCE ONCE A WEEK OR TO BUY A POWER BATTERY FOR MY HOUSE TO CHARGE IT ONCE A WEEK! THE CAR IS STILL IN THE SHOP SINCE I WILL NOT TAKE THIS AS A LOGICAL EXPLANATION, FOR A NEW CAR WITH ONLY 9.800 MILES. THEIR SOLUTIONS ARE 1- TO BUY A LARGER BATTERY AT MY COST AND LOSE THE WARRANTY FROM THEM ,2- BUY A BATTERY TENDER TO CHARGE MY CAR ONCE A WEEK ( AT MY OWN COST) 3- BUY A NEW CAR ( OUR REQUEST TO SEE OPTIONS) AND FOR THEM IS A REGULAR TRADEOFF. THEY CAN'T FIND THE PROBLEM AND THEIR SOLUTIONS ARE NOT LOGICAL. COMPARED TO OTHER MODELS AND BRANDS, WITH EVEN LESS DRIVING HABITS THAN MINE , I DON'T SEE THEM HAVING TO GO THROUGH THIS OR CHARGING THEIR CARS AT HOME!! THEY DON'T HAVE AN ANSWER AND THEIR SOLUTION AS THEY TELL ME WON'T GUARANTEE THE CAR WILL WORK. AND THE WORST PART THEY ALL COST ME MONEY! IT IS SAD THAT MY INVESTMENT AND RELIABILITY ON A FAMILY CAR IS NOT GIVING ME THE CONFIDENCE, SAFETY AND IS A HAZEL WHEN THIS HAPPENS. I HAVE MY TODDLER TO TRANSPORT AND I HATE TO BE STUCK SOMEWHERE WITH NO HELP.
TRUCK WILL NOT START AFTER SEVERAL ATTEMPTS. HAVE HAD BATTERY REPLACED IN SEPTEMBER DUE TO THE SAME PROBLEM. HAVE HAD THE BRAKE SWITCHED REPLACED DUE TO DEALERSHIP STATING THAT THEY COULDN'T FIND A PROBLEM BUT REPLACED SWITCH ANYWAY (LONGVIEW,TX). I TOOK VEHICLE BACK TO ORIGINAL DEALERSHIP ON TODAY, CLAY COOLEY OF DALLAS,TX AND THEY PROVIDED ME WITH A TWO PAGE LIST OF CODES AND ASKED HAS THE VEHICLE EVER BEEN IN A WRECK. I TOLD THEM NOT TO MY KNOWLEDGE UNLESS IT HAPPENED BEFORE I PURCHASED IT FROM THEIR LOT. THEY STATED THAT THEY COULDN'T MAKE A DIAGNOSIS AND THIS TIME AND SENT ME BACK HOME WITH A VEHICLE THAT KEEPS ME STRANDED AND HAVING TO BOOST OFF.
I KEEP RECEIVING A MESSAGE ON MY SCREEN THAT SAYS SONAR SYSTEM ERROR PLEASE CONTACT YOUR DEALER FOR ASSISTANCE. NOW, THE ALERT FOR THE TIRE, OIL, AND FITLER WILL NOT RESET.
PURCHASED NEW 11/30/2018. ON 10/4/19 (MILEAGE: 9,742), VEHICLE WAS PARKED AND WOULD NOT START. DEALERSHIP (NORTHPARK) CLAIMED FAULTY BATTERY AND REPLACED. ON 12/11/19 (MILEAGE: 12,241), VEHICLE WAS PARKED AND WOULD NOT START. SAME DEALERSHIP REPLACED "FAULTY BRAKE LIGHT SWITCH". ON 1/27/20 (MILEAGE: 13,409), CAR WAS PARKED AND WOULD NOT START. SAME DEALERSHIP REPLACED "FAULTY BATTERY". EACH TIME VEHICLE WAS DISABLED, WE WERE ABLE TO GET IT RUNNING BY CHARGING THE BATTERY AND DRIVING TO THE DEALERSHIP, WHICH IS LOCATED 4-5 MILES FROM HOME/WORK. IT IS NOTED THAT THE VOLTAGE NEEDLE MOVES EXCESSIVELY WHILE THE VEHICLE IS IN USE. IT CONTINUES TO DO SO AT THIS TIME. CONCERNS WERE BROUGHT TO THE SERVICE ADVISOR THAT IT IS NOT FAULTY BATTERIES - HOWEVER, SERVICE DEPT. STATED THEY HAVE AN DIAGNOSTIC TESTS AND CANNOT FIND ANYTHING WRONG. ON 1/27/20, CALLED NISSAN CONSUMER AFFAIRS BUT AS OF 1/29/20 MY CALLS HAVE NOT BEEN RETURNED.
VEHICLE SONAR SYSTEM DIDN'T WARNED DRIVER ABOUT OBSTACLE WHICH RESULTED IN HITTING IT CAUSING DAMAGE TO THE REAR WHILE BACKING UP BUMPER. IT WORKS FINE 90% OF THE TIME BUT IT DIDN'T AT LEAST TWICE WHEN MY WIFE HIT LAMP AND 2ND TIME POLL . I TOOK VEHICLE TO BAKER NISSAN EXPLAINED WHAT HAPPENED BUT THEY DIDN'T FIND ANYTHING WRONG WITH IT. WHEN I ASKED HOW MANY TIMES THEY TESTED IT THE RESPONSE WAS: 1 TIME REPRESENTATIVE TRIED BACKING UP AND 1 TIME MECHANIC.
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The 2019 Nissan Armada has 9 UNKNOWN OR OTHER complaints on file. 2 crashes have been reported. Review the timeline above for detailed owner experiences.