Problems with 2005 Nissan Armada SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC

I have had a braking problem with my nissan armada for years & years. when driving, the brake light on the dash will come on & when you apply the brakes it will make a grinding noise & barely stop. yesterday, while i was driving 68 mph in the fast lane on the freeway the brake light, vdc light & slip light randomly came on the dash, i had not applied the brakes. i have included a picture of my dash yesterday when this occurred. i knew from experience that i now had compromised braking so i quickly pulled over to the right & got off the freeway at the first exit. my car slowly ground to a stop. it took a much longer distance to stop than it should have. as always, when you turn the car off & restart, it resets, and the brakes work again. whenever i have taken the car in & mentioned this problem they always act as if they have never heard of this problem before. the first time i experienced this was probably when the car was 2 years old & it has happened intermittently ...

Driving home about 45 mph, the brake light came on. i slowed down for the upcoming red light but the brakes did not work, they went into abs mode so i removed my foot from the pedal, re-applied pressure to the brake pedal and the brakes started pulsing and grinding violently. i could not stop for the red light so i dropped it down into 4th gear and made a hard right turn about 25 mph. thankfully there was little traffic so no accident and no one was hurt. i drove the remaining two miles homes at 25 mph and without using the brakes until i got to my driveway. i applied very light pressure on the brake pedal and little noise but not much stopping power, thankfully my driveway is uphill. when i got home i looked up armada brake failure and realized that there were hundreds of posts dating back to 2004, so this appears to be a common issue with the brake booster and computer. *js

When cruising at low speed when i release the gas pedal to let the truck coast, it feels like the brakes get applied slightly and the truck starts to loose speed. in my experience with all my automatic transmission cars is that when you release the gas pedal the car would coast and loose speed gradually. but in my armada it almost feels like the brakes are being applied very slightly. *tr

Same issue everyone else is having spongy brakes when pressed not stopping, loud grinding noise, major safety issue. can nhtsa help out the little guy for a change and order a recall for this safety issue at hand with all nissan armadas breaking systems. nissan is aware of the issues but does not want to fix its problem. i guess it takes a death to have them listen. in all reality its not the death that will cause them to listen or fix the issue at hand it will be the law suit against nissan for their unsafe practices. *kb

Driving fine then after stopping at a stop sign, car would not accelerate, like it is in a higher gear. after reaching 10mph it drives perfectly fine. if after stopping you cut the engine and restart, it is fine. reverse works fine. code p1757 comes up on test. a bad valve body. i've seen this all over the internet mostly on nissan '05 models, maybe some '06. very frustrating, nissan says i need a whole new transmission. i'm thinking a recall should be looked into. it doesn't seem to happen on other year models as much. *tt

Tl* the contact owns a 2005 nissan armada. the contact was driving 30 mph when the brakes were depressed and the vehicle failed to stop properly. the contact also stated that a loud grinding noise could be heard when the brakes were depressed. the vehicle was taken to both a local repair shop and the dealer but not repaired. the manufacturer was contacted but provided no assistance. the vin was unavailable. the failure and current mileage was 86,000.

At slow speed, brakes appear to fail. grinding noise with very minimal braking as a result. turning off vehicle and restarting seems to clear the "trouble". would be dangerous in traffic situation. recurring yet very occasional problem. *tr

2005 nissan armada abs issues. vehicle brakes just start grindiing and grinding when brake is applied and braking power is at a minimum. if you turn off the vehicle and restart is seems to work for a while. this is a very intermittant problem but very very dangerous. i was applying brakes to slow down and turn into a grocery store drive and the brake light came on, they started making a horrible grinding noise like the brakes were falling apart....stopping power greatly dimished but luxkily i was able to pull to shoulder and limp into lot. once i turned it off and back on it has worked fine for several days...but very scared. *tt

While driving the 2005 nissan armada, experienced an engage of the braking system, clanging noise, loss of braking at the pedal, park light comes on. appears as though the abs system has engaged. armada remains locked in this position even after stopping. this condition is recoverable by turn off the power/key and restarting. seems like a computer just engaged the abs by mistake. dangerous! *kb

On three different occasions starting july 2011 and ending march 2015, the brakes failed after vdc/abs/slip warning lights were illuminated on a 2005 nissan armada. on one of the occasions, while attempting to stop, the brake pedal was depressed to the floor with little resistance. the vehicle failed to stop causing it to go through a busy intersection and just missed being struck by a tractor trailer. spent over $2000.00 in repairs and the problems persist. i no longer feel save in driving the vehicle and finally sold it at a lost. *js

Brakes on 2005 armada went out and started to grind and stick, could not duplicate after re starting vehicle and mechanic cannot get it to duplicate as well costing me money to have checked out each time it happens not the first time replaced pads the first time and re-occurs more often now very unsafe never know when brakes will engage sometimes drag without being applied. *tr

My brakes lock up on my 2005 nissan armada completely. the vehicle rattles and the front part makes a noise as if it is breaking apart. there is no warning when this is going to happen. the brake pedal locks and springs back. i turn the truck off for a few minutes and the issue goes away. other owners are having the same issue with the brakes electrical system. *tr

My 2005 nissan armada's air bag srs system is inoperable. the dashboard light indicated a failure of the airbag system while the vehicle was under warranty and i thought it was repaired after several instances. i have taken the vehicle to several mechanics to have the srs system repaired. nissan claimed it has been everything from the seatbelt tensioners, sensor modules under the seats to bad electrical connectors. all of these components have been replaced but my dash lights show i still have inoperative airbags. the srs system on my armada is currently in failure again and i cannot afford to pay nissan again to attempt to repair the problem. i also have a second issue with the abs brakes activating randomly during normal slow speed stops in which the brakes shake violently and with little stopping force. it seems the abs system is activating under light operational conditions. this has been a re-occurring problem each summer. nissan cannot duplicate the problem so i have been sent home without remedy. i am complaining because i have no other recourse except to warn others before someone is seriously hurt or killed ...

My husband was leaving work in 2005 nissan armada, he heard a strange grinding noise coming from front brakes as he tried to stop at a stop sign then realized he had no brakes. he managed to drive the 10 miles home with no brakes. we drove to nearest nissan dealer the next day and was told it was an electrical issue in the master brake cylinder and would cost 900.00 to fix. after checking online forums we realized this is an issue with many more owners, that nissan fails to do anything about. how many people have to get seriously hurt before nissan will admit that there is a serious issue with the brakes for this model. *tr

2005 nissan armada- our problem seems to be the same as countless others with no answer in sight. we will apply the brakes when we are at a slower speed (<30mph) and the brakes will fail. they pulsate, grind, and push in a spongey feel all the way to the floor with very minimal braking results. my wife drives this car with our 3 year old daughter so you can imagine our concern. we are planning to sell the car and get something else, but would like to have the brakes fixed first. but from what i see, nissan is going to do nothing to help and the government must be turning a blind eye to an issue that is obviously a serious safety risk for not just owners of these armadas, but for other drivers and pedestrians walking the streets as well. *kb