As i was driving i attempted to apply the brakes to make a right turn , ironically into an auto parts store , and the brake pedal felt as if it went all the way to the floor. the pedal vibrated as if the abs was kicking in but also made a loud grinding noise. the armada finally rolled to a complete stop , i didn't know what to do so i turned it off. i popped the hood checked the fluids and did a visual check of the breaks and everything seemed normal. i restarted the vehicle and to my surprise it fixed itself. the next morning i went to robbins nissan where i purchased the vehicle and i was advised nothing could be since the brake light was not on. ever since then, this same issue occurs at least once every 3 months. i took it in two more times but nothing could be done since i didn't take it in with the brakes not working. so basically i'm suppose to drive it in to the dealer with no breaks and the brake light on which no is going to especially if they are driving with their family as i was. or if you're traveling and there isn't a dealer around. *tr
Tl* the contact owns a 2008 nissan armada. the contact stated that the abs system failed. the vehicle was taken to the dealer numerous times for the failure. the dealer replaced the brake sensor and the brake actuator however, the failure was not corrected. the brake warning light illuminated whenever the brakes were depressed. the vehicle was taken to the dealer where a diagnostic was performed and located the failure at the brake booster. the vehicle was not further repaired. the vin was not available. the manufacturer was made aware of the failure. the failure mileage was 56,000 and the current mileage was 76,000.
My wife (along with our 2 children under the age of 5) was attempting to apply the brakes as she approached an intersection to make a turn. the suv responded by beginning to shake violently, make very loud noises, & ultimately the brakes failed. she observed the parking brake light was illuminated on the dash board. she was able to continue on the current road & downshift to reduce speed before pulling over to the side of the road. she then turned the suv off & back on. after re-ignition, the brake light was no longer illuminated, and the brakes functioned normally. when she got home i did some research online about this problem and noticed thousands of other nissan owners have experienced this exact same issue, to the point of a class action lawsuit currently underway in california. this is at least the 8th time this has happened in this vehicle over the course of 3 years of owning. thankfully, it has not resulted in a crash, injury or fatality to date. the same brake failure has occurred while driving at speeds up to 70mph. every incident occurs similarly, with shaking, noise, and parking brake light illumination. turning the vehicle off and restarting seems to temporarily solve the problem, but it has continued to occur randomly. this is a very unsafe issue and that needs immediate attention!! *tr
The brakes effectiveness is significantly reduced, by as much as 60%, and it makes a popping and spring noise. when you apply the brakes, it makes a grinding sound. you must pull over, turn the car off, pump the breaks and then restart the car. you may have to turn the car off/on several times. i've paid thousands of dollars to various mechanics to have this issue resolved. it goes along fine for awhile, and then the problem repeats itself. it's intermittent and very dangerous. also, the suspension makes a popping noise when you go over a dip in the road or make a sharp turn. these are evidently known defects and although i did get a recall notice from nissan, when i brought my vehicle in, they spent 20 minutes looking at it and said everything was fine. it continues to happen. i'm recording this notification so it can be added to the many complaints i've found regarding both of these known issues. at what point is something going to be done for the consumers?? if there's a class action lawsuit, i'm in!! *tr
I have a 2008 nissan armada, bought it new and my wife use to tell me that the brakes would grind and the brake light would go on, i use to think she was crazy, now that i drive the car my self i knew she was right, when we step on the brake petal the brakes start grinding and the brake comes on we have 3 children and is pretty scary when we try to stop and completely loose brake power, when my wife first told me i took it to the dealer and they couldn't check for the problem since it had to be doing it when i took it well then it didn't do it often, then i took it one time while it was doing it and the dealer told me that they new exactly what it was but couldn't do anything about it since i was out off warranty. i think is ridiculous that the manufacturer knows exactly what the problem is but they won't do nothing about it since their is no recall, i think nhtsa needs to step in and issue a recall as we know their is a lot of people who have the same problem, i have 3 children and a wife and don't us to be the next victim of an accident. is not like we paid pennies for this car, hope you guys can do something about it before someone gets hurt or worse loose a love one