Problems with 2004 Nissan Armada STRUCTURE

We have a 2004 nissan pathfinder armada with under 74,000 miles on the odometer. the vehicle looks like it is in very good shape until it is put on a lift. the major control arms of the vehicle are severely rusted while other steel in close proximity is not. we found a recall for 1996-2004 nissan pathfinders for this same issue: 'campaign id #: r1107 'nhtsa #:11v-244 'applied vehicles:1996-2004 pathfinder (r50) nissan north american told us that this recall does not apply to our vehicle. we believe that the components used on our vehicle were probably produced by the same manufacturer as the recalled components and therefore have the same issues. the nissan representative that we spoke with would neither confirm nor deny this. ( mariana 615-725-5879) she could only confirm that the recall did not apply to our nissan.

Brakes, at about 65mph car shakes violently, tv in the middle sounds like its falling out, engine turning over but not starting

Unable to open rear tailgate or glass,opening glass later first worked for a few times now both inoperable,safety concern of being trapped in rear of vehicle. *tr

Tl* the contact owns a 2004 nissan armada. the contact stated that the sub frame was corroded. the vehicle was taken to a dealer where it was confirmed that the sub frame was corroded. the vehicle was not repaired. the manufacturer was notified of the failure. the approximate failure mileage was 100,000.

Rear crossmember sub frame heavy rusted and also holes for the same reason found it where the sway bar supports brackets are located .the suv is used for daily transportation and pleasure nothing extreme for that kind of rust on that parts of the vehicle.very dangerous driving condition the rear suspension crossmember could be broke and fell apart rear whole suspension . the suv is less than 10 years old. *tr

We own a 2004 nissan armada. the sub frame was corroded. the vehicle was taken to a dealer where it was confirmed that the sub frame was corroded. the vehicle was not repaired. the manufacturer was notified of the failure. the approximate failure mileage was 100,000. *tr

The rear door on my 2004 nissan armada has failed and is keeping me locked out of the vehicle. the problem has been traced to be a faulty door lock actuator, which fails to travel far enough in order to allow the door lock mechanism to open the door. the actuator part information is as follows: 905507s000 0892068-a b/d actr 03 09 26. a google search of this problem on the internet will show anyone that this problem is rampant on all nissan armada vehicles, all years, and therefore must be recalled as a safety defect. with this condition, if there was ever a vehicle accident and/or fire, the occupants located inside the vehicle at the back seats would not be allowed to get out of the vehicle with the assistance of others located outside of the vehicle. under this situation, the passenger/occupants are permanently locked inside of the vehicle. any accident leading to a vehicle fire, and the occupant would burn to death. to see how common this situation is, do a google search using part number "905507s000" in the search field. *tr

Today i took 2004 armada through a touch less car wash as i have done many times before. the upper rear high mount brake light housing, actually a body part of the vehicle, came off during the exiting of the car wash. this happened when the blower blew the water off the armada and blew this housing down onto the rear window. upon inspection the plastic rivets that hold the housing in place had sheered off, and the wind blew the unit down onto the window. the unit came down with enough force to break the back window and did infect scratch it. the only thing preventing the unit from coming completely off and becoming a projectile object was the wiring. it appears that the auto mobile maker is aware of this, but does not warn consumers, and will not repair this design flaw with substantial anchors. in a roll over this could come off completely and become a projectile object. additionally, until i am able to get this fixed i am riding around without benefit of a rear brake light as required by federal law. i have been told by others, armada newsgroup, that this is a common problem with these units, and that nissan refuses to accept the liability. we have paid a lot for these vehicles, and do expect a reasonable amount of safety.*ak

Bought new armada in november 2004. it has been at the service center at bankston lewisville twice now. repeat problem with brake failure and steering wheel shaking. unibody creaks all the time. 2nd row seat belt failed twice, which threw my baby and her car seat into the back of the driver's seat!!! dash and consoles rattle all the time. wind noise is horrible! dealer said they will work on it. i called nissan consumer affairs and are waiting for a response from a regional specialist.*ak

Violent vibration due to braking at only 6,000 miles fuel gauge is inaccurate, engine gets hot,sunroof leaks, roof rattles excessively, door rattles excessively. *jb

Poor braking system been to dealer will not fix. brakes are to small to stop armada properly. needs bigger rotor and pads. dash rattles very loud will not fix. poor paint on blizzard armada. *jb

The vehicle's home-link system failed. *nm the consumer stated that the memory seats for the driver does not work. a vibrating noise was heard from the heat shield from the exhaust manifold. vibrating noise heard from the interior courtesy light lens. the liner on the roof passenger liner is separating. tire pressure sensor malfunctioned. rotors warped on the front brakes as a result of inadequate size to the vehicle and inadequate venting which resulted in overheating. the consumer can not control the vehicle when braking from high speeds. the consumer heard a booming noise from the passenger compartment. the consumer stated that there is a problem with the radio reception. cracks developing in the engine compartment heat shield. headphones for the dvd system where not provided. *tc

I purchased a nissan armada in april 2004 and two months later had to bring it to dealer for repair as the brakes were shuddering causing tremendous shimmy in the steering wheel. the dealership, nissan thousand oaks, did not replace the "warped rotors", instead "switching" them around and replacing the brake pads. the additional problem of a rattle and squeaking sound from dashboard resulted in the dealership realigning the dashboard properly. two months later i was back at the dealership to fix the brakes again. this time i demanded that the inferior rotors be replaced with higher-quality rotors. they replaced the factory-installed rotors with new rotors (told better quality rotors) and they also had to replace the brake pads again. additionally, there i was experiencing an intermittent problem with the a/c; it would sometimes run very hot air. they checked it out and found that the clutch fan needed to be replaced; this part is on order and i will have to return for installation. also, i asked them to once again fix a squeaking and rattling issue that seemed to be coming from the dashboard again and also intermittent failure of the stereo controls located on the steering wheel. according to their mechanics, the sound problem and stereo controls problem did not occur while my vehicle was in their possession. a week later, august 12, 2004, i had to return to have the clutch fan replaced and this time i also requested that one of their mechanics drive the vehicle with me so that i could point out the squeaking issue. the mechanic heard the sound problem this time and i am told they will try to fix this issue. i have not had a problem again, as yet with the stereo controls on the steering wheel.

Consumer has had numerous problems with the brakes and air condition on 2004 nissan armada. *ts when the brakes were applied, the consumer felt a vibration, the pads and rotors were replaced. the rear strut, window and moon roof were leaking. the rear ac pipe and o-ring were replaced to rectify the problem with the air condition not cooling. the hatch struts were replaced due to excessive play.*jb