I have experienced intermittent problems with the abs system on my 2005 nissan armada. periodically while driving, the brake light will illuminate when brakes are applied and the abs system activates. the brakes begin to groan, are spongy, have reduced braking power, and make a sound like a large spring being released. the vehicle continues these symptoms until the ignition is turned off. the speed at which the event occurs varies from 5 to 50mph. this has happened an average of once every 3 moths since may 2009. if the vehicle is turned off and then on again the system resets and performs normally. each time i took the car to the dealership no problem codes could be found and there were no symptoms. i was finally able to take the vehicle to the dealer while the malfunction was occurring and take a test drive with a technician. his first words upon driving the vehicle were ?sounds and feels like the abs acting up.? he then checked for codes and found c1179. the technician reprogrammed the abs under ntb06-040 program. one week later the problem re-occurred and has been happening every 2 to 3 weeks since. i was able to bring the car in again while malfunctioning and the same problem code c1179 was found even after the tsb fix. *tr
Bought nissan armada january 2005. by march of 2005 just a little over 2000 miles the steering wheel started shaking when braking. brought car back to dealer and was told rotors too small for the car. rotors replaced. steering started shaking again early june. car brought back again. told it was the same problem and the permenent "fix" would be available by the end of june. told at the end of june the "fix" would be available buy mid july. now mid july with no "fix" available. steering wheel shakes so badly it is difficult to drive. car will be brought in for the 3rd time on 7/19/05 for third visit and 2nd set of rotors. still no permenent "fix" available.
I am leasing a 2005 nissan armada. currently there are 3300 miles on the truck and i already took it to the dealer 2 for brake issues. there is a very a hard brake judder once brake pedal is pressed with the truck going over 20 miles per hour. i took it to the dealer at 1900 miles and they said it is not a big deal and they will repair it when i take the truck in for maintenance at 3500 miles. now i took it in for maintenance when the problem is worse and they are saying they have no parts to fix the truck since nissan has not send them. service department has been excellent and tried to help with all my questions but it doesn ot look like it is up to them anymore. the truck is almost in the un-drivable condition.
Brakes on my 2005 nissan armada. when braking the steering wheel starts to judder or shake. the car is only two months old with 1,300 miles. i now hear that this is a common problem. i would like there to be a recall on this matter.
We purchased the vehicle the end of 3/05. w/in days we noticed a "shimmy" in the steering and the vehicle was difficult to control at speeds of 50+. steering would veer to the left and wheel would jerk to side when encountering slight bumps in the road. when applying the brakes, the car would vibrate & shudder and was even more difficult to control (at any speed). it took more pressure than usual to get car to stop. the most frightening part was that the car was especially hard to control in rainy conditions. when driving at speeds of between 25-35 mph, in a moderate rainfall, the car hydroplaned on 5 occassions within a distance of approx. 60 miles. also, the tire pressure light would come on intermittently. within the first week, i brought the car into a dealership to have my tire pressure checked. it was fine and they had no explanation for the light appearing. i was out of state at the time & they suggested i bring it into my dealership. i brought it into the dealership to have the alignment checked, which is what i thought the problem was. they balanced my tires and told me this was why my tire pressure light was going on. after the problem continued, i was told it was a problem with the brakes and that nissan was aware of this problem . i was told that they did not have the parts to fix the problem. they were waiting for the parts to arrive, but had no idea when this would be. this is a safety issue and i am fearful of driving this vehicle. i have contacted nissan north america and received no satisfaction. this is a serious issue and i am furious that i cannot get the manufacturer to commit to a date that they will replace these brakes. nissan n.a. representative told me that it's not a safety issue & my difficulties handling the vehicle in adverse conditions was "external". the car is hard to handle in the best of conditions. it only makes sense that the more difficult the driving conditions, the harder this vehicle would be to control.
Front brake rotors warped at 5,771 miles. rotors were resurfaces and pads replaced, i was informed that nissan has an update but parts not available yet as there are more vehicles needing the replacement part than parts available in the market.