This data is from the NHTSA — the US gov't agency tasked with vehicle safety. Complaints are spread across multiple & redundant categories, & are not organized by problem.
So how do you find out what problems are occurring? For this NHTSA complaint data, the only way is to read through the comments below. Any duplicates or errors? It's not us.
The vehicle will start having erratic rpms, hesitation to accelerate, engine rpms will not go above 2000-2500 or below 1000-300 without severe hesitation, then sometimes it will just completely shut down everything no matter if stopped at a light or driving highway speeds. Total loss of vehicle control happens... no brakes, power steering, no acceleration. Every light turns on on dash and if your driving at the time you better hope that you can quickly throw it in neutral, crank the engine at least 2-4 times before it'll start up, then kick it back in drive to gain control of the vehicle again so you can pull over somewhere safe before you get into a serious wreck. Taking it to Nissan was pointless since after you get the Armada restarted, it doesn't retain any codes that the dealership can use to diagnose the problem nor can the mechanic replicate the issue on test drives. At which point I look like I'm the crazy one, then they send me off on my way with no answers. The only other problem that the Armada had long before this problem, during it, and currently is a cracked exhaust manifold which, too, is apparently a very common issue that plagues other Armadas which Nissan refused to acknowledge as a very common problem and issue a recall. This issue is hard to support with pics or documents since it almost always occurs while the vehicle is in motion so you're too occupied trying not to kill yourself or others on the road and when you do go to Nissan there no codes to pull since I guess the vehicle erases it after the complete loss of power. Feels like I'm chasing my tail...
The contact owns a 2004 Nissan Armada. While driving 50 mph and approaching a stop light, the vehicle stalled and the check engine and other unknown warning indicators illuminated. The vehicle was restarted and when the gear shifter was placed in drive, the vehicle stalled. The vehicle was towed to an independent mechanic where it was diagnosed that the crankshaft position sensor failed and needed to be replaced. The vehicle was repaired. The manufacturer was notified of the failures and did not assist. The approximate failure mileage was 134,000.
I applied my brakes and stopped 10 feet behind a pick-up at traffic light. The car surged forward. I pushed on the brakes harder, stopped then the car surged again hitting the pick-up twice each time after stopping when pushing harder on the brakes. It is only after putting in neutral that it allowed me to control it and pull over to exchange driver information. The same happened while waiting to fill-up with gas in March 2018. I almost hit a small car. I put it into park at which time the shifter cable broke.
The contact owns a 2004 Nissan Armada. The contact noticed a leak from the front passenger side of the vehicle. The contact took the vehicle to the dealer where it was diagnosed that the leak was due to a temporary seal on the transmission cooler line, which needed to be replaced. The contact performed the repair himself; however, the failure recurred. The manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. The approximate failure mileage was 126,000.
The contact owns a 2004 Nissan Armada. While driving approximately 30 mph, there was a few seconds delayed response when the brake pedal was depressed. In addition, the vehicle would only accelerate at low speeds in a jerking motion until after the engine was turned off and restarted. The failure recurred intermittently. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The manufacturer was not notified of the failure. The approximate failure mileage was 319,000.
The contact owns a 2004 Nissan Armada. The contact stated that when the vehicle was started, the transmission failed to shift into reverse. After inspecting the vehicle, the contact notice that there was oil leaking from the vehicle. The contact added oil and attempted to drive the vehicle to the dealer. The vehicle stalled without warning. The vehicle restarted, however, the failure recurred. The technician diagnosed that the transmission fluid and antifreeze had mixed together causing the computer in the transmission to fail. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure. The approximate failure mileage was 137,000. The VIN was unavailable.
My 2004 Nissan pathfinder Armada, radiator had an internal leak witch made my transmission fluid mix with my coolant fluid an now I need a new transmission and a radiator. Nissan fails to help me with my issue. When there was a earlier lawsuit on a very similar if not the same problem with the Nissan trucks from 2005 to 2010. I have now spoke with different mechanic's and they say that this is a very known issue with all their trucks. My truck only has 76,646 miles on it I was informed that my radiator had a warrant of only 36,000 miles witch I was not informed of when I bought this truck in 2008 because had I known about this I would have had them give me a new one right away. Please contact me at [xxx]. [xxx] thank you. Information redacted pursuant to the Freedom Of Information Act (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6).
The contact owns a 2004 Nissan pathfinder Armada. The contact stated while driving 50 mph the vehicle began to jerk, lunge and it failed to accelerate. The contact was able to stop the vehicle and noticed there was a transmission fluid leak. The vehicle was towed to the contacts home and an independent mechanic informed her the transmission would need to be replaced. The vehicle was not repaired. The failure and current mileage was 127,000.
Transmission has water damage due to faulty radiator. It appears coolant and transmission fluid chambers have been breached. After web research this is clearly a problem Nissan is aware of and should be addressing.
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