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While vehicle is in motion during highway travel and city travel brake light on the control panel will come randomly come on. When applying brakes after light has illuminated there will be severe vibration and grinding when you press the brakes. This behavior in the vehicle will continue until the ignition has been turned off and then restarted which seems to reset the brakes, discontinue the light and resumes normal operation. On several occasions the light has come on while vehicle is parked but still running. This has happened many times.
Brakes are out smelling gas air suspension just makes noise rear door stoped workinghorn stopped working air is out stoped working the whole system is out there is brake fluid in but breaks still not working don't need any breakers gears gets stuck airbags not working I was drivingwhen the breaks went had to run in a ditch an when I make left or right turns that's when I smell gas an the heat works but the air stop
The brake light on the control panel lights up and when stepping on the brake pedal the vehicle does not brake, instead is feels like it's skidding. When this happens I have to slowly try to pull over and come to a stop to then turn the vehicle off. When I restart the vehicle is it usually starts performing normally again and the brakes work fine. This is a huge safety concern for me due to the fact that I never know when this is going to happen again. What if it happens while I need to come to a quick emergency stop?! thankfully I am a safe driver and always drive within the speed limits which helps me bring the vehicle to a stop quicker.
Several indicator lights have come on: ABS, vdc, slip, etc. The Nissan dealership has attributed the issue to the ABS actuator. This, according to many Nissan owners, is an issue with the Armada between 2004 and 2010. Outside of the indicator lights, I do not have a mechanical issue that others have reported. However, the descriptions of unintended braking as described by other Armada owners is disconcerting. Nissan has been issued a recall regarding passenger cars from 2016-2018 with ABS actuator issues. There is a history of a problem with the ABS systems for the company.
While driving the brake light will illuminate and the brakes will fail while being pressed. When the the light comes on the brake booster fails to operate and the while will not stop. There was a lawsuit filed against Nissan back in 2014 for a delta stoke sensor which is what Nissan calls the brake booster. When I looked up my vehicle with Nissan no recall was issued yet my vehicle falls within the same year. This is a major safety concern that needs to be looked into.
- Winter Haven, FL, USA
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My wife was driving my children on the highway at approximately 55mph and the 'brake' icon suddenly flashed red on the dash. My wife attempted to apply the brakes and they did not function or respond other than by making a grinding noise. The pedal was able to go to the floor but with no braking accomplished. To stop the vehicle she had to downshift and let it coast to a stop in a parking lot that was fortunately on her path of travel. There are no leaks in the braking system and the nearby Nissan dealership said it had thrown a C1179 code for a brake booster sensor. Turns out this is a common issue with these models and Nissan lost a class action lawsuit about the issue in California in 2014. Several other owners have reported the exact same scenario on various Nissan forums. It is a wonder my wife and children were not in an accident.
I was driving to pick up my daughter at work when I came to a stop at an intersection the brakes seemed fine but when the light turned green I was making a left turn and as I was turning I put my foot on the brake and the brakes went in and I heard a very loud grinding sound and I could feel the vibration under my feet then I noticed the brake light come on so I pulled off the road but realized it wasn't a safe spot so luckily I was near a turn off so I pulled into a parking lot very slowly and put the car in park. The brake light remained on until I turned the vehicle off. I called my husband and he came, checked all the brakes, the brake fluid and checked to see if there was fluid leaking anywhere but he didn't find anything wrong so he started the vehicle and the brake light was off so he drove it home while I drove his car but it didn't happen again. I've read that many people have had the same issue with Nissan Armada. I would like to add that this is the first time it happened but it's one time too many because I'm lucky I didn't have an accident.
Within the last two months the ABS light will appear on the dash accompanied by a loud vibration and a loss of braking power. I had the brakes replaced and that did not fix the problem. This is dangerous and could lead to a loss of braking ability on corners and at highway speeds leading to a crash. Also within the past few months the fuel guage has started to show more fuel in the tank than what is actually in the tank. I called the dealership and provided the VIN and they said that the fuel level sensor recall service had already been performed on this VIN.
Brake light comes on while diving, when I apply brakes there is a spongy feeling, its like when you bleed brakes. Then an awful grinding noise comes from under the vehicle. Its happened 3 times since I've had car used and I've only had it 6 months. Luckily no one was around and I was able to pull over. Turned off the car and it was gone on all occasions. I am very scared to drive my children and grandchild around this is very scary and could cause injury or even death if on a winding road in snow or rain. I don't know what to do I cant afford new car.
Seat belt missing for rear back seat, delta sensor went out on me in a parking lot and I almost had an accident because my brakes wouldn't engage, and now my airbag spiral cable are now not working.
I am writing this due to that what is going on with mine and I am sure it is happening to others as well I am a mother of three young kids (9,10, and 3) this is my daily driver. On three occasions since October 2017 when I am about stop the brake light turns on and the brakes get hard and sound like a stretching spring it's happened on all highways and making left turns. Once I pull over or stop I shut it off for five seconds and turn on car and light is gone and brakes are back to normal it would happen every two months to know every three weeks now this a very scary situation we have check brakes and booster and take it to mechanics and nothing happens no codes no nothing please help I'm starting to feel unsafe in the vehicle.
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
While transmission is in drive, and proceeding down the road, has happen at speeds between 10mph up to 70mph. The emergency brake light on the dashboard goes on. Within 5-10 seconds hearing a grinding sound coming from the front of the car, sounds like coming from breaks in addition to a spring like sound and a reduction of breaking power. This continues until you pull off the road, and turn off the car and turn it back on. Once the car is reset it appears to fix the problems. I purchased the car at with approximately 69K miles on it, it currently has roughly 114K miles on it and has happen approximately 3 times since 95K miles. I have taken the vehicle to a dealership and have explained the issue. They advised they have heard of this, but there is no recall for the VIN number on my Armada. That this would require a technician to provide a software update. This should be able to fix the problem, but not guarantee. Approximately take 1-2 hours for a technician to do this and I would be responsible to pay. Spoke to Nissan usa and they view the software upgrade as regular service maintenance. This issue has seemed to be common in Armada's from 2004 to 2008, based on what has been listed on several forums. Example: www.clubarmada.com/forums/26-brakes/4018-more-ABS-near-brake-failure-problems.html this has happen in 2016 - 2017.
Two times in the past 2 months I have experienced while driving, my brake light lighting up and my brakes failing. My pedal would go down farther, grinding noises could be heard, and it was very hard to stop my vehicle. I pulled over as carefully as possible, stopped slowly, and turned my engine off. I then restarted and everything was fine, no brake light, no noise, no issue pushing the brake pedal. I didn't think much about it until it happened again. I know Nissan will not do anything about it because the brake light is off and it is not an issue right now. I know they are also aware of this problem with my make, model, and year of car and they settled a class action lawsuit out of court that I was not involved in because I didn't have the problem at that point. Both times it happened while traveling on city streets, once I was going about 35mph the other about 45mph. I am more than afraid because we do occasionally travel on mountain roads and I have no idea how I would handle this situation if it happened while driving downhill.
My "brake" light is randomly coming on when I'm braking or just driving on a city road or on the highway. There is a grinding noise when I brake in any of these driving situations. It's been doing this for about 4 years. I've had it looked at several times, but nothing is being identified. I've been reviewing a forum that is identifying this same issue with many other Armadas. It seems to be the booster sensors, which is a very expensive repair.
Brake light comes on, brakes pulsate and make a grinding and clunking noise. The brakes grab causing the vehicle to apply to much brake pressure at times. Other times it doesn't apply enough pressure. This occurs as the vehicle is coming to a stop.
The contact owns a 2008 Nissan Armada. While driving approximately 5 mph, the brake pedal was depressed but failed to operate. The contact had to apply force to the brake pedal to stop the vehicle. The vehicle was taken to a dealer where it was diagnosed that the active brake booster needed to be replaced. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was not notified of the failure. The approximate failure mileage was 189,000.
The contact owns a 2008 Nissan Armada. While driving approximately 15 mph, the brake pedal traveled to the floorboard when depressed. The brakes screeched and the vehicle finally stopped; however, the brake lights remained illuminated. The vehicle was driven to the dealer where it was diagnosed that the brakes needed to be flushed and brake fluid re-applied. The vehicle was repaired, but the failure recurred. The vehicle was taken to the dealer again where it was diagnosed that the brake booster was completely gone and needed to be replaced. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was notified. The VIN was unknown. The approximate failure mileage was 137,000.
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- Bell Buckle, TN, USA