1988 Nissan Diesel CLA83 Brakes Problems

I OWN A 2004 ALTIMA WITH 97,000 MILES. CAR VIBRATES AT SPEEDS OF 60 AND GREATER. THE CAR HAS BEEN TO THE DEALER NUMEROUS TIMES WITHOUT SATISFACTION. THIS VIBRATION WAS DUE TO INFERIOR ROTORS. AFTER I REPLACED THE ROTORS WITH ANOTHER NON-NISSAN BRAND AT 50,000 MILES, THE PROBLEM WENT AWAY. ALL THIS FRUSTRATION WAS DUE TO THE POOR QUALITY OF NISSAN ROTORS. I WENT TO THE WEBSITE TIRERACK.COM AND BOUGHT BETTER QUALITY ROTORS. *TR

NHTSA ID

10214866

Incident

Dec 15, 2006

THIS IS MY 2ND NISSAN TITAN IN LESS THAN 2 YEARS! I TRADED IN A 2005 WITH LESS THAN 20,000 MILES BECAUSE OF 3 FULL TIRE SET REPLACEMENTS AND NEW BRAKES AT 6,000 MILES AND PROBLEMS THAT THE DEALER STATED ARE CURRENTLY FIXED IN THE NEW 2007 MODELS. MY NEW 2007 AT 1200 MILES DEALER REPLACED DEFECTIVE RIMS WITH A NEW SET OF DEFECTIVE RIMS THAT ARE A AFTER MARKET PLASTIC HUBCAP GLUED TO THE STEEL RIM WHICH IS CLICKING AND POPPING WHILE IN MOTION AND AFTER 15 MINUTES DRIVING WHEN I PARK THEY STILL POP AND CLICK UNTIL THEY COMPLETELY COOL DOWN WHICH IS ABOUT 30 MINUTES LATER. I ALSO HAVE THE DRIVERS SIDE WINDOW GO DOWN BY ITSELF AND STOP EXACTLY AT 3 INCHES AFTER I ATTEMPTED TO CLOSE IT, MY AC DOES NOT COOL AT ALL AND OFTEN DOES NOT COME ON EVEN WHEN MY GPS SCREEN SAYS IT IS SET ON HIGH AND RUNNING I HAVE TO PULL OVER TURN OFF TRUCK THEN RESTART TRUCK TO GET AC TO COME ON. DEALER SAYS THEY CANNOT FIND THE PROBLEM EVEN THOUGH THERE IS A TSB ON IT THAT I GAVE THEM! DEALER SAID WINDOW PROBLEM IS DUE TO GEORGIA HEAT, IT IS DOING WHAT IT IS SUPPOSE TO DO BUT MY OTHER 3 WINDOWS DON'T HAVE A PROBLEM! MY RIMS THEY STATED THAT THEY WANT TO PUT MORE GLUE A TSB TECH TO FIX THE PROBLEM! THAT IS NOT A REPAIR THAT IS A BAND AID THAT WILL NOT HOLD WITH THE HEAT TIRES PUT OFF! AS OF NOW I WILL NEVER EVER PURCHASE ANY NISSAN EVER AGAIN AND I WILL BE BUYING NEW RIMS FOR MY TRUCK AND NISSAN CONSUMER AFFAIRS HAS NOT HELPED AT ALL WHAT SO EVER ONLY TELL ME TO DO THE TSB GLUE REPAIR AND EVEN THOUGH I PAID 1800.00 EXTRA FOR CHROME RIM PACKAGE THEY WILL NOT REFUND OR PURCHASE NEW RIMS AT ALL SO I AM ON MY OWN. *TR

NHTSA ID

10208210

Incident

Mar 15, 2007

Mileage

1,200 mi

I OWN A 2004 NISSAN TITAN. I HAVE HAD THIS VEHICLE IN THE SHOP FOR BRAKE FAILURE NUMEROUS TIMES. I RECENTLY HAD A CAR ACCIDENT IN THE VEHICLE BECAUSE OF BRAKE FAILURE. THIS VEHICLE WAS DAMAGED , AND THE VEHICLE I HIT WAS ALSO DAMAGED, AND SUSTAINED INJURIES. THIS VEHICLE WAS NOW OUT OF WARRANTY, AND THE DEALER WILL NOT REPAIR IT, I HAVE STACKS OF SERVICE RECORDS , WHERE THE TRUCK HAS BEEN IN THE SHOP FOR BRAKE FAILURE SINCE 2004 WHEN I BOUGHT IT NEW. NOW I AM LOOKING AT REPAIRING THE VEHICLE AND THE PERSON I HIT AND THE INSURANCE COMPANY WAS GIVING ME PROBLEMS BECAUSE THEY DIDN'T BELIEVE THAT THIS VEHICLE WAS KNOWN FOR ITS BRAKE FAILURE. *AK

NHTSA ID

10193553

Incident

Jun 15, 2007

Mileage

54,165 mi

WE HAVE HAD ON GOING BRAKE PROBLEMS WITH THIS VEHICLE. IT STARTED IMMEDIATELY. GRINDING NOISE IN REAR BRAKES. WE HAD TO REPLACE AFTER JUST ONE MONTH. SINCE THEN WE HAVE REPLACED THE FRONT BRAKES AND ROTORS TWICE AND REAR BRAKES ONE OTHER TIME. THIS IS RIDICULOUS WHEN YOU CONSIDER THIS CAR IS ONLY BARELY THREE YEARS OLD AND HAS JUST 29,000 MILES ON IT. *TR

NHTSA ID

10189324

Incident

Apr 30, 2007

Mileage

102 mi

MY ENTIRE REAR AXLE HAD TO BE REPLACED AT 31,500 MILES ON MY NISSAN TITAN. IT STARTED HOWLING AND SMOKING WHEN DRIVING TO MOAB. THE DEALER REPLACED THE ENTIRE REAR AXLE. THANKFULLY I WAS NOT AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS WHEN THE REAR END FAILED. IN ADDITION, THE VEHICLE HAS HAD 4 SETS OF BRAKES/ROTORS/CALIPERS ON THE VEHICLE AND IS STARTING TO EXHIBIT SIGNS OF NEEDING THE FIX AGAIN. *JB

NHTSA ID

10172580

Incident

Oct 20, 2006

Mileage

31,500 mi

4WD LIGHT WOULD ENGAGE INTERMITTENTLY. STAYED ON FOR THE DURATION THAT THE VEHICLE WAS ON. THIS HAS HAPPENED 3 TIMES AT APPROX MILEAGE: 1530 MILES, 3650 MILES & YESTERDAY 10/31/06 AT 9:15 P.M. PST 6880 MILES. BRAKES & ROTORS FAILED AT 2200 MILES. REPLACED BY LOCAL DEALERSHIP. BRAKES SEVERELY SCREECHED AT 5500 MILES. LOCAL DEALERSHIP SERVICE SAID "WE FORGOT TO TIGHTENED UP A FEW BOLTS ON YOUR BRAKES". AT 6750 MILES, SEVERE BRAKES PROBLEMS. BRAKES LIGHTS CAME ON, BRAKES LOCKED UP W/ CAR SEVERELY LURCHING FORWARD WHEN APPLYING PRESSURE LIGHT PRESSURE. DROVE TO THE DEALERSHIP AS IS WITHOUT TURNING OFF THE CAR. NOTICED THAT PROBLEM WAS SERIOUS & GAVE US A LOANER VEHICLE FOR 9 DAYS. LOCAL DEALERSHIP SAID THEY HAVE NEVER SEEN THIS FAILURE CODE BEFORE ON ANY NISSAN VEHICLE FOR A BRAKE ISSUE. "DELTA STROKEFORCE" LOCAL DEALERSHIP WAS UNABLE TO REPAIR THE PROBLEM; DROVE IT TO A NEIGHBORING DEALERSHIP 180 MILES R/T. THE NEIGHBORING DEALERSHIP RE-PROGRAMMED THE INTERNAL COMPUTER & ASSURED ME THE PROBLEM WAS FIXED. TONIGHT 11/01/2006, BRAKE LIGHT CAME ON & BRAKES FAILED AGAIN WITH MY WIFE & KIDS IN THE VEHICLE. COULD NOT MAKE A STOP OFF A FREEWAY EXIT & JUST ABOUT PUT HER FOOT THROUGH THE FLOORBOARD TRYING TO DO SO. BRAKES ENGAGED SUDDENLY SKIDDING THE TIRES THROUGH THE INTERSECTION. MILEAGE AT TIME OF INCIDENT 6927. IT IS NOW AT 6930; MY WIFE & I WILL BE DRIVING IT TO THE LOCAL DEALERSHIP IN THE MORNING. *NM

NHTSA ID

10172426

Incident

Nov 1, 2006

Mileage

2,100 mi

I PURCHASED MY VEHICLE (2004 NISSAN ARMADA) WITH 4,836 MILES...AT 19,673 MILES WHILE DRIVING I NOTICED MY BRAKE & ABS LIGHT COME ON SO I WENT TO PULL OVER..AS I SLOWED I PUSHED MY BRAKE AND IT MADE A LOUD SPRINGING AND GRINDING NOISE AND THE BRAKES LOST AT LEAST 80% OF ITS POWER "IT FELT VERY SOFT"..TURNED THE VEHICLE OFF AND THEN BACK ON AGAIN AND EVERYTHING SEEMED NORMAL, DROVE ABOUT 3 MILES TO THE DEALER AND LEFT THE VEHICLE THERE. THEY CHANGED THE ROTORS, PADS, TORQUE MEMBER ALL WERE NO GOOD!!! NOW AGAIN AT 23,800 MILES THE BRAKES HAVE FAILED AGAIN HAPPENING IN THE SAME ORDER THAT IT DID THE FIRST TIME. THE DEALER TOLD ME YESTERDAY THAT THEY THINK IT IS ELECTRICAL.....? SO I ASKED THEM DID YOU PHYSICALLY CHECK THE BRAKES? THEY SAID NO....SO MY HUSBAND ADVISED THEM TO CHECK IT!!! A DAY LATER I AM STILL WAITING TO HEAR WHAT IS GOING ON? I HAD RESEARCHED IT OVER THE INTERNET AND NOTICED THAT I ALONG WITH HUNDREDS OF OTHER PEOPLE ARE HAVING THE SAME PROBLEM...WHY NO RECALL!!! HAVING BAD BREAKS CAN BE VERY VERY LIFE THREATENING, I NO LONGER FEEL COMFORTABLE TRYING MY VEHICLE ESPECIALLY WITH CHILDREN RANGING IN AGE FROM 14 MONTH TO 7 YRS. OLD. PLEASE HELP ME!!! I WANT TO JUST GET RID OF THIS VEHICLE, BUT DO NOT WANT TO JUST HAND OVER THE PROBLEM SO ANOTHER INNOCENT PERSON!!!*JB

NHTSA ID

10168794

Incident

Jun 13, 2006

Mileage

19,673 mi

I LEASED A 2004 INFINITI G-35 COUPE AND AFTER APPROXIMATELY 36,000 MILES, THE CAR STARTED SMELLING HOT AND WOULD VIOLENTLY VIBRATE WHEN DRIVING. THE CLOSEST INFINITI DEALER IS APPROXIMATELY 40 MILES AWAY SO I TOOK THE CAR TO GOODYEAR AND THEY INSTALLED NEW BRAKE PADS ON THE FRONT TIRES. LESS THAN 30 DAYS LATER, THE PROBLEMS STILL PERSISTED AND I TOOK THE CAR BACK TO GOODYEAR AND THEY INSTALLED NEW ROTORS AND BRAKE PADS ON THE REAR WHEELS. THIS DID NOT FIX THE PROBLEMS AND 30 DAYS LATER, I TOOK THE CAR BACK TO GOODYEAR AND BOTH THE FRONT AND REAR BRAKE PADS WERE TOTALLY WORN DOWN. THEY SAID I HAD A PROBLEM WITH THE BRAKE SYSTEM, POSSIBLY THE CALIPERS, AND SUGGESTED I TAKE THE CAR TO THE INFINITI DEALER. I TOOK THE CAR TO CREST INFINITI IN PLANO, TEXAS AND THEY SAID THE BRAKE FLUID HAD BEEN CONTAMINATED. THEY SENT A SAMPLE TO A TESTING LAB BUT NO TEST WAS DONE BECAUSE THE ALLEGED CONTAMINANT WAS SO SMALL IT COULD NOT BE MEASURED. CREST INFINITY REFUSED TO REPAIR THE BRAKES UNDER WARRANTY. I IMMEDIATELY TOO THE CAR TO GRUBBS INFINITI IN EULESS, TEXAS AND THEY ALSO DECIDED TO TEST THE BRAKE FLUID. AFTER THREE WEEKS THE TEST REVEALED NO CONTAMINATE IN THE BRAKE FLUID BUT GRUBBS SAID THAT SINCE THE BRAKES HAD BEEN WORKED ON BY GOODYEAR, THE WARRANTY WAS VOIDED. I HAVE CHECKED THE INTERNET AND FOUND HUNDREDS OF COMPLAINTS ABOUT BRAKES ON THE INFINITI G-35. CLASS ACTION LAWSUIT'S HAVE BEEN FILED IN BOTH CALIFORNIA AND FLORIDA. I FOUND MANY POSTINGS WITH THE EXACT SAME PROBLEMS THAT I AM EXPERIENCING. INFINITI REFUSES TO ADMIT THAT A PROBLEM EXISTS AND REFUSES TO REPAIR VEHICLES, INCLUDING MINE, UNDER WARRANTY. THE PROBLEM HAS NOTHING TO DO WITH BRAKE PADS. THERE IS A PROBLEM IN THE BRAKING SYSTEM THAT CAUSES THE BRAKES TO BE APPLIED WHEN DRIVING THE CAR RESULTING IN EXCESSIVE HEAT AND EXCESSIVE WEAR. THIS IS A SERIOUS PROBLEM AND INFINITI IS DUCKING THE ISSUE AND REFUSING TO ISSUE A RECALL TO REPAIR THIS SERIOUS DEFECT UNDER WARRANTY. *NM

NHTSA ID

10166193

Incident

Jun 1, 2006

Mileage

36,000 mi

ONGOING REPAIR ISSUES WITH INFINITY QX56 REGARDING NUMEROUS ISSUES, PRIMARILY BRAKES. UNSAFE VEHICLE, WANT TO GET RID OF IT. OVER 30 DAYS OF VISITS TO INFINITY TO TRY TO RECONCILE ALL ISSUES, SOME OF WHICH ARE STILL PENDING. AFTER REPAIRS TO BRAKES, WE WERE TOLD THAT WHEN MANUFACTURER SENT LETTER REGARDING NEED FOR BRAKES TO BE REPAIRED, THEY KNEW THAT THIS WOULD NOT IN FACT REPAIR THE PROBLEM. *JB

NHTSA ID

10141961

Incident

Mar 16, 2005

Mileage

18,483 mi

AT 25,000 MILES THE 2002 ALTIMA REAR BRAKES FROZE UP AND DISCONTINUED OPERATING. I WAS TOLD BY A NISSAN SERVICE MGR. THAT THIS WAS DUE TO NISSAN USING FAULTY MATERIAL. I HAD THEM REPAIRED BY AN INDEPENDENT SERVICE GARAGE AND WAS TOLD THAT HE HAS SEEN A LOT OF THIS. BRAKES NOT DESIGNED FOR NORTHERN WEATHER. *NM

NHTSA ID

10130713

Incident

Jul 27, 2005

BRAKES AND ROTORS NEEDED TURNED AT 4.000 MILES AND BRAKE PEDAL GOING TO THE FLOOR..DRIVERS WINDOW NOT ALWAYS WORKING..ANTIFREEZE SMELL AFTER DRIVING

NHTSA ID

10118656

Incident

Apr 26, 2005

Mileage

3,000 mi

I LEASED A NEW INFINITI QX56. THE BRAKES FAILED AT 2500 MILES AND PADS AND ROTORS HAD TO BE REPLACED. MY CAR IS BEING SERVICED AGAIN TODAY FOR THE SAME REASON. THE STEERING WHEEL SHAKES UNCONTROLLABLE WHEN THE BRAKES AND ROTORS WEAR. I HAVE BEEN DRIVING FOR OVER 20 YEARS AND HAVE NEVER HAD BRAKES FAIL EVERY 2500 MILES!

NHTSA ID

10114661

Incident

Mar 10, 2005

Mileage

7,000 mi

THE NISSAN TITAN STARTED SHIMMIED AFTER 5 WEEKS FROM PURCHASE DATE. IT WAS TAKEN IN FOR SERVICE AND DISCOVERED THAT THE BRAKES WERE BAD AND A PIN NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. FOLLOWING THE PIN REPLAEMENT, THE BRAKES WERE STILL BAD AND THE SHIMMIED CONTINUED. I WAS TOLD BY THE SERVICE ADVISOR THAT BRAKE PADS WERE NEEDED. THE PADS WERE ORDERED - DURING THE INTERIM THE BRAKE ROTORS WERE TURNED. THREE WEEKS AFTER THIS THE BRAKE LIGHT CAME ON AND CONTINUED MAKING A BEEPING CHIME TO ALERT OF THE BRAKE MALFUNCTION, IT WS TAKEN IN FOR SERVICE ONCE AGAIN AND I WAS ADVISED BY THE SERVICE ADVISOR THAT THE PADS WERE AGAIN WORN AND THE ROTORS NEEDED TO BE TURNED AGAIN. THIS WAS DONE, HOWEVER, UPON PICKING UP THE TITAN FROM SERVICE, THE BRAKE LIGHT WAS STILL ON AND THE SHIMMYING WAS NOT GONE. NOW I HAVE TO TAKE THE VEHICLE IN AGAIN. I FEEL THIS IS UNJUSTIFIED - AND WOULD LIKE TO COMPLAIN. -*AK

NHTSA ID

10102451

Incident

Nov 4, 2004

FRONT BRAKES MADE SQUEAKING NOISES, AND STEERING WHEEL SHOOK WHILE BRAKING, UNSAFE TO DRIVE. BRAKES REPAIRED 3 TIMES. TRUCK WAS ONLY 4 MONTHS OLD WITH 6000 MILES.*AK

NHTSA ID

10100738

Incident

Sep 27, 2004

Mileage

2,500 mi