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2004 Nissan Armada Brakes Problems

Owner-reported complaints naming the brake system, filed with NHTSA

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Brakes reportsComplaints are reports submitted to NHTSA by owners and drivers. NHTSA does not verify most reports before publishing them, and a complaint does not establish that a defect exists. Volume is influenced by how many of a vehicle were sold, how long it has been on the road, and how much attention an issue has received.
316
Latest May 25, 2022
Share of all reportsThis category as a share of every owner report on file for this model year. One report can name more than one component, so the categories overlap.
68%
of 463 total
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Injuries or deaths reportedTotals the submitters entered on their own reports in this category. Not verified by NHTSA and not a casualty statistic.
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Reports naming service brakes, the antilock braking system, brake hoses, master cylinders or the parking brake. Every record below is an owner-reported complaint about the 2004 Nissan Armada submitted to NHTSA — not a confirmed defect, not a recall and not a manufacturer bulletin. 316 reports on file name it.

Complaints are reports submitted by owners and drivers to NHTSA. They are not verified and do not establish that a defect exists.

Owner reports naming brake

The 25 most recent of 316, in the owner's own words

Brakes
Filed May 25, 2022

This issue had been going on for years with my 2004 Nissan Armada. Driving down the freeway at approximately 70mph and the brake light comes on out of no where. When this happens there us no way to safe stop the vehicle because the brakes will not engage. There is this rattling and grinding sound that happens each time. The only way to safely continue is turn the truck off and back on. This needs to be corrected immediately before there is a fatal because of brake failure. Nissan refuse to research all the complaints.

NHTSA ID
11466116
Incident
Mar 28, 2022
Brakes
Filed Jul 14, 2021

As I was driving through the canyon at 55 mph I pressed on my brakes to begin to slow down for the construction zone coming up and they felt like air no pressure then there was a grinding sound like something was breaking underneath my vehicle as I let off my brakes the brake light came on and it sounded like a spring releasing under my vehicle. I attempted to use my brakes almost a dozen times attempting to stop with the same grinding and spring sound happening. Once I was finally able to come to a safe stop I turned my vehicle off and once I turned it back on the brake light was off and the pressure was back in my brakes

NHTSA ID
11424756
Incident
Jul 14, 2021
Brakes
Filed Jul 12, 2021

WHILE DRIVING APPLYING BRAKES AND WITHOUT WARING EXCEPT WHEN IT ANITIALLY HAPPENS BRAKE LIGHT COMES ON AND BRAKE PEDAL KICKBACK AND CANNOT STOP CAR WITH IN A TIMELY MANNER ALMOST CAUSING A REAR END COLLISION.FINALLY GET CAR STOPPED AND SHUTTING OFF AND BACK ON AGAIN EVERY THING IS NORMAL WITH BRAKING .HAD A CODE PULLED FOR A C1179.I KNOW OF TSB NTB06-040 BUT SHOULD BE CONSIDERED A SAFTEY RECALL

NHTSA ID
11424429
Incident
Jun 28, 2021
Brakes
Filed Feb 1, 2021

TRAVELING ON HIGHWAY AT 65 MPH NEAR MY OFFRAMP WHEN BRAKE LIGHT CAME ON THE DASH AGAIN. THIS HAS HAPPENED SEVERAL TIMES IN THE PAST FEW MONTHS AND IT DOESN'T GET DRIVEN ON A REGULAR BASIS AS IT IS OUR 3RD VEHICLE. AS I APPROACHED THE RAMP WITH BRAKES EVEN LIGHTLY DEPRESSED THE BRAKES CHATTERED AND FELT WEEK. HAD TO STOP ON THE RAMP, SHUT THE ENGINE OFF AND RESTART SO I COULD CONTINUE. AT LEAST THIS TIME I KNEW WHAT TO DO TO MAKE GO AWAY AT LEAST TEMPORARILY. WE HAVE TO ALWAYS MAKE SURE WE HAVE PLENTY OF EXTRA SPACE IN FRONT OF US SO WE TIME TO REACT IF IT HAPPENS AGAIN. I JUST HOPE IT DOESN'T HAPPEN IN AN EMERGENCY SITUATION. ALSO HAD AN INCIDENT WHILE TOWING A SMALL UTILITY TRAILER EARLY IN 2020 WHEN IT HAPPENED AND IT WAS MUCH MORE EXTREME AND I WAS AFRAID I WOULD NOT BE ABLE TO STOP IT AT THE UPCOMING STOP SIGN. NISSAN NEEDS TO FIGURE OUT WHAT IS CAUSING THIS AND FIX IT AT THEIR COST. IF IT CAN BE REST BY JUST TURNING THE KEY OFF SOMEONE SHOULD BE ABLE TO FIGURE THIS OUT. MY UNDERSTANDING FROM THE FORUMS I HAVE RED THAT THE DEALERS JUST TAKE YOUR MONEY TO REPLACE PARTS THAT DON'T FIX THE PROBLEM. THERE WAS EVEN ON WHO SAID THEY REPLACED ALMOST ALL BRAKE RELATED PARTS AND IT STILL DID IT.

NHTSA ID
11391042
Incident
Jan 28, 2021
Mileage
135,000 mi
Brakes
Filed Nov 18, 2020

THIS PROBLEM HAS HAPPENED NUMEROUS TIMES AT VARIOUS SPEEDS FROM 10MPH TO 70MPH.WHILE DRIVING ON CITY STREETS AND FREEWAYS AND NEED TO COME TO A STOP THE BRAKE LIGHT, VDC OFF LIGHT, AND SLIP LIGHT CAME ON. WHEN BRAKES APPLIED, VERY LOUD GRINDING/CLUNKING METAL NOISE HAPPENED AND BRAKES WOULD NOT ENGAGE ONLY AT ABOUT 10% OF BRAKES WORKING IT SEEMS. I STOP TURN OFF THE CAR AND START IT BACK UP AND IT SEEMS TO RESET. THIS CANNOT HAPPEN AS I ALMOST GOT INTO NUMEROUS COLLISIONS BECAUSE OF THIS ABS BRAKE MALFUNCTION !! DOING RESEARCH ON THIS PROBLEM FROM OTHER ARMADA OWNERS FORUMS THIS PROBLEM HAPPENS QUIET FREQUENTLY. SOME OWNERS CAME TO THE CONCLUSION THAT ITS A FAULTY DELTA SENSOR IN THE BRAKE BOOSTER. NISSAN MUST RECALL THIS PROBLEM ASAP!!

NHTSA ID
11375240
Incident
Nov 4, 2020
Mileage
72,000 mi
Body & structureBrakesSteering
Filed Aug 6, 2020
Crash reported

IN 20017 I WAS REAR ENDED ON I95 BY ANOTHER DRIVER AT NO FAULT ON MY PART. I REQUESTED THE VEHICLE BE FIXED BUT A CHECK OF ONLY $384.80 WAS MAILED TO ME 2 YEARS LATER. NOW THE VEHICLES STEERING WABLES, ALONG WITH THE BRAKES AND WHEELS.

NHTSA ID
11343601
Incident
Sep 26, 2017
Mileage
190,000 mi
Brakes
Filed Jun 30, 2020

IN THE LAST SEVERAL WEEKS ON TWO OCCASIONS SINCE BEING PURCHASED IN JAN OF THIS YEAR (2020) THE BRAKES ON MY 2004 NISSAN PATHFINDER/ARMADA OFF-ROAD RWD HAVE OUT OF THE BLUE, ONCE AT HIGHWAY SPEED CHATTERED WHILE APPLYING THE BRAKE AND FELT LIKE THEY WERE NOT AT 100%. THE NEXT TIME IT WAS ON A RESIDENTIAL STREET, HAD JUST LEFT A RESIDENCE A HALF BLOCK AWAY DOING UNDER 20 MPH AND IT FELT LIKE THE WHOLE FRONT SUSPENSION WAS FALLING OFF BECAUSE IT WAS CHATTERING SO BAD. DIDN'T EVEN HIT THE BRAKES HARD AND WAS AFRAID IT WASN'T GOING TO STOP AT THE STOP SIGN. IT CONTINUED TO DO IT EVERY TIME I DEPRESSED THE PEDDLE EVEN VERY LIGHTLY. I HAD TO PULL AROUND THE CORNER AND STOP TO CHECK IT OUT BUT COULDN'T FIND ANYTHING LOOSE OR WRONG. I STARTED OFF AGAIN SEVERAL TIMES BEFORE JUST PULLING OVER AND STOPPING TO CALL A TOW TRUCK. IT DID NOT FEEL SAFE TO MAKE THE 20 MINUTE DRIVE HOME. ONCE IT WAS HOME IT WAS LIKE IT NEVER HAPPENED. I READ SOME BLOGS THAT SUGGEST THAT THIS IS A WIDESPREAD ISSUE WITH THIS VEHICLE AND THEY SHOULD BE RECALLED AND FIXED FREE OF CHARGE. THEY SAY THERE IS A FIX (REPROGRAMMING THE COMPUTER OR SOMETHING). THE BLOGS SAY THAT THE DEALERS ARE CHARGING BIG BUCKS TO DO THE WORK. THIS IS A HUGE SAFETY ISSUE AND SHOULD BE DEALT WITH IMMEDIATELY. I CAN'T BELIEVE THAT NISSAN HASN'T BEEN FORCED TO RECALL THESE VEHICLES BEFORE THIS SINCE IT IS WAY TOO COMMON ACCORDING THE BLOGS. WE PURCHASED THIS VEHICLE PRIMARILY TO TRANSPORT OUR GRANDCHILDREN AND ARE NOW VERY HESITANT AS WELL AS THERE PARENTS ARE TO HAVE THEM RIDE IN THIS VEHICLE. THE BRAKES HAVE BEEN FULLY INSPECTED BY A MECHANIC AND NO MECHANICAL ISSUES ARE PRESENT. WE ARE THE SECOND OWNER AND IT HAS BEEN VERY WELL MAINTAINED. CAUSE: UNKNOWN. I AM LOOKING FOR A DEALER NOW TO SEE WHAT THEY WILL DO FOR US. *TR

NHTSA ID
11331771
Incident
Jun 20, 2020
Mileage
135,000 mi
Brakes
Filed Feb 3, 2020

SEVERAL TIMES WHEN DRIVING MY BRAKE LIGHT WILL COME ON ALONG THE BRAKE DOES NOT ENGAGE. WHEN YOU PRESS ON THE PEDAL YOU HEAR A LOUD GRINDING SOUND SIMILAR TO SPRINGS BEING EJECTED FROM THE CAR. IT DOES NOT SLOW DOWN THE VEHICLE AT ALL AND THE GRINDING IS LOUD AND SEEMS TO BE DAMAGING INTERNAL PARTS. WHEN YOU TURN THE ENGINE OFF, AND RESTART IT THE PROBLEM GOES AWAY. I TOOK IT TO THE NISSAN DEALERSHIP IN FREMONT CA. THEY ADVISED TO CHANGE THE BRAKE PADS AND ROTORS. WHICH I ELECTED TO DO AND COST ME A LOT OF MONEY. IMMEDIATELY AFTER LEAVING THE DEALERSHIP IT HAPPENED AGAIN. I CALLED THE NEXT DAY FOR THEY WERE CLOSED. THEY SAID THAT THEY DIDN'T SEE ANY ERRORS ON THEIR READER AND CANNOT REPLACE PARTS WHEN THERE ARE NOTHING SHOWING. I INSISTED TO TAKE IT IN AND THE MECHANIC SUGGESTED I CLEAN THE BATTERY OR GET A NEW BATTERY WHICH I DID. THE PROBLEM STOPED FOR A MONTH UNTIL IT HAPPENED AGAIN WHILE DRIVING 50MPH DOWN A WINDY ROAD. IT NEARLY KILLED ME! THE CLOSEST DESCRIPTION I HAVE OF THE PROBLEM IS EXPLAINED ON THIS YOUTUBE VIDEO I FOUND HTTPS://YOUTU.BE/JVCRD2LXTI8

NHTSA ID
11306889
Incident
Feb 3, 2020
Mileage
140,000 mi
Brakes
Filed Oct 21, 2019

JUST RECENTLY PURCHASED THIS HUGE MONSTROSITY FOR MY 3 CHILDREN; TODAY AS WE WERE DRIVING THE BRAKES COMPLETELY WENT OUT! 10% BRAKING POWER. NOW IM READING A 2016 CLASS ACTION AND A LAWSUIT WHERE A PERON WAS KILLED. THERE ARE MULTIPLE POSTS REGARDING THIS ISSUE. NISSAN NEEDS TO RECALL THIS BEFORE MORE PEOPLE ARE KILLED!

NHTSA ID
11270100
Incident
Oct 21, 2019
Brakes
Filed Oct 9, 2019

NOTE THAT THIS VEHICLE WAS PURCHASED USED ABOUT 2 YEARS AGO WITHOUT ANY SERVICE HISTORY FROM THE PREVIOUS OWNER. HOWEVER I WAS ABLE TO CONFIRM NO OUTSTANDING RECALLS OPEN ON THE VIN. WHILE TRAVELING HOME (45MPH) I OBSERVED THE BRAKE LIGHT ILLUMINATE ON THE DASHBOARD AND NOTICED THE BRAKES WERE MALFUNCTIONING. WHEN ATTEMPTING TO DEPRESS THE BRAKE PEDAL THE ABS/BRAKES APPEARED TO MAKE GRINDING/METALLIC NOISES AND THE BRAKE PEDAL WOULD VIBRATE AND GO TO THE FLOOR. I THOUGHT THAT A BRAKE LINE OR FLUID ISSUE MAY HAVE OCCURRED, BUT WHEN I STOPPED THE VEHICLE AND TURNED OFF THE IGNITION I DID NOT SEE ANY VISUAL ISSUES. THEN UPON RESTARTING THE VEHICLE THE ISSUE WAS NO LONGER PRESENT. WHEN I RESEARCHED THIS ISSUE I FOUND HUNDREDS OF COMPLAINTS ABOUT NISSAN BRAKES HAVING SIMILAR ISSUES AND FOUND A SERVICE BULLETIN NTB06-040.PDF REGARDING THE ISSUE. UPON USING A SCANTOOL TO READ THE VEHICLE CODES I WAS ABLE TO CONFIRM THAT DTC C1179 WAS PRESENT AND THAT THIS ISSUE WAS RELATED TO THE SERVICE BULLETIN. THE SERVICE BULLETIN INDICATES A SOFTWARE UPDATE ADDRESSES THE ISSUE. I CONTACTED NISSAN CONSUMER AFFAIRS AND THEY INDICATED NISSAN WOULD NOT BE ABLE TO ASSIST DUE TO THE AGE OF THE VEHICLE. I AM CONCERNED ABOUT THE NUMBER OF COMPLAINTS I AM SEEING ONLINE (CLUBARMADA, NISSANHELP, ETC) REGAING THIS ISSUE AND FEEL THAT IF A SOFTWARE UPDATE IS NEEDED TO RESOLVE THAN THERE IS EITHER 1) A SOFTWARE BUG (WHICH NEEDS A RECALL) OR 2) A DEFECTIVE SENSOR (DELTA SENSOR) THAT THE SOFTWARE UPDATE CHOOSES TO IGNORE OR DIMINISH. EITHER WAY A RANDOM BRAKE MALFUNCTION THAT CAN "FIX" ITSELF UPON REBOOT (RESTARTING THE VEHICLE) SEEMS SUSPICIOUS AND SHOULD BE INVESTIGATED.

NHTSA ID
11267404
Incident
Oct 7, 2019
Mileage
191,000 mi
Brakes
Filed Sep 24, 2019

I WAS ON THE FREEWAY GOING 60 MPH WHEN THIS HAPPENED .HAVING PROBLEMS WITH THE BRAKE BOOSTER BRAKE PEDAL GOES ALL THE WAY TO THE FLOOR AND DOESN'T WANNA BREAK ON TIME ALSO MAKES A WEIRD NOISES THIS ONLY HAPPENS WHEN THE BRAKE LIGHT IS ON I HAVE TO TURN OFF THE VEHICLE AND START AGAIN AND THEN IT WON'T DO IT FOR A WHILE AND THEN AFTER A WHILE IT HAPPEN AGAIN SO SCARY

NHTSA ID
11257588
Incident
Feb 13, 2019
Brakes
Filed Aug 12, 2019

PRESS BRAKES AND THEY START JUMPING AND MAKE A WEIRD SOUND, DON'T WORK CORRECTLY AS IF YOU LOOSE YOUR BREAKS FOR SOMETIME, PULL OVER SHUT CAR OFF WAIT AND THEN RESTART AND EVERYTHING IS BACK TO NORMAL - SCARY AT HIGH SPEEDS ON THE HIGHWAY, THIS HAS BEEN A CONTINOUS PROBLEM AND EVEN MY WORK AROUND IS NO LONGER WORKING. THIS HAPPENS ATLEAST ONCE A MONTH WITH CONTINUED DRIVING SO I USE MY OTHER CAR MORE OFTEN THAN NOT.

NHTSA ID
11243192
Incident
Jul 17, 2019
Mileage
102,000 mi
Brakes
Filed Jul 23, 2019
Crash reported

I WAS DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD AROUND 45 TO 50 MPH. I LOOKED DOWN AND WHEN I LOOKED BACK UP A CAR WAS STOPPED IN THE ROAD. WHEN I PRESSED THE BRAKE IT MADE A WEIRD NOISE ALMOST LIKE A SPRING GOING BOING AND AIR RUSHING. THE NOISE IS VERY HARD TO DESCRIBE. THE PEDAL WENT ALMOST TO THE FLOOR. THE BRAKES HAD A WEIRD GRINDING SOUND AND A LOT OF VIBRATION IN THE PEDAL. I HAD THE BRAKES DOWN AS HARD AS I COULD. THE BRAKES DID WORK A LITTLE BUT NOTHING LIKE THEY SHOULD HAVE. THERE WAS ONLY A VERY SMALL LIGHT IN COLOR SKID MARK. I LET THE OFFICER KNOW AFTER THE CRASH. AFTER LOOKING INTO IT I DISCOVERED THIS IS A KNOWN PROBLEM. I WAS NOT INJURED BUT PEOPLE IN THE OTHER CAR WERE.

NHTSA ID
11234051
Incident
Jul 15, 2019
Mileage
140,000 mi
Brakes
Filed Jul 14, 2019

THE BRAKE LIGHT COMES ON WHILE DRIVING AND YOU LOSE SOME BRAKING ABILITY WHICH IS QUITE DANGEROUS

NHTSA ID
11231714
Incident
Jul 12, 2019
Mileage
152,000 mi
Brakes
Filed Mar 18, 2019

WHILE DRIVING THE ARMADA, THE BRAKE LIGHT SUDDENLY TURNS ON. AND I'M UNABLE TO BRAKE IMMEDIATELY. I WOULD HAVE TO STOP THE VEHICLE COMPLETELY AND TURN IT OFF WAIT ABOUT TWO MINUTES, THEN TURN THE ENGINE BACK ON.. SOMETIMES IT STOPS, BUT MOST TIMES IT DOESN'T..

NHTSA ID
11189830
Incident
Mar 16, 2019
Mileage
165,000 mi
Brakes
Filed Feb 17, 2019

BRAKE LIGHT ON DASH GOES ON AND THE BRAKES GRAB, MAKE IT HARD TO STOP WHEN BRAKES ARE APPLIED. HAS HAPPENED MULTIPLE TIMES, HAD BRAKES REPLACED, AND CONTINUES TO HAPPEN WITH NEW BRAKES AND ROTORS. PROBLEM CLEARS TEMPORARY AFTER STOPPING VEHICLE AND TURNINH IGNITION OFF THEN BACK ON. LAST TIME THIS HAPPENED WAS 2-16-2019.

NHTSA ID
11180703
Incident
Feb 16, 2019
Mileage
96,500 mi
Brakes
Filed Jan 26, 2019

ALL DASH BOARD LIGHTS SUDDENLY TURN ON WHEN DRIVING ON THE FREEWAY AND BREAKS DISENGAGE. PRESSING THE BREAK PEDAL RESULTS IN A LOUD GRINDING NOISE AND SOUNDS LIKE SPRINGS TEARING. THIS HAPPENED FOUR TIMES. DEALER CANNOT FIND THE PROBLEM AND I HAVE CHANGED BREAK PADS AND ROTORS BUT STILL CONTINUES. THE ONLY SOLVE IS TO TURN OFF THE ENGINE AND TURN IT BACK ON.

NHTSA ID
11172313
Incident
Jan 21, 2019
Mileage
3 mi
Brakes
Filed Dec 5, 2018

RANDOMLY THE TRUCK WOULD NOT STOP AS I TRY AND APPLY THE BRAKES , ITS AS IS I PUSH PETAL TO THE FLOOR AND YOU HEAR A BAD GRINDING A BAD VIBRATION AND FEELS AS IF THE TRUCK IS ABOUT TO DROP A MECHANICAL PIECE FROM UNDERNEATH THE FRONT END .AS I COME TO A LONG AND ROLLING STOP THE BRAKE LIGHT TURNS ON,, I TRY AND PUMP THE BRAKE PETAL AND IT SEEMS AS IF ITS DISCONNECTED FROM THE CABLE, SO I TURN THE TRUCK OFF WAIT A MINUTE AND TURN IT BACK ON... NOW THIS HAS HAPPENED ABOUT 5,6 TIMES THE PAST TIME MY WIFE AND 3 BOYS WHERE IN THE VEHICLE.. IVE DONE RESEARCH AND BEEN ON MANY FORUMS AND KNOW THIS IS A BIG ISSUE AND VERY DANGEROUS, AS WE ARE NOW EXTREMELY NERVOUS TO DRIVE THE VEHICLE ESPECIALLY ON THE EXPRESSWAY ... PLEASE AT LEAST HONOR THE REPAIRS AS I CAN TAKE IT TO A NISSAN BY ME AND HAVE IT FIXED. I LOVE THE TRUCK AND HAVE PUT A LOT OF MONEY TO MODIFYING IT AND ITS VERY DEPENDABLE. BUT NO VEHICLE WILL BE SAFE IF BRAKES RANDOMLY GO OUT... ITS BOUND TO BE A VERY BAD OUTCOME AND WE DONT WANT TO BE A STATISTIC,,,PLEASE HELP US. PLEASE CALL FOR FURTHER INFO AND A RESOLUTION.. THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME [XXX] INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6).' *PM

NHTSA ID
11156436
Incident
Nov 30, 2018
Mileage
154,000 mi
Brakes
Filed Nov 20, 2018

BREAK LIGHT COMES ON WHILE DRIVING AND WHEN I GO TO STOP IT MAKES A GOD AWFUL SOUND. HAVE TO TURN THE CAR OFF AND BACK ON. THIS HAS HAPPENED SEVERAL TIMES SINCE JUNE 1ST 2018. TURNING IF OFF SEEMS TO CLEAR THE ISSUE BUT TODAY 3 LIGHTS CAME ON BRAKE, SLIP AND VDS. TURNING IT OFF AND BACK ON DID NOT SEEM TO FIX IT. THIS IS OUR FAMILY VEHICLE AND WE HAVE 3 TO 6 KIDS IN IT AT ALL TIMES. NISSAN NEEDS TO ISSUE A RECALL THIS IS A HUGE SAFETY ISSUE!

NHTSA ID
11152868
Incident
Nov 20, 2018
Mileage
165,000 mi
BrakesDriver assistanceSuspension
Filed Aug 29, 2018

THE VDC OFF LIGHT, SLIP LIGHT AND BRAKES POP UP ON THE DASH. THE CAR BEGINS TO MAKE A SPRINGY SOUND MAYBE FROM THE BRAKES. THE CAR HAS TO SLOW DOWN AND IT STOPS FOR A MINUTE BUT IT CONTINUOUSLY DOES IT WHILE I'M DRIVING. IT HAPPENS WITH NO DISCRIMINATION AS TO WHERE YOU ARE (CITY, HIGHWAY,ETC...) .

NHTSA ID
11123157
Incident
Jul 1, 2018
Mileage
190,000 mi
Brakes
Filed Aug 16, 2018

AT RANDOM TIMES, USUALLY WHEN TRANSMISSION IN DRIVE, THE BRAKE LIGHT DISPLAYS ON THE DASH AND IMMEDIATELY THE BRAKES DO NOT WORK APPROPRIATELY. THE BRAKE PEDAL SINKS TO THE FLOOR WHEN DEPRESSED WHILE MAKING A LOUD GROANING/GRINDING SOUND. THE BRAKES FAIL. I HAVE TO STOP THE CAR BY PUMPING THE BRAKE PEDAL, TURNING OFF THE MOTOR AND THEN ONCE AUTO RESTARTS THE PROBLEM IS GONE UNTIL NEXT TIME. VERY DANGEROUS. AT HIGHER SPEEDS COULD CAUSE SERIOUS ACCIDENT WITH INJURY OR DEATH. HAPPENED SEVERAL TIMES ON EXPRESSWAY. HAPPENED IN PARKING LOTS AND ON SIDE STREETS. FRIGHTENING SITUATION. DEALERS ACT IGNORANT ABOUT THIS PROBLEM EVEN THO THIS SEEMS TO BE A COMMON COMPLAINT WITH THIS VEHICLE. I UNDERSTAND IT IS THE ABS BOOSTER THAT NEEDS TO BE REPLACED. OTHERS SAID IT IS THE COMPUTER. I SPENT 4 HOURS 2 WKS AGO AT DEALER WHO "FOUND NOTHING." YET THE SITUATION HAS INCREASED FRON A FEW TIMES A YEAR TO 3 TIMES THIS WEEK.

NHTSA ID
11120522
Incident
Aug 15, 2018
Mileage
55,000 mi
Brakes
Filed Jun 30, 2018

I WAS DRIVING ON FREEWAY AROUND 60MPH ON A SUDDEN BRAKE PADDLE GOT SOFT BRAKES LIGHT ABS LIGHT EVERYTHING CAME ON DASHBOARD.WHENEVER I PRESSED THE BRAKE IT FEELS LIKE NOT PRESSING ANYTHING BUT THE BRAKE WAS STILL WORKING BUT NOT SMOOTH.. IT'S LIKE U PRESSING HARD BRAKE EVERY TIME. BUT WHEN I RESTARTED THE TRUCK EVERYTHING DISAPPEARED FROM DASHBOARD N BRAKE PADDLE STARTED WORKING NORMALLY. SO WHENEVER IT WAS HAPPENING I WAS KEEP RESTARTING THE TRUCK . SO I I WENT TO FIRESTONE THEY SAID I NEED TO CHANGE MASTER CYLINDER FLASH THE BRAKE FLUID ROTORS N PADS ALL WAY AROUND WHICH COST ME ALMOST 1500$ . ONCE THEY DID THOSE SERVICES AFTER COUPLE OF MONTHS SAME PROBLEM OCCURRING AGAIN. NOW FIRESTONE SAID IT'S ABS PROBABLY. I LOOKED ONLINE LOTS OF HAD SAME THIS UNKNOWN PROBLEM N IT'S DANGEROUS.. IT'S POINTI ON ITS RELIABILITY .. I CAN'T EVEN SELL THE TRUCK CZ I DON'T WANT TO PUT ANYONE'S LIFE IN DANGER SO PLZ I REALLY THIS IT'S NEED TO BE TAKEN CARE BY DEALER . THANK YOU

NHTSA ID
11104826
Incident
Jun 25, 2018
Mileage
105,000 mi
Brakes
Filed May 9, 2018

I'VE MADE SOME RESEARCH AND I'M SURPRISED TO FIND OUT I'M NOT THE ONLY ONE THAT HAS THIS PROBLEM. SOMETIMES WITHOUT NOTICE THE BRAKE LIGHT COMES ON AS YOU TRY TO BRAKE YOU HEAR A LOUD GRINDING NOISE AND LOOSE BRAKING POWER. I PULL OVER TURN OFF THE TRUCK FOR A FEW SECONDS, TURN IT BACK ON AND THE BRAKE LIGHT GOES AWAY. IT WORKS GOOD AFTER THAT BUT SOMETIMES I GET THE SAME PROBLEM MULTIPLE TIMES THROUGH OUT THE DAY. IT GETS SCARY WHEN TRAFFIC SUDDENLY STOPS AND THAT HAPPENS. NISSAN SHOULD REALLY MAKE A RECALL ON THIS.

NHTSA ID
11092608
Incident
May 30, 2014
Mileage
112,000 mi
AirbagsBrakes
Filed Apr 8, 2018

TAKATA INFLATORS PASANGER SIT DOSENT SENSE THERES A PERSON ON THE SIT AIRBAG IS OFF ALL THE TIME EVEN WHEN DRIVING AND THERE'S A ADULT HEAVY PERSON ON THE SIT I'VE TRIED SEVERAL FRIENDS HEAVY PERSONS AND IT'S ALWAYS OFF EVEN WHEN DRIVING ANY SPEED ..... REAR BRAKES DON'T WORK PROPERLY WHEN DRIVING IN REGULAR STREET 25 MILLES SUDDENLY EMERGENCY LIGHT TURNS ON AND BACK BREAKS SOUND LIKE THEY ARE LOOSE AND DON'T STOP CAR HAD TO TURN CAR OFF IN THE MIDDLE OF STREET AND THEN TURN IT ON TO RESET BRAKES AND THEN IT WORKS FINE FOR A DAY OR 2 OR A WEEK NOT SURE WHEN BUT ITS VERY OFTEN

NHTSA ID
11083902
Incident
Mar 25, 2018
Mileage
2 mi
Brakes
Filed Oct 9, 2017

BRAKE LIGHT COME AND A SHUTTER IN BRAKE PETAL. LOSE OF STOPPING POWER

NHTSA ID
11032308
Incident
Oct 9, 2017
Mileage
20 mi

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