2004 Nissan Armada Fuel system Problems

We just keep having endless safety issues. We would be on freeway and all of a sudden it would stop while driving on Freeway!and car going really fast,and almost hitting us my whole family terrified..once in a heavey under pass where supper busy of big rigs almost hitting us one of the most terrifying things you can feel of almost being hit,and this vehicle is super heavey,and cannot push by my self with back injury and my wife with really bad Heart condion , at times it would only go 25 to 35 miles per hour.. my widows keep falling my lightingi I have done everything possible and replaced almost everything, then another problem we depend on what we have and need for our doctors appointment and sometimes don’t start and when it is turn off it dose this noise.. etc can you help me, I don’t have money to keep spending on this car moo put something is very wrong

NHTSA ID

11595660

Incident

Jun 21, 2024

DRIVING ON A VERY BUSY HIGHWAY AT SPEEDS OF 60 MPH WITH GAUGE READING HALF TANK OF FUEL. CAR SUDDENLY STARTED LOOSING ABILITY TO ACCELERATE. I PULLED OVER AS QUICKLY AND SAFELY AND SHUT OFF CAR. CAR WOULD NO LONGER START. MY CHILDREN WERE PANICKING AS THIS IS OUR MAIN SOURCE OF TRANSPORTATION AND WE COULD BARELY GET OFF THE ROAD SINCE WE HAD ZERO NOTICE OR WARNING OF ANYTHING HAPPENING AND ACCORDING TO THE GAUGE, I HAD PLENTY OF FUEL. WE HAD TO BE TOWED HOME AFTER WAITING FOR 3 HOURS FOR A TOW TRUCK. AFTER MANY SEARCHES OF WHAT COULD BE, I SAW FAULTY GAS GAUGES ARE A COMMON ISSUE. SO I ADDED A COUPLE GALLONS OF GAS AND MY CAR FIRED RIGHT UP.

NHTSA ID

11235215

Incident

Jul 25, 2019

Mileage

143,222 mi

MY NISSAN ARMADA ONLY HAS 67K MILES ON IT LIKE BRAND NEW IT ALL OF A SUDDEN JUST LOST ALL POWER I DROVE IT THE NIGHT BEFORE NO ISSUES THEN THE NEXT MORNING THERE WERE 3 LIGHTS ON WHICH WERE THE VDC, SLIP, AND THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT. ALSO, THE TRUNK ON THE VEHICLE DOESNT UNLOCK WHEN YOU HIT THE BUTTON NEITHER DOES THE GLASS LIFT DOOR I HAVE TO CLIMB IN THRU THE VEHICLE GET INSIDE THE TRUNK AND TAKE COVER OFF OF THE EMERGENCY RELEASE AND HOLD DOWN LEVER WHILE SOMEONE FROM THE OUTSIDE OPENS THE DOOR FOR ME WHILE IM INSIDE HOLDING THE LEVER DOWN. THE LOSS OF POWER IS THE MAIN ISSUE HERE WHAT IF I WAS ON THE INTERSTATE OR SOMETHING AND THAT HAPPENED.

NHTSA ID

11113476

Incident

Jul 23, 2018

Mileage

67,000 mi

THE EXHAUST MANIFOLD IS CRACKED ON THE DIVER SIDE ,I FOUND THAT ON 2004 AND NEWER MODELS NISSAN ARMADA ALL WHERE CRACKED. WHEN STARTING YOU CAN HERE THE EXHAUST LEAK

NHTSA ID

11096838

Incident

Mar 11, 2013

Mileage

16,000 mi

NISSAN ARMADA AIR FILTER HOUSING RECALL... OVER THE PASS COUPLE OF YEARS, I'VE NOTICE THAT OUR TRUCK WOULD SHUT OFF WHILE DRIVING. WE'D START IT BACK UP, AND CONTINUE DRIVING AND IT WOULD SHUT OFF AGAIN. AFTER CHECKING THE AIR FILTER UNDER THE HOOD, I DISCOVERED THAT IT WAS DIRTY. SO, I REPLACED THE FILTER AND IT WOULD BE GOOD. HOWEVER, AFTER SEVERAL WEEKS OF DRIVING IT WILL REPEAT THE SAME THING OF JUST SHUTTING OFF WHILE DRIVING. RECENTLY, IT HAS BEEN SHUTTING DOWN MORE OFTEN. SO, AFTER SOME LOOKING UNDERNEATH THE HOOD, I WENT BACK TO THE AIR FILTER HOUSING BOX AND DISCOVERED THAT THE AIR FILTER HOUSING BOX DOES NOT SEAL PROPERLY. AS A RESULT OF THE AIR FILTER HOUSING NOT SEALING PROPERLY, AIR SEEPS IN THROWING OFF THE AIR TO GAS RATIO MIXTURE AND IT SHUTS DOWN THE ENGINE, TURNING OFF THE CAR IN THE MIDST OF DRIVING. I REPORTED THIS TOO A NISSAN DEALERSHIP AND THEY SUPPOSEDLY CLEANED THE AIR FILTER BOX AND SAID THAT SHOULD FIX IT. HOWEVER, AFTER LEAVING THE DEALERSHIP, MY TRUCK LITERALLY SHUT OFF ON ME WHILE DRIVING FIVE (5) TIMES. I THEN WENT BACK UNDER THE HOOD OF THE TRUCK, READJUSTED THE AIR FILTER HOUSING IN AN ATTEMPT TO SEAL IT TO THE BEST OF MY ABILITY AND MY TRUCK DID NOT SHUT DOWN AT ALL. THIS IS DEFINITELY AN ISSUE THAT I BELIEVE NEEDS TO BE LOOKED AT. I'VE TALKED TO OTHER NISSAN OWNERS THEY HAVE REPORTED THE SAME THING. I SINCERELY HOPE THAT SOMETHING CAN BE DONE ABOUT THIS REAL SOON IN THE PICTURE THAT I HAVE ATTACHED TO THIS FILE, YOU CAN SEE THE ORANGE PIECE FROM THE FILTER THAT IS STICKING OUT FROM THE HOUSING. AGAIN, THROUGH DRIVING AND HITTING BUMPS IN THE ROAD, THE HOUSING SEPARATES AND ALLOW MORE AIR TO SEEP INTO HOUSING AND THE TRUCK SHUTS OFF. AGAIN, ONCE THE HOUSING IS FIXED IN PLACE AGAIN, THE TRUCK IS DRIVABLE UNTIL THE HOUSING SEPARATES AGAIN. *TR

NHTSA ID

10939218

Incident

Jan 2, 2017

Mileage

192,000 mi

BRAKES, AT ABOUT 65MPH CAR SHAKES VIOLENTLY, TV IN THE MIDDLE SOUNDS LIKE ITS FALLING OUT, ENGINE TURNING OVER BUT NOT STARTING

NHTSA ID

10910467

Incident

Aug 10, 2016

BOUGHT A 2004 NISSAN ARMADA 08/08/2016 THE SECOND DAY I HAD TO GO TO THE DEALERS AND PAY CLOSE TO 4XX TO HAVE A COMPUTER HOOKED UP TO IT BECAUSE MY BRAKE LIGHT CAME ON AND DIDNT HAVE ANY BRAKES, IT THEN HAPPENED THE SECOND WEEK OF OWNING THE VEHICLE, CALLED NISSAN NORTH AMERICA AT FIRST I WAS TOLD I WOULD BE REIMBURSED AND MY PROBLEM FIXED THEN WAS TOLD ITS OUT OF WARRANTY. REGARDLESS IT WAS NOT MY FAULT NISSAN DOES NOT NO HOW TO MAKE VEHICLE OR FIX THERE FAULY PROBLEMS. THEN TODAY I WENT OUT TO START MY TRUCK AND IT WILL TURN OVER ALL DAY LONG BUT WILL NOT START, I HAVE A 2 YEAR OLD SPECIAL NEEDS CHILD AND WAS HEADING TO GET HIS MEDICATION WHICH CAN BE VERY SERIOUS IF HES WITHOUT, CONTACTED NNA YET AGAIN WITH NO LUCK. ON TOP OF THE LIST OF OTHER PROBLEMS IV HAD WITH THIS VEHICLE.

NHTSA ID

10910425

Incident

Aug 10, 2016

Mileage

200 mi

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 NISSAN ARMADA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FUEL GAUGE DID NOT REGISTER THE CORRECT AMOUNT OF FUEL IN THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE STALLED WHILE REGISTERING 1/4 OF A TANK. IN ADDITION, THE VEHICLE HESITATED TO ACCELERATE AND THE BRAKE PEDAL TRAVELED TO THE FLOORBOARD WHEN DEPRESSED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER OR INDEPENDENT MECHANIC FOR THE ACCELERATION OR FUEL GAUGE ISSUES. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR THE BRAKE PEDAL ISSUE; HOWEVER, THE FAILURE COULD NOT BE REPLICATED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 203,000. UPDATED 09/28/16*LJ *TR

NHTSA ID

10894134

Incident

Aug 8, 2007

Mileage

203,000 mi

MY FUEL GAUGE SHOWED 1/4 TANK OF GAS AND I RAN OUT OF FUEL ON A MAJOR HIGHWAY AND STALLED OUT. I WAS IN FEAR FOR MY FAMILIES LIFE AND HAD MY WIFE STEER THE CAR WHILE I PUSHED IT OVER TO THE SHOULDER. A PASSER BYE IN A PICK UP HAD A CAN OF GAS AND IT WAS ENOUGH TO GET ME TO A GAS STATION. THERE IS A RECALL ON THE 2005 ARMADA FOR THE FUEL SENDING SENSOR BUT NOT ON THE 2004. THIS IS APPARENTLY A LOT OF 2004 ARMADAS THAT HAVE THIS SAFETY MALFUNCTION.

NHTSA ID

10884755

Incident

Jun 2, 2016

Mileage

162,000 mi

WHILE DRIVING AND REACHING EITHER A STOP LIGHT OR STOP SIGN OR COMING TO A STOP WHEN APPLYING THE BRAKES THE PEDAL DEPRESSES TO THE FLOOR AND THE BRAKES GRIND IT WILL CONTINUE TO DO THAT UNTIL YOU TURN THE CAR OFF AND TURN IT BACK ON. IT HAS OCCURED SINCE THE PURCHASE OF THE VEHICLE OCT 2014.

NHTSA ID

10808570

Incident

Nov 10, 2015

Mileage

141,000 mi

FUEL GAUGE STOPS AT 1/4. VEHICLE RAN OUT OF GAS ON FREEWAY AND ENGINE STALLED.

NHTSA ID

10778352

Incident

Sep 27, 2015

Mileage

198,000 mi

TRAVELING UP A SLIGHT HILL AT ABOUT 20 MPH THE VEHICLE STARTED LOSING POWER. THE ENGINE DIED RESULTING IN A LOSS OF POWER STEERING. I PUT THE VEHICLE IN PARK AND SHUT OFF THE IGNITION. I HAD NO POWER AND NO POWER STEERING. AFTER ABOUT A MINUTE I TRIED AND SUCCESSFULLY STARTED THE VEHICLE. IT ATTEMPTED TO DIE AGAIN, BUT I REVVED THE ENGINE AND KEPT IT RUNNING. IT WAS FRIGHTENING TO THINK WHAT WOULD HAVE HAPPENED IF WE WERE ON A HIGHWAY AT 70 MPH AND LOST POWER. IN MY OPINION THIS IS A DANGEROUS SITUATION. THANKFULLY THE INCIDENT WAS ON A COUNTY ROAD WITH NO TRAFFIC AS WE HAD TWO OF OUR GRANDCHILDREN IN THE VEHICLE AT THE TIME OF THE INCIDENT.

NHTSA ID

10716164

Incident

May 10, 2015

Mileage

131,985 mi

I HAVE BEEN HAVING PROBLEM WITH 2004 NISSAN ARMADA' FUEL GAUGE, SIMILAR TO A RECALL. I CALLED THE DEALER AND THEN NISSAN MOTOR USA. THEY SAID SINCE MY VIN IS NOT PART OF THIS RECALL AT THIS TIME I HAVE TO PAY $99 FOR THE DIAGNOSIS, AND THEN SEND REPORT TO NISSAN MOTORS FOR CONSIDERATION. THEY ARE REFUSING TO ADD MY VIN FOR THIS RECALL, AND TO HAVE THE DEALER CHECK FREE OF CHARGE AND FIX IF ISSUE IS SAME AS THE RECALL. *TR

NHTSA ID

10714101

Incident

Apr 2, 2015

Mileage

115,000 mi

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 NISSAN ARMADA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FUEL GAUGES FAILED TO DETECT THE PROPER LEVELS OF FUEL IN THE TANK ONCE IT WENT UNDER A QUARTER TANK OF FUEL. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING; HOWEVER, THE FAILURE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 115,000.

NHTSA ID

10714099

Incident

Apr 1, 2015

Mileage

115,000 mi

MY FUEL GAUGE WAS SHOWING A HALF TANK, BUT MY SUV WAS ACTUALLY OUT OF GAS. VERY EMBARRASSING! *TR

NHTSA ID

10641521

Incident

Oct 1, 2014

GAS GAUGE DOES WORK, ALWAYS STUCK 1/4 EVEN TANK WERE EMPTY. *TR

NHTSA ID

10619477

Incident

Jun 1, 2014

Mileage

160,000 mi

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 NISSAN ARMADA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 60 MPH, THE VEHICLE DECELERATED WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE THE TECHNICIAN DIAGNOSED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS LOW ON FUEL. THE FAILURE RECURRED AND THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE THE TECHNICIAN DIAGNOSED THAT THE FUEL GAUGE WAS INOPERABLE AND THE FUEL PUMP NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 180,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 205,000.

NHTSA ID

10552076

Incident

Jan 2, 2013

Mileage

180,000 mi

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 NISSAN ARMADA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE REFUELING, FUEL SPILLED TO THE GROUND. THE FAILURE WAS EXPERIENCED SEVERAL TIMES. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AND ADVISED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER 10V074000 (FUEL SYSTEM, OTHER) HOWEVER, THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 113,595.

NHTSA ID

10525639

Incident

Jul 17, 2013

Mileage

113,595 mi

FUEL GAUGE NOT WORKING CORRECTLY LEAVING YOU STRANDED WHILE READING 1/4 TANK OF GAS, BRAKES FAIL FORCING YOU TO PULL OVER AND TURN OFF TRUCK PULL OUT KEY THEN RESTART, SEAT BELTS DO NOT RETRACT GETTING CAUGHT IN DOOR WHEN CLOSING. *TR

NHTSA ID

10487792

Incident

Dec 11, 2007

Mileage

57,000 mi

MY ARMADA SHOWED THAT THERE WAS FUEL IN THE TANK. THE GAUGE ON THE INSTRUMENT CLUSTER AND THE TRIP COMPUTER BOTH SHOWED THERE WAS A TANK OF GAS IN THE VEHICLE; HOWEVER, THE VEHICLE HAD RAN OUT OF GAS. THE FUEL SENDING UNIT IS NOT WORKING CORRECTLY. I TOOK THE VEHICLE TO NISSAN AND WAS TOLD THE FUEL SENDING UNIT WAS BAD IN THE ARMADA AND IF I WERE LUCKY MY VEHICLE MAY BE PART OF THE RECALL. MY ARMADA IS A 2004, RECALLS WERE DONE FOR THE FUEL SENDING UNIT ON 2005 MODELS AND ABOVE. NISSAN HAS REFUSED TO RECALL THE 2004 MODEL. SAFETY ISSUE FUEL GAUGE INACCURACY. I AM REQUESTING THAT THE 2004 MODEL ARMADA BE ADDED TO SAFETY RECALL NTB10037. THIS FAULT CAUSES THE VEHICLE TO RAN OUT OF FUEL WHILE THE GAUGE STILL SHOWS UP TO A QUARTER TANK REMAINING. LOSS OF POWER AND CONTROL OF VEHICLE WHICH MAY CAUSE ACCIDENTS. *TR

NHTSA ID

10466407

Incident

Feb 28, 2011

Mileage

125,000 mi

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 NISSAN ARMADA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS, THE VEHICLE RAN OUT OF FUEL AND STALLED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC AND THE MECHANIC STATED THAT THE FUEL GAUGE DISPLAYED A READING THAT FUEL WAS PRESENT IN THE FUEL TANK, BUT THE FUEL TANK WAS ACTUALLY EMPTY. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED AND OFFERED NO ASSISTANCE. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE APPROXIMATELY 148,000.

NHTSA ID

10451940

Incident

Mar 14, 2012

Mileage

148,000 mi

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 NISSAN ARMADA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE STALLED WHILE DRIVING 70 MPH. THE CONTACT ALSO STATED THAT THE FUEL GAUGE INDICATED THAT FUEL WAS IN THE FUEL TANK, BUT THE FUEL TANK WAS ACTUALLY EMPTY. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO SUCCESSFULLY START THE VEHICLE AFTER ADDING MORE FUEL TO THE FUEL TANK. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO HAVE THE FAILURE DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND OFFERED NO ASSISTANCE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 79,000. UPDATED 11/14/11 *BF

NHTSA ID

10433988

Incident

Oct 30, 2011

Mileage

79,000 mi

WHILE DRIVING THE VEHICLE IN RUSH HOUR TRAFFIC, THE ENTIRE SYSTEM SHUT DOWN AND THE VEHICLE HAD TO COAST ACCROSS THREE LANES OF TRAFFIC AT A SPEED OF 40 MILES PER HOUR. THERE WERE FOU PEOPLE IN THE VEHICLE, TWO ADULTS AND TWO CHILDREN WHO WERE ALL EXTREMELY FRIGHTENED BY THE EXPERIENCE. AT LEAST ONE VEHICLE TRAVELING BEHIND OURS HAD TO COME TO A FAST HAULT JUST BARELY MISSING THE REAR END OF THE TRUCK. I HD THE VEHICLE TOWED BY AAA BECAUSE IT WOULD NOT START OR CRACK UP. AFTER LEAVING THE VEHICLE WITH MY PRIVATE MECHANIC FOR ONE DAY HE DISCOVERED THAT THE FUEL SYSTEM WAS NOT FUNCTIONING PROPERLY. I THEN CALLED MY LOCAL NISSAN DEALER TO EXPLAIN THE ISSUE AND TO SEE IF A RECALL HAD BEEN DONE IN REGARDS TO THIS ISSUE I WAS TOLD "NO" AND THAT I WOULD HAVE TO PAY TO HAVE IT FIXED BECAUSE MY EXTENDED WARRANTY WAS UP. I THEN ASKED IF THE VEHICLE HAD ANY RECENT RECALLS AND WAS TOLD NO. AFTER SPEAKING WITHMY MECHANIC AGAIN, HE TOLD ME THAT THE VEHICLE HAD A RECALL BUT IT WAS VOLUNTARY BY THE DEALER AND ONLY FOR NISSAN ARMADA MODELS 2005-2008, MY VEHICLE IS A 2004 BUT HAS THE EXACT SAME PROBLEM AND COULD HAVE KILLED MY FAMILY.

NHTSA ID

10425819

Incident

Sep 15, 2011

FUEL SENDING UNIT DOES NOT ACCURATELY INDICATE THE FUEL LEVEL. THIS WAS BROUGHT TO THE ATTENTION OF THE NISSAN SERVICE DEPT IN HENDERSON NEVADA WHEN THE CAR WAS NEW AND WITH EVERY VEHICLE SERVICE OR REPAIR SINCE - MOST RECENTLY IN JUNE 2011. I WAS INITIALLY TOLD IT WAS NORMAL DUE THE TYPE OF FUEL INDICATOR. NOW I SEE THERE ARE RECALLS ON OTHER NISSAN ARMADAS BUT DIFFERENT YEARS AND ON OTHER NISSAN MODELS. THIS COULD CREATE A SERIOUS SAFETY ISSUE IF I AM UNABLE TO DETECT MY FUEL LEVEL ACCURATELY. NISSAN REFUSES TO STAND BEHIND THEIR VEHICLES. THEY KNOW IT IS A PROBLEM IN THEIR VEHICLES AND WILL HONOR A REPLACEMENT ON SOME VEHICLES BUT NOT OTHERS. *KB

NHTSA ID

10425692

Incident

Aug 2, 2004

FUEL SENDING UNIT DOES NOT ACCURATELY INDICATE FUEL LEVEL- THIS WAS REPORTED WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS NEW - ESTIMATED DATE ABOVE. WAS TOLD BY DEALER IT WAS NOT A PROBLEM. NISSAN IS RECALLING ON OTHER MODELS AND ON THE ARMADA BUT ONLY ON SPECIFIC YEARS BUT NOT THE 2004. THIS COULD BE A POTENTIALLY DANGEROUS SITUATION IF I RUN OUT OF GAS AND THE GAUGE IS STILL READING THAT THERE IS GAS. *KB

NHTSA ID

10425690

Incident

Apr 1, 2005