Engine brake transmission speed failure
- NHTSA ID
- 11488456
- Incident
- May 5, 2021
Owner-reported complaints naming the engine system, filed with NHTSA
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Reports naming the engine itself — including stalling, misfires, oil consumption, cooling and internal engine components. Every record below is an owner-reported complaint about the 2005 Nissan Armada submitted to NHTSA — not a confirmed defect, not a recall and not a manufacturer bulletin. 40 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.
The 25 most recent of 40, in the owner's own words
Engine brake transmission speed failure
The brakes light comes on frequently and brakes stop working properly when going over a bump in the road decrease speed then engine fails. Has to be turned off then on to start engine.
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 NISSAN ARMADA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MUFFLER HAD BEEN REPLACED 3 TIMES DUE TO IT CRACKING AROUND THE HEADER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MUFFLER DAMAGED WIRING HARNESS AND THE COMPUTER SYSTEM, WHICH CAUSED THE VEHICLE TO STALL. HUMMEL'S NISSAN (4770 MERLE HAY RD, DES MOINES, IA 50322) WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE MUFFLER WAS REPLACED TWICE BY THE DEALER HOWEVER, THE MUFFLER FAILURE RECURRED. THE MUFFLER WAS REPLACED A THIRD TIME BY AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 68,000.
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 NISSAN ARMADA. ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS, WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 40 MPH AND MAKING A TURN, THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED AND THE VEHICLE STALLED. ALSO, WHILE TRAVERSING A HILL ON MORE THAN ONE OCCASION, THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED AND THE VEHICLE FAILED TO RESPOND. FURTHERMORE, WHILE IN TOW MODE AND ACCELERATING ABOVE 2,000 RPMS, THE VEHICLE STALLED ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE VEHICLE WAS INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 10V517000 (ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING). THE DEALER AND MANUFACTURER WERE NOT NOTIFIED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 140,000.
THE FUEL SHOWS THAT I HAVE A QUARTER OF A TANK OR A BIT MORE LEFT AND THE NUMBER MILEAGE ON THE SCREEN SHOWS THE SAME. MY VEHICLE RANDOMLY STOPS WITHOUT WARNING. THIS HAS HAPPENED 3 TIMES. I HAD THE VEHICLE REPAIRED LAST YEAR FOR THE SAME REASON AND HERE I AM AGAIN. I SEE THERE IS A RECALL AND MY CAR WAS NOT INCLUDED. I CALLED NISSAN AND THE REPRESENTATIVE TOLD ME TOLD CONTACT NHTSA TO BE MORE EFFECTIVE.....HE ACKNOWLEDGED THE PROBLEM WITH THE TRUCKS. I FEEL AS THOUGH IT IS A DEFINITE SAFETY HAZARD. WE WERE LUCKY THIS TIME. MY AIR BAG LIGHT WILL NOT SHUT OFF EITHER AND HE MENTIONED THIS WAS ANOTHER RECALL.. WHY DID THIS VIN MISS THE RECALLS. IT CLEARLY HAS THOSE ISSUES. THEY WANT ME TO GO TO A DEALER AND I CANNOT AFFORD TO DO THAT. THE DEALERS ARE MORE EXPENSIVE. HOPEFULLY THERE IS ASSISTANCE. THERE IS A RATTLE WITH THE A/C FAN. I DON'T KNOW WHAT IS GOING ON WITH THAT HOWEVER I HAVE AN ODOR FROM IT AS WELL. AGAIN I AM BRINGING IT BACK TO THE MECHANIC HOWEVER THE TOW COMPANY GAVE ME THE RECALL INFO AND I DON'T UNDERSTAND HOW THIS TRUCK WAS MISSED. CAN YOU HELP WITH THE RECALL FOR US. RECALL #'S 10V51700,10V074000,10V349000. OUR THANKS *TR
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 NISSAN ARMADA. WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE VEHICLE MADE AN ABNORMAL NOISE AND THERE WAS AN EXHAUST ODOR IN THE VEHICLE. THE FAILURE OCCURRED WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. SEVERAL YEARS PRIOR TO THE FAILURE, BOTH EXHAUST MANIFOLDS WERE REPLACED ON THE VEHICLE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 112,000 THE VIN WAS NOT PROVIDED. UPDATED 06/13/17*LJ *AS
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 NISSAN ARMADA. WHILE DRIVING 70 MPH, SMOKE APPEARED FROM THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT AND THE VEHICLE STALLED. THERE WERE NO WARNING INDICATORS ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO DIAGNOSED THAT A PIPE BURST. THE PIPE WAS REPLACED. SEVERAL DAYS LATER, WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 20 MPH, THE VEHICLE LOST POWER AND THE SERVICE ENGINE AND OTHER WARNING INDICATORS ILLUMINATED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FUEL GAUGE DISPLAYED BETWEEN 1/4 TO EMPTY. THE VEHICLE RESTARTED ONCE THE CONTACT PLACED FUEL IN THE TANK. THE CONTACT ALSO STATED THAT THE FRONT PASSENGER SEAT AIR BAG WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED FOR THE AIR BAG WARNING INDICATOR OR THE FUEL GAUGE MISREADING. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURES. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 160,000.
NISSAN STATES THERE ARE NO RECALLS OPEN FOR THIS VIN ALTHOUGH NETS STATES THIS MAKE MODEL AND YEAR HAS A RECALL OUT FOR THE THE FUEL GAUGE. MY GAS TANK INCORRECTLY READS THE GAS WHICH CAUSED ME TO STALL ON THE HIGHWAY! I CAN DRIVE AROUND ALL DAY AND WILL STILL SHOW ITS FULL. ENGINE IS ALSO VERY LOUD DURING ACCELERATION AND OVERHEATS THE CAR. PASSENGER AIRBAG LIGHT WILL ALSO NOT TURN OFF, NOT SURE IF THIS IS A RECALL, BUT CAR INDICATES NO PASSENGER IS SITTING WHEN THERE IS AND SHOWS THE AIRBAG WILL NOT DEPLOY OF A CRASH HAPPENS.
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 NISSAN ARMADA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 25 MPH, THE VEHICLE WENT IN TO LIMP MODE. IN ADDITION, THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE COOLANT FROM THE RADIATOR LEAKED IN TO THE TRANSMISSION AND THE TRANSMISSION FAILED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE CONTACTS RESIDENCE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 132,000.
I'VE CALLED STERLING MCCALL NISSAN OF HOUSTON IN FORT BEND COUNTY (281)243-8989. I HAVE BEEN WAITING FOR TWO WEEKS FOR THE RECALL PARTS TO COME IN. WHY DOES IT TAKE SO LONG FOR PARTS TO COME IN. I'M TOLD THAT THERE IS NO ESTIMATED TIME OF ARRIVE WHICH IS RIDICULOUS. THANKS, [XXX] INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 NISSAN ARMADA. WHILE DRIVING 60 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE DEALER DIAGNOSED THAT THE EXHAUST MANIFOLD FRACTURED AND CAUSED THE AIR FUEL SENSOR TO PLACE THE VEHICLE IN LIMP MODE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 91,227.
WHILE I WAS DRIVING BRAKES DONOT WORK I ALMOST CRASH , TO TRAUMATIC.
I WAS DRIVING DOWN AN INTERSTATE WITH MY WIFE AND 3 CHILDREN AT 75 MPH. ALL OF A SUDDEN THE CAR STALLED AND DIED. POWER STEERING WAS LOST AND THE VEHICLE QUICKLY DECELERATED. I WAS ABLE TO FLASH THE CAR BEHIND ME SO WE WERE NOT REAR-ENDED AND THEN WE COASTED TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. WE HAD THE VEHICLE TOWED TO A LOCAL REPAIR SHOP WHO TOLD US ABOUT THE CURRENT NHTSA CAMPAIGN #10V517000. IN THE MEANTIME MY WIFE LOOKED ON SOME MESSAGE BOARDS AND PEOPLE REPORTED A FUEL TANK PROBLEM ON THE ARMADAS, WHERE THE FUEL GUAGE SHOWS THERE IS 1/4 OF A TANK OF GAS WHEN IN REALITY IT IS EMPTY. WE PUT SOME GAS IN THE TANK AND IT STARTED UP. WE TOOK THE VEHICLE TO NISSAN DEALERSHIP AND THEY REPLACED THE ECM RELAY RECALL, BUT SAID THE FUEL SWITCH (NHTSA # 10V07400) WAS VIN SPECIFIC AND WE HAD TO PAY OUT OF POCKET. I BELIEVE OUR VEHICLE SHOULD BE A PART OF THIS RECALL AND NISSAN SHOULD REIMBURSE US FOR THESE REPAIR COSTS. *JS
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 NISSAN ARMADA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 70 MPH, HE HEARD A LOUD BANG AND THE REAR OF THE VEHICLE BECAME UNSTABLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSIS. THE TECHNICIAN STATED THAT THE RADIATOR AND TRANSMISSION WOULD NEED TO BE REPLACED. ADDITIONALLY, THE CONTACT STATED THAT ANTI-FREEZE WAS LEAKING INTO THE TRANSMISSION. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 85,000.
PROBLEM WITH CAR ACCELERATING SPONTANEOUSLY WHEN BRAKE BOOSTER SENSOR FAILS AT RANDOM TIMES. INITIAL PROBLEM WITH BRAKE PEDDLE GOING SOFT AND THE ANTI-LOCK BRAKING SYSTEM GETS ACTIVATED WHEN BRAKING TRYING TO DO STANDARD BRAKING. THE BRAKE LIGHT TURNS ON, THE PEDDLE GOES TO THE FLOOR, BRAKES ARE NOT NORMAL AND VERY TOUCHY AND THE CAR SHUDDERS VICIOUSLY TO A STOP WHILE. LOUD NOISE IS SCARY WHILE BRAKES NOT FIRING IN THE USUAL PEDDLE POSITION AND FEEL LIKE MUSH. NOW IN JANUARY A NEW SITUATION STARTED OCCURRING WHEN THE BRAKE BOOSTER WOULD FAIL IS THAT THE ARMADA WOULD ALSO ACCELERATE THE ENGINE ON PRESSING THE BRAKE. I WENT TO STOP MY ARMADA'S AND THE ENGINE SURGED ITS RPMS WHILE THE ANTI-LOCK RELAYS WERE FIRING. I STOOD ON THE BRAKE PEDDLE WITH MY EVERY MUSCLE IN MY BODY TO TRY TO GET THE NISSAN ARMADA TO STOP. I COULD NOT SHIFT THE CAR INTO NEUTRAL BECAUSE THE SHIFTING LOCK SEEMED TO ENGAGED. I ENDED UP TURNING OFF THE ENGINE AND WAS ABLE TO STOP. I CALLED NISSAN AMERICA TO REPORT THIS ISSUE. ALSO STOPPED BY THE LOCAL NISSAN DEALERSHIP AND SERVICE MANAGE INFORMED ME THAT THE BRAKING ISSUE WAS CAUSED BY THE DELTA SENSOR IN THE BRAKE BOOSTER AND WAS A KNOW ISSUE BUT THAT THIS WAS THE FIRST TIME HE HEARD ABOUT THE SPONTANEOUS ACCELERATION WHEN APPLYING THE BRAKES AT LOW SPEED AND THAT HE ONLY HAD HEARD ABOUT THE SPONTANEOUS ACCELERATION WHEN APPLYING THE BRAKES AT HIGHER SPEEDS. HE SAID THIS WAS CAUSED ALSO BY THE DELTA SENSOR IN THE BRAKE BOOSTER. I THINK I UNDERSTOOD HIM IN SAYING THAT WHEN THIS SENSOR FAILS IT ALLOWS THE BOOSTER TO INJECT AIR INTO THE INTAKE THAT CAUSES THE CAR TO ACCELERATE. I REPLACED MY BRAKE BOOSTER YESTERDAY TO FIND TODAY THAT MY ARMADA HAS THE SAME DEADLY ISSUE! PLEASE HAVE NISSAN FIX THIS KNOWN SAFETY ISSUE! *TR
I HAVE BEEN TO THE NISSAN DEALERSHIP MULTIPLE TIMES AND COMPLAINED ABOUT THE LOUD EXHAUST NOISE AND THEY SAID IT WAS NORMAL FOR THIS VEHICLE. THERE ARE THOUSANDS OF REPORTS OF THIS EXACT PROBLEM ONLINE. I HAVE JUST FAILED MY STATE SAFETY INSPECTION IN MISSOURI AND FOUND OUT THAT THE LOUD NOISE WAS BECAUSE OF A MANUFACTURER DEFECT ON THE EXHAUST MANIFOLDS. BOTH ARE BROKEN IN THE SAME PLACE. NISSAN IS UNWILLING TO PROVIDE REPLACEMENT PARTS THAT HAVE BEEN DEFECTIVE FROM THE START.I BELIEVE IT IS UNETHICAL FOR NISSAN TO KNOWINGLY NOT OFFER REPLACEMENTS. MY FAMILY HAS BEEN AT RISK FOR YEARS AND NISSAN REFUSES TO TAKE RESPONSIBILITY. WHAT ARE MY OPTIONS TO TAKE ACTION? HOW MANY COMPLAINTS HAVE YOU SEEN? *TR
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 NISSAN ARMADA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 50 MPH, HE HEARD A LOUD NOISE FROM THE EXHAUST SYSTEM. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION AND THEY STATED THAT THE EXHAUST MANIFOLD NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 55,000.
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 NISSAN ARMADA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 60 MPH, THE TRANSMISSION FAILED TO SHIFT OUT OF THIRD GEAR. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTICS. THE DEALER NOTICED RADIATOR FLUID MIXING WITH TRANSMISSION FLUID WHICH CAUSED THE TRANSMISSION TO STALL. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 127,500. UPDATED 04/30/13*LJ THE CONSUMER STATED HER HUSBAND NOTICED THE GEARS WERE NOT SHIFTING PROPERLY AND SOON THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE NEXT DAY, THE CONSUMER TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER. THE INSPECTION REVEALED THE VALVE BODY WAS BAD AND THE RADIATOR WAS LEAKING FLUID INTO THE TRANSMISSION. UPDATED 05/08/13
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 NISSAN ARMADA. WHILE PARKED THE CONTACT ATTEMPTED TO PLACE THE VEHICLE INTO DRIVE BUT THE GEAR SHIFTER WOULD NOT MOVE. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A TRANSMISSION SHOP. THE TECHNICIAN STATED THERE WERE PIECES OF METAL IN THE TRANSMISSION LINE. THE TECHNICIAN ATTEMPTED TO UN-CLOG THE TRANSMISSION LINE BUT WAS UNABLE TO DO SO. THE TECHNICIAN STATED THE TRANSMISSION WOULD HAVE TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 83,000. ....UPDATED 12/03/12 *BF THE CONSUME STATED WHEN SHE MADE A TURN, THE VEHICLE FELT AS THOUGH IT WAS GOING TO STOP. WHEN SHE STOPPED AND LOOKED UNDER THE VEHICLE, SHE SAW A REDDISH COLOR FLUID LEAKING FROM THE VEHICLE, THE CONSUMER WENT TO THE NEAREST REPAIR SHOP WHERE SHE WAS INFORMED THREE WAS A TRANSMISSION PROBLEM. THE VEHICLE WAS THEN TOWED TO A TRANSMISSION SHOP WHERE THEY REPLACED THE RADIATOR LINE WHICH WAS LEAKING. WHEN THEY ATTEMPTED TO REPLACE THE TRANSMISSION FLUID, THEY NOTICED SEVERAL HOLES BETWEEN THE RADIATOR AND TRANSMISSION WERE CLOGGED. UPDATED 01/10/12
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 NISSAN ARMADA. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING 60 MPH UP HILL, THE VEHICLE STOPPED ACCELERATING. THE CONTACT RELEASED PRESSURE FROM THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL AND WHEN PRESSURE WAS REAPPLIED, THE VEHICLE RESPONDED AS NORMAL. THE FAILURE RECURRED VERY FREQUENTLY AND THE VEHICLE STALLED ON ONE OCCASION. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER WHO STATED THE ENGINE CONTROL MODULE FAILED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 75,000. UPDATED 11/04/11*LJ THE CONSUMER STATED THE VEHICLE CONTINUES TO STALL ON THE SLIGHTEST INCLINE. UPDATD 11/14/11
DRIVING FINE THEN AFTER STOPPING AT A STOP SIGN, CAR WOULD NOT ACCELERATE, LIKE IT IS IN A HIGHER GEAR. AFTER REACHING 10MPH IT DRIVES PERFECTLY FINE. IF AFTER STOPPING YOU CUT THE ENGINE AND RESTART, IT IS FINE. REVERSE WORKS FINE. CODE P1757 COMES UP ON TEST. A BAD VALVE BODY. I'VE SEEN THIS ALL OVER THE INTERNET MOSTLY ON NISSAN '05 MODELS, MAYBE SOME '06. VERY FRUSTRATING, NISSAN SAYS I NEED A WHOLE NEW TRANSMISSION. I'M THINKING A RECALL SHOULD BE LOOKED INTO. IT DOESN'T SEEM TO HAPPEN ON OTHER YEAR MODELS AS MUCH. *TT
CHECK ENGINE LIGHT REMAINED ON DUE TO CATALYTIC CONVERTER FAILURE. RECEIVED WARRANTY NOTICE FROM NISSAN OF PROBLEM WITH CATALYTIC FAILURE, HOWEVER, MY MILEAGE PREVENTED FREE REPLACEMENT. MY STATE REQUIRE EMISSION TESTING EACH YEAR, THEREFORE, WITHOUT REPLACEMENT I WOULD BE UNABLE TO REGISTER MY TRUCK. MY TRUCK WAS PURCHASED NEW AND IS SERVICE ON A REGULAR BASIS. PAID FOR REPLACEMENT. *TR
I HAVE NOTICED THE AIR COMPRESSOR RUNNING INTERMITTENTLY, ALWAYS TRYING TO PUT AIR IN THE SYSTEM. WENT ON A 200 MILE TRIP AND THE CAR FEELS VERY UNSAFE AT 70 MPH. VERY NERVOUS DRIVE ESPECIALLY AROUND CORNERS. WILL DEFINITIVELY NOT TOW LIKE THIS. *TR
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 NISSAN ARMADA. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 35 MPH, SMOKE WAS SEEN COMING FROM THE TAIL PIPE AND THE ENGINE BEGAN EXHIBITING AN UNUSUAL KNOCKING NOISE AS THE SERVICE ENGINE SOON WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALE WHERE THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT BOTH ENGINE MANIFOLDS WERE FRACTURED AND THE ENGINE WOULD NEED REPLACING TO CORRECT THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 85,000.
11/10/10 WHILE DRIVING THE BRAKE LIGHT CAME ON AND THE TRUCK WAS NOT RESPONDING TO THE BRAKES I HEARD A GRINDING NOISE AND THE PROBLEM WENT AWAY AFTER I TURNED THE TRUCK OFF AND RESTARTED IT. IT HAS HAPPEN LIKE 4 TIMES TO MY WIFE WHILE DRIVING WITH MY KIDS SO IM VERY CONCERNED ABOUT THIS PROBLEM. I WENT TO THE DEALER AND ALL THEY COULD SAY WAS THAT THEY NEEDED TO GET THE CODE FOR THEM TO TRY TO FIND OUT WAS WRONG WITH IT. IF THERE'S SOMEONE OUT THERE THAT CAN HELP BEFORE ITS TOO LATE AND SOMETHING SERIOUS HAPPENS. *TR
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