Brake Light On problems of the 2006 Nissan Armada - part 1

I was traveling at low speed and step on the brakes and hear a terrible grinding sound coming from the brakes in addition to a spring like sound and a significant reduction in braking power. The brake lights came on. This continues until I pull off the road and shut off the engine and then start it back up and the brakes work fine. The next day, while exiting the highway. . . Brake light came on, little or no braking power and a shudder in the breaks. And then it happened again as I pull up to the driveway to park my Armada. This is a safety issue and I really hope that Nissan will take care of this issue.

I have a 06 Armada my big concern it's the brake light comes on an the brakes don't respond correctly it's hard to stop it's been happening for a while I take my vehicle to the dealer and they said there is no recall for it even the mechanic can't tell me nothing this is a seriously safety problem for all the persons who drive this vehicles keep precaution.

This is the 5th time this had happened in one year, my brake light would come on for no reason and I would have no brakes, I check my fluid and pad nothing was wrong please call a recall before someone dies.

Brakes failure ( suddenly brake light on ) "I was on my way home from work and a car cut me off,brake lights came on, I stepped on my brakes and the brakes went down to the floor and I heard and felt a grinding noise. I immediately drove out the way and thank god there was no vehicles parked in the area I had turned into. Then after that I did turn off the vehicle then turn it on and everything wors good but anyway driving with a lot concerning that might be happen again. I did take it to the dealer but they said could not find anything wrong, anyway they charge me about $ 200 dollars for the test. Note; this already happened five times, three of them on just one day(02/15/2018) hope that Nissan company understand that this defect/ failure is very dangerous and needs to be attended very seriously. Gregorio molina Nissan Armada 2006 mesa az.

This is my second time with brake failure due to a faulty brake booster. The first time in 2011 and now in 2018. Brake light comes on and grinding noise with very little brake pressure. Taken to dealership brake booster replaced $982. My question is did they replace defective parts with upgrade. It is a well known issue that to me Nissan is ignoring till there is a fatal accident. Dealer states delta sensor faulty.

My husband purchased an 06 Nissan Armada. While he was driving on the freeway he went to slow down and the brake light came on and the pedal went to the floor and made a weird grinding noise. He pulled over and shut the vehicle off. Was waiting for a tow truck to arrive. After he restarted it, it drove fine. Took it to Nissan themselves and they found nothing but recommended a brake booster. This has happened multiple times to us. Again just recently, I was with my daughter in the vehicle and had to run through a red light because I was unable to stop. The emergency brake light came on but the brake was not engaged. There was a loud grinding noise as if I needed rotors. I let the vehicle slow down and I pulled over in a safe area and shut the vehicle off. After restarting it after 5 mins the vehicle drove fine. I had my father hook his code reader up and we came up with a code c1179 which is a delta stroke sensor. Researched the code and found that Nissan had multiple lawsuits for this issue but never issued a recall for it. I contacted Nissan themselves about this issue and the gentleman that I spoke to at Nissan told me that since my vehicle was not built in a certain factory they would not fix the issue and that his suggestion was that if I had a good repoire with the Nissan dealership close to me they may be able to help me with the cost. The lawsuit never specified a certain factory the vehicles came out of. It stated 2004-2008 Nissan titan and Armada or infinity qx56. I could not believe that Nissan is aware of this issue, has been sued not once but multiple times and is still refusing to deal with the issue.

My vehicle is having a complete brake failure. This is happened numerous times since I purchased my vehicle. I called the dealership and there is no recalls on this issue. As I'm driving my brake light comes on and I lose all control of breaking. This has happened numerous times while I've been on 95 with my two kids in the car. I've had my brakes and rotors replaced thinking that was the issue and it happened again when I was on 95 I lose all control of stopping the brake light comes on and I cannot stop my vehicle. I looked up this issue online and there are so many other people having this issue. I hope this gets resolved because I will never buy a Nissan vehicle ever again.

Issue with abs engaging at inappropriate times at low speeds creating an inability to brake. My wife drove through a stop sign with all 4 of my kids the first time it happened and lucked out. It just happened again today. At a speed of only 4 miles per hour, I noticed the brake light came on, I drove through the green light, only accelerating enough to get to a side road. When I tried to brake, there was a crunching/grinding noise from under the hood. After the first time this occurred to my wife, I replaced the brake booster (hell of a job) and I installed new rotors and pads all the way around as the brake booster was told to be the issue after Nissan was sued for the problem as it grew. It still never became a TSB and I have a half ton death trap in my driveway.

Intermittently, and for no apparent reason, the brake light comes on while the car is in motion. This causes greatly diminished braking power (it feels like a vacuum has released and it is very difficult to stop). The only way to rectify this is to stop and turn the car off completely and then restart it. This is ok on city streets but is very scary on the highway. I have had a Nissan dealer look at it multiple times but since the car checks out mechanically and they cannot recreate the situation, they can't figure out why this happens.

Brake light came one and tried to stop but a loud sound came from the brakes like a grinding sound. The brakes pads are good but sounds like a brake booster problem. I could barely stop to avoid wrecking into someone else.

Brake failure. I have the same problem as many. Brake light comes on and all of sudden no brakes and loud noises. This has happened for a few years and have received no help from Nissan dealer. Once I restart vehicle, it works like normal.

On the date of July 12, 2017 I was on the freeway on my way to work. Traffic was moderate. As I attempted to brake I noticed it made springy grinding sound, and the brakes did not function as well. I also noticed that the red brake light indicator was on. In a safe and desperate manner, I immediately pulled over to shoulder and put my vehicle on park. After I placed my vehicle on park, I turned it off and turned off, then I turned it back on. Once I turned it back on, I noticed that the brake light was no longer on and the brakes were working fine. On July 13, 2017, while traveling with my wife and kids to disneyland, I experienced the same incident again. As I attempted to brake, the brakes made a loud springy grinding sound. In addition the brakes did not function as well and the brake light was on. This time I was not able to pull over to shoulder due to heavy traffic. I had to activate my emergency lights and turn off and turn on my vehicle in the middle lane. Please adhere to this major safety concern immediately. Thank you.

While driving on the highway my brake light came on. When I exited the highway I tried to apply my brakes I had very little brakes. There was a loud noise coming from the front of my vehicle when I tried to brake. I finally got the vehicle to stop in a safe location, turned the car off,restarted the vehicle, the problem went awake. This recently happened again on the city street. I pulled off of the street, turned off the vehicle the problem went away. I really fear for my life because I barely have any brakes when this happens. The brake petal is pushed all the way to the floor before the vehicle can stop. This happens periodically.

While driving my Nissan Armada it goes thru a complete loss of brakes when all of a sudden the brake light sensor comes on. It seems to happen in cycles like every month or so but when the car is turned off and then on again the problem disappears, until the next time. This is a definite manufacturing malfunction as many people have blogged about the same issue. Many have claimed it's an abs or booster brake issue but there is no way to tell. A recall is necessary before a major tragedy occurs.

I am having issues with my brake light that keeps coming on while I am driving. And when I hit the brakes my truck jerks badly, my brake light comes on, my brake pedal vibrates while stopping. I was told I need my brake booster replaced which was done and I am still having the same issues. I was told by the mechanic the code c1179 is the issues. The code is Nissan - delta stroke sensor malfunctioning which only Nissan can fix the problem (and there is a service bulletin for this issues as well). What needs to happen for Nissan to address this issue that is going on with several trucks. I don't like the feeling of driving and cannot stop or feel as if I am going to hit someone I have children and I don't want to get into an accident with them or anyone else within the truck because of this issue. If there is a service bulletin about this code c1179 why is Nissan not being held responsible for the issues and cost? I have fixed everything that is causing the issue and now I have to have my truck reprogrammed which is costing me more. This issue has been going on for more than 8 months and it is now 11/2017.

Every so often the brake light comes on and the brakes screech and don't respond when step on the brake pedal. What I do is turn of the car and for some reason this seems to do a reset and the car goes back to normal. This is very dangerous because if it happens when you're driving and brake you can crash.

Brake keep going out while driving doesn't happen all the time. . . But when it happen the brake light on and when you try to step on the brake it shake and grind. . . I report this a coupe time already and still nothing happen. . . And with the airbag light keep coming on and when I reset it two day later it come right back on.

Brake issues grinding turn car off stops brake light comes on when a problem but goes of when restarted. See attached lawsuit.

As I was driving my Armada I heard a noise and felt that something was wrong with my breaks. I tried to brake and my breaks wouldn't respond, it also sounded like my breaks were hitting metal with metal, the break light also came on. After pushing the break pedal several times it stopped had to turn on my emergency lights as I stopped at a main street. I turned off the car and back on my brake light turned off and drove home through the small streets since was afraid that the breaks wouldn't work again.

Braking system doesnt work properly at times. Brake light on dash lights up and brakes pulsate like it would if you are trying to stop on ice. After restart vehicle it will be ok until it happens again.

The brake light would display in the car. There is a loud grinding noise which happen when breaking. After car is turned off and turned back on its like nothing ever happen. This situation happens randomly.

The brake light randomly turns on. When trying to brake there is a very loud grinding noise. The noise is scary and the brakes work but not as well. This has happen to me while I'm driving. I have to stop turn the truck off then the brake light disappears and starts working again. It's hard to diagnose because it's random. It has happened more than once, I was told it might be a brake booster but can't tell for sure because when I take it to the shop it's normal.

While driving on the road at slow normal speed the brake pedal went to floor no braking available with kids in my car this is a known problem with Nissan Armada brake debooster valve equipped with delta sensor . Safety issue that needs to be a recall to resolve this problem. During this no braking the abs light illuminates and slip warning and brake warning light illuminates the only way to resolve this is by safely pulling over and turning the ignition off which then might resolve this problem. Took my car to the dealership they exactly know what the problem is they got the code c1179 which clearly outlines a bad delta sensor within the brake debooster valve . I believe Nissan has know this problem and has not yet made a recall o this issue will like the transport safety board look into this electrical, software , mechanical problem before it's too late whereby innocent lives could be lost . There needs to be a safety recall . The dealership also wants to charge for the software upgrade and yet said this might not fix the problem but if it happens again then the brake debooster valve would have to be replaced , I am shocked to know that they know it's a safety issue but yet tend to ignore this problem frustrated consumer .

I was driving my kids to school and as I approached a stop sign, I noticed my brake light, vdc light and slip light came on. When I pressed on my brakes it made a grinding sound and would not come to a complete stop. I had to jerk my car into neutral and then try to put it into park. When I pressed my brake pad it went all the way down to the ground and then I was able to put my car into park. This all happened while driving in the flow of traffic pulled over and parked, I turned my car off, when I restarted my car the light were off and I drove on my way.

I have had this happen multiple times. I am driving and the brake light goes on on the dash. When I attempt to apply the brakes the whole car shakes and makes a loud noise. The car barely slows. Eventually if I get the car stopped and I restart it the problem goes away. No one has been able to find out what the issue is but it happens to a lot of Armada owners. It's terrifying. It usually happens if I am driving, then turn the car of and then on again within a few minutes. The brakes will fail and I can only get them to work correctly if I restart the car.

After picking my kids up from school, I was exiting the highway, and as I pressed on the brakes they began grinding loudly, the vehicle seized up, and the brake light came on. I was able to maintain control of the vehicle and come to a complete stop. However, unfortunately, that's due to the fact that this is the 3rd time this has happened in the last year, and I knew what was happening. I also know that if I turn off the vehicle, and restart it the problem goes away, making it impossible to diagnose, "code-wise. " each time this has happened, I have been slowing down either, on the interstate, or exiting it, going at least 60mph. I have 6 children, and this is our family vehicle. They have been with me 2 out of the 3 times this has happened. Had I needed to make an abrupt stop when this happened, the turnout might have yielded in injury, or worse, for multiple people. I have new brakes and rotars, my brake lines have no leaks, and it has been serviced at a Nissan dealership with a full diagnostic check up. They fixed older recalls and changed my belts. There are clearly enough people with the same exact year model, at different milages, in and out of warranty, to warrant this as a defect. This is a major safety concern with the driver and passengers of this vehicle, as well as others on the road. Please do something about this!.

Tl- the contact owns a 2006 Nissan Armada. The contact stated that while driving 30 mph, the vehicle began to shake and made an unusual noise as she tried to brake. The brake light illuminated. The vehicle was pulled to a safe place and was towed by aaa to a local dealer. The dealer was unable to duplicate the failure. The manufacturer was notified but did not offer any help. The failure mileage was 85,000. Fe.

I was driving and towing a sea doo to the dealer. As I approached the driveway, I lost my brakes by greater than 50%. They were grinding and sounded like abs was on. This continued as I crept along the driveway. The brake light also came on during this time. Once the car was turned off and back on, the error reset. The dealer was not able to find anything wrong and the car drove fine. As I researched my issue, I found many items that match the description that I experienced today. They all had no luck at the dealer in diagnosing a problem. Nissan has even settled a lawsuit pertaining to a brake experience that was similar to mine today.

'was driving and getting ready to stop on a 3 way stop intersection, as soon as I step on the brake , a grinding noise was heard coming from the brakes at the same time the brake light on the dash came on. Seems like the brakes lock up and it's hard to make a full stop. Fortunately, 'was able to pull over on the side of the road. Turned key in the ignition switch on and off, the brake light on the dash disappeared and the grinding noise went away. This is the second time these incidents happened. The first time it happened (about a year ago- same issue), I brought the Armada to mossy Nissan poway. They have to re-code the ecu and I have to pay something like $300 for the work done. Nissan should do something about this safety issue. Nhtsa, please order a recall for this vehicle before an injury or something fatal happens to anyone who drives it.

I bought the vehicle used fall 2014. Dec 2014 (1st instance) I was leaving parking lot when my brake light came on and my brakes made a weird grinding noise & I couldn't stop. When I did get it to stop I tried pumping the brakes thinking it was fluid, but I checked and fluid level was full. I started it again and seem like it was fine. Didn't happen again til mth half later, same thing. I pumped brakes, shut vehichle off, restarted and it cleared up. However, yesterday June 29, 2015 I was trying to get off interstate and was coming down off ramp behind other vehicles trying to exit and my brakes started acting up again. I know that I have new brakes and plenty of brake fluid. I took it to the garage where I normally have work done and was told I need to take it to dealer. Since I bought it used, there is no longer warranty and I don't have money to get it fixed. I have to have vehicle, im single mom taking care of my mom and 2 disabled sisters. Im the only one driving but I don't want to risk their life, someone elses life or mine if I cant get brakes to work properly.

Was driving my son to football practice and went to stop at stop sign and the brakes were really hard to push down, was making a bad grinding noise and didnt want to stop, luckily I was only driving 35mph. Finally after getting the vehicle to stop I let of the brake pedal trying to find out what was going on and it made a springy clicking noise like the pedal was resetting to a certain spot and the brake light was on. After turning vehicle off for 2-3 minutes started back up and brake light was off and brakes worked perfectly. This could have got someone killed or severely injured. . . . Nissan needs to do something about this!.

My Nissan Armada brake light comes on and the car starts braking on its own without me pushing on the brakes . And sometimes the vdc light also comes on . I will be driving on the road and suddenly the brake light comes on and the car starts braking on its own without me pushing on the brakes and then the vdc light also comes on . There is a defect in this car that needs to be investigated . My Nissan Armada 2006 is not safe to drive and there is a manufacturers defect in this make and model.

The contact owns a 2006 Nissan Armada. While driving various speeds, the brake light illuminated on the instrument panel and the brakes were non responsive. The contact also heard a loud grinding noise coming from the brakes when the brake pedal was depressed. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The manufacturer was notified of the failure. The failure mileage was 83,000.

Replaced abs pressure sensor after abs warning light was illuminated in 5/'14 and reprogrammed abs control module. Originally heard squeaking coming from the front end when brakes were engaged. It sounded like a shock or strut problem to me. I took it to a mechanic and engaged the brakes to duplicate the squeaking. The brake pedal pulsated and I heard a loud, grinding noise as I braked. Also, there was very little braking capacity. Brake light was lit on the dashboard. Turned engine off, and it seemed to reset itself. Brakes were working fine after that. I took it to Nissan for service, but they couldn't find anything wrong. The squeaking was attributed to aged bushings in the front end and were lubricated. It started to squeak again one day last week. As I was driving, I noticed the brake light come on. I braked and again heard the grinding noise coming from the brakes, the pulsating brake pedal, and decrease in braking. Because I was afraid to drive it, I had it towed to Nissan and they said there was nothing wrong with it and to not worry.

Second time this has occurred. Brakes went out, grinding, had to push hard on the pedal and brake light came on. Was in a parking lot and was very lucky that I didn't hit another person. Had my children in the car with me. My mechanic states that my delta stroke sensor is out and I have to replace the power brake booster assembly unit. This is a $1,000 fix. Called Nissan and they will charge me more and say they have not recalls on this or found issues. Not true. There hundreds of reports out there that list these exact symptoms with Armada brakes. There is a class action law suit pending since 2011 but someone needs to make Nissan correct this problem now before there are casualties from accidents when the brakes go out.