Brake Light On problems of the 2008 Nissan Armada - part 1

While vehicle is in motion during highway travel and city travel brake light on the control panel will come randomly come on. When applying brakes after light has illuminated there will be severe vibration and grinding when you press the brakes. This behavior in the vehicle will continue until the ignition has been turned off and then restarted which seems to reset the brakes, discontinue the light and resumes normal operation. On several occasions the light has come on while vehicle is parked but still running. This has happened many times.

The brake light on the control panel lights up and when stepping on the brake pedal the vehicle does not brake, instead is feels like it's skidding. When this happens I have to slowly try to pull over and come to a stop to then turn the vehicle off. When I restart the vehicle is it usually starts performing normally again and the brakes work fine. This is a huge safety concern for me due to the fact that I never know when this is going to happen again. What if it happens while I need to come to a quick emergency stop?! thankfully I am a safe driver and always drive within the speed limits which helps me bring the vehicle to a stop quicker.

While driving the brake light will illuminate and the brakes will fail while being pressed. When the the light comes on the brake booster fails to operate and the while will not stop. There was a lawsuit filed against Nissan back in 2014 for a delta stoke sensor which is what Nissan calls the brake booster. When I looked up my vehicle with Nissan no recall was issued yet my vehicle falls within the same year. This is a major safety concern that needs to be looked into.

Brake light on while driving, braking noise and poor braking, very scary situation. Felt insecure. Stooped engine and car started working fine again.

Brake light comes on while diving ,when I apply brakes there is a spongy feeling , its like when you bleed brakes. Then an awful grinding noise comes from under the vehicle. Its happened 3 times since I've had car used and I've only had it 6 months. Luckily no one was around and I was able to pull over. Turned off the car and it was gone on all occasions. I am very scared to drive my children and grandchild around this is very scary and could cause injury or even death if on a winding road in snow or rain. I don't know what to do I cant afford new car.

I am writing this due to that what is going on with mine and I am sure it is happening to others as well I am a mother of three young kids (9,10, and 3) this is my daily driver. On three occasions since October 2017 when I am about stop the brake light turns on and the brakes get hard and sound like a stretching spring it's happened on all highways and making left turns. Once I pull over or stop I shut it off for five seconds and turn on car and light is gone and brakes are back to normal it would happen every two months to know every three weeks now this a very scary situation we have check brakes and booster and take it to mechanics and nothing happens no codes no nothing please help I'm starting to feel unsafe in the vehicle.

Two times in the past 2 months I have experienced while driving, my brake light lighting up and my brakes failing. My pedal would go down farther, grinding noises could be heard, and it was very hard to stop my vehicle. I pulled over as carefully as possible, stopped slowly, and turned my engine off. I then restarted and everything was fine, no brake light, no noise, no issue pushing the brake pedal. I didn't think much about it until it happened again. I know Nissan will not do anything about it because the brake light is off and it is not an issue right now. I know they are also aware of this problem with my make, model, and year of car and they settled a class action lawsuit out of court that I was not involved in because I didn't have the problem at that point. Both times it happened while traveling on city streets, once I was going about 35mph the other about 45mph. I am more than afraid because we do occasionally travel on mountain roads and I have no idea how I would handle this situation if it happened while driving downhill.

While transmission is in drive, and proceeding down the road, has happen at speeds between 10mph up to 70mph. The emergency brake light on the dashboard goes on. Within 5-10 seconds hearing a grinding sound coming from the front of the car, sounds like coming from breaks in addition to a spring like sound and a reduction of breaking power. This continues until you pull off the road, and turn off the car and turn it back on. Once the car is reset it appears to fix the problems. I purchased the car at with approximately 69k miles on it, it currently has roughly 114k miles on it and has happen approximately 3 times since 95k miles. I have taken the vehicle to a dealership and have explained the issue. They advised they have heard of this, but there is no recall for the VIN number on my Armada. That this would require a technician to provide a software update. This should be able to fix the problem, but not guarantee. Approximately take 1-2 hours for a technician to do this and I would be responsible to pay. Spoke to Nissan USA and they view the software upgrade as regular service maintenance. This issue has seemed to be common in Armada's from 2004 to 2008, based on what has been listed on several forums. . Read more...

Brake light comes on, brakes pulsate and make a grinding and clunking noise. The brakes grab causing the vehicle to apply to much brake pressure at times. Other times it doesn't apply enough pressure. This occurs as the vehicle is coming to a stop.

The contact owns a 2008 Nissan Armada. While driving approximately 15 mph, the brake pedal traveled to the floorboard when depressed. The brakes screeched and the vehicle finally stopped; however, the brake lights remained illuminated. The vehicle was driven to the dealer where it was diagnosed that the brakes needed to be flushed and brake fluid re-applied. The vehicle was repaired, but the failure recurred. The vehicle was taken to the dealer again where it was diagnosed that the brake booster was completely gone and needed to be replaced. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was notified. The VIN was unknown. The approximate failure mileage was 137,000.

Brake light comes on and brakes stop working properly. Loud noises and crunching sounds from under the hood. If I turn the truck off and restart, it fixes itself for a couple of weeks or so. Nissan says many things but really dont know. Abs control module $1600. 00 brake booster$800. 00 which I've read does not work . This happens while driving at any speed! so dangerous. I tow a 24' trailer. Not anymore. I also read in s. Carolina, Nissan just lost a law suit on this same subject. Nissan. . . . . Do the right thing and recall before someone dies!.

The contact owns a 2008 Nissan Armada. While driving at an unknown speed, the brake light illuminated on the instrument panel and the brake pedal traveled to the floorboard. The contact mentioned that a grinding sound emitted from the vehicle when the failure occurred. The contact was able to stop the vehicle and, after restarting it, the vehicle resumed normal operation. The contact was made aware of NHTSA campaign number: 10v072000 (service brakes); however, the VIN was not included. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure. The vehicle was not repaired. The failure mileage was 126,000.

Brake light and abs light illuminated followed by marked reduction in braking power. Braking caused a grinding and springy sound. Once car was turned off problem resolved. This has happened on 3 occasions. Twice even after brake booster was replaced (code c1179). There is no current recall but there are multiple similar complaints to find online. Safety is definitely impacted.

While driving at a speed of approximately 40 mph I began to press on the brakes when a grinding noise suddenly occurred and the vehicle would not slow down or come to a complete stop as normal. The brake lights, t/c light popped up on the dash board. I accelerated again to pull to the side of the road, as I pressed the brakes again the grinding noise occurred and no matter how hard u press down on the brake the vehicle would not come to a complete stop until it lost moving momentum. I turned the vehicle off and restarted it and all lights were off and the brakes operated normal until a few weeks later it would reoccur and now has become a randomly repetitive issue.

I was slowing down getting ready to enter a parking lot. I started to press the brakes, and then the brake light on the dash turns on. I heard grinding and the vehicle keep moving but the brakes wouldn't work. I placed the flashers on. I then turned off the Armada. I restarted it and everything seemed fine after that. But now I'm scared, that the vehicle is not safe for me or my family. What if this had happened to me on a freeway? I called central houston Nissan (houston, TX) and they seemed to be bothered with me calling about this complaint. And there are many others with the same complaint. And Nissan doesn't want to admit any fault? I hope that no one gets injured or worse from this. . . I. Salas.

When depressing the brake pedal, pedal went all the way to the floor with a grinding noise. No brakes when this happened, and brake light lit up on dash. Once car was turned off and back on again, problem reset itself and brakes worked like they were suppose to. This has happened two other times since then with problem being resolved by turning car off and back on to reset. Only remedy Nissan gives is take it to nearest dealer when the problem exists. This is over an hour away from where I live, and across the mountain. With no brakes, this is something I am not willing to risk.

Tl- the contact owns a 2008 Nissan Armada. The contact stated that while driving at any speed, when the brake was activated the brake pulsed and then the brake power seized without a warning. Then, the brake light illuminated. The failure recurred twice. The vehicle was taken to the dealer mechanic but was not diagnosed or repaired. The approximate failure mileage was 91,000.

Driving on a crowded freeway in houston. The brake light came on. When a slow down was attempted, the brakes made a loud noise and the pedal was soft. Braking effectiveness was severly reduced. We were able to control the vehicle, pull off the freeway and stop. Once stopped, we turned off the car and then restarted it. Once restarted, the problem was resolved. This is approximately the 5th time that the same has happened. Other times, have happened rarely, several months apart. Upon calling Nissan, they suggested that the brake booster needed to be replaced, but not for certain.

I've noticed the vehicle steering and brakes shaking upon applying while stopping for signal lights or stop signs. It will also happen at freeway speeds if another car pulls over in front of me and I apply the brakes. The incident that happened yesterday - I was traveling through a school zone at 35 mph. I looked at my speedometer to double check my speed and noticed the emergency brake light was on. I looked at my er brake and it was not engaged. When I applied my foot brake to stop at a signal light, the car shook, the brakes made a grinding noise, and made an electronic/spring type noise. The pedal lowered itself about another 1/3 distance before stopping. My heart skipped a beat. What if I couldn't have stop at the school crossing zone and had hit a child? (what would Nissan have said to that?) I drove it to my daughter's house and parked in front on level ground. Since I was from out of town, we called a tow truck to take it to a local firestone. The firestone dealer could not find anything wrong with the brakes or pads. Seems like turning off the vehicle and restarting it, reset it. The firestone dealer stated it had to be electronic. I've read that this will happen again and has been happening for quite sometime. If the powers that be can get Nissan to recall the gauge inside the fuel tank and the pin on the brakes - then why cannot Nissan be forced to correct this more serious brake problem before more accidents or deaths happen.

I was stopped in the carpool lane at my son's school; in park. Carpool lane began to move so I placed my car in gear. Slowly moving up and I heard a noise. Startled, placed my car back in park. Then noticed that my emergency brake light was on as well as my slip & vdc lights. Picked-up my son and I was driving away from the school and headed to a stop light. I found that I literally had to stand on my brakes to stop the car. It was not an immediate stop, more of a rolling stop and it felt as though my brake was being pushed all the way into the engine!!! not the safest of situations. Needless to say, the car is parked in the garage until we can get some affirmative answers.

I was driving home on the way from work on the interstate at about 60 miles. The brake light came on about half way home. When I tried to slow down at the exit, the brakes started grinding and making a rough sound and shaking . I had to pump the brakes to get it to stop. I parked the car on a street and turned it off. My husband came to take a look at it, but once the car was restarted, the brake light was off and he could not duplicate the problem. This has happened intermittently but I can't seem to get it to duplicate at the dealership. I have had other issues with my brakes as well.

The abs and brake light came on and brakes would not work. I could feel vibrations and heard grinding whenever I attempted to apply the brakes. After pulling over and restarting the vehicle while waiting for assistance, I noticed the brake light did not come on. I pulled off to test the brakes at this point and they worked fine. The problem occurred again on September 1, 2014 while driving at minimal speed, but only the brake light came on when the braking system failed. Again, after coasting to the side of the road and restarting the vehicle, the brake light turned off and the brakes were operational. After having the braking system checked I was told that the computer diagnostic showed code 1179. I called Nissan's corporate number to report the incident and was off handedly told that all 2008 Nissan Armadas are not experiencing the problem. My vehicle is currently being inspected by the central Nissan dealership in houston texas, and I will report the findings to the north american Nissan corporation.

The vehicle was purchased out, and out of the warranty period. On multiple occasions, the brakes have had near total failures. A grinding sound and stutter occur and braking power is greatly reduced. The brake light illuminates on the dash. After restarting the vehicle the problem immediately goes away and has disappeared for days or months before randomly occurring again. The local dealer could not diagnose the problem unless it was driven to them with the light on, however, it is unsafe to drive with the condition. Both the dealer and Nissan consumer affairs claim they have no knowledge of the issue, or have offered a fix for the problem.

I was driving home on the way from work on the beltway at 65 miles and when I slowed down, the brakes started grinding and making a rough sound. The brake light had turned on. I had to pull over to turn the truck off. When I started the truck back up, the brake light turned off and the brakes were working again. This has happened intermittently but I can't seem to get it checked since it happens at random times.

The contact owns a 2008 Nissan Armada. The contact stated that the vehicle vibrated when the brake pedal was depressed. In addition, the contact stated that the braking system was delayed and felt as if it would not engage. The emergency brake warning light illuminated as the failure occurred. The failure was recurring. The vehicle was taken to the dealer where a diagnostic was performed, which located the failure at the brake booster. The vehicle was not repaired. The failure mileage was 35,250 and the current mileage was 35,475.

Multiple occurrences - while driving, the brakes begin to grind, stutter, and stop working. I had to downshift in order to slow the vehicle, and pull over. The brake light will illuminate as this occurs. After stopping the vehicle, it must be completely turned off for a few moments, and then it will go back to "normal. " this has also occurred while exiting the freeway - not safe! airbag light is constantly on. Many of the electrical parts are not working. We thought Nissan would be the best vehicle to buy. But have had nothing but major problems. Please send recall for brakes and airbags.

I was approaching intersection when my brakes failed and my truck began to shake very bad and made very loud noises. I then noticed the brake light was illuminated on the dash board. I then pulled over to the side of the road and turned vehicle off and inspected brake system. When I preceded to turn vehicle back on I noticed the brake light was off. The brakes were fine after restarting the vehicle. When I got home I did some research online about this problem and noticed thousands of other Nissan owners have experienced this exact same issue. This is a very unsafe issue and that needs immediate attention!!.

For the last year my Nissan Armada 2008 has had numerous failing parts that all include electrical issues of some sort. First the passenger side window stopped working and then the ac is now stuck in max ac. Thieves issues are not safety related but may contribute to the horrible electrical issues this model has. The other day my wife was picking the kids up from school when she realized the brake light came on and the brakes were making a horrible grinding noise with no or limited braking ability. She pulled over and turned the car off. 5 minutes later she turned the car on and the light and braking problem went away. 3 days later this happened again. Turned off car, restarted and problem went away. After looking through numerous message boards and forums, it seems this problem has been documented in hundreds of cases or more. Nissan has not done anything about this from what I understand. It seems a fix or at least a fix that comes back in many cases is to replace the brake booster and reprogram the vdc. This looks like it has been running about 800 to 1000 dollars to fix. Many of the consumers that reported this problem have reported after being fixed, the problem comes back within months or a year after being fixed. A recall is needed as this is life threatening to families driving in the SUV and also to others on the road.

Numerous times since January 2013 when we have been driving on the highway, roadways and parking lots the red brake light comes on and the brake pedal goes to the floor and makes noises. The car is very hard to stop and has almost caused accidents. One of the times it happened I took the car to firestone to see what was going on but when I turned off the car it stopped doing it but they did have code c1179/abs control unit come up. We contacted Nissan and left our car at suntrup Nissan for a month. They told us they could not find anything even when I gave them the code. We met with a Nissan specialist who told us the problem was the brake booster and gave us a price of just over $1,000 to fix it. I have been online doing my own research and many other people have had this same problem and code and have all said the abs control module needs to be reprogrammed and there is a firmware update to fix a known bug. I am not sure why Nissan can not find anything wrong and tell me it is the brake booster but when I do research I find what could be the problem and now have to take more time out and go to a different dealership to get the problem resolved before my family is in a horrible accident. From my research this is a common known problem that can be very dangerous if not fixed right away and I think Nissan should be responsible. The last time we talked to Nissan they told us they would not do anything for us. I want people to know about this safety problem and also the problem with dealerships who think they can take advantage of people who don't know about cars.

8/22/12 while driving in daytime normal conditions was stopped at a red-light, turned right onto a very busy 4 lane divided road, brake light on dash came on and brakes made a grinding/spring popping kind of sound and "grabbed" or stopped jerkily when I pushed on the brake pedal again to slow to a stop at the next red-light. Took extra distance to stop due to decreased brake power/strength, luckily I was the first car in line at the red-light. Turned off the road and into a parking lot with brakes continuing as noted above, sat in parking lot until my father in law arrived. I turned engine off to take my car key off my keyring so my f-I-l could drive my car home or to the shop, the brake light was off then and the brakes worked normally. Had vehicle checked with code-reader which didn't read any errors, husband changed brake pads and ensured fluids were at appropriate levels, brakes continued to function normally. 9/10/12 driving in normal daytime conditions, stopped at red-light on extremely busy 6 lane road, turned left onto another street, experienced same problem described above, videoed issue with iphone as drove around empty parking lot. Parked and turned engine off, husband came and drove car to dealership, brakes functioned normally. Online research revealed hundreds of owners with this complaint, some with complete brake failure, is said to be abs system engaging for no reason d/t brake booster problem. Dealership charged my husband $100 to "diagnose" problem, determined to be brake booster issue, stated Nissan not responsible for cost of repair which could be $500-$1000. Nissan notified of issue by my husband, rec'd case #, waiting on response from Nissan as to what they are going to do. Very dangerous situation, could've easily resulted in severe accident and catastrophic injuries to myself, my child, and my husband.

I was driving my 2008 Armada and when I went to stop at a red light and I lost brake power. There was a horrible grinding sound and the dashboard brake light lit up. After coasting into a parking lot I shut my car off. My husband came and checked the car and drove around the parking lot and everything seemed fine. The warning lights went out and the brakes worked again. We still have a warranty and the dealer can't seem to find a problem. Uh. . . When me and my kids are in the car and we lose brake power. . . That's kind of a huge problem. This has been occurring in Armada's since 2004. Please someone fix this because I no longer feel safe in my car and the it the entire reason I bought the Armada.

My wife was driving the Nissan to illinois from ohio and while driving on the freeway the brake light comes on and she proceeded to hit the brakes which were not there the pedal went completely to the floor and made a grinding sound as if the brake lines were cut. She calls me in a panic and I tell her how to down shift the car. She finally gets it to a stop and turns off the vehicle and when she goes to start it again the brakes are completely back with out any malfunction. She was able to get to her destination were she took it to courtesy Nissan in moline ill. They diagnosed it as a right front wheel bearing grinding causing abs sensor to think wheel speed was different, which they replaced right front hub and sensor and sent her on her way with $829. 16 bill. That was July 25, 2012 she drove the vehicle for a day on July 27, 2012 she was going down a hill when the brakes decided to fail again she down shifted and came to rest against a atm to stop from going into busy traffic. She drove the car to the dealership while the brakes were still in fail mode where they promptly plugged it into the computer and the scan showed code c1179 delta sensor, they said they performed test to determine internal abs controller failure and then replaced abs controller at a very steep price. My wife was able to drive the Nissan home with my family inside because they said it was safe to drive and then on June 14, 2012the brakes failed again when we took the vehicle to Nissan of mansfield mmg they got the code but once the car was tuned off they could not get the problem to duplicate. Corporate and the local dealer said that they don't know what they can do for me since the problem will not duplicate and if it happens again to bring it right over which is a 40 minute drive for me from my house let alone putting myself and my family's life at risk.

Brake light came on at 35mph, seems abs engaged. Grinding, shuttering, decreased brake power. Turned vehicle off/on and brakes were good. Happened again while vehicle was stopped and again at 50 mph. Brake booster bad.

The brake light comes on when brakes are used, there is a decreased breaking power. The brakes make a crunching, springy noise with the pedal being extremely soft until it gets closer to the floor and begins to give braking power. When ignition os turned off, the problem resolves at least temporarily. When the engine has turned off, I have had the problem reoccur as soon as 5 minutes and as long as 3 months.

As I was driving I attempted to apply the brakes to make a right turn , ironically into an auto parts store , and the brake pedal felt as if it went all the way to the floor. The pedal vibrated as if the abs was kicking in but also made a loud grinding noise. The Armada finally rolled to a complete stop , I didn't know what to do so I turned it off. I popped the hood checked the fluids and did a visual check of the breaks and everything seemed normal. I restarted the vehicle and to my surprise it fixed itself. The next morning I went to robbins Nissan where I purchased the vehicle and I was advised nothing could be since the brake light was not on. Ever since then, this same issue occurs at least once every 3 months. I took it in two more times but nothing could be done since I didn't take it in with the brakes not working. So basically I'm suppose to drive it in to the dealer with no breaks and the brake light on which no is going to especially if they are driving with their family as I was. Or if you're traveling and there isn't a dealer around.