Brake Light On problems of the 2008 Nissan Armada - part 2

The contact owns a 2008 Nissan Armada. The contact stated that the abs system failed. The vehicle was taken to the dealer numerous times for the failure. The dealer replaced the brake sensor and the brake actuator however, the failure was not corrected. The brake warning light illuminated whenever the brakes were depressed. The vehicle was taken to the dealer where a diagnostic was performed and located the failure at the brake booster. The vehicle was not further repaired. The VIN was not available. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure. The failure mileage was 56,000 and the current mileage was 76,000.

My wife (along with our 2 children under the age of 5) was attempting to apply the brakes as she approached an intersection to make a turn. The SUV responded by beginning to shake violently, make very loud noises, & ultimately the brakes failed. She observed the parking brake light was illuminated on the dash board. She was able to continue on the current road & downshift to reduce speed before pulling over to the side of the road. She then turned the SUV off & back on. After re-ignition, the brake light was no longer illuminated, and the brakes functioned normally. When she got home I did some research online about this problem and noticed thousands of other Nissan owners have experienced this exact same issue, to the point of a class action lawsuit currently underway in California. This is at least the 8th time this has happened in this vehicle over the course of 3 years of owning. Thankfully, it has not resulted in a crash, injury or fatality to date. The same brake failure has occurred while driving at speeds up to 70mph. Every incident occurs similarly, with shaking, noise, and parking brake light illumination. Turning the vehicle off and restarting seems to temporarily solve the problem, but it has continued to occur randomly. This is a very unsafe issue and that needs immediate attention!!.

The contact owns a 2008 Nissan Armada. The contact stated that while driving approximately 15 mph, the brake light illuminated on the instrument panel and a grinding noise was heard coming from the brakes. The brake pedal was then depressed as the contact attempted to make a left turn, but the vehicle would not stop and the pedal depressed to the floor. The contact applied the emergency brake in order to stop the vehicle. After turning the engine off and restarting, the brakes functioned as normal. The failure occurred on two different occasions. The vehicle was taken to an authorized dealer for diagnostics, where the technician stated that the anti-lock brake sensor needed to be replaced. The vehicle was repaired. The approximate failure mileage was 40,000.

2008 Nissan Armada. Consumer writes in regards to brake problem the consumer stated the SUV failed to stop properly. Within five minutes of leaving the dealership, after an oil change service and a warranty related brake inspection, the vehicle began to shake and vibrate excessively when the brake pedal was depressed and it was very difficult to stop. The brakes grabbed and grind and there was a very loud continual noise as the brakes were applied. The noise was coming from the brakes. The consumer immediately exited off the highway and pulled over to the shoulder. The consumer phoned the dealership and was told to return the vehicle. The service technician drove the vehicle, but was unable to detect a problem. The consumer was informed to make another appointment if he experienced the problem again, and abs software would be reprogrammed. The second time the incident happened, the brakes started to grab and grind when the brake pedal was applied to slow the vehicle down. The brake light illuminated and the consumer pulled over and turned the ignition off. He waited a couple of minutes before restarting the vehicle. The brake light went off and the brakes returned to proper working condition. Another appointment was made where the dealer reprogrammed the ecm. The consumer experienced the failure for the fourth time and was informed the vehicle may need a brake booster and front rotors, because they were starting to warp.

I have a 2008 Nissan Armada, bought it new and my wife use to tell me that the brakes would grind and the brake light would go on, I use to think she was crazy, now that I drive the car my self I knew she was right, when we step on the brake petal the brakes start grinding and the brake comes on we have 3 children and is pretty scary when we try to stop and completely loose brake power, when my wife first told me I took it to the dealer and they couldn't check for the problem since it had to be doing it when I took it well then it didn't do it often, then I took it one time while it was doing it and the dealer told me that they new exactly what it was but couldn't do anything about it since I was out off warranty. I think is ridiculous that the manufacturer knows exactly what the problem is but they won't do nothing about it since their is no recall, I think NHTSA needs to step in and issue a recall as we know their is a lot of people who have the same problem, I have 3 children and a wife and don't us to be the next victim of an accident. Is not like we paid pennies for this car, hope you guys can do something about it before someone gets hurt or worse loose a love one.