general problems of the 2008 Nissan Armada

While driving, the unit that houses the tv and stereo and air vents (center console on roof) decided to break and fall on my child who was in her car seat, almost resulting in me crashing my vehicle. This is a hazard alone. Due to the poor design of this center console, there is no way to repair this piece. It has to be replaced with the same faulty piece, which will eventually break again due to it not being able to sustain the weight. This happened to me at about 78,000 miles. I had to remove the center console.

The gauge can indicate that the vehicle has 1/2 tank of gas 153miles remaining until empty when in fact the tank is nearly empty. While driving on highway my 2 children, my daughter friend and myself the vehicle began to drag, I was like OH my god it feels like it's going to cut off. I immediately had a anxiety attack trying to figure out what was happening because no warning lights came on in which had me panic even more. I tried to calm down and get off to side of roadway at least before it did shut off. As soon as I started to drive off to side it shut off I tried to give it gas nothing and the steering wheel had tighten up(no power)so now we was rolling and I'm trying my hardest to steer so we wouldn't hit anything. It was the most scariest moment of my life and my life flashed in front of me and praying no trucks came flying. I proceeded to call aaa they asked my location and if we was in a safe area, did it run out of gas, etc. . . . They said they will dispatch a tow truck and also tell them to being gas just in case. I said it's by 1/2 tank and say it's 153 miles til empty, they said sometimes those gauge don't work, I said the digital fuel as well would be off. Well the tow truck came check fluids, batteries and nothing was wrong he putthe gas and it started. This is very dangerous for this gauge to be broken and not operating correctly because it just shut off and had me and my children and friend was in a deadly accident due to a damn malfunction from a defaulted gas reader. What would you people tell our families OH we sorry. This is a serious serious deadly problem that needs to be addressed immediately.   another problem is the suspension and tires. I had everything checked and thought I needed a wheel alignment and I still notice when I hit a bump I'm the road the entire truck swerve. The digital tire air pressure gauge inside car on screen is off and not reading either. The either electrical system is off if you ask me. I hope that someone contact me.

Brought my 2008 Nissan Armada to my dealer for an alignment ahead of a road trip with my family. Was told the vehicle is not safe to drive. The frame was rotted and cracked, and that the rear wheels have shifted. This condition is completely hidden unless on a lift. I have owned this vehicle since new.

The airbag light is staying on. No codes read this problem. If the vehicle is running the airbag dash light remains on. The check engine light is not on.

The rear overhead console broke off. Luckily it did not occur while we were driving as it would have startled us greatly and an accident could have easily occurred. Also it is right above where my children sit and could have caused harm to their head, neck or eye which are all very critical areas of the body especially for a developing child.

Our 2008 Nissan Armada le center overhead console fell from the roof of the vehicle while parked. I came and looked to see it broke in half lying in the seats, wires hanging. If you look, you will see there are numerous incidents of these consoles falling out of the roof. There has not been a recall on this vehicle part. There has to be a defect with the weight of this part and the screws that should be able to hold this up. The plastic crumbled up around the screws. Nissan should replace the faulty part!!.

Nissan Armada 2008: went out to get something out of my truck, found the whole center roof panel down hanging on by wiring. Since it was the holiday I called Nissan dealership the following day for replacement part. I was given cost $2600. 00. I tried just getting plastic shell, but told plastic shell isn't sold separate. This part was made with a cheap plastic clamps that broke with screws still in place.

The overhead console suddenly fell down.

Emergency brake cable broke while driving on the highway and caused all the tires to lock up. When the cable broke it wrapped around the left rear axle causing that to break as well as the differential seal. We never use the e brake on this vehicle. It is very odd that the cable would just break. I feel like this is a manufacturer problem and should be looked into. Cables breaking and tires locking up could be very dangerous/ fatal. The estimated repair quote to fix this is 2325. 00.

Overhead console collapsed during crash.

I was driving along and I heard a noise in the rear of the car. I turned to look, but could not see anything that could have caused the noise and so I continued driving. Within minutes the entire rear overhead console fell between the two middle row seats and was hanging suspended by the wiring. There had been no visible damage to the console. I do not have children that would have been using the monitor, nor do I have back seat passengers very often. Totally unexpected occurrence. It seems all of the mounts, which are plastic, broke and the whole thing came tumbling down.

My 2008 Nissan Armada 's interior roof console fell on top of my children and their friend's head without warning. This posed an immediate safety hazard for my children as well as me. After picking up my daughter and her friend from practice, the interior roof console completely fell on top of them. We were all so scared. When I heard the loud noise, I looked in the rear view mirror and wasn't sure what happened. At first I thought we somehow were hit but I quickly realized that it was the console that fell. My rear view was completely obstructed. The console hit two of them on top of the head and they were in the middle row. It also hit my 6 year old on the top of the head who was in the back row. They had to hold it up until I was able to safely stop . It was hanging by the electrical wires for the lights and dvd player. I took pictures and called the local Nissan dealership which never returned any of my phone calls. This is a very expensive replacement for a poorly manufactured console. It's made out of plastic and should be bolted to the roof with metal screws. This is the 4th Nissan that I have owned and sadly I doubt that I will own another unless this safety issues is resolved. I have been a loyal customer for 10 years and introduced 5 families to the Nissan family and if this safety issue isn't resolved at Nissan expense, I will be leaving.

During normal driving the vehicle has a brake light that comes on and the car will not stop properly. The abs is activated and the car must be restarted to clear the brake light and for the brakes to work properly. This is a very dangerous situation because it happens at random.

The bakes just randomly start grinding and don't work. You have to shut the truck off and restart for it to reset. I went to a brake shop and since I had shut it off they couldn't find anything wrong. It has done this 3 times now. Also my overhead compartment fell, all the plastic is crumbling. It is an outrageous amount to replace this part. I love my Nissan but this is crazy that they wont do a recall for these when mostly all the complaints on this site are about these two issues.

The rear hatch lock actuator fails in cool temperatures. This leaves the rear hatch unable to open. In the event of an accident or fire, I would be unable to get my children out of the 3rd row seating. This happens each year as soon as the temperatures drop below 50. . Read more...

As I was driving, the entire molding around the dvd player, backseat air controls, and light fixtures came crashing down. Pieces of the molding flew everywhere.

My husband and I were driving through atlanta, GA (grady curve) at 75mph and the front, center console fell and hit my husband who was driving. The plastic had broken and literally shattered into pieces but the electrical wires were holding on to what was left of the structure. I took the car to the dealership and was charged almost $1000 to fix it. Nissan America said there was no recall and I had to pay for it if I wanted it fixed. A couple months later the exact same thing happened to the back, center console. The plastic that was left was suspended by the electrical components. We brought the car back to the dealership and they removed part of it so the kids could sit in the backseat without the plastic splinters falling on their heads. I was quoted over $1000 to fix it and still no recall on this faulty plastic.