Car Will Not Start problems of the 2018 Nissan Armada

The contact owns a 2018 Nissan Armada. The contact stated that while attempting to restart the vehicle, the vehicle failed to start-up with the lights on the instrument panel flickering on and off. The cause of the failure was not yet determined. The manufacturer was notified of the failure. The local dealer was not contacted. The VIN was not available. The failure mileage was 50,000.

Several times the engine will not crank and will not start. Can take up to 10 minutes sometimes before vehicle will start, leaving driver stranded. Twice now the bci malfunction (backup collision intervention) error came up on the dash along with other lights immediatly after engine startup. First time at 23,027 miles, and now recently at 32,081 miles. The first time, dealership said they "could not replicate the problem. " this recent time, the dealership said there was a service bulletin to replace a stop lamp switch (ntb20-065). We'll see if the problem is actually fixed. This should really be a recall considering the shear number of similar complaints about this issue. Plus the brake lamps may not work consistently, elevating the risk of a collision if other drivers aren't aware the vehicle is slowing down.

Yesterday I was sitting in a drivethru and all of a sudden the bci warning light came on the dash and a couple of other dash lights. Drove straight home and now the vehicle will not start. I will have to get a tow to the nearest dealer. Good thing I drove straight home otherwise I would have been stranded somewhere. My Armada only has 38,000 miles on it.

During normal driving, bci light will appear and then all dash warning lights and car will handle sluggishly. Upon stopping and attempting to restart car, vehicle will not start for upwards of 30 minutes. Once vehicle is in park and vehicle is restarted. . . Gear shift cannot be moved from park to drive. This has endangered my family by occuring at traffic lights at busy intersections and unprotected railroad crossings. Please investigate this before someone is killed because of this defect.

7/25/2020 Nissan Armada platinum reserve - while driving down the canyon, I had the brakes start applying themselves then all the lights on the dash came on with a message "bci malfunction. " we were able to get pulled over safely and turn the car off. We then restarted the car and the light came on again, so we repeated the steps and the light went off. At our next stop, the car would not start no matter how many times we tried from the normal push button start. We were finally able to get it start by using remote start on the key fob. This is a major safety concern that is an ongoing issue with Nissan Armadas and infinity qx models, based on multiple forums online. This should be addressed immediately before someone get severely injured or even killed. 60k vehicle with 40k miles on it.

I went out to my vehicle which unlocked with my pod I went to start it and all the dash board lights came on but the vehicle would not start. I jumped the battery and it started instantly so I took the vehicle to an auto store to check the battery which they stated was a great battery with a high charge. I have looked online to see that many people are having a problem with their Armada starting at times and have to do many things to get it to start. I have also heard after purchasing this vehicle that others around me are having the same problem as well. I never know if it will start when I get in which is a major problem. This occured as the vehicle was stationary in a parking lot.