Brake Disc Rotor Problems of Nissan Armada - part 2

Contact stated Nissan, Armada had a serious brake system problem. On one occasion when depressing the brake pedal the vehicle steered by itself to the right side of the road, and then came to a complete stop. The road conditions were normal. The contact took the vehicle six times to the dealer for service. On four occasions the brake rotors and pads were changed. The contact said the vehicle continued to be driven at a risk of an accident.

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Front brakes warped rotors. 3rd time since purchased in March 2004. 1st repair--turned rotors and replaced brake pads. 2nd repair --replaced rotors and brake pads. 3rd repair---not taken to dealer yet.

Vehicle was having a difficult time stopping when brakes were applied. Took vehicle to dealer twice for checkup, and results showed that the rotors needed to be replaced.

Disk rotors and brakes, had them replaces a few month after leased the vehicle, two month later the car is in the same shape, when braking the car and the steering wheel feels like it is coming off the car, feels very dangerous to drive, dealer does not have brake pads or rotors and is putting everyone with the same complain in a waiting list. What is out options when something like this is happening to all the 2005 Nissan Armada?.

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The consumer noticed while driving the warning light appeared on the dashboard and remained on. The consumer applied the brakes, but the pedal went to the floor. The consumer drove to the dealer to have the problem inspected. The mechanic informed the consumer that the brake pads were to small for the vehicle and that caused lost of braking power. The brake pads and the rotors needed to be replaced. Please fill in additional information.

The consumer stated the steering wheel pulsated when the brakes are applied. Please provide more information. Front brakes rotors have been replaced 4 times.

Rotors were determined to be warped at 2300 miles(Aug). They were resurfaced and new pads, and calipers were installed. Now at 4600 miles (oct) steering wheel & vehicle starting to vibrate when applying brakes. Usually occurs when coming to a stop from freeway speeds. Contaced dealer who informed me that there was a new "kit" to fix the rotors. Another bandaid???? these brakes are not big enough for this vehicle. Until Nissan replaces the rotors with larger ones, capable of stopping the vehicle properly, this problem is going to continue.

Front brakes overheating causing premature rotor warpage and steering "judder".

Brakes shuddering-it's been in twice already and fixed under a TSB but the problem is happening again. Nissan corp has a case manager assigned already. Ida cohen.

My 2004 Nissan pathfinder Armada is in serious need of a larger braking system. After only 5500 miles of mostly highway driving my Nissan developed a front brake shudder indicating the rotors were warped. I took it to the brown & brown dealer in mesa, az where I bought it. They seemed to know what the problem was and assured me it would be fixed. There are several other problems with my truck suchas, bubbles in the windshield a leaky sunroof that shudders when closing, the dimmer switch for the interior lights wasn't even connected. I found a loose bolt on the floorboard. There was no explanation of where it belongs. I guess I'll find out later. The auto roll-up feature for the front windows is faulty. The service guy says Nissan is researching it. Its been two months. How long does it take a multi-billion dollar company to come up with a solution? are they too busy designing next year's lemons? I've owned 5 other Nissan without any problems. Is it canton, mississippi?.

- I experienced brake judder at 200 miles - dash rattle first week of ownership - 3rd row center seat belt failed at approx 3 months of ownership - low tire pressure light and warning come on at temperatures below 15 deg f - at 13 deg f, approx 4,500 miles, car surged, stalled and would not accelerate and travel over 45 mph.

Rear collision due to brake failure. The brakes are too weak and vibrate. The dealer replace the brakes pads, then a week later the front break disks were replace because still vibrates. It solve the problem for approximately. 2,000 miles then the vibration starts again.

While applying the brake pedal vehicle vibrated uncontrollably. Driver took vehicle to the dealer for inspection, and mechanic determined that the front rotors needed to be resurfaced, and resurfaced them three times. However, the problem recurred. *a.

The contact owns a 2004 Nissan Armada 4 wheel drive. The contact complained about a brake problem, especially the front brakes. He has already decided that it was the front brakes because he could not stop the vehicle. . Also, brake rotors warped and faded. There was 14,000 miles on the vehicle, and he has been having this problem since purchasing the vehicle. He refused to let his wife or family drive the vehicle because it was unsafe. At first he thought this problem was caused by the disc brakes, pads, and the rotors that rusted, but afterwards he decided that this was caused the vehicle sitting on the lot. But since the problem became progressively worse when braking hard at highway speeds. The brakes will shutter and fade. This vehicle was made with the highest towing package and when towing something he felt like he was going to crash with this vehicle because it got so worse. He contacted a dealership and spoke with the manufacturer. The dealership told him that they were going to replace the brakes by a by owner basis but had no plans in making this a recall. There has almost been several accidents with this problem. He retired from the sheriff' s department and has been to professional driving school. Therefore, the contact did know how vehicles were suppose to be handled.

Front rotors warped at only a little under 2400 miles.

Brakes jutter and need repair every 5,000 miles. Car has had rotors turns, pad replaced, rotors replaced. The first failure was noted with 5,000 miles on it and a repair was made. A repair was again made at 11,000 miles at that time new rotors were installed and another repair was made in March 2005 at 16,000 miles. I called Nissan and was told by their representative that the fixes were "counter-measures" and that at this time no permanent fix has been identified and there is no date for a permanent fix to this safety problem.

Purchased 2004 Nissan Armada, June 2004 8/04 tech found front rotors to be warped causing pulsation, resurfaced front rotors 1/05tech found front rotors needing to be cut, and hardware replaced, resurfased front rotors, replaced all hardware 4/05tech verified both front brake rotors warped due to excessive heat, resurfaced both front brake rotors 6/05 again!!!!!!!!!!!!!!.

Brakes developed a bad problem with vibrations when braking which acutally giggled the steering wheel. Problem was first repaired at 5,000 miles and they serviced it by turning the rotors. Problem reoccured at 11,000 miles and it was serviced again. This time the rotors could not be turned and they had to replace the rotors, pad kit, and boot kit. At 16,000 miles the problem once again reoccured and at the time the service dept. Said that Nissan has not found a permanent fix for this problem and they once again turned my rotors. I have since called Nissan and was told by their representative that Nissan is only providing "counter-meaures" and has not found a fix and has no date when one will be avail. I feel it is a major safety issue since these problems have occured without evening towing anything and I am pursuing the lemon law in the state of washington. It is unreasonable to expect people to drive a vehicle which has to have a major break service perfomed every 5,000 miles just to be somewhat safe.

I purchased a Nissan Armada in April 2004 and two months later had to bring it to dealer for repair as the brakes were shuddering causing tremendous shimmy in the steering wheel. The dealership, Nissan thousand oaks, did not replace the "warped rotors", instead "switching" them around and replacing the brake pads. The additional problem of a rattle and squeaking sound from dashboard resulted in the dealership realigning the dashboard properly. Two months later I was back at the dealership to fix the brakes again. This time I demanded that the inferior rotors be replaced with higher-quality rotors. They replaced the factory-installed rotors with new rotors (told better quality rotors) and they also had to replace the brake pads again. Additionally, there I was experiencing an intermittent problem with the a/c; it would sometimes run very hot air. They checked it out and found that the clutch fan needed to be replaced; this part is on order and I will have to return for installation. Also, I asked them to once again fix a squeaking and rattling issue that seemed to be coming from the dashboard again and also intermittent failure of the stereo controls located on the steering wheel. According to their mechanics, the sound problem and stereo controls problem did not occur while my vehicle was in their possession. A week later, August 12, 2004, I had to return to have the clutch fan replaced and this time I also requested that one of their mechanics drive the vehicle with me so that I could point out the squeaking issue. The mechanic heard the sound problem this time and I am told they will try to fix this issue. I have not had a problem again, as yet with the stereo controls on the steering wheel.

I purchased a Nissan Armada with 1200 miles sold as new which no problem with that but at 4600 miles my steering wheel start to shake when I press on the brake ?! I called the dealer they turned the rotors but they told me I should expect the same problem again ? please ask Nissan to do a recall for american safty ?! it is a nice truck and I love it.

We have been experirencing problems with cabin noise. There is wind getting in the vehicle and you can definitelty hear it. Another problem we have had is the right rear power window scrubbing when you let it up or down. I have set an appointment for it and the cabin noise to be serviced. I called the dealership today and asked about recalls on this vehicle, because mine shakes as you are stopping, possibly a brake or rotor problem. I was told there were no recalls, but they didn't even tell me about the service bulletins on this vehicle.

Major problem with brakes on my 2004 Nissan Armada:3 times alredy I have had warped rotors and now after less then 2000 miles I have to do it agan. When it happend 2nd time in summer the wating for replasement disks, pads and caliper was more then 4 weeks. One day I got my front brakes lock-up they welded to disks and I can not drive. I can't keep going in every 3k miles to have a brake job. Especialy after 6k miles my waranty runs out and then I have to pay for them.

Serveral issues, the main issue is the brakes, and rotors. @ 7000 miles, the rotors were turned, steering wheel was pulsating, service department turned rotors. At 11,000 miles, the sterring wheel resumed pulsating along with the brake, slip, and vdc light activated on the control panel. I was told by the service dept. My brake fluid was low, perhaps leaking and the brakes require changing at my cost, the warrenty does not cover the brake issue. I told the service dept. This was unacceptable, I will not pay for new brakes, at such low mileage. My reasearch has led me to believe earlier on this will be a continuing issue regarding the rotors and brakes. To make a long story short, it has been almost a month, the brakes are still on back order, the light signals I had described earlier are still lighting up like a xmas tree. I am more than frustrated with this on going issue. I have contacted Nissan, I was assured I would recieve a call back within 2 business days, that was 2 1/2 weeks ago. I am afraid to drive this vehicle. My confidence in Nissan is moot. You would think I drive constantly. I use the commuter bus to go back and forward to work. My drive daily is 3 miles. Everything is on back order. I am still waiting for an interior part for this vehicle since June.

Brakes warp; steering wheel shakes when stopping.

When the brakes are applied vehicle shakes, and the steering wheel shimmies.

We purchased vehicle new in November of 2003 with only 10 miles on odometer. After five months of ownership and only 6,280 miles, the front wheels began to shimmy really bad during braking. I took the vehicle to the dealer and they stated the front rotors were warped. The reason or logic they gave was this was probably due to the rotors becoming wet and heated under braking during the rainy period. The repair for this problem was to remove the from tires and do an on vehicle turn of the rotors as I waited which took about an hour and a half. So far, so good, but I expect to be back in a few months. I expressed my concerns to Nissan during my feedback on the customer survey form but have not received a reply.

I purchased the new Nissan Armada on 1/18/04. Towards the middle of March, I noticed my steering wheel was vibrating and that it was getting harder to stop. I took the truck in on 3/29/04 (appx 3000 mi) to find out that the brake rotors were out of round. The dealership resurfaced the rotors and the vibrations stopped. At approximately 5000 miles the issue arose again. I took the truck in 6/17/04 (5760 mi) and found out that the rotors were out of round and that the pads had to be replaced. The advisor told me mine was the 5th Armada she had in for the same problem and that one gentleman's rotors were so bad that they were cracked. Unfortunately, the dealer was out of parts and I had to drive the car until 7/19 (another month) before the dealer could get the parts replace. During that time, the vehicle was very difficult to keep straight when breaking, even at slow speeds. The vehicle's steering wheel would violently vibrate and twist from side to side, causing me to have to grasp hold of the steering wheel with a lot of pressure. The dealership replaced the rotors and pads on 7/19. I wouldn't recommend weaker individuals try to drive the vehicle, and demand that the dealership provide a rental car. It appears that this is a critical vehicle components that may break, fall apart, or separate from the vehicle causing loss of vehicle control, or injury to persons inside or outside the vehicle. I would recommend an immediate recall.

The caller complained about a brake problem. She said the brake rotors wore out. The vehicle vibrated all the time and it wad hard to keep control of vehicle. She tried to fix the problem by replacing the tires, the braking system has been replaced three times. Manufacturer said she has aftermarket wheels on vehicle, and they were no longer liable. Dealer said that was not the problem and the manufacture was trying to get out of paying for it. Vehicle is now out of warranty, and if she needed any more work done on brakes she will have to pay for it herself.

Vehicle steering wheel began to shimmy when braking. Took to dealer for repair and was told (at 3700 miles) that the rotors were warped. All they could do was resurface the rotors at this time. I was informed it was a "quick fix" and would happen again. Now, the vehicle has 6300 miles and is back in service for the same thing. This time they are replacing the rotors/pads. Yet, they will have my car there for 2 weeks. I guess I will see them again in about another 2500 miles or so. My Armada is not the only one this is happening to, I know of others and so does the dealer where I take my car. The brakes are not right for this car.

2004 Nissan Armada. Consumer complained about front brake rotors problem. Took vehicle to the dealer four times , and they knew there was a problem, and they were only fixing this in short term. In two or three months this will happen again. Consumer spoken with the manufacturer, and they were aware of this problem, but will not issue a recall. When driving at any speed and going down hills, and soon as taking foot off the gas and going to apply the brakes front wheels, steering wheel and brake pedal shake very badly. This caused the car to stop.

While applying the brake pedal, the vehicle vibrated uncontrollably. The driver was able to maintain control of the vehicle and drove it to the dealer for inspection. The mechanic informed the driver that the rotors needed to be replaced and replaced it three times. However, the problem still occurs at this time. Please provide further details.