| Issue ID | 551348 |
| Internal NHTSA # | 10129083 |
| Manufacurer | NISSAN NORTH AMERICA, INC. |
| Brand | NISSAN |
| Model | ARMADA |
| Model Year | 2005 |
| File date | 18/07/05 |
| Component | SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONEN |
| Product type code | VEHICLE |
| Description of the problem | Bought nissan armada january 2005. By march of 2005 just a little over 2000 miles the steering wheel started shaking when braking. Brought car back to dealer and was told rotors too small for the car. Rotors replaced. Steering started shaking again early june. Car brought back again. Told it was the same problem and the permenent "fix" would be available by the end of june. Told at the end of june the "fix" would be available buy mid july. Now mid july with no "fix" available. Steering wheel shakes so badly it is difficult to drive. Car will be brought in for the 3rd time on 7/19/05 for third visit and 2nd set of rotors. Still no permenent "fix" available. |
| Vehicle Mileage at Failure | 2000 |
| Number of Occurences | |
| Source of the issue | NHTSA WEB SITE |
| City and State | LAKE WORTH, FL |
| VIN pattern | 5N1AA08A65NXXXXXX |
| Was vehicle invloved in a crash? | N |
| Was vehicle involved in a fire? | N |
| Was incedent reported to police? | N |
| Was medical attention required? | |
| Was part original equipment? | |
| No. of injured persons | 0 |
| No. of fatalities | 0 |
| Date of purchase | 15/01/05 |
| Was original owner? | Y |
| Anti-lock brakes | Y |
| Cruise control | Y |
| Number of cylinders | 8 |
| Drive train type | U |
| Transmission type | AUTO |
| Vehicle speed | 40 |
| DoT tire identifier | |
| Tire size | |
| Location of tire code | |
| Type of tire failure code | |
| Was defective tire repaired? | |
| Date of manufacture | |
| Type of child seat code | |
| Type of restraint | |
| Dealer's name | MAROONE NISSAN |
| Dealer's telephone number | |
| Dealer's city | DELRAY |
| Dealer's state code | FL |
| Dealer's ZIP code |