| Issue ID | 986177 |
| Internal NHTSA # | 10515804 |
| Manufacurer | Nissan North America, Inc. |
| Brand | NISSAN |
| Model | ARMADA |
| Model Year | 2006 |
| File date | 07/06/13 |
| Component | SERVICE BRAKES |
| Product type code | VEHICLE |
| Description of the problem | In the past week it has happened 3 times. The first time on the freeway, i noticed the brake light turn on. Then when i pressed the brake pedal it made an awful grinding noise both while being pressed and while letting off of the brake. The brakes were very slow to work. I pulled over checked the e-brake to be sure it was off and still the same thing happened. When i got to work i turned off the engine and had a co-worker check my brake fluid which was fine. Upon turning on the car it did not show the same signs, it "re-set" the brake light. It has happened twice more since then, once on a busy street, while at the redlight i turned off the car and again, all better. Then again yesterday on the freeway. I pulled all the way over turned off the engine again and yet again all better. This is unacceptable. Luckily my kids were not in the car and i notice the brake light come on so i can slow by letting off the gas then once slow enough use the grinding brakes to pull over. My husband took the vehicle to nissan today and they act like they no nothing of this problem. Even wanted to charge us $150 for a diagnostic. They said that even if there were a recall it would not cover after the vehicle reaches 75,000 miles. What does that have to do with it. A recall should cover the vehicle at any point in its use. The manufacturer is responsible for the faulty brake system. |
| Vehicle Mileage at Failure | 120000 |
| Number of Occurences | 3 |
| Source of the issue | NHTSA WEB SITE |
| City and State | SAN JOSE, CA |
| VIN pattern | XXXXXX |
| Was vehicle invloved in a crash? | N |
| Was vehicle involved in a fire? | N |
| Was incedent reported to police? | N |
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| No. of injured persons | 0 |
| No. of fatalities | 0 |
| Date of purchase | 07/08/26 |
| Was original owner? | N |
| Anti-lock brakes | N |
| Cruise control | N |
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| Vehicle speed | 50 |
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