| Issue ID | 783270 |
| Internal NHTSA # | 10324922 |
| Manufacurer | NISSAN NORTH AMERICA, INC. |
| Brand | NISSAN |
| Model | ARMADA |
| Model Year | 2007 |
| File date | 10/04/10 |
| Component | SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC |
| Product type code | VEHICLE |
| Description of the problem | Information redacted pursuant to the freedom of information act (foia), 5 u. S. C. 552(b)(6) drove 2007 nissan armada se w/ mileage 30,756 and have noticed in the months prior that wheel shakes when coming to a stop but thought the truck needed alignment, got it aligned and problem still continued. Yesterday 4/10/2010 while driving around town i got to super target and as i went into the entrance and came to the stop sign i noticed that my brake pedal went all the way down. Truck barely stopped and made a very loud grinding sound like the abs was failing. I pulled over as customers at the store were all looking at my truck because the noise was very loud. Also brake light was on. I then got out of truck and inspected for brake fluid problems and such and found nothing. I called nissan "maroone nissan of delray" at around 1:35pm and the service guy there [xxx] told me to turn truck off and on. I did, the brake light went off. Was advised it was a computer problem. Truck was fine to drive. I told them i was not driving a death trap and had the truck towed via blakes towing through roadside assistance. Maroone nissan said truck is 2 weeks out of warranty, will see about problem. If problem is found, they will contact nissan to see if they will fix it for free if it's a booster brake problem, if not i will just have to drive until it acts up. My biggest fear, brakes going out on highway or in town, not being able to stop this 8k lb. Truck and possibly dying or killing someone because my truck cant stop. Once truck is turned off the computer resets - nobody would ever know it was the brakes. And i am terrified of that because i have (2) small children and a teenager. I drive daily. I beg for your help getting this problem addressed. [xxx] |
| Vehicle Mileage at Failure | 30700 |
| Number of Occurences | 1 |
| Source of the issue | NHTSA WEB SITE |
| City and State | BOYNTON BEACH, FL |
| VIN pattern | 5N1BA08A97NXXXXXX |
| Was vehicle invloved in a crash? | N |
| Was vehicle involved in a fire? | N |
| Was incedent reported to police? | N |
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| Date of purchase | 07/08/26 |
| Was original owner? | N |
| Anti-lock brakes | N |
| Cruise control | N |
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| Vehicle speed | 10 |
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