| Issue ID | 1134282 |
| Internal NHTSA # | 10660007 |
| Manufacurer | Nissan North America, Inc. |
| Brand | NISSAN |
| Model | ARMADA |
| Model Year | 2008 |
| File date | 01/04/14 |
| Component | SERVICE BRAKES |
| Product type code | VEHICLE |
| Description of the problem | The brakes will stop/start/stop/start/stop/start.... Kind of like a grinding... They stop working. The only way to "solve" the issue is turn the car off, then on again. This has happened about 12 times since we bought the car in march. Others have complained of the same exact issue as well. It is very dangerous and i'm appalled that nissan will actually wait until someone dies before issuing a recall. I have been dealing with the nissan corporate for months now and my car is currently at the dealership "being fixed". We will be out well over $2,000 and the problem still persists with customers that have had this previously done (dealership is claiming is a "brake actuator issue"). We will end up selling this vehicle because i cannot keep putting myself and my 13 month old daughter's life at risk. The thought of selling it to another family with this issue makes my heart hurt and i will do everything in my power to make sure nissan sees this issue as life-threatening. One time my brakes went out on me on the interstate in the rain with my daughter in her carseat. So pulling over to turn my vehicle off, then on again was a second time within 5 minutes that could have killed us. |
| Vehicle Mileage at Failure | 90000 |
| Number of Occurences | 12 |
| Source of the issue | NHTSA WEB SITE |
| City and State | ATLANTA, GA |
| VIN pattern | 5N1BA08D48NXXXXXX |
| Was vehicle invloved in a crash? | N |
| Was vehicle involved in a fire? | N |
| Was incedent reported to police? | N |
| Was medical attention required? | N |
| Was part original equipment? | |
| 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 |
| Number of cylinders | 8 |
| Drive train type | FWD |
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| Vehicle speed | 45 |
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