| Issue ID | 990860 |
| Internal NHTSA # | 10521984 |
| Manufacurer | Nissan North America, Inc. |
| Brand | NISSAN |
| Model | ARMADA |
| Model Year | 2008 |
| File date | 24/07/12 |
| Component | SERVICE BRAKES |
| Product type code | VEHICLE |
| Description of the problem | My wife was driving the nissan to illinois from ohio and while driving on the freeway the brake light comes on and she proceeded to hit the brakes which were not there the pedal went completely to the floor and made a grinding sound as if the brake lines were cut. She calls me in a panic and i tell her how to down shift the car. She finally gets it to a stop and turns off the vehicle and when she goes to start it again the brakes are completely back with out any malfunction. She was able to get to her destination were she took it to courtesy nissan in moline ill. They diagnosed it as a right front wheel bearing grinding causing abs sensor to think wheel speed was different, which they replaced right front hub and sensor and sent her on her way with $829. 16 bill. That was july 25, 2012 she drove the vehicle for a day on july 27, 2012 she was going down a hill when the brakes decided to fail again she down shifted and came to rest against a atm to stop from going into busy traffic. She drove the car to the dealership while the brakes were still in fail mode where they promptly plugged it into the computer and the scan showed code c1179 delta sensor, they said they performed test to determine internal abs controller failure and then replaced abs controller at a very steep price. My wife was able to drive the nissan home with my family inside because they said it was safe to drive and then on june 14, 2012the brakes failed again when we took the vehicle to nissan of mansfield mmg they got the code but once the car was tuned off they could not get the problem to duplicate. Corporate and the local dealer said that they don't know what they can do for me since the problem will not duplicate and if it happens again to bring it right over which is a 40 minute drive for me from my house let alone putting myself and my family's life at risk. |
| Vehicle Mileage at Failure | 76554 |
| Number of Occurences | 1 |
| Source of the issue | NHTSA WEB SITE |
| City and State | LOUDONVILLE , OH |
| VIN pattern | 5N1AA08CX8NXXXXXX |
| Was vehicle invloved in a crash? | N |
| Was vehicle involved in a fire? | N |
| Was incedent reported to police? | N |
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| 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 | 4WD |
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| Vehicle speed | 70 |
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