SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:CALIPER
I BOUGHT A NEW 2004 NISSAN ARMADA. ONLY 3 MONTHS AFTER DRIVING, I STARTED TO HAVE PROBLEMS WITH THE BRAKES. IT STARTED WITH EXCESSIVE BRAKE DUST AND SQUEAKING BARKES. THIS TURNED INTO A GRINDING SOUND WHEN BRAKES WERE APPLYING WITHIN ANOTHER MONTH, EVENTUALLY LEADINGTHE BRAKE SHUDDER. THE STEARING WHEEL STARTED TO SHAKE AS I APPLIEID THE BRAKES. I TOOK THE CAR INTO NISSAN OF BAKERSFIELD TO HAVE THE CAR SERVICED. THE EMPLOYEE WHO SCHEDULED MY APPOINTMENT INFORMED ME THAT ALL 2004 AND 2005 ARMADA AND TITANS HAD PROBLEMS WITH THE BRAKE SYSTEM. SHE INFORMED ME THAT THEY WERE AWARE OF THE PROBELM WITH THE BRAKE SYSTEM NOT BEING ABLE TO CARRY THE WEIGHT OF THE CAR, THERFORE THE BRAKES BUCKEL UNDER PRESSURE CAUSING DAMAGE TO THE ROTORS AND BRAKE PADS. I HAD TO TAKE MY CAR IN A MONTH LATER TO GET THE BRAKES SERVICED AGAIN, DUE TO THE SAME PROBLEM.
2009
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
LEAVING WORK, I TRIED TO START MY CAR AND IT TRIED TO TURN OVER BUT STOPPED. THE DASH LIGHTS WENT DIM AND THE NEEDLE INDICATORS QUIVERED AND THE CAR QUIT TRYING TO START. I CLEANED THE BATTERY TERMINALS AND THE CAR CRANKED CONTINUOUSLY BUT WOULDNT TURN OVER. AFTER GETTING IT TOWED TO A MECHANIC WHOSE COMPUTER COULDNT COMMUNICATE WITH THE VEHICLE COMPUTER, THEN A TOYOTA DEALERSHIP (NO NISSAN DEALER IN MY TOWN) WHO HAD THE SAME PROBLEM, MY COWORKER BROUGHT ME A COPY OF A RECALL BY NISSAN FOR HIS 2006 PATHFINDER FOR A ENGINE CONTROL MODULE. I HAD IT TOWED FOR A 3RD TIME (TOTAL OF $415.00) TO THE NISSAN DEALER IN HELENA, MT 65 MILES AWAY, THEY DIAGNOSED THE PROBLEM AS A BAD E.C.M. ENGINE CONTROL MODULE. THE SERVICE TECHNICIAN SAID "I WAS LUCKY I WASN'T ON THE HIGHWAY"!!!! NOW IM OUT OF $1700.00 FOR A BAD ECM THAT I WAS NOT NEGLEGENT IN BREAKING, ON A VEHICLE LESS THAN 5 YEARS OLD. I FEEL SINCE IT WAS A FAULTY PART, I SHOULDNT HAVE TO PAY FOR IT. NOW IM IN MORE DEBT!!! *TR