NHTSA Complaint #10406455 — 2004 NISSAN ARMADA

SYMPTOM: NISSAN VEHICLE LOOSES BRAKING ABILITY WHEN THIS SYMPTOM HAPPENS. BRAKE LIGHT COMES ON THE DASHBOARD, BRAKE PEDAL GOES ALL THE WAY TO THE FLOOR, AND THERE IS GRINDING NOISE FROM THE FRONT END TOWARD THE WHEELS. VEHICLE BRAKING ABILITY IS REDUCED TO 10% OR LESS. TURNING IGNITION OFF/ON RESOLVES FOR SHORT TIME, BUT NOT A PERMANENT FIX. NISSAN HAS TSB NTB06-040 TO CLEAR THE CODE C1179 FROM BRAKE MODULE. I HAD PREFORMED AT MY COST AND ISSUE CAME BACK. CALLED NISSAN AND OPEND A FILE NUMBER 7181591, BUT THEY ARE BLAMING IT ON ME, NOT THE FLAW THAT IS HAPPENING TO 100'S OF OTHER ARMADAS INCLUDING ME. I AM REQUESTING SAFECAR.GOV TO PROBE NISSAN ABOUT THE BRAKE ISSUE THAT IS AFFECTING 2004 ARMADA, TITAN, AND INFINITY QX56 AND TO FIND OUT IF THEY ARE DOING ANYTHING TO FIX IT. LINKS OF DISCUSSION ON DIFFERENT FORUMS: HTTP://TOWNHALL-TALK.EDMUNDS.COM/DIRECT/VIEW/.F0FFEA4/0 HTTP://WWW.TITANTALK.COM/FORUMS/TITAN-PROBLEMS-DEALER-SERVICE/111660-BRAKE-LIGHT-CAME-SOFT-ABS-FEELING-PEDAL-2.HTML HTTP://WWW.CLUBARMADA.COM/FORUMS/SHOWTHREAD.PHP?T=12333