NHTSA Complaint #10501416 — 2005 NISSAN ARMADA

THE INCIDENT HAS HAPPENED TWICE ALREADY ONCE WHILE DRIVING AND GOING ABOUT 35 MILES PER HOUR. THE 2ND WHILE SITTING IN A DRIVE THRU. WHILE SLOWING DOWN FOR THE LIGHT, IT FELT AS THE BRAKES GAVE OUT. THE BRAKE PEDAL DID NOT HAVE ANY PRESSURE IN THEM AND GAVE THIS LOUD CRUNCHING SOUND. ALSO SOUNDED LIKE A SPRING MOANING. IMMEDIATELY THE BRAKE LIGHT CAME ON AS IF I HAD MY EMERGENCY BRAKES ON. I WAS IN A PANIC AND SWERVED TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD NOT TO REAR END THE CAR IN FRONT OF ME. THIS CONTINUED UNTIL AFTER I COMPLETELY TURNED OFF THE CAR, LET IT SIT THEN TURNED IT BACK ON. THE LIGHT WENT OFF AND THE BRAKES WORKED AS NORMAL. THE 2ND TIME I WAS IN A DRIVE THRU MOVING FORWARD AND THE BRAKES SEEM TO GIVE OUT. CRUNCHING SOUND, BRAKE LIGHT AND ONLY WENT AWAY WHEN I TURNED THE ARMADA COMPLETELY OFF AND THEN ON AGAIN. AFTER RESEARCHING THE PROBLEM ONLINE IT APPEARS THAT MANY OTHER PEOPLE ARE EXPERIENCING THE SAME PROBLEM. THIS ARMADA, MY WIFE DRIVES TO WORK EVERY DAY BACK AND FORTH. WE CAN'T AFFORD ANOTHER CAR AND I FEAR FOR HER SAFETY AND THE CARS AROUND HER. HERE IS A LINK OF JUST SOME OF THE PEOPLE HAVING THE SAME ISSUE. HTTP://X.NISSANHELP.COM/FORUMS/ARMADA/1852-BRAKE-PROBLEMS-2.HTML. *TR