# 2004 NISSAN ARMADA — SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
> NHTSA complaint `551409` · 2005-08-25 · Nissan North America, Inc.
## Severity
- **Deaths:** 0
- **Injured:** 0
- **Fire:** No
- **Crash:** Yes
- **Police report:** No
- **Medical attention:** No
- **Vehicle towed:** No
## Vehicle
- **Make:** NISSAN
- **Model:** ARMADA
- **Year:** 2004
- **Manufacturer:** Nissan North America, Inc.
- **Component:** SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
## Narrative
DT: THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 NISSAN ARMADA 4 WHEEL DRIVE. THE CONTACT  COMPLAINED ABOUT A BRAKE  PROBLEM, ESPECIALLY THE FRONT BRAKES.  HE HAS ALREADY DECIDED THAT IT WAS THE FRONT BRAKES BECAUSE HE COULD NOT STOP THE VEHICLE. . ALSO,  BRAKE ROTORS WARPED AND FADED.  THERE WAS  14,000 MILES ON THE VEHICLE,  AND HE HAS BEEN HAVING THIS PROBLEM SINCE PURCHASING THE VEHICLE. HE REFUSED TO LET HIS WIFE OR FAMILY DRIVE THE VEHICLE BECAUSE IT WAS UNSAFE.  AT FIRST HE THOUGHT THIS PROBLEM WAS  CAUSED BY THE DISC BRAKES,  PADS, AND THE ROTORS THAT RUSTED,  BUT AFTERWARDS  HE DECIDED THAT  THIS WAS CAUSED  THE VEHICLE  SITTING  ON THE LOT. BUT SINCE THE  PROBLEM  BECAME PROGRESSIVELY WORSE WHEN BRAKING HARD AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS. THE BRAKES WILL SHUTTER AND FADE. THIS VEHICLE WAS MADE WITH THE HIGHEST TOWING PACKAGE AND WHEN TOWING SOMETHING HE FELT LIKE HE WAS GOING TO CRASH WITH THIS VEHICLE BECAUSE IT GOT SO WORSE. HE CONTACTED A DEALERSHIP AND SPOKE WITH THE MANUFACTURER. THE DEALERSHIP TOLD HIM THAT THEY WERE GOING TO REPLACE THE BRAKES BY A BY OWNER BASIS BUT HAD  NO PLANS IN MAKING THIS A RECALL. THERE HAS ALMOST BEEN SEVERAL ACCIDENTS WITH THIS PROBLEM. HE RETIRED FROM THE SHERIFF' S DEPARTMENT AND HAS BEEN TO PROFESSIONAL DRIVING SCHOOL. THEREFORE,  THE CONTACT DID KNOW HOW   VEHICLES WERE SUPPOSE TO BE HANDLED. *AK
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