2010 Nissan Armada Brakes Problems

“Vehicle brakes on several occasions have randomly locked up. Latest incident occurred 5/2011 in which I was approaching a traffic circle attempted to apply brakes and they began to lock up and make a loud grinding noise and ceased up. After about 4 or 5 seconds the brakes seemed to release. The locking of brakes appears to be the same problem I had in a 2005 Armada that also had bad rotors, of which I was assured when purchasing 2010 Armada was not a issue. To date the breaks have locked 3 times since purchasing vehicle in 7/2010, with months in between occurrences. …”

“The vehicle dynamic control (vdc; aka stability control system), ABS, brake, and 4x4 lights intermittently illuminate. At times, this is accompanied by failure of the speedometer. When illuminated, the vdc is switched off for certain, the 4x4 will not engage, and most likely the ABS will not function properly. A search online (just look for Nissan ABS/vdc lights) reveals that this is a very common problem across virtually all Nissan vehicles equipped with these systems, and that there have been multiple causes of this failure. …”

“We bought this Armada used about two years ago and it had about 85,000 miles on it then. On Monday August 26th 2024 my wife came home and as she pulled in to park the brake pedal went to the floor. The passenger side front steer tire inside was covered in brake fluid. I pulled it in to our garage and removed the tire and had her pump the brake pedal to find the fluid loss spot. Upon inspection I discovered the Steer tire had rubbed through the brake hose causing brake fluid loss. …”

“The contact owns a 2010 Nissan Armada. The contact was driving 5 MPH and making a turn while exiting a residential drive way. The vehicle then exhibited a popping noise from the steering wheel. The vehicle was taken to the dealer where the dealer confirmed that both front brake lines needed to be replaced. The manufacturer was contacted. The vehicle was not repaired. The failure and the current mileages were 26,000.”

“The contact owns a 2010 Nissan Armada. While driving approximately 50 MPH, the contact noticed smoke emitting from the rear of the vehicle. Immediately the vehicle was maneuvered to the side of the road where the contact detected the smoke originated from the rear driver's side brake caliper. The vehicle was towed to an authorized dealer who informed the brake caliper locked which resulted to the heated tire rim and smoke. The part was unavailable and the vehicle would be repaired upon the availability of the part. The manufacturer was not notified of the problem. …”