EnginePart report

2017 Nissan Armada Engine Problems

Complaints: 16about this part
Share: 20%of 81 total for the year
Median mileage: 47,500miles
Trend: StableComplaints filed in the last 3 full calendar years are within 25% of the 3 years before.

NHTSA recorded 16 complaints about the engine of the 2017 Nissan Armada, 20% of the 81 complaints for this model year. Where a mileage was given, the median is 47,500 miles.

Example complaints

Selected from NHTSA records; personal details are removed. They are consumer reports, not findings.

“Car gave a bci malfunction warning on dash. When I turned the car off and went to restart it would not restart. This used to happen once every couple of weeks. It is now happened more than 10 times in the last two days.sometimes the car will start other times I have to try 15 times or more before it starts.”

NHTSA complaint #11254786, filed 2019-09, 47,000 miles

“Went to start my vehicle and everything but the engine would start. Tried for several minutes, locked, unlocked car then left it alone for 5 minutes and it finally started. Then, less than a week later, while I was driving, the bci malfunction warning and a bunch of other lights came on and car slowed down significantly. Had to pull over, look up this warning and follow directions others who had this same issue did. I turned vehicle off, waited a minut and turned it back on. Warning cleares. The next morning my car wouldn't start. Had to swap cars with husband so I could get to work. …”

NHTSA complaint #11353126, filed 2020-09, 39,958 miles

“The transmission is shifting incorrectly at low rpms. I can clearly see the RPM fluctuating especially going uphill. This happens 30-50 MPH.lack of power/acceleration. Feels like transmission is shifting in lower gears too sooner and and won't accelerate until driver pushes significantly. This is very dangerous especially making turns at stop lights.”

NHTSA complaint #11388899, filed 2021-01, 48,000 miles

“Vehicle intermittently displays a bli malfunction and decelerates the vehicle while driving highway speeds. It occasionally does it while idling and will not allow the car to be put in gear. When it happens at start up, it will not allow the vehicle to start and only activates the accessories. The incidents began happening at around 55,000 miles and has been continuous and increasing in frequency since 6/20/20”

NHTSA complaint #11340440, filed 2020-07, 55,000 miles

“The middle section of lights in the instrument panel has been blinking on/off intermittently for about two weeks. This makes it difficult to see your speed while driving at night and it's distracting, which causes me to take my eyes off the road for longer than I consider safe. Also, intermittently the truck hesitates to start, today it had to be towed to the dealer. After the diagnosis, I was told the Instrument Cluster Assembly should be replaced to resolve the light panel issue and the starter needs to be replaced. I find it surprising that the instrument panel would go out so soon. …”

NHTSA complaint #11644324, filed 2025-02

Related service bulletins

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10143827Jul 31, 2018TITAN, ARMADA, NV; ENGINE OIL LEAK AT RIGHT SIDE BLOCK BALL PLUG This bulletin has been amended. The APPLIED VEHICLES section has been updated. No other changes have been made…
10134845Mar 26, 2018INTELLIGENT KEY NOT DETECTED / ENGINE WILL NOT START This bulletin has been amended to update the Applied Vehicles. No other changes were made. Please discard previous versions…
10119237Aug 17, 2017ARMADA, NV, TITAN, AND TITAN XD; 7-3 DOWN SHIFT SHOCK AND/OR LACK OF POWER/HESITATION This bulletin applies only to vehicles with a V8 gasoline engine. This bulletin has been…
10119236Aug 16, 2017NISSAN; OIL LEAKING AROUND VALVE TIMING CONTROL SOLENOID VALVE This bulletin applies only to Maxima, Quest, Altima Coupe, Altima Sedan, Pathfinder and Murano vehicles with a…
10119252Aug 8, 2017DTC P0036 DIAGNOSTIC INFORMATION This bulletin applies only to Altima and Pathfinder vehicles with a 6-cylinder engine. SERVICE INFORMATION The Electronic Service Manual (ESM)…
10109178Feb 21, 2017ECM Reprogram Dealer Inventory *****Dealer Announcement***** Nissan is conducting a dealer inventory service action to update Electronic Control Module (ECM) software on 7,719…
10109159Jan 27, 2017NISSAN; OIL LEAKING AROUND VALVE TIMING CONTROL SOLENOID VALVE This bulletin applies only to Maxima, Quest, Altima Coupe, Altima, Pathfinder and Murano vehicles equipped with V6…
10109115Dec 19, 20162017 ARMADA AND TITAN/TITAN XD; MIL IS ON WITH DTC P2080 AND/OR P2082 IF YOU CONFIRM: The MIL is ON with DTC - P2080 (EXHAUST GAS TEMP SENSOR 1 B1), And/or - P2082 (EXHAUST GAS…

Engine: other model years

Year	Complaints	Share of year
2026	1	11%
2022	3	33%
2021	3	23%
2020	4	15%
2019	11	14%
2018	14	18%
2017	16	20%
2014	1	8%
2011	9	23%
2010	5	10%
2009	3	13%
2008	2	1%
2007	4	5%
2006	9	3%
2005	12	3%
2004	14	3%

Other parts of the 2017 Nissan Armada

Electrical system
33 complaints Transmission and drivetrain
17 complaints Brakes
13 complaints Air bags
12 complaints Other or unknown
8 complaints Back-over prevention (rear camera)
7 complaints Exterior lighting
4 complaints Forward collision avoidance
4 complaints Seats
3 complaints Vehicle speed control
3 complaints Electronic stability control
2 complaints Fuel system
2 complaints

← All problems reported for the 2017 Nissan Armada

About this data. Data from NHTSA (ODI) complaints, recalls, TSBs and investigations, updated Oct 27, 2026. Complaints are unverified consumer reports and may be duplicated or inaccurate.

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