WE PURCHASED OUR 2004 NISSAN ARMADA 1 MAY 2004. THE DRIVER'S SIDE WINDOW HAS BEEN NOTHING BUT TROUBLE SINCE THE PURCHASE. IT WILL COME OFF OF THE TRACK EVERYTIME YOU PUT THE WINDOW DOWN. THE FIRST TIME IT HAPPENED WE TOOK THE VEHICLE BACK TO THE DEALERSHIP IN NASHVILLE. THET DID NOT WANT TO HELP US UNTIL I ABSOLUTELY THREW A…
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WE PURCHASED OUR 2004 NISSAN ARMADA 1 MAY 2004. THE DRIVER'S SIDE WINDOW HAS BEEN NOTHING BUT TROUBLE SINCE THE PURCHASE. IT WILL COME OFF OF THE TRACK EVERYTIME YOU PUT THE WINDOW DOWN. THE FIRST TIME IT HAPPENED WE TOOK THE VEHICLE BACK TO THE DEALERSHIP IN NASHVILLE. THET DID NOT WANT TO HELP US UNTIL I ABSOLUTELY THREW A FIT BECAUSE THE WINDOW WAS STUCK DOWN. THEN NOT EVEN A WEEK LATER IT HAPPENED AGAIN. I CALLED THE LOCAL DEALERSHIP IN CLARKSVILLE. I WAS TOLD THAT THEY WOULD NOT BE ABLE TO FIX IT BECAUSE THE OTHER DEALERSHIP HAD ALREADY WORKED ON IT. SO, I PROCEEDED TO CALL THE DEALERSHIP IN NASHIVLLE. TO MAKE A LONG STORY SHORT, I ENDED UP TAKING THE VEHICLE TO CLARKSVILLE, WHERE THEY PROCEEDED TO BLAME NASHVILLE FOR THE SHODY WORK. CLARKSVILLE PROCEEDED TO FIX THE VEHICLE WITH A NEW PART FOR THE WINDOW, AND WERE WELL AWARE THAT WE WOULD BE MOVING TO NEW YORK THE NEXT WEEK. ABOUT TWO WEEKS AGO WE NOTICED THAT THE WINDOW WAS OFF THE TRACK AGAIN. I HAVE BEEN TO TWO DEALERSHIPS IN THE NEW YORK AREA, THE FIRST IS BAY RIDGE NISSAN. THEY WANTED ABSOLUTELY NOTHING TO DO WITH ME. THEY TOLD ME THAT I WOULD HAVE TO GO BACK TO THE DEALERSHIP WHERE WE PURCHASED THE VEHICLE. SO, I DECIDED NOT TO GO BACK TO THAT DEALERSHIP. THEN TODAY, I TOOK THE TRUCK TO THE DEALERSHIP ON STATEN ISLAND WHICH COST ME $8 IN TOLLS FOR ME TO BE TREATED LIKE A MORON AND LIKE I DON'T KNOW ANYTHING ABOUT THE VEHICLE I AM DRIVING. I HAD TO CALL MY HUSBAND, WHO IN TURN HAD TO PAY ANOTHER $8 IN TOLLS TO COME AND HELP ME EVEN GET A LITTLE HELP FROM THE DEALERSHIP. FUNNY HOW THERE MINDS CHANGED WHEN HE SHOWED UP. I AM HOPING THAT THIS WILL BE THE END OF THIS PROBLEM. LETS SEE, I DROPPED THE VEHICLE OFF AT 0830 THIS MORNING AND STILL HAVE NOT HEARD A WORD FROM ANYONE ABOUT IT. I KNOW FOR SURE THAT THIS IS THE LAST VEHICLE THAT WE WILL PURCHASE FROM NISSAN. THEY HAVE THE WORST CUSTOMER SERVICE IN THE BUSINESS.*AK
NISSAN IS RECALLING CERTAIN MODEL YEAR 2004-2006 ARMADA, TITAN, INFINITI QX56 AND MODEL YEAR 2005-2006 FRONTIER, PATHFINDER AND XTERRA VEHICLES. THE INTELLIGENT POWER DISTRIBUTION MODULE (IPDM) ASSEMBLY CONTAINS AN ENGINE CONTROL MODULE (ECM) RELAY THAT HAS A DIODE FOR ELECTRICAL CURRENT NOISE REDUCTION. THE ECM RELAY MAY ALLOW SILICON VAPOR TO FORM AND, OVER TIME, THE SILICON EVAPORATES FROM THE DIODE MOLDING WHICH CAUSES SILICON OXIDE TO DEVELOP ON THE ECM RELAY CONTACT DUE TO ARCING.
Consequence & remedy
Consequence: THIS COULD CAUSE ENGINE STALLING INCREASING THE RISK OF A CRASH.
Remedy: DEALERS WILL REPLACE THE ECM RELAY INSIDE THE IPDM ASSEMBLY. THIS SERVICE WILL BE PERFORMED FREE OF CHARGE. THE SAFETY RECALL BEGAN ON DECEMBER 6, 2010. OWNERS MAY CONTACT NISSAN AT 1-800-647-7261.
Model-level recall history does not show whether a particular VIN is affected or has received a repair. Check a VIN with NHTSA ↗
NHTSA investigations
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PE08004 · Side Air Bag NON-DEPLOYMENT
Opened Jan 25, 2008 · Closed May 30, 2008
Status: closed (inferred from source dates) · Air Bags:side/window
THE SUBJECT VEHICLES ARE EQUIPPED WITH OPTIONAL SEAT-MOUNTED SIDE AIR BAGS.ALL VEHICLES ARE EQUIPPED WITH STANDARD FRONTAL AIR BAGS AND SIDE AIR CURTAINS.INSTALLATION OF THE INCORRECT SRS DIAGNOSIS SENSOR UNIT DOES NOT IMPAIR DEPLOYMENT OF THE FRONTAL AIR BAG AND SIDE AIR CURTAIN IN THE EVENT OF A CRASH.NO REPORTS OF NON-DEPLOYMENT OF THE SUBJECT SEAT-MOUNTED SIDE AIR BAGS HAVE BEEN RECEIVED BY THE MANUFACTURER OR BY NHTSA.THE WARRANTY REPORTS CITED ABOVE REPRESENT VEHICLE INSPECTIONS CONDUCTED UNDER THE SERVICE CAMPAIGN AND SENSOR REPLACEMENT WAS REQUIRED IN 32 OF THESE CASES.THE MANUFACTURER REPORTS A TOTAL OF 151 SENSOR UNITS SOLD AS REPLACEMENT PARTS FOR ALL PURPOSES.INVESTIGATION DISCLOSED A LOW INCIDENCE OF SENSOR REPLACEMENT REQUIRED UNDER THE SERVICE CAMPAIGN TO DATE.NO INCIDENTS OF REAL WORLD NON-DEPLOYMENT OF THE SUBJECT AIR BAGS WERE IDENTIFIED.THIS PRELIMINARY EVALUATION IS CLOSED.
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