2017 Nissan Armada problems
Owners have filed 131 complaints about the 2017 Nissan Armada with NHTSA. Electrical system accounts for 25.2% of them — the clear leader, ahead of power train at 13%.
Complaints131
Crashes3
Fires2
Injuries5
Deaths0
What owners report breaking
Electrical system 25.2% · 33
Power train 13.0% · 17
Engine 12.2% · 16
Service brakes 9.9% · 13
Air bags 9.2% · 12
Back over prevention 6.9% · 9
Unknown or other 6.1% · 8
Exterior lighting 3.1% · 4
Severity
Of those complaints, 3 describe a crash, 2 describe a fire and 5 report an injury.
Reading the numbers
Across the 8 model years of the Nissan Armada in this data, 2017 sits 5th by complaint volume. 2004 draws the most.
Filings have fallen off, 36 in the last three years against 50 in the three before. The issues here may already have been addressed.
The median odometer reading at the time of complaint was 45,000 miles.
In owners' own words
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. Electrical system · reported at 47,000 miles
The bci malfunction keeps coming up while I'm driving. When I contact the dealer I'm told that I cannot get anything done unless the alert is on when they look at my vehicle. The car will also become difficult to start. The bci malfunction comes up while I am driving the vehicle randomly. Electrical system · reported at 58,000 miles
When pressing button to start, car gets stuck mid turn on and shakes. Doesnât fully turn on and continues shaking. Button stops working. After multiple presses eventually turns car back off. Sometimes happens twice in a row or will start after the shaking on off. Electrical system
Verbatim from NHTSA filings. Complaints are unverified owner reports.
Safety recalls
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