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Angelique of Union, NJ October 14, 2009

We bought a pre-owned Nissan Armada 2004 model last July 2007. For the past year and a half, everything was good and we enjoyed the spacious ride of our Nissan Armada especially when we go on long road trips.

A few months ago, all these lights on the dashboard were lit - brakes, slip, vdf, etc. and even the speedometer or rpm were on zero even if the vehicle was running. The Armada would just suddenly brake or it makes a loud thump sound which seems to come from the brakes or the transmission. The shifting of the gears then becomes off. This happened several times and what we do is stop and wait for a few minutes then restart again. Sometimes the Armada will start but sometimes it will take a few days for it to restart.

We had brought this to Nissan a couple of times and they said that there was nothing wrong. They will be able to tell only if there is something wrong if they see all these lights lit up otherwise, they don't see anything wrong. It happens randomly and so when are we suppose to take it to Nissan? We can't really tell.

Last July, we went to Niagara Falls - Canada side - and took the Armada for the trip. This was the first time that we took in for a road trip that far. On our way back to NJ, it was already getting dark about 9 pm, the signals and all the lights on the dashboard started to light up and the gears were not shifting and was making that loud thump sound again. The kids were getting scared and we were on the highway in the middle of nowhere and it was dark. It was pretty scary because we were running about 60 miles and we could not change lanes to go to the side of the road because the signal lights were not working and there were cars and trucks speeding by. We were also afraid that if we turn off the engine, it might not turn on again. We finally reached a rest area and just decided to turn off the engine and let it rest for a while. It did turn on after a few minutes and just kept driving even if the lights were turning on and off. We manage to arrive home safely but it was scary!

A few days after we brought it to Nissan again and they said that it could be the computer/ mother board so they reset it. A few days after they did the resetting, same thing happened. So they suggest to totally change the motherboard and this would cost us $2000! It is not covered with the warranty.

My question is: should they consider this a recall? I have read a number of reviews of similar problems. I think this is very dangerous. This can cause lives if the Armada's electronic functions just goes on a haywire while you are running at 60-70 miles.

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