Nissan Armada Transmission Problems
71 owner complaints filed with NHTSA across 15 model years.
Complaints by Year
Worst year: 2017. Best year: 2023.
Owner Reports
A representative sample of complaints filed with NHTSA.
On July 29, 2025, while pulling into the driveway, my 2023 Nissan Armada experienced a complete electrical and brake failure. I put the vehicle in Park, and the entire dash and infotainment screen went black while the engine was still ru...
I APPLIED MY BRAKES AND STOPPED 10 FEET BEHIND A PICK-UP AT TRAFFIC LIGHT. THE CAR SURGED FORWARD. I PUSHED ON THE BRAKES HARDER, STOPPED THEN THE CAR SURGED AGAIN HITTING THE PICK-UP TWICE EACH TIME AFTER STOPPING WHEN PUSHING HARDER ON...
THE VEHICLE DIFFERENTIAL CONTROL STOPPED WORKING AND CAUSED A BRAKE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE SLIDE THROUGH A RED LIGHT INTO AN INTERSECTION WHERE IT WAS STRUCK IN THE SIDE BY ANOTHER VEHICLE. AFTER THE INCIDENT, I CHECKED THE BRAKES AND IT...
TWICE, WHILE I THOUGHT THE VEHICLE WAS IN PARK, IT BEGAN TO ROLL. THE FIRST TIME I CAUGHT IT RIGHT AWAY AND IGRNORED IT. THE SECOND TIME WAS TUESDAY MARCH 11, 2014. I ARRIVED AND WORK AND PARKED. IT WAS DARK. PUT THE TRUCK IN PARK, TURNE...
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 NISSAN ARMADA. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED THE VEHICLE WAS ON AND THE TRANSMISSION SHIFTED OUT OF GEAR INDEPENDENTLY. THE VEHICLE THEN CRASHED INTO ANOTHER PARKED VEHICLE WHILE THE GEAR SHI...
WIFE WAS IN OUR NISSAN 2004 ARMADA AND WAS COMPLETELY STOPPED ON FLAT GROUND, PLACED SUV IN PARK. GOT OUT OF SUV PLACED BOTH FEET ON THE GROUND TO STAND UP AND THEN THE SUV SURGED AND JUMPED FORWARD, WHILE STILL IN PARK. THE VEHICLE CRU...
When I was stopped and taking a turn, the car will not fully accelerate and it feels almost as if the car is stuck in first gear and won't shift. It makes a super loud revving noise and won't go over 15-20 mph. When this happens, I can...
While driving my 2025 Nissan Armada Platinum Reserve during morning rush hour traffic and moving with the speed of traffic, the accelerator (gas) pedal assembly physically broke off, causing an immediate loss of throttle control. The fa...
The contact owns a 2018 Nissan Armada. The contact stated that while shifted in reverse, the vehicle failed to respond; however, the vehicle was able to drive forward. There were no warning lights illuminated. The vehicle was taken to an...
My driver's side rear "CV axel" needs replaced, and there are many TSB's regarding the Powertrain. My vehicle has roughly 87,000 miles on it. It seems as if there is an issue the manufacturer knows about but there hasn't been enough co...
THE VEHICLE ABRUPTLY LOST REVERSE GEAR WHILE DRIVING ON A PUBLIC ROADWAY. AFTER APPROXIMATELY 3 HOURS OF CONTINUOUS HIGHWAY DRIVING, THE VEHICLE WAS BROUGHT TO A STOP, PLACED INTO REVERSE, ACCELERATED IN REVERSE FOR APPROXIMATELY 100', ...
WHILE DRIVING THE VEHICLE HAS DISPLAYED AN INTERMITTENT TRANSMISSION SHUDDER AT LOW SPEEDS WHEN ACCELERATING FROM A STOPPED POSITION. THIS OCCURS AT SPEEDS BETWEEN 20-40 MPH. THE SHUDDER CAN BE FELT THROUGH THE FLOOR INTO THE SEAT AND AP...