2004 Nissan Armada Service Brakes Problems
Owners have filed 145 complaints with NHTSA about service brakes problems on the 2004 Nissan Armada, 31% of all complaints for this model year. Half of the reports with a mileage happened before 95,000 miles. The words owners use most often: “turn off” (21% of reports).
- 145service brakes complaints
- 95,000median miles at failure
- 8mention a crash
- 2mention an injury
- 0related recalls
- $1,300typical repair cost reported by owners
- 19%of reports with a speed happened at 50+ mph
What owners describe
Phrases that appear unusually often in these complaints compared with complaints about other cars.
- Turn off: mentioned in 30 of 145 complaints (21%)
- Grinding noise: mentioned in 23 of 145 complaints (16%)
- Brake booster: mentioned in 22 of 145 complaints (15%)
- Pedal went: mentioned in 13 of 145 complaints (9%)
How much does it cost to fix?
Owners who wrote down what they paid or were quoted put the typical service brakes repair on the 2004 Nissan Armada at $1,300, and half of them between $1,150 and $1,450.
Based on 7 NHTSA complaints about this problem alone that state a repair bill or quote (2013), converted to 2026 dollars with the U.S. consumer price index. These are owners' own figures, not a quote: they include dealer quotes, and owners who file complaints often faced larger repairs, so they can run higher than typical shop prices. Prices vary by shop, region and warranty coverage. How we calculate this.
At what mileage do service brakes problems happen?
Based on 127 complaints that reported the odometer reading.
How serious are the reports?
Of 145 complaints, 8 mention a crash, 2 an injury.
Nissan Armada service brakes complaints by model year
| Model year | Service Brakes complaints | Share of that year | Median miles |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 Armada | 1 | 13% | — |
| 2025 Armada | 2 | 10% | — |
| 2023 Armada | 1 | 20% | — |
| 2021 Armada | 1 | 8% | — |
| 2020 Armada | 6 | 22% | — |
| 2019 Armada | 13 | 16% | 13,600 |
| 2018 Armada | 15 | 20% | 32,000 |
| 2017 Armada | 13 | 16% | 45,000 |
| 2016 Armada | 1 | 100% | 157,000 |
| 2014 Armada | 1 | 8% | — |
| 2013 Armada | 7 | 41% | 60,518 |
| 2012 Armada | 4 | 24% | 68,000 |
| 2011 Armada | 6 | 15% | 44,326 |
| 2010 Armada | 3 | 6% | 138,500 |
| 2009 Armada | 1 | 4% | 42,000 |
| 2008 Armada | 57 | 35% | 99,500 |
| 2007 Armada | 41 | 48% | 88,500 |
| 2006 Armada | 138 | 52% | 93,244 |
| 2005 Armada | 109 | 29% | 100,076 |
| 2004 Armada | 145 | 31% | 95,000 |
When owners reported it
Related recalls (0)
No safety recall lists service brakes for the 2004 Nissan Armada. A pattern of complaints does not always lead to a recall.
What owners report
Short excerpts of recent complaints, with personal details removed. Full reports are on NHTSA.gov.
The ecm tells the abs to kick on the parking brake causing it to not have brakes while driving down the road unless you pull over and turn the car off and back on.
This issue had been going on for years with my 2004 Nissan Armada. Driving down the freeway at approximately 70mph and the brake light comes on out of no where. When this happens there us no way to safe stop the vehicle because the brakes will not engage. There is this rattling and grinding sound…
As I was driving through the canyon at 55 mph I pressed on my brakes to begin to slow down for the construction zone coming up and they felt like air no pressure then there was a grinding sound like something was breaking underneath my vehicle as I let off my brakes the brake light came on and it…
Frequently asked questions
Do all 2004 Nissan Armadas have service brakes problems?
No. NHTSA has 145 owner complaints about service brakes for the 2004 Nissan Armada (31% of the 464 complaints for this model year). Complaint data shows that the problem is reported, not how many of all cars sold are affected.
Was there a recall on the 2004 Nissan Armada service brakes?
No recall currently lists service brakes for this vehicle.
At what mileage do service brakes problems start?
The median reported mileage is 95,000 miles: half of the reports with a mileage came before that.
How much does it cost to fix service brakes problems on the 2004 Nissan Armada?
Owners report a typical cost of $1,300 (half paid between $1,150 and $1,450), from 7 complaints that state a repair bill or quote, in 2026 dollars.
What do owners say about service brakes problems on the 2004 Nissan Armada?
The most frequent phrase is “turn off”, in 30 of 145 complaints, followed by “grinding noise” (23).
Other 2004 Nissan Armada problems
See all 2004 Nissan Armada problems or service brakes problems across all Armada years.