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I took a bath on the trade-in as expected but am as happy as fish that I don't have to get depressed and get into my lemon Armada. For those considering an Armada, check out the Dodge Durango...a relative has one and it is put together much better than the Armada will ever be and fully equipped with a Hemi and Nav is still much less than the Armada....wish I had bought one but who would have guessed that Nissan would put out such a bad product...live and learn!!
Best of luck to all current and future Armada owners!!
-mike
Other than the brakes, the 3rd row in general was the biggest gripe I had about this vehicle before buying it. However, we still love it.
-mike
BTW...I'm bringing my Armada in for brake-work tomorrow; only 1600 miles and the thing shakes like crazy under braking. We do mainly street driving and it's taking a toll on these crappy brakes. My service guy tells me he won't have the new brake parts until May so he will turn the rotors to keep me going until he can replace the old parts. At least there is hope ahead...
-mike
-mike
a serious "Drive Train Thump" that Toyota refused to address on the
Sequoia but fixed the Lexus version, so I traded it in. The Sequoia had
the same brake problem as the Armada (UNDERSIZED!!!) but luckily a TSB
was issued 1 month into me owning the truck & it was revamped
ASAP.............I have been a NIssan owner for over 20 years prior to the
Sequoia, (280ZX, 300ZX, 3 Pathfinders, 2 XTerras & now this ARMADA)
.............Besides a loud Cabin (plastic creeks & rattles, Road noise, Engine noise), poor
tires (Continental) , Bogus MPG rating on Sticker and Completely
undersized braking system!!! There is a few facts I have learned while
researching my "Brake Judder" that started at 2800 miles............If you were
like me and hated American Craftsmanship & thought that you were buying
a Japanese designed vehicle, READ ON!!...........You have just bought
an American Truck with a Nissan logo from a company(Nissan), who is now
majority owned by a French company who has failed at making vehicles
their entire history (Renault)...........Now if you think that the
Armadas are being built by "Experienced" workers, the plant went from ground
breaking, to building, to training, to production in 14 months & in Canton Mississippi!!!! Feel
better about your purchase??? I don't!! This is an American vehicle
through & through......and it shows 100%. Worst yet, Nissan used to have a
great customer service system, and stand behind their products 100%
(thus the reason for my purchase) call 1-800-NISSAN1 now and see what you
get.....NOTHING!!!! They will set up a file and that is where it ends. I even had one of the Morons tell me to bring the truck to my dealer on a specific date to let a field Rep. look at it...I dropped off the truck & they called me in the afternoon telling me no one knows about it at Nissan1 or the dealer?????
The dealer I deal with is less informed than me on this brake problem,
and the new TSB that addresses the Nightmare isn't readily available &
will be done in a "Production Date Hierchy" along with fixing the tons
of Lemon law vehicles in litigation first..........So their answer is,
cut the Rotors every 3000 miles until they are up to my "production
date".........And live with the noises because they don't know how to fix
them.............By the way, my facts came from a master Nissan mechanic
who has 24 years with Nissan....& he doesn't like this Poor Quality!! any
more than me............My advice to all considering this vehicle, Wait
at least till "2006"......................... ???? We'll see!!
-mike
-mike
Anytime I have had anything done on my Toyota the service dept. called me the day the parts came in and scheduled an appointment for me..
As much as I love driving my Armada, I have made up my mind that next year I'm going to trade it in for a Sequoia..
-mike
With a towing capacity of only 6500lbs you might as well get one of the larger mid-size vans out there with AWD and have the same towing capacity and more interior room.
-mike
-mike
-mike
Mike how much did the 100K mile btob warranty cost you? Did you puchase it from Nissan?
And the comparable Sequoia is $5,000 to $6,000 more than the Armada.
We do all of our own maintenance here at our business and I am used to extreme customization of trucks and car stereo installation. I will let warranty handle what it will and I will take care of the rest.
-mike
There comes a point when this $ difference isn't worth it if your constantly taking it into the shop or if it leaves your stranded. The Sequoia is superior in overall quality and having been in the Armada's, Infinity cousin (QX)I would say the Sequoia is superior in quality to that as well.
What I will give the Armada is
#1-fold flat 3rd row-Toyota really needs to look at that, but can't do anything until a complete redesign as a result of the rear axle.
#2-Sequoia is bland compared to the Mada.
#3-towing if you need the xtra 3000 lbs., but I doubt that most Armada drivers tow anything at all..
In regards to saying the Sequoia is superior to the Armada in this forum, where should I say it? In the Hyundai forum? Like the umpire, I call them as I see em.
"Overall quality is Superior" please quantify this. I mean anyone could say that about anything...
As for towing, well if you aren't towing or offroading, there is absolutely no reason to own a big SUV, a van or mid-van would serve those purposes far better than even the best SUV. So $ for $ I feel the Armada is a better buy.
As for refinement, the Armada having 4-wheel indy suspension will outhandle the Sequioa any day of the week and the ride is significantly better due to this as well. I've also tried to sit in the 3rd row of the sequoia and find it to be a lot smaller with less leggroom than the armada has.
Also anyone who tows knows you can't have "too much towing capacity" essentially you want to tow about 70-75% of the weight that the manufacturer recommends, and you have to subtract any cargo and passengers from the towing capacity....
So take the 6500lbs of the Sequoia....
Put 5 of your closest friends @ 175/each
A cooler, some overnight bags etc @ 200lbs
1100 lbs total.
6500 - 1100 = 5400lbs towing capacity 75% of that = 4050lbs of towing capacity, which isn't a whole lot of towing.
Same scenario in the Armada.....
9100 - 1100 = 8000lbs 75% of that = 6000lbs of safe towing capacity....
That's about 33% more than that of the Sequoia. This also translates to how well the vehicle will handle and accelerate when not trailering but loaded down with bodies and gear.
If you bought your truck just for the family of 4.... or to pimp around in, then yeah there is not a big difference between the sequoia and the armada...
But if you bought it to actually use, the capabilities, standard features and VALUE can't be beat on the Armada.
-Mike
Just out of curiosity why a '04 rather then '05???
christina
-mike
Come on Nissan fix the Armada. Almost bought the Land Cruiser but its so dated looking. Still holding out for the real Aramada to show up.
Come on Nissan fix the Armada. Almost bought the Land Cruiser but its so dated looking. Still holding out for the real Aramada to show up.
No car is ever built perfect every time. So basically if you want a perfect car you will NEVER find it. As for brake issues, they'll get worked out, that's what happens on a 1st year build of a new car. As for "10k in upgrades" I'm not adding anything, i'm saying that you have $10k worth of discount for a superior car in almost all respects, of course you don't get the "Toyota Name" but i'm not into names anyway.
-mike
-mike
I originally received v 6.1 with the vehicle, and bought the v 6.3 a few months ago.
I didn't notice a huge amount of changes from v 6.1 to v 6.3, in the area that I drive.
I plan on updating every two or three years, no more often, unless my daily driving routes need to change for some reason.
Bob
-mike
-mike
Bob
-mike
Apparently you're not as close to empty as you think. You might try letting it run down a little further and see how much difference that makes.
tidester, host
Is there a TSB for the gas gauge?