2012 Nissan ARMADA: complaints, problems and recalls
Explore the records behind recurring owner reports.
Key facts
17 owner complaints analyzed
1 distinct recall campaigns
48,500 mi median reported failure mileage
Scope: 2012 model year. Data snapshot: . 14 complaints include usable failure mileage.
Most common problems
Service Brakes is the most frequently named component, appearing in 4 of 17 complaints (23.5%). A complaint can name multiple components.
| Topic | Matching reports | Share of complaints |
|---|---|---|
| Braking behavior | 6 | 35.3% |
| Engine operation | 2 | 11.8% |
| Fuel system concerns | 2 | 11.8% |
| Steering behavior | 1 | 5.9% |
Topic matches use published keyword rules. They describe mentions, including negations or comparisons, and do not confirm a diagnosis. Read the matching rules.
Component breakdown
Number of unique complaints naming each component. Top eight shown.
| Category | Count |
|---|---|
| Service Brakes | 4 |
| Electrical System | 3 |
| Air Bags | 2 |
| Fuel System, Gasoline | 2 |
| Unknown Or Other | 2 |
| Electronic Stability Control (Esc) | 1 |
| Equipment Adaptive/Mobility | 1 |
| Fuel System, Gasoline:Storage:Evaporative Emissions:Hoses/Valves/Sensors | 1 |
Service Brakes: 4; Electrical System: 3; Air Bags: 2; Fuel System, Gasoline: 2; Unknown Or Other: 2; Electronic Stability Control (Esc): 1; Equipment Adaptive/Mobility: 1; Fuel System, Gasoline:Storage:Evaporative Emissions:Hoses/Valves/Sensors: 1
Reported problems by failure mileage
Complaint counts in mileage bands. These are not failure rates per vehicle or mile.
| Category | Count |
|---|---|
| Under 25,000 | 4 |
| 25,000 to 49,999 | 3 |
| 50,000 to 74,999 | 2 |
| 75,000 to 99,999 | 1 |
| 100,000 to 149,999 | 3 |
| 150,000 and above | 1 |
Under 25,000: 4; 25,000 to 49,999: 3; 50,000 to 74,999: 2; 75,000 to 99,999: 1; 100,000 to 149,999: 3; 150,000 and above: 1
Under 25,000 miles has the most reports with usable mileage (4). 3 complaints have missing, zero or invalid mileage.
Complaints over time
Year the complaint was filed, not the vehicle model year or incident year. The snapshot year is partial.
| Category | Count |
|---|---|
| 2013 | 1 |
| 2014 | 2 |
| 2015 | 4 |
| 2017 | 1 |
| 2018 | 2 |
| 2019 | 1 |
| 2020 | 2 |
| 2023 | 1 |
| 2024 | 1 |
| 2025 | 2 |
2013: 1; 2014: 2; 2015: 4; 2017: 1; 2018: 2; 2019: 1; 2020: 2; 2023: 1; 2024: 1; 2025: 2
Pattern summary
Service Brakes leads the component reports. Braking behavior appears in 6 complaint narratives. Engine operation appears in 2 complaint narratives. Fuel system concerns appears in 2 complaint narratives. Use these patterns to inspect individual reports and prepare questions for a mechanic.
Calculated from recorded counts. An AI narrative has not been published for this selection.
Examples from the source records
Examples provide context, not a representative sample or a verified diagnosis.
Owner report 10541742 · 2013-09-04 (September 4, 2013)
I HIT THE BUTTON TO CLOSE THE REAR LIFT GATE. I THEN STEPPED AWAY AND WHEN COMING BACK AROUND THE CORNER I DID NOT CUT THE CORNER WIDE ENOUGH AND WENT RIGHT INTO THE GATE WHICH CONTINUED TO CLOSE ON MY HEAD. THIS RESULTED IN A LACERATION TO MY FOREHEAD, A CONCUSSION AND A TRIP TO THE ER. AT MY ADMISSION, I WAS RUSHING AROUND THE CORNER SO I THOUGHT PERHAPS THAT MAYBE I DID NOT GIVE IT ENOUGH TIME TO SENSE ME AND RETRACT. HOWEVER, I HAVE SINCE "TESTED" THIS AUTOMATIC CLOSE FEATURE WITH MY ARM AND IT DOES NOT SENSE IT AND CONTINUES TO CLOSE. OBVI…
Owner-reported narrative. 4,000 miles reported. Look up ODI 10541742 at NHTSA ↗
Owner report 10621277 · 2014-08-11 (August 11, 2014)
I WAS DRIVING TO THE STORE ONE MORNING ABOUT 3 MILES FROM HOME. ALL OF A SUDDEN THE RAIN STARTED COMING IN THE CAR BC THE SUNROOF DRAIN LINES WERE IMPROPERLY WORKING AT 10% BECAUSE WHEN MANUFACTURED THEY WERE PLACED THE WRONG WAY. THIS CAUSED WATER TO POUR INTO MY CAR AS I WAS DRIVING . MY FEET WERE SOAKED AS RAINWATER POURED ON THE GAS AND BRAKE PEDALS. IT ALSO STARTED TO COME THROUGH THE DVD PLAYER ,THE SUNROOF WHEN CLOSED AND THE SIDE TOP PANEL IN FRONT. MY LIGHTS AND SPEEDOMETER BEGAN TO GO IN AND OUT AS THEN WATER CONTINUED TO FLOOD MY …
Owner-reported narrative. 8,000 miles reported. Look up ODI 10621277 at NHTSA ↗
Owner report 10643379 · 2014-10-08 (October 8, 2014)
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 NISSAN ARMADA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE STALLED ON NUMEROUS OCCASIONS. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER ON FIVE OCCASIONS FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE INTAKE SENSOR AND THE FUEL PUMP WERE REPLACED SEVERAL TIMES, BUT THE FAILURE PERSISTED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 37,000. UPDATED 11/24/14*LJ
Owner-reported narrative. 37,000 miles reported. Look up ODI 10643379 at NHTSA ↗
Owner report 10679106 · 2015-01-27 (January 27, 2015)
ON OR ABOUT 1/14/2015 I PULLED INTO MY MOTHER'S DRIVEWAY TO DROP OFF MY CHILD FOR DAYCARE. I PUT MY VEHICLE IN PARK, APPLIED THE EMERGENCY BRAKE BECAUSE THE DRIVEWAY SITS UP HIGH, AND TURNED OFF THE ARMADA. UPON EXITING MY MOTHER'S HOUSE I OBSERVED MY VEHICLE ROLLING OFF THE DRIVEWAY ON IT'S OWN. IT DIDN'T STOP UNTIL IT HIT THE CURB ACROSS THE STREET. THIS COULD HAVE LEAD TO A CRASH OR WORSE IF I HAD BEEN UNLOADING MY CHILD FROM HIS CARSEAT WHEN THE INCIDENT OCCURRED. I HATE TO THINK WHAT WOULD HAVE OCCURRED IF ONE OF MY OTHER CHILDREN WAS…
Owner-reported narrative. 37,000 miles reported. Look up ODI 10679106 at NHTSA ↗
Owner report 10720926 · 2015-05-21 (May 21, 2015)
LEFT REAR PARKING BRAKE CABLE BRACKET SNAPPED CAUSING THE BRAKE CABLE TO WRAP AROUND THE LEFT REAR DRIVE AXLE, PULLING THE DRIVE AXLE OUT OF THE TRANS-AXLE, AND CAUSING SEVERE DAMAGE TO THE DRIVE SHAFT AND DRIVE TRAIN. THE TRUCK WOULD NOT DRIVE FORWARD OR IN REVERSE AND WOULD DRIFT IN PARK, AS IF IT WAS IN NEUTRAL. ALSO, DUE TO THE PARKING BRAKE CABLE WRAPPING AROUND THE DRIVE AXLE, THE PARKING BRAKE CABLE HAD EVENTUALLY SNAPPED, RENDERING NO FUNCTION OF THE PARKING BRAKE WHEN ATTEMPTING TO ENGAGE THE PARKING BRAKE. I HAD TO PUSH THE VEHICLE…
Owner-reported narrative. 33,656 miles reported. Look up ODI 10720926 at NHTSA ↗
Owner report 10721221 · 2015-05-24 (May 24, 2015)
AT APPROXIMATELY 45-50 THE CAR BEGAN TO SHUDDER ON A STATE HIGHWAY AND STALLED MAKING IT IMPOSSIBLE TO STEER WITH NORMAL EFFORT . IT WOULD NOT START AND WAS TOWED. OF NOTE THIS IS MY 2ND ARMADA MY 2004 HAD THE SAME PROBLEM. I CAN'T IMAGINE NISSAN DOES NOT KNOW AND HAS DONE NOTHING TO FIX IT. ANY THOUGHTS ?
Owner-reported narrative. 60,000 miles reported. Look up ODI 10721221 at NHTSA ↗
Owner report 10726326 · 2015-06-20 (June 20, 2015)
RIGHT REAR PARKING BRAKE CABLE BRACKET SNAPPED. CABLE DROPPED DOWN ON TO RIGHT REAR DRIVE AXLE AND A LOUD GRINDING NOISE WAS HEARD. TOOK VEHICLE TO NISSAN DEALER AND THEY CLAIMED IT WAS NOT A WARRANTY REPAIR.
Owner-reported narrative. 24,231 miles reported. Look up ODI 10726326 at NHTSA ↗
Owner report 11042877 · 2017-11-03 (November 3, 2017)
I WAS IDENTIFIED AS THE OWNER OF A VEHICLE WITH ONE OR MORE TAKATA -MANUFACTURED AIRBAG INFLATORS POTENTIALLY DEFECTIVE , DO I HAVE A CLAIM ?
Owner-reported narrative. Look up ODI 11042877 at NHTSA ↗
Recall history
1 distinct campaigns affect this selection. Announcement dates below are different from vehicle model years. A campaign may cover multiple years.
12V143000 · Equipment:Other:Labels
Reported: 2012-04-04 (April 4, 2012)
NISSAN IS RECALLING CERTAIN MODEL YEAR 2012 TITAN AND ARMADA VEHICLES, MANUFACTURED FROM AUGUST 12, 2011, THROUGH MARCH 13, 2012. THE PART 567 CERTIFICATION LABELS ON THE VEHICLES DO NOT CONTAIN RIM SIZE INFORMATION. THUS, THESE VEHICLES FAIL TO COMPLY WITH THE REQUIREMENTS OF FEDERAL MOTOR VEHICLE SAFETY STANDARD NO. 110, TIRE SELECTION AND RIMS.
Consequence: THE OMISSION OF THE RIM SIZE MAY LEAD TO AN INCORRECT TIRE/WHEEL COMBINATION WHICH MAY INCREASE THE LIKELIHOOD OF A CRASH.
Remedy: NISSAN WILL SUPPLY OWNERS WITH A NEW LABEL AND INSTRUCTIONS ON HOW INSTALL THE LABEL OR THE OWNER WILL HAVE THE OPTION OF TAKING THEIR VEHICLE TO A NISSAN DEALER TO HAVE THE NEW LABEL INSTALLED FREE OF CHARGE. THE SAFETY RECALL BEGAN ON MAY 28, 2012. OWNERS MAY CONTACT NISSAN AT 1-615-725-1000.
NHTSA campaign record ↗