2011 Nissan Armada problems
Owners have filed 60 complaints with NHTSA about the 2011 Nissan Armada. Engine is the most reported problem area, at 17% of complaints. Next are brakes (12%) and electrical system (10%).
At a glance
- Complaints
- 60 filed with NHTSA
- Most reported
- Engine 17% of complaints
- Crashes and fires
- 4 and 4
- Injuries and deaths
- 3 and 0
- Typical mileage
- 54,000 miles 39 complaints with mileage
Source: NHTSA owner complaints
Where the complaints are
Share of this model year's complaints by the part of the car involved. One complaint can name more than one part, so the shares can add up to more than 100%.
When problems show up
View the numbers
| Mileage | Complaints |
|---|---|
| 0k to 20k miles | 6 |
| 20k to 40k miles | 9 |
| 40k to 60k miles | 9 |
| 60k to 80k miles | 4 |
| 80k to 100k miles | 4 |
| 100k to 120k miles | 3 |
| 120k to 140k miles | 0 |
| 140k to 160k miles | 1 |
| 160k to 180k miles | 1 |
| 180k to 200k miles | 0 |
| 200k+ miles | 2 |
What the data shows
Of the 39 complaints that include odometer readings, half describe a problem before roughly 54,000 miles.
Safety-related details: 4 complaints mention a crash; 4 complaints mention a fire; 3 injuries reported.
Looking only at complaints filed within five years of the model year (so older and newer years are comparable), the 2011 ranks 11th most-complained-about out of 15 model years of the Nissan Armada with enough data (29 complaints in that window). It is also covered by 1 safety recall campaign.
What owners wrote
A few complaints as filed, shortened and with personal details removed. The first ones are among the most serious reports for this model year; the rest are typical.
While driving at 45-50 miles per hour, skid and brake lights came on. Immediatly all tires looked and the vehicle skid of the road. I was unable to brake or stop the vehicle, it slid and over turned until it came to a stop on it's own. Before this my heat(A/C unit) went out on it's own as well as the wipers.
Tl* the contact owns a 2011 nissan armada. The contact was driving approximately 65 MPH when the vehicle abnormally accelerated to 100 MPH. The contact engaged the brake pedal several times. The vehicle reduced speed but did not come to a complete stop. The contact applied repeated forced to the brake pedal and accelerator pedal in order to release the stuck throttle and eventually the vehicle came to a stop. The vehicle was towed to an authorized dealer for diagnosis.
AC motor blower failing. Transmission failure on highway 35n radiator leak to transmission. Smell transmission oils engine light on RPM high/35 to 40 MPH nissan armada 2011 /79000 mile