What Owners Report NHTSA ODI · 2,175,102 complaints · MY1998–2026

2017 Nissan Armada

Typical pattern

7.6% of complaints about the 2017 Nissan Armada came in the first year, which is unremarkable for a 2017 vehicle — around the middle of the 203 model-years on record. The median complaint arrives at 4.8 yr in service. The most-reported system is electrical system (33 complaints), typically at 5.0 yr or about 47,000 miles.

Complaints
131
Median age at failure
4.8 yr
Median mileage
46,000 n=56
Crash / fire / tow
6.9% of reports
Safety recalls
0

When each system is reported — middle 50% of complaints

System
0y2y4y6y8y10y12y14y
Electrical system
33 reports · 47,000 mi
5.0 yr
3%
Power train
17 reports · 36,000 mi
3.0 yr
0%
Engine
16 reports · 48,000 mi
5.6 yr
6.2%

In owners’ own words

Power train 8,000 mi 2 mo in service
FROM SLOW STARTS, THE TACHOMETER WILL FLUTTER AND THAT HESITATION IS TRANSMITTED THROUGH THE DRIVETRAIN TO THE WHEELS. THIS HESITATION HAS BEEN SEEN AROUND ALL SHIFT POINTS AND HAS BEEN CONFIRMED BY SERVICE TECHNICIANS. NISSAN DOES NOT HAVE A FIXED AT THIS TIME. THE CONDITION REPRESENTS A HAZARD ON ICY ROADS' IT CAUSED ME TO LEAVE A LANE DUE TO SLIP. A VIDEO OF THE TACHOMETER IS AVAILABLE ON REQUEST.
Power train 36,000 mi 1.7 yr in service
2017 VEHICLE HESITATED WHILE LEAVING A DRIVE THROUGH, WOULD NOT SHIFT FROM PARK. AT NEXT VENUE, THE VEHICLE FAILED TO START. OWNER ATTEMPTED TO START VEHICLE WITH REMOTE START. THE ENGINE TURNED ON, HOWEVER, UPON ENTRY WHEN THE OWNER PRESSED THE START AND PLACED FOOT ON THE BRAKE, THE VEHICLE SHUT OFF. THE VEHICLE WAS THEN TOWED TO THE DEALERSHIP WHERE REPAIRS WERE MADE TO A STOP SENSOR, HOWEVER, THE VEHICLE IS STILL HESITATING.
Power train 1,500 mi 3 mo in service
FROM SLOW STARTS, THE TACHOMETER WILL FLUTTER AND THAT HESITATION IS TRANSMITTED THROUGH THE DRIVETRAIN TO THE WHEELS.
Electrical system 36,000 mi 1.7 yr in service
2017 VEHICLE HESITATED WHILE LEAVING A DRIVE THROUGH, WOULD NOT SHIFT FROM PARK. AT NEXT VENUE, THE VEHICLE FAILED TO START. OWNER ATTEMPTED TO START VEHICLE WITH REMOTE START. THE ENGINE TURNED ON, HOWEVER, UPON ENTRY WHEN THE OWNER PRESSED THE START AND PLACED FOOT ON THE BRAKE, THE VEHICLE SHUT OFF. THE VEHICLE WAS THEN TOWED TO THE DEALERSHIP WHERE REPAIRS WERE MADE TO A STOP SENSOR, HOWEVER, THE VEHICLE IS STILL HESITATING.

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