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2004 Nissan Armada engine problems

The 2004 Nissan Armada has 35 engine complaints filed with NHTSA — 6% of the year's total, and the first year with meaningful reports in this category.

35

Engine complaints

6%

Share of year

0

Crash-involved

1

Related recalls

Engine complaints by year

Armada engine complaints by model year41 complaints2004: 35 complaints2005: 41 complaints2006: 18 complaints2007: 8 complaints2008: 5 complaints2009: 4 complaints2010: 6 complaints2011: 10 complaints2017: 16 complaints2018: 14 complaints2019: 9 complaints2020: 4 complaints2021: 3 complaints2022: 3 complaints2026: 1 complaints
Armada engine complaints by model year. Red bars are years to avoid.

Related recalls

10V517000EngineOctober 28, 2010 · 747,480 units

Defect

NISSAN IS RECALLING CERTAIN MODEL YEAR 2004-2006 ARMADA, TITAN, INFINITI QX56 AND MODEL YEAR 2005-2006 FRONTIER, PATHFINDER AND XTERRA VEHICLES. THE INTELLIGENT POWER DISTRIBUTION MODULE (IPDM) ASSEMBLY CONTAINS AN ENGINE CONTROL MODULE (ECM) RELAY THAT HAS A DIODE FOR ELECTRICAL CURRENT NOISE REDUCTION. THE ECM RELAY MAY ALLOW SILICON VAPOR TO FORM AND, OVER TIME, THE SILICON EVAPORATES FROM THE DIODE MOLDING WHICH CAUSES SILICON OXIDE TO DEVELOP ON THE ECM RELAY CONTACT DUE TO ARCING.

Consequence

THIS COULD CAUSE ENGINE STALLING INCREASING THE RISK OF A CRASH.

Remedy

DEALERS WILL REPLACE THE ECM RELAY INSIDE THE IPDM ASSEMBLY. THIS SERVICE WILL BE PERFORMED FREE OF CHARGE. THE SAFETY RECALL BEGAN ON DECEMBER 6, 2010. OWNERS MAY CONTACT NISSAN AT 1-800-647-7261.

What owners report

“TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 NISSAN ARMADA. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 10 MPH ATTEMPTING TO MAKE A TURN, AND NOTICED SMOKE COMING FROM THE FRONT END OF THE VEHICLE. THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS APPLIED WITH FORCE REPEATEDLY AND THE VEHICLE CONTINUED TO ACCELERATE. THE VEHICLE CAME TO A STOP WHEN…”

Complaint filed with NHTSA · Engine · July 8, 2010 · fire

Common questions

How many engine complaints does the 2004 Nissan Armada have?

NHTSA has 35 complaints about the 2004 Nissan Armada engine — 6% of all complaints filed for that model year.

Are there recalls for the 2004 Nissan Armada engine?

Yes — 1 NHTSA recall campaign for this model year is tied to the engine: 10V517000.

Related

Based on NHTSA ODI data through June 2026. Complaints are consumer-reported and unverified. Updated July 5, 2026.

Compiled by Sharon Ben-Moshe, Founder.