:mad: I had an unpleasant experience in my Armada this Saturday. I parked the truck in a mall, when I tried to open the driver's door from the inside the door would not open. I tried the automatic locks and tried to push the door hard and nothing. Out of frustration I yelled to my 15 year old son to open the damn door from the outside. He pointed out that the door latch was stucked in the open position; apparently when I opened the door to get inside the vehicle the last time it stayed like that. As a result, it got stuck and did not want to open. That was really disturbing because in case of an accident I would probably be dead meat! I will try to use W240 oil or something. I checked it and it has factory grease. Should I take it to the dealer or has anyone experienced that?

There has been a report of this happening to the Driver's side passenger (rear) door. Supposed to be due to a cheap little plastic piece that breaks (big surprise) inside the door. I would think your dealer would fix this for you, and quickly. Good luck.

Yes,
I had that exact problem. I did not get stuck inside the truck but on my first (on #3) visit to the dealer in 3 weeks, My driver side door handle did exactly that, would get stuck in the out position. They opened it and I guess put some kind of grease in there because when they were done it was all over the window and took 3 days for me to get it off, lol. Did seem to fix the problem.

All of these problems we are having, though minor, are annoying because it takes a trip to the dealer and kills the whole day.

Going to the dealer down here in S Fla is a pain. You need a day off from work to go and hurry up and wait. That is the reason that small stuff like that I'd rather do it myself. Thanks for your replies. :chillpill

:mad: I had an unpleasant experience in my Armada this Saturday. I parked the truck in a mall, when I tried to open the driver's door from the inside the door would not open. I tried the automatic locks and tried to push the door hard and nothing. Out of frustration I yelled to my 15 year old son to open the damn door from the outside. He pointed out that the door latch was stucked in the open position; apparently when I opened the door to get inside the vehicle the last time it stayed like that. As a result, it got stuck and did not want to open. That was really disturbing because in case of an accident I would probably be dead meat! I will try to use W240 oil or something. I checked it and it has factory grease. Should I take it to the dealer or has anyone experienced that?

Since you know now, if it happens again, just roll down the window and let yourself out.

Since you know now, if it happens again, just roll down the window and let yourself out.
You know I was so upset that I forgot to do that! I was not expecting that to happen in a not so cheap truck. :pullout:

I know what you're saying. I also wonder about my door handle sometimes. Everytime I pull on it, it feels like something going to break in there. But so far, so good. Knock on wood..

You're right, the front door handles look nice but sure feel plasticky.

Hey Copernic,

I'm in S. fla. too... where you at??
Who is your dealer??

I have the Pleasure (lol) of dealing with Weston NIssan, where I bought the truck.. Actually, so far, they have been very receptive and have given me a rental every time I have been in for service...

just curious if you have a good dealer down here, especially when it comes time to get the "new" rotors. Weston told me as of right now there are 25 people in front of me and I won't even be on the list until I come back again 2 more times with the problem.

Hey Copernic,

I'm in S. fla. too... where you at??
Who is your dealer??

I have the Pleasure (lol) of dealing with Weston NIssan, where I bought the truck.. Actually, so far, they have been very receptive and have given me a rental every time I have been in for service...

just curious if you have a good dealer down here, especially when it comes time to get the "new" rotors. Weston told me as of right now there are 25 people in front of me and I won't even be on the list until I come back again 2 more times with the problem.
I am in Miami, Dealers down her are not very good. I have been dealing with Esserman Nissan and their service sucks. Maroone is a little better.

By the way I applied WD 40 to the door handle and so far so good. It does not stick in the out position no more. Hope this will be the end. :confused:

didn't even really think of that.... good ol WD-40...

I'm gonna try that tonight myself.

Seems like this truck will need a lot of WD LOL

didn't even really think of that.... good ol WD-40...

I'm gonna try that tonight myself.

Seems like this truck will need a lot of WD LOL

I had the same problem happen to me yesterday with my drivers door handle. I did not get trapped inside but when I got out the door handle did not retract all the way back in. I used the white lithium grease which I think will hold up better in all the rain we have been getting in Miami lately. WD40 will wash away in the rain.

Now it is happening in the passenger side too. The door handle was stuck in the out position this morning. :chainsaw:

Has anyone had a problem with the front door handles freezing and being unable to open door? If you are able to force handle enough to open door then it won't latch when you try to close the door , (latch is stuck in open position) . I've had many vehicles over the years and always lived in the NorthEast, but i believe the doors on this vehicle have frozen more than all the other vehicles I've owned. It must be a poor design and or cheap parts. During the winter I carry a can of WD-40 and a bungee cord at all times. Couple of times I had to climb into the drivers seat from the 2nd row seats, at 6' 2" and 220 lbs it isn't something I want to do very much. 1st time at the dealer all they did was lubricate it, fine in weather above 30 degrees, if it snows or rains then turns colder , I have problems. Back to the dealer again I guess. The 2nd row doors still work even when frozen , you have to pull them open slowly but they latch when you close them, of course it is a different design handle.

Instead of WD-40, I've used teflon. A bit harder to find and slightly more expensive, but it seems to work better in cold weather.

Instead of WD-40, I've used teflon. A bit harder to find and slightly more expensive, but it seems to work better in cold weather.
Have you had problems with the front door handles freezing? I'm trying to find out if this is somewhat of a common problem or an isolated case. It rained here on Wed. then turned cold , mid 30s during the day and low20s at night and every morning the doors are froze. I haven't washed it in two weeks. Any info is appreciated and Thanks for the reply. Oh the teflon you spoke of we have in work, I'll give that a try. Thanks again

take it to the dealer, cause if u dont fix it urself, the dealer will see you tried to fix it and might say your waranty is void or somthing

Have you had problems with the front door handles freezing? I'm trying to find out if this is somewhat of a common problem or an isolated case. It rained here on Wed. then turned cold , mid 30s during the day and low20s at night and every morning the doors are froze. I haven't washed it in two weeks. Any info is appreciated and Thanks for the reply. Oh the teflon you spoke of we have in work, I'll give that a try. Thanks again

Hey allu northern Mada owners D we have enough people with this problem to ask for a TSB??? mine did the same thing( door handle stuck open) earlier this weekend except the door would not close. almost had to shovel snow out of the inside of the truck. I believe that it is a lube/ design problem maybe a new rubber gasket needs to be designed and installed. My solution was to pour hot water into the door handle and unfreeze the sticking part. Its going in for TSBs soon anyway so I'll have the dealer put on some silicone grease ( white lithium solidifies at really cold temps)

The temperatures have been cold here in the steel city, some nights it was in the teens already. I have noticed that the doors have been hard to budge sometimes but not sticking. I believe the right thing to lubricate those sticky parts would be white graphite. It doesn't freeze and won't wear off so easily as WD-40, or other spray products. Get and ask for the white graphite, as the standard grey is messy and can get on cloths and hands and stain them.
Just so you all know I lived in Alaska for over 8 years in the 1970's and when its -52 your vehicle doors will stick some times, so believe me the graphite works. Also the Armada isnt the only vehicle with sticking or frozen doors in the winter time. There is also a spray product on the market for thawing out locks which might be frozen over or shut not allwoing you to use a key. Im sure a little www searching will find the answer, Good Luck and enjoy the winter driving in your Armada. :thumbup:

ok this door handle getting stuck thing is relly annoying


my solution (nearest dealer is a 45 minute drive not what I want to do while holding the drivers door closed)

open the door, remove the plastic plug theat allows access to the door handle mechanism. spray in a little methyl hydrate( stove alcohol) to thaw frozen parts ( pressurized lock de-icer would probably be better). spray inside mechanism with silicone to wash moving parts and follow up with a fluid film type spray lube that sticks and excludes water (stay away from wd40 it actually absorbs water in the long run and makes the problem worse)

replace plastic plug and open/close door a number of time to work lube into moving parts

so far so good had some really cold nights lately and the door has yet to freeze open

My front door handles have been frozen for two weeks, they thaw out during daytime when temps rise to the high 20's to very low 30's, then freeze again at night. I figured the reason Nissan enabled your remote to roll down the front windows was to be able to reach in and open front doors from the inside, at least that way the door latches when you get in and try to close the door. I don't agree that these door handles don't freeze up anymore than other vehicles, I had a 2000 Explorer before my Armada, I used to take it to the car wash in sub-zero weather and that didn't freeze up, at most the weatherstripping would stick a bit , once you slowly pulled the door open it was fine. I think it is a crappy design, or maybe it isn't a widespread problem,a bit hard to believe it isn't a problem with Armadas in the cold weather states.

Brrrrrrrrrrrr...I'm glad I live in Atlanta. Who knows if ours freeze up - if the temperature falls below freezing, we all grab milk and bread, close the schools and businesses, watch the expanded version of the 6:00 news because there was a snowflake on the ground and we don't come out until the sun shines! We don't have a chance to see if the door handles freeze up! LOL!!!

You know whats weird is that this is the first year I've heard of people complain of frozen handles. Is the problem on the 06's or all of them? I know it's not just the Armada as there is a few threads on CT and TT about the same thing. It's weird that it hasn't been a topic until this year (or I've just missed the discussion for the last couple years).

You know whats weird is that this is the first year I've heard of people complain of frozen handles. Is the problem on the 06's or all of them? I know it's not just the Armada as there is a few threads on CT and TT about the same thing. It's weird that it hasn't been a topic until this year (or I've just missed the discussion for the last couple years).

It could be the weather factor in cold areas only :confused:

I had the same problem last year,not to this extent. This year in the NorthEast it turned very cold around Thanksgiving and stayed. Today is the warmest it has been for a month,today it climbed to 42 degrees (shirt sleeve weather) probably won't last long. The dealer last winter only sprayed lube in the handle, didn't do much to help. Since I've been opening the doors from the inside using the auto front window roll down at least the doors will latch when you get in and close the door, if you force the door handle to open the door, then it will not latch when you try to close it. Something inside the door hangs up and the door handle will not return to it's closed position. Always when it drops below 30 dgrees, it seems as if the moisture never clears out of there. Over at TitanTalk there are more than a few complaints. Really frustrating and aggravating to have this to this extent on a $40,000.00 truck. Can't understand why Nissan doesn't put out a TSB on this, when you tell the dealer they act as if they never saw the problem before.

tsb listed for frozen door latch issue
http://www.nissanhelp.com/Ownership/Bulletins/Nissan/2005/NTB05-118.htm

Thanks for the heads up on the TSB, I checked about 3 weeks ago, I didn't find anything on my problem. I really appreciate it, hopefully this will solve my frustrations. To llajumpvid, Thanks Again! Happy New Year!

I am in Miami, Dealers down her are not very good. I have been dealing with Esserman Nissan and their service sucks. Maroone is a little better.I also live in Miami. I go to Maroone Nissan of Kendal. They have treated me fair so far.

Had the TSB done on both front doors about two months ago, have run it through the car wash a few times when it dropped into the teens overnight. Glad to report no more frozen door handles, the operation of the handles even feels more solid now. Door handles really aggravated me before how easily they would freeze up and stay frozen for over a week, after getting wet, as soon as it would drop below 30 degrees. Well hopefully that is done with.

take it to the dealer, you probably have already, this happened to both my back doors, and after the dealer replaced both door lock and latch assembly the problem is fixed. take it easy Mike dm