IllustrationREASONABLY NEW TIRES BLEW OUT ON INTERSTATE 75 CAUSING ACCIDENT, NEARLY FATAL. LUCKILY NO OTHER VEHICLES INVOLVED ALTHOUGH VEHICLE TRANSVERSE THREE LANES OF TRAFFIC TO GET TO THE MEDIAN AND ENDED UP FACING ONCOMING TRAFFIC.. EXTENSIVE DAMAGE TO THE VEHICLE BUT NO INJURIES. OBVIOUSLY DEFECTIVE TIRES. *TR
1999 Nissan Quest
Owner reports · Recalls · Investigations
Similar to other model years
Owner complaints for the 1999 Nissan Quest do not stand out strongly from the model-year median of 66.
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Owner complaints by model year
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What owners reported most
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When problems were reported
Mileage at the reported incident
30–25K
1225–50K
850–75K
775–100K
4100–150K
2150K+
36 reports with mileage · 82 unknown
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What to inspect
Issues worth paying extra attention to based on owner reports.
- Vehicle Speed Control. Review the 39 owner reports in this category and discuss these concerns during a pre-purchase inspection. Read reports →
- Service Brakes, Hydraulic. Review the 23 owner reports in this category and discuss these concerns during a pre-purchase inspection. Read reports →
- Visibility. Review the 11 owner reports in this category and discuss these concerns during a pre-purchase inspection. Read reports →
NHTSA owner reports · September 18, 2026 snapshot.
4 crash reports2 fire reports6 injury reports
Tires complaints
8 reportsTL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 NISSAN QUEST. THE VEHICLE HAS COOPER TRENDSETTER SE, SIZE P205/75R15 TIRES. THE CONTACT STATED THAT SHE SAW A DEFECTIVE TREND IN SEVERAL COOPER TIRES THAT SHE PURCHASED. SHE BOUGHT FOUR TIRES INITIALLY IN AUGUST OF 2006. IN NOVEMBER OF 2006, THE CONTACT RETURNED ONE TIRE BECAUSE IT WAS DEFECTIVE. …
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TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 NISSAN QUEST. THE VEHICLE HAS COOPER TRENDSETTER SE, SIZE P205/75R15 TIRES. THE CONTACT STATED THAT SHE SAW A DEFECTIVE TREND IN SEVERAL COOPER TIRES THAT SHE PURCHASED. SHE BOUGHT FOUR TIRES INITIALLY IN AUGUST OF 2006. IN NOVEMBER OF 2006, THE CONTACT RETURNED ONE TIRE BECAUSE IT WAS DEFECTIVE. ON DECEMBER 23, 2007, THE TIRES EXPERIENCED TREAD SEPARATION WHILE DRIVING 55 MPH. BOTH PASSENGER SIDE TIRES SEPARATED. THE CONTACT PURCHASED NEW TIRES. THE DEALER AND MANUFACTURER HAVE NOT BEEN NOTIFIED. THE VIN WAS INVALID. THE PURCHASE DATE, ENGINE SIZE, AND POWERTRAIN WERE UNKNOWN. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 174,500 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 159,328.
I HAVE HAD TO LOOK INTO ALIGNMENT PROBELMS AGAIN AND REPLACE THE BRAKES AND THE TIRES AGAIN. I ALSO WAS TOLD BY THE DEALER THAT THIS WAS BECAUSE OF "NORMAL" WEARING OF THE CV JOINTS AND THAT MY FRONT AXLE WAS SHOT SO I HAD TO REPLACE THIS TOO. I HAVE HAD SO MUCH TIRE, TIRE VALVE, BRAKE AND FRONT END TROUBLE, IT'S RIDICULOUS.*AK
GENERAL AMERI GS 60 TIRE HAD TREAD SEPARATION ON THE HIGHWAY WHILE TRAVELING AT THE RECOMMEND SPEEDS OF 70 MILES AN HOUR. THE TIRE THROUGH A LARGE CHUNK INTO THE CAR AND COULD HAVE LOST CONTROL OR WORSE. *NLM
SHORTLY AFTER PURCHASING THE QUEST, I NOTICED A VIBRATION IN THE VEHICLE STEERING WHEEL AND ENCOUNTERED A ROUGH RIDE WHEN THE VEHICLE WENT OVER 30 MILES AN HOUR. I TOOK THE CAR TO THE DEALER THE FIRST TIME AND THEY BALANCED AND ROTATED THE TIRES. SHORTLY AFTER, I EXPERIENCED THE SAME PROBLEM AND RETURNED TO THE DEALER. THIS TIME…
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SHORTLY AFTER PURCHASING THE QUEST, I NOTICED A VIBRATION IN THE VEHICLE STEERING WHEEL AND ENCOUNTERED A ROUGH RIDE WHEN THE VEHICLE WENT OVER 30 MILES AN HOUR. I TOOK THE CAR TO THE DEALER THE FIRST TIME AND THEY BALANCED AND ROTATED THE TIRES. SHORTLY AFTER, I EXPERIENCED THE SAME PROBLEM AND RETURNED TO THE DEALER. THIS TIME THE DEALER TOLD ME THAT THE TIRES WERE OUT OF "TRUE" AND THAT I NEEDED TO GO TO GOODYEAR TO HAVE THE TIRES REPLACED. GOODYEAR REPLACED TWO OF THE TIRES. A FEW MONTHS LATER, I RETURNED TO GOODYEAR BECAUSE THE PROBLEM RETURNED. GOODYEAR THEN REPLACED ONE ADDITIONAL TIRE. WITHIN A FEW MONTHS, I RETURNED TO GOODYEAR AGAIN WITH THE SAME PROBLEM AND THEY AGREED TO CHANGE ALL FOUR TIRES. WITHIN A FEW MONTHS I RETURNED TO GOODYEAR WITH THE SAME PROBLEM AND THEY SUGGESTED THAT THE VEHICLE WEIGHT MAY OF BEEN TOO MUCH FOR THE TIRES SO HE REQUESTED THAT I REPLACE THE PERFORMANCE TIRES ON THE VEHICLE WITH OTHER TIRES. I AGREED AND GOODYEAR AGAIN REPLACED ALL FOUR TIRES. IN DECEMBER 2001, I ONCE AGAIN RETURNED TO THE GOODYEAR BECAUSE THE PROBLEM WAS ONCE AGAIN PRESENT. THEY AGREED TO REPLACE THE TIRES, BUT FELT THAT THE PROBLEM WAS WITH THE SUSPENSION ON THE QUEST RATHER THAN A DEFECT ON THE TIRE. THE SECOND PROBLEM I'VE ENCOUNTER WITH THE QUEST SINCE ABOUT 15,000 MILES IS THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL STICKS. THIS IS A MORE SERIOUS PROBLEM BECAUSE ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS THE PROBLEM ALMOST CAUSED AN ACCIDENT. IT OCCURS WHEN THE VEHICLE IS STOPPED AT A LIGHT, AND I THEN TRY TO ACCELERATE. THE PEDAL IS SO STUCK, THAT WHEN IT FINALLY GIVES WAY THE VEHICLE TAKES OFF QUICKLY. THIS ALSO HAPPENS IF I TAKE MY FOOT OFF THE ACCELERATOR TO SLOW DOWN, THEN IF I TRY TO ACCELERATE AGAIN I CAN'T. I TOOK IT IN FOR SERVICE, BUT THE DEALER SAID IT WAS AN INTERMITTEN PROBLEM AND COULD NOT REPLICATE THE DIFFICULTY. THE PROBLEM IS STILL INTERMITTEN, BUT I NOTICED THAT WHEN I DROVE IT IN FLORIDA ON VACATION THIS PAST MONTH, IT OCCURED REGULARLY.*AK
BRAKE DISC ROTORS ON FRONT AND REAR OF VEHICLE ARE PREMATURELY WEARING, CAUSE UNKNOWN. *AK BRAKES WORE OUT AT 15000 AND 31000 MILES *YH
BOTH REAR TIRES FAILED THE FIRST WAS THE R REAR AND 3 HOURS LATER THE LEFT REAR THE HWY PATROL WAS ON THE SCENE BUT SAID SINCE THERE WAS NO ACCIDENT HE COULD NOT FILE A REPORT ON PROPERTY DAMAGE. *AK (TIRESIZE: P215/70R15)
AFTER VEHICLE REACHES 17,00 MILES STEERING WHEEL AND FRONT BEGAN TO SHAKE GIVING THE VEHICLE A ROUGH RIDE.*AK THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER AND WAS DIAGNOSED AS HAVING BENT REAR AXLE. THE VEHICLE WAS NEVER BEEN IN ACCIDENT SO THE BENT AXLE SHOULD BE MANUFACTURER DEFECT. THE TIRES ARE WORN PREMATURELY, BUT THE DEALER R…
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AFTER VEHICLE REACHES 17,00 MILES STEERING WHEEL AND FRONT BEGAN TO SHAKE GIVING THE VEHICLE A ROUGH RIDE.*AK THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER AND WAS DIAGNOSED AS HAVING BENT REAR AXLE. THE VEHICLE WAS NEVER BEEN IN ACCIDENT SO THE BENT AXLE SHOULD BE MANUFACTURER DEFECT. THE TIRES ARE WORN PREMATURELY, BUT THE DEALER REFUSED TO PAY FOR THE REPLACEMENTS CLAIMING AT 17000 MILES IT IS A NORMAL WEAR. *YH
Official recalls
400V292002 · Steering:rack And Pinion
Oct 2, 2000
VEHICLE DESCRIPTION: MINI VANS. ONE OR MORE OF THE FIVE BOLTS THAT MOUNT THE RACK AND PINION STEERING GEAR TO THE VEHICLE MAY HAVE BEEN INCORRECTLY TIGHTENED.
Consequence & remedy
Consequence: THERE COULD BE A LOOSENESS IN THE STEERING, WHICH MAY BE ACCOMPANIED BY NOISE OR VIBRATION.
Remedy: DEALERS WILL INSPECT THE VEHICLES AND, IF THE BOLTS ARE MISSING, WILL REPLACE THE STEERING GEAR MOUNTING BOLTS. ALL BOLTS WILL BE TIGHTENED TO THE SPECIFIED TORQUE.
99V347002 · Exterior Lighting:tail Lights
Dec 20, 1999
VEHICLE DESCRIPTION: MINIVANS AND LIGHT DUTY TRUCKS. THE TAIL LIGHT SOCKET MAY HAVE BEEN IMPROPERLY MOLDED, RESULTING IN THE LOCKING TAB HAVING INSUFFICIENT FORCE TO RETAIN THE BULB.
Consequence & remedy
Consequence: IF THE BULB FALLS OUT OF THE SOCKET, THE BRAKE OR TAIL LAMP FUNCTION CANNOT OCCUR.
Remedy: DEALERS WILL REPLACE THE TAIL LAMP SOCKETS.
99V205002 · Fuel System, Gasoline:storage:tank Assembly:mounting
Aug 5, 1999
VEHICLE DESCRIPTION: MINI VANS. THE FUEL TANK RETENTION STRAP (TWO STRAPS PER VEHICLE) CAN BREAK AT THE SPOT WELDS CAUSING AN UNDERBODY RATTLE.
Consequence & remedy
Consequence: THERE IS ALSO A POTENTIAL FOR FUEL TANK SEPARATION OR FUEL LEAK, INCREASING THE RISK OF A FIRE.
Remedy: DEALERS WILL REPLACE THE FUEL TANK RETENTION STRAPS.
99V056002 · Seats:mid/rear Assembly
Mar 25, 1999
VEHICLE DESCRIPTION: MINI VANS EQUIPPED WITH E-Z ENTRY SEATS. THE AFFECTED VEHICLES MAY HAVE A SECOND ROW RIGHT HAND SIDE CAPTAIN CHAIR THAT HAS INADEQUATE LUBRICATION OF THE EASY ENTRY AND EXIT LATCH SYSTEM. IN SOME CASES, THE ACTUATOR SPRING IN THE LATCH COULD DEFORM AFTER REPEATED USE, CAUSING THE LATCH TO REMAIN IN THE UNLATCHED POSITION. IF THIS OCCURS, THE SEAT WILL SLIDE FREELY ON THE SEAT TRACK AND THE SPRINGS ON THE TRACK WILL MOVE THE SEAT TO THE EASY ENTRY POSITION TOWARD THE FRONT OF THE VEHICLE.
Consequence & remedy
Consequence: AN UNLATCHED SEAT TRACK COULD RESULT IN AN INCREASED RISK OF INJURY IN THE EVENT OF A VEHICLE CRASH.
Remedy: DEALERS WILL REPLACE THE SEAT TRACK FOR THE SECOND ROW RIGHT HAND SIDE CAPTAIN'S CHAIR, WHICH INCLUDES THE EASY ENTRY AND EXIT LATCH MECHANISM.
Model-level recall history does not show whether a particular VIN is affected or has received a repair. Check a VIN with NHTSA ↗
NHTSA investigations
1PE04020 · Failing Headlights
Opened Feb 26, 2004 · Closed Jun 24, 2004
Status: closed (inferred from source dates) · Exterior Lighting:headlights
NISSAN AND FORD FOUND THAT THE ORIGINAL EQUIPMENT HEADLIGHT STAINLESS STEEL BULB TERMINALS MAY OVER TIME CAUSE ELEVATED CONTACT RESISTANCE AND OVERHEAT THE ELECTRICAL CONNECTOR HOUSING.THIS CAN RESULT IN A HEADLIGHT FLICKERING, BULB OUTAGE AND HEAT DEFORMATION TO THE HEADLIGHT CONNECTOR.IN APRIL 1999, THE SUPPLIER OF THE HEADLIGHT FOR NISSAN AND FORD CHANGED TO A BULB USING THE STAINLESS STEEL TERMINALS THAT DID NOT MEET ORIGINAL SPECIFICATIONS.ON JULY 17, 2000, THE SUPPLIER BEGAN USING A BULB MEETING THE VEHICLE MANUFACTURER'S SPECIFICATIONS.THIS PROBLEM CAN AFFECT INDEPENDENTLY EITHER HEADLIGHT BUT DOES NOT CAUSE SIMULTANEOUS FAILURE OF BOTH HEADLIGHTS. THE PROBLEM ALSO DOES NOT AFFECT FRONT PARKING LAMPS.AS A RESULT, THE COMPLAINTS TYPICAL REPORT SINGLE FAILURE OF ONE HEADLIGHT.THERE ARE NO CRASHES OR LOSS OF VEHICLE CONTROL REPORTED.A SAFETY-RELATED DEFECT TREND HAS NOT BEEN IDENTIFIED AT THIS TIME AND FURTHER USE OF AGENCY RESOURCES DOES NOT APPEAR TO BE WARRANTED.THE CLOSING OF THIS INVESTIGATION DOES NOT CONSTITUTE A FINDING BY NHTSA THAT NO SAFETY-RELATED DEFECT EXISTS.THE AGENCY RESERVES THE RIGHT TO TAKE FURTHER ACTION IF WARRANTED BY THE CIRCUMSTANCES.