2004 Nissan Quest

MY VAN HAD THE RED KEY WARNING LIGHT GO ON AND SMELLED LIKE ELECTRICAL BURNING. I HAD IT TOWED IMMEDIATELY TO A NISSAN DEALER KELLY NISSAN LYNNFIELD MA. THEY DID CHECK THE BULLETINS UNTIL AFTER TEST DRIVING IT TWICE AND BURNING OUT THE IGNITION COILS THEY JUST REPLACED AND BURNED OUT MY CATALYTIC CONVERTER (THEY PUT A NEW ONE ON WITHOUT REPORTING IT) THEY WERE ADVISED IN WRITING NOT TO DO ANY WORK EXCEPT REPLACE THE COILS THEY SAID THEY BURNED OUT AND ONLY THEN AT NO COST TO ME. THEY REPLACED MORE THAN WHAT WAS ORIGINALLY WRITTEN, CHARGED ME AND WHEN THEY TEST DROVE IT AND RUINED THE CONVERTER IT SUCKED UP DEBRIS INTO THE ENGINE AND DESTROYED MY ENGINE. CALLED CORPORATE NISSAN WHO SAID THEY COULD NOT HELP ( AFTER THEY GAVE A 300.00 COUPON BECAUSE OF THE DECEPTION PRIOR TO FINDING OUT ABOUT THE DAMAGED ENGINE). IT ALL STARTED FROM A LOOSE GROUND WIRE THAT CAUSED THE COILS TO OVERWORK AND BURNED OUT. I ENDED UP PAYING ABOUT $900 FOR REPAIRS BECAUSE THE MISDIAGNOSED AND DAMAGED PARTS, NOW THE ENGINE IS ESTIMATED AT 6800. TO REPLACE. I M DISABLED AND BARELY ABLE TO AFFORD THE ROOF OVER MY HEAD AND FOOD. THIS IS UNACCEPTABLE BEHAVIOR, NISS SAYS THE DEALERS ARE INDEPENDANTLY OWNED, YET THEY L HAVE THE SAME MAKER. I KEPT THE COILS THEY PUT IN HOWEVER THEY REMOVED A BOX WITH THE FIRST REPLACED ONES AND DID TO PUT THEM ALL BACK FOR ME AS INSTRUCTED. I HAVE TWO TECHNICIANS ONE A NISSAN TECH WHO SAYS IT IS DIRECTLY DUE TO KELLY NISSAN'S MISDIAGNOSIS AND DRIVING OF THE CAR TO THE POINT OF BURNING UP THE PARTS. WHAT DOES A CONSUMER NEED TO DO TO PROTECT THEMSELVES? THE CAR IS OUT OF WARRANTY. ALL PARTS EXCEPT THE CONVERTER THEY ALSO KEPT AND THE INITIAL COILS I HAVE. THE VAN WAS TOWED TO THE SHOP I USED AND ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON IMMEDIATELY FROM FIRST TIME DRIVEN STILL IN DEALER LOT, THEY COULD TO FIND PROBLEM ALTHOUGH HEARD SOUND FROM ENGINE AND READ THE MISFIRE CODES UNTIL SECOND LOOK AFTER IT STARTED POURING SMOKE OUT THE EXHAUST AND SOUND BECAME SO BAD AND CAR WAS DEEMED UNSAFE TO DRIVE. *TR

I BOUGHT A NISSAN QUEST 2004 VAN FROM BROAD STREET HONDA DEALER AT RICHMOND IT HAS SERIOUS DOOR PROBLEM WHICH WAS NOT LOCKING COMPLETELY AND IT IS OBVIOUSLY NOT SAVE FOR MY THREE CHILDREN. I TOOK THE VAN TO THEM AND THE DON'T WANT TO FIX THE PROBLEM EVEN IT IS UNDER THEIR WARRANTY FOR 3000 MILE OR THREE MONTHS EVEN I ALSO BOUGHT FROM THEM AN EXTENDED WARRANTY BUT IT IS USELESS THEY SAID EVEN I PAID 14000 DOLLARS OF IT. THEY SIMPLY WANT ME TO GIVE THE CAR TO THEM BELLOW THE PRICE I BOUGHT FROM THEM. I BELIEVE IT IS FRAUD A CLEAR FRAUD. PLEASE HELP ME. *TR

IN DECEMBER OF 2006 WE PURCHASED A 2004 NISSAN QUEST SE. THE FIRST YEAR WAS NOT ENTIRELY TROUBLE FREE, THE DRIVERS SEAT WOULD SELF ADJUST WHILE DRIVING. THE DEALER FIXED IT NO CHARGE. THE IN DECEMBER OF 07 THE TRANS WENT OUT, AGAIN THE DEALER COVERED IT AT NO CHARGE, GAVE US A LOANER AND WERE DONE WITHIN A WEEK. EXCEPT FOR THE INCONVENIENCE OF NOT HAVING OUR VAN WE WERE FINE UNTIL NOW!!! IN JUNE OF 08 WE WERE GOING FOR A SUNDAY DRIVE AND THE VAN JUST DIED IN THE MIDDLE OF THE STREET. NOTHING WOULD WORK NOTHING, NO POWER ANYWHERE. WE CALLED ROAD SIDE AND ALL THEY COULD DO WAS TOW US TO AL PIEMONTE NISSAN IN MELROSE PARK, IL. THE FOLLOWING MONDAY, THE DEALER CALLS AND TELLS US THE ECU IS BURNT OUT, AND HAS SOME CORROSION. IT'S COVERED UNDER WARRANTY SO NO NEED TO FAR RIGHT!!! A WEEK LATER WE FINALLY GET A LOANER, OK NOT TOO BAD. TWO MONTHS GO BY AND WE FINALLY HAVE WORD THAT WE HAVE A DATE WHEN THE PART WILL ARRIVE!!!!! THE PART GETS INSTALLED BUT THE VAN RUNS LIKE CRAP "OMG YOU MEAN THEY ACTUALLY TESTED IT"!!!! THEY NOW ARE REPLACING A CRACKED DISTRIBUTOR, GOD ONLY KNOWS HOW THAT HAPPENED!!!! THE DEALR DOES NOT CHARGE US FOR THAT, BUT THE VAN STILL RUNS LIKE CRAP SO NOW THEY HAVE TO REPLACE THREE OF THE 6 COILS AND WELL WE HAD TO PAY OVER $800 BUCKS FOR THAT. TOTALLY NOT EXPECTING THAT WE HAD TO CHARGE IT, PUTTING US IN THE HOLE EVEN DEEPER. YOU KNOW WE HAVEN'T SPENT ALOT OF $ ON THIS CAR BUT FOR A 4 YEAR OLD CAR IT SURE HAS HAD ALOT OF MAJOR COMPONENTS REPLACED. THE THE FREAKING DEALER DOESN'T TEST THE CAR, SO WE LEAVE AND THE REMOTES, DOORS, SUNROOF, WINDOWS DON'T WORK. THE CENTER COUNSIL IS FALLING APART AND THEY DIDN'T EVEN CLEAN THE '!@#$% CAR. I TAKE IT BACK, RIP THE MANAGER A NEW ONE, HE GIVES ME A LOANER AGAIN AND I'M BACK THE NEXT DAY TO PICK UP MY VAN, NOW THEY CLEAN IT. IT'S BEEN A FEW WEEKS NOW AND THE VAN IS FINE BUT I OFTEN THINK WHAT WOULD HAVE HAPPENED IF IT BROKE DOWN IN THE MIDDLE OF THE INTERSTATE!!!!! *TR

PURCHASED THIS VEHICLE 3 MONTHS AGO, USED. WE HAVE HAD NOTHING BUT PROBLEMS SINCE. THE MAIN PROBLEMS ARE: THE ROOF LEAKS, WHETHER IT'S THE SUNROOF OR SOMETHING ELSE CAUSING THE LEAK REMAINS TO BE SEEN. DEALER CLAIMS NO LEAK FOUND, BUT EVERYTIME IT RAINS THERE IS WATER IN THE VAN, WHICH NOW REEKS OF MOLD. THE PASSENGER POWER SLIDING DOOR WILL NOT CLOSE PROPERLY ON THE FIRST TRY. IT KEEPS OPENING UP RIGHT AS IT GOES TO CLOSE. DEALER CLAIMS FIXED BUT STILL HAVE TO MAKE 2 OR 3 ATTEMPTS BEFORE IT WILL FINALLY WORK. DOOR WOULD NOT CLOSE AT ALL 2 TIMES IN THE LAST WEEK. MANUAL OVERRIDE DID NOT RELEASE THE DOOR. AFTER WAITING 5 MINUTES AND TRYING AGAIN, THE DOOR WOULD FINALLY SHUT. THE A/C DOES NOT BLOW OUT COOL AIR ON VERY HOT (OVER 80 DEGREES) DAYS. *JB

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DEPRESSING THE BRAKE PEDAL THE STEERING WHEEL VIBRATED. THE VEHICLE WAS DRIVEN TO THE DEALER WHO DETERMINED THE FRONT ROTORS NEEDED TO BE RESURFACED. MANUFACTURER HAS BEEN ALERTED. THE CONSUMER STATED MULTIPLE COMPONETS SUCH AS THE NAVIGATION SYSTEM, THE GAS TANK, THE FRONT END OF THE CAR AND SEATS. UPDATED 07/17/06. *JB

GRINDING NOISE UPON INITIAL START OF DAY AND SEVERAL FAILURES UPON INITIAL START; SLUGGISH AND FEELS LIKE IT'LL CUT OFF ON INCLINE AND ACCELERATION. UPON SEVERAL COMPLAINTS WHEN AUTO WAS A FEW MONTHS OLD REGARDING NOT GOING INTO GEAR AND SLOWING, NISSAN PUT IN SOME COMPUTER CHIP RELATING TO THE TRANSMISSION. THEY CLAIMED THEY COULD NOT DUPLICATE PROBLEM AND SLOWING PROBLLEM CONTINUES. ALSO PROBLEMS WITH DEFECTIVE INTERIOR EQUIPMENT SUCH AS MIDDLE ROW SIDE LIGHTS FALLING OUT RECESSED HOUSING, NO TENSION IN ARM RESTS ,SKIRTS ON MIDDLE SEATS DON'T STAY ATTACHED,MIDDLE PASS SIDE DOOR HARD TO OPEN, RUBBER ON DOOR PULLING APART,MIDDLE DOOR, DRIVERS SIDE,LOOKS OFF TRACK,ETC. *JB

PURCHASED 2004 NISSAN QUEST IN JANUARY OF 2004. THE AIR CONDITIONING SYSTEM EMITTED A VERY FOUL (MUSTY) ODOR THE FIRST TIME I USED THE SYSTEM IN MARCH. I TOOK THE VAN TO THE DEALER. THEY ADMITTED THAT THERE WAS AN ODOR, BUT COULD NOT LOCATE THE SOURCE OF THE ODOR. THE VAN WAS TAKEN TO A DIFFERENT DEALER ON 9/16/04. I TOOK IT BACK TO THE DEALER WHERE I BOUGHT THE VAN ON 9/23/04. WHEN THE SMELL RETURNED, I TOOK THE VAN BACK TO THE DEALER ON 10/20/04. I HAVE HAD NUMEROUS NEIGHBORS AND FRIENDS RIDE IN THIS VAN. AS SOON AS THEY WOULD SIT IN THE VAN, THEY WOULD ASK ABOUT THE SMELL. TOOK THE VAN BACK TO THE DEALER ON 6/7/05 AS THE SMELL HAD RETURNED. THIS TIME THE DEALER REPLACED THE IN-CABIN AIR FILTER (SCHEDULED MAINTENANCE) AND SPRAYED LYSOL IN THE VENTS AND A/C DUCTS. THE VAN CONTINUED TO SMELL AND WAS RETURNED TO THE DEALER ON 6/21/05. THIS TIME, THE SERVICE TECHNICIANS DISASSEMBLED THE DASH TO ACCESS THE EVAPORATOR. THE MOISTURE DRAIN TUBE (WHICH IS CLEAR) WAS BROWN. THE SERVICE MANAGER TOLD ME THIS. NISSAN CLEANED THE TUBE AND REASSEMBLED THE DASH. SINCE EACH OF THESE REPAIRS WAS WARRANTY WORK, I REQUESTED THAT NISSAN PAY FOR A RENTAL CAR. SINCE NISSAN CLAIMS THAT NO REPAIR WORK WAS DONE, I HAD TO PAY FOR THE RENTAL CAR EACH TIME. I CONDUCTED SOME RESEARCH AND LEARNED THAT MOLD AND BACTERIA IS A COMMON PROBLEM FOR AUTOMOBILE A/C SYSTEMS. MOST CAR MANUFACTURERS HAVE A FIX FOR THIS PROBLEM. NISSAN DOES NOT. I MAILED A LETTER TO NISSAN CONSUMER AFFAIRS. THEIR REPRESENTATIVE CALLED ONCE AND TOLD TO TAKE THE VAN BACK IN FOR SERVICE. EACH TIME I TOOK THE VAN BACK TO THE SERVICE DEPARTMENT, I WOULD CALL THE CONSUMER AFFAIRS. HE NEVER RETURNED MY PHONE CALLS. DURING MY LAST SERVICE CALL WITH NISSAN ON 6/21/05, I GAVE THE SERVICE MANAGER A COPY OF A DOCUMENT THAT LISTS THE TECHNICAL SERVICE BULLETINS (TSBS) THAT MOST CAR MANUFACTURERS HAVE FOR TREATING THE MOLD AND BACTERIA. NISSAN DOES NOT HAVE A TSB FOR THIS ISSUE. *NM

RE: MY 2004 NISSAN QUEST-HAVE HAD SAME PROBLEM RECUR FOR ALMOST 1 YR & DEALER HAS NOT FIXED IT IN 5 TRIES. ON 7/21/04, BROUGHT MY VAN IN FOR SERVICE 'CAUSE AN ALARM BEEPER WOULD GO OFF RANDOMLY WHEN DRIVING-COMES FROM REAR POWER LIFTGATE. BESIDES THE CONSTANT BEEPING, AT TIMES THE LIFTGATE WILL NOT OPEN, ALSO WHEN OPEN THE LIFTGATE WILL NOT CLOSE USING THE POWER BUTTONS-THEN LIFTGATE NEEDS TO BE SHUT MANUALLY. AT MY 7/21/04 SERVICE APPT, THE DEALER ORDERED A PART THAT WOULD BE INSTALLED LATER TO FIX BEEPING. PICKED THE VAN UP ABOUT 4:30 PM, GOT GROCERIES, PICKED UP DAUGHTER & DROVE HOME. ON THE WAY THE VAN WAS BEEPING ALL THE WAY WHEN SUDDENLY A FLASHING WARNING LIGHT CAME ON THAT SAID "WARNING LIFT GATE OPEN". I PANICKED THINKING MY LIFT GATE WAS ABOUT TO FLY OPEN. I PULLED OVER CONFUSED BECAUSE LIFTGATE WAS NOT OPEN. I PUSHED INTERIOR CONTROL FOR LIFT GATE BUT LIFTGATE DID NOT OPEN. THINKING I WAS TEMP. OK, I SLOWLY DROVE HOME W/ FLASHING WARNING SIGNAL ON WHOLE TIME. WHEN I GOT HOME-TRIED TO OPEN LIFTGATE. IT WOULDN'T BUDGE-NOT W/ POWER CONTROLS INSIDE VAN NOR KEY FOB. IT WOULDN'T OPEN MANUALLY EITHER. AT THAT POINT, I WAS AFRAID TO DRIVE VAN ANY FURTHER. WAS WELL AFTER 5 PM & THE SERVICE DEPT WOULD BE CLOSED BUT I CALLED THEM ANYWAY. I TALKED TO JOHN NELSON, SALES MGR & EXPLAINED WHAT HAPPENED. TOLD HIM I WAS AFRAID TO DRIVE VAN BECAUSE OF WARNING LIGHT BUT CAN'T SEEM TO OPEN/CLOSE DOOR EITHER. HE ASSURED ME THAT VAN HAS "SAFETY MECHANISMS" THAT WOULD PREVENT DOOR FROM FLYING OPEN WHILE DRIVING. I TOLD HIM THAT IT WAS HARD TO BELIEVE VAN WAS SAFE WHEN IT SEEMED WARNING LIGHTS WERE MALFUNCTIONING. SINCE 7/21/04 THE WARNING LIGHT HAS NOT COME ON AGAIN. BUT THE PROBLEM THAT PRECEDED THE WARNING LIGHT-THE CONSTANT BEEPING-STILL HAPPENS ALL THE TIME, BUT ONLY WHEN IT'S WARM. SINCE I LIVE IN WI NOV 04-MAR 05 WAS PROBLEM FREE. DON'T KNOW IF DOOR WILL REALLY FLY OPEN, BUT I KNOW QUEST ALREADY HAD RECALL FOR SIMILAR PROBLEM-SLIDING DOORS NOT LATCHING IN SUB-40 WEATHER. *JB