2004 Nissan Quest

ENGINE WOULD SUDDENLY CUT OFF WHILE IN MOTION AT 25-35 MILES PER HOUR. TWO REPAIRS WERE NECESSARY AT A COST OF APPROXIMATELY $500 TO GET THE PROBLEM REPAIRED. THE PROBLEM WAS THAT BOTH THE FRONT AND REAR CRANK SHAFT SENSORS HAD TO BE REPLACED. AS FOR THE SEAT PROBLEM, ONE OF THE RELEASE LEVERS BROKE OFF COMPLETELY. I HAVE NOT YET HAD IT REPAIRED SO I DO NOT HAVE A COST FOR THIS REPAIR. I HAVE TO USE PLIERS TO RELEASE THE LEVER.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 NISSAN QUEST. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 25 MPH, A RATTLING NOISE EMITTED FROM THE REAR DRIVER'S SIDE OF THE VEHICLE. UPON FURTHER INSPECTION, THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT THE NOISE CAME FROM THE BRACKET THAT HOLDS THE SEAT IN THE UPRIGHT POSITION. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FAILURE ONLY OCCURRED WHEN THE SEAT WAS IN THE UPRIGHT POSITION. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE FAILURE RECURRED ON NUMEROUS OCCASIONS. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 64,000.

ON NOVEMBER 9, 2008 A FRIEND OF MY DAUGHTER WAS ATTEMPTING TO ADJUST HER MID ROW PASSENGER SEAT FORWARD AND HER LEFT MIDDLE FINGER WAS CRUSHED BY THE MECHANISM FOR SEVERAL MINUTES BEFORE WE WERE ABLE TO GET IT OUT BY PUTTING THE SEAT BACK IN THE ORIGINAL POSITION. SHE WAS RUSHED TO THE EMERGENCY ROOM WHERE AN XRAY WAS PERFORMED AND SHE HAS A BROKEN BONE AT THE FINGER TIP ALONG WITH A MUTILATED FINGER AND NAIL. THIS WAS VERY TRAUMATIC AND ALTHOUGH I HAVE OWNED MY NISSAN QUEST FOR ALMOST 5 YEARS, I WAS SHOCKED AT THE FIX THE RECALL WAS SUPPOSED TO HAVE DONE. IT DOES NOT COVER THE MECHANISM ON THE HANDLE SIDE - ONLY THE REAR. THE IS AN EXTREMELY POOR REMEDY FOR THIS PROBLEM. WE HAVE BEEN FORTUNATE THAT THIS HASN'T HAPPENED BEFORE NOW. *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

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 NISSAN QUEST. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE'S SIDE ELECTRICAL SLIDING DOOR OPENS AND CLOSES AUTOMATICALLY. THE DOORS ON THE VEHICLE WILL ALSO OCCASIONALLY FAIL TO OPEN. THE DOOR WILL OPEN SO THAT A PASSENGER MAY ENTER THE VEHICLE, THEN THE DOOR WILL CLOSE BEFORE THEY ARE COMPLETELY INSIDE THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE HAS BEEN TAKEN TO THE DEALER APPROXIMATELY SIX TIMES AND THE DEALER CHANGED THE SENSORS AND READJUSTED THE DOORS. THE DOOR CONTINUES TO NOT WORK PROPERLY. THE VEHICLE IS PART OF RECALL # 04V186000 (LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES:DOORS:LATCH), BUT THE FAILURE PERSISTS. THE CURRENT MILEAGE IS 70,000 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 42,000. THE CONSUMER STATED BATTERY WEAK, DEALER REPLACED BATTERY. THE CONSUMER STATED SLOW LEAK IN TIRES, THE DEALER REPLACED ALL FOUR TIRES. THE DEALER STATED THERE WAS A RECALL ON 2ND ROW SEAT, DEALER STATED PARTS ARE ON SPECIAL ORDER. THE CONSUMER PROVIDED A COPY OF VEHICLE REPAIRS. THE WIPER BLADES WERE REPLACED. UPDATED 07/10/07 *TR

TL*- THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 NISSAN QUEST WITH AN ODOMETER READING OF 38,000 MILES. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE CONTROLS ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL WERE UNSAFE BECAUSE THEY WERE HARD TO USE WHILE DRIVING. WHEN THE CONTACT WOULD TRY TO USE THE DEFROSTER IT WAS DIFFICULT BECAUSE OF THE LOCATION ON THE DASHBOARD AND CAUSED A DISTRACTION WHILE DRIVING. SHE HAD TO ROLL DOWN THE WINDOWS UNTIL SHE CAME TO A STOP TO TURN ON THE DEFROSTER. ALSO, THE SPEEDOMETER WHICH WAS LOCATED ON THE CENTER OF THE DASHBOARD MADE IT DIFFICULT TO SEE. THE DRIVER STATED THAT THE ONLY THING THAT WAS LOCATED IN THE DASHBOARD WITH ALL THE CONTROLS IN THE CENTER WAS A STORAGE COMPARTMENT WHICH WAS A DANGEROUS DESIGN FLAW. NISSAN HAS SINCE FIXED THE PROBLEM WITH THE NEWER MODELS. THE CONTACT FELT THAT THE RECALL SOLUTION FOR THE MIDDLE SEAT LATCH WAS A BAD SOLUTION BECAUSE THEY ONLY USED FOUR PLASTIC PEGS AND A PIECE OF CLOTH. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 38,000.*AK THE CONSUMER FEELS THAT THE OLDER DESIGNS SHE BE RECALLED BECAUSE IT IS TOO DIFFICULT TO OPERATE SAFELY WHILE DRIVING. UPDATE 4/25/07*TR

TL* - THE CONTACT STATED THAT ON JUNE 12 2006 WHILE CAR WAS PARKED HE ATTEMPTED TO LOWER THE SEAT INTO THE SEAT WELL, TO DO THAT HE HAD TO PULL THE SEAT BACK FORWARD, AND SECURE IT WITH A STRAP. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE SEAT WEIGHED APPROXIMATELY 70 LBS. THE CONTACT COULDN'T GET HIS HAND OUT OF THE STRAP, AND IT TOOK HIS HAND DOWN INTO THE WELL, AND THE BACK OF THE SEAT SEVERED THE INDEX FINGER OF HIS RIGHT HAND UP TO THE KNUCKLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE STRAP ON THE BACK SEAT WAS THE ACTUAL PROBLEM. THE STRAP HAD A BIG RED WARNING SIGN ON THE BACK STRAP, AND THAT THE STRAP WAS MADE LONGER EVERY YEAR. THE CONTACT STATED THAT HE HAS ALL INFORMATION PERTAINING TO THIS INCIDENT. HE DID NOT HAVE A POLICE REPORT, BUT HE HAD WITNESSES, MEDICAL REPORTS AND XRAYS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT UNTIL THIS INCIDENT WITH THE STRAP HE WAS HAVING DIFFICULTIES WITH THE VEHICLE. *AK UPDATED 2/9/2007 - THE CONSUMER FOUND OUT THAT THE STRAPS ON THE NEW MODELS ARE LONG AND THERE IS WARNING LABEL ON THE BACK OF THE SEAT, *NM

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

DUBLIN NISSAN SERVICE DEPARTMENT WILL NOT REPAIR A RECALL ISSUE ON MY VEHICLE. THIS NISSAN DEALER WAS TO COMPLY WITH A RECALL NOTICE TO REMOVE MY FRONT PASSENGER SEAT AND SHIP IT TO A FACILITY WHICH WOULD MODIFY THE OCCUPANT DETECTION SYSTEM AND THEN RETURN THE SEAT. THIS WAS TO BE A FREE SERVICE. BECAUSE THE VEHICLE WAS INSTALLED WITH AFTER-MARKET LEATHER, TO COMPLETE THE RECALL SERVICE, THE AFTER-MARKET LEATHER NEEDS TO BE REPLACED WITH STANDARD LEATHER BUT DUBLIN NISSAN SERVICE REFUSES TO COMPLY WITH THE RECALL. THIS MAKES MY VEHICLE UNSAFE TO DRIVE. *JB