2004 Nissan Quest

VAN WAS IN SERVICE TO REPAIR A BROKEN CD PLAYER. DURING THE VISIT, THE DEALER PERFORMED A FREE 21 POINT INSPECTION, AND FOUND EXCESSIVE WEAR ON THE BRAKE PADS. THE BRAKE PADS WERE CHANGED AND ROTORS RESURFACED 6,000 MILES AGO. THE VAN HAS ONLY 21,000 MILES. THIS IS THE THIRD SET OF BRAKE PADS THAT HAD TO BE REPLACED. IN ADDITION, ROTORS WERE RESURFACED TWICE AND REPLACED INITIALLY AT 4,000 MILES. THE FIRST OCCURRENCE AT 4,000 MILES WAS COVERED UNDER WARRANTY. SECOND INCIDENT, WHICH OCCURRED AT 15,000 WAS NOT COVERED, CITING THAT IT WAS A WEAR ITEM. THE RECENT OCCURRENCE AT 21000 MILES WHICH REQUIRED NEW SET OF PADS AND RESURFACING OF THE ROTOR WAS TAKEN CARE BY THE DEALER AS A GOODWILL GESTURE. NISSAN NEEDS TO ADDRESS THE CONCERNS OF PUBLIC SAFETY. PROPER AGENCY SHOULD ALSO LOOK INTO THIS MATTER FURTHER, BECAUSE IT IS DEFINITELY A SAFETY CONCERN. *TR

I HAVE A 2004 NISSAN QUEST S. IN NOVEMBER 2007 I CALLED THE DEALERSHIP TO COMPLAIN THAT EVERY TIME I START MY VAN IT BLOWS OUT WHITE SMOKE. I HAD ABOUT 58,000 MILES. I BOUGHT THE VAN USED FROM A NISSAN DEALERSHIP. I WAS NEVER INFORMED THAT THE WARRANTY WAS EXTENDED TO 60,000 MILES. THE MECHANICS ADVISED ME TO PUT IN SOME NO SMOKE/ NO LEAK INTO THE OIL AND I SHOULD BE FINE. SO, BECAUSE THESE ARE PROFESSIONALS, I LISTEN. THE PROBLEM PERSISTED SO I CALLED NISSAN CONSUMER AFFAIRS DEPARTMENT. THEY ADVISED ME TO TAKE IT TO THE DEALERSHIP TO BE DIAGNOSED. I NOW HAD 61,000 MILES. I TOOK IN MY VAN AND THEY KEPT IT ALL DAY. THEY CALLED TO SAY THEY NEEDED EVERY RECEIPT OF OIL CHANGES, TO PROVE I KEPT UP THE MAINTENANCE. THEY SAID I HAVE A SLUDGED MOTOR AND NEED A NEW ENGINE. NISSAN WILL NOT HELP ME BECAUSE THERE IS NO RECORD OF ME CALLING BEFORE MY WARRANTY WAS UP AND THEY SAID IT WAS LACK OF MAINTENANCE, NOT COVERED. EVEN THOUGH I GAVE A YEARS WORTH OF OIL CHANGE RECEIPTS. ALSO, THEY NEVER ACTUALLY RAN A DIAGNOSIS TEST ON MY VAN. THEY JUST USED THEIR EXPERTISE, AND EXPERIENCE TO COME UP WITH A SLUDGED MOTOR. LATER MY VAN STARTS VIBRATING QUITE BADLY WHEN BRAKES ARE APPLIED, SO I TAKE IT TO A MECHANIC WHO SAYS I HAVE A MISFIRE, AND A BLOWN HEAD GASKET. (THEY ALSO SAY THIS COULD HAVE CAUSED THE SLUDGED MOTOR). I REPLACE THE SPARK PLUG 250.00 LATER. I CALL NISSAN AGAIN AND SAY WHAT I HAVE BEEN OLD ONLY TO BE TOLD IT STILL WOULD NOT BE COVERED, THAT I NEED A NEW ENGINE. THAT IT ISN'T THEIR RESPONSIBILITY TO MAKE SURE THE VAN WAS KEPT UP BEFORE I BOUGHT IT. I FEEL THAT IF I BUY A CERTIFIED PREOWNED VEHICLE I SHOULD NOT HAVE TO WORRY ABOUT PUTTING IN A NEW ENGINE. THEY SAID IF I DIDN'T LIKE THEIR SERVICE I SHOULD CONTACT THE BBB. I FEEL THIS IS UNETHICAL, AND POOR CUSTOMER SERVICE. THEY WILL NOT HELP WITH ANYTHING AND MEANWHILE, I AM STILL MAKING PAYMENT ON THIS VAN. THEY QUOTED ME 5,000.00 FOE A USED MOTOR AND IT WOULD ONLY HAVE A 90 DAY WARRANTY. *TR

5/10/08-JUST HAD A FRONT END COLLISION IN OUR 2004 NISSAN QUEST MINIVAN CARRYING MYSELF, HUSBAND & 3 CHILDREN-ONE IN A CARSEAT. DRIVER IN OTHER VEHICLE FAILED TO YIELD TO MY RIGHT OF WAY AND IMPACT WAS MADE BY MY VAN TO THE SIDE OF HER CAR WITH ME GOING APPROX. 35MPH AND SHE WAS GOING ABOUT THE SAME. MY BODY CAME FORWARD EVEN WITH THE SEATBELT BUCKLED, MY SONS CHESTS ARE BRUISED FROM THE SEATBELTS AND NONE...NONE...OF THE AIRBAGS IN THAT VAN DEPLOYED!!! WE BOUGHT THE VAN FOR SAFETY REASONS! WE PURCHASED IT BECAUSE OF THE SIDE CURTAIN AIRBAGS & NOT EVEN THE FRONT AIRBAGS DEPLOYED! I WANT THIS LOOKED INTO AND I WANT SOME ANSWERS AS TO WHY THEY DIDN'T DEPLOY. WERE THERE EVEN AIRBAGS IN THE VAN? OBVIOUSLY WE HAVEN'T SEEN THE DAMAGE IN DAYLIGHT HOURS, BUT AT THOSE SPEEDS AND SINCE WE HIT HEAD ON AT THE VERY LEAST THE AIRBAGS IN FRONT SHOULD HAVE DEPLOYED. THANK YOU. *TR

TL*- THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 NISSAN QUEST. WHILE DRIVING AT 60 MPH. THE VEHICLE STARTED TO VIBRATE AND THE ENGINE STALLED. THERE WAS NO POWER STEERING OR BRAKES DURING THE STALLING INCIDENT. THE IGNITION COIL HAD BLISTERED SENDING A SIGNAL BACK TO THE ECM UNIT WHICH CAUSED THE VEHICLE TO STALL. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER FOR REPAIR. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGE 34,643

BETWEEN THE DATES OF FEB 10-17, 2008; MY 2004 NISSAN QUEST MINIVAN BEGAN TO EXPERIENCE SOME ELECTRICAL ISSUES. THE TCS, SLIP, AND ABS LIGHTS CAME ON IN THE DASH AND A HUMMING NOISE WAS COMING FROM MY ENGINE. I TOOK MY VEHICLE TO THE DEALERSHIP (WERE I PURCHASED IT FROM), AND AS I PULLED INTO THE LOT THE LIGHTS WENT OFF (FEB 28). THE SERVICE REP. TOLD ME THE INFORMATION SHOULD BE STORED IN MY VAN'S COMPUTER SYSTEM. I PAID $97.40 FOR THE DEALERSHIP TO HOOK MY CAR UP FOR A DIAGNOSTIC CHECK ONLY TO BE TOLD THAT ABS SYSTEM PUMP AND MODULE ASSEMBLY NEEDED TO BE REPLACED AT A COST OF $1790. THE SERVICE REP ALSO TOLD ME THAT WHAT EVER WAS CAUSING THE HUMMING NOISE WOULD BE REPAIRED. ONLY A TEMPORARY FIX, BECAUSE ON MY WAY BACK HOME THE NOISE STARTED AGAIN. HE ALSO TOLD ME THAT MY BRAKES WERE FUNCTIONAL BUT MY ABS UNIT DID NOT AFFECT MY NORMAL BRAKES. UNTIL I COULD HAVE THE REPAIRS DONE, AND WITH NO OTHER MEANS OF TRANSPORTATION, I CONTINUED TO DRIVE MY VAN. I CALLED BACK TO THE DEALERSHIP AND ASK IF THERE WAS ANYWAY FOR THEM TO DISCONNECT THE ABS SYSTEM BECAUSE IT WAS CONTINUING TO DRAIN MY BATTERY. AND I WAS TOLD NO, THE ONLY WAY WAS TO HAVE THE REPAIRS DONE. ON MARCH 8, I PART MY VAN AND THREE HOURS LATER I RETURNED TO MY VAN AND IT WOULD NOT START. SO IT HAD TO HAVE MY CAR JUMP STARTED AND EVER SINCE THEN HAVE HAD TO REMOVE THE TERMINALS FROM THE BATTERY WHEN I AM NOT USING THE VAN. ON FEB 14, SEVERAL OTHER ISSUE CAME ABOUT: 1. SPEEDOMETER STOPPED WORKING 2. ODOMETER STOPPED WORKING 3. AIR CONDITIONER STOPPED WORKING SO ONCE I PULLED OVER, I ATTEMPTED TO START MY VEHICLE AND IT WOULD CONTINOUSLY START AND STOP. SO I MADE THE DECISION TO LEAVE THE VAN WHERE IT WAS PARKED. TWO DAYS LATER I RETURNED TO FIND OUT THAT THE VAN HAD ACTUALLY CAUGHT ON FIRE THE ON SATURDAY FEB. 15. SO WHAT AM I TO DO.........? *TR UPDATED

I CURRENTLY LEASE A 2004 NISSAN QUEST. MY LEASE IS UP IN AUGUST 2008 AND MY TRANSMISSION BROKEN DOWN ON ME IN JANUARY 2008 @ 63,700 MILES. THE WARRANTY ON THE VEHICLE COVERS 5 YEARS OR 60,000 MILES. AS YOU CAN SEE, I AM OVER THE MILES BY 3,700 BUT THE PRODUCT SHOULD NOT HAVE BROKEN DOWN AT ONLY 4 YEARS OF AGE. EMMA LANCASTER (CUSTOMER SERVICE REP. NORTH AMERICAN) AND THE NISSAN CORPORATION WERE NOT HELPFUL IN SOLVING THIS PROBLEM OF REPLACING THE TRANSMISSION AT NO COST TO ME. AFTER WAITING 2 WEEKS FOR EMMA TO RETURN MY CALL WITH A STATUS OF THE SITUATION, SHE INFORMED ME THAT I MUST SUPPLY PROOF THAT I HAD ALL NECESSARY MAINTENANCE DONE ON MY VEHICLE. I THEN SUBMITTED RECEIPTS FROM INDEPENDENT STATION OWNERS INDICATING THAT ALL NECESSARY MAINTENANCE WAS PERFORMED. AFTER WAITING YET ANOTHER WEEK FOR AN ANSWER FROM EMMA AND NISSAN, EMMA INFORMED ME THAT NISSAN WOULD NOT PAY TO REPLACE MY VEHICLE BECAUSE I DID NOT HAVE MY VEHICLE SERVICED AT A NISSAN DEALERSHIP. HOWEVER, TWO WEEKS PRIOR EMMA LANCASTER ADMITTED TO ME THAT THE TRANSMISSION SHOULD NOT HAVE BROKEN DOWN AT THIS POINT IN TIME. END RESULT: I PAID $3,600 TO FIX A TRANSMISSION (WHICH TOOK ONE MONTH TO REPLACE AND REPAIR) AND PAID $1,200 TO LEASE A RENTAL CAR (ANOTHER $ AMOUNT THAT NISSAN WILL NOT REIMBURSE ME FOR) UNTIL THE TRANSMISSION ON MY QUEST WAS INSTALLED. ACCORDING TO NISSAN ALL PARTS OF THE 2004 QUEST ARE DISCONTINUED AND THEY HAD TO SEND OUT TO HAVE A NEW TRANSMISSION BUILT. I WILL NEVER LEASE OR PURCHASE ANOTHER NISSAN PRODUCT AND WILL SPREAD THE WORD TO OTHER CONSUMERS NOT TO PURCHASE ANY NISSAN VEHICLE. THE PRODUCTS ARE UNRELIABLE AND THE CUSTOMER SERVICE IS HORRID. *TR

NUMEROUS COMPLAINTS WITH VEHICLE /SOMETIMES NO POWER ( IS AN ISSUE ON THE FREEWAY) TURN ENGINE OFF AND RESTART CAR RUNS FINE MOST TIMES??? ENGINE CRANK POSITION SENSOR REPLACED WITH 70000 MILES ON THE VAN / DOOR RECALLED , FIXED NOW ACTING UP AGAIN / RADIO SOMETIMES COMES ON WITH NO SOUND, FIXED AT 30000 MILES NOW ONCE AGAIN A PROBLEM.. DEALER TRIES TO HELP BUT NISSAN ABSOLUTLEY NO HELP. NUMEROUS CALLS TO THE FACTORY CUSTOMER REP, TOLD THAT DUE TO THE FACT PROBLEMS DO NOT OCCUR AT THE DEALER NISSAN NOT RESPONSIBLE. NISSAN CUSTOMER REP TOOK 3 WEEKS TO CALL ME I MADE CALLS EVERY DAY, FINALLY COUGHT HIM. *CN

ON 1-11-08 I WAS INVOLVED IN A SINGLE CAR COLLISION IN MY 2004 NISSAN QUEST. I WAS AVOIDING ANOTHER VEHICLE AND SWERVED INTO A CEMENT BARRIER WAL, HEAD ON. I THEN TRIED TO CORRECT THE VEHICLE AND STRUCK THE RIGHT FRONT BUMPER INTO ANOTHER CEMENT WALL. NEITHER AIRBAG DEPLOYED. MY VEHICLE HAS BEEN LOOKED AT BY PROGRESSIVE AND A BODY SHOP, PLUS SENT FOR DIAGNOSTICS TO A NISSAN DEALER. EVERYONE AGREES THE AIRBAGS SHOULD HAVE DEPLOYED. *TR

PASSENGER SIDE SLIDING DOOR FAILS TO LATCH OR POPS OPEN WHEN DRIVING AND THE TEMPERATURE OUTSIDE IS BELOW 30 DEGREES FAHRENHEIT. THIS VEHICLE HAS BEEN TAKEN BACK TO THE DEALER AT LEAST 4 OR 5 TIMES SO FAR. THIS RENDERS THE VEHICLE INOPERATIVE UNTIL THE DOOR LATCHES SHUT. THIS IS ENDANGERING OUR CHILDREN WHO SIT IN CAR SEATS IN THE SECOND ROW OF SEATS IN THE QUEST. *TR