2007 Nissan Quest

2007 NISSAN QUEST BRAKE/ROTOR ISSUES. BRAKES AND ROTORS ARE WEARING RAPIDLY AT VERY LOW MILES. IT HAPPENED AT 45,000 MILES AND AGAIN EVERY YEAR SINCE. EVEN AFTER HAVING BRAKES AND ROTORS RESURFACED A FEW TIMES. CONTINUING PROBLEM. DEALER THINKS MAY BE DRIVING HABITS, BUT DEVICE PLACED ON CAR TO TRACK DRIVING BEHAVIOR BY INSURANCE COMPANY SHOWS NO HARD BRAKING. POSSIBILITY THAT THIS VEHICLE HAS SIMILAR ROTOR/BRAKE PROBLEM DUE TO WEIGHT OF VEHICLE OR IMPROPER COOLING LIKE TITAN TRUCK DID EARLY ON. A REAR END COLLISION MY WIFE HAD IN LATE 2009 MAY HAVE BEEN RELATED TO THE THIS PROBLEM. SEVERAL HUNDREDS OF PEOPLE HAVE SAME TYPE OF PROBLEM ON INTERNET VEHICLE PROBLEM SITES. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 NISSAN QUEST. THE CONTACT NOTICED THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DESIGNED TO STORE A SPARE TIRE WHEN SHE HAD TO REPLACE THE VEHICLE FLAT RUNNING TIRES WITH NORMAL DESIGNED TIRES. SHE HAD TO PLACE THE SPARE TIRE BEHIND THE REAR SEAT WHICH SHE BELIEVED WAS A SAFETY HAZARD. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AND THEY ADVISED THAT AS A DESIGN DEFECT, THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DESIGNED TO HOLD A SPARE TIRE. THE MANUFACTURER DID NOT PROVIDE ANY FURTHER ASSISTANCE. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 32,000.

I HAVE A 2007 NISSAN QUEST I BOUGHT NEW. IT HAS REAR SONAR AS ONE OF THE OPTIONS AND DUE TO THE SIZE, SHAPE AND BLIND SPOTS IT IS NEEDED. I NOTICED WITH 35000 MILES THAT THE REAR SONAR WAS INOP- SINCE I BOUGHT IT FOR MY WIFE, I WAS UNAWARE IT WAS INOP FOR A WHILE. IT WAS NOT COVERED UNDER WARRANTY BECAUSE I HAVE OWNED IT FOR 37 MOS. AFTER SOME RESEARCH IT APPEARS IT IS NOT ONLY COMMON IN ALL YEARS OF THE QUEST BUT THE TITAN AS WELL. THE PROBLEM IS A DEFECTIVE AURAL BUZZER. WHEN YOU HAVE A FAULT SOMEWHERE IN THE SYSTEM THE OFF LIGHT SHOULD COME ON LETTING YOU KNOW THE SYSTEM IS OFF- HOWEVER, IT ILLUMINATES SPORADICALLY AND WHAT YOU THINK IS A WORKING SYSTEM IS REALLY NOT- I HAVE TALKED WITH PEOPLE WHO WERE UNAWARE THE SYSTEM WAS OFF UNTIL THEY BACKED INTO SOMETHING CAUSING MINIMAL BUT EXPENSIVE DAMAGE. I AM AN AIRCRAFT MECHANIC AND CANNOT SEE HOW THERE IS NOT A RECALL ON THE BUZZER- WHEN BACKING UP LOOKING BEHIND YOU AND USING YOUR MIRRORS THERE IS A HUGE BLIND AREA IN THE BACK OF THE VAN THAT IS CAUSED BY THE GRADUAL INCREASE IN THE SLOPE OF THE BODY PANELS. MY CONCERN IS THAT IT IS A MATTER OF TIME BEFORE SOMEONE GETS INJURED. THE PROBLEM IS THAT NISSAN USES A DEFECTIVE BUZZER THAT THEY KNOW WILL FAIL- IT IS A CHEAP FIX FOR THE DEALERS HOWEVER FOR THE CONSUMER IT WOULD COST UPWARDS OF 400 DOLLARS FOR A BUZZER THAT CAN BE PURCHASED AT RADIO SHACK FOR 5 DOLLARS. I REPLACED MINE WITH THE ORIGINAL NISSAN PART THAT COST 60 DOLLARS AND FIND IT OFFENSIVE THEY HAVE NOT VOLUNTARILY FIXED A PROBLEM THEY KNOW EXISTS- IT IS SAFETY RELATED AND AS SOMEONE WHO FIXES JETS FOR A MAJOR AIRLINE, SAFETY IS FIRST AND FOREMOST ALONG WITH A RELIABLE, DEPENDABLE PRODUCT. THIS SHOULD BE A RECALL. THANK YOU *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 NISSAN QUEST. WHILE DRIVING AT 30 MPH, THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY BEGAN TO ACCELERATE. THE CONTACT SHIFTED INTO NEUTRAL TO STOP THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALERSHIP BUT THE DEALER STATED THAT NOTHING WAS WRONG WITH THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT CALLED THE MANUFACTURER AND FILED A COMPLAINT. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN REPAIRED AT THE TIME OF THE COMPLAINT. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE APPROXIMATELY 26,000.

I PURCHASED NEW A 2007 NISSAN QUEST SE WITH THE MICHELIN PAX RUN-FLAT SYSTEM IN DECEMBER 2007. THIS CAR'S STICKER PRICE WAS OVER $41,000. IT NOW NEEDS NEW TIRES AT 32,000 MILES.WITH THIS SYSTEM, THERE IS ONLY ONE TIRE THAT CAN BE USED, AND VERY FEW DEALERS CARRY IT. ONLY ONE SHOP IN MY CITY CAN WORK ON THIS RIM/TIRE COMBO--THE HONDA STORE THEY REFUSE TO HELP BECAUSE THEY WORK ONLY ON HONDAS. I WAS ADVISED BY MICHELIN I NEED TO TRAVEL TO ALLIANCE, OH TO HAVE NEW TIRES INSTALLED ON MY VAN, A TRIP OF 70 MILES OR ONE HOUR. I WAS TOLD BY THIS SHOP THAT THE TIRES NEED TO BE ORDERED, THEY TAKE 5 WEEKS TO GET IN, AND THEY WOULD COST $1,550 FOR A SET OF FOUR INSTALLED. WHILE I FEEL THE PRICE IS TERRIBLE, MY REAL CONCERN IS THE 5 WEEK DELIVERY DELAY. WHAT DO I DO IF I AM 700 MILES FROM HOME AND SUFFER A BLOWOUT WITH MY FAMILY IN THE CAR? DO I LEAVE THE CAR ON THE SIDE OF THE ROAD OR AT THE REPAIR SHOP FOR 5 WEEKS WAITING FOR A TIRE TO BE SHIPPED IN? I HAVE ASKED NISSAN NORTH AMERICA TO PROVIDE 4 REGULAR RIMS, A SPARE, AND A JACK SO THAT I CAN CONVERT THE CAR BACK TO REGULAR TIRES AS I NO LONGER FEEL WAITING 5 WEEKS FOR A TIRE TO BE SHIPPED IN IS A SAFE ALTERNATIVE FOR MY FAMILY. THEY REFUSED. I THEN SENT A LETTER AND ASKED THEM TO ANSWER MY QUESTION AS TO WHAT I AM TO DO WHEN STRANDED BY A BLOWN PAX TIRE 700 MILES FROM HOME. THEY AGAIN REITERATED THEIR POSITION THAT THEY COULD NOT HELP WITH THE "REPAIRS" TO MY VEHICLE, AND THEY FAILED TO ANSWER MY QUESTION--IGNORING IT ENTIRELY. I AM CURRENTLY CONVERTING THE VAN OVER TO REGULAR TIRES AND RIMS AT MY EXPENSE, BUT I STILL WILL NOT HAVE A JACK OR SPARE TIRE/RIM. NISSAN MISREPRESENTED THIS SYSTEM WHEN I PURCHASED THIS CAR. THEY EXTOLLED THE VIRTUES OF SAFETY AND RELIABILITY FOR MY FAMILY. THIS IS SIMPLY UNTRUE. THIS SYSTEM IS A NIGHTMARE, AND THEY HAVE REFUSED TO HELP THEIR CUSTOMERS WHO PURCHASED WHAT AMOUNTS TO A VERY HIGH-END VEHICLE--ONE OF THEIR MOST EXPENSIVE, IN FACT. THEY NEED TO OWN UP TO THEIR MISTAKE. *TR

I WAS TRAVELING DOWN A 6% DOWNGRADE ON A FREEWAY IN MY 2007 NISSAN QUEST. AT THE TIME (JAN 2008), THE VEHICLE HAD ABOUT 15,000 MILES ON IT. I WAS CONTINUOUSLY BRAKING TO KEEP THE VEHICLE AT A SAFE SPEED. AS I WAS BRAKING, THE BRAKES BEGAN TO PULSATE. THE PULSATIONS GOT LOUDER AND MORE AGGRESSIVE AS WE CONTINUED DOWN THE DOWNGRADE, TO THE POINT LIKE IF FELT THE BRAKES WERE ABOUT TO FAIL. SOON AFTER, IN JANUARY 2008, I BROUGHT THE VEHICLE TO THE NISSAN DEALERSHIP IN BELLEVUE, WA. THEY ACKNOWLEDGED THE PROBLEM WITH THE FRONT PASSENGER BRAKE ROTOR WAS WARPED. THEY RESURFACED THE ROTOR. AT 9 MONTHS LATER, AND AT 25,000 MILES (OCT 2008), THE PULSATIONS STARTED TO REOCCUR. I BROUGHT THE VAN TO THE SAME DEALERSHIP, AND THIS TIME THEY REPLACED THE SAME ROTOR THEY RESURFACED 9 MONTHS EARLIER. AGAIN AT 35,000 MILES IN JULY 2009, THE PULSATION PROBLEM RETURNED AGAIN. I BROUGHT IT TO UNITED NISSAN IN LAS VEGAS, BUT THEY REFUSED TO ADDRESS THE PROBLEM, CITING NORMAL WEAR AND TEAR ON THE BRAKES. FINALLY, IN OCTOBER 2009, I BROUGHT THE BRAKES TO A BRAKE SPECIALIST. THE SPECIALIST STATED THAT THE FRONT PASSENGER BRAKE, THE SAME BRAKE THAT HAD CONTINUOUS ROTOR WARPING, WAS DEFECTIVE DUE TO A FAULTY BRAKE PIN CAUSING STICKING BETWEEN THE CALIPER AND PAD, WHICH WAS THE ROOT CAUSE OF ALL THE WARPING AND PULSATIONS. *TR

WAS COMING UP TO A TRAFFIC LIGHT GOING APPROXIMATELY 45 DOWN TO 0 PER MILES AN HOUR AND WAS SLOWING DOWN AND HAD FOOT ON BRAKE AND THE THE ACCELERATOR WAS STILL ENGAGED AND HAD TO PUT MY 2007 NISSAN QUEST TO NEUTRAL THEN INTO PARK IN ORDER TO STOP VEHICLE. THE NEXT DAY WE TOOK TO THE NISSAN DEALERSHIP AND THEY SAID THEY CHECKED EVERYTHING BUT COULD NOT DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM THEREFOR NOTHING WAS DONE. PLEASE LOOK INTO THIS PROBLEM THIS IS A HUGE SAFETY ISSUE.