AUTOMATIC LOCKS ARE LOCKING BY THEMSELVES, TRAPPING AN INFANT IN THE VEHICLE WHILE CONSUMER WENT AROUND VEHICLE TO FRONT DRIVER'S DOOR.LOCKS WERE CLEANED IN 1998, BUT DEFECT REOCCURRED. *AK
1996 Nissan Quest complaints
Owner reports filed with NHTSA about this vehicle, newest first and reproduced as filed. They are unverified accounts: one proves nothing, and a pattern across many is the thing worth reading. Back to the full 1996 record →
THE PAINT ON THE ROOF IS PEELING ON THE PASSENGER SIDE NO INDICATION OF PAINT PEELING ON THE REST OF THE ROOD OR THE VEHICLE ANYWHERE ELSE .IT SHOULE BE REPAINTED TO PREVENT FURTHER DAMAGE TO THE AREA IN QUESTION THE COMPANY IS REFUSING TO COMPLY BECAUSE IT IS NOT COVERED BY THEIR WARRANTY
WHILE DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE RED DOOR AJAR LIGHT AND OVERHEAD LIGHTS ILLUMINATE. THE CAUSE IS THE SLIDING DOOR HAS POPPED OPEN TO FIRST POSITION ALL BY ITSELF. THIS HAS HAPPENED 6 TIMES!
COST WAS APPROXIMATELY $400-$500 DOLLARS TO REPLACE, SHOULD NOT HAVE FAILED, AS NO ACCIDENT WAS INVOLVED. DEALER SAID WE WERE OUT OF WARRANTY DUE TO MILEAGE. BUT THIS WAS NOT A MOVING PART AND SHOULD NOT HAVE FAILED OR SHOULD BE COVERED FOR MOR THAN STANDARD WARRANTY ON VEHICLE. NO COMPONENT (SAFETY DEFECT INDICATED). *AK
NO SUMMARY. *AK
CONSUMER'S SON WAS DRIVING WHEN HE HIT A BUMP IN ROAD AND BOTH AIR BAGS DEPLOYED, BURNING HIS ARMS. *AK
LEASED VEHICLE; DRIVER'S AIR BAG DEPLOYED WHILE STOPPING AT A LIGHT. DEALER CONTACTED AND STATED COMPANY WILL INVESTIGATE THE PROBLEM. *AK
THE BRAKE PROBLEM WAS DIAGNOSE AS FAILURE OF THE HYDRAULIC PISTON LOCATED IN BRAKE CALIPERS THAT ENAGAGES THE BRAKE TO DISENGAGE AND CAUSED THE PADS TO WEAR OUT TO THE METAL DAMAGING THE DISK BRAKE. THE DEALER DID ALL REPAIRS UNDER WARRANTY
WHEN IGNITION SWITCH WAS STILL ON AND/OR ENGINE RUNNING CONSUMER STEPPED OUT OF VEHICLE TO OPEN HOUSE GATE, ALL VEHICLE DOORS LOCKED UP UNEXPECTEDLY, KEYS AND REMOTE CONTROL HAD BEEN REPLACED BEFORE FOR SAME REASON. DEALER AND MANUFACTURER WERE CONTACTED. *AK
WHILE DRIVING DOWN HIGHWAY THE TIE ROD END BROKE, NO ONE WAS HURT. *AK
SWERVED TO AVOID A COLLISION WITH ANOTHER VEHICLE AND HIT A CURB. THE AIR BAGS DEPLOYED. THE DRIVERS SIDE AIR BAG DID NOT INFLATE - INSTEAD IT BLEW UP IN DRIVERS FACE. THE PASSENGER SIDE AIR BAG DEPLOYED AND CAUGHT FIRE.
LEFT FRONT DOOR LOCKS AT ANY TIME BY THEMSELVES.
DRIVERS WINDOW SHATTERED WHILE DRIVING 55MPH.
THE INDICATOR WILL NOT MOVE WHEN GEAR IS SHIFTED; WILL LATER JUMP INTO GEAR.
WHEEL CAPS FALL OFF.
AIR BAGS LIGHTS ILLUMINATE INTERMITTENTLY.
RADIO FAILED.
STEREO CONTROLS MOUNTED ON STEERING WHEEL FAILED.
DRIVER'S SIDE MIRROR FAILED.
BRAKES: BRAKE LIGHT CONSTANTLY COMES ON, BRAKES SHIMMY AND MAKE A NOISE. TOOK TO DEALER; HAD ROTORS TURNED AND BRAKE FLUID PUT IN. WAS STILL HAVING PROBLEMS, AND TOOK TO DEALER AGAIN SEVERAL TIMES AND WAS TOLD THE VEHICLE WAS FINE. TOOK VEHICLE TO ANOTHER DEALER, AND WAS TOLD THE VEHICLE NEEDS A MASTER CYLINDER. *AK
REAR WINDSHIELD WASHER FAILED.
CD PLAYER INOPERATIVE.
RADIO/CASSETTE FAILURE.
OTHER: AIR BAGS NOT SAFE FOR SMALL CHILDREN/WOMEN/AGED. *AK
ALARM SYSTEM FAILED.
ANTI-THEFT ALARM FAILED.
SMOG PROBLEM.
DOOR LOCKS FAILED 4 TIMES.
NO DEPLOYMENT OF AIR BAG IN ACCIDENT, CAUSING HEAD INJURY TO DRIVER.
ENGINE HAD TO BE REPLACED AFTER FIVE THOUSAND MILES, DEALER IS PICKING UP THE CHARGES. CONSUMER WAS TOLD BY DEALER THAT SHE IS NOT THE ONLY ONE THAT THIS IS HAPPENING TO. *AK
FAILURE OF THE DRIVER'S SIDE WINDOW, WHILE DRIVING AND THE DRIVER'S SIDE WINDOW SHATTERED, CAUSING FRAGMENTS TO FALL INSIDE THE VEHICLE. *AK
WHEN THE UNDERBODY OF VEHICLE SCRAPPED THE ROAD THERE WAS DEPLOYMENT OF BOTH AIR BAGS. THE DEPLOYMENT OF THE AIR BAGS CAUSED THE WINDSHIELD TO BREAK. *AK
WHILE TRYING TO TURN THE STEERING WHEEL THE STEERING LOCKS UP. ALSO THE SENSORS ON THE ENGINE AND AIR BAG ARE DISABLED. THE ALARMS ON BOTH DO NOT STAY ON.*AK *JB
A/C REFRIGERANT PIPE LEAKED, CAUSING A WHITE MIST ALL OVER THE HOOD/FRONT WINDOWS. *AK
Reading these
NHTSA publishes every complaint as the owner wrote it and investigates only a fraction. Spelling, capitalisation and judgement are the filer’s own. What carries weight is repetition: the same component failing the same way across many filings, and whether the manufacturer eventually opened a recall for it.
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