ACCELERATOR CABLE CONTINUOUSLY STICKS. THIS IS CAUSED BY DEBRIS IN THE FUEL INJECTION SYSTEM. *AK
1999 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 1999 record →
THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL WAS STICKING. *NLM
GENERAL AMERI GS 60 TIRE HAD TREAD SEPARATION ON THE HIGHWAY WHILE TRAVELING AT THE RECOMMEND SPEEDS OF 70 MILES AN HOUR. THE TIRE THROUGH A LARGE CHUNK INTO THE CAR AND COULD HAVE LOST CONTROL OR WORSE. *NLM
THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL BECAME STUCK AND THE DRIVER HAD TO PRESS HARD ON THE PEDAL TO RELEASE IT, THEN THE VEHICLE JUMPED FORWARD. *NLM
MY 1999 NISSAN QUEST, CONTINUES TO HAVE WIRING PROBLEMS THAT HAVE CAUSED THE HEAD LIGHTS AND TAIL LIGHTS TO QUIT OPERATING. EACH HEAD LIGHT WIRING HARNESS HAS BEEN REPLACED AT LEAST ONCE AND NOW THE LEFT HEAD LIGHT AND LEFT BRAKE LIGHT DO NOT WORK. THIS HAS ALSO BEEN OBSERVED ON MULTIPLE NISSAN QUEST AND MERCURY VILLAGERS ON THE ROAD. I CALLED NISSAN AND WAS TOLD THIS WAS NOT A RECALLED ITEM BUT MY DEALER HAS BEEN REPAIRING FREE OF CHARGE.*JB
CONSUMER STATES OF HAVING PROBLEMS WITH THE FUEL PEDAL. DEALER WAS CONTACTED. TS
CONSUMER STATES THAT THE ACCELERATOR PEDEL STICKS WHEN VEHICLE COMES TO A STOP.*JB
THIS IS THE FOURTH TIME IN 3 YEARS THAT THE SAME WARNING LIGHT HAS COME ON AND AT LEAST THE SECOND TIME I'VE BEEN TOLD I HAVE "SPIDER WEBS IN MY CANNISTER". ( I DRIVE MY CAR DAILY---DON'T SEE THAT HAPPENING). THE COMPUTER CODES, THIS TIME AROUND, ARE: P1446 AND P0325. DIAGNOSIS: "NEEDS VENT CONTROL VALVE AND CANNISTER" " FOUND SPIDER WEBS IN CANNISTER AND MIGHT NEED NEW ONE IN FUTURE." I'VE NO IDEA WHAT ANY OF THIS MEANS, BUT THE SAME WARNING LIGHT WITH AN EASY FIX (THEY SAID THEY WIPED OUT THE WEBS) INDICATES THAT SOMETHINS IS WRONG WITH THE SYSTEM.
1999 NISSAN QUEST. *AK *PH *NLM *DIMSII IVOQ ENTRY POSTED AFTER 12/12/02 CUT-OVER TO ARTEMIS*766465
BRAKES GRIND TO A STOP. VEHICLE IS SHUTTERING IN FRONT, WHEN BRAKING VEHICLE WILL JOLT FORWARD. BRAKES AND ROTORS ARE BEING REPLACED. *AK *YH
VEHICLE WAS PARKED AND WITHOUT WARNING, CAUGHT ON FIRE. VEHICLE WAS TOTALED. FIREFIGHTERS STATED THAT FIRE WAS CAUSED BY FRICTION FROM BRAKE LINES. DEALERSHIP FOUND NO EVIDENCE OF DEFECT. CONSUMER STATED THAT BEFORE THE FIRE THERE WAS A BURNING SMELL IN THE BRAKE LINES. DEALERSHIP ADVISED THAT THIS WAS NORMAL. CONSUMER IS REQUESTING VEHICLE BE REPLACED, HOWEVER DEALERSHIP IS NOT WILLING TO DO ANYTHING. *TT
AFTER DRIVING THE VAN FOR 10-15 MILES, THE GAS PEDAL STICKS. THIS IS A VERY SERIOUS PROBLEM THAT I FEEL NISSAN SHOULD FIND A WAY TO FIX. I WENT TO THE DEALERSHIP AND WAS TOLD I WOULD HAVE TO PAY $130.00 TO HAVE THE CARBON BUILD-UP REMOVED. I ASKED WHY WAS IT NOT COVERED IN MY 3YR/36,000MI WARRENTY, I WAS TOLD IT WAS NOT COVERED BECAUSE IT WAS NORMAL "WEAR AND TEAR" . IF THAT WAS NORMAL THEN WHY IS IT NOT IN THE OWNERS MANUAL. IT HAPPENDS DAILY SO FOR SAFETY REASONS I WILL HAVE TO FOOT $130.00 OF MY HARD EARNED MONEY FOR SOMETHING THAT SHOULDN'T BE HAPPENING. I THOUGHT I WAS GETTING A RELIABLE FAMILY VAN, BUT I THOUGHT WRONG. I HAVE ALWAYS OWNED NISSAN'S( 3MAXIMA'S, 2 STANZA'S 1 QUEST ) AND HAVE REFERRED OVER 20 PEOPLE TO BUY NISSAN'S, BUT AS FAR AS A VAN GOES I AM VERY DISSATISFIED.*AK
CONSUMER STATES THE FRONT BRAKES FAILED.*YD
WHEN VEHICLE GETS UP TO SPEED OF 58 TO 63 THERE IS A VERY BAD VIBRATION IN THE FRONT END. VEHICLE HAS BEEN ALIGNED, BEARING HAS BEEN REPLACED, RIMS AND TIRES HAVE BEEN CHANGED. PROBLEM IS STILL OCCURRING.*AK. ALSO THE LAMP SOCKET, WIPER SWITCH, RACK BOLTS, CUP HOLDER AND HUB ASSEMBLY HAVE ALL BEEN REPLACED.*JB
PURCHASED 1999 QUEST AND WENT BACK TO SELLER ABOUT VIBRATION AND HE(REID MELTON) SAID THAT IT WAS FIX A FLAT. WE FOUND OUT THAT THERE HAVE NOT BEEN ANY FIX A FLAT PUT INTO NONE OF THE WHEELS. FRONT END HAVE BEEN ALIGNED BY US A TOTAL OF 3 TIMES. BEAM NISSAN HAVE WORKED ON THE FRONT END AND EXCHANGING OUT OTHER PART 10 TIMES. IT IS BETTER BUT IT STILL VIBRATES. NISSAN DTS SAID IT IS COMPARABLE TO OTHER QUEST. THE NEW TIRES THAT WE HAD PUT ON IS WEARING OUT ON THE OUTSIDE. ONE OF THE ALIGNMENT SHOPS THAT WER TOOK IT TO THOUGHT THAT WE HAD A SET OF BAD TIRES, SO WE PUT THIS NEW SET ON. BEAM NISSAN HAVE HAD IT AT AN ALIGNMENT SHOP FOR 3 TIMES. THIS VEHICLES VIBRATES AT 58-63 MPH AND THE SEATS JUST RATTLES AND IS VERY NOISY WHILE DRIVING. YOU CAN FEEL THE VIBRATIONS AT OTHER SPEED BUT IT IS THE MOST NOTICABLE AT 58-63 MPH. WE ARE AFRAID, BECAUSE WE DON'T KNOW WHAT WILL HAPPERN WHILE DRIVING THIS VAN. WE ARE EMBRASSED TO RIDE OTHERS. WE HAVE BEEN TO BBB, BUT THEY DENIED THE REPURCHASE BECAUSE OF THE LOCAL INSPECTOR. THEY TELEPHONED HIM ABOUT HIS DECISION. HE DID NOT READ HIS NOTES FROM COAST-COAST INSPECTIONS AND TOOK US FOR A TEST RIDE AND MADE COMMENTS TO US THAT WAS NOT IN LINE WIHT THE FAXED REPORT THAT WE RECEIVED. HE SAID THAT HE (HERBY JAMES, WATKINS AUTO SALES. HE DID NOT TELL THEM WHAT WAS ON THE INSPECTION REPORT. THEY HAD INTERPETED HIS COMMENTS. I HAVE ALL NOTES AND PAPER WORK AND A SIGNED LETTER FROM BEAMS SERVICE MANAGER ABOUT THEM NOT BEING ABLE TO REPAIR MY VEHICLE.
WHEN DRIVING GAS PEDAL WOULD STICK FROM TIME TO TIME. NEEDS TO PRESS HARD TO GET PEDAL TO WORK. WHEN THIS HAPPENS, VEHICLE FAILS TO ACCELERATE. PROBLEM IS INTERMITTENT. HAS CONTACTED DEALERSHIP. *AK
SHORTLY AFTER PURCHASING THE QUEST, I NOTICED A VIBRATION IN THE VEHICLE STEERING WHEEL AND ENCOUNTERED A ROUGH RIDE WHEN THE VEHICLE WENT OVER 30 MILES AN HOUR. I TOOK THE CAR TO THE DEALER THE FIRST TIME AND THEY BALANCED AND ROTATED THE TIRES. SHORTLY AFTER, I EXPERIENCED THE SAME PROBLEM AND RETURNED TO THE DEALER. THIS TIME THE DEALER TOLD ME THAT THE TIRES WERE OUT OF "TRUE" AND THAT I NEEDED TO GO TO GOODYEAR TO HAVE THE TIRES REPLACED. GOODYEAR REPLACED TWO OF THE TIRES. A FEW MONTHS LATER, I RETURNED TO GOODYEAR BECAUSE THE PROBLEM RETURNED. GOODYEAR THEN REPLACED ONE ADDITIONAL TIRE. WITHIN A FEW MONTHS, I RETURNED TO GOODYEAR AGAIN WITH THE SAME PROBLEM AND THEY AGREED TO CHANGE ALL FOUR TIRES. WITHIN A FEW MONTHS I RETURNED TO GOODYEAR WITH THE SAME PROBLEM AND THEY SUGGESTED THAT THE VEHICLE WEIGHT MAY OF BEEN TOO MUCH FOR THE TIRES SO HE REQUESTED THAT I REPLACE THE PERFORMANCE TIRES ON THE VEHICLE WITH OTHER TIRES. I AGREED AND GOODYEAR AGAIN REPLACED ALL FOUR TIRES. IN DECEMBER 2001, I ONCE AGAIN RETURNED TO THE GOODYEAR BECAUSE THE PROBLEM WAS ONCE AGAIN PRESENT. THEY AGREED TO REPLACE THE TIRES, BUT FELT THAT THE PROBLEM WAS WITH THE SUSPENSION ON THE QUEST RATHER THAN A DEFECT ON THE TIRE. THE SECOND PROBLEM I'VE ENCOUNTER WITH THE QUEST SINCE ABOUT 15,000 MILES IS THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL STICKS. THIS IS A MORE SERIOUS PROBLEM BECAUSE ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS THE PROBLEM ALMOST CAUSED AN ACCIDENT. IT OCCURS WHEN THE VEHICLE IS STOPPED AT A LIGHT, AND I THEN TRY T
DRIVERS SEAT BROKE AND COLLAPSED BACKWARD DUE TO A REAR COLLISION. DEALER AND MANUFACTURER HAVE BEEN NOTIFIED.*AK *SLC
BRAKE DISC ROTORS ON FRONT AND REAR OF VEHICLE ARE PREMATURELY WEARING, CAUSE UNKNOWN. *AK BRAKES WORE OUT AT 15000 AND 31000 MILES *YH
BOTH REAR TIRES FAILED THE FIRST WAS THE R REAR AND 3 HOURS LATER THE LEFT REAR THE HWY PATROL WAS ON THE SCENE BUT SAID SINCE THERE WAS NO ACCIDENT HE COULD NOT FILE A REPORT ON PROPERTY DAMAGE. *AK (TIRESIZE: P215/70R15)
CONSUMER UNLOCKED THE PASSENGER DOOR BY DEPRESSING THE UNLOCK BUTTON, WHEN PULLING THE HANDLE TO OPEN THE DOOR, THE SIDE DOOR LOCKED WITHOUT ANY INDICATION, CONSUMER STATES THAT THIS HAPPENS ALL THE TIME. *SLC
THIS VEHICLE HAS DISPLAYED NUMEROUS BRAKE CHANGES OVER THE COURSE OF THE YEAR. TO HAVE TO CHANGE THE BRAKES 4 OR MORE TIMES OVER THE COURSE OF TWO YEAS IS REDICULOUS AND NEEDS TO BE EVALUATED ON A WIDER SCALE. *AK
THIS VEHICLE HAS NUMEROUS PROBLEMS BEGINNING WITH THE BRAKES HAVING TO BE CHANGED MULTIPLE TIMES; ONE OCCASION WHILE DRIVING ON THE EXPRESSWAY MY PASSENGER SLIDING DOOR OPENED UP RESULTING IN ME HAVING TO PULL TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD AND CLOSE THE DOOR. WHEN I FIRST PURCHASED THE VEHICLE I WOULD GET IN AND START THE CAR, THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS WOULD GO, THE HORN WOULD BLOW AND AND THE DOORS WOULD LOCK; THERE WAS A TERRIBLE BANGING SOUND COMING FROM WHAT APPEARED TO BE THE REAR OF THE VEHICLE, BUT AFTER 3 STOPS IN THE SHOP WAS IDENTIFIED AS A BOLT BEING LOOSE IN THE STEARING COLUMN, MY GAS PEDAL STICKS AND WILL ALL OF A SUDDEN RELEASE CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO LUNGE FORWARD; THE REAR BULBS ALL BLEW OUT IN THE REAR OF THE VAN AND MELTED THE ENCASING SURROUNDING THE BULBS; DURING A RAIN STORM THE WINDOWS WHERE IN THE DOWN POSITION AND WOULD NOT GO UP; THE VEHICLE HAD TO GO INTO THE DEALER FOR THEM TO PULL THEM UP; WHEN YOU ATTEMPT TO LOCK THE DOORS THE LOCKS MAKE A SOUND AS IF THEY ARE ATTEMPTING TO LOCK OR UNLOCK BUT DO NOT, IT TAKES SEVERAL ATTEMPTS TO UNLOCK THE DOOR WHETHER INSIDE OR OUTSIDE OF THE VEHICLE...ULTIMATELY THIS VEHICLE HAS BEEN A SINCERE DISAPPOINTMENT THAT NEEDS TO BE RETURNED TO THE DEALER, HOWEVER MY DEALER HAS GONE OUT OF BUSINESS AND THE NEW DEALER WILL NOT TAKE THE VEHICLE BACK BECAUSE IT IS NOT THEIR RESPONSIBILITY. I HAVE CONTACTED NISSAN ABOUT THE VEHICLE BUT NISSAN'S RESPONSE IS TO RETURN THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER FOR SERVICE. NISSAN IS NOT PAYING FOR A LO
GLASS ON PASSENGER'S SIDE OF VEHICLE, RIGHT SIDE OF WINDSHIELD AND RIGHT SIDE DOOR WINDOWS, ARE BECOMING DISTORTED, AND IMPAIR VISIBILITY OF DRIVER. MANUFACTURER IS UNWILLING TO ASSIST CONSUMER WITH THIS PROBLEM. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY ADDITIONAL INFORMATION/ATTACHMENTS.*AK
WHEN GAS TANK IS HALF FULL OR LOW A ROTTEN EGG SMELL WILL OCCUR, MAKING CONSUMER SICK. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION.*AK
VEHICLE LOST ACCELERATION ON HWY TRAVELING AT APPROX 60MPH. *AK
ACCELERATOR IS STICKING CAUSING SUDDEN ACCELERATION. THIS EVENT OCCURS APPROXIMATELY 15-20% OF TIME AT RANDOM INTERVALS. DEALERSHIP HAS NOT EXAMINED VEHICLE. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY ADDITIONAL INFORMATION/ATTACHMENTS.*AK
BRAKES DID NOT WORK PROPERLY. WHEN CONSUMER FIRST PURCHASED VEHICLE HE HAD PROBLEMS. CONSUEMR TOOK VEHICLE BACK TO DEALER TO GET IT FIXED. AND THEN 14,000 MILES LATER, BRAKES WENT OUT . DEALER DID NOT HAVE A REMEDY. *AK COMPLETE BRAKE JOB WAS DONE TWICE AT 14000 MILES INTERVAL. THE BRAKES ON THIS VEHICLE WERE NOT PROPERLY DESIGNED. THE CONSUMER WAS CONCERNED ABOUT THE SAFETY AS WELL AS THE EXPENSES. *YH
BRAKES WERE REPLACED AT 22,000 MILES, AND AGAIN AT 43,000 MILES WHICH SEEMS PREMATURE WEARING OF THE BRAKES. THE BRAKES WERE MAKING SCRATCHING NOISES WHEN APPLIED, WAS TAKEN IN AND TOLD THEY ARE ONLY 15% LEFT. WHY THE PROMATURE WEARING OF THE BRAKES??*AK
WHEN CRUISE CONTROL IS ACTIVATED, IT DOES NOT ALWAYS TURN OFF WHEN THE BRAKES ARE APPLIED OR CANCEL SWITCH IS PUSHED. IF I HAVE CRUISE SET AT 65 AND APPROACH AND INTERSECTION OR OBJECT IN THE ROAD OR LOWER SPEED ZONE, AND APPLY THE BRAKES BUT THEN PRESS THE ACCELERATOR TO CONTINUE AT A LOWER SPEED (45), THE ACCELERATOR WILL GO DOWN ON ITS OWN AND THE VAN WILL ACCELERATE ON ITS OWN TILL IT HITS THE 65 MPH THAT WAS ORIGINALLY SET ON THE CRUISE. THIS OCCURED 3 OUT OF THE LAST 5 TIMES THE CRUISE CONTROL WAS USED. I HAD TO QUICLY APPLY BRAKES AGAIN WHEN I NOTICED THIS HAPPENING TO AVOID CHILD IN ROAD AND THE BACK PASSENGER WAS INJURED SLIGHTLY ON THE HEAD WHEN THIS HAPPENED. THE PROBLEM WAS REPORTED TO NISSAN WHO REPLIED THAT IT MAY NOT BE ON WARRANTY, BUT WHEN TAKEN TO THE DEALER AND DISCUSSED, I HAD TO PAY THE 50 DOLLAR COPAY ON A 54 DOLLAR REPAIR. I HAVE NOT TRIED TO USE THE CRUISE CONTOL SINCE BEING SERVICED.*AK
WHEN THE GAS PEDAL IS PRESSED IT WILL NOT GO UNLESS YOU PUNCH THE GAS PEDAL AND THEN YOU SPIN OUT. THE DEALERSHIP CLAIMS THAT IT IS A CARBON BUILD UP AND SHOULD BE CLEANED PERIODICALLY, BUT THE MANUAL DOES NOT SAY ANYTHING ABOUT IT BEING A REGULAT MAINTENACE ITEM. THEY CLAIM IT IS BUT I FEEL IF IT IS THEN IT SHOULD BE LISTED WITH ALL OTHER MAINTENANCE ITEMS. I HAVE PULLED OUT SEVERAL TIMES WITH PLENTY OF TIME TO GET PULLED OUT BUT MY ACCELARATOR WOULD NOT GO AND I HAVE ALMOST BEEN HIT BECAUSE OF THIS. I FEEL IT IS A SAFETY HAZARD AND WOULD LIKE MORE TO DONE. I SHOULDN'T HAVE TO PAY $135 FOR SOMETHING TO BE CLEANED WHEN IT IS NOT IN MY MANUAL. I HAVE CHECKED WITH OTHER OWENERS AND THEY HAVEN'T HAD THIS PROBLEM. ONE PERSON WHO HAS A CHEVY MAILBU HAD THIS PROBLEM BUT CHEVROLET COVERED HIS UNDER WARRANTY. IF IT IS A MAINTENANCE ITEM THEN NISSAN SHOULD HAVE TO PUBLISH IN THE THEIR OWNERS MANUAL.
WHEN APPLYING BRAKES VEHICLE DOES NOT STOP. DEALERSHIP IS AWARE OF PROBLEM. *AK THE VEHICLE HAD ONLY 15,000 MILES, BUT THE BRAKE SYSTEM HAD A SERIOUS PROBLEM. THE DEALER SAYS THE VEHICLE IS OKAY, BUT ANOTHER MECHANIC SAYS THAT THE VEHICLE NEEDS WHEEL CYLINDER. *YH
I PLACED MY VAN IN MY GARAGE, WHICH IS LEVEL AND SMOOTH. I RAISED THE VAN WITH THE SCREW JACK AS SPECIFIED ON THE SCREW JACK. THE SCREW JACK HAS A LOWER PART WHICH IS BELOW THE SCREW, AND AN UPPER PART WHICH IS ABOVE THE SCREW. WHEN THE TIRE LIFTED OFF THE GROUND, THE SCREW JACK IMMEDIATELY BENT BACKWARDS AT APPROXIMATELY 20 DEGREES. AS IT WAS DANGEROUS TO LIFE AND LIMB, I IMMEDIATELY LOWERED THE JACK. ONCE LOWERED, THE JACK RETURNED TO ITS ORIGINAL SHAPE AS IF IT WERE MADE OF SPRING STEEL. I VIDEOED THE JACK IN THE UPRIGHT AND BENT POSITION AND IN THE LOWERED POSITION. THE DANGER IS THAT IF THE TIRE NEEDS CHANGING OUT ON THE ROAD, WHERE CONDITIONS WILL NOT BE PERFECT - AS IN MY GARAGE - THAT JACK WILL BEND BACK AND THE VAN WILL FALL AND SOMEONE WILL BECOME VERY HURT.*AK
THROTTLE PLATE STICKING, NISSAN STATES MAINTENANCE NEEDED TO REMOVE CARBON BUILDUP. NO MAINTENANCE TO THROTTLE PLATE STATED IN OWNERS MANUAL. APPEARS TO BE TOO CLOSE TOLERANCE IN THROTTLE PLATE TO HOUSING FIT. SLIGHT WEAR IN BUSHINGS ALLOW MISALIGNMENT AND THUST STICKING OF THROTTLE PLATE OFF IDLE. NISSAN MOTORS TOTALLY UNRESPONSIVE AND STATED THAT THIS IS A PROBLEM THEY SEE ALL THE TIME AND REQUIRES CLEANING OF THE THROTTLE PLATE AND BODY. REFER TO FILE NO. 3116108 REGIONAL SERVICE ADVISOR - LENICE DOWER 800-647-7261. PLEASE DO NOT ALLOW THIS TO BUILD INTO A "FIRESTONE TIRE" DEBACLE.
DRIVER'S SIDE HEADLIGHT GOES ON AND OFF INTERMITTENTLY. NO PATTERN, JUST ON AND OFF. I REPLACED W/NEW BULB...STILL HAPPENS. WILL TAKE INTO DEALER ASAP.*AK
FILLED FUEL TANK & DROVE APPROXIMATELY 230 MILES WHEN ENGINE CHECK LIGHT CAME ON. DROVE 30 MORE MILES & ENGINE CHECK LIGHT WENT OUT. TOOK TO DEALER & MECHANIC PLACED VEHICLE ON DIAGNOSTIC MACHINE. CODES APPEARED. PARTS WERE ORDERED & PLACED ON VEHICLE. PROBLEM CAME BACK. LEAK COULD NOT BE LOCATED COMING FROM ENGINE. NUTS & BOLTS INDICATED EVAOPRATED VENT HOSE. *AK SERVICE ENGINE SOON LIGHT KEEPT COMING ON DUE TO EGR SOLENOID VALVE FAILURE. *YH
WHILE DRIVING, THE CONSUMER LOST CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE WHICH CAME TO A STOP AFTER SPINNING AND CRASHING INTO A POWER POLE, A POSSIBLE REASON TO THIS CRASH WAS A LOOSE NUT ON THE SUSPENSION RIGHT FRONT SIDE WHEEL AND A CRACK IN THE PLATE, THE CONSUMER SUSTAINED MINOR INJURIES DUE TO THE AIR BAGS DEPLOYING, WHICH CAUSED MINOR BRUISES IN THE ARMS. *SLC
EXTERIOR MIRROR ON DRIVER'S SIDE VIBRATES EXCESSIVELY, CREATING AN ILLUSION OF VEHICLE BEHIND/BESIDES YOU. MIRROR WAS REPLACED BY THE DEALERSHIP IN AUGUST OF 1999 UNDER WARRANTY FOR THE SAME PROBLEM. MANUFACTURER WAS NOT WILLING TO REPLACE MIRROR FREE OF CHARGE THIS TIME. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION.*AK
FRONT BRAKES HAD TO BE REPLACED THREE TIMES, THEY KEEP WEARING, CONSUMER WAS TOLD THAT OTHER QUEST VANS WERE HAVING THE SAME PROBLEM, A SQUEALING NOISE IS HEARD WHEN WHEELS ARE MOVING, BUT WHEN BRAKES ARE APPLIED, THE NOISE STOPS. *AK *SLC
WAS DRIVING VEHICLE WHEN ELECTRICAL FUSE BOX OVERHEATED & MELTED THE BOX. DASHBOARD LIGHTS WOULD FLASH ON/OFF. WAS NOT ABLE TO SHIFT VEHICLE PROPERLY. TOOK TO DEALER & HAD ELECTRICAL SYSTEM & SHIFTING APPARATUS REPLACED. PROBLEM HAS NOT REAPPEARED. *AK
ACCELERATOR WOULD STICK AND NOT ALLOW ME TO PRESS IT DOWN. THIS WOULD OCCUR AS AFTER STOPPING AT A LIGHT OR INTERSECTION. THE PEDAL WOULD NOT BUDGE, THUS CAUSING ME TO PUMP IT TO TRY TO WIGGLE IT TO MOVE. WHEN IT DID CATCH, IT WOULD ACCELERTE ABRUPTLY. MANY TIMES I WAS IN INTERSECTION AND ALMOST HIT FRONT BEHIND OR SIDE BECUASE THE VAN WOULD NOT MOVE. ALSO, AT THE 30,000 MILE MAINTENANCE, I WAS TOLD THAT THERE WAS LESS THAN 10% LEFT ON FRONT BRAKES. THIS IS PREMATURE AS MOST CARS DO NOT NEED BRAKE PADS CHANGED SO QUICKLY.
EXCESSIVE WEAR OF THE PADS AND ROTORS. DEALER HAS REPLACED PADS AND ROTORS THREE TIMES, AND PROBLEM HAS REOCCURRED. *AK
UNABLE TO DEPRESS ACCELERATOR WITHOUT GREAT FORCE. PEDAL SUDDENLY "GIVES" CAUSING VEHICLE TO LUNGE FORWARD. DEALERS EXPLANATION WAS CLOGGED THROTTLE BODY. QUES.-SHOULD I EXPECT THROTTLE BODY TO STICK EVERY 25K MILES. ALSO I KNOW OF ANOTHER PERSON WHOSE NISSAN QUEST EXPERIENCED THE SAME PROBLEM.
AFTER VEHICLE REACHES 17,00 MILES STEERING WHEEL AND FRONT BEGAN TO SHAKE GIVING THE VEHICLE A ROUGH RIDE.*AK THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER AND WAS DIAGNOSED AS HAVING BENT REAR AXLE. THE VEHICLE WAS NEVER BEEN IN ACCIDENT SO THE BENT AXLE SHOULD BE MANUFACTURER DEFECT. THE TIRES ARE WORN PREMATURELY, BUT THE DEALER REFUSED TO PAY FOR THE REPLACEMENTS CLAIMING AT 17000 MILES IT IS A NORMAL WEAR. *YH
THE HARNESS OF THE INTEGRATED CHILD SAFETY SEAT LOCKS PREMATURELY. YH
ACCELERATOR PEDAL STICKS - THIS HAPPENS AFTER THE BRAKE IS APPLIED AND I TRY TO ACCELERATE, THUS CAUSING THE VAN TO STALL IN THE INTERSECTION AND THEN TAKE OFF QUICKLY AND ALSO OCCURS IF I RELAESE MY FOOT FROM THE ACCELERATOR TO SLOW DOWN GRADUALLY, AND THEN REAPPLY IT, THE PEDAL AGAIN STICKS. THIS STARTED IN MARCH AND THEN WENT AWAY FOR A MONTH AND HAS BEEN OCCURING DAILY - SOMETIMES 4 OR 5 TIMES IN ONE COMMUTE. THIS HAS NEARLY CAUSED A FEW FATAL ACCIDENTS WHEN THE VAN STALLED IN A BUSY INTERSECTION OR WHILE I WAS TURNING INTO THE DRIVEWAY AND GAS PEDAL STUCK CAUSING CROSSTRAFFIC TO SCREECH TO A HALT. HAVE ALMOST BEEN HIT FROM BEHIND BECAUSE THE VAN DOES NOT ACCELEARTE AFTER A RED LIGHT - HAVE TO PUMP IT OR HOLD IT DOWN BEFORE IT RELEASES. I CALLED DEALER AND HE SAID IT WAS "NORMAL" AND PART OF THROTTLE PROBLEM, BUT THIS STARTED WHEN THE VAN HAD ONLY 20000 MILES ON IT
PROBLEM MANIFEST ITSELF AS A "STICKING" GAS PEDAL. THJIS IS A PROBLEM THAT COULD CAUSE AN ACCIDENT. INFORMED THAT THROTTLE BODY ACCUMULATES CARBON. IS THERE ANY OTHER INFORMATION REGARDING THIS PROBLEM. *AK
WHILE DRIVING ABOUT 20 MPH AND COMING TO A STOP, VAN WOULD NOT STOP BECAUSE THROTTLE WAS STUCK. DRIVER HAD BOTH FEET ON BRAKE PEDAL AND SHIFTED VAN INTO PARK TO STOP. SHUT OFF IGNITION. STARTED UP WITH NO PROBLEM. VAN LOOKED AT BY THE DEALERSHIP, NOT PROBLEM COULD BE FOUND. NISSAN CONTACTED, BUT PROVIDED NO HELP. *AK *ML
LEFT AND RIGHT REAR VIEW MIRROR VIBRATED SO BAD AT SPEEDS OF 55+ THAT CONSUMER CANNOT SEE OUT OF THEM. NLM
RELEASE BUTTON ON THE INTEGRATED CHILD SAFETY SEAT RETRACTS AND LOCKS, TRAPPING CHILD IN THE SEAT. NISSAN IS REPLACING BAD PART. *AK *ML
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