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2004 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 2004 record →

Visibility › Sun/Moon Roof Assembly
Filed Mar 6, 200511,329 milesCA

THE GLASS SUN ROOF LEAKS, CAUING WATER TO ACCUMULATE IN THE REAL WELL. THIS ACCUMULATION OF WATER CAUSES THE AUTOMATIC LIFT GATE TO FAIL (SHORT OUT). THE SUN ROOF ALOS LEAKS INTO THE CAR PASSENGER AREA DRIPPING ON THE PASSENGERS IN THE MIDDLE ROW. THERE IS WATER DAMAGE SEEN ON THE INSIDE ROOF OF THE VAN & MAY CAUSE MOLD & MUST SMELL.**AK

Engine and Engine Cooling
Filed Mar 3, 2005444 milesMD

NISSAN QUEST 2004 SERVICE ENGINE SOON LIGHT ON AND PROBLEMS WITH STEERING. *BF THE SERVICE ENGINE SOON LIGHT HAD COME ON 3 TIMES, CREAKING WAS FELT IN THE STEERING WHEEL AND OR THE FRONT END, SOUNDS WERE HEARD COMING FROM THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT, COMPUTER TIRE MONITOR INDICATED A FLAT TIRE AND OR LOW TIRE PRESSURE DURING COLD WEATHER, THE VEHICLE WOULD RUN FOR FIVE MINUTES THEN GO UP TO 4 DEGREES HIGHER (OVER INFLATED), WHEN THE WEATHER WAS WARM, THE SETTING WOULD THEN BE ABOVE 40 PSI WHICH WAS DANGEROUS TO DRIVE IF NOT ADJUSTED (INCORRECT RESULTS ON THE DISPLAY), SRS LIGHT HAD COME ON AFTER RECALL CAMPAIGN #04V103000 WAS PERFORMED, DRIVER'S SIDE POWER WINDOW WAS INTERMITTENT, SLIDING DOORS MADE LOUD BUMP NOISE WHEN OPENED ALL THE WAY, ESPECIALLY ON INCLINES, HEAT OUTLETS LOCATED ON THE FLOOR BEHIND THE FIRST ROW SEAT CAN'T BE CONTROLLED BY THE PASSENGER REAR CONTROLS, THE DOME LIGHTS WERE NOT WORKING, THE DOOR RATTLED, THE DRIVERS SIDE FRONT WINDOW WOULD NOT MOVE, THE WINDOW SWITCH HAS AN OPEN CIRCUIT, THE VEHICLE WAS JERKING UPON ACCELERATION AT 30 MPH, REAR HEATER WAS BLOWING COLD AIR, THERE WAS A HEAVY GRINDING NOISE WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS FIRST STARTED AFTER SITTING FOR MORE THAN ONE HOUR ALONG WITH THE POWER STEERING, TRANSMISSION FLUID LEAKED A REDDISH/PURPLE FLUID ON THE GARAGE FLOOR, THE INTERIOR LIGHTS WERE INOPERATIVE AND THERE WAS AN EVAPORATION LEAK. *SC *JB

Latches/Locks/Linkages › Doors › Latch
Filed Feb 23, 2005OK

I PURCHASED MY 2004 NISSAN QUEST IN SEPTEMBER 2003. THE DAY I DROVE THE VEHICLE OFF THE LOT THE SLIDING DOORS BEGAN TO RATTLE AND HAVEN'T STOPPED SINCE. I HAVE TAKEN THE VEHICLE TO TWO DIFFERENT DEALERS FOR A TOTAL OF NINE TIMES. THE DASH REFLECTS IN THE WINDSHIELD MAKING IT A HAZARD TO DRIVE, THE DRIVER'S DOOR HAS A SQUEAK WHEN OPENING THAT IS CAUSED BY THE HINGE FLEXING WHERE IT IS ATTACHED TO THE BODY. HAVE BEEN TOLD BY DEALER THIS CANNOT BE FIXED. THE SLIDING DOOR PANEL ON THE DRIVER'S SIDE REAR, PROTRUDES ABOUT 1/8" FROM THE BODY AND HAS A DENT IN THE CORNER OF THE PANEL AND HAVE BEEN TOLD BY DEALER THIS CANNOT BE FIXED. I PAID OVER $31K FOR THIS CAR AND IT SEEMINGLY CANNOT BE FIXED NO MATTER WHAT IS WRONG. I HAVE CONTACTED NISSAN 5 TIMES BY TELEPHONE AND ON ONE EVER RETURNS MY CALLS. *AK

Latches/Locks/Linkages › Doors › Latch2 injured
Filed Feb 19, 200514,900 milesCA

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

Engine and Engine Cooling › Exhaust System › Emission Control › Catalytic Convertor
Filed Feb 16, 20053,000 milesSC

THE CONSUMER NOTICED WHILE DRIVING, A ROTTEN SMELL WOULD COME IN FROM THE VENTS. THE CONSUMER WAS ABLE TO DRIVE TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION. THE CONSUMER INFORMED THE MECHANIC ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS THIS PROBLEM HAS OCCURRED. THIS PROBLEM HAS NOT BEEN RESOLVED. PLEASE PROVIDE ADDITIONAL INFORMATION. *JB THERE IS STILL A ROTTEN EGG SMELL COMING FROM THE CATALYTIC CONVERTER. ALSO THE TIRE PRESSURE MONITORING SYSTEM INDICATES A FLAT TIRE WHEN TIRE IS NOT FLAT. CONSUMER IS HAPPY WITH THE MINIVAN EXCEPT FOR THE SULFUR SMELL AND THE FALSE TIRE READINGS. *TT

Structure › Body › Door1 injured
Filed Feb 16, 2005AR

2004 NISSAN QUEST POWER SLIDING SIDE DOOR SMASHED CHILD'S HAND. THE DOOR NEITHER STOPPED NOR RETRACTED, BUT SHUT TIGHTLY AND COMPLETELY ON CHILD'S LEFT HAND. *BF THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHO EXPLAINED THAT THE DOOR WORKED FINE AND BLAMED TO CONSUMER FOR NOT KEEPING THE CHILD HAND AWAY FROM THE CLOSING DOOR. *NM *SC

Visibility › Defroster/Defogger/Hvac System › Fan/Motor
Filed Feb 9, 2005FL

THIS VEHICLE HAS HAD A PROBLEM SINCE THE FIRST DAY I TOOK DELIVERY OF IT. IT SEEMS TO BE A PROBLEM WITH THE AC/HEATING SYSTEM. ON DAYS WHEN IT IS ABOVE 65 DEGREES HOT AIR CONTINUOUSLY BLOWS THROUGHOUT THE CENTER VENTS. I HAVE ADDRESSED THIS ISSUE WITH THE DEALER AND THEY STATED THAT THERE IS NO FIX FOR THIS PROBLEM. THEY DON'T KNOW WHAT IS CAUSING THIS TO HAPPEN. *JB

Latches/Locks/Linkages › Doors › Latch
Filed Feb 8, 2005MA

CONSUMER WAS UNABLE TO OPEN OR CLOSE THE REAR SLIDING DOOR IN COLD WEATHER. VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION, AND MECHANIC DETERMINED THAT THE DOOR LATCH NEEDED TO BE REPLACED, AND REPLACED IT. HOWEVER, THE PROBLEM RECURRED. *AK

Seats1 injured
Filed Feb 1, 20058,000 milesOH

WHILE ATTEMPTING TO MOVE THE PASSENGER SIDE SECOND-ROW SEAT BACK, I REACHED AROUND THE SEAT TO GRAB THE LEVER, AND MY PINKIE FINGER WAS CAUGHT IN THE SEAT MECHANISM. AT THE EMERGENCY ROOM, THEY DETERMINED THAT I HAD BROKEN MY FINGER AND MY NAIL HAD TO BE REMOVED BECAUSE IT HAD BEEN SLICED THROUGH. I HAVE LASTING NERVE DAMAGE AND THE BONE HAS NOT HEALED CORRECTLY. I WROTE A LETTER TO NISSAN DETAILING THIS EXPERIENCE - I AM VERY CONCERNED ABOUT THE SAFETY OF MY CHILDREN IN THIS CAR AND AM AFRAID TO TRY TO USE ANY OF THE SEAT LEVERS AGAIN. HOWEVER, NISSAN HAS NOT RESPONDED, AFTER FOUR MONTHS. THIS DEFECT NEEDS TO BE FIXED.*AK

Latches/Locks/Linkages › Doors › Latch
Filed Jan 26, 20052,571 milesWA

SLIDING DOORS LATCH RATTLE. HAVE TO STOP OR REACH BACK TO CLOSE AGAIN. DRIVING HIT A BUMP ON THE PAVED ROAD LEFT SLIDER DOOR OPENED. *JB

Fuel System, Other › Fuel Injection System
Filed Jan 24, 20051,200 milesNY

FUEL INJECTORS HAD TO BE REPLACED AND ALSO CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CONSTANTLY COMES ON, AND OXYGEN SENOR HAD TO BE REPLACED, ECM SENSOR ALSO HAD TO BE REPLACED. *NM

Engine and Engine Cooling
Filed Jan 23, 2005CA

INITIALLY RANDOM SQUEALING NOISES FROM ENGINE OCCURRED. LATER NOISE BECAME MORE FREQUENT WHEN CAR WAS SITTING IDLE. TOOK TO REPAIR SHOP, FOUND THAT DRIVE BELTS NEEDED REPLACING. CAR WAS UNDER 20K MILES. *JB

Power Train › Automatic Transmission
Filed Jan 12, 200523,291 milesVA

NISSAN QUEST 2004 WOULD NOT ACCELERATE BEYOND 20 MPH. PASSENGER SIDE POWER DOOR OPENED ON ITS OWN; VEHICLE LOST POWER ON INCLINE. *BF THE VEHICLE MADE A LOUD NOISE, BUT A BRACKET ON THE EXHAUST WAS FIXED TO CORRECT THE NOSIE. *JB

Engine and Engine Cooling
Filed Jan 11, 20051,739 milesMD

THE SERVICE ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON , THE CONSUMER HAS TAKEN THE VEHICLE IN ON THREE OCCASIONS. EACH TIME A DIFFERENT SERVICE WAS PERFORMED, TO INCLUDE, THE COMPUTER WAS REPROGRAMMED, A FUEL ASSEMBLY REPAIR, AND A SMALL LEAK IN THE VENT CONTROL VALVE. THE VEHICLE IS IN THE SHOP FOR THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ON AGAIN.*AK

Air Bags › Frontal › Sensor/Control Module
Filed Jan 11, 200516,500 milesMN

PRIOR TO A RECALL BY NISSAN HAD NO PROBLEMS WITH THE FRONT PASSENGER AIR BAG SYSTEM. AFTER NISSAN RECALIBRATED THE ODS, THE "AIR BAG OFF" SIGN FREQUENTLY LIGHTS UP WHEN MY WIFE IS IN THE FRONT PASSENGER SEAT. SHE WEIGHS 125 LBS. ALTHOUGH THE RECALL NOTICE SAID THAT THE SEAT IS ADJUSTED FOR 6-YEAR CHILDREN, I WAS INFORMED BY THE DEALER THAT THE ODS IS ADJUSTED FOR A 95-100 LB PERSON. AT THIS TIME I AM WAITING FOR THE DEALER TO INFORM ME AS TO WHETHER NISSAN WILL READJUST THE ODS.*AK

Electrical System
Filed Jan 11, 2005NY

NISSAN QUEST 2004 HAS BEEN IN FOR SERVICE 5 TIMES. TIRE PROBLEMS, CONSOLE LIGHTS (POSSIBLE SHORT) AND REAR INTERIOR LIGHTS. *BF THE AIR CONDITIONER FAILED, THE DOOR HANDLE FELL OFF, THE FRONT DRIVER SIDE TIRE WAS CONTINUOUSLY LOSING AIR. *JB

Electrical System
Filed Jan 8, 20058,000 milesTX

WE GOT THE CAR IN DEC 2003. BETWEEN FEB 2004 AND APRIL 2004 THE CAR HAD 5-6 HARD STARS; IN MOST CASES IT TOOK LESS THAN 5 MINUTES TO HAVE IT STARTED AND ONLY ONE TIME MORE THAN AN HOUR. I LEFT IT THERE AND CAME BACK AFTER 5 H.---IT STARTED RIGHT AWAY. ALL THIS HAPPENED IN HOUSTON TX.. DEC 20 2004 IN THE MIDDLE OF NOWHERE IN PENNSYLVANIA, SECOND DAY OF OUR HOLYDAY VACATION. I?VE TRIED TO START IT FOR MORE THAN 3 HOURS, UNTIL THE BATTERY WENT DEAD. FINALLY THE DEALER PICKED IT UP. AFTER ABOUT 10 DAY THE NISSAN ?TRAINED? AUTO MECHANIC COMES UP WITH THE DIAGNOSTIC: ?NO PROBLEM WITH THE CAR, YOU JUST FLOODED! IT IS NOT GOING TO BE COVERED BY THE WARRANTY!? YOU DON?T HAVE TO BE A MECHANIC TO KNOW THAT AN INJECTION ENGINE CAN?T BE FLOODED UNLESS THE CAR HAS A PROBLEM ( NO SPARKING, INJECTORS LICKS, OFF TIMING?). SAME CAR THE RADIO/CD SOMETIMES JUST WON?T PLAY; THE POWER IS ON BUT NO SOUND. USUALLY AFTER 5- 10 MINUTES WILL GO ON. THE REAR AC FAN CAME LOOSE AND HAD TO BE REPLACED. (AT LEAST THIS IS A PROBLEM THAT COULD AND HAD BEEN FIXED!) NICE CAR BUT I HAVE TO FILE FOR LEMON. I PAY FOR A NEW CAR AND I EXPECT IT TO START WHEN I NEED IT NOT WHEN IT ?FEELS LIKE?*AK

Electrical System
Filed Dec 23, 20041,000 milesCT

I HAVE HAD NOTHING BUT PROBLEMS, BOTH BIG AND SMALL, WITH MY BRAND NEW NISSAN QUEST SE. I CAN ALMOST DEAL WITH THE SQEAKS, RATTLES, BROKEN BUTTONS, BROKEN LIGHTS, MALFUNCTIONING SENSORS, RADIO PROBLEMS, AND MALFUNCTIONING SLIDER DOORS, BUT THE PROBLEM I CANNOT ACCEPT IS THE FAILURE OF THE CAR TO RUN DURING DAMP OR COLD DAYS. THE CAR CRANKS AND STARTS AFTER A FEW ATTEMPTS, BUT WHEN IT IS PUT INTO DRIVE IT EITHER LAGS AS IF IT'S RUNNING OUT OF FUEL, OR DIES COMPLETELY. THIS HAS HAPPENED ON AT LEAST 8 OCCASSIONS, 2 OF WHICH I HAD TO CALL A TOW TRUCK BECAUSE I COULD NOT RESTART THE CAR. UNFORTUNATELY, MY DEALERSHIP CANNOT REPLICATE THE PROBLEM SO NOTHING HAS BEEN DONE. MEANWHILE, I NEVER KNOW IF MY CAR WILL RUN ON THESE DAYS, I HAVE EVEN BEEN FORCED TO WALK DOWN THE STREET IN BELOW ZERO WINDCHILL TEMPERATURES WITH MY CHILDREN IN ORDER TO GET HELP. I PURCHASED A NEW CAR TO HAVE SAFETY AND PEACE OF MIND, AND INSTEAD I AM LOSING SLEEP AT NIGHT AND ASKING NISSAN TO BUY THIS CAR BACK. I WILL LIST THE MOST RECENT OCCURRENCE ON THE FORM, BUT PLEASE NOTE THIS HAS HAPPENED AT LEAST 8 TIMES.*AK

Structure
Filed Dec 22, 2004100 milesNJ

HUMMING NOISE IS EXPERIENCED WHILE THE CAR IS GOING AT A CONSTANT SPEED OR GOING UP THE HILL. THIS NOISE WAS REPORTED THE FIRST DAY AFTER THE VEHICLE WAS BOUGHT AND THE NOISE HAS INCREASED OVER TIME. BOUGHT THE VAN BRAND NEW ON 2/29/04 AND REPORTED THE PROBLEM THE NEXT DAY. SINCE THEN, TAKEN THE VAN TO THE DEALERSHIP NUMEROUS TIMES. EACH TIME I AM TOLD THAT IT IS A NORMAL CONDITION. EVEN NISSAN REP. CAME AND INSPECTED THE CAR AND MADE THE SAME COMMENT. IF IT IS A PROBLEM, IT NEEDS TO BE FIXED LIKE SO MANY OTHER THINGS ON THE VAN. *JB

Suspension
Filed Dec 17, 2004CA

WHILE DRIVING 45 MPH, THE CONSUMER HEARD A LOUD KNOCKING NOISE COMING FROM THE FRONT OF THE VEHICLE. SUDDENLY, THE VEHICLE VIBRATED UNCONTROLLABLY. *JB

Seats
Filed Dec 10, 2004CA

CLOSURE OF CARSON,CA SEAT RE-CALIBRATION FACILITY. *BF *SC

Air Bags › Frontal › Sensor/Control Module
Filed Dec 9, 2004DE

NHTSA CAMPAIGN 04V103000; NISSAN ISSUED AN AIR BAG SENSOR RECALL. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL, BUT THE CONSUMER EXPERIENCED THE SAME PROBLEM AS THOSE VEHICLES THAT WERE RECALLED THE LIGHT WOULD REMAIN ON. *JB

Engine and Engine Cooling
Filed Dec 8, 20043,502 milesNY

VEHICLE STALLS, SOMETIMES IT WILL NOT START. VEHICLE HAS BEEN SERVICED NUMEROUS TIMES, AND A SENSOR WAS REPLACED. HOWEVER, THE PROBLEM RECURRED.*AK THE DRIVERS SIDE FRONT AND BACK DOOR BOTH SQUEAK AND RATTLE AND ARE DIFFICULT TO OPEN AND CLOSE. THE TRANSMISSION SOMETIMES DOES NOT SHIFT AND HAS NO ACCELERATION. *TC

Latches/Locks/Linkages › Doors › Latch
Filed Dec 8, 2004TX

THE DRIVER'S AND PASSENGER'S SIDE DOORS FAILED TO OPEN OR LOCK WHEN APPLIED. THE CONSUMER TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION, AND THE MECHANIC DETERMINED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS OPERATING AS DESIGNED. THE CONSUMER INFORMED THE MECHANIC THIS PROBLEM OCCURRED MORE THAN ONCE, AND HAD NOT BEEN RESOLVED. *AK THE DOORS HAD BEEN FIXED TWICE TO HAVE THE DOORS FIXED, THE LEFT SIDE PASSENEGER DOOR AGAIN AND STARTED CLOSING BY ITSELF, AND THE DOORS HAD TO BE CLOSED MANUALLY. *SC

Vehicle Speed Control › Accelerator Pedal
Filed Dec 7, 2004MO

WHILE APPLYING THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL VEHICLE HESITATED TO ACCELERATE. CONSUMER APPLIED THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL NUMEROUS TIMES AND VEHICLE ACCELERATED UNCONTROLLABLY. CONSUMER APPLIED THE BRAKE PEDAL AND THE VEHICLE CONTINUED TO ACCELERATE. CONSUMER WAS ABLE TO MAINTAIN CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE, AND PULLED OVER. VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION, AND MECHANIC DETERMINED THAT THE THROTTLE BODY NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. *AK

Engine and Engine Cooling
Filed Dec 3, 2004LA

THE VEHICLE STALLED WHILE BEING DRIVEN DOWN THE ROAD. THIS HAPPENED MULTIPLE TIMES CONSIDERING THE VEHICLE WAS NEW. *AK *SC

Vehicle Speed Control › Accelerator Pedal
Filed Dec 3, 200458,000 milesCA

INTERMITTENTLY ACCELERATOR PEDAL WOULD GO TO THE FLOOR, BUT VEHICLE WOULD HESITATE. DEALERSHIP WAS NOTIFIED, BUT DID NOT RESOLVE THE PROBLEM.*AK

Power Train › Automatic Transmission
Filed Nov 30, 20044,200 milesCT

VEHICLE LOST POWER WHENEVER IT WOULD DROP DOWN TO A LOWER SPEED OR COME TO A STOP POSITION. VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHO INFORMED THE CONSUMER THAT VEHICLE WAS PUTTING ITSELF INTO A SAFE MODE. CONSUMER WAS INSTRUCTED TO PLACE THE VEHICLE INTO PARK, SWITCH OFF THE VEHICLE, AND RESTART IT WHEN THIS PROBLEM OCCURRED. VEHICLE HAD BEEN TO THE DEALER ON 4 SEPARATE OCCASIONS, BUT DEALER WAS UNABLE TO CORRECT THE PROBLEM . MANUFACTURER HAS NO SOLUTION FOR THIS PROBLEM.*AK

Air Bags
Filed Nov 26, 20045 milesCA

MY VAN HAS BEEN REPEATEDLY IN THE SHOP SINCE THE DAY WE BOUGHT. FIRST IT WAS THE INTERNAL LIGHT RELAY, THEN NOISE FROM THE AC, THEN THE DVD/RADIO DIDN'T WORK, THEN RATTLES FROM DOORS, BACK WINDOWS AND SEATS, THEN ALL THE RECALL ITEMS LASTLY MORE RATTLES IN THE BACK AND THE PASSENGER AIRBAG SENSOR WHICH IVE BEEN INFORMED CANNOT BE FIXED. "THEY HAVEN'T COME UP WITH A FIX FOR THAT PROBLEM YET. *AK

Service Brakes, Hydraulic
Filed Nov 22, 20049,000 milesTX

THE CONSUMER HAD TROUBLE BRAKING WHEN GOING DOWN A HILL. THERE WAS TREMENDOUS HEAT BEING RELEASED FROM THE BRAKES. TAKEN TO DEALER FOR CHECKUP. *JB. THE LOWEST AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION HA DNO SLOWING EFFECT ON DOWN HILL SPEED. THIS REQUIRED BRAKE USAGE. AT THE BRAKE CHECK POINT BRAKE LEAP WAS 385 DEGREES. ANYTHING OVER 350 DEGRESS REQUIRES AT LEAST A 45 MINUTE WAIT BEFORE CONTINUING. WHILE THE BRAKES DID NOT FAIL COMPLETELY, THEY WERE APPROACHING A TEMPERATURE WHICH COULD RESULT IN FAILURE. *AK

Wheels › Hub
Filed Nov 22, 200464 milesFL

THE CONSUMER COMPLAINED ABOUT THE WHEEL COVERS THAT PRESSED AGAINST THE VALVE STEMS. AFTER CHANGING THE POSITION OF THE WHEEL COVER, IT TURNED BACK TO PRESSING THE WHEEL COVER OVER THE VALVE STEM. THE CONSUMER WANTS A LETTER FROM THE MANUFACTURER INDICATING THAT ALTHOUGH ITS NOT A SAFETY ISSUE, HE WOULD LIKE AN EXPLANATION AS TO WHY THEY APPEAR THIS WAY. PROVIDE FURTHER DETAILS. *JB

Air Bags › Frontal › Sensor/Control Module
Filed Nov 22, 2004AZ

PRIOR TO RECALL FRONT PASSENGER SEAT SRS ALWAYS ACTIVATED WHEN MY WIFE SAT IN THE SEAT. NOW UNLESS SHE SHIFT HER WEIGHT AROUND IT DO NOT ACTIVATED. *BF AS A RESULT OF REPAIRS TO THE FRONT PASSENGER SEAT ODS, REQUIRED BY FMV55208 AND RECALL# 04V103000. *SC

Latches/Locks/Linkages
Filed Nov 12, 2004CO

THE DOOR LOCKED PERIODICALLY, WHEN EXITING THE VEHICLE, ALTHOUGH THE LOCKING MECHANISM WAS NOT ENGAGED. *NM *TC *JB

Visibility › Power Window Devices and Controls1 injured
Filed Nov 8, 2004200 milesFL

DRIVER AND PASSENGER WINDOWS WILL NOT STOP ONCE CONSUMER RAISES THEM. DEALER FOUND NO DEFECTS, HOWEVER THE MECHANIC'S FINGER WAS CAUGHT.*AK

Power Train › Automatic Transmission
Filed Nov 8, 20048,900 milesMO

WHILE ENGAGING THE VEHICLE INTO DRIVE IT SEEMED LIKE THE EMERGENCY BRAKE WAS APPLIED, AND WHEN THE GEARS SHIFTED, THE VEHICLE JERKED BACK AND FORWARD. *AK

Latches/Locks/Linkages › Doors › Latch
Filed Nov 2, 20049,526 milesMA

04 V 186 000/POWER SLIDING DOOR: AFTER THE RECALL REPAIRS WERE MADE THE POWER SLIDING DOOR WOULD NOT STAY LATCH/LOCK PROPERLY WHEN CLOSING THE DOOR. SOMETIMES THE DOOR NEEDED TO BE SLAMED SEVERAL TIMES BEFORE IT STAYED CLOSE/LOCK OR THE DOOR WOULD INTERMITTENTLY OPEN WHILE IN MOTION. *JB

Air Bags › Frontal › Sensor/Control Module
Filed Oct 29, 2004NY

MALFUNCTION OF SLIDING DOOR AND AIR BAG AFTER RECALL WORK WAS PERFORMED. *BF NEITHER OF THESE SYSTEMS HAD A PROBLEM PRIOR TO THE VEHICLE BEING TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR SERVICE. THE DEALER HAS AGREED TO LOOK AT THE SLIDING DOOR BUT REFUSES TO LOOK AT THE AIR BAG PROBLEM. *NM *TC *JB

Power Train › Automatic Transmission › Torque Converter
Filed Oct 25, 20049,700 milesGA

TRANSMISSION JUMPED OUT OF DRIVE TO NEUTRAL. *AK

Power Train › Automatic Transmission
Filed Oct 25, 20049,700 milesGA

TRANSMISSION WAS JUMPING GEARS. CONSUMER WAS BACKING OUT OF THE DRIVEWAY AND VEHICLE SUDDENLY WENT INTO NEUTRAL BY ITSELF. CONSUMER TOOK THE VEHICLE TO DEALER, BUT WAS TOLD THAT THEY COULD NOT DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM. DEALER WAS NOT SURE WHAT COULD HAVE CAUSED THE PROBLEM. *AK

Power Train › Automatic Transmission
Filed Oct 21, 200410,500 milesFL

HAVE 10,000 MILES ON MY 2004 NISSAN QUEST AND THEY HAVE HAD TO REPLACE THE TRANSMISSION 9/04. NOW TWO WEEKS LATER IT'S DOING THE SAME THING IT DID WHEN THEY REPLACED THE TRANSMISSION. THE DEALER CAN'T DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM. AND THEY WON'T PULL THE PAN.

Air Bags
Filed Oct 19, 2004MD

WHEN AN ADULT SITS IN THE FRONT PASSENGER'S SEAT THE AIR BAG WOULD SHUT OFF. DEALERSHIP WAS NOTIFIED, BUT DID NOT RESOLVE THE PROBLEM. *AK CONSUMER IS A 128 POUND ADULT. *TC

Air Bags › Frontal › Sensor/Control Module
Filed Oct 13, 2004NY

RECALL NOTICE ON FRONT PASSENGER SEAT OCCUPANT DETECTION SYSTEM. *BF THE CONSUMER RECEIVED RECALL IN REFERENCE TO THE VEHICLE'S FRONT PASSENGER SEAT OCCUPANT DETECTION SYSTEM. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR RECALL REPAIRS. NOW THAT THE VEHICLE HAS BEEN REPAIRED THE SYSTEM MALFUNCTIONS. WHEN AND ADULT IS IN THE SEATED THE PASSENGER AIR BAG OFF LIGHT ILLUMINATES. THE VEHICLE WAS RETURNED TO THE DEALER WHO EXPLAINED THAT EH VEHICLE WAS PERFORMING TO NISSAN'S SPECIFICATIONS. *NM

Air Bags › Frontal › Sensor/Control Module
Filed Oct 13, 2004TN

AIR BAG SENSOR NOT FUNCTIONING PROPERLY. *BF THE CONSUMER RECEIVED A RECALL NOTICE REGARDING THE AIR BAG. THE RECALL STATED INDIVIDUALS RIDING IN THE PASSENGER THAT ARE A CERTAIN WEIGHT (BETWEEN 100-120 POUNDS, IN SOME CASES THE AIR BAG MAY DEPLOY INADVERTENTLY. THE CONSUMER STATED THAT NISSAN SHOULD ALSO BE CONCERNED ABOUT THE DRIVER WHO MAYBE 100-120 POUNDS AS WELL AND THAT THE AIR BAG COULD DEPLOY AS WELL. THE CONSUMER STATED WHEN HE WENT TO RETRIEVE THE VEHICLE AND PROCEEDED TO DRIVE HE NOTICED THE AIR BAG LIGHT WAS ON, WHEN HE HIS WIFE WAS IN THE PASSENGER SEAT. THE AIR BAG LIGHT WAS NOT ON WHEN THE CONSUMER LEFT THE VEHICLE AT THE DEALER. *JB *JB

Structure › Body › Door1 injured
Filed Oct 12, 20046,000 milesNC

I WENT TO PICK UP A COMPUTER/ MODEM. I GOT HOME AND PICKED IT UP OUT OF THE BACK SEAT, THE SIDE MY AUTOMATIC DOOR IS ON. THE CORNER OF THE MODEM HIT THE LITTLE OPEN/SHUT BUTTON. IT CRUSHED BOTH MY ARMS BETWEEN THE DOOR AND MODEM I LOOKED LIKE I HAD BEEN HIT WITH A BASEBALL BAT ON BOTH OF THEM. IF IT HAD BEEN ONE OF MY CHILDREN, IT COULD HAVE EASILY BROKEN A ARM/LEG, AND I DON'T WANT TO EVEN THINK ABOUT IF THEIR HEAD GOT IN IT SOME WAY. THE DEALER TOLD ME THERE WAS NOTHING I COULD DO FOR IT, EXCEPT COMPLAIN TO YOU ALL. SO I AM, I LOVE MY VAN, BUT I DON'T LET MY CHILDREN GET IN THE AUTOMATIC DOOR WITHOUT SUPERVISION. NISSAN QUEST, AZURE BLUE, 2004. *NM

Equipment › Appliance › Air Conditioner
Filed Oct 12, 20045,400 milesTX

A/C PROBLEMS, RATTLES, SLIDING DOORS RAKING PAINT OFF OF SIDES OF VEHICLE. *NM

Power Train › Automatic Transmission
Filed Oct 1, 20044,000 milesVA

WHEN ACCELERATING FROM A STOP TRANSMISSION HESITATED BEFORE ACCELERATION. DEALERSHIP WAS NOTIFIED, BUT DID NOT RESOLVE THE PROBLEM. *AK

Air Bags › Frontal › Sensor/Control Module
Filed Sep 29, 200412,000 milesAZ

AIRBAG ON THE FRONT PASSENGER'S SIDE WAS RECALIBRATED VIA RECALL 04V103000 CONCERNING AIR BAG SENSOR. CURRENTLY, AIR BAG DID NOT BECOME ACTIVATED EVEN WHEN THE PASSENGER WEIGHED 125 LBS. CALIBRATIONS WERE IN SPECIFICATION, ACCORDING TO THE SERVICE MANAGER WHO DID NOT APPEAR TO BE TOO CONCERNED WHEN CONSUMER ADDRESSED THIS ISSUE. *AK

Air Bags › Frontal › Sensor/Control Module
Filed Sep 29, 2004NY

2004 NISSAN QUEST RECALLED TO REPAIR FRONT PASSENGER SEAT OCCUPANCY SENSOR. AIR BAG WORKED FINE BEFORE, BUT NOW WON'T ACTIVATE WITH ADULT IN SEAT.*AK

Structure › Body › Door1 injured
Filed Sep 28, 20041,100 milesOH

POWER SLIDING DOOR RETRACTION FEATURE FAILED. AS A RESULT, ONE OCCUPANT'S BODY WAS PINNED . DEALER STATED THAT THIS WAS NORMAL OPERATION. *AK (THE REAR PASSENGER DOOR) *SC *JB

Air Bags › Side/Window
Filed Sep 28, 200428,000 milesCA

WHENEVER AN OCCUPANT THAT WEIGHED OVER 120 POUNDS WAS SEATED IN THE FRONT PASSENGER'S SIDE SEAT AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT CAME ON, WHICH RENDERED THE AIR BAG INOPERATIVE. THIS ONLY STARTED OCCURRING AFTER THE DEALERSHIP PERFORMED AIRBAG SENSOR RECALL 04V103000 REPAIRS. *AK THE CONSUMER STATED THAT HE WOULD LIKE THE OLD SENSOR BACK BECAUSE IT WAS WORKING FINE. *TC

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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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