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2007 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 2007 record →

Structure › BodyCrash
Filed Mar 23, 2015120,000 milesKY

MY VEHICLE WAS T-BONED ON THE LEFT DRIVER SIDE. THE FRONT QUARTER PANEL AND REAR QUARTER PANEL WAS DAMAGED. THE LEFT WHEEL AND TIRE ROD WAS REPLACED. THE TIRES WERE REPLACED BUT EVERY SINCE THIS ACCIDENT I HAVE HAD SEVERE ISSUES WITH MY FRONT END STEERING AND RATTLING NOISE. I CANNOT DRIVE OVER BUMPS WITHOUT MY FRONT END FEELING LIKE IT SHIFTS AND I CANNOT TURN CURVES OVER 20 MPH OR ELSE IT BEGINS TO SHAKE EXTREMELY BAD. I HAVE HAD MULTIPLE WORK DONE AND IT KEEPS DOING THE SAME THING. IT IS DEFINITELY NOT SAFE TO CONTINUE DRIVING WITH MY KIDS IN IT BUT ITS ALL I HAVE. I CANNOT EXCEED 30 MPH ON A STRAIGHT WAY WITHOUT THE VEHICLE SHAKING VIGOROUSLY. *TR

Electrical System
Filed Mar 23, 201574,000 milesWA

WHILE GETTING ONTO A FREEWAY (DARK/RAINING/PM), THE VEHICLE SHUT DOWN WITHOUT WARNING. THIS CAUSED A COMPLETE POWER FAILURE TO THE POWER BRAKES AND POWER STEERING. THIS CREATED A IMMEDIATE HAZARD. ALSO, THIS LEFT MY WIFE AND TWO KIDS STRANDED. THE VEHICLE SHOWED ABOUT A 1/4 TANK OF GAS ON THE DASH AND THE DIGITAL READOUT IN THE CENTER CONSOLE SAID 68 MILES TO EMPTY. I TOWED THE VEHICLE HOME. PRIOR TO DOING DIAGNOSTIC WORK I PUT A GALLON OF GAS IN. THE VEHICLE STARTED RIGHT UP. I FILLED UP THE TANK THINKING MAYBE THE FLOAT/SENSOR MAY HAVE STUCK. AGAIN THE VAN WITHOUT WARNING SHUT DOWN COMPLETELY. THIS TIME IT WAS IN A RESIDENTIAL AREA. THE GAS GAUGE SHOWED 1/4 TANK AND CENTER CONSOLE COMPUTER READ 66 MILES TO EMPTY. I PLACED 5 GALLONS IN AND IT STARTED RIGHT UP. THIS IS DANGEROUS BECAUSE THE FUEL LIGHT DOESN'T COME ON AND THERE IS NO WARNING WHEN THE CAR WILL SHUT DOWN. LOSING POWER BRAKES/STEERING UNEXPECTEDLY CREATES A SERIOUS HAZARD IN ITSELF. I KNOW KEEP THE TANK ABOVE 1/2 BECAUSE BELOW THAT I'M ROLLING THE DICE. HOPEFULLY NISSAN WILL DO THE RIGHT THING AND FIX THE ISSUE SINCE THERE SEEMS TO BE QUITE A FEW OF THESE. *TR

Structure › Body › Door
Filed Mar 21, 201586,500 milesPA

WHILE DRIVING DOWN THE LOCAL ROAD, A LOUD VIBRATION FROM THE RIGHT POWER SLIDING DOOR CAN BE HEARD.. ITS VERY LOUD! IT ALSO MADE THE GAS PEDAL SHAKE A LITTLE BIT.. 2007 NISSAN QUEST S 86500 MILES..DRIVERS SIDE WINDOW GETS STUCK WHILE GOING UP, ALSO DOORS WONT OPEN ALL THE TIME. *TR

Fuel/Propulsion System
Filed Mar 21, 2015128,000 milesFL

I'VE RAN OUT OF FUEL ABOUT THREE TIMES, THE FUEL GAUGE WAS READING 1/4 OR MORE OF FUEL. ABOUT THE THIRD TIME DRIVING AROUND 30MPH, MY QUEST RAN OUT OF FUEL BUT AGAIN, IT READ A 1/4 FULL. THIS TIME THE QUEST BECOME VERY HARD TO CONTROL TO GET OUT OF THE ROAD. I CALLED MY MECHANIC, HE SENT A TOWING TRUCK, AND DIAGNOSED THE QUEST WITH A BAD FUEL PUMP. HE REPAIRED COSTING ME ABOUT $880.00. HE ALSO MENTIONED THAT THE PUMP WENT BAD DUE TO RUNNING OUT OF FUEL SEVERAL TIMES. AROUND NOVEMBER 2014, NISSAN SENT ME A LETTER NOTIFYING ABOUT THE FUEL GAUGE MALFUNCTION AND DISPLAY AND ACCURATE FUEL LEVEL READING. NO CRAP, WONDER WHY I WAS RUNNING OUT GAS CONSTANTLY AND GETTING A BAD FUEL PUMP COSTING ME $880. I CALLED NISSAN DEMANDING A REFUND FOR REPLACING THE FUEL PUMP, AFTER GOING BACK AND FORTH THEY DENIED MY CLAIM. I THINK IS TIME TO START A CLASS A LAWSUIT DUE TO UNNECESSARY FUEL PUMP COST AND NEAR CRASH MISSES. *TR

Fuel/Propulsion System
Filed Mar 18, 2015102,231 milesKY

THE VEHICLE HAS RAN COMPLETELY OUT OF FUEL TWO TIMES WITH THE FUEL GAUGE READING SLIGHTLY BELOW THE HALF TANK MARK ON BOTH OCCASIONS. THIS HAPPENED AT INTERSTATE SPEEDS OF AROUND SEVENTY MILES PER HOUR. THE VEHICLE, ALL AT ONCE, LOST TOTAL POWER AND IT WAS VERY DIFFICULT TO NAVIGATE IT OFF OF THE ROADWAY SAFELY. I CONTACTED NISSAN ABOUT THIS ISSUE AND THEY TOLD ME THAT THEY ARE AWARE OF THIS PROBLEM BUT THAT THERE IS NO CURRENT RECALL AND NOTHING THAT THEY CAN DO ABOUT IT AT THIS TIME. MY FAMILY AND I MAY BE KILLED THE NEXT TIME THIS HAPPENS, SO NO RUSH NISSAN. THIS IS A HUGE SAFETY RISK THAT NEEDS ATTENTION QUICKLY. *TR

Fuel/Propulsion System
Filed Mar 13, 2015105,000 milesIL

WHILE DRIVING MY 2007 NISSAN QUEST I PULLED UP TO A STOP LIGHT AND THE ENGINE DIED. IT WOULD NOT TURN OVER AND START AGAIN AS IF IT WAS OUT OF FUEL BUT THE GAUGE STILL SHOWED 1/4 TANK OF FUEL. I HAD TO HAVE A ST. LOUIS POLICE OFFICER STOP TRAFFIC DOWNTOWN SO I COULD PUSH MY QUEST OFF OF THE ROAD. HE THEN TOOK ME TO GET FUEL IN HOPES THAT WAS THE PROBLEM. I PUT FUEL IN IT AND IT STARTED RIGHT UP. THEN THE VERY NEXT DAY THE GAUGE SHOWS THE VAN IS COMPLETELY EMPTY BUT IT IS TOTALLY FULL. IT THEN STARTS WORKING AGAIN THEN QUITS THEN STARTS WORKING AGAIN AND THE "DRIVE UNTIL EMPTY" GAUGE IS ALL OVER THE PLACE. WHEN THE FUEL GAUGE DOES START WORKING IT IS NEVER CONSISTENT. *TR

Fuel/Propulsion System
Filed Mar 12, 201570,000 milesCA

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 NISSAN QUEST. WHILE DRIVING 50 MPH, THE ENGINE STALLED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS RE-FUELED AND ABLE TO RESTART. THE CONTACT MENTIONED THAT THE FUEL GAUGE DISPLAYED 1/4 OF FUEL PRIOR TO THE VEHICLE STALLING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER, WHO DIAGNOSED THAT THE FUEL PUMP AND THE FUEL PUMP RELAY NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 70,000. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE.

Fuel/Propulsion System
Filed Mar 9, 2015156,000 milesNC

DURING NORMAL DRIVING CONDITIONS, VAN SUDDENLY HAD ENGINE SHUT DOWN. LOSS OF POWER STEERING AND POWER BRAKES AS ENGINE WAS OFF. FUEL GAUGE INDICATED THAT THE FUEL TANK WAS APPROXIMATELY 1/4 REMAINING, BUT IN FACT THE FUEL TANK WAS EMPTY. THIS HAS HAPPENED 2 TIMES CAUSING THE ENGINE TO RUN OUT OF FUEL, WHILE THE FUEL GAUGE INDICATED THAT APPROXIMATELY 1/4 TANK OF GAS. BOTH OCCURRED DRIVING UNDER NORMAL CONDITIONS AND CAUSED A LOSS OF NORMAL OPERATOR CONTROLS AS ALL POWER SYSTEMS CUT OFF WHEN ENGINE IS NOT RUNNING. THIS IS AN UNSAFE SITUATION TO DRIVE A VEHICLE BEING GIVEN INACCURATE FUEL INFORMATION. *TR

Fuel/Propulsion System
Filed Mar 4, 2015145,000 milesAL

THE PROBLEM HAS OCCURRED THREE TIMES. THE FIRST TIME I WAS DRIVING AND THE VEHICLE LOST POWER AND THE MOTOR QUIT WHILE DRIVING IN TRAFFIC ON A 4 LANE HIGHWAY. I COASTED THE NISSAN QUEST OFF OF THE 4 LANE HIGHWAY AND ONTO THE SHOULDER OF THE ROAD. ONCE STOPPED I TURN THE IGNITION SWITCH OFF AND THEN ON AGAIN. THE AMPS WERE GOOD, THE FUEL GAUGE WAS ABOVE 1/4 TANK. I TRIED TO CRANK IT BUT IT WOULD NOT START, AS IF IT WAS OUT OF GAS. THE FUEL DISPLAY SHOWED 70 MILES TO EMPTY. FUEL WAS ACQUIRED, PUT IN THE QUEST AND IT CRANKED UP. THE 2ND INCIDENT HAPPENED THE SAME, WITH FUEL GAUGE SHOWING 1/4 TANK & THE DISTANCE TO EMPTY WAS 68 MILES. I WAS LEFT STRANDED ON A ROADSIDE AGAIN. THE THIRD TIME WAS THE SAME AS THE FIRST TWO TIMES. I WASN'T STRANDED THE THIRD TIME BECAUSE I NOW HAVE TO DRIVE WITH A FILLED PORTABLE GAS CAN IN THE CARGO AREA. I CONTACTED NISSAN NORTH AMERICA & EVEN THOUGH THERE IS AN AGREED VOLUNTARY RECALL FOR THIS SAME PROBLEM WITH THE 2007 NISSAN QUEST, I WAS TOLD THAT MY 2007 NISSAN QUEST WAS NOT RECALLED FOR THE CONFIRMED PROBLEM. *TR

Engine and Engine Cooling
Filed Feb 28, 2015139,000 milesPA

I MADE A RIGHT AT A STOP SIGN AND AS I WAS COMPLETING THE TURN ALL POWER TO ENGINE WAS LOST. I HAD JUST BOUGHT THE VAN 6 DAYS PRIOR TO FAILURE. MY GAS READING WAS AT JUST BELOW HALF TANK. I COULD TURN THE KEY AND THE ENGINE WOULD TURN OVER BUT NOT CATCH ALL THE WAY. LOST ALL POWER STEERING AND BRAKING SYSTEMS TOO. VERY DANGEROUS AND UPSETTING HAD MY CHILDREN BEEN WITH ME. I HAD TO HAVE SOMEONE HOOD A CHAIN TO MY FRONT END TO GET THE VAN OUT OF THE MIDDLE OF THE STREET. NO WARRANTY, ONLY SERVICE CONTRACT TO REPAIR. *TR

Wheels
Filed Feb 17, 2015189,000 milesPA

WHILE DRIVING HOME FROM WORK, MY FRONT PASSENGER WHEEL SNAPPED OFF OF THE CONTROL ARM. BECAUSE I WAS DOING 50 MILES PER HOUR IT ALSO RIPPED THE AXEL OUT OF THE ENGINE. I HAVE BEEN TOLD IT WAS DUE TO A WEAK WELD. IS THIS A MANUFACTURES DEFECT? *TR

Fuel/Propulsion System
Filed Feb 2, 201595,000 milesTN

I PARKED IN MY DRIVEWAY WHICH HAS A SLIGHT HILL. I WENT TO MOVE THE VEHICLE AND IT WOULD NOT START. THE MINIVAN WAS OUT OF GAS, THOUGH THE GAS GAUGE INDICATED 1/4 TANK. THE DEALER QUOTED ME $880 TO REPLACE THE FUEL PUMP ASSEMBLY AFTER DIAGNOSTICS. I THOUGHT IT WAS WAAAYYY TOO MUCH TO PAY, BUT I HAD A ROAD TRIP COMING UP AND BOUGHT PARTS FROM THE LOCAL AUTO STORE TO REDUCE THE COST. AS WITH SO MANY OTHER COMPLAINTS I'VE SEEN ON THE INTERNET, THE GAUGE DID NOT WORK AFTER THE REPLACEMENT. BEFORE AND DIRECTLY AFTER THE REPAIR, THE GAUGE READ 1/4 TANK WHEN IT WAS EMPTY, SO I JUST FILLED UP EARLY. SINCE THEN, MY ROUTINE HAS CHANGED AND SO HAS THE GAUGE. THE OTHER DAY I FILLED UP WHEN IT READ 1/2 TANK. HOWEVER, I PUT 16.5 GALLONS IN THE TANK. THIS SHOULD HAVE BEEN BELOW THE E MARK! I'M AFRAID MY CHILDREN AND I WILL BE STRANDED OR WRECK ONE DAY AS I CAN'T POSSIBLE TELL WHEN I NEED GAS. I HAVE CONTACTED THE DEALER AND THE ONLY SUGGESTION THEY HAVE IS TO BRING IT BACK AND LET THEM LOOK AT IT AGAIN. SINCE OTHER NISSAN MODELS HAVE BEEN RECALLED FOR THE SAME ISSUE, I CAN'T IMAGINE THAT PAYING THEM TO DIAGNOSE IT AGAIN WILL HELP! *TR

Fuel/Propulsion System
Filed Feb 1, 2015131,921 milesNY

HAD JUST LEFT WORK ON MY WAY HOME FUEL GAUGE READ JUST OVER A QUARTER TANK OF GAS AND HUD ON DASH SAID 90 MILES LEFT TIL FILL UP.STOPPED AT AN INTERSECTION WITH A REALLY SHARP LEFT TURN,SIGNALED LEFT WENT INTO TURN AT ABOUT 20 MPH CAR STALLED ALL LIGHTS ON DASH LIT UP STEERING WHEEL AND BRAKES BECAME ALMOST INOPERABLE CAUSING ME TO ALMOST CRASH INTO SEVERAL PARKED CARS.I HAVE 4 SONS AGES 3-16.WHAT IF THEY WERE IN THE CAR?OR MY WIFE OR MOTHER AND THAT HAPPENED ON THE HIGHWAY AT 55 MPH?OF COURSE I HAD TO CALL FOR TOW TO MECHANIC COSTING MORE MONEY.WAS TOLD BY MECHANIC TO BEGIN INVESTIGATING POSSIBLE RECALLS AND OR FACTORY PROBLEMS WITH THIS MODEL MAKE AND YEAR OF FUEL GAUGE/FUEL LEVEL SYSTEMS.HAVE BEEN LOOKING INTO IT FOR SEVERAL MONTHS NOW AND SEE THAT I AM NOT ALONE IN THIS.NOW MY INSPECTION TIME IS APPROACHING AND CHECK ENGINE LIGHT IS ON DUE TO THIS PROBLEM SO THERE'S NO WAY I WILL PASS INSPECTION WITH THIS PRESENT.WHAT SHOULD I DO?!WHAT IS MY NEXT MOVE?!CALL NISSAN?NISSAN SHOULD BE RESPONSIBLE FOR THIS AND WORK WITH CUSTOMERS ON FIXING/REPLACING THESE FAULTY PARTS.I AM PLANNING TO CALL THEM ASAP TO FIND OUT WHAT CAN THEY DO,WISH ME LUCK. *TR

Air Bags
Filed Jan 8, 2015104,000 milesNY

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 NISSAN QUEST. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT AN UNKNOWN SPEED, THE AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC. THE TECHNICIAN DIAGNOSED THAT THE AIR BAG SENSOR MALFUNCTIONED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 104,000. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. UPDATED 2/24/15*CN UPDATED 9/13/2017*CN

Steering
Filed Jan 5, 201580,000 milesMD

THE FIRST INCIDENT, OCCURRING IN THE SUMMER OF 2014, CAUSED MY 2007 NISSAN QUEST TO STALL/SHUT OFF AND NOTHING WORKED - IT LOST ALL STEERING, POWER, ACCELERATION, BRAKING, ETC. IT JUST DIED, GOING APPROXIMATELY 15MPH WHILE VEERING RIGHT TO TURN INTO A SHOPPING CENTER. THIS SAME INCIDENT OCCURRED ABOUT A MONTH LATER, WHILE TRAVELING APPROXIMATELY 25MPH (POSTED SPEED LIMIT) GOING UPHILL AT NIGHT. VAN JUST DIED AND I WAS STRANDED ON THE ROAD - LUCKY ENOUGH TO GET FAR ENOUGH NEAR A PRIVATE DRIVEWAY NOT TO GET HIT BY A CAR, AN TO CALL FOR HELP. THE FUEL GAUGE WAS SHOWING SUFFICIENT GAS LEFT IN THE TANK, BUT IT HAD RUN OUT OF GAS. WE HAD PUT THE VEHICLE IN THE SHOP FOR REPAIR AND LUCKILY THE MECHANIC WAS HONEST AND SMART AND CONCLUDED THAT IT NEEDED FUEL AND THE GAUGE WAS DEFECTIVE. LUCKILY ON BOTH OCCASIONS, NONE OF OUR THREE CHILDREN (ONE SPECIAL NEEDS) WERE IN THE VAN. THIS DEFECT LEFT US WITHOUT A SECOND (FAMILY TRANSPORTATION) VEHICLE FOR SEVERAL DAYS AND TO INCUR UNNECESSARY AUTO SHOP COSTS. SECONDLY, WE RECENTLY HAD SUSPENSION WORK DONE, TOTALING OVER $1300.00. THERE WAS APPARENTLY A RECALL FOR THIS, OF WHICH I WAS NEVER MADE AWARE. THE BOLT DEFECT WAS ALSO NEVER BROUGHT TO MY ATTENTION, BUT THE RATTLING NOISE HAS EXISTED SINCE PURCHASED USED IN 2011. THESE DEFECTS HAVE CAUSED POTENTIAL ENDANGERMENT TO MY FAMILY, INCURRED US COSTLY SHOP/REPAIR COSTS, AND LEFT US WITHOUT A VEHICLE FOR DAYS - HIGHLY DANGEROUS AND INCONVENIENT, WHEN ALL WERE KNOWN DEFECTS THAT SHOULD HAVE BEEN

Engine
Filed Dec 28, 2014130,190 milesVA

DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 45 MPH, AND ENGINE STALLED AND CUT OUT. LOST POWER STEERING AND POWER BRAKES. NEEDED TO MAKE EVASIVE MOVES TO AVOID ACCIDENT AND GET OFF ROAD. CAR RAN OUT OF GAS. DASHBOARD FUEL GAUGE SAID 1/4 TANK OF GAS. ONBOARD TRIP DISPLAY SAID ZERO (0) DISTANCE TILL EMPTY, BUT I DO NOT USE THIS. I HAD TO GET ASSISTANCE AND 1 PUT LESS THAN 1 GALLON GAS IN CAR. FUEL GAUGE DID NOT MOVE AND STILL SAYS THERE IS 1/4 TANK GAS, WHILE TRIP COMPUTER REGISTERED ABOVE 0 DTE. THIS IS EXTREMELY DANGEROUS TO LOSE CONTROL OF VEHICLE UNEXPECTEDLY. I HAVE BEEN DRIVING FOR OVER 27 YEARS AND HAVE NEVER RUN OUT OF GAS AND HAVE ALWAYS RELIED ON THE GAUGE, NOT THE TRIP COMPUTER. PLEASE INVESTIGATE AND LET ME KNOW WHAT I SHOULD DO. THIS IS A VERY DANGEROUS SITUATION. I HAD 2 KIDS IN THE CAR, AND I AM GRATEFUL MY WIFE WAS NOT DRIVING, AS SHE WOULD HAVE BEEN UNABLE TO STEER OR APPLY BRAKES IN SUCH A SITUATION WHEN LOSS OF POWER OCCURS UNDER THIS SITUATION. THE TRIP COMPUTER CAN BE WRONG, BUT THE FUEL GAUGE ON THE DASH BOARD SHOULD ALWAYS BE CORRECT. BASIC PRINCIPLE. *TR

Electrical System
Filed Dec 18, 2014125,000 milesWI

ON MORE THAN ONE OCCASION MY WIFE AND YOUNG SON BECAME STRANDED BY THE VEHICLE RUNNING OUT OF GAS WHILE THE GAS GAUGE READ UP TO 3/8 OF A TANK AND ONBOARD COMPUTER TOLD US 60+ MILES REMAINING BEFORE EMPTY. I SEE THIS HAS HAPPENED TO OTHERS AND MY EXPERIENCES MIRROR THOSE THAT ARE ALREADY REPORTED. HOPEFULLY THE INVESTIGATION WILL PROCEED QUICKLY AND THIS MATTER WILL BE RESOLVED SOON SO I CAN TRUST THIS VEHICLE AGAIN. *TR

Fuel System, Gasoline
Filed Dec 15, 2014999,200 milesMD

THERE IS NO ACCIDENT YET AND WISH NOT TO HAPPEN ANYTHING LIKE THAT. THE CAR'S FUEL LEVEL GAUGE IS MALFUNCTION SINCE THIS MONTH, DECEMBER 2014 AND I GOT A CODE FOR P0462. I FOUND THAT IT IS VERY COMMON TROUBLESOME IN NISSAN VEHICLES AND MANY OF THEIR MODELS ARE IN RECALL BUT NOT 2007 NISSAN QUEST YET. I ALSO LEARNED THAT THIS VEHICLE IS UNDER INVESTIGATE FOR THIS MATTER. PLEASE PROCESS IT SOON. *TR

Fuel/Propulsion System
Filed Dec 7, 201495,000 milesIL

DRIVING CAR W/ APPROXIMATELY 1/4 TANK SHOWN ON FUEL GAGE AND CAR STOPPED. TRIED TO START AND CAR APPEARED TO NOT HAVE ANY FUEL. FILLED TANK WITH FUEL AND CAR STARTED. HAPPENED AGAIN ON 2 MORE OCCASIONS, EACH TEAM SEEMING TO STOP WITH HIGHER LEVEL ON FUEL GAGE. PROBLEM APPEARS TO BE GETTING WORSE. LOOKED FOR RECALL ON THIS ITEM AND IDENTIFIED PROBLEM ON NUMEROUS OTHER NISSAN MODELS AND SEVERAL COMPLAINTS FROM OTHER CUSTOMERS NOT COVERED BY RECALL. *TR

Electrical System
Filed Dec 7, 201493,000 milesIL

FUEL LEVEL GAUGE SAYS A LITTLE LESS THAN 1/4 TANK WHEN FUEL TANK IS EMPTY. THIS INACCURATE FUEL LEVEL GAGE HAS STRANDED MY WIFE 5 TIMES SINCE WE'VE HAD THE VEHICLE. LAST TIME IT WAS RIGHT AFTER PASSING A TRUCK ON A TWO LANE ROAD, CREATING AN UNSAFE CONDITION. *TR

Structure
Filed Dec 5, 2014IL

DRIVING WITH CRUISE CONTROL ON HIGHWAY. MOVED FEET TO UNDER KNEES POSITION TO RELAX. LOOP BEHIND RIGHT RUNNING STYLE SHOE GOT HOOKED ON SEAT SLIDE LEVER. HAD TO USE LEFT FOOT TO BRAKE. *TR

Fuel/Propulsion System
Filed Nov 30, 201485,000 milesMO

2007 NISSAN QUEST DASH/CLUSTER CONTROL REPORTS INCORRECT FUEL GAUGE CAUSING MULTIPLE, OUT OF FUEL/EMPTY FUEL TANK SCENARIOS. ONE SCENARIO OCCURRED WHILE DRIVING AT NIGHT WITH FAMILY AND REPORTED 1/4 TANK 76 MILE TIL EMPTY. NISSAN CLAIMED THE CAR WAS OUT OF WARRANTY. *TR

Fuel/Propulsion System
Filed Nov 22, 2014NC

THIS IS FURTHER TO MY COMPLAINT ABOUT INCORRECT FUEL GAUGE READING AND RUNNING OUT OF GAS THREE TIMES WHEN BOTH THE FUEL GAUGE AND DIGITAL DISPLAY HAVE TOLD ME THAT I HAD BETWEEN 80 AND 130 MILES OF TRAVEL LEFT TO TRAVEL. LOW FUEL OR RESERVE LIGHT NEVER ILLUMINATED. MY SERVICE LIGHT CAME ON AND I CONNECTED MY CAR MD READER TO THE VEHICLE DATA CONNECTION AND RAN THE DIAGNOSTIC ON IT CAME BACK WITH THE FOLLOWING REPORT. I HOPE THIS WILL HELP, STORED CODES ARE CONDITIONS THAT YOUR VEHICLE REPORTED AFTER YOUR CHECK ENGINE LIGHT WAS SET. CARMD USES THESE CODES TO ACCURATELY IDENTIFY A MOST LIKELY REPAIR OR "CURE". RETRIEVED DIAGNOSTIC CODE: P0462 TECHNICAL DEFINITION: FUEL LEVEL SENSOR A CIRCUIT LOW INPUT GENERIC DEFINITION: THIS FAULT CODE INDICATES THE COMPREHENSIVE COMPONENT MONITOR (CCM) HAS DETECTED A MALFUNCTION IN THE FUEL LEVEL SENSOR CIRCUIT. THE SIGNAL FROM THE SENSOR WAS LOWER THAN THE MINIMUM EXPECTED VALUE FOR A PREDETERMINED PERIOD OF TIME FOR THE DRIVING CONDITIONS PRESENT WHEN THE CODE WAS SET. THE FUEL LEVEL SENSOR MONITORS THE AMOUNT OF FUEL IN THE FUEL TANK. A FLOAT ARM ATTACHED TO A VARIABLE RESISTOR CHANGES POSITION AS THE FUEL LEVEL CHANGES. WHEN THE FUEL LEVEL IN THE TANK IS HIGH (THE FLOAT IS 'UP') THE RESISTANCE IS LOW; AS THE FUEL LEVEL DROPS (THE FLOAT MOVES 'DOWN'), RESISTANCE INCREASES. THE SIGNAL FROM THE FUEL LEVEL SENSOR IS SUPPLIED TO THE VEHICLE'S FUEL GAUGE TO PROVIDE AN INDICATION OF THE AMOUNT OF FUEL IN THE FUEL TANK. ADDITIONAL RESOURCES IN S

Fuel/Propulsion System
Filed Nov 11, 2014140,000 milesTN

I JUST PURCHASED MY 2007 NISSAN QUEST IN MAY AND AFTER A MONTH IT STARTED DYING ON ME AS I WAS DRIVING. IT WAS OUT OF GAS BUT SAID IT HAD PLENTY OF GAS IN IT. IT ISN'T CONSISTENT EITHER, I COULD HAVE THE GAS GAUGE AT 1/8 OF A TANK AND IT WOULD STILL BE RUNNING OR IT WOULD READ ABOVE 1/4 OF A TANK AND IT WOULD BE DEAD ON THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. THE DTE GAUGE SAYS I HAVE ANOTHER 60+ MILES TO GO WHEN IT DIES. I AM TIRED OF RUNNING OUT OF GAS BECAUSE MY GAS GAUGE DOESN'T WORK CORRECTLY. *TR

Fuel/Propulsion System
Filed Nov 3, 2014104,000 milesNC

THE VEHICLE FUEL GAUGE AND TRIP METER BOTH SHOW THAT I HAVE SIGNIFICANTLY MORE FUEL THAN IS ACTUALLY THE CASE, CAUSING ME TO BE STRANDED BESIDE THE ROAD WITH NO GAS. THIS FAULT HAS CAUSED MY WIFE AND MY DAUGHTER WHO WAS A SMALL CHILD TO BE STRANDED ON THE SIDE OF THE ROAD IN PRECARIOUS SITUATIONS. I REPORTED THE PROBLEM TO NISSAN BUT THEY BLEW ME OFF. I TOLD THEM THAT SIMILAR VEHICLES HAD BEEN RECALLED BUT THEY SAID THAT MY VEHICLE WASN'T INCLUDED IN THE VEHICLES THAT WERE AFFECTED. *TR

Fuel/Propulsion System
Filed Oct 24, 2014141,583 milesFL

WAS DRIVING NEAR MY HOME WHEN THE VEHICLE ENGINE SIMPLY SHUT OFF AND STOPPED WORKING AND I HAD TO COAST TO A STOP ON THE SIDE OF THE STREET. FORTUNATELY I WAS AT LOW SPEED (ABOUT 25MPH) AND NOT IN A SITUATION WHERE THE HAZARD MIGHT HAVE BEEN HIGHER, SINCE THE POWER BRAKES ALSO SHUT OFF WITH THE MOTOR. I DIDN'T UNDERSTAND WHAT HAPPENED SINCE MY FUEL GAUGE WAS SHOWING A LITTLE OVER 1/4 TANK FULL AND THE CAR WOULD NOT TURN BACK ON. AFTERWARDS I FIGURED THAT IT WAS PROBABLY LACK OF GAS, EVEN THOUGH THE INDICATOR STILL SHOWED OVER 1/4 TANK FULL, SO I WENT TO GET A SOME GAS AND PUT 5 GALLONS IN THE VEHICLE AND IT STARTED IMMEDIATELY, ON FIRST TRY. *TR

Fuel/Propulsion System
Filed Oct 21, 2014152,000 milesIN

WHILE DRIVING OUR CAR SUDDENLY STALLED CAUSING OUR VAN TO STOP IN THE MIDDLE OF TRAFFIC. WE WERE ALMOST HIT TWICE WHILE SITTING THERE AS IT WAS A BUSY ROAD. THE GAS GAUGE SHOWED OVER A 1/4 OF A TANK AND THE DISPLAY FUEL ECONOMY SCREEN SAID 57 MILES REMAINING IN THE TANK, BUT THE TANK WAS COMPLETELY EMPTY. WE HAVE RAN OUT OF GAS TWICE BECAUSE OF THIS. THE GAUGE STOPS MOVING DOWN AT THE SAME SPOT EACH TIME AND THE DISPLAY SHOWED DIFFERENT MILES REMAINING BOTH TIMES (57 & 110 MILES). WE HAD THE FUEL PUMP REPLACED AS THIS WAS THE ONLY THING THE MECHANIC COULD THINK WAS WRONG WITH IT. NOT SAFE STALLING AND HAVING NO WHERE TO PULL OVER. *TR

Fuel/Propulsion System
Filed Oct 11, 2014105,000 milesNC

WAS DRIVING VEHICLE AT APPROXIMATELY 45 MPH WHEN THE ENGINE SUDDENLY STALLED AND ALL POWER CONTROLS WERE LOST SUCH AS POWER STEERING AND BRAKES. CAR WAS CAREFULLY MANEUVERED TO THE SIDE OF THE ROADWAY. AFTER A THOROUGH INSPECTION IT WAS FOUND THAT THE VEHICLE WAS OUT OF FUEL HOWEVER THE FUEL GAUGE READ JUST LITTLE BELOW 1/4 OF A TANK. IT WAS BROUGHT TO MY ATTENTION VIA THE INTERNET THAT THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM WITH THIS VEHICLE AND I ALSO BELIEVE THAT THE SITUATION OF LOSING ALL FUNCTIONS OF THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY COULD HAVE CAUSED AN ACCIDENT AND WAS A THREAT TO SAFETY. *TR

Fuel System, Other
Filed Oct 10, 201475,000 milesNH

THE CAR HAS BEEN EXPERIENCING FUEL GAUGE ISSUES - VERY SIMILAR TO PE14012 FOR THE PAST 6 MONTHS WHERE WE COULD NOT RELY ON THE GAUGE AND STARTED USING THE TRIP ODOMETER WHENEVER WE FILLED UP. NOW - THE VEHICLE DOESN'T WANT TO ACCEPT GASOLINE AND KEEPS SHUTTING OFF AT THE PUMP. I SEEMS LIKE THE PROBLEM IS COMPOUNDING NOW. *TR

Fuel System, Gasoline › Delivery › Fuel Pump
Filed Oct 10, 201467,000 milesPA

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 NISSAN QUEST. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 35 MPH, THE ENGINE STALLED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS REFUELED AND WAS ABLE TO RESTART. THE CONTACT MENTIONED THAT THE FUEL GAUGE DISPLAYED OF FUEL PRIOR TO IT STALLING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC, WHO DIAGNOSED THAT THE FUEL PUMP NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 67,000.

Fuel/Propulsion System
Filed Oct 9, 2014145,000 milesNC

MY FUEL GUAGE DISPLAYS AN INCORRECT VALUE FOR THE AMOUNT OF FUEL IN THE TANK CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO STALL. *TR

Fuel/Propulsion System
Filed Oct 3, 2014165,000 milesNJ

I WAS DRIVING ON THE INTERSTATE WHEN I LOSS ACCELERATION AND HAD REALIZED MY CAR HAD SHUT OFF. I WAS TOWING A TRAILER BEHIND ME AND HAD TO TRY TO MAKE IT TO THE EDGE OF THE ROAD. I WAS UNSURE OF WHY I FIRST BECAUSE MY GAS GAUGE SHOWED I HAD A QUARTER OF A TANK. I GOT FUEL PUT IN IT AND THEN IT WORKED. THIS YEAR I HAD MY ENGINE LIGHT COME ON AND SHOWED A PROBLEM WITH THE FUEL SENDING UNIT. I TOOK IT TOO THE GARAGE AND HAD TO CHANGE THE FUEL PUMP AND SENDING UNIT. AFTER FIXING THE FUEL PUMP, I DROVE FOR 300 MILES AND MY GAS GAUGE ONLY MOVED A QUARTER OF TANK DOWN, MEANING MY FUEL GAUGE IS STILL NOT WORKING. NO ONE SEEMS TO KNOW HOW TO FIX THIS PROBLEM AND IS UNSAFE IF YOU ARE ON A HIGHWAY AND LOSE POWER TO YOUR CAR AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS. *TR

Fuel/Propulsion System
Filed Oct 2, 2014126,670 milesMD

I WAS DRIVING ON AN INTERSTATE HIGHWAY AT ABOUT 65 MPH WHEN MY VAN STARTED DECELERATING. I TRIED PRESSING ON THE GAS, BUT THE VAN WOULD NOT PICK UP SPEED. I PULLED OVER TO THE SHOULDER AND THE VAN ROLLED TO A STOP AND WOULD NOT START AGAIN. I DID NOT KNOW WHAT THE PROBLEM WAS AND HAD IT TOWED TO A REPAIR FACILITY. THE PROBLEM WAS THAT I RAN OUT OF GAS EVEN THOUGH MY FUEL GAUGE SHOWED THAT I HAD ONE-QUARTER OF A TANK. I CHECKED ONLINE AND SEE THAT THERE HAVE BEEN OTHER COMPLAINTS WITH THE SAME PROBLEM. *TR

Fuel/Propulsion System
Filed Sep 23, 2014102,000 milesOH

MY WIFE WAS DRIVING HER CAR AND IT SAID SHE STILL HAD 1/4 A TANK OF GAS BUT AS SHE WAS DRIVING IT RAN OUT OF GAS EVEN THOUGHT IT WAS SHOWING THE TANK AS 1/4 FILLED. WE TOOK IT TO THE DEALERSHIP AND THE TOLD US WE NEEDED TO GET A NEW FUEL PUMP AND IT WOULD BE $700. THEY TOLD ME THEY HAD NEVER SEEN THIS PROBLEM BEFORE. I DON'T BELIEVE THEM AND I SHOULD NOT HAVE TO PAY FOR A NEW FUEL PUMP FOR AN OBVIOUS DEFECT. *TR

Fuel/Propulsion System
Filed Sep 19, 2014108,000 milesNV

IT ALL STARTED WITH THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT. I HAD THE CODE READ AND IT SAID THE PROBLEM WAS THE SENDING UNIT SO I FIND OUT YOU CAN'T JUST REPLACE THAT YOU NEED TO REPLACE THE FUEL PUMP ASSEMBLY. ALRIGHT SO I HAVE A NEW FUEL PUMP PUT IN AT AROUND $700.00 DOLLARS I HAD THE TECH RESET MY CODES SO THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT IS OFF. WHEN I GO TO PUT GAS IN IT THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT COMES BACK ON SAME CODE. SO BASICALLY I JUST SPENT 700.00 DOLLARS FOR NOTHING I TAKE IT BACK TO THE MECHANIC AND HE SAY I DON'T KNOW IT COULD BE ANYTHING. AFTER LOOKING INTO IT I'M FINDING OUT A LOT OF PEOPLE ARE HAVING THE SAME PROBLEM. I HAVE KIDS AND THIS IS MY DAILY DRIVER I DON'T USE MY FUEL GAUGE RIGHT NOW I JUST MAKE SURE I ALWAYS HAVE GAS. I DON'T THINK IT'S VERY SAFE KNOWING THERE ARE MANY NISSAN VANS OUT THERE WITH THIS SAME PROBLEM. MY QUESTION IS WHEN IS NISSAN GOING TO TAKE RESPONSIBLY FOR THIS MECHANICAL PROBLEM. RECALL MY 2007 NISSAN QUEST AND FIX THIS PROBLEM BEFORE SOMEONE GETS HURT OR KILLED! *TR

Steering
Filed Sep 18, 2014AZ

I BOUGHT MY NISSAN QUEST 2007 SE IN MAY OF 2012.. FROM A DEALER... AFTER 2 MONTHS OF OWNING MY VEHICLE I STARTED TO NOTICE THAT THE FRONT SUSPENSION WOULD ALWAYS RATTLE... OR FELL LIKE SOMETHING WAS HITING.. SO I TOOK IT BACK TO THE DEALER AND SAID IT WAS THE SUSPENSION SO HE SENT ME TO HIS MECHANIC.... AFTER ABOUT 2 DAYS WITH OUT MY VEHICLE...THEY CALLED ME TO SAY EVERYTHING WAS GOOD ... IT DID THE SAME THING A FEW WEEK LATER..... AT THIS TIME I NOTICED THE THE STEERING WILL WAS GETTING STIFF SO I HAD IT CHECKED THE OIL AND YES IT WAS A LITTLE LOW.. SO I ADDED POWER STEERING FLUID... AS I WAS HEADED TO THE HIGHWAY AT ABOUT 55 MPH THE STEERING WHEEL WAS SO HARD TO TURN TO THE RIGHT OFF HIGHWAY LANE... SO I DECIDED TO TURN BACK TO TOWN..... I HEADED TO THE GAS STATION AS I PULLED UP TO A PUMP IT SOUNDED LIKE A BURST AND ALL THE OIL STARTED LEAKING... I DID HAVE THIS PART CHANGED AS THE DEALER AGAIN SAID THEY DID NOT FIX THIS PROBLEM...I HAD A MECHANIC CHANGE THE SO CALL PART..,, BUT MY MINIVAN HAS NOT CHANGED AT ALL THE POWER STEERING IS THE SAME ... HAVING DIFFICULT STEERING,,.,, ITS ALMOST MY 3RD YEAR IN MAY AND I HAVE NOT BEEN ABLE TO KNOW WHAT THE PROBLEM IS... AS I AM STILL PAYING IT OFF....I HAD A FRIEND TELL ME TO FILE A REPORT AND AS I DONT KNOW WHAT ELSE TO DO ..I DID GOOGLE AND I HAVE FOUND OTHER PEOPLE SAY THEY HAVE THE SOME PROBLEM... PLEASE LET ME KNOW WHAT ELSE I CAN DO OR IS THIS A MANUFACTURE PROBLEM... *TR

Fuel/Propulsion System
Filed Sep 17, 201480,000 milesNC

FUEL GAUGE SYSTEM FAILURE. BOTH THE FUEL GAUGE ON THE DASH AND ELECTRONIC FUEL GAUGE INDICATE NO FUEL. THIS PROBLEM IS INTERMITTENT AND CAUSES THE SAFETY INDICATOR LIGHT TO GO ON. I HAD THIS CHECKED AT ADVANCED AUTO. THE FUEL LEVEL GAUGE IS BROKEN. I WAS TOLD THAT I WOULD HAVE TO REPLACE THE WHOLE FUEL PUMP BECAUSE THE PART IS NOT SOLD SEPARATELY. $350 JUST FOR THE FUEL PUMP. I WAS TOLD THAT NOT FIXING THE FUEL LEVEL GAUGE WOULD LEAD TO WORSE PROBLEMS WITH THE FUEL PUMP. I HAVE BEEN DEALING WITH THIS ISSUE FOR A COUPLE MONTHS NOW. I HAVE FAILED SAFETY INSPECTION BECAUSE THE SAFETY LIGHT IS ON. *TR

Fuel/Propulsion System
Filed Sep 12, 2014120,582 milesMD

ON AUGUST 20, 2014 WHILE DRIVING BACK FROM VA TO MD ON I495, OUR 2007 NISSAN QUEST BEGAN TO STALLED AND THEN THE ENGINE SHUTS OFF COMPLETELY WHILE WE WERE IN THE MIDDLE OF THIS HIGHWAY. LUCKILY, THERE WEREN'T MUCH TRAFFIC AND WE WERE ABLE TO PULLED OVER TO THE EMERGENCY LANE WITH THE VEHICLE'S MOMENTUM. WE ALSO NOTICE THE STEERING WHEEL BEGAN TO STIFFEN UP WHERE IT WAS BECOMING DIFFICULT TO STEER. AT WHICH TIME, WE ALSO NOTICE THAT THE FUEL GAUGE HAD ABOUT 1/4 OF A TANK OF FUEL LEFT AND THE DISPLAY ON THE DASHBOARD HAD INDICATED 72 MILES LEFT BEFORE EMPTY. UPON COMING TO A COMPLETE STOP ON THE EMERGENCY LANE, WE TRIED TO RESTART THE CAR SEVERAL TIMES, BUT IT WOULDN'T START. AFTER A COUPLE OF TRIES, THE FUEL GAUGE SUDDENLY DROPPED TO E (EMPTY) AND THE DASHBOARD MONITOR DISPLAYED ALL STARS (*****) WHICH INDICATES EMPTY FUEL. AFTER WAITING FOR 1 HOUR, MY FRIEND CAME WITH HIS CAR AND WE WENT TO A GAS STATION AND BOUGHT A CONTAINER WITH 2 GALLON OF GAS WHICH WE PUT IT INTO THE OUR QUEST. AT WHICH TIME THE CAR STARTED NORMAL AND WE WERE ON OUR WAY. THIS WAS A VERY FRIGHTENING AND DANGEROUS EXPERIENCE FOR US. SINCE THE INCIDENT, THE FUEL GAUGE HAS BEEN ACTING UP AND GIVING US FALSE READINGS. JUST LAST WEEK WHEN WE FILLED UP OUR CAR, THE FUEL GAUGE WAS DISPLAYING EMPTY. *TR

Electrical System
Filed Sep 5, 201470,140 milesWA

I WENT OUT TO GET IN MY VAN I TRIED TO START IT UP THE CAR WOULDN'T TURN OVER HAD TO HAVE IT TOWED TO MIKES FAIRWOOD AUTO AND HE FOUND OUT AFTER LOOKING AT IT THE VEHICLE WAS OUT OF GAS EVEN THOUGH THE GAUGE SAID THERE WAS GAS IN THE VEHICLE HE THEN LOOKED THE NISSAN QUEST UP AND FOUND OUT THEY HAVE HAD 37000 COMPLAINTS AND EVEN DEATHS TO THE GAUGE BEING WRONG I WAS LUCKY ENOUGH THAT I WASN'T DRIVING THE VEHICLE WHEN IT HAPPENED BUT I WOULD LIKE TO FILE A GRIEVANCE AGAINST NISSAN BEFORE ANYBODY ELSE GETS HURT OR KILLED. *TR

Fuel/Propulsion System
Filed Sep 3, 201489,000 milesDE

GAS GAUGE READ THAT I HAD 1/4 OF TANK OF GAS. I DID NOT HAVE ANY. I HAD TO CALL AAA FOR ASSISTANCE. SINCE THEN, MY GAS GAUGE HAS NOT BEEN ACCURATE. I WILL NEED TO HAVE IT SERVICED. *TR

Fuel System, Gasoline
Filed Aug 25, 2014108,000 milesFL

I HAVE RUN OUT OF GAS TWICE IN THE LAST 8 MONTHS. FUEL GAUGE READS 3/8 TANK LEFT AND THE COMPUTER SAID I HAD 72 MILES LEFT UNTIL EMPTY. NO LOW FUEL LIGHT INDICATOR. TOOK IT INTO A NISSAN DEALER FOR THEM TO READ THE SERVICE ENGINE LIGHT, THEY SAID NEEDED A NEW FUEL SENSOR WHICH IN TURN YOU NEEDED A NEW FUEL PUMP WHICH RUNS INTO LOTS OF MONEY. BOUGHT THE FUEL PUMP AND WAS GOING TO HAVE IT CHANGED. THE READING FROM THE NEW FUEL PUMP WAS THE SAME READING AS THE OLD FUEL PUMP " NO CHANGE." I FEEL THAT NISSAN DOESN'T UNDERSTAND THE PROBLEMS WITH THEIR VEHICLES . THEY MAKE YOU SPEND MONEY THAT IS UNNECESSARY. *TR

Fuel/Propulsion System
Filed Aug 23, 201498,000 milesMD

WHILE DRIVING, THE CAR SUDDENLY LOSES POWER AND COMES TO A STOP. AFTER SEVERAL ATTEMPTS TO RESTART THE ENGINE I DECIDED TO CHECK THE MTE AND GAS GAUGE WHICH BOTH INDICATE THERE IS PLENTY OF GAS TO CONTINUE. I HAD THE BATTERY,ALTERNATOR AND STARTER CHECKED AND THEY WERE FINE. SO I DECIDED TO ADD MORE GAS THEN SHAZAM IT STARTED. PLEASE INFORM IF THERE'S A RECALL OR HOW TO REMEDY THE ISSUE. THANKS. *TR

Tires
Filed Aug 20, 201469,000 milesOH

NO SPARE TIRE PROVIDED WITH VEHICLE. TIRE WAS PUNCTURED AND COULD NOT DRIVE ON THE "RUN FLAT" TIRES. *TR

Fuel System, Gasoline
Filed Aug 18, 2014124,814 milesWI

WHILE TRAVELING ON A I - 94 WEST FREEWAY THE VAN LOST POWER AND STOPPED. THE GAS GAUGE SHOWED THE TANK WAS QUARTER FULL, HOWEVER THERE WAS NO GAS IN THE TANK. THE INCIDENT HAPPENED ON A BUSY FREEWAY, AND THERE WERE CHILDREN IN THE CAR. THIS IS THE 3RD TIME THIS HAS HAPPENED ON THE SAME VEHICLE. I HAD TO CALL AAA TO BRING SOME GAS. BASED ON WHAT I'VE READ ONLINE - THIS IS NOT AN ISOLATED OCCURRENCE. NISSAN HAS RECALLED CARS WITH SIMILAR PROBLEMS BUT NOT THE QUEST MODEL. THIS IS A VERY DANGEROUS ISSUE AND COULD HAVE RESULTED IN DEATHS OF MY FAMILY. *TR

Electrical System
Filed Aug 15, 201479,000 milesTX

FIRST TIME, I WAS DRIVING ON BUSY TRAFFIC AND LOOKED AT THE GAS GAUGE AND IT DISPLAYED ANOTHER 40-50 MILES TO GAS/FUEL EMPTY, BUT MY QUEST DIED AS IT RAN OUT OF GAS; I HAD NO WARNING OR LIGHT CAME ON. SECOND TIME, I WAS ON THE FREEWAY DRIVING AT 60 MPH AND LOOKED AT THE GAS GAUGE AND IT DISPLAYED ANOTHER 50-60 MILES TO GAS/FUEL EMPTY; I FELT MY QUEST WAS GOING TO STOP, SO I WAS LUCKY TO GET OUT OF FREEWAY AND MY QUEST DIED RIGHT AFTER (OUT OF GAS). FOR BOTH OCCASION, I HAD CHILDREN ON THE VAN AND EXTREMELY CONCERNED THAT THIS ISSUE JUST HAPPEN ALL OF THE SUDDEN. FOR SAFETY CONCERNS, I TOOK MY QUEST TO AUTO MECHANIC AND THEY CONFIRMED THAT THE FUEL/GAUGE WAS NOT WORKING AND GOT IT REPAIRED. *TR

Engine
Filed Aug 13, 2014110,000 milesVA

HI WE WERE ON WAY FROM NIAGARA TO HARRISBURG IN OUR NISSAN QUEST 2007. THERE WAS NO MAINTENANCE ISSUE IN MY VEHICLE. I HAD A FUEL FILLED AT CORNING AND ON THE WAY TOWARDS HARRISBURG ON US-15 NEAR TO LAWERENCEVILLE, MY VEHICLE WAS ON 65MPH AND SUDDENLY THE ENGINE STOPPED AND I PULLED OVER TO THE SHOULDER. LUCKILY IT GOT COMPLETELY PULLED OVER TO THE SHOULDER. THE MECHANIC NEAR TOIGA TOLD ME THAT THE TIMING CHAIN HAS SNAPPED AND HAS CAUSED THE ENGINE DAMAGE AND IT IS A KNOWN PROBLEM WITH THE NISSAN VEHICLE. NEED YOUR HELP TO REGISTER THE COMPLAINT. *TR

Fuel System, Gasoline
Filed Aug 11, 2014107,000 milesNY

WAS TRAVELING AT 65 MPH ON A THREE LANE HIGHWAY WHEN VEHICLE BEGAN TO BUCK AND DECREASE IN SPEED. FUEL GAUGE INDICATED 1/4 TANK (60 MILES TO EMPTY). NEEDED TO STEER INTO SHOULDER LANE OF HIGHWAY TO ASSESS THE SITUATION. DETERMINED THE FUEL GAUGE WAS IN ACCURATE, RESULTING IN EMPTY TANK. *TR

Fuel System, Gasoline
Filed Aug 7, 2014100,500 milesMD

MY 2007 NISSAN QUEST STALLED IN THE MIDDLE OF TRAFFIC BECAUSE THE GAS TANK WAS EMPTY, EVEN THOUGH THE GAUGE INDICATED THAT THERE WAS OVER 1/8 OF A TANK OR OVER 2 1/2 GALLONS EQUAL TO 50 TO 70 MILES TO EMPTY. *TR

Fuel System, Gasoline
Filed Aug 3, 201499,370 milesDE

FUEL RAN OUT AND LOCKED STEERING AND STALLED VEHICLE IN MIDDLE OF 4 LANE HIGHWAY WHILE FUEL GAUGE SHOWED HALF FULL TANK. NISSAN DEALER FOUND NO FAULT IN FUEL GAUGE IN MAY 28 2013, BUT 3 FURTHER SIMILAR INCIDENTS TOOK PLACE UNTIL WE STOPPED DEPENDING ON FUEL GAUGE AND REFILL EVERY 100 MILES. *TR

Fuel/Propulsion System
Filed Jul 29, 201480,000 milesCA

BEGINNING IN FEBRUARY 2014 MY QUEST, OWNED FOR LESS THAN 6 MONTHS AT THAT DATE, RAN OUT OF FUEL WHEN GAUGE STILL READ 1/8 OF A TANK REMAINED. LOW FUEL LIGHT DID NOT COME ON, CAR SIMPLY STALLED OUT AND LEFT ME STRANDED ON THE SIDE OF A BUSY ROAD. THIS HAD SINCE HAPPENED FOUR MORE TIMES IN THE FOLLOWING FIVE MONTHS. ONE INCIDENT LEFT ME STRANDED ON A FREEWAY OFFRAMP FOR NEARLY AN HOUR WITH SEVERAL CLOSE CALLS. I FIND IT UNACCEPTABLE THAT A VEHICLE I PURCHASED FROM A DEALER, LESS THAN A YEAR AGO, IS THIS UNRELIABLE AND UNTRUSTWORTHY! I DON'T FEEL SAFE HAVING MY FAMILY IN THIS VEHICLE! *JS

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