Nissan Quest Complaints (2004)
445 consumer complaints on file.
- #10060893March 10, 2004EQUIPMENT:ELECTRICAL:RADIO/TAPE DECK/CD ETC.
RADIO/CD/DVD IS ON AND DISPLAYED ON THE MONITOR HOWEVER, NO SOUND CAN BE HEARD FROM SPEAKERS. THE PROBLEM DOES NOT OCCUR WHILE DRIVING BUT, AFTER THE MOTOR HAS BEEN TURNED OFF FOR A PERIOD OF TIME. WHEN THIS OCCURS, I'VE FOUND IF THE ENGINE IS TURNED OFF AND ON SEVERAL TIMES THE SOUND WILL WORK. THE PROBLEM HAS NO PREDICTABILITY. THE DEALER HAS NOT OBSERVED THE PROBLEM YET. THEY DID ADMIT THAT THERE HAS BEEN ISSUES WITH THE AM HOWEVER, THIS OCCURS WITH FM AS I DON'T LISTEN TO AM.*AK
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #10060430March 4, 2004LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES:DOORS:LATCH
SIDE DOORS OPEN WHILE DRIVEING WHEN OUTSIDE TEMP IS BELOW 30 DEGREES
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #10057658February 26, 2004LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES:DOORS:LATCH
WHILE DRIVING AT ANY SPEED PASSENGER'S SIDE AUTOMATIC DOOR OPENED. WHEN THE DOOR OPENED IT WOULD NOT CLOSE OR LATCH. FORTUNATELY CONSUMER'S CHILD AT THAT MOMENT WAS NOT IN THE VEHICLE. *AK ROPE WAS USED TO HOLD THE DOOR CLOSED. *SC
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #10058965February 25, 2004VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER
WINDSHIELD WASHERS WILL NOT SPRAY WATER ONTO THE WINDSHIELD WHEN VEHICLE IS MOVING. THE WATER HITS AT THE BASE OF THE WINDSHIELD. WORKS FINE WHILE VEHICLE IS NOT MOVING. WAS TRAVELING ON INTERSTATE 70 WHEN A TRUCK SPRAYED SLUSH ONTO THE WINDSHIELD. WAS UNABLE TO WASH THE WINDSHIELD. HAD TO PULL OFF THE HIGHWAY IN BAD WEATHER TO CLEAN THE WINDSHIELD.*AK
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #10058801February 23, 2004LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES:DOORS:LATCH
SHORTLY AFTER PURCHASING VEHICLE REAR SLIDING DOORS CREEK AND RATTLE. THE VEHICLE HAS BEEN TO THE DEALERSHIP FOUR TIMES AND PROBLEM STILL EXHISTS. THE PASSENGER SIDE DOOR LEAKS AFTER IT RAINS AND THE DEALERSHIP HAS NOT BEEN ABLE TO DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM SO NO FIX HAS BEEN MADE. WINDOWS PERIODICALLY ROLL DOWN ON THEIR OWN AND THE DEALERSHIP STATES IT'S A FEATURE BUT PROBLEM EXHISTS WHEN PRESSING THE AUTOMATIC LOCK FEATURE NOT JUST THE UNLOCKING FEATURE. WHEN CAR IS RUNNING AND A/C IS STARTED A LOUD KICK IN THE ENGINE OCCURS. VAN HAS FAILED TO START AND PART HAD TO BE REPLACED IN THE ENGINE. *AK
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #10058802February 23, 2004LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES:DOORS:LATCH
2004 NISSAN QUEST - PASSENGER SLIDING DOOR WOULD NOT CLOSE AFTER REPEATED ATTEMPTS. THIS HAS OCCURED MANY TIMES OVER THE LAST FOUR MONTHS. DEALER HAS TRIED TO FIX TWICE AND HAVE HAD PARTS ON ORDER FOR 27 DAYS IN WHICH WE'VE BEEN WITHOUT THE CAR. ALSO, SLIDING DOORS DO NOT STOP WHEN SMALL CHILDREN GET BETWEEN DOOR AND CAR. *AK
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #10047906February 19, 2004SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 25 MPH DRIVER ATTEMPTED TO SLOW DOWN BY DEPRESSING THE BRAKE PEDAL, VEHICLE HIT A CURB AND A LIGHT POLE. THEN, VEHICLE ROLLED OVER TWICE. DRIVER SUSTAINED MINOR CUTS AND BRUISES DRIVER AND WAS TRANSPORTED TO THE EMERGENCY ROOM FOR TREATMENT.*AK *MR
- Crash:
- Yes
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 1
- Deaths:
- 0
- #10058296February 16, 2004LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES:DOORS:LATCH
I RECENTLY PURCHASED A 2004 NISSAN QUEST, ONE WEEK AFTER OWNERSHIP THE PASSENGER SIDE POWER DOOR BEGAN AND HAS CONTINUED TO RATTLE, THE VAN HAS BEEN TO THE DEALERSHIP WITH NO POSITIVE RESULTS, THE DEALER STATES THAT THERE IS "NO FIX" FOR THE PROBLEM YET ALTHOUGHT THEY ACKNOWLEDGE THE PROBLEM EXISTS, MORE SERIOUSLY, THREE TIMES THE VAN HAS FAILED TO SHIFT PROPERLY, UPON A DEAD STOP THE VAN IS STUCK IN A HIGH GEAR 3RD, 4TH, OR OVERDRIVE. ACCELERATION IS ALMOST IMPOSIBLE AND UNSAFE AS I AM UNABLE TO BRING THE VAN UP TO SPEED WITH THE GAS PEDAL FULLY PRESSED! THE DEALER WAS UNABLE TO DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM SO IT CONTINUES.*AK
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #10057328February 10, 2004VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER, STRUCTURE:BODY:DOOR, POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION, EQUIPMENT:ELECTRICAL:RADIO/TAPE DECK/CD ETC.
THE INTERIOR LIGHTS ILLUMINATED AS THE AUTOMATIC, REAR PASSENGER SIDE DOOR SUDDENLY STARTED TO OPEN. *PH VEHICLE ALSO HAVING PROBLEMS WITH RADIO EQUIPMENT BEING INOPERATIVE, WINDSHIELD WIPERS , AND TRANSMISSION MAKING A WHINING NOISE.*MR
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #10056803February 9, 2004LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES:DOORS:LATCH
I BOUGHT THIS 2004 NISSAN QUEST SE ON SEPTEMBER 18, 2003 AND TOOK A ROAD TRIP VISIT MY DAUGHTER 1300 MILES AWAY FORM MY HOME. DURING THE TRIP, WE NOTICED AIR INFILTRATION FROM THE PASSENGERS DOOR AND THE RIGHT SIDE SLIDING DOOR. IN ADDITION TO THE AIR LEAKS, THE RIGHT SLIDING DOOR AND THE REAR HATCH RATTLED, SOMETIMES CONSTANTLY AND OTHER TIMES WHEN PASSING OVER IRREGULARITIES IN THE PAVEMENT. I TOOK THE VAN TO THE DEALER ON NUMEROUS OCCASIONS AND IT STILL IS NOT FIXED. THIS SINCE THESE ARE POWER DOORS I WOULD EXPECT THAT THERE IS A POSITIVE LATCH UPON CLOSING, HOWEVER I WAS ASKED IF I STOPPED AND CYCLED THE DOOR. I HAVE FOUND THE SIDE DOORS AND REAR HATCH TO BE NOT LATCHED TIGHTLY ON AT LEAST SIX OCCASIONS. IN ADDITION, THE POWER SLIDING DOORS DO NOT ALWAYS OPEN FROM COMMANDS TO THE DOOR HANDLE. ON ONE VISIT, THE DEALER REPLACED THE MASK, OTHER PARTS ON REAR LIFT GATE AND ADJUSTED THE REAR LATCH, AND IT STILL RATTLES. I FOUND THE UPPER TAILGATE STOPLIGHT TO ALSO HAVE LOOSE PARTS INSIDE IT (HAS NOT BEEN FIXED YET). THE RIGHT AND LEFT REAR VENT WINDOWS WERE RATTLING AND FOUND TO BE LOOSE AT THE HINGES. BOTH REAR TAIL LIGHT ASSEMBLIES WERE FOUND TO HAVE LOOSE STRUCTURAL PARTS INTERNALLY. LEFT ONE HAS BEEN REPLACED WITH ONE THAT DON'T RATTLE. HOWEVER, A LOOK AT THE NEW QUESTS ON THE DEALERS LOT FOUND MOST TO ALL TAILLIGHTS RATTLED. DURING THE TRIP THE VAN WAS HARD TO CONTROL AND DRIFTED TO THE LEFT AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS, WHEN I GOT TO MY DAUGHTERS HOUSE I MADE AN APPOINTMENT TO HAVE IT FIXED, A WEEK LATER THEY SUPPOSEDLY ALIGNED IT, BUT IT WAS STILL NOTICEABLE. IN DECEMBER AT MY HOME I TOOK IT IN AGAIN AND THE ALIGNMENT WAS GOOD BUT THE STEERING WAS ABOUT 4 INCHES COCKEYED. WHICH WAS FIXED AT AT A LATER VISIT. I HAVE OWNED TWO NISSAN VEHICLES AT A TIME FOR THE MORE THAN THE LAST DECADE AND THIS DOES NOT REPRESENT MY EXPERIENCES WITH THOSE VEHICLES.
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #10056307February 2, 2004VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER
WINDSHIELD WASHER SPRAY TOO LOW, NOT HITTING WINDSHIELD HIGH ENOUGH TO DO ANY GOOD. WIPERS NOT ABLE TO CLEAN WINDSHIELD AT SPEEDS ABOVE 45 MPH. *JB
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #10056252January 31, 2004ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
PURCHASED VEHICLE ON 1/6/04. ON 1/7/04 RADIO WOULD, INTERMITTENTLY CUT OUT. BROUGHT VEHICLE TO DEALER ON 1/9/04. WAS INSTRUCTED BY DEALER TO RETURN VEHICLE FOR REPAIR ON 1/15/04. TO COMPLETE THE REPAIR THE AUDIO UNIT WAS REPLACED. ON 1/31/04 RADIO REPEATED ORIGINAL PROBLEM OF CUTTING OUT, BROUGHT VEHICLE TO DEALERSHIP FOR VERIFICATION AS SERVICE WAS NOT OPEN. *JB
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #10055062January 28, 2004LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES:DOORS:LATCH, LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES:HATCHBACK/LIFTGATE:LOCK, VISIBILITY:SUN/MOON ROOF ASSEMBLY
POWER DOORS , LIFTGATE, AND SUN ROOF OCCASIONALLY FAIL TO OPEN AND CLOSE.*AK
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #10055065January 28, 2004SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
APPLIED BRAKES AND VAN DID NOT SLOW OR STOP PROPERLY, ENGINE SPEED INCREASED, DRY ROAD, FELT LIKE SLIDING ON ICE. *AK
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #10055059January 28, 2004LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES:DOORS:LATCH
2004 NISSAN QUEST: POWER DOOR OPENED WHILE VAN WAS MOVING. *AK
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #10055006January 27, 2004STRUCTURE:BODY:DOOR
DRIVER SIDE AND PASSENGER SIDE SLIDING DOOR MAKE RATTLING NOISE WHEN DRIVING. THE DEALER HAS TO REPAIR THREE TIMES, AND STILL MAKE THAT NOISE SOMETIMES. *JB
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #10054883January 26, 2004POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION STUCK IN 3RD GEAR. BACKED VEHICLE OUT OF PARKING PLACE. PUT INTO "DRIVE" TO PULL FORWARD AND VAN DIDN'T MOVE. SHIFTED INTO "NEUTRAL" THEN BACK TO "DRIVE" AND PRESSED ACCELERATOR, AND VEHICLE DIDN'T MOVE. PRESSED ACCELERATOR FURTHER AND VEHICLE FINALLY STARTED TO MOVE FORWARD VERY SLOWLY AT APPROXIMATELY. 3500 RPM. DROVE ABOUT 2 MILES THIS WAY AND PARKED IN ANOTHER PARKING LOT; TRANSMISSION DID NOT SHIFT THE ENTIRE 2 MILES. THIS ISSUE IS YET ANOTHER IN A LONG LIST OF ISSUES WITH THIS VEHICLE. PHONED SALES/SERVICE DEALER, WHO HAD IT TOWED TO THEIR LOT. *LA
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #10055842January 26, 2004ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES:DOORS:LATCH
THE PASSENGER SIDE AUTOMATIC SLIDING DOOR OPENED INTERMITTENTLY WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS IN MOTION OR WHEN IT WAS SITTING STILL. WHEN THE DOOR OPENED IT WAS DIFFICULT TO CLOSE. IN ONE INSTANCE THE DOOR ACTUALLY SHUT ON THE CONSUMER. THE MANUFACTURER AND THE DEALER ARE AWARE OF THE PROBLEM. *NM
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #10054637January 22, 2004LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES:DOORS:LATCH
PROBLEMS WITH THE CLOSING OF THE 2004 NISSAN QUEST SLIDING DOORS. ONE OF THE SLIDING DOORS WAS NOT CLOSING ALL THE IN DUE TO PROBLEMS WITH THE AUTOMATIC CLOSING. SOMETIMES, THE DOOR DOESN'T CLOSE AT ALL. THE PROBLEM WAS BROUGHT TO THE ATTENTION OF NISSAN DEALER THREE TIMES. THE FIRST TWO TIMES, NISSAN CLAIMED THAT IT WAS FIXED, BUT OBVIOUSLY NOT. NOW THE VEHICLE IS WITH THE DEALER FOR A WEEK, STILL NOT FIXED.
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #10055671January 22, 2004LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES:DOORS:LATCH
WHEN BACKING OUT PASSENGER'S SIDE SLIDING DOOR OPENED. ONCE THE DOOR OPENED IT WAS IMPOSSIBLE TO CLOSE IT. VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO DEALER, WHO CLAIMED THAT THE DOOR WAS FIXED. *AK
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0