2007 NISSAN QUEST Complaints

PROBLEMS WITH THE FUEL PUMP/SYSTEM HAVE OCCURRED SEVERAL TIMES. ON OR ABOUT 1/6/2013, WHILE DRIVING 20 MPH AND COMING TO A LIGHT, THE CAR TURNED OFF. THE GAUGE SHOWED 1/4 TANK. THE MECHANIC REPLACED THE FUEL PUMP AND ADDED 1 GALLON OF GAS. NEXT DAY, THE SAME THING HAPPENED AS APPROACHING A RED LIGHT. FUEL LEVEL STILL AT 1/4 TANK. MECHANIC ADDED GAS AND THE CAR STARTED. GAS GAUGE IS INACCURATE AND DANGEROUS. IN FEBRUARY 2013, ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS, AFTER DRIVING/PARKING THE VAN, IT WOULD START AND THEN TURN OFF, START AND THEN TURN OFF. I WAS ABLE TO GET IT TO RUN BY GIVING IT GAS AS SOON AS IT STARTED. ON 3/13/2013, AFTER DRIVING THE VAN AND PARKING IT, IT WOULD NOT START. IT KEPT CRANKING, BUT NOTHING. MECHANIC FOUND ELECTRICAL PROBLEM IN THE WIRING AND WAS ABLE TO FIX IT. ON 3/28/2013, THE CAR STARTED AND THE FUEL GAUGE DROPPED TO EMPTY WITH SERVICE ENGINE LIGHT ON. VAN HAD A FULL TANK OF GAS. MECHANIC REPLACED THE FUEL PUMP AND SAID THERE IS AN ELECTRICAL PROBLEM WITH THE FUEL PUMP GROUNDING. ON A NISSAN FORUM I DISCOVERED THE FOLLOWING RECALL: "THE RECALL AFFECTS 2005 - 2008 NISSAN TITAN, ARMADA AND INFINITI QX56S AS WELL AS NISSAN FRONTIER PICKUPS AND PATHFINDER AND XTERRA SUVS PRODUCED BETWEEN JANUARY AND MARCH 2006 AND BETWEEN OCTOBER 2007 AND JANUARY 2008. DUE TO A PROBLEM WITH A SENSOR INSIDE THE FUEL TANK, THE GAUGES CAN SHOW GAS TANKS A QUARTER FULL WHEN THEY ARE IN FACT EMPTY." I THINK THE NISSAN QUEST SHOULD ALSO BE RECALLED BECAUSE THIS IS A VERY SERIOUS AND DANGEROUS PROBLEM WHICH IS ENDEMIC TO THESE CARS. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 NISSAN QUEST. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 50 MPH, THE FUEL GAUGE INCORRECTLY DISPLAYED THAT THE FUEL TANK WAS HALF FULL. THE ENGINE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING DUE TO THE EMPTY FUEL TANK LEVEL. THE VEHICLE WAS REFUELED AND RESUMED NORMALLY. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE PROBLEM. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE 152,617.

I HAVE RECENTLY FILED A COMPLAINT WITH NISSAN USA REGARDING THE TIMING CHAIN RATTLING NOISE ON MY 2007 NISSAN QUEST. I WAS TOLD THAT THE COMPANY IS NOT RESPONSIBLE FOR THE REPAIRS SINCE MY CAR WAS OUT OF WARRANTY. HOWEVER, THE COMPANY HAS ISSUED SERVICE BULLETIN ON THIS ISSUE INDICATING A MAJOR DESIGN DEFICIENCY WITH CHAIN GUIDE, TENSIONER AND CHAINS. TIMING CHAIN IS NOT SUPPOSED TO GO OUT AT THIS LOW MILES INTERVAL, AND NOTING THE VARIOUS COMPLAINTS ON THE WEB, I WOULD REQUEST THAT THIS ISSUE BEING INVESTIGATED AND BE MADE INTO A RECALL FOR THESE VEHICLES. THIS CAN BE A SAFETY ISSUE IF THE CHAIN WERE TO BREAK WHILE OPERATING THE VEHICLE. *TR

ABS AND TRACTION CONTROL SYSTEM FAILURE. ABS ACTUATOR FAILS TO PROPERLY ENGAGE UPON STARTING VEHICLE. "ABS", "TCS OFF", "SLIP" WARNING LIGHTS ALL ILLUMINATED AT START OF VEHICLE. ABS ACTUATOR MAKES PRONOUNCED NOISE (PUMPING BUT NOT ACCUMULATING NECESSARY PRESSURE) AT START OF VEHICLE. *TR

THE TIMING CHAIN ISSUE WAS OFFICIALLY CONFIRMED. WE WERE ASSURED BY THE TECHNICIAN AT NISSAN SANTA ROSA THAT UPON INVESTIGATION WE WERE NOT RESPONSIBLE FOR THE WEAR AND DAMAGE OF THE PARTS. I HAVE A CONCERN THAT THERE IS A POSSIBILITY THAT FRAUD AND DECEPTION WAS COMMITTED WHICH IS A VIOLATION OF THE DECEPTIVE TRADE PRACTICES ACT (DTPA). AS PER THE NATIONAL HIGHWAY TRAFFIC SAFETY ADMINISTRATION (NHTSA), THE UNITED STATES CODE FOR MOTOR VEHICLE SAFETY (TITLE 49, CHAPTER 301) DEFINES MOTOR VEHICLE SAFETY AS 'THE PERFORMANCE OF A MOTOR VEHICLE OR MOTOR VEHICLE EQUIPMENT IN A WAY THAT PROTECTS THE PUBLIC AGAINST UNREASONABLE RISK OF ACCIDENTS OCCURRING BECAUSE OF THE DESIGN, CONSTRUCTION, OR PERFORMANCE OF A MOTOR VEHICLE, AND AGAINST UNREASONABLE RISK OF DEATH OR INJURY IN AN ACCIDENT, AND INCLUDES NONOPERATIONAL SAFETY OF A MOTOR VEHICLE. GENERALLY, A SAFETY DEFECT IS DEFINED AS A PROBLEM THAT EXISTS IN A MOTOR VEHICLE OR ITEM OF MOTOR VEHICLE EQUIPMENT THAT: POSES AN RISK TO MOTOR VEHICLE SAFETY, AND MAY EXIST IN A GROUP OF VEHICLES OF THE SAME DESIGN OR MANUFACTURE, OR ITEMS OF EQUIPMENT OF THE SAME TYPE AND MANUFACTURE. A TECHNICAL SERVICE BULLETIN WAS ISSUED DUE TO THE HIGH VOLUME OF PROBLEMS WITH TIMING CHAINS. TIMING CHAINS WERE USED IN PLACE OF BELTS BECAUSE OF THE SUPPOSED MAINTENANCE FREE QUALITY THEY PROVIDED. UNLIKE BELTS, TIMING CHAINS ARE SUPPOSED TO BE GOOD FOR THE LIFE OF THE VEHICLE. HOWEVER, NISSAN WAS USING NYLON GEARS. METAL ON NYLON WILL WEAR OUT AND SHOULD NOT BE BOASTED AS 'GOOD FOR LIFETIME OF VEHICLE.' MULTIPLE WEBSITES AND FORUMS HAVE POSTED THE PROBLEMS AND EXPENSES INCURRED WITH THEIR NISSAN TIMING CHAIN ISSUES. THE NISSAN TECHNICIAN AT NISSAN SANTA ROSA STATED THAT THIS IS WHY NISSAN SWITCHED BACK TO USING BELTS BECAUSE SO MANY PEOPLE WERE HAVING ISSUES WITH THEIR 'LIFETIME CHAINS. *TR

VAN STARTED TO DEVELOP A JERK WHEN SHIFTING FROM PARK TO DRIVE AFTER VEHICLE HAS WARMED UP. WAS TOLD IT NEEDED MOTOR MOUNT AND SPENT $2300 AT NISSAN ON FRIDAY 11/30/12 TO HAVE SEVERAL REPAIRS INCLUDING THE FRONT MOTOR MOUNT. NO JERKING AFTER WORK WAS DONE UNTIL SUNDAY , 12/2/12. ON MONDAY 12/3/12 AFTER DRIVING MY CHILDREN TO SCHOOL, I PUT THE VEHICLE IN PARK TO OPEN THE POWER SIDE DOORS TO LET THEM OUT. WHEN SHIFTING BACK INTO DRIVE THE VEHICLE JERKED VIOLENTLY AND LURCHED FORWARD ABOUT 2 FEET. I DID NOT HIT THE VEHICLE IN FRONT OF ME BUT HAD THERE BEEN SOMEONE WALKING BETWEEN THE FRONT OF MY VEHICLE AND THE BACK OF THE VEHICLE IN FRONT OF ME, I PROBABLY WOULD HAVE HIT THEM. I DON'T THINK IT IS A MAJOR SAFETY ISSUE BUT THERE COULD BE A HAZARD IF THE VEHICLE JERKS FORWARD AT THE WRONG TIME. AFTER RESEARCHING ONLINE TONIGHT I FOUND THAT THIS IS A KNOWN DEFECT IN THE NISSAN ALTIMA, MAXIMA, AND QUEST VEHICLES THAT UTILIZE THIS TRANSMISSION. THERE IS A CLASS ACTION LAW SUIT AGAINST NISSAN FOR CONTINUING TO ALLOW THE DEFECTIVE TRANSMISSIONS TO BE UTILIZED AFTER THEY WERE AWARE OF THE PROBLEMS. SEE WEBSITE (HTTP://WWW.CHIMICLES.COM/NISSAN-TRANSMISSION-FAILURE-ALTIMA-MAXIMA-AND-QUEST-VEHICLES). THERE IS ALSO A WEBSITE WITH OWNER'S COMMENTS ON HAVING THE SAME TRANSMISSION FAILURES TOTALING OVER 150 VICTIMS, SEE WEBSITE HTTP://CLASSACTIONLAWSUITSINTHENEWS.COM/CLASS-ACTION-LAWSUIT-COMPLAINTS/NISSAN-MAXIMA-ALTIMA-QUEST-AUTOMATIC-TRANSMISSION-CLASS-ACTION-LAWSUIT-COMPLAINT/#COMMENTS. NISSAN REFUSES TO ISSUE A RECALL OR ANY ASSISTANCE WITH THE DEFECTIVE TRANSMISSION. SOME HAVE BEEN REPLACED JUST TO FAIL AGAIN IN LESS THAN A YEAR. A TRANSMISSION SHOULD NOT FAIL AT 65,000 MILES AS SEVERAL HAVE OR LAST LESS THAN A YEAR. NISSAN NEEDS TO BE HELD ACCOUNTABLE. *TR

I'VE BEEN IGNORING THIS PROBLEM SINCE I BOUGHT THE VEHICLE. NOW IT IS COMPLETELY DEAD. THE PROBLEM WAS, EVERYTIME I TRIED TO CLOSE THE DRIVER'S SIDE WINDOW, IT AUTOMATICALLY REOPENED ABOUT 6INCHES DOWN BY ITSELF. IN ORDER TO CLOSE IT COMPLETELY, I HAVE HOLD UP THE SWITCH FOR ABOUT 30SEC. TO 1MIN. I WONDER IF ANYBODY ELSE HAS THIS ISSUE. IF IT IS, IS IT STILL COVERS UNDER MANUFACTURING WARRANTY. *TR

ABS AND TRACTION CONTROL SYSTEM FAILURE. ABS ACTUATOR FAILS TO PROPERLY ENGAGE UPON STARTING VEHICLE. "ABS", "TCS OFF", "SLIP" WARNING LIGHTS ALL ILLUMINATED AT START OF VEHICLE. ABS ACTUATOR MAKES PRONOUNCED NOISE (PUMPING BUT NOT ACCUMULATING NECESSARY PRESSURE) AT START OF VEHICLE. *TR

AT 60000 MILES HAD TO REPLACE THE PASSENGER WHEEL BEARING AND ABS SENSOR IN THE VEHICLE. AT 90000 MILES A KNOCKING SOUND BEGAN TO COME FROM THE ENGINE WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS STOPPED OR IN PARK. MECHANIC ADVISED THIS WAS DUE TO THE TIMING CHAIN, WHICH IS A PROBLEM DUE TO THE PLASTIC PARTS THAT NISSAN USES TO HOLD THE TENSION ON THE CHAIN. THIS IS A KNOWN PROBLEM WITH THIS MODEL VEHICLE AS NUMEROUS COMPLAINANTS HAVE BEEN FILED. CONCERNED THAT NISSAN KNEW IT HAD A BAD COMPONENT AND HAS NOT FIXED THE PROBLEM THAT EXIST. ALSO, NOW THE DRIVER SIDE WHEEL BEARING IS BAD AND NEEDS TO BE REPLACED. STARTED TO HAVE PROBLEMS WITH THE BRAKES AROUND 30000. FIXED THE BRAKES WITH OE PARTS, AND THEN BEGAN TO HAVE PROBLEMS WITH THE ROTORS. TECHNICIAN ADVISED THESE PROBLEMS CAME FROM THE ROTORS GETTING HOT. HAD THE ROTORS TURNED WHICH DID NOT WORK. NOW I AM GOING TO HAVE TO REPLACE THE ROTORS ON THE FRONT OF THE VEHICLE. WINDOW MOTOR ALSO HAS WENT BAD IN THE VEHICLE. *TR

AROUND 85000 MILES A RATTLING NOISE APPEAR, IT WAS DIAGNOSED AS THE TIMING CHAIN, I WAS TOLD AT THE DEALERSHIP THAT THEY HAVE A PROBLEM WITH THE TIMING CHAIN BUT THEY DO NOT HAVE A RECALL. IT COST OVER $2000 TO REPAIR A PROBLEM KNOWN TO THE NISSAN COMPANY AND THEY WON'T DO A RECALL. *TR