2004 NISSAN QUEST Complaints

I PARKED MY VAN IN THE DRIVEWAY OF MY HOUSE. THE DRIVEWAY HAS A STEEP INCLINE. I PUT THE VAN IN PARK AND ENGAGED THE PARKING BRAKE. I STEPPED OUT OF THE VAN, WAVED TO MY HUSBAND AND THE VAN BEGAN ROLLING BACKWARD. MY BABY WAS STILL IN THE VAN, SO I TRIED TO GET BACK IN TO MAKE SURE THE PARKING BRAKE WAS ON. UNFORTUNATELY, IT WAS MOVING TOO FAST. THE VAN DRAGGED ME INTO THE STREET, SLAMMED ME INTO THE ASPHALT AND DRUG MY ACROSS THE ROAD. THE NEIGHBORS MAIL BOX WHICH WAS CEMENTED INTO THE GROUND STOPPED THE VAN...AFTER IT WAS RIPPED FROM THE GROUND. I SUFFERED CONTUSIONS AND SCRAPES ALONG THE RIGHT SIDE OF MY FACE AND SHOULDER FROM THE ROAD AND CONTUSIONS AND SCRAPES TO MY LEFT RIBS, HIP AND THIGH. *JB

TL*- THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 NISSAN QUEST WITH AN ODOMETER READING OF 38,000 MILES. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE CONTROLS ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL WERE UNSAFE BECAUSE THEY WERE HARD TO USE WHILE DRIVING. WHEN THE CONTACT WOULD TRY TO USE THE DEFROSTER IT WAS DIFFICULT BECAUSE OF THE LOCATION ON THE DASHBOARD AND CAUSED A DISTRACTION WHILE DRIVING. SHE HAD TO ROLL DOWN THE WINDOWS UNTIL SHE CAME TO A STOP TO TURN ON THE DEFROSTER. ALSO, THE SPEEDOMETER WHICH WAS LOCATED ON THE CENTER OF THE DASHBOARD MADE IT DIFFICULT TO SEE. THE DRIVER STATED THAT THE ONLY THING THAT WAS LOCATED IN THE DASHBOARD WITH ALL THE CONTROLS IN THE CENTER WAS A STORAGE COMPARTMENT WHICH WAS A DANGEROUS DESIGN FLAW. NISSAN HAS SINCE FIXED THE PROBLEM WITH THE NEWER MODELS. THE CONTACT FELT THAT THE RECALL SOLUTION FOR THE MIDDLE SEAT LATCH WAS A BAD SOLUTION BECAUSE THEY ONLY USED FOUR PLASTIC PEGS AND A PIECE OF CLOTH. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 38,000.*AK THE CONSUMER FEELS THAT THE OLDER DESIGNS SHE BE RECALLED BECAUSE IT IS TOO DIFFICULT TO OPERATE SAFELY WHILE DRIVING. UPDATE 4/25/07*TR

THE MODEL OF THE VAN IS A NISSAN QUEST MODEL YEAR 2004. THE ONLY DOOR WITH A KEY LOCK IS THE DRIVER'S SIDE DOOR. WE HAVE A REMOTE LOCK/UNLOCK WHICH WAS PROVIDED WHEN THE CAR WAS NEW. THIS REMOTE IS NOT COVERED BY WARRANTY EVEN THOUGH IF DEFECTIVE WOULD PREVENT SOMEONE FROM ENTERING THE VEHICLE IF THE DRIVER'S SIDE LOCK IS FROZEN, DAMAGED OR INACCESSIBLE.*JB

WHEN THE OUTSIDE TEMPERATURE GETS BELOW FREEZING - 25 DEGREES F OR LOWER - AND THE 2004 NISSAN QUEST IS OUTSIDE, THE DOORS (WHEN OPENED) FREEZE IN THE OPEN POSITION. THE LATCH WILL NOT ENGAGE UNTIL IT WARMS UP. *NM

THE BRAKES STARTING MAKING A LOUD RUBBING SOUND. THE VEHICLE HAS LESS THAN 35,000 MILES SO I TOOK IT INTO THE DEALERSHIP. THEY SAY ALL THE PADS NEED REPLACED AND A ROTOR NEEDS REPLACED. THIS IS THE THIRD NISSAN BUT FIRST QUEST AND I HAVE PUT OVER 50,000 ON THOSE VEHICLES WITHOUT ISSUES. THEY SAY IT IS NOT COVERED UNDER THE WARRANTY BECAUSE OF NORMAL WEAR BUT I DO NOT BELIEVE THAT THIS QUICKLY CAN BE NORMAL WEAR. *NM

2004 NISSAN QUEST PRESSURE VALVE ON VARIOUS TIRES FAILED/LEAKED. THE LAST 4 TIMES OCCURRED ON THE LEFT FRONT TIRE WHILE DRIVING. NO ACCIDENTS. REPAIRED TWICE BY RESEALING AND TWICE BY REPLACING THE RIM AND VALVE. THE LAST DATES WERE 7/19/2005; 2/28/2006; 3/20/2006; AND 12/14/2006. *NM

TL* - THE CONTACT STATED THAT ON JUNE 12 2006 WHILE CAR WAS PARKED HE ATTEMPTED TO LOWER THE SEAT INTO THE SEAT WELL, TO DO THAT HE HAD TO PULL THE SEAT BACK FORWARD, AND SECURE IT WITH A STRAP. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE SEAT WEIGHED APPROXIMATELY 70 LBS. THE CONTACT COULDN'T GET HIS HAND OUT OF THE STRAP, AND IT TOOK HIS HAND DOWN INTO THE WELL, AND THE BACK OF THE SEAT SEVERED THE INDEX FINGER OF HIS RIGHT HAND UP TO THE KNUCKLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE STRAP ON THE BACK SEAT WAS THE ACTUAL PROBLEM. THE STRAP HAD A BIG RED WARNING SIGN ON THE BACK STRAP, AND THAT THE STRAP WAS MADE LONGER EVERY YEAR. THE CONTACT STATED THAT HE HAS ALL INFORMATION PERTAINING TO THIS INCIDENT. HE DID NOT HAVE A POLICE REPORT, BUT HE HAD WITNESSES, MEDICAL REPORTS AND XRAYS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT UNTIL THIS INCIDENT WITH THE STRAP HE WAS HAVING DIFFICULTIES WITH THE VEHICLE. *AK UPDATED 2/9/2007 - THE CONSUMER FOUND OUT THAT THE STRAPS ON THE NEW MODELS ARE LONG AND THERE IS WARNING LABEL ON THE BACK OF THE SEAT, *NM

TL* - THE CONTACT STATES THAT HIS SLIDING DOORS WILL NOT CLOSE ON HIS 2004 NISSAN QUEST VAN. THE CONTACTS STATES THAT THIS HAPPENS IN ALL TYPES OF WEATHER CONDITIONS. HE HAS TAKEN THIS VEHICLE INTO THE DEALERSHIP SEVERAL TIMES. TO NO AVAIL THE PROBLEM HAS NOT BEEN CORRECTED.

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE ENGINE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. AFTERWARDS, THE ENGINE WOULD NOT RESTART, AND THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER. INITIALLY, THE DEALER DETERMINED THE BATTERY NEEDED TO BE REPLACED, BUT THE PROBLEM PERSISTED. THE DEALER LATER DETERMINED THE THROTTLE BODY NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. AFTER THE REPLACEMENT, THE STALLING CONTINUED, AND THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER TO AWAIT INSTALLATION OF A DATA RECORDER TO RECORD ANY TYPE OF FAILURE WITHIN THE VEHICLE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS ALERTED.

FRONT BRAKE ROTORS REPLACED AT 4000 MILES DUE TO STEERING WHEEL SHIMMY WHEN BRAKE IS APPLIED. PROBLEM RESURFACED AT 11000MILES. BROUGHT TO DEALER FOR THE SAME COMPLAINT AT 15000 MILES. THEY FOUND ROTORS RUNOUT FOR BOTH THE FRONT AND REAR TO BE EXCESSIVE. RESURFACED FOUR ROTORS AND CHANGED BRAKE PADS. DEALER DID NOT COVER UNDER WARRANTY CITING THAT IT WAS A WEAR ITEM. IT APPEARS AS THOUGH THE PARTS ARE NOT UP TO SPECIFICATION ESPECIALLY WITH THE FAILURE AT 4000 MILES. NISSAN NEEDS TO ADDRESS THAT PROBLEM. TWO OCCURANCES WITHIN 10000 MILES IS NOT THE NORM. THE ROTOR THICKNESS FOR THE SUBSEQUENT MODEL IS THICKER THAN ONE USED ON THE 04 MODEL. *NM