2004 NISSAN QUEST Complaints

ON THREE INCIDENTS, THE ENGINE WILL REV HOWEVER THE VEHICLE FAILED TO ACCELERATE AS THOUGH IT WAS IN THE WRONG GEAR. IF THE ENGINE IS RESTARTED THEN THE PROBLEM CLEARS ITSELF HOWEVER THAT MAY NOT BE POSSIBLE WHEN DRIVING ON A HIGHWAY. TOOK THE VAN TO THE DEALER WITH SEVERAL COPIES OF COMPLAINTS FILED BY OTHERS, HOWEVER THEY ARE NOT ABLE TO REPLICATE THE PROBLEM THEREFORE NOTHING WAS DONE. NISSAN SHOULD SERIOUSLY LOOK INTO THIS PROBLEM AND NOT ADDRESS THE PROBLEM BECAUSE THEY CANNOT REPLICATE THE PROBLEM. *NM

I HAVE 2004 NISSAN QUEST, IT CAME WITH GOODYEAR EAGLE LS2, THE SIZE 225/6516. THERE IS ONLY ONE COMPANY WHICH MAKES THAT TIRE, GOODYEAR. I ROTATED TIRE AS SUGGESTED. THE TIRE TRACTION IS LOWEST ONE CAN GET. AFTER DRIVING 20,000 MILES ON THE TIRE STARTED SHOWING SEVERE WEAR. BUBBLE SHOWING ON THE OUTSIDE WALL. WROTE TO NISSAN 3 TIMES, THEY NEVER BOTHERED ME CONTACT ME BACK, CALLED ONCE AND TOLD ABOUT THE TIRE PROBLEM, THE ANSWER WAS WE CANNOT DO ANYTHING YOU HAVE TO PUT SAME TIME I.E. GOODYEAR 225/6516. AND GOOD YEAR KNOWING THAT THEY ONLY MANUFACTURE THAT SIZE PRICED THAT TIRE IS $150+ EACH, BUT ACTUALLY IT IS WORTH $39.99. THE PROBLEM IS IT IS JUST THE MONOPOLY BETWEEN NISSAN AND GOODYEAR, THEY COULD HAVE CHOSEN DIFFERENT SIZE, WHICH WILL GIVE CONSUMER MORE CHOICE. *NM

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING 30 MPH AND WHEN DEPRESSING THE BRAKE PEDAL, A SCRAPING NOISE WAS HEARD. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE SERVICE DEALER, WHO REPLACED THE FRONT AND REAR BRAKE PADS AND ROTORS. THE MANUFACTURER EXPRESSED THAT THE BRAKES WERE TOO SMALL FOR THE VEHICLE. UPDATED 2/12/2007 - THE CONSUMER HAD AN 1993 QUEST FOR 11 YEARS. HE EXPLAINED THAT THE 2004'S BRAKES ARE SOFTER THAN THE 1993 MODEL. THE 2004'S BRAKES ARE THE SAME SIZE AS THE 1993 QUEST EVENTHOUGH THE WEIGHT HAS INCREASED BY ALMOST 1000 LBS. THE 2007'S BRAKE SIZE HAS BEEN INCREASED. *NM

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE TRAVELING VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE AIRBAG WARNING LIGHT REMAINED ILLUMINATED AFTER AN OCCUPANT WHO WEIGHED 115 POUNDS SAT IN THE SEAT. THE FRONT PASSENGER AIR BAG WOULD NOT DEPLOY IN THE EVENT OF A CRASH WHEN THE AIR BAG LIGHT WAS ILLUMINATED. ON ANOTHER OCCASION, AN OCCUPANT WHO WEIGHED 150 POUNDS SAT IN THE PASSENGER SEAT, AND THE AIR BAG LIGHT REMAINED ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER, WHO PERFORMED A DIAGNOSTIC, AND DID NOT PROVIDE ANY ERROR CODES. THE DEALER AND CONTACT ENCOUNTERED A NHTSA RECALL #04V103000, REGARDING THE AIR BAGS: FRONTAL: SENSOR/CONTROL MODULE. THE DEALER DETERMINED THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INVOLVED IN THE RECALL DUE TO THE VIN. ALSO, THE FUEL GAUGE ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL, DID NOT DISPLAY THE CORRECT AMOUNT OF FUEL IN THE FUEL TANK. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER, WHO REPLACED THE FUEL TANK, FUEL PUMP, BUT THE PROBLEM RECURRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT CONTACTED.

I AM VERY UNHAPPY WITH THE 2004 NISSAN QUEST. I HAVE HAD TO BRING IT TO THE DEALERSHIP ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS SINCE I BOUGHT IT WITH 12 MILES IN SEPTEMBER 2004. I THOUGHT THAT THE NISSAN NAME WOULD BE AS GOOD AS THE TOYOTAS THAT I HAVE BOUGHT, WHICH HAVE LASTED WITHOUT TRIPS TO THE DEALER EVERY FEW THOUSAND MILES. THIS COMPLAINT IS BASED ON HAVING TO REPLACE THE BRAKES AND ROTOR AT 29,000 MILES; IT WAS JUST THE STRAW THAT BROKE THE CAMEL'S BACK. ONCE I LOOKED INTO THE COMPLAINTS LISTED, I REALIZED THAT THIS COULD BE A DESIGN FLAW. WHEN I INQUIRED OF THE SERVICE MANAGER ABOUT THE BRAKES WEARING SO QUICKLY, HE STATED IT IS A HEAVY VEHICLE AND IT ALL DEPENDS ON HOW YOU DRIVE. HE STATED THAT SOME PEOPLE'S BRAKES ON THIS SAME MAKE AND MODEL WEAR OUT EVEN SOONER, AS IF THIS WAS SOME CONSOLATION TO ME. WELL, I HAVE BEEN DRIVING FOR 19 YEARS, AND I HAVE NEVER HAD A BRAND NEW VEHICLE NOT ONLY WEAR THROUGH BRAKE PADS SO QUICKLY, BUT RIGHT TO THE ROTORS WITHOUT WARNING!! THAT'S WHAT INFURIATES ME THE MOST; ONCE I HEAR A SIGN THAT THE BRAKE PADS ARE THINNING, I GET THE BRAKES REPAIRED IMMEDIATELY BECAUSE I AM AWARE THAT IF THEY ARE WORN TO THE ROTORS, THEN THE REPAIR COSTS THREE TIMES AS MUCH. *NM

VEHICLE ABS LIGHTS, SLIP LIGHT AND VSD LIGHT ACTIVATED AND VEHICLE LOST BRAKING SYSTEM TO MANUAL FROM POWER. *JB

MY 2004 NISSAN QUEST SE WITH 20,000 MILES FAILED TO MOVE WHEN IN (D) GEAR AND ACCELERATOR APPLIED. WHILE IN A TRAFFIC JAM, THE ENGINE REVVED BUT VEHICLE EXPERIENCED NO FORWARD MOTION AS IF IN NEUTRAL. ABOUT 5 SECONDS LATER THE VEHICLE LURCHED FORWARD, AND WE ALMOST HIT THE VEHICLE AHEAD OF US. MINUTES IN THE SAME TRAFFIC JAM, THE VEHICLE WENT INTO THIS "NEUTRAL" MODE AGAIN. I PUT IT IN PARK AND BACK INTO DRIVE, TO AVOID AN ACCIDENT, AND THE VEHICLE MOVED SLUGGISHLY FORWARD, THEN PROCEEDED NORMALLY. THIS HAPPENED ONCE MORE THAT DAY. *JB

A LOUD TICKING SOUND WHEN STARTING UP COLD FOR ABOUT 5 MINUTES BEFORE IT WARMS UP. WE REPORTED THIS A FEW MONTHS AGO AND WERE TOLD THAT IT WAS THE VARIABLE TIMING CHAIN, THEN WERE TOLD NO IT'S NORMAL, THEN IT'S THE VTC, NO THE ENGINEER SAYS IT'S NORMAL. THEY ARE REFUSING TO REPAIR. IT IS NOT A NORMAL SOUND. *NM

TIRE TREAD WEAR. THE OEM TIRES (GOODYEAR EAGLE LS2 225/65 HR16) TREADS WEAR DOWN AROUND 25K MILES. THERE IS ONLY ONE MANUFACTURER OF THESE TIRES AND THERE IS NO WARRANTY ON THEM. ATTEMPTING TO FIND REPLACEMENT TIRES AT A REASONABLE COST IS NOT EASY. *JB

I PURCHASED A CERTIFIED PRE-OWED NISSAN QUEST 2004 10/25/06 FROM PORTER NISSAN 600 OGLETOWN ROAD,NEWARK DE. ON 10/26/06 I DROVE THE CAR TO NEW YORK TO SEE MY DAUGHTER AND I BECAME VERY SICK. I HAD HEADACHE, NAUSEA AND FELT ILL WHILE I DROVE THE CAR. I GOT IN THE CAR RETURN BACK TO DELAWARE, THE MORE I DROVE THE CAR THE SICKER I BECAME, HEADACHE ,NAUSEA,DIZZINESS, I HAD TO PULL OVER 3 TIMES PRIOR TO ARRIVING TO DE. I REALIZED THAT THE CAR WAS MAKING ME ILL AND CONTINUE MY JOURNEY TO RETURN THE CAR TO THE DEALER 10/27/06 APPROX 9-10 AM. I ALSO INFORMED THE DEALER THAT THE REAR FLOOR RUGS CONTINUE TO BE WET! THEN I PROCEEDED TO EMERGENCY ROOM FOR TREATMENT. LATER PORTER NISSAN FOUND A CRACK IN EXHAUST SYSTEM AND THE FUMES MADE ME SICK. I COULD HAVE DIED OR HURT SOME ON THE ROAD. I BELIEVE THAT BUYING A CERTIFIED CAR SHOULD PREVENT A CONSUMER FROM BUY A LEMON. I AFRAID TO DRIVE THE CAR AGAIN, MY HEADACHE COME AND GOES. JUST THE THOUGHT OF GETTING THAT CAR MAKE FEEL ILL. PORTER NISSAN IS TRYING TO MAKE ME TAKE THAT CAR BACK. AND I TRULY DON'T FEEL SAFE IN THE CAR. HOW EVER I DO WANT ANOTHER NISSAN QUEST BECAUSE I AM MINI-VAN DRIVER AND IT IS THE CAR THAT I WANTED. BUT I DON'T WANT TO DIE TRYING TO FIND OUT IF THE CAR IS SAFE. I DRIVE 1 HOUR TO WORK AND I AM LONG DISTANCE DRIVER , I SPEND MORE HOURS IN MY CAR THAN I DO AT HOME. A CERTIFIED PRE-OWED IS SUPPOSE TO BE SAFE!!!!!!!!! HELP ME PLEASE I HAVE A APPOINT WITH PORTER NISSAN APPROX 5-6PM 10/30/06 TRY TO CONTACT ME. HIGHLY CONCERN