2004 NISSAN QUEST Complaints

PURCHASED THIS VEHICLE 3 MONTHS AGO, USED. WE HAVE HAD NOTHING BUT PROBLEMS SINCE. THE MAIN PROBLEMS ARE: THE ROOF LEAKS, WHETHER IT'S THE SUNROOF OR SOMETHING ELSE CAUSING THE LEAK REMAINS TO BE SEEN. DEALER CLAIMS NO LEAK FOUND, BUT EVERYTIME IT RAINS THERE IS WATER IN THE VAN, WHICH NOW REEKS OF MOLD. THE PASSENGER POWER SLIDING DOOR WILL NOT CLOSE PROPERLY ON THE FIRST TRY. IT KEEPS OPENING UP RIGHT AS IT GOES TO CLOSE. DEALER CLAIMS FIXED BUT STILL HAVE TO MAKE 2 OR 3 ATTEMPTS BEFORE IT WILL FINALLY WORK. DOOR WOULD NOT CLOSE AT ALL 2 TIMES IN THE LAST WEEK. MANUAL OVERRIDE DID NOT RELEASE THE DOOR. AFTER WAITING 5 MINUTES AND TRYING AGAIN, THE DOOR WOULD FINALLY SHUT. THE A/C DOES NOT BLOW OUT COOL AIR ON VERY HOT (OVER 80 DEGREES) DAYS. *JB

NISSAN & GOODYEAR MONOPOLY ON 2004 QUEST TIRES. IT APPEARS THAT NISSAN CONTRACTED WITH GOODYEAR TO PRODUCE AN OEM PROPRIETARY 225/65/16 TIRE THAT ONLY GOODYEAR CARRIES AND ONLY IN ONE STYLE. WHEN REPLACING THE TIRES CONSUMERS HAVE LITTLE CHOICE BUT TO GO WITH THAT TIRE OR GO WITH A NON MANUFACTURER RECOMMENDED SIZE LIKE 235/60/16 WHICH COULD CAUSE ISSUES SUCH AS SPEEDOMETER READINGS OFF... AS FAR AS I CAN DETERMINE ONLY NISSAN QUESTS USE THIS 225/65/16 TIRE. TREAD WEAR ON THE GOODYEAR OEM TIRE IS VERY POOR CAUSING AN EARLIER THAN EXPECTED REPLACEMENT OF THE TIRES. *NM

2004 NISSAN QUEST SE WITH A MANUFACTURE DATE OF 03/29/04 JUST SPENT 30 TOTAL DAYS IN THE DEALER'S SHOP WHILE CERTIFIED NISSAN SERVICE PERSONNEL AND THE NISSAN TECH SUPPORT PEOPLE WORKED TO IDENTIFY THE CAUSE AND CORRECT RATTLING SLIDING DOORS THAT OPENED WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS OPERATING AT 45 MPH WITHOUT WARNING: DOORS THAT OPEN AND CLOSE CONTINUOUSLY WHILE PARKED UNTIL THE BATTERY IS DEAD; AND DOORS THAT ONCE THEY GET TO FULL OPEN STATUS BEGIN TO CLOSE WITHOUT WARNING AND ARE UNSTOPPABLE. I USE THREE CAR SEATS IN MY VAN AND DOORS THAT OPEN WHILE IN MOTION ARE VERY FRIGHTENING TO EVERYONE BUT SLIDING DOORS THAT SHUT WHILE LITTLE PEOPLE ARE CLIMBING IN AND OUT WITH NOT WAY TO STOP THEM IS MORE OF A LIFE SAFETY ISSUE. I WAS TOLD MY VEHICLE WAS NOT PART OF THE DOOR RECALL 04V186000 BECAUSE IT WAS MANUFACTURED AFTER THEY CORRECTED THE PROBLEM.??? I WILL UPDATE WHEN PROBLEM IS CORRECTED. *NM

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DEPRESSING THE BRAKE PEDAL THE STEERING WHEEL VIBRATED. THE VEHICLE WAS DRIVEN TO THE DEALER WHO DETERMINED THE FRONT ROTORS NEEDED TO BE RESURFACED. MANUFACTURER HAS BEEN ALERTED. THE CONSUMER STATED MULTIPLE COMPONETS SUCH AS THE NAVIGATION SYSTEM, THE GAS TANK, THE FRONT END OF THE CAR AND SEATS. UPDATED 07/17/06. *JB

2004 QUEST, WHEN IT IS COLD OUT THE SIDE DOORS WONT OPEN, HAVE TO PULL ON THEM HARD AND THEN MAYBE EVENTUALLY THEY WILL OPEN, OR HAVE TO WAIT FOR THE VAN TO WARM UP ON THE INSIDE FOR DOORS TO BE ABLE TO OPEN. NOT A CONVENIENT PROBLEM WHEN CHILDREN NEED TO BE TAKE TO SCHOOL EARLY IN THE MORNING. TAKEN TO DEALERSHIP, AND TECHNICIAN ADVISED ME IT WAS A COMMON PROBLEM AND "DEAL" WITH IT. *NM

2004 NISSAN QUEST. EXCESSIVE SHAKE WHILE BRAKING, CONCERN FOR SAFETY PLUS IT WAS QUITE IRRITATING. VEHICLE WAS PURCHASED NEW JANUARY 2005, HAD 29,196 MILES ON IT. REQUIRED THE REPLACEMENT OF THE BRAKE PADS AND TURNING THE ROTORS AT A COST TO ME OF $339.98. DEALER AND MANUFACTURER REFUSED TO COVER IT UNDER THE 36,000 MILE WARRANTY, STATED THIS WAS "NORMAL" AND "NORMAL" MAINTENANCE NOT COVERED UNDER WARRANTY UNLESS A DEFECT IN "MATERIALS AND WORKMANSHIP". I CONTEND WORN OUT BRAKE PADS AND THE NECESSITY TO TURN THE ROTORS AT ONLY 29.196 MILES IS NOT NORMAL AND IS A DEFECT IN MATERIALS AND WORKMANSHIP AND SHOULD BE COVERED. A 2004 LAWSUIT ON NISSAN FOR INFINITI G35 PREMATURE BRAKE DEFECT IS SIMILAR TO MY PROBLEM AND IN THAT LAWSUIT NISSAN AGREED TO COVER REPAIRS UP TO 36,000 AND THAT'S WHAT THEY SHOULD DO IN THIS CASE. *JB

THE DRIVER'S SIDE SLIDING DOOR,NOT POWERED, WILL OPEN UP WHEN ACCELERATING OR GOING AROUND A CURVE. THE DOOR WILL NOT CLOSE WHEN THE TEMP IS BELOW 32 DEGREES. OBVIOUSLY THIS IS DANGEROUS WHEN MY 6 MONTH OLD INFANT IS IN THE CAR WHEN THE DOOR OPENS UP. THE NISSAN DEALER WAS TOLD ABOUT IT 4 TIMES AND TODAY, AGAIN, IT WAS NOT EVEN LOOKED AT. DOES MY INFANT HAVE TO FALL OUT OF THE CAR BEFORE THIS PROBLEM WILL BE TAKEN SERIOUSLY? HOW DO I GET THIS FIXED? THE RECALL WAS ON THE POWER DOOR AND NOT ON THE OTHER ONE. THERE IS A PROBLEM ON BOTH TYPES OF DOORS AND THIS IS NOT ACKNOWLEDGED. *JB

GRINDING NOISE UPON INITIAL START OF DAY AND SEVERAL FAILURES UPON INITIAL START; SLUGGISH AND FEELS LIKE IT'LL CUT OFF ON INCLINE AND ACCELERATION. UPON SEVERAL COMPLAINTS WHEN AUTO WAS A FEW MONTHS OLD REGARDING NOT GOING INTO GEAR AND SLOWING, NISSAN PUT IN SOME COMPUTER CHIP RELATING TO THE TRANSMISSION. THEY CLAIMED THEY COULD NOT DUPLICATE PROBLEM AND SLOWING PROBLLEM CONTINUES. ALSO PROBLEMS WITH DEFECTIVE INTERIOR EQUIPMENT SUCH AS MIDDLE ROW SIDE LIGHTS FALLING OUT RECESSED HOUSING, NO TENSION IN ARM RESTS ,SKIRTS ON MIDDLE SEATS DON'T STAY ATTACHED,MIDDLE PASS SIDE DOOR HARD TO OPEN, RUBBER ON DOOR PULLING APART,MIDDLE DOOR, DRIVERS SIDE,LOOKS OFF TRACK,ETC. *JB

DUBLIN NISSAN SERVICE DEPARTMENT WILL NOT REPAIR A RECALL ISSUE ON MY VEHICLE. THIS NISSAN DEALER WAS TO COMPLY WITH A RECALL NOTICE TO REMOVE MY FRONT PASSENGER SEAT AND SHIP IT TO A FACILITY WHICH WOULD MODIFY THE OCCUPANT DETECTION SYSTEM AND THEN RETURN THE SEAT. THIS WAS TO BE A FREE SERVICE. BECAUSE THE VEHICLE WAS INSTALLED WITH AFTER-MARKET LEATHER, TO COMPLETE THE RECALL SERVICE, THE AFTER-MARKET LEATHER NEEDS TO BE REPLACED WITH STANDARD LEATHER BUT DUBLIN NISSAN SERVICE REFUSES TO COMPLY WITH THE RECALL. THIS MAKES MY VEHICLE UNSAFE TO DRIVE. *JB

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED THERE ARE MULTIPLE PROBLEMS ASSOCIATED WITH THE VEHICLE. FIRST BEING, THE BRAKES MADE A NOISE WHEN APPLIED. SECOND, WHILE ATTEMPTING TO ACCELERATE, THE TRANSMISSION REMAINED IN THIRD GEAR. THIS WOULD NOT ALLOW THE VEHICLE TO ACCELERATE PROPERLY, AT ANY SPEED. THIRDLY, THE SLIDING DOOR ON THE PASSENGER'S SIDE OPENED WHILE DRIVING. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO CLOSE THE DOOR, ALTHOUGH IT TOOK MUCH FORCE TO DO SO. LASTLY, THE DRIVER AND PASSENGER SIDE VENTS HAD HOT AIR FLOWING THROUGH THEM. THE TEMPERATURE GAUGES WERE ADJUSTED; HOWEVER THE HOT AIR STILL FLOWED. AS A RESULT, THE AIR CONDITIONER WAS TURNED ON IN ORDER TO MAINTAIN A COMFORTABLE TEMPERATURE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER NUMEROUS TIMES FOR INSPECTION AND SOLUTIONS TO THESE PROBLEMS; HOWEVER THE PROBLEMS COULD NOT BE DUPLICATED.