1996 NISSAN QUEST Complaints

WEIRD ELECTRICAL PROBLEMS,I HAVE TAKEN TO 2 DIFFERENT PEOPLE, 1 OF WHICH SPECIALIZES IN TRANSMISSIONS, THE PROBLEM IS THAT WHEN THE VEHICLE IS WARMED UP THE TRANSMISSION DOESN'T KNOW WHAT GEAR IT IS IN, ON INITIAL INVESTIGATION THE PROBLEM APPEARS TO BE THE TROTTLE POSITION SENSOR BUT THAT WAS REPLACED AND STILL NO FIX. THEY HOOKED UP COMPUTERS TO THE CAR WHILE DRIVING AND SAY THE COMPUTER DOESN'T READ THE TPS BEING OPERATIVE DURING DRIVING BUT NO PROBLEMS CAN BE FOUND WITH THE WIRING AND COMPUTER BOARD. WHEN THE ENGINE TRANSMISSION STARTS TO MESS UP THE LOCKS START TO LOCK AND UNLOCK BY THEMSELVES WHILE DRIVING, THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT IS ON AND THE OVERDRIVE LIGHT BLINKS OFF AND ON. AT ONE TIME THE AIR BAG LIGHT COME ON FOR NO REASON IT WAS CHECKED AND PROBLEM FOUND. THE SLIDING DOOR LATCH BROKE WITHIN A COUPLE OF MONTHS OF BUYING. THE BACK WINDSHIELD WIPER MOTOR WOULD ALSO COME ON BY ITSELF, WE ENDED UP TAKING THE FUSE OUT FOR THAT.

MY QUEST WOULD TAKE A LONG TIME TO GET HEAT INTO THE INTERIOR. RECENTLY IT STARTED OVERHEATING AS WELL. I REPLACED THE THERMOSTAT, BUT ALL THE INSTRUCTIONS SAY TO INSTALL THE THERMOSTAT SO THE SPRING IS FACING TO THE INSIDE OF THE ENGINE. HOWEVER, THE T'STAT LISTED FOR THIS VEHICLE WILL NOT FIT WITH THE SPRING TO THE INSIDE OF THE ENGINE; AND THE ORIGINAL T'STAT (I DON'T THINK IT HAS EVER BEEN REPLACED - IT HAD NISSAN ON IT) WAS INSTALLED WITH THE SPRING END FACING THE HOSE END. SO I INSTALLED A SHORTER T'STAT SO THE SPRING WOULD FIT TOWARD THE ENGINE. NOW THE INTERIOR GETS HEAT QUICKLY, BUT THE ENGINE STILL OVERHEATS. THE RADIATOR CAP HAS BEEN REPLACED, AND THE COOLING SYSTEM FLUSHED. THE PROBLEM EPRSISTS.

I HAVE HAD MANY PROBLEMS WITH THIS OUEST.I HAVE REPLACED THE HEATER CONTROL,BOTH SIDE EXHAUST MANIFOLDS,REPLACE ACC C/V BOOT,REPLACE ANTENNA MOTOR,REPLACE AIR BAG CONTROL UNIT,REPLACE BACK WINDSHIELD WIPER MOTOR,REPLACE BOTH FRONT LOWER BALL JOINTS AND THE VENT HOSE. THIS ARE JUST THE MAJOR THINGS. I HAVE SPEND AROUND 7000.00 ON THIS QUEST FOR REPAIRS AND UP KEEP. I BROUGHT IT NEW IN MAY OF 1996. NEVER AGAIN.

1. DRIVER DOOR LOCK WILL NOT OPEN AT LEASE ONCE A DAY. REPLACED ACTUATOR BY DEALER ON 6/14/00, WORKED FOR ABOUT A YEAR THEN STARTED DOING SAME THING AGAIN PLUS. 2. SLIDING DOOR OPENS AND THE AJAR LIGHT COMES ON DAILY OR WHENEVER A BUMP IN THE ROAD IS HIT. 3. REAR DOOR HAS TO BE OPENED AND HAS TO BE MANUALLY RESET FOR ALL THE DOORS TO LOCK. THE NUMBER OF FAILURES, 1890 IS AN ESTIMATE, EVERY TIME I DRIVE THIS CAR, WHICH BELONGS TO MY WIFE THE DOORS ACT AS DESCRIBED, MY WIFE HAS BEEN COMPLAINING SINCE 1998. THE DEALER SUGGESTED REPLACING THE LOCKS, BUT AFTER READING SEVERAL OF THE OTHER COMPLAINTS FROM THIS SITE, I FEEL THAT THIS WOULD NOT FIX THE PROBLEM. THANK FOR YOUR HELP. WAYNE PLAISANCE *LA

I HAVE A NISSAN QUEST 1996 - I REPORTED A DOOR LATCH POPPING OPEN IN APRIL 2001 WHEN THE CAR HAD 50,000 MILES. SINCE THEN THE LATCH WAS REPLACED AND HAS BEEN ADJUSTED A NUMBER OF TIMES. THE DOOR CONTINUES TO FAIL AND POP OPEN OR RATHER GO AJAR AND THE INSIDE LIGHTS ILLUMINATE. THIS MAKES FOR A NUMBER OF UNSAFE DRIVING CONDITIONS. FIRST THE DOOR COULD SLIDE OPEN ALL THE WAY ENDANGERING MY CHILDREN. IF I WERE TO BE IN AN ACCIDENT, THERE IS NO GUARANTEE THAT THE DOOR WILL REMAIN CLOSED AND INTACT. THIRD, DRIVING AT NIGHT AND SUDDENLY HAVE THE INTERIOR LIGHTS ILLUMINATE MAKE IT DIFFICULT TO SEE AND DRIVE. THE ORIGINAL COMPLAINT WAS ODI745323. I RECENTLY SPOKE DIRECTLY WITH JEFF AUSTIN AT NISSAN CONSUMER DIVISION - PHONE NUMBER 1-800-NISSAN1 EXTENSION 8441. HE INDICATED THAT THERE WAS NOT ANY RECORD OF THIS OCCURRING IN OTHER VEHICLES AND SPOKE TO THE DEALERSHIP - THEY TOLD ME SINCE I WAS THE ONLY COMPLAINT AND THE MILEAGE WAS OVER 60,000 THERE WAS NOTHING THAT THEY COULD DO TO ASSIST ME AND THAT I SHOULD SEEK BODY REPAIR TO RESOLVE THE PROBLEM. THIS HAS BEEN OCCURRING FOR THE LAST 30,000 MILES AND IS GOING ON 4 YEARS. I REFUSE TO PAY ANYTHING FURTHER TO HAVE THIS RECTIFIED. THIS IS A DEFECT AND NEEDS TO BE RESOLVED TO MY SATISFACTION. I HAD SPOKEN PREVIOUSLY WITH DAN NEFF (310) 771-5463 AND THE INITIAL CHANGE OF THE LOCK MECHANISM APPEARED TO HELP FOR A SHORT PERIOD. I PAID FOR THAT FIX. SHORTLY AFTER I SPOKE WITH MR. NEFF THE PROBLEM BEGAN OCCURRING AGAIN AND HAS SINCE THAT TIME. NISSAN HAS BEEN UNWILLING TO BELIEVE THAT THERE IS A PROBLEM, AND YET THERE HAVE BEEN NUMEROUS OTHER INCIDENTS AS DEMONSTRATED BY THE WEB PAGE SEARCH INCLUDING ODI'S 602908, 703853, 845494, 721420, 864190, 10049456, 863863, 754162, 602996, 848600, 745164, 745414, 10001339, 10022724 I WANT THIS ISSUE RESOLVED, I WANT THE DOOR FIXED AND I DO NOT FEEL THAT I AM RESPONSIBLE FOR PAYING ANYTHING FURTHER TO ENSURE THAT THIS DEFECT IS REPAIRED TO MY SATISFACTION. *AK

DOOR LOCKS WILL LOCK/UNLOCK INTERMITTENTLY, REAR PASSENGER SIDE LIGHTING ASSEMBLY WENT OUT, SLIDING DOOR WILL AJAR WHILE IN OPERATION, AND TAPPING NOISE FROM ENGINE HAS NOT BEEN RECOGNIZED BY MECHANICS.*AK

WHILE DRIVING AT 40 MPH, THE VEHICLE CAUGHT FIRE WITHOUT WARNING. THE DEALER STATES THE FUEL TANK WAS THE CAUSE. PLEASE PROVIDE ADDITIONAL INFORMATION. *PH

NHTSA#00-V-419-001: VEHICLE DESCRIPTION: MINIVANS. THE FUEL TANK VENT HOSE ALLOWS AIR TO VENT FROM THE FUEL TANK DURING REFUELING. CRACKS HAVE DEVELOPED IN THE VENT HOSE. IF (1) THE FUEL TANK IS OVERFILLED, NOT ALLOWING EXCESS FUEL IN THE VENT HOSE TO FLOW BACK INTO THE TANK. SECONDLY, THE VEHICLE IS DRIVEN ONLY A SHORT DISTANCE AFTER REFUELING AND. THIRD, THERE IS SUBSEQUENTLY SIGNIFICANT HEATING OF THE FUEL TANK, THE FUEL IN THE TANK CAN EXPAND INTO THE VENT HOSE AND LEAK FUEL. DEALER DIDN'T HONOR THIS RECALL DUE TO THE VIN, AND THEY CHARGED $200.00 DOLLARS TO FIX IT. *PH

WE HAVE PROBLEMS WITH THE DOORS LOCKING AND UNLOCKING FOR NO REASON WHILE DRIVING. WINDOWS ON DRIVER AND PASSENGER SIDE WHERE LOWERED WHILE DRIVING; THEN WHEN RAISED ON THE DRIVERS SIDE IT WOULD MOVE. WITH ENGINE TURNED OFF TRIED TO RAISE WINDOW, NO SUCCESS. FOUND RECALL 98V-012.002 TURNED ENGINE ON, THEN OFF, OPENED ONLY PASSENGER DOOR AND THEN WINDOW WOULD GO UP. *LA

HAD GASOLINE SMELL FOR QUITE A WHILE. THE DEALER INFORMED ME OF A RECALL ON A VAPOR VENT HOSE FOR MY VAN AND REPLACED IT BUT THE GASOLINE SMELL NEVER WENT AWAY. I TOOK IT BACK A SECOND TIME BUT THE DEALER COULD NOT FIND ANYTHING. LESS THEN A YEAR AND WHILE DRIVING WITH THE SAME SMELL OF GASOLINE COMING THROUGH THE A/C MY VANT CAUGHT ON FIRE, AND WITHIN SECONDS EVERYTHING UNDER THE HOOD WAS ENGULFED IN FLAMES. I CALLED NISSAN BUT THEY TELL ME THE VAN IS NO LONGER UNDER WARRANTY SO THERE IS NOTHING THEY CAN DO FOR ME. *AK