2005 NISSAN QUEST Complaints

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 NISSAN QUEST. WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE ENGINE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE FAILURE OCCURRED MULTIPLE TIMES. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO STATED THAT THE CRANK POSITION SENSOR NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE FAILURE WAS REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE VIN AND FAILURE MILEAGE WERE UNAVAILABLE.

FUEL GAUGE IS NOT DISPLAYING AS WELL AS THE ODOMETER AND TEMPERATURE- PREVIOUS OWNERS HAVE THE SAME ISSUE AND CURRENT LITIGATION HAD BEEN PLACED FOR SAME MODEL AND SAME OR DIFFERENT YEARS.. AIR BAG SENSOR ON FRONT SEAT PASSENGER IS NOT ACTIVE BUT A SMALL ADULT IS ON THE SEAT. SIMILAR RECALLS HAD BEEN HAPPENING ON THIS MODEL BUT NOT EXPANDING THROUGH MANY VIN#S BRAKE- SIMILAR RECALLS HAD BEEN HAPPENING ON THIS MODEL BUT NOT EXPANDING THROUGH MANY VIN#S. AN ACCIDENT DOESN'T NEED TO HAPPEN IN ORDER TO RECALL THOSE CAR THAT ARE SUFFERING THE SAME DIAGNOSIS ON CURRENT/APPROVED RECALLS. AN ACTION MUST BE TAKEN. *TR

I PURCHASED THIS VAN BRAND NEW AND AFTER A COUPLE YEARS BEGAN TO HEAR A SUBTLE TAPPING NOISE EVERY SO OFTEN COMING FROM THE ENGINE. I WAS TOLD ITS A LIFTER TAPPING AND MAY COME AND GO BUT NOT WORTH REPAIRING BECAUSE IT WILL COST A LOT OF MONEY AND IT REALLY DOESN'T EFFECT PERFORMANCE. AFTER ANOTHER YEAR OR 2 THE NOISE GOT REALLY LOUD AND THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON. AFTER DOING RESEARCH ONLINE I FOUND HUNDREDS/THOUSANDS OF COMPLAINTS ABOUT THE SAME THING. COME TO FIND OUT WE ALL HAD THE SAME ISSUE, THE TIMING CHAIN TENSIONER WAS NOT APPLYING THE CORRECT AMOUNT OF PRESSURE TO THE GUIDE DUE TO A DEFECT IN ENGINE DESIGN THAT CAUSES THE PLASTIC ON THE GUIDE TO BREAK AND SLIP DOWN. THIS CAUSES SLACK IN THE TIMING CHAIN WHICH IN TURN CAUSED THE RAPID TAPPING NOISE AS IT STRUCK THE INSIDE OF THE ENGINE. AT THIS POINT MY ENGINE WILL NOT START DUE TO THE CHAIN JUMPING TEETH AND THE TIMING THROWN OFF. I AM NOW WITHOUT A VEHICLE. I CONTACTED NISSAN AND THEY TOLD ME IT'S OUT OF WARRANTY SO TOO BAD. THIS IS A KNOWN SERIOUS DEFECT WITH THE ENGINE THAT WAS ALSO INSTALLED IN MAXIMA, ALTIMA, AND X-TERRA. THERE SHOULD HAVE BEEN A RECALL BUT MOST LIKELY DEEMED TOO EXPENSIVE TO PERFORM. ALSO THE ISSUE HAPPENS OVER TIME TYPICALLY BETWEEN 70K-120K MILES THEREFORE MOST VEHICLES THAT HAVE THIS PROBLEM WILL BE OUT OF WARRANTY AND THEY WON'T COVER IT. THEY DID REDESIGN THE REPLACEMENT PART GUIDE, WHICH TO ME SHOWS THEY KNEW IT WAS A DESIGN FLAW BUT ITS MINIMUM $2000 TO HAVE REPAIRED. VERY POOR WAY TO DO BUSINESS BUT THEY GOT WHAT THEY WANTED I SUPPOSE. *TR

TL- THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 NISSAN QUEST. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE TIMING CHAIN SLACK QUIDE. THE TIMING CHAIN FIXTURE CAN NOT KEEP THE CHAIN TIGHT. THE CONTACT DID NOT CONTACT THE MANUFACTURE. THE APPROXIMATE DATE OF THE FAIILURE WAS DECEMBER 12, 2012. THE CONTACT HAVE NOT HAD ANY REPAIRS MADE ON THE VEHICLE. THE MILAGE AT TIME OF PURCHASE WAS 120,000 THE MILAGE ON VEHICLE AT THE TIME OF FAILURE 121,000. LG

THE TIMING CHAIN GUIDES (TEFLON BASED MATERIAL) IN THE VQ35 ENGINES WERE PREMATURELY CAUSING AUDIBLE RUBBING AND BANGING UPON START UP AND EARLY WARM UP IDLE CONDITIONS. THIS PREMATURE WEAR OF THE TENSION GUIDES IS A SAFETY HAZARD DUE TO THE FACT THAT THE TIMING CHAIN HAS UNDO SLACK FROM EARLY DEGRADATION OF TENSION GUIDES WHICH MAY CAUSE THE TIMING CHAIN TO WEAR/BREAK PREMATURELY AND WITHOUT WARNING WHILE DRIVING AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS. THIS WOULD CAUSE THE ENGINE TO SHUT DOWN UNEXPECTEDLY. *TR

MY WIFE NOTIFIED ME THAT WHILE DRIVING TO WORK, OUR VAN A 2005 NISSAN QUEST 3.5 S, WITHOUT WARNING COMPLETELY SHUT OFF LEAVING HER STRANDED IN THE MIDDLE OF TRAFFIC. AFTER A FEW MINUTES AND SEVERAL ATTEMPTS SHE WAS ABLE TO RESTART THE VEHICLE AND RETURN HOME. ON ANOTHER OCCASION WHILE I WAS DRIVING THE VEHICLE AROUND TOWN I EXPERIENCED A SIMILAR INCIDENT WHEN AGAIN WITHOUT WARNING THE VAN SHUT COMPLETELY OFF AS I WAS APPROACHING AN INTERSECTION ON A RED LIGHT. AFTER BRINGING THE VEHICLE TO A COMPLETE STOP WITHOUT BRAKING ASSIST OR POWER STEERING IT RESTARTED AFTER A FEW ATTEMPTS. DURING BOTH INCIDENCES THE VEHICLE HAD A FULL TANK OF FUEL AND SHOWED NO INDICATIONS OF TROUBLE. *TR

THE ODOMETER JUST STOP DISPLAYING THE MILEAGE, TEMP AND FUEL. AFTER ABOUT 10 MONTHS THE STEREO STOP WORKING, WHEN I LOOKED AROUND IN THE INTERNET I NOTICED THAT MANY OWNERS OF THE QUEST WERE HAVING THAT PROBLEM , THE CONSOLE HAS THE RADIO AND ODOMETER INTEGRATED. *TR

THE ODOMETER AND FUEL GAUGE LED DISPLAY, EITHER VANISHES COMPLETELY OR SHOWS CORRUPTED INFORMATION. THIS WILL REMAIN FOR SOMETIME AND THE GET FIXED ON ITS OWN, THIS KEEPS ON HAPPENING FREQUENTLY.

WHILE SLOWING DOWN AT THE INTERSECTION TO MAKE A RIGHT TURN, THE VEHICLE LOST POWER AND WOULD NOT DRIVE MORE THAN 10 MPH AND FINALLY COMING TO A COMPLETE STALL AFTER ENGINE DIED. RESTART THE ENGINE AND DROVE NORMAL. IT HAS INTERMITTENTLY CONTINUE TO HAPPEN AT RANDOM. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 NISSAN QUEST. THE CONTACT STATED THAT AFTER STARTING THE VEHICLE, THERE WAS A THUMPING NOISE HEARD WHEN APPLYING THE BRAKES WITH THE ILLUMINATION OF THE BRAKE, ABS, AND TRACTION CONTROL WARNING LIGHTS. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSIS WHERE IT WAS STATED THAT THE ABS MODULE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED AND THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 54,000.