2004 NISSAN QUEST Complaints

PURCHASED 2004 NISSAN QUEST 3.5 SL 3/13/04. EXPERIENCED PROBLEMS WITH CAR STARTING DURING FIRST WEEK. REQUESTED FULL CHECK OF ENGINE. TOOK TO DEALERSHIP FOR CUSTOM PACKAGE. UPGRADE AND ENGINE DIAGNOSTIC DURING 2ND WEEK. WAS NOT DONE! BEGINNING 3RD WEEK CAR WOULD NOT START. DEALERSHIP TOWED AND SUPPOSEDLY FIXED. RECEIVED. VEHICLE FOLLOWING DAY 4/02/04. ON THE WAY HOME FROM DEALERSHIP, CAR SUDDENLY DIED IN A TURN ON A MAJOR INTERSECTION DURING RUSH HOUR. NEARLY HIT A CAR AND A CURB BEFORE I COULD STOP VEHICLE. MY CHILDREN WERE ONBOARD! UNKNOWN TO ME, GASOLINE WAS POURING OUT FROM UNDERNEATH THE VEHICLE. CARS WERE ZOOMING BY ON THEIR WAY HOME. SOME MEN GOT MY CHILDREN AND I OUT OF THE CAR AND PUSHED TO CAR INTO A GAS STATION ON THAT CORNER. WE WERE IN THE VEHICLE FOR SEVERAL MINUTES WITH THE HAZARD LIGHTS ON, BEFORE I COULD SAFELY GET MY CHILDREN FROM THE CAR. DEALERSHIP ONCE AGAIN TOWED VEHICLE AND SUPPOSEDLY FIXED THE FUEL RELATED PROBLEM. REPLACED THE FUEL PUMP. MY VEHICLE TO THIS DAY DOES NOT GET NEAR THE REPORTED GUIDELINE FUEL CONSUMPTION RATINGS. WINDOW STICKER 19 - 26 MPG, LOWEST END RATINGS ON THIS MODEL ARE 16 - 22. MINE GETS 13 - 14.1 IN TOWN AND 17 TO 18 ON THE HIGHWAY. HAVE READ OF RECURRING PROBLEMS WITH LOW IMPACT CAUSING FIRE IN THE STEERING COLUMNS OF THE 2004 NISSAN QUEST, A PROBLEM AND RECALL THAT EXISTED LONG BEFORE THE 2004 MODELS. *AK

THE GLASS SUN ROOF LEAKS, CAUING WATER TO ACCUMULATE IN THE REAL WELL. THIS ACCUMULATION OF WATER CAUSES THE AUTOMATIC LIFT GATE TO FAIL (SHORT OUT). THE SUN ROOF ALOS LEAKS INTO THE CAR PASSENGER AREA DRIPPING ON THE PASSENGERS IN THE MIDDLE ROW. THERE IS WATER DAMAGE SEEN ON THE INSIDE ROOF OF THE VAN & MAY CAUSE MOLD & MUST SMELL.**AK

NISSAN QUEST 2004 SERVICE ENGINE SOON LIGHT ON AND PROBLEMS WITH STEERING. *BF THE SERVICE ENGINE SOON LIGHT HAD COME ON 3 TIMES, CREAKING WAS FELT IN THE STEERING WHEEL AND OR THE FRONT END, SOUNDS WERE HEARD COMING FROM THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT, COMPUTER TIRE MONITOR INDICATED A FLAT TIRE AND OR LOW TIRE PRESSURE DURING COLD WEATHER, THE VEHICLE WOULD RUN FOR FIVE MINUTES THEN GO UP TO 4 DEGREES HIGHER (OVER INFLATED), WHEN THE WEATHER WAS WARM, THE SETTING WOULD THEN BE ABOVE 40 PSI WHICH WAS DANGEROUS TO DRIVE IF NOT ADJUSTED (INCORRECT RESULTS ON THE DISPLAY), SRS LIGHT HAD COME ON AFTER RECALL CAMPAIGN #04V103000 WAS PERFORMED, DRIVER'S SIDE POWER WINDOW WAS INTERMITTENT, SLIDING DOORS MADE LOUD BUMP NOISE WHEN OPENED ALL THE WAY, ESPECIALLY ON INCLINES, HEAT OUTLETS LOCATED ON THE FLOOR BEHIND THE FIRST ROW SEAT CAN'T BE CONTROLLED BY THE PASSENGER REAR CONTROLS, THE DOME LIGHTS WERE NOT WORKING, THE DOOR RATTLED, THE DRIVERS SIDE FRONT WINDOW WOULD NOT MOVE, THE WINDOW SWITCH HAS AN OPEN CIRCUIT, THE VEHICLE WAS JERKING UPON ACCELERATION AT 30 MPH, REAR HEATER WAS BLOWING COLD AIR, THERE WAS A HEAVY GRINDING NOISE WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS FIRST STARTED AFTER SITTING FOR MORE THAN ONE HOUR ALONG WITH THE POWER STEERING, TRANSMISSION FLUID LEAKED A REDDISH/PURPLE FLUID ON THE GARAGE FLOOR, THE INTERIOR LIGHTS WERE INOPERATIVE AND THERE WAS AN EVAPORATION LEAK. *SC *JB

I PURCHASED MY 2004 NISSAN QUEST IN SEPTEMBER 2003. THE DAY I DROVE THE VEHICLE OFF THE LOT THE SLIDING DOORS BEGAN TO RATTLE AND HAVEN'T STOPPED SINCE. I HAVE TAKEN THE VEHICLE TO TWO DIFFERENT DEALERS FOR A TOTAL OF NINE TIMES. THE DASH REFLECTS IN THE WINDSHIELD MAKING IT A HAZARD TO DRIVE, THE DRIVER'S DOOR HAS A SQUEAK WHEN OPENING THAT IS CAUSED BY THE HINGE FLEXING WHERE IT IS ATTACHED TO THE BODY. HAVE BEEN TOLD BY DEALER THIS CANNOT BE FIXED. THE SLIDING DOOR PANEL ON THE DRIVER'S SIDE REAR, PROTRUDES ABOUT 1/8" FROM THE BODY AND HAS A DENT IN THE CORNER OF THE PANEL AND HAVE BEEN TOLD BY DEALER THIS CANNOT BE FIXED. I PAID OVER $31K FOR THIS CAR AND IT SEEMINGLY CANNOT BE FIXED NO MATTER WHAT IS WRONG. I HAVE CONTACTED NISSAN 5 TIMES BY TELEPHONE AND ON ONE EVER RETURNS MY CALLS. *AK

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

2004 NISSAN QUEST POWER SLIDING SIDE DOOR SMASHED CHILD'S HAND. THE DOOR NEITHER STOPPED NOR RETRACTED, BUT SHUT TIGHTLY AND COMPLETELY ON CHILD'S LEFT HAND. *BF THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHO EXPLAINED THAT THE DOOR WORKED FINE AND BLAMED TO CONSUMER FOR NOT KEEPING THE CHILD HAND AWAY FROM THE CLOSING DOOR. *NM *SC

THE CONSUMER NOTICED WHILE DRIVING, A ROTTEN SMELL WOULD COME IN FROM THE VENTS. THE CONSUMER WAS ABLE TO DRIVE TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION. THE CONSUMER INFORMED THE MECHANIC ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS THIS PROBLEM HAS OCCURRED. THIS PROBLEM HAS NOT BEEN RESOLVED. PLEASE PROVIDE ADDITIONAL INFORMATION. *JB THERE IS STILL A ROTTEN EGG SMELL COMING FROM THE CATALYTIC CONVERTER. ALSO THE TIRE PRESSURE MONITORING SYSTEM INDICATES A FLAT TIRE WHEN TIRE IS NOT FLAT. CONSUMER IS HAPPY WITH THE MINIVAN EXCEPT FOR THE SULFUR SMELL AND THE FALSE TIRE READINGS. *TT

THIS VEHICLE HAS HAD A PROBLEM SINCE THE FIRST DAY I TOOK DELIVERY OF IT. IT SEEMS TO BE A PROBLEM WITH THE AC/HEATING SYSTEM. ON DAYS WHEN IT IS ABOVE 65 DEGREES HOT AIR CONTINUOUSLY BLOWS THROUGHOUT THE CENTER VENTS. I HAVE ADDRESSED THIS ISSUE WITH THE DEALER AND THEY STATED THAT THERE IS NO FIX FOR THIS PROBLEM. THEY DON'T KNOW WHAT IS CAUSING THIS TO HAPPEN. *JB

CONSUMER WAS UNABLE TO OPEN OR CLOSE THE REAR SLIDING DOOR IN COLD WEATHER. VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION, AND MECHANIC DETERMINED THAT THE DOOR LATCH NEEDED TO BE REPLACED, AND REPLACED IT. HOWEVER, THE PROBLEM RECURRED. *AK

WHILE ATTEMPTING TO MOVE THE PASSENGER SIDE SECOND-ROW SEAT BACK, I REACHED AROUND THE SEAT TO GRAB THE LEVER, AND MY PINKIE FINGER WAS CAUGHT IN THE SEAT MECHANISM. AT THE EMERGENCY ROOM, THEY DETERMINED THAT I HAD BROKEN MY FINGER AND MY NAIL HAD TO BE REMOVED BECAUSE IT HAD BEEN SLICED THROUGH. I HAVE LASTING NERVE DAMAGE AND THE BONE HAS NOT HEALED CORRECTLY. I WROTE A LETTER TO NISSAN DETAILING THIS EXPERIENCE - I AM VERY CONCERNED ABOUT THE SAFETY OF MY CHILDREN IN THIS CAR AND AM AFRAID TO TRY TO USE ANY OF THE SEAT LEVERS AGAIN. HOWEVER, NISSAN HAS NOT RESPONDED, AFTER FOUR MONTHS. THIS DEFECT NEEDS TO BE FIXED.*AK