2001 NISSAN QUEST Complaints

VEHICLE HIT A DEER AT 65 MPH AND CAUGHT ON FIRE. MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED. FEEL FREE TO PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION.*AK

WHILE BRAKING ABRUPTLY THE BRAKES LOCKED UP RESULTING IN A COLLISION. ONE OCCUPANT IN THE VEHICLE WAS INJURED AND THE VEHICLE WAS DEEMED TOTALED. *AK *NLM

THE VEHICLE WAS INVOLVED IN A COLLISION, CONSUMER ATTEMPTED TO APPLY THE BRAKE WHEN THE ABS LOCKED UP WHICH CAUSED THE VEHICLE TO SKID OUT OF CONTROL, ALSO THE AIRBAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY.*AK THERE WAS 1 INJURY. *JB

MY SON WAS DRIVING THE VEHICLE AND RAN INTO THE BACK OF A BOAT TRAILER. SPEED AT IMPACT WAS APPROXIMATELY 30MPH. THE VEHICLE HE HIT DID NOT STOP, WE SUSPECT HE DIDN'T EVEN REALIZE HE HAD BEEN HIT AND PROBABLY THOUGHT HE JUST HIT A BUMP IN THE ROAD OR SOMETHING. THE VEHICLE SUFFERED FRONT END DAMAGE TYPICAL OF A 30MPH CRASH. WHAT IS VERY UPSETTING IS THAT THE VEHICLE CAUGHT ON FIRE AND BURNT UP. DESPITE THE FACT THE SEVERAL TRUCK DRIVERS STOPPED TO ASSIST AND EMPTIED 4 EXTINGUISHERS ON THE FIRE, IT WASN'T ENOUGH TO PUT IT OUT. ON TOP OF ALL OF THAT NEITHER AIRBAG, DRIVER SIDE OR PASSENGER SIDE DID NOT DEPLOY DESPITE A DIRECT FRONT ON IMPACT. NEEDLESS TO SAY I AM VERY UPSET WITH THE MANUFACTURER. A 30MPH COLLISION SHOULD NOT RESULT IN A TOTALED VEHICLE.*AK

CHILDREN BECAME LOCKED IN THE HATCHBACK, THE CHILDREN CRAWLED IN HATCHBACK AND CLOSED THE DOOR, BECAUSE THE STORAGE SHELF WAS IN PLACE THE CHILDREN COULD NOT CRAWL UP OVER THE BACK OF THE SEAT AND GET OUT AS THE HATCH WAS NOT DESIGNED WITH A LATCH TO UNLOCK THE DOOR FROM THE INSIDE, THE CONSUMER FEELS THE STORAGE SHELF IS A DANGER EVEN THOUGHT THERE IS A WARNING. *AK *MJ

INTERIOR LIGHTS FLICKER INTERMITTENTLY WHILE DRIVING. DEALER INSPECTED VEHICLE 3 TIMES, UNABLE TO REMEDY THE PROBLEM.*AK *YH

INTERIOR LIGHT FLICKERS ON AND OFF INTERMITTENTLY, DEALER HAS INSPECTED VEHICLE .*AK CONSUMER ALSO STATES THE RADIO IS INOPERATIVE. *JB

WHILE DRIVING AND WITHOUT WARNING THERE IS A STRONG ODOR OF FUMES COMING FROM OUTSIDE OF VEHICLE. DEALER AND MANUFACTURER HAVE BEEN NOTIFIED. HOWEVER, SEEM NOT TO KNOW WHERE THE PROBLEM IS OCCURRING. ADDED FUEL TREATMENT AND FUMES ARE STILL THE SAME. *AK THE CONSUMER STATES THAT THE FUEL ODOR FROM THE VEHICLE HAS CAUSED HIM A SERIOUS HEALTH PROBLEM. *YH

THE AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION SHIFT CABLE LOCK PLATE BREAKS. A BROKEN LOCK PLATE CAUSE THE AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION SHIFT SELECTOR LEVER TO OPERATE IMPROPERLY. THIS RESULT IN THE TRANSMISSION GEAR INDICATED ON THE SELECTOR LEVER DISPLAY DIFFER FROM THE GEAR ENGAGED IN THE TRANSMISSION.

OUR QUEST COMES EQUIPPED WITH BUILT-IN, FOLD DOWN CHILD SEATS IN THE SECOND ROW. HOWEVER, THE SAFETY BELTS FOR THESE SEATS (SIMILAR IN CONFIGURATION TO A REGULAR CARSEAT, THUS SECURING THE SHOULDERS, CHEST AND ABDOMEN) RETRACT SO SEVERELY THAT EVERY CHILD I'VE SAT IN THE SEATS COMPLAINS THAT IT'S "TOO TIGHT." AND IT IS. WHEN I GO TO PULL THE STRAPS LOOSE I HAVE TO TRY SEVERAL TIMES TO DISENGAGE THE LOCKING DEVISE IT SEEMS TO HAVE. THIS IS SCARY FOR THE CHILD, WHO IS TRULY BEING SQUEEZED AND WOULD BE TERRIFYING IN AN ACCIDENT IF REMOVING THE CHILD FROM THE SIT WAS AN URGENT MATTER. WHEN THE STRAPS LOCK MY SON HAS ALMOST TWISTED HIS ARMS BACKWARDS WHILE I'M TRYING TO RELEASE HIM. THE SEATS ARE VERY HELPFUL TO HAVE, IN THEORY. BUT BECAUSE THE STRAPS LOCK SO TIGHTLY I HESITATE TO USE THEM. RELATEDLY, ADULTS SITTING IN THAT ROW HAVE ALSO COMPLAINED THAT THE ADULT BELT LOCKS INTO A VERY TIGHT POSITION, REQUIRING THEM TO PULL ON THE STRAP SEVERAL TIMES UNTIL IT FINALLY LOOSENS A BIT, FOR A WHILE. MY DEALER SAYS NISSAN SERVICE CAN ONLY "CLEAN" THE SEAT BELTS, NOT LOOSEN OR REPLACE THEM. I DO PLAN TO TAKE THE CAR IN TO SHOW THEM THE PROBLEM, BUT THEY DIDN'T SOUND LIKE THEY'D BE ABLE TO FIX THE PROBLEM. COMPLAINS. *AK