2004 NISSAN QUEST Complaints

I WAS DRIVING MY VAN AND I CAME TO A STOP ON A HILL AND IT WOULDN'T GO, I HAD TO PUSH THE PEDAL TO THE FLOOR TO GO. AND IT WON'T GO IN REVERSE EITHER. I HAD POWER PROBLEMS YEARS AGO BUT TURNING MY VAN OFF AND BACK ON 'FIXED' THE PROBLEM. ALSO THE TIMING CHAIN ISSUE HAS BEEN GOING ON FOR YEARS.

WHEN WE WENT TO REPLACE THE LOWER CONTROL ARM ON THE PASSENGER SIDE OF THE VEHICLE A SOFTBALL SIZE HOLE IN THE SUBFRAME CAUSED BY RUST WAS DISCOVERED. AS A RESULT OF THE CAR BEING UP ON JACKS, THE SUBFRAME SNAPPED IN HALF. AFTER RESEARCHING THIS PROBLEM, WE HAVE DISCOVERED THAT THIS IS A COMMON OCCURRENCE, IN NISSAN QUESTS AND IS CAUSED IN PART BECAUSE OF POOR DRAIN LOCATION FOR THE AIR CONDITIONER. IT IS OUR UNDERSTANDING THAT NISSAN IS AWARE OF THIS PROBLEM AND HAS ADDRESSED IT WITH WARRANTIES IN OTHER MODELS, BUT NOT THE QUEST. WHICH, I NOW MUST FORK OUT AT A MINIMUM OF $2,000 TO REPLACE.

WHILE DRIVING THE SLIP AND TCS WARNING LIGHTS ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL AS THE CAR SUDDENLY SHUTS OFF. IT RECURRED SEVERAL TIMES. THE VEHICLE WAS DIAGNOSED BY AUTOZONE AND READS ERROR CODE P0340. AS A RESULT THE CAMSHAFT SENSOR WAS REPLACED BUT THE PROBLEM STILL EXISTS.

CHILDREN WAS ENTERING VEHICLE AND DOOR SPONTANEOUSLY CLOSED ON HAND. THIS HAS HAPPENED PERIODICALLY SINCE, BUT NEVER WITH THE EXACT SAME CIRCUMSTANCES. IE OPENED DOOR TO LOAD PACKAGES, TURNED BACK AROUND AND DOOR STARTED CLOSING.

ATTEMPTING TO GET ON THE INTERSTATE. ACCELERATED, BUT RPM'S WENT UP TO 5 OR 6 BUT THE SPEED DID NOT INCREASE. HUSBAND TRIED TO MANUALLY SHIFT, BUT VEHICLE WOULD NOT GO INTO OVERDRIVE. WE PULLED OFF THE ROAD, TURNED VEHICLE OFF AND RESTARTED. VEHICLE REACTED CORRECTLY TO ACCELERATING WITH JUST A LITTLE SLUGGISHNESS. TRANSMISSION FLUID WAS CHECKED AND IT WAS FINE. UNFORTUNATELY, DAY TRIP WAS CANCELLED AND CHILDREN WERE VERY DISAPPOINTED, BECAUSE WE WERE AFRAID TO BE TOO FAR FROM HOME AND NOT BE ABLE TO GET BACK.

THE TRANSMISSION SLAMS YOU INTO GEAR AND THEN WONT SHIFT.. MAKES THE VAN UNDRIVEABLE

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 NISSAN QUEST. WHILE WAITING AT A STOP LIGHT, THE ENGINE SURGED AND THE VEHICLE WAS FORCED OUT INTO A FOUR-WAY INTERSECTION. AFTER A FEW SECONDS, THE ENGINE WENT BACK TO IDLING NORMALLY. ON FEBRUARY 9, 2015, WHILE WAITING AT A RESTAURANT DRIVE THRU, THE ENGINE SURGED FORWARD WHILE THE BRAKES WERE ENGAGED AND CRASHED INTO THE PRECEDING VEHICLE. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THERE WERE NO INJURIES. THE FAILURE RECURRED MULTIPLE TIMES. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC. THE TECHNICIAN WAS UNABLE TO DIAGNOSE THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 111,000. THE CONSUMER STATED ON THREE OCCASIONS, THE ENGINE REVVED, AND LUNGED FORWARD AS HE WAS BRAKING, CAUSING HIM TO LOOSE CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE WHICH RESULTED IN HIM HITTING A HANDICAP PARKING SIGN. THE CONSUMER STATED IN EACH CASE, HIS FOOT WAS ON THE BRAKE, THE SURGE CAME WITHOUT WARNING, THE ENGINE CHOKED, BUT DID NOT DIE, AFTER THE INITIAL SURGE, THE ENGINE RETURNED TO BACK TO NORMAL, HE WAS UNABLE TO STOP THE VEHICLE FROM ACCELERATING, AND THE ENGINE WAS AT NORMAL OPERATING TEMPERATURE. UPDATED 03/02/16.*JB

OVER THE LAST 6 MONTHS, THE TRANSMISSION IN OUR 2004 QUEST HAS SLIPPED OUT OF GEAR WHILE DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD. THIS HAS CAUSED A SAFETY CONCERN FOR MY WIFE AS TRAFFIC MOUNTS AROUND US. *TR

HAD THE VEHICLE SINCE 2004 AS THE ORIGINAL OWNER. VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN IN AN ACCIDENT. HEARD A LOUD CLUNK WHEN DRIVING AFTER REMOVING FOOT FROM BRAKE AND AFTER GOING OVER BUMPS. TURNED OUT THE METAL SUBFRAME OF THE VEHICLE HAS COMPLETELY RUSTED OUT AND SEPARATED FROM THE FRAME OF THE VEHICLE. THE STEERING CROSSARMS AND BALL JOINT ARE LOOSE BECAUSE OF THIS. IT'S A $4000 REPAIR AND CAR HAS ONLY 120K MILES. HAD TO GET NEW CAR. DEALER SAID IT'S NOT SAFE TO EVEN DRIVE AND NOT WORTH FIXING. *TR

2004 NISSAN QUEST. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO ECM CORROSION PROBLEMS. *SMD THE CONSUMER STATED THE VEHICLE STALLED AND IT WOULD NOT RE-START. THE DEALER INFORMED THE CONSUMER THE INTELLIGENT POWER DISTRIBUTION MODULE WOULD ALSO NEED TO BE REPLACED IN ORDER FOR THE VEHICLE TO RUN. *JB