2005 NISSAN QUEST Complaints

THERE IS A MAJOR MANUFACTURING FLAW IN MY 2005 NISSAN QUEST SE. THERE HAVE BEEN 2 RECALLS ISSUED BUT DO NOT ADDRESS THE EVIDENCE OF MISSING WELDS IN THE FRAME. OVER TIME THERE WILL BE SERIOUS INJURIES. I NEED A NEW VEHICLE THAT WILL PASS MORE THAN A RECALL THAT DOES NOT REMEDY THE REAL ISSUE OF FLAWED CONSUMER PROTECTION AND MANUFACTURING FRAUD. *TR

I HAD PULLED INTO A PARKING SPACE AND STOPPED FULLY. THE VAN WAS STILL IN DRIVE AND SUDDENLY THE ENGINE ACCELERATED WHILE MY FOOT WAS TILL ON THE BRAKE. I GRABBED THE SHIFT LEVER AND PUT IT IN NEUTRAL AND THE ENGINE RACED AT VERY HIGH RPM UNTIL I WAS ABLE TO GRAB THE IGNITION KEY AND TURN IT OFF. I RESTARTED IT AND IT SEEMED NORMAL SO I DROVE HOME AND PARKED IT. *TR

WINDOWS WILL NOT STAY UP. THEY GO DOWN BUT WHEN ROLLED UP COME BACK DOWN HALF WAY. DRIVERS SIDE WINDOW NO LONGER WORKS AT ALL NOW. VAN IS OUT OF WARRANTY SO DEALERSHIP WANTS TO CHARGE OVER $400 TO REPAIR. *TR

THIS MORNING WHEN I DROVE MY 2005 NISSAN QUEST VAN IN MY GARAGE I IMMEDIATELY SMELLED SOMETHING BURNING. I LOOKED TO THE REAR OF THE VAN AND SAW BLACK SMOKE COMING FROM AROUND THE TAILLIGHT HOUSING. I IMMEDIATELY BACKED THE VAN OUT OF THE GARAGE. SUDDENLY FLAMES CAME FROM THE BOTTOM OF THE TAILLIGHT HOUSING. BY THE TIME I COULD GRAB A FIRE EXTINGUISHER A HOLE APPROX. 6" IN DIAMETER HAD BURNED THROUGH AND MELTED PART OF THE TAILLIGHT HOUSING AND THE REAR BUMPER FASCIA. I WILL CONTACT MY DEALER TOMORROW MORNING TO HAVE A TOW TRUCK SENT TO MY HOUSE TO PICK THE VAN UP AND HAVE IT REPAIRED. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 NISSAN QUEST. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE WINDOWS AND DOOR LOCKS ON THE VEHICLE ARE DEFECTIVE. WHEN HE ROLLS UP THE WINDOWS, THEY ROLL BACK DOWN AUTOMATICALLY. ALSO, THE DOORS DO NOT REMAIN LOCKED. THE DEALER STATED THAT THEY NEED TO DIAGNOSE THE VEHICLE IN ORDER TO LOCATE THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURES. THE CONTACT WILL TAKE THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 58,000.

ONGOING ISSUE WITH A SUSPECTED DEFECTIVE TIRE VALVE/TIRE PRESSURE MONITORING SYSTEM ON MY 2005 NISSAN QUEST VAN. RECENTLY TOLD BY TIRE COMPANY THAT THIS ISSUE APPEARS TO BE A DEFECT BECAUSE OF THE PSI MONITORING DEVICE KEEPS COMING LOOSE CAUSING AIR PRESSURE TO BE RELEASE. THIS IS AN ALL IN ONE VALVE SYSTEM CONNECTED TO THE RIM. *TR

LAST YEAR, THE ENGINE STOPPED WHILE DRIVING. DEALER REPLACED CPU AND TOLD ME RATS CAUSED THE DAMAGE. NOW, SERVICE ENGINE LIGHT TURNS ON. SEARCHING ON THE INTERNET SHOWED THAT THE ENGINE CONTROL MODULE THAT IS MOUNTED UNDER THE WIPER GETS WET, BECOMES CORRODED, AND THE CAR LOOSES CONTROL. WHO KNOWS WHAT IS GOING TO HAPPEN NEXT. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 NISSAN QUEST. ON FOUR DIFFERENT OCCASIONS, WHILE DRIVING 25 MPH, THE PASSENGER SIDE DOOR SWUNG OPEN BY ITSELF. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER AND THEY STATED THAT THE SLIDING DOOR ACTUATOR FAILED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 04V186000 (LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES:DOORS:LATCH) WAS AVAILABLE FOR THE 2004 MODELS, WHICH SHE THOUGHT SHOULD BE EXTENDED TO THE 2005 MODELS AS WELL. THE PURCHASE DATE WAS UNKNOWN. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 51,575 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 50,458.

THIRD TIME FRONT LEFT STEERING STOP GOES BAD. THE STEERING STOP WAS REPLACED TWICE IN LAST THAN A YEAR. *TR

ON FEBRUARY 3, 2008 AFTER RETURNING HOME FROM A TRIP TO THE GROCERY STORE, I PARKED MY CAR AS I NORMALLY WOULD AND ENGAGED THE EMERGENCY PARKING BRAKE. AFTER GOING IN THE HOUSE, I NOTICED THE SMELL OF SMOKE COMING FROM UNDER MY CARPORT. WHEN OPENING THE DOOR, I FOUND MY CAR ENGULFED IN WHITE SMOKE COMING FROM UNDER THE HOOD, THE VEHICLE AND SMOKE HAD COMPLETELY FILLED THE INTERIOR OF THE VEHICLE. I IMMEDIATELY GOT MY CHILDREN OUT OF THE HOUSE AND CALLED 911; THE FIRE DEPARTMENT CAME AND TRIED TO INVESTIGATE WHAT WAS THE CAUSE OF THE SMOKE TO NO AVAIL. IN TRYING TO PREVENT THE CAR FROM POSSIBLY SPARKING THE HOUSE ' IT TOOK FOUR FIREMAN TO PUSH MY CAR IN NEUTRAL TO THE OUTSIDE OF MY CARPORT. MY INTERIOR WAS SMOKED AND MY CARPET WAS CHARRED UNDER MY SEAT AND UNDER MY CHILDREN'S CAR SEAT ' TURNS OUT MY EMERGENCY BRAKE CABLE MELTED ALONG WITH THE INTERIOR PLASTIC, CREATING A SPARK THAT IGNITED THE CARPET AND MELTED THE PLASTIC MOLDING IN MY CAR. MR. SANDERS STATED THAT THE CAR WAS FIXABLE HOWEVER HE HAD 'NEVER SEEN ANYTHING LIKE THIS BEFORE' THE FIX HE STATED WAS TO REPLACE THE EMERGENCY PARKING BRAKE CABLE (TWO HOUR FIX) HOWEVER HE COULD NOT TELL US WHY THIS HAPPENED. MR. SANDERS STATED THAT HE WOULD NOT REPLACE THE CARPET NOR GET THE INTERIOR CLEANED THAT I HAD TO DEAL WITH NISSAN CORPORATE. MELISSA IS NOW STATING THAT NISSAN IS WILLING TO FIX THE PARKING BRAKE CABLE, REPLACE THE SCORCHED CARPET, DETAIL THE INTERIOR AND CARPET AND FIX THE HARNESS AND PAY FOR OUR RENTAL CAR. MELISSA COULD NOT EXPLAIN TO MY HUSBAND THE FUNCTION OF THE HARNESS AND HOW IT RELATES TO THE POSSIBLE FIRE, SHE STATED THAT POSSIBLY THE PARKING BRAKE AND HARNESS WERE MISROUTED AND CONNECTED THUS CREATING A SPARK THAT MELTED THE CABLE, MOLDING, AND CARPET. SHE STATED SHE IS NOT SURE AND COULD NOT GO INTO IT TECHNICALLY; SHE ALSO STATED THAT SHE WAS UNABLE TO PROVIDE US WITH ANY WRITTEN DOCUMENTATION BECAUSE IT IS A NISSAN INTERNAL DOCUMENT. *TR