2004 NISSAN QUEST Complaints

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 NISSAN QUEST. THE CONTACT STATED THAT AFTER TAKING THE VEHICLE TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC FOR AN UNRELATED ISSUE, THE MECHANIC INFORMED HER THAT THE SUB FRAME ON THE PASSENGER'S SIDE WAS SEVERELY RUSTED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED ABOUT THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 97,000.

I WAS DRIVING WITH MY SON AND THE TRANSMISSION LINE SNAPPED. I WAS SCARED BECAUSE I DIDN'T KNOW WHAT HAPPENED. THANK GOD MY SON WHO IS DISABLED WAS NOT IN THE CAR. MY MECHANIC SAID THAT THIS SHOULD NOT HAPPEN. WHEN I GOT MY CAR BACK MY TRANSMISSION IS NOW VERY SICK. I HAVE ALWAYS MAINTAINED ALL FLUID CHANGES AT THE CORRECT TIME. MY CAR IS NOT THE SAME. NOW TODAY MY OIL PAN WAS "EATEN" FROM THE TRANSMISSION FLUID LEAKING. I HAVE HAD MANY ISSUES WITH MY QUEST. THIS CAR WAS NOT BUILT WITH PROPER PARTS. I CAN'T DRIVE IT BUT I HAVE TO KEEP IT FOR MY SON IS IN A WHEELCHAIR AND IS SEVERLY DISABLED. *JS

DROVE IT TO A PARK ABOUT 1:00 P.M. STAYED THERE TIL ABOUT 3:00 PM GOT HOME PARKED IN FRONT OF HOUSE ON STREET. WENT IN BACK YARD FOR A BBQ ABOUT 20 TO 30 MINUTES LATER NOTICED IT STARTED TO SMOKE UNDER HOOD TOWARD THE REAR OF ENGINE COMPARTMENT ON PASSENGER SIDE ABOUT WHERE PASS. FEET WOULD BE OR BEHIND GLOVE BOX. WITHIN 5 MINUTES WE HAD FLAMES AND BY THE TIME THE FIRE DEPT GOT HERE IT WAS A TOTAL LOSS. *TR

I GOT OUT OF THE CAR, TURNED IT OFF AND WENT ON THE HOUSE MINUTES LATER THE CAR WAS ON FIRE. THE FLAMES WERE BIG AND THEY WERE IN THE FRONT PASSENGER SIDE OF THE ENGINE. I HAD JUST DROVE THE CAR ABOUT AN HOUR, THERE WAS NO SMELL NO SOUND NO INDICATOR LIGHTS NOTHING. THE FLAMES WERE BIG AND CAR WENT UP FAST. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 NISSAN QUEST. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 10 MPH, THE TRANSMISSION SLIPPED OUT OF GEARS WITHOUT WARNING. THE FAILURE RECURRED SPORADICALLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING WHO CONFIRMED THAT THE TRANSMISSION NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE DEFECT. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 127,000.

SET OF 4 NEW GOODYEAR VIVA 2 TIRES PURCHASED FROM WAL-MART. ONE TIRE FAILED DUE TO SIDEWALL SEPARATION AT 72 MPH. WAS ABLE TO SAFELY MOVE FROM MIDDLE LANE TO RIGHT SHOULDER. WAL-MART REPLACED THE TIRE. TIRES HAVE ABOUT 2,900 MILES. *TR

MY VAN INDICATED A PROBLEM WITH A MIL ON THE DASH. AFTER GETTING IT TESTED THE CODE INDICATED AN ISSUE WITH A VENT VALVE P0447. I REPLACED THE SUGGESTED PART AND IT DID NOT FIX THE PROBLEM. AFTER RESEARCHING THE ISSUE, I FOCUSED MY ATTENTION ON THE ECM AS IT CONTROLS ALL THE SENSORS IN THE VEHICLE. I REMOVED THE ECM AND NOTICED RUST AND CORROSION RIGHT AWAY. NISSAN DOES NOT CONSIDER IT BE A DEFECT, HOWEVER THE ECM IS MOUNTED UNDER THE LEAF SCREEN WHERE WATER IS SUPPOSED TO DRAIN. UPON REMOVING THE COVER TO THE ECM IT WAS DISCOVERED THAT THE CORROSION FROM THE WATER ATE AWAY AT THE METAL AND CREATED A HOLE IN THE SEALED ECM AND ALLOWED WATER TO GET AND CAUSE DAMAGE TO THE CIRCUIT BOARD. MY PROBLEM WAS ONLY 1 SENSOR, BUT IT WON'T PASS REQUIRED EMISSION IN MY STATE. THERE WERE SOME REPORTS OF DRIVABILITY ISSUES BY OTHERS THAT HAD THE DEALER TELL THEM THEY NEED THE ECM REPLACED AND IT WAS NOT COVERED UNDER WARRANTY. THIS IS A DESIGN FLAW AND SHOULD BE REPLACED BY THE MANUFACTURER. *TR

AFTER HAVING DRIVEN MY NISSAN QUEST TO A FRIEND'S HOUSE, I WAS ATTEMPTING TO BACK OUT OF THE DRIVEWAY. WHEN I SHIFTED INTO REVERSE, THERE WAS A LOUD THUD FROM THE TRANSMISSION. I WAS ABLE TO BACK OUT OF THE DRIVEWAY, BUT WHEN I SHIFTED INTO DRIVE, THERE WAS AGAIN A LOUD THUD. I ACCELERATED AND ALTHOUGH THE ENGINE RPM INCREASED, THE VAN HARDLY MOVED. I SHOULD HAVE BEEN GOING 25MPH, BUT WAS GOING ONLY 5MPH. I DISENGAGED THE OVERDRIVE BUTTON ON THE SHIFTER AND ATTEMPTED TO ACCELERATE AGAIN. I WAS ONLY ABLE TO GO 10MPH AND THE ENGINE RPM INDICATED 3500RPM. I PULLED THE VAN OVER TO THE CURB AND CAME TO A STOP. I SHIFTED INTO 3RD GEAR. THERE WASN'T AS LOUD OF A THUD, BUT THERE WAS A NOTICEABLE LURCH FORWARD. I WAS ABLE TO DRIVE IN 3RD GEAR TO GET HOME USING SIDESTREETS, HOWEVER, I WAS TURNING 3500 RPM AT 34MPH. THERE HAD BEEN NO INDICATION OF ANY ISSUES ON THE WAY OVER TO MY FRIEND'S HOUSE AND THE MAINTENANCE ON THIS VAN HAS BEEN PRETTY METICULOUS. THE AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION FLUID LEVEL WAS CHECK AFTER I ARRIVED HOME AND THE LEVEL INDICATES THAT IT IS FULL. *TT

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 NISSAN QUEST. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 35 MPH, THE ENGINE REVVED WITH HESITATION. THE VEHICLE WAS MANEUVERED TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD WHERE THE ENGINE WAS TURNED OFF. THE VEHICLE OPERATE NORMALLY AFTER WAITING FOR ONE HOUR. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER FOR DIAGNOSIS. THE CONTACT WAS UNCERTAIN OF THE MALFUNCTION DETECTED BY THE TROUBLE CODE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE PROBLEM. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 94,000. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 NISSAN QUEST. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 35 MPH, THERE WAS AN ABNORMAL SCRAPING NOISE HEARD FROM THE FRONT END OF THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT ALSO MENTIONED THAT THE AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT WOULD ILLUMINATE INTERMITTENTLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A PRIVATE MECHANIC WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE DRIVER'S SIDE CALIPER, BRAKES, ROTORS, FRONT BRAKE, FRONT DRIVER'S SIDE WHEEL BEARING, PASSENGER'S SIDE LOWER CONTROL ARM, AND THE FRAME NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 114,000. UPDATED 06/15/16*LJ