1995 NISSAN QUEST Fuel System, Gasoline Problems

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1995 NISSAN QUEST. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT START. AFTER HAVING THE STARTER AND BATTERY REPLACED, THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER AND WAS INFORMED THAT THE FUEL PUMP ASSEMBLY WOULD ALSO TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT UNDER RECALL. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 236,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 260,000.

Mileage: 236,000

GASOLINE ODOR INSIDE VEHICLE, WENT TO LOCAL DEALER WITH DETAILS OF ODI REPORT 00V419001, THE SERVICE ADVISER SAID NO CAMPAIGNS FOUND FOR THIS VEHICLE. *TR

GASOLINE ODOR INSIDE VEHICLE, WENT TO LOCAL DEALER WITH DETAILS OF ODI REPORT 00V419001, THE SERVICE ADVISER SAID NO CAMPAIGNS FOUND FOR THIS VEHICLE. *TR

FUEL LINES TO FUEL INJECTORS DETERIORATE, LEAK RAW GASOLINE ONTO MOTOR, STRONG GAS ODOR IN PASSENGER COMPARTMENT. VERY EXPENSIVE TO FIX, VERY DIFFICULT TO ACCESS FOR DYERS - NOT COVERED IN REPAIR MANUALS 'HOW-TO'. *JB

Mileage: 87,000

I BOUGHT A 1995 NISSAN QUEST VAN WITH 30,000 MILES ON IT ABOUT 4 YEARS AGO(1999-2000). MY COMPLAINT IS THAT EVERY WINTER ON VERY COLD DAYS, WHEN WE TURN THE HEAT ON IN THE MORNINGS YOU CAN SMELL A VERY BAD RAW GAS SMELL. AFTER THE ENGINE WARMS UP IT WILL USUALLY GO AWAY BUT NOT ALWAYS AND SOMETIMES WHEN YOU COME TO A STOP IT WILL START AGAIN. I AM TALKING ABOUT A VERY STRONG GAS SMELL, NOT JUST A LITTLE BIT. IT IS ENOUGH THAT SOMETIMES WE HAVE TO GET OUT OF THE VEHICLE IT'S SO BAD. SOMETIMES WE ROLL THE WINDOWS DOWN, WHICH IS NOT VERY COMFORTABLE SEEING THAT IT USUALLY HAPPENS ON THE COLDEST DAYS. I HAVE TAKEN IT TO A LOCAL NISSAN DEALERSHIP 2 OR 3 TIMES AND THEY HAVE FIXED ALL THE RECALLS AND BULLETINS PUT OUT BY NISSAN ON PROBLEMS RELATED TO THIS. THESE NEVER WORKED. I ALSO TOOK IT TO ANOTHER AUTO REPAIR SHOP 3 TIMES TO HAVE IT FIXED. NOTHING HAS WORKED TO THIS POINT. THIS IS A LITTLE UNSETTLING THAT THE MANUFACTURER OF THE VEHICLE CANNOT EVEN FIND THE PROBLEM AND I CAN'T KEEP POURING MONEY INTO THIS VEHICLE AND NOT SEEING ANY RESULTS. NOR DO I FEEL COMFORTABLE ABOUT MY FAMILY RIDING AROUND IN THIS VEHICLE.*AK

WILL START, RUN 5 MINUTES THEN DIE. THE WIRING TO THE RADIATOR FAN FUSE BOX IS BURNT. TOOK IT TO NISSAN DEALER WHO REPLACED THE BURNT WIRES, COST $75. THEY SAID THE ENGINE WIRING NEEDED REPLACED. I CALLED A DEALER NEAR HOME AND THEY SAID IT WOULD COST $3000 TO FIX THIS. THIS IS HALF OF WHAT THE CAR IS WORTH. WE HAVE REPLACED THE FUEL FILTER, FUEL PUMP, AND IGNITION COIL.

Mileage: 115,000

THE ORIGINAL FUEL INJECTORS ALL FAILED AT 55,000 MILES, REPORTED BY THE DEALER TO BE DUE TO FUEL ADDITIVES THAT WERE PLACED IN THE FUEL BY AMOCO AND THAT WERE NOT COVERED BY WARRANTY. THEY WERE REPLACED BY THE DEALER AT MY COST THEN 25,000 MILES LATER THAY AE FAILING AGAIN. THE DEALER SUGGESTED THAT I CONTACT NISSAN, WHICH I DID. THEY IMPLY THAT I PLACED ADDITIVES IN THE GAS WHICH VOIDED THE WARRANTY AND THAT THEY ONLY WARRANT FUEL INJECTORS FOR 12,000 MILES. THEY ALSO CLAIM THAT I DID NOT PROPERLY MAINTAIN THE INJECTORS BUT REFUSE TO GIVE ANY SPECIFIC INFORMATION IN WRITING. THIS PROBLEM HAS CAUSED THE VEHICLE TO STALL IN TRAFFIC SEVERAL TIMES, NEARLY RESULTING IN ACCIDENTS. NISSAN REFUSES TO ADDRSS THIS ISSUE AND THE DEALER STATED THAT THEY HAVE NOT HAD INJECTOR PROBLEMS WITH OTHER QUESTS. DO I HAVE A LEMON?*AK

WE HAVE HAD MANY EXCESSIVE PROBLEMS WITH THIS VAN WHICH ARE NOW COMPOUNDING AT 82,000 MILES. WHEN NISSAN WAS NOTIFIED ABOUT THE PREMATURE FUEL INJECTOR FAILURE, THEY REFUSED TO ASSIST IN ANY WAY OR PROVIDE A WRITTEN RESPONSE. I AM CONSIDERING ACTION WITH LEMON LAWS.*AK

INSIDE OF VEHICLE HAS A STRONG FUEL SMELL AT ALL TIMES, NOT TAKEN TO DEALER AT THIS TIME.*AK

LEAKS FOUND ON 2 FUEL INJECTORS ON REAR BACK. ALL INSULATORS FOR FUEL INJECTORS MUST BE REPLACED, AS WELL AS ALL FUEL INJECTORS. EXTREME FIRE HAZARD. $1500.00 REPAIR COST.*AK

THE CONSUMER HAD THE VEHICLE SERVICED FOR THE FUEL TANK HOSE PRIOR TO RECALL AND WANTS REIMBURSEMENT. *YH

THE CONSUMER HAD THE VEHICLE SERVICED FOR THE FUEL TANK HOSE PRIOR TO RECALL AND WANTS REIMBURSEMENT. *YH

ENGINE QUIT ENTIRELY WHEN TRAVELING AT 77 MPH ON INTERSTATE .WAS ABLE TO COAST INTO REST AREA. WAS TOWED TO NISSAN DEALER IN TALLAHASSEE , FL AND THE FUEL PUMP WAS REPLACED. THIS WAS NOT REPORTED AT THE TIME TO NTSA . I AM REPORTING THIS NOW BECAUSE I NOW KNOW THE PROBLEM IS WIDE SPREAD. MY SON IN LAW BOUGHT A QUEST THE SAME TIME AND HE HAS HAD 4 FAILURES.2 OCCURED LAST WEEK. WE NOW FIND OUT HIS SISTER OWNS A QUEST AND SHE HAS HAD A FAILURE. IT APPEARS THE FAILURE OCCURS AT HIGH SPEEDS IN HOT DRIVING CONDITIONS. MY CONCERN NOW IS IT WILL HAPPEN AGAIN IF THE PROBLEM STILL EXISTS. I HAVE NOT DUPLICATED THOSE CONDITIONS I JUST DESCRIBED SINCE MY INCIDENT, BUT MY SON IN LAW HAS. HE LIVES IN CA.*AK

WE HAVE HAD THREE SEPARATE INCIDENTS WHEN EITHER CLIMBING A MOUNTAIN OR DRIVING THROUGH HOT DESSERT CONDITIONS THAT OUR MINIVAN WOULD SUDDENLY STOP! THE AAA WORKER TOLD US THAT HE SEES THIS "ALL THE TIME" AND HAS TO DO "WEAK FUEL PUMPS" IN MINIVANS THAT FAIL WHEN STRESSED! OUR LAST INCIDENT WAS DANGEROUS OCCURRING ON HWY 40 TO BE REPEATEDLY STUCK WITH HIGH SPEED TRUCKS PASSING BY US. OUR NISSAN DEALER CHECKED HIS RECORD (A FEW MONTHS BACK)AND CONFIRMED THAT NISSAN WAS AWARE OF THIS PROBLEM BUT SAID THAT IT WOULD COST US >$700 TO FIX TO CHANGE THE FULE PUMP. THE LATEST NISSAN RECALL OF THE FUEL HOSE MAY ALSO HAVE SOMETHING TO DO WITH THIS ISSUE. WELL WE FOUND OUT THE HARD WAY IN THE HOT DESSERT SINCE THIS PROBLEM DOES NOT SURFACE DRIVING IN THE "COOLER" LOS ANGELES AREA.*AK

AFTER FILLING FUEL TANK FUEL GAUGE ERRATICALLY REGISTERS CORRECT LEVELS OF FUEL. CAUSE UNKNOWN. PLEASE GIVE ANY FURTHER DETAILS. *AK

THE PROBLEM WITH FUEL PUMP WIRING INSIDE OF FUEL TANK. THE PROBLEM STARTED ABOUT A YEAR AGO WITH THE FUEL PUMP'S PERFORMANCE,SUCH AS HUMMING SOUND FROM TANK SECTION OR NO PUMP START UP AT STARTING THE ENGINE. BUT LAST DAY OF MARCH OF THIS YEAR I WAS NOT ABLE TO START THE CAR AT ALL DUE TO COMPLETE PUMP FAILURE. I CONSIDER MY SELF AS VERY GOOD MECHANIC AS FAR AS CAR IS CONCERN. WHEN I OPEN THE FUEL PUMP ASSEMBLY , I DISCOVERED TWO ELECTRCAL WIRES,RED(+) AND BLACK(-), WERE TANGLED EACH OTHER. DUE TO FRICTION OF TWO WIRES TOGETHER, RED WIRE'S INSULATION WERE MAY BE TWO PAPER-THIN LEFTBOF BARE COPPER WIRE. BLACK WIRE WERE EVEN THINNER THAN RED'S WHERE I CAN ALMOST SEE THE BARE WIRES. I COULD ONLY IMAGINE WHAT COULD HAPEN WITH ELECTRICAL SHORT INSIDE THE FUEL TANK. I REPLACED THE FUEL PUMP WITH ORIGINAL FACTORY PART WITH DIFFERENT REARRANGEMENT OF ELECTRICAL WIRES. I WAS VERY LUCKY TO FIND THE PROBLEM EARLIER. YOU MAY CALL ME AT WORK OR E-MAIL ME .*AK

GAS DOES NOT STAY IN TANK LONG. AFTER A SHORT DISTANCE THERE IS HARDLY ANY GAS LEFT IN TANK. CONSUMER CAN SMELL GAS IN CAR.*AK

WHILE DRIVING COULD SMELL A STRONG SMELL OF FUEL THAT FORCED CONSUMER TO DRIVE WITH WINDOW DOWN. HAD RECEIVED A RECALL NOTICE FOR FUEL TANK VENT HOSE, BUT DEALER WILL NOT TAKE CARE OF THAT RECALL UNLESS CONSUMER PICKED UP THE EXPENSES. *AK CONSUMER STATES RECALL REPAIR WAS COMPLETED WITH NO COST, HOWEVER DEALER STATED THAT THE PROBLEM WAS WITH THE FUEL INJECTION AND IT WAS SPRAYING GAS ONTO THE ENGINE, CONSUMER WILL HAVE TO PAY FOR THIS REPAIR. *SLC

THE CONSUMERS VEHICLE HAS EXPERIENCED SYMPTOMS OF RECALL 00V-419 OF THE FUEL TANK VENT HOSE PRIOR TO RECALL NOTIFICATION. NLM

CONSUMER HAD A FUEL PUMP INSTALLED BY DEALER. ALSO, AXLE WAS REPLACED AND WHEN SHE TURNED VEHICLE THERE WAS A NOISE, LIKE VEHICLE WAS GOING TO BREAK. CONSUMER HAS TO CONTINUE TO PUT POWER STEERING INSIDE OF VEHICLE. DEALERSHIP WAS AWARE OF PROBLEM. *AK

GAS FUMES IN PASSENGER COMPARTMENT - DEALER HAS APPLIED THE 2 SERVICE BULLETINS GOVERNING THE FUEL TANK ASSEMBLY AND SEALING AROUND FUEL FILLER SPOUT . *AK

FUEL LEAKS WHEN FILLED TO PUMP FIRST CUTOFF, WHILE STANDING AT PUMP. *AK

I NOTICED RECALL ON QUEST BY ACCIDENT WHILE SURFING THE INTERNET. COMPANY NEVER INFORMED ME OF THIS RECALL INSPITE OF MY ADDRESS AND PHONE NUMBER ON RECORD , AS PER CO. REP.... THESE RECALLS SHOULD BE NOTIFIED BY CERTIFIED MAIL. IT IS A SHAME THAT THESE COMPANIES CAN GET AWAY BY NOT INFORMING THE CUSTOMERS BY PROPER MAILS AND/OR WIDESPREAD TV/INTERNET/RADIO ADVERTISEMENTS. *AK

WHEN THE FUEL TANK IS FILLED AND THE VEHICLE IS PARKED ON SLIGHTLY INCLINED DRIVEWAY, FUEL LEAKS OUT ONTO DRIVEWAY FROM FUEL TANK LINE AREA.. THIS HAPPENS EVERY TIME THE FUEL TANK GETS FILLED AND IS A SAFETY HAZARD..

THIS PROBLEM (ESPECIALLY THE STEERING) HAS BEEN REPORTED. THE VEHICLE HAS CAUSED PROBLEMS ENGINE AND OTHER, REAR AXLE, GAS SMELL INSIDE VEHICLE, AIR BAG DEFECT.

FUEL IS LEAKING FROM UNDER THE TANK WHEN THE TANK IS FILLED . THE DEALER IS INSPECTING, AND WILL REPAIR THE VEHICLE. *AK

NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOVE VEHICLE. *AK

MY WIFE COMPLAINED OF A STRONG GASOLINE ODOR INSIDE THE CAR. THE DEALER DISCOVERED THAT THE FUEL LINES OVER THE ENGINE WERE CRACKED AND WERE LEAKING GASOLINE. WE HAVE OWNED 6 AUTOMOBILES (ALL BOUGHT NEW), AND THIS IS THE FIRST TIME THAT ONE HAS HAD A PROBLEM WITH THE FUEL LINES.

LEAKAGE FROM LOOSE CLAMP ON HOSE ATTACHED TO FUEL RAIL ASSEMBLY. CONSUMER HAS HAD IT REPAIRED. *AK

WHILE FUELING MY 1995 NISSAN QUEST I NOTICED FUEL DRIPPING FROM UNDERNEATH. I HAD BEEN NOTICING A FUEL SMELL FOR SOMETIME AFTER FUELING FOR SEVERAL MONTHS UNTIL THE LEAK DEVELOPED. WHEN I GOT WHERE I COULD MAKE A COMPLETE INSPECTION I CRAWLED UNDER MY VEHICLE AND FOUND THERE ARE 2 RUBBER LINES WHICH LEAD FROM THE FUEL NECK INTO THE GAS TANK. I NOTED THAT THE SMALL LINE (KNOW AS A VENT LINE) HAD SOME CRACKS IN IT AND ALSO I COULD SEE VAPORS EMITTING FROM THE CRACKS. I FEEL LIKE THIS COULD BE A POTENTIAL FIRE HAZARD AND ALSO A HAZARD TO THE OCCUPANTS OF THE AUTO BECAUSE THOSE VAPORS COULD POSSIBLY ENTER INTO THE PASSENGER COMPARTMENT. ALSO THIS IS AN ENVIROMENTIAL HAZARD SINCE GAS VAPORS ARE ALLOWED TO VENT INTO THE ATMOSPHERE. I HAVE TALKED TO SEVERAL PEOPLE AND ALSO SOME MECHANICS AND FOUND THIS TO BE A COMMON PROBLEM. I REPLACED THE VENT HOSE ON MY AUTO AND IT SEEMS TO HAVE CURED THE PROBLEM. I FEEL LIKE THIS PROBLEM NEEDS TO BE INVESTIGATED AND SHOULD THERE BE A WIDE SPREAD PROBLEM THEN THE PART NEEDS TO BE REPLACED WITH A BETTER QUALITY RUBBER.

NISSAN HAS SERVICE BULLETIN FOR CAVITATION IN FUEL PUMP, CAUSING FAILURE. WE WERE STOPPED IN SLOW LANE ON 4 LANE BRIDGE WITH VEHICLES TRAVELING AT HIGH SPEED. REQUESTED MANUFACTURER TO REPLACE FUEL PUMP. THEY ONLY OFFERED 50%. MY ENTIRE FAMILY (INCL. MYSELF) WAS PLACED IN DANGER. THIS SERVICE BULLETIN NEEDS TO BE A RECALL. *AK

FUEL RAIL BENDS WHERE THE WELD IS CAUSING FUEL LEAKAGE. DEALER HAS BEEN NOTIFIED. *AK