2004 NISSAN QUEST Electrical System Problems

THE SPEEDOMETER QUIT WORKING AND THE ODOMETER DOES NOT WORK RIGHT

Mileage: 150,000

TAKATA RECALL THE SPEEDOMETER GOES IN AND OUT ALL THE LIGHTS IN THE VAN IS NOT WORKING AND LIGHT BLINK ON AND OFF AND THE OVERDRIVE STAYS ON ALL THE TIME

THE SPEDOMETER AND THE LIGHTS FOR IT DON'T WORK GOT PULLED OVER AND TOLD I HAD A FAKE INSPECTION BECAUSE OF THEM NOT WORKING CAN'T GET AN EXACT READING ON MY MILEAGE,FUEL OR IF THE VANS OVER HEATING I CAN'T TELL HOW FAST OR SLOW I'M GOING

Mileage: 90,000

AT VARIOUS SPEEDS THE CAR WILL DIE AND LIGHTS FLASH AND I HAVE TO PULL OVER AND TRY AND START THE CAR. IT WILL RESTART BUT THIS HAPPENS INTERMITTENTLY AND AT VARIOUS TIMES AND SPEEDS. THEY TOLD US THIS HAPPENS ON A LOT OF THESE MODELS AND IT IS THE ECM.

Mileage: 106,676

THE VEHICLE MAIN COMPUTER IS DIRECTLY UNDER THE DRIVER WINDSHIELD. IT RUSTED OUT AND FAILED. BECAUSE IT WAS TOTALLY UNPROTECTED AND SUBJECT TO RAIN,SNOW EXCESSIVE HEAT, I HAD TO HAVE IT REPLACED TO THE COST OF $1,000. COMPLETELY PREVENTABLE. I DEMAND A REFUND AND A RECALL NOTICE ISSUED. THANK YOU!

Mileage: 115,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 NISSAN QUEST. THE CONTACT STATED THE SLIDING DOOR LATCHES FAILED TO FUNCTION PROPERLY FOR THE REAR DOORS ON BOTH SIDES. THE CONTACT HAD TO CHECK THE DOORS TO ENSURE THAT THEY WERE SECURED AND WHEN THE FAILURE HAPPENED, THE CONTACT HAD TO MANUALLY CLOSE THE TWO ELECTRIC DOORS WITH FORCE. THE VEHICLE WAS EXCLUDED FROM NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 04V186000 (LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES) AND NHTSA ACTION NUMBER: PE04027 (STRUCTURE, LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES) BUT THE CONTACT HAD EXPERIENCED THE FAILURE CONCERNING THE RECALLS. TWO DEALERS HAD BEEN NOTIFIED (BUSAM NISSAN,1501 E KEMPER RD, CINCINNATI, OH 45246,(513) 771-8100 AND JEFF WYLER NISSAN OF CINCINNATI, 8680 COLERAIN AVE, CINCINNATI, OH 45251, (513) 385-1400). THE CONTACT WAS TO CHECK WITH THE MANUFACTURER TO DETERMINE A REMEDY TO REPAIR THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT WAS UNCERTAIN IF THE MANUFACTURER MAY PROVIDE A SOLUTION BEING EXCLUDED FROM THE RECALL. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS NOT AVAILABLE.

ALARM BEEPS WHEN SET BUT DOES NOT SOUND IF CAR IS BROKEN INTO. CAR WAS PARKED. POWER SLIDING DOOR DOES NOT ALWAYS SHUT WHEN POWER BUTTON IS PUSHED. DOES NOT ALWAYS LOCK AND LATCH AS WELL. DOOR FLEW OPEN WHILE DRIVING ON THE FREEWAY. ALSO WHEN CLOSING DOES NOT STOP IF SOMEONE IS IN THE WAY. CAUGHT MY FOUR YR OLD DAUGHTER'S LEG AND SHUT ON IT. TIRE PRESSURE LIGHT CONSTANTLY COMES ON EVEN WHEN TIRES ARE COMPLETELY AIRED UP. BACK REAR DOOR DOES NOT ALWAYS OPEN WHETHER BUTTON INSIDE VAN OR REMOTE KEY IS PUSHED. HAS TO FORCEFULLY BE OPENED AND SHUT. SOMETIMES WILL SLAM SHUT AND IT HAS FALLEN ON MY BACK BEFORE. MANY ELECTRICAL FUNCTIONS WITHIN THE DASH AND CONSOLE DO NOT ALWAYS WORK OR REGISTER. DOES NOT REGISTER FOR OIL, COOLANT, OR TEMP. *TR

Mileage: 107,000

MY INSTRUMENT PANEL NO LONGER WORKS AT ALL. I CAN NOT TELL HOW MUCH GAS I HAVE, READ MY (WHICH AFFECTS MY ABILITY TO GET AN OIL CHANGE ANYWHERE) , AND MY TEMPERATURE GAUGE. I HAVE RAN OUT OF GAS IN NEGATIVE TEMPS WITH KIDS IN THE CAR. I HAVE ATTEMPTED TO BUY A NEW INSTRUMENT PANEL, THE COST IS OVER $300. ONCE I FINALLY SAVED THE MONEY I WAS TOLD BY NISSAN THAT THE PART WAS DISCONTINUED! I HAVE RESEARCHED THIS ISSUE AND DISCOVERED I AM ONLY ONE OF HUNDREDS WITH SAME ISSUE!

THE GAUGES FOR THE CURRENT MILEAGE, FUEL, TEMPERATURE ARE ALL GOING IN AND OUT. THIS ISSUE MAKES IT ALMOST IMPOSSIBLE TO KNOW HOW MUCH FUEL IS IN THE CAR, SO I JUST KEEP PUTTING IN $15-$20 EVERY COUPLE OF DAYS TO KEEP IT FULL (WHERE THE AMOUNT IS ABLE TO BE SEEN). I MAKE SURE THERE IS ANTIFREEZE IN THE RADIATOR AND THE RESERVE BOTTLE AS WELL. KEEP THE OIL CHANGED REGULARLY ALSO.

CAR FIRE. OUR MINIVAN WAS PARKED, THE ENGINE SHUTOFF AND THE KEYS WERE REMOVED FROM THE IGNITION. THE CAR SAT FOR THREE HOURS IN VERY COLD WEATHER IN A RESIDENTIAL NEIGHBORHOOD. BASED ON THE VIDEOS, IT APPEARS THE ELECTRICAL SYSTEM STARTED SPARKING AND SET THE ENGINE AREA ON FIRE. EVENTUALLY THE CAB WAS ON FIRE AND THE ENTIRE MINIVAN WAS BURNED AND COMPLETELY LOST. IT TOOK 7 MINUTES FOR THE FIRE DEPARTMENT TO ARRIVE AND AN ADDITIONAL 11 MINUTES FOR THE FIREMEN TO EXTINGUISH THE RAGING FIRE. ALL THIS WAS CAUGHT ON A NEIGHBOR'S SECURITY CAMERA. THE VIDEO FILES ARE OVER 5 MB SO THIS WEBSITE WILL NOT ALLOW ME TO UPLOAD THE VIDEO FILES. I SHOULD ALSO MENTION WE DROVE THE VAN EARLIER IN THE DAY WITHOUT PROBLEMS.

Mileage: 136,000

NISSAN QUEST CLUSTER LOSES ABILITY TO MONITER FUEL AND TEMPERATURE , WHICH CAUSED ME TO RUN OUT OF FUEL WHILE TRAVELLING AT A SPEED OF 55MPH. AFTER RESEARCHING ONLINE I SEE THERE IS A REPAIR BUT HOW DOES THE DEALER NOT SEE AN ISSUE WITH THIS PROBLEM. THE LCD SCREEN ESSENTIALLY PEEL AWAY FROM THE SCREEN DUE TO HEAT OR HUMIDITY . I SEE THIS AS A DANGER AND I FEEL IT PUTS MY FAMILY ALONG WITH OTHERS IN DANGER .

Mileage: 130,000

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.

Mileage: 98,000

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

Mileage: 133,000

ODOMETER , GAS GAUGE. TEMPERATURE GAUGE, STOPPED WORKING, ON THE LEFT SIDE OF DASH MAKING THE VEHICLE NOT BE ABLE TO PASS INSPECTION. *TR

Mileage: 105,000

MY BATTERY KEEPS GOING DEAD IF THE VAN SITS MORE THEN A DAY. I TOOK IT TO A LOCAL MECHANIC BUT HE COULD NOT FIND THE PROBLEM. WHEN I PICKED UP MY VAN THE LEFT SIDE OF THE DASH DOES NOT WORK. I LOOKED UP COMPLAINTS ON THE COMPUTER AND THEY ARE THE SAME AS MINE. THE ECM HAS RUSTED BECAUSE OF THE PLACEMENT IN THE VAN 2004 THROUGH 2009 ARE IN THE SAME PLACE. I CALLED NISSAN BUT THE SAID THEY HAD NO IDEA WHAT I WAS TALKING ABOUT THAT I COULD NOT BELIEVE EVERY THING I READ ON THE INTERNET. THIS IS BAD BECAUSE NOW I CAN NOT GET MY VAN INSPECTED BECAUSE THE DASH DOES NOT WORK. I NEED MY VAN TO GO TO WORK. IT CUTS OFF FOR NO REASON. I CANNOT TELL HOW MUCH GAS I HAVE. I CAN TELL HOW MANY MILES I HAVE THAT WAS THE SECOND THING THAT WENT. THE FIRST WAS THE RADIO. THEY TOLD ME AT NISSAN THAT I HAD TO TAKE IT TO A NISSAN MECHANIC BUT I CAN NOT AFFORD $110.00 AN HOUR. THIS SHOULD BE A RECALL BECAUSE ALL 2004 TO 2009 VAN ARE MADE THIS WAY AND ARE HAVE ELECTRICAL PROBLEMS. PLEASE HELP. *TR

Mileage: 1,500,000

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

Mileage: 121,012

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

ON NOVEMBER 27, 2013, WHILE PARKED OUTSIDE OF MY HOME, MY 2004 NISSAN QUEST BURST INTO FLAMES. THE CAR WITHIN SECONDS WAS COMPLETELY ENGULFED IN FLAMES, AND THERE WAS NOTHING ANYONE COULD DO BUT GET AS FAR AWAY FROM IT AS POSSIBLE AND HOPE THERE WOULD BE NO INJURIES OR FATALITIES. THE CAR IS TOTALED, AND I NEED ANSWERS AS TO HOW A CAR THAT IS PARKED ALL OF A SUDDEN BURSTS INTO FLAMES. I BELIEVE THAT THIS NEEDS TO BE INVESTIGATED. MY 2004 NISSAN QUEST CUT OFF ON ME AT A STOP SIGN ON OCTOBER 31, 2013. WHEN I GOT OUT OF THE CAR I COULD SMELL ANTIFREEZE. I HAD IT TOWED TO COWLS NISSAN THAT EVENING. WHEN I GOT TO COWLS NISSAN THEY WERE ABOUT TO CLOSE, BUT I WAS ABLE TO RENT A CAR FROM THEM WHILE MINE WOULD BE GETTING LOOKED AT AND HOPEFULLY FIXED THE NEXT DAY. THE NEXT DAY A REPRESENTATIVE FROM COWLS NISSAN CALLED ME AND TOLD ME THAT THE REAR COOLANT PUMP NEEDED FIXING AND THAT'?S WHY THE CAR CUT OFF AND WOULDN'?T START. THEY REPLACED THE PUMP AND REFILLED IT WITH ANTIFREEZE. I HAD MY WINDSHIELD WIPERS FIXED BECAUSE THEY SAID AS THEY DID A COURTESY MULTIPOINT INSPECTION THE WIPERS WEREN'?T WORKING BECAUSE OF A WIPER LINK ISSUE. WHEN I WENT TO PICK UP THE CAR I NOTICED ON THE RECEIPT THAT THERE WAS AN OIL LEAK ISSUE AND AIR FILTER ISSUE THAT WAS DISCOVERED IN THE MULTIPOINT INSPECTION. THEY ALSO NOTED THAT MY TIMING CHAIN WAS NOISY AT STARTUP AND THAT IT WOULD NEED TO BE DIAGNOSED FURTHER TO GET TO THE ROOT OF THE PROBLEM. AT NO TIME WAS I TOLD THAT THE CAR WASN'T SAFE TO DRIVE. ON NOVEMBER 10, 2013 I NOTICED THAT THERE WAS A HUMMING SOUND COMING FROM THE CAR, OFF AND ON, AND THEN THE PASSENGER SIDE HEADLIGHT WENT OUT. I TOOK THE CAR IN TO FIX THE HEADLIGHT ON 11/22/2013, BUT I WASN'T HEARING THE HUMMING SOUND THEN. I STARTED HEARING THE HUMMING SOUND AGAIN CLOSE TO THANKSGIVING (11/26/2013) AND PLANNED TO TAKE THE CAR BACK IN AFTER THE HOLIDAY. *TR

Mileage: 147,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 NISSAN QUEST. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE LED LIGHTS ON THE INSTRUMENT CLUSTER MALFUNCTIONED AND NONE OF THE READINGS COULD BE SEEN. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER TO HAVE THE INSTRUMENT CLUSTER REPLACED. THE DEALER STATED THAT WHILE ATTEMPTING TO REPLACE THE INSTRUMENT CLUSTER, THE MILEAGE COULD NOT BE RETRIEVED TO TRANSFER INTO THE NEW CLUSTER. THE DEALER STATED IN ORDER TO KNOW THE TRUE ACCUMULATED MILEAGE OF THE VEHICLE, THE INSTRUMENT CLUSTER COULD NOT BE CHANGED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 65,000.

Mileage: 65,000

VEHICLE LOST SPEED DRAMATICALLY ON THE ROAD. CAR WOULD NOT DRIVE MORE THAN 10 MPH, NO INCREASE IN RPMS WITH ACCELERATOR DEPRESSED. MECHANIC REPORTS ECM FAILED WHILE DRIVING DUE TO RUST DEVELOPMENT. ECM IS PLACED IN UNPROTECTED LOCATION DIRECTLY UNDER WINDSHIELD DRAIN. NISSAN OFFERS NO FIX. *TR

Mileage: 87,000

THE LAST DIGIT ON THE ODOMETER READING ON THE CAR IS NOT READABLE. I'VE SEEN SEVERAL CARS WITH THIS PROBLEM. I CALLED NISSAN AND THEY OPENED A CASE. THE CASE NUMBER IS [XXX]. INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR

THE LAST NUMBER ON THE ODOMETER READING IS NOT READABLE. I HAVE SEEN SEVERAL CARS WITH THIS SAME PROBLEM. I CALLED NISSAN AND THEY OPENED A CASE. THE CASE NUMBER IS [XXX]. A NISSAN DEALER IN PENNSYLVANIA CALLED ME AND TOLD ME IT CAN NOT BE FIXED. INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 NISSAN QUEST. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 10 MPH, THE CONTACT THE SLIP, ABS, AND TCS WARNING LIGHTS ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL AS THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY STALLED. THE FAILURE RECURRED FOUR TIMES WHILE TRAVELING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 102,000.

Mileage: 102,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 NISSAN QUEST. WHILE PARKED, THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT THE INSTRUMENT PANEL GAUGES WERE NOT PROVIDING ANY ACCURATE READINGS. THE CONTACT STATED THE VEHICLE HAD BEEN PARKED FOR TWO DAYS DURING A HURRICANE PRIOR TO THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 66,100.

Mileage: 66,100

I HAVE HAD AN INTERMITTENT ELECTRICAL ISSUE WITH MY NISSAN QUEST FOR THE LAST FEW YEARS (SINCE 60,000 MILES, NOW AT 100,000 MILES). THE DEALER HAS BEEN UNABLE TO PROPERLY DIAGNOSE THIS ISSUE OVER A PERIOD OF YEARS, AND IT IS A SAFETY CONCERN. SUDDENLY THE SPEEDOMETER DROPS TO ZERO WHEN I AM DRIVING AND ALL THE DASHBOARD HAZARD LIGHTS GO ON. WHEN I AM ABLE TO PULL OVER AND TURN OFF AND RESTART THE CAR, THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT REMAINS ON AND THE CAR IS OK FOR A FEW DAYS/WEEKS/MONTHS. THEN IT ALL HAPPENS AGAIN. THEY HAVE CHANGED SENSORS, TIGHTENED ALL ELECTRICAL CONNECTIONS, AND NOW WOULD LIKE TO CHANGE THE ABS ACTUATOR ASSEMBLY. I NOTICE ONLINE THAT THIS IS A PROBLEM THAT MANY OWNERS OF 2004 QUESTS HAVE, AND SEEMS TO BE A SERIOUS SAFETY ISSUE. I HAVE NOT ALLOWED MY CHILDREN TO DRIVE MY CAR. I FEEL THIS NEEDS A RECALL FROM NISSAN TO CORRECT. *TR

Mileage: 60,000

A FAMILY TRIP FROM ST AUGUSTINE HEADING SOUTHBOUND ON I-95 TOWARDS W.PALM BEACH 75 MILES INTO JOURNEY THE VEHICLE SHUTS DOWN WITH NO WARNING SIGNS. HAD THIS VAN TOWED TO NEAREST REPAIR SHOP 25 MILES AND HAD THE THROTTLE BODY REPLACE. THERE WAS NO CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ON PRIOR TO THIS REPAIR. PARTS THAT WAS DEFECTIVE WAS THE THROTTLE BODY, IGNITION COIL AND WAS TOLD BY REPAIR SHOP A POSSIBLE DEFECTIVE FUEL INJECTOR. *TR

Mileage: 85,000

SEE LINK HTTP://QUESTDRIVER.COM/NODE/546MY ECM WENT OUT ON THE HIGHWAY, LEAVING MY WIFE AND A VAN LOAD OF KIDS STRANDED. MY WARRANTY HAD RUN OUT AND THE MECHANIC I BROUGHT IT TO TOLD ME IT WAS RUSTED OUT AND CAUSED A FIRE IN THE ECM. THE FRAME HAS A DESIGN FLAW THAT ALLOWS SNOW AND WATER TO SIT IN THE MOUNT THAT HOLDS IT CAUSING IT TO RUST OUT.( THE REPLACEMENT HAS HOLES IN IT SO THIS DOESN'T HAPPEN AGAIN SHOWING THAT IT SHOULD HAVE BEEN RECALLED! I AM HAVING THE SAME TROUBLE AS EVERYONE ELSE, I GET A RUN AROUND FROM NISSAN THAT I HAVE TO TAKE IT TO THEIR DEALERSHIP PAY $1500 REPAIR BILL AND IF THERE IS A RECALL I MIGHT GET PAID BACK! I DON'T HAVE $1500 TO BLOW I HAVE A FAMILY THAT NEEDS A RELIABLE VAN! *TR

1). TRANSMISSION - 29,889 MI. TO PRESENT. SERVICED 6 TIMES. CONSTANTLY SHIFTS UP AND DOWN AT SCHOOL ZONE SPEED, LOUD CLUNK WHEN DECELERATING AT 40 MPH, LOUD CLUNK WHEN DECELERATING IN HIGHWAY EXIT CURVE. DEALER SAYS EVERYTHING IS WORKING TO SPECS...NOTHING FIXED. 2). BRAKES - 46,363 & 55,204 MI. NEW FRONT AND REAR BRAKES INSTALLED. AT 73,014 MILES VAN NEEDS NEW BRAKES AND ROTORS. 26,651 HIGHWAY MILES. WALLACE NISSAN SERVICE SAID NISSAN USED UNDERSIZED ROTORS FOR VEHICLE WEIGHT AND TIRE SIZE, HENCE NEED FOR FREQUENT REPLACEMENTS. 3). ELECTRICAL - 04/05/2010, 64,194 MI. THE VDC AND CK ENGINE LIGHTS CAME ON, VAN SPEED VERY ERRATIC...5 TO 40MPH ALL BY ITSELF, STALLED SEVERAL TIMES. DEALER COMPUTER DIAGNOSIS...FAULTY SENSORS IN CRANKSHAFT AND CAMSHAFT $209.07. 10/03/2011, 72,547 MI. SAME VDC AND ERRATIC SPEED. DEALER'S INITIAL DIAGNOSIS, FAULTY THROTTLE SENSOR, INSTALLED NEW SENSOR...SAME PROBLEM, UPON FURTHER INVESTIGATION DEALER FOUND THE ECM UNIT WAS TOTALLY CORRODED AND HAD TO BE REPLACED. $962.16. NISSAN MECHANICS SAY IT WAS A FAULTY DESIGN LOCATION OF THE ECM RIGHT UNDER THE WINDSHIELD WIPER COWLING WHICH ALLOWED WATER TO ENTER THE ECM, CORRODE IT AND CAUSE ITS EVENTUAL FAILURE. IN SUBSEQUENT YEAR MODELS OF THE QUEST, NISSAN MOVED THE ECM TO A MORE PROTECTED AREA. 4). ELECTRICAL - SLIDING REAR DOOR SENSORS CONTINUE TO FAIL AS THE DOOR SHUTS TO PREVENT INJURY TO A PERSON WITH A HAND IN THE WAY. SLIDING DOORS CONTINUE TO RATTLE EVEN AFTER 6 SERVICE VISITS TO FIX IT. 5). ELECTRICAL. REAR HATCH MOTOR AND LOCK MECHANISMS CONTINUE TO BREAK DOWN EVEN AFTER 6 SERVICE VISITS AND $1,164.94 IN REPAIR COSTS. 6). OTHER PROBLEMS INVOLVE: FAULTY BACKUP SENSORS, SERVICED 4 TIMES $285.88. SAME DRIVE BELTS REPLACED TWICE WITHIN 26,651 MILES AND $250.00, LEAKING SUNROOF AND SKYLIGHTS, NISSAN HAD TO REPLACE THE ENTIRE ROOF BECAUSE OF SEVERE RUST. OVERALL, VAN IS CRAP! *TR

Mileage: 29,889

THE GAS GAUGE IS DISPLAYING INACCURATE INFO. EVEN IF I FILL IT TO THE TOP, IT STILL DISPLAYS EITHER EMPTY OR HALF FULL. THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE. *TR

Mileage: 77,000

WE WERE NORTHBOUND IN MOTION JUST LEAVING A LIGHT CONTROLLED INTERSECTION, ON A GREEN, WHEN STRUCK EXTREMELY HARD ON DRIVER SIDE. WE WERE IN MOTION AND OTHER PERSON ATTEMPTED TO COME FROM WESTSIDE EXITING A BAKERY, MID STREET, TO MAKE LEFT TURN AND HEAD SAME DIRECTION AS US (NORTHBOUND) BUT FAILED. OTHER DRIVER SAID TWO VEHICLES STOPPED AND WAIVED HER OUT. SHE SPED ACROSS TWO SOUTHBOUND LANES, DID NOT STOP IN THE TURNING MERGING LANE, KEPT GOING STRAIGHT ACROSS THOSE 3 LANES, HER FRONT END STRUCK DRIVER SIDE DOOR TRAVELING DOWN THE RIGHT SIDE OF OUR MINIVAN, CRUSHED MIDDLE DOOR THE HARDEST ,TO DRIVER SIDE REAR WHEEL WELL. WE NEVER SAW HER. DAMAGES TOTALED $4,784.39. VEHICLE TOWED TO CERRITOS NISSAN BODY SHOP, FROM LAKE ELSINORE. IMPACT SEVERE INSTRUMENT PANEL SHOWED WARNING THE SIDE DOOR OPEN. THE PROBLEM IS, REPAIRS COMPLETED ON 9/28/11, WE GO TO PICK UP VEHICLE, WHEN WE ARE ABOUT TO LEAVE, WE SEE THE ODOMETER INDICATOR AND FUEL GAUGE NOT DISPLAYING ANY NUMBERS. BOTH GAUGES WORKING FINE, PRIOR TO ACCIDENT. BODYSHOP TOOK A PICTURE UPON THE VEHICLE'S ARRIVAL OF THE DISPLAY PANEL DOCUMENTING MILEAGE AND FUEL. HOWEVER, NOW CERRITOS NISSAN, AFTER HAVING CARE, CUSTODY, AND CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE, FOR 3 WEEKS, CLAIMS THAT THE LIQUID CRYSTAL JUST WENT BAD DUE TO AGE OF CAR. MOREOVER, WANT US TO PAY TO FIX IT. THERE WAS NO PROBLEM PRIOR TO THE ACCIDENT OR CAR?S ARRIVAL TO THE SHOP. DIAGNOSIS OF THE PROBLEM, I FIND THIS RESPONSE SUSPECT. THE SHOP ALSO INDICATED MANY TIMES CUSTOMER LEAVE THE SHOP AND CALL BACK WITH THIS COMPLAINT. WE NEVER LEFT THE PREMISES. I GOGGLE THIS ISSUE SHOWS DUE TO MOISTURE OR COLD WEATHER IS A CAUSE FOR THIS ISSUE OCCURRING. WAS THE VEHICLE LEFT UNPROTECTED AND SUBJECT TO CONDITIONS TO CAUSE THIS? HTTP://QUESTDRIVER.COM/NODE/764#COMMENT-1666 PLEASE INVESTIGATE. *TR

Mileage: 170,145

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 NISSAN QUEST. THE CONTACT WAS STANDING OUTSIDE OF THE PASSENGER SIDE AUTOMATED SLIDING DOOR PLACING A CHILD SEAT IN THE VEHICLE WHEN HER CHILD DEPRESSED THE CLOSE DOOR BUTTON. THE AUTOMATED SLIDING DOOR CLOSED WITHOUT DETECTING THE CONTACT WAS IN THE PATH OF THE DOOR. THE CONTACT SUSTAINED SCRATCHES AND BRUISES TO HER LEFT LEG. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTICS AND WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 60,000.

Mileage: 60,000

MY 2004 NISSAN QUEST BEGAN SHUTTING DOWN WHILE DRIVING, EVEN AT SIGNIFICANT HIGHWAY SPEEDS, REQUIRING THE VEHICLE TO BE PULLED OVER AND RESTARTED. VEHICLE HAS 69,923 MILES AT THE TIME IT WAS DIAGNOSED WITH A CORRODED ENGINE CONTROL MODULE THAT NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. I NOW UNDERSTAND THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM THAT SEEMS TO BE MORE OF A DESIGN FLAW THAN AN "ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR" AS NISSAN CALLS IT. THIS VEHICLE HAS BEEN WELL MAINTAINED. I DID NOT EXPECT A $1,500.00 REPAIR BILL NOR DID I EXPECT SUCH A COMPROMISE TO MY FAMILIES SAFETY WHILE DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY. IT JUST SHUTS DOWN WITHOUT WARNING, NO POWER, NO ABILITY TO CONTROL THE VEHICLE!!! I WAS LUCKY. *TR

Mileage: 69,923

WARNING LIGHTS "SLIP", "TCS OFF" AND "SERVICE ENGINE SOON" WOULD INTERMITTENTLY REMAIN ON WELL PAST IGNITION -- USUALLY AFTER THE ENGINE HAD STRUGGLED TO START. DASHBOARD "TCS ON" SWITCH DID NOTHING TO REMEDY THIS. SOMETIMES, EVEN WHEN THE VAN WAS BEING DRIVEN AT 25 TO 55MPH, THESE LIGHTS WOULD SUDDENLY POP ON AND THE ENGINE WOULD STALL OUT, DEPRIVING ME OF MOST OF MY STEERING AND BRAKING CAPABILITIES WITH TRAFFIC RIGHT BEHIND ME. IN MY AREA, THE MAIN HIGHWAY IS HEAVILY TRAVELED, FULL OF CURVES AND OFTEN NARROWS TO 2 LANES WITH VERY LIMITED SHOULDERS. THE ENGINE DYING UNEXPECTEDLY ON THIS ROAD IS A SAFETY HAZARD NOT ONLY TO EVERYONE IN MY VEHICLE BUT TO ONCOMING TRAFFIC AS WELL. I AM FREQUENTLY FOLLOWED BY FULLY-LOADED LOGGING TRUCKS AND SEMIS, WHOSE DRIVERS WOULD FIND IT EXTREMELY DIFFICULT (IF NOT IMPOSSIBLE) TO AVOID HITTING ME, ESPECIALLY IF I WERE IN A SPOT WHERE I COULD NOT COAST ALL THE WAY OFF THE ROAD. AFTER READING NUMEROUS ONLINE COMPLAINTS OF OTHERS HAVING THE SAME ENGINE PROBLEM, I WROTE TO NISSAN REPORTING THE DANGER, SUGGESTING A RECALL. (FILE #7197243) THEY REFUSED TO COVER REPAIR BECAUSE MY WARRANTY HAD EXPIRED. TOLD ME TO TAKE MY QUEST TO A DEALERSHIP, WHO WANTED $104 JUST TO HOOK UP THEIR DIAGNOSTIC EQUIPMENT, PLUS THE ACTUAL REPAIR COSTS. THE PROBLEM -- A FAULTY CAMSHAFT SENSOR -- WAS SUBSEQUENTLY FIXED BY A LOCAL SHOP. THE MECHANIC THERE TOLD ME THAT THE MECHANICS' "CRYSTAL BALL" HOTLINE WAS REPORTING FREQUENT FAILURES OF THIS COMPONENT -- IN ADDITION TO A TSB NISSAN PUT OUT ON THE PROBLEM. (SO, THEY ARE AWARE!) GIVEN THE IMPORTANCE OF THIS SENSOR FOR SAFE OPERATION OF THEIR ENGINES, SHOULDN'T THE COMPANY ADDRESS THE HIGH FAILURE RATE OF THE ONES INSTALLED IN THEIR VEHICLES, REGARDLESS OF MILEAGE? I HOPE YOU WILL LOOK INTO THIS BEFORE LIVES ARE LOST AS A RESULT OF NISSAN'S REFUSAL TO ACKNOWLEDGE AND DEAL WITH THIS SAFETY ISSUE. *TR

Mileage: 94,400

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 NISSAN QUEST. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 30 MPH, THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO LOSE POWER AS SMOKE WAS SEEN COMING FROM UNDER THE HOOD. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER WHERE THEY DIAGNOSED THAT THE ELECTRICAL SYSTEM WAS COMPLETELY BURNED. THE VEHICLE WAS IN THE PROCESS OF BEING REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 90,000.

Mileage: 90,000

THE CAR HAD BEEN EXHIBITNG VARIOUS LIGHT WARNINGS. THE CAR WAS CHECKED AND THE LIGHT INDICATORS WERE NOT CORRECT. NO PROBLEMS WERE EVIDENT. I PARKED THE CAR IN FRONT OF MY HOME. TWO HOURS AFTER PARING THE CAR IT BEGAN TO SMOKE. THE FIRE DEPARTMENT WAS CALLED AND THE FIRE WAS PUT OUT. THE HARNESS BURNED DUE TO AN ELECTRICAL MALFUNCTION THAT IS NOT CONSIDERED WEAR AND TEAR. IT IS DUE TO A DESIGN OR MANUFACTURE THAT PUT ME AND MY PROPERTY IN POTENTIAL HARMS WAY. THIS REPORT IS FILED IN AN EFFORT TO PROTECT OTHER NISSAN OWNERS AND TO ALERT THE COMPANY OF A DESIGN FLAW,

Mileage: 86,000

I OWNED A NISSAN QUEST 2004 3.5 SL THAT HAS 66,556 MILES, I WAS VERY HAPPY WITH THIS CAR UNTIL LAST SEPTEMBER, WHEN OUT OF THE BLUE MY NISSAN WILL BRAKE DOWN IN THE MIDDLE OF THE BELTWAY OR STALL IF I STOPPED AT A RED LIGHT OR STOP SIGN, THE ENGINE WILL DIE COMPLETELY WITH NO WARNING SIGNS, I TOOK THIS CAR TO THE DEALER PASSPORT NISSAN OF ALEXANDRIA VA FOR THE 3RD TIME YESTERDAY BECAUSE MY VAN KEEP STALLING ANY TIME I DRIVE UNDER 5MPH OR BRAKE TO A STOP. THIS AFTER I WAS TOLD FOR 2ND TIME THAT THEY FIXED THE PROBLEM IN A MESSAGE THEY LEFT ME SAYING 'WE WERE ABLE TO DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM AND FIXED, WE HAD TO RE-PROGRAM THE ENGINE IDLE, THAT IS FIXED WE DROVE IT MANY TIMES TODAY AND DEFINITELY IS FIXED'. BUT WHEN I DROVE IT BACK THE NEXT MORNING TAKING MY KIDS TO SCHOOL MY NISSAN KEPT STALLING AND GOT WORSE BECAUSE NOW THE ACCELERATOR IS SHAKING THE CAR WHENEVER I NEED TO SPEED UP. FRUSTRATED AGAIN I CALLED THE TECHNICIAN TO LET HIM KNOW WHAT HAPPENED AND HE TOLD ME THIS'THERE IS NOTHING ELSE WE CAN DO, WE CAN'T FIX THE PROBLEM, AND MY ADVISE TO YOU IS TO BUY ANOTHER CAR!!' I ALSO GOT A NOTE FROM THE SAME TECHNICIAN SAYING THIS 'NO DTC'S, WE ARE UNABLE TO DUPLOC CUSTOMER'S STALLING ISSUE. RECOMMEND TRYING ANOTHER NISSAN DEALER FOR 2ND OPINION'. MY HUSBAND ASKED THEM, WHY IN LESS THAN 24HRS THEIR MESSAGE HAD CHANGED FROM FIXED TO THIS? THEY HAVE NO ANSWERS TO THIS QUESTIONS AND SINCE IS NOT SAFE TO DRIVE I LEFT MY VAN PARKED AT THE DEALER PASSPORT NISSAN OF ALEXANDRIA VA. *TR

Mileage: 6,550

THE BAD CONNECTION TO THE DASH LIGHTS I THINK INVOLVE THE OVERDRIVE ON & OFF, SIDE DOOR OPENING AND BACK DOOR (NO PROBLEM WITH BACK DOOR YET). THERE IS ALSO A PROBLEM WITH THE FRONT LEFT ASSEMBLY LOCATED AT THE TIRE. I MAKE A SHARP RIGHT TO TRANSFER THE WEIGHT TO THE LEFT AND I GET A BAD VIBRATION. SOMETHING IS LOOSE OR BAD BEARINGS. I TOLD NISSAN OF SMITHTOWN LOCATED IN LONG ISLAND,NY ABOUT THE PROBLEM ALL THEY SAID WAS "OK". THEY WOULD NOT GIVE ME A APPOINTMENT TO COME IN. BUT NISSAN OF SMITHTOWN DID CHARGE ME $90( UNDER WARR.) TO HAVE THE SLIPPING TRANSMISSION LOOKED AT. NOW THEY HAVE LAW SUITS FOR OTHER THINGS THEY DID FROM THE ATTORNEY GENERAL OFFICE. I LIKE TO HAVE MY CASH BACK. I ALSO LIKE TO ADD THE WINDSHIELD CRACKED ABOUT SIX MONTHS AGO IN THE MIDDLE. MUST BE AT LEAST TWO FEET LONG. THE BODY IS TWISTING TOO MUCH. YOU MAY REACH ME E-MAIL. THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME AND CONSIDERATION. [XXX] INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR

Mileage: 60,000

MY VAN HAD THE RED KEY WARNING LIGHT GO ON AND SMELLED LIKE ELECTRICAL BURNING. I HAD IT TOWED IMMEDIATELY TO A NISSAN DEALER KELLY NISSAN LYNNFIELD MA. THEY DID CHECK THE BULLETINS UNTIL AFTER TEST DRIVING IT TWICE AND BURNING OUT THE IGNITION COILS THEY JUST REPLACED AND BURNED OUT MY CATALYTIC CONVERTER (THEY PUT A NEW ONE ON WITHOUT REPORTING IT) THEY WERE ADVISED IN WRITING NOT TO DO ANY WORK EXCEPT REPLACE THE COILS THEY SAID THEY BURNED OUT AND ONLY THEN AT NO COST TO ME. THEY REPLACED MORE THAN WHAT WAS ORIGINALLY WRITTEN, CHARGED ME AND WHEN THEY TEST DROVE IT AND RUINED THE CONVERTER IT SUCKED UP DEBRIS INTO THE ENGINE AND DESTROYED MY ENGINE. CALLED CORPORATE NISSAN WHO SAID THEY COULD NOT HELP ( AFTER THEY GAVE A 300.00 COUPON BECAUSE OF THE DECEPTION PRIOR TO FINDING OUT ABOUT THE DAMAGED ENGINE). IT ALL STARTED FROM A LOOSE GROUND WIRE THAT CAUSED THE COILS TO OVERWORK AND BURNED OUT. I ENDED UP PAYING ABOUT $900 FOR REPAIRS BECAUSE THE MISDIAGNOSED AND DAMAGED PARTS, NOW THE ENGINE IS ESTIMATED AT 6800. TO REPLACE. I M DISABLED AND BARELY ABLE TO AFFORD THE ROOF OVER MY HEAD AND FOOD. THIS IS UNACCEPTABLE BEHAVIOR, NISS SAYS THE DEALERS ARE INDEPENDANTLY OWNED, YET THEY L HAVE THE SAME MAKER. I KEPT THE COILS THEY PUT IN HOWEVER THEY REMOVED A BOX WITH THE FIRST REPLACED ONES AND DID TO PUT THEM ALL BACK FOR ME AS INSTRUCTED. I HAVE TWO TECHNICIANS ONE A NISSAN TECH WHO SAYS IT IS DIRECTLY DUE TO KELLY NISSAN'S MISDIAGNOSIS AND DRIVING OF THE CAR TO THE POINT OF BURNING UP THE PARTS. WHAT DOES A CONSUMER NEED TO DO TO PROTECT THEMSELVES? THE CAR IS OUT OF WARRANTY. ALL PARTS EXCEPT THE CONVERTER THEY ALSO KEPT AND THE INITIAL COILS I HAVE. THE VAN WAS TOWED TO THE SHOP I USED AND ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON IMMEDIATELY FROM FIRST TIME DRIVEN STILL IN DEALER LOT, THEY COULD TO FIND PROBLEM ALTHOUGH HEARD SOUND FROM ENGINE AND READ THE MISFIRE CODES UNTIL SECOND LOOK AFTER IT STARTED POURING SMOKE OUT THE EXHAUST AND SOUND BECAME SO BAD AND CAR WAS DEEMED UNSAFE TO DRIVE. *TR

Mileage: 154,000

I BOUGHT A NISSAN QUEST 2004 VAN FROM BROAD STREET HONDA DEALER AT RICHMOND IT HAS SERIOUS DOOR PROBLEM WHICH WAS NOT LOCKING COMPLETELY AND IT IS OBVIOUSLY NOT SAVE FOR MY THREE CHILDREN. I TOOK THE VAN TO THEM AND THE DON'T WANT TO FIX THE PROBLEM EVEN IT IS UNDER THEIR WARRANTY FOR 3000 MILE OR THREE MONTHS EVEN I ALSO BOUGHT FROM THEM AN EXTENDED WARRANTY BUT IT IS USELESS THEY SAID EVEN I PAID 14000 DOLLARS OF IT. THEY SIMPLY WANT ME TO GIVE THE CAR TO THEM BELLOW THE PRICE I BOUGHT FROM THEM. I BELIEVE IT IS FRAUD A CLEAR FRAUD. PLEASE HELP ME. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 NISSAN QUEST. WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED FOR 45 MINUTES, IT SPONTANEOUSLY CAUGHT FIRE AND WAS COMPLETELY DESTROYED. AN INVESTIGATOR INSPECTED THE VEHICLE AND CONCLUDED THAT THE FIRE ORIGINATED IN THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT DUE TO A FAILURE OF THE POWER DISTRIBUTION BOX. THE CONTACT HAS A COPY OF THE POLICE REPORT AND PICTURES OF THE INCIDENT. THE MANUFACTURER DENIED ANY RESPONSIBILITY FOR THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 60,000. UPDATED 11/17/08 *CN UPDATED 11/13/08. *JB

Mileage: 60,000

IN DECEMBER OF 2006 WE PURCHASED A 2004 NISSAN QUEST SE. THE FIRST YEAR WAS NOT ENTIRELY TROUBLE FREE, THE DRIVERS SEAT WOULD SELF ADJUST WHILE DRIVING. THE DEALER FIXED IT NO CHARGE. THE IN DECEMBER OF 07 THE TRANS WENT OUT, AGAIN THE DEALER COVERED IT AT NO CHARGE, GAVE US A LOANER AND WERE DONE WITHIN A WEEK. EXCEPT FOR THE INCONVENIENCE OF NOT HAVING OUR VAN WE WERE FINE UNTIL NOW!!! IN JUNE OF 08 WE WERE GOING FOR A SUNDAY DRIVE AND THE VAN JUST DIED IN THE MIDDLE OF THE STREET. NOTHING WOULD WORK NOTHING, NO POWER ANYWHERE. WE CALLED ROAD SIDE AND ALL THEY COULD DO WAS TOW US TO AL PIEMONTE NISSAN IN MELROSE PARK, IL. THE FOLLOWING MONDAY, THE DEALER CALLS AND TELLS US THE ECU IS BURNT OUT, AND HAS SOME CORROSION. IT'S COVERED UNDER WARRANTY SO NO NEED TO FAR RIGHT!!! A WEEK LATER WE FINALLY GET A LOANER, OK NOT TOO BAD. TWO MONTHS GO BY AND WE FINALLY HAVE WORD THAT WE HAVE A DATE WHEN THE PART WILL ARRIVE!!!!! THE PART GETS INSTALLED BUT THE VAN RUNS LIKE CRAP "OMG YOU MEAN THEY ACTUALLY TESTED IT"!!!! THEY NOW ARE REPLACING A CRACKED DISTRIBUTOR, GOD ONLY KNOWS HOW THAT HAPPENED!!!! THE DEALR DOES NOT CHARGE US FOR THAT, BUT THE VAN STILL RUNS LIKE CRAP SO NOW THEY HAVE TO REPLACE THREE OF THE 6 COILS AND WELL WE HAD TO PAY OVER $800 BUCKS FOR THAT. TOTALLY NOT EXPECTING THAT WE HAD TO CHARGE IT, PUTTING US IN THE HOLE EVEN DEEPER. YOU KNOW WE HAVEN'T SPENT ALOT OF $ ON THIS CAR BUT FOR A 4 YEAR OLD CAR IT SURE HAS HAD ALOT OF MAJOR COMPONENTS REPLACED. THE THE FREAKING DEALER DOESN'T TEST THE CAR, SO WE LEAVE AND THE REMOTES, DOORS, SUNROOF, WINDOWS DON'T WORK. THE CENTER COUNSIL IS FALLING APART AND THEY DIDN'T EVEN CLEAN THE '!@#$% CAR. I TAKE IT BACK, RIP THE MANAGER A NEW ONE, HE GIVES ME A LOANER AGAIN AND I'M BACK THE NEXT DAY TO PICK UP MY VAN, NOW THEY CLEAN IT. IT'S BEEN A FEW WEEKS NOW AND THE VAN IS FINE BUT I OFTEN THINK WHAT WOULD HAVE HAPPENED IF IT BROKE DOWN IN THE MIDDLE OF THE INTERSTATE!!!!! *TR

Mileage: 69,000

I AM AN OWNER OF A NISSAN QUEST WHICH WAS PURCHASED ONLY 4 YEARS AGO. AT 100, 000 MILES A PORTION OF THE MAIN COMPUTER IS GONE, LEAVING THE CAR INOPERABLE. THE ENTIRE CASING WAS CORRODED IMPAIRING THE COMPUTER. A PART WAS ORDERED BY A NISSAN DEALER THROUGH MY MECHANIC.. INITIALLY WE WERE TOLD THE PART WOULD ARRIVE IN EARLY JUNE (THE ORIGINAL WAS ORDERED ABOUT MAY 23RD 2008) WE WERE THEN TOLD A FEW MORE DAYS...AND THEN JUNE 10TH, THE LATEST BEING JUNE 17TH ARRIVING AT THE MECHANIC. ON THE 19TH I CALLED NISSAN VILLAGE AND WAS TOLD THE PART WOULD ARRIVE JULY 10TH. AND THEY STILL CANNOT GUARANTEE THIS. I AM A MOM OF THREE KIDS, AGES 5, 4, AND 7 MONTHS. I WORK FULL TIME AND HAVE BEEN LEFT WITH NOTHING TO DRIVE. WE HAD A RENTAL FOR 18 DAYS AT A COST OF 850 UNTIL I NO LONGER COULD AFFORD IT. SINCE THIS MATTER, I HAVE DEALT WITH NISSAN USA, SEVERAL CUSTOMER SERVICE REPS, AND NOT ONE PERSON AT NISSAN, ATTEMPTED TO SHARE WITH MY WHY A 37,000 DOLLAR CAR AFTER 4 YEARS IS INOPERABLE, BUT EVEN WORSE WHY ITS TAKEN 2 MONTHS TO GET A PART IN. IT IS TRULY UNHEARD OF- PEOPLE AROUND ME ARE JUST AMAZED. I REALLY JUST WANT ANSWERS- IS THIS A PROBLEM THAT HAS OCCURRED? CORROSION AFTER 4 YEARS NORMAL? A PART MORE THAN 2 MONTHS??? THANK YOU FOR YOUR CONSIDERATION IN THIS MATTER. YOUR TIME AND EFFORT WILL BE MUCH APPRECIATED. *TR

Mileage: 100,000

TL*- THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 NISSAN QUEST. WHILE DRIVING AT 60 MPH. THE VEHICLE STARTED TO VIBRATE AND THE ENGINE STALLED. THERE WAS NO POWER STEERING OR BRAKES DURING THE STALLING INCIDENT. THE IGNITION COIL HAD BLISTERED SENDING A SIGNAL BACK TO THE ECM UNIT WHICH CAUSED THE VEHICLE TO STALL. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER FOR REPAIR. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGE 34,643

Mileage: 34,643

BETWEEN THE DATES OF FEB 10-17, 2008; MY 2004 NISSAN QUEST MINIVAN BEGAN TO EXPERIENCE SOME ELECTRICAL ISSUES. THE TCS, SLIP, AND ABS LIGHTS CAME ON IN THE DASH AND A HUMMING NOISE WAS COMING FROM MY ENGINE. I TOOK MY VEHICLE TO THE DEALERSHIP (WERE I PURCHASED IT FROM), AND AS I PULLED INTO THE LOT THE LIGHTS WENT OFF (FEB 28). THE SERVICE REP. TOLD ME THE INFORMATION SHOULD BE STORED IN MY VAN'S COMPUTER SYSTEM. I PAID $97.40 FOR THE DEALERSHIP TO HOOK MY CAR UP FOR A DIAGNOSTIC CHECK ONLY TO BE TOLD THAT ABS SYSTEM PUMP AND MODULE ASSEMBLY NEEDED TO BE REPLACED AT A COST OF $1790. THE SERVICE REP ALSO TOLD ME THAT WHAT EVER WAS CAUSING THE HUMMING NOISE WOULD BE REPAIRED. ONLY A TEMPORARY FIX, BECAUSE ON MY WAY BACK HOME THE NOISE STARTED AGAIN. HE ALSO TOLD ME THAT MY BRAKES WERE FUNCTIONAL BUT MY ABS UNIT DID NOT AFFECT MY NORMAL BRAKES. UNTIL I COULD HAVE THE REPAIRS DONE, AND WITH NO OTHER MEANS OF TRANSPORTATION, I CONTINUED TO DRIVE MY VAN. I CALLED BACK TO THE DEALERSHIP AND ASK IF THERE WAS ANYWAY FOR THEM TO DISCONNECT THE ABS SYSTEM BECAUSE IT WAS CONTINUING TO DRAIN MY BATTERY. AND I WAS TOLD NO, THE ONLY WAY WAS TO HAVE THE REPAIRS DONE. ON MARCH 8, I PART MY VAN AND THREE HOURS LATER I RETURNED TO MY VAN AND IT WOULD NOT START. SO IT HAD TO HAVE MY CAR JUMP STARTED AND EVER SINCE THEN HAVE HAD TO REMOVE THE TERMINALS FROM THE BATTERY WHEN I AM NOT USING THE VAN. ON FEB 14, SEVERAL OTHER ISSUE CAME ABOUT: 1. SPEEDOMETER STOPPED WORKING 2. ODOMETER STOPPED WORKING 3. AIR CONDITIONER STOPPED WORKING SO ONCE I PULLED OVER, I ATTEMPTED TO START MY VEHICLE AND IT WOULD CONTINOUSLY START AND STOP. SO I MADE THE DECISION TO LEAVE THE VAN WHERE IT WAS PARKED. TWO DAYS LATER I RETURNED TO FIND OUT THAT THE VAN HAD ACTUALLY CAUGHT ON FIRE THE ON SATURDAY FEB. 15. SO WHAT AM I TO DO.........? *TR UPDATED

Mileage: 97,273

NUMEROUS COMPLAINTS WITH VEHICLE /SOMETIMES NO POWER ( IS AN ISSUE ON THE FREEWAY) TURN ENGINE OFF AND RESTART CAR RUNS FINE MOST TIMES??? ENGINE CRANK POSITION SENSOR REPLACED WITH 70000 MILES ON THE VAN / DOOR RECALLED , FIXED NOW ACTING UP AGAIN / RADIO SOMETIMES COMES ON WITH NO SOUND, FIXED AT 30000 MILES NOW ONCE AGAIN A PROBLEM.. DEALER TRIES TO HELP BUT NISSAN ABSOLUTLEY NO HELP. NUMEROUS CALLS TO THE FACTORY CUSTOMER REP, TOLD THAT DUE TO THE FACT PROBLEMS DO NOT OCCUR AT THE DEALER NISSAN NOT RESPONSIBLE. NISSAN CUSTOMER REP TOOK 3 WEEKS TO CALL ME I MADE CALLS EVERY DAY, FINALLY COUGHT HIM. *CN

Mileage: 65,000

NUMEROUS COMPLAINTS WITH VEHICLE /SOMETIMES NO POWER ( IS AN ISSUE ON THE FREEWAY) TURN ENGINE OFF AND RESTART CAR RUNS FINE MOST TIMES??? ENGINE CRANK POSITION SENSOR REPLACED WITH 70000 MILES ON THE VAN / DOOR RECALLED , FIXED NOW ACTING UP AGAIN / RADIO SOMETIMES COMES ON WITH NO SOUND, FIXED AT 30000 MILES NOW ONCE AGAIN A PROBLEM.. DEALER TRIES TO HELP BUT NISSAN ABSOLUTLEY NO HELP. NUMEROUS CALLS TO THE FACTORY CUSTOMER REP, TOLD THAT DUE TO THE FACT PROBLEMS DO NOT OCCUR AT THE DEALER NISSAN NOT RESPONSIBLE. NISSAN CUSTOMER REP TOOK 3 WEEKS TO CALL ME I MADE CALLS EVERY DAY, FINALLY COUGHT HIM. *CN

Mileage: 65,000

FUSE KEEPS BLOWING AND WE ARE WITH OUT DRIVING LIGHTS ON THE REAR OF THE VAN. *TR

Mileage: 56,000

FUSE KEEPS BLOWING AND WE ARE WITH OUT DRIVING LIGHTS ON THE REAR OF THE VAN. *TR

Mileage: 56,000

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 NISSAN QUEST. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE SHUT OFF WITHOUT WARNING WHILE HAVING THE TIRES ROTATED. THE MECHANIC WAS UNABLE TO RESTART THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER AND THEY STATED THAT THE COMPUTER MALFUNCTIONED. THE DEALER REPLACED THE COMPUTER, BUT THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT START. IN ADDITION, THE FUEL SYSTEM DAMAGED THREE CATALYTIC CONVERTERS. THE DEALER TOOK THE ENGINE APART AND PUT IT BACK TOGETHER, HOWEVER THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT START. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 64,000. UPDATED 11/06/07.

Mileage: 64,000

I HAVE A 2004 NISSAN QUEST, WE HAVE EXPERIENCED NUMEROUS PROBLEMS INCLUDING THE POWER SLIDING DOOR OPENING AT 60MPH.(NISSAN PUT IN A RUBBER BUMPER ON THE DOOR) THE POWER DRIVERS WINDOW WONT GO BACK UP AFTER USING AUTO DOWN(NISSAN UNABLE TO FIND A PROBLEM) TRANSMISSION STARTS OFF IN 3RD GEAR FROM A STOP ALMOST CAUSING ACCIDENTS.(3RD TIME WE HAVE COMPLAINED AND HASN'T BEEN FIXED YET(NISSAN DOES NOT KNOW WHY IT IS HAPPENING). *TR

Mileage: 37,000

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 NISSAN QUEST. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE'S SIDE ELECTRICAL SLIDING DOOR OPENS AND CLOSES AUTOMATICALLY. THE DOORS ON THE VEHICLE WILL ALSO OCCASIONALLY FAIL TO OPEN. THE DOOR WILL OPEN SO THAT A PASSENGER MAY ENTER THE VEHICLE, THEN THE DOOR WILL CLOSE BEFORE THEY ARE COMPLETELY INSIDE THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE HAS BEEN TAKEN TO THE DEALER APPROXIMATELY SIX TIMES AND THE DEALER CHANGED THE SENSORS AND READJUSTED THE DOORS. THE DOOR CONTINUES TO NOT WORK PROPERLY. THE VEHICLE IS PART OF RECALL # 04V186000 (LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES:DOORS:LATCH), BUT THE FAILURE PERSISTS. THE CURRENT MILEAGE IS 70,000 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 42,000. THE CONSUMER STATED BATTERY WEAK, DEALER REPLACED BATTERY. THE CONSUMER STATED SLOW LEAK IN TIRES, THE DEALER REPLACED ALL FOUR TIRES. THE DEALER STATED THERE WAS A RECALL ON 2ND ROW SEAT, DEALER STATED PARTS ARE ON SPECIAL ORDER. THE CONSUMER PROVIDED A COPY OF VEHICLE REPAIRS. THE WIPER BLADES WERE REPLACED. UPDATED 07/10/07 *TR

Mileage: 42,000

MY WIFE, WAS DRIVING OUR CHILDREN TO SCHOOL, THE CHARGER WARNING AND BRAKE WARNING LAMPS CAME ON. THIS CAUSED THE VEHICLE SPEED TO DECREASE, AND STOP THE VEHICLE INTO A HEAVY TRAFFIC INTERSECTION, WHICH NEARLY CAUSED A HORRIBLE ACCIDENT. *AK

Mileage: 61,370

MY WIFE, WAS DRIVING OUR CHILDREN TO SCHOOL THE CHARGER WARNING AND BRAKE WARNING LAMPS CAME ON. THIS CAUSED THE VEHICLE SPEED TO DECREASE, AND STOPPED THE VEHICLE INTO A HEAVY TRAFFIC INTERSECTION, WHICH NEARLY CAUSED A HORRIBLE ACCIDENT. *AK

Mileage: 61,370

BATTERY MAIN GROUND WIRE IS STRAPPED SUPPORTED TO FRAME THEN GROUNDED AT BOLT IN TRANSMISSION. GROUND WIRE BREAKAGE OCCURRED AT TRANSMISSION GROUNDING POINT DUE TO OSCILLATION OF STIFF GROUND WIRE BEING OSCILLATED UP AND DOWN BY TRANSMISSION MOVEMENT RELATIVE TO VEHICLE FRAME. *TR

Mileage: 27,000

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE ENGINE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. AFTERWARDS, THE ENGINE WOULD NOT RESTART, AND THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER. INITIALLY, THE DEALER DETERMINED THE BATTERY NEEDED TO BE REPLACED, BUT THE PROBLEM PERSISTED. THE DEALER LATER DETERMINED THE THROTTLE BODY NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. AFTER THE REPLACEMENT, THE STALLING CONTINUED, AND THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER TO AWAIT INSTALLATION OF A DATA RECORDER TO RECORD ANY TYPE OF FAILURE WITHIN THE VEHICLE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS ALERTED.

Mileage: 20,500

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE TRAVELING VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE AIRBAG WARNING LIGHT REMAINED ILLUMINATED AFTER AN OCCUPANT WHO WEIGHED 115 POUNDS SAT IN THE SEAT. THE FRONT PASSENGER AIR BAG WOULD NOT DEPLOY IN THE EVENT OF A CRASH WHEN THE AIR BAG LIGHT WAS ILLUMINATED. ON ANOTHER OCCASION, AN OCCUPANT WHO WEIGHED 150 POUNDS SAT IN THE PASSENGER SEAT, AND THE AIR BAG LIGHT REMAINED ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER, WHO PERFORMED A DIAGNOSTIC, AND DID NOT PROVIDE ANY ERROR CODES. THE DEALER AND CONTACT ENCOUNTERED A NHTSA RECALL #04V103000, REGARDING THE AIR BAGS: FRONTAL: SENSOR/CONTROL MODULE. THE DEALER DETERMINED THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INVOLVED IN THE RECALL DUE TO THE VIN. ALSO, THE FUEL GAUGE ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL, DID NOT DISPLAY THE CORRECT AMOUNT OF FUEL IN THE FUEL TANK. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER, WHO REPLACED THE FUEL TANK, FUEL PUMP, BUT THE PROBLEM RECURRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT CONTACTED.

Mileage: 3,100

VEHICLE ABS LIGHTS, SLIP LIGHT AND VSD LIGHT ACTIVATED AND VEHICLE LOST BRAKING SYSTEM TO MANUAL FROM POWER. *JB

Mileage: 26,000

IT IS IN THE SHOP RIGHT NOW FOR ISSUES WITH HANDLING, THE LIFTGATE ARM COMING OUT OF THE DOOR, ABS, SLIP, TRACTION LIGHTS ARE ON ALL THE TIME, CRUISE CONTROL IS INOPERABLE, REAR WIPER ASSEMBLY HAS BROKEN FOR THE SECOND TIME, FRONT WASHER FLUID IS NOT WORKING. MOST NOTABLY ARE THE ISSUES WITH THE LIFTGATE AND HANDLING. WE TOOK THE VEHICLE INTO THE DEALER SEVERAL MONTHS AGO FOR BOTH ISSUES. OUR LIFTGATE WOULD NEVER OPEN ON THE FIRST TRY. THEY CHECKED INTO IT AND KEPT THE VEHICLE FOR SEVERAL DAYS. WE WERE GIVEN A RENTAL AND TOLD THEY WOULD PAY FOR IT AND IN THE END THEY CHARGED OUR CREDIT CARD FOR IT. THEY HAD A TECH FROM NISSAN FLY OUT TO LOOK AT IT. THEY INFORMED US THAT THEY WERE WAITING ON PARTS. WE PICKED UP THE VEHICLE AND NEVER HEARD FROM THEM AGAIN. THE OTHER DAY I WENT OUT TO OPEN THE DOOR. IT HAD PULLED THE MOLDING LOOSE AND I COULD SEE METAL SHAVINGS AT THE END OF THE STRUT. WE HAVE HAD IT IN WITH COMPLAINTS ABOUT THE HANDLING BEFORE. WE SUSPECTED THAT THE ROTORS WERE TO BLAME. EVERY TIME WE BROUGHT THIS UP WE WERE TOLD THAT WASN'T THE CASE. WE WERE TOLD TO REPLACE THE BRAKES TO SOLVE THE ISSUE. WE THEN REPLACED ALL FOUR TIRES. NOTHING HAS SOLVED THE PROBLEM. WHEN DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY THE STEERING WHEEL SHAKES AND THE VEHICLE SHUDDERS WHEN THE BRAKES ARE APPLIED. IT HAS BEEN DOING THIS SINCE APPROXIMATELY 15,000 MILES. THE AC BLOW HOT IF YOU SIT FOR MORE THAN A FEW MINUTES WITH THE ENGINE RUNNING. IF YOU REV THE ENGINE, IT JUST BLOWS HOTTER. YOU HAVE TO DRIVE AROUND FOR SEVERAL MINUTES TO GET THE AC TO BLOW COLD AGAIN. WE ARE LESS THAN HAPPY WITH NISSAN'S CUSTOMER SERVICE. WE HAVE CALLED THEM SEVERAL TIMES AND EMAILED AND HAVE HAD NO RESOLUTION ON ANY COMPLAINT. WE HAVE BEEN TOLD BY THEM THAT A REP WILL CALL US AND IT HAS NEVER HAPPENED. *JB

2004 NISSAN QUEST SE WITH A MANUFACTURE DATE OF 03/29/04 JUST SPENT 30 TOTAL DAYS IN THE DEALER'S SHOP WHILE CERTIFIED NISSAN SERVICE PERSONNEL AND THE NISSAN TECH SUPPORT PEOPLE WORKED TO IDENTIFY THE CAUSE AND CORRECT RATTLING SLIDING DOORS THAT OPENED WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS OPERATING AT 45 MPH WITHOUT WARNING: DOORS THAT OPEN AND CLOSE CONTINUOUSLY WHILE PARKED UNTIL THE BATTERY IS DEAD; AND DOORS THAT ONCE THEY GET TO FULL OPEN STATUS BEGIN TO CLOSE WITHOUT WARNING AND ARE UNSTOPPABLE. I USE THREE CAR SEATS IN MY VAN AND DOORS THAT OPEN WHILE IN MOTION ARE VERY FRIGHTENING TO EVERYONE BUT SLIDING DOORS THAT SHUT WHILE LITTLE PEOPLE ARE CLIMBING IN AND OUT WITH NOT WAY TO STOP THEM IS MORE OF A LIFE SAFETY ISSUE. I WAS TOLD MY VEHICLE WAS NOT PART OF THE DOOR RECALL 04V186000 BECAUSE IT WAS MANUFACTURED AFTER THEY CORRECTED THE PROBLEM.??? I WILL UPDATE WHEN PROBLEM IS CORRECTED. *NM

Mileage: 13,100

MY NISSAN QUEST HAS BEEN PLAGUED WITH ELECTRICAL PROBLEMS FROM DAY ONE. THE WINDOWS GO DOWN COMPLETELY ON THEIR OWN WITH VEHICLE TURNED OFF. THE PASSENGER SLIDING DOOR OPENS RANDOMLY ON ITS OWN. THE TIRE ALARM GOES OFF WHEN TIRE PRESSURE IS FINE. AIR VENTS FLY OFF AND LIGHTS FALL OUT OF THE CEILING. MOST TROUBLING IS THE AUTOMATIC SIDE SLIDING DOOR. OWNER'S MANUAL STATED ON PAGE 3-8 THE DOOR WILL REVERSE DIRECTION IMMEDIATELY DURING POWER OPEN OR CLOSE, A WARNING CHIME WILL SOUND AND THE DOOR WILL REVERSE DIRECTION AND RETURN TO THE FULL OPEN OR FULL CLOSE POSITION. THE DOOR DOES NOT OPERATE THIS WAY, THE DOOR WILL NOT STOP WHEN IT ENCOUNTERS AN OBJECT IT WILL CONTINUE TO PUSH THE OBJECT IN ITS WAY. MY HUSBAND AND I HAVE BOTH BEEN CAUGHT BY THE DOOR. IT HAS KNOCKED SMALL CHILDREN TO THE GROUND. I HAVE COMPLAINED TO NISSAN , AND THEY INSISTED THAT THIS WAS THE WAY THE DOOR WERE SUPPOSED TO OPERATE. THE AUTOMATIC CLOSE BUTTON IS RIGHT AT THE LEVEL A SMALL CHILD WOULD PUT HIS HAND TO ENTER THE VEHICLE AND COULD BE EASILY ACTIVATED. NISSAN SAYS THE DOOR IS DESIGNED TO REVERSE WITHIN THE LAST COUPLE INCHES EVEN THOUGH THIS IS CONTRADICTORY TO ITS MANUAL. PLEASE HELP BEFORE A CHILD IS SERIOUSLY INJURED. *AK

Mileage: 50

I WANTED TO NOTIFY YOU OF THE DEFECT IN THE POWER DOOR MECHANISM OF THE 2004 NISSAN QUEST SL. MY VIN NUMBER IS [XXX]. I HAVE TAKEN IT TO PORTER NISSAN DEALERSHIP IN NEWARK, DE TO BE FIXED ON AT LEAST THREE DIFFERENT OCCASIONS SINCE IT WAS PURCHASED AND IT STILL MALFUNCTIONS. I HAVE ALSO RAISED CONCERNS ABOUT THE SAFETY OF THIS MECHANISM WITH THE DEALER ON MANY OCCASIONS. I BELIEVE THE DEFECT IS 2 FOLD. 1. INCONSISTENT CLOSING: WHEN A BUTTON IS PUSHED TO CLOSE THE DOOR, IT DOES NOT ALWAYS CLOSE. IT GOES TO ABOUT 6 INCHES FROM CLOSURE AND THEN BACKS OPEN. THIS GETS TO BE VERY FRUSTRATING. 2. MORE DANGEROUS IS THE FACT THAT THE SENSOR DOES NOT WORK PROPERLY WHEN THE BUTTON IS ACCIDENTALLY PUSHED AND SOMEONE IS IN THE WAY. THE DOOR PROCEEDS TO CLOSE DESPITE AN OBSTRUCTION AND REQUIRES TREMENDOUS FORCE TO OPEN AGAIN. BOTH MY HUSBAND AND I HAVE BEEN CAUGHT IN THE DOOR. LAST WEEK MY HUSBAND HURT HIS BACK TRYING TO FORCE OPEN THE CLOSING POWER DOOR. THIS PROBLEM HAS EXISTED SINCE WE PURCHASED THE VEHICLE AND I BELIEVE THAT IT IS A SERIOUS SAFETY CONCERN. MOST IMPORTANTLY, I AM WORRIED THAT IT CAN HURT ONE OF MY CHILDREN WHO WON'T BE ABLE TO PUSH IT OPEN WITH FORCE. I AM WRITING THIS IN HOPES THAT THIS GETS ADDRESSED QUICKLY. I HAVE TRIED CALLING NISSAN AND THEIR MESSAGE SIMPLY SAYS THAT THEY ARE TOO BUSY AND TO CALL BACK LATER. *NM UPDATED 07/17/2012 *JS INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6)

DT: THE CONSUMER NOTICED WHEN THE DOORS WERE SHUT, THE LIGHTS ILLUMINATED AS IF THE DOOR WERE OPEN. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER, AND THEY REPORTED IT WAS FIXED. THE PROBLEM RETURNED WHEN CONSUMER DROVE THE VEHICLE HOME THAT DAY. THERE WAS A PROBLEM WITH THE HATCHBACK DOOR LOCK. WHEN CLOSING THE DOOR, THE CONSUMER HAD TO BANG IT HARD TO GET IT CLOSED. THE SLIDING DOOR WAS HAVING PROBLEMS AS WELL, IT MUST BE SLAMMED IN ORDER TO CLOSE IT. THE DEALERSHIP HAS ATTEMPTED TO FIX THE PROBLEMS WITH THE DOORS. THE TIRE PROBLEMS BEGAN ABOUT 2 WEEKS AFTER THE PURCHASE OF THE VEHICLE. TIRE LIGHTS ARE COMING ON, INDICATING THAT THE TIRES ARE LOOSING AIR. OWNER ADVISES THAT ONE TIME THE TIRE LIGHT WOULD COME ON ABOUT EVERY BLOCK. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALERSHIP AFTER THIS. THE TIRE HAD A NAIL IN IT. THERE IS ALSO PROBLEMS WITH THE TRANSMISSION. WHEN SHIFTING FROM PARK TO DRIVE, IT IS VERY DIFFICULT TO SHIFT. OWNER RECEIVED A RECALL LETTER ABOUT THIS LAST YEAR AND IN JANUARY OF 2005. THE RECALL NUMBER IS NOT AVAILABLE. THE DEALERSHIP STATES THAT THIS RECALL IS CLOSED. THE DEALERSHIP WON'T LOOK ANY FURTHER INTO THE TRANSMISSION. THERE IS A PROBLEM WITH THE FRONT PASSENGER SEAT, YOU COULD SEE THE METAL IN THE SEAT. THE RADIO HAS BEEN REPLACED THREE TIMES. IT IS NOW NEEDING TO BE REPLACED AGAIN. THE CAR HAS A BAD SMELL, LIKE ROTTEN EGGS. THE SMELL IS COMING FROM ENGINE. DEALERSHIP REPORTS IT IS COMING FROM A COMPUTER CHIP AND IT STILL SMELLED AFTER REPLACEMENT. THE SAME SMELL RETURNED AND THEN THE OWNER RETURNED THE CAR TO THE DEALERSHIP, THEY KEPT IT FOR TWO MONTHS. THE DEALERSHIP REPLACED THE CATALYTIC CONVERTER. THE OWNER ADVISES THAT THERE IS STILL A BAD SMELL. THE DEALERSHIP REPORTED THE SMELL MUST BE SULFURIC ACID. THE OWNER WENT TO THE DOCTOR IN REGARDS TO THE BAD CHEMICAL SMELL THAT BURNS. THE VEHICLE HAD PROBLEMS WITH THE BATTERY. OWNER PAID FOR CAR RENTAL. *JB THE DRIVERS SEAT MOVED WHEN THE CONSUMER APPLIED THE BRAKES.*JB

Mileage: 100

(1) THERE WERE NO EVENTS LEADING UP TO THE FAILURE. (2) AM RADIO RECEPTION IS TERRIBLE, HIGH STATIC EVERYTIME YOU RUN OVER A BUMP IN THE ROAD. (3) THE FIRST DEALER COULD NOT REPLICATE THE PROBLEM, THE SECOND DEALER FOUND LOOSE GROUND WIRES FOR THE AM ANTENNAE, BUT HAD NOT ORDERED THEM UNTIL A DETERMINATION COULD BE MADE IF IT WAS UNDER WARRANTY.

Mileage: 1

RE: MY 2004 NISSAN QUEST-HAVE HAD SAME PROBLEM RECUR FOR ALMOST 1 YR & DEALER HAS NOT FIXED IT IN 5 TRIES. ON 7/21/04, BROUGHT MY VAN IN FOR SERVICE 'CAUSE AN ALARM BEEPER WOULD GO OFF RANDOMLY WHEN DRIVING-COMES FROM REAR POWER LIFTGATE. BESIDES THE CONSTANT BEEPING, AT TIMES THE LIFTGATE WILL NOT OPEN, ALSO WHEN OPEN THE LIFTGATE WILL NOT CLOSE USING THE POWER BUTTONS-THEN LIFTGATE NEEDS TO BE SHUT MANUALLY. AT MY 7/21/04 SERVICE APPT, THE DEALER ORDERED A PART THAT WOULD BE INSTALLED LATER TO FIX BEEPING. PICKED THE VAN UP ABOUT 4:30 PM, GOT GROCERIES, PICKED UP DAUGHTER & DROVE HOME. ON THE WAY THE VAN WAS BEEPING ALL THE WAY WHEN SUDDENLY A FLASHING WARNING LIGHT CAME ON THAT SAID "WARNING LIFT GATE OPEN". I PANICKED THINKING MY LIFT GATE WAS ABOUT TO FLY OPEN. I PULLED OVER CONFUSED BECAUSE LIFTGATE WAS NOT OPEN. I PUSHED INTERIOR CONTROL FOR LIFT GATE BUT LIFTGATE DID NOT OPEN. THINKING I WAS TEMP. OK, I SLOWLY DROVE HOME W/ FLASHING WARNING SIGNAL ON WHOLE TIME. WHEN I GOT HOME-TRIED TO OPEN LIFTGATE. IT WOULDN'T BUDGE-NOT W/ POWER CONTROLS INSIDE VAN NOR KEY FOB. IT WOULDN'T OPEN MANUALLY EITHER. AT THAT POINT, I WAS AFRAID TO DRIVE VAN ANY FURTHER. WAS WELL AFTER 5 PM & THE SERVICE DEPT WOULD BE CLOSED BUT I CALLED THEM ANYWAY. I TALKED TO JOHN NELSON, SALES MGR & EXPLAINED WHAT HAPPENED. TOLD HIM I WAS AFRAID TO DRIVE VAN BECAUSE OF WARNING LIGHT BUT CAN'T SEEM TO OPEN/CLOSE DOOR EITHER. HE ASSURED ME THAT VAN HAS "SAFETY MECHANISMS" THAT WOULD PREVENT DOOR FROM FLYING OPEN WHILE DRIVING. I TOLD HIM THAT IT WAS HARD TO BELIEVE VAN WAS SAFE WHEN IT SEEMED WARNING LIGHTS WERE MALFUNCTIONING. SINCE 7/21/04 THE WARNING LIGHT HAS NOT COME ON AGAIN. BUT THE PROBLEM THAT PRECEDED THE WARNING LIGHT-THE CONSTANT BEEPING-STILL HAPPENS ALL THE TIME, BUT ONLY WHEN IT'S WARM. SINCE I LIVE IN WI NOV 04-MAR 05 WAS PROBLEM FREE. DON'T KNOW IF DOOR WILL REALLY FLY OPEN, BUT I KNOW QUEST ALREADY HAD RECALL FOR SIMILAR PROBLEM-SLIDING DOORS NOT LATCHING IN SUB-40 WEATHER. *JB

Mileage: 2,000

WHILE DRIVING THROUGH A CONSTRUCTION SITE VEHICLE DROVE OVER AN ORANGE TRAFFIC CONE. IN THE PROCESS, IT PULLED DOWN A WIRE FROM UNDER THE VEHICLE, CAUSING IT TO SHUT DOWN. OWNER CONTACTED THE MANUFACTURER, AND WAS TOLD THAT WHAT WAS BEING EXPERIENCED WAS NOT A MECHANICAL DEFECT, AND THERE WAS NOTHING THEY COULD DO. *AK THE CONSUMER BELIEVES A RECALL SHOULD BE INITIATED THAT WOULD PROVIDE PROTECTION FOR THE WIRING UNDER THE VEHICLE. *NM

Mileage: 15,000

COMPLAINT REGARDING 2004 NISSAN QUEST TOW PACKAGE AND WIRING DESIGN FLAW.*MR THE CONSUMER STATED THE DIRECTIONAL LIGHTS ONLY BLINKED ONCE WHEN A TRAILER WAS CONNECTED TO AN AFTER MARKET WIRING HARNESS. THE DEALER INFORMED THE CONSUMER THAT THEY DID NOT KNOW THE TOW PACKAGE NEEDED TO BE ORDERED FROM THE FACTORY. *JB

NISSAN QUEST 2004 SERVICE ENGINE SOON LIGHT ON AND PROBLEMS WITH STEERING. *BF THE SERVICE ENGINE SOON LIGHT HAD COME ON 3 TIMES, CREAKING WAS FELT IN THE STEERING WHEEL AND OR THE FRONT END, SOUNDS WERE HEARD COMING FROM THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT, COMPUTER TIRE MONITOR INDICATED A FLAT TIRE AND OR LOW TIRE PRESSURE DURING COLD WEATHER, THE VEHICLE WOULD RUN FOR FIVE MINUTES THEN GO UP TO 4 DEGREES HIGHER (OVER INFLATED), WHEN THE WEATHER WAS WARM, THE SETTING WOULD THEN BE ABOVE 40 PSI WHICH WAS DANGEROUS TO DRIVE IF NOT ADJUSTED (INCORRECT RESULTS ON THE DISPLAY), SRS LIGHT HAD COME ON AFTER RECALL CAMPAIGN #04V103000 WAS PERFORMED, DRIVER'S SIDE POWER WINDOW WAS INTERMITTENT, SLIDING DOORS MADE LOUD BUMP NOISE WHEN OPENED ALL THE WAY, ESPECIALLY ON INCLINES, HEAT OUTLETS LOCATED ON THE FLOOR BEHIND THE FIRST ROW SEAT CAN'T BE CONTROLLED BY THE PASSENGER REAR CONTROLS, THE DOME LIGHTS WERE NOT WORKING, THE DOOR RATTLED, THE DRIVERS SIDE FRONT WINDOW WOULD NOT MOVE, THE WINDOW SWITCH HAS AN OPEN CIRCUIT, THE VEHICLE WAS JERKING UPON ACCELERATION AT 30 MPH, REAR HEATER WAS BLOWING COLD AIR, THERE WAS A HEAVY GRINDING NOISE WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS FIRST STARTED AFTER SITTING FOR MORE THAN ONE HOUR ALONG WITH THE POWER STEERING, TRANSMISSION FLUID LEAKED A REDDISH/PURPLE FLUID ON THE GARAGE FLOOR, THE INTERIOR LIGHTS WERE INOPERATIVE AND THERE WAS AN EVAPORATION LEAK. *SC *JB

Mileage: 444

THE SERVICE ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON , THE CONSUMER HAS TAKEN THE VEHICLE IN ON THREE OCCASIONS. EACH TIME A DIFFERENT SERVICE WAS PERFORMED, TO INCLUDE, THE COMPUTER WAS REPROGRAMMED, A FUEL ASSEMBLY REPAIR, AND A SMALL LEAK IN THE VENT CONTROL VALVE. THE VEHICLE IS IN THE SHOP FOR THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ON AGAIN.*AK

Mileage: 1,739

NISSAN QUEST 2004 HAS BEEN IN FOR SERVICE 5 TIMES. TIRE PROBLEMS, CONSOLE LIGHTS (POSSIBLE SHORT) AND REAR INTERIOR LIGHTS. *BF THE AIR CONDITIONER FAILED, THE DOOR HANDLE FELL OFF, THE FRONT DRIVER SIDE TIRE WAS CONTINUOUSLY LOSING AIR. *JB

WE GOT THE CAR IN DEC 2003. BETWEEN FEB 2004 AND APRIL 2004 THE CAR HAD 5-6 HARD STARS; IN MOST CASES IT TOOK LESS THAN 5 MINUTES TO HAVE IT STARTED AND ONLY ONE TIME MORE THAN AN HOUR. I LEFT IT THERE AND CAME BACK AFTER 5 H.---IT STARTED RIGHT AWAY. ALL THIS HAPPENED IN HOUSTON TX.. DEC 20 2004 IN THE MIDDLE OF NOWHERE IN PENNSYLVANIA, SECOND DAY OF OUR HOLYDAY VACATION. I?VE TRIED TO START IT FOR MORE THAN 3 HOURS, UNTIL THE BATTERY WENT DEAD. FINALLY THE DEALER PICKED IT UP. AFTER ABOUT 10 DAY THE NISSAN ?TRAINED? AUTO MECHANIC COMES UP WITH THE DIAGNOSTIC: ?NO PROBLEM WITH THE CAR, YOU JUST FLOODED! IT IS NOT GOING TO BE COVERED BY THE WARRANTY!? YOU DON?T HAVE TO BE A MECHANIC TO KNOW THAT AN INJECTION ENGINE CAN?T BE FLOODED UNLESS THE CAR HAS A PROBLEM ( NO SPARKING, INJECTORS LICKS, OFF TIMING?). SAME CAR THE RADIO/CD SOMETIMES JUST WON?T PLAY; THE POWER IS ON BUT NO SOUND. USUALLY AFTER 5- 10 MINUTES WILL GO ON. THE REAR AC FAN CAME LOOSE AND HAD TO BE REPLACED. (AT LEAST THIS IS A PROBLEM THAT COULD AND HAD BEEN FIXED!) NICE CAR BUT I HAVE TO FILE FOR LEMON. I PAY FOR A NEW CAR AND I EXPECT IT TO START WHEN I NEED IT NOT WHEN IT ?FEELS LIKE?*AK

Mileage: 8,000

I HAVE HAD NOTHING BUT PROBLEMS, BOTH BIG AND SMALL, WITH MY BRAND NEW NISSAN QUEST SE. I CAN ALMOST DEAL WITH THE SQEAKS, RATTLES, BROKEN BUTTONS, BROKEN LIGHTS, MALFUNCTIONING SENSORS, RADIO PROBLEMS, AND MALFUNCTIONING SLIDER DOORS, BUT THE PROBLEM I CANNOT ACCEPT IS THE FAILURE OF THE CAR TO RUN DURING DAMP OR COLD DAYS. THE CAR CRANKS AND STARTS AFTER A FEW ATTEMPTS, BUT WHEN IT IS PUT INTO DRIVE IT EITHER LAGS AS IF IT'S RUNNING OUT OF FUEL, OR DIES COMPLETELY. THIS HAS HAPPENED ON AT LEAST 8 OCCASSIONS, 2 OF WHICH I HAD TO CALL A TOW TRUCK BECAUSE I COULD NOT RESTART THE CAR. UNFORTUNATELY, MY DEALERSHIP CANNOT REPLICATE THE PROBLEM SO NOTHING HAS BEEN DONE. MEANWHILE, I NEVER KNOW IF MY CAR WILL RUN ON THESE DAYS, I HAVE EVEN BEEN FORCED TO WALK DOWN THE STREET IN BELOW ZERO WINDCHILL TEMPERATURES WITH MY CHILDREN IN ORDER TO GET HELP. I PURCHASED A NEW CAR TO HAVE SAFETY AND PEACE OF MIND, AND INSTEAD I AM LOSING SLEEP AT NIGHT AND ASKING NISSAN TO BUY THIS CAR BACK. I WILL LIST THE MOST RECENT OCCURRENCE ON THE FORM, BUT PLEASE NOTE THIS HAS HAPPENED AT LEAST 8 TIMES.*AK

Mileage: 1,000

MY VAN HAS BEEN REPEATEDLY IN THE SHOP SINCE THE DAY WE BOUGHT. FIRST IT WAS THE INTERNAL LIGHT RELAY, THEN NOISE FROM THE AC, THEN THE DVD/RADIO DIDN'T WORK, THEN RATTLES FROM DOORS, BACK WINDOWS AND SEATS, THEN ALL THE RECALL ITEMS LASTLY MORE RATTLES IN THE BACK AND THE PASSENGER AIRBAG SENSOR WHICH IVE BEEN INFORMED CANNOT BE FIXED. "THEY HAVEN'T COME UP WITH A FIX FOR THAT PROBLEM YET. *AK

Mileage: 5

WE PURCHASED OUR 2004 NISSAN QUEST ON OCTOBER 6TH, 2003. THIS WAS A VEHICLE THAT WE WANTED TO GET FOR OUR FAMILY AFTER REVIEWING SAFETY INFORMATION ETC. NOT EVEN TWO WEEKS AFTER WE HAD FINALIZED THE SALE, TRANSMISSION FLUID WAS ALL OVER A PARKING LOT DUE TO A PLASTIC CLAMP NOT BEING REPLACED AT THE DEALERSHIP. OUR VAN WOULD NOT START AND HAD TO BE TOWED TO THE DEALERSHIP IN ORDER FOR EVERYTHING TO BE CHECKED OUT. OUR SECOND INCIDENT HAPPENED ABOUT A WEEK AGO AND WE ARE VERY LUCKY THAT THERE WEREN'T ANY INJURIES TO REPORT. WE WERE DRIVING DOWN THE HIGHWAY AND WITH THE ACCELERATOR "FLOORED" OUR VAN WOULD NOT GO OVER 55 MPH. ON A MAIN HIGHWAY THIS IS NOT SAFE DUE TO OTHER DRIVERS DOING ABOVE THE SPEED LIMIT OR WELL ABOVE. WE TRIED TO TAKE IT TO OUR DEALERSHIP BUT WITH IT BEING PAST BUSINESS HOURS THERE WAS NO WAY THAT WE WOULD HAVE BEEN ABLE TO MEET WITH A SERVICE REPRESENTATIVE. THE NEXT MORNING WHEN WE TOOK IT TO THE DEALERSHIP, IT WAS AS IF NOTHING HAD HAPPENED. I AM VERY DISAPPOINTED IN THIS CAR AND CAN'T BELIEVE THAT IN LESS THAN A YEAR, WE ARE TAKING IT IN AGAIN TO THE DEALERSHIP TO HAVE IT WORKED ON. LUCKILY OUR DEALERSHIP HAS GONE ABOVE WHAT WE ASKED AND HAS DONE THEIR BEST TO WORK WITH US, BUT WITHOUT OTHER PEOPLE COMPLAINING AND THIS NOT BEING INVESTIGATED THERE IS LITTLE THAT THEY CAN DO TO PINPOINT THE PROBLEM TO FIX IT. THIS IS THE MOST EXPENSIVE CAR THAT WE HAVE BOUGHT EVER AND THIS IS THE MOST TIMES THAT WE HAVE TAKEN IN A CAR FOR PROBLEMS IN SUCH LITTLE TIME. WITH TWO SMALL CHILDREN, WE THOUGHT THAT THIS VAN WOULD BE THE MOST ECONOMICAL AND SAFE VEHICLE THAT WE COULD AFFORD FOR OUR FAMILY, BUT WE ARE SADLY LEARNING THAT THERE ARE UNDERLYING PROBLEMS THAT NEED TO BE OFFICIALLY RECOGNIZED AND TAKEN CARE OF BEFORE SOMETHING HAPPENS TO SOMEONE. IT WOULD BE DISAPPOINTING AND SAD TO SEE IF THIS OCCURRENCE IS WHAT IT TAKES FOR NISSAN TO INVESTIGATE SUCH COMPLAINTS. *JB

Mileage: 18,700

WE PURCHASED THIS VAN IN SEP OF 2003. AT THE END OF OCT I WENT OUT TO LEAVE FOR WORK AND THE VAN WOULDN'T START. WE HAD IT TOWED (MY EXPENSE) TO THE DEALER. ONCE IT ARRIVED THERE IT STARTED FINE. A COUPLE WEEKS LATER IT DID THE SAME THING AND WE JUST WAITED UNTIL IT WARMED UP AND IT STARTED JUST FINE. WE DISCOVERED THAT IT WAS DOING THIS WHEN THE TEMPERATURE WAS BELOW 34 DEGREES. WE AGAIN TOOK IT TO THE DEALER AND THEY KEPT THE VAN FOR 2 1/2 WEEKS. THEY FINALLY TOLD US THAT THEY WERE FLYING IN A TECHNICIAN FROM CALIFORNIA TO CHANGE THE FUEL PUMP. HAVEN'T HAD THIS TROUBLE UNTIL NOW. AGAIN THIS WEEK I WENT TO LEAVE FOR WORK AND IT WOULDN'T START. (NOW IT'S 80 DEGREES OUTSIDE) THE WRECKER TRIED TO START IT 3 HOURS LATER AND IT STILL WOULDN'T START. BUT AFTER BEING TOWED AND BOUNCED AROUND IT STARTS AGAIN. THE DEALER HAS KEPT THE VAN AGAIN AND IS GOING TO CHANGE THE FUEL PUMP AGAIN. IN BETWEEN THESE 3 VISITS WE HAVE HAD TO TAKE IT IN NUMEROUS TIMES BECAUSE THE VAN WOULD HAVE NO POWER AND START OFF IN 2ND OR 3RD GEAR. EACH TIME WE TOOK IT IN WE WERE TOLD THAT NISSAN KNEW IT WAS A PROBLEM THEY JUST HADN'T FIGURED OUT HOW TO FIX IT YET. THIS WAS FINALLY FIXED 2 WEEKS AGO. WE HAVE TAKEN THE VAN IN BECAUSE THE DRIVER WINDOW STUTTERS AS IT'S ROLLED DOWN, THE DOORS RATTLE,THE PASSENGER SIDE SLIDING DOOR STICKS AND DIFFICULT TO OPEN, AND THE CARPET UNDER THE DRIVERS PEDDLES WAS CUT TOO SHORT AND KEPT PULLING LOOSE. EACH TIME I TAKE IT IN I'M TOLD THAT THERE IS NOTHING THAT CAN BE DONE. FOR THE WINDOW STUTTERING, THEY TOLD ME IT WAS THE WINDOW TINTING (BUT THE PASSENGER WINDOW IS FINE) WE ARE EXTREMELY DISSATISFIED WITH THIS VEHICLE. WE ARE ONE STEP AWAY FROM VIOLATING THE LEMON LAW. IT STATES THAT IF THE VEHICLE HAS TO BE TAKEN IN FOR 4 TIMES FOR THE SAME PROBLEM IN A YEAR IT'S A LEMON. WELL, WE ARE ON OUR 3RD VISIT NOW. I WOULD STRONGLY RECOMMEND THAT NO ONE PURCHASE THIS VAN. *JB

Mileage: 20,000

WHILE APPLYING THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL, THE VEHICLE FAILED TO ACCELERATE. WITHIN SECONDS OF PARKING THE VEHICLE A FIRE OCCURRED. THE VEHICLE DISPLAYED A DANGEROUSLY SLOW ACCELERATION AS IF THE TRANSMISSION WAS IN THE WRONG GEAR WHEN TRYING TO ACCELERATE THE VEHICLE. THERE WAS ALSO POOR FUEL ECONOMY (11.6 TO 12.1 MPG INSTEAD OF THE NORMAL 19-26 MPG). ALSO, WITHIN THE FIRST FEW WEEKS OF OWNERSHIP, THE POWER SLIDING DOOR ON THE RIGHT SIDE OPENED INDEPENDENTLY ON TWO OCCASIONS AND FAILED TO OPEN OR CLOSE ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS, THERE WERE PROBLEMS WITH THE CONTROL BUTTONS, THE RADIO TEXT DISPLAY ON THE DASH READ MALFUNCTION MULTIPLE TIMES AND SOMETIMES IT OCCURED WHEN THE ENGINE WAS STARTED. *AK *SC THERE WAS A PROBLEM WITH THE CATALYTIC CONVERTER. *JB

Mileage: 2,000

PURCHASED VEHICLE ON 1/6/04. ON 1/7/04 RADIO WOULD, INTERMITTENTLY CUT OUT. BROUGHT VEHICLE TO DEALER ON 1/9/04. WAS INSTRUCTED BY DEALER TO RETURN VEHICLE FOR REPAIR ON 1/15/04. TO COMPLETE THE REPAIR THE AUDIO UNIT WAS REPLACED. ON 1/31/04 RADIO REPEATED ORIGINAL PROBLEM OF CUTTING OUT, BROUGHT VEHICLE TO DEALERSHIP FOR VERIFICATION AS SERVICE WAS NOT OPEN. *JB

Mileage: 545

THE PASSENGER SIDE AUTOMATIC SLIDING DOOR OPENED INTERMITTENTLY WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS IN MOTION OR WHEN IT WAS SITTING STILL. WHEN THE DOOR OPENED IT WAS DIFFICULT TO CLOSE. IN ONE INSTANCE THE DOOR ACTUALLY SHUT ON THE CONSUMER. THE MANUFACTURER AND THE DEALER ARE AWARE OF THE PROBLEM. *NM

Mileage: 6,000

2004 NISSAN MAXIMA SL 3.5L V6 CURRENTLY FOUR FAILURES UNDER VARYING CONDITIONS CAUSE THE VEHICLE COMPUTER TO GO INTO "SAFE MODE", FLASH VDO AND CHECK ENGINE LIGHTS, AND IMMEDIATELY LOSE POWER, REDUCING SPEED TO APPROXIMATELY 20MPH. AUTHORIZED DEALER HAS REPAIRED EACH TIME AND EACH TIME REPORTED FIXED. NISSAN NORTH AMERICA RESTATES SAME, REFUSES TO REPLACE UNDER VA LEMON LAW. CAR OWNED 5 MONTHS, FOUR FAILURES, EACH OF WHICH COULD HAVE KILLED ME, MY FAMILY, OR FELLOW COMMUTERS. THIS CAR TRAVELS APPROXIMATELY 100 MILES PER DAY INTO DC FROM ASHBURN AS WELL AS SERVING FOR TRIPS AND AROUND-TOWN GENERAL FERRYING. NISSAN DOES NOT CARE ABOUT THE SAFETY OF MY FAMILY, FRIENDS, AND THOSE AROUND US. MULTIPLE INCEDENTS, NO FATALITIES - YET, NOR PROPERTY DAMAGED - YET.

Mileage: 7,925

REAR SLIDING PASSENGER DOOR SAFETY MECHANISM FOR DETECTING LIMBS/ETC. DOES NOT FUNCTION TO PROVIDE SAFETY. THIS MECHANISM FORCEFULLY PUSHED A 130 LB ADULT THAT WAS APPLYING SIGNIFICANT PRESSURE TO STOP THE DOOR, BEFORE HITTING A 2 YR OLD CHILD. ADULT UNABLE TO PREVENT DOOR FROM CLOSING, HAD TO PULL CHILD OUT OF HARM IN ADDITION TO SELF. *JB