2009 NISSAN QUEST Problems & Recalls
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Nissan North America, Inc. (Nissan) is recalling certain 2008-2011 Titan, Frontier, Xterra, Pathfinder, Armada, and 2008-2009 Quest vehicles. The resin emblem on the driver's air bag cover may develo...
NISSAN IS RECALLING CERTAIN MODEL YEAR 2008-2010 TITAN, ARMADA, AND INFINITI QX56, AND MODEL YEAR 2008-2009 NISSAN QUEST VEHICLES. THE BRAKE PEDAL PIVOT PIN END WAS NOT SPIN-FORMED TO SPECIFICATION D...
The contact owned a 2009 Nissan Quest. The contact stated while driving 40 MPH, she did not notice that the traffic light had turned red and continued driving. Another oncoming vehicle made a left turn in front of her. The contact stated that she swerved and the front end of the vehicle hit a pole. ...
The contact owns a 2009 Nissan Quest. The contact stated that the passenger's side rear sliding door inadvertently opened while the vehicle was locked. Additionally, there was water build-up in the passenger's side rear sliding door track and an unknown burn mark on the floorboard. The vehicle was n...
Mileage: 116,521
Power window motor repeatedly goes out on the driver's side. The passenger door that opens automatically by the button has a motor that does not stay working.
Power window motor repeatedly goes out on the driver's side. The passenger door that opens automatically by the button has a motor that does not stay working.
STEERING LOCKS UP AT LOW/HIGH SPEEDS. RACK AND PINION COMES APART INTERNALLY. CAN CAUSE ACCIDENT/DEATH. FIRST STEERING WILL BE SLOW IN COLD WEATHER MAKING NOISE SECOND METAL SHOWS UP IN POWER STEERING RESIVORE THIRD A DRAGGING POPPING NOISE FROM STEERING FORTH FAILURE STEERING SYSTEM. COULD BR...
AFTER COMPLETELY FUELING THE TANK, THE CAR RUNS FOR ABOUT 2 TO 3 MILES AND THEN BECOMES TO SAY THAT THAT FUELING TANK IS EMPTY. ITS BEEN OCCURRING FOR THE PAST 4 YEARS. WE'VE TRIED CHANGING THE FUEL PUMP AND THE FUEL CAP, BUT IT STILL CONTINUES TO SHOW THAT THE FUEL TANK IS EMPTY. WHILE DRIVING ON T...
Mileage: 120,000
WHEN I PUT MY CAR INTO REVERSE, THE CAR 'REVED UP' AND BEGAN MOVING FORWARD. WITH ALL OF MY MIGHT, I PUSHED DOWN ON THE BRAKES. THE CAR WAS STILL MOVING FORWARD, SO I THEN PUT THE CAR INTO 'PARK'. AT THAT POINT, IT MADE A HIDEOUS GRINDING NOISE, SO I IMMEDIATELY TURNED THE CAR OFF. ABOUT 30 SEC...
Mileage: 111,600
WHEN OUR VEHICLE WAS HIT ON THE DRIVERS SIDE THE DRIVERS SEAT RECLINED BACK CAUSING SERIOUS INJURIES. CURRENTLY THERE ARE ONLY RECALLS ON THE 2008 NISSAN QUEST PAWL SYSTEM. I DO NOT HAVE IMAGES BECAUSE EMS PUSHED THE SEATS FORWARD. THE VEHICLE WAS IN MOTION WHEN ANOTHER VEHICLE RAN A STOP SIGN AND H...
Mileage: 119,000
ALL FOUR MOTOR MOUNTS HAVE GONE OUT WITHIN THE YEAR. DURING ONE INSTANCE 3 MOUNTS WENT OUT AT ONCE. I WAS DRIVING DOWN THE HIGHWAY WHEN I HEARD CLANKING NOISE. I IMMEDIATELY TOOK THE CAR INTO THE SHOP. WHILE THERE I WAS TOLD THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM WITH THIS MODEL.
Mileage: 86,000
THE VEHICLE GAS GAUGE SHOWED 1/4 OF A TANK OF GAS. THE VEHICLE STOPPED. THERE WAS NO GAS IN THE TANK AND I HAD TO CALL FOR ASSISTANCE. THIS ALSO HAPPENED 6/6/15.
I WAS DRIVING CAR AND SLIP,TRACTION, AND ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON AND CAR STOPPED.THE CAR STARTED AGAIN, BUT WAS DRIVING VERY SLOW AND WAS STRUGGLING TO MOVE.
Mileage: 81,000
I WAS DRIVING CAR AND SLIP,TRACTION, AND ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON AND CAR STOPPED.THE CAR STARTED AGAIN, BUT WAS DRIVING VERY SLOW AND WAS STRUGGLING TO MOVE.
Mileage: 81,000
I WAS DRIVING CAR AND SLIP,TRACTION, AND ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON AND CAR STOPPED.THE CAR STARTED AGAIN, BUT WAS DRIVING VERY SLOW AND WAS STRUGGLING TO MOVE.
Mileage: 81,000
OUR GAS GAUGE INDICATED THAT WE HAD 1/4 TANK OF GAS. THE TANK WAS EMPTY. WE ENDED UP STRANDED ON THE HIGHWAY IN 80 DEGREE WEATHER WITH TWO YOUNG CHILDREN IN THE CAR TILL AAA WAS ABLE TO BRING US GAS. WE GOT TO THE GAS STATION AND FILLED UP AND THE TANK LITERALLY TOOK OVER 20 GALLONS, WHICH MEANS IT ...
Mileage: 88,500
WE RECEIVED A LETTER ON JAN 9, 2015 FROM NISSAN NORTH AMERICA ADVISING THAT THERE WAS A POTENTIAL PROBLEM WITH THE FUEL GAUGE AND THAT WE MUST MAINTAIN AT LEAST A HALF TANK OF GAS UNTIL THEY REPAIRED THE PROBLEM. THEY ADVISED THEY WOULD CONTACT US WITHIN A FEW MONTHS TO DO SO. THEY HAVE NOT CONTAC...
Mileage: 100,000
FUEL GAUGE GOES TO NEAR EMPTY AND THEN STARTS TO SHOW MORE GAS IN TANK THEN IS REALLY THERE. DRIVER RUNS RISK OF RUNNING OUT OF GAS BASED ON FAULTY READING ON FUEL GAUGE. *TR
Mileage: 85,000
THIS NISSAN QUEST HAD THE REAR BRAKE PADS CHANGED IN DECEMBER 2014. THIS WILL BE THE 3RD SET (INCLUDING THE ORIGINAL ONES WHEN PURCHASED) OF BRAKES ON THE REAR SINCE THE VEHICLE WAS PURCHASE NEW AT THE DEALER. THE FRONT BRAKE PADS ARE ALSO ON THEIR 3RD SET. THE DEALERSHIP STATES IT IS MY BRAKING ...
Mileage: 36,000
SLIDING DOOR(S). WHILE REVIEWING OTHERS COMPLAINTS OF THE NISSAN QUEST, I FOUND I WAS NOT ALONE WITH THE MANUAL SLIDING DOORS. THE DRIVER SIDE MANUAL SLIDING DOOR GETS STUCK RANDOMLY, AND ONE MUST PULL ON IT SO HARD (TO GET IT OPEN), THAT ONE IS FEARFUL OF THE HANDLE BREAKING OFF. THIS ISSUE IS N...
Mileage: 50,000
WAS TOLD BY THE DEALER THAT THE FRONT ENGINE MOUNT NEEDS TO BE REPLACED, AS IT WAS STARTING TO WEAR. THE ENGINE WAS NOT MOVING AT ALL AT THIS TIME. IN DECEMBER 2014 WAS TOLD AGAIN OF THE ENGINE MOUNT AT THE DEALER (ENGINE STILL NOT MOVING). SPOKE WITH MECHANIC REGARDING ISSUE AND WHY HE THINKS IT...
Mileage: 84,000
BOTH PASSENGER SIDE WINDOW HAVE A RATTLING NOISE. I BRING IN THE DEALER SEVERAL TIMES. HOWEVER, EVERY TIME IT GETTING WORSE. THIS IS IN 2009. FINALLY, JUST GIVE UP ON THIS. NISSAN REFUSE TO REPLACE WITH ANOTHER VEHICLE EVEN THOUGH IT WAS WITHIN 30 DAYS OF PURCHASE. THE DEALER SHIP AND NISSAN COMPANY...
Mileage: 20
WITHIN 6 MONTHS OF PURCHASE OF THIS VEHICLE I HAVE BEEN HAVING SEVERE SAFETY ISSUES ON THIS VEHICLE. IT INITIALLY STARTED OUT AS AN INTERMITTENT PROBLEM WHICH TOOK QUITE SOME TIME TO REPLICATE SINCE A SPECIFIC CHAIN OF EVENTS HAD TO BE FOLLOWED. BUT SINCE THEN, THE PROBLEM CAN BE REPLICATED AT WILL ...
Mileage: 31,573
WITHIN 6 MONTHS OF PURCHASE OF THIS VEHICLE I HAVE BEEN HAVING SEVERE SAFETY ISSUES ON THIS VEHICLE. IT INITIALLY STARTED OUT AS AN INTERMITTENT PROBLEM WHICH TOOK QUITE SOME TIME TO REPLICATE SINCE A SPECIFIC CHAIN OF EVENTS HAD TO BE FOLLOWED. BUT SINCE THEN, THE PROBLEM CAN BE REPLICATED AT WILL ...
Mileage: 31,573
WITHIN 6 MONTHS OF PURCHASE OF THIS VEHICLE I HAVE BEEN HAVING SEVERE SAFETY ISSUES ON THIS VEHICLE. IT INITIALLY STARTED OUT AS AN INTERMITTENT PROBLEM WHICH TOOK QUITE SOME TIME TO REPLICATE SINCE A SPECIFIC CHAIN OF EVENTS HAD TO BE FOLLOWED. BUT SINCE THEN, THE PROBLEM CAN BE REPLICATED AT WILL ...
Mileage: 31,573
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A HONDA 2009 NISSAN QUEST S/SE/SL. THE LEFT AND RIGHT SLIDING DOORS FAILED. THE DOORS DO NOT CLOSE AUTOMATICALLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER SEVERAL TIMES; HOWEVER, THE FAILURE COULDN'T BE RECREATED; THEREFORE, THE DEALER STATED THAT NOTHING WAS WRONG WITH THE VEHICLE. T...
Mileage: 3,100
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A HONDA 2009 NISSAN QUEST S/SE/SL. THE LEFT AND RIGHT SLIDING DOORS FAILED. THE DOORS DO NOT CLOSE AUTOMATICALLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER SEVERAL TIMES; HOWEVER, THE FAILURE COULDN'T BE RECREATED; THEREFORE, THE DEALER STATED THAT NOTHING WAS WRONG WITH THE VEHICLE. T...
Mileage: 3,100
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 NISSAN QUEST. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHEN TRYING TO DEPRESS THE BRAKE PEDAL, THE VEHICLE DID NOT SLOW DOWN. SHE HAD TO PUMP THE BRAKES TO ACTIVATE THEM. THE FAILURE ALMOST CAUSED TWO ACCIDENTS. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALERSHIP AND TEST DRIVEN BUT THE FAIL...
Mileage: 3,000
WENT ON A ROAD TRIP. OUR NEW NISSAN QUEST 2009 WAS FINE UNTIL AFTER 4 HOURS OF DRIVING AND THEN SUDDENLY THE STEERING WHEEL STARTED TO SHAKE. IT SHOOK SO BADLY THAT WE THOUGHT WE HAD A FLAT TIRE. IT CONTINUED TO SHAKE UNTIL WE PULLED OVER TO THE SHOULDER AND COME TO A COMPLETE STOP. WE WENT BACK...
Mileage: 2,500
WENT ON A ROAD TRIP. OUR NEW NISSAN QUEST 2009 WAS FINE UNTIL AFTER 4 HOURS OF DRIVING AND THEN SUDDENLY THE STEERING WHEEL STARTED TO SHAKE. IT SHOOK SO BADLY THAT WE THOUGHT WE HAD A FLAT TIRE. IT CONTINUED TO SHAKE UNTIL WE PULLED OVER TO THE SHOULDER AND COME TO A COMPLETE STOP. WE WENT BACK...
Mileage: 2,500
I HAVE CUSTOMER FEEDBACK/CONCERN ON THE NISSAN QUEST 2009. LAST WEEK THE VAN OWNER WAS PUTTING THE KIDS IN THE BACK OF THE VAN AND ASKED THE THREE YEAR OLD TO GET IN THE CAR WHILE SHE WAS HELPING THE OTHER 2 YEAR OLD GET IN AS WELL. THE SLIDING DOOR WAS OPENED, MOVED TO THE END BUT NOT LATCHED IN T...