1995 Nissan Quest

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.

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.

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