2004 Nissan Quest

WE BOUGHT OUR QUEST USED FROM A HONDA DEALERSHIP IN DECEMBER 2008. WE WERE TOLD IT WAS IN VERY GOOD CONDITION. THE ELECTRIC DOORS DO NOT ALWAYS OPEN OR CLOSE WHEN WE WANT THEM TO... THEY SEEM TO HAVE A MIND OF THEIR OWN. THE PASSENGER AIRBAGS TURN THEMSELVES ON AND OFF. AFTER ONLY DRIVING IT FOR A FEW MONTHS, THE FRONT END STARTED POPPING WHEN WE WOULD TURN A CORNER. WE CHECKED THE LOWER BALL JOINTS, BEING AS THIS IS A TYPICAL CHARACTERISTIC. THERE WAS NO PROBLEM WITH THEM. WE CONTINUED TO DRIVE IT. ABOUT 3 MONTHS AGO, THE VAN STARTED SHAKING REAL BAD WHEN WE WOULD BRAKE, AND THE FRONT TIRES STARTED LIFTING TREAD. WE TOOK THE VAN TO A MECHANIC TO CHECK THE ALIGNMENT AND SOURCE OF SHAKING. HE TOLD US THE ALIGNMENT WAS FINE... NO ADJUSTMENTS WERE NEEDED. HE SAID THE POPPING WAS THE BALL JOINTS. WE BOUGHT TWO NEW BALL JOINTS, AND UPON REMOVING THE CONTROL ARM AND BALL JOINT ASSEMBLY, WE REALIZED THE PROBLEM WAS IN THE REAR BUSHING OF THE FRONT CONTROL ARM, NOT THE BALL JOINT. THE RUBBER IS ROTTED OUT. YOU CAN NOT SEE THIS PROBLEM UNTIL YOU REMOVE THE WHOLE ARM. I WAS TOLD I HAD TO HIT A CURB REALLY HARD TO BREAK THESE, BUT HAVE NOT HIT ANY CURBS HARD EVER IN THIS VAN. I FEEL THE DEALER SHOULD HAVE TO FIX THIS, SINCE I HAVE NOTICED THIS IS AN EXTREMEMLY REOCCURING PROBLEM WITH THIS YEAR/MAKE/MODEL. UPON REPLACING THE TIRES, THE NEW ONES TREADS ARE LIFTING. THEY WERE REPLACED 6 WEEKS AGO. *TR

5/10/08-JUST HAD A FRONT END COLLISION IN OUR 2004 NISSAN QUEST MINIVAN CARRYING MYSELF, HUSBAND & 3 CHILDREN-ONE IN A CARSEAT. DRIVER IN OTHER VEHICLE FAILED TO YIELD TO MY RIGHT OF WAY AND IMPACT WAS MADE BY MY VAN TO THE SIDE OF HER CAR WITH ME GOING APPROX. 35MPH AND SHE WAS GOING ABOUT THE SAME. MY BODY CAME FORWARD EVEN WITH THE SEATBELT BUCKLED, MY SONS CHESTS ARE BRUISED FROM THE SEATBELTS AND NONE...NONE...OF THE AIRBAGS IN THAT VAN DEPLOYED!!! WE BOUGHT THE VAN FOR SAFETY REASONS! WE PURCHASED IT BECAUSE OF THE SIDE CURTAIN AIRBAGS & NOT EVEN THE FRONT AIRBAGS DEPLOYED! I WANT THIS LOOKED INTO AND I WANT SOME ANSWERS AS TO WHY THEY DIDN'T DEPLOY. WERE THERE EVEN AIRBAGS IN THE VAN? OBVIOUSLY WE HAVEN'T SEEN THE DAMAGE IN DAYLIGHT HOURS, BUT AT THOSE SPEEDS AND SINCE WE HIT HEAD ON AT THE VERY LEAST THE AIRBAGS IN FRONT SHOULD HAVE DEPLOYED. THANK YOU. *TR

ON 1-11-08 I WAS INVOLVED IN A SINGLE CAR COLLISION IN MY 2004 NISSAN QUEST. I WAS AVOIDING ANOTHER VEHICLE AND SWERVED INTO A CEMENT BARRIER WAL, HEAD ON. I THEN TRIED TO CORRECT THE VEHICLE AND STRUCK THE RIGHT FRONT BUMPER INTO ANOTHER CEMENT WALL. NEITHER AIRBAG DEPLOYED. MY VEHICLE HAS BEEN LOOKED AT BY PROGRESSIVE AND A BODY SHOP, PLUS SENT FOR DIAGNOSTICS TO A NISSAN DEALER. EVERYONE AGREES THE AIRBAGS SHOULD HAVE DEPLOYED. *TR

MY 2004 NISSAN QUEST PASSENGER AIRBAG SENSOR LIGHT OCCASIONALLY COMES ON, SIGNALING THAT IT WILL NOT DEPLOY, WHILE MY WIFE IS SEATED IN IT. SHE WEIGHS 120 POUNDS. THOUGH THE SENSOR IS SUPPOSEDLY WORKING CORRECTLY - I WOULD DESCRIBE THIS AS A DESIGN FLAW. THE SENSOR USUALLY RECOGNIZES HER IN THE SEAT, BUT IF SHE SITS OFF TO THE SIDE, CROSS-LEGGED OR WITH A FOOT PROPPED UP, IT DOES NOT WORK. NISSAN USA AND OUR DEALER SAY EVERYTHING IS FINE AND WILL NOT ADJUST ANYTHING OR ALLOW THE AIRBAG TO ALWAYS DEPLOY. I ADVISED THEM OF MY WIFE'S WEIGHT AND SIZE - AND THEY SAY THE SEAT AND AIRBAG ARE FINE. A PASSENGER OF THIS WEIGHT SHOULD ALWAYS HAVE AN AIRBAG DEPLOY, REGARDLESS OF FOOT POSITION, IF THE CAR IS FLIPPING OVER OR WHETHER ONE'S BODY IS CENTRALLY LOCATED OVER THE SEAT. NISSAN DISAGREES. "PASSENGER WASN'T SITTING CORRECTLY: R.I.P. -NISSAN". *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 NISSAN QUEST. WHILE DRIVING 65 MPH, THE CONTACT DROVE OVER A TIE DOWN STRAP AND BOTH FRONT AIR BAGS DEPLOYED WITHOUT WARNING. THERE WAS NO CRASH OR ANY TYPE OF IMPACT INVOLVED. THE DRIVER SUSTAINED MINOR BURNS ON HER LEFT WRIST AND BICEP ALONG WITH BRUISES ON HER HIP. THE FRONT SEAT PASSENGER SUSTAINED MINOR BURNS, CUTS, AND SCRATCHES ON HER CHEST. AS OF JULY 10, 2007, THE DEALER HAS NOT INSPECTED THE VEHICLE TO DETERMINE THE CAUSE OF FAILURE. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 37,500.

I WAS DRIVING ON A SIDE ROAD WITH MY DAUGHTERS IN THE CAR WHEN THE AIRBAG DEPLOYED FOR NO REASON. TEN MIN UTES LATER THE CAR ALARM SOUNDED FOR 15 MINUTES NISSAN IS CLAIMING FROM THE INSPECTION THAT I WAS IN A MODERATE TO SEVERE COLLISION. THIS IS TOTALLY NOT TRUE. MY DAUGHTERS CAN ATTEST TO THIS. THERE ARE SCRAPS UNDER MY CAR FROM THE LONG GRAVEL DRIVEWAY THAT I USE TO DRIVE TO A HORSE FARM. THEY ARE USING THESE SCRAPS AS EVIDENCE OF A COLLISION. THEY WILL NOT REPAIR THE AIRBAG OR SEATBELT. THIS IS A HUGE SAFETY ISSUE FOR ALL 2004 QUEST OWNERS.*AK

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.

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED THE AIRBAGS FAIL TO OPERATE IN THE VEHICLE. THERE IS A NHTSA RECALL, #04V103000 CONCERNING THE AIRBAGS FRONTAL SENSOR/CONTROL MODULE; HOWEVER THE RECALL DID NOT CORRECT THE PROBLEM. THE VEHICLE IS HAVING THE SAME PROBLEMS AGAIN. THE DEALER WAS ALERTED HOWEVER NO ADDITIONAL REPAIRS WERE MADE. UPDATED 03/20/06. *JB

CAR WAS BROUGHT IN FOR A RECALL OF THE AIRBAG SENSOR AND THE AUTOMATIC SLIDING SIDE DOOR. AIRBAG SENSOR IS STILL NOT FUNCTIONING PROPERLY AFTER 4 ATTEMPTS AT FIXING IT. SIDE DOOR NOT PROPERLY FUNCTIONING BUT SERVICE DEPARTMENT CAN'T 'DUPLICATE' IT SO THEY SAY IT'S FINE. CAR IS STILL IN THE SHOP, WILL BE FOR A TOTAL (FOR THIS TRIP) OF ALMOST 4 WEEKS, UNTIL A REP FROM NISSAN COMES TO TRY AND FIX IT. ELECTRICAL SYSTEM IS A MESS, LIGHTS, WINDOWS, POWER SEATS, DOORS, SEEM TO ACT ON THEIR OWN. NISSAN REFUSES TO BELIEVE ME! DRIVER SIDE PASSENGER (NON-POWER) DOOR STICKS, CAN BARELY OPEN IT MYSELF. FLAT TIRE LIGHT COMES ON WHEN TEMPERATURE OUTSIDE DIPS. BEWARE OF AIRBAG SENSOR, TRY TO CHECK IT YOURSELF USING DIFFERENT WEIGHT PEOPLE. VERY DANGEROUS! *JB