2007 Nissan Quest

THE TIMING CHAIN ISSUE WAS OFFICIALLY CONFIRMED. WE WERE ASSURED BY THE TECHNICIAN AT NISSAN SANTA ROSA THAT UPON INVESTIGATION WE WERE NOT RESPONSIBLE FOR THE WEAR AND DAMAGE OF THE PARTS. I HAVE A CONCERN THAT THERE IS A POSSIBILITY THAT FRAUD AND DECEPTION WAS COMMITTED WHICH IS A VIOLATION OF THE DECEPTIVE TRADE PRACTICES ACT (DTPA). AS PER THE NATIONAL HIGHWAY TRAFFIC SAFETY ADMINISTRATION (NHTSA), THE UNITED STATES CODE FOR MOTOR VEHICLE SAFETY (TITLE 49, CHAPTER 301) DEFINES MOTOR VEHICLE SAFETY AS 'THE PERFORMANCE OF A MOTOR VEHICLE OR MOTOR VEHICLE EQUIPMENT IN A WAY THAT PROTECTS THE PUBLIC AGAINST UNREASONABLE RISK OF ACCIDENTS OCCURRING BECAUSE OF THE DESIGN, CONSTRUCTION, OR PERFORMANCE OF A MOTOR VEHICLE, AND AGAINST UNREASONABLE RISK OF DEATH OR INJURY IN AN ACCIDENT, AND INCLUDES NONOPERATIONAL SAFETY OF A MOTOR VEHICLE. GENERALLY, A SAFETY DEFECT IS DEFINED AS A PROBLEM THAT EXISTS IN A MOTOR VEHICLE OR ITEM OF MOTOR VEHICLE EQUIPMENT THAT: POSES AN RISK TO MOTOR VEHICLE SAFETY, AND MAY EXIST IN A GROUP OF VEHICLES OF THE SAME DESIGN OR MANUFACTURE, OR ITEMS OF EQUIPMENT OF THE SAME TYPE AND MANUFACTURE. A TECHNICAL SERVICE BULLETIN WAS ISSUED DUE TO THE HIGH VOLUME OF PROBLEMS WITH TIMING CHAINS. TIMING CHAINS WERE USED IN PLACE OF BELTS BECAUSE OF THE SUPPOSED MAINTENANCE FREE QUALITY THEY PROVIDED. UNLIKE BELTS, TIMING CHAINS ARE SUPPOSED TO BE GOOD FOR THE LIFE OF THE VEHICLE. HOWEVER, NISSAN WAS USING NYLON GEARS. METAL ON NYLON WILL WEAR OUT AND SHOULD NOT BE BOASTED AS 'GOOD FOR LIFETIME OF VEHICLE.' MULTIPLE WEBSITES AND FORUMS HAVE POSTED THE PROBLEMS AND EXPENSES INCURRED WITH THEIR NISSAN TIMING CHAIN ISSUES. THE NISSAN TECHNICIAN AT NISSAN SANTA ROSA STATED THAT THIS IS WHY NISSAN SWITCHED BACK TO USING BELTS BECAUSE SO MANY PEOPLE WERE HAVING ISSUES WITH THEIR 'LIFETIME CHAINS. *TR

VAN STARTED TO DEVELOP A JERK WHEN SHIFTING FROM PARK TO DRIVE AFTER VEHICLE HAS WARMED UP. WAS TOLD IT NEEDED MOTOR MOUNT AND SPENT $2300 AT NISSAN ON FRIDAY 11/30/12 TO HAVE SEVERAL REPAIRS INCLUDING THE FRONT MOTOR MOUNT. NO JERKING AFTER WORK WAS DONE UNTIL SUNDAY , 12/2/12. ON MONDAY 12/3/12 AFTER DRIVING MY CHILDREN TO SCHOOL, I PUT THE VEHICLE IN PARK TO OPEN THE POWER SIDE DOORS TO LET THEM OUT. WHEN SHIFTING BACK INTO DRIVE THE VEHICLE JERKED VIOLENTLY AND LURCHED FORWARD ABOUT 2 FEET. I DID NOT HIT THE VEHICLE IN FRONT OF ME BUT HAD THERE BEEN SOMEONE WALKING BETWEEN THE FRONT OF MY VEHICLE AND THE BACK OF THE VEHICLE IN FRONT OF ME, I PROBABLY WOULD HAVE HIT THEM. I DON'T THINK IT IS A MAJOR SAFETY ISSUE BUT THERE COULD BE A HAZARD IF THE VEHICLE JERKS FORWARD AT THE WRONG TIME. AFTER RESEARCHING ONLINE TONIGHT I FOUND THAT THIS IS A KNOWN DEFECT IN THE NISSAN ALTIMA, MAXIMA, AND QUEST VEHICLES THAT UTILIZE THIS TRANSMISSION. THERE IS A CLASS ACTION LAW SUIT AGAINST NISSAN FOR CONTINUING TO ALLOW THE DEFECTIVE TRANSMISSIONS TO BE UTILIZED AFTER THEY WERE AWARE OF THE PROBLEMS. SEE WEBSITE (HTTP://WWW.CHIMICLES.COM/NISSAN-TRANSMISSION-FAILURE-ALTIMA-MAXIMA-AND-QUEST-VEHICLES). THERE IS ALSO A WEBSITE WITH OWNER'S COMMENTS ON HAVING THE SAME TRANSMISSION FAILURES TOTALING OVER 150 VICTIMS, SEE WEBSITE HTTP://CLASSACTIONLAWSUITSINTHENEWS.COM/CLASS-ACTION-LAWSUIT-COMPLAINTS/NISSAN-MAXIMA-ALTIMA-QUEST-AUTOMATIC-TRANSMISSION-CLASS-ACTION-LAWSUIT-COMPLAINT/#COMMENTS. NISSAN REFUSES TO ISSUE A RECALL OR ANY ASSISTANCE WITH THE DEFECTIVE TRANSMISSION. SOME HAVE BEEN REPLACED JUST TO FAIL AGAIN IN LESS THAN A YEAR. A TRANSMISSION SHOULD NOT FAIL AT 65,000 MILES AS SEVERAL HAVE OR LAST LESS THAN A YEAR. NISSAN NEEDS TO BE HELD ACCOUNTABLE. *TR

I'VE BEEN IGNORING THIS PROBLEM SINCE I BOUGHT THE VEHICLE. NOW IT IS COMPLETELY DEAD. THE PROBLEM WAS, EVERYTIME I TRIED TO CLOSE THE DRIVER'S SIDE WINDOW, IT AUTOMATICALLY REOPENED ABOUT 6INCHES DOWN BY ITSELF. IN ORDER TO CLOSE IT COMPLETELY, I HAVE HOLD UP THE SWITCH FOR ABOUT 30SEC. TO 1MIN. I WONDER IF ANYBODY ELSE HAS THIS ISSUE. IF IT IS, IS IT STILL COVERS UNDER MANUFACTURING WARRANTY. *TR

AT 60000 MILES HAD TO REPLACE THE PASSENGER WHEEL BEARING AND ABS SENSOR IN THE VEHICLE. AT 90000 MILES A KNOCKING SOUND BEGAN TO COME FROM THE ENGINE WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS STOPPED OR IN PARK. MECHANIC ADVISED THIS WAS DUE TO THE TIMING CHAIN, WHICH IS A PROBLEM DUE TO THE PLASTIC PARTS THAT NISSAN USES TO HOLD THE TENSION ON THE CHAIN. THIS IS A KNOWN PROBLEM WITH THIS MODEL VEHICLE AS NUMEROUS COMPLAINANTS HAVE BEEN FILED. CONCERNED THAT NISSAN KNEW IT HAD A BAD COMPONENT AND HAS NOT FIXED THE PROBLEM THAT EXIST. ALSO, NOW THE DRIVER SIDE WHEEL BEARING IS BAD AND NEEDS TO BE REPLACED. STARTED TO HAVE PROBLEMS WITH THE BRAKES AROUND 30000. FIXED THE BRAKES WITH OE PARTS, AND THEN BEGAN TO HAVE PROBLEMS WITH THE ROTORS. TECHNICIAN ADVISED THESE PROBLEMS CAME FROM THE ROTORS GETTING HOT. HAD THE ROTORS TURNED WHICH DID NOT WORK. NOW I AM GOING TO HAVE TO REPLACE THE ROTORS ON THE FRONT OF THE VEHICLE. WINDOW MOTOR ALSO HAS WENT BAD IN THE VEHICLE. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 NISSAN QUEST. WHILE PARKED, THE CONTACT HEARD A WHINING NOISE COMING FROM THE ENGINE. THE FAILURE ALSO OCCURRED WHILE DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE NOISE HAD BECOME LOUDER WHEN DRIVING AT FASTER SPEEDS. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTICS WHERE THE TECHNICIAN STATED THAT THE TIMING CHAIN TENSIONER WOULD HAVE TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 78,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 NISSAN QUEST. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 65 MPH, THE SPEEDOMETER ABRUPTLY DISPLAYED A READING OF 45 MPH. THE ANTI LOCK BRAKING SYSTEM AND TRACKING CONTROL SYSTEM LIGHTS ALSO ILLUMINATED DURING THE FAILURE. THE CONTACT MANEUVERED TO THE SHOULDER AND SHUT THE VEHICLE OFF. UPON RESTART, THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO SAFELY DRIVE THE VEHICLE TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER. THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE ANTI LOCK BRAKING ACTUATOR AND WHEEL BEARINGS NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 87,000. THE CONSUMER STATE THE BRAKE ACTUATOR WAS REPLACED.

LOUD SQUEALING NOISE FROM SECONDARY TIMING CHAIN TENSIONERS IN ENGINE. WAS TOLD IF TENSIONERS BREAK, TIMING CHAIN WOULD RELEASE INTO ENGINE AND CAUSE A HAZARD. DEALERSHIP FIXED IT- $1700 AND THE SECONDARY TENSIONERS ARE WORN AND CHEAP. THE NEW ONES ARE MUCH DIFFERENT. IF I HAD NOT HAD THE SQUEALING NOISE, THE TIMING CHAIN WOULD HAVE BEEN RELEASED INSIDE THE ENGINE. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 NISSAN QUEST. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE ABS, TRACTION CONTROL AND SLIP WARNING LIGHTS WERE ILLUMINATED AND THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER. THE DEALER ADVISED THAT THE ABS ACTUATOR PUMP MOTOR HAD FAILED. THE SERVICE DEPARTMENT WAS CALLED AND STATED THAT THE FAILURE WAS UNUSUAL BUT COULD HAVE BEEN CAUSED BY HEAVY SNOWS AND MOISTURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 74,884 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 75,480.