2007 Nissan Quest

DURING COLD WEATHER THE BACK, SLIDING, DOORS FREEZE SHUT. IT TAKES A VERY LONG TIME FOR THEM TO "DEFROST" AND BE OPENED. ADDITIONALLY, I HAVE A SMALL CHILD IN A CARSEAT AND I NEED TO CLIMB THROUGH TO THE BACK SEATS FROM THE FRONT TO BUCKLE THEM IN. LASTLY, WHEN THE DOORS DO FINALLY THAW THE "DOOR AJAR" LIGHT COMES ON AND I NEED TO PULL OVER AND OPEN/CLOSE IT. *TR

I HAVE A 2007 NISSAN QUEST. I HAVE NOTICED A HUMMING SOUND COMING FROM THE ENGINE. I GET REGULAR OIL CHANGES AND ASKED THE SERVICE TECH TO SEE IF HE COULD ALSO HEAR THE NOISE. HE SAID THAT IT SOUNDED LIKE IT WAS COMING FROM MY TIMING CHAIN. I TOOK IT TO THE NEAREST NISSAN DEALERSHIP SERVICE CENTER AND THEY CONFIRMED THAT IT WAS THE TIMING CHAIN. I WAS QUOTED $3300 TO REPAIR MY VEHICLE. I ALSO TOOK MY VEHICLE TO ANOTHER AUTO SHOP AND TWO LI MASTER TECHNICIANS WERE IN COMPLETE DISBELIEF THAT THIS WAS INDEED THE PROBLEM. MY CONCERN IS THAT IF NISSAN KNEW ABOUT THIS PROBLEM BEFORE I BOUGHT THE VEHICLE THEN WHY IS IT THAT I WILL NOW HAVE TO PUT $3300 INTO A VEHICLE THAT I STILL OWE $15,000 ON AND IF I TRADE IT IN I WILL HAVE ABOUT $5,000 IN NEGATIVE EQUITY? I BOUGHT A NISSAN BECAUSE I THOUGHT IT WOULD LAST ME A LONG TIME. AFTER WE PAID IT OFF WE WERE PLANNING ON PURCHASING A NISSAN TITAN BUT PROBABLY NOT NOW. I AM SADDENED AND DISAPPOINTED THAT MY CAR IS ONLY TWO YEARS OLD AND IT'S PARKED UNTIL I CAN AFFORD THE REPAIR. *TR

I OWN A NISSAN QUEST WITH THE MICHELIN PAX RUN-FLAT TIRE SYSTEM. THE PAX RUN-FLAT TIRE SYSTEM IS A DEFECTIVE PRODUCT. I PURCHASED THE CAR IN NOVEMBER 2007. BY 13 MONTHS, AT 18,000 MILES, 2 OF THE TIRES HAD WORN TO THE POINT WHERE THE DEALER SAID THEY NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. AT 20,600 MILES WE HAD ALL 4 TIRES REPLACED. IN 32NDS OF AN INCH, SEARS MEASURED THE TREAD AT : LEFT FRONT - 1,0,0, RIGHT FRONT - 2,2,1, RIGHT REAR - 3,3,4, LEFT REAR WAS SIMILAR TO RIGHT REAR BUT HAD ALREADY BEEN REPLACED DUE TO A NAIL IN IT. MICHELIN HAD TO COURIER A COMPLETE TIRE AND WHEEL ASSEMBLY TO MY HOME ON THE NAILED TIRE BECAUSE THERE IS NO TIRE DEALER WITHIN 20 MILES OF US IN DOWNTOWN CHICAGO THAT CAN WORK ON THE PAX TIRES OTHER THAN PERHAPS A HONDA DEALER WHO TOLD US THEY WOULD NOT WORK ON A NISSAN. OUR NISSAN DEALER IS NOT EQUIPPED TO WORK ON THIS TIRE. OUR SITUATION IS NOT UNIQUE. A WEB SEARCH TURNS UP MANY PEOPLE WHO HAVE WRITTEN ABOUT PREMATURE WEAR AND BLOWOUTS WITH THE PAX TIRE SYSTEM. THERE ARE 2 CLASS-ACTION LAWSUITS RELATED TO THE PAX SYSTEM, ONE AGAINST HONDA AND MICHELIN AND ONE AGAINST NISSAN AND MICHELIN. WITH THE WHEELS ON OUR NEW CAR WE CAN ONLY HAVE PAX TIRES SO EITHER WE NEED TO SPEND THOUSANDS OF DOLLARS TO REPLACE THE WHEELS, POTENTIALLY VOIDING OUR WARRANTY, OR CONTINUE TO REPLACE OUR TIRES EVERY 20,000 MILES, ASSUMING WE CAN GET THEM. IT TOOK A WEEK TO HAVE REPLACEMENT TIRES SHIPPED TO CHICAGO. I CAN ONLY IMAGINE THAT THE PROBLEM WILL GET WORSE THE LONGER WE OWN THE CAR. MICHELIN HAS END OF LIFE THE PRODUCT AND ONLY MANUFACTURES NEW PAX TIRES FOR THOSE ALREADY ON THE ROAD. THIS DECLARATION WAS MADE BY MICHELIN A MERE 4 MONTHS AFTER WE PURCHASED OUR CAR NEW. THE MICHELIN PAX TIRE SYSTEM NEEDS TO BE RECALLED FOR HONDA ODYSSEY AND NISSAN QUEST VEHICLES FOR PREMATURE WEAR, DANGER OF BLOWOUTS AND LACK OF PEOPLE THAT CAN SERVICE THEM. NISSAN AND HONDA NEED TO BE FORCED TO REPLACE THE PAX WHEELS WITH WHEELS THAT CAN ACCEPT NORMAL TIRES. *TR

I BOUGHT MY 2007 NISSAN QUEST IN APRIL 2008 WITH ONLY 26 MILES ON IT. I NOTICED WITHIN A COUPLE MONTHS THAT WHEN GOING OVER 30 MILES AN HOUR THE BRAKES DID NOT ENGAGE RIGHT AWAY AND I HAD TO PUMP THEM ONCE OR TWICE TO GET THEM TO WORK MUCH LIKE MY 20 YEAR OLD CAR WHEN I WAS A TEEN. IN SEPT 08 I WAS IN AN ACCIDENT WHEN DRIVING 35 MILES AN HOUR WITH A GOOD 5-6 CAR LENGTHS AWAY WHEN THE CAR IN FRONT OF ME SUDDENLY STOPPED AND I COULD NOT STOP. THERE WAS NOT ENOUGH TIME TO PUMP THE BRAKES AND WHEN I PUSHED HARD ON THE BRAKE IT WENT MUSH ALL THE WAY TO THE FLOOR. I ENDED UP HITTING THE CAR IN FRONT OF ME HITTING MY HEAD AND GETTING A CONCUSSION. I WAS OUT OF WORK FOR 2 WEEKS, HAD OVER $6,000 DAMAGE TO MY VAN AND OVER $4,000 DAMAGE TO THE CAR IN FRONT OF ME WHO THEN HIT THE VAN IN FRONT OF IT AND CAUSED $3,000 DAMAGE TO IT. IN TOTAL 4 PEOPLE WERE INJURED I WAS INJURED THE WORST AND SPENT THE NIGHT IN THE HOSPITAL. WHEN THE BODY SHOP SENT MY VAN OVER TO THE NISSAN DEALER TO CHECK THE BRAKES THEY SAID THEY RESET THE ABS AND THEY SEEMED FINE. I TALKED TO THEM AND ASKED WHERE THEY TESTED THE BRAKES THEIR ANSWER WAS IN THEIR PARKING LOT AND AROUND THE BLOCK. I ASKED THEM TO DRIVE WITH ME OVER 35 MILES, THEY REFUSED AND SAID THE BRAKES WERE FINE. SINCE THAT TIME I HAVE HAD TO DRIVE 10+ CAR LENGTHS BEHIND EVERYONE TO MAKE SURE I HAVE TIME TO PUMP THE SOFT BRAKES. IF I HAD THE MONEY TO EAT THE COST OF BUYING A NEW VAN WHEN I STILL OWE SO MUCH ON THIS ONE I WOULD BE DOING IT NOW. *TR

OUR VEHICLE 2007 NISSAN QUEST WAS PURCHASED NEW. IT HAS LESS THAN 50,000 MILES. WE ARE ALREADY REPLACING BRAKE PADS AND ROTORS. WE HAVE HAD SOME ELECTRICAL ISSUES RECENTLY WITH THE WINDOWS NOT ALWAYS WORKING. THE BATTERY HAD TO BE REPLACED AT 30,000 MILES. WE HAVE NEVER EXPERIENCED PROBLEMS LIKE THIS WITH A VEHICLE THIS NEW OR THAT WE PAID THIS MUCH FOR. HAVE THERE BEEN PROBLEMS LIKE THIS REPORTED? *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 NISSAN QUEST. THE VEHICLE HAS MICHELIN PAX (NA) TIRES. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE RUN FLAT TIRE FLATTENED. RUN FLAT MEANS THAT THE TIRE CAN BE DRIVEN FLAT FOR 125 MILES; HOWEVER, THE CONTACT DROVE 300 MILES. HE CALLED THE NISSAN MANUFACTURER AND WAS INFORMED TO TAKE THE VEHICLE TO POCA, WV TO A MICHELIN REPAIR SHOP. THE SHOP HAS HAD THE VEHICLE FOR MORE THAN 35 DAYS AND HE DOES NOT KNOW WHEN IT CAN BE RETRIEVED. THE SHOP DOES NOT HAVE THE TIRES AND THE LINER THAT ARE NEEDED TO REPAIR THE TIRE. THE TIRE SIZE AND DOT NUMBER WERE UNKNOWN; HOWEVER, HE PROVIDED THE FOLLOWING NUMBERS: 225-700R48OA, MXV4. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 29,400. UPDATED 3/5/09 *CN THE TIRE WAS LOOSING 3-4 POUNDS OF A AIR A WEEK. THE DEALER PLUGGED THE TIRE, HOWEVER THE CONSUMER LEARNED THAT THE PARTICULAR TIRE HE HAS COULD NOT BE PLUGGED. IT HAD TO BE REMOVED FROM THE RIM AND REPAIRED FROM THE INSIDE, REBALANCED AND REMOUNTED. UPDATED 03/10/09. *JB

MY 2007 NISSAN QUEST REAR DRIVER SIDE SLIDING DOOR IS DEFECTIVE AND NOT SHUTTING PROPERLY. IT IS OVER TRAVELING AND HITTING THE B PILLAR METAL ON METAL AND NOW IS RUSTING OUT. I DO NOT FEEL IT IS SAFE AND HAVE BROUGHT IT TO TWO DIFFERENT NISSAN DEALERS. THEY STATE THE DOOR IS WITH IN NISSANS SPECIFICATIONS BUT WHEN I ASK FOR THE DETAILS OF SAID SPECIFICATIONS ON THE DOOR THEY STATE THERE IS NOT ONE. I HAVE CALLED 1800NISSAN1 AND ASKED FOR A SPECIFICATION BUT THEY CAN NOT PROVIDE ONE EITHER. I NEED THE DEFECTIVE DOOR CORRECTED AS THIS IS A SAFETY CONCERN AND I WILL NOT LET MY FAMILY RIDE IN THE VEHICLE UNTIL THIS IS REPAIRED OR PROVEN TO BE WITH IN SPECIFICATION. *TR

THE STATED MPG FOR MY 2007 NISSAN QUEST ON THE WINDOW STICKER SHOWS 18 - 24 MILES PER GALLON YET AFTER 10 MONTHS THE VAN ONLY GETS 17.6 MILES PER GALLON AND THAT IS DURING MOSTLY HIGHWAY DRIVING. WHEN QUESTIONING THIS A DEALERSHIP AFTER WAITING A FEW MONTHS TO SEE IF ANY IMPROVEMENT WE WHERE ADVISED BY THE SALESMEN WHAT DID WE EXPECT FOR A V6 LSRGE VEHICLE. I DO NOT UNDERSTAND HOW THEY CAN BE ALLOWED TO SHOW HIGHER MPG ON A WINDOW STICKER THEN WHAT THE VEHICLE ACTUAL GETS. *TR