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1997 Nissan Quest

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Date NHTSA ID Component Units Completion
1997-10-28 97V184002 ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:12V/24V/48V BATTERY 66 Details

Owner Complaints (showing up to 50)

Date Component Crash Injuries Summary
2014-06-08 POWER TRAIN No 0 TRANSMISSION JUMPS OUT OF GEAR IN TRAFFIC, RPM GO HIGH THEN TRANSMISSION ENGAGES.THIS COULD CAUSE AACCIDENT.
2010-11-23 AIR BAGS:FRONTAL No 1 TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1997 NISSAN QUEST. THE CONTACT WAS ATTEMPTING TO PARK WHEN BOTH FRONTAL AIR BAGS DEPLOYED INDEPE…
2010-03-01 LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES No 0 DOOR LOCKS AND UNLOCKS BY ITSELF AT RANDOM. NOT ALL DOOR LOCKS WILL LOCK WHEN THE DOOR LOCK BUTTON IS PRESSED. *TR
2008-06-13 FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:STORAGE:TANK ASSEMBLY No 0 TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1997 NISSAN QUEST CAUGHT ON FIRE. THE FIRE DEPARTMENT EXTINGUISHED THE FIRE, BUT THE VEHICLE WA…
2007-08-27 FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:STORAGE:TANK ASSEMBLY No 0 TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1997 NISSAN QUEST. THE CONTACT SMELLS GASOLINE IN THE PASSENGER COMPARTMENT WHEN THE VEHICLE IS …
2005-09-03 LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES:DOORS:LATCH No 0 THE CAR LOCKS SPONTANEOUSLY AND CONSTANTLY. IT IS A KNOWN DEFECT (SERVICE BULLETIN 98068). WE DID NOT PURCHASE THE CA…
2005-08-05 FUEL SYSTEM, DIESEL:STORAGE:TANK ASSEMBLY No 0 I DT: THE CONSUMER SPOKE TO A DEALER AND ASKED THEM IF SOME REPAIR WORK WAS DONE FOR RECALL CAMPAIGN 00V419001 ON 1…
2005-08-01 FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:STORAGE:TANK ASSEMBLY No 0 I BOUGHT THIS NISSAN QUEST 1997 TWO YEARS AGO AND I WAS TOLD THERE IS A FAULTY GAS TANK THAT CAN CAUSE A FIRE. I CONT…
2005-04-17 LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES:DOORS:LATCH No 0 MY 97 NISSAN QUEST GXE SLIDING DOOR OPENS UNEXPEDTEDLY WHILE DRIVING. ESPECIALLY WHEN RUNNING OVER BUMPS AND POT HOLES.
2005-03-14 SEAT BELTS No 0 MY SON RECENTLY GRADUATED TO A BOOSTER SEAT. I PURCHASED COSCO TRAVELER HIGH BACK BOOSTER. MY SON FITS ALL OF THE SPE…
2005-01-03 VISIBILITY:DEFROSTER/DEFOGGER/HVAC SYSTEM No 0 THERE IS A STRONG SMELL OF FUMES, AND NOISE COMING FROM THE DEFOGGER WHEN THE AIR CONDITIONER IS TURNED ON, DISTRACTI…
2004-08-04 FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY:FUEL PUMP No 0 CONSUMER SMELLED GAS FUMES. SHE HAS CHECKED, AND THERE WAS NO LEAKAGE NOR WAS VEHICLE LOSING GAS. ALSO, THERE WASN'T…
2004-03-15 TIRES No 0 HAVE A SET OF REGATTA II, 215SR75. @25,000 - 30,000 MILES ON TIRES. EXPERIENCED SHIMMYING AT LOW SPEEDS AND VIBRATION…
2004-01-23 AIR BAGS Yes 0 1997 NISSAN QUEST. NEITHER DRIVER OR PASSENGER AIRBAG DEPLOYED IN THE ACCIDENT. *AK
2003-09-27 AIR BAGS:FRONTAL:SENSOR/CONTROL MODULE No 0 ELECTRONIC SENSOR/ CONTROL MODULE FOR AIRBAGS HAS TOTALLY FAILED (AIRBAG WARNING LIGHT FLASHING) AFTER JUST OVER 6 YEAR…
2003-09-20 EQUIPMENT:APPLIANCE:AIR CONDITIONER Yes 0 VEHICLE STOPPED WITH FOOT ON BRAKE. A/C COMPRESSOR KICKS ON AND VEHICLE'S IDLE STARTS TO RACE SO FAST THAT THE BRAKE D…
2003-09-20 VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL Yes 0 VEHICLE STOPPED WITH FOOT ON BRAKE. WITHOUT WARNING VEHICLE SURGED FORWARD INTO REAR END OF VEHICLE IN FRONT. THE IDLE…
2003-08-19 ELECTRICAL SYSTEM No 0 THE VEHICLE WAS BEING OPERATED WITH THE A/C ON, CAR CHARGER PLUGGED IN AND THE RADIO ON. WHILE DRIVING 80 MPH IN THE P…
2003-08-15 UNKNOWN OR OTHER No 0 PURCHASED USED 56K W/IN 30DAYS ENGINE LIGHT AIR CONDITIONER WORKEDAT FIRST, THEN SOMETIMES NOT AIR CONDITIONER NEVER …
2003-08-15 STEERING No 0 I PURCHASED A 1997 NISSAN QUEST FROM BELL HONDA AUGUST 30,2003 AT 9:30 PM. BY 1:30 PM THE NEXT DAY (16 HOURS LATER) THE…
2003-05-24 AIR BAGS:FRONTAL:SENSOR/CONTROL MODULE No 0 WHEN I TRIED TO START THE CAR AIR BAG LIGHT STARTED TO FLASH FOR NO PARTICULAR REASON. CAR WAS NOT IN ANY ACCIDENT. D…
2003-05-10 SEAT BELTS:REAR/OTHER No 0 I JUST WANTED TO STATE THAT I HAVE IDENTIFIED WITH MOST OF THE FAILURE PROBLEMS THAT ARE LISTED ON THE COMPLAINT PAGE. …
2003-04-25 SEAT BELTS:REAR/OTHER No 0 A CHILD IN THE REAR SEAT WAS UNABLE TO REMOVE THE SEAT BELT. THE SEAT BELT LOCKED IN THE AUTOMATIC LOCKING POSITION AN…
2003-03-01 VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:ACCELERATOR PEDAL No 0 GAS PEDAL STICKS, ALMOST CAUSED NUMEROUS ACCIDENTS. VEHICLE HAS NOW BEEN SOLD. *AK
2003-01-15 VISIBILITY:POWER WINDOW DEVICES AND CONTROLS No 0 DOORS LOCK AND UNLOCK BY THEMSELVES RANDOMLY
2002-11-11 TIRES No 0 TREAD SEPARATED INFLICTING DAMAGE TO REAR QUARTER PANEL. SEPARATION CAUSE LOST OF CONTROL OF CAR. LUCKILY I WAS ABLE T…
2002-09-20 EQUIPMENT:APPLIANCE:AIR CONDITIONER No 0 CAR STALLS/DIES.. WHEN DRIVING LONG DISTANCE.DEALER SAYS NOTHING WRONG. CANNOT FIND PROBLEM. TWICE STALLED ON HIGHWAY. …
2002-07-28 ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING No 0 WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED THE CONSUMER HEARD THE VEHICLES HORN BLOWING AND WENT TO SEE WHAT THE PROBLEM WAS. UPON R…
2002-04-19 POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:LEVER AND LINKAGE:COLUMN SHIFT No 0 TRANSAXLE LOCK-UP TORQUE CONVERTER APPEARED TO NOT DISENGAGE. COULD NOT STOP VEHICLE WITH BRAKING. SHIFTED TRANSMISSI…
2002-04-13 POWER TRAIN:MANUAL TRANSMISSION:COLUMN SHIFT ASSEMBLY No 1 CONSUMER TOOK VEHICLE TO BE INSPECTED BY NISSAN, THEY FEEL THE ACCIDENT WAS A RESULT OF HUMAN ERROR, ALSO THE BATTERY F…
2002-03-20 ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING No 0 MANUFACTURER REFUSED TO INVESTIGATE WHY THE CONSUMER'S VEHICLE STALLED. *PH THE VEHICLE WOULD STALL WITHOUT CAUSE. …
2002-01-30 STEERING:HYDRAULIC POWER ASSIST SYSTEM No 0 BATTERY BLEW UP WHEN CAR STARTED, STEERING GRINDS ON TURNS (WON'T PASS INSPECTION!), TWO MIDDLE WINDOWS THE CLOSING DEV…
2001-11-01 ELECTRICAL SYSTEM No 0 I HAVE HAD MULTIPLE ISSUES WITH THE ELECTRICAL SYSTEM IN THIS VAN. VARIOUS LIGHTS WILL COME ON WHEN I TURN ON THE OPE…
2001-10-12 STRUCTURE:BODY:DOOR No 0 THE POWER DOOR LOCK SYSTEM APPEARS TO INTERMITTENTLY LOCKS ITSELF. THIS USUALLY OCCURS WITH THE VEHICLE NOT MOVING WHE…
2001-09-21 FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE No 0 WHEN VEHICLE IS COLD IT HAS A VERY STRONG ODOR OF GASOLINE IN INSIDE AND OUTSIDE COMPARTMENTS. DEALER CONTACTED.*AK
2001-09-15 AIR BAGS:FRONTAL Yes 1 FRONT COLLISION AT 50 MPH, NEITHER AIRBAG DEPLOYED, CONSUMER SUFFERED SEVERE WHIPLASH. DAMAGE TO VEHICLE WAS $ 4300.00.…
2001-07-21 LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES:DOORS:LATCH No 0 WHEN UNLOCKING THE DOORS THEY APPEAR TO BE UNLOCKING, BUT THEY RELOCK BY THEMSELVES IMMEDIATELY.*AK THE CONSUMER STATE…
2001-07-15 FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:STORAGE:TANK ASSEMBLY No 0 WHENEVER TANK IS FULL OF FUEL THERE IS A BIG THUMPING SOUND. CONSUMER DROVE VEHICLE ABOUT 3 BLOCKS, AND GOT OUT OF VE…
2001-07-05 ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM:MANIFOLD/HEADER/MUFFLER/TAIL PIPE No 0 VEHICLE SPUTTERED AT ANY SPEED, DEALER NOTICED A BOLT THAT HOLDS ENGINE MANIFOLD HAD BROKEN. PLEASE ADD FURTHER COMMEN…
2001-06-30 ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:12V/24V/48V BATTERY No 0 ON 6/30/01, WHEN I STARTED THE CAR IN MY HOUSE GARAGE AND HEARD A DEAFENING EXPLOSION WITH A BIG SMOKE THAT LIKE A BOMB…
2001-05-01 LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES:DOORS:LATCH No 0 CONSUMER WAS TRAVELING ON HIGHWAY AND HEARD A NOISE. THEN, WARNING LIGHT WOULD COME ON DASHBOARD INDICATING PASSEN…
2001-03-01 STRUCTURE:BODY:DOOR No 0 POWER DOOR LOCKS ENGAGE WITHOUT THE CONTROL BEING TOUCHED. THIS HAS HAPPENED BOTH WHILE DRIVING, AND WHILE PARKED. *AK
2001-03-01 FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:STORAGE:TANK ASSEMBLY No 0 AFTER CONSUMER PURCHASED VEHICLE, AND AFTER DRIVING OF VEHICLE FOR ABOUT A DAY, FUEL TANK STARTED TO LOSE ALL ITS FU…
2001-02-20 STRUCTURE:BODY:DOOR No 0 RECENTLY SAW A STORY ON THIS ON CBS NEWS, SON HAS BEEN TRAPPED IN CAR, WIFE HAD TO CLIMB IN THROUGH SUNROOF.*AK
2000-12-01 VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:ACCELERATOR PEDAL No 0 ACCLERATOR PEDAL BECOMES STICKY. CONTACTED DEALER. *AK
2000-11-20 STRUCTURE:BODY:DOOR No 0 WHEN GOING IN OR OUT OF THE VEHICLE ALL DOORS WILL AUTOMATICALLY LOCK. SOMETIMES WHEN GETTING OUT DOORS WILL LOCK …
2000-10-01 AIR BAGS No 0 AIRBAG LIGHT IS ON. DEALER QUOTED $ 1000.00 TO REPLACE SENSOR.*AK
2000-09-14 ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE No 0 ENGINE EXPERIENCES LOSS OF POWER, THEN SURGES BACK. SLIPS IN AND OUT, RPMS FALL UP TO 1000 WITH EACH SLIP. PROBLEM IS I…
1999-10-01 STRUCTURE:BODY:DOOR No 0 DOOR LOCKS LOCK AND UNLOCK BY THEMSELVES. WHEN I WALK TO THE OTHERSIDE TO REMOVE MY CHILDREN, THE DOORS WILL AUTOMATIC…
1999-07-22 SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:PADS No 0 NEW BRAKE SHOES DUE TO NOISE. MJS