1993 Nissan Quest

These are unverified consumer reports filed with NHTSA, shown as submitted.

• 12/27/2002· ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING

  CONSUMER STATES THE EXHAUST MANIFOLD STUDS HAVE BROKEN FOUR TIMES IN AS MANY YEARS, CAUSING EXHAUST LEAKS.

• 12/27/1996· VISIBILITY

  HEATER FAN MOTOR FAILED DURING EXTREME COLD WEATHER, CAUSING THE FRONT WINDOWS TO FOG UP, IMPAIRING VISIBILITY. *AK

• 12/21/1995· SEAT BELTSCrash

  AUTOMATIC SHOULDER BELTS LOCKED, EVEN WHEN DOOR WAS OPENED THEY DID NOT UNLATCH. TT

• 12/20/2000· ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING,FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE,POWER TRAIN,ELECTRICAL SYSTEMCrash

  ONGOING PROBLEM WITH ENGINE STALLING WHILE TRAVELING VEHICLE BEEN IN/OUT OF DEALER SHOP ON THREE OCCASIONS, AND PROBLEM CANNOT BE DUPLICATED OR CORRECTED. THIS PROBLEM HAS CAUSED AN ACCIDENT. *AK FUEL PUMP WAS REPLACED AND DEALER STATED AN EXHAUST LEAK CAUSING CARBON BUILD UP IN O2 SENSORS WERE CAUSING STALLING, HOWEVER AFTER REPAIRS VEHICLE STILL STALLS. CONSUMER CAN SMELL A GAS ODOR OUTSIDE VEHICLE. TRANSMISSION LEAKS, DEALER FOUND PAN HAD A HOLE, DEALER REPLACED PAN AND GASKET. *SLC

• 12/15/1998· VISIBILITYFire

  WHEN OPERATING HEATER IT SMELLS LIKE BURNING LEAVES. ALSO, WHILE OPERATING HEATER A BURST OF FLAMES SHOT FROM THE INSIDE BOTTOM VENT, CAUSING A FIRE THAT BURNED THE CHILD THAT WAS SITTING IN THE PASSENGER'S SEAT. DEALER HAS NOT BEEN CONTACTED.*AK

• 12/06/1994· SUSPENSION

  CONTINUOUS MISALIGNMENT, CAUSING VEHICLE TO PULL TO THE RIGHT/PREMATURE WEAR OF TIRES.

• 12/04/1998· FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE

  THERE IS A HOLE ALONG THE GAS TANK, CAUSING A LEAKAGE. WHEN GETTING INTO THE VEHICLE AND DRIVING THE CONSUMER CAN SMELL FUMES. *AK

• 12/01/1998· VISIBILITYFire

  RECALL WORK PERFORMED ON THE INSTALLATION OF A SCREEN ON THE FRESH AIR INTAKE TO PREVENT DEBRIS FROM ENTERING VEHICLE RESULTING IN VEHICLE FIRE, HOWEVER FAILED AFTER REPAIR AND VEHICLE FIRE EXPERIENCED. (ATTORNEY FOR CONSUMER).

• 11/29/1995· VISIBILITY

  CONSUMER WIFE WAS DRIVING AND THE REAR WINDOW EXPLODED DEALER REPLACED IT AND THE PASSENGER SIDE REAR WINDOW EXPLODED . TT

• 11/27/1996· SEAT BELTS

  FRONT DRIVER'S AND PASSENGER 'S LAP/SHOULDER BELTS WILL NOT RETRACT. *AK

• 11/22/2000· ELECTRICAL SYSTEM

  IGNITION SWITCH FAILED AND WAS REPLACED, HOWEVER THE NEW IGNITION SWITCH WAS FAULTY WHICH RESULTED IN THE KEY BEING ABLE TO BE REMOVED FROM THE SWITCH WITHOUT BEING IN PARKED GEAR, THE VEHICLE ROLLED INTO AN IRON GATED DOOR CAUSING EXTENSIVE DAMAGE TO THE VEHICLE. *MJS

• 11/21/2002· FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE

  FUEL FILLER VENT LEAK .NAR 1/21/03. THE CUSTOMER REQUESTED REIMBURSEMENT. *JB

• 11/14/1997· SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC

  BRAKES FAILED TO STOP VEHICLE AND ACCIDENT OCCURRED, CAUSING INJURY AND DAMAGE.

• 11/08/2007· FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINEFire

  TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1993 NISSAN QUEST. AFTER PARKING THE VEHICLE, THE CONTACT NOTICED SMOKE COMING FROM THE VENT ON THE OUTSIDE OF THE VEHICLE. AFTER A COUPLE OF MINUTES, THE SMOKE CLEARED. SHE TURNED THE KEY IN THE IGNITION AND FLAMES APPEARED UNDER THE GLOVE COMPARTMENT. THE FIRE AND POLICE DEPARTMENTS ARRIVED AT THE SCENE AND A FIRE REPORT WAS FILED. THE VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE VIN WAS INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 00V419001 (FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:STORAGE:TANK ASSEMBLY); HOWEVER, THE CONTACT NEVER RECEIVED A RECALL NOTICE. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 200,000.

• 11/06/1995· SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC

  EXPERIENCING EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE AND MUSHY BRAKE PEDAL. TT CONSUMER HAD THE FRONT PADS AND ROTORS RESURFACED.*JB

• 11/01/1999· FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE

  FUEL FILLING LINE LEAKS WHEN PLACING FUEL IN TANK. *ET

• 11/01/1999· TIRES

  TIRES FAILED. *ET

• 10/31/1996· SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC

  FRONT DISC BRAKES ROTORS PREMATURELY WARP, BRAKE PEDAL PULSATES, REGRINDED TWICE WITHIN 55,000 MILES, SAFETY HAZARD.*AK

• 10/30/1995· VISIBILITYFire

  SMOLDERING FIRE CAUSED BY LEAVES GETTING INTO VENT SYSTEM; SMOKE STARTED COMING THRU DASHBOARD. TT

• 10/28/1999· FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE

  VEHICLE HAS A DEFECTIVE FUEL HOSE. WHEN CONSUMER FILLS UP GAS TANK THE GAS RUINS THROUGH THE CAR ONTO THE GROUND. DEALER SHIP WAS NOTIFIED. *AK

• 10/26/1999· VEHICLE SPEED CONTROLCrash

  ALL OF A SUDDEN THE ENGINE REVVED UP AND THE VAN ACCELERATED TO A HIGH RATE OF SPEED, CAUSING DRIVER TO HIT TREE ON THE DRIVER'S SIDE. APPLYING THE BRAKES WOULD NOT STOP THE VAN. DRIVER TURNED THE IGNITION OFF TO STOP VAN. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION. *AK

• 10/17/1996· ELECTRICAL SYSTEM

  DURING VEHICLE OPERATION THE VEHICLE STALLS WITHOUT WARNING. THIS HAS BEEN A CONTINUOUS PROBLEM, AND THE DEALER IS UNABLE TO FIND THE PROBLEM, OR SOLUTION. *AK

• 10/04/1998· SEAT BELTS

  OWNER HAS CONCERNS WITH MIDDLE ROW PASSENGER'S SIDE SEAT BELT.

• 10/02/2000· SEAT BELTS

  BOTH DRIVER AND PASSENGER SIDE SEAT BELTS ARE VERY LOOSE AND DO NOT GET TIGHTENED. ALSO, PASSENGER SIDE SEAT BELT WILL NOT FULLY EXTEND OUT OF HOUSING MECHANISM, CAUSING THE BELT TO BE INOPERABLE. CONSUMER HAS CONTACTED THE DEALER. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER DETAILS.*AK

• 09/26/1996· VISIBILITY

  INTERIOR REARVIEW MIRROR HAS FALLEN OFF TWICE SINCE OWNERSHIP. PLEASE DESCRIBE DETAILS.*AK

• 09/24/1999· POWER TRAIN

  VEHICLE WAS PARKED WITH THE ENGINE OFF/KEY REMOVED, ON A SLIGHT BACKWARD INCLINED HILL. CAR WAS OBSERVED TO MOVE BACKWARD SEVERAL INCHES, THEN STOP. THIS HAPPENED SEVERAL TIMES. TWO PEOPLE RUSHED TO TRY TO GET INTO UNOCCUPIED CAR TO APPLY BRAKE.

• 09/23/1999· STRUCTURE,EQUIPMENT

  AIR CONDITONER FAILURE DUE TO POOR DESIGN OF UNDERCARRIAGE COULD LEAD TO FIRE. SLIDING DOORS CONSTANTLY JAMS AND COULD RESULT IN REAR SEATED PEOPLE TRAPPED IN CAR AS A RESULT ON ANY ACCIDIENT AS THIS IS THE ONLY MEANS OF EGRESS FORM THE CAR

• 09/06/2000· ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING

  I'VE HAD PROBLEMS WITH THE EXHAUST MANIFOLDS ON THIS CAR STARTING ON 06/29/95 WITH 30,887 MILES R - EXHAUST MANIFOLD REPAIR/STUDS/GASKETS. 07/10/96 WITH 46,846 MILES REPLACED EXHAUST MANIFOLD STUDS/GASKETS. 07/17/96 WITH 47,664 MILES REPLACED FRONT EXHAUST MANIFOLD. 10/01/97 WITH 68,883 MILES BROUGHT TO DEALER WITH EXHAUST NOISE AND WAS TOLD THAT THEY COULD NOT FIND THE PROBLEM AT THIS TIME. I WAS CONCERNED THAT THE VAN/REPAIRS WERE GETTING OUT OF WARRANTY AND THE SERVICE ADVISOR TOLD ME IF IT GOT WORSE IT WOULD BE CLOSE ENOUGH TO COVER UNDER GOODWILL GIVEN THE HISTORY OF THE VAN. HE ALSO TOLD ME THAT 6CYL NISSAN ENGINES HAVE THIS PROBLEM. 05/06/00 WITH 76,670 MILES AGAIN BROUGHT TO DEALER TO ADVISE ON EXHAUST NOISE. AGAIN THEY SAID THEY COULD NOT FIND THE PROBLEM AND TO BRING IT BACK IF IT GETS WORSE. EACH TIME I BROUGHT THE CAR IN FOR EXHAUST REPAIRS I WAS TOLD THAT NISSAN HAS AN INHERENT PROBLEM WITH EXHAUST STUDS BREAKING AND THEN WHEN THEY REPLACE THEM WITH HARDENED STUDS, THE MANIFOLDS END UP CRACKING. THIS TO ME IS AN ADMISSION OF A DEFECTIVE EXHAUST SYSTEM YET I HAVE NEVER RECEIVED ANY RECALL AND EVERY TIME AFTER THEY FIX IT, IT BREAKS OVER AND OVER AGAIN. 04/06/00 WITH 102,944 MILES BROUGHT AGAIN TO DEALER WITH VERY LOUD EXHAUST NOISE. REPLACED REAR MANIFOLD STUDS/GASKETS. STILL MAKING NOISE SO THEY REPLACED THE FRONT MANIFOLD STUDS/GASKETS. STILL MAKING NOISE SO THEY REPLACED FRONT HEADER PIPE THEY SAY WAS CRACKED WHICH I BELIEVE WAS CAUSED FROM DRIVING SO LONG WITH BROKEN STUDS. COST THIS TIME WAS OVER $1,300.00. WHEN I CONTACTED NISSAN CONSUMER AFFAIRS THEY MADE IT SOUND LIKE THEY WERE GOING TO COVER IT GIVEN THE HISTORY OF THE CAR AND THE COST WAS BETWEEN $500 - $600. BUT ONCE THE COST WENT UP TO $1,300 THEY REFUSED TO COVER THE DIFFERENCE. 09/06/00 WITH 109,800 MILE BROUGHT TO DEALER AGAIN WITH LOUD EXHAUST NOISE. NOW THEY SAY IT NEEDS A NEW MANIFOLD FOR ANOTHER $280. THERE ARE TSB'S FOR THIS PROBLEM. *AK

• 09/05/2001· ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING

  I AM EXPERIENCING A VERY COMMON PROBLEM WITH MY NISSAN VEHCILES. I HAVE LOCATED THE SAME PROBLEM THROUGHOUT YOUR COMPLAINTS DATABASE FOR MANY NISSAN MODELS AND VARIOUS YEARS. I NEED YOUR HELP IN RESOLVING THIS PROBLEM WITH THE DEALER. THEY SHOULD ISSUE A RECALL OR PAY FOR ALL REPAIRS. PLEASE REFER TO THE NUMEROUS COMPLAINTS ON YOUR WEB SITE SUCH AS THE FOLLOWING FOR THE '94 NISSAN QUEST:ODI #S- 718520, 710278, 835965, 781102, 781100, 720610, 533368, 781099, 715129, 720103, 722946, 850195.....I CAN FIND ALOT MORE ODI NUMBERS FOR THE SAME PROBLEM FOR THE '1993-'1995 QUESTS, PATHFINDERS, MAXIMAS, ETC. NISSAN IS HIDING A MAJOR PROBLEM.* NO SAFETY DEFECT MENTIONED IN SUMMARY. *AK

• 09/04/2009· SEAT BELTS

  TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1993 NISSAN QUEST. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE PASSENGER FRONT LAP BELT WILL NOT REMAIN SECURE INTO THE BUCKLE. AS A CONSEQUENCE, IN THE EVENT OF THE CRASH THE OCCUPANTS MAY NOT BE PROPERLY RESTRAINED, WHICH CAN CAUSE SERIOUS INJURY. HE TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER AND A TECHNICIAN STATED THAT NO PARTS ARE AVAILABLE TO PROPERLY REMEDY THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 170,000. UPDATED 10/06/09. *LJ THE CONSUMER STATED THE VEHICLE HAS FINALLY BEEN REPAIRED. THE DEALER ORDERED AND REPLACED THE BELT BUCKLE FREE OF CHARGE UNDER WARRANTY. UPDATED 10/06/09

• 09/02/1998· STRUCTURE

  POWER DOOR LOOKS LOCK BY THEMSELVES.

• 09/01/2002· EQUIPMENTFire

  AIR CONDITIONING SYSTEM CAUGHT ON FIRE, BLOWING FLAMES FROM BURNING PLASTIC INTO PASSENGER COMPARTMENT, WHILE DRIVING ON RESIDENTIAL STREET W/ AC ON. PROBLEM DIAGNOSED AS LEAVES CRUMBLING THEN FALLING THROUGH AREA WHERE WINDSHIELD WIPERS SIT INTO THE AC BLOWER INTAKE, THEN SITTING IN THE BLOWER. RESISTOR SITS NEXT TO BLOWER, GETS "ALMOST RED-HOT" WHEN AC IS ON; THE HEAT IGNITED THE LEAVES IN THE BLOWER, THE PLASTIC CAUGHT ON FIRE, AND FUMES FROM LEAVES AND BURNING AC SYSTEM WERE BLOWN INTO PASSENGER COMPARTMENT. THE SHOP (ALBANY HILL AUTO) SAID THE BLOWER SHOULD HAVE HAD A GRATE OVER THE INTAKE TO KEEP LEAVES OUT AND THE INTAKE WAS POORLY POSITIONED TO BEGIN WITH.*AK

• 09/01/1998· EQUIPMENT

  REAR AIR CONDITIONING UNIT FAILED.

• 09/01/1998· SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC

  BRAKES SQUEAK.

• 09/01/1998· VISIBILITY

  DRIVER SIDE EXTERIOR MIRROR VIBRATES AND CAUSES POOR VISIBILITY.

• 09/01/1998· VISIBILITY

  WINDSHIELD WASHER PUMP FAILED CAUSING POOR VISIBILITY.

• 08/24/1998· STRUCTURE,UNKNOWN OR OTHER

  CONSUMER WILL PROVIDE VIN. # AT LATER TIME. THE DOORS WILL AUTOMATICALLY LOCK BY THEMSELVES. IF USING THE KEYLESS ENTRY WITH IN SECONDS OF UNLOCKING, THE DOORS WILL LOCK BACK. *AK

• 08/23/1998· ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING

  ENGINE SMOKES.

• 08/19/1997· ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING

  EXHAUST MANIFOLD FAILED.

• 08/16/2001· SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC

  WHEN THERE IS PRESSURE ON BRAKES, PEDAL STAYS IN SAME APPLIED POSITION AND BRAKES RELEASE, ALLOWINGVEHICLE TO ROLL. THIS HAPPENED ON 3 OCCASIONS.WHEN CAR WILL COAST WHILE APPLYING BRAKE,AND WHEN GOING DOWN HILL AND IN STOP POSITION, BRAKES WILL RELEASE. CONTACTED DEALER, AND DEALER CHECKED FOR SERVICE BULLETINS AND WARNINGS.*AK

• 08/11/1997· SEAT BELTS

  WHEN THE CENTER (2ND ROW) SEAT IS REMOVED AND REPLACED WITH THE (3RD ROW) SEAT THE SEAT BELT IS TOO SHORT TO FIT. THE 3RD ROW SEAT HAS NO AUXILIARY BUCKLE LIKE THE 2ND ROW, IF IT DID THEN THE SEAT BELT FOR THE 2ND ROW SEAT COULD BE USED.

• 08/11/1995· VISIBILITY

  WHEN TURNING THE VEHICLE HEATER ON, THERE IS A BURNING SMELL. TT

• 08/10/1999· ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING

  NO SUMMARY

• 08/10/1998· SEAT BELTS

  SEATBELTS MALFUNCTION.

• 08/07/1995· EQUIPMENT

  HAD TO HAVE BLOWER SYSTEM REPLACED, IT FILLED PASSENGER COMPARTMENT WITH SMOKE. TT

• 08/04/1998· VISIBILITY

  CONSUMER HAVE BEEN EXPRIENCING PROBLEM WITH WINDSHIELD DURING INCLEMENT WEATHER CONDITIONS, ESPECIALLY WHEN IT SNOWS. ICE BUILDS UP ON FRONT WINDSHIELD. DEFROSTER IS WORKING PROPERLY , BUT STILL IS UNABLE TO REMOVE THE ICE FROM GLASS, CAUSING POOR VISIBILITY FOR DRIVER. DEALER NOTIFIED AND INFORMED CONSUMER THAT THE PROBLEM CANNOT BE RESOLVED AT THIS TIME. *AK

• 08/03/1995· VISIBILITY

  WHEN TURNING THE BLOWER ON, THERE HAS BEEN SMOKE/SMELL COMING FROM FRONT BLOWER ASSEMBLY, THE SAME AS MERCURY VILLAGER. *AK

• 08/03/1995· VISIBILITY

  SMELL OF BURNING OR HOT WIRE COMES FROM BLOWER WHEN TURN ON AIR-CONDITIONER OR HEATER. TT

• 07/31/1995· EQUIPMENT

  THE CAR HAS A BURNING SMELL PRESENT IN THE PASSENGER COMPARTMENT AND MAY BE DUE TO THE VENTS. PLEASE DESCRIBE. TT

• 07/31/1995· ELECTRICAL SYSTEM

  CONSUMER SMELLS BURNT WIRE WHEN DRIVING AFRAID AUTO WILL CATCH FIRE. TT