1996 Nissan Quest

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

• 12/29/2003· LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES

  I HAVE A NISSAN QUEST 1996 - I REPORTED A DOOR LATCH POPPING OPEN IN APRIL 2001 WHEN THE CAR HAD 50,000 MILES. SINCE THEN THE LATCH WAS REPLACED AND HAS BEEN ADJUSTED A NUMBER OF TIMES. THE DOOR CONTINUES TO FAIL AND POP OPEN OR RATHER GO AJAR AND THE INSIDE LIGHTS ILLUMINATE. THIS MAKES FOR A NUMBER OF UNSAFE DRIVING CONDITIONS. FIRST THE DOOR COULD SLIDE OPEN ALL THE WAY ENDANGERING MY CHILDREN. IF I WERE TO BE IN AN ACCIDENT, THERE IS NO GUARANTEE THAT THE DOOR WILL REMAIN CLOSED AND INTACT. THIRD, DRIVING AT NIGHT AND SUDDENLY HAVE THE INTERIOR LIGHTS ILLUMINATE MAKE IT DIFFICULT TO SEE AND DRIVE. THE ORIGINAL COMPLAINT WAS ODI745323. I RECENTLY SPOKE DIRECTLY WITH JEFF AUSTIN AT NISSAN CONSUMER DIVISION - PHONE NUMBER 1-800-NISSAN1 EXTENSION 8441. HE INDICATED THAT THERE WAS NOT ANY RECORD OF THIS OCCURRING IN OTHER VEHICLES AND SPOKE TO THE DEALERSHIP - THEY TOLD ME SINCE I WAS THE ONLY COMPLAINT AND THE MILEAGE WAS OVER 60,000 THERE WAS NOTHING THAT THEY COULD DO TO ASSIST ME AND THAT I SHOULD SEEK BODY REPAIR TO RESOLVE THE PROBLEM. THIS HAS BEEN OCCURRING FOR THE LAST 30,000 MILES AND IS GOING ON 4 YEARS. I REFUSE TO PAY ANYTHING FURTHER TO HAVE THIS RECTIFIED. THIS IS A DEFECT AND NEEDS TO BE RESOLVED TO MY SATISFACTION. I HAD SPOKEN PREVIOUSLY WITH DAN NEFF (310) 771-5463 AND THE INITIAL CHANGE OF THE LOCK MECHANISM APPEARED TO HELP FOR A SHORT PERIOD. I PAID FOR THAT FIX. SHORTLY AFTER I SPOKE WITH MR. NEFF THE PROBLEM BEGAN OCCURRING AGAIN AND HAS SINCE THAT TIME. NISSAN HAS BEEN UNWILLING TO BELIEVE THAT THERE IS A PROBLEM, AND YET THERE HAVE BEEN NUMEROUS OTHER INCIDENTS AS DEMONSTRATED BY THE WEB PAGE SEARCH INCLUDING ODI'S 602908, 703853, 845494, 721420, 864190, 10049456, 863863, 754162, 602996, 848600, 745164, 745414, 10001339, 10022724 I WANT THIS ISSUE RESOLVED, I WANT THE DOOR FIXED AND I DO NOT FEEL THAT I AM RESPONSIBLE FOR PAYING ANYTHING FURTHER TO ENSURE THAT THIS DEFECT IS REPAIRED TO MY SATISFACTION. *AK

• 12/20/2002· LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES

  WHILE DRIVING OR EVEN IF THE VEHICLE IS PARKED, THE SLIDING DOOR LOCK WILL UN-LATCH AND DOOR WILL OPEN BY ITSELF AND THE INTERIOR LIGHTS WILL ALSO COME ON. TS

• 12/18/1996· VISIBILITY

  FAILURE OF THE DRIVER'S SIDE WINDOW, WHILE DRIVING AND THE DRIVER'S SIDE WINDOW SHATTERED, CAUSING FRAGMENTS TO FALL INSIDE THE VEHICLE. *AK

• 12/14/2010· FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE

  TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1996 NISSAN QUEST. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FUMES FROM THE GASOLINE SYSTEM WERE ENTERING THE VEHICLE AND BECOMING OVERWHELMING. THE DEALER WAS CONTACTED WHO ADVISED THE CONTACT THAT THE VEHICLE WAS UNDER RECALL AND THAT IT WOULD TAKE TWO WEEKS TO OBTAIN THE PARTS NEEDED FOR REPAIRS. THE CONTACT DID NOT INFORM THE MANUFACTURER OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 100,000.

• 12/09/2003· LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES

  DOOR LOCKS WILL LOCK/UNLOCK INTERMITTENTLY, REAR PASSENGER SIDE LIGHTING ASSEMBLY WENT OUT, SLIDING DOOR WILL AJAR WHILE IN OPERATION, AND TAPPING NOISE FROM ENGINE HAS NOT BEEN RECOGNIZED BY MECHANICS.*AK

• 12/05/1999· AIR BAGS

  THE SRS AIRBAG SYSTEM MODULE LOCATED UNDER THE DRIVERS SIDE DASH IS DEFECTIVE. THIS IS A PROBLEM WHICH IS WELL KNOWN ON THE 1996 QUEST. THE VEHICLE OWNER BECOMES AWARE OF THE PROBLEM BY THE RED DASH INDICTOR LIGHT BLINKING ON AND OFF. NISSAN IS AWARE OF THE SRS SYSTEM FAILURE BUT WILL NOT COVER REPLACEMENT FOR THIS PART UNLESS VEHICLE IS UNDER WARRANTY. THIS IS A CHRONIC FAILURE OF THE AIRBAG SYSTEM AND NISSAN SHOULD BE HELD ACCOUNTABLE FOR IT.

• 12/04/2003· FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINEFire

  WHILE DRIVING AT 40 MPH, THE VEHICLE CAUGHT FIRE WITHOUT WARNING. THE DEALER STATES THE FUEL TANK WAS THE CAUSE. PLEASE PROVIDE ADDITIONAL INFORMATION. *PH

• 12/01/1998· AIR BAGS

  CONSUMER'S SON WAS DRIVING WHEN HE HIT A BUMP IN ROAD AND BOTH AIR BAGS DEPLOYED, BURNING HIS ARMS. *AK

• 11/29/1999· ELECTRICAL SYSTEMFire

  POSSIBLE WIRING HARNESS FAILURE UNDERHOOD, RESULTED IN FIRE. YH

• 11/26/1999· ELECTRICAL SYSTEM

  THE HORN CHIRPS/BEEPS INTERMITTENTLY ALL THE TIME. *ET

• 11/26/1999· ELECTRICAL SYSTEM

  STEERING WHEEL ELECTRONIC CONTROLS DON'T WORK, DEALER ATTEMPT TO FIX THE PROBLEM BUT IT REOCCURRED. *ET

• 11/26/1999· STRUCTURE

  THE ELECTRIC DOOR LOCKS LOCK AND UNLOCK THEMSELVES, ON ONE OCCASION THE DOORS LOCKED A SMALL CHILD WITHIN THE VEHICLE FOR A SHORT PERIOD OF TIME. *MJS

• 11/23/1998· AIR BAGS

  LEASED VEHICLE; DRIVER'S AIR BAG DEPLOYED WHILE STOPPING AT A LIGHT. DEALER CONTACTED AND STATED COMPANY WILL INVESTIGATE THE PROBLEM. *AK

• 11/21/2014· FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM

  MY NISSAN QUEST JUST STARTED WITH GAS ODOR. *TR

• 11/20/2003· FUEL SYSTEM, OTHER

  NHTSA#00-V-419-001: VEHICLE DESCRIPTION: MINIVANS. THE FUEL TANK VENT HOSE ALLOWS AIR TO VENT FROM THE FUEL TANK DURING REFUELING. CRACKS HAVE DEVELOPED IN THE VENT HOSE. IF (1) THE FUEL TANK IS OVERFILLED, NOT ALLOWING EXCESS FUEL IN THE VENT HOSE TO FLOW BACK INTO THE TANK. SECONDLY, THE VEHICLE IS DRIVEN ONLY A SHORT DISTANCE AFTER REFUELING AND. THIRD, THERE IS SUBSEQUENTLY SIGNIFICANT HEATING OF THE FUEL TANK, THE FUEL IN THE TANK CAN EXPAND INTO THE VENT HOSE AND LEAK FUEL. DEALER DIDN'T HONOR THIS RECALL DUE TO THE VIN, AND THEY CHARGED $200.00 DOLLARS TO FIX IT. *PH

• 11/20/1997· WHEELS

  WHEEL CAPS FALL OFF.

• 11/18/1996· AIR BAGS

  WHEN THE UNDERBODY OF VEHICLE SCRAPPED THE ROAD THERE WAS DEPLOYMENT OF BOTH AIR BAGS. THE DEPLOYMENT OF THE AIR BAGS CAUSED THE WINDSHIELD TO BREAK. *AK

• 11/06/2001· LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES

  AT THE SLIGHTEST DECLINE (NOSE FACING DOWNWARD) THE SLIDING DOOR WILL VIOLENTLY SHUT HITTING WHOMEVER OR WHATEVER IS IN THE PATH. IF YOU ARE TRYING TO REMOVE SOMETHING FROM THE MIDDLE OR BACK SEAT, YOU HAVE TO PUT YOUR BODY IN BETWEEN THE DOOR AND THE DOOR FRAME TO KEEP IT OPEN. MY SON GOT HIS ARM HURT JUST RECENTLY DUE TO THE FORCE OF THE DOOR SHUTTING ON HIM. TO MY KNOWLEDGE, THE DOOR HAS NEVER HAD ANY TYPE OF LOCKING MECHANISM TO HOLD THE DOOR OPEN WHEN NEEDED. OR IF IT WAS SUPPOSE TO HAVE ONE, MY VAN'S LATCH HAS NEVER WORKED. I HAVE DONE A SEARCH TO SEE IF THERE WAS A RECALL ON THIS SITUTION, HOWEVER DID NOT FIND ONE. THIS HAS BEEN AN ONGOING PROBLEM SINCE PURCHASED NEW BUT ONLY NOW HAS MANIFESTED ITSELF INTO THE POTENTIAL DANGER! SOMETHING NEEDS TO BE DONE AND ADDRESSED TO CORRECT THIS PROTENTIAL LIFE THREATENING SITUTION.*AK

• 11/04/2004· SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC,ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING,EQUIPMENT

  NO ACCELERATION WITH AIR CONDITIONER ON. O2 SENSOR REPLACED, IS THAT NORMAL. BRAKES GOING OUT AFTER RECENTLY HAVING THEM FIXED, WHY? *AK

• 11/01/1998· SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC,UNKNOWN OR OTHER

  THE BRAKE PROBLEM WAS DIAGNOSE AS FAILURE OF THE HYDRAULIC PISTON LOCATED IN BRAKE CALIPERS THAT ENAGAGES THE BRAKE TO DISENGAGE AND CAUSED THE PADS TO WEAR OUT TO THE METAL DAMAGING THE DISK BRAKE. THE DEALER DID ALL REPAIRS UNDER WARRANTY

• 10/30/2001· LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES

  SLIDING DOOR POPS OPEN WITHOUT PRIOR WARNING. DEALERSHIP IS AWARE OF PROBLEM.*AK

• 10/27/2000· ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING

  GAS FUMES WERE LEAKING INTO VEHICLE. VEHICLE BEEN IN DEALER'S SHOP ON TWO OCCASIONS, AND PROBLEM STILL OCCURRING. PLEASE FEEL FREE TO PROVIDE ANY FURTHER DETAILS. *AK

• 10/27/1997· AIR BAGS

  AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT CAME ON AND CONTINED BLINKING UNTIL REPAIRED.

• 10/27/1997· SEAT BELTS

  PASSENGER SEAT BELT FAILED.

• 10/27/1997· AIR BAGS

  AIRBAG SENSOR FAILED.

• 10/27/1997· LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES

  TRUNCK LATCH FAILED.

• 10/27/1997· EQUIPMENT

  STEREO CONTROLS MOUNTED ON STEERING WHEEL FAILED.

• 10/27/1997· AIR BAGS

  AIR BAGS LIGHTS ILLUMINATE INTERMITTENTLY.

• 10/27/1997· EQUIPMENT

  RADIO FAILED.

• 10/25/2018· FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM

  TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1996 NISSAN QUEST. THE CONTACT NOTICED AN ABNORMAL FUEL ODOR INSIDE AND OUTSIDE OF THE VEHICLE WHILE DRIVING. THE CONTACT WAS UNAWARE OF A FUEL LEAK UNDER THE VEHICLE OR INSIDE THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. NEITHER THE DEALER NOR THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 120,000.

• 10/22/2004· LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES

  ALL DOORS WILL LOCK UNDER 3 SCENARIOS: 1) DOORS WILL RELOCK IMMEDIATELY FOLLOWING, UNLOCKING THE DOORS. 2) DOORS WILL LOCK AFTER CLOSING DRIVER DOOR. 3) DOORS MAY LOCK WITHOUT ANY ACTION TAKING PLACE. *AK COULD BE LOCKED OUT OF VEHICLE IF DOORS LOCK WHEN CLOSING DOOR, WITH KEYS IN THE VEHICLE. DEALERSHIP REPLACED DOOR LOCK ACTUATOR IN 1998, PROBLEM STARTED REOCCURING IN 2002 AND CONTINUES TO OCCUR INTERMITTENTLY.

• 10/21/1996· STEERING,AIR BAGS

  WHILE TRYING TO TURN THE STEERING WHEEL THE STEERING LOCKS UP. ALSO THE SENSORS ON THE ENGINE AND AIR BAG ARE DISABLED. THE ALARMS ON BOTH DO NOT STAY ON.*AK *JB

• 10/20/2003· VISIBILITY,STRUCTURE

  WE HAVE PROBLEMS WITH THE DOORS LOCKING AND UNLOCKING FOR NO REASON WHILE DRIVING. WINDOWS ON DRIVER AND PASSENGER SIDE WHERE LOWERED WHILE DRIVING; THEN WHEN RAISED ON THE DRIVERS SIDE IT WOULD MOVE. WITH ENGINE TURNED OFF TRIED TO RAISE WINDOW, NO SUCCESS. FOUND RECALL 98V-012.002 TURNED ENGINE ON, THEN OFF, OPENED ONLY PASSENGER DOOR AND THEN WINDOW WOULD GO UP. *LA

• 10/09/1999· STRUCTURE

  NO SUMMARYLISTED FOR ABOVE VEHICLE. *AK

• 10/08/2002· STRUCTURE

  CONSUMER STATES THAT WHILE DRIVING THE SLIDING DOOR WILL POP OPEN EVEN IF DOOR HAD BEEN LOCKED. *MR

• 10/06/1999· STRUCTURE

  THE POWER LOCKS LOCKED ON THEIR OWN ONCE THE DOOR WAS SHUT. ALSO, AT TIMES THE KEY WILL NOT UNLOCK THE LOCKS. THIS HAS CAUSED CONSUMER TO LOCK THE KEYS IN THE VEHICLE NUMEROUS TIMES. DEALER HAS BEEN CONTACTED. *AK

• 10/03/1997· SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC

  BRAKES: BRAKE LIGHT CONSTANTLY COMES ON, BRAKES SHIMMY AND MAKE A NOISE. TOOK TO DEALER; HAD ROTORS TURNED AND BRAKE FLUID PUT IN. WAS STILL HAVING PROBLEMS, AND TOOK TO DEALER AGAIN SEVERAL TIMES AND WAS TOLD THE VEHICLE WAS FINE. TOOK VEHICLE TO ANOTHER DEALER, AND WAS TOLD THE VEHICLE NEEDS A MASTER CYLINDER. *AK

• 09/29/2000· FUEL SYSTEM, OTHER

  EA 00 015/FUEL TANK VENT HOSE LEAKAGES: VEHICLE EXPERIENCING PROBLEM WITH FUEL LEAKAGES FROM THE FILLER NECK, WHICH CAN RESULT IN A FIRE WHEN EXPOSED TO A SOURCE OF IGNITION. *AK

• 09/28/2001· STRUCTURE

  MY KIDS WERE TRAPPED IN THE CAR WE HAD TO BUST OUT A WINDOW TO GET THEM OUT. THE DOORS WOULD NOT UNLOCK EVEN EITH A KEY IN THE DOOR OR USING THE REMOTE FOR KEYLESS ENTRY. THIS IS NOT THE FIRST TIME THIS HAS HAPPENED, JUST THE FIRST TIME WITH MY KIDS IN THE CAR. MY KIDS ARE IN CAR SEATS. AGES 2 AND 5 MONTHS.*AK

• 09/28/1998· STRUCTURE,UNKNOWN OR OTHER

  WHEN IGNITION SWITCH WAS STILL ON AND/OR ENGINE RUNNING CONSUMER STEPPED OUT OF VEHICLE TO OPEN HOUSE GATE, ALL VEHICLE DOORS LOCKED UP UNEXPECTEDLY, KEYS AND REMOTE CONTROL HAD BEEN REPLACED BEFORE FOR SAME REASON. DEALER AND MANUFACTURER WERE CONTACTED. *AK

• 09/25/2000· ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING

  THE FUEL TANK VENT LINE FLEXIBLE RUBBER HOSE BETWEEN THE FUEL TANK AND THE METAL VENT PIPE DEVELOPED AT LEAST TWO CRACKS IN IT. THIS IS CAUSING FUEL TO LEAK OUT OF THIS CONNECTING HOSE WHEN THE VEHICLE IS REFUELD. THIS LEAKAGE OCCURS UNTIL THE LEVEL IN THE FUEL TANK IS LOW ENOUGH THAT IT IS BELOW THE FLEXIBLE HOSE.

• 09/23/1999· LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES

  WHILE DRIVING VEHICLE AT VARIOUS SPEEDS THE DOOR AJAR LIGHT & DOME LIGHT WOULD COME ON & STAY. THE SLIDING DOOR WOULD COME OPEN IN FIRST POSITION ,BUT NOT ALL THE WAY. HAS HAPPENED WHEN THE DOOR WOULD BE LOCKED. THIS HAPPENED EVERY DAY. NO MATTER IF DOOR WAS LOCKED/UNLOCKED. SOMETIMES COULD BE LOCKED OUT OF VEHICLE. BEEN TO DEALER & MECHANIC REPLACED THE LOCK ASSEMBLY. #98B23 SERVICE BULLETIN. *AK

• 09/22/1999· ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING

  OXYGEN SENSOR CAUSING "CHECK ENGINE" LIGHT TO ILLUMINATE. CHANGE ONCE UNDER WARRANTY AND ONCE AFTER WARRANTY EXPIRED.

• 09/22/1999· ELECTRICAL SYSTEM

  DISTRIBUTOR SHAFT SNAPPED. DEALER AGREED IT WAS DEFECTIVE, BUT REFUSED WARRANTY REPAIR OR ADJUSTMENT.

• 09/22/1999· STRUCTURE

  DOOR LOCKS ACTIVATE/DEACTIVATE AUTONOMOUSLY. DEALER INDICATES FAILED ACTUATOR AND CHARGES $160 TO REPLACE.

• 09/22/1999· VISIBILITY

  REAR WIPER FAILS TO MOVE/RETURN TO PROPER POSITION WHEN USING KEY ON LIFTGATE TO OPEN GLASS. DEALER CHARGED ~$350 TO REPLACE MOTOR.

• 09/19/2000· TIRES

  GENERAL AMERI G45 TIRE, P205/75R15; WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 65 MPH REAR LEFT TIRE TREAD HAD SEPARATED FROM THE TIRES. TREAD HAD SHREADED TO PIECES. TIRE WAS THE ORIGINAL TIRE PURCHASED WITH THE VEHICLE. VEHICLE IS A NISSAN TRUCK, QUEST, 1996.*AK

• 09/19/1997· VISIBILITY

  REAR WINDSHIELD WASHER FAILED.

• 09/17/2001· STRUCTURE

  LOCK MECHANISM WORKS IMPROPERLY. FOR INSTANCE, WHEN DOOR IS OPENED ALL OF THE DOORS WOULD AUTOMATICALLY LOCK. *AK CONSUMER STATES WHILE DRIVING, LOCKING MECHANISM WILL AUTOMATICALLY LOCK ON ITS OWN OR, IF OUT OF THE VEHICLE, OR PERHAPS GETTING SOMETHING, DOORS WILL AUTOMATICALLY LOCK. *SLC

• 09/17/2000· SEAT BELTS

  SEAT BELTS FOR FRONT PASSENGER AND FIRST ROW BENCH SEAT OUTBOARD PASSENGER WILL NOT RELEASE AND KEEP GETTING TIGHTER AROUND PASSENGERS. HAVE TRIED TO RELEASE BELT AND BUCKLE AGAIN WITH SAME RESULT.