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Nissan Quest 2004+: Problems & Solutions
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Tire Rack lists four sizes of 215/70x16 All Season Tires. And 30 215/65x16.
I didn't find any that don't have higher load ratings.
Our '04 Quest has 40,000 miles and the original tires are shot.
Consumer Reports rated the Yokohama Avid TRZ tires very highly.
#1. Began to have the 3rd row rattle from day three (didn't hear it on the test drive). After about a month finally took it in to dealer to get it fixed, they fixed it with no problem. At the same time I told them about a squealing noise that comes from the hood when I accelerate. They were not able to find that problem.
#2. It is just now turning cold here and I have noticed that as the temperature has dropped the tire pressure has also. The light has come on in the morning when I take the kids to school saying low pressure. By the evening (without adding air) the light is off. Go figure! I have had one instance when the tire pressure light was on saying the tire was flat, although it was just low. I had a service guy to put air in it and light went off after driving for a couple of minutes. When we took a long trip the next weekend, tire pressure light came on half way through saying low pressure. The next day no problem. :confuse:
#3. The air vents are constantly falling out of the vents. I haven't taken it in for that yet, I just stick them back in. Also the lights sometimes pop out when you click them on. :surprise:
#4. The seat skirts in the 2nd row keep coming off. I've tried to fix this, but they keep coming undone anyway. What to do! What to do!
#5. Within the last three or four days I have noticed a vibration, not really when driving, but when the van is just idling. Has anyone else had this problem?
Before this I drove a 1992 Toyota (I still have) and was well pleased with it. I bought it used and have had very few problems.
#6. I have noticed that the reception in my Toyota was nine times better than what I get with the Nissan. The radio keeps cutting in and out. I can't stand it so I have been listening to cds a lot lately. Not just the AM stations, but the FM stations also. These stations should come in clearly.
#7. Last night my husband came in and ask me to go tomorrow and get the transmission checked. He said that as he was trying to take off from the store into traffic, the van would only move very slowly even though the RPM's were revved up high. He said that that shouldn't happen and asked if I had ever experienced that problem. I had not. This seems like a problem that could cause an accident.
I have had Nissan's in the past and choose this one based on prior experience. The problems I have had so far have been minor, but I hope that will be the extent of what problems this Quest has.
I read somewhere that Nissan had extended their warranty for the 2004 Quest vans because of all the problems associated with them. Is this true? Has anyone heard the same story? If so please let me know. I talked to a Nissan dealer and a sales man there told me that all Nissans are covered with a 50,000 mile bumper to bumper warranty and a 100,000 mile powertrain warranty. He did not say whether this was for the '04, '05, or '06. Has anyone heard of this?
I do not recall anyone complaining about the skirt on chairs, or the vent pieces falling out, or standing vibration; have the dealer check the car out; may just be a rough idle.
In case you were not told the 04's have a 5yr/60K mile Factory warranty (extension of the original 3yr/36K) due to first year issues, so most of your problems should be covered.
Did you have the selling dealer (if you used a dealer) give you a repair history? Check to see if the recalls / Customer service inititiaves were all done. You can bring your van to any Nissan dealer to confirm this work / schedule it to be done.
We have an '04 with 26K miles, have had multiple issues but all were solved and we love the van
Air vents: Mention it to the service manager on your next visit. I'll also check my vents. The vents may be designed to be removed and yours may be missing a clip or something.
Seat skirts: Never heard that one before. Sounds like the previous owner had some good times in those seats. This
Vibration when idle: have them look at that. It could be as simple as changing the air filter (the owner's manual shows how to change it) or could be the idle control valve. I would check the air filter. There is a chance the previous owner never changed it. At 20k miles, it is way overdue.
Radio: Known issue with early models of the Quest. Should be any easy fix.
Transmission: Had this happen to me 3 or 4 times during my first year. Haven't had it happen in over a year. Also own a 2004 S. There is a fix for this problem. Talk to your service manager about this. The problem is some service departments have said they need to duplicate the problem befor e fixing it. The problem with this approach is it goes away as soon as turn the key off and restart it. The good thing is you do have 5 yr/60k bumper to bumper warranty.
The majority of the problems are known and shouldn't be too bad in fixing. Good luck and keep us up to date on what happens.
Tire Rack refers to it, I believe, as a touring tire. You can check their site: tirerack.com
The tire article is in the latest issue of Consumer Reports, and it's on their website as well: consumerreports.org
As for the price, Tire Rack sells it for $88, plus shipping, plus mounting and balancing, plus valves, so I thought $128 per tire, installed, was in the ballpark.
I did read a lot of positive reviews on Yokohamas Avid line of tires. Would be interested in a report when you get them installed. Thanks.
My issue right now is that the tire pressures won't register. The shop did not replace the valves, but I just get a *. Any suggestions?
- Rear windows rattle like crazy when opened. One is finally cured...we hope.
- Our seat skirts keep coming off too. Kids kick them off walking through the middle two seat.
- We have had the arm rest & seat cover material pull loose.
- Power door has malfunctioned a couple of times.
- A lot of little rattles and noises in general
- Way worse mileage than advertised...but most cars do
-Oh yeah...really junky OEM Tires that can't be replaced by anything in the same size except the same junky tires. A thread in this forum discusses this one.
On the wish list..split rear seats would be nice as well as back lighted steering column control buttons.
Overall I give the 04 Quest a C grade. I probably would buy an Odessy or Sienna if I had $30K to try again.
A lot of your problem have been answered in previous postings (mostly recently). Rattles were a common problem but can all be remedied.
We have had our Quest since Nov. 03, first new model release. Lately, it has been in for service more often than I would think should be necessary, for seemingly minor issues, but it also seems that these issues continue to re-occur after service.
My biggest concern is the recent issue with the brakes. we had the van in on July 20, 2005 reporting that the steering wheel 'shook' alot whenever braking, amongst other concerns: Automatic Sliding door would/would not close properly with sensors, Rear Sensor not working, etc. The dealer told us that the 'shaking' was a designed warning, indicating that the brakes needed to be replaced. They replaced the front brake pads, resurfaced front brake rotors, & lubricated the slide pins.
Afterwards, the car did not shake at all & rode smoothly. They also recommended replacing the rear brakes in approx. 3000 miles. We had the rear brakes replaced on September 20, 2005, in the same fashion--pads, rotors, lubrication.
Within a few weeks, however, the van started 'shaking' again whenever braking, & the dealer indicates we should bring it back in, saying the rotors may need to be replaced.
After hearing this, I wondered what the normal time frame should be to replace the rotors, since it's only been 4 months since they resurfaced the front brakes & 1 month since the rear brakes were done. When I found this forum, it seems like this question may have been addressed previously, but I could use some advice before I shell out more $$$ to have them replace anything. :confuse:
Thanks for any feedback!
Dear Mr. ,
Thank you for contacting Nissan North America, Inc. /Infiniti and allowing us the opportunity to be of assistance.
In regards to issue that was stated in your email. At this time we have no documentation that can be provided because there is an automated distribution to our customers and you should be receiving your documentation shortly.
WARRANTY DESCRIPTION EXP. DATE EXP. MILES
BASIC WARRANTY 04/08/09 60,000
OUTER TRIM CORROSION 04/08/05 12,500
ADJUSTMENTS 04/08/05 12,500
SEATBELTS 04/08/14 UNLIMITED
POWERTRAIN 04/08/09 60,000
PERFORATION 04/08/09 UNLIMITED
EMISSION DEFECTS 04/08/07 36,000
EMISSION DEFECTS (CALIF 1ST LIST) 04/08/07 50,000
EMISSIONS PERFORMANCE 04/08/06 24,000
If you have any further questions or comments, please feel free to e-mail me.
Sincerely,
Coleman Stephens
Consumer Affairs Specialist
Nissan North America, Inc
nnaconsumeraffairs@nissan-usa.com
#2, Yes, we too have noticed that the tire pressure sensors are very sensitive to temperature changes. Seems that the tires loose about 5lbs of pressure between 50 and 30 degrees. That's enough to set off the alarm. However, I do like the fact that the tire pressure sensors are relatively 'real time'. If you leave the van running while putting air in the tires, you can fill them to the exact recommendation. I just left the wife in the van and she told me how much to put in, etc. Interesting note, a lot of manufacturers do not use actual pressure sensors, but, instead rely on the ABS modules to determine pressure based on the revolutions, etc. That's why some vehicles with tire pressure indicators have to be driven before it will work.
Can't comment on your other issues, as we haven't experienced them.
I just posted a message about the extended warranty issue, for only the 2004 models, I understand.
In regards to the vibrations, etc., interesting that the Toyota Sienna forum is discussion the same issue.
I can't say for sure if you needed new brake pads but the reason they gave you does not fit the symptoms of bad brake pads. I do think you need to change your rotors now. Personally I would be hesistant to go back to this dealer. Again this is just based on what you described in your post. I don't believe he/she is being honest with you and may be using your naivete against you. Unfortunately, there is no way now to tell if you needed new brake pads or not. If you have another dealer in town (probalby not likely), I would go to them.
HOw many miles do you have on your vehicle?
At the time, I was a little confused about the brake pads myself, wondering why a vehicle with only about 25k miles on it needed new pads, but they assured me that the pads were worn down & needed replacing, both front & back, within 3 months of each other. Since I was unclear of how often brake pads would need replacing, I didn't want to take a chance of having my wife & kids riding in a vehicle with worn out brakes, so I agreed to have them done. (Also, when the rear brakes were done, it was when I brough the vehicle in for NYS inspection; I was told that the vehicle would NOT PASS inspection with the brakes as they were.)
Going forward, how often should I expect to need changing the pads or replacing the rotors? Since they replaced the rotors on the front brakes today, but not the rear brakes, should I have had the rear brake rotors done also?
The pads they use for the Quest seem to be top quality. At my inspection in JUne at 26k miles, I had well over half the pad life left. It depends on your driving. Up until July, we were driving many more miles on the highway. Now it is more in town driving. I think the pads will wear more. These pads should last you at least 30k miles, most likely longer.
The rear rotors are probably fine. I highly doubt you will have to replce those rotors for quite while.
Someone posted a request that I comment on the tires once they were on so here goes; I really don't notice much of a difference. They seem to be quieter than the OEM tires, but I can't say "Wow, they handle so well!!" or anything like that.
Consumer Reports gave the tires high marks for, among other things, snow traction, and that was an important consideration for us (we live in a suburb of New York City).
If I can be of further help to anyone regarding these tires, I'd be happy to help.
One problem with any tire tests is that diffeent sizes of the same tires seem to perform differently on different vehicles. Hopefully that will prove a good combo for you.
You're quite right about tire tests, but I wanted to maximize our chances of having safe tires on snow and ice, so I followed the ratings.
can you tell me the size of those tires you had put on?
were they 225/60/16 or 225/65/16/
Thanks
I found the tires here:
http://www.tirerack.com/tires/Compare1.jsp?width=225%2F&ratio=60&diameter=17&sortCode=4975- 1&minSpeedRating=T&ratio=60&width=225%2F&diameter=17&minLoad=S&vehicleSearch=true&startInd- ex=0&search=true&pagelen=20&pagenum=1&pagemark=1&speed_rating=TR&speed_rating=UR&speed_rat- ing=HR&speed_rating=VR&speed_rating=WR&speed_rating=YR&speed_rating=ZR&RunFlat=All&x=71&y=- 7
I do have a new intermittent problem with my right hand slider closing to within 4 inches, then reversing like there is an obstruction. Almost seems like the auto-reverse safety feature is too sensitive. I have a dealer appointment next week.
What did the mechanic say he did to "fix" it?
Did the mechanic experience the transmission problem?
Have you had a response from the manufacturer? Did they want to help?
Aloha from Hawaii!
C
Thanks for the info... I want to return our Nissan 04 quest, because I just don't know when the transmission will act up....of course m=our mechanics can't find a problem... and so I am looking into a lemon law suit... and I can;t even sell it in good conscience...
Is your car currently still "fixed" after the (IPDM CONTROL UNIT fix?
thanks,
Are you satisfied?
Nov 15, 2005
It is the A/T Control Module(TCM) that needs to be replaced. I took My Quest in and had it replaced in June. I have not had the problem since.
With regard to tires/rims: Vibration was also a problem with mine, along with tracking- will look into getting my rack tightened up like yours- think that is a good idea.
I am currently midway going Plus-1 on the tires/rims to improve the situation with tire choices (I could not see being cubbyholed buying a third set of Goodyear Eagle LS2s again at 41k miles for $700-800 total, only to have them wobble and wear out so quick.):
I found 2 '03-'04 Nissan Murano five-spoke 18"x7.5" take-off rims sofar, just ordered two more of these rims through a Discount Tire retailer. The centerbore is 66.1mm on both, I realize the offset is less on the Murano rims- I believe that it puts me 8mm closer to the strut on the inside and 18mm on the outer flange, compared to Quest SE 17" rims, and one can tranfer the TPMS sensors to the Murano rims. I didn't go with FX35 base take-off rims, since they are 18"x8" width, and I have heard in that application, the FX35 has extended snouts to mount the wider Infiniti 18" and 20" rims onto.
Currently, I have 235/50-18 Michelin Pilot A/S Y-rated All Season M+S C3M Process 400AA tires mounted on the fronts (set to 41-42 psi cold- TPMS reads 47psi at over 80+ on freeway- max rating on them is 51psi.) on the Murano rims and awaiting the final two rims to arrive for mounting the other Michelins on the rear. Even with the current mismatch, it is very pleasing how Vehicle Dynamic Control and ABS actuation is pushed WAY far out with *only two of these tires on the front*- the brakes *shut right down* with shorter stopping distances and reduced pedal pressure, MUCH more so than it did before stock. I am also getting better gas mileage from this tire rim combo with higher pressure capabilies, possible lower rolling resistance of the Michelins over the Goodyear LS2s, believe the Murano rims are lighter too, with would help.
The reason I went with the Michelin A/Ss: I kept reading over and over on the Infiniti and Nissan groups about how well posters were doing with both wet/dry performance and treadwear with these tires- keeping in mind the Quest shares the Nissan Skyline/Infiniti G35 rear suspension, albeit with the rear wheel drive features of the rear knuckles unused (I would quickly buy another Quest SE if they move over to a 4WD option with the drifting capability retained in the Nissan VDC- ala Altezza System) I found that I was able to drift the Quest SE with VDC a few times on hairpin turns- a handy feature to not just hotdog, but to get out of trouble by swinging around the rear to keep that nose pointed through that unexpected curve that came up too fast in unfamiliar territory- I've been there...:-D