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Nissan Quest 2004+: Problems & Solutions
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Do the 200-2003 wheels fit? Or Altima or other Nissan wheels?
You only need a class action if you are looking to make a lawyer rich for minor issues.
Athens Nissan (Athens, Georgia)
Nissan Customer Service
I HATE MY VAN! and I HATE NISSAN FOR MAKING SUCH CRAP!
When I had a flat a month or so after getting the van (05 SE), it cost about $170; think it was Goodyear.
The 235/60/16 may cause your speedpometer to read a bit fast and it will have a slightly lowe rprofile than the OEM. But handling will remain the same and ther is a good selection of tires. I woudl stay away from the SUV tires.
Thanks for the reply.
I took it to my Quest dealer, they confirmed the same thing and wanted to charge me for the repairs. I pointed out that it only had 15.5K on the brakes and they were the rear brakes, not the front ones that take most of the wear.
They claimed that I had either overloaded my Quest or had driven with the emergency brake on. Neither was true, the Quest is used by only my wife and me and we have never had any significant load in it. And I own a 37' RV so I am very sensitive to the smell of burning friction material - IF the emergency brake was EVER on I would have smelled it immediately. That just never happened and for the rotors to be as bad as they were the brake would have to have been left on for a LONG time.
I had them fixed at the dealer anyway ($193) and went to the BBB Auto Line - applied on-line, much easier than paper. They sent me some forms anyway, I filled them out and returned them. BBB contacted me very quickly and after talking with Nissan they did send me a refund check for the repairs.
I will watch my rear brakes closely since I am sure they have been engineered wrong, they have low quality pads and/or rotors or the proportioning valve is set incorrectly.
Anyone else have this problem? How did you resolve it. Go to BBB Auto Line and fight for premature non-warranty problems - it worked for me.
One of the tthings I forgot is the Quest has Electronic Braking Distribution. More of the braking is done by all 4 wheels instead of the front wheels as it is in many minivans (and most vehicles). It helps with avoiding nose dives during hard braking. This means that the rear brakes could in fact wear as fast as the front. I visited another forum and a poster reminded me of this.
So you could have driven with your parking brake on, but I highly doubt that esp. since the "Brake" light is hard to miss.
Sounds like the transmission and the computer were not jiving.
Heh agreed. Also gotta love the “that’s normal”, “within specifications”. Really my DVD screen should sound like a Wal-Mart cart?
Just got back from a good dealer visit. I take it in for oil change and get a loaner car while they fix my problems. My dealer ahs been very understanding of the Quest issues. They turned my rotors a 2nd time (22,000 miles) and said next time I'll get new rotors under warranty. They say this Altima/Max/Quest platform has many rotor issues. They thought the new rotors looked like a different material so maybe Nissan is trying to fix the problem.
They also offered new rear seat latches to eliminate a "creaking" sound. They said the new latches had a coating on them.
I still have one door that auto-reverses frequently when closing and they are ordering a new hinge and motor to fix that hopefully.
I wish I hadn't got it done since my 05Quest has been so rattle free for about a year and 15 K miles.
Anyone else experiencing this?
BRAKES: I replaced all 4 rotors with performance rotors from www.frozenrotors.com, plus new HAWK pads all around. Total cost $700.00 installed. Lets see how these bad boys hold up over the next few months.
BELTS: I had the 2 belts replaced last week at the dealership as they were squealing. Car sounds like new again. Cost, $190.00.
TIRES: We have 40K miles on the van and soon will need new tires. I am going to get TOYOS 235/60/16. I have TOYOS on my Altima and luv TOYOS tires, great quality. Not the OEM crap as they suck as we all know. (Cant believe they still have them on the 06).
BTW, Trans, I had it flushed at 30K.
Other that the above all is well so far. I still enjoy the van, so does the wife and kids. Just wish it did not have this many caveats, OH well I guess that what happens when you are first inline. So far my dealer has been great and worked with me all all issues and resolved them (except the brakes which i hope I resolved myself). Good luck all, be back soon.
Also what is the rear brake setup for the 2004 Quest S? The service manager told my wife, it was drums in the rear.