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You can look at his posting history and decide for yourself.
I feel that billy8's issues (fictitious or not - this is a matter of another discussion) may have unintentionally derailed my discussion thread. My objective is to enquire whether other 04 Quest owners experienced the same level of quality problems. Does anyone think I have a case for a buyback? If so, how do I go about convincing nissan who say it's not their problem?
Since my first posting, my Quest has gone in twice again. This time there is a "shimmy" effect from the front tires. This occurred after new tires were replaced at 30,000 miles. The tires were re balanced to no effect. Two new front tires were installed to no effect. What now? I suspect that the drive shafts may be unbalanced.
Oh, and the weatherstrips came off again. I am really tempted to pay off the rest of the lease as I do not feel that the car is is safe enough for my wife and two children.
Noise from Nissan factory: cannon fire?
Brought it in this morning, I spoke with the tech and he seemed familiar with the problem. They are replacing the whole piece of glass and weatherstripping, no questions asked. The tech said they replace the glass panel because when they try to remove it, it usually breaks.
I also told them to check out the creaking from the tailgate when the body flexes. They readjusted and lubricated the door. Let see if that got rid of it...
I have an '05 SE with ~1600 miles on it.
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In the first 3-way tie in the history of AutoPacific's Vehicle Satisfaction Awards, Honda Odyssey, Nissan Quest and Toyota Sienna tie for top honors in the Minivan category.
For actual article, just Google "AutoPacific Satisfaction Awards".
Several Minivan Head Restraint Systems Test Poorly
Earning poor overall ratings were seven models subjected to a simulated crash: versions of the 2004-2006 Dodge Grand Caravan and Chrysler Town & Country; a version of the 2005-2006 Toyota Sienna and 2005-2006 Chevrolet Uplander, Buick Terraza, Pontiac Montana SV6 and Saturn Relay. The 2005-2006 Honda Odyssey received the second lowest, or marginal, rating.
Then I went to the IIHS website and read this in the fine print:
Some seats automatically earn poor ratings: The Institute doesn't test seats with head restraints that are rated marginal or poor for geometry because such seats cannot be positioned to protect many taller people. The seats that weren't tested in this group include all of those in the Chevrolet Astro, GMC Safari, Mazda MPV, and Nissan Quest plus some seats in the Grand Caravan and Toyota Sienna.
D'OH! Too poor to even bother testing...
ahightower: After seeing the results, I think the IIHS is looking for ways to justify themselves. Car safety ha imporved so much in the last decade that the IIHS and NHSTA need to find ways to justify their existence. The amazing thing is this is the first time I have seen this test publicized like this.
When they rate the best worst, we buy the best for less.
Don
Thanks!
DETROIT -- Nissan North America is recalling 109,437 Quest minivans because an adjustment mechanism on their second row seats may cause injuries, federal safety regulators said on Monday.
The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration said minivans affected by the recall were from 2004-2006 model years.
"When the operator attempts seat adjustment, a finger may be pinched in the moving seat adjustment mechanism which could cause an injury," NHTSA said in an advisory on its Web site.
Now all of the sudden you still have the van and still have horrible problems with it. What's the story?
The Moderator cautioned you in that forum about your continuous bashing of Nissan which essentially destroys the utility of the forum for the rest of us.
I request the moderator in this forum take a look at your posts and decide if this is the case here as well.
We have an 05 Quest with 18,000 miles, zero problems, and it's delivering much better MPG than the 04 and 05 Honda vans owned by friends. So your experience does not apply to everyone.
Posting the same message again and again does not help anyone.
FYI, majj has been a member for 3 days. His posts have described the multitude of problems he has had, as well as his solution of getting a lemon law lawyer. So, I don't believe he has been disruptive... or gone on and on about anything.
I'm here if you need me, but what really drives these Forums is the idea of give-and-take -- you folks helping each other, sharing your knowledge. Brand-bashing and criticizing each other do nothing to further that purpose.
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In any event, while many auto writers lamented the central location of the speedometer on the Quest, after driving one a while now the dashboards on competing vehicles seem busy and intrusive.
They had a Honda Touring with Leather and navigation on the floor. Sticker was over $39,000.....Yikes!
Chris
What yikes me even more is someone will have to pay that full amount to get it. For anybody who earns less than $200K to pay that much for a van would be crazy.
Our 2005 SL has 18,000 miles. No problems at all, we really like it and wouldn't buy anything else if we had it to do over.
does anyone have any experience with quest i this configuration.
2006 quest only has 3 tethers so i don't see how i can do this.
i was told by a dealer that you can use two tethers on a single anchor in the rear bench. i don't think this is true.
Anyway, I'd put the oldest in a carseat with the seatbelt and put the other three in the tethered car seats. I don't know of any minivan that has 4 seats with tethers. I'm not sure why Nissan only choose the middle rear for tether, with curtain airbags, I would think the outside positions would be just as safe.
Be sure you get the DVD option, its great!
If you go with the Quest, you'll like it...
I didn’t know they had “car seats” for 4 year olds that use LATCH (I assume you’re talking about the LATCH positions).
Can’t you just use the seatbelts on the car seats? If the positions are going to be permanent it’ll only be a pain the first time you install it.
In response to the other poster, yes the toyota 7 seater has 4 latch positions the 8 seater has 5.
Finally, as I indicated in the original post we will eventually need to anchour with tethers (my 4 year old will not be in booster mode for a while) all 4 carseats. I don't think this can be done in a Quest. The dealer will not add an anchor point and has told us we can attach two tethers to one anchor. I note the Nissan usa web site says you can only use one tether. I also not that every car seat I have owned says you cannot attach to two tethers to one anchor unless the manufacturere of the vehicle approves it.
I was hoping a Quest owner may have crossed this bridge already. We are also wondering about whether we can access the rear seats with rearward facing car seats in the 2nd isle.
I need an oil change
Driver door squeak
Third row seat rattle
Front DVD rattle
MPG/Fuel indicator/DTE incorrect **
When I got in we went for a test drive to hear the squeaks. Once we got back they filled out the paper work and said I needed the 7.5K service and it would be around $120. I thought since this was my first service I’d better get it all since we’re driving this Thanksgiving.
I stressed that the major thing I wanted fixed was the MPG/Fuel indicator/DTE incorrect.
I got a call in the afternoon saying they would need to keep it over night because they were still diagnosing the squeaking I thought ok, as long as it’s done right.
The next day when I went to pick it up the only thing that was done was the oil change. They had to “special order” all the other parts. These special parts include Velcro tape for the DVD rattle.
I can’t believe I need to make another trip to the dealer for “Velcro tape” BTW we’re 45 minutes from the dealer.
Oh yeah the bill was $135.00.
Recap: my fuel light comes on early. When I dropped the car off at the dealer it had a quarter tank in it. When I got home the fuel light was on and the DTE read 18mi. When I filled up at the gas station it only took 15.6 gallons (sometimes it only takes 13 gallons when the DTE is 0).
With a 21 gallon tank it should not tell you that you have 0 miles left to drive when there is over 5 gallons left in the tank. I think whatever is causing this problem is also causing my mpg to read incorrectly. It usually reads 16-19mpg. I calculated by had a few times and had mid 20’s.
MPG/Fuel indicator/DTE incorrect problem was listed as “could not reproduce problem” they hooked it up to the diagnostic comp and it did not read an error.
I looked up what the 7.5K service includes I basically paid $135 for an oil change. I’m not going back there unless it’s warranty work.
Ohh the vacuuming they did initially looked pretty good. Until I folded up the third row seat that they forgot to fold up (and put head restraints in) lots of dirt still in the back oh well.
Not a good first impression of Nissan service.