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Nissan Quest 2004+: Problems & Solutions
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thanks.
I have the exact same problem that you are referring to. This problem, as well as a braking vibration, surfaced two days after purchasing this vehicle new in June of 2004. Nissan has performed Rack Adjustments, Radial Force & Hunter Balances, Tire Rotations, Rotor Replacement (Aug 2004) and Cutting the Replacement Rotors due to Warp (April 2005). I am currently at 14,000 miles and ten months of ownership, and this driveline front end vibration problem has improved by 50% at best. My additional braking vibration has never improved for longer than a few days.
I am considering, due to the results of an independent inspection performed on the Goodyear LS2 tires on my Quest, purchasing a comparably sized tire from a different manufacturer with the hope of acheiving some improvement.
I viewed my tires on a Hunter Balancing Machine, and all four tires were slightly out of round. Insufficiently out of round to fail a Radial Force Balance and warrant replacemnt by Nissan, but sufficient to create a moderate high speed vibration.
It will not be an easy task to replace these tires because this tire size is unique to the Nissan Quest 3.5S and 3.5SL Models (225/65R 16).
This is the only tire on the market at this size, that I have been able to locate.
The 215/70R 16 (an option with the use of the OEM wheels) or the 235/60R 16 (an option with upgrading from a 6.5" depth rim to a 7.5" depth rim).
Just a few thoughts and ideas. Hopefully some of it is helpful to you.
Then again, the dealership charged me that much more for the paint/cloth protection claiming the treatment was already applied to all their vans (does anybody know if this is true for all southeast Nissans or just another **)... I have the receipt for the protection package so I suppose something was applied. The same thing happened last time when I purchased my pickup when the Toyota dealership charged me for Toyoguard or something... Maybe I should have just walked out, but I was exhausted at the time (4 hour long deal) and wanted to get it over with. There was another mishap while signing all the paperworks, but I don't even want to think about it now.
The Quest has a rubber seal between the slider and front door to seal it tight. I don't like power doors partly because you can't "motivate" them to close tightly. But I noticed that if you open the front door, close the slide, then close the front door, almost all the nois goes away.
If you then spray the rubber seal with spray silicone lubricant, they won't make any noise at all. We regularly drive down a horribly bumpy road so all our cars get some sort of treatment like this....
I am not sure what "Paint" protection is; Clearcoat? or Undercoating Rustproofing?
As for cloth protection; you can get the same level of protection with a $5 an of Scotchgaurd. As for Rustproofing cars have not needed extra proofing since the 70's. This looks like a dealer looking to make extra money; hence, "We have this done for all our cars" response
It's made by Permaplate (www.permaplate.com).
1) Ball joint for rear hatch
2) 2nd row seat shifters
3) Anti-rattle work: looks like they repeated the work done last year, but it did seem quieter
4) Some other little itmes I cannot think of
Additonally
1) Had the front brake rotors re-surfaced (17,000 miles)
2) Backup sensor is on the fritz. They have to replace it, not sure how long this will take
Hopeflly I will not have the working of a nother lemon-law case. I won the first, and hate to repeat. :sick:
Sorry, I don't have the patience to go back through all 60+ pages of postings to see if anyone has ever gotten this problem fixed, but if somebody has any solutions, or at least something specific I can go to my dealer with, I'd appreciate it. They've done the balancing and rotor repairs twice, with little if any improvement.
Has anyone noticed any factors that set the problem off? It seems to happen inconsistantly and unpredictably (as evidenced by my "unsuccessful" test drive), but based on the descriptions I've read here from others, I'm sure it's the same problem, especially the part where the vibration significantly increases when I apply the brakes. I really think I need to get this taken care of, because it's getting to the point the car feels like it's going to fall apart.
Sorry about the incoherent rambling. It's late and I need to get to bed. Thanks.
TPMS: Another issue I had immediately after purchase was that the tire#4 (driver side rear?) TPMS reading was not showing up. It was never programmed and easily fixed.
Mileage: I can only say about purely highway driving at this point. The computer MPG showed 20.5 MPG as I was driving at 70 mph over the weekend. The van right now has regular grade gas in the tank. (BTW, the dealer filled it up with the regular. According to the dealer, I was encouraged to use the regular grade as the use of higher octane, albeit recommended in the manual, is complete waste. My experience from the past says otherwise. I'm going to use only premium grade from now on.) Since the van is so new, I believe this figure will go up.
Overall: I'm satisfied with the engine (contrary to those who complained about low end torque, it's actually pretty good to me and I haven't gone over 4k RPM yet as I'm still breaking it in), 5 speed automatic transmission is crisp, and considering the size of the van (huge) it handles quite nicely. Aside from some audible nuisances, I'm happy with my Quest. It was the only minivan I was considering to buy as I was seriously looking at sports sedans. Oh, well, this was a big compromise I had to make but in the end it made my wife and and myself happy.
I've looked at the 2005 Odyssey and I've seen problems in workmanship and reading the forum has convince me and my wife not to buy one. I found it to have more problems than the Quest.
We are currently considering a Sienna but we will put it to deep scrutiny before buying one. I am already uncomfortable with the 2nd row seats but my wife likes the drive.
I am still a Quest lover even after the problems I've had and wished I never encountered those problems. I still would like to buy the 2005 Quest hoping they have fixed most of the problems but my wife owns half of the decision. I have to provide her really good reasons why not to buy the other minivans.
I am not seeing a lot of 2005 problems out there. Am I correct to assume that most of the problems are fixed????
I have kept a log detailing every gallon of gasoline that's gone into our 05 Quest because we use it as a company delivery vehicle as well. The average for the first 6,000 miles, including breakin and a lot of Winter driving, and it was 22.3 mpg - actual. I recently took a day long trip and averaged 25.5, with the A/C running. Sorry some of the folks with 2004's have had problems, but this vehicle has been flawless and has exceeded our expectations for handling, performance, mpg, and comfort. I wish the front cupholders were higher up, though.....
:lemon:
Can someone please tell me how a few of you are all getting these hunk of junk
Quests to be considered Lemon's?
In the past 6 months I have had a rental car (due to my 04 quest being
in the shop) for 40 days as of today and I still do not have my van
back as I speak. I have had the following problems with it:
Drive Axle Replaced
3 Radios
A transmission
A noise they can not figure out what it is, sounds as if a chain is
dragging on the ground!!!
All the recalls, the Squeaky doors, the front drivers seat was shifting
each turn I made, told me it was normal till the realized how bad it
was.
Tire pressure goes off saying I have a flat tire, every time it gets a
little bit cold, I am in GA.
Service Engine soon light has came on, and they had to reset the whole
computer.
My door handle fell off the rear sliding door.
Problems with steering wheel shaking at 45MPH +
My list probably could go on and on.......
:sick:
HELP ME SOMEONE AND TELL ME WHAT I NEED TO DO TO MAKE NISSAN TAKE BACK THEIR :lemon: OF A VAN
I have been through BBB and that got me know where I am military so of
course the dealership that I bought the vehicle at is in a different
state so the dealership that is stuck working on the piece of junk will not help me
out as far as taking it back.
I WOULD NOT WISH THIS VEHICLE ON MY WORSE ENEMY
I believe the most important requirements to follow are: 1. Georgia specifies that the first conformity should have occurred within the 12 month/12,000 miles period; 2. It will need to really satisfy the non-conformity requirement (SAFETY would be the biggest concern) and not intentionally abused 3. You will need to write a registered formal letter to the manufacturer indicating your problems and what has been done and not fixed properly; 4. Read on the additional one time repair rule which may be the fastest basis of your repurchase or replacement.
In Maryland, it is a 15 months/ 15,000 miles duration. Any SINGLE failure on steering/braking related problem and wasn't corrected the first time around entitles Lemon Law. There is also a 30 days out of service rule within the timeframe. There is also a 4 times repair limit on the same item. There is a 3 years period to file in Maryland even if the 15 month has been exceeded.
In Gergia, I suspect that you may satisfy the 15 days out of service requirement for the 12months/12,000 mile, or 30 days out of service requirement for the 24month/24,000 miles. Another would be if the braking or steering has not been corrected after the first try. Another would be the tire safety (danger of bursting if overinflated). But again ... you will need to convince them that these problems are not intentionally produced.
Try approaching it on your own and not involve any lawyer yet. I represented myself and BBB was a lot of help during the arbitration. Use a lawyer only as a last resort and only if you think you have a basis.
Also... check the competing minivans to see if you would want just a replacement or a repurchase. So far I have not found any minivan yet that can exceed the Quest's qualities except on the reliability and safety issues I experienced on the specific van I had. Maybe the 2005 is better!
1) try mycarstats.com I found it had good limks to lemon law info. (http://www.mycarstats.com/content/statemvd.asp). Alawys know your rights
2) I beleive that Magnuson Act (Federal Warranty laws) also comes into play. Reps of a manuf. must fix the car otherwise the Manuf, is in default of its' warranty.
3) I have not heard positive things from BBB arbitration. Lemon Law disputes are handled differntly in all states. We have three choices in NJ, I chose getting a lawyer (cost me nothing) who I found from mycarstats.com NJ Law provides for compensationto lawyer if / when they win case.
My case took 4-5 monhts to resolve and was in my favor, was not for a re-purchase but was in my favor. Lawyer was paid by Nissan.
here are the ground rules.
1) Keep ALL your records
2) Know your rights
3) Don't short-change yourself, it is not a simple, little problem its' a problem with a very expensive purchase
4) If a lawyer will take your case then it probably means you would win. They hate wasting their time.The lawyer, in this case, is not the enemy so do not treat them as such (lawyer is not a four letter word).
An, no, I am not a lawyer just was frustrated. Ihave had a Quest for 15 months and now am very happy
Anybody notice that the power sliding door slides so hard if anybody is in the way while it is closing you could get hurt. I had accidently bumped the button while loading items in the side, the door started coming, I thought I would give it a hip bump back and it kept on coming closing me in. I ended up with a large bruise, Nissan said that the door was ok, I think a child would definitely be seriously injured if they were caught in the door.
My Ford truck had a switch to turn it off but I can't find anything on my Nissan either in the manual or otherwise... Gary
To their credit, it does look as if Nissan is truly documenting and working on all these problems - I think every problem we've had with our Quest is covered there.
I have had it to the shop two times and both times they were unable to find anything out of order, the last time was March 16, 2005. Since that time, it has occurred four times. I am scheduled to take it back on May 4, 2005.
Just wondering, has anyone or anyone who know of anyone that has had this problem?
Yesterday I notice that “passenger air bag off” light was on even though my wife was at passenger seat. (she weight around 120 lb), then I pull a car on side and I moved to passenger seat but still light did not go off. I drove for around five miles like but when we were coming back on that time light was off, I checked few times to make sure if it still having any problem but luckily as soon either me or my wife take a sit light went off. That was a first time happened so far.
Today when I turn on heat I was hearing “tic tic” type of clicking noise from passenger side ventilation, it was not continues noise but one or two clicks after every couple of minutes.
When I change ventilation position I hear noise that it is switching to other mode now. (Probably from motor, not loud but noticeable)
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Today I also notice that when car is on Park and if I push break paddle I hear click (loud) from the shift knob, sound like its unlocking the gear. Do you have that problem??
How much it usually cost?
thanks,
We have an 05 and my wife stopped it with her forearm. It was nothing more than a squeeze, so find a more responsive dealer, perhaps?
I am just starting with the shaking at 45+ and the chain noise. I wonder if you hear like the front end of the car is falling off. I 'm going back to the shop tomorrow so I will let you know.
It's not very self-installer friendly!! In fact they have made it so
difficult that it probably would be better to have the dealer
install it and the wiring. Many dealers send the vans to electronic
specialists for installation.
http://www.courtesyparts.com/satellite_radio/index.html
http://www.courtesyparts.com/satellite_radio/MY04%20Quest.pdf
Good luck!!!
All the new vans have immense windshields. I don't find the Quest worse than the Caravan we also own, or others I've ridden in lately. I also wear polarized sunglasses most of the time.