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Nissan Quest/Mercury Villager problems
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1. If you "flush" your transmission every 25K miles, it's sure going to fail. When you flush a transmission, you tend to disturb the intricate things inside. It's better to just change the fluid according to the schedule in the manual and leave it alone.
2. You do not need to change the oil every 3000 miles. Every study has shown that you can change the oil at 6000 mile intervals, even if you are driving a New York taxi.
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It does seem like a short-sighted cost-cutting measure by Nissan!!
As with all gases, those used in these struts are affected by temperature changes, so under cooler conditions, the gases contract, and as a result, don't exert as much pressure on the piston of the strut. So, the "assist" is a little less, but the resistance is still enough to hold the gate up.
When they fail, not only will they not help you open the gate, they will also not hold it up. Have you ever seen someone with an Escort hatchback with a stick in the back? They use that to hold up the hatch!!!
Now onto the foglight issue. I recently had installed PIAA dual fog/driving lights onto my Quest, the driving lights are 55W but I will soon be putting in 130W bulbs. I have noticed no problems at all with it, other than the fact that they guy who put them on loosened one of the battery cables and that made the battery weak for cold starts, one trip to the Nissan dealer and a lecture from Chuck got it fixed. I plan on having another set of driving lights installed on the van next summer. Its dark a lot in the winter and the moose like to camp out in the road.
where is the switch (the blank plug next to the cuise-off switch)?
"the Nissan foglight wiring harness is purchased separately"
Is that the rocker switch and the wiring to the headlight tap connector? How much?
On the fogs themselves, can you get just the lamps and the mounts? How much?
What is the operational logic of the fogs (since it's tapped into the headlights), is it active only when the headlights are on high (or low)?
Sorry for the many questions, but who knows more than the owner.
Thanks.
2020 Acura RDX tech SH-AWD, 2023 Maverick hybrid Lariat luxury package.
If the problem is the steal frame sticking to the seal (rubber gasket) around the door this is easily fixed. Purchase from your local hardware store a can of silicone spray. Spray it on the seal making sure you don’t get it on anything but the seal. It can make the paint job feel greasy. This will prevent ice and sticky stuff from forming.
If the rollers or the roller arms on the door are getting stuck then take it to your dealer ASAP while it is still stuck. Good luck and let us know how it goes.
Haven't had it long enough to have problems. Did get lots of oooohhsss and aaaahhsss from the neighbors when fitting it into the garage. It's a little bigger that her old '94 Altima.
Dark Blue and Quicksilver and loving it.
If anyone out there is reading this thinking if they should purchase a Quest let me tell you. We have had 7 Nissans over the years and there is a reason for purchasing another one. RELIABILITY! AAA not needed with a Nissan...
I've never had anything like this (same van as yours; 47k). Can you describe the symptoms with a bit more detail? It kinda sounds like a sticking throttle caused by carbon buildup in the throttle body....
Steve
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If it is the latter, it most likely is carbon buildup in the throttle body. I have had this happen on my 99 Quest several times. Every 10,000 miles or so I have to clean it out with spray solvent.
There was a previous post on how to do this, but I'll be darned if I can find it now. If this is your problem and you want to try cleaning it yourself, let me know and I'll post instructions on how I did it.
Hope this helps.
Dave
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The CD button could be confusing I suppose (it's on my non-CD equipped '99 GXE too).
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2020 Acura RDX tech SH-AWD, 2023 Maverick hybrid Lariat luxury package.
We also had on turn signal replaced - but it still doesn't stay down when I want to signal left and the steering wheel is turned only slightly or turned to the right. Does anyone have this problem?
We also had the passenger air bag cover replaced - it was coming off. These are a few of the problems we have had.
I have contacted Nissan because I don't feel safe in this car. They would only offer us an extended warranty. They didn't feel any of these problems were "safety" issues. We tried to trade it in at the dealership where we brought it at. They wouldn't even consider any trade because they said they couldn't sell it to someone else knowing what was wrong with the van. I feel like we are stuck with this lemon.
I will never buy another Nissan Product. I my opinion and my experience with them shows me Nissan doesn't care about their customers. They have your money.
What I find curious is that the dealer would not take it in on trade because of the problems with it. If they tried that on me I'd say, "Well, let's go back to the service department and talk to the manager. They were supposed to fix the van and it should now be problem free. If it's not, they have some more work to do".
Clu3, it sounds like you have a bad relay or loose solder connection in your blower controller. If you are handy and have a soldering iron, you can fix it yourself. Check out this web site:
http://web2.airmail.net/scutchen/vq_faq/index.htm
You will find instructions there to fix the problem, complete with pictures.
Dave
I will check it and let you know once I find the problem.
clu
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As a point of interest, I have a 94 Villager with about 75,000 miles and am very pleased with the reliability and drive-ability of the van!