1993 Nissan Quest Problems

EXHAUST MANIFOLD BOLTS BROKEN NISSAN REPLACED BOLTS 1800.00 20,000 MILES LATER SAME PROBLEM NISSAN SAYS NOT RESPONSIBLE BECAUSE IT HAD BEEN LONGER THAN 20,000 MILES AS FAR AS I CAN TELL NISSAN DID NOT USE THE NEW IMPROVED MANIFOLD BOLTS FOR THIS REPAIR.*AK

AS HAS HAPPENED TO CLOSE TO 100% OF QUEST/MERCURY VILLAGER OWNERS, I HAVE CRACKED MANIFOLDS, MISSING MANIFOLD STUDS, AND SEVERAL BROKEN MANIFOLD STUDS. THIS RESULTS IN POOR STARTS, EXHAUST LEAKS, AND A NOTICEABLE "CLACKING" (EXHAUST LEAK) UPON ACCELERATION. MY VEHICLE HAS 118K MILES. I UNDERSTAND THE LABOR FOR A COMPLETE FIX CAN RUN OVER $1000, WHILE PARTS RUN UNDER $100. I HAVE CONTACTED 1-800-NISSAN1 WITH THIS ISSUE AND THE OPERATOR WAS AWARE OF THIS VERY COMMON, SERIOUS PROBLEM AND AFFIRMED THAT I WOULD BE CONTACTED WITH ANY POSSIBLE COMPENSATION.

AS HAS HAPPENED TO CLOSE TO 100% OF QUEST/MERCURY VILLAGER OWNERS, I HAVE CRACKED MANIFOLDS, MISSING MANIFOLD STUDS, AND SEVERAL BROKEN MANIFOLD STUDS. THIS RESULTS IN POOR STARTS, EXHAUST LEAKS, AND A NOTICEABLE "CLACKING" (EXHAUST LEAK) UPON ACCELERATION. MY VEHICLE HAS 118K MILES. I UNDERSTAND THE LABOR FOR A COMPLETE FIX CAN RUN OVER $1000, WHILE PARTS RUN UNDER $100. I HAVE CONTACTED 1-800-NISSAN1 WITH THIS ISSUE AND THE OPERATOR WAS AWARE OF THIS VERY COMMON, SERIOUS PROBLEM AND AFFIRMED THAT I WOULD BE CONTACTED WITH ANY POSSIBLE COMPENSATION.

REAR WINDOW KEEPS EXPLODING IN A LOT OF PIECES AFTER STARTING UP VEHICLE. *AK

STEEL BRAKE LINES TO REAR BREAKS RUSTED THROUGH IN SEVERAL PLACES - TWO LINES TO REAR THAT PASS UNDER THE FLOOR AND ALONG THE DRIVER SIDE RAIL AND OVER THE REAR LEFT WHEEL AXLE, AND ALSO AT THE AREA IMMEDIATELY BEFORE EACH REAR WHEEL CYLINDER. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1993 NISSAN QUEST. THE CONTACT STATED THAT HER VEHICLE WAS SQUEAKING AND THAT SHE HAD TO HOSE OFF HER FRONT ROTORS WHEN THEY OVERHEATED. HER VEHICLE WAS ALSO EXPERIENCING LONG STOPPING DISTANCES. THE FAILURES HAVE OCCURRED ON NUMEROUS OCCASIONS. RECENTLY, THE SERVICE BRAKE LIGHT ILLUMINATED FOR A COUPLE OF DAYS AND THEN DIMMED. SAFETY RECALL # 92V32001 (SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC: FOUNDATION COMPONENTS: MASTER CYLINDER) WAS FOUND. THE FREE PORTION OF THE SAFETY RECALL NO LONGER APPLIES TO THIS VEHICLE. THE POWERTRAIN WAS UNKNOWN. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 200,000.

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

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1993 NISSAN QUEST. AFTER PARKING THE VEHICLE, THE CONTACT NOTICED SMOKE COMING FROM THE VENT ON THE OUTSIDE OF THE VEHICLE. AFTER A COUPLE OF MINUTES, THE SMOKE CLEARED. SHE TURNED THE KEY IN THE IGNITION AND FLAMES APPEARED UNDER THE GLOVE COMPARTMENT. THE FIRE AND POLICE DEPARTMENTS ARRIVED AT THE SCENE AND A FIRE REPORT WAS FILED. THE VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE VIN WAS INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 00V419001 (FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:STORAGE:TANK ASSEMBLY); HOWEVER, THE CONTACT NEVER RECEIVED A RECALL NOTICE. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 200,000.

PRIOR TO REALL NOTICE, CONSUMER EXPERIENCED PROBLEMS WITH THE FUEL HOSE AND IT WAS REPLACED, CONSUMER IS NOW REQUESTING REIMBURSEMENT.*JB

ONGOING PROBLEM WITH ENGINE STALLING WHILE TRAVELING VEHICLE BEEN IN/OUT OF DEALER SHOP ON THREE OCCASIONS, AND PROBLEM CANNOT BE DUPLICATED OR CORRECTED. THIS PROBLEM HAS CAUSED AN ACCIDENT. *AK FUEL PUMP WAS REPLACED AND DEALER STATED AN EXHAUST LEAK CAUSING CARBON BUILD UP IN O2 SENSORS WERE CAUSING STALLING, HOWEVER AFTER REPAIRS VEHICLE STILL STALLS. CONSUMER CAN SMELL A GAS ODOR OUTSIDE VEHICLE. TRANSMISSION LEAKS, DEALER FOUND PAN HAD A HOLE, DEALER REPLACED PAN AND GASKET. *SLC

STEEL BRAKE LINES TO REAR BREAKS RUSTED THROUGH IN SEVERAL PLACES - TWO LINES TO REAR THAT PASS UNDER THE FLOOR AND ALONG THE DRIVER SIDE RAIL AND OVER THE REAR LEFT WHEEL AXLE, AND ALSO AT THE AREA IMMEDIATELY BEFORE EACH REAR WHEEL CYLINDER. *TR

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

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1993 NISSAN QUEST. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE PASSENGER FRONT LAP BELT WILL NOT REMAIN SECURE INTO THE BUCKLE. AS A CONSEQUENCE, IN THE EVENT OF THE CRASH THE OCCUPANTS MAY NOT BE PROPERLY RESTRAINED, WHICH CAN CAUSE SERIOUS INJURY. HE TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER AND A TECHNICIAN STATED THAT NO PARTS ARE AVAILABLE TO PROPERLY REMEDY THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 170,000. UPDATED 10/06/09. *LJ THE CONSUMER STATED THE VEHICLE HAS FINALLY BEEN REPAIRED. THE DEALER ORDERED AND REPLACED THE BELT BUCKLE FREE OF CHARGE UNDER WARRANTY. UPDATED 10/06/09

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

AIR CONDITIONING SYSTEM CAUGHT ON FIRE, BLOWING FLAMES FROM BURNING PLASTIC INTO PASSENGER COMPARTMENT, WHILE DRIVING ON RESIDENTIAL STREET W/ AC ON. PROBLEM DIAGNOSED AS LEAVES CRUMBLING THEN FALLING THROUGH AREA WHERE WINDSHIELD WIPERS SIT INTO THE AC BLOWER INTAKE, THEN SITTING IN THE BLOWER. RESISTOR SITS NEXT TO BLOWER, GETS "ALMOST RED-HOT" WHEN AC IS ON; THE HEAT IGNITED THE LEAVES IN THE BLOWER, THE PLASTIC CAUGHT ON FIRE, AND FUMES FROM LEAVES AND BURNING AC SYSTEM WERE BLOWN INTO PASSENGER COMPARTMENT. THE SHOP (ALBANY HILL AUTO) SAID THE BLOWER SHOULD HAVE HAD A GRATE OVER THE INTAKE TO KEEP LEAVES OUT AND THE INTAKE WAS POORLY POSITIONED TO BEGIN WITH.*AK

PRIOR TO REALL NOTICE, CONSUMER EXPERIENCED PROBLEMS WITH THE FUEL HOSE AND IT WAS REPLACED, CONSUMER IS NOW REQUESTING REIMBURSEMENT.*JB

DRIVERS SIDE DOOR CANNOT BE OPENED AT ALL, EVEN IN AN EMERGENCY. *AK

ENGINE CHECK LIGHT KEEPS COMING ON. SOMETIMES WOULD GO OUT INFREQUENTLY. TOOK TO MECHANIC, AND WAS INFORMED NEEDED TO PUT ON DIAGNOSTIC MACHINE. SLIDING DOOR LOCK FAILS TO OPEN FROM THE OUTSIDE. NEED TO BE INSIDE TO UNLOCK IT.*AK 8SLC

CONSUMER HAS COMPLAINED ABOUT TRANSMISSION AND DRIVETRAIN WORKING ERATICALLY WHEN AIR CONDITIONER OR HEATER IS ON. IT MAKES DRIVETRAIN SHIFT IN AND OUT OF OVERDRIVE. TRANSMISSION IS IN AND OUT OF GEARS. CONSUMER HAS CHECKED OTHER NISSAN OWNERS IN OTHER STATES, AND THEY HAVE MENTIONED THE SAME PROBLEM. *AK

ONGOING PROBLEM WITH ENGINE STALLING WHILE TRAVELING VEHICLE BEEN IN/OUT OF DEALER SHOP ON THREE OCCASIONS, AND PROBLEM CANNOT BE DUPLICATED OR CORRECTED. THIS PROBLEM HAS CAUSED AN ACCIDENT. *AK FUEL PUMP WAS REPLACED AND DEALER STATED AN EXHAUST LEAK CAUSING CARBON BUILD UP IN O2 SENSORS WERE CAUSING STALLING, HOWEVER AFTER REPAIRS VEHICLE STILL STALLS. CONSUMER CAN SMELL A GAS ODOR OUTSIDE VEHICLE. TRANSMISSION LEAKS, DEALER FOUND PAN HAD A HOLE, DEALER REPLACED PAN AND GASKET. *SLC

NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOVE VEHICLE. *AK

ALL OF A SUDDEN THE ENGINE REVVED UP AND THE VAN ACCELERATED TO A HIGH RATE OF SPEED, CAUSING DRIVER TO HIT TREE ON THE DRIVER'S SIDE. APPLYING THE BRAKES WOULD NOT STOP THE VAN. DRIVER TURNED THE IGNITION OFF TO STOP VAN. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION. *AK

I PURCHASED 4 YOKOHAMA AEGIS GS4 P215/70R-15 97S TIRES (SERIAL NO. CC608HN428) AT DISCOUNT TIRE IN MIDLAND, TX ON DECEMBER 18, 1998. THE TIRES HAVE BEEN ROTATED EVERY 6,000-8,000 MILES AND HAVE BEEN PROPERLY INFLATED. MOST OF THE DRIVING ON THESE TIRES HAS BEEN IN TEXAS AND OTHER SOUTHERN STATES. IN AUGUST, 2000 THE TIRE MOUNTED ON THE LEFT REAR WHEEL SEPARATED AFTER 32,000 MILES. ON JANUARY 4, 2001 THE TIRE MOUNTED ON THE LEFT FRONT DEVELOPED CRACKS FROM THE EDGE OF THE TREAD TO THE SIDEWALL (SEPARATED?) AND WOULD NOT HOLD PRESSURE AFTER 37,000 MILES. ON JANUARY 10, 2001 THE TIRE MOUNTED ON THE RIGHT FRONT WHEEL FAILED WHILE DRIVING AFTER 37,000 MILES. THE INSIDE SIDEWALL WAS COMPLETELY DETERIORATED (SEPARATED?). ALL THREE TIRES WERE REPLACED BY DISCOUNT TIRE UNDER THEIR WARRANTY WITH A COMPETING BRAND OF TIRE FOR $20-27/EACH. IT SEEMS A 75% FAILURE RATE IS NOT VERY GOOD AND I THOUGHT YOU SHOULD KNOW.*AK (DOT NUMBER: CC608HN428 TIRESIZE: P215/70R15)

TIRES FAILED. *ET

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

ABS BRAKE FAILURE, THE RIGHT FRONT BRAKE SHOES BECAME LOOSE AND INOPERABLE DUE TO A FAILURE OF THE SPINDLE. THE SPINDLE, WHEEL BEARING AND BRAKES HAS BEEN REPLACED.

CONSUMER HAS COMPLAINED ABOUT TRANSMISSION AND DRIVETRAIN WORKING ERATICALLY WHEN AIR CONDITIONER OR HEATER IS ON. IT MAKES DRIVETRAIN SHIFT IN AND OUT OF OVERDRIVE. TRANSMISSION IS IN AND OUT OF GEARS. CONSUMER HAS CHECKED OTHER NISSAN OWNERS IN OTHER STATES, AND THEY HAVE MENTIONED THE SAME PROBLEM. *AK

PULLING OUT OF A PARKING LOT ONTO A STREET AND THEN MAKING A LEFT TURN AT A STOP SIGN, AXLE ASSEMBLY GAVE WAY WITH A LOUD NOISE AND THEN THE TIRE ALMOST DISCONNECTED. *AK

THE LEFT REAR TAIL LIGHT DOES NOT FUNCTION DUE TO THE BULB FALLING OUT OF THE SOCKET. DEALER HAS NOT SEEN VEHICLE. *AK

THE BACK LIGHTING ON THE REAR CONTROLS FOR THE HEATING AND A/C GET VERY, VERY, HOT WHEN THEY HAVE BEEN ON FOR A SHORT PERIOD OF TIME. WE REPORTED THIS SEVERAL TIMES TO THE DEALER AND MANUFACTURER WHEN THE VAN WAS NEW, AND NOTHING CAME OF IT.

NO DEPLOYMENT OF DRIVER'S SIDE AIRBAG DURING COLLISION, CAUSING INJURY. *SD