Owner-reported complaints naming the brake system, filed with NHTSA
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Reports naming service brakes, the antilock braking system, brake hoses, master cylinders or the parking brake. Every record below is an owner-reported complaint about the 1994 Nissan Quest submitted to NHTSA — not a confirmed defect, not a recall and not a manufacturer bulletin. 20 reports on file name it.
Complaints are reports submitted by owners and drivers to NHTSA. They are not verified and do not establish that a defect exists.
Shown in the owner’s own words, exactly as filed
DT: CONSUMER STATES BRAKE LIGHTS NOT WORKING PROPERLY. TOOK VEHICLE TO THE SHOP, METAL TUBE THAT SEPARATES FROM HOUSING WAS DEFECTIVE. NO LIGHTS CAME ON. PUT IN NEW BRAKE SWITCH, NEW FUSES, AND BULBS.*AK
LOAD SENSING VALVE LEAKED, DRAINING ALL HYDROLIC FLUID RESERVES, RESULTING IN BRAKE FAILURE. *AK
FUEL VAPORS INSIDE CAR. TEMPERATURE NOT A FACTOR. EXCESSIVE AFTER FILL-UP BUT VAPORS CONTINUE SEVERAL DAYS AFTER FILL-UP. BRAKE NOISE ON LEFT SIDE-CHIRPING. WAS TOLD BRAKE ROTOR WARPED-ORIGINAL EQUIPMENT. *AK
WE HAVE HAD NOTHING BUT PROBLEMS WITH THIS VAN. AIR CONDITIONER/ BRAKES/SEAT BELTS,AND THE MOST COSTLY OF ALL, TRANSMISSION FAILED AT 2800.00.I KNOW THAT WE HAVE HAD MORE PROBLEMS, BUT CANN'T THINK OF THEM ALL. *AK
WHEN APPROACHING A GENTLE STOP ON DOWNHILL SLOPE, BRAKES GAVE WAY AND GRINDING NOISE MADE SEEMINGLY IN FRONT. THIS HAS HAPPENED MANY TIMES, AND THE DEALER CLAIMS THAT IT IS NORMAL ABS FUNCTIONALITY. IT IS HAPPENING WITH INCREASING FREQUENCY IN THE LAST 6 MONTHS. *AK
REAR BRAKE LIGHT ON LEFT HAND SIDE FAILS TO WORK PROPERLY. THE SOCKET FOR THE BULB IS LOOSE. IT WOULD WORK FOR A SHORT PERIOD & THEN THE LIGHT WILL NOT WORK. TALKEN TO DEALER DEALER INFORMED CONSUMER IT WOULD B EEXPENSIVE TO REPAIR & NOT UNDER RECALL. *AK
BRAKE LIGHT FAILURE ALSO OCCURS OUTSIDE OF NHTSA SB048944; MY VEHICLE WAS MNFD 10/93, SIX MONTHS BEFORE THE NHTSA RECALL MNFD DATE RANGE
THE BRAKE LIGHT FUSE BLEW-UP FIVE TIMES WITHIN A TWO-MONTH PERIOD, THUS CAUSING THE BRAKE LIGHTS NOT OPERATE WHEN BRAKE IS APPLIED. I HAVE CONTACTED NISSAN ABOUT THIS. THEY SAID THEY ARE RECALLING 1994 MODELS OF QUEST MINI-VAN DUE TO THIS DEFECT (NHTSA CAMPAIGN # 96V253004) BUT THEY SAID MY CAR IS NOT INCLUDED BECAUSE THE VIN IS NOT ON THEIR LIST. THIS IS A MAJOR SAFETY ITEM BECAUSE THE CAR DRIVER FOLLOWING YOU WON'T HAVE ANY MEANS OF WARNING IF YOU ARE SLOWING DOWN/STOPPING. HE COULD BUMP/CRASH ONTO YOUR CAR. I HAVE REPLACED THE ORIGINAL FUSE WITH THOSE BOUGHT FROM THE DEALER. SINCE THE CAR'S WARRANTY EXPIRED, I WOULD LIKE TO FIND OUT IF YOU COULD HELP ME AND OTHER OWNERS OF THIS MODEL OF CAR BEFORE I/WE BRING IT TO THE REPAIR SHOP. THANK YOU
DRIVING AT APPROXMATELY 10 MPH ,MAKING A PANIC STOP, COMPLETE FAILURE OF ABS, RESULTING IN AN ACCIDENT . *AK
WHEN STARTING THE VEHICLE IN SNOWY/ICY CONDITIONS, THE VEHICLE ABS BRAKING SYSTEM MALFUNCTIONED, CAUSING THE BRAKES TO BE INOPERABLE. CAUSE UNKNOWN. AFTER THE VEHICLE "HAS HEATED ENOUGH" THERE IS NO PROBLEM WITH THE ABS SYSTEM. DEALER CANNOT DETERMINE PROBLEM. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER DETAILS. *AK
ABS INTERMITTENTLY LOCK UP ON WET SURFACES, CAUSING EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCES.
VEHICLE HAS HAD INTERMITTENT BRAKE FAILURE TYPICALLY WHEN SITTING AT A TRAFFIC LIGHT. THERE IS A NOISE AND THEN THE BRAKE PEDAL GOES TO THE FLOOR. THE BRAKES THEN FAIL AND THE VEHICLE WILL START TO ROLL.
THE VAN HAS ABS. PEDAL PRESSED TO FLOOR AND NO BRAKES/ THE VAN WILL NOT STOP. *AK
ABS: WHEN APPLIED, BRAKES DO NOT RESPOND PROPERLY; HAVE TO PUMP BRAKES TO STOP VEHICLE; AT TIMES, PEDAL GOES TO FLOOR; NO WARNING. *AK
ABS BRAKE SYSTEM FAILED TO STOP THE VEHICLE ON ICE, RESULTING IN RUNNING UP ON A CURVE TO STOP THE VEHICLE, DEALER CAN NOT DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM. TT
ABS, BRAKES CONTINUE TO LOCKUP WHILE DRIVING, DRIVING AT SPEED 65MPH, AND SLOW DOWN TO SPEED 10MPH, ROTOR DAMAGED DUE HEAT BUILD UP, BACK RIGHT WHEEL OVERHEATED
ABS: WHILE DRIVING HIGHWAY SPEED, APPLIED BRAKES, VEHICLE STARTED SKIDDING (LIKE FISHTAIL) LOST STEERING CONTROL; HIT GUARDRAIL; DRY SURFACE. TT
ABS BRAKING PROBLEMS. PLEASE DESCRIBE. TT
ABS, BRAKE FAILURE, EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE,HAVE TO APPLY THE BRAKES 3 TIMES BEFORE THE VEHICLE STOPS. TT
VEHICLES ABS BRAKING SYSTEM FAILS INTERMITTENTLY WITH PEDAL TO FLOOR AND PUMPING HAS TO BE DONE TO STOP. TT
Higher-selling and older vehicles accumulate more reports. Counts are not failure rates and are not directly comparable between vehicles that sold in very different numbers.
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