Owner-reported complaints naming the engine system, filed with NHTSA
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Reports naming the engine itself — including stalling, misfires, oil consumption, cooling and internal engine components. 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. 56 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.
The 25 most recent of 56, in the owner's own words
I'M BRAZILIAN AND I NEED HELP, HERE IN BRAZIL THERE'S NO ONE WHO CAN HELP ME...... CAR WITH A BACKSPRING WITHOUT STRENGTH AND SKIDDING WITHOUT LEAVING THE PLACE, WHEN SHE DOES NOT STEP ON THE ACCELERATOR IN THE BACK SHE LEAVES ALONE AND HAS NO STRENGTH TO CLIMB UPHILL IN THE REVERSE, BUT THE OTHER BORES FOR FRONTS ARE GOOD ..THIS CAR IS IN MOVEMENT, I WILL ALWAYS WORK WITH IT.
EXHAUST MANIFOLD IS THERE A RECALL ON THIS BECAUSE I TOOK IT TO MIDAS AND HE SAID THAT HE HAS BEING THESE VAN WITH THIS PROBLEM WHERE THE BOLTS BROKEN INTO THE MANIFOLD EXHAUST. I WANT DO THIS SUPPOSE TO HAPPEN AND DO THE COMPANY NO OF THIS. SO CAN YOU TELL ME IF THERE ARE A RECALL ON THESE VANS. IF SO, CAN YOU LET ME KNOW. *NM
THE VEHICLE WAS HARD STARTING, ENGINE/TRANSMISSION SURGE, AT LOW SPEEDS AND UP HILL. THE THERMOSTAT STUCK AND SEVERAL OTHER MALFUNCTIONS. *BF THE ENGINE SUDDENLY SHUT DOWN WITHOUT WARNING. THE OVER HEATED ENGINE HAD SERIOUS BURNING INSIDE. THERE WERE NO INDICATOR LIGHTS ON TO SEE THE ENGINE TEMPERATURE GAUGE AT PEAK HEAT. THE CONSUMER COULD NOT FIND THE PROBLEM, HAD NO STEAM, NO CHECK ENGINE, JUST A FEAR OF ENGINE MELT DOWN ABOUT TO RECUR. *SC
THE DEALER BROKE THE CRANKSHAFT WHEN REMOVING THE MAIN PULLEY BOLT. DEALER/NISSAN REFUSED TO PROVIDE FINANCIAL HELP ON REPAIRS. *BF *TC THE CONSUMER DID SOME RESEARCH AND DISCOVERED NUMEROUS BROKEN CRANKSHAFTS. THE MANUFACTURER DETERMINED THE CAUSE TO BE INITIAL TENSILE FORCE SET ON THE ENGINE ACCESSORY BELTS DURING ASSEMBLY, THEREFORE A TECHNICAL SERVICE BULLETIN WAS ISSUED ACKNOWLEDGING THE PROBLEM. *JB
BOLT HOLDING LOWER PULLEY TO CRANKSHAFT SHEARED OFF. POSSIBLE CRANK SHAFT FAILURE. *JB
EXHAUST MANIFOLD REPLACEMENT, BOLTS AND STUDS. *JB
VEHICLE ENGINE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING.*MR ENGINE WAS REPLACED AND STALLED AGAIN FROM CITY SPEED TO HIGHWAY SPEED. THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE OXYGEN SENSOR WAS REPLACED AND THE LIGHT CONTINUED TO ILLUMINATE. AFTER 2.5 HOURS OF ELECTRICAL TESTING, NOTHING WAS FOUND. THE EXISTING STALLING IS REPAIRED BY SHUTTING THE A/C OFF TO PROVIDE THE ENGINE WITH POWER. THE PREVENTION IS TO USE HIGHER OCTANE GAS, OMIT OVERDRIVE AND AVOID USING THE A/C. NISSAN ASKED THAT THE CONSUMERS WAIT FOR THE VEHICLE TO BREAK SO THEY COULD FIND THE CAUSE. THE ENGINE ITSELF BROKE AT 59K MILES. THERE WAS A RECALL ON THE CRANKSHAFT AND CAMSHAFT SYSTEM. BUT THE 1994 MODELS THE SENSOR IS IN THE DISTRIBUTOR. *PH
THE ENGINE WARNING LIGHT CAME ON/OFF. DEALER REPLACED ONE OF THE SENSORS. HOWEVER, THE LIGHT STILL CAME ON. *AK
I WOULD LIKE TO ADD MY COMPLAINT TO THE LONG LIST YOU ALREADY HAVE ABOUT THE BROKEN BOLTS ON THE FRONT AND REAR MANIFOLDS. I HAD THREE BROKEN STUDS THAT NEEDED RE-DRILLING AND ONE BOLT THAT ONLY NEEDED REPLACEMENT. THE MANIFOLDS WERE WARPED AND HAD TO BE REMOVED AND PLANED. TOTAL COST WAS $756.16. THE PROBLEM I WAS HAVING WAS A LOUD RATTLE NOISE. WHEN I ASKED THE MECHANIC ABOUT NOT FIXING THE PROBLEM I WAS TOLD IT WAS A POTENTIAL FIRE HAZARD. THERE APPEARS TO BE A DEFECT IN THIS ENGINE MODEL. I UNDERSTAND IT IS ALSO PREVALENT IN THE PATHFINDER AND OTHER NISSAN MODELS. WHEN I CALLED MY NISSAN DEALERSHIP THEY SAID THERE WAS NO RECALL ON THIS PROBLEM. NISSAN SAID THEY HAS ISSUED A TECHNICAL BULLETIN ON THIS ISSUE AND FOR CUSTOMER SERVICE RELATIONS THEY WERE FIXING 1994 PATHFINDERS WITH THIS PROBLEM IF THEY HAD 100,000 MILES OR LESS. *JB
WHILE DRIVING ABOUT 55 MPH ON THE HIGHWAY AND WITHOUT PRIOR WARNING COOLANT WAS LEAKING FROM UNDERNEATH THE VEHICLE, AND VEHICLE SHUT DOWN . *AK
CONSUMER STATES STUDS BROKE OFF ON LEFT MANIFOLD. DEALER WAS UNABLE TO REPAIR. *AK
THE FRONT AND REAR EXHAUST MANIFOLD SYSTEM BROKE. DEALER NOTIFIED. *NLM
WHILE TRAVELING ON THE HIGHWAY WITHOUT PRIOR WARNING THE VEHICLE WILL SHUT DOWN AND WILLNOT RESTART. THE DEALERSHIP IS AWARE OF THE PROBLEM. MR
CONSUMER STATES THAT WHILE DRIVING HEARD A RATTLING NOISE AND VEHICLE LOSTPOWER. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION. MR
THE ENGINE STALLED AT A STOP SIGN. COULDN'T RESTART THE ENGINE. TOWED TO A MECHANIC, FOUND THE CRANKSHAFT WAS BROKEN. NLM
THIS IS A PROBLEM WITH THIS MANIFOLD. IT CRACKS CAUSING THE BOLTS TO BREAK. NOW HAVE PUT OVER $3,000. INTO FIXING THIS PROBLEM WITH 2 SERVICES. EVEN THOUGH WE WERE TOLD BY OTHERS ON THE INTERNET THAT THERE IS A SERVICE BULLETIN OUT ABOUT THIS PROBLEM FOR THE 94 QUEST, NISSAN REFUSES TO COVER ANY OF THE COSTS.*AK
WHILE DRIVING ENGINE CHECK LIGHT CAME ON. LOST POWER STEERING AS A RESULT OF ENGINE FAILURE DUE TO A DEFECT IN ENGINE INJECTORS. HAD PART THEM REPLACED 3 TIMES.*AK
STEERING ASSEMBLY SHIFTER BOLTS HAD TO BE REPLACED. THE BOLTS WERE MISSING. I ALSO HAVE ANOTHER COMPLAINT IN REGARDING THIS SAME VEHICLE ON FILE WITH YOU. THE OTHER COMPLAINT DEALS WITH THE TRANSMISSION, RADIATIOR AND MANIFOLD.*AK
MANIFOLD BOLTS KEEP MELTING AND BREAKING. THE BOLTS ARE POPPING AS FAST AS THE REPAIR PERSON CAN PUT THEM IN. THE MANIFOLD BOLTS COST ABOUT $80 EACH. UNITED NISSAN SAYS THAT THE COST TO FIX ONE IS ABOUT $700 IF THEY DO NOT ENCOUNTER ANY ADDITIONAL PROBLEMS. IN 1997, WE PAYED A DEALERSHIP IN GULFPORT MISSISSIPPI OVER A @1000 TO PUT IN A TRANSMISSION BECAUSE METAL PARTS WERE IN OUR TRANSMISSION AND RADIATOR. THEY COULD NOT DETERMINE WHERE THE METAL WAS COMING FROM, BUT IT TORE UP THE TRANSMISSION. I WROTE AND CALLED NISSAN AND THEY HAVE A COPY OF MY REQUEST FOR HELP BUT NO HELP WAS PROVIDED.
ENGINE STUMBLED, AND THEN QUIT WHILE AT IDLE. REPAIR SHOP REPORTS BROKEN CRANKSHAFT (SNOUT)*AK
NISSAN DEALER TOLD US THIS WAS NOT A COMMON PROBLEM AND THEY HAD NOT SEEN IT BEFORE. (THAT WAS A LIE) BROKEN STUD BOLTS WHERE MANIFOLD CONNECTS TO ENGINE. 5 STUD BOLTS REPLACED 10/01 FOR $600. TOLD IT WOULD HAPPEN AGAIN BY INDEPENDENT MECHANIC. INFERIOR BOLTS USED. ANY OTHER BREAKAGE WOULD REQUIRE REMOVAL OF ENGINE TO REACH THE REST OF BOLTS. $1000 FOR REPAIR. CURRENTLY HAS BROKEN BOLTS AND WE'RE NOT READY TO MAKE THE REPAIR AGAIN.
NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOVE VEHICLE. *AK
CRANKSHAFT BROKE UNDER NORMAL OPERATING CONDITIONS, NO VEHICLE ABUSE, HAD MAINTAINED PROPER MAINTENANCE AND PREVENTIVE CARE IN PAST. ALL REPAIRS OR MAINTENANCE OTHER THAN TIRES, OIL CHANGES, AND BATTERY REPLACEMENTS DONE AT NISSAN DEALER FACTORY AUTHORIZED REPAIR CENTERS.*AK
WHILE DRIVING, CRANKSHAFT BROKE. THIS WAS THE SECOND TIME THIS PROBLEM HAS HAPPENED. DEALER CONTACTED. *AK *SLC
STRONG FUEL ODOR INSIDE AND OUTSIDE THE VAN. DEALER SAID TO REPLACE FUEL RAIL HOSE. VENT HOSE WAS REPLACED FROM THE RECALL.
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