1999 Nissan Quest Brakes Problems

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS 1999 NISSAN QUEST. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 5 MPH INTO A THE PARKING LOT THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO IDLE EXCESSIVELY UNTIL SHE SHIFTED IT INTO NEUTRAL GEAR AND TURNED THE VEHICLE OFF. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER WHO STATED THAT THE VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL SENSOR FAILED. THE DEALER ALSO STATED THAT THE BRAKE SYSTEM NEEDED TO BE REPAIRED. THE ESTIMATED REPAIR COST WAS $875. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER STATED THAT THEY WOULD NOT ASSIST WITH THE REPAIR SINCE THE WARRANTY HAD EXPIRED. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 78,000.

NHTSA ID

10305837

Incident

Jan 28, 2010

Mileage

78,000 mi

MY WIFE WAS DRIVING OUR 1999 NISSAN QUEST ON THE INTERSTATE THE FIRST TIME THE DRIVER FRONT BRAKE LOCKED UP. SHE DROVE THE VEHICLE TO STONES RIVER NISSAN OF MURFREESBORO, TN WHERE THEY REPLACED THE BRAKE CALIPERS, HOSES, ROTORS, AND PADS. THE BRAKE PADS WORE OUT AFTER ONLY 8K MILES. TOOK THE VEHICLE TO A DIFFERENT SHOP TO HAVE A TIRE REPAIRED AND THE PADS REPLACED AND THE DRIVER'S FRONT LOCKED UP AGAIN ON THE TECHNICIAN WHILE ROAD TESTING HIS REPAIR. THIS SHOP INSISTED ON REPLACING THE DRIVER FRONT BRAKE HOSE DESPITE KNOWING IT WAS RELATIVELY NEW. THIS DID NOT WORK & THEY REPLACED THE BRAKE CALIPER (AGAIN) AND GAVE UP AFTER IT LOCKED UP YET AGAIN. THEY TOWED IT TO SR NISSAN, WHO DIAGNOSED A BAD MASTER CYLINDER & REPLACED IT. DRIVER FRONT BRAKE STILL LOCKED UP AT THE SHOP, NOW DIAGNOSING BAD ABS ACTUATOR THEY SAY WAS CAUSED BY THE SEALS INSIDE THE MC DETERIORATING. MY OPINION IS THAT THIS IS A DESIGN DEFECT, IF PARTICULATES FROM A MC CAN FLOAT AND CLOG AN ABS ACTUATOR TO THE POINT THAT LOCKUP OF AN INDIVIDUAL BRAKE OCCURS. ABS IS SUPPOSED TO PREVENT LOCKUP, NOT CAUSE IT. THE BRAKES ARE ACTUALLY FORD DESIGN AND IMPLEMENTATION. I KNOW SOMEONE WHO ALSO HAD A FORD EXPLORER AND THE PASSENGER FRONT BRAKE LOCKED UP ON HER INTERMITTENTLY LIKE MY WIFE'S HAS. THE ABS ACTUATOR IS NOT AVAILABLE NEW ANYMORE, MY ONLY RECOURSE IS TO INSTALL A JUNK PART WHICH IS MOST LIKELY DEFECTIVE. I THINK BOTH COMPANIES NEED TO BE INVESTIGATED AND I THINK NISSAN SHOULD HAVE TO FIND A NEW PART AND PAY FOR INSTALLATION COSTS. *TR

NHTSA ID

10273147

Incident

Oct 23, 2008

Mileage

101,000 mi

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 NISSAN QUEST. WHILE DRIVING 70 MPH, THE FRONT DRIVER'S SIDE BRAKES LOCKED UP. THE CONTACT HAD A DIFFICULT TIME CONTROLLING THE VEHICLE, BUT MANAGED TO DRIVE TO THE DEALER. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE BRAKE HOSE WAS THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE AND THE BRAKING COMPONENTS OVERHEATED. THE DEALER SUGGESTED THAT THE ROTORS, PADS, CALIPER, AND HOSE ON BOTH SIDES OF THE VEHICLE BE REPLACED. THE REPAIRS WERE MADE, BUT THE FAILURE RECURRED 8,000 MILES LATER. HE TOOK THE VEHICLE TO A REPAIR SHOP AND THEY REPLACED THE PADS AND TURNED THE ROTORS. THE MECHANIC TEST DROVE THE VEHICLE AND THE DRIVER'S SIDE BRAKES LOCKED UP AGAIN. THE DEALER REPLACED ALL THE COMPONENTS AGAIN AND RECHARGED THE CONTACT OVER $300. THE DEALER CURRENTLY STATES THAT THE ABS ACTUATOR NEEDS TO BE REPLACED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 108,000.

NHTSA ID

10273140

Incident

May 1, 2009

Mileage

108,000 mi

BOTH HEADLAMP SOCKETS HAVE MELTED SEVERAL TIMES CAUSING ONE AND SOMETIMES BOTH HEADLAMPS TO FAIL.*AK

NHTSA ID

10114334

Incident

Mar 16, 2005

Mileage

42,000 mi

I HAVE HAD TO LOOK INTO ALIGNMENT PROBELMS AGAIN AND REPLACE THE BRAKES AND THE TIRES AGAIN. I ALSO WAS TOLD BY THE DEALER THAT THIS WAS BECAUSE OF "NORMAL" WEARING OF THE CV JOINTS AND THAT MY FRONT AXLE WAS SHOT SO I HAD TO REPLACE THIS TOO. I HAVE HAD SO MUCH TIRE, TIRE VALVE, BRAKE AND FRONT END TROUBLE, IT'S RIDICULOUS.*AK

NHTSA ID

10056795

Incident

Feb 6, 2004

WHEN TAKING OFF FROM A STOP THERE WAS A DELAY IN ACCELERATION. THE GAS PEDAL STUCK. ALSO, WHEN BRAKING THE BRAKES MADE A LOUD SQUEAKING NOISE AFTER THE BRAKE PADS WERE REPLACED.*AK

NHTSA ID

10052274

WHERE TO START.... BRAKES; 65,000 MILES AND WE'RE ON THE 4TH SET (WE'VE REPLACED THEM 3 TIMES)! EFI... EVERY 25,000 MILES THE THROTTLE STICKS AND YES, WE JOINED THE CLASS ACTION. AND THE LATEST? THE CROSSOVER PIPE ON THE EXHAUST SYSTEM BROKE, FILLING THE CABIN WITH EXHAUST... ENGINE PARTS SHOULD LAST LONGER.*AK

NHTSA ID

10050648

Incident

Nov 22, 2003

Mileage

20,000 mi

FRONT BRAKES MADE A LOUD GRINDING NOISE WHEN THEY WERE DEPRESSED. WHEN THIS OCCURRED THE BRAKES ATE THE ROTORS. THIS WAS CAUSED BY THE CALIPER STICKING AND NOT RELEASING. DEALERSHIP REPLACED ROTORS/CALIPERS, BUT THE PROBLEM RECURRED. TSB 613461 DEALT WITH THIS PROBLEM.*AK

NHTSA ID

10050509

Mileage

30,000 mi

WHILE DRIVING VEHICLE AT 30 MPH CONSUMER PRESSED BRAKE PEDAL AND HEARD A LOUD POPPING SOUND. BRAKE PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR, BUT VEHICLE WOULD NOT STOP UNTIL IT CAME TO REST ON ANOTHER VEHICLE. DEALER INFORMED THE CONSUMER THAT THE BRAKE MASTER CYLINDER BLEW OFF THE BRAKE BOOSTER. *AK

NHTSA ID

10034213

Incident

Jul 16, 2003

Mileage

54,000 mi

CONSUMER STATES OF HAVING PROBLEMS WITH THE FUEL PEDAL. DEALER WAS CONTACTED. TS

NHTSA ID

8021329

BRAKES GRIND TO A STOP. VEHICLE IS SHUTTERING IN FRONT, WHEN BRAKING VEHICLE WILL JOLT FORWARD. BRAKES AND ROTORS ARE BEING REPLACED. *AK *YH

NHTSA ID

8017259

Incident

Nov 19, 2001

VEHICLE WAS PARKED AND WITHOUT WARNING, CAUGHT ON FIRE. VEHICLE WAS TOTALED. FIREFIGHTERS STATED THAT FIRE WAS CAUSED BY FRICTION FROM BRAKE LINES. DEALERSHIP FOUND NO EVIDENCE OF DEFECT. CONSUMER STATED THAT BEFORE THE FIRE THERE WAS A BURNING SMELL IN THE BRAKE LINES. DEALERSHIP ADVISED THAT THIS WAS NORMAL. CONSUMER IS REQUESTING VEHICLE BE REPLACED, HOWEVER DEALERSHIP IS NOT WILLING TO DO ANYTHING. *TT

NHTSA ID

8010263

Incident

Jan 24, 2002

CONSUMER STATES THE ODOMETER IS ACTING ERRACTICALLY.*YD

NHTSA ID

564940

Incident

Apr 4, 2002

BRAKE DISC ROTORS ON FRONT AND REAR OF VEHICLE ARE PREMATURELY WEARING, CAUSE UNKNOWN. *AK BRAKES WORE OUT AT 15000 AND 31000 MILES *YH

NHTSA ID

896871

Incident

Apr 1, 2001

THIS VEHICLE HAS NUMEROUS PROBLEMS BEGINNING WITH THE BRAKES HAVING TO BE CHANGED MULTIPLE TIMES; ONE OCCASION WHILE DRIVING ON THE EXPRESSWAY MY PASSENGER SLIDING DOOR OPENED UP RESULTING IN ME HAVING TO PULL TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD AND CLOSE THE DOOR. WHEN I FIRST PURCHASED THE VEHICLE I WOULD GET IN AND START THE CAR, THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS WOULD GO, THE HORN WOULD BLOW AND AND THE DOORS WOULD LOCK; THERE WAS A TERRIBLE BANGING SOUND COMING FROM WHAT APPEARED TO BE THE REAR OF THE VEHICLE, BUT AFTER 3 STOPS IN THE SHOP WAS IDENTIFIED AS A BOLT BEING LOOSE IN THE STEARING COLUMN, MY GAS PEDAL STICKS AND WILL ALL OF A SUDDEN RELEASE CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO LUNGE FORWARD; THE REAR BULBS ALL BLEW OUT IN THE REAR OF THE VAN AND MELTED THE ENCASING SURROUNDING THE BULBS; DURING A RAIN STORM THE WINDOWS WHERE IN THE DOWN POSITION AND WOULD NOT GO UP; THE VEHICLE HAD TO GO INTO THE DEALER FOR THEM TO PULL THEM UP; WHEN YOU ATTEMPT TO LOCK THE DOORS THE LOCKS MAKE A SOUND AS IF THEY ARE ATTEMPTING TO LOCK OR UNLOCK BUT DO NOT, IT TAKES SEVERAL ATTEMPTS TO UNLOCK THE DOOR WHETHER INSIDE OR OUTSIDE OF THE VEHICLE...ULTIMATELY THIS VEHICLE HAS BEEN A SINCERE DISAPPOINTMENT THAT NEEDS TO BE RETURNED TO THE DEALER, HOWEVER MY DEALER HAS GONE OUT OF BUSINESS AND THE NEW DEALER WILL NOT TAKE THE VEHICLE BACK BECAUSE IT IS NOT THEIR RESPONSIBILITY. I HAVE CONTACTED NISSAN ABOUT THE VEHICLE BUT NISSAN'S RESPONSE IS TO RETURN THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER FOR SERVICE. NISSAN IS NOT PAYING FOR A LOANER CAR AND I CAN'T CONTINUE TO TAKE TIME FROM WORK TO BABYSIT A VEHICLE MORE THAN MY CHILDREN...THIS WILL BE THE LAST NISSAN I OWN. I ALMOST DON'T WANT TO GET RID OF IT BECAUSE I DON'T WANT ANOTHER UNSUSPECTED INDIVIDUAL TO PURCHASE THIS NIGHTMARE ON WHEELS*AK

NHTSA ID

749607

THIS VEHICLE HAS DISPLAYED NUMEROUS BRAKE CHANGES OVER THE COURSE OF THE YEAR. TO HAVE TO CHANGE THE BRAKES 4 OR MORE TIMES OVER THE COURSE OF TWO YEAS IS REDICULOUS AND NEEDS TO BE EVALUATED ON A WIDER SCALE. *AK

NHTSA ID

749606

BRAKES DID NOT WORK PROPERLY. WHEN CONSUMER FIRST PURCHASED VEHICLE HE HAD PROBLEMS. CONSUEMR TOOK VEHICLE BACK TO DEALER TO GET IT FIXED. AND THEN 14,000 MILES LATER, BRAKES WENT OUT . DEALER DID NOT HAVE A REMEDY. *AK COMPLETE BRAKE JOB WAS DONE TWICE AT 14000 MILES INTERVAL. THE BRAKES ON THIS VEHICLE WERE NOT PROPERLY DESIGNED. THE CONSUMER WAS CONCERNED ABOUT THE SAFETY AS WELL AS THE EXPENSES. *YH

NHTSA ID

883670

Incident

Mar 1, 1999

BRAKES WERE REPLACED AT 22,000 MILES, AND AGAIN AT 43,000 MILES WHICH SEEMS PREMATURE WEARING OF THE BRAKES. THE BRAKES WERE MAKING SCRATCHING NOISES WHEN APPLIED, WAS TAKEN IN AND TOLD THEY ARE ONLY 15% LEFT. WHY THE PROMATURE WEARING OF THE BRAKES??*AK

NHTSA ID

742653

Incident

Feb 1, 2001

WHEN APPLYING BRAKES VEHICLE DOES NOT STOP. DEALERSHIP IS AWARE OF PROBLEM. *AK THE VEHICLE HAD ONLY 15,000 MILES, BUT THE BRAKE SYSTEM HAD A SERIOUS PROBLEM. THE DEALER SAYS THE VEHICLE IS OKAY, BUT ANOTHER MECHANIC SAYS THAT THE VEHICLE NEEDS WHEEL CYLINDER. *YH

NHTSA ID

881472

FRONT BRAKES HAD TO BE REPLACED THREE TIMES, THEY KEEP WEARING, CONSUMER WAS TOLD THAT OTHER QUEST VANS WERE HAVING THE SAME PROBLEM, A SQUEALING NOISE IS HEARD WHEN WHEELS ARE MOVING, BUT WHEN BRAKES ARE APPLIED, THE NOISE STOPS. *AK *SLC

NHTSA ID

873902

Incident

Oct 1, 1999

ACCELERATOR WOULD STICK AND NOT ALLOW ME TO PRESS IT DOWN. THIS WOULD OCCUR AS AFTER STOPPING AT A LIGHT OR INTERSECTION. THE PEDAL WOULD NOT BUDGE, THUS CAUSING ME TO PUMP IT TO TRY TO WIGGLE IT TO MOVE. WHEN IT DID CATCH, IT WOULD ACCELERTE ABRUPTLY. MANY TIMES I WAS IN INTERSECTION AND ALMOST HIT FRONT BEHIND OR SIDE BECUASE THE VAN WOULD NOT MOVE. ALSO, AT THE 30,000 MILE MAINTENANCE, I WAS TOLD THAT THERE WAS LESS THAN 10% LEFT ON FRONT BRAKES. THIS IS PREMATURE AS MOST CARS DO NOT NEED BRAKE PADS CHANGED SO QUICKLY.

NHTSA ID

730254

Incident

Aug 29, 2000

EXCESSIVE WEAR OF THE PADS AND ROTORS. DEALER HAS REPLACED PADS AND ROTORS THREE TIMES, AND PROBLEM HAS REOCCURRED. *AK

NHTSA ID

868288

VEHICLE SHAKES AND VIBRATES WHEN TRAVELING AT HIGH SPEED. ALSO, VEHICLE MAKES KNOCKING NOISE APPLYING BRAKES. *AK

NHTSA ID

860857

Incident

Jan 11, 1999

I STARTED HAVING PROBLEMS WITH THE BRAKES AND THE AIR CONDITIONER AROUND THE SAME TIME FRAME GIVE OR TAKE A FEW WEEKS. THE BRAKES STARTED MAKING A GRINDING NOISE WHEN IT WAS ABOUT TWO MONTHS OLD. I TOOK IT TO THE DEALER THE SAID THEY DID A COMPLETE BRAKE JOB ON IT. SINCE THEN IT HAS BEEN BACK TO THE DEALER 5 OTHER TIMES DUE TO BRAKE NOISES THAT ARE STILL NOT REPAIRED. MY VAN ALSO VIBRATES AT SPEEDSO F 60 MILES OR FASTER, ALSO IT HAS HAD 3 FRONT END ALIGNMENTS IN LESS THEN SIX MONTHS. THEN WITH MY AIR CONDITIONER THEY SAY THE NOISE WAS NORMAL THAT IT WAS SUPPOSE TO SOUND LIKE IT WAS GOING TO FALL OUT IN THE DRIVEWAY WHEN I TURNED IT ON, AND WHEN NISSAN CAME OUT WITH A FIX THEY WOULD CONTACT ME. TO THIS DAY THEY HAVE NOT EVEN LOOKED AT THE AIR CONDITIONER OTHER THEN TO CHECK THE BELTS ON IT. BOTH MY BRAKE AND MY AIR CONDITIONER ARE STILL MAKING NOISES. I HAVE TWO FRIENDS THAT OWN NISSAN VANS AND THERE VANS DO NOT HAVE THESE PROBLEMS. *AK

NHTSA ID

718777

Incident

Aug 21, 1999

BRAKE PADS WORN CAUSING LOUD NOISE TO BE HEARD INTO THE FRONT AND REAR OF THE VEHICLE. NLM

NHTSA ID

550827