2000 Nissan Quest Driver assistance Problems

BACK ON JULY AS I WAS ON THE HWY, SET MY CRUISE CONTROL, FOR THE FIRST TIME SINCE I'VE OWNED MY NISSAN, AT 55MPH, THE SPEEDOMETER STOPPED WORKING, MY RIGHT HEADLIGHT WENT OUT. NOW EVER SINCE THEN, IT HAS GOTTEN WORSE, I HAVE REPLACED THE RIGHT HEADLIGHT 3 TIMES . I'VE NOTICED THAT WHEN I GRAB THE HANDLE OF THE TURN SIGNAL IT CRACKLES, AND CAUSES THE HEADLIGHTS TO FLICKER, AND THE ODOMETER DOESN'T WORK WHEN THE SPEED CONTROL IS ON ZERO WHILE DRIVING. *TR

NHTSA ID

10424385

Incident

Jul 11, 2010

Mileage

96,000 mi

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 NISSAN QUEST MINIVAN. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 1-2 MPH APPROACHING A TRAFFIC LIGHT THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT HE HAD TO ENGAGE THE BRAKES WITH EXCESSIVE FORCE, AND THE EMERGENCY BRAKE IN ORDER TO PLACE THE VEHICLE IN NEUTRAL AND STOP IT FROM ACCELERATING. THE CONTACT STATED THAT BECAUSE OF THE FAILURE HE HAD TO REPLACE THE MOTOR MOUNTS TWICE. THE FAILURE ONLY HAPPENED INTERMITTENTLY WHEN APPROACHING A STOP. THE FAILURE HAD BEEN ONGOING FOR THE LAST YEAR AND A HALF. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHO STATED THAT THE THROTTLE BODY ASSEMBLY NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 81,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 86,500.

NHTSA ID

10382813

Incident

Jul 15, 2009

Mileage

81,000 mi

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 NISSAN QUEST. THE CONTACT STATED THAT AFTER THE VEHICLE CAME TO A STOP, IT ACCELERATED. WHEN THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL WAS ENGAGED THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY LUNGED FORWARD. THE FAILURE HAD BECOME PROGRESSIVELY WORSE OVER TIME. NISSAN WAS NOT NOTIFIED ABOUT THE FAILURE WHEN THE COMPLAINT WAS FILED. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 142,000.

NHTSA ID

10341663

Incident

May 9, 2010

Mileage

142,040 mi

ACCELERATOR PEDAL STICKS. & A VERY STONG ODOR OF GASOLINE. *TR

NHTSA ID

10218734

Incident

Nov 1, 2007

Mileage

96,000 mi

ACCELERATOR PEDAL STICKS (MOSTLY WHEN STARTING FROM A STOPPED POSITION) IN BOTH FORWARD AND REVERSE. PROBLEM IS CONTINUING TO GET WORSE AS TIME PROGRESSES. *TR

NHTSA ID

10210677

Incident

Dec 3, 2007

THE SPEEDOMETER JUMPS UP AND DOWN WHILE THE CAR IS IN MOTION. OCCASIONALLY, THE SPEEDOMETER STOPS WORKING COMPLETELY. WE HAVE COMPLAINED ABOUT THIS BEFORE TIMES AND NOW THE DEALERSHIP SAYS THAT WE NEED TO REPLACE THE SPEEDOMETER ASSEMBLY INCLUDING CABLE. I WAS INFORMED THAT IT IS ON A NATIONWIDE BACK ORDER AND THERE ARE SEVERAL AT THIS DEALERSHIP AWAITING THE SAME FIX. IS THERE ANYTHING ANYONE CAN DO TO LOOK INTO THE NUMEROUS ELECTRICAL AND MECHANICAL ISSUES THIS VEHICLE SEEMS TO BE EXPERIENCING? *TR

NHTSA ID

10200752

Incident

Aug 14, 2007

Mileage

60,000 mi

I HAVE HAD TO CHANGE MY HEADLIGHTS REPEATEDLY (GOING ON 3RD TIME) AND MY TAIL LIGHT (1 TIME). IN ADDITION, I HAVE PROBLEMS WITH MY ACCELERATOR PEDAL; IT SEEMS TO STICK, UNTIL I APPLY ENOUGH PRESSURE THEN IT TAKES OFF ABRUPTLY FAST, HAD THESE SAME PROBLEMS (WITH REPLACING HEAD AND TAIL LIGHTS AND ACCELERATOR) WHEN I HAD MY 1993 NISSAN QUEST, BUT DISMISSED THEM. NOW I SEE A CORRELATION WITH THE 2000 QUEST I HAVE NOW. THE LOW PROFILE OF MY QUEST CAUSED MY TRANSMISSION PAN TO LEAK FLUID, BECAUSE OF A DIP IN THE ROAD. CONSTANT PROBLEMS WHEN PARKING DUE TO THE FRONT END OF MY QUEST BEING TOO LOW AND SCRAPING THE CURB. PROBLEM WITH HEATING SYSTEM IN THE REAR, ONLY BLOWS OUT COLD AIR REGARDLESS OF SETTING IT TO HEAT. THERE IS A VERY STRONG GAS SMELL WHEN MY CAR IS RUNNING (THIS WAS ALSO EXPERIENCED IN MY 1993 QUEST) ONLY COMPACT INCIDENT WAS WHEN MY TRANMISSION PAN CRACKED GOING DOWN THE STREET AND GOING DOWN A DIP IN THE ROAD (NOT A POT HOLE). OTHER THAN THESE THINGS I HAVE BEEN VERY PLEASED WITH MY PURCHASES, VERY RELIABLE BUT THESE ARE A FEW THINGS I'VE NOTICED AND HOPE THAT YOU WILL CONSIDER MY CONCERNS TO FURTHER BE INVESTIGATED.

NHTSA ID

10066522

Incident

Mar 25, 2004

WHEN TAKING OFF FROM A STOP, THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL IS HARD. THE PEDAL DID NOT GO DOWN AND THE VEHICLE FAILED TO MOVE. *AK *JB

NHTSA ID

10057425

Incident

May 1, 2002

Mileage

25,000 mi

HEATER COIL FAILED, LEAKING COOLANT INSIDE OF THE VEHICLE. HEADLIGHTS FAIL WHILE DRIVING. GAS PEDAL BINDS CAUSING SUDDENING ACCELERATION. SEATBELT FAILS TO CONNECT FULLY.*AK

NHTSA ID

10050580

Incident

Dec 14, 2003

Mileage

48,000 mi

GAS PEDAL STICKS CAUSING THE VAN TO LURCH FORWARD. HEADLIGHT SOCKET HAS BEEN REPLACED ONCE AND AGAIN HAS OVERHEATED AND "FRIED" INSIDE COMPONENT SO LIGHT BULB WILL NOT WORK. SWITCH ON DRIVER SIDE WINDOW IS NO LONGER OPERABLE. *LA

NHTSA ID

10049378

Incident

Oct 1, 2003

THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL STICKS. EXPERIENCE TO DATE IS THAT IT REQUIRES EXCESSIVE FORCE TO PRESS OR BECOMES IMMOVABLE WHEN TRYING TO DEPRESS THE PEDAL FROM ITS UNDEPRESSED POSITION, SUCH AS WHEN THE ENGINE IS IDLING WHILE THE CAR IS NOT MOVING OR ROLLING AFTER ONE'S FOOT HAS ALLOWED THE PEDAL TO COME UP. I RECENTLY RECEIVED A NOTICE OF CLASS ACTION AND PROPOSED SETTLEMENT IN CALIFORNIA SUPERIOR COURT, LOS ANGELES COUNTY (ROBERT MEYER V. NISSAN NORTH AMERICA) IN WHICH PLAINTIFF ALLEGED THAT EXCESSIVE CARBONOUS DEPOSITS FORM ON 1999 AND 2000 NISSAN QUESTS IN THE "THROTTLE-BODY ASSSEMBLY" AND THAT THESE DEPOSITS MAY CAUSE THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL TO STICK. IF A DEFECT IS JUDGED BY THE OCCURRENCE RELATIVE TO OTHER VEHICLES THIS SEEMS A STRONG CANDIDATE. AND THE DESIGN DEFECT THAT ALLOWS THIS OCCURRENCE PERMITS AN INOPERABLE ACCELERATOR PEDAL WHICH CAN PRESENT A SERIOUS SAFETY ISSUE. THE CLASS ACTION NOTICE RECEIVED INDICATES THAT NISSAN WAS AWARE OF THE ISSUE SINCE AT LEAST OCTOBER 2000 WHEN IT ISSUED A TECHNICAL SERVICE BULLETIN ADVISING ON A CLEANING PROCEDURE TO ADDRESS THE PROBLEM. APPARENTLY OUTSIDE THE EXPRESS WARRANTY PERIOD NISSAN SHIFTS THE COSTS OF COMPENSATING FOR ITS POOR, DEFECTIVE DESIGN TO THE CONSUMER BY CONSIDERING IT AS MATTER OF ROUTINE MAINTENANCE. I DON'T SEE ANYTHING ABOUT THIS IN THEIR MAINTENANCE OR OWNERS MANUALS RECEIVED DURING THE PURCHASE OF THEIR PRODUCT. NOR, FOR THAT MATTER, DOES THIS PROBLEM PRESENT ITSELF IN OTHER VEHICLES IS WHICH SUCH "MAINTENANCE" IS NOT NEEDED. *AK

NHTSA ID

10046028

Incident

Oct 13, 2003

Mileage

71,000 mi

2000 NISSAN QUEST. THE ACCELARATOR PEDAL STICKS AND WHEN YOU PRESS ON THE ACCELARTOR THE CAR MOVES WITH A JERK.*AK

NHTSA ID

10038653

Incident

Sep 3, 2003

Mileage

55,000 mi

THE VEHICLE HAS JERKED DUE TO THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL STICKING. THE PROBLEM HAS WORSENED. *AK *SCC

NHTSA ID

8013942

Incident

Feb 15, 2002

Mileage

28,000 mi

THE VEHICLE KEEPS ACCELERATING AT THE SAME SPEED AFTER THE CONSUMER HAS STOPPED PUSHING THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL. THE VEHICLE HAS BEEN TO THE DEALERSHIP FIVE TIMES, BUT THE DEALER IS UNABLE TO CORRECT THE PROBLEM. *YH

NHTSA ID

565284

CONSUMER STATES WHEN PRESSING THE GAS PEDAL THERE IS A MAJOR DELAY IN ACCELERATION. CONSUMER STATES CAR WILL SUDDENLY LURCH FORWARD. NLM CONSUMER ALSO STATES BRAKE PEDAL SQUEAKS, THE STEERING WHEEL WHINES AND THE FRONT DRINK CUP HOLDER WOULD NOT WORK. *YH

NHTSA ID

8006601

Incident

Feb 1, 2001

ACCELERATOR STICK WHEN TAKING OFF FROM A STOP. WHEN QUESTIONED DEALER SAYS VEHICLE NEEDS THE FUEL SYSTEM CLEANED. *AK

NHTSA ID

759418

Incident

Feb 3, 2001

WHEN ACCELERATING FROM A STOP VEHICLE WOULD LURCH FORWARD, GAS PEDAL WAS HARD TO PRESS, TOOK VEHICLE TO DEALER, AND DEALER REPLACED THROTTLE TO STOP ACCELERATOR FROM STICKING. *AK *SLC

NHTSA ID

8002552

Incident

Nov 1, 2001

THROTTLE STICKS WHEN VEHICLE IS STARTED. DEALER HAS BEEN CONTACTED. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER DETAILS.*AK

NHTSA ID

897343

Incident

Sep 1, 2001

WHILE DRIVING UPHILL AT 45 MPH CONSUMER MOVED TO LEFT LANE TO PASS A VEHICLE, VEHICLE WAS A BIT SLOW PASSING, SO CONSUMER FLOORED GAS PEDAL, BUT NOTHING HAPPENED. SUDDENLY VEHICLE STARTED ACCELERATING, CONSUMER TRIED TO BRAKE, BUT BRAKE PEDAL DID NOT MOVE. VEHICLE REACHED 60-65 MPH, CONSUMER WAS ABLE TO PULL INTO DIRT ROAD ON SIDE OF ROAD, USED EMERGENCY BRAKE AND TUNED OFF IGNITION. DEALER FOUND THROTTLE CABLE HAD SNAPPED, WAS FRAYED ON BOTH SIDES. NISSAN ADMITTED CABLE WAS INSTALLED INCORRECTLY AT FACTORY. *AK CONSUMER STATES THERE WAS A KINK IN THROTTLE CABLE FROM THE FACTORY. *JB

NHTSA ID

886116

Incident

Mar 18, 2001