2000 Nissan Quest Electrical Problems

MY CAR HAD NO PREVIOUS PROBLEMS AS COULD BE SEEN. I BOUGHT IT OFF THE LOT AT 72,000 MILES. I STOPPED IN THE LEFT HAND LANE AND THE CAR JUST STALLED. I SAW BLACK SMOKE AND THOUGHT I WAS OVERHEATING BUT THERE WHEN I LOOKED IT WAS NOT. I WAS AT A VERY BUSY INTERSECTION WITH MY 10 YEAR OLD DAUGHTER IN THE CAR. I DECIDED EVEN THOUGH IT WASN'T OVERHEATING TO TAKE A LOOK AT THE ENGINE. WHEN I GOT OUT UNDER THE HOOD WAS ALL ORANGE FROM FIRE. IT THEN PROCEEDED TO BLOW UP THE WHOLE INSIDE AND IT TOOK ABOUT 10-15 MINS. FOR THE FIRE DEPT. TO PUT THE ROARING FIRE OUT. I THANK GOD WE WERE NOT INSIDE. I LOST THE WHOLE ENTIRE CAR. *TR

NHTSA ID

10513485

Incident

May 24, 2013

Mileage

74,000 mi

I HAD NISSAN QUEST 2000, MINIVAN, FOR FIVE YEARS. IT HAS ONLY 135K MILES. WE TOOK GOOD CARE OF IT AND KEEP IT WELL MAINTAINED. IN 01/03/2012 I WAS PICKING UP MY KIDS FROM SCHOOL, IN THE SCHOOL PARKING LOT I SMELLED SOMETHING WEIRD I THOUGHT IT FROM OUTSIDE, THIN ONE LADY WAVED TO ME THAT THERE IS SOMETHING WRONG IN MY CAR. THE SMOKE WAS START COMING OUT OF THE FRONT TRUNK OF THE CAR. I LOOKED AT THE TEMPERATURE READER, IT WAS NORMAL, NO OVERHEATING. I TURNED OFF THE CAR AND LEFT WITH MY 4 KIDS. I THOUGHT IT WILL STOP SMOKING, BUT THE SMOKE CONTINUE TO INCREASE, AND WE START SEE SOME FIRE. THE SCHOOL CALLED THE FIRE DEPARTMENT, THEY WERE THERE IN 3 MIN. THEY WERE ABLE TO CONTROL THE FIRE BUT AFTER IT MADE A COMPLETE DAMAGE. THE OFFICER IN THE FIRE DEPARTMENT TOOK TOO MANY PICTURES, AND HE SAID THEY CAN'T TELL THE CAUSE OF FIRE. I JUST DON'T UNDERSTAND HOW AND WHY THIS HAPPENS, THIS KIND OF CAR SUPPOSED TO SERVE FOR MUCH LONGER THAN THAT, IT HAS ONLY 135K MILE ON IT. MANY PEOPLE TOLD ME THAT COULD BE DUE TO MALFUNCTION OR DEFECT IN MANUFACTURE. I FIELD THIS COMPLAINS AND WISH THERE WILL BE INVESTIGATION IN THIS INCIDENT SO NOBODY COULD HAVE THE SAME EXPERIENCE OR WORST. THANKS GOD I AM SAFE WITH MY CHILDREN BUT I LOST MY VAN. *TR

NHTSA ID

10442457

Incident

Jan 3, 2012

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

AS I WAS DRIVING ON CITY STREET, MY CAR STARTED ACCELERATING ON ITS OWN. WHEN I SHIFTED INTO NEUTRAL, THE RPM SHOT UP TO 4-5000. THE BREAKS WERE TOO HARD AND FAILED TO STOP THE CAR UNTIL IT WAS IN NEUTRAL. THE MECHANIC FOUND THE ORIGIN OF THE PROBLEM IN A FAULTY CRUISE CONTROL. EVENTUALLY THE NISSAN DEALERSHIP DISCONNECTED THE CRUISE CONTROL. THIS HAPPENED LAST WEEK AND SO FAR I HAVE NOT EXPERIENCED ANY OTHER PROBLEM. DEALERSHIP BELIEVES THAT THIS WAS A FAILURE OF AN ELECTRONIC COMPONENT AS A NORMAL WEAR AND TEAR. I DISAGREE, SINCE THE PROBLEM ALSO CAUSED THE MOTOR MOUNTS TO CRACK AND I HAD TO REPAIR THOSE. *TR

NHTSA ID

10339616

Incident

Jun 2, 2010

Mileage

172,000 mi

ELECTRICAL WIRING: HEADLIGHTS AND TAILLIGHTS. FIRST THE PASSENGER HEADLIGHT WENT OUT. PRESSING ON THE CONNECTOR WOULD MAKE IT WORK. I DISASSEMBLED CONNECTOR/WIRING AND REASSEMBLED IT. IT HAS BEEN WORKING. NEXT THE DRIVER HEADLIGHT WENT OUT. PRESSING ON THE CONNECTOR WILL MAKE IT WORK. WHILE MY WIFE WAS DRIVING ANOTHER DRIVER INFORMED HER THAT THE TAIL LIGHTS WHERE OUT. NO BLOWN FUSES, BURNT WIRES OR CONNECTORS FOUND. WILL TRY TO CORRECT TODAY. IN ADDITION I FILED A COMPLAINT ON THE RADIO DISPLAY WHICH WENT OUT ONE WEEK AFTER WARRANTY. DEALER WILL NOT COVER RADIO.

NHTSA ID

10120931

Incident

Apr 16, 2005

Mileage

47,301 mi

WHILE DRIVING 50 MPH THE HEADLIGHTS FAILED. THIS CAUSED POOR VISIBILITY TO THE CONSUMER. THE CONSUMER TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE MECHANIC TO HAVE IT INSPECTED AND WAS TOLD THE ELECTRICAL SYSTEM HAD FAILED. *JB

NHTSA ID

10099262

Incident

Oct 20, 2002

THE RADIO DISPLAY WOULD GO INTERMITTENT, DISPLAYING RADIO INFO ONLY PART OF THE TIME. CONTINUAL DEGRADATION IN THE WEEKS TO FOLLOW. THE RADIO DISPLAY PERMANTLY DOES NOT DISPLAY RADIO INFO ALTHOUGH ALL RADIO FUNCTIONS WORK.*AK NISSAN WILL NOT COVER IT SINCE IT STARTED ABOUT A WEEK AFTER THE WARRANTY EXPIRED.

NHTSA ID

10091271

Incident

Jul 3, 2003

THE SLIDING DOOR'S TOP PINS CAME OFF THE TRACK, WHICH RESULTED IN THE PASSENGER SLIDING DOOR DANGLING. ONLY THE BOTTOM HINGE WAS KEEPING THE DOOR ATTACHED TO VAN. *MR WHEN OPENED, THE PASSENGER SIDE SLIDING DOOR CAME OUT OF THE TOP TRACKS, LEAVING THE DOOR SUSPENDED ONLY BY THE BOTTOM SLIDING HINGE. THIS WAS WITHOUT WARNING, HOWEVER, THE DRIVER SIDE SLIDING DOOR HAD BEEN EXHIBITING SYMPTOMS OF TROUBLE WITH OPENING. THE ROLLERS IN THE TOP TRACKS HAD APPARENTLY BROKEN OFF THE PINS. THE CONSUMER REQUESTED REIMBURSEMENT OF THE AMOUNT OF THE REPAIR COST. OTHER PROBLEMS: THE RADIO DISPLY WAS INOPERATIVE. *SC *JB

NHTSA ID

10074341

Incident

May 20, 2004

Mileage

45,956 mi

THE CONNECTION TO THE HEADLIGHT BULB ON MY 2000 NISSAN QUEST IS INTERMITTENT AND THE HEADLIGHTS GO OUT. *AK

NHTSA ID

10051059

Incident

Dec 23, 2003

Mileage

71,000 mi

WHILE DRIVING HEADLIGHTS INTERMITTENTLY FAILED. DEALERSHIP/MECHANIC INFORMED THE CONSUMER THAT THE PROBLEM WAS CAUSED BY THE ELECTRICAL WIRING SYSTEM. THE PROBLEM HAD NOT BEEN RESOLVED.*AK

NHTSA ID

10048319

Incident

Nov 15, 2003

Mileage

4,377 mi

I HAVE A 2000 NISSAN QUEST, I HAVE HAD TO REPLACE THE CONNECTOR TO THE PASSENGER SIDE HEADLIGHT 3X'S SINCE AUG OF 2002. THE CONNECTO BURNS OUT. THE MOST RECENT INCIDENT WAS 07/10/03. MY HUSBAND REPLACED THE CONNECTOR AND IT BURNT OUT BY THE NEXT DAY 07/11/03. MY CONCERN IS AN ELECTICAL FIRE. *AK

NHTSA ID

10025861

Incident

Jul 10, 2003

FOR THE FOURTH TIME IN AS MANY MONTHS, MY HEADLIGHT HAS GONE OUT. IT HAS YET TO BE THE LIGHT THAT IS THE PROBLEM. IT SEEMS THE CONNECTOR TO THE LIGHT IS THE PROBLEM. THIS HAS HAPPENED THREE TIMES ON THE PASSENGER SIDE AND ONCE ON THE DRIVER'S SIDE. I COULD UNDERSTAND EVEN TWO EVENTS, ONCE ON EACH SIDE. FOUR TIMES IS TOO MANY. I USUALLY DRIVE ALONE, MOST OF THE TIME ONLY TO AND FROM WORK. HOWEVER, HAVING HEADLIGHTS THAT ARE NOT DEPENDABLE IS NOT A COMFORT TO ME. MY MECHANIC SAID THE SUPPLIER TOLD HIM HE HAD "LOTS OF THIS PARTICULAR PART". THIS TELLS ME THAT I AM NOT THE ONLY ONE, I JUST MAY BE THE ONLY ONE COMPLAINING. HOWEVER, IF THIS WERE YOUR DAUGHTER WOULD YOU WANT HER DRIVING A CAR THAT HAS NO DEPENDABLE HEADLIGHTS. *JB

NHTSA ID

10014400

Incident

Apr 15, 2003