2004 Nissan Quest Powertrain (other) Problems

WHILE DRIVING ON THE INTERSTATE WITH 2 INFANTS IN CARS SEATS AS WELL AS 3 OTHER ADULTS THE VEHICLE LOST POWER. IT WOULD NOT ACCELERATE. WITHIN MINUTES THE STEERING WAS STIFF AND WAS EXTREMELY DIFFICULT TO TURN. PULLED OFF THE INTERSTATE AND ONTO A SIDE ROAD. THE VEHICLE FINALLT DECELLERATED TO A FULL STOP. TURNED IT OFF AND RESTARTED A FEW MOMENTS LATER. VEHICLE RAN AGAIN BUT NO STEERING. POPPED THE HOOD AND LOOKED AND NO POWER STEERING FLUID IN THE WELL. ADDED FLUID AND STEERED OK TILL 4 BLOCKS FROM MY HOUSE AT WHICH TIME THE STEERING ACTING UP AGAIN AND NOT ACCELERATING NO MATTER HOW FAR YOU PUSH THE PEDAL. TURNED IT OFF AND RESTARTED AGAIN. STEERING NOT WORKING BUT ACCELERATED ENOUGH TO PARK IT AT HOME. TOOK TO MY MECHANIC BUT SAYS HE CANNOT LOOK AT IT UNTIL WEDNESDAY. WAS SO SCARED CAUSE HAD THE GRANDBABIES IN THE VAN.

NHTSA ID

11082566

Incident

Mar 31, 2018

Mileage

181,000 mi

THE CAR WOULD STALL AND THE STEERING WOULD GO OUT, WHICH WAS VERY DANGEROUS. IT HAPPENED DAILY SINCE MAY OF 2016. IN ORDER FOR THE CAR TO GO FROM STOPPED TO A STARTING POSITION, IT WOULD TAKE ALL OF MY STRENGTH TO PUSH DOWN ON ACCELERATOR TO GET THE CAR TO MOVE.

NHTSA ID

10889328

Incident

May 17, 2016

Mileage

106,000 mi

DURING 05/05/2016 STARTED HAVING TRANSMISSION ISSUE, THE CAR SUDDENLY STARTED GIVING STARTING PROBLEM AND THEN WHEN IT WILL START IT WILL NOT HAVE ANY PICKUP IN DRIVE MODE. AFTER FEW HOURS EVERYTHING WENT NORMAL AND WHEN STARTED DRIVING ALL OF SUDDEN BREAK GOT PRESSED AND CAR COULDN'T GO ANYWHERE AND CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON. AFTER DIAGNOSTIC IT FOUND TO BE BANK 1 CAMSHAFT SENSOR BUT EVEN AFTER REPLACING VEHICLE STILL BEHAVES SAME WITH ENGINE LIGHT ON.

NHTSA ID

10871611

Incident

May 5, 2016

Mileage

64,000 mi

I BELIEVE A SENSOR SOMEWHERE IS GOING OUT. THE TRANSMISSION INTERMITTENTLY WILL "MISS" A SHIFT, OR COME OUT OF GEAR. IF I LET MY FOOT OFF THE GAS AND THEN GIVE IT GAS AGAIN, IT WILL SOMETIMES "SLAM" IN TO GEAR. WHEN IT IS ACTING UP, IT WILL ALSO TAKE A COUPLE SECONDS TO GO IN TO DRIVE FROM PARK OR REVERSE, THEN IT "SLAMS" IN TO GEAR. IT ALSO IS LACKING IN POWER, ALMOST AS IF A VACUUM ADVANCE WAS NOT WORKING PROPERLY. THIS SEEMS TO HAPPEN WHEN IT IS WARM. ONCE, AFTER REPLACING THE BATTERY THE VEHICLE SEEMED TO WORK FINE FOR SOME TIME BEFORE STARTING TO ACT UP AGAIN.

NHTSA ID

10864846

Incident

May 13, 2016

Mileage

160,000 mi

AFTER THE MINIVAN IS WARMED UP FOR 15-20 MINUTES THE TRANSMISSION FEELS LIKE I'VE BEEN HIT FORM THE BACK OF THE VEHICLE WHEN DOWN SHIFT TO 1 ST GEAR IT SLIPS AND THE RPM GAUGE MOVES BACK AND FORTH. MECHANICS SHOP HAVE TOLD ME THE SOLENOIDS NEEDS TO BE REPLACED TRANSMISSION IS ONLY 108,000 MILES.

NHTSA ID

10824995

Incident

Jan 1, 2014

ENGINE CONTROL MODULE [ECM] DUE TO A BAD DESIGN,RAIN AND WATER FROM MELTING SNOW LEAKS ONTO THE ECM AND DESTROYS IT.I HAVE BEEN TOLD THAT THIS IS A COMMON OCCURRENCE WITH THE 2004 QUEST AND THAT NISSAN HAD A SECRET RECALL ON VEHICLES UP TO 8 YEARS OLD.WHILE DRIVING ON A BUSY HIGHWAY AT 60 MPH THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY SLOWED TO 20 MPH,I WAS LUCKY TO GET OFF THE HIGHWAY SAFELY.WHY DID NISSAN NOT NOTIFY ALL OWNERS.

NHTSA ID

10817352

Incident

Nov 15, 2015

Mileage

85,000 mi

ON 10/08/2015 - WITHIN 10 DAYS AFTER MY LAST SERVICING THRU NISSAN DEALER I LOST TRANSMISSION ON MY NISSAN QUEST 3.5 SE MODEL YEAR 2004 WITH MILEAGE 110000. IT WAS VERY PAINFUL EXPERIENCE AS VEHICLE HAD TO BE TOWED TO TOM WOOD DEALER WHERE ITS BEEN REPLACED AT A VERY HIGH COST FROM MY POCKET THAT I WAS NOT PREPARED. I WAS SURPRIZED ON THE TRANSMISSION FAILURE FOR SUCH A LOW MILEAGE BUT MORE SURPISE THAT THE DEALER COULD NOT DETECT IT DURING MULTI-POINT INSPECTION CHECK AFTER EVERY OIL CHANGE SERVICING. FOR THE SAKE OF RECORD, I HAVE PERFORMED ALL OF THE QUEST SERVICING (100%) THRU THE DEALER FROM WHERE I BOUGHT THIS VAN INITIALLY. ALSO I HAD REPLACED TRANSMISSION OIL AT 60K MILE SERVICING THAT WAS RECOMMENDED AT THAT TIME. THIS VAN IS WELL MAINTAINED AND STILL GOT THIS TRANSMISSION FAILURE IS A SURPIZE AND RAISES CONCERNS TO THE NISSAN DROPPING QUALITY. ALSO I WAS LOOKING ONLINE AND NOTICED QUEST 2004 HAS THIS PROBLEM, KNOWN FOR BAD TRANSMISSION. THERE ARE MANY COMPLAINTS AND CASE REPORTED AGAINST NISSAN USA. I AM REPORTING TO ALL 3 SITES THRU THIS LINK BELOW (CARCOMPLAINT, CAS AND NHTSA). HTTP://WWW.NISSANPROBLEMS.COM/TRENDS/TRANSMISSION-JERKING/ I PULLED OFF VERY DANGEROUSLY ON THE FREE-WAY WHEN THIS TRANSMISSION FAILURE HAD OCCURED, IT WOULD HAVE BEEN A MAJOR ACCIDENT.

NHTSA ID

10781457

Incident

Oct 8, 2015

Mileage

110,000 mi

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 NISSAN QUEST. WHILE DRIVING 45 MPH, THE TRANSMISSION SLIPPED AND MADE AN ABNORMAL NOISE FROM THE FRONT END OF THE VEHICLE. IN ADDITION, THE ODOMETER FAILED TO PROVIDE THE READING LEVEL. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE TRANSMISSION, THE WATER PUMP, AND THE ELECTRICAL SYSTEM NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 122,681.

NHTSA ID

10744685

Incident

Mar 11, 2015

Mileage

122,681 mi

I WAS DRIVING MY VAN AND I CAME TO A STOP ON A HILL AND IT WOULDN'T GO, I HAD TO PUSH THE PEDAL TO THE FLOOR TO GO. AND IT WON'T GO IN REVERSE EITHER. I HAD POWER PROBLEMS YEARS AGO BUT TURNING MY VAN OFF AND BACK ON 'FIXED' THE PROBLEM. ALSO THE TIMING CHAIN ISSUE HAS BEEN GOING ON FOR YEARS.

NHTSA ID

10733491

Incident

Jun 22, 2015

Mileage

147,000 mi

ATTEMPTING TO GET ON THE INTERSTATE. ACCELERATED, BUT RPM'S WENT UP TO 5 OR 6 BUT THE SPEED DID NOT INCREASE. HUSBAND TRIED TO MANUALLY SHIFT, BUT VEHICLE WOULD NOT GO INTO OVERDRIVE. WE PULLED OFF THE ROAD, TURNED VEHICLE OFF AND RESTARTED. VEHICLE REACTED CORRECTLY TO ACCELERATING WITH JUST A LITTLE SLUGGISHNESS. TRANSMISSION FLUID WAS CHECKED AND IT WAS FINE. UNFORTUNATELY, DAY TRIP WAS CANCELLED AND CHILDREN WERE VERY DISAPPOINTED, BECAUSE WE WERE AFRAID TO BE TOO FAR FROM HOME AND NOT BE ABLE TO GET BACK.

NHTSA ID

10724189

Incident

Jun 7, 2015

Mileage

182,435 mi

THE TRANSMISSION SLAMS YOU INTO GEAR AND THEN WONT SHIFT.. MAKES THE VAN UNDRIVEABLE

NHTSA ID

10723754

Incident

May 4, 2010

Mileage

130,000 mi

OVER THE LAST 6 MONTHS, THE TRANSMISSION IN OUR 2004 QUEST HAS SLIPPED OUT OF GEAR WHILE DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD. THIS HAS CAUSED A SAFETY CONCERN FOR MY WIFE AS TRAFFIC MOUNTS AROUND US. *TR

NHTSA ID

10714604

Incident

May 4, 2015

Mileage

110,000 mi

VAN MAKES A RATTLE WHEN RPM'S ARE LOWER THAN 3000. IT'S THE TIMING CHAIN AS I WAS TOLD BY A MECHANIC. *TR

NHTSA ID

10651100

Incident

Oct 16, 2013

Mileage

100,000 mi

LOUD KNOCKING NOISE FROM ARE OF TRANSMISSION BEING TOLD IT IS COMMON IN QUEST 2004 S THE GUIDE BECOME LOOSE AND RATTLES. *TR

NHTSA ID

10626735

Incident

Jan 13, 2010

Mileage

86,000 mi

I WAS DRIVING WITH MY SON AND THE TRANSMISSION LINE SNAPPED. I WAS SCARED BECAUSE I DIDN'T KNOW WHAT HAPPENED. THANK GOD MY SON WHO IS DISABLED WAS NOT IN THE CAR. MY MECHANIC SAID THAT THIS SHOULD NOT HAPPEN. WHEN I GOT MY CAR BACK MY TRANSMISSION IS NOW VERY SICK. I HAVE ALWAYS MAINTAINED ALL FLUID CHANGES AT THE CORRECT TIME. MY CAR IS NOT THE SAME. NOW TODAY MY OIL PAN WAS "EATEN" FROM THE TRANSMISSION FLUID LEAKING. I HAVE HAD MANY ISSUES WITH MY QUEST. THIS CAR WAS NOT BUILT WITH PROPER PARTS. I CAN'T DRIVE IT BUT I HAVE TO KEEP IT FOR MY SON IS IN A WHEELCHAIR AND IS SEVERLY DISABLED. *JS

NHTSA ID

10617234

Incident

Jul 20, 2014

Mileage

112,065 mi

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 NISSAN QUEST. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 10 MPH, THE TRANSMISSION SLIPPED OUT OF GEARS WITHOUT WARNING. THE FAILURE RECURRED SPORADICALLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING WHO CONFIRMED THAT THE TRANSMISSION NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE DEFECT. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 127,000.

NHTSA ID

10588677

Incident

Jul 20, 2013

Mileage

127,000 mi

AFTER HAVING DRIVEN MY NISSAN QUEST TO A FRIEND'S HOUSE, I WAS ATTEMPTING TO BACK OUT OF THE DRIVEWAY. WHEN I SHIFTED INTO REVERSE, THERE WAS A LOUD THUD FROM THE TRANSMISSION. I WAS ABLE TO BACK OUT OF THE DRIVEWAY, BUT WHEN I SHIFTED INTO DRIVE, THERE WAS AGAIN A LOUD THUD. I ACCELERATED AND ALTHOUGH THE ENGINE RPM INCREASED, THE VAN HARDLY MOVED. I SHOULD HAVE BEEN GOING 25MPH, BUT WAS GOING ONLY 5MPH. I DISENGAGED THE OVERDRIVE BUTTON ON THE SHIFTER AND ATTEMPTED TO ACCELERATE AGAIN. I WAS ONLY ABLE TO GO 10MPH AND THE ENGINE RPM INDICATED 3500RPM. I PULLED THE VAN OVER TO THE CURB AND CAME TO A STOP. I SHIFTED INTO 3RD GEAR. THERE WASN'T AS LOUD OF A THUD, BUT THERE WAS A NOTICEABLE LURCH FORWARD. I WAS ABLE TO DRIVE IN 3RD GEAR TO GET HOME USING SIDESTREETS, HOWEVER, I WAS TURNING 3500 RPM AT 34MPH. THERE HAD BEEN NO INDICATION OF ANY ISSUES ON THE WAY OVER TO MY FRIEND'S HOUSE AND THE MAINTENANCE ON THIS VAN HAS BEEN PRETTY METICULOUS. THE AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION FLUID LEVEL WAS CHECK AFTER I ARRIVED HOME AND THE LEVEL INDICATES THAT IT IS FULL. *TT

NHTSA ID

10583179

Incident

Apr 16, 2014

Mileage

101,125 mi

RATTLING NOISE THAT INCREASES AS I ACCELERATE. I ASSUMED IT WAS PART OF THE EXHAUST SYSTEM ONLY TO FIND OUT IT IS A TIMING CHAIN ISSUE WHICH CAN COST AT A MINIMUM OF $1800 FOR LABOR THAT DOES NOT INCLUDE PARTS. I HAVE CONTACTED SEVERAL MECHANICS IN MY AREA AND THEY WON'T EVEN DEAL WITH THIS ISSUE DUE TO THE WAY NISSAN HAS PUT THE TIMING CHAIN IN THE 2004 QUEST. *TR

NHTSA ID

10523139

Incident

Jul 3, 2013

Mileage

104,000 mi

VEHICLE LOST SPEED DRAMATICALLY ON THE ROAD. CAR WOULD NOT DRIVE MORE THAN 10 MPH, NO INCREASE IN RPMS WITH ACCELERATOR DEPRESSED. MECHANIC REPORTS ECM FAILED WHILE DRIVING DUE TO RUST DEVELOPMENT. ECM IS PLACED IN UNPROTECTED LOCATION DIRECTLY UNDER WINDSHIELD DRAIN. NISSAN OFFERS NO FIX. *TR

NHTSA ID

10522748

Incident

Jun 29, 2013

Mileage

87,000 mi

WHILE DRIVING TO WORK, I NOTICED MY VAN WAS HAVING ACCELERATION PROBLEMS. FROM A STOP SIGN WHEN I DROVE THE ENGINE REVVED UP TO ALMOST 5000 RPM THEN SHIFTED HARD INTO 2ND GEAR ON MY AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION. THEN WHILE DRIVING 40 MPH THE VEHICLE FELT LIKE IT WAS CONTINUALLY SHIFTING BETWEEN GEARS. THEN WHEN I TRIED TO PARK AT MY WORKS PARKING LOT, THE VAN WOULD NOT SHIFT INTO REVERSE AT ALL. THEN WOULD I TOOK IT TO THE NISSAN DEALERSHIP THEY CHARGED ME $93.50 ON 02/27/2013 AND TOLD ME I NEEDED A NEW TRANSMISSION AND THE COST WOULD BE APPROXIMATELY $2500. I'VE ONLY HAD THE VEHICLE FOR LESS THAN THREE YEARS. *TR

NHTSA ID

10501027

Incident

Feb 26, 2013

Mileage

87,875 mi

MY 2004 NISSAN QUEST SE WOULD LOOSE POWER WHEN SLOWING DOWN TO 30 MPR. I WAS TOLD THAT 2ND OR 3RD GEARS ARE LOCK ENGAGED. IT WOULD THEN MAKE A LOAD CRUSHING SOUND LIKE THE TRANSMISSION WAS KNOCKING AGAINST THE GEARS. THIS IS VERY HARD TO DRIVE EARLY IN THE MORNING. I TOOK THE VEHICLE TO AAMCO. THEY TOLD ME THAT I CAN HAVE A REBUILT TRANSMISSION FOR ABOUT $2300.00. I DON'T KNOW ABOUT YOU BUT I CAN NOT AFFORD THIS ON MY INCOME AND OUT OF WORK. DO ANYONE HAVE A SOLUTION TO THIS PROBLEM? *TR

NHTSA ID

10499867

Incident

Nov 14, 2012

Mileage

85,000 mi

A FAMILY TRIP FROM ST AUGUSTINE HEADING SOUTHBOUND ON I-95 TOWARDS W.PALM BEACH 75 MILES INTO JOURNEY THE VEHICLE SHUTS DOWN WITH NO WARNING SIGNS. HAD THIS VAN TOWED TO NEAREST REPAIR SHOP 25 MILES AND HAD THE THROTTLE BODY REPLACE. THERE WAS NO CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ON PRIOR TO THIS REPAIR. PARTS THAT WAS DEFECTIVE WAS THE THROTTLE BODY, IGNITION COIL AND WAS TOLD BY REPAIR SHOP A POSSIBLE DEFECTIVE FUEL INJECTOR. *TR

NHTSA ID

10465052

Incident

Apr 5, 2012

Mileage

85,000 mi

1). TRANSMISSION - 29,889 MI. TO PRESENT. SERVICED 6 TIMES. CONSTANTLY SHIFTS UP AND DOWN AT SCHOOL ZONE SPEED, LOUD CLUNK WHEN DECELERATING AT 40 MPH, LOUD CLUNK WHEN DECELERATING IN HIGHWAY EXIT CURVE. DEALER SAYS EVERYTHING IS WORKING TO SPECS...NOTHING FIXED. 2). BRAKES - 46,363 & 55,204 MI. NEW FRONT AND REAR BRAKES INSTALLED. AT 73,014 MILES VAN NEEDS NEW BRAKES AND ROTORS. 26,651 HIGHWAY MILES. WALLACE NISSAN SERVICE SAID NISSAN USED UNDERSIZED ROTORS FOR VEHICLE WEIGHT AND TIRE SIZE, HENCE NEED FOR FREQUENT REPLACEMENTS. 3). ELECTRICAL - 04/05/2010, 64,194 MI. THE VDC AND CK ENGINE LIGHTS CAME ON, VAN SPEED VERY ERRATIC...5 TO 40MPH ALL BY ITSELF, STALLED SEVERAL TIMES. DEALER COMPUTER DIAGNOSIS...FAULTY SENSORS IN CRANKSHAFT AND CAMSHAFT $209.07. 10/03/2011, 72,547 MI. SAME VDC AND ERRATIC SPEED. DEALER'S INITIAL DIAGNOSIS, FAULTY THROTTLE SENSOR, INSTALLED NEW SENSOR...SAME PROBLEM, UPON FURTHER INVESTIGATION DEALER FOUND THE ECM UNIT WAS TOTALLY CORRODED AND HAD TO BE REPLACED. $962.16. NISSAN MECHANICS SAY IT WAS A FAULTY DESIGN LOCATION OF THE ECM RIGHT UNDER THE WINDSHIELD WIPER COWLING WHICH ALLOWED WATER TO ENTER THE ECM, CORRODE IT AND CAUSE ITS EVENTUAL FAILURE. IN SUBSEQUENT YEAR MODELS OF THE QUEST, NISSAN MOVED THE ECM TO A MORE PROTECTED AREA. 4). ELECTRICAL - SLIDING REAR DOOR SENSORS CONTINUE TO FAIL AS THE DOOR SHUTS TO PREVENT INJURY TO A PERSON WITH A HAND IN THE WAY. SLIDING DOORS CONTINUE TO RATTLE EVEN AFTER 6 SERVICE VISITS TO FIX IT. 5). ELECTRICAL. REAR HATCH MOTOR AND LOCK MECHANISMS CONTINUE TO BREAK DOWN EVEN AFTER 6 SERVICE VISITS AND $1,164.94 IN REPAIR COSTS. 6). OTHER PROBLEMS INVOLVE: FAULTY BACKUP SENSORS, SERVICED 4 TIMES $285.88. SAME DRIVE BELTS REPLACED TWICE WITHIN 26,651 MILES AND $250.00, LEAKING SUNROOF AND SKYLIGHTS, NISSAN HAD TO REPLACE THE ENTIRE ROOF BECAUSE OF SEVERE RUST. OVERALL, VAN IS CRAP! *TR

NHTSA ID

10453249

Incident

Feb 1, 2006

Mileage

29,889 mi

TIMING CHAIN RATTLING. *JS

NHTSA ID

10452612

Incident

Feb 6, 2012

Mileage

150,000 mi

I WENT TO MY LOCAL NISSAN DEALERSHIP FOR AN OIL CHANGE AND WAS VERY SURPRISED TO HAVE THEM TO TELL ME I NEEDED A TIMING CHAIN REPLACEMENT. I WAS SO SURPRISED BECAUSE I HAVE HAD THIS VAN AT THE DEALER FOR REPAIR AT LEAST FOUR TIMES OVER THE PAST TWO MONTHS AND WAS TOLD THERE WERE NO PROBLEMS WITH THE VAN. I FEEL THAT NISSAN KNOWS THERE IS A PROBLEM WITH THIS TIMING CHAIN DUE TO THE COMMENTS THE SERVICE TECHS WERE MAKING.THIS IS A $3800 REPAIR THAT IS DUE TO POOR DESIGN BY NISSAN, I WAS TOLD THEY PUT THE METAL TIMING CHAIN ON A PLASTIC GUIDE. I FEEL THAT NISSAN SHOULD HAVE TO MAKE THIS RIGHT WITH ITS CUSTOMERS ASAP!

NHTSA ID

10444422

Incident

Jan 5, 2012

Mileage

155,000 mi