1994 Nissan Quest

1994 Nissan Quest

Overall

Not Rated

Front Crash

Not Rated

Side Crash

Not Rated

Rollover

Not Rated

FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:STORAGE:TANK ASSEMBLY

VEHICLE DESCRIPTION: MINIVANS. THE FUEL TANK VENT HOSE ALLOWS AIR TO VENT FROM THE FUEL TANK DURING REFUELING. CRACKS HAVE DEVELOPED IN THE VENT HOSE. IF (1) THE FUEL TANK IS OVERFILLED, NOT ALLOWING EXCESS FUEL IN THE VENT HOSE TO FLOW BACK INTO THE TANK, (2) THE VEHICLE IS DRIVEN ONLY A SHORT DISTANCE AFTER REFUELING AND, (3) THERE IS SUBSEQUENTLY SIGNIFICANT HEATING OF THE FUEL TANK, THE FUEL IN THE TANK CAN EXPAND INTO THE VENT HOSE AND LEAK FUEL.

Campaign: 00V419001

EXTERIOR LIGHTING:TAIL LIGHTS

THE REAR LAMP SOCKET MAY NOT ILLUMINATE BECAUSE THE METAL CAN IN THE LAMP SOCKET MOVES OR SEPARATES FROM THE PLASTIC SOCKET HOUSING.

Campaign: 96V253004

ENGINE

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.

SEAT BELTS

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1994 NISSAN QUEST. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE DRIVER AND PASSENGER AUTOMATIC SEAT BELTS STOPPED WORKING. THE SEAT BELT WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED UNTIL THE SEAT BELT WAS BUCKLED MANUALLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE AUTOMATIC SEAT BELT CONTROL MODULE FAILED AND NEEDED REPLACEMENT; HOWEVER, THE PART REQUIRED WAS NO LONGER MANUFACTURED TO PERFORM THE REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 148,000.

FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM

STRONG ODOR OF GASOLINE INSIDE VAN...I CONTACTED PREVIOUS OWNER,HE HAD SAME ISSUE,TOLD ME HE HAD IT CHECKED OUT AT A GARAGE,THEY SAID NO LEAKS IN FUEL SYSTEM,& TOLD HIM THE WIND BLOWS THE SMELL INTO THE CAB OF VAN.......HE TOLD ME THAT HE WOULD SMELL GAS INSIDE OF VAN WHEN DRIVING WITH WINDOW OPEN,I JUST HAD WINDOW SLIGHTLY OPEN,WENT ABOUT A MILE,MY WIFE GOT SICK FROM STRONG GAS ODOR,SO WE TURNED AROUND AND HEADED HOME....I CAN NOT SMELL DUE TO HAVING MY SINUSES SEVERED IN A MOTORCYCLE CRASH 10 YRS AGO,SO LUCKY MY WIFE WAS WITH ME TO SMELL IT,,,I WAS JUST ABOUT TO LIGHT A CIGAR,WE WOULD HAVE BLOWN UP........I'VE HAD THIS VAN FOR A WEEK NOW,I NEVER HAD THIS ISSUE TILL NOW....BUT PREVIOUS OWNER SAID IT HAPPENED MANY TIMES FOR HIM,OF AND ON IN THE 8 YEARS HE OWNED IT. *TR

EXTERIOR LIGHTING

BRAKE LIGHTS AND TAIL LIGHTS FAIL TO COME ON AND DASH LIGHTS HAVE ALSO FAILED,DEALER STATES VEHICLE NOT COVERED UNDER RECALL 96V253004 . SEVERAL OTHER COMPLAINS ABOUT THIS FROM DIFFERENT MANUFACTURING DATES AND VIN#. SEEMS TO BE MORE UNIVERSAL THAN PREVIOUSLY THOUGHT. HOPING NISSAN CAN RESOLVE. *TR

LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1994 NISSAN QUEST. THE CONTACT WAS TRAVELING 80 MPH WHEN THE HOOD LATCH FAILED FLEW OPEN, FRACTURING THE FRONT WINDSHIELD. THE CONTACT HAD TO TIE DOWN THE HOOD TO KEEP IT FROM FLYING OPEN. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN. UPDATED 11/03/11*LJ UPDATED 11/04/11*JB

ELECTRICAL SYSTEM

DRIVING FOR ABOUT 10 MINUTES. SMELLED SOMETHING BURNING. WAS PULLING OFF THE HIGHWAY WHEN VEHICLE DIED. OPENED THE HOOD AND SAW FLAMES COMING FROM PASSENGER SIDE OF ENGINE COMPARTMENT. FIRE DEPT PUT OUT FIRE. THE DISTRIBUTOR CAP, IGNITION WIRES AND WIRING HARNESSES MELTED. VEHICLE DECLARED TOTAL LOSS BY INSURANCE COMPANY. 8JB

ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING

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

SUSPENSION

CLUNK NOISE WHILE MAKING LEFT (SLOW) TURN. 3 LEFT TURNS LATER, RT WHEEL SEPARATED FROM SUSPENSION, AND CAR SKIDDED TO STOP. LOWER RT BALL JOINT HAD BROKEN AND INNER CV JOINT HAD SEPARATED. DAMAGE TO RT FENDER WHEN TIRE HIT CAR FRAME. VERY FORTUNATE ONLY TRAVELING ~ 7MPH WHEN WHEEL BROKE LOOSE OTHERWISE THE LOST OF CONTROL WOULD HAVE BEEN VERY DANGEROUS. EXAMINATION OF BALL JOINT SHOWED DAMAGED 'BOOT' AND LOST OF ALL GREASE. CAR GETS REGULAR STATE SAFETY CHECKS AND WAS IN FOR TIMING BELT REPLACEMENT AND OVERALL CHECKOUT LAST YEAR.

EXTERIOR LIGHTING

DT: CONSUMER STATES BRAKE LIGHTS NOT WORKING PROPERLY. TOOK VEHICLE TO THE SHOP, METAL TUBE THAT SEPARATES FROM HOUSING WAS DEFECTIVE. NO LIGHTS CAME ON. PUT IN NEW BRAKE SWITCH, NEW FUSES, AND BULBS.*AK

FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE

OIL PRESSURE BUILD UP WHICH WAS CAUSING THE GASOLINE TO LEAK FROM THE FUEL LINE, AND A STRONG FUEL ODOR CAME INTO THE CABIN. THE FUEL TANK HOSE WAS REPLACED, BUT THE PROBLEM RECURRED.*AK