This data is from the NHTSA — the US gov't agency tasked with vehicle safety. Complaints are spread across multiple & redundant categories, & are not organized by problem.
So how do you find out what problems are occurring? For this NHTSA complaint data, the only way is to read through the comments below. Any duplicates or errors? It's not us.
Weird electrical problems, I have taken to 2 different people, 1 of which specializes in transmissions, the problem is that when the vehicle is warmed up the transmission doesn't know what gear it is in, on initial investigation the problem appears to be the trottle position sensor but that was replaced and still no fix. They hooked up computers to the car while driving and say the computer doesn't read the tps being operative during driving but no problems can be found with the wiring and computer board. When the engine transmission starts to mess up the locks start to lock and unlock by themselves while driving, the check engine light is on and the overdrive light blinks off and on. At one time the air bag light come on for no reason it was checked and problem found. The sliding door latch broke within a couple of months of buying. The back windshield wiper motor would also come on by itself, we ended up taking the fuse out for that.
My Quest would take a long time to get heat into the interior. Recently it started overheating as well. I replaced the thermostat, but all the instructions say to install the thermostat so the spring is facing to the inside of the engine. However, the T'stat listed for this vehicle will not fit with the spring to the inside of the engine; and the original T'stat (I don't think it has ever been replaced - it had Nissan on it) was installed with the spring end facing the hose end. So I installed a shorter T'stat so the spring would fit toward the engine. Now the interior gets heat quickly, but the engine still overheats. The radiator cap has been replaced, and the cooling system flushed. The problem eprsists.
I have had many problems with this ouest.I have replaced the heater control, both side exhaust manifolds, replace acc C/V boot, replace antenna motor, replace air bag control unit, replace back windshield wiper motor, replace both front lower ball joints and the vent hose. This are just the major things. I have spend around $7000 on this Quest for repairs and up keep. I brought it new in may of 1996. Never again.
The paint on the roof is peeling on the passenger side no indication of paint peeling on the rest of the rood or the vehicle anywhere else.it shoule be repainted to prevent further damage to the area in question the company is refusing to comply because it is not covered by their warranty
Cost was approximately $400-$500 dollars to replace, should not have failed, as no accident was involved. Dealer said we were out of warranty due to mileage. But this was not a moving part and should not have failed or should be covered for mor than standard warranty on vehicle. No component (safety defect indicated).
The brake problem was diagnose as failure of the hydraulic piston located in brake calipers that enagages the brake to disengage and caused the pads to wear out to the metal damaging the disk brake. The dealer did all repairs under warranty
When ignition switch was still on and/or engine running consumer stepped out of vehicle to open house gate, all vehicle doors locked up unexpectedly, keys and remote control had been replaced before for same reason. Dealer and manufacturer were contacted.
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- Riverside, CA, USA