Accelerator pedal sticks. & a very stong odor of gasoline.

- Duncan, SC, USA

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.

- Arlington, TX, USA

When taking off from a stop, the accelerator pedal is hard. The pedal did not go down and the vehicle failed to move.

- Blacksburg, SC, USA

Heater coil failed, leaking coolant inside of the vehicle. Headlights fail while driving. Gas pedal binds causing suddening acceleration. Seatbelt fails to connect fully.

- Rockingham, NC, USA

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.

- Raleigh, NC, USA

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.

- Matawan, NJ, USA

2000 Nissan Quest. The accelarator pedal sticks and when you press on the accelartor the car moves with a jerk.

- Bartlett, IL, USA

The vehicle has jerked due to the accelerator pedal sticking. The problem has worsened.

- Saint Louis, MO, USA

Accelerator stick when taking off from a stop. When questioned dealer says vehicle needs the fuel system cleaned.

- Fredericksburg, VA, USA

Throttle sticks when vehicle is started. Dealer has been contacted.

- East Wenchee, WA, USA