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2128 messages, Last post on Oct 23, 2006 at 2:24 AM
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This discussion is for everyone who would like to describe Nissan Quest 2004 problems. In case of accident with injuries, car detail breakdown or flaw, any other serious problem with your car, please go to NHTSA address http://www-odi.nhtsa.dot.gov/ivoq/ and fill complaint form. This way NHTSA will request answer from manufacturer. And makers will fix problems soon, and increase quality of great, nice and new Nissan Quest 2004+.
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| Guys, I know that Quest 2004 just came on market, and it's probably too soon to talk about flaws. But after 2-6 months in this message board we will see how good is quality of this car. | |
| In the first week of ownership I have had trouble getting key to the lock position after parking the vehicle. Work-around is to depress brake, shift out of park and then back to park. Then key moves to lock position and can be removed. Will see dealer this week about that. | |
| It happened once only, the car was in park position, no sound from radio or CD I tried every thing, played with radio controls nothing happened. I restarted the van every thing was back to normal, Sound was OK from Radio, never happened again, i am curious if this happened to someone else, over all I have not encountered any problems, as this is first year production vehicle I am expecting there will be some glitches (04 sienna has lots of problem and a recall also) so far so good. I am very impressed with the handling of the van, I am still in Engine break in period once I complete it, we are planning for longer trip, | |
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Took delivery about 2 weeks ago. We did have a small issue with the panel on the rear quarter above the sliding door channel coming loose. They have ordered new clips to hold the panel in. Unfortunately, this put a very small scratch in the paint on the rear quarter, but it is concealed and will easily touch up. There may also be some rattles from the storage compartments overhead (where the LCD would normally go) where the doors rattle with a hard bump. The driver's seat lumbar adjustment does not appear to stay in the engaged position and springs back. I can probably live with this issue as I really don't want to have them tear apart the seat for something we hardly use. The standard position has a considerable amount of lumbar. All things considered, these are rather small items for a unit on the first delivery to our local dealers. |
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We bought 04 Quest 6 weeks ago and since then we have noticed that after driving the van for 10 or more mins, if we stop and start again we started getting warm to hot air (Depending on outside temp) from the front air vents. The only way to cool it by turning on A/C. It feels like we turned on the heater. The rear vent is fine. Has anyone experienced this?
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On the first day of driving the van to work and letting in set out in the sun all day the AC gave me problems. AC on auto. Ran great for about 3 minutes then the blowers stopped. After about 2 or 3 minutes they started blowing again but only of about a 1 count. Did that 2 more times. On the 4th restart it stayed on and worked as advertised. The display indicated everything was working fine but I was have a melt-down. It was hot and I was hotter because of the newness of the van. Same problem the next day after work (Friday). Hasn't done it again but it was much cooler Monday. Naturally I couldn't duplicate the problem at the dealers as it wasn't out in the heat all day. Plan to take it in Thursday morning and have them check it in the afternoon. Anyone else have this problem or know of any tech bulletins? HELP!! |
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| you will feel different. This is the design way that a lot Nissan behave like this. At least my 1997 Nissan Altima acts like this. | |
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Quest0804, is yours an SE model too with Auto Climate Control? In my case, 04' Quest SE with the Auto Climate Control: Hot-air issue first discovered for me by a friend who drives an E-Class Benz that also has auto climate control. According to him, the cold-air + hot-air mixing to correct temperature should be done internally...not cold air from top vents and hot air from lower vents...thereby achieving the mixing in the passenger compartment!!! What I hate about this issue is that the Auto Climate Control is heating my shoe/feet (especially my right-side) and chilling my face/head (Is Nissan's Auto Climate Control designed to achieve desired tempearture by mixing on the front passengers?). At this time, I have disable the AUTO climate mode and run on A/C with temperatures set to 68 degrees F with both front-upper & front-lower vents open to get cold air at both levels. The story behind this is as below. This is what I did. (1) Read the manuals. Did not find much details on the specific controls that SE models comes with except general definitions. Most operation details are for S & SL models. (2) Spend next 7 days to play with different settings to see if I can somehow figure which settings cause the annoying hot air from the front lower vents. Any/all AUTO modes except when the temperature settings (driver & passenger) are at (settable minimum of) 60 degrees F. Noted that front-lower vents will still have a slow flow (leak?/faulty parts?) of hot air when these lower vents are supposed to be closed (upper-vents only mode). (3) Call 800 Nissan...speak to cust rep...takes my VIN and records my concern...advises me to get an inspection/repair at dealership service department. (4) Took the problem to my dealer...demo to my salesman...salesman see my point and agree...takes me to service department & helps me with service appointment...wait for appointment day...on appointment day, technician unable to reproduce problem...I take technician for a 10 minutes ride on state highway, demo the hot air issue...once back, technician helps me seek next appointment for an "A" technician (most experienced)...comeback next appointment, leave behind my Quest SE for the day (dealership rents me a car as loaner)...1st day "A" technician investigates...see the problem...escalates with Nissan technical support...by end of 2nd day, Nissan technical support tells him that it is per design...3rd day, service department is unable to proceed further and closes case...I go back to my salesman...we both check out another brand new Quest SE...find the same problem...yes now it starts to look like design issue to me. (5) Get home...find a hand written Nissan card asking about my climate control issue (follow up to my call in step (3) above). Wants to know the outcome of my visit to service department at my dealership. Card also has this rep's direct extension number and my file number. To be continued... |
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I have 2 vehicles. Maxima 99 and Ody 2003. Maxima99: Even without climate control has wors ac system I saw. Unable to cool air from beginning in 5-10 minutes, unable to cool intake air during hot day if used with faster fan speed. Also without ac, during ride in mid cool day it's bursting warm air for 10 min from vent, after car was parked in shaded area(engine heat). Odyssey 2003: No any vent/AC/Climate control problems. Performs like swiss watch. If you say 69 at sunny, hot day, after 1min you will enjoy it. |
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