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Vans & Minivans Nissan Quest Nissan Quest 2004+: Problems & Solutions 
2128 messages, Last post on Oct 23, 2006 at 1:24 AM
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Replying to: dtownfb (Sep 11, 2006 8:07 pm)
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Replying to: funkmeister (Sep 12, 2006 7:05 am)
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Replying to: eddiers71 (Sep 10, 2006 6:42 pm) We have an o5 SL and made the trip Boston - Niagara Falls - Boston this summer with 3 adults and 3 kids. We averaged 22. something on the way out and 25.9 on the way back. We log all fuel use and average every 5,000 miles and it has never been much lower than 22 overall. I keep it in good tune and keep the tires inflated to 35-38 psi. It now has 34,000 miles on it.
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Replying to: garandman (Sep 12, 2006 5:28 pm) |
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My 05 Quest developed steering wheel vibration  4000 miles. Dealer turned front rotors. vibration gone. Tires rotated 7500 miles, no vibration after rotation. Vibration resurfaces 12,000 miles. Dealer replaces front rotors, turns rear rotors and replaces front wheels,(rims) due to a out of round condition. All repairs done on warranty. Dealer states on work order that all four tires are defective, tire hop, tread seperation, unbalanceable. Dealer refers me to a Goodyear retailer. Steering vibration the same after these repairs. I can't hardly believe this is happening and really can't afford to spend this much time on this. I decide to take the van to Discount Tire to inquire about pro-rated tire replacement. Discount Tire was GREAT!!!! They gave me $90.00 credit per original tire, no questions asked. I had them install Yokohama TRZ 235/60/16's At some cost to me. These new tires cut the vibration by 70%. I returned to Discount Tire and had them remove all wheels/tires and road force balance all tires $15.00 charge per tire. I was going to get to the bottom of this problem now or go Lemon Law. Discount Tire discovered one of the new wheels the dealer installed was defective, had a 2" flat spot on both sides and could not be balanced. I had them move this tire to the right rear. Steering vibration almost gone. Returned to dealer. Dealer replaced defective wheel on right rear. I have not had this new wheel road force balanced yet and may not because the vibration is so minimal it may not be worth $15.00 to find out if this is the source of the small vibration. The moral to this story is that if you are having a steering vibration go to a shop like discount Tire that has the Hunter Road Force Balancer. Do this first then you will know if the problem is wheels,tires or brakes/rotors. this will cost $60.00 to find out but time is money. In my case the dealer replaced the front rotors and wheels. I have no way to know if they were in fact the problem or if the tires were the problem. I suspect it may have been a combination of all three with the tires being the worst ofender. If this van develops steering vibration again I will road force balance first the if it's not tires I will return to the dealer with proof as such. I really don't know if this problem will resurface, flip a coin. But I do know how to isolate tis problem in the future. Good Luck!!!
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Replying to: funkmeister (Sep 11, 2006 3:52 pm) |
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Replying to: plashenick (Aug 31, 2006 4:27 pm) |
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Replying to: garycox (Sep 11, 2006 6:15 am) |
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Replying to: bmis (Sep 12, 2006 9:01 am) |
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My 2004 Quest is mainly driven by my wife and when I do get to drive it, I notice the clock is couple minutes fast. At first I blamed her for setting the clock fast, but she told me she didn't. Right now, it's adding 2-3 minutes a month, and it's just annoying because I like my clocks to be right. What's the purpose of having a clock in the car if it can't keep time!!!! Anyone else have noticed this problem. I am taking it in tomorrow and the the dealer said they will have to diagnose it....WHAT....as if the mechanic has an atomic clock in their tool box to reference my clock to it!! |
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