Vehicle was parked and without warning, caught on fire. Vehicle was totaled. Firefighters stated that fire was caused by friction from brake lines. Dealership found no evidence of defect. Consumer stated that before the fire there was a burning smell in the brake lines. Dealership advised that this was normal. Consumer is requesting vehicle be replaced, however dealership is not willing to do anything.
1999 Nissan Quest brakes complaints
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Consumer states the front brakes failed.
Brake disc rotors on front and rear of vehicle are prematurely wearing, cause unknown. *ak brakes wore out at 15000 and 31000 miles
This vehicle has numerous problems beginning with the brakes having to be changed multiple times; one occasion while driving on the expressway my passenger sliding door opened up resulting in me having to pull to the side of the road and close the door. When I first purchased the vehicle I would get in and start the car, the windshield wipers would go, the horn would blow and and the doors would lock; there was a terrible banging sound coming from what appeared to be the rear of the vehicle, but after 3 stops in the shop was identified as a bolt being loose in the stearing column, my gas pedal sticks and will all of a sudden release causing the vehicle to lunge forward; the rear bulbs all blew out in the rear of the van and melted the encasing surrounding the bulbs; during a rain storm the windows where in the down position and would not go up; the vehicle had to go into the dealer for them to pull them up; when you attempt to lock the doors the locks make a sound as if they are attempting to lock or unlock but do not, it takes several attempts to unlock the door whether inside or outside of the vehicle...ultimately this vehicle has been a sincere disappointment that needs to be returned to the dealer, however my dealer has gone out of business and the new dealer will not take the vehicle back because it is not their responsibility. I have contacted nissan about the vehicle but nissan's response is to return the vehicle to the dealer for service. Nissan is not paying for a loaner car and I can't continue to take time from work to babysit a vehicle more than my children...this will be the last nissan I own. I almost don't want to get rid of it because I don't want another unsuspected individual to purchase this nightmare on wheels
This vehicle has displayed numerous brake changes over the course of the year. To have to change the brakes 4 or more times over the course of two yeas is rediculous and needs to be evaluated on a wider scale.
Brakes did not work properly. When consumer first purchased vehicle he had problems. Consuemr took vehicle back to dealer to get it fixed. And then 14,000 miles later, brakes went out . Dealer did not have a remedy. *ak complete brake job was done twice at 14000 miles interval. The brakes on this vehicle were not properly designed. The consumer was concerned about the safety as well as the expenses.
Brakes were replaced at 22,000 miles, and again at 43,000 miles which seems premature wearing of the brakes. The brakes were making scratching noises when applied, was taken in and told they are only 15% left. Why the promature wearing of the brakes??
When applying brakes vehicle does not stop. Dealership is aware of problem. *ak the vehicle had only 15,000 miles, but the brake system had a serious problem. The dealer says the vehicle is okay, but another mechanic says that the vehicle needs wheel cylinder.
Front brakes had to be replaced three times, they keep wearing, consumer was told that other quest vans were having the same problem, a squealing noise is heard when wheels are moving, but when brakes are applied, the noise stops. *ak
Accelerator would stick and not allow me to press it down. This would occur as after stopping at a light or intersection. The pedal would not budge, thus causing me to pump it to try to wiggle it to move. When it did catch, it would accelerte abruptly. Many times I was in intersection and almost hit front behind or side becuase the van would not move. Also, at the 30,000 mile maintenance, I was told that there was less than 10% left on front brakes. This is premature as most cars do not need brake pads changed so quickly.
Excessive wear of the pads and rotors. Dealer has replaced pads and rotors three times, and problem has reoccurred.
Vehicle shakes and vibrates when traveling at high speed. Also, vehicle makes knocking noise applying brakes.
I started having problems with the brakes and the air conditioner around the same time frame give or take a few weeks. The brakes started making a grinding noise when it was about two months old. I took it to the dealer the said they did a complete brake job on it. Since then it has been back to the dealer 5 other times due to brake noises that are still not repaired. My van also vibrates at speedso f 60 miles or faster, also it has had 3 front end alignments in less then six months. Then with my air conditioner they say the noise was normal that it was suppose to sound like it was going to fall out in the driveway when I turned it on, and when nissan came out with a fix they would contact me. To this day they have not even looked at the air conditioner other then to check the belts on it. Both my brake and my air conditioner are still making noises. I have two friends that own nissan vans and there vans do not have these problems.
Brake pads worn causing loud noise to be heard into the front and rear of the vehicle. Nlm
Premature wear out on front disc brake pads. Require replacement at 22k mi./12 mo. In service. Mostly highway mileage.
I purchased the vehicle on june 17, 1999 brand new at torrance nissan. About two weeks later, front brakes started making grinding noise. I was told by both dealer and manufacturer that it was normal since they abandoned abestos from brake pads. I insisted that they changed the pads. They finally agreed and ordered special pads from the factory. Noise went away until last month. They replaced the pads once again and it's ok right now. An engineer from the factory finally admitted that there's a defect in the design and most '99 quest have that same problem. Driver side mirror vibrates at high speed above 70. Again, engineer from factory stated that is a defect and r&d is trying to resolve it. Driver side sliding door latch comes open after sliding it back and fourth after four times. It has been back to the dealer many times and since yesterday, it's ok. The main problem is the poor gas mileage. We're putting in 87 octane gas recommended in the manual. We've been getting about 13 miles/gallon in the city and about 18 if we drive both freeway and city. The tank takes about 20 gallons and every 16.5 gallons, we're only getting about 260 miles from the trip reading. Nissan consumer affair first told us that new car will give poor reading since all parts haven't been broken into. We should drive it to 5000 miles. The van is at 5750 miles and mileage has not improved at all. I contacted consumer affair and they told me that I should not be using mobil and arco gas and to get that kind of mileage, I should be putting in 95 octane. If this is the case, then how it's not stated in the owner's manual?
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