Over the last 6 months, the transmission in our 2004 quest has slipped out of gear while driving down the road. This has caused a safety concern for my wife as traffic mounts around us.
2004 Nissan Quest engine complaints
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2004 nissan quest. Consumer writes in regards to ECM corrosion problems. *smd the consumer stated the vehicle stalled and it would not re-start. The dealer informed the consumer the intelligent power distribution module would also need to be replaced in order for the vehicle to run.
Quest will jerk extremely hard after slowing down or letting of on the gas and then returning to normal speed.
Van makes a rattle when RPM's are lower than 3000. It's the timing chain as I was told by a mechanic.
Tl* the contact owns a 2004 nissan quest. The contact stated that the vehicle stalled. The contact mentioned that second before the failure occurred, the ABS and the tire pressure monitoring system light illuminated on the instrument panel. The vehicle was not taken to the dealer. The manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. The vehicle was not repaired. The failure mileage was 105,000.
I was driving with my son and the transmission line snapped. I was scared because I didn't know what happened. Thank god my son who is disabled was not in the car. My mechanic said that this should not happen. When I got my car back my transmission is now very sick. I have always maintained all fluid changes at the correct time. My car is not the same. Now today my oil pan was "eaten" from the transmission fluid leaking. I have had many issues with my quest. This car was not built with proper parts. I can't drive it but I have to keep it for my son is in a wheelchair and is severly disabled.
I got out of the car, turned it off and went on the house minutes later the car was on fire. The flames were big and they were in the front passenger side of the engine. I had just drove the car about an hour, there was no smell no sound no indicator lights nothing. The flames were big and car went up fast.
Tl* the contact owns a 2004 nissan quest. The contact stated that while driving approximately 35 MPH, the engine revved with hesitation. The vehicle was maneuvered to the side of the road where the engine was turned off. The vehicle operate normally after waiting for one hour. The vehicle was taken to an authorized dealer for diagnosis. The contact was uncertain of the malfunction detected by the trouble code. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was not notified of the problem. The approximate failure mileage was 94,000. The VIN was unavailable.
2004 nissan quest. Consumer writes in regards to a faulty design/ installation of engine control module. *smd the consumer stated the ECM was installed directly under the windshield plastic cowl. The open mesh cowl would drain all the water directly onto the ECM. It was how water dripped on the ECM's enclosure, that caused the corrosion prematurely. The repairman even decided not to install the replacement in its original bracket to avoid accumulating moisture.
On november 27, 2013, while parked outside of my home, my 2004 nissan quest burst into flames. The car within seconds was completely engulfed in flames, and there was nothing anyone could do but get as far away from it as possible and hope there would be no injuries or fatalities. The car is totaled, and I need answers as to how a car that is parked all of a sudden bursts into flames. I believe that this needs to be investigated. My 2004 nissan quest cut off on me at a stop sign on october 31, 2013. When I got out of the car I could smell antifreeze. I had it towed to cowls nissan that evening. When I got to cowls nissan they were about to close, but I was able to rent a car from them while mine would be getting looked at and hopefully fixed the next day. The next day a representative from cowls nissan called me and told me that the rear coolant pump needed fixing and that'?s why the car cut off and wouldn'?t start. They replaced the pump and refilled it with antifreeze. I had my windshield wipers fixed because they said as they did a courtesy multipoint inspection the wipers weren'?t working because of a wiper link issue. When I went to pick up the car I noticed on the receipt that there was an oil leak issue and air filter issue that was discovered in the multipoint inspection. They also noted that my timing chain was noisy at startup and that it would need to be diagnosed further to get to the root of the problem. At no time was I told that the car wasn't safe to drive. On november 10, 2013 I noticed that there was a humming sound coming from the car, off and on, and then the passenger side headlight went out. I took the car in to fix the headlight on 11/22/2013, but I wasn't hearing the humming sound then. I started hearing the humming sound again close to thanksgiving (11/26/2013) and planned to take the car back in after the holiday.
Rattling noise that increases as I accelerate. I assumed it was part of the exhaust system only to find out it is a timing chain issue which can cost at a minimum of $1800 for labor that does not include parts. I have contacted several mechanics in my area and they won't even deal with this issue due to the way nissan has put the timing chain in the 2004 quest.
Vehicle coming off turnpike entering onto the interstate would not accelerate past 45 MPH onto the interstate almost ran over by vehicles when I was coming off the ramp. Very dangerous. Managed to get van to a safe place where we had it towed to our home. We had our mechanic look at it and he diagnosed it as the timing chain tensioners needed replacing and it had jumped time. He would not touch it since this is a known problem and there is a technical service bulletin issued for this year van concerning the tensioners. Had it then towed to nissan and they quoted 1700 to fix the mechanic even stated that it is a huge problem and he is seeing at least 1 a week with this very same issue. But nissan wont issue a recall. Is it going to take some fatalities for them to wake up and realize this is serious. After work performed to van they called and said it is still misfiring that they found valve cover leaking oil on spark plugs another 600 dollars to fix this. I just replaced spark plugs in 2010. Also replaced brakes 3 times and tires 2 times now. Alternator also replaced. I bought this van hoping it would be a safe and reliable van for my family to enjoy for a long time it has low miles and I hate to get rid of it. I am at the point though that I keep putting money into it thinking we will be able to be safe and next thing you know something else is wrong. I feel nissan should recall all models affected and fix this plastic tensioner on the metal chain, they know better this is a way for them to become richer off the people that trusted them. Never will my family or friends buy nissan again> since this has happened I have talked with many people that own or have owned a quest and they were not happy either. Please start a investigation before we lose a life.
Heard a ticking noise when starting up my car but subsided after it warmed up gradually over the month it got very loud. Brought it to nissan dealer in pompano beach and they said it was timing chain needs replacement for a cost of 2,300 dollars! I researched this and see that it is a frequently voiced complaint and is happening very prematurely 50 -90 thousand miles.. Ridiculous expensive and dangerous, also ! Need replacement of control arms at a cost of 800 dollars! I also see that this is a common complaint with nissans....I am generally the only one in the van we are a family o three with three vehicles ,it was garaged kept never use it to haul anything more than a suitcase once in awhile what is my recourse, what can I do to get some assistance so I can repair it before my self or passenger gets killed on the highway when the chain breaks?...
I was driving about 50 MPH when I heard a noise coming out of the engine crank noise when I stopped to check , the engine stopped and never started again I towed to garage and they say it is the timing chain.
My nissan quest has been making a rattling noise that is progressively getting worse. I took it in today and was told that I had problems with the timing chain and that I should take it to a dealer or engine shop that is equipped to fix such an issue. One of the reasons I favored buying this car was because of the fact that nissan uses a timing chain rather than a timing belt. Thus, I wouldn't have the expense of replacing a timing belt in the future. I was lead to believe that timing chains would not be something that I would need to fix. Because this problem is prevalent among quest owners, I believe that nissan should recall their vehicles that suffer from the same design flaw. If nissan doesn't address this issue, someone is going to get injured or killed as a result of one of their faulty timing belts breaking while one of their faulty cars is being driven.
We were going over loveland pass in colorado. As soon as we started going back down the engine failed. I had to drift with no power to a shoulder to pull off on. My two kids were in the car and were scared about me having no power. Had to wait an hour to tow it. The garage said the timing belt broke, $1900 to fix.......
Timing chain tensioner broke causing timing chain to rattle loudly. Nissan said the repair would be about $2,400.00. Apparently this is a very common problem with the nissan 3.5 engine and should be subject to a recall.
I own a 2004 nissan quest. I recently had to replace the timing chain at a cost of $1500.00. I am quite angry about this since I have recently found out that many other owners are also experiencing the same problem with the quest. This is an issue nissan should have recalled the car for. I was told hat if this chain had broken while I was drivng, it could cause teh the engine tro seize. Well that is just great to know that I hand my daughter the keys to this car and they could have been killed. Is that what you are waiting for..someone to die before you realize how big a problem this is? I have also read that other makes of nissan are also experiencing this problem. Nisssan should be held responsible for this repair. I have always purchased nissan, but with these kind of costly repairs and dangerous issue at hand, I will definately choose another maker if nissan does not come forward with a recall and reinburse those of us that have already had pay for these costly repairs. I am very disapointed with nissan, since I am sure they are aware of this problem and have done nothing about it.
There is a loud, annoying and dangerous rattling sound coming from the motor. Based on what seems like hundreds of thousands of complaints and many opinions from very experienced mechanics, it is the timing chain - the whole thing- from the chain, tensioners and everything associated with the entire timing chain mechanism. This is absurdly annoying, extremely dangerous and outrageously labor intensive and expensive to fix. I, like so many others out there, put my family in this vehicle on a daily basis and have to wonder just how safe this thing is. What happens if the chain breaks? What happens if it breaks while on a major highway? I just had my family to florida this summer - can't imagine that scenario. Obviously, this problem exists absolutely everywhere with this vehicle.
My car engine has been making a clicking noise for the past 10,000 miles and seems to be getting worse. On taking it into the dealer at approx 95,000 miles, they told me I needed to have the timing chain replaced with other incidentals for a cost of approx $3200., $2300 alone for the timing belt aspect. I did not follow through with the timing chain repair but only the repair of the high speed steering hose. I have been reviewing the timing chain reports and it definitely seem that nissan has a problem with failing timing chains and it does seem like a manufacturing defect and as such should be recalled. I strongly recommend that the federal safety agency start an investigation into recalling all the nissan timing chain vehicles.
Loud rattling in my engine when I start my van and when I drive through town. Very embarrassing! Mechanic thinks it is the timing chain tensioners in the engine that is going to cost over $3,500. I only have 94,000 miles on the van so it should not be doing this!
There is an awful ticking sound coming from the engine. My car has been serviced my nissan repeatedly and it's still making the noises. Now I've been told it's the timing chain. After reading up on this issue it's apparent that there a widespread problem with this part in the nissan quests.
At a regular dealer visit for an oil change, I was told that I have a broken timing chain guide on my 04 nissan quest. The cost of this repair is approximately $1800. Upon doing some research, I discovered that this is a fairly common issue with 04 quests and it appears to happen between 60 -90,000 miles (mine is just over 80,000). Link is attached: http://questdriver.com/node/835.
Van driving odd, dealer found that engine mount was broke. Dealer replaced engine mount saying it was serious issue and seen often in nissans.
Nissan 2004 quest, while driving and making left in intersection van dies. Take it in to nssan dealership and unable to run diagnostic test due to engine not running. They believe its a timing chain problem and need to open engine.other consumer reports with problems with timing belts. We're a family of seven, if it would have happened while on freeway most likely would have had fatalities involved. Nissan refuses to practice any goodwill financial assistance.
The timing chain guides (teflon based material) in the vq35 engines were prematurely causing audible rubbing and banging upon start up and early warm up idle conditions. This premature wear of the tension guides is a safety hazard due to the fact that the timing chain has undo slack from early degradation of tension guides which may cause the timing chain to wear/break prematurely and without warning while driving at highway speeds. This would cause the engine to shut down unexpectedly and put the lives of the vehicles occupants in danger of possibly being struck my oncoming vehicles.
Tl* the contact owns a 2004 nissan quest. The contact stated that the check engine warning light illuminated. The dealer advised replaced the oxygen sensor to correct the failure, however 2 weeks after the repair the failure recurred. The current and failure mileage was 94,000. Updated 12/10/10. *lj updated 12/17/10
Tl* the contact owns a 2004 nissan quest. The contact stated when starting the vehicle, there was an abnormal noise coming from the engine but the noise would cease once he began driving. The contact stated he has heard the noise for over a year. The dealer advised that the timing chain would need to be replaced at the owner's expense. The vehicle was not repaired. The VIN was not available. The approximate failure mileage was 73,000 and the current mileage was 93,000.
2004 nissan quest van engine shut off while I was driving on the highway and lost it acceleration twice while driving locally. I just got this van for only a month. Nissan canada this is not safe at all. I bought this van because I have small children. If you have a heart, please check on all the van because this could caused serious accidents. I don't what to do with this one now. If I had known this problem I would get some other van. I need help!
Nissan quest 2004 buzzing/whining noise from timing chain area and cause van to stall
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