2004 Nissan Quest: engine stalls while driving

Filed Jul 28, 2016 · Transmission · 106,000 miles · PA

The car would stall and the steering would go out, which was very dangerous. It happened daily since may of 2016. In order for the car to go from stopped to a starting position, it would take all of my strength to push down on accelerator to get the car to move.

Filed Apr 25, 2016 · Engine · 97,000 miles · CT

Tl* the contact owns a 2004 nissan quest. While driving approximately 65 MPH, the vehicle stalled without warning. The vehicle was towed to an independent mechanic where it was diagnosed that the engine control module failed and needed to be replaced. The vehicle was repaired. The manufacturer was notified of the failure. The failure mileage was 97,000. The VIN was unavailable.

Filed Aug 3, 2015 · Engine · 103,000 miles · CA

While driving in the freeway, the engine sudenly stalled, pulled over and tried a couple of times and engine started again, after that the stall cotinues happening with no simptoms at all, it happens at any time and any condition; during traffic driving or during high speed driving, day or night. Really dangerous because some times other drivers have problems to avoid crash with my van that does not start and can not be moved away. All kind of reviews have been performed and no success to fix this issue. I have read this is a very frequent failure for nissan quest vehicles; can you do anything to ask nissan for a solution? A lot of money has been paid for sensors, relays, ecu, fuel pump and of course labor. Please help

Filed Aug 1, 2015 · Engine · 170,000 miles · LA

Once started, the engine makes a ticking sound. Over the last couple of months, there have been occasions while driving, the vehicle will rapidly decelerate, engine light illuminates and not begin accelerating adequately until it is turned off and restarted. The problem has escalated to completely stalling and the engine light illuminates. After a few attempts, the vehicle will restart, but the problem is occurring more frequently. A local mechanic diagnosed the problem as the timing chains needing to be replaced. After further research, I have discovered class action lawsuits in some states for premature failure of timing chains on 2004-2009 nissan quest, among other models.

Filed Jul 21, 2015 · Engine · 123,000 miles · OH

My family's 2004 nissan quest spontaneously stalled while being driven on a total of five occasions since purchasing the vehicle on july 9th, 2015. The first incident occurred on about july 13th, 2015 in a parking lot while moving at a low speed of not more than ten miles an hour but every stalling incident since then was while the vehicle was being driven on roads at various speeds over ten miles and hour and under fifty miles an hour. When the vehicle is being driven before stalling there are no significant indications before hand to indicate that there is anything wrong with the vehicle except that on the last few occasions we have noticed that a second or two before stalling the check engine and slip lights glow. After stalling the vehicle restarts either on a first attempt or a second attempt. The vehicle does not stall every time it is driven either. Although I do not have any mechanical expertise, some online research into this matter suggests that on 2004 models, and fixed in later models, there may be an issue with corrosion to the ECM due to the placement of the module in a location that is subject to water intrusion.

Filed Apr 27, 2015 · Electrical, Engine · 133,000 miles · NJ

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.

Filed Aug 22, 2014 · Brakes, Engine · 105,000 miles · CA

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.

Filed Oct 24, 2012 · Electrical · 102,000 miles · NY

Tl* the contact owns a 2004 nissan quest. While driving approximately 10 MPH, the contact the slip, ABS, and tcs warning lights illuminated on the instrument panel as the vehicle suddenly stalled. The failure recurred four times while traveling at various speeds. The vehicle was not taken to the dealer for diagnostic testing. The vehicle was not repaired. The VIN was not available. The approximate failure mileage was 102,000.

Filed Mar 27, 2012 · Brakes, Electrical · 29,889 miles · FL

1). Transmission - 29,889 mi. To present. Serviced 6 times. Constantly shifts up and down at school zone speed, loud clunk when decelerating at 40 MPH, loud clunk when decelerating in highway exit curve. Dealer says everything is working to specs...nothing fixed. 2). Brakes - 46,363 & 55,204 mi. New front and rear brakes installed. At 73,014 miles van needs new brakes and rotors. 26,651 highway miles. Wallace nissan service said nissan used undersized rotors for vehicle weight and tire size, hence need for frequent replacements. 3). Electrical - 04/05/2010, 64,194 mi. The vdc and ck engine lights came on, van speed very erratic...5 to 40mph all by itself, stalled several times. Dealer computer diagnosis...faulty sensors in crankshaft and camshaft $209.07. 10/03/2011, 72,547 mi. Same vdc and erratic speed. Dealer's initial diagnosis, faulty throttle sensor, installed new sensor...same problem, upon further investigation dealer found the ECM unit was totally corroded and had to be replaced. $962.16. Nissan mechanics say it was a faulty design location of the ECM right under the windshield wiper cowling which allowed water to enter the ECM, corrode it and cause its eventual failure. In subsequent year models of the quest, nissan moved the ECM to a more protected area. 4). Electrical - sliding rear door sensors continue to fail as the door shuts to prevent injury to a person with a hand in the way. Sliding doors continue to rattle even after 6 service visits to fix it. 5). Electrical. Rear hatch motor and lock mechanisms continue to break down even after 6 service visits and $1,164.94 in repair costs. 6). Other problems involve: faulty backup sensors, serviced 4 times $285.88. Same drive belts replaced twice within 26,651 miles and $250.00, leaking sunroof and skylights, nissan had to replace the entire roof because of severe rust. Overall, van is crap!

Filed Jun 28, 2011 · Electrical, Transmission · 94,400 miles · WA

Warning lights "slip", "tcs off" and "service engine soon" would intermittently remain on well past ignition -- usually after the engine had struggled to start. Dashboard "tcs on" switch did nothing to remedy this. Sometimes, even when the van was being driven at 25 to 55mph, these lights would suddenly pop on and the engine would stall out, depriving me of most of my steering and braking capabilities with traffic right behind me. In my area, the main highway is heavily traveled, full of curves and often narrows to 2 lanes with very limited shoulders. The engine dying unexpectedly on this road is a safety hazard not only to everyone in my vehicle but to oncoming traffic as well. I am frequently followed by fully-loaded logging trucks and semis, whose drivers would find it extremely difficult (if not impossible) to avoid hitting me, especially if I were in a spot where I could not coast all the way off the road. After reading numerous online complaints of others having the same engine problem, I wrote to nissan reporting the danger, suggesting a recall. (file #7197243) they refused to cover repair because my warranty had expired. Told me to take my quest to a dealership, who wanted $104 just to hook up their diagnostic equipment, plus the actual repair costs. The problem -- a faulty camshaft sensor -- was subsequently fixed by a local shop. The mechanic there told me that the mechanics' "crystal ball" hotline was reporting frequent failures of this component -- in addition to a tsb nissan put out on the problem. (so, they are aware!) given the importance of this sensor for safe operation of their engines, shouldn't the company address the high failure rate of the ones installed in their vehicles, regardless of mileage? I hope you will look into this before lives are lost as a result of nissan's refusal to acknowledge and deal with this safety issue.

Filed Oct 26, 2010 · Electrical · 6,550 miles · MD

I owned a nissan quest 2004 3.5 sl that has 66,556 miles, I was very happy with this car until last september, when out of the blue my nissan will brake down in the middle of the beltway or stall if I stopped at a red light or stop sign, the engine will die completely with no warning signs, I took this car to the dealer passport nissan of alexandria va for the 3rd time yesterday because my van keep stalling any time I drive under 5mph or brake to a stop. This after I was told for 2nd time that they fixed the problem in a message they left me saying 'we were able to duplicate the problem and fixed, we had to re-program the engine idle, that is fixed we drove it many times today and definitely is fixed'. But when I drove it back the next morning taking my kids to school my nissan kept stalling and got worse because now the accelerator is shaking the car whenever I need to speed up. Frustrated again I called the technician to let him know what happened and he told me this'there is nothing else we can do, we can't fix the problem, and my advise to you is to buy another car!!' I also got a note from the same technician saying this 'no dtc's, we are unable to duploc customer's stalling issue. Recommend trying another nissan dealer for 2nd opinion'. My husband asked them, why in less than 24hrs their message had changed from fixed to this? They have no answers to this questions and since is not safe to drive I left my van parked at the dealer passport nissan of alexandria va.

Filed May 4, 2010 · Driver assistance · 93,000 miles · FL

2004 nissan quest van - I was traveling 55 MPH and all of a sudden the van had no power it just slowed down, the steering froze and it stalled in mid-traffic. I didn't even have enough notice to pull off the side of the road. Worse of all, the brakes didn't work I slammed on the emergency brake and looked for a curb to coast into and stop. I took the van in to the dealer. They looked at it and told me they needed to replace the throttle body. After replacing the throttle body with a new one it took them over 6 hours - the mechanic returned and said the new throttle body would not communicate with the computerized system, so he took out the new throttle body and put my old one back in. Now I'm being told it is possibly the ECM not sending power to the fuel injector. As I checked on the internet, this is caused by the computer getting corroded from the location due to a poor seal leading it to give out anytime. It costs around $1200. The ECM is part of the emissions systems and as such should be covered for 8yrs/130,000km. My vehicle has 93,000 miles. A number of folks have complained to nissan as this is a serious safety hazard and imany of us transport small children (in my case, my grandchildren). If I lose power on the highway I have no way to steer or brake. What can we do? These vans were purchased to cart large numbers of passengers. Do we have to lose a small child's life before action is taken? Is this situation not as serious as the current toyota brake situation? Thank you for your attention.