Tl* the contact owns a 2005 nissan quest. While driving various speeds, the engine stalled without warning. The failure occurred multiple times. The vehicle was taken to an independent mechanic who stated that the crank position sensor needed to be replaced. The failure was repaired. The manufacturer was not notified. The VIN and failure mileage were unavailable.
2005 Nissan Quest engine complaints
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I purchased this van brand new and after a couple years began to hear a subtle tapping noise every so often coming from the engine. I was told its a lifter tapping and may come and go but not worth repairing because it will cost a lot of money and it really doesn't effect performance. After another year or 2 the noise got really loud and the check engine light came on. After doing research online I found hundreds/thousands of complaints about the same thing. Come to find out we all had the same issue, the timing chain tensioner was not applying the correct amount of pressure to the guide due to a defect in engine design that causes the plastic on the guide to break and slip down. This causes slack in the timing chain which in turn caused the rapid tapping noise as it struck the inside of the engine. At this point my engine will not start due to the chain jumping teeth and the timing thrown off. I am now without a vehicle. I contacted nissan and they told me it's out of warranty so too bad. This is a known serious defect with the engine that was also installed in maxima, altima, and x-terra. There should have been a recall but most likely deemed too expensive to perform. Also the issue happens over time typically between 70k-120k miles therefore most vehicles that have this problem will be out of warranty and they won't cover it. They did redesign the replacement part guide, which to me shows they knew it was a design flaw but its minimum $2000 to have repaired. Very poor way to do business but they got what they wanted I suppose.
Tl- the contact owns a 2005 nissan quest. The contact stated that the timing chain slack quide. The timing chain fixture can not keep the chain tight. The contact did not contact the manufacture. The approximate date of the faiilure was december 12, 2012. The contact have not had any repairs made on the vehicle. The milage at time of purchase was 120,000 the milage on vehicle at the time of failure 121,000. Lg
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.
My wife notified me that while driving to work, our van a 2005 nissan quest 3.5 s, without warning completely shut off leaving her stranded in the middle of traffic. After a few minutes and several attempts she was able to restart the vehicle and return home. On another occasion while I was driving the vehicle around town I experienced a similar incident when again without warning the van shut completely off as I was approaching an intersection on a red light. After bringing the vehicle to a complete stop without braking assist or power steering it restarted after a few attempts. During both incidences the vehicle had a full tank of fuel and showed no indications of trouble.
While slowing down at the intersection to make a right turn, the vehicle lost power and would not drive more than 10 MPH and finally coming to a complete stall after engine died. Restart the engine and drove normal. It has intermittently continue to happen at random.
I own a nissan quest 05.I got it brand new.I had it for 6 years and after 51,000 miles I was told by the dealership that I need anew timing chain.they are asking $2200.its a defect and they should cover it.
2005 nissan quest when locking doors through alarm control, at times, the driver and passenger windows will roll down. Started to occur at 61,000 miles. Tire pressure light turns on even when tire pressure is adequate. Started to occur at 51,000 miles. Timing chain guides were believed to have been broken, occurred at 63,000 miles. Gas gage at times will not display correct level of gasoline in tank. Started to occur at 54,000 miles. Back hatch stopped working at 42,000 miles.
Last year, the engine stopped while driving. Dealer replaced cpu and told me rats caused the damage. Now, service engine light turns on. Searching on the internet showed that the engine control module that is mounted under the wiper gets wet, becomes corroded, and the car looses control. Who knows what is going to happen next.
Tl *- the contact called regarding a 2005 nissan quest. The contac had major repairs done in december 2007. The nissan dealer took the engine apart to replace the timing belt. Since then when the heater was on and the vehicle stopped the heater fan will stop working, and he heard a humming noise. Once he resumed driving he heard a clicking sound on the driver's side and then on the passenger side, then the heat will start working again. The contact stated that had not happened before the repair service. The contact stated that a mechanic at nissan looked at the vehicle and said that it was suppose to do that.
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