Brake Disc Pads problems of the 2004 Nissan Quest

Bad vibration when braking, changed rotors and pads on front brakes seem to make the problem less but after a period of time a clunking noise 5000 miles was starting to be heard. Control arm ball joint on right side had excessive play and was replaced, but that did not get ride of the shudder in the braking situation. Told it was warped brakes, replaced break rotors and pads 1000 miles . Still no difference in the shudder is still there rotated the tires no difference in the shudder. I had new tires in the car when the right front wheel fell off. No stud-lugs could be found and major damage to front fender and bumper. Our au pair driver reported a noise coming from somewhere but visual inspection did not indicate where the problem was. Continued to drive when the noise became louder pull off interstate to shoulder at about 15 mph tile fell off. Body and mechanical work will be done. To correct the problem.

Whenever we hit the brakes our 2004 Nissan Quest shutters and shakes. We first reported the problem at about 23,000 miles. Van has been to the dealer at least 5 times for this problem. Mechanic can never find anything wrong. On our own we have replaced the front rotors when it was discovered both original rotors had warped, replaced the brake pads three times, and turned the rotors 6 months after replacing them (79k miles). Van goes back into the dealer next week again to have the problem addressed again as it has gotten worse. I am stationed with the military away from home, and my wife uses the Quest as her only transportation with our toddlers, older children, and guests. Van now has 114k miles.

Van was in service to repair a broken cd player. During the visit, the dealer performed a free 21 point inspection, and found excessive wear on the brake pads. The brake pads were changed and rotors resurfaced 6,000 miles ago. The van has only 21,000 miles. This is the third set of brake pads that had to be replaced. In addition, rotors were resurfaced twice and replaced initially at 4,000 miles. The first occurrence at 4,000 miles was covered under warranty. Second incident, which occurred at 15,000 was not covered, citing that it was a wear item. The recent occurrence at 21000 miles which required new set of pads and resurfacing of the rotor was taken care by the dealer as a goodwill gesture. Nissan needs to address the concerns of public safety. Proper agency should also look into this matter further, because it is definitely a safety concern.

The brakes starting making a loud rubbing sound. The vehicle has less than 35,000 miles so I took it into the dealership. They say all the pads need replaced and a rotor needs replaced. This is the third Nissan but first Quest and I have put over 50,000 on those vehicles without issues. They say it is not covered under the warranty because of normal wear but I do not believe that this quickly can be normal wear.

: the contact stated while driving 30 mph and when depressing the brake pedal, a scraping noise was heard. The vehicle was taken to the service dealer, who replaced the front and rear brake pads and rotors. The manufacturer expressed that the brakes were too small for the vehicle. Updated 2/12/2007 - the consumer had an 1993 Quest for 11 years. He explained that the 2004's brakes are softer than the 1993 model. The 2004's brakes are the same size as the 1993 Quest eventhough the weight has increased by almost 1000 lbs. The 2007's brake size has been increased.

Premature brake pad wear.

2004 Quest minivan in for front end judder/vibration (6/04)@ 2000 miles-rotors cut same complaint(12/04) @ 7300+- miles-rotors cut and pads replaced same complaint(10/05) @ 15000+-miles-dealers states that rotors and brakes are needed and not covered said that because it's a heavy vehicle considered normal to replace pads @ approximately 8000+- miles and rotors as well. If there is no problem why cut rotors in 1st place, and then again with pad replacement in less than 6 months time frame? and now a 3rd occurrence ?.