Engine Belts And Pulleys problems of the 2004 Nissan Quest

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. . . . . . .

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 NHTSA start an investigation into recalling all the Nissan timing chain vehicles.

Nissan 2004 Quest, while driving and making left in intersection van dies. Take it in to nssan dealership and unable to run dianostic 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 fatalaties involved. Nissan refuses to practice any goodwill finacial assistance.

Initially random squealing noises from engine occurred. Later noise became more frequent when car was sitting idle. Took to repair shop, found that drive belts needed replacing. Car was under 20k miles.