general problems of the 2004 Nissan Quest

While driving on the interstate with 2 infants in cars seats as well as 3 other adults the vehicle lost power. It would not accelerate. Within minutes the steering was stiff and was extremely difficult to turn. Pulled off the interstate and onto a side road. The vehicle finallt decellerated to a full stop. Turned it off and restarted a few moments later. Vehicle ran again but no steering. Popped the hood and looked and no power steering fluid in the well. Added fluid and steered ok till 4 blocks from my house at which time the steering acting up again and not accelerating no matter how far you push the pedal. Turned it off and restarted again. Steering not working but accelerated enough to park it at home. Took to my mechanic but says he cannot look at it until Wednesday. Was so scared cause had the grandbabies in the van.

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.

I believe a sensor somewhere is going out. The transmission intermittently will "miss" a shift, or come out of gear. If I let my foot off the gas and then give it gas again, it will sometimes "slam" in to gear. When it is acting up, it will also take a couple seconds to go in to drive from park or reverse, then it "slams" in to gear. It also is lacking in power, almost as if a vacuum advance was not working properly. This seems to happen when it is warm. Once, after replacing the battery the vehicle seemed to work fine for some time before starting to act up again.

During 05/05/2016 started having transmission issue, the car suddenly started giving starting problem and then when it will start it will not have any pickup in drive mode. After few hours everything went normal and when started driving all of sudden break got pressed and car couldn't go anywhere and check engine light came on. After diagnostic it found to be bank 1 camshaft sensor but even after replacing vehicle still behaves same with engine light on.

Engine control module [ecm] due to a bad design,rain and water from melting snow leaks onto the ecm and destroys it. I have been told that this is a common occurrence with the 2004 Quest and that Nissan had a secret recall on vehicles up to 8 years old. While driving on a busy highway at 60 mph the vehicle suddenly slowed to 20 mph,I was lucky to get off the highway safely. Why did Nissan not notify all owners.

I was driving my van and I came to a stop on a hill and it wouldn't go, I had to push the pedal to the floor to go. And it won't go in reverse either. I had power problems years ago but turning my van off and back on 'fixed' the problem. Also the timing chain issue has been going on for years.

Attempting to get on the interstate. Accelerated, but rpm's went up to 5 or 6 but the speed did not increase. Husband tried to manually shift, but vehicle would not go into overdrive. We pulled off the road, turned vehicle off and restarted. Vehicle reacted correctly to accelerating with just a little sluggishness. Transmission fluid was checked and it was fine. Unfortunately, day trip was cancelled and children were very disappointed, because we were afraid to be too far from home and not be able to get back.

After having driven my Nissan Quest to a friend's house, I was attempting to back out of the driveway. When I shifted into reverse, there was a loud thud from the transmission. I was able to back out of the driveway, but when I shifted into drive, there was again a loud thud. I accelerated and although the engine rpm increased, the van hardly moved. I should have been going 25mph, but was going only 5mph. I disengaged the overdrive button on the shifter and attempted to accelerate again. I was only able to go 10mph and the engine rpm indicated 3500rpm. I pulled the van over to the curb and came to a stop. I shifted into 3rd gear. There wasn't as loud of a thud, but there was a noticeable lurch forward. I was able to drive in 3rd gear to get home using sidestreets, however, I was turning 3500 rpm at 34mph. There had been no indication of any issues on the way over to my friend's house and the maintenance on this van has been pretty meticulous. The automatic transmission fluid level was check after I arrived home and the level indicates that it is full.

Van makes a rattle when rpm's are lower than 3000. It's the timing chain as I was told by a mechanic.

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.

While driving to work, I noticed my van was having acceleration problems. From a stop sign when I drove the engine revved up to almost 5000 rpm then shifted hard into 2nd gear on my automatic transmission. Then while driving 40 mph the vehicle felt like it was continually shifting between gears. Then when I tried to park at my works parking lot, the van would not shift into reverse at all. Then would I took it to the Nissan dealership they charged me $93. 50 on 02/27/2013 and told me I needed a new transmission and the cost would be approximately $2500. I've only had the vehicle for less than three years.

My 2004 Nissan Quest se would loose power when slowing down to 30 mpr. I was told that 2nd or 3rd gears are lock engaged. It would then make a load crushing sound like the transmission was knocking against the gears. This is very hard to drive early in the morning. I took the vehicle to aamco. They told me that I can have a rebuilt transmission for about $2300. 00. I don't know about you but I can not afford this on my income and out of work. Do anyone have a solution to this problem?.

Timing chain rattling.

I went to my local Nissan dealership for an oil change and was very surprised to have them to tell me I needed a timing chain replacement. I was so surprised because I have had this van at the dealer for repair at least four times over the past two months and was told there were no problems with the van. I feel that Nissan knows there is a problem with this timing chain due to the comments the service techs were making. This is a $3800 repair that is due to poor design by Nissan, I was told they put the metal timing chain on a plastic guide. I feel that Nissan should have to make this right with its customers ASAP!.

Van driving odd, dealer found that engine mount was broke. Dealer replaced engine mount saying it was serious issue and seen often in Nissans.

The transmission slams you into gear and then wont shift. . Makes the van undriveable.

In December of 2006 we purchased a 2004 Nissan Quest se. The first year was not entirely trouble free, the drivers seat would self adjust while driving. The dealer fixed it no charge. The in December of 07 the trans went out, again the dealer covered it at no charge, gave us a loaner and were done within a week. Except for the inconvenience of not having our van we were fine until now!!! in June of 08 we were going for a Sunday drive and the van just died in the middle of the street. Nothing would work nothing, no power anywhere. We called road side and all they could do was tow us to al piemonte Nissan in melrose park, IL. The following Monday, the dealer calls and tells us the ecu is burnt out, and has some corrosion. It's covered under warranty so no need to far right!!! a week later we finally get a loaner, ok not too bad. Two months go by and we finally have word that we have a date when the part will arrive!!!!! the part gets installed but the van runs like crap "omg you mean they actually tested it"!!!! they now are replacing a cracked distributor, god only knows how that happened!!!! the dealr does not charge us for that, but the van still runs like crap so now they have to replace three of the 6 coils and well we had to pay over $800 bucks for that. Totally not expecting that we had to charge it, putting us in the hole even deeper. You know we haven't spent alot of $ on this car but for a 4 year old car it sure has had alot of major components replaced. The the freaking dealer doesn't test the car, so we leave and the remotes, doors, sunroof, windows don't work. The center counsil is falling apart and they didn't even clean the !@#$% car. I take it back, rip the manager a new one, he gives me a loaner again and I'm back the next day to pick up my van, now they clean it. It's been a few weeks now and the van is fine but I often think what would have happened if it broke down in the middle of the interstate!!!!!.

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!.