Body Problems of Nissan Quest - part 1

My 2012 Nissan Quest has completely rotted out causing the muffler system and the motor mount to move causing significant damage and repair. Over $2,500 just to buy parts and repair all due to excessive rust on the body frame underneath. Its only a 2012 yet it looks as if it is a lot older. While driving the muffler system failed and broke away along with the motor mount which shifted. Cannot be driven any longer.

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The contact owns a 2007 Nissan Quest. The contact stated while driving 45 mph, the subframe detached from the vehicle. The vehicle was not drivable. The vehicle was towed to an independent mechanic. The contact was informed that the subframe needed to be replaced. The contact called the local dealer walser Nissan wayzata (15906 wayzata blvd, wayzata, mn 55391, (612) 426-6995) and made the dealer aware of the failure. The manufacturer had not been informed of the failure. The failure mileage was approximately 2,500.

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We recently had to change the alternator and noticed on the passenger side front the subframe has a large hole in it and is completely not safe to drive and nothing has been hit there and it has not been in an accident related to that area at all, vehicle was parked at my home when this was found and still is I did not take any pictures at that time of the rotting hole in the subframe I can get pictures but we will have to remove right side front tire so please let me know if this has to be done.

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Both tracks that the sliding doors slide on have broken and the doors will fall off if the doors are opened.

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I took the vehicle in for some maintenance/repair to the front axle on 1/16/2020 and the mechanic found that the subframe on the passenger side of the vehicle by the front tire was severely rusted to the point where he can push his finger through the side of the frame. He told me he could not believe I had not had an accident because in his opinion hitting a medium size chuckhole in the roadway could cause the right front of the vehicle to completely collapse. The mechanic indicated this did not happen overnight and has been ongoing. The vehicle has been parked in a garage at my home during its use since it was purchased new by me and not routinely left parked on the street. The mechanic advised me that in his opinion it was not safe to drive the vehicle very far.

I have a 2016 Nissan Quest. It snowed last night, and a piece of ice got stuck in the driver's side exterior door handle and kept the handle slightly ajar. Because of this, the driver's side door would not open using the interior door handle. I had to unroll the window, and push the exterior handle back to its normal position before the interior door handle would open the door. I am gravely concerned about the design of the door latch mechanism. It would be logical that the interior handle should override any state the that the exterior handle is in (for example, if the exterior handle was damaged in an accident) as a safety precaution.

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Passenger side sliding door no longer functions properly. No longer latches. Seen similar problems with this vehicle on youtube.

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Severe sub-frame rot only on passenger side. Brought to my attention during routine maintenance, and was told this was a very common issue. Driver side appears fine. Appears a/c drip is suspect, and the frame just rots directly below it. Online search revealed numerous exact complaints. All other components are solid. How is this not a safety recall?.

Driver side door won't open, if in a emergency case how can the driver get out of the car.

Subframe rotted.

I am writing due to the fact I took my 2004 Nissan Quest into the shop today because of a loose steering wheel and a horrible clunking noise coming from the front right side. My van only has 97,000 miles on it and has been taken care of very well. The mechanic told me the the subframe is basically rotting away and is the worst he has seen in 50 years of work. I've read numerous accounts online of other who have had this same issue. I feel like Nissan should help cover the cost of my repairs due to poor manufacturing and poor quality of parts. I am very unhappy and will be sharing my story with whoever I can share it with. I will include a link with a site with many complaints from other owners of this same vehicle. Please help me out. This is a big issue because my wife and three children ride in this vehicle daily. . Read more...

The van started smoking and blew up 3 times.

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Tamara inflators, sent my van to my local Nissan dealer for brake repairmen. I was told since the front subframe at passenger side had severe rust area, my van is not safe to drive. It will cost me more than $4,000 to replace. I checked internet. There are many same problems occurred on 2004 Quest. It looks like the defect of materials to me.

Broken driver side door lock accuator caused the door to not open. The mechanical door lock system malfunctioned resulting in a door that is locked and will not unlock to open. This is a safety hazard that will prevent safe exit in the event of an emergency.

The contact owns a 2004 Nissan Quest. The contact stated the sliding door latches failed to function properly for the rear doors on both sides. The contact had to check the doors to ensure that they were secured and when the failure happened, the contact had to manually close the two electric doors with force. The vehicle was excluded from NHTSA campaign number: 04v186000 (latches/locks/linkages) and NHTSA action number: pe04027 (structure, latches/locks/linkages) but the contact had experienced the failure concerning the recalls. Two dealers had been notified (busam Nissan,1501 e kemper rd, cincinnati, OH 45246,(513) 771-8100 and jeff wyler Nissan of cincinnati, 8680 colerain Ave, cincinnati, OH 45251, (513) 385-1400). The contact was to check with the manufacturer to determine a remedy to repair the vehicle. The contact was uncertain if the manufacturer may provide a solution being excluded from the recall. The failure mileage was not available.

I was driving on the expressway when the passenger sliding door track panel blew completely off and also shattered the covering of the rear passenger light cluster. I was able to return to the shoulder and recover the panel. I am amazed that it did not hit the windshield of a vehicle behind me.

I was driving today with my family on my 2012 Nissan Quest when all of the sudden the right back door open and close while I was driving on the highway, luckily my daughter was wearing her seat belt and nothing happened this is unsafe, this is an unsafe car to drive, I went to the dealer and they said they cant fix it because is a long weekend and they dont want to work. This is not the way to treat a customer, you get pay to work then do you job. Nissan are the worse car. I will hold Nissan 100% responsible if something happens to me or my family while driving this vehicle.

Tl-the contact owns a 2007 Nissan Quest. The contact stated that while driving 55 mph, the front end of the vehicle vibrated violently. The vehicle was repaired but the issue recurred. The manufacturer was not made aware of the issue. The failure mileage was 185,000. Ad.

I start driving very slow out of parking space when the car accelerate by itself, reaching high speed within seconds, the brakes did not work at all,foot pedal or emergency brake. It seems that the accelerator pedal was stuck. My foot was not in the accelerator but car continue increasing speed. I have no choice to collide against another parked car and hitting a wall where finally the car stop. Even when the car got to stop against the wall, the engine continue running accelerated until I finally shut off the engine.

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I took my car to the mechanic for an alternator, my mechanic discovered that the front subframe of the vehicle was rusted almost through and deemed the car unsafe to drive. We located a used subframe with difficulty because many of them were like this. Seems to be a problem with the frame in this vehicle. If it had cracked there would have been an accident. Nissan north America is uninterested because I did not go to the dealer. I have the rusted part.

May 2014, I had a wet driver side a pillar that was leaking. Nissan attributed it to a defective sunroof with a crack. The headliner, subwoofer and amplifier were replaced. On July 10, 2015, I took my car to a flagship carwash. After my car was washed I noticed water on the right side of the rear sunroof and on the headliner in the rear of the vehicle on both the right and left sides of the car was wet in all the above noted locations. My radio also stopped working. Nissan had my car for five days and said they could not recreate the leak or determine what was wrong with the radio. They would not look at the radio as it was not under warranty. I took my car to a local radio repair shop and they discovered rust behind the panels in the rear of the vehicle, in the cargo area and 2 inches of water under my cargo area. Vehicle was purchased Feb 2013 new.

I got out of the car, turned it off and went on the house minutes later the car was on fire. The flames were big and they were in the front passenger side of the engine. I had just drove the car about an hour, there was no smell no sound no indicator lights nothing. The flames were big and car went up fast.

Automatic rear doors cannot be stopped from closing once activated and a person can get crushed in the door.

My car randomly accelerated on 2 occasions , may 30, 2013 and June 27, 2013. The first incident resulted in a crash, hitting a pole, tree, and another vehicle. 2nd incident was a near miss, almost had a head on collision with another vehicle. My 9 year old son and I were in the car. No resolution from Nissan. They are not concerned about safety. Want me to take car back without any explanation.

The contact owns a 2004 Nissan Quest. The contact stated that the automatic sliding door became partially jammed. The contact attempted to close the door manually and noticed that the door was not on track. The vehicle was not taken to the dealer for inspection. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was notified of the failure. The failure mileage was 120,000. The VIN was unavailable.

Tl-the contact owns a 2001 Nissan Quest gl. The contact stated that while attempting to open the front passenger side door from the interior, the front passenger interior door handle caused lacerations to the contact¿s fingers. The contact stated that there were several sharp, fine metal shavings on the inner part of the handle. The vehicle had not been inspected by a dealer or an independent mechanic. The manufacturer was not contacted. The failure and current mileages were approximately 134,000. The VIN was unavailable. Kmj.

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Tl-the contact owns a 2007 Nissan Quest. The contact stated that the left sliding door drivers side does not open, close, or latch. The vehicle was taken to the dealer several times for the failure. The dealer advised that failure was intermittent failure therefore they could not correct. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure. The approximate failure mileage was 87,000 and the current mileage was 110,000. Li.

My vehicle was t-boned on the left driver side. The front quarter panel and rear quarter panel was damaged. The left wheel and tire rod was replaced. The tires were replaced but every since this accident I have had severe issues with my front end steering and rattling noice. I cannot drive over bumps without my front end feeling like it shifts and I cannot turn curves over 20 mph or else it begins to shake extremely bad. I have had mutiple work done and it keeps doing the same thing. It is definitely not safe to continue driving with my kids in it but its all I have. I cannot exceed 30 mph on a straight way without the vehicle shaking vigorously.

An f-350 ran a stoplight at 50 mph and impacted the front driver side of van at the tire. The van turned upon impact and received the balance of the impact head on with concentration to the left quadrant. Further spinning, the van then impacted the side of the offending vehicle. Complaint: the air bags did not deploy. She was wearing her seat belt. She sustained injuries to cervical, thoracic, and lumbar regions of back. She was treated for 2. 5 months and then released. Her head hit the driver side roof, thankfully, just above the window resulting only in bruising. Her muscles were sore from head to toe for about a month. It is quite possible that these injuries would have been minimized by airbag deployment. High impact crash to the bumper and no protection of airbags seems to be a common complaint found online. Positive feedback: the entire front end, engine, battery, etc. Compacted into a pancake, but the passenger compartment had only a small buckle on the floor board at the pedals. The engine was crushed. This was a definite positive. (unrelated to accident complaint above: the exterior handles of the sliding doors were replaced twice. Prior to the latter repair, when the passenger side exterior sliding door handle broke, my daughter's hand was cut and bruised!).

The door latch to the back side of the drivers side sliding door came off and now the door will not latch. This happened while car was stopped.

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The contact owns a 2001 Nissan Quest. The contact attempted to open the drivers side sliding door when the door detached from the vehicle. The dealer inspected the vehicle and informed the contact that the failure was caused by wear and tear. The manufacturer was aware of the failure. No repairs were performed. The current and failure mileage was 131,000.

Driving my 2004 Nissan Quest with approx 61000 miles at 55 mph on local highway when it sounded like the side of car was hit. I pulled over and found my passenger power sliding door rail cover, a piece (~4ft by 5 to 8 inches) had nearly completely detached from the car except for bent back bracket. I could not remove (piece wedge into tail light) so I pushed it in as best as possible and drove home. Very fortunate the piece did not detach completely and hit the vehicle behind. This could have caused some serious damage, maybe even hurt someone. I found other reports of this safety/design problem occurring with 2004 Quest. The metal cover was bent, the taillight assembly cracked around the edge and some nasty scratches in the paint. This piece is attached by small plastic grommet clips that seem brittle. Poorly designed since the rear is attached under the taillight and the front with plastic clips. If they would have put the metal tab in the front also this would have never happened. Took it to the dealer in kennesaw,GA and they said it would be $700 to fix and it would not be covered as a manufactures defect. Called Nissan corporate and they dragged their feet for a few days and called me back and said they would assist in any way due to being out of warranty. It is a real shame because I have had 2 Nissans previously (trucks) and I will probably never buy another Nissan. Corporate was very cold and short, zero customer service in mind.

The rear most passenger side window bracket gets in the way of the passenger side sliding door, effectively locking it closed. The door cannot be opened from the inside and someone on the outside needs to use a shim to push the bracket back into place to provide enough clearance for the door to open.

My Nissan Quest 2004 has problems with the sliding door- it opens but closes immediately - almost trapping my 4 year once. Also, it does not lock fully and so there is a beeping sounds when the van is started and driven for a while, when closing the door from the button inside, there was a noise and beep and it would not close at times until 3 or 4 trials.

Children was entering vehicle and door spontaneously closed on hand. This has happened periodically since, but never with the exact same circumstances. Ie opened door to load packages, turned back around and door started closing.