2005 Nissan Quest Recalls, Problems & Maintenance

“TIMING CHAIN ISSUES . HAD IT REPAIRED A SECOND TIME AND IT SEEMS IT'S STILL HAS PROBLEMS. LAST REPAIR WAS DUE TO BROKEN GUIDE AND AND BROKEN TENSIONERS. AM WORRIED IT WILL HAPPEN AGAIN”

“THE ENGINE MAKES A RATTLING NOISE. DEALER SAYS TIMING CHAIN GUIDE NEEDS TO BE REPLACE AT A COST OF $1700. THEY ALSO ASKED ME NOT TO DRIVE THE VEHICLE AS IT MAY CAUSE THE TIMING CHAIN TO JUMP IN THE MIDDLE OF THE ROAD CAUSING AN ACCIDENT AND ALSO ENGINE DAMAGE”

“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”

“HAD TO REPLACE COMPLETE TRANSMISSION. LACK OF POWER AND NO REVERSE. BASED ON RESEARCH A HUGE PERCENTAGE OF NISSAN QUEST, NISSAN MAXIMA AND NISSAN ALTIMA FROM 2005 HAVE THIS ISSUE, AND NO RECALLS WAS ISSUED NOR NISSAN DEALER ACCOUNTABLE FOR PROBLEM”

“WHEN THE TRANSMISSION IS IN DRIVE, THERE IS ALMOST NO POWER. I PULLED INTO A CAR DEALERSHIP TO LOOK AT SOME USED CARS. THE VAN'S ENGINE WAS RUNNING AND THE TRANSMISSION WAS IN PARK”

“AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION , ROUGH SHIFTING WHEN DRIVING THE VAN, UP SHIFTING OR DOWN SHIFTING,”

“TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 NISSAN QUEST. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS EQUIPPED WITH A DIGITAL FUEL LEVEL GAUGE, MILEAGE METER AND TEMPERATURE METER ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL”

“THE ODOMETER AND FUEL GAUGE LED DISPLAY, EITHER VANISHES COMPLETELY OR SHOWS CORRUPTED INFORMATION. THIS WILL REMAIN FOR SOMETIME AND THE GET FIXED ON ITS OWN, THIS KEEPS ON HAPPENING FREQUENTLY”

“THE ODOMETER JUST STOP DISPLAYING THE MILEAGE, TEMP AND FUEL. AFTER ABOUT 10 MONTHS THE STEREO STOP WORKING, WHEN I LOOKED AROUND IN THE INTERNET I NOTICED THAT MANY OWNERS OF THE QUEST WERE HAVING THAT PROBLEM , THE CONSOLE HAS THE RADIO AND ODOMETER INTEGRATED”

“TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 NISSAN QUEST. ON FOUR DIFFERENT OCCASIONS, WHILE DRIVING 25 MPH, THE PASSENGER SIDE DOOR SWUNG OPEN BY ITSELF. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER AND THEY STATED THAT THE SLIDING DOOR ACTUATOR FAILED”

“POWER WINDOW IN THE 2005 QUEST ROLLED UP ON DRIVER'S HEAD WHILE IT WAS OUT OF THE WINDOW. *TS THE WINDOWS HAVE AND AUTOMATIC ROLL UP FEATURE. THE CONSUMER ACCIDENTALLY HIT THE SWITCH WHILE HEAD WAS OUT THE WINDOW AND THE WINDOW ROLLED UP”

“WINDOWS WILL NOT STAY UP. THEY GO DOWN BUT WHEN ROLLED UP COME BACK DOWN HALF WAY. DRIVERS SIDE WINDOW NO LONGER WORKS AT ALL NOW. VAN IS OUT OF WARRANTY SO DEALERSHIP WANTS TO CHARGE OVER $400 TO REPAIR”

“THE ALIGNMENT ADJUSTMENT BOLT, THE BOLT THAT GOES THROUGH THE UNIBODY, BROKE AND DROPPED THE A-ARM SECTION THAT HOLDS THE BACK PASSENGER TIRE, ONTO THE HIGHWAY”

“TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 NISSAN QUEST. THE CONTACT STATED THAT SHE WOULD HEAR A CRACKING NOISE WHENEVER SHE TURNED THE STEERING WHEEL. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER AND THEY WERE UNABLE TO DIAGNOSE THE FAILURE”

“HAVE A 2005 NISSAN QUEST. THERE IS VISIBLE SHAKING OF THE STEERING WHEEL AT VARYING DRIVING SPEEDS AND ROAD CONDITIONS INCLUDING DRIVING IN THE HIGHWAY. THE SHAKING OF THE STEERING WHEEL IS TRANSFERRED TO THE HAND THAT CAUSES SEVERE WRIST PAIN WHILE DRIVING”

“DT: THE CONTACT STATES THAT THE 2005 NISSAN QUEST HAS TIRES THAT FEATHERED ON THE INSIDE EDGE OF ALL FOUR TIRES. THE TIRES HAVE BEEN BALANCED AND ROTATED EVERY 5,000 MILES. THE TIRES STAYED AT THE RIGHT PRESSURE, WHICH WAS 35 POUNDS”

“THE OEM TIRES INSTALLED IN MY 05 NISSAN QUEST S WHEN NEW ARE IN NEED OF BEING REPLACED AT ONLY 30000 MILLES. THE TIRE IN QUESTION IS THE GOODYEAR EAGLE LS2”

“I HAVE A 2005 NISSAN QUEST THAT I BEEN TAKING TO THE DEALER EVERY 3 MONTHS FOR STEERING WHEEL VIBRATION. THEY INSIST THAT IS THE TIRES, I FINALLY FOUND THAT IS REALLY THE TIRES”

“THE 2005 NISSAN QUEST HAD A RECALL THAT PREVENTED INJURY WHEN FOLDING DOWN THE MIDDLE SEATS. THE NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBERS WERE 05V474000 AND 05V480000”

“WE RECEIVED A RECALL LETTER FROM NISSAN ON A SEAT PROBLEM ON OUR 2005 QUEST [XXX] LAUNCHED IN OCTOBER 2005. HERE IT IS END OF MARCH 2006 AND I HAVE NOT BEEN ABLE TO GET THE DEFECT REPAIRED BECAUSE OF LACK OF AVAILABILITY OF PARTS FOR MY VEHICLE”

“CONSUMER COMPLAINT REGARDING NISSAN QUEST RECALL FOR SEAT MECHANISM. *TS THE CONSUMER STATED THE DEALER FAILED TO DISCLOSE THE RECALL. THE MANUFACTURER WILL NOT CORRECT THE PROBLEM UNTIL DECEMBER 2005”