1994 Nissan Quest engine problems

ENGINE

I'M BRAZILIAN AND I NEED HELP, HERE IN BRAZIL THERE'S NO ONE WHO CAN HELP ME...... CAR WITH A BACKSPRING WITHOUT STRENGTH AND SKIDDING WITHOUT LEAVING THE PLACE, WHEN SHE DOES NOT STEP ON THE ACCELERATOR IN THE BACK SHE LEAVES ALONE AND HAS NO STRENGTH TO CLIMB UPHILL IN THE REVERSE, BUT THE OTHER BORES FOR FRONTS ARE GOOD ..THIS CAR IS IN MOVEMENT, I WILL ALWAYS WORK WITH IT.

NHTSA complaint #10953969 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM:MANIFOLD/HEADER/MUFFLER/TAIL PIPE

EXHAUST MANIFOLD IS THERE A RECALL ON THIS BECAUSE I TOOK IT TO MIDAS AND HE SAID THAT HE HAS BEING THESE VAN WITH THIS PROBLEM WHERE THE BOLTS BROKEN INTO THE MANIFOLD EXHAUST. I WANT DO THIS SUPPOSE TO HAPPEN AND DO THE COMPANY NO OF THIS. SO CAN YOU TELL ME IF THERE ARE A RECALL ON THESE VANS. IF SO, CAN YOU LET ME KNOW.

NHTSA complaint #10130552 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING

THE VEHICLE WAS HARD STARTING, ENGINE/TRANSMISSION SURGE, AT LOW SPEEDS AND UP HILL. THE THERMOSTAT STUCK AND SEVERAL OTHER MALFUNCTIONS. *BF THE ENGINE SUDDENLY SHUT DOWN WITHOUT WARNING. THE OVER HEATED ENGINE HAD SERIOUS BURNING INSIDE. THERE WERE NO INDICATOR LIGHTS ON TO SEE THE ENGINE TEMPERATURE GAUGE AT PEAK HEAT. THE CONSUMER COULD NOT FIND THE PROBLEM, HAD NO STEAM, NO CHECK ENGINE, JUST A FEAR OF ENGINE MELT DOWN ABOUT TO RECUR.

NHTSA complaint #10101996 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE

THE DEALER BROKE THE CRANKSHAFT WHEN REMOVING THE MAIN PULLEY BOLT. DEALER/NISSAN REFUSED TO PROVIDE FINANCIAL HELP ON REPAIRS. *BF *TC THE CONSUMER DID SOME RESEARCH AND DISCOVERED NUMEROUS BROKEN CRANKSHAFTS. THE MANUFACTURER DETERMINED THE CAUSE TO BE INITIAL TENSILE FORCE SET ON THE ENGINE ACCESSORY BELTS DURING ASSEMBLY, THEREFORE A TECHNICAL SERVICE BULLETIN WAS ISSUED ACKNOWLEDGING THE PROBLEM.

NHTSA complaint #10099928 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM:MANIFOLD/HEADER/MUFFLER/TAIL PIPE

EXHAUST MANIFOLD REPLACEMENT, BOLTS AND STUDS.

NHTSA complaint #10090450 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE

BOLT HOLDING LOWER PULLEY TO CRANKSHAFT SHEARED OFF. POSSIBLE CRANK SHAFT FAILURE.

NHTSA complaint #10090451 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE

VEHICLE ENGINE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING.*MR ENGINE WAS REPLACED AND STALLED AGAIN FROM CITY SPEED TO HIGHWAY SPEED. THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE OXYGEN SENSOR WAS REPLACED AND THE LIGHT CONTINUED TO ILLUMINATE. AFTER 2.5 HOURS OF ELECTRICAL TESTING, NOTHING WAS FOUND. THE EXISTING STALLING IS REPAIRED BY SHUTTING THE A/C OFF TO PROVIDE THE ENGINE WITH POWER. THE PREVENTION IS TO USE HIGHER OCTANE GAS, OMIT OVERDRIVE AND AVOID USING THE A/C. NISSAN ASKED THAT THE CONSUMERS WAIT FOR THE VEHICLE TO BREAK SO THEY COULD FIND THE CAUSE. THE ENGINE ITSELF BROKE AT 59K MILES. THERE WAS A RECALL ON THE CRANKSHAFT AND CAMSHAFT SYSTEM. BUT THE 1994 MODELS THE SENSOR IS IN THE DISTRIBUTOR.

NHTSA complaint #10050048 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE

THE ENGINE WARNING LIGHT CAME ON/OFF. DEALER REPLACED ONE OF THE SENSORS. HOWEVER, THE LIGHT STILL CAME ON.

NHTSA complaint #10046081 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM:MANIFOLD/HEADER/MUFFLER/TAIL PIPE

I WOULD LIKE TO ADD MY COMPLAINT TO THE LONG LIST YOU ALREADY HAVE ABOUT THE BROKEN BOLTS ON THE FRONT AND REAR MANIFOLDS. I HAD THREE BROKEN STUDS THAT NEEDED RE-DRILLING AND ONE BOLT THAT ONLY NEEDED REPLACEMENT. THE MANIFOLDS WERE WARPED AND HAD TO BE REMOVED AND PLANED. TOTAL COST WAS $756.16. THE PROBLEM I WAS HAVING WAS A LOUD RATTLE NOISE. WHEN I ASKED THE MECHANIC ABOUT NOT FIXING THE PROBLEM I WAS TOLD IT WAS A POTENTIAL FIRE HAZARD. THERE APPEARS TO BE A DEFECT IN THIS ENGINE MODEL. I UNDERSTAND IT IS ALSO PREVALENT IN THE PATHFINDER AND OTHER NISSAN MODELS. WHEN I CALLED MY NISSAN DEALERSHIP THEY SAID THERE WAS NO RECALL ON THIS PROBLEM. NISSAN SAID THEY HAS ISSUED A TECHNICAL BULLETIN ON THIS ISSUE AND FOR CUSTOMER SERVICE RELATIONS THEY WERE FIXING 1994 PATHFINDERS WITH THIS PROBLEM IF THEY HAD 100,000 MILES OR LESS.

NHTSA complaint #10041348 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:COOLING SYSTEM

WHILE DRIVING ABOUT 55 MPH ON THE HIGHWAY AND WITHOUT PRIOR WARNING COOLANT WAS LEAKING FROM UNDERNEATH THE VEHICLE, AND VEHICLE SHUT DOWN .

NHTSA complaint #10038248 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM:MANIFOLD/HEADER/MUFFLER/TAIL PIPE

CONSUMER STATES STUDS BROKE OFF ON LEFT MANIFOLD. DEALER WAS UNABLE TO REPAIR.

NHTSA complaint #10029606 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM

THE FRONT AND REAR EXHAUST MANIFOLD SYSTEM BROKE. DEALER NOTIFIED. *NLM

NHTSA complaint #10017788 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE

WHILE TRAVELING ON THE HIGHWAY WITHOUT PRIOR WARNING THE VEHICLE WILL SHUT DOWN AND WILLNOT RESTART. THE DEALERSHIP IS AWARE OF THE PROBLEM. MR

NHTSA complaint #8020811 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE

CONSUMER STATES THAT WHILE DRIVING HEARD A RATTLING NOISE AND VEHICLE LOSTPOWER. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION. MR

NHTSA complaint #8020627 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE

THE ENGINE STALLED AT A STOP SIGN. COULDN'T RESTART THE ENGINE. TOWED TO A MECHANIC, FOUND THE CRANKSHAFT WAS BROKEN. NLM

NHTSA complaint #767716 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM:EMISSION CONTROL

THIS IS A PROBLEM WITH THIS MANIFOLD. IT CRACKS CAUSING THE BOLTS TO BREAK. NOW HAVE PUT OVER $3,000. INTO FIXING THIS PROBLEM WITH 2 SERVICES. EVEN THOUGH WE WERE TOLD BY OTHERS ON THE INTERNET THAT THERE IS A SERVICE BULLETIN OUT ABOUT THIS PROBLEM FOR THE 94 QUEST, NISSAN REFUSES TO COVER ANY OF THE COSTS.

NHTSA complaint #767478 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE

WHILE DRIVING ENGINE CHECK LIGHT CAME ON. LOST POWER STEERING AS A RESULT OF ENGINE FAILURE DUE TO A DEFECT IN ENGINE INJECTORS. HAD PART THEM REPLACED 3 TIMES.

NHTSA complaint #8019082 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:COOLING SYSTEM:RADIATOR ASSEMBLY

STEERING ASSEMBLY SHIFTER BOLTS HAD TO BE REPLACED. THE BOLTS WERE MISSING. I ALSO HAVE ANOTHER COMPLAINT IN REGARDING THIS SAME VEHICLE ON FILE WITH YOU. THE OTHER COMPLAINT DEALS WITH THE TRANSMISSION, RADIATIOR AND MANIFOLD.

NHTSA complaint #767003 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM:MANIFOLD/HEADER/MUFFLER/TAIL PIPE

MANIFOLD BOLTS KEEP MELTING AND BREAKING. THE BOLTS ARE POPPING AS FAST AS THE REPAIR PERSON CAN PUT THEM IN. THE MANIFOLD BOLTS COST ABOUT $80 EACH. UNITED NISSAN SAYS THAT THE COST TO FIX ONE IS ABOUT $700 IF THEY DO NOT ENCOUNTER ANY ADDITIONAL PROBLEMS. IN 1997, WE PAYED A DEALERSHIP IN GULFPORT MISSISSIPPI OVER A @1000 TO PUT IN A TRANSMISSION BECAUSE METAL PARTS WERE IN OUR TRANSMISSION AND RADIATOR. THEY COULD NOT DETERMINE WHERE THE METAL WAS COMING FROM, BUT IT TORE UP THE TRANSMISSION. I WROTE AND CALLED NISSAN AND THEY HAVE A COPY OF MY REQUEST FOR HELP BUT NO HELP WAS PROVIDED.

NHTSA complaint #766672 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE

ENGINE STUMBLED, AND THEN QUIT WHILE AT IDLE. REPAIR SHOP REPORTS BROKEN CRANKSHAFT (SNOUT)

NHTSA complaint #766233 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM:MANIFOLD/HEADER/MUFFLER/TAIL PIPE

NISSAN DEALER TOLD US THIS WAS NOT A COMMON PROBLEM AND THEY HAD NOT SEEN IT BEFORE. (THAT WAS A LIE) BROKEN STUD BOLTS WHERE MANIFOLD CONNECTS TO ENGINE. 5 STUD BOLTS REPLACED 10/01 FOR $600. TOLD IT WOULD HAPPEN AGAIN BY INDEPENDENT MECHANIC. INFERIOR BOLTS USED. ANY OTHER BREAKAGE WOULD REQUIRE REMOVAL OF ENGINE TO REACH THE REST OF BOLTS. $1000 FOR REPAIR. CURRENTLY HAS BROKEN BOLTS AND WE'RE NOT READY TO MAKE THE REPAIR AGAIN.

NHTSA complaint #764175 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM

NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOVE VEHICLE.

NHTSA complaint #763694 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE

CRANKSHAFT BROKE UNDER NORMAL OPERATING CONDITIONS, NO VEHICLE ABUSE, HAD MAINTAINED PROPER MAINTENANCE AND PREVENTIVE CARE IN PAST. ALL REPAIRS OR MAINTENANCE OTHER THAN TIRES, OIL CHANGES, AND BATTERY REPLACEMENTS DONE AT NISSAN DEALER FACTORY AUTHORIZED REPAIR CENTERS.

NHTSA complaint #762456 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE

WHILE DRIVING, CRANKSHAFT BROKE. THIS WAS THE SECOND TIME THIS PROBLEM HAS HAPPENED. DEALER CONTACTED. *AK *SLC

NHTSA complaint #8010655 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM:EMISSION CONTROL

STRONG FUEL ODOR INSIDE AND OUTSIDE THE VAN. DEALER SAID TO REPLACE FUEL RAIL HOSE. VENT HOSE WAS REPLACED FROM THE RECALL.

NHTSA complaint #757279 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE

ABOUT A WEEK AGO WHEN PULLING OUT OF DRIVEWAY, ENGINE STALLED AND WOULD NOT RESTART. VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO DEALER AND DEALER STATED THAT ENGINE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED.

NHTSA complaint #8001088 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE

VEHICLE SUDDENDLY SUFFERED A LOSS OF POWER IN ACCELERATION, BRAKING AND STEERING. DRIVER STRUGGLED TO CONTROL THE VEHICLE TO A SAFE STOP. VEHICLE TOWED TO DEALERSHIP WHEREBY THE MECHANICS ASSESSED PROBLEM TO BE A BROKEN CRANKSHAFT.

NHTSA complaint #9003876 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM:MANIFOLD/HEADER/MUFFLER/TAIL PIPE

I AM AWARE OF NUMEROUS FAILURES OF THESE MANIFOLD STUDS FAILING WAY BEFORE THEIR TIME WHICH INDICATES INFERIOR BOLTS OR POOR DESIGN. ALSO, THERE HAS BEEN MAJOR EMPHASSIS ON SAFETY REGARDING GASES INTRUDING WITHIN THE CABIN SPACE. HOWEVER THIS MAY BE A MAJOR CONCERN, MY QUESTION WOULD BE, IF THERE IS SUCH A HIGH RATE OF FAILURES THAT ARE NOT BEING REPAIRED DUE TO COSTS, WHAT IS THE PURPOSE OF EMISSIONS TESTING (WHEN THERE ARE GASES ESCAPING)IF WE ARE NOT GOING HOLD THE MANUFACTURERS ACCOUNTABLE FOR INFERIOR WORK AND LACK OF REGARD TO OUR ENVIRONMENT? I HAVE OWNED NUMEROUS CARS IN MY TIME AND HAVE NEVER EXPERIENCED MANIFOLD STUDS SHEARING OFF. I THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME IN LOOKING INTO THIS MATTER. JOHN CLARK.

NHTSA complaint #749115 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM

EXHAUST MANIFOLD BOLTS BROKE AND STUDS REMAINED IN MANIFOLD. EXHAUST LEAKED IN ENGINE BAY. WAS TOLD BY NISSAN DEALER THAT POSSIBLE AFFIXIATION COULD RESULT FROM RUNNING THE AC AND THE EXHAUST LEAK CREATED BY THE BROKEN BOLTS. THERE WAS A QUEST THERE WITH THE SAME PROBLEM. HAD QUEST FIXED ELSEWHERE. WHEN DOING OIL CHANGE A MONTH LATER, ANOTHER QUEST WITH SAME PROBLEM. WAS TOLD BY NISSAN MECHANIC AND MY MECHANIC THAT THIS IS EXTREMELY COMMON IN THE VAN. THERE SHOULD BE A RECALL DONE ON THE EXHAUST LEAK. ACCORDING TO THE NISSAN DEALER, THE EMMISIONS COULD BE NON ODOROUS AND MAY NOT BE DETECTED BY SMELL. I FEEL THIS IS EQUALLY OR EVEN MORE DANGEROUS THENA THE FUEL VENT PROBLEM BECAUSE THIS IS INVISIBLE. AT LEAST YOU COULD SMELL THE GAS LEAK AND SEE THE GAS ON THE GROUND.

NHTSA complaint #744020 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM

THE EXHAUST MANIFOLDS STUBS BROKE OFF INSIDE THE ENGINE ALLOWING THE EXHAUST MANIFOLDS TO SEPARATE FROM THE ENGINE BLOCK, THIS ALLOWS EXHAUST GAS TO ESCAPE FROM THE CRACK BETWEEN THE MANIFOLD AND ENGINE BLOCK THUS CAUSING A PUTTERING NOISE IN THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT, NISSAN IS AWARE OF THE PROBLEM, TSB 94041 WAS ISSUED APR 94. NLM

NHTSA complaint #560579 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.