FaultScore

1995 Nissan Quest headlight problems

14 of the 205 complaints about the 1995 Nissan Quest are about the lighting — 7% of everything reported for this model year. Half of the failures with a mileage on record happened before 105,000 miles.

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14

Complaints

0

Crashes

0

Fires

0

Injuries

Exactly what failed

Brake Lights 4 28.6%
Tail Lights 2 14.3%
Turn Signal 2 14.3%
Switch 2 14.3%
Headlights 1 7.1%
Exterior Lighting 1 7.1%
Switch 1 7.1%
Switch 1 7.1%

Lights across every Nissan Quest year

1994 13 27.7%
1995 14 29.8%
2000 20 42.6%

What owners said

Filed with NHTSA, in their own words.

at 72,792 miles Clarkesville, TN

EXTERIOR LIGHTING

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1995 NISSAN QUEST. HE WAS THE ORIGINAL OWNER OF THE VEHICLE AND THERE WERE 5 SAFETY RECALLS ON THE VEHICLE. EACH OF THE SAFETY RECALLS WERE RELATED TO THE VEHICLE, AND HE NEVER RECEIVED ANY SAFETY RECALL NOTICE. THERE WAS NEVER A CHANGE OF ADDRESS SINCE PURCHASING THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT WOULD LIKE TO HAVE ALL OF THE SAFETY RECALLS REPAIRED, AND AN EXPLANATION FROM THE MANUFACTURER STATING WHY HE NEVER RECEIVED A NOTICE. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 72,792.

NHTSA complaint #10183358 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

Waite Park, MN

EXTERIOR LIGHTING:BRAKE LIGHTS

BRAKE LIGHTS FAIL ON 1995 NISSAN QUEST

NHTSA complaint #10121802 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

Waite Park, MN

EXTERIOR LIGHTING:BRAKE LIGHTS

I OWN A 1995 NISSAN QUEST VAN THE REAR TAILLIGHTS CONTINUALLY FAIL DO TO A MANUFACTURER DEFECT IN THE BULB SOCKET THE SOCKET WAS RECALLED PREVIOUSLY BUT THE FIX DOES NOT WORK I TALKED TO A DEALER MECHANIC AND HE TOLD ME THEY COULD SELL ME NEW SOCKETS FOR THE TAILLIGHTS BUT THEY ARE NO BETTER THEN THE ONES INSTALLED DURING THE PAST RECALL IT IS EXTREMELY DANGEROUS WHEN THE TAILLIGHT GO OUT WITHOUT WARNING I HAVE BEEN NEARLY REAR ENDED ON 2 OCCASIONS .THE SOCKETS LOOSEN UP AND THE BULB THEN DOES NOT MAKE CONTACT I HAVE TRIED TO FIX THE PROBLEM MY SELF AND ALSO TRIED TO GET THE DEALER TO FIX THE PROBLEM PLEASE HELP BEFORE SOMEONE GETS HURT!!!

NHTSA complaint #10104746 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

at 114,000 miles Suffern, NY

EXTERIOR LIGHTING:HEADLIGHTS

WHILE DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY FRONT SIDE CORNERING LAMP ON THE PASSENGER SIDE, THAT WAS LOCATED NEXT TO THE HEADLIGHTS SEPARATED AND FLEW OFF THE VEHICLE. THIS OCCURRED BECAUSE THE PLASTIC PIECE ON THE BACK SIDE OF CORNERING LAMP THAT HELD THE LAMP IN PLACE CRACKED. THE SCREWS WERE NOT LOOSE.

NHTSA complaint #10075521 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

at 105,000 miles Ocala, FL

EXTERIOR LIGHTING:BRAKE LIGHTS:SWITCH

CONSUMER RECALL 96V253004 CONCERNING REAR LAMP SOCKET FAILURE. CONSUMER HAS RECEIVED A RECALL NOTICE FROM THE MANUFACTURER TO REPAIR THE REAR LAMP SOCKET. CONSUMER CONTACTED THE DEALER, WHO CLAIMED THAT THIS VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL. ALSO, MANUFACTURER CONFIRMED THAT THIS VEHICLE WAS NOT PART OF THE RECALL.

NHTSA complaint #10057544 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

North FT Meyers, FL

EXTERIOR LIGHTING:TAIL LIGHTS

WHEN TURNING ON TURN SIGNALS AND WINDSHIELD WIPERS ARE ON, WINDSHIELD WIPERS WILL START GOING VERY FAST, OTHER TIMES THEY WILL JUST STOP. ALSO, TAIL LIGHTS BLEW OUT. TOOK VEHICLE TO DEALER NUMEROUS TIMES FOR BOTH PROBLEMS, COULD NOT REMEDY SITUATION.*AK THE REAR TAIL LIGHT ASSEMBLY WAS ON RECALL A FEW YEARS AGO, BUT THE CONSUMER WAS NOT INFORMED. THE WINDSHIELD WIPER WAS COVERED UNDER THE EXTENDED BUMPER TO PUMPER WARRANTY, BUT THE DEALER COULD NOT SOLVE THE WIPER PROBLEM. THE CONSUMER STATES WITHOUT WIPERS WORKING IT WAS NOT SAFE TO TRAVEL IN THIS VEHICLE DURING THE RAINY SEASON.

NHTSA complaint #885805 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

Killeen, TX

EXTERIOR LIGHTING:BRAKE LIGHTS:SWITCH

HIGH MOUNTED LIGHT MALFUNCTIONED AGAIN. RECALL WAS TAKEN CARE 1998. IT STAYED ON AND WENT OUT ONCE. VEHICLE STARTED MOVING OR HITTING A BUMP.

NHTSA complaint #882454 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

Asburn, VA

EXTERIOR LIGHTING:TAIL LIGHTS:SWITCH

BACK TAIL LIGHT'S KEEP GOING OUT, AND THE DEALER THINKS WATER MIGHT HAVE GOTTEN INTO THE LIGHTS. DEALER HAS REPLACED THE LIGHTS FOUR OR FIVE TIMES. HOWEVER, DEALER CAN'T DETERMINE THE PROBLEM.

NHTSA complaint #835844 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

Lexington, MA

EXTERIOR LIGHTING:TAIL LIGHTS

OWNER BELIEVES RIGHT REAR TAIL LIGHT BULB SOCKET ASSEMBLY FAILURE SHOULD BE INCLUED IN EXISTING RECALL.

NHTSA complaint #530714 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

Grove City, OH

EXTERIOR LIGHTING:BRAKE LIGHTS

BRAKE LIGHTS FAILED THREE TIMES.

NHTSA complaint #511902 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

Gaithersburg, MD

EXTERIOR LIGHTING:BRAKE LIGHTS

REAR BRAKE LIGHTS FAIL/DO NOT ILLUMINATE DUE TO LIGHT HOLDER OF BULB CONTINUOUSLY LOOSENING. PLEASE DESCRIBE DETAILS.

NHTSA complaint #802251 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

Chantilly, VA

EXTERIOR LIGHTING:TURN SIGNAL:SWITCH

DESIGN OF MULTIPLE TURN SIGNAL RESET CAMS, CAUSES TURN SIGNAL TO BECOME INOPERATIVE UNLESS HELD MANUALLY.

NHTSA complaint #504008 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

Fairfax, VA

EXTERIOR LIGHTING:TURN SIGNAL

FAILURE OF THE TURN SIGNAL ON THE VHEICLE, WHEN MAKING A TURN THE TURN SIGNAL DOES NOT STAY ON.

NHTSA complaint #983682 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

Fairfax, VA

EXTERIOR LIGHTING:TURN SIGNAL

FAILURE OF THE TURN SIGNAL ON THE VHEICLE, WHEN MAKING A TURN THE TURN SIGNAL DOES NOT STAY ON.

NHTSA complaint #983682 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

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