1996 Nissan Quest problems
Owners have filed 174 complaints about the 1996 Nissan Quest with NHTSA. Latches/locks/linkages account for 14.9% of them — narrowly the most common, ahead of air bags at 10.3%.
Complaints174
Crashes7
Fires7
Injuries4
Deaths0
What owners report breaking
Latches/locks/linkages 14.9% · 26
Air bags 10.3% · 18
Engine and engine cooling 9.8% · 17
Fuel system, gasoline 9.2% · 16
Structure 9.2% · 16
Unknown or other 6.9% · 12
Visibility 6.3% · 11
Steering 5.7% · 10
Severity
Of those complaints, 7 describe a crash, 7 describe a fire and 4 report an injury.
Reading the numbers
Across the 12 model years of the Nissan Quest in this data, 1996 sits 5th by complaint volume. 2004 draws the most.
Filings have fallen off, 3 in the last three years against 8 in the three before. That is normal as a generation leaves the road.
The median odometer reading at the time of complaint was 80,000 miles.
In owners' own words
While driving vehicle at various speeds the door ajar light & dome light would come on & stay. The sliding door would come open in first position ,but not all the way. Has happened when the door would be locked. This happened every day. No matter if door was locked/unlocked. Sometimes could be locked out of vehicle. Been to dealer & mechanic replaced the lock assembly. #98B23 service bulletin. Latches/locks/linkages
The right side sliding door will not remain closed. The dealer has adjusted it twice now. After the last adjustment the door came ajar almost immediately after leaving dealer. The dealer is currently suggesting that I replace both latches at an approximate cost of $265.00 Although he cannot assure me that this will fix the problem since the latches did not appear to be broken when adjusted. Latches/locks/linkages
Door pops open intermittently when vehicle is in motion. Locking door does not prevent door latch from popping open. Also dealer advised of cracks in the steering column where the bolts have torn away from the anchor positions. Car has not been in any accidents and only has 50, 000 miles. Latches/locks/linkages
Verbatim from NHTSA filings. Complaints are unverified owner reports.
Safety recalls
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