2000 Nissan Quest problems
Owners have filed 120 complaints about the 2000 Nissan Quest with NHTSA. Exterior lighting accounts for 16.7% of them — narrowly the most common, ahead of vehicle speed control at 15.8%.
Complaints120
Crashes15
Fires4
Injuries16
Deaths2
What owners report breaking
Exterior lighting 16.7% · 20
Vehicle speed control 15.8% · 19
Structure 9.2% · 11
Electrical system 8.3% · 10
Air bags 6.7% · 8
Engine and engine cooling 5.8% · 7
Power train 4.2% · 5
Service brakes, hydraulic 4.2% · 5
Severity
Of those complaints, 15 describe a crash, 4 describe a fire, 16 report an injury and 2 report a death.
Reading the numbers
Across the 12 model years of the Nissan Quest in this data, 2000 draws comparatively few complaints; 2004 is the outlier year.
Filing volume has held steady, 8 in the last three years against 8 in the three before.
The median odometer reading at the time of complaint was 48,000 miles.
In owners' own words
I'm the owner of 2000 Nissan Quest , my car starting give me a problem last month when the right side headlamp its went out [failure] , I did found out its somthing worng with the socket , if I used my hand hold the socket the light will came on. Now everynight if I have to drive at night I have to open the hood and used my hand to hold the socket so the light will come on. Exterior lighting · reported at 38,820 miles
I have a 2000 Nissan Quest, I have had to replace the connector to the passenger side headlight 3x's since aug of 2002. The connecto burns out. The most recent incident was 07/10/03. My husband replaced the connector and it burnt out by the next day 07/11/03. My concern is an electical fire. Exterior lighting
Both of my headlights just stopped working at the same time. My mechanic stated the connectors melted. When he tried to obtain them from Nissan, he was told they no longer are available! This makes me believe that it is indeed a safety issue if they have stopped selling the connectors. Exterior lighting · reported at 38,900 miles
Verbatim from NHTSA filings. Complaints are unverified owner reports.
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