1997 Nissan Quest Problems, complaints & recalls

Transmission jumps out of gear in traffic, rpm go high then transmission engages.This could cause aaccident.

Tl* the contact owns a 1997 nissan quest. The contact was attempting to park when both frontal air bags deployed independently. The contact sustained unknown injuries by the air bags. The contact stated that the air bag warning light was not illuminated when air bags deployed. The manufacturer inspected the vehicle but had not provided the contact with a reason why the air bags deployed. The vehicle was not repaired. The vin was unavailable. The failure mileage was 105,000 and the current mileage was 108,000.

Door locks and unlocks by itself at random. Not all door locks will lock when the door lock button is pressed. *Tr

Tl*the contact owns a 1997 nissan quest caught on fire. The fire department extinguished the fire, but the vehicle was completely destroyed. A fire report was filed and the contact has pictures of the failure. Two days later, she received a recall notice for nhtsa campaign id number 00v419001 (fuel system, gasoline:storage:tank assembly). The dealer stated that they did not store recall information exceeding the year 2000. The contact is in the process of notifying the manufacturer. The failure and current...

Gasoline leaking from vehicle at filler pile when tank was > 75% full. *Tr

Tl*the contact owns a 1997 nissan quest. The contact smells gasoline in the passenger compartment when the vehicle is started. When the heat is activated, the odor intensifies. There is no visible leak. The dealer stated that the vin was not included in any recalls. The vehicle is more than ten years old. The current mileage was 121,000 and failure mileage was 118,000. Updated 12/31/07 *bf updated *jb

1997 Nissan pathfinder se rear suspension control arms needed to be a recall issued as this was a huge safety issue. Near fatal scare while on the freeway recently @ high rate of speed 65 mph when the car began to sway violently left to right. I almost lost control, but managed to grip steering wheel and softly pull vehicle over away from speeding traffic. The vehicle is now garaged until mechanic can replace upper and lower control suspension arms. I have gotten 2 mechanical estimates both totaling over $800.00. This should have been recalled and could have caused a terrible accident including personal bodily injury or even death!!*Ak

Tl*- in may 2004 the contact received a 1997 nissan pathfinder as a gift, it had an odometer reading of 90000 at the time. The vehicle began to wobble while traveling at 65 to 70 mph soon after it was purchased. The vehicle was taken to a nissan dealership, where all of the struts were replaced, but this did not resolve the issue. The vehicle continued to wobble any time there was a small obstruction on the road. The contact continued to drive the vehicle with this problem without taking it to any other...

The car locks spontaneously and constantly. It is a known defect (service bulletin 98068). We did not purchase the car while it was under warranty from the manufacturer, however since this is such a safety concern (my 2 year old nephew was locked in the car in his car seat over labor day weekend), I feel the manufacturer should pay to have it fixed. They are refusing. *Nm

1997 Quest stalls out with no warning. Has done this since 1999. Have taking van to dealer several times,with no luck. Also called nissan and reported problem. No help. There are several problems with stalling of nissan's since 1994,they should know something by now? *Jb

Driving slowly in pathfinder 4x4 '97 hit pot hole. Spot welds on frame to inner fender broke loose. One foot long seam split 3 inches wide viewed from the left front strut. Cost $1,500 to weld and brace. Professional said pathfinders notorious for this weakness. Steering column jammed from failure which could have caused head-on fatality into oncoming vehicle. Serious safety concern for a m/v purported to be an atv! My experience in accidents stems from boston police officer's accident reports for over a...

I bought this nissan quest 1997 two years ago and I was told there is a faulty gas tank that can cause a fire. I contacted dealers in my area and was told the repair was done in one of the dealers but they never wanted to provided anything in writing that shows the repair. Courtesy nissan in tampa florida was terrible and didn't want to help, I contacted nissan at the 1800 number and this guy chris at extension 8443 told me I was going to receive a letter showing the repair but I waited two weeks and never...

I dt: the consumer spoke to a dealer and asked them if some repair work was done for recall campaign 00v419001 on 1997 nissan quest. Consumer spoke with someone in tampa at courtesy nissan, who told her that the work was fixed, but could not provide anything in writing to prove it due to the previous owner's privacy. Another dealer in orlando, universal nissan , said that it did not appear to be fixed. The consumer called nissan about a month ago and asked them if they could check it, and they said they could send her something, but the consumer has not heard anything yet.*Ak

My son recently graduated to a booster seat. I purchased cosco traveler high back booster. My son fits all of the specifications for this booster seat. I installed it properly. My son was in the booster seat. As I was driving along the freeway my son dropped his book on the floor. He leaned forward to pick it up from the floor and the arm of the booster seat caused the seat belt button on the latch to depress, which thus unbuckled the seat belt and caused my son to fall out of his seat while reaching for his...

Bought a 97 nissan pathfinder in sept. 03...Shortly after purchasing the vehicle the service engine light came on. The engine light has since had a mind of its own, turning on and off depending on the climate outside the vehicle. I recently learned that it is the evap vent control valve and o ring which need to be replaced. I had taken the car into 3 dealerships on the east coast where I was told numerous other issues were causing the light. I have put $4500 worth of work into the vehicle only to find out that it...

My 97 nissan quest gxe sliding door opens unexpedtedly while driving. Especially when running over bumps and pot holes.

There is a strong smell of fumes, and noise coming from the defogger when the air conditioner is turned on, distracting the consumer from the road. This could cause an accident.*Ak

Suspension causing vehicle to sway violently when going 50mph. I took my suv into the shop and was informed that there was nothing wrong with my vehicle. Then I took my vehicle into another shop and they found the problem. Then they called nissan and was told that I had to replace the long and short rocker arms for my rear suspension and that would fix the problem. I believe that this problem is pretty drastic considering I have almost lost control of my truck on highway on several occasions. I checked for a recall my my vehicle and didn't have any luck. But did find a report of the same incident. Application eq-8007455-yn.Pdf. *Ak

I was driving my 1997 nissian sentra to work in the morning and was appoarching the guard gate. Pushed the switch to rolled down the passenger and drive side automatic windows. Smoke started coming out of the switch assembly. Pull over on the side the road and turned off the car. Ran up to the guard gate and obtained a fire exterisher. Turned to the car and saw a two to four inch flame coming out of the switch assembly. I put out the fire. Checked the fuse block for a blown fuse and there was none. The fuse did not blow for the automatic window circuit. Pulled switch assembly and disconnected the wire harness connector. Planning on replacing the switch assembly and side panel.

I have had multiple issues with the electrical system in this van. Various lights will come on when I turn on the operating lights at night, but some will randomly not work. For example, the lights on the heater will sometimes come on if I push buttons up and down the panel, or turn the fan off and on. Sometimes I can get the lights on the am/fm cassette to come on if I push various buttons for the radio stations. The lights on the dashboard have gone out completely by degrees. I currently have a dark...

Consumer smelled gas fumes. She has checked, and there was no leakage nor was vehicle losing gas. Also, there wasn't any fire. But the fumes were very strong. Consumer was very concerned. She will take the vehicle to the dealer very soon.*Ak

While driving at 65 mph consumer heard an explosion and slowed down. Vehicle was pulled over on to the shoulder, where the consumer noticed that the entire sidewall of the tire was blown out. *Ak

I just wanted to state that I have identified with most of the failure problems that are listed on the complaint page. The right rear seat belt has failed, it will not pullout or retract, and no one cause this problem, it is a malfunction of the saet belt. There is a significant fuel odor in the van from time to time, no particular time noted. The sliding door does not lock and unlock properly, and it will lock by itself and stick, also it will not stay in the open position consistantly.My brake pads are going out, it may just be normal wear and tear, but they seemed to go out all of a sudden. In general it makes all kinds of whistling, grinding and bumping noises when driving.*Ak

Have a set of regatta ii, 215sr75. @25,000 - 30,000 Miles on tires. Experienced shimmying at low speeds and vibration at high speeds. Check inflation frequently and put air in when necessary. Had a passenger side rear tire blow out recently. Appeared as if side walls had burst. Never seen anything like it in all my life. (Side note: had recently had brake pads replaced, the tire in question was on the front, mechanic discovered tire to be seriously out of balance and had difficult time trying to balance it,...

Manufacturer refused to investigate why the consumer's vehicle stalled. *Ph the vehicle would stall without cause. The mechanics could not find the problem. The consumer request to be reimbursed for the repair costs, economic losses, and loss of transportation. Other problem are as followed: the engine would come on along with the vehicle dying out, output shaft leak, brake leakage, a/c did not blow cold, power antenna made noises when in use, the sunroof leaked water, right rear wheel leaked fluid, and...