2000 Nissan Quest Electrical problems

My car had no previous problems as could be seen. I bought it off the lot at 72,000 miles. I stopped in the left hand lane and the car just stalled. I saw black smoke and thought I was overheating but there when I looked it was not. I was at a very busy intersection with my 10 year old daughter in the car. I decided even though it wasn't overheating to take a look at the engine. When I got out under the hood was all orange from fire. It then proceeded to blow up the whole inside and it took about 10-15 mins. For the fire dept. To put the roaring fire out. I thank god we were not inside. I lost the whole entire car. *Tr

I had nissan quest 2000, minivan, for five years. It has only 135k miles. We took good care of it and keep it well maintained. In 01/03/2012 I was picking up my kids from school, in the school parking lot I smelled something weird I thought it from outside, thin one lady waved to me that there is something wrong in my car. The smoke was start coming out of the front trunk of the car. I looked at the temperature reader, it was normal, no overheating. I turned off the car and left with my 4 kids. I thought it will...

Back on july as I was on the hwy, set my cruise control, for the first time since I've owned my nissan, at 55mph, the speedometer stopped working, my right headlight went out. Now ever since then, it has gotten worse, I have replaced the right headlight 3 times . I've noticed that when I grab the handle of the turn signal it crackles, and causes the headlights to flicker, and the odometer doesn't work when the speed control is on zero while driving. *Tr

As I was driving on city street, my car started accelerating on its own. When I shifted into neutral, the rpm shot up to 4-5000. The breaks were too hard and failed to stop the car until it was in neutral. The mechanic found the origin of the problem in a faulty cruise control. Eventually the nissan dealership disconnected the cruise control. This happened last week and so far I have not experienced any other problem. Dealership believes that this was a failure of an electronic component as a normal wear and tear. I disagree, since the problem also caused the motor mounts to crack and I had to repair those. *Tr

Gauges (temperature, gas, speedometer and rpm) all go dead while driving. The error has been occurring since my car was about 6 months old. I have read other nissan customers having the same issue with 2000 year models, however no resolution has come to my attention. The digital odometer also does not register miles as they are added to the vehicle. Seems like a safety issue to me. I really would like to know how fast I'm going. Luckily I haven't gotten a speeding ticket yet. If I do, nissan should pay! *Tr

Rough idle prompted me to take the car into a mechanic. After it was hooked up to the computer I was told the o2 sensors were telling my computer to run the gas lean and the computer was telling my o2 sensors to run leaner. At that time my car had only 52,000 miles and I know the o2 sensors are supposed to be good for up to about 80,000. Noting was done and the care continues to have the rough idle as if it wants to die. I have put about $2k into it trying to fix possible problems and feel if it is an o2 sensor problem and the car is under 80,000 miles it is a defect. *Nm

My 2000 maxima is horrible I have the notorious coil problem plus I smashed into a pole and the car's air bags and the seat belts don't work you must hit the brake for the seat belt to lock and you need to really hit something real hard but at that point you may already be dead they need to address these problems ,they can be sued and I am going to congress with this,they are not sensitive to anyone's lives they should ban nissan company they are crooks huge law suit they can go down. *Nm

Multiple times in 2004 (while under warranty) stating rough idle-cannot figure out. Safety checks show no problems. 2 Aug 05 code p1320 (plug #3 cleaned); p 0303/gas cap. Codes cleared $112.00; Didn't even get car in gear off dealer's lot check engine light is still on. Svc rep stated was off after work performed must be something else. Kept 2 days, refused to put sr. Tech on my car who has worked on the car. Took to another shop, replaced all 6 ignition coils. New code to replace torque covertor malfunction = transmission. Est from 300-$3,000.00!

Check engine soon light came on 2 times in a matter of 1 week.

Electrical wiring: headlights and taillights. First the passenger headlight went out. Pressing on the connector would make it work. I disassembled connector/wiring and reassembled it. It has been working. Next the driver headlight went out. Pressing on the connector will make it work. While my wife was driving another driver informed her that the tail lights where out. No blown fuses, burnt wires or connectors found. Will try to correct today. In addition I filed a complaint on the radio display which went out one week after warranty. Dealer will not cover radio.

My first problem is with the instrument panel on the dashboard. When driving at low or hi gh speed the entire cluster would stop working for a few minutes or hours, and the car would lose power, and suddenly it would start working again. The sudden loss of power almost cause a terrible accident on turnpike. I took it to the dealer, and tha circuit board was replaced. My latest problem is the security/door lock system. My doors keep unlocking on their own as I'm driving ( child on board). I've done some research and this are very common problems among xterra owners.*Ak

2000 Nissan maxima with bad ignition coils - over 1200 people have signed an on-line petition. Consumers are getting screwed because of faulty coils supplied by nissan. *Jb

On cold mornings when driver applies brakes, the pedal goes to the floor and pulses resulting in brake failure. The vehicle will not stop and can cause a serious accident. Aslo ignition coils on 2000 nissan maxima are defective based on independent research. Check engine soon comes on and the vehicle loses power and vibrates.*Ak

On first cool day (mid-50s) of november (in houston, tx), the engine on my 2000 nissan maxima gle began shuddering occasionally and the "service engine soon" lamp lit. I took vehicle to my local nissan dealer for diagnosis. The service advisor recommended replacement of all six ignition coils at a cost of $660 (including labor, parts, and sales tax), which I declined. My further research on the internet revealed that this is a frequent problem among 2000-01 maximas, and that nissan has issued tsb ntb01-059 which addresses the issue.*Ak

(1) I was experiencing power loss with my 2000 nissan maxima to the extent that when I accelerated the engine bogged down and placed me in an unsafe condition. (2) The service engine light came on and I took the car to my dealer for a diagnostic. I was informed that there was intermittent ignition coil failure but it was undetermined as to which coils and was advised to replace all 6. (3) I have since read many complaints regarding the very same failure to the extent that nissan has begun using an upgraded coil....

While driving 50 mph the headlights failed. This caused poor visibility to the consumer. The consumer took the vehicle to the mechanic to have it inspected and was told the electrical system had failed. *Jb

The connection to the headlight bulb on my 2000 nissan quest is intermittent and the headlights go out. *Ak

While driving headlights intermittently failed. Dealership/mechanic informed the consumer that the problem was caused by the electrical wiring system. The problem had not been resolved.*Ak

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. *Ak

For the fourth time in as many months, my headlight has gone out. It has yet to be the light that is the problem. It seems the connector to the light is the problem. This has happened three times on the passenger side and once on the driver's side. I could understand even two events, once on each side. Four times is too many. I usually drive alone, most of the time only to and from work. However, having headlights that are not dependable is not a comfort to me. My mechanic said the supplier told him he had...