- The problem
- Vehicle description: mini vans. These vehicles may have the plastic trim cover around the base of the front seat safety belt buckle trapped between the shoulder of the restraint anchorage bolt and the seat pedestal. This could eventually allow the seat belt buckle bolt to loosen.
- The risk
- In the event of a crash, the occupant seated in that location may not be adequately restrained, increasing the risk of personal injury.
- The fix
- Dealers will inspect the seat belt buckle assembly attachment. Some belt buckle assemblies may require replacement.
Vehicle safety record
2001 Nissan Quest Problems, complaints & recalls
Owners have filed 51 complaints about the 2001 Nissan Quest with NHTSA, most often about the body, doors & structure (9) and the equipment & accessories (8). Those complaints describe 10 crashes, 4 fires and 7 injuries. It is covered by 1 recall, the latest in October 2000 for the buckle assembly. For comparison, the 2000 has 103 and the 2002 has 44.
NHTSA data checked
BFewer problems than a typical Quest year, for its age
#122 most complained-about 2001 vehicle
- Complaints
- 51
- Recalls
- 1
- Crashes
- 10
- Fires
- 4
- Injuries
- 7
- Deaths
- 0
Most common 2001 Nissan Quest problems
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2001 Nissan Quest recalls 1
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51 complaints about the 2001 Nissan Quest
Newest first, as filed with NHTSA by owners. Page 1 of 3.
The whole underneath of my van is rusting out I went and had it checked and they said it is only a matter of time and the whole vehicle will just drop.
The main engine support frame member to which the bottom-forward motor mount is attached rusted completely free where it attaches at the area under the radiator. This caused the entire engine to drop. The vehicle is no longer drivable. Repair requires extensive structural work. There was no indication of a problem in advance of the incident. The vehicle had been service regularly. The compromised area was not previously visible as it is concealed by a splash guard. This is an extremely unsafe condition,...
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especially when traveling at speed, due to potential for loss of control resulting from compromised steering, braking and other systems. Nissan has not issued any bulletins, recalls for inspection, or other communication regarding this issue. A brief internet search produces numerous complaints about the same problem. Many of the complaints state nissan has been unresponsive to complaints. *Tr
Tl* the contact owns a 2001 nissan quest gl. The contact stated that while attempting to open the front passenger side door from the interior, the front passenger interior door handle caused lacerations to the contact's fingers. The contact stated that there were several sharp, fine metal shavings on the inner part of the handle. The vehicle had not been inspected by a dealer or an independent mechanic. The manufacturer was not contacted. The failure and current mileages were approximately 134,000. The vin was unavailable.
Tl* the contact owns a 2001 nissan quest. The contact attempted to open the drivers side sliding door when the door detached from the vehicle. The dealer inspected the vehicle and informed the contact that the failure was caused by wear and tear. The manufacturer was aware of the failure. No repairs were performed. The current and failure mileage was 131,000.
The driver side seat belt buckle would not come free. I had to jiggle out of the seat to exit the vehicle. When taken to the dealership they told me the part was going to cost me $39 to replace not including labor. I had to pay to fix since my wife could not drive the vehicle without the seatbelt working correctly. It started to lock up once in a while and you just had to be slow when unbuckling the seatbelt. Now it would not unlock at all. Vehicle has been good over the years with only one other issue the dealership corrected three time before being hassle free. No one could tell me why the buckle would not open just that I had to pay to replace. *Tr
The rear most passenger side window bracket gets in the way of the passenger side sliding door, effectively locking it closed. The door cannot be opened from the inside and someone on the outside needs to use a shim to push the bracket back into place to provide enough clearance for the door to open. *Tr
While driving on a major highway the brake fluid leaked out of a rusty, corroded brake line which reduced braking ability. I had rusty portion of the brake line replaced at a service station. *Tr
Tl*the contact owns a 2001 nissan quest. The vehicle has tbc classic radio sr tires, size 215-65r16 (na). While driving 25 mph, the tread completely separated from the front driver side tire. The contact lost control of the vehicle, but was able to pull over and replace the tire. He took the tire to a tire shop and was informed that the failure was due to a manufacturer defect. The current and failure mileages were 58,000.
Automatic windows defective ; regulators and motors grind resulting in hot motor smell and windows failing to operate up or down .Do not use for fear of fire and not being able to close windows at all. Safety concerns and fear of entrapment if in an accident..Dealer refused to fix or repair defective devices..
My 2001 nissan pathfinder was purchased 3 years ago. A bose 6-cd player came installed in the vehicle. The 6-cd player stopped working, and displays an error message, "err 2". My vehicle is no longer under warranty. This problem was addressed with the nissan dealer (service department) in buena park california on december 21, at 6:40pm. I was informed that I could purchase a new cd player, however this would be quite costly. The nissan dealer further stated, when a customer whose vehicle is under warranty...
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has this same problem, they do not repair the problem. The cd player is replaced with another. No repair shop will look at my system. Apparently, this problem is common with nissans. Other than purchasing a new cd player, there has to be some type of consumer repair shop. Nissan seems unconcerned with this type of problem. *Tr
1) Between 8/07 & 10/07 three window regulators have broken 2) window regulators broke & windows unable to move up or down 3) car was taken to auto body shop for repair, repairs were completed & money paid to auto body shops. *Tr
I was in a low impact wreck--no damage to my 2001 nissan quest van. My 7 year old son was in the very back bench seat on the passenger side. When I slammed on my brakes to avoid being hit by the other vehicle my son's seat belt released and he went flying into the front passenger seat and then hit the side door. I want an explanation as to why the seat belt buckle failed in a low impact crash. I will be taking it to a dealership to get it looked at. My son was injured in the crash and had to be transported to a trauma unit. *Tr
I put the driver's side seat belt on and can not get it off, it's stuck. I can not get out of my seat belt. It will not unbuckle. I had to wiggle out of it to exit the vehicle. If I were in a wreck I would've died in that seat belt. I still cannot unbuckle it. I have to slip into the shoulder part to even drive the vehicle. My auto mechanic told me that something was wrong with the spring inside the little mechanism that holds and/or releases the seat belt buckle. He said he wasn't touching it. He said to...
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take it to the dealership. I will do that tomorrow. Below, I am asked to list the number of failures, I put one but it is ongoing. In other words, it has failed everytime I have tried to unbuckle it. It's simply stuck and will not come undone. *Jb
2001 Nissan pathfinder 3.5L 4wd se model started misfiring at 89,000 miles, which the jeff wyler nissan dealership in ohio advised on replacing an ignition coil. Car ran ok for 2 weeks, then the check engine light came on, and this time it was a valve timing sensor. Replaced that and 2 weeks later more misfiring, and the same dealer says it's another ignition coil. A little research shows there are over 2500 people with the same engine type experiencing the same issues (maximas), and other car manufacturers not having this issue. This is an obvious defect and needs serious scrutiny or legal action.
The passenger's side automatic window started making a grinding noise, slowed and eventually stopped working. I had to pull the window up while working the button. The same day the driver's side window was making the same sounds and also failed. I took off the inside of the passenger's door, I noticed that a plastic piece holding a metal cable on the window regulator had broken in half. When I checked the driver's door I saw it had broken in the same spot. I was lucky enough to catch the problem before both motors...
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burn out. The failure caused the cable to tangle around the regulator's wheel assembly, it kinked and frayed the cable. I went to the dealership and purchased both assemblies at a very steep price. This is obviously a design flaw and should also be considered a safety recall for the manufacturer. *Nm
My middle drivers seat belt clip has broken. About 3 months ago the sleeve it is in started to slip and come loose. Until it finally came off and feel apart. I went to the dealer, at first they told me it was not under warranty then when I told him it had a lifetime warranty he checked on it and scheduled me with a service appointment in a week. When I brought it in for service, I was told they needed to order a part and it would take a week or so. It has now been 16 days and I have not been told the part is...
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in. When I called they put me to parts, but no one answered after 5 minutes. I called them back and did not get any answer from the service department. No one seems concerned that my mini van, which is used to haul children, does not have a working seat belt. *Jb
Dt*: the contact while attempting to open the sliding door on the passenger side it released from the track and the back portion fell to the ground. The contact made an unsuccessful attempt to reattach the door. The manufacturer has not been alerted.
The driver's side automatic window slowed and eventually stopped working. Because of the failure we had to leave our vehicle in a public parking lot at one point with the window fully open. This is a safety issue and invites theft among other things. One month later the passenger's side window was making the same sounds and also failed. When I took off the inside of both doors, the exact same failure had occurred. A plastic piece holding a metal cable on the window regulator had broken in half in the same spot...
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on both windows. The driver's side failure was so bad that it also caused the window's motor to burn out. I caught the passenger's side window's symptoms in time before it had a chance to destroy that motor. The failure on that side caused the cable to tangle around the regulator's wheel assembly. This is obviously a design flaw and should also be considered a safety recall for the manufacturer. *Nm
2001 Nissan quest tires experiencing tread separation.*Mr when the tire separated it caused the driver to lose control of the vehicle and resulted in the vehicle spinning off the highway. The rear of the vehicle sustained damage. *Nm
Exhaust manifold. I had to call nissan hq back both times just to get and answer that yes it is covered and no they can't fix it. I am completely over nissans faulty workmanship. I took my x in to have the 60k maint done and they had the nerve to tell me about my brakes, but didn't tell me anything about the cracked manifold. They even told me that they saw it but didn't think it was anything to be concerned about. If it wasn't from the dealer charging me for overfilling my trans fluid and not tightening a...
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trans hose fitting, I would had drove the thing until the next time to change the oil and not know anything about the crack in the manifold or ran the transmission dry. Now they are telling me that it is my fault for not keeping an eye on it. I asked the lady at hq's, if I had taken my x in with 60k miles on it and they had found the crack would it be covered under the warranty? She told me no then went on to tell me that I would have to bring it in on 59999k and it would had been. I had taken it in prior to the 60k to which the dealer did nothing or noted nothing. Then after finding the trans fluid leak I took it back in which was about 3 days later. When I took it back in it was over the 60k. Now after the dealer quoted me 4 different prices ranging from 300-1500 dollars on repairing the exact same thing (exhaust manifold). I am paying more for gas due to the low mileage from the cracked/faulty manifold. I constantly smell exhaust during traveling(stops). At times it is to the point that I must keep the windows open. *Nm
Dt: caller said both front axles broke. Car made a noise and when she took it in to have it looked at the dealer said that the right one rusted and the left one broke. Both windows will not go up or down. The dealer repaired the windows 4 times. A mechanic was fixing the axles. The manufacturer has been contacted, and caller is waiting for them to call her back. The date was when the windows started going bad. The axle problem started on july 6, 2005. *Ak
While driving my 2001 nissan quest van, travelling at between 30 and 35 mph, a driver of a full-sized pickup truck coming from a side street, didn't see his stop sign. He was also travelling at approximately 30-35 mph. I noticed him only in time for my foot to reach the brake pedal before impacting the passenger side of his truck at the rear of the passenger door. The impact spun his vehicle 180 degrees and mine about 25, from the direction of original travel. It took approximately 1 second for my vehicle to...
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decelerate from 35 to 0. The impact to my vehicle was from the front driver's side across the front of the vehicle. The damage was enough to push the radiator back at about a 35 degree angle from verticle. I sustained minor injuries and the other passengers sustained no treatable injuries. In my opinion the airbags should have deployed, but didn't. This is the reason for my complaint.
2001 Nissan quest se van [[redacted]]. At first start up each day or after sitting an hour or so a loud grinding engine noise is heard for several seconds. Will report this to the dealer asap. This happens on a daily basis. We have owned this vehicle for four months and it has less than 10,000 miles on it now. We bought it used with 7,000 miles already on it. *Jb *js information redacted pursuant to the freedom of information act (foia), 5 u.S.C. 552(B)(6)
2 Complaints - side window latches do not stay latched if opened even once. Had them replaced, then they were reopened and now will no longer stay latched properly, they continually pop open. 2Nd complaint - have had this vehicle for 3 years and the boots for the front end keep tearing. We are replacing one of them for the 2nd time along with cv joint.*Ak
We have had repeated issues with the electrical windows, video cassette player, radio controls on the steeing wheel, vehicle difficult to get out of park, a rattling in the front wheel area. A month ago, the electron fuse blew in the vehicle causing the vehicle not to start, when the fuse is replaced it blows again. We were told the main wiring harness has gone bad - this vehicle only has 34,000 miles on it! We were told there was nothing we could have done to prevent it from going bad - "it just went bad". ...
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The vehicle has been inoperable since october 5, 2004 - we have been waiting for a new wiring harness, nissan sent the wrong part to the dealership twice. The correct part we are told is on backorder indefinately - nissan has no idea when the part will become available. A supervisor from nissan has failed to return my phone calls and they will not cover the repair under warranty because the vehicle is 38 months old (even though it only has 34,000 miles on it). How can a vehicle that is only 3 years old have a part, that the vehicle will not run without, be on backorder indefinately? And, how can a major wiring part go bad so soon and nissan not be liable for it? *Ak
Nissan Quest: every year compared
All Quest years2001 Nissan Quest vs rivals
| Vehicle | Complaints | Recalls | Grade | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2001 Nissan Quest | 51 | 1 | B | |
| 2001 Chrysler Town And Country | 470 | 7 | F | Compare |
| 2001 Chrysler Town & Country | 470 | 0 | C | Compare |
| 2001 Dodge Grand Caravan | 298 | 5 | C | Compare |
| 2001 Toyota Sienna | 185 | 2 | F | Compare |
| 2001 Chrysler Voyager | 88 | 7 | F | Compare |
| 2001 Honda Odyssey | 0 | 1 | A | Compare |
| 2001 Nissan Sentra | 245 | 8 | F | Compare |
| 2001 Nissan Pathfinder | 239 | 7 | F | Compare |
More sales usually means more complaints, so compare similar vehicles of the same year. The grade compares each vehicle with its own model's other years.
Questions about the 2001 Nissan Quest
Does the 2001 Nissan Quest have any recalls?
Yes - NHTSA lists 1 recall for the 2001 Nissan Quest: buckle assembly (October 2000). Recall repairs are free at any authorized dealer. Enter your VIN at nhtsa.gov/recalls to see whether yours has been fixed.
What are the most common problems with the 2001 Nissan Quest?
By the complaints owners filed with NHTSA, the most common problem areas are the body, doors & structure (9), equipment & accessories (8), electrical system (7).
How many complaints has the 2001 Nissan Quest had?
51 complaints have been filed with NHTSA, the first on April 12, 2001 and the latest on June 8, 2015. Of these, 10 describe a crash and 4 a fire, and together they report 7 injuries and 0 deaths.
Is the 2001 Nissan Quest a reliable vehicle?
Its Safety Index is 61 out of 100 (grade B: fewer problems than a typical Nissan Quest year, for its age). The index weighs complaints, crashes, fires, injuries, deaths and recalls against how long the vehicle has been on the road, compared with the same model's other years. It is not a measure of every repair - read the complaints and owner experiences, and have any used vehicle inspected before you buy.
Which Nissan Quest years have the most complaints?
2004 (445), 2007 (228), 1995 (173). See every Nissan Quest year compared.
What should I do if my 2001 Nissan Quest has a problem?
If it is a safety problem, stop driving it if it is unsafe and contact your dealer. Report it to NHTSA at nhtsa.gov/report-a-safety-problem - enough reports start investigations and recalls - and share your experience here so other owners know what to look for.
Source: U.S. National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) complaints and recalls, checked . Complaints are owners' own reports and are not verified. How we use the data