1997 NISSAN QUEST

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 MILEA

Mileage: 105,000

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 F

Mileage: 119,747

1997 NISSAN QUEST. NEITHER DRIVER OR PASSENGER AIRBAG DEPLOYED IN THE ACCIDENT. *AK

VEHICLE STOPPED WITH FOOT ON BRAKE. WITHOUT WARNING VEHICLE SURGED FORWARD INTO REAR END OF VEHICLE IN FRONT. THE IDLE WAS RACING SO FAST THAT THE BRAKE WAS UNABLE TO HOLD THE VEHICLE. IDLE KEPT RACING UNTIL THE VEHICLE WAS SHUT OFF. WHEN RESTARTED THE IDLE WAS BACK DOWN. CAR HAD BEEN EXPERIENCING INTERMITTENTLY SIGNIFICANT FORWARD SURGES WHEN THE A/C COMPRESSOR KICKED ON. THE PROBLEM WAS REPORTED TO NISSAN SEVERAL TIMES. ALL TIMES THE DEALER ADVISED THAT THE TECHNICIAN COULD NOT REPRODUCE

Mileage: 53,220

VEHICLE STOPPED WITH FOOT ON BRAKE. A/C COMPRESSOR KICKS ON AND VEHICLE'S IDLE STARTS TO RACE SO FAST THAT THE BRAKE DOES NOT HOLD THE VEHICLE WHICH CAUSES THE VEHICLE TO REAR-END THE VEHICLE IN FRONT. IDLE KEPT RACING UNTIL VEHICLE WAS SHUT OFF. WHEN RESTARTED THE IDLE WAS BACK DOWN. *JB

Mileage: 53,220

WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED THE CONSUMER HEARD THE VEHICLES HORN BLOWING AND WENT TO SEE WHAT THE PROBLEM WAS. UPON REACHING THE VEHICLE THE CONSUMER SAW SMOKE COMING FROM UNDER THE HOOD OF THE VEHICLE. THE INSURANCE INVESTIGATOR INDICATED THAT THE WIRE WITHIN THE ENGINE LOOM SHORTED AND MELTED OTHER WIRES IN THE LOOM,WHICH CAUSED THE SMOKE. ON A SEPARATE OCCASION THE 10 AMP FUSE BLEW CAUSING THE VEHICLES DASH INDICATORS (SPEEDOMETER, TACHOMETER, FUEL GAUGE AND TEMPERATURE GAUGE) TO STOP WOR

Mileage: 88,000

FRONT COLLISION AT 50 MPH, NEITHER AIRBAG DEPLOYED, CONSUMER SUFFERED SEVERE WHIPLASH. DAMAGE TO VEHICLE WAS $ 4300.00. ON 27 APRIL 2002, FRONT COLLISION AT 40 MPH, NEITHER AIRBAG DEPLOYED, NO INJURIES. DAMAGE TO VEHICLE WAS $ 4500.00. *AK *YH

CONSUMER TOOK VEHICLE TO BE INSPECTED BY NISSAN, THEY FEEL THE ACCIDENT WAS A RESULT OF HUMAN ERROR, ALSO THE BATTERY FORMS CORROSION QUICKLY. SEVERAL TIMES CONSUMER HAS CLEANED BATTERY CABLES ONLY TO HAVE THE CORROSION COME BACK. *JG

CONSUMER TOOK VEHICLE TO BE INSPECTED BY NISSAN, THEY FEEL THE ACCIDENT WAS A RESULT OF HUMAN ERROR, ALSO THE BATTERY FORMS CORROSION QUICKLY. SEVERAL TIMES CONSUMER HAS CLEANED BATTERY CABLES ONLY TO HAVE THE CORROSION COME BACK. *JG

ON 6/30/01, WHEN I STARTED THE CAR IN MY HOUSE GARAGE AND HEARD A DEAFENING EXPLOSION WITH A BIG SMOKE THAT LIKE A BOMB EXPLODED. MY DAUGHTER AND I WAS SHOCKED UNCONSCIOUSLY FOR SECONDS. AFTER CHECKING AND FOUND THAT EXPLOSION CAUSED BY BATTERY WHICH I REPLACED IN SEPT. 1999 WITH WONDRIES NISSAN. AT THAT TIME I WAS TOLD IT HAD 4 YEARS WARRANTY. ON 7/2/01 8:00 A.M., I CALL NISSAN (800-647-7261) AND TALKED TO MS. MENDOZN. SHE ASKED ME TO TOW MY VAN TO THE NEAREST DEALOR GUNDERSON NISSAN. AFTER

VEHICLE REAR ENDED ANOTHER VEHICLE AT ABOUT 35 TO 40MPH, AND NEITHER DRIVER'S SIDE NOR PASSNGER'S SIDE AIRBAGS DEPLOYED. DEALER HAS NOT SEEN VEHICLE.

CHILD PUT THE VEHICLE INTO NEUTRAL WITHOUT APPLYING THE BRAKES, CAUSING VEHICLE TO BACK OUT OF THE DRIVEWAY, RESULTING IN A COLLISION. FAILURE OF THE SHIFT INTERLOCK SYSTEM ALLOWED FOR THE INCIDENT TO OCCURR. *AK.ET.

CONSUMER WAS INVOLVED IN A HEAD-ON COLLISION ,TRAVELING 40 MPHAND HITTING A CEMENT BLOCK, IN WHICH NEITHER DRIVER'S OR PASSENGER'S SIDE AIR BAGS DEPLOYED. CONSUMER HAS CONTACTED THE DEALER. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER DETAILS. *AK

VEHICLE ELECTRICAL SYSTEM BURNED UP CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO

VEHICLE ELECTRICAL SYSTEM BURNED UP CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO

VEHICLE ELECTRICAL SYSTEM BURNED UP CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO

VEHICLE ELECTRICAL SYSTEM BURNED UP CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO

DURING A VEHICLE CRASH THE WINDOW AND DOOR LOCKS MALFUCNTIONED WHILE BEING IN A "LOCKED" POSITION, AND THE OCCUPANT WASN'T ABLE TO GET OUT OF THE VEHICLE, HAD TO GO THROUGH A BROKEN WINDOW TO GET OUT. *AK

VIOLENT DEPLOYMENT OF AIR BAG UPON COLLISION, CAUSING INJURY TO CONSUMERS, ALSO STARTED A FIRE ON PASSENGER'S SIDE OF VEHICLE.

WHEN EXITING EXPRESSWAY, DRIVER APPLIED THE BRAKES AND THE WHEELS LOCKED UP AND DRIVER LOST CONTROL OF VEHICLE, HIT A TREE HEAD-ON. VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN REPAIRED. *AK