KnownCarProblems2000 Nissan Quest Problems and Recalls
Owners filed 87 complaints with NHTSA about the 2000 Nissan Quest, most often about the lights (23% of complaints, typically around 40,000 miles). It is 4th of 16 Quest model years by number of complaints and has 2 recalls.
Most common 2000 Nissan Quest problems
Lights
20 complaints · 23%Half of these problems showed up before 40,000 miles. Parts named most often: headlights.
Both headlights will not illuminate. The problem is not the fuse as when you push the wires connected to the lights, they will illuminate. As soon as there is any vibration they go out.
Consumer complained that the headlights go out intermittently while driving at night. Dealer was notified and they replaced the headlamp connectors, but the problems recurred.
Speed control
19 complaints · 22%Half of these problems showed up before 65,500 miles. Parts named most often: accelerator pedal, cables, linkages.
The accelerator pedal sticks. Experience to date is that it requires excessive force to press or becomes immovable when trying to depress the pedal from its undepressed position, such as when the engine is idling while the car is not moving or rolling after one's foot has allowed the pedal to come up. I recently…
The speedometer jumps up and down while the car is in motion. Occasionally, the speedometer stops working completely. We have complained about this before times and now the dealership says that we need to replace the speedometer assembly including cable. I was informed that it is on a nationwide back order and there…
Body and structure
11 complaints · 13%Parts named most often: body, frame and members.
The sliding door's top pins came off the track, which resulted in the passenger sliding door dangling. Only the bottom hinge was keeping the door attached to van. When opened, the passenger side sliding door came out of the top tracks, leaving the door suspended only by the bottom sliding hinge. This was without…
An f-350 ran a stoplight at 50 MPH and impacted the front driver side of van at the tire. The van turned upon impact and received the balance of the impact head on with concentration to the left quadrant. Further spinning, the van then impacted the side of the offending vehicle. Complaint: the air bags did not deploy.…
Electrical
10 complaints · 12%Half of these problems showed up before 72,500 miles. Parts named most often: wiring.
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…
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…
Engine
9 complaints · 10%Half of these problems showed up before 79,000 miles. Parts named most often: exhaust system.
Since april 7, 2003, I have taken my car in for a noise in the drive system. It was supposedly fixed at that time however, I have since been back 6 additional times to fix the same problem but they created new problems. I called Nissan consumer they order that the car get a new tune up although I had one in november…
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…
Air bags
7 complaints · 8%Parts named most often: frontal.
Another vehicle invaded my lane, coming in opposite direction, we hit head on causing great damage in front and driver side of my minivan. I assume we both were at 30 MPH. I sustained injuries to my neck and shoulders (so far) I feel as if the air bag had deployed I could have had some facial bruising but not all the…
While driving consumer noticed that the SRS air light appeared on the dashboard and remained on. Consumer drove vehicle to the dealer for inspection, and mechanic determined that the air bag modular needed to be replaced.
Transmission
5 complaints · 6%Parts named most often: automatic transmission, axle assembly.
The vehicle stutters or hesitates briefly while in motion. It only occurs 3 to 4 times a month at most. However, we have complained about this to the dealership several times (a few of those times while the vehicle was under warranty) and they have found nothing. Now, at 80,000 miles, the dealership is saying that it…
Tl contact owns a 2000 Nissan Quest. While driving, he noticed that he could not accelerate higher than 15 MPH. The vehicle was taken to a repair facility and a mechanic replaced the oxygen sensor; however, the repair did not remedy the failure. The failure and current mileages were 85402.
Brakes
5 complaints · 6%Parts named most often: foundation components, antilock/traction control/electronic limited slip.
The contact owns a 2000 Nissan Quest. While driving 35 MPH, the contact depressed the brake pedal and the entire front end of the vehicle and the steering wheel shook uncontrollably. The contact also stated that the steering wheel seized and veered to the right. The failure occurred on multiple occasions. The vehicle…
Complaints are owner reports to NHTSA, not verified defects. One complaint can name several components, so shares add up to more than 100%.
2000 Nissan Quest recalls
Steering: rack and pinion
Risk: There could be a looseness in the steering, which may be accompanied by noise or vibration.
Fix: Dealers will inspect the vehicles and, if the bolts are missing, will replace the steering gear mounting bolts. All bolts will be tightened to the specified torque.
Full defect summary
Vehicle description: mini vans. One or more of the five bolts that mount the rack and pinion steering gear to the vehicle may have been incorrectly tightened.
Seat belts
Risk: In the event of a vehicle crash, the occupant may not be properly restrained.
Fix: Dealers will inspect the date code on certain seat belt buckles of your vehicle and replace all seat belt buckles that fall within the suspect date code range.
Full defect summary
Vehicle description: passenger vehicles equipped with trw seat belt buckle assemblies. The buckle base of these seat belt assemblies were not properly heat treated and therefore do not pass the load bearing requirement of federal motor vehicle safety standard no. 209, "seat belt assemblies."
Recall repairs are free at any franchised dealer. Enter your VIN at nhtsa.gov/recalls to see which recalls are still open on your car.
NHTSA defect investigations
Failing headlights
Summary
Nissan and ford found that the original equipment headlight stainless steel bulb terminals may over time cause elevated contact resistance and overheat the electrical connector housing.this can result in a headlight flickering, bulb outage and heat deformation to the headlight connector.in april 1999, the supplier of the headlight for nissan and ford changed to a bulb using the stainless steel terminals that did not meet original specifications.on july 17, 2000, the supplier began using a bulb meeting the vehicle manufacturer's specifications.this problem can affect independently either headlight but does not cause simultaneous failure of both headlights. The problem also does not affect fro
Questions about the 2000 Nissan Quest
- What are the most common problems with the 2000 Nissan Quest?
- By NHTSA owner complaints: lights (20 complaints, typically around 40,000 miles); speed control (19 complaints, typically around 65,500 miles); body and structure (11 complaints).
- How many recalls does the 2000 Nissan Quest have?
- 2 recalls listed by NHTSA, the latest from October 2, 2000 (steering). Check your VIN at nhtsa.gov/recalls to see which ones are still open on your car.
- Is the 2000 a bad year for the Nissan Quest?
- It is 4th of 16 Quest model years by number of complaints, with 87 complaints. Complaint counts are not adjusted for how many cars were sold, so popular years collect more of them, and the newest years have had less time to.