| Issue ID | 461349 |
| Internal NHTSA # | 10056803 |
| Manufacurer | NISSAN NORTH AMERICA, INC. |
| Brand | NISSAN |
| Model | QUEST |
| Model Year | 2004 |
| File date | 23/09/03 |
| Component | LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES:DOORS:LATCH |
| Product type code | VEHICLE |
| Description of the problem | I bought this 2004 nissan quest se on september 18, 2003 and took a road trip visit my daughter 1300 miles away form my home. During the trip, we noticed air infiltration from the passengers door and the right side sliding door. In addition to the air leaks, the right sliding door and the rear hatch rattled, sometimes constantly and other times when passing over irregularities in the pavement. I took the van to the dealer on numerous occasions and it still is not fixed. This since these are power doors i would expect that there is a positive latch upon closing, however i was asked if i stopped and cycled the door. I have found the side doors and rear hatch to be not latched tightly on at least six occasions. In addition, the power sliding doors do not always open from commands to the door handle. On one visit, the dealer replaced the mask, other parts on rear lift gate and adjusted the rear latch, and it still rattles. I found the upper tailgate stoplight to also have loose parts inside it (has not been fixed yet). The right and left rear vent windows were rattling and found to be loose at the hinges. Both rear tail light assemblies were found to have loose structural parts internally. Left one has been replaced with one that don't rattle. However, a look at the new quests on the dealers lot found most to all taillights rattled. During the trip the van was hard to control and drifted to the left at highway speeds, when i got to my daughters house i made an appointment to have it fixed, a week later they supposedly aligned it, but it was still noticeable. In december at my home i took it in again and the alignment was good but the steering was about 4 inches cockeyed. Which was fixed at at a later visit. I have owned two nissan vehicles at a time for the more than the last decade and this does not represent my experiences with those vehicles. |
| Vehicle Mileage at Failure | 165 |
| Number of Occurences | 10 |
| Source of the issue | NHTSA WEB SITE |
| City and State | LADY LAKE, FL |
| VIN pattern | 5N1BV28U24NXXXXXX |
| Was vehicle invloved in a crash? | N |
| Was vehicle involved in a fire? | N |
| Was incedent reported to police? | N |
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| No. of injured persons | 0 |
| No. of fatalities | 0 |
| Date of purchase | 18/09/03 |
| Was original owner? | Y |
| Anti-lock brakes | Y |
| Cruise control | Y |
| Number of cylinders | 6 |
| Drive train type | FWD |
| Transmission type | AUTO |
| Vehicle speed | 45 |
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