2004 Nissan Quest engine and engine cooling problems

“2004 NISSAN QUEST. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO A FAULTY DESIGN/ INSTALLATION OF ENGINE CONTROL MODULE. *SMD THE CONSUMER STATED THE ECM WAS INSTALLED DIRECTLY UNDER THE WINDSHIELD PLASTIC COWL. THE OPEN MESH COWL WOULD DRAIN ALL THE WATER DIRECTLY ONTO THE ECM. IT WAS HOW WATER DRIPPED ON THE ECM'S ENCLOSURE, THAT CAUSED THE CORROSION PREMATURELY. THE REPAIRMAN EVEN DECIDED NOT TO INSTALL THE REPLACEMENT IN ITS ORIGINAL BRACKET TO AVOID ACCUMULATING MOISTURE.”

“WE WERE GOING OVER LOVELAND PASS IN COLORADO. AS SOON AS WE STARTED GOING BACK DOWN THE ENGINE FAILED. I HAD TO DRIFT WITH NO POWER TO A SHOULDER TO PULL OFF ON. MY TWO KIDS WERE IN THE CAR AND WERE SCARED ABOUT ME HAVING NO POWER. HAD TO WAIT AN HOUR TO TOW IT. THE GARAGE SAID THE TIMING BELT BROKE, $1900 TO FIX....... *TR”

“TIMING CHAIN TENSIONER BROKE CAUSING TIMING CHAIN TO RATTLE LOUDLY. NISSAN SAID THE REPAIR WOULD BE ABOUT $2,400.00. APPARENTLY THIS IS A VERY COMMON PROBLEM WITH THE NISSAN 3.5 ENGINE AND SHOULD BE SUBJECT TO A RECALL. *JS”

“I OWN A 2004 NISSAN QUEST. I RECENTLY HAD TO REPLACE THE TIMING CHAIN AT A COST OF $1500.00. I AM QUITE ANGRY ABOUT THIS SINCE I HAVE RECENTLY FOUND OUT THAT MANY OTHER OWNERS ARE ALSO EXPERIENCING THE SAME PROBLEM WITH THE QUEST. THIS IS AN ISSUE NISSAN SHOULD HAVE RECALLED THE CAR FOR. I WAS TOLD HAT IF THIS CHAIN HAD BROKEN WHILE I WAS DRIVNG, IT COULD CAUSE TEH THE ENGINE TRO SEIZE. WELL THAT IS JUST GREAT TO KNOW THAT I HAND MY DAUGHTER THE KEYS TO THIS CAR AND THEY COULD HAVE BEEN KILLED. IS THAT WHAT YOU ARE WAITING FOR..SOMEONE TO DIE BEFORE YOU REALIZE HOW BIG A PROBLEM THIS IS? I HAVE ALSO READ THAT OTHER MAKES OF NISSAN ARE ALSO EXPERIENCING THIS PROBLEM. NISSSAN SHOULD BE HELD RESPONSIBLE FOR THIS REPAIR. I HAVE ALWAYS PURCHASED NISSAN, BUT WITH THESE KIND OF COSTLY REPAIRS AND DANGEROUS ISSUE AT HAND, I WILL DEFINATELY CHOOSE ANOTHER MAKER IF NISSAN DOES NOT COME FORWARD WITH A RECALL AND REINBURSE THOSE OF US THAT HAVE ALREADY HAD PAY FOR THESE COSTLY REPAIRS. I AM VERY DISAPOINTED WITH NISSAN, SINCE I AM SURE THEY ARE AWARE OF THIS PROBLEM AND HAVE DONE NOTHING ABOUT IT. *TR”

“THERE IS A LOUD, ANNOYING AND DANGEROUS RATTLING SOUND COMING FROM THE MOTOR. BASED ON WHAT SEEMS LIKE HUNDREDS OF THOUSANDS OF COMPLAINTS AND MANY OPINIONS FROM VERY EXPERIENCED MECHANICS, IT IS THE TIMING CHAIN - THE WHOLE THING- FROM THE CHAIN, TENSIONERS AND EVERYTHING ASSOCIATED WITH THE ENTIRE TIMING CHAIN MECHANISM. THIS IS ABSURDLY ANNOYING, EXTREMELY DANGEROUS AND OUTRAGEOUSLY LABOR INTENSIVE AND EXPENSIVE TO FIX. I, LIKE SO MANY OTHERS OUT THERE, PUT MY FAMILY IN THIS VEHICLE ON A DAILY BASIS AND HAVE TO WONDER JUST HOW SAFE THIS THING IS. WHAT HAPPENS IF THE CHAIN BREAKS? WHAT HAPPENS IF IT BREAKS WHILE ON A MAJOR HIGHWAY? I JUST HAD MY FAMILY TO FLORIDA THIS SUMMER - CAN'T IMAGINE THAT SCENARIO. OBVIOUSLY, THIS PROBLEM EXISTS ABSOLUTELY EVERYWHERE WITH THIS VEHICLE. *TR”

“MY CAR ENGINE HAS BEEN MAKING A CLICKING NOISE FOR THE PAST 10,000 MILES AND SEEMS TO BE GETTING WORSE. ON TAKING IT INTO THE DEALER AT APPROX 95,000 MILES, THEY TOLD ME I NEEDED TO HAVE THE TIMING CHAIN REPLACED WITH OTHER INCIDENTALS FOR A COST OF APPROX $3200., $2300 ALONE FOR THE TIMING BELT ASPECT. I DID NOT FOLLOW THROUGH WITH THE TIMING CHAIN REPAIR BUT ONLY THE REPAIR OF THE HIGH SPEED STEERING HOSE. I HAVE BEEN REVIEWING THE TIMING CHAIN REPORTS AND IT DEFINITELY SEEM THAT NISSAN HAS A PROBLEM WITH FAILING TIMING CHAINS AND IT DOES SEEM LIKE A MANUFACTURING DEFECT AND AS SUCH SHOULD BE RECALLED. I STRONGLY RECOMMEND THAT NHTSA START AN INVESTIGATION INTO RECALLING ALL THE NISSAN TIMING CHAIN VEHICLES. *TT”