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Engine And Engine Cooling
07/24/2004
DRIVING ON INTERSTATE HIGHWAY FOR APPROXIMATELY 2 HOURS AT 70 MPH, WITHOUT WARNING, ENGINE QUIT ENTIRELY. HAD TO WEAVE IN TRAFFIC TO AVOID OTHER VEHICLES AND COAST TO THE MEDIAN. AFTER RESTING 15 MINUTES, ENGINE WOULD RESTART. TRAVELED AND ADDITIONAL 1-1/2 HOURS AND SAME THING HAPPENED. AFTER RESTART, TRAVELED FOR AN ADDITIONAL HOUR WITHOUT INCIDENT. TOOK VEHICLE TO MECHANIC THE NEXT DAY AND COULD NOT FIND A PROBLEM. THIS IS A DANGEROUS SITUATION TO HAVE THE VEHICLE QUIT AT HIGH SPEEDS ON THE HIGHWAY. FROM REVIEWING OTHER COMPLAINTS ON YOU WEB SITE, IT IS APPARENT THAT THIS IS A COMMON OCCURRENCE AND THE MANUFACTURER NEEDS TO ADDRESS THIS DANGER TO THE OWNERS. *JB
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Power Train
07/19/2004
CONSUMER'S 4 1/2 YEAR OLD SON WAS ABLE TO SHIFT VEHICLE OUT OF GEAR, CONDITION WHICH CAUSED VEHICLE TO ROLL BACKWARD AND HIT THE GARAGE DOOR. MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION. *LA
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Fuel System, Gasoline
06/16/2004
I BOUGHT A 1995 NISSAN QUEST VAN WITH 30,000 MILES ON IT ABOUT 4 YEARS AGO(1999-2000). MY COMPLAINT IS THAT EVERY WINTER ON VERY COLD DAYS, WHEN WE TURN THE HEAT ON IN THE MORNINGS YOU CAN SMELL A VERY BAD RAW GAS SMELL. AFTER THE ENGINE WARMS UP IT WILL USUALLY GO AWAY BUT NOT ALWAYS AND SOMETIMES WHEN YOU COME TO A STOP IT WILL START AGAIN. I AM TALKING ABOUT A VERY STRONG GAS SMELL, NOT JUST A LITTLE BIT. IT IS ENOUGH THAT SOMETIMES WE HAVE TO GET OUT OF THE VEHICLE IT'S SO BAD. SOMETIMES WE ROLL THE WINDOWS DOWN, WHICH IS NOT VERY COMFORTABLE SEEING THAT IT USUALLY HAPPENS ON THE COLDEST DAYS. I HAVE TAKEN IT TO A LOCAL NISSAN DEALERSHIP 2 OR 3 TIMES AND THEY HAVE FIXED ALL THE RECALLS AND BULLETINS PUT OUT BY NISSAN ON PROBLEMS RELATED TO THIS. THESE NEVER WORKED. I ALSO TOOK IT TO ANOTHER AUTO REPAIR SHOP 3 TIMES TO HAVE IT FIXED. NOTHING HAS WORKED TO THIS POINT. THIS IS A LITTLE UNSETTLING THAT THE MANUFACTURER OF THE VEHICLE CANNOT EVEN FIND THE PROBLEM AND I CAN'T KEEP POU...
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Exterior Lighting
04/02/2004
WHILE DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY FRONT SIDE CORNERING LAMP ON THE PASSENGER SIDE, THAT WAS LOCATED NEXT TO THE HEADLIGHTS SEPARATED AND FLEW OFF THE VEHICLE. THIS OCCURRED BECAUSE THE PLASTIC PIECE ON THE BACK SIDE OF CORNERING LAMP THAT HELD THE LAMP IN PLACE CRACKED. THE SCREWS WERE NOT LOOSE.*AK
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Engine And Engine Cooling
02/11/2004
WHILE DRIVING ENGINE CHECK LIGHT APPEARED ON THE DASHBOARD AND REMAINED ON UNTIL VEHICLE WAS TURNED OFF. CONSUMER DROVE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION, AND MECHANIC REPLACED A SENSOR. TWO DAYS LATER ENGINE CHECK LIGHT REAPPEARED.*AK