There are 8 owner-reported fuel system complaints for the 2004 Nissan Questin NHTSA's database. These are unverified consumer reports and may not reflect confirmed defects.
THE FUEL GAUGE INDICATOR IS INACCURATE. AFTER THE VEHICLE WAS COMPLETELY FUEL UP, IT ONLY INDICATE 3/4 OF A TANK ON THE FUEL GAUGE INDICATOR. UP ON SUBSEQUENT RESTART OF VEHICLE (2 TIME), THE FUEL LEVEL INDICATOR FINALLY READ FULL. *TR
THE GAS GAUGE IS DISPLAYING INACCURATE INFO. EVEN IF I FILL IT TO THE TOP, IT STILL DISPLAYS EITHER EMPTY OR HALF FULL. THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE. *TR
FUEL LEVEL GAUGE DOES NOT READ ACCURATELY. CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ON. CAR WILL NOT PASS THE STATE OF CT DMV EMISSION PROGRAM. *TR
DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE TRAVELING VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE AIRBAG WARNING LIGHT REMAINED ILLUMINATED AFTER AN OCCUPANT WHO WEIGHED 115 POUNDS SAT IN THE SEAT. THE FRONT PASSENGER AIR BAG WOULD NOT DEPLOY IN THE EVENT OF A CRASH WHEN THE AIR BAG LIGHT WAS ILLUMINATED. ON ANOTHER OCCASION, AN OCCUPANT WHO WEIGHED 150 POUNDS SAT IN THE PASSENGER SEAT, AND THE AIR BAG LIGHT REMAINED ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER, WHO PERFORMED A DIAGNOSTIC, AND DID NOT PROVIDE ANY ERROR CODES. THE DEALER AND CONTACT ENCOUNTERED A NHTSA RECALL #04V103000, REGARDING THE AIR BAGS: FRONTAL: SENSOR/CONTROL MODULE. THE DEALER DETERMINED THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INVOLVED IN THE RECALL DUE TO THE VIN. ALSO, THE FUEL GAUGE ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL, DID NOT DISPLAY THE CORRECT AMOUNT OF FUEL IN THE FUEL TANK. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER, WHO REPLACED THE FUEL TANK, FUEL PUMP, BUT THE PROBLEM RECURRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT CONTACTED.
WE BOUGHT OUR BRAND NEW 2004 NISSAN QUEST S ON 7-30-04. THE NEXT DAY IT RAN VERY SLUGGISH AND WOULD NOT ACCELERATE UP TO ADEQUETE SPEED FROM A STOP. IT STALLED OUT TWICE AND THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON. DEALER HAD TO REPLACE FUEL INJECTOR, FUEL PUMP AND SOME KIND OF GASKET. THEY ALSO ORDERED US A NEW VEHICLE AND WAS VERY COOPERATIVE AND HELPFUL. I DID NOT WANT TO HAVE TO WORRY THE NEXT 10 YEARS IF MY CAR WAS GOING TO BREAK DOWN WITH MY SMALL CHILDREN. THIS IS NOT MY EXPECTATION OF A BRAND NEW VEHICLE.*AK
1.FUEL PUMP FAILURE, REPLACED BY DEALER. TRANSMISSION STARTS OUT IN3RD GEAR VEHICLE WILL NOT TRAVEL OVER 10/15 MPH. DEALER CLAIMS INADVERTANTLY TURNING OFF OD CAN CAUSE THIS. A/C UNITUNABLE TO COOL OFF CAR IN WEATHER OVER 85DEGREES. *AK
PURCHASED 2004 NISSAN QUEST 3.5 SL 3/13/04. EXPERIENCED PROBLEMS WITH CAR STARTING DURING FIRST WEEK. REQUESTED FULL CHECK OF ENGINE. TOOK TO DEALERSHIP FOR CUSTOM PACKAGE. UPGRADE AND ENGINE DIAGNOSTIC DURING 2ND WEEK. WAS NOT DONE! BEGINNING 3RD WEEK CAR WOULD NOT START. DEALERSHIP TOWED AND SUPPOSEDLY FIXED. RECEIVED. VEHICLE FOLLOWING DAY 4/02/04. ON THE WAY HOME FROM DEALERSHIP, CAR SUDDENLY DIED IN A TURN ON A MAJOR INTERSECTION DURING RUSH HOUR. NEARLY HIT A CAR AND A CURB BEFORE I COULD STOP VEHICLE. MY CHILDREN WERE ONBOARD! UNKNOWN TO ME, GASOLINE WAS POURING OUT FROM UNDERNEATH THE VEHICLE. CARS WERE ZOOMING BY ON THEIR WAY HOME. SOME MEN GOT MY CHILDREN AND I OUT OF THE CAR AND PUSHED TO CAR INTO A GAS STATION ON THAT CORNER. WE WERE IN THE VEHICLE FOR SEVERAL MINUTES WITH THE HAZARD LIGHTS ON, BEFORE I COULD SAFELY GET MY CHILDREN FROM THE CAR. DEALERSHIP ONCE AGAIN TOWED VEHICLE AND SUPPOSEDLY FIXED THE FUEL RELATED PROBLEM. REPLACED THE FUEL PUMP. MY VEHICLE TO THIS DAY DOES NOT GET NEAR THE REPORTED GUIDELINE FUEL CONSUMPTION RATINGS. WINDOW STICKER 19 - 26 MPG, LOWEST END RATINGS ON THIS MODEL ARE 16 - 22. MINE GETS 13 - 14.1 IN TOWN AND 17 TO 18 ON THE HIGHWAY. HAVE READ OF RECURRING PROBLEMS WITH LOW IMPACT CAUSING FIRE IN THE STEERING COLUMNS OF THE 2004 NISSAN QUEST, A PROBLEM AND RECALL THAT EXISTED LONG BEFORE THE 2004 MODELS. *AK
I PURCHASED 2004 QUEST IN FALL 2003. TO DATE I HAVE HAD THE AUTOMATIC DOOR BREAK 4 TIMES, FUEL PUMP AND FUEL CHAMBER REPLACED,VAN WILL NOT ACCELERATE PERIODICALLY, BRAKES SQEAK REPAIRED BUT OW WORSE, SONAR MALFUNCTION, NO SOUND FROM RADIO/DVD/CD RANDOM OCCURANCE. THE VAN HAS BEEN IN SHOP APPROXIMATLEY 10 TIMES IN TEN MONTHS FOR EXTENDED TIME AND PROBLEMS ARE NO BETTER THAN 10 MONTHS AGO. NISSAN CONSUMER AFFAIRS HAS NOT PROVIDED ANY RESOLUTION OR EFFORT TO PROPERLY FIX PROBLEMS.*AK
Complaints are unverified consumer reports submitted to NHTSA. A high complaint count may reflect vehicle popularity, not defect severity. Data sourced from NHTSA public records.
Data synced from NHTSA on Apr 26, 2026