1997 NISSAN QUEST — Owner-Reported Problems

NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation Snapshot 2026-08-22 85 complaints · 2 recalls
Most-reported system: STRUCTURE (13 complaints · 15.3%)
Safety signals:
  • Crashes 10
  • Fires 4
  • Injuries 5
  • Deaths 2
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Component Problem Distribution

Share of owner complaints filed for each vehicle system (unaffected by sales volume)

Component Problem Distribution STRUCTURE appears in 13 of 85 owner complaints (15.3%) in this vehicle snapshot. STRUCTURE: 13 complaints, 15.3% of reports STRUCTURE 13 · 15.3% · 1 crash reports AIR BAGS: 10 complaints, 11.8% of reports AIR BAGS 10 · 11.8% · 5 crash reports 1 fire reports FUEL SYSTEM: 10 complaints, 11.8% of reports FUEL SYSTEM 10 · 11.8% · 1 fire reports ELECTRICAL SYSTEM: 8 complaints, 9.4% of reports ELECTRICAL SYSTEM 8 · 9.4% · 1 fire reports ENGINE: 5 complaints, 5.9% of reports ENGINE 5 · 5.9% VISIBILITY: 5 complaints, 5.9% of reports VISIBILITY 5 · 5.9% · 1 fire reports POWER TRAIN: 4 complaints, 4.7% of reports POWER TRAIN 4 · 4.7% · 1 crash reports SERVICE BRAKES: 4 complaints, 4.7% of reports SERVICE BRAKES 4 · 4.7% · 1 crash reports SUSPENSION: 4 complaints, 4.7% of reports SUSPENSION 4 · 4.7% UNKNOWN OR OTHER: 73 complaints, 85.9% of reports UNKNOWN OR OTHER 73 · 85.9% · 7 crash reports 3 fire reports 0% 25% 50% 75% 100%

UNKNOWN OR OTHER is an NHTSA classification artifact and is always listed last.

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System / Component Complaints Share of Reports Safety Reports (Crashes / Fires)
STRUCTURE 13 15.3% 1 crashes · 0 fires
AIR BAGS 10 11.8% 5 crashes · 1 fires
FUEL SYSTEM 10 11.8% 0 crashes · 1 fires
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM 8 9.4% 0 crashes · 1 fires
ENGINE 5 5.9% 0 crashes · 0 fires
VISIBILITY 5 5.9% 0 crashes · 1 fires
POWER TRAIN 4 4.7% 1 crashes · 0 fires
SERVICE BRAKES 4 4.7% 1 crashes · 0 fires
SUSPENSION 4 4.7% 0 crashes · 0 fires
UNKNOWN OR OTHER 73 85.9% 7 crashes · 3 fires
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Problem & Recall Timeline

Observed complaint volume and manufacturer recall actions over time

Problem & Recall Timeline Owner reports in this snapshot begin in Apr 1997; the first recall shown was reported in Oct 1997. 1997-Q2: 1 owner reports 1 1997-Q3: 1 owner reports 1 1997-Q4: 2 owner reports 2 1998-Q2: 1 owner reports 1 1998-Q3: 2 owner reports 2 1998-Q4: 4 owner reports 4 1999-Q1: 5 owner reports 5 1999-Q2: 2 owner reports 2 1999-Q3: 5 owner reports 5 1999-Q4: 3 owner reports 3 2000-Q1: 1 owner reports 1 2000-Q3: 3 owner reports 3 2001-Q1: 5 owner reports 5 2001-Q2: 2 owner reports 2 2001-Q3: 9 owner reports 9 2001-Q4: 2 owner reports 2 2002-Q1: 3 owner reports 3 2002-Q2: 3 owner reports 3 2002-Q3: 1 owner reports 1 2002-Q4: 1 owner reports 1 2003-Q2: 2 owner reports 2 2003-Q3: 4 owner reports 4 2003-Q4: 3 owner reports 3 2004-Q1: 5 owner reports 5 2004-Q2: 1 owner reports 1 2004-Q3: 3 owner reports 3 2005-Q2: 2 owner reports 2 2005-Q3: 2 owner reports 2 2005-Q4: 2 owner reports 2 2007-Q4: 1 owner reports 1 2008-Q2: 1 owner reports 1 2010-Q2: 1 owner reports 1 2011-Q1: 1 owner reports 1 2015-Q2: 1 owner reports 1 Owner reports Apr 1997 Apr 2015 Recall campaign 97V184002 ◆ Recall campaign 97V184002 Recall campaign 00V419001 ◆ Recall campaign 00V419001 Investigation SQ00008 ● Investigation SQ00008 Investigation EA00015 ● Investigation EA00015
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Date Record type Count Record identifier
1997-Q2 Owner reports 1
1997-Q3 Owner reports 1
1997-Q4 Owner reports 2
1998-Q2 Owner reports 1
1998-Q3 Owner reports 2
1998-Q4 Owner reports 4
1999-Q1 Owner reports 5
1999-Q2 Owner reports 2
1999-Q3 Owner reports 5
1999-Q4 Owner reports 3
2000-Q1 Owner reports 1
2000-Q3 Owner reports 3
2001-Q1 Owner reports 5
2001-Q2 Owner reports 2
2001-Q3 Owner reports 9
2001-Q4 Owner reports 2
2002-Q1 Owner reports 3
2002-Q2 Owner reports 3
2002-Q3 Owner reports 1
2002-Q4 Owner reports 1
2003-Q2 Owner reports 2
2003-Q3 Owner reports 4
2003-Q4 Owner reports 3
2004-Q1 Owner reports 5
2004-Q2 Owner reports 1
2004-Q3 Owner reports 3
2005-Q2 Owner reports 2
2005-Q3 Owner reports 2
2005-Q4 Owner reports 2
2007-Q4 Owner reports 1
2008-Q2 Owner reports 1
2010-Q2 Owner reports 1
2011-Q1 Owner reports 1
2015-Q2 Owner reports 1
Recall campaign 1 97V184002
Recall campaign 1 00V419001
Defect investigation 1 SQ00008
Defect investigation 1 EA00015
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Safety Recalls (2)

Official safety recall campaigns filed with NHTSA

  1. Manufacturer action

    Recall campaign 00V419001

    Report date
    Component:
    FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
    Consequence:
    FUEL LEAKAGE IN THE PRESENCE OF AN IGNITION SOURCE CAN RESULT IN A FIRE.
    Remedy:
    DEALERS WILL REPLACE THE VENT HOSE.
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  2. Manufacturer action

    Recall campaign 97V184002

    Report date
    Component:
    ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
    Consequence:
    THIS CONDITION CAN CAUSE A CATASTROPHIC FAILURE OF THE BATTERY WHICH COULD LEAD TO AN ENGINE FIRE OR BATTERY EXPLOSION.
    Remedy:
    DEALERS WILL REPLACE THESE BATTERIES. UNTIL A NEW BATTERY IS OBTAINED, OWNERS SHOULD NOT ATTEMPT TO "JUMP START" THESE BATTERIES.
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Complaint Narrative Explorer

Verbatim owner-reported defect narratives from NHTSA public records

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Estimated Ownership Cost

EPA fuel economy ratings and annual operating cost estimates

Data: US EPA Fuel Economy Guide · snapshot 2026-08-21
Supported range: 1,000–60,000 miles per year
Supported range: $1.50–$10.00 per gallon
55% city45% highway
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Adjacent Model Years

Immediate preceding and succeeding model year records

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Methodology & Data Integrity

Data sourced from NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation. Snapshot date: 2026-08-21.

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