2001 NISSAN QUEST — Owner-Reported Problems

NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation Snapshot 2026-08-22 41 complaints · 1 recalls
Most-reported system: SERVICE BRAKES (5 complaints · 12.2%)
Safety signals:
  • Crashes 9
  • Fires 4
  • Injuries 5
  • Deaths 0
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Component Problem Distribution

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

Component Problem Distribution SERVICE BRAKES appears in 5 of 41 owner complaints (12.2%) in this vehicle snapshot. SERVICE BRAKES: 5 complaints, 12.2% of reports SERVICE BRAKES 5 · 12.2% · 2 crash reports STRUCTURE: 5 complaints, 12.2% of reports STRUCTURE 5 · 12.2% SEAT BELTS: 4 complaints, 9.8% of reports SEAT BELTS 4 · 9.8% · 1 crash reports TIRES: 4 complaints, 9.8% of reports TIRES 4 · 9.8% · 1 crash reports VISIBILITY: 4 complaints, 9.8% of reports VISIBILITY 4 · 9.8% FUEL SYSTEM: 3 complaints, 7.3% of reports FUEL SYSTEM 3 · 7.3% · 2 crash reports 2 fire reports POWER TRAIN: 3 complaints, 7.3% of reports POWER TRAIN 3 · 7.3% AIR BAGS: 2 complaints, 4.9% of reports AIR BAGS 2 · 4.9% · 2 crash reports 1 fire reports ELECTRICAL SYSTEM: 2 complaints, 4.9% of reports ELECTRICAL SYSTEM 2 · 4.9% · 1 crash reports 1 fire reports UNKNOWN OR OTHER: 39 complaints, 95.1% of reports UNKNOWN OR OTHER 39 · 95.1% · 9 crash reports 4 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)
SERVICE BRAKES 5 12.2% 2 crashes · 0 fires
STRUCTURE 5 12.2% 0 crashes · 0 fires
SEAT BELTS 4 9.8% 1 crashes · 0 fires
TIRES 4 9.8% 1 crashes · 0 fires
VISIBILITY 4 9.8% 0 crashes · 0 fires
FUEL SYSTEM 3 7.3% 2 crashes · 2 fires
POWER TRAIN 3 7.3% 0 crashes · 0 fires
AIR BAGS 2 4.9% 2 crashes · 1 fires
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM 2 4.9% 1 crashes · 1 fires
UNKNOWN OR OTHER 39 95.1% 9 crashes · 4 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 2001; the first recall shown was reported in Oct 2000. 2001-Q2: 2 owner reports 2 2001-Q3: 1 owner reports 1 2002-Q1: 3 owner reports 3 2002-Q2: 1 owner reports 1 2002-Q3: 4 owner reports 4 2003-Q1: 2 owner reports 2 2003-Q2: 2 owner reports 2 2003-Q3: 2 owner reports 2 2003-Q4: 1 owner reports 1 2004-Q1: 1 owner reports 1 2004-Q2: 2 owner reports 2 2004-Q4: 1 owner reports 1 2005-Q1: 1 owner reports 1 2005-Q2: 1 owner reports 1 2005-Q3: 2 owner reports 2 2005-Q4: 1 owner reports 1 2006-Q1: 1 owner reports 1 2006-Q2: 1 owner reports 1 2006-Q3: 1 owner reports 1 2007-Q1: 1 owner reports 1 2007-Q3: 1 owner reports 1 2008-Q2: 2 owner reports 2 2010-Q3: 1 owner reports 1 2010-Q4: 1 owner reports 1 2011-Q1: 1 owner reports 1 2011-Q3: 1 owner reports 1 2012-Q4: 1 owner reports 1 2014-Q3: 1 owner reports 1 2015-Q2: 1 owner reports 1 Owner reports Oct 2000 Apr 2015 Recall campaign 00V338002 ◆ Recall campaign 00V338002
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Date Record type Count Record identifier
2001-Q2 Owner reports 2
2001-Q3 Owner reports 1
2002-Q1 Owner reports 3
2002-Q2 Owner reports 1
2002-Q3 Owner reports 4
2003-Q1 Owner reports 2
2003-Q2 Owner reports 2
2003-Q3 Owner reports 2
2003-Q4 Owner reports 1
2004-Q1 Owner reports 1
2004-Q2 Owner reports 2
2004-Q4 Owner reports 1
2005-Q1 Owner reports 1
2005-Q2 Owner reports 1
2005-Q3 Owner reports 2
2005-Q4 Owner reports 1
2006-Q1 Owner reports 1
2006-Q2 Owner reports 1
2006-Q3 Owner reports 1
2007-Q1 Owner reports 1
2007-Q3 Owner reports 1
2008-Q2 Owner reports 2
2010-Q3 Owner reports 1
2010-Q4 Owner reports 1
2011-Q1 Owner reports 1
2011-Q3 Owner reports 1
2012-Q4 Owner reports 1
2014-Q3 Owner reports 1
2015-Q2 Owner reports 1
Recall campaign 1 00V338002
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Safety Recalls (1)

Official safety recall campaigns filed with NHTSA

  1. Manufacturer action

    Recall campaign 00V338002

    Report date
    Component:
    SEAT BELTS
    Consequence:
    IN THE EVENT OF A CRASH, THE OCCUPANT SEATED IN THAT LOCATION MAY NOT BE ADEQUATELY RESTRAINED, INCREASING THE RISK OF PERSONAL INJURY.
    Remedy:
    DEALERS WILL INSPECT THE SEAT BELT BUCKLE ASSEMBLY ATTACHMENT. SOME BELT BUCKLE ASSEMBLIES MAY REQUIRE REPLACEMENT.
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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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