Faults:

Driver side automatic sliding door mechanism will not close the door. When just about to close, it beeps and pops back open.

Heater defaults back to floor heat icon only whenever turned off.

Irritating rattle noise in sunroof; dealer cannot hear or locate.

General Comments:

Contrary to most 2004 Quest owner postings here, I have been overall very satisfied with my Quest SE. Wonderful ride, lots of power, lots of room and all the bells and whistles, very few problems.

I bought it in 2005 with 18,000 miles, and now have 78,000 and just brought it in to dealer for its 60K major maintenance service.

However, service at the dealer is not cheap! ($600 for 60K major maintenance) + front/rear brake pads ($750) + new front tires (third set since new) $350 + alignment ($100) +... anyway, finally the bill was over $2,000. Additionally I was told the faulty left-side sliding door was not covered by my 100K wrap-around everything extended warranty, and would be another $300. Now that was disappointing.

Faults:

Front wheel bearings replaced numerous times, timing chain needed to be replaced. Many, many recalls in the first three years.

General Comments:

Purchased this first year model, probably the first shipment out. Once the 5 year/60,000 mile drive train warranty is up, I would suggest quickly trading it in. Known issues with timing chain (a $2,500) service cost, influenced me to trade this in prior to worsening. Wheel bearings went twice, once within warranty, then just out. The service cost for this work was $1,000.

The issue with the timing chain is known by Nissan, but they will not cover once out of warranty. The have a service bulletin on it for their techs, which they will nicely print out for you with the estimate.

Too bad, because the van was very nice, very roomy and comfortable to travel in, drove very nicely and had great features. This van was very expensive when new ($34,000) and I thought I could keep it just a few more years.

Faults:

All 4 brakes had to be replaced at 35,000 miles.

At 45,000 miles, all 4 brakes had to be replaced again.

On rare occasions, the van will only go very slowly, even though the accelerator is pressed fully.

On one occasion, the car would not start. The car was brought to the dealership and nothing wrong was found.

General Comments:

This van has a nice design and a lot of cargo room. The engine and transmission are very satisfactory to this point.

However, the brakes wear out way too fast. It is unacceptable to have replace all 4 brakes every 10,000 miles.

Faults:

I had to get a job done on the brakes when I bought it new, but that is the only problem I had and that was repaired free of charge.

General Comments:

I love this van!

I bought this because my family is getting bigger with the arrival of our fourth child, and there is plenty of room for everyone.

I love how I don't feel like someone has kicked my in my spine for 100 miles after I have drove it for a while.

This is a car I will be glad to drive across America anytime.

Faults:

Brakes need to be replaced at least twice a year.

Tire pressure sensors go off all of the time.

Steering wheel vibrates at high speeds.

Three out of five stems and lug nuts holding the tire on my front driver side broke. Had just had the front brakes replaced two weeks earlier. Had to be towed to the nearest shop.