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2000 Nissan Quest problems

The 2000 Nissan Quest has 120 complaints on file with NHTSA. The largest share (17%) concerns lighting. After that come cruise control (16%) and body & structure (9%).

At a glance

Complaints
120 filed with NHTSA
Most reported
Lighting 17% of complaints
Crashes and fires
15 and 4
Injuries and deaths
16 and 2
Typical mileage
48,000 miles 58 complaints with mileage

Source: NHTSA owner complaints

Where the complaints are

Share of this model year's complaints by the part of the car involved. One complaint can name more than one part, so the shares can add up to more than 100%.

  • Lighting 17%
  • Cruise control 16%
  • Body & structure 9%
  • Electrical system 8%
  • Engine 8%
  • Air bags 7%
  • Brakes 4%
  • Tires 4%
  • Seat belts 3%
  • Steering 3%

When problems show up

Complaints by mileage, 2000 Nissan Quest Complaints by odometer reading in 20,000-mile steps. The median is about 48,000 miles. 0k to 20k miles: 5 complaints 20k to 40k miles: 15 complaints 40k to 60k miles: 12 complaints 60k to 80k miles: 11 complaints 80k to 100k miles: 7 complaints 100k to 120k miles: 2 complaints 120k to 140k miles: 1 complaints 140k to 160k miles: 4 complaints 160k to 180k miles: 1 complaints 180k to 200k miles: 0 complaints 200k+ miles: 0 complaints 040k80k120k160k200k miles Typical: 48,000 miles
Based on 58 complaints that include mileage. 55% were reported before 60,000 miles. The amber marker shows the median: half of these complaints happened before that mileage.
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MileageComplaints
0k to 20k miles5
20k to 40k miles15
40k to 60k miles12
60k to 80k miles11
80k to 100k miles7
100k to 120k miles2
120k to 140k miles1
140k to 160k miles4
160k to 180k miles1
180k to 200k miles0
200k+ miles0

What the data shows

Among the 58 complaints that report mileage, the typical (median) problem appeared at about 48,000 miles. For lighting specifically, the median reported mileage is about 40,000 miles (15 complaints with mileage).

Safety-related details: 15 complaints mention a crash; 4 complaints mention a fire; 16 injuries reported; 2 deaths reported. Its complaints are more severe on average than those of 88% of model years in our database.

Looking only at complaints filed within five years of the model year (so older and newer years are comparable), the 2000 ranks 5th most-complained-about out of 18 model years of the Nissan Quest with enough data (87 complaints in that window). It is also covered by 2 safety recall campaigns.

What owners wrote

A few complaints as filed, shortened and with personal details removed. The first ones are among the most serious reports for this model year; the rest are typical.

While sitting at an intersection the vehicle was rear ended. This caused the vehicle to collide into the vehicle in the front of him, none of the air bags deployed. This caused the passenger to sustained minor injuries and was transported to the hospital. The vehicle was towed to the dealer for inspection. The caused has not been determined.

May 2004 CrashFireInjury

Vehicle was involved in a frontal collosion at 55-60MPH. Upon impact, airbags did not deploy, resulting in minor injuries. Vehicle has been totaled. Dealer has been notified.

August 2000 CrashInjury

Another vehicle invaded my lane,coming in opposite direction, we hit head on,causing great damage in the front+driver side of my minivan,I assume we both were at 30+MPH,I sustained injuries to my neck and shoulders(so far) I feel as if the airbag had deployed,I could had some facial bruising ,but not all the pain I have in my upper back and neck

October 2000 CrashInjury

When taking off from a stop, the accelerator pedal is hard. The pedal did not go down and the vehicle failed to move.

Reported at 25,000 miles, May 2002

We had our tires rotated and balanced on a friday. On saturday morning we attempted to travel 110 miles north of our city. Traveling at 75 MPH our front left bridgestone tire blew out. We had no indication of driving over anything at the time. We had traveled about 8 miles from our home when this occurred.

Reported at 77,785 miles, March 2006

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