2002 Nissan Quest problems
The 2002 Nissan Quest has 38 complaints on file with NHTSA. The largest share (13%) concerns tires. After that come electrical system (11%) and engine (11%).
At a glance
- Complaints
- 38 filed with NHTSA
- Most reported
- Tires 13% of complaints
- Crashes and fires
- 1 and 1
- Injuries and deaths
- 6 and 0
- Typical mileage
- 35,000 miles 27 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%.
When problems show up
View the numbers
| Mileage | Complaints |
|---|---|
| 0k to 20k miles | 8 |
| 20k to 40k miles | 8 |
| 40k to 60k miles | 3 |
| 60k to 80k miles | 4 |
| 80k to 100k miles | 0 |
| 100k to 120k miles | 1 |
| 120k to 140k miles | 3 |
| 140k to 160k miles | 0 |
| 160k to 180k miles | 0 |
| 180k to 200k miles | 0 |
| 200k+ miles | 0 |
What the data shows
Among the 27 complaints that report mileage, the typical (median) problem appeared at about 35,000 miles.
Safety-related details: 1 complaint mentions a crash; 1 complaint mentions a fire; 6 injuries reported.
Looking only at complaints filed within five years of the model year (so older and newer years are comparable), the 2002 ranks 16th most-complained-about out of 18 model years of the Nissan Quest with enough data (29 complaints in that window).
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.
The left rear tire experienced a blowout and splitted at the sidewall , which caused an accident, and the air bags failed to deploy. Continental touring contact as. DOT # unknown.
The chrome on both front door handles are chipping away. When the doors are opened the chrome is cutting the occupants hands. Dealership is not returning consumer's calls. The chrome has chipped away on the driver's side door, causing cuts to driver's left hand. The chrome on the passenger's side door handle is cracking along the upper side and is bubbling on the exterior side.
I owned a 2002 nissan quest with approx. 40,000 miles. On january 13, 2005, I returned to my home at 2:00am. At approximately 2:15am I heard 2 loud pops come from outside my home. When I looked outside my van was completely engulfed in flames and was completely destroyed from the fire damage. Previous service history included: check of drivers side power window for out of track problems and problems with electrical (console lights and tail lights) acting improperly which the dealership said they could not…
While trying to jack up the vehicle the jack collapsed under the vehicle. The running board on driver's side was damaged along with the front skirt. Also, driver's side front rotor struck the ground very hard and may be damaged as well.
The door handles on the nissan quest came off in my hands while I was trying to open the sliding doors. The consequence was that neither of the sliding doors will open and the inside handles were not working either. Nothing was done to fix them, even though I have the best extended warranty nissan offered, door handles were not covered. They claimed that I ripped them off with undue force.