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2005 NISSAN QUEST — ELECTRICAL SYSTEM

1 injured · 856878 · 2011-05-16

Vehicle

Make
NISSAN
Model
QUEST
Year
2005
Manufacturer
Nissan North America, Inc.
Component
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
Miles at failure
46,126

Severity

Deaths
0
Injured
1
Fire
No
Crash
No
Police report
No
Medical attention
No
Vehicle towed
No

Narrative

CAR WAS ON E WITH LIGHT ON. PUT $60 OF GAS IN APPROX 16 GAL. CAR SHOULD HAVE BEEN FULL. RESTARTED CAR AND GAS GAUGE STAYED ON E. TURNED CAR OFF, RESTARTED MULTIPLE TIMES. GAS GAUGE MOVED TO 2 BARS. DEALERSHIP DISCONNECTED BATTERY AND WHEN RECONNECTED GAS GAUGE MOVED TO FULL. PUSHED BUTTON IN REAR TAILGATE TO CLOSE TAILGATE DOOR, FRONT WINDOWS ROLLED UP INSTEAD. STOPPED @ STOP SIGN AND THEN WENT TO ACCELERATE. CAR RPM'S WENT UP TO 4.5 THEN ACTED LIKE I HAD TAKEN MY FOOT OFF THE GAS AND DROPPED DOWN TO BELOW 1 AND SHOT BACK UP TO 4 AND BACK DOWN TO 1, AND THEN FINALLY KICKED INTO GEAR AND WENT FORWARD. LUCKILY NO OTHER CARS AROUND OR COULD'VE CAUSED ACCIDENT. DEALER SAID THEY COULD LOOK BUT UNLESS I COULD DUPLICATE ABOVE LISTED INCIDENCES THEY WOULDN'T BE ABLE TO FIGURE OUT WHAT WAS WRONG. PASSENGER SLIDING DOORS FREEZE SHUT IN WINTER. KIDS HAVE TO CLIMB IN THROUGH THE FRONT DOORS. *TR

Source

Authoritative
NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number
10401141
Machine
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