NHTSA Complaint #10478369 — 2004 NISSAN QUEST

MY NISSAN QUEST HAS BEEN MAKING A RATTLING NOISE THAT IS PROGRESSIVELY GETTING WORSE. I TOOK IT IN TODAY AND WAS TOLD THAT I HAD PROBLEMS WITH THE TIMING CHAIN AND THAT I SHOULD TAKE IT TO A DEALER OR ENGINE SHOP THAT IS EQUIPPED TO FIX SUCH AN ISSUE. ONE OF THE REASONS I FAVORED BUYING THIS CAR WAS BECAUSE OF THE FACT THAT NISSAN USES A TIMING CHAIN RATHER THAN A TIMING BELT. THUS, I WOULDN'T HAVE THE EXPENSE OF REPLACING A TIMING BELT IN THE FUTURE. I WAS LEAD TO BELIEVE THAT TIMING CHAINS WOULD NOT BE SOMETHING THAT I WOULD NEED TO FIX. BECAUSE THIS PROBLEM IS PREVALENT AMONG QUEST OWNERS, I BELIEVE THAT NISSAN SHOULD RECALL THEIR VEHICLES THAT SUFFER FROM THE SAME DESIGN FLAW. IF NISSAN DOESN'T ADDRESS THIS ISSUE, SOMEONE IS GOING TO GET INJURED OR KILLED AS A RESULT OF ONE OF THEIR FAULTY TIMING BELTS BREAKING WHILE ONE OF THEIR FAULTY CARS IS BEING DRIVEN. *TR