1994 NISSAN QUEST Engine And Engine Coolingengine Problems

THE DEALER BROKE THE CRANKSHAFT WHEN REMOVING THE MAIN PULLEY BOLT. DEALER/NISSAN REFUSED TO PROVIDE FINANCIAL HELP ON REPAIRS. *BF *TC THE CONSUMER DID SOME RESEARCH AND DISCOVERED NUMEROUS BROKEN CRANKSHAFTS. THE MANUFACTURER DETERMINED THE CAUSE TO BE INITIAL TENSILE FORCE SET ON THE ENGINE ACCESSORY BELTS DURING ASSEMBLY, THEREFORE A TECHNICAL SERVICE BULLETIN WAS ISSUED ACKNOWLEDGING THE PROBLEM. *JB

BOLT HOLDING LOWER PULLEY TO CRANKSHAFT SHEARED OFF. POSSIBLE CRANK SHAFT FAILURE. *JB

VEHICLE ENGINE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING.*MR ENGINE WAS REPLACED AND STALLED AGAIN FROM CITY SPEED TO HIGHWAY SPEED. THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE OXYGEN SENSOR WAS REPLACED AND THE LIGHT CONTINUED TO ILLUMINATE. AFTER 2.5 HOURS OF ELECTRICAL TESTING, NOTHING WAS FOUND. THE EXISTING STALLING IS REPAIRED BY SHUTTING THE A/C OFF TO PROVIDE THE ENGINE WITH POWER. THE PREVENTION IS TO USE HIGHER OCTANE GAS, OMIT OVERDRIVE AND AVOID USING THE A/C. NISSAN ASKED THAT THE CONSUMERS WAIT FOR THE VEHICLE TO BREAK SO THEY COULD FIND THE CAUSE. THE ENGINE ITSELF BROKE AT 59K MILES. THERE WAS A RECALL ON THE CRANKSHAFT AND CAMSHAFT SYSTEM. BUT THE 1994 MODELS THE SENSOR IS IN THE DISTRIBUTOR. *PH

THE ENGINE WARNING LIGHT CAME ON/OFF. DEALER REPLACED ONE OF THE SENSORS. HOWEVER, THE LIGHT STILL CAME ON. *AK

WHILE TRAVELING ON THE HIGHWAY WITHOUT PRIOR WARNING THE VEHICLE WILL SHUT DOWN AND WILLNOT RESTART. THE DEALERSHIP IS AWARE OF THE PROBLEM. MR

THE ENGINE STALLED AT A STOP SIGN. COULDN'T RESTART THE ENGINE. TOWED TO A MECHANIC, FOUND THE CRANKSHAFT WAS BROKEN. NLM

WHILE DRIVING ENGINE CHECK LIGHT CAME ON. LOST POWER STEERING AS A RESULT OF ENGINE FAILURE DUE TO A DEFECT IN ENGINE INJECTORS. HAD PART THEM REPLACED 3 TIMES.*AK

ENGINE STUMBLED, AND THEN QUIT WHILE AT IDLE. REPAIR SHOP REPORTS BROKEN CRANKSHAFT (SNOUT)*AK

CRANKSHAFT BROKE UNDER NORMAL OPERATING CONDITIONS, NO VEHICLE ABUSE, HAD MAINTAINED PROPER MAINTENANCE AND PREVENTIVE CARE IN PAST. ALL REPAIRS OR MAINTENANCE OTHER THAN TIRES, OIL CHANGES, AND BATTERY REPLACEMENTS DONE AT NISSAN DEALER FACTORY AUTHORIZED REPAIR CENTERS.*AK

WHILE DRIVING, CRANKSHAFT BROKE. THIS WAS THE SECOND TIME THIS PROBLEM HAS HAPPENED. DEALER CONTACTED. *AK *SLC

VEHICLE SUDDENDLY SUFFERED A LOSS OF POWER IN ACCELERATION, BRAKING AND STEERING. DRIVER STRUGGLED TO CONTROL THE VEHICLE TO A SAFE STOP. VEHICLE TOWED TO DEALERSHIP WHEREBY THE MECHANICS ASSESSED PROBLEM TO BE A BROKEN CRANKSHAFT.