2008 Nissan QUEST - Ratings, Complaints and Recalls

The 2008 Nissan Quest Van with SAB has not received an overall safety rating from NHTSA. It does, however, have impressive ratings for front and side crash protections with a score of 5 for both the driver and passenger sides. Despite not having an overall rating, the vehicle received a 4-star rating for rollover possibilities.

In terms of safety features, the Nissan Quest offers optional electronic stability control but does not come with forward collision warning or lane departure warning systems.

Additionally, the car has had 48 complaints reported and has been subject to 3 recalls. The relatively high number of complaints and recalls may indicate some safety or reliability issues that potential buyers should be aware of before purchasing this vehicle.

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Complaint Count

48

Recall Count

3

Investigation Count

1

Safety Rating

Not Rated

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Safety Features

2008 Nissan Quest Van w/SAB Safety Features

Here are the safety features that come as standard on the 2008 Nissan Quest Van w/SAB

Electronic Stability Control (ESC)

ESC is an advanced safety feature in vehicles designed to help drivers maintain control during challenging driving conditions. By continuously monitoring various factors such as steering angle, vehicle speed, and individual wheel speeds, ESC can detect and reduce the risk of skidding or loss of control. It achieves this by automatically applying brakes to specific wheels to stabilize the vehicle.

Optional
Forward Collision Warning (FCW)

Forward Collision Warning (FCW) is a safety feature in vehicles that helps prevent frontal collisions by alerting the driver of an imminent collision with a vehicle or obstacle ahead. Using sensors such as radar or cameras, FCW monitors the distance and speed of vehicles in front, and if it detects a potential collision, it provides visual and/or auditory warnings to prompt the driver to take evasive action.

No
Lane Departure Warning (LDW)

Lane Departure Warning (LDW) is a safety feature in vehicles that alerts drivers when their vehicle unintentionally drifts out of its lane without signaling. Utilizing cameras or sensors to monitor lane markings on the road, LDW detects when the vehicle crosses these lines and triggers visual, auditory, or haptic alerts to notify the driver of potential lane departure.

No

2008 Nissan Quest Van w/SAB Safety Ratings

Here we have the crash and rollover ratings for the 2008 Nissan Quest Van w/SAB Where possible we've included the ratings for the oldest and latest models of this car so you can compare how the safety ratings have changed over time.

Frontal Crash Ratings

Combines Driver and Passenger star ratings into a single frontal rating. The frontal barrier test simulates a head-on collision between two similar vehicles, each moving at 35 mph.

Test 2005 Score 2008 Score 2017 Score
Overall Front Crash Rating Not Rated Not Rated Not Rated
Front Crash Driver Side Rating 5 5 Not Rated
Front Crash Passenger Side Rating 5 5 Not Rated

Side Crash Ratings

Combines Side Barrier and Side Pole Star Ratings into a single side rating.

Test 2005 Score 2008 Score 2017 Score
Overall Side Crash Rating Not Rated Not Rated Not Rated
Side Crash Drivers Side Rating 5 5 Not Rated
Side Crash Passenger Side Rating 5 5 Not Rated
Combined Side Barrier Pole Rating - Front Not Rated Not Rated Not Rated
Combined Side Barrier Pole Rating - Rear Not Rated Not Rated Not Rated
Overall Side Barrier Rating Not Rated Not Rated Not Rated

Rollover Ratings

The Rollover Resistance test measures the risk of rollover in a single-vehicle, loss-of-control scenario.

Test 2005 Score 2008 Score 2017 Score
Rollover Rating Not Rated Not Rated Not Rated
Rollover Possibility % 0% 0% 0%
Dynamic Tip Result
Side Pole Crash Rating Not Rated Not Rated Not Rated

Complaints for the 2008 Nissan QUEST

This chart show the number of complaints for each car component. A Higher number of complaints could indicate that this car might have a common fault. Something to look out for when purchasing one.

Component Complaints

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Complaint:
"the fuel gauge shows an incorrect reading. the indicator shows that it is empty even when i refuel it with full tank. the car stops on the road as the fuel shows an incorrect reading which poses a dangerous threat. i have got the fuel pump replaced three times. it is very frustrating to spend so much time and money and not getting the issue fixed. the car also failed inspection because of this issue. there is a recall for 2007-2008-2009 nissan quests' but my 2008 nissan quest is not included in the recall!"
Components Involved: FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
Date of incident: 2019-10-12
Complaint:
"takata recall my van has left us in the middle of the road multiple times at least 4. when ever it gets to a quarter tank of gas we get worried. it says we still have fuel but in fact is empty. i saw online that our van year has a recall but this website shows there is nothing for our van. it worries us because we have our kids in the vehicle normally and the last thing we need is for someone to hit us because we ran out of gas. we have been at stop lights and it just dies. we have been in motion and it just dies. my wife worked night shift and 3 am she was trying to come home and it was no fuel in it. i put the last date it happened below."
Components Involved: FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
Date of incident: 2020-07-03
Complaint:
"nissan recalled certain vin for fuel gauge malfunction. my fuel gauge does not work at all, and my engine light is on all the time. i live in temperatures in az that can exceed 125 degrees, so if i run out of gas, this could be a very serious situation."
Components Involved: FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
Date of incident: 2015-05-01
Complaint:
"tl* the contact owns a 2008 nissan quest. the contact stated that while operating the vehicle, the fuel gauge indicator would not display accurate fuel levels. the vehicle was taken to the dealer where it was diagnosed that a sensor failed. the sensor was replaced but the failure persisted. the manufacturer was notified of the failure. the failure mileage was 86,000."
Components Involved: FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
Date of incident: 2015-01-05
Complaint:
"car ran out of gas with gauge reading 77 miles to empty. i have a mailing form nissan north america, inc-- with my name, address, make and model of car, vin number -- stating that there is this exact problem and that they will fix the issue at no charge. yet-- when i talk to the dealership as well as 1800 nissan1-- both explain that there is no recall on the van at all and that i must pay $130 to have the vehicle looked at and then for the repair. i don't understand how they are not aware of the mailing they sent me. i cannot add the letter to this complaint-- but have it should you wish for me to email it to you or send a photo. i am taking a long distance trip in this van with my 3 children and am very upset. they keep telling me they have no record of this. how is it possible that i have had this same issue and they mailed me the letter informing me of this exact issue? big coincidence? please help."
Components Involved: FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
Date of incident: 2017-03-05
Complaint:
"car keeps shutting off at half of tank! i have replaced all catalic convertors, all 02 sensors, gas top, fuel rai, fuel pumps well every and anything that has to do with fuel and van still doing the same thing! also drives as if choke were on"
Components Involved: FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
Date of incident: 2011-10-05
Complaint:
"inaccurate fuel gauge - my wife's nissan quest 2008 came to a complete stall in the middle of the road, while the fuel gauge was showing 70 miles left to empty. the regular dashboard gauge, also showed some level of gas. in reality, the tank had no gas at all. we confirmed that when, after some people's help, we were able to manually put some gas to arrive to the nearest gas station. my wife was in the car with the kids and it was a scary moment, to say the least. this was the second time it happened (unnoticed the reason the first time). contacted nissan consumer affairs and brought the car to a nissan dealer for diagnostics. they validated that the car run out of gas with 66 miles left to empty on the display. nissan consumer affairs doesn't consider this a defect nor decided to include the car under the recalls they had for this issue. they suggested that i upfront the cost of fixing this defect. this is a dangerous situation, as you cannot rely on the instruments to read levels of gas and the car can stall at higher speeds, causing significant injuries. *tr"
Components Involved: FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
Date of incident: 2015-01-08

Recalls for the 2008 Nissan QUEST

Component Recalls

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Recall:
"nissan is recalling certain model year 2008-2010 titan, armada, and infiniti qx56, and model year 2008-2009 nissan quest vehicles. the brake pedal pivot pin end was not spin-formed to specification during the manufacturing process of the brake pedal assembly. the pivot pin could slide and cause the brake pedal to partially disengage from the brake pedal bracket."
Consequence:
THE DRIVER WILL EXPERIENCE UNUSUAL AND NOTICEABLE LOOSENESS IN THE PEDAL AND A REDUCTION IN BRAKING FORCE INCREASING THE RISK OF A CRASH.
Remedy:

DEALERS WILL INSPECT TO SEE IF THE PIVOT PIN HAD BEEN FORMED PROPERLY AND WILL REPLACE THE BRAKE PEDAL ASSEMBLY IF NECESSARY FREE OF CHARGE. THE SAFETY RECALL BEGAN ON MARCH 22, 2010. OWNERS MAY CONTACT NISSAN AT 1-800-647-7261.

Component(s) Involved: SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC > PEDALS AND LINKAGES
Date of incident: 2010-03-02

NISSAN Overall Complaint Ranking

This table shows the ranking of car manufacturers when it comes to most complaints and recalls. The manufacturer with the most complaints is at the top. However this doesn't necassarily mean they should be avoided. Some manufacturers might just have more popular or affordable cars which a lot of people have bought. Which means there's more scope for a complaint to be made. Use the ranking table below as a part your wider research into buying a car.

NISSAN ranks 5 out of 44 in the complaints ranking table.

Manufacturer Complaint Count Recall Count Ranking
FORD 208,358 3,259 1
CHEVROLET 111,306 2,082 2
TOYOTA 81,019 1,852 3
HONDA 61,937 1,268 4
NISSAN 56,226 930 5
DODGE 45,756 827 6
HYUNDAI 44,150 649 7
GMC 34,441 1,410 8
KIA 29,832 501 9
CHRYSLER 27,698 254 10
TESLA 26,230 730 11
BMW 24,890 1,877 12
VOLKSWAGEN 23,125 829 13
MERCEDES-BENZ 19,066 2,925 14
SUBARU 18,513 703 15
MAZDA 10,599 364 16
PONTIAC 10,430 138 17
CADILLAC 9,434 444 18
AUDI 7,865 1,093 19
BUICK 7,851 279 20
SATURN 7,672 84 21
MERCURY 7,374 135 22
LEXUS 6,373 408 23
LINCOLN 5,897 423 24
ACURA 5,722 382 25
MINI 5,585 366 26
INFINITI 4,000 187 27
MITSUBISHI 3,912 397 28
VOLVO 3,875 727 29
PORSCHE 2,646 1,231 30
SUZUKI 2,272 123 31
FIAT 2,205 80 32
SAAB 1,536 76 33
JAGUAR 1,195 198 34
SMART 528 17 35
GENESIS 436 42 36
ISUZU 249 37 37
ALFA ROMEO 161 37 38
MASERATI 76 46 39
BENTLEY 46 159 40
POLESTAR 42 2 41
LUCID 14 6 42
CODA 4 2 43
MAYBACH 0 0 44

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