2009 Nissan QUEST - Ratings, Complaints and Recalls

The 2009 Nissan Quest Van w/SAB has not been rated for overall safety by the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA). However, it did receive excellent ratings in the driver and passenger side front crash tests with a score of 5 out of 5. Similarly, it also scored a 5 out of 5 in both driver and passenger side crash tests.

In terms of advanced safety features, this vehicle comes with optional electronic stability control but does not have forward collision warning or lane departure warning systems.

Despite its good crash test ratings, it is important to note that there have been 22 complaints and 2 recalls reported for this particular model. Therefore, potential buyers should thoroughly research the nature of these complaints and recalls before making a purchase decision.

Top stats at a glance

Complaint Count

22

Recall Count

2

Investigation Count

1

Safety Rating

Not Rated

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Safety Features

2009 Nissan Quest Van w/SAB Safety Features

Here are the safety features that come as standard on the 2009 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

2009 Nissan Quest Van w/SAB Safety Ratings

Here we have the crash and rollover ratings for the 2009 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 2009 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 2009 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 2009 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 2009 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

Choose a component to see what complaints people have made about them.

Complaint:
"after completely fueling the tank, the car runs for about 2 to 3 miles and then becomes to say that that fueling tank is empty. its been occurring for the past 4 years. we've tried changing the fuel pump and the fuel cap, but it still continues to show that the fuel tank is empty. while driving on the city streets, the car will start going slow and stop by its self after showing that there is now gasoline. afterwards, it will completely shut down and after a few minutes, it starts to run normally. this happens about every 2 to 3 days."
Components Involved: FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
Date of incident: 2020-03-05

Complaint:
"the vehicle gas gauge showed 1/4 of a tank of gas. the vehicle stopped. there was no gas in the tank and i had to call for assistance. this also happened 6/6/15."
Components Involved: FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
Date of incident: 2016-05-05

Complaint:
"our gas gauge indicated that we had 1/4 tank of gas. the tank was empty. we ended up stranded on the highway in 80 degree weather with two young children in the car till aaa was able to bring us gas. we got to the gas station and filled up and the tank literally took over 20 gallons, which means it was completely empty even though the gas gauge said we still had 1/4 tank. in addition, only a few weeks before, we had just replaced the gas gauge with a brand new, nissan gas gauge. nissan has already issued a recall on 2009 quests for this problem, but apparently my quest's vin is not among those recalled, so they won't fix the problem without my paying a nissan dealer for a diagnosis and then writing a claim. i think this is ridiculous and they need to expand the recall to all 2009 nissan quests. i should not be charged for a fix that is clearly specific to this nissan vehicle's problem. *tr"
Components Involved: FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
Date of incident: 2016-06-04

Complaint:
"we received a letter on jan 9, 2015 from nissan north america advising that there was a potential problem with the fuel gauge and that we must maintain at least a half tank of gas until they repaired the problem. they advised they would contact us within a few months to do so. they have not contacted us in any way. as far as we know we must continue to maintain the gas level. when we called they said there would not be sending a letter rescinding the first letter's requirements and that only those car owners needing repair would receive a followup letter. think about that for a minute. if they advise you by letter that you must take action to avoid a problem, then they must advise you that such no longer needs to be done also by letter. please require them to do so to all the car owners who think they have a fuel gauge problem. *tr"
Components Involved: FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
Date of incident: 2016-12-03

Complaint:
"fuel gauge goes to near empty and then starts to show more gas in tank then is really there. driver runs risk of running out of gas based on faulty reading on fuel gauge. *tr"
Components Involved: FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
Date of incident: 2016-03-01

Recalls for the 2009 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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