1994 Nissan Quest Fuel system Problems

“Strong odor of gasoline inside van...I contacted previous owner,he had same issue,told me he had it checked out at a garage,they said no leaks in fuel system,& told him the wind blows the smell into the cab of van.......he told me that he would smell gas inside of van when driving with window open,I just had window slightly open,went about a mile,my wife got sick from strong gas odor,so we turned around and headed home....I can not smell due to having my sinuses severed in a motorcycle crash 10 yrs ago,so lucky my wife was with me to smell it,,,I was just about to light a cigar,we would have…”

“Oil pressure build up which was causing the gasoline to leak from the fuel line, and a strong fuel odor came into the cabin. The fuel tank hose was replaced, but the problem recurred.”

“Last fall we smelled gas. We took the car in and had the overflow hose replaced. Later, in the spring, that part was recalled. Again, this week, we smelled gas. We took the car and had the recall part put in. The next day we still smelled gas. They called me and said it was another fuel hose which is under the manifold. That is two fuel hose leaks in less than a year. That is scary. What if I didn't have $228 to replace it? This is a huge fire hazard. I am becoming scared to drive this car. Please consider this a serious problem.”

“The car is very difficult to start after sitting. I have a number of friends with similiar complants with the Quest and the sister mercury van. All the solutions have been with the replacement of the fuel pump. Most of these people have had this replaced between 40 and 70k miles. The pump is located in the fuel tank. If the gas level drops to low then the pump becomes damaged as it heats up and/or sucks air. I think this is design problem, and am wondering if other people have produced this complaint.”

“While driving a strong gas odor comes through the vents and fills the vehicl's interior even with the windows down. At first fixing the cause was indicated to be hole in the mulffler. When the problem occured again, the cause was indicated to be tearing in the gas tank vent hose. Air conditioner failed.”