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Vehicle speed controlPart report

1997 Nissan Quest Vehicle speed control Problems

Complaints
4about this part
Share
4%of 89 total for the year
Median mileage
51,610miles
Trend
Not enough dataFewer than 15 complaints, too few for a reliable trend.

NHTSA recorded 4 complaints about the vehicle speed control of the 1997 Nissan Quest, 4% of the 89 complaints for this model year. Where a mileage was given, the median is 51,610 miles. 1 of these say a crash was involved, according to the filers.

Fewer than 15 complaints name this part, so treat the figures as a rough indication only.

Example complaints

Selected from NHTSA records; personal details are removed. They are consumer reports, not findings.

“Vehicle stopped with foot on brake. Without warning vehicle surged forward into rear end of vehicle in front. The idle was racing so fast that the brake was unable to hold the vehicle. Idle kept racing until the vehicle was shut off. When restarted the idle was back down. Car had been experiencing intermittently significant forward surges when the A/C compressor kicked on. The problem was reported to Nissan several times. All times the dealer advised that the technician could not reproduce the problem.”

NHTSA complaint #10040970, filed 2003-09, 53,220 miles

Vehicle speed control: other model years

YearComplaintsShare of year
201416%
201316%
201289%
201146%
200915%
200824%
2007104%
200634%
200556%
2004133%
200213%
200112%
20001922%
19993933%
199812%
199744%
199621%
199511%
199432%
199333%

Other parts of the 1997 Nissan Quest

Body and structure
16 complaints
Electrical system
14 complaints
Fuel system
11 complaints
Air bags
10 complaints
Engine cooling
9 complaints
Latches, locks and linkages
9 complaints
Visibility (wipers, defrost, mirrors)
8 complaints
Brakes
7 complaints
Transmission and drivetrain
6 complaints
Equipment
5 complaints
Other or unknown
5 complaints
Seat belts
5 complaints

← All problems reported for the 1997 Nissan Quest

About this data. Data from NHTSA (ODI) complaints, recalls, TSBs and investigations, updated Oct 31, 2026. Complaints are unverified consumer reports and may be duplicated or inaccurate.

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