Which parts fail
Components named in complaints (headlights, tail lights, turn signals, interior lights).
Mileage when the problem started
Owner reports
Selected complaints filed with NHTSA by 2000 Nissan Quest owners, lightly cleaned up (personal details are redacted by NHTSA).
While driving home after dark, I made a stop and when I got back in my 2000 Nissan Quest the headlights would not go on. After several failed attempts to get them to come on and after looking at the light bulbs and realizing they were not blown out, I finally managed to get one light on to drive the short distance home. When the headlights were looked at during daylight hours, we determined that the connectors on both headlights had literally melted away. I'd like to know, since I've seen and heard other complaints, what Nissan is doinig about this. During this terrible experience, I had three children in the car with me. I don't feel safe driving my minivan at night for fear of the headlights burning out again, or worse yet, causing a vehicle fire!!!
Your closed defect investigation into this matter stated that it was a defective bulb that was used until July of 1999. After both my headlight bulbs went out simultaneously in the summer of 2004, my mechanic replaced not only the bulbs, but the connectors too. Guess what? My headlight bulb just melted it's connector again...in 2005... Using the "corrected" bulb indicated in your investigation. Why isn't Nissan and Ford and their supplier correcting this problem? It is hard to go on a trip or work at night when my other light May go out before the other is fixed. It also cost about $100 to fix.
The headlight bulbs continue to burn out and during the last replacement of the bulbs, the collars retaining the wiring harness crumbled in my hands. Both collars look like they have been exposed to a lot of heat. Then while I was trying to remove the bulb, it came back on. The wiring socket was loose and needed pressure in order to work. This too, looked like it was exposed to a lot of heat where the wires connect to the sockets. Is this a design defect?
Back on July as I was on the hwy, set my cruise control, for the first time since I've owned my Nissan, at 55mph, the speedometer stopped working, my right headlight went out. Now ever since then, it has gotten worse, I have replaced the right headlight 3 times . I've noticed that when I grab the handle of the turn signal it crackles, and causes the headlights to flicker, and the odometer doesn't work when the speed control is on zero while driving.
Faulty headlight assembly: the headlight assembly in the van melted due to heat and corrosion. The parts department of the dealership informed me that he had seen lots of this problem and always overstocked this part. Dealer stated that I must have not replaced the boot covering correctly and it was not nissans fault I had to pay for the replacement. It happened again I got the same answer. Not nissans fault.
I'm the owner of 2000 Nissan Quest , my car starting give me a problem last month when the right side headlamp its went out [failure] , I did found out its somthing worng with the socket , if I used my hand hold the socket the light will came on. Now everynight if I have to drive at night I have to open the hood and used my hand to hold the socket so the light will come on.
Both of my headlights just stopped working at the same time. My mechanic stated the connectors melted. When he tried to obtain them from Nissan, he was told they no longer are available! This makes me believe that it is indeed a safety issue if they have stopped selling the connectors.
I have had to change my headlights repeatedly (going on 3rd time) and my tail light (1 time). In addition, I have problems with my accelerator pedal; it seems to stick, until I apply enough pressure then it takes off abruptly fast, had these same problems (with replacing head and tail lights and accelerator) when I had my 1993 Nissan Quest, but dismissed them. Now I see a correlation with the 2000 Quest I have now. The low profile of my Quest caused my transmission pan to leak fluid, because of a dip in the road. Constant problems when parking due to the front end of my Quest being too low and scraping the curb. Problem with heating system in the rear, only blows out cold air regardless of setting it to heat. …
Tl contact owns a 2000 Nissan Quest. The contact was driving at night approximately 45 MPH with the headlights on. Suddenly, the headlights became inoperative. The contact maneuvered to the side of the road and then resumed without the headlights. The contact's visibility was extremely limited. The vehicle was taken to an independent mechanic where they replaced both headlight bulbs. The failure occurred again after the repair. The vehicle had not been repaired. The failure mileage and VIN were unavailable.
I have a 2000 Nissan Quest, I have had to replace the connector to the passenger side headlight 3x's since aug of 2002. The connecto burns out. The most recent incident was 07/10/03. My husband replaced the connector and it burnt out by the next day 07/11/03. My concern is an electical fire.
NHTSA investigations
Failing headlights
Nissan and Ford found that the original equipment headlight stainless steel bulb terminals May over time cause elevated contact resistance and overheat the electrical connector housing.this can result in a headlight flickering, bulb outage and heat deformation to the headlight connector.in April 1999, the supplier of the headlight for Nissan and Ford changed to a bulb using the stainless steel terminals that did not…
Headlight complaints in other Quest years
Frequently asked questions
How common are headlight problems on the 2000 Nissan Quest?
NHTSA has 20 complaints about the lights of the 2000 Nissan Quest, 23% of the model year's 87 complaints. The component named most often is headlights (16 mentions).
Is there a recall for 2000 Nissan Quest headlight problems?
No. NHTSA lists no lights recall for the 2000 Nissan Quest, though it has 2 recalls for other components. If the problem is widespread, a repair may still be covered by an extended warranty or a manufacturer service bulletin — ask a dealer.
At what mileage do 2000 Nissan Quest headlight problems start?
Half of the complaints with a recorded mileage happened before about 40,000 miles, and 13% before 25,000 miles.
Source: U.S. National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) — owner complaints through October 20, 2026, recalls and defect investigations; fuel economy from the EPA. Complaints are unverified reports and are not proof of a defect. How we rate model years.