2006 Nissan Quest Engine Problems

CRANK POSITION SENSOR WON'T START AFTER SITTING STATIONARY AFTER IT RAN AND STOPPED ITS INTERMEDIATE.

NHTSA ID

11396915

Incident

Feb 19, 2021

Mileage

217,865 mi

THE TRACTION CONTROL SYSTEM (TCS) OF THE VEHICLE HAS A MANUFACTURER DEFECT. WHILE DRIVING THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY SLOWED DOWN AND THEN SHUT DOWN. THE VEHICLE DRAGGED AND SLIPPED FROM SIDE TO SIDE. THE PROBLEM IS UNIQUE TO NISSAN, PARTICULARLY QUEST, BUT NISSAN IS NOT WILLING TO FIX IT. THE TCS LIGHT AND THE SLIP LIGHT CAME ON AND A SUDDEN JACK BROUGHT THE VEHICLE TO A HALT. THE "SERVICE ENGINE SOON" LIGHT CAME ON THOUGH THE CAR WAS SERVICED JUST THE MONTH BEFORE AND WE HAVE NOT BEEN USING IT BECAUSE THE FUEL GAUGE AND ODOMETER WERE NOT DISPLAYING FULLY/PROPERLY. NISSAN HAS A RESPONSIBILITY TO REPLACE THE TRACTION CONTROL SYSTEM IN THE 2006 AND EARLIER MODELS OF THE QUEST. THE FUEL GAUGE AND ODOMETER PROBLEM BECAME A PROBLEM IN QUEST ONCE THE VEHICLE REACHES 70,0000KM/MILES, AND BY THEN THE WARRANTY WOULD HAVE LAPSED. NISSAN FIXED THIS MANUFACTURER'S PROBLEM IN 2007 AND AS SUCH THE PROBLEM DOES NOT AFFLICT MODELS SINCE 2007. MY QUEST STARTING EXHIBITING THIS PROBLEM WHEN THE ODOMETER REACHED 71,000. NOW THE ODOMETER AND THE FUEL GAUGE NO LONGER APPEAR FULLY AND IT IS VERY DIFFICULT TO TELL HOW MUCH GAS YOU HAVE AND YOU CANNOT READ THE MILEAGE ON THE VEHICLE CLEARLY. NISSAN HAS AN OBLIGATION AND DUTY TO FIX THE ODOMETERS AND FUEL GAUGE OF THE SUBSEQUENT MODELS. *TR

NHTSA ID

10947524

Incident

Oct 11, 2016

Mileage

71,200 mi

RATTLING NOISE COMING FROM ENGINE AT START UP. GOES AWAY AFTER A FEW SECONDS. THE CAUSE IS FAULTY TIMING CHAIN SHOES AND TENSIONER. TRANSMISSION JERKING WHILE DRIVING. *TR

NHTSA ID

10934816

Incident

Oct 8, 2016

I WAS PULLING INTO A PARTKING LOT AND I STARTED TO SMELL SOMETHING. I THOUGHT IT WAS IN THE AIR BUT THEN I NOTICED THAT THERE WAS SMOKE COMING FROM UNDER MY FRONT HOOD. I IMMEDIATELY PULLED OVER, GOT OUT OF THE VAN AND SAW SMOKE THEN FIRE COMING FROM UNDER THE HOOD. I MOVED QUITE A DISTANCE AWAY AND CALL 911 AS I WAS STANDING LOOKING AT THE VAN, I SAW SOMETHING DRIPPING WITH FIRE FROM THE RIGHT PASSENGER FRONT END. CAR WAS TOAST. IT BURNED IMMEDIATELY. NO WARNING SIGN, ENGINE LIGHT ALERT NOTHING ... VERY SCAREY!! WILL NOT BUY ANOTHER QUEST.

NHTSA ID

10765098

Incident

Sep 16, 2015

CAR HAS BEEN BOUGHT IN 2010, IT HAD ALL THE TIME SUSPENSION PROBLEMS, NOW APPEARED A/C COOLING SYSTEM IS NOT WORKING. DOES IT HAVE ANY WARRANTY FOR IT? VEHICLE HAS ABOUT 115,000 MILES. *TR

NHTSA ID

10604365

Incident

Jun 2, 2014

Mileage

114,000 mi

2006 NISSAN QUEST PURCHSASED BRAND NEW FROM NISSAN DEALERSHIP IN THOUSAND OAKS, CA IN 2007. WITH 68K MILES ON IT, IT'S FALLING APART. TIMING CHAIN IS SHOT, A-ARM BUSHINGS CRACKED, FRONT ENGINE MOUNT CRACKED, ABS SWITCH FAILED WAS REPLACED. *TR CONTACTED NISSAN CONSUMER AFFAIRS NAM, THEY WOULDN'T HELP ME. THE TIMING CHAIN IS A KNOWN ISSUE WTH NISSAN. THEY ISSUED A SERVICE BULLETIN IN DECEMBER OF 2009 FOR THE QUEST, MAXIMA, ALTIMA. IT'S JUST TOO SOON IN THIS VEHICLES LIFECYCLE TO HAVE THESE ISSUES.

NHTSA ID

10465307

Incident

Jul 5, 2012

Mileage

68,000 mi

NISSAN QUEST 2006 SL 40,000 MILES MY SHIFT LEVER STUCK IN PARK EVEN THOUGH I AM PRESSING THE BRAKES AND THEY TOLD ME AT THE DEALER TO USE A SCREWDRIVER TO OVERRIDE THE SHIFT WHICH I THINK IS A HAZARD OR TO REPLACE THE TOTAL SHIFT. BUT I TOLD THEM ITS A MANUFACTURE DEFECT AND THEY HAVE TO PAY FOR IT. ALSO LIKE TO MENTION THAT THEY HAVE A VERY BAD CUSTOMER SERVICE. THIS IS MY 2ND CAR WITH NISSAN I USE TO HAVE THE 1999 QUEST. BUT I WILL NEVER BUY NISSAN CARS ANY MORE. *KB

NHTSA ID

10446559

Incident

Dec 5, 2011

Mileage

39,500 mi

WE HAVE A 2006 NISSAN QUEST WITH 85,000 MILES ON IT. FOR A WHILE WE HAVE BEEN HEARING A WHINE WHEN WE ACCELERATE. WE HAVE BEEN TOLD THAT WE WILL NEED TO REPLACE THE TIMING CHAIN FOR ABOUT $2,700. WHEN I STARTED TO RESEARCH THIS IT SEEMS LIKE THIS A COMMON ENOUGH ISSUE THAT IT NEEDS TO BE LOOKED INTO. TIMING CHAINS SHOULD NOT HAVE ANY ISSUES TILL ATLEAST 200,000 MILES. *TR

NHTSA ID

10397140

Incident

Apr 21, 2011

AIR CONDITIONER STOP WORKING AFTER JUST OVER 3YRS. ? IS THIS NORMAL? THIS DID NOT HAPPEN WHILE VEHICLE WAS UNDER WARRANTY BUT JUST AFTER WARRANTY HAD EXPIRED IN NOV. 2009. MY ALTERNATOR WENT FIRST ( AROUND JUNE 2009 EST. ) THEN MY AIR CONDITIONER AROUND SEPT. 2009. *TR

NHTSA ID

10323561

Incident

Sep 18, 2009

Mileage

38,873 mi

THE FAN UNDER THE DASH WHICH BLOWS THE AIR THROUGH THE FRONT VENTS HAS STOPPED FUNCTIONING AFTER MAKING ODD NOISES. THE FAN CONTROLLING THE AIR FLOW IN THE BACK PASSENGER SECTION WORKS CORRECTLY. *TR

NHTSA ID

10232007

Incident

Jun 21, 2008

Mileage

47,360 mi

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING 15 MPH THROUGH AN INTERSECTION, THE ENGINE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING, AND WOULD NOT RESTART. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A DEALER WHO DETERMINED THE CYLINDER HEAD NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. AFTER THE REPLACEMENT, UPON ATTEMPTING TO START THE ENGINE, IT WOULD NOT START. THE CONTACT CHARGED THE BATTERY, AND DROVE THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER WHO DETERMINED THERE WAS A LOOSE BATTERY CABLE. AFTERWARDS, THERE WAS A RUBBING NOISE COMING FROM UNDERNEATH THE VEHICLE FOLLOWED BY AN ELECTRICAL ODOR. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER TO AWAIT FURTHER INSPECTION. THE MANUFACTURER WAS ALERTED. THE SECOND TIME THE INCIDENT HAPPENED, THE CONSUMER WAS TOLD A BAG HAD ATTACHED ITSELF TO THE MOTOR, BUT OFFERED NO REASON AS TO WHY THE VEHICLE WAS SHUTTING OFF. EVERY TIME THE VEHICLE SHUTS OFF, THERE IS AN ELECTRICAL SMELL. UPDATED 12/1/06. *JB

NHTSA ID

10171705

Incident

Jul 20, 2006

Mileage

6,197 mi

I PURCHASED A 2006 NISSAN QUEST ON MARCH 14, 2006 FROM NISSAN 112 IN MEDFORD, N.Y. AND I HAVE HAD NOTHING BUT A MULTITUDE OF PROBLEMS WITH THIS VEHICLE DUE TO MANY DEFECTS. I HAVE HAD TO HAVE THE CAR SERVICED 5 TIMES IN THE FIRST MONTH AND A HALF OF OWNERSHIP AND THERE ARE STILL MANY PROBLEMS THAT HAVE NOT AND CANNOT BE RESOLVED. I WAS TOLD BY NYS SENATOR LAVALLE'S OFFICE TO CONTACT YOU. VIN [XXX]-THE CAR SMELLS LIKE ROTTEN EGGS, TRANSMISSION SLIPS, BUCK AND JERKS CAUSING DELAY OF ACCELERATION. DOES NOT ALWAYS START ON FIRST KEY TURN, RUGS IN HATCH AREA STAINED FROM MULTIPLE LEAKS. "NEW" REPLACED COMPUTER MILEAGE DOES NOT MATCH ODOMETER MILEAGE THEREFORE SERVICE SCREEN IS USELESS. DASHBOARD CHIPPED AND NOT SET CORRECTLY, CAN SEE INSIDE. RADIO DOES NOT ALWAYS DISPLAY TITLE/ARTIST AND LETTERS BECOME SKEWED/BROKEN OR STUCK. TICKING SOUND THAT COMES FROM FRONT PASS. SIDE DASH. THERE IS BLACK GLUE ALL OVER EXTERIOR FROM RE-SEALING THE REAR WINDOW. *JB UPDATED 07/16/2012 *JS INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6)

NHTSA ID

10158176

Incident

Mar 14, 2006

Mileage

858 mi