2011 Nissan Quest Engine Problems

The electrical system failed that connected the radio, navigation system and back up camera around four to five months after receiving bill of sale. When parked or stopped the vehicle stalls by dimming of lights and making a kind of stalling sound. The windows sometimes tend to slowly wind up or down(electrical). My safety and that of others were put at risk because of the electrical issues and so the vehicle is notable to perform at the level it should. The vehicle was inspected by a certified auto mechanic and was confirmed that it was an electrical issue. No warning was detected that i am aware of.

NHTSA ID

11452881

Incident

Jul 13, 2021

I WAS TRAVELING ON THE HIGHWAY AT NIGHT WITH MY DAUGHTER AND MY TWO GRANDKIDS. WHEN I NOTICED THAT THE CAR STARTED TO STOP AND THEN GOT OFF THE HIGHWAY AND CAME TO A STOPLIGHT THE CAR COMPLETELY SHUT DOWN. EVERYTHING COMPLETELY WENT OFF THE CAR WOULD NOT START, THE ELECTRICAL SYSTEM ALSO WENT DOWN THERE WAS NO POWER ANYWHERE IN THE VEHICLE. I THEN CONTACTED NISSAN CONSUMER AFFAIRS AND REPORTED THE ISSUE. THEY ADVISED ME TO TAKE IT INTO THE NISSAN DEALER AND HAVE IT DIAGNOSED. WHILE AT THE NISSAN DEALER THE REPAIRMAN THERE WERE THREE INFORMED ME THAT THERE HAD BEEN A CVT MALFUNCTIONING ISSUE WITH THIS TYPE OF VEHICLE. DURING THE TIME THAT I WAS AT NISSAN HAVING MY VEHICLE DIAGNOSE, THERE WERE TWO OTHER SAME MAKE AND MODEL OF MY VEHICLE THERE FOR THE SAME REASON. AND UNFORTUNATELY FOR ME THIS HAS BEEN AN ONGOING ISSUE AND NISSAN WAS AWARE OF IT. WHEN THIS VEHICLE WAS MANUFACTURED THEY HAD SEVERAL CVT ISSUES. AT ONE POINT THEY PUT OUT A NOTICE TO ALL OF THOSE AFFECTED FOR THE RECON. ONCE THEY REALIZE THE NUMBER OF COMPLAINTS THEY INTERN REMOVED THE NOTICE FROM THE ONLINE. AND DECIDED TO HANDLE IT ON A CASE BY CASE, WHICH NOW THEY ARE NOT REPAIRING BECAUSE THEY'RE MAKING IT A DECISION OF THEIR OWN AND NOT AS A RECALL. I'VE BEEN HAVING THIS ISSUE FOR THE LAST TWO YEARS I WOULD LIKE NISSAN TO TAKE OWNERSHIP OF THE MALFUNCTIONING CVT THAT THEY PLACED IN THESE VEHICLES. I HAVE DONE MY RESEARCH AND CAME ACROSS MULTIPLE HUNDREDS OF COMPLAINTS ABOUT THE SAME ISSUE THAT PEOPLE HAVE POSTED ONLINE AND NISSAN NEEDS TO TAKE RESPONSIBILITY FOR A FAULTY PART THAT THEY PLACED IN THESE VEHICLES. THIS IS ALSO A SAFETY ISSUE, BECAUSE HAD MY VEHICLE COMPLETELY SHUT DOWN ON THE HIGHWAY AS IT DID WHEN I CAME TO A STOP LIGHT SOMETHING MAJORLY COULD HAVE HAPPENED TO BOTH MYSELF AND MY DAUGHTER AND MY GRANDKIDS WE MAY NOT STILL BE ALIVE TODAY.

NHTSA ID

11404205

Incident

Dec 1, 2019

Mileage

76,000 mi

THIS VEHICLE HAS HARD TAKE OFF FROM 0 TO 10 MPH. ACCELERATION NOT SMOOTH AT ALL.

NHTSA ID

11319560

Incident

Mar 20, 2020

Mileage

73,000 mi

I JUST PAID MY VAN OFF WHEN I STARTED HAVING ENGINE ISSUES.AT 120,000 CODES READ P1701 TCM WIRING , P0746 PRESSURE CONTROL SOLENOID , P1778 STEP MOTOR , P0868 PRESSURE CONTROL MODULE .IS IT THE TRANSMISSION THE MECHANIC DOESNT WANT TO TOUCH IT JUST WANTS TO CHANGE THE TRANNY . I CAN NOT AFFORD THIS. I AM SINGLE MOM IS THERE NOT SOMEONE THAT CAN REBUILD THEM PROPERLY ???? I BOUGHT A NISSAN BECAUSE I THOUGHT IT WOULD LAST LONGER. I HAVE NOT DRIVEN THE VAN IN 6 MONTHS ITS A TOTAL LOSS IF I SPEND THE MONEY AND IT HAPPENS AGAIN THEN I AM PUTTING GOOD MONEY AFTER BAD. IT'S NOT WORTH ANYTHING AS A DOWN PAYMENT IF I HAVE TO TOW IT IN. HAS ANYONE GOT TO THE BOTTOM OF THIS??? HOW I FOUND OUT IS THAT I TURNED ONTO A BUSY STREET PUSHED THE GAS IT WOULDNT GO. THE CAR BEHIND ME HAD TO DRIVE UPON THE CURVE ACCIDENT NARROWLY AVOIDED. THIS SUCKS

NHTSA ID

11004701

Incident

Nov 1, 2016

Mileage

120,000 mi

3.5 L MOTOR HAS UNUSUALLY HIGH OIL CONSUMPTION AND PINGING WAS NOTICED YEARS AGO WHEN VEHICLE WAS BROUGHT IN FOR RECALL AND NOTIFIED SERVICE ADVISERS BUT THEY PAID NO ATTENTION TO IT SAYING NOTHING COULD BE FOUND. THERE IS NO OIL PRESSURE GAUGE TO ALERT DRIVER OF LOW OIL PRESSURE. CHECK ENGINE ICON COMES ON BUT DOESN'T ALERT DRIVER AS TO WHAT THE PROBLEM IS. VEHICLE IN QUESTION WAS TAKEN IN FOR OIL CHANGE MONTHS AGO AND WAS TOLD THERE WAS VERY LITTLE OIL BUT THERE WERE NO WARNINGS DETECTED AND THERE ARE NO KNOWN OIL LEAKS. CHECKED OIL LEVEL WHEN THE CHECK ENGINE ICON CAME ON AGAIN AND TOPPED OFF OIL LEVEL TO SAFE AMOUNT AND THE NEXT DAY IT CAME BACK ON AGAIN WITH NO WARNING SIGNS OF A VERY UNSAFE OIL LEVEL(OIL WAS NOT PRESENT ON THE DIPSTICK). MILEAGE FOR VEHICLE IS AROUND 70K+. ONCE AGAIN PINGING WAS NOTICED AND NOTHING WAS DONE ABOUT IT FROM THE DEALERSHIP SAYING THAT THEY COULD NOT DETECT ANY PINGING AND NO KNOWN OIL LEAKS WERE FOUND WITH NO VISUAL EVIDENCE DETECTED.

NHTSA ID

10794786

Incident

Nov 17, 2015

Mileage

71,000 mi

I WAS SITTING AT A RED LIGHT WHEN SUDDENLY THE ENGINE STARTED TO REV VERY HIGH. I PRESSED HARD ON THE BRAKE TO PREVENT MOVING AND TURNED THE IGNITION OFF. I STARTED IT AGAIN AND THE SAME THING HAPPENED. THE THIRD TIME I TRIED THE REVVING, WHILE STILL HIGHER THAN NORMAL, WAS LESS. I WAS ABLE TO GO TO A PARKING LOT AND TURN OFF THE CAR TO HAVE IT TOWED. *TR

NHTSA ID

10566742

Incident

Mar 3, 2014

Mileage

50,000 mi

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 NISSAN QUEST. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 5 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS COASTED OFF ROAD AND AS THE BRAKES WERE APPLIED, THE VEHICLE JERKED WHILE THE CONTACT ATTEMPTED TO ACCELERATE. THE VEHICLE WAS THEN TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER WHERE THEY STATED TO THE CONTACT THAT THEY COULD NOT ASSIST HER WITH THE FAILURE AND COULD NOT DIAGNOSIS THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FAILURE WOULD ALSO OCCUR WHEN THE FUEL TANK WAS LESS THAN HALF FULL. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 4,000.

NHTSA ID

10450368

Incident

Feb 22, 2012

Mileage

4,000 mi

MY ENGINE KEEP SHUTTING OFF, IT HAPPENED MANY TIMES WHEN MY CAR'S FUEL DOWN TO LESS THAN 25% OF TANK OR AROUND 60 MILES LEFT, AND THE CAR DOWNHILL ONLY. EXAMPLE: I WAS PULLING OUT MY CAR OUT FROM DRIVE WAY AND DOWN TO STREET, IT KEEP SHUTTING OFF, OR MY CAR CUTTING FUEL. COULDN'T PULL MY CAR UNTIL MY CAR PUT IN IGNITION ON AND HAVE SOMEONE TO PUSH TO LEVEL ON THE STREET. THEN MY CAR CAN START ON THE ENGINE. IT WAS SO DANGEROUS, BECAUSE THE BRAKE WAS OFF AND ENGINE WAS OFF, HAVE SOMEONE TO PUSH THE CAR. ALSO, I AM AFRAID WHEN I AM DRIVING ON THE ROAD, IF SUDDENLY HAPPEN LIKE THAT. I AM NOT SURE WHAT TO DO... THIS IS CAR ALWAYS DRIVE WITH THE MY KIDS. *TR

NHTSA ID

10449500

Incident

May 16, 2011

Mileage

1,500 mi

WHILE DRIVING IN A LOCAL STREET, ENGINE TURNED OFF. HAD ABOUT 1/4 TANK OF GAS LEFT IN TANK. I DON'T KNOW IF IT WAS DUE TO GOING DOWN HILL. WHEN ENGINE TURNED OFF I WAS ABLE TO ROLL DOWN THE HILL UNTIL I PULLED OVER AT A FLAT PART OF THE ROAD. I WAS ABLE TO TURN MINIVAN BACK ON ONCE I STOPPED AND WAITED A FEW SECONDS. INCIDENT HAPPENED AGAIN ON 2/20/2012. AGAIN, THERE WAS ABOUT 1/4 TANK OF GAS LEFT. WENT OVER A MAJOR BRIDGE AND ON THE WAY DOWN THE ENGINE TURNED OFF AGAIN. I WAS ABLE TO ROLL DOWN TO A FLAT SURFACE. CAR DIDN'T TURN ON IN MY FIRST ATTEMPT BUT DID TURN ON SECOND ATTEMPT ABOUT A MINUTE LATER. *TR

NHTSA ID

10448918

Incident

Feb 4, 2012

Mileage

1,500 mi

ENGINE STALLS AND SOMETIMES WILL NOT RESTART UNLESS THE VEHICLE IS ROLLED TO A DIFFERENT LOCATION. THE DISPLAY READS THERE IS 50+ MILES OF GAS LEFT. IT HAS DONE THIS ONCE WHILE SITTING IN TRAFFIC ALMOST CAUSING AN ACCIDENT. *TR

NHTSA ID

10448322

Incident

Feb 13, 2012

Mileage

7,700 mi

I PURCHASED MY NISSAN NOVEMBER OF 2011. ON JANUARY 7TH 2012 AS I WAS DRIVING GOING DOWN HILL ON HWY 70 IN BLUE SPRINGS GOING ON A ON RAMP WHICH IS DOWN HILL GOING APPROXAMATELY 45-50 MPH AND MY ENGINE OUT OF NO WHERE JUST SHUT OFF WHILE I WAS DRIVING. I HAD MY WIFE AND THREE KIDS IN THE CAR WITH ME AND THIS IS A SERIOUS SAFETY ISSUE. I AM IN THE MARINE CORPS STATIONED IN ARIZONA AND I HAD TO GO BACK TO MY DUTY STATION THERE. THIS OCCURANCE HAS HAPPENED MANY MORE TIMES WITH MY WIFE, ON ONE INCIDENT ALMOST CAUSED A SERIOUS ACCIDENT (WHICH COULD OF KILLED SOMEONE) AND MY WIFE AND CHILDREN WHERE SHE WAS DRIVING IN THE MIDDLE LANE AND RANDOMLY THE ENGINE CUTOFF ON HER ON HIGHWAY 70 GOING ABOUT 70MPH AND IT WASNT EVEN ON A HILL IT WAS ON FLAT PAVEMENT BY THE GRACE OF GOD SHE MADE IT OVER TO THE SIDE OF THE HWY AND ONCE STOPPED SHE COULDNT RESTART FOR ABOUT 10 MINUTES I ASKED HER IF SHE WAS OUT OF FUEL SHE SAID NO IT HAD ABOUT HALF A TANK. MY WIFE IS TERRIFIED TO DRIVE THIS CAR TERRIFIED AND SHE HAS TO DRIVE IT TO TAKE MY SON TO SCHOOL AND I AM NOT EVEN ABLE TO BE THERE TO HELP ADDRESS THE SITUATION. THIS IS A SERIOUS ISSUE AND I AM CONTACTING NISSAN CORPORATE AND ADDRESSING IT. I AM EXTREMELY WORRIED FOR MY FAMILIES SAFETY AND IM MAKING PAYMENTS ON A VEHICLE THAT SEEMS TO BE A DEATH TRAP. ANYTHING YOU CAN DO TO HELP ME AND MY FAMILY WOULD BE GREATLY APPRECIATED. *TR

NHTSA ID

10444949

Incident

Jan 7, 2012

Mileage

3,300 mi

I WAS APPROACHING A RED LIGHT, APPLYING BRAKES, SO CAR WAS GOING ABOUT 2MPH WHEN IT SUDDENLY BEGAN SHAKING AND RUMBLING. I WAS ON A SMALL DOWN HILL INCLINE. THE ENGINE JUST CUT OFF AND THE CAR DID NOT ALLOW ME TO PRESS ON THE BRAKES ANY LONGER. THE CAR CONTINUED ROLLING THROUGH THE RED LIGHT/ INTERSECTION WHEN I APPLIED THE EMERGENCY BRAKE TO STOP THE VEHICLE. PUT CAR IN PARK AND ATTEMPTED RESTARTING 4 TIMES, BUT IT WOULD NOT ALLOW ME TO PRESS MY FOOT ON THE BRAKE IN ORDER TO START THE CAR. AFTER 4 ATTEMPTS, I WAS ABLE TO GET THE CAR TO START. FUEL INDICATOR TOLD ME I HAD 33 MILES TO EMPTY. I DROVE ANOTHER 10 MILES AND FILLED THE GAS. *TR

NHTSA ID

10444852

Incident

Jan 22, 2012

Mileage

7,300 mi

AS MY WIFE DROVE OUR BRAND NEW QUEST DOWN A SLOPE TO MAKE A LEFT HAND TURN, THE QUEST DIED. SHE STOPPED THE CAR AND TRIED TO RESTART IT TO NO AVAIL. WHEN I ARRIVED I HAD HER ATTEMPT TO START AS I LISTENED TO THE ENGINE, IT WAS TURNING AND THE CAR HAD POWER BUT IT WAS ACTING LIKE IT HAD NO FUEL. THE GAUGE SHOWED A LITTLE OVER 1/4 TANK. WHEN THE TOW TRUCK ARRIVED HE TOOK US TO A GAS STATON FIRST, AFTER FUELING THE CAR STARTED. WHEN I SUBMITTED IT TO THE QUEST DEALERSHIP THE SERVICE CHIEF SAID THIS WAS THE THIRD TIME HE'S SEEN THIS HAPPEN IN THE PAST MONTH! THE FACT THAT NISSAN HAS CLEAR EVIDENCE OF A PROBLEM THAT CAN PROVE VERY, VERY, DANGEROUS YET HAS NOT ISSUED A RECALL IS VERY DISTURBING. PLEASE ADDRESS, THANK YOU.

NHTSA ID

10443829

Incident

Jan 13, 2012

Mileage

550 mi

I WAS DRIVING DOWN A MODERATE INCLINE ON LOW FUEL WHEN THE ENGINE STOPPED RUNNING. I WAS ABLE TO SAFELY PULL TO THE CURB AND RESTART THE ENGINE. I TOOK THE CAR INTO THE NISSAN DEALERSHIP TO BE LOOKED AT AND WAS TOLD THERE WERE 3 OTHER CARS IN LINE WITH THE SAME PROBLEM. NISSAN IS WELL AWARE OF THE PROBLEM. I WAS THEN TOLD NOT TO LET THE FUEL TANK GET BELOW 1/2 TANK. *TR

NHTSA ID

10443689

Incident

Jan 1, 2012

Mileage

6,500 mi

ENGINE WILL STALL AND SOMETIMES NOT RESTART WHEN DRIVING DOWN A STEEP GRADE WHEN FUEL TANK HAS 1/4 TANK LEFT. *TR

NHTSA ID

10440348

Incident

Nov 1, 2011

Mileage

7,500 mi