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2014 Nissan Quest Owner Complaints

Reports submitted to NHTSA by owners and drivers, shown in full

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Latest Jan 6, 2026
Crash or fire reportedComplaints whose submitter recorded that a crash or a fire occurred. These are the reporter's own answers on the NHTSA form, not verified findings.
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Filed in the last 12 monthsReports filed with NHTSA in the trailing 365 days. Recent volume reflects attention and vehicle age as much as anything else.
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Reports on file since Apr 15, 2015

What this page shows

Our database holds 18 NHTSA owner-reported complaints for the 2014 Nissan Quest. Each one is a report filed by an owner or driver and published by NHTSA without most of them being verified. A complaint is not a confirmed defect, not a recall and not a manufacturer bulletin. Narratives are shown exactly as filed.

Complaints are reports submitted by owners and drivers to NHTSA. They are not verified and do not establish that a defect exists.

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Driver assistanceEngine
Filed Jan 6, 2026

The contact owns a 2014 Nissan Quest. The contact stated that while at a red light, once the light turned green, the contact had to depress the accelerator pedal several times, and 5 seconds afterward,s the vehicle accelerated. No warning lights were illuminated; however, the "Low Coolant" message was displayed on the instrument panel. The failure had occurred on several occasions. The vehicle was taken to the residence, and was not diagnosed. The vehicle was not repaired. The failure mileage was approximately 64,000.

NHTSA ID
11709141
Incident
Jun 25, 2025
Mileage
64,000 mi
ElectricalPowertrain (other)
Filed Nov 12, 2022

Sent the van to Nissan for ABS recall repair and also got my serpentine belt replaced. The check engine light went on when I got the car back. I got a P0840 code which is for transmission pressure sensor. Nissan said I would have to replace transmission. They have a faulty transmission or they could have ruined my van after the repairs

NHTSA ID
11493251
Incident
Oct 3, 2022
Powertrain (other)
Filed Jun 29, 2020

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2014 NISSAN QUEST. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING THE VEHICLE HESITATED, JERKED, AND FAILED TO PROPERLY SHIFT GEARS. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC TO BE DIAGNOSED. THE MECHANIC RETRIEVED AN UNKNOWN FAULT CODE PERTAINING TO THE TRANSMISSION. THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE TRANSMISSION NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE CONTACT CALLED ROUNTREE MOORE NISSAN (4262 US-90, LAKE CITY, FL 32055, (386) 752-5050) AND WAS INFORMED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT SUBJECTED TO A RECALL. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER AND WAS NOT YET REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND PROVIDED A CASE NUMBER. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 38,000. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE.

NHTSA ID
11331421
Incident
May 31, 2020
Mileage
38,000 mi
Powertrain (other)
Filed Feb 28, 2020

UPON ACCELERATING FROM A STATIONARY POSITION AT A STOP SIGN, THE VEHICLE FAILED TO ACCELERATE. THE DRIVER WAS TURNING RIGHT, AND SHE WAS ABLE TO GET THE CAR TO THE SHOULDER WHERE SHE TURNED OFF THE VEHICLE. AFTER RESTARTING THE VEHICLE, SHE WAS ABLE TO DRIVE AWAY WITH LITTLE NOTICEABLE PROBLEM. SHE STATES THE CAR WILL OFTEN JERK INTO GEAR AND SOMETIMES WILL SEEM TO JUMP IN/OUT OF GEAR WHILE DRIVING. THE ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON, AND THE CODE READS "P0746".

NHTSA ID
11312144
Incident
Feb 27, 2020
Mileage
164,000 mi
Seat belts
Filed Aug 12, 2019

TAKATA RECALL. WORRIED THAT SEAT BELTS WILL EXPLODE WHEN FAMILY IS TRAVELING IN VAN. NO WAY SEAT BELTS CAN TELL US THEY WILL EXPLODE IN 1 WEEK OR EXPLODE NOW! WHY CAN'T YOU REPLACE ALL OF THE SEAT BELTS BEFORE SOMEONE ELSE IS HURT OR KILLED? I AM THINKING SERIOUSLY ABOUT REPLACING SOON IF SEAT BELTS AREN'T REPLACED,

NHTSA ID
11243362
Incident
Jul 7, 2015
Suspension
Filed May 31, 2019

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2014 NISSAN QUEST. WHILE PULLING INTO THE DRIVEWAY AT HIS RESIDENCE, THE FRONT PASSENGER SIDE LOWER CONTROL ARM FRACTURED AND PUNCTURED. THE FAILURE DAMAGED THE FRONT PASSENGER SIDE WHEEL AND FENDER. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC AND WAS REPAIRED. HORNE DODGE CHRYSLER JEEP NISSAN (LOCATED AT 2046 US-60, GLOBE, AZ 85501, (928) 615-5600) WAS CONTACTED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 96,000.*BF UPDATE: THE CONTACT GOT IN TOUCH WITH THE MANUFACTURER AND WAS INFORMED THAT THERE WAS NO RECALL FOR THE AFORMENTIONED ISSUE. *AS

NHTSA ID
11217108
Incident
May 30, 2019
Mileage
96,000 mi
Powertrain (other)
Filed Sep 27, 2018

88,000 MILES ON MY MINIVAN. THE CONTINUOUSLY VARIABLE TRANSMISSION (CVT) SLIPS REPEATEDLY. CAR LOOSES POWER AND WILL NOT ACCELERATE FOR 10-60 SECONDS FREQUENTLY. CVT JERKS AT TAKEOFF MOST OF THE TIME. I TRIED CROSSING A BUSY HIGHWAY AND I WENT HALFWAY ACROSS THEN THE VAN STOPPED MOVING FORWARD. LUCKILY THERE WERE NO OTHER VEHICLES IN THE LANE IT STOPPED IN. IT TOOK ABOUT 2 MINUTES BEFORE IT WOULD MOVE FORWARD AGAIN. THIS IS A DANGEROUS VEHICLE TO DRIVE OR RIDE IN BECAUSE YOU CAN'T TRUST THE TRANSMISSION TO WORK PROPERLY.

NHTSA ID
11131856
Incident
Sep 21, 2018
Mileage
88,000 mi
Powertrain (other)
Filed Jul 6, 2018

THE VEHICLE STOPPED ON THE ROAD WITH NO FAULT INDICATION. ON A LONG HIGH AMBIENT TEMPERATURE DRIVE FROM NASHVILLE, TN TO FLORIDA, WE EXITED THE EXPRESSWAY STOPPED AT A TRAFFIC LIGHT MADE A RIGHT HAND TURN AND AFTER A BRIEF ACCELERATION ALL PROPULSION TO THE WHEELS WAS LOST WHILE THE ENGINE WAS STILL RUNNING. THIS HAPPENED AT 12:30 AM, THE NEXT MORNING WENT TO THE VEHICLE TO SEE IF IT WAS HEAT RELATED, AND THE VEHICLE WOULD START TO ACCELERATE TO A LOW SPEED AND THEN ENGINE TORQUE WOULD DROP AND VEHICLE WOULD ROLL FOR A WHILE AND THEN ACCELERATE. IT WOULD TAKE 4- 6 SECONDS TO ACCELERATE UP TO 35 MPH. DROVE TO THE DEALERSHIP THAT WAS A FEW MILES AWAY. AT THE DEALERSHIP THEY FOUND MULTIPLE DIAGNOSTIC CODES RELATED TO THE TRANSMISSION: P1700, P1778, P1740, P0868. P0746 THEY NEEDED TO REPLACE THE TRANSMISSION TO FIX. AMONGST ALL OF THIS THERE WAS NEVER A FAULT INDICATION TO THE DRIVER. THE VEHICLE QUITS ON THE ROAD WITH TROUBLE CODES IN THE CONTROL MODULE AND NO INDICATION TO THE DRIVER TO GIVE A CHANCE TO SERVICE THE TRANSMISSION BEFORE CATASTROPHIC FAILURE. ALONG WITH THE LACK OF ACCELERATION WITH NO DRIVER NOTIFICATION (WAS EVIDENT THAT THE ENGINE TORQUE WAS BACKED OFF DUE TO TRANSMISSION DTC'S).

NHTSA ID
11109927
Incident
Jun 24, 2018
Mileage
78,000 mi
Body & structure
Filed Mar 1, 2018

TAILGATE OPENS BY ITSELF AND ACTIVATES THE ALARM (VEHICLE WAS STATIONARY), ALSO TAILGATE OPENS WHILE VEHICLE IS RUNNING STARTING 5MPH. BRAND NEW BATTERY ON THE VEHICLE AND NO ELECTRICAL FUSES BAD WHERE FOUND.

NHTSA ID
11075596
Incident
Jan 8, 2018
Mileage
70,000 mi
Powertrain (other)
Filed Jan 18, 2018

FAILURE OF CVT TRANSMISSION AT ONLY 73,000 MILES. NISSAN REPLACEMENT TRANSMISSION COMES WILL ONLY A 12 MONTH WARRANTY.

NHTSA ID
11063450
Incident
Jan 5, 2018
Mileage
74,000 mi
Electrical
Filed Jan 17, 2018
Fire reported

MY CAR KEY WAS NOT STARTING THE CAR LAST FEW WEEKS AND I REPLACED THE BATTERY OF THE KEY. THAT SEEMED TO FIX THE ISSUE, BUT ON THAT DAY THE "NO KEY" MESSAGE SHOWED AGAIN. AFTER A FEW TRIES I WAS ABLE TO START THE CAR. AFTER A FEW MINS I STARTED HEAR A SMELL AND SMOKE, PULLED OVER AND FIRE STARTED. SOME ONE IN THE PARKING LOT HAD AN EXTINGUISHER AND I WAS ABLE TO EXTINGUISH THE FIRE THE FIRE STARTED FROM THE FLOOR BETWEEN DRIVER SEAT AND THE DOOR AFTER THE FIRE I CAN SEE THAT THE POWER CABLE AREA IS WHERE IT STARTED

NHTSA ID
11063194
Incident
Jan 15, 2018
Mileage
15,500 mi
Powertrain (other)
Filed Jul 27, 2017

CVT TRANSMISSION GAVE OUT AT 64K MILES POWER TRAIN WARRANTY ONLY GOOD THRU 5/YEAR 69K MILES DEALER REFUSING TO FIX/PAY FOR REPAIR EVEN THOUGH THERE ARE SEVERAL INSTANCES WHEEE THEY HAVE EXTENDED THE WARRANTY TO 10/YEAR 139K MILES ENGINE LIGHT STARTED TO FLICKER AT ABOUT 57K MILES BUT STAY ON NO PERFORMANCE ISSUES NOTED AT THE TIME LENGIBEVWARNING LIGHT WOULD GO OFF SO COULD NOT GET A CODE STARTED TO NOTICE NO EXCELERATION WHEN GAS PEDDLE WAS PRESS FINALLY ENGINE LIGHT STATED ON AND GOT A P1778 CODE AND TOOK INTO THE DEALER WITH ABOVE RESULT

NHTSA ID
11011176
Incident
Jul 26, 2017
Mileage
640,000 mi
BrakesSteering
Filed Apr 6, 2017

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2014 NISSAN QUEST. WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE STEERING WHEEL BEGAN TO SHAKE. IN ADDITION, THE BRAKES WERE REPLACED THREE TIMES. THE VEHICLE WAS DIAGNOSED AS NEEDING NEW ROTORS, BUT WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURES. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 51,000. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE.

NHTSA ID
10970971
Incident
Apr 6, 2017
Mileage
51,000 mi
Interior & seats
Filed Jun 8, 2016

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2014 NISSAN QUEST. WHILE DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE THIRD ROW SEAT FAILED WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 35,910.

NHTSA ID
10873298
Incident
Jun 5, 2016
Mileage
35,910 mi
Electrical
Filed Jan 20, 2016

ELECTRONIC SLIDING DOORS DO NOT STOP AND RETREAT WHEN A FULL SIZE MALE IS STANDING IN THE DOOR WAY. WITH FULL FORCE THE MAN IS PUSHED OUT OF THE WAY EVEN AS HE IS PUTTING HIS FULL WEIGHT INTO THE VEHICLE. THE ONLY WAY TO GET THE DOOR TO STOP IS TO REACT QUICKLY AND PUSH THE DOOR OPEN/CLOSE BUTTON.

NHTSA ID
10821189
Incident
Jan 19, 2016
Mileage
29,800 mi
Electrical
Filed Jan 20, 2016

ELECTRONIC SLIDING DOORS DO NOT STOP AND RETREAT WHEN A FULL SIZE MALE IS STANDING IN THE DOOR WAY. WITH FULL FORCE THE MAN IS PUSHED OUT OF THE WAY EVEN AS HE IS PUTTING HIS FULL WEIGHT INTO THE VEHICLE. THE ONLY WAY TO GET THE DOOR TO STOP IS TO REACT QUICKLY AND PUSH THE DOOR OPEN/CLOSE BUTTON.

NHTSA ID
10821188
Incident
Jul 13, 2015
Mileage
23,000 mi
Body & structure
Filed Apr 30, 2015

ELECTRONIC SIDE DOORS DO NOT ADEQUATELY STOP AND RETREAT WHEN A PERSON IS PRESENT IN THE OPENING. DOORS CONTINUE TO EXERT ENOUGH FORCE TO MOVE A FULL GROWN MAN ONE TO TWO STEPS SIDEWAYS. WOULD LIKELY CAUSE SIGNIFICANT INJURY TO A YOUNG CHILD. *TR

NHTSA ID
10713761
Incident
Apr 13, 2015
Mileage
1,400 mi
ElectricalFuel system
Filed Apr 15, 2015

THE FOLLOWING HAS HAPPENED 5 TIMES. EVERYTHING ON THE VEHICLE POWERS OFF, WITHOUT WARNING ~ STEERING, LIGHT,S BRAKES, ETC. THE VEHICLE SLOWLY STOPS AND NOTHING CAN BE DONE. (IMMEDIATELY PRIOR, THE FUEL GAUGE SHOWS 1/4 A TANK AND THE TRIP COMPUTER SHOWS 60 MILES LEFT ON THE CURRENT TANK. WE PUT GAS IN IT AND EVERYTHING STARTS TO WORK AGAIN. NISSAN SENT ME A POSTCARD STATING THAT THEY WERE AWARE OF THE PROBLEM AND WOULD BE FIXING IT WHEN PARTS ARE AVAILABLE. I CALLED NISSAN TODAY AND PARTS WILL NOT BE AVAILABLE UNTIL AUGUST!!!!! *TR

NHTSA ID
10705850
Incident
Mar 21, 2014
Mileage
85,000 mi

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