2006 Nissan Quest

Defect. ON CERTAIN MINI VANS, THERE IS A SEAT ADJUSTMENT MECHANISM THAT CONTAINS EXPOSED MOVING COMPONENTS LOCATED AT THE REAR INSIDE EDGE OF THE SECOND ROW SEAT.

Risk. WHEN THE OPERATOR ATTEMPTS SEAT ADJUSTMENT, A FINGER MAY BE PINCHED IN THE MOVING SEAT ADJUSTMENT MECHANISM WHICH COULD CAUSE AN INJURY.

Remedy. ON EARLIER MODEL VEHICLES BUILT THROUGH JUNE 28, 2004, DEALERS WILL REPLACE THE INBOARD SECOND ROW SEAT ADJUSTMENT HANDLE, RIVET A PLASTIC REINFORCEMENT TO BACKSIDE OF THE EXISTING SEAT BACK COVER CARPETING, INSTALL TIE-DOWNS AND A FLANGE TO THE INBOARD SIDE SHIELD. ON VEHICLES PRODUCED FROM JUNE 29, 2004 THROUGH SEPTEMBER 26, 2005, DEALERS WILL RIVET A PLASTIC REINFORCEMENT TO THE BACKSIDE OF THE EXISTING SEAT BACK COVER CARPETING, INSTALL TIE-DOWNS AND A FLANGE ON THE INBOARD SIDE SHIELD. THE RECALL BEGAN ON DECEMBER 19, 2005. OWNERS MAY CONTACT NISSAN AT 1-800-647-7261.

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

PASSENGER SIDE SLIDING DOOR NO LONGER FUNCTIONS PROPERLY. NO LONGER LATCHES. SEEN SIMILAR PROBLEMS WITH THIS VEHICLE ON YOUTUBE.

WHEN YOU START DRIVING THE VEHICLE FROM A COLD START IT DRIVES AND SHIFTS PERFECT. AS SOON AS IT REACHES OPERATING TEMPERATURE IT WILL SLAM WHEN SHIFTING GEARS. AFTER 5 MINUTES OR SO IT WILL NOT MOVE. SHUT THE VEHICLE OFF FOR 15 TO 20 MINUTES AND I SHIFTS AND DRIVES FINE FOR A FEW MORE MINUTES THEN THE SAME PROBLEMS HAPPEN AGAIN.

WHILE VAN WAS PARKED, TURNED OFF, AND NO KEY IN IGNITION, THE LIGHTS STARTED FLASHING AND WIPERS STARTED GOING. STARTED TO SMOKE. A WITNESS CALLED FIRE DEPARTMENT AND IT WAS IN FLAMES BEFORE THEY GOT THERE. APPARENTLY ELECTRICAL SYSTEM MALFUNCTIONED AND CAUGHT FIRE. WE WERE INSIDE A MALL WHEN THIS HAPPENED. FIRE DEPARTMENT CALLED US AND FIRE WAS OUT BEFORE WE GOT TO VEHICLE. VAN IS TOTALED.

I PURCHASE A USED NISSAN QUEST IN JUNE 2016 COUPLE WEEKS LATER THE AIR BAG LIGHT STARTS FLASHING. ANOTHER THING IS THE CLUSTER THAT READS OVER HEARING AND MILES FLASHES AND TWITCHES. MY VEHICLE AT THE TIME OF PURCHASE HAD 121,246 MILES I'M THE SECOND OWNER. I TOOK TO COURTESY NISSAN AND WAS TOLD THAT THE FLASHING AIRBAG LIGHT IS NOTHING TO WORRY ABOUT, BUT I HAVE SEEN SEVERAL REVIEWS AND COMPLAINTS ABOUT THE AIRBAGS AND CAN'T STOP WORRYING SINCE THIS IS A FAMILY VEHICLE. ANOTHER ISSUE WITH THE VEHICLE IS THE SENSORS AND TIMING CHAIN GAVE UP SOON. ALSO AT TO REPLACE AIR CONDITIONING SYSTEM. THIS HAS BEEN A HOLE IN MY POCKET SINCE I PURCHASED. STATES THERE IS A RECALL BUT I'M NOT SURE

TRANSMISSION FAILURE IS CAUSING VAN TO STALL. CAN HAPPEN JUST TRAVELING DOWN HIGHWAY. HAPPENS AS YOU TRY TO PULL INTO TRAFFIC. SO SLUGGISH YOU ARE AFRAID YOU WILL NOT MAKE IT THROUGH AN INTERSECTION. CAN HAPPEN JUST TRAVELING DOWN INTERSTATE. FRIGHTENING WHEN IN THAT SITUATION WITH EIGHTEEN WHEELERS IN YOUR REAR VIEW MIRROR. HAVE TAKEN TO NISSAN CERTIFIED TECHNICIANS AND THEY HAVE NOT BEEN ABLE TO IDENTIFY THE PROBLEM. THIS HAS HAPPENED 3 TIMES. TAKEN TO DEALERSHIP EACH TIME.

THE THREE LINEAR SOLENOIDS IN THE TRANSMISSION FAIL, CAUSING PROBLEMS WITH VEHICLE SHIFTING. SHIFTING FROM PARK TO DRIVE ONCE ENGINE IS WARM WILL CAUSE A CLUNK IN TRANSMISSION. ALSO, DOWNSHIFT CREATES TRANSMISSION SURGE.

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

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

I HAVE TO REPLACE THE TRANSMISSION IN MY 2006 NISSAN QUEST 3.5 SE MINIVAN. THE TRANSMISSION HAS AIR-FLOW PROBLEMS, HARD SHIFT, ACCELERATION PROBLEMS, AND GEAR SHIFTING PROBLEMS. WHILE DRIVING IN THE CITY, THE TRANSMISSION WILL HARD-SHIFT WHILE DECELERATING AND PARKING. WHILE ACCELERATING THE TRANSMISSION WILL AUTOMATICALLY SHIFT TO A HIGHER GEAR (MAKING A RACING SOUND/LIKE RAPIDLY ACCELERATING) THEN JUMP (MAKING A HARD JOLTING KNOCKING NOISE - ESPECIALLY WHILE ACCELERATING TO HIGHWAY SPEEDS AROUND 50-55-60MPH). DURING DRIVING, THE TRANSMISSION MAKES A SOUND SIMILAR TO A RAILROAD LOCOMOTIVE THAT HAS GOTTEN LOUDER OVER THE PAST FEW WEEKS. ALSO, THERE HAS BEEN AN ISSUE OF SLOW ACCELERATION WHILE APPROACHING 20MPH. BEYOND 20MPH THE ACCELERATION IS FINE. THIS ISSUE WAS TEMPORARY BUT WORRYING BECAUSE THERE WAS A DISTINCT SMELL OF SOMETHING OVERHEATING COMING NOT FROM THE ENGINE ITSELF, BUT FROM THE UNDERSIDE OF THE VEHICLE. I TURNED OFF THE ENGINE AND LET IT COOL DOWN FOR ABOUT 2 HOURS, AFTER WHICH THE ACCELERATION ISSUE DISAPPEARED, BUT I FEAR IT WILL RETURN. I TOOK IT TO A MECHANIC DURING WHICH HE PLUGGED IN THE DIAGNOSTIC COMPUTER. IT DIAGNOSED 10 CODES - ALL TRANSMISSION RELATED. I AM FORCED TO REPLACE THE TRANSMISSION AT A COST OF APPROXIMATELY $2,500.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 NISSAN QUEST. WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED, THE FRONT PASSENGER SIDE SEAT BELT BUCKLE FAILED TO UNLOCK WHEN ENGAGED, WHICH PREVENTED THE OCCUPANT FROM EXITING THE VEHICLE. THE DRIVER WAS ABLE TO CUT THE SEAT BELT WEBBING TO RELEASE THE FRONT SEAT PASSENGER. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN.

I HAVE A NISSAN QUEST 2006. MY MECHANIC TOLD ME THAT MY FRONT SUB-FRAME IS ALL ROTTEN AND NEEDS TO BE REPLACED

IN A FRONTAL CRASH, WHICH REAR ENDED ANOTHER VEHICLE, AT 35 MPG, ON A CITY STREET, NONE OF THE AIRBAGS DEPLOYED, DRIVER OR SIDE AIRBAGS. THE AIRBAG LIGHT HAD BEEN FLASHING SINCE I PURCHASED THE USED 2006 NISSAN QUEST, HAVING APPROX. 235,000 MILES.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 NISSAN QUEST. WHILE DRIVING AT 45 MPH, THE HORN, RADIO, AND INSTRUMENT PANEL FAILED WITHOUT WARNING. THE BATTERY WAS DISCONNECTED AND THE HORN FUSES WERE REMOVED. THE BATTERY WAS RECONNECTED AND THE CONTACT RESTARTED THE VEHICLE. THE SERVICE ENGINE AND AIR BAG WARNING LIGHTS ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 180,000.

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.

MY VEHICLE JUMPS AT 35 MILES PER HOUR AND MAKES A LOUD CLICKING NOISE FROM THE TIMING CHAIN .

MY 2006 NISSAN QUEST HAS BAD JERKING IN THE TRANSMISSION WHEN THE GEARS CHANGE. IT DOES THIS WHEN IT BOTH GEARING UP AND SHIFTING DOWN AT ANY SPEED. THE JERKING IS VERY BAD WHEN ALSO COMING FROM REVERSE TO DRIVE. THIS IS A SAFETY CONCERN FOR ME AND MY FAMILY BECAUSE IF IT GIVES OUT ON THE EXPRESSWAY, IT COULD CAUSE AN ACCIDENT AND THAT PUTS MY FAMILY INCLUDING MY BABY IN DANGER. ALSO IF I AM STRANDED ON THE SIDE OF THE ROAD WITH MY CHILD IN EXTREME HEAT OR COLD THIS ALSO PUTS MY CHILD IN DANGER. THIS TRANSMISSION NEEDS TO BE RECALLED SEEING IS HOW I AM NOT THE ONLY ONE WITH THE COMPLAINT.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 NISSAN QUEST. WHILE DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 70 MPH, THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO VIBRATE AND MADE AN ABNORMAL NOISE. THE CONTACT DISCOVERED THAT THE REAR PASSENGER WHEEL LUG NUTS AND THE LUG BOLT DETACHED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE LOWER CONTROL ARM NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 169,000.

I WAS DRIVING WITH MY KIDS AND GAS GAUGE WAS SHOWING FULL BUT THE CAR STOPPED IN THE MIDDLE OF THE ROAD . I HAD TO CALL ROAD SIDE ASSISTANCE AND THE GUY TOLD ME THE WAS NOT GAS IN THE CAR. SINCE THAN IT HAPPENS WITH ME TWICE.AFTER RESEARCHING ON INTERNET I LEARNED THAT THIS IS VERY COMMON PROBLEM IN NISSAN QUEST MODLES.I CALLED NISSAN BUT THEY REFUSED TO HELP ME. *TR

COMING HOME FROM CHURCH WITH MY FAMILY I WAS SLOWING DOWN TO MAKE A TURN AT AN INTERSECTION AND VAN STARTED JERKING IN THE MIDDLE OF THE INTERSECTION AND WOULD NOT ACCELERATE AS I WAS CROSSING INTERSECTION. SERIOUS SAFETY ISSUE FOR MY FAMILY AND OTHERS ON THE ROAD. IF NISSAN WANTS TO HOLD UP THEIR NAME AND KEEP THEIR CUSTOMERS, THEY NEED TO RECALL THESE VEHICLES AND REPAIR THEM IMMEDIATELY BEFORE SOMEONE DIES FROM THEIR MALFUNCTIONING VEHICLES. *TR

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

THIS IS SAFETY CONCERN FOR ME AND MY FAMILY. MY NISSAN QUEST 2006 SE WHEN IT DOWN SHIFTS DOES NOT ACCELERATE. THIS PROBLEM IS A SERIOUS RISK FOR ME AND MY FAMILY WHEN WE ARE ON THE INTERSTATE AND THEN EXIT AND WAIT AT THE SIGNAL THE CAR DOES NOT MOVE AND JUST REVS UP WITH ALMOST ZERO ACCELERATION. I WANT NISSAN TO TAKE THIS CAR BACK AND PROVIDE ME A REPLACEMENT. *TR

STEERING WHEEL STARTED SHAKING WHEN I WOULD PRESS THE BRAKE. SO TOOK THE VAN TO MY MECHANIC SAID MY ROTOR NEEDED REPLACING. WHILE SINCE THEN I HAD TO REPLACED THE FRONT ROTORS FIVE TIMES. THEY KEEP GETTING BENT. THE STEERING WHEEL SHAKING STOP WITH NEW ROTORS AND START WHEN ROTORS BEND AGAIN. AND YES THE SHAKING IS UNCONTROLLABLE WHEN IT HAPPENS. SOME ONE TOLD ME THE NISSAN SENTRA HAD THAT TYPE OF PROBLEM TOO. *TR

THE HATCH LIFT WILL NOT CLOSE OR OPEN WITH THE KEY OR PUSH BUTTON; IT IS AN OPEN POSITION. WE CONTACT A NISSAN DEALER AND WAS QUOTE $900 TO REPAIR. IN 2012 WE HAD TO REPLACE THE TRANSMISSION THAT COST US $2500. THE DASHBOARD ALL THE LIGHTS HAVE GONE OUT AND THE COST TO REPLACED THAT WHOLE IS OVER $600 JUST FOR THE PARTS NOT INCLUDING LABOR. WHEN WE BOUGHT THE VAN WE WERE VERY HAPPY WITH IT. BUT IN THE LAST 3YEARS IT HAS GONE DOWN HILL. I CAR THAT WE BOUGHT BRAND NEW FOR OVER $30,000 SHOULD LAST MORE THAN 7 YEARS. I DON'T KNOW IF YOU CAN FORCE NISSAN TO LOOK AT ALL THE PROBLEMS THAT ARE IN THIS MODEL. WE ARE PLANNING A NEW CAR NEXT YEAR; AND I KNOW WE WILL NOT BE PURCHASING A NISSAN. *TR

AS YOU START OFF FROM A STOP THE TRANSMISSION JERKS IN THE LOWER GEARS, THE SPEED SURGES THEN GOES BACK DOWN AND THERE IS AN INFREQUENT KNOCKING NOISE. THE TRANSMISSION ALSO STARTS TO GEAR DOWN AS YOU GO DOWN A DECLINE AT SPEEDS OF 45-50 MPH. *TR

FUEL GAUGE NOT REGISTERING PROPERLY. LAST FEW DIGITS OF ODOMETER WILL DISAPPEAR OR NOT SHOW UP ALL THE WAY. *TR

WHILE DRIVING ON HIGHWAY THE VAN STARTED TO SHAKE WHILE APPLYING THE BRAKE AND THEN THERE WAS NO POWER AS THE GAS WAS PRESSED. THE GAS WAS TO THE FLOOR AND THE MAX SPEED WAS 50 MPH. THE MORE YOU DROVE THE WORST IT GOT. I AM ONLY TALKING DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 15-20 MILE. WHEN YOU FIRST START OUT IT IS NOT AS BAD, BUT IT IS ABSOLUTELY NOT SAFE TO DRIVE NOR AM I WILLING TO DRIVE IT ANYMORE. I HAVE READ ARTICLES ON THIS AND IT CERTAINLY SEEMS LIKE A COMMON PROBLEM. LETS GET IT TOGETHER NISSAN!!!!! I REALLY WANT TO KNOW IF GOING IMPORT IS WORTH IT. I HAVE A 2001 GMC WITH OVER 175,000 WITH NO PROBLEMS. *TR

AT AROUND 83700 MILES, THE LAST THREE DIGITS OF THE MILEAGE BECAME GARBLED, AND NOW THEY DON'T SHOW UP AT ALL. ALSO, OTHER INDICATORS ON THE DISPLAY ARE GOING OUT AS WELL, SUCH AS THE GAS GAUGE. THE POSSIBLE SAFETY CONSIDERATIONS ARE OBVIOUS: BEING UNABLE TO DETERMINE WHEN MAINTENANCE IS DUE, RUNNING OUT OF FUEL ON THE HIGHWAY, ETC. *TR

TRANSMISSION FAILED CAUSING VEHICLE TO DROP TO NEUTRAL AND LOOSE ACCELERATION ABOVE 20 MPH. NO POWER WAS AVAILABLE UNTIL THE VEHICLE WAS SLOWED BELOW 15 MPH. INCIDENT HAPPENED AFTER TURNING INTO TRAFFIC AND TRYING TO ACCELERATE TO 45 MPH. TRAFFIC BEHIND THE VEHICLE HAD TO BRAKE QUICKLY TO AVOID REAR END COLLISION. *TR

AT APPROXIMATELY 98000 MILES THE ODOMETER/GAS METER WAS UNREADABLE. APPARENTLY IT IS COMMON IN NISSAN QUESTS TO HAVE THIS PART GO OUT AT OR AROUND 100,000 MILES. POSSIBLY LEAVING THE OCCUPANTS STRANDED BECAUSE OF THE LACK OF AWARENESS IN THE AMOUNT OF GAS AVAILABLE. BEING THAT WE WERE TRAVELING ACROSS COUNTRY TO RELOCATE THIS BECAME VERY DANGEROUS. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 NISSAN QUEST. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE REVERSING FROM A PARKING SPACE, THE TRACTION CONTROL SYSTEM OFF AND SLIP WARNING LAMPS ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE IMMEDIATELY STALLED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 95,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 100,000.

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.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 NISSAN QUEST. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 55 MPH THE TRACTION CONTROL, ABS AND SLIP WARNING LIGHTS ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. THERE WAS ALSO A VIBRATION COMING FROM THE FRONT END OF THE VEHICLE. AFTER STOPPING AND RESTARTING THE VEHICLE, THE WARNING LIGHTS SHUT OFF. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC FOR DIAGNOSTICS. THE MECHANIC STATED THAT THE ACTUATOR PUMP WOULD HAVE TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 75,000.

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

MY QUEST WAS PURCHASED 12/06. SINCE THEN THE ODOMETER HAS MALFUNCTIONED. THEY WOULD NOT FIX IT. THE BRAKE DISC HAVE MALFUNCTIONED TWICE, EVEN AFTER NISSAN REPLACED THEM. THE RESPONSE FROM NISSAN WAS "HOTSPOTS HAPPEN NORMALLY IN DISCBRAKES". THE MOTOR MOUNTS WENT BAD AFTER 2.5 YEARS. NOW I AM FACED, AFTER A LITTLE MORE THAN 4 YEARS WITH "POWER STEERING PUMP" REPLACEMENT AND "RACK AND PINION ASSEMBLY. *TR

ON JULY 11,2011 I WAS TRAVELING IN MY 2006 NISSAN QUEST MINIVAN WITH MY TWO CHILDREN FROM MY HOME IN HARWICH, MA TO MY PARENT'S HOME IN ASHFORD, CT. AT ABOUT 1PM ON A DRY ROAD, WHILE TRAVELING AT ABOUT 65MPH ON MA ROUTE 25, MY QUEST JUST COMPLETELY SHUT DOWN, NO GAS PEDAL RESPONSE, NO POWER STEERING, NO POWER BRAKES ETC. AND THE RED CHECK ENGINE LIGHT WENT ON. FORTUNATELY , THE TRAFFIC WAS LIGHT AND I WAS ABLE TO GUIDE THE QUEST TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD, AFTER A FEW MINUTES, I WAS ABLE TO RE-START THE QUEST AND IT THEN AGAIN RAN NORMALLY. I SCHEDULED AN APPOINTMENT FOR THE JULY 12 WITH GATES GMC NISSAN IN WINDHAM, CT. THE DIAGNOSIS OF THE PROBLEM (IN THEIR INVOICE C94977) WAS AS FOLLOWS: "C/S CHECK ENG LIGHT WAS ON, CHECK AND REPORT VEHICLE SHUT OFF WHILE DRIVING. DID RE-START AND RAN FINE CAUSE PO643 SENSOR POWER SUPPLY FOUND APP SENSORFAULT, NO REPAIR AT THIS TIME, NEEDS GAS PEDAL ASSEMBLY." GATES DID NOT HAVE THE ELECTRONIC GAS PEDAL WHICH APPARENTLY CAUSED THIS PROBLEM IN STOCK AND SAID IT WOULD TAKE DAYS TO GET ONE. I HAVE BEEN DRIVING THE QUEST SINCE THEN WITHOUT INCIDENT. CLEARLY ANY MAJOR VEHICLE SHUT DOWN AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS AS JUST OCCURRED IS A SAFETY PROBLEM. I WAS FORTUNATE THAT I COULD PULL THE VEHICLE OVER. IF NOT, I COULD HAVE BEEN STRUCK FROM BEHIND. ETC. OBVIOUSLY, SOMETHING IS WRONG AS SHOWN BY THE INCIDENT ABOVE. I WOULD APPRECIATE WHATEVER CAN BE DONE TO WARN NISSAN AND ALSO TO FIX MY VEHICLE. I HAVE APPROX. 56,000 MILES ON THE VEHICLE. *KB

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

THE TRANSMISSION FAILED AND NOW IS BEING REPLACED AT A MINIMUM CHARGE OF $3500. THE TRANSMISSION MECHANIC SAID THAT NISSAN USED SHODDY MATERIALS IN ITS TRANSMISSIONS FOR THE 2006 YEAR. I LIVE IN MOUNTAINOUS TERRAIN AND SAID DEFECTIVE TRANSMISSION COULD HAVE BEEN VERY DANGEROUS. IN ADDITION, I NOTE THAT MANY WEBSITES REFER TO NISSAN VEHICLES HAVING DEFECTIVE TRANSMISSIONS. *TR

THE DRIVER SIDE SUN VISOR HAS COME OUT OF ITS HOUSING NOW 5 TIMES - NISSAN IS NOW DECIDING IF IT IS STILL COVERED UNDER WARRANTY!!! THIS IS A SERIOUS SAFETY HAZARD - THE LAST NISSAN I WILL EVER OWN. *TR

2006 NISSAN QUEST, LOST IT'S FRONT LEFT TIRE WHILE TRAVELING WESTBOUND. *BF THE TIRE WAS NEVER FOUND. (OHIO CRASH REPORT # 10-0286-91)*JB UPDATED 08/05/10 *BF

OVER THE LAST SEVERAL MONTHS WE HAVE NOTICED A MOLDY SMELL IN THE CAR AND IT HAS GOTTEN WORSE. WE TOOK IT TO THE DEALER WHO DISCOVER A LEAK IN THE REAR HATCH THAT HAD SOAKED THE CARPET IN THE REAR WELL. DEALER FOUND REAR HATCH SEAL HAD FAILED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. ALL REAR CARPETING NEEDS TO BE CLEANED AND DISINFECTED. ENTIRE CAR DEFOGGED. *TR

THE TIRE PRESSURE WARNING LIGHT FLASHES AND STAYS ON EVEN THOUGH ALL TIRES ARE INFLATED TO PROPER TIRE PRESSURE. TESTED WARNING SYSTEM BY OVER INFLATING TIRE PRESSURE NO CHANGE. *TR

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

MY 2006 NISSAN QUEST SHOWED ME HAVING A QUARTER OF A TANK IN GAS, I STOPPED AND FILLED IT UP AND IT DID NOT REGISTER AS GETTING ANY GAS UNTIL A COUPLE OF DAYS LATER. I JUST READ THE RECALL REPORT BUT THE QUEST IS NOT ON THERE. *TR

MICHELIN PAX SYSTEM TIRES ON A 2006 NISSAN QUEST SE. WE HAVE THE MICHELIN PAX TIRES ON OUR MINIVAN AND THEY ARE CONSTANTLY LOSING AIR, ARE VERY LOUD AND STIFF, AND WORST OF ALL ARE VERY POOR AND DANGEROUS IN SNOW. WE HAVE NOT HAD GOOD LUCK THIS PAST WEEK MANEUVERING OUR MINIVAN IN ANY TYPE OF SNOW OR ON ANY SLIPPERY ROAD SURFACE. OUR VEHICLE CAN NOT HAVE ANY OTHER TYPE OF TIRE BECAUSE OF THE SYSTEM THAT IS INSTALLED FROM FACTORY AND WE ONLY HAVE 21,000 MILES ON THE VAN AND NEED NEW TIRES WHICH COST ON UNBELIEVABLE AMOUNT OF MONEY (OVER $1200) FOR REPLACEMENT TIRES WHEN THEY ARE STILL VERY NEW!!! NO DEATHS OR INJURIES YET AND WE HOPE THERE NEVER ARE. HOWEVER, WE ARE NOT ABLE TO REPLACE OUR TIRES EVERY YEAR FOR THAT COST AND FROM SOME OTHER PEOPLE WE HAVE TALKED TO AT THE TIRE STORES AND AT THE DEALERSHIP, IT SOUNDS LIKE WE WILL HAVE TO GET NEW TIRES ABOUT EVERY 20-30K AND THAT THE TIRES DO NOT HANDLE WELL IN SNOW OR RAIN. WELL, SOUNDS UNSAFE TO ME! NOR DO THEY HOLD AIR VERY WELL SO MY LITTLE KIDS AND I ARE ALWAYS TRYING TO GET AIR IN THE TIRES AT THE LOCAL GAS STATIONS. ABSURD! PLEASE HELP. *TR

THE FAILURE OCCURS WHILE DRIVING AT EITHER LOCAL TRAFFIC SPEEDS OR HIGHWAY SPEEDS. IT IS AN INTERMITTENT PROBLEM. THE FAILURE IS THAT, WHILE BRAKING, THE VEHICLE ACCELERATES ON ITS OWN, AS IF THE ACCELERATOR HAS BEEN DEPRESSED FOR PASSING, CAUSING THE TRANSMISSION TO DROP TO A LOWER GEAR AND THE VEHICLE TO LURCH FORWARD. THE BRAKE PEDAL MUST BE VIGOROUSLY DEPRESSED TO COUNTERACT THE ACCELERATION. EXPERIENCE HAS SHOWN THAT, IF THE TRANSMISSION IS SLIPPED INTO NEUTRAL AND THEN RETURNED TO DRIVE, THE VEHICLE WILL RETURN TO NORMAL UNTIL THE NEXT INCIDENT. THE INCIDENTS HAVE OCCURRED SIX TIMES OVER THE PAST TWO YEARS, THE MOST RECENT BEING ON SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 15, WHILE TRYING TO BRAKE AS I APPROACHED A DANGEROUS CURVE ON A MOUNTAIN ROAD. PLEASE NOTE THAT THE ACCELERATOR WAS NOT OBSTRUCTED BY THE FLOOR MAT OR ANY OTHER OBJECT DURING THESE INCIDENTS, NOR WAS THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL DEPRESSED AT THE SAME TIME AS THE BRAKE PEDAL. I TOOK THE VEHICLE TO EISENHAUER NISSAN ON AT THEIR FIRST APPOINTMENT ON NOVEMBER 17, 2009. I ALSO CALLED NISSAN CORPORATE HEADQUARTERS TO REPORT THE ISSUE. THE DEALERSHIP WAS UNABLE TO DIAGNOSE THE PROBLEM OR CORRECT IT BECAUSE THE INTERMITTENT PROBLEM WAS NOT OCCURRING AT THAT MOMENT. ON NOVEMBER 17 NISSAN REGIONAL REPRESENTATIVE OWEN WELCH RESPONDED TO MY SECOND CALL TO NISSAN HQ, BUT TOLD ME THERE WAS NOTHING NISSAN COULD DO FOR ME. AT MY INSISTENCE HE SAID HE WOULD FOLLOW UP. WELCH CALLED AGAIN ON NOVEMBER 23, 2009 TO INFORM ME THAT NISSAN COULDN'T HELP AN

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 NISSAN QUEST. AFTER STARTING THE VEHICLE HE NOTICED THE AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENT CONTROL PANEL. THE FRONT PASSENGER AIR BAG SENSOR MISCLASSIFIED A SMALL STATURE ADULT AS A CHILD. AS A CONSEQUENCE IN A SITUATION THAT WARRANTS, THE PASSENGER FRONT AIR BAG MAY FAIL TO DEPLOY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER FOR INSPECTION, BUT THE TECHNICIAN CONCLUDED THAT THE AIR BAG SYSTEM WAS FUNCTIONING PROPERLY. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 36,000. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 39,000. UPDATED 12/09/09 *BF THE CONSUMER STATED PASSENGER AIR BAG WILL NOT SET UNTIL A WEIGHT OF APPROXIMATELY 120 LBS IS OCCUPYING THE SEAT. UPDATED 12/10/09.*JB

FAILURE OF MICHELIN PAX TIRE ON 2006 NISSAN QUEST. *NJ THE VEHICLE HAD RUN FLAT TIRES AND DID NOT COME EQUIPPED WITH A JACK OR SPARE TIRE. MICHELIN CLAIMED THE VEHICLE COULD BE DRIVEN SAFELY FOR UP TO 25 MILES EVEN IF THE TIRE WAS COMPLETELY FLAT, HOWEVER THE VEHICLE WAS DRIVEN 2/10 OF A MILE AND THE INNER RING WAS DAMAGED. WHILE THE CONSUMERS WIFE WAS DRIVING, THE RIGHT REAR TIRE LOST AIR PRESSURE. THE CONSUMER PLACED AIR IN THE TIRE TO GET THE VEHICLE HOME. A LOCAL MICHELIN DEALER INFORMED THE CONSUMER THEY DID NOT SERVICE RUN FLAT TIRES. THE CONSUMER THEN CONTACTED THE DEALER WHERE THE VEHICLE WAS PURCHASED AND THEY TOO STATED THEY WERE NOT EQUIPPED TO THE SERVICE THE WHEEL AND TIRE PROVIDED BY NISSAN MOTORS. THE CONSUMER WAS GIVEN ANOTHER LOCATION TO TRANSPORT THE VEHICLE TO. THE CONSUMER STATED THE TIRES WERE FLAWED. THE CONSUMER STATED HE WAS NOT TOLD WITH THE MICHELIN PAX TIRE AND WHEEL SYSTEM INSTALLED, THE VEHICLE BECAME DEDICATED TO ONLY USING THE PAX WHEEL SYSTEM . *JB

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 NISSAN QUEST. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE STEERING MALFUNCTIONED IN HER VEHICLE. SHE TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER AND WAS INFORMED THAT THE BUSHINGS INSIDE THE STEERING COLUMN WERE WORN AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE DEALER HAS TO ORDER THE PARTS FOR THE REPAIR. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 30,909.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 NISSAN QUEST. WHILE DRIVING BETWEEN 30-50 MPH, THE STEERING COLUMN BEGAN TO SHAKE AND THE VEHICLE BECAME DIFFICULT TO STEER. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE ENTIRE STEERING COLUMN NEEDED TO BE REPLACED DUE TO WORN BUSHINGS. THE CONTACT FEELS THAT THE MANUFACTURER SHOULD PAY FOR THE REPAIR BECAUSE THE VEHICLE IS THREE YEARS OLD; THEREFORE, THE STEERING COLUMN SHOULD NOT NEED REPLACING. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 30,900. UPDATED 6/8/09 *CN UPDATED 06/11/09.*JB