2012 Nissan Quest problems
Owners have filed 139 complaints about the 2012 Nissan Quest with NHTSA. Power train accounts for 20.1% of them — narrowly the most common, ahead of electrical system at 14.4%.
Complaints139
Crashes8
Fires2
Injuries3
Deaths0
What owners report breaking
Power train 20.1% · 28
Electrical system 14.4% · 20
Fuel/propulsion system 11.5% · 16
Engine 9.4% · 13
Unknown or other 8.6% · 12
Structure 6.5% · 9
Vehicle speed control 5.8% · 8
Service brakes 4.3% · 6
Severity
Of those complaints, 8 describe a crash, 2 describe a fire and 3 report an injury.
Reading the numbers
Across the 12 model years of the Nissan Quest in this data, 2012 sits 8th by complaint volume. 2004 draws the most.
Filings have fallen off, 12 in the last three years against 33 in the three before. That is normal as a generation leaves the road.
The median odometer reading at the time of complaint was 53,900 miles.
In owners' own words
The contact owns a 2012 Nissan Quest. While driving 65 mph, the accelerator pedal was depressed and the vehicle failed to respond and stalled. The vehicle was towed to the dealer to be diagnosed. The contact was informed that the transmission needed to be replaced. The vehicle was repaired. The manufacturer was notified of the failure. The approximate failure mileage was 80,000. Power train · reported at 80,000 miles
Jerking motion: sudden twitching and oscillating motion of acceleration and deceleration. After driving normally for about 10~30 mints, it happens at about 2000 rpm ~ 2500 rmp on uphill (with accelerator gentry pressed down). It stopes when I release the accelerator, when the engine comes down to below 2000 rpm. Https://youtu.Be/7vclguaumoe Power train · reported at 75,440 miles
The contact owns a 2012 Nissan Quest. While driving 60 mph, the vehicle stalled without warning. The vehicle was taken to a dealer where it was diagnosed that the cvt failed and needed to be replaced. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was notified of the failure. The failure mileage was 71,000. The vin was unavailable. Power train · reported at 71,000 miles
Verbatim from NHTSA filings. Complaints are unverified owner reports.
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