2011 Nissan QUEST problems and owner complaints
Explore the records behind recurring owner reports.
Key facts
66 owner complaints analyzed
1 distinct recall campaigns
16,500 mi median reported failure mileage
Scope: 2011 model year. Data snapshot: . 54 complaints include usable failure mileage.
Most common problems
Fuel System, Gasoline is the most frequently named component, appearing in 25 of 66 complaints (37.9%). A complaint can name multiple components.
| Topic | Matching reports | Share of complaints |
|---|---|---|
| Engine operation | 29 | 43.9% |
| Fuel system concerns | 16 | 24.2% |
| Braking behavior | 11 | 16.7% |
| Electrical and battery issues | 10 | 15.2% |
| Transmission and shifting | 8 | 12.1% |
| Steering behavior | 1 | 1.5% |
Topic matches use published keyword rules. They describe mentions, including negations or comparisons, and do not confirm a diagnosis. Read the matching rules.
Component breakdown
Number of unique complaints naming each component. Top eight shown.
| Category | Count |
|---|---|
| Fuel System, Gasoline | 25 |
| Power Train | 10 |
| Electrical System | 9 |
| Engine And Engine Cooling | 9 |
| Fuel/Propulsion System | 9 |
| Unknown Or Other | 8 |
| Engine | 6 |
| Vehicle Speed Control | 4 |
Fuel System, Gasoline: 25; Power Train: 10; Electrical System: 9; Engine And Engine Cooling: 9; Fuel/Propulsion System: 9; Unknown Or Other: 8; Engine: 6; Vehicle Speed Control: 4
Reported problems by failure mileage
Complaint counts in mileage bands. These are not failure rates per vehicle or mile.
| Category | Count |
|---|---|
| Under 25,000 | 29 |
| 25,000 to 49,999 | 1 |
| 50,000 to 74,999 | 5 |
| 75,000 to 99,999 | 11 |
| 100,000 to 149,999 | 6 |
| 150,000 and above | 2 |
Under 25,000: 29; 25,000 to 49,999: 1; 50,000 to 74,999: 5; 75,000 to 99,999: 11; 100,000 to 149,999: 6; 150,000 and above: 2
Under 25,000 miles has the most reports with usable mileage (29). 12 complaints have missing, zero or invalid mileage.
Complaints over time
Year the complaint was filed, not the vehicle model year or incident year. The snapshot year is partial.
| Category | Count |
|---|---|
| 2011 | 4 |
| 2012 | 25 |
| 2013 | 2 |
| 2014 | 4 |
| 2015 | 2 |
| 2016 | 4 |
| 2017 | 2 |
| 2018 | 4 |
| 2019 | 2 |
| 2020 | 5 |
| 2021 | 5 |
| 2022 | 2 |
| 2023 | 3 |
| 2025 | 1 |
| 2026 | 1 |
2011: 4; 2012: 25; 2013: 2; 2014: 4; 2015: 2; 2016: 4; 2017: 2; 2018: 4; 2019: 2; 2020: 5; 2021: 5; 2022: 2; 2023: 3; 2025: 1; 2026: 1
Pattern summary
Fuel System, Gasoline leads the component reports. Engine operation appears in 29 complaint narratives. Fuel system concerns appears in 16 complaint narratives. Braking behavior appears in 11 complaint narratives. Use these patterns to inspect individual reports and prepare questions for a mechanic.
Calculated from recorded counts. An AI narrative has not been published for this selection.
Complaint evidence
Examples provide context, not a representative sample or a verified diagnosis.
Owner report 10438562 · 2011-12-05 (December 5, 2011)
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 NISSAN QUEST. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 65 MPH, THE FUEL LIGHT ILLUMINATED AND THE VEHICLE STALLED. THE VEHICLE WAS MANEUVERED TO THE SHOULDER AND THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO RESTART THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER AND WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND THE CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 4,000.
Owner-reported narrative. 4,000 miles reported. Look up ODI 10438562 at NHTSA ↗
Owner report 10440325 · 2011-12-18 (December 18, 2011)
FIRST INCIDENT: VEHICLE'S LOW FUEL WARNING LIGHT CAME ON AND COMPUTER INDICATED 55 MILES TO EMPTY. APPROXIMATELY 8 MILES LATER, WHILE IDLING IN A PARKING LOT ON A SUBTLE DOWNHILL SLOPE, THE ENGINE STALLED. PUSHING START BUTTON CAUSED AN ATTEMPT TO CRANK, BUT ENGINE WOULDN'T START. ACCESSORY POWER STILL WORKED. WE PUT 1 1/2 GALLONS OF GAS IN THE VAN AND IT STILL WOULD NOT START (JUST CRANKED AND SPUTTERED OUT AGAIN). THE VAN WAS TOWED TO A NISSAN DEALER AND ONCE OFF THE TOW TRUCK, IT STARTED UP WITHOUT PROBLEMS AND INDICATED 74 MILES TO EMPTY.…
Owner-reported narrative. 7,400 miles reported. Look up ODI 10440325 at NHTSA ↗
Owner report 10440348 · 2011-12-18 (December 18, 2011)
ENGINE WILL STALL AND SOMETIMES NOT RESTART WHEN DRIVING DOWN A STEEP GRADE WHEN FUEL TANK HAS 1/4 TANK LEFT. *TR
Owner-reported narrative. 7,500 miles reported. Look up ODI 10440348 at NHTSA ↗
Owner report 10443346 · 2012-01-10 (January 10, 2012)
THE VEHICLE FAILS TO DRAW GAS FROM THE GAS TANK WHEN PARKED ON A DECLINE (FRONT DOWN), AND THERE IS LESS THAN 1/4 TANK OF FUEL IN THE TANK. THIS HAPPENED IN OUR DRIVEWAY, WHERE WE WERE UNABLE TO START THE VEHICLE EVEN WITH 1/4 TANK OF GAS, UNTIL THE VEHICLE WAS PUT IN NEUTRAL AND ROLLED TO A FLAT SPOT. THEN THE VEHICLE WAS ABLE TO START. WE HAVE HEARD SIMILAR STORIES OF THE VEHICLE NOT STARTING WHEN PARKED ON AN DECLINE, BUT HAVE ALSO HEARD OF OWNERS OF THE 2011 QUEST STALLING AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS DUE TO FUEL STARVATION, ATTRIBUTABLE TO BAD GAS…
Owner-reported narrative. 2,500 miles reported. Look up ODI 10443346 at NHTSA ↗
Owner report 10443334 · 2012-01-10 (January 10, 2012)
MULTIPLE TIMES MY 2011 QUEST HAS STALLED OUT WHEN GOING DOWNHILL. AT FIRST IT WAS IF I HAD ROUGHLY A QUARTER TANK OF GAS LEFT. YESTERDAY IT HAPPENED WHEN I HAD JUST SHORT OF A HALF TANK OF GAS. IT HAPPENS IF I'M SITTING STILL ON A HILL OR CRUISING DOWN THE HIGHWAY AT 65MPH. I HAVE TO PUT THE CAR IN NEUTRAL, PRESS ON THE BRAKE, THEN HIT THE START BUTTON, AND LUCKILY IT HAS RESTARTED EVERY TIME. WITH 2 CHILDREN UNDER 3, THIS IS A HUGE CONCERN FOR ME. PLEASE FORCE NISSAN INTO FIXING THIS BEFORE A TRAGEDY HAPPENS. *TR
Owner-reported narrative. 11,000 miles reported. Look up ODI 10443334 at NHTSA ↗
Owner report 10444852 · 2012-01-23 (January 23, 2012)
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 ST…
Owner-reported narrative. 7,300 miles reported. Look up ODI 10444852 at NHTSA ↗
Owner report 10450212 · 2012-03-04 (March 4, 2012)
PURCHASED BRAND NEW VEHICLE ON 4/20/11, ON 7/20/11 CAR WOULD NOT START. HAD TO TOW CAR TO DEALERSHIP, THEY SAID IT WAS THE BATTERY AND THEY WOULD RECHARGE IT. WE REQUESTED THAT THEY INSTALL A NEW BATTERY AND THEY FINALLY DID. YESTERDAY 3/3/11 WE HAD THE SAME PROBLEM. WENT INTO A STORE FOR 5 MINUTES, RETURNED TO THE CAR AND IT WAS TOTALLY DEAD. HAD TO HAVE THE CAR TOWED TO DEALERSHIP AGAIN. AS OF THIS WRITING NOT SURE WHAT THE OUTCOME WILL BE. SINCE THE 3RD WAS A SATURDAY, OUR CAR IS NOW SITTING AT THE DEALERSHIP AND WE ARE SITTING BY THE …
Owner-reported narrative. 2,103 miles reported. Look up ODI 10450212 at NHTSA ↗
Owner report 10479927 · 2012-10-12 (October 12, 2012)
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 NISSAN QUEST. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 30 MPH ON A DECLINE WITH TANK OF FUEL OR LESS, THERE WAS AN INSUFFICIENT SUPPLY OF FUEL GOING TO THE ENGINE WHICH CAUSED THE VEHICLE TO STALL. THE VEHICLE WAS MERGED TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD WHERE IT WAS RESTARTED IN ORDER TO RESET THE SYSTEM. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER, WHO DECIDED TO REPLACE THE FUEL TANK AND REPROGRAMMED THE FUEL TANK CONTROL MODULE. THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED UNDER RECALL NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 12V076000(ELECTRICA…
Owner-reported narrative. 1,898 miles reported. Look up ODI 10479927 at NHTSA ↗
Owner report 10891997 · 2016-08-01 (August 1, 2016)
OUR 2011 NISSAN QUEST IS HAVING ISSUES WITH THE TRANSMISSION. AT HIGH RATES OF SPEED, SUCH AS ON THE FREEWAY, ESPECIALLY WHEN THE CAR HAS BEEN RUNNING FOR AWHILE, THE TRANSMISSION BEGINS TO MAKE A RINGING TYPE SOUND WHEN ACCELERATING. IT ALSO STRUGGLES TO DOWNSHIFT PROPERLY, TAKING SEVERAL SECONDS TO ENGAGE IN THE DOWNSHIFT FOR MORE POWER AND THEN JERKING ROUGHLY. IT HAS LEFT US VULNERABLE TO A SITUATION IN WHICH WE COULD CRASH BY NOT BEING ABLE TO GET OUT OF THE WAY OF ANOTHER VEHICLE QUICKLY. ACCORDING TO OUR MECHANIC AT OUR SERVICE STATI…
Owner-reported narrative. 95,000 miles reported. Look up ODI 10891997 at NHTSA ↗
Owner report 10892734 · 2016-08-03 (August 3, 2016)
MY 2011 NISSAN QUEST IS HAVING ISSUES WITH THE TRANSMISSION. ON TWO SEPARATE TRIPS THIS SUMMER MY QUEST HAS SEEMINGLY BEEN INCAPABLE OF DOWN SHIFTING TO GAIN POWER DURING PASSING OR CLIMBS. THIS ONLY HAPPENS DURING SEVERAL HOURS OF EXTENDED DRIVING TIME BUT DURING NORMAL AROUND TOWN DRIVING IT OPERATES WITHOUT INCIDENT. I HAVE NOW HAD MY QUEST SERVICED AT TWO SEPARATE DEALERS, ONE IN FLORIDA AND THE OTHER IN OHIO, BOTH FOUND NOTHING AT ALL WRONG. INCIDENT ONE OCCURRED IN LATE JUNE 2016 WHILE IN THE APPALACHIAN'S DURING BOTH THE DESTINATION AND…
Owner-reported narrative. 76,000 miles reported. Look up ODI 10892734 at NHTSA ↗
Owner report 10824713 · 2016-02-07 (February 7, 2016)
AFTER A SHORT 3 YEARS THE DASH ABOVE THE PASSENGER SIDE SRS AIRBAG LOCATION ON THE DASH SPLIT. I ESCALATED THE ISSUE TO NISSAN 3RD LEVEL ESCALATION AND THEY WOULD NOT REPLACE THE DASH BUT WOULD GIVE ME 1000.00 TO SPLIT THE COST. ON JAN 25 2016 MY CAR WAS INVOLVED IN A NO FAULT ACCIDENT SMASHING HEAD ON INTO A SNOW BANK AND THEN ROLLING ONTO THE ROOF THEN CRUNCHING ON THE PASSENGER DOOR. MY FOREHEAD WAS SMASHED INTO THE STEERING WHEEL OF 10 AIRBAGS NOT 1 AIRBAG DEPLOYED. I SUSTAINED INJURY AND IF I HAD A MY FAMILY IN THE VEHICLE THERE WOULD …
Owner-reported narrative. 90,000 miles reported. Look up ODI 10824713 at NHTSA ↗