Nissan QUEST transmission problems
180 complaint narratives mention transmission terms.
Key facts
1,862 owner complaints analyzed
24 distinct recall campaigns
70,000 mi median reported failure mileage
Scope: 1991 to 2017 model years. Data snapshot: . 1,099 complaints include usable failure mileage.
Transmission and shifting evidence
180 of 1,862 complaints match this topic (9.7%). The keyword filter can include complaints that mention a transmission without reporting its failure. View matching rules.
Owner report 724478 · 2000-06-24 (June 24, 2000)
THE AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION NEEDS TO BE REBUILT FOR THE 2ND TIME. SOME REBUILDER TOLD ME THAT SOMEHOW THIS MODEL TRANSMISSION IS GRINDING THE ROTORS OUT. IS THERE A RECALL FOR THIS PROBLEM. THANK YOU. *AK
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Owner report 876840 · 2000-12-20 (December 20, 2000)
ONGOING PROBLEM WITH ENGINE STALLING WHILE TRAVELING VEHICLE BEEN IN/OUT OF DEALER SHOP ON THREE OCCASIONS, AND PROBLEM CANNOT BE DUPLICATED OR CORRECTED. THIS PROBLEM HAS CAUSED AN ACCIDENT. *AK FUEL PUMP WAS REPLACED AND DEALER STATED AN EXHAUST LEAK CAUSING CARBON BUILD UP IN O2 SENSORS WERE CAUSING STALLING, HOWEVER AFTER REPAIRS VEHICLE STILL STALLS. CONSUMER CAN SMELL A GAS ODOR OUTSIDE VEHICLE. TRANSMISSION LEAKS, DEALER FOUND PAN HAD A HOLE, DEALER REPLACED PAN AND GASKET. *SLC
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Owner report 880579 · 2001-02-14 (February 14, 2001)
CONSUMER HAS COMPLAINED ABOUT TRANSMISSION AND DRIVETRAIN WORKING ERATICALLY WHEN AIR CONDITIONER OR HEATER IS ON. IT MAKES DRIVETRAIN SHIFT IN AND OUT OF OVERDRIVE. TRANSMISSION IS IN AND OUT OF GEARS. CONSUMER HAS CHECKED OTHER NISSAN OWNERS IN OTHER STATES, AND THEY HAVE MENTIONED THE SAME PROBLEM. *AK
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Owner report 10101996 · 2004-11-22 (November 22, 2004)
THE VEHICLE WAS HARD STARTING, ENGINE/TRANSMISSION SURGE, AT LOW SPEEDS AND UP HILL. THE THERMOSTAT STUCK AND SEVERAL OTHER MALFUNCTIONS. *BF THE ENGINE SUDDENLY SHUT DOWN WITHOUT WARNING. THE OVER HEATED ENGINE HAD SERIOUS BURNING INSIDE. THERE WERE NO INDICATOR LIGHTS ON TO SEE THE ENGINE TEMPERATURE GAUGE AT PEAK HEAT. THE CONSUMER COULD NOT FIND THE PROBLEM, HAD NO STEAM, NO CHECK ENGINE, JUST A FEAR OF ENGINE MELT DOWN ABOUT TO RECUR. *SC
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Owner report 766672 · 2002-09-04 (September 4, 2002)
MANIFOLD BOLTS KEEP MELTING AND BREAKING. THE BOLTS ARE POPPING AS FAST AS THE REPAIR PERSON CAN PUT THEM IN. THE MANIFOLD BOLTS COST ABOUT $80 EACH. UNITED NISSAN SAYS THAT THE COST TO FIX ONE IS ABOUT $700 IF THEY DO NOT ENCOUNTER ANY ADDITIONAL PROBLEMS. IN 1997, WE PAYED A DEALERSHIP IN GULFPORT MISSISSIPPI OVER A @1000 TO PUT IN A TRANSMISSION BECAUSE METAL PARTS WERE IN OUR TRANSMISSION AND RADIATOR. THEY COULD NOT DETERMINE WHERE THE METAL WAS COMING FROM, BUT IT TORE UP THE TRANSMISSION. I WROTE AND CALLED NISSAN AND THEY HAVE A…
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