2006 NISSAN QUEST Complaints

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