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2005 Nissan Quest engine problems

20 complaints (24% of all complaints for this car). Typical mileage when it fails: 85,000. 2 crashes reported.

owner complaints
20
of this car's complaints
24%
typical mileage
85,000
crashes
2
recalls
0

Which part fails

  • Cooling system: fan
    1

At what mileage

Complaints by mileage at the time of the problem.

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Nissan Quest engine problems in other years

19911995200020052015

Related recalls

No recalls on record for this model year.

What 2005 Nissan Quest owners say

Most recent owner complaints, unedited.

Filed Aug 21, 2020 · Engine · 286,000 miles · CA

Timing chain issues . Had it repaired a second time and it seems it's still has problems. Last repair was due to broken guide and and broken tensioners. Am worried it will happen again.

Filed Apr 3, 2019 · Electrical, Engine · 67,000 miles · VA

Sitting in a drive through break on in drive car revs up to about 70mphs. I put in park as its movong forward to nearly miss a car infront of me and I turn the car off. Now break compress to the floor.

Filed Mar 13, 2019 · Acceleration, Engine · 14,800 miles · NC

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Filed Aug 6, 2018 · Engine, Transmission · KY · crash

I was driving to the doctor when my van lost all power in a line of traffic all mode got hit by a truck in the rear end. Do not what happened just know it is down .car has no power will not pull out or driveway

Filed May 5, 2017 · Engine, Transmission · 78,000 miles · CA

Noise, vibration and sounds indicating imminent failure of one or more valvetrain components in the vehicle's 3.5l v6 engine. Problem is known to nissan; addressed in a service bulletin in 2004. Company failed to remedy the defect, which consists of premature failure of timing chain and/or valvetrain components, including variable valve timing module and parts. The problem is currently the subject of class action lawsuit.

Filed Mar 9, 2017 · Engine, Steering · 7 miles · CA

The van turns on but it loses speed while driving and it is very hard to make it accelerate once it comes to a stop, thought it was a transmission problem but it wasn't. Now they think it is loss of communication with computer

Filed Jul 22, 2016 · Engine · 170,000 miles · NY

I've had this vehicle into my local nissan dealers service center many times for a loss of power. They had me replace the ecu, which had to be programmed, then they said that it was the catalytic converters. I bought all three of those. After that it needed to be programmed for the air/fuel ratio. Still ran the same. I brought it into a different shop, they said it had a bad throttle. My brother had one I had put in but still no power, and hesitation at acceleration and up hills, and misfires and backfires a lot. One of the codes they found for me was a timing issue. My brother has same van told me he had to replace the timing chain. I've heard a rattling and whining noise from timing area, so I looked into this further. Back in 2004 nissan issued a tsb regarding this issue telling technicians to make a "goodwill adjustment" to push back repairs of this issue until the vehicle was out of warranty. I am very concerned about this problem with my vehicle since learning about what could happen should it fail. I drive my children in that van and bought it because I thought it would be a safe and comfortable vehicle to drive. Apparently not. Nissan consumer affairs even told me that they will not cover the cost of repairs. I currently await to hear from a supervisor to give them an earful and to find out the reasons why it will not be fixed. This should be a safety recall. If catastrophic engine failure due to this happens on the highway (which we travel almost every day), this would leave the vehicle completely crippled and unable to steer out of the way of any danger. Sooner or later someone is going to be injured if not killed in a motor vehicle accident from this if not already. It's a shame nissan doesn't see the value of potentially saving its customers lives vs. The cost of making necessary repairs. It should be a recall. I'll never buy a nissan again.

Filed Jan 4, 2016 · Engine · 117,000 miles · CA

The engine makes a rattling noise. Dealer says timing chain guide needs to be replace at a cost of $1700. They also asked me not to drive the vehicle as it may cause the timing chain to jump in the middle of the road causing an accident and also engine damage

Filed Dec 16, 2015 · Engine, Transmission · 120,000 miles · KS

The transmission on my 2005 nissan quest went out while on vacation in north carolina from out of state in june of 2015. Just replaced the timing chain today 12/16/15 am losing faith on nissans reliability.

Filed May 30, 2015 · Engine · 150,000 miles · TN · crash

The 2005 nissan quest se has severe problems with motor mounts and their faulty design which resulted in a vehicle crash. My wife went to the dollar store,this being about two months after all the motor mounts were replaced, she got in and started to back out as she pressed the accelerator the engine revved up to 3000 RPM and then jammed the transmission into gear causing it to jerk the wheel violently and bark the tires the engine is so quiet you cannot hear if this is happening it propelled the vehicle right into another vehicle parked all the way in the parking spaces behind her costing us 2000 dollars to pay for vehicle damage there could had been pedestrians around which could have been hit and killed there is over 30000 complaints online of this same problem. I urge you to please make nissan fix the defective motor mounts problems there is plenty of evidence on this our motor mounts now have to be replaced every 4 months because they keep going bad costing 1200 dollars each time they are a bad design and is urgent to be fixed because they help control transmission engagement thank you.

Questions about the 2005 Nissan Quest engine

Does the 2005 Nissan Quest have engine problems?

Owners have filed 20 complaints about the engine of the 2005 Nissan Quest, 24% of all its complaints, more than any other problem.

At what mileage do 2005 Nissan Quest engine problems start?

The typical (median) mileage in owner complaints is 85,000 miles.

Was there a recall on the 2005 Nissan Quest engine?

There is no recall for this problem on this model year.

What year does the Nissan Quest have bad engine?

The Nissan Quest model years with the most engine complaints are 2004 (71 complaints), 1994 (56 complaints) and 2007 (50 complaints).

Other 2005 Nissan Quest problems

Electrical 14Transmission 14Body 10Seats 6Tires 6Visibility 6Acceleration 5Airbags 5Brakes 4Fuel system 4Locks 4Steering 4Suspension 4Lights 2Seat belts 2Driver assistance 1

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