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2005 Nissan Quest transmission problems

14 complaints (17% of all complaints for this car). Typical mileage when it fails: 102,788. 1 crash reported.

owner complaints
14
of this car's complaints
17%
typical mileage
102,788
crashes
1
recalls
0

Which part fails

  • Automatic transmission
    2
  • Automatic transmission: control module (TCM/PCM/tecm)
    1

At what mileage

Complaints by mileage at the time of the problem.

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Nissan Quest transmission problems in other years

19931995200020052017

Related recalls

No recalls on record for this model year.

What 2005 Nissan Quest owners say

Most recent owner complaints, unedited.

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 Nov 5, 2016 · Transmission · 123,755 miles · VA

When the transmission is in drive, there is almost no power. I pulled into a car dealership to look at some used cars. The van's engine was running and the transmission was in park. When I put the transmission back in drive and pressed the accelerator, we moved forward very slowly. Low and over drive were no better, but reverse seemed fine. Forward gears have very little power.

Filed Jul 2, 2016 · Transmission · 114,342 miles · IN

Car started throwing out service engine codes and the vehicle will not go into any other gears and is having trouble speeding up past 15 miles per hour. Started ay 114342 miles. Occurred after a clunk sound while driving on the street and had a hard time making it up the hill to our home.

Filed May 27, 2016 · Acceleration, Transmission · KY

When put in gear or stop and go jerks very hard and some times don't want to go.

Filed Mar 14, 2016 · Transmission · FL

Automatic transmission , rough shifting when driving the van, up shifting or down shifting,

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 19, 2015 · Transmission · 92,000 miles · NY

While driving on the highway, the car started missing gears and was stalling. My wife uses the van for school and drop the baby to daycare. Took the car to nissan and they said it was a muffler, I fixed that and the issue was still there. They then told me it need a tune up costing $650. Didn't do it because it was too expensive. And unnecessary since I always do oil changes. Had a transmission shop look at it and told me the transmission was neutralizing. Car would not change gears. Nissan had 2 law suits against them for premature malfunction to their transmission and they refuse to fix the issue. I spent $3000.00 to get my transmission rebuilt and the issue is still here. Please help the consumers!

Filed Mar 31, 2014 · Engine, Transmission · OH

The timing chain guides (teflon based material) in the vq35 engines were prematurely causing audible rubbing and banging upon start up and early warm up idle conditions. This premature wear of the tension guides is a safety hazard due to the fact that the timing chain has undo slack from early degradation of tension guides which may cause the timing chain to wear/break prematurely and without warning while driving at highway speeds. This would cause the engine to shut down unexpectedly.

Filed Sep 12, 2013 · Engine, Transmission · 120,000 miles · WA

While slowing down at the intersection to make a right turn, the vehicle lost power and would not drive more than 10 MPH and finally coming to a complete stall after engine died. Restart the engine and drove normal. It has intermittently continue to happen at random.

Questions about the 2005 Nissan Quest transmission

Does the 2005 Nissan Quest have transmission problems?

Owners have filed 14 complaints about the transmission of the 2005 Nissan Quest, 17% of all its complaints.

At what mileage do 2005 Nissan Quest transmission problems start?

The typical (median) mileage in owner complaints is 102,788 miles.

Was there a recall on the 2005 Nissan Quest transmission?

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

What year does the Nissan Quest have bad transmission?

The Nissan Quest model years with the most transmission complaints are 2004 (72 complaints), 2012 (28 complaints) and 2007 (19 complaints).

Other 2005 Nissan Quest problems

Engine 20Electrical 14Body 10Seats 6Tires 6Visibility 6Acceleration 5Airbags 5Brakes 4Fuel system 4Locks 4Steering 4Suspension 4Lights 2Seat belts 2Driver assistance 1

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