My car randomly accelerated on 2 occasions , may 30, 2013 and june 27, 2013. The first incident resulted in a crash, hitting a pole, tree, and another vehicle. 2nd incident was a near miss, almost had a head on collision with another vehicle. My 9 year old son and I were in the car. No resolution from nissan. They are not concerned about safety. Want me to take car back without any explanation.
2012 Nissan Quest engine complaints
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Tl* the contact owns a 2012 nissan quest. The contact stated that after accelerating from a complete stop, the vehicle suddenly stalled. The contact stated that the failure was intermittent. The contact also stated that the windshield wipers failed to clear the entire windshield, which created a blind spot. The vehicle was taken to the dealer however, the failure could not be replicated. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was contacted about the failure. The failure mileage was 34. Updated 7/15/13 *cn the consumer stated the stalling has progressed, which also occurred while the vehicle was in reverse. Updated 07/22/13
3 months after purchasing a brand new 2012 nissan quest (purchased vehicle on 04/15/2012), I was driving down a hill at a low rate of speed when the engine shut off and the car stated there was no more gas, even though there was a quarter tank. Cars behind me slammed on their brakes and luckily we were not hit. I put the car in neutral and after coasting down the hill and reaching a level part of the road, my car started again and told me that I had a quarter tank. After taking the car to the dealer, I learned there was an open recall campaign (the federal safety agency recall 12v076) on the 2012 quest and the remedy was not performed prior to me purchasing the vehicle, which is against regulations as the recall campaign was started by nissan before I purchased the vehicle. On 06/20/2012 (1 day after the incident) I took the car to a nissan dealer to be repaired and the problem was supposedly fixed at town center nissan under r/o number 6012078/1. On september 26th I started to turn into an intersection on a green arrow when my car shut off and said I was out of gas, (a minute prior to that the car said I had 37 miles and a quarter tank left). I was almost rear ended (the car had to swerve into another lane) and good samaritans pushed me into a parking lot close by. I realize that the federal safety agency has already acted on the problem my car experienced, but I feel something should be done with regards to the dealer "gwinnett place nissan" who sold me the car without first fixing the problem (since it was a brand new car). I also want the federal safety agency to be aware that the "fix" so far has not worked for my vehicle. We are giving them a "final repair opportunity notice" via the lemon law.
My new 2012 nissan quest was parked in my driveway with the front slightly facing down looking at the road with less than quarter tank of gas. The van would start but would not stay idle and the dash board indicated that the van had enough gas to go 25 miles. I had to put the van in neutral to roll it down the street (flat surface) before it can be started and kept on idle. When you roll the van down in neutral with the engine off you loose your power brakes, so I had to make sure there were no cars coming from either side. I reported the incident to the nissan dealer, also filed a complaint with the manufacturer, and the dealer kept the car for couple of days but could not find anything wrong with it. I was told by the dealership that nissan engineering team will be contacting me for further action, and in the meantime I am supposed to keep the gas tank filled above the 1/4 tank mark at all times. For us (with our quest), it is only an issue when the gas tank is low on gas below the 1/4 tank mark and it is parked in an incline with the front facing down or during a sharp vehicle turn with the gas tank very low. Hopefully nissan will find a fix for this soon, because I am concerned for the safety of my family.
Purchased a brand new 2012 nissan quest just weeks ago, current mileage 320. Engine stalled with little less than quarter tank of gas in a slow turn. Computer indicated that the van had enough gas for 30 miles travel. Luckily there was no cars behind us, so I was able to apply the brake and restart the car to the nearest gas station. Contacted the service department the next day, the service adviser advised me to make sure not to let the gas tank go down below 1/4 tank. After reading all other complaints from current quest owners, I will be contact the manufacturer, including the dealership first thing tomorrow. I am not sure if I can return the vehicle, eventhough it has been less than 30 days since the purchase date.
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