2012 Nissan Quest: jerking or lurching

Filed Jun 10, 2024 · Transmission · DE

The CVT transmission on this vehicle has failed. The vehicle is jerking and and stalls while driving. If I'm at a light stopped and the light changes to go, the vehicle won't move unless I put my foot all the way down on the accelerator then it Jenks and starts to move. I took it to Sheridan Nissan in Delaware, and they told me this has been the issue with the CVT transmission and I need to just get rid of the van. To get a new one put in is over $7000 with just a 12 Mos12,000 miles warranty and they say it may go out again. I was told by another dealership that Nissan new about this problem, but won't fix it. I've noticed that they have replaced CVT transmissions in other Nissan vehicles and other years, but seem to skip the 2012 Nissan Quest. The engine light came on after it started jerking and I had it towed to Nissan and then they told me that the transmission is slipping. They told me I could drive it home, but to "get rid of it because it doesn't have much life left." Please make Nissan recall these transmissions like they did others. If they are all CVT transmissions, why are some being fixed and others being ignored? Please help.

Filed Feb 13, 2021 · Transmission · 101,485 miles · NV

I am having a problem on the CVT transmission of my 2012 nissan quest. It's becoming too dangerous to drive because it's keep on jerking when I'm driving it in the street that is way I don't drive it in the freeway because it's too dangerous and lately it speed up that I almost get an accident. First it won't run whenever I stop at stop sign and/or stop light, when I press the accelerator it won't run like it normally do and then all of the sudden it will speed up that I almost get in an accident. I want the nissan manufacturer to recall my quest and fix my transmission.

Filed Jan 7, 2021 · Transmission · 101,460 miles · NV

We were driving on the highway and the transmission felt like the van was jerking every time the gas was pressed. This was even happening the day prior when driving on the highway. At one point the RPM would go start going high when the gas was barely being pressed. We decided to get off at the next exit. We were at a stoplight and the van just suddenly stopped giving any power when pressing on the gas. There were no light indicators on the dashboard to alert of anything wrong with the van. The RPM would not rev up even with the gas pedal floored. We turned the van off and on to see if that was the issue. The same thing happened and there was still no power pushing the gas pedal. The van had to roll until we were able to park safely at a gas station. We let the van sit for over 30 minutes just in case to see if it was an overheating issue. There was a jiffy lube nearby and we asked a mechanic what the issue would be. They said that nissan had a CVT transmission which has been known to have problems like loss of power, transmission jerking, etc. Eventually we had to get the van towed because the transmission failed.

Filed Sep 23, 2019 · Transmission · 74,000 miles · KS

Complete transmission failure right after passing the 60,000 mile warranty. The vehicle jerked and the check engine light came one. The nissan dealer stated that the entire transmission needs to be replaced. It can't be rebuilt. This appears to be a known problem across other 2012 nissan quests. Other customers have complained about this as well. Http://www.lemonlawcase.com/problem-vehicles/nissan-CVT-problems/ nissan should extend the warranty for the transmission to 100k miles for all 2012 nissan quests. Https://www.carcomplaints.com/nissan/quest/2012/transmission/transmission_failure.shtml

Filed Aug 15, 2017 · Transmission · 81,300 miles · CA

Van has had issues slipping on hills after stop with gears grinding and jerking. Brought in to dealership and they could not replicate. I mentioned I thought it might be transmission and how we can do preventive maintenance. They recommended flushing transmission fluid for $125 which I did. Less than month later, slipping still occurred on hills after stops. On way home this past saturday, I was going about 30-40 MPH when there was a stop light on a slight incline. I slowed down to about 5-10mph when the light turned green. I then pressed the accelerator pedal and the gear grinded and I had no power. As I pressed the gas no power was coming to van and I had to pull over. I had to turn off the vehicle and wait a minute or so and after starting the car, the vehicle seemed normal again. I noticed the check engine light also was now on. Brought the van in to dealership and after doing a drive test and replicating on a hill, they confirmed the slipping. They also did a diagnostic and confirmed transmission needed to be replaced to tune of $4100. Looking up this case there appears to be numerous problems with nissan CVT transmissions. Nissan also provided an extended warranty for prior van models from 2003-2010 to 100k miles. My vehicle is a 2012 nissan quest with 81k miles. With all the nissans having CVT transmission issues, it appears there is a pervasive issue that needs to be addressed by nissan.

Filed Jul 17, 2017 · Transmission · 75,440 miles · NY

Jerking motion: sudden twitching and oscillating motion of acceleration and deceleration. After driving normally for about 10~30 mints, it happens at about 2000 RPM ~ 2500 rmp on uphill (with accelerator gentry pressed down). It stopes when I release the accelerator, when the engine comes down to below 2000 RPM. Https://youtu.be/7vclguaumoe