2012 Nissan Quest: complete transmission failure

Filed Jun 12, 2023 · Transmission · PA

CVT Transmission failed and had to replace with new CVT Transmission while returning from a trip on June 7 2023. It failed in middle of the trip. Aamco Boardman, OH helped replace it with brand new transmission and it cost $7525. Last year also Compressor failed and had to replace it with brand new compressor at the local garage here in Shippensburg. Mileage is only 110000 miles. Very disappointed and dissatisfied with 2012 Nissan Quest.

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 Oct 14, 2020 · Transmission · 119,000 miles · OH

At 119,000 miles the vehicle experienced a complete transmission failure while driving. The vehicle wouldn't get out of 1st gear, making acceleration from a dead stop nearly impossible. Several calls to my nissan dealership and to nissan corporation resulted in "I'm sorry but we can't do anything for you but offer a complete replacement of your transmission at at cost over $5000". The vehicle is only 19k miles out of the extended warranty that I purchased from nissan, but they are claiming they don't look at that, they look at the original manufacture warranty. Nissan is aware of issues with the CVT transmission they have put in their cars but refuse to fix the issues or work with customers.

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 Dec 27, 2018 · Fuel system, Transmission · 161,000 miles · FL

Tl* the contact owns a 2012 nissan quest. While driving various speeds, the fuel tank gauge indicated that the tank was empty. The contact stated that two hours after filling up the fuel tank, the tank would be empty. There were no warning indicators illuminated. The vehicle was taken to an independent mechanic where it was diagnosed that the transmission failed and needed to be replaced. The vehicle was repaired, but the failure recurred. The contact took the vehicle to brown's fairfax nissan (11010 fairfax blvd, fairfax, va 22030, (703)-591-8009) where it was diagnosed that the transmission failed and needed to be replaced. The vehicle was repaired, but the failure recurred. The manufacturer was made aware of the failures and stated that there were no recalls or warranties per the VIN. The failure mileage was 161,000.

Filed Jul 25, 2018 · 107,422 miles · AZ

Transmission failed at 107k miles.

Filed Nov 29, 2017 · Transmission · 76,000 miles · TX

Van started to have problems with the acceleration, I stepped on the gas and it didn't responded until several seconds later (5-10), it started slowly and then it accelerates slowly. Every time the vehicle stops, the transmission doesn't work. The check engine light came on, I took the car to an autozone store, and they found the error code p1778, which is CVT transmission error. I took the van then to the dealership and they told me that they found the same error code, and they told me that the transmission needs to be replaced at approx $3800 dls. The van has 76,000 miles. And so far, I've seen numerous sites that have claims and list problems with nissan transmissions, and nissan is not taking care of customers. This is a very serious problem that can cause an accident if you are trying to cross a street and the car doesn't respond. Also its very disappointing that nissan doesn't help or doesn't have a recall to replace the transmission or fix this issue.