Nissan Quest adaptive cruise problems

Filed Dec 2, 2020 · Airbags, Brakes · 152,000 miles · TN

I was sold a deceptive van at the end sept 2020, I did a test drive with the salesman, pointed out several issues with the van like check engine light on, traction light on, air bag light on, remote missing to control tv, the salesman told me not to worry about all the lights that's on he will get that fix at a later date and to buy the tv remote and a deduction will be applied to my contract. I was fine with that, but that hasn't been the case. I admittedly start to find other issue with the van the more I drove it like the rear wiper motor is not working, the complete steering wheel is not working so the horn, cruise control, bluetooth settings, radio volume button. I have made the salesman a where of this but his whole tone changed. I was told to get whatever issues fixed myself and maybe a deduction would be applied to my balance, once again I said but that's not what we agree on. So now its time for my temporary tag to expire, was issued a new one 3 times but had to take it to a shop to let them manipulate the system because the van will not pass marta/emission to get register for real license plate with the check engine light on. The van is missing the cadillac converter and the salesman will not put one on said you do not really need it on the van. At this point he said in a conversation with me that a previous owner had the van for about a month and returned it for issues, but when I said I'm not satisfied with the van and want to return as well, it was pass 2 months now and as long as the van gets me to point a to point b that's all that matters! Once again the more I drive the van I'm finding issues so now the button on the radio get stuck when pushed in, controlling the heat and air it has a mind of its own, so when I turn on the heat, the AC button will not turn off, also the automatic window buttons don't work properly. This van is unsafe to drive period.

Filed Jun 24, 2016 · Transmission · 2,953 miles · NV

Jerking transmission while accelerating above 40mph; at speed cruising going up and down hills; and decelerating from 70mph. Occurring more often while on cruise control setting.

Filed Dec 5, 2014 · Body, Brakes · IL

Driving with cruise control on highway. Moved feet to under knees position to relax. Loop behind right running style shoe got hooked on seat slide lever. Had to use left foot to brake.

Filed Mar 6, 2014 · Transmission · 133,000 miles · PA

Traveling at a steady 25 MPH on highway (conditions were slow due to inclement weather), vehicle suddenly downshifted very hard...felt like I was rear ended but wasn't...then check engine light illuminated. The engine was producing the power, but the transmission was not keeping up. It was slow to accelerate, wouldn't maintain speed uphill and downshifted hard when slowing. I headed directly for dealership and was told that my transmission had coded and required replacement. I had taken it into dealership several times previously complaining of significant power loss, hard and/or constant downshifting and loss of speed despite engine power. No problems were found until this incident. I replaced the transmission with new at a cost of just over $4700. I have put just under 2000 miles on the new transmission and am starting to have the same problem. Traveling to new york on the interstate, traveling with cruise control set at 68mph. Started ascending a large hill and the vehicle started slowing down. The transmission downshifted violently, engine RPM increased to almost 5000rpm but speed started dropping immediately. Could not make it up the highway and maintain current speed. The valves were screaming! I pulled over and shut the car off, restarted and then started again slowly. I could not get above 38 MPH without transmission reacting and engine RPM racing. Once I got over the hill, the car seemed okay as long as I didn't allow the RPM to increase too dramatically. It will not maintain speed in cruise control on hills.

Filed Sep 8, 2011 · Acceleration, Electrical · 96,000 miles · CA

Back on july as I was on the hwy, set my cruise control, for the first time since I've owned my nissan, at 55mph, the speedometer stopped working, my right headlight went out. Now ever since then, it has gotten worse, I have replaced the right headlight 3 times . I've noticed that when I grab the handle of the turn signal it crackles, and causes the headlights to flicker, and the odometer doesn't work when the speed control is on zero while driving.

Filed Mar 11, 2011 · Acceleration · 140,000 miles · IL · 1 injury

Nissan quest 1999. Cruise control malfunction causing the vehicle to gain speed and get out of control. Stopping the vehicle becomes very difficult.

Filed Jun 23, 2010 · Electrical · 172,000 miles · CA

As I was driving on city street, my car started accelerating on its own. When I shifted into neutral, the RPM shot up to 4-5000. The breaks were too hard and failed to stop the car until it was in neutral. The mechanic found the origin of the problem in a faulty cruise control. Eventually the nissan dealership disconnected the cruise control. This happened last week and so far I have not experienced any other problem. Dealership believes that this was a failure of an electronic component as a normal wear and tear. I disagree, since the problem also caused the motor mounts to crack and I had to repair those.

Filed Jan 6, 2006 · Acceleration · 118,000 miles · TN

Dt*: the contact stated while driving with the cruise control set at 70 MPH the vehicle began to suddenly accelerate. The contact attempted to stop the acceleration and deactivated the cruise control by applying firm brake pressure, but the vehicle did not respond . Although the cruise control light that normally illuminated when in use turned off,the vehicle remained at a highway speed in spite of the brake pressure the contact continued to enforce. When the vehicle did not stop nor slow down the contact engaged the emergency brake which slowed the vehicle enough so the contact could pull over to the side of the road and shut off the engine. The contact allowed the engine to rest for a period of time , and inspected underneath the hood. Upon inspection the problem could not be determined but a strong odor was detected. The odor smelled as if something had overheated. Afterwards,the engine was restarted and the vehicle continued to be driven normally. There have been no further problems, but the cruise control has not been engaged since the incident. The vehicle has not been seen by a dealer.

Filed May 2, 2003 · Acceleration · 20,000 miles · PA

While driving home from getting our winter tires changed over to summer, my husband noticed a revving in the engine even though he did not have his foot on the gas. He did manage to get the van home before any accident occurred, however when he was in the driveway the engine revved up to as far as it would go without anyone touching anything. It was taken to nissan garage and found that the cruise control cable had snapped and required replacement. If this had happened while he was driving on the highway I hate to think of what would have happened.

Filed Mar 19, 2001 · Acceleration · TX · 1 injury

When cruise control is activated, it does not always turn off when the brakes are applied or cancel switch is pushed. If I have cruise set at 65 and approach and intersection or object in the road or lower speed zone, and apply the brakes but then press the accelerator to continue at a lower speed (45), the accelerator will go down on its own and the van will accelerate on its own till it hits the 65 MPH that was originally set on the cruise. This occured 3 out of the last 5 times the cruise control was used. I had to quicly apply brakes again when I noticed this happening to avoid child in road and the back passenger was injured slightly on the head when this happened. The problem was reported to nissan who replied that it may not be on warranty, but when taken to the dealer and discussed, I had to pay the 50 dollar copay on a 54 dollar repair. I have not tried to use the cruise contol since being serviced.