Nissan Quest transmission failure problems

Filed Mar 9, 2024 · Transmission · TN

Driving our van out of town, we started having problems with the transmission 2 hours into our drive. We have never had problems out of the transmission. When we accelerate from a stop it would give a shutter and sometimes a pop. It was very dangerous turning into the traffic as it was shuttering you loose power and could get hit. When we stopped at a store where i could check things out at turning the van off. When we started the vehicle it would not go into forward or reverse. We had it towed and had to pay over $4500 to replace the transmission with a new one. The mechanic said they get these all the time because it has a cvt transmission and they are no good. The replaced and refunded a lot of people that had different makes and model. I don’t understand why they don’t on a Nissan Quest . Nissan knows this is a problem. We had our entire family in the van and could have gotten hurt or killed. Nissan needs to do the right thing here and reimburse or replace them.

Filed Aug 10, 2023 · Transmission · NY

Check engine light appeared without warning and car would slow down and no longer accelerate on the highway. Took to the dealership and was told it needed a new transmission with only 64,000 miles of use.

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 Mar 17, 2023 · Transmission · TX

I was driving on the roadway when I felt a jolt and my 2017 Nissan Quest suddenly would not accelerate. I was almost rear-ended and had to come to a stop in a moving lane of traffic. I had no warning lights or previous symptoms, and my Quest has about 80,000 miles. I had my vehicle towed to a local mechanic and was told that they have seen many other similar issues with the Nissan Quest's premature CVT transmission failure. The codes thrown indicated CVT transmission "judder." They recommend that I call AAA and have it towed to a Nissan dealership. I had my Quest towed to a local Nissan dealership and was told the transmission would cost $6200 to repair, which is more than it is worth.

Filed Nov 12, 2022 · Electrical, Transmission · MO

Sent the van to Nissan for ABS recall repair and also got my serpentine belt replaced. The check engine light went on when I got the car back. I got a P0840 code which is for transmission pressure sensor. Nissan said I would have to replace transmission. They have a faulty transmission or they could have ruined my van after the repairs

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 May 10, 2019 · Transmission · 118,000 miles · IL

We purchased our 2013 nissan quest minivan six years ago, and the CVT transmission failed while driving home from church on sunday, may 5th. After getting gas, I tried to accelerate and the entire front started vibrating and very minimal acceleration ability, 0-10mph. I went from parking lot onto city streets barely able to move forward/accelerate. Once I was on bigger street, speed limit of 40mph, I still couldn'tt accelerate over 5-10mph. Parked in the driveway;later in afternoon, independent mechanic came to our house to test control panel with code reader, he confirmed it was the trans. We test drove to determine if we could drive 20-30 minutes to nissan dealer, but we barely got a half a block from our house before we lost total acceleration - could not move forward at all. We shut the van off, restarted it which allowed us to go 5mph & get home. The CVT transmission needs to be replaced in all nissan models. 6 year old van, still owe 10 car payments w/limited warranty valid until april 2020, however we have 118,000 miles,surpassing 100k limit. We've read online 1ks of consumer complaints on CVT trans failure,sentra, rogue, murano, altima, quest. Nissan refuses to recall for CVT trans replacement because it is not deemed a safety issue. Being unable to accelerate above 10mph in heavy traffic with our kids in the vehicle is a safety issue. Nissan us cust service rep gave us the run around: tow van to dealer for nissan test then the case would be reviewed (shell out $300) however there is no guarantee of replacement of CVT transmission by nissan. I am a teacher, this minivan is my transportation to/from school. My husband works part-time as warehouse laborer, so we cannot afford to replace the CVT trans for $5000. Nissan corporate needs to address this safety issue involving the CVT trans & replace all cvts & develop new trans. Lives are at stake.

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.