Nissan Quest whining noise problems

Filed Apr 13, 2024 · Transmission · PA

Car need transmission replaced - there is no warning on car that transmission is having major issues (ie no check engine light). My car shakes on turning this has been on going since I purchased the car in 2017. In late 2023 the car did not have as much pick up power like it used to and had a whining noise once you drive for a while (without the power it used to). There were no check engine light warning to date. On 1/12/24 I used auto zone engine diagnostic and following error codes came up - P17FO - CVT JUDDER P17F2 -JUDDER T/C inspection Diagnostic at AAMCO ON 3/25/24 show additional issues that don’t show any warning signs eg check engine light PER AAMCO additional issues: Engine missing cylinder 3,4; and cylinder 1 is misfiring. Transmission juddering around 2nd gear, chain slipping under pressure…transmission having internal mechanical failure. I am not sure if these issues are serious enough to show as check engine. If they should I don’t know why my car check engine light is not on?

Filed Oct 10, 2022 · Transmission · AR

I was on a busy freeway only 10 miles from my city and my van with no warning started to slow down and I tried pushing gas to make it go faster to the speed limit because there were semi trucks lined behind and beside me and it wouldn’t accelerate at all. It just continued to slow down at a fast rate and I was trying to get to the side of the freeway as fast as possible and the steering wheel got hard to turn to the side. It was a struggle and I had my husband, and all 5 of my daughters with me. We were all scared out of our minds. Vehicles were passing so close to us and so fast. The vehicle came to a complete stop on the side of the freeway and the engine was still running and I tried to push gas but it just revved up and didn’t move at all. My family and I were stranded for hours waiting for help to come. We could have been hit by so many vehicles. I turned off the van and restarted a few minutes later to try to get it to go but it wouldn’t budge. Just made whining sounds.

Filed Jun 18, 2018 · Transmission · CA

I'm experiencing whining noise while accelerating and decelerating. I did some research and lots of people complained about the same issue. Nissan did extend the warranty on the earlier models. However, it doens't include my model and year.

Filed Jul 22, 2016 · Engine · 170,000 miles · NY

I've had this vehicle into my local nissan dealers service center many times for a loss of power. They had me replace the ecu, which had to be programmed, then they said that it was the catalytic converters. I bought all three of those. After that it needed to be programmed for the air/fuel ratio. Still ran the same. I brought it into a different shop, they said it had a bad throttle. My brother had one I had put in but still no power, and hesitation at acceleration and up hills, and misfires and backfires a lot. One of the codes they found for me was a timing issue. My brother has same van told me he had to replace the timing chain. I've heard a rattling and whining noise from timing area, so I looked into this further. Back in 2004 nissan issued a tsb regarding this issue telling technicians to make a "goodwill adjustment" to push back repairs of this issue until the vehicle was out of warranty. I am very concerned about this problem with my vehicle since learning about what could happen should it fail. I drive my children in that van and bought it because I thought it would be a safe and comfortable vehicle to drive. Apparently not. Nissan consumer affairs even told me that they will not cover the cost of repairs. I currently await to hear from a supervisor to give them an earful and to find out the reasons why it will not be fixed. This should be a safety recall. If catastrophic engine failure due to this happens on the highway (which we travel almost every day), this would leave the vehicle completely crippled and unable to steer out of the way of any danger. Sooner or later someone is going to be injured if not killed in a motor vehicle accident from this if not already. It's a shame nissan doesn't see the value of potentially saving its customers lives vs. The cost of making necessary repairs. It should be a recall. I'll never buy a nissan again.

Filed Dec 3, 2012 · Transmission · 102,788 miles · GA

5-speed automatic transmission, when shift lever is moved into the drive position there is a hesitation and then the transmission engages into drive with a hard bang. The transmission also emits a low volume whine when the car is in motion.

Filed Jun 1, 2012 · Fuel system · 143,535 miles · VA

The fuel pump makes a whining noise when vehicle is running from (mid-car) / (almost sounds like it's in the speakers) and you can smell gas bad - especially after a fill up.

Filed May 7, 2012 · Engine, Transmission · 59,000 miles · FL

After only about 59000 miles my nissan quest 2008 3.5l is making loud whining noise from the engine. I am informed by the nissan dealer were it is being repaired that the timing chain needs to be replaced. This is an issue with many nissan vehicles and and official recall should be made about this problem with this type of engines. See nissan technical bulletin from dec. 14. 2009 with classification: em07-001c and reference: ntb07-042c about this very well know issue for all nissan maxima, altima, quest buzzing / whining noise from timing chain area.

Filed Mar 26, 2012 · Engine · 78,000 miles · FL

Tl* the contact owns a 2007 nissan quest. While parked, the contact heard a whining noise coming from the engine. The failure also occurred while driving at various speeds. The contact stated that the noise had become louder when driving at faster speeds. The vehicle was taken to the dealer for diagnostics where the technician stated that the timing chain tensioner would have to be replaced. The vehicle was not repaired. The VIN was not available. The approximate failure mileage was 78,000.

Filed Apr 22, 2011 · Engine · TN

We have a 2006 nissan quest with 85,000 miles on it. For a while we have been hearing a whine when we accelerate. We have been told that we will need to replace the timing chain for about $2,700. When I started to research this it seems like this a common enough issue that it needs to be looked into. Timing chains should not have any issues till atleast 200,000 miles.

Filed Oct 15, 2010 · Fuel system · 7,000 miles · MD

Tl* the contact owns a 1998 nissan quest. The contact stated that as soon as the engine was started, the vehicle would exhibit an unusual whining noise from the rear. The vehicle was taken to the dealer where a diagnostic was performed and the contact was advised that the fuel pump would need replacing. The contact stated there was a technical service bulletin for the failure (the federal safety agency item number: 604996-fuel system, gasoline:delivery:fuel pump) yet there were no recalls. The vehicle was not repaired. The failure mileage was 7,000 and the current mileage was 186,000.