2006 Nissan Quest problems
The 2006 Nissan Quest has 108 complaints on file with NHTSA. The largest share (11%) concerns drivetrain & axles. After that come electrical system (11%) and engine (10%).
At a glance
- Complaints
- 108 filed with NHTSA
- Most reported
- Drivetrain & axles 11% of complaints
- Crashes and fires
- 1 and 2
- Injuries and deaths
- 8 and 0
- Typical mileage
- 57,000 miles 89 complaints with mileage
Source: NHTSA owner complaints
Where the complaints are
Share of this model year's complaints by the part of the car involved. One complaint can name more than one part, so the shares can add up to more than 100%.
When problems show up
View the numbers
| Mileage | Complaints |
|---|---|
| 0k to 20k miles | 19 |
| 20k to 40k miles | 19 |
| 40k to 60k miles | 9 |
| 60k to 80k miles | 13 |
| 80k to 100k miles | 8 |
| 100k to 120k miles | 9 |
| 120k to 140k miles | 2 |
| 140k to 160k miles | 1 |
| 160k to 180k miles | 4 |
| 180k to 200k miles | 1 |
| 200k+ miles | 4 |
What the data shows
Among the 89 complaints that report mileage, the typical (median) problem appeared at about 57,000 miles.
Safety-related details: 1 complaint mentions a crash; 2 complaints mention a fire; 8 injuries reported.
Looking only at complaints filed within five years of the model year (so older and newer years are comparable), the 2006 ranks 12th most-complained-about out of 18 model years of the Nissan Quest with enough data (63 complaints in that window). It is also covered by 1 safety recall campaign.
What owners wrote
A few complaints as filed, shortened and with personal details removed. The first ones are among the most serious reports for this model year; the rest are typical.
In a frontal crash, which rear ended another vehicle, at 35 mpg, on a city street, none of the airbags deployed, driver or side airbags. The airbag light had been flashing since I purchased the used 2006 nissan quest, having approx. 235,000 miles.
The automatic side doors close with an excessive amount of force and an inadequate safety mechanism. As a grown adult they can push me over before the actually reverse directions. Today, my 18 month old son got his thumb caught in the door and it did not release. He thumb was seriously injured, but fortunately we think it is not broken. I was just shocked that a vehicle designed for family took so little consideration with regards to the operation of the doors. Thank, mike.
There is no sensor on the automatic sliding door. As my daughter was manually opening the door, so was I with the keyless entry. The sliding door ending up closing on my childs fingers, smashing 3 middle fingers.
A/C was not working and air compressor got frozen after A/C was turned on around 600 miles. Air compressor and bell were replaced at nissan dealer. A/C is now stop working again (07/03).
My quest was purchased 12/06. Since then the odometer has malfunctioned. They would not fix it. The brake disc have malfunctioned twice, even after nissan replaced them. The response from nissan was "hotspots happen normally in discbrakes". The motor mounts went bad after 2.5 years. Now I am faced, after a little more than 4 years with "power steering pump" replacement and "rack and pinion assembly.