2012 Nissan Quest problems
The 2012 Nissan Quest has 139 complaints on file with NHTSA. The largest share (20%) concerns drivetrain & axles. After that come electrical system (14%) and fuel system (14%).
At a glance
- Complaints
- 139 filed with NHTSA
- Most reported
- Drivetrain & axles 20% of complaints
- Crashes and fires
- 8 and 2
- Injuries and deaths
- 3 and 0
- Typical mileage
- 54,000 miles 104 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 | 27 |
| 20k to 40k miles | 16 |
| 40k to 60k miles | 12 |
| 60k to 80k miles | 15 |
| 80k to 100k miles | 16 |
| 100k to 120k miles | 7 |
| 120k to 140k miles | 5 |
| 140k to 160k miles | 3 |
| 160k to 180k miles | 2 |
| 180k to 200k miles | 1 |
| 200k+ miles | 0 |
What the data shows
Among the 104 complaints that report mileage, the typical (median) problem appeared at about 54,000 miles. For drivetrain & axles specifically, the median reported mileage is about 82,000 miles (21 complaints with mileage).
Safety-related details: 8 complaints mention a crash; 2 complaints mention a fire; 3 injuries reported.
Looking only at complaints filed within five years of the model year (so older and newer years are comparable), the 2012 ranks 8th most-complained-about out of 18 model years of the Nissan Quest with enough data (75 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.
Tl* the contact owns a 2012 nissan quest. While driving at an unknown speed, the contact stated that the vehicle accelerated on its own. The failure caused the vehicle to crash into a wall. The contact sustained injuries and the vehicle was damaged extensively. A police report was filed and the vehicle was towed to a lot. The manufacturer was notified. The failure mileage was 42,000.
The contact owed a 2012 Nissan Quest. The contact stated while shifting the vehicle into reverse, the vehicle launched forward at high speed without any warning. The contact pressed on the brake pedal, but it failed to stop the vehicle, causing the contact to loss control and drive into a ditch and crashing a tree causing the vehicle came to a complete stop. The air bags did not deploy. The contact suffered injuries to the left leg and foot and head and seek medical attention. A police report was filed.
On 8/7/17 my wife was hit in the left side of her eye/head area by the passenger side sliding door while she was trying to get our 2 year old son out of the car. Our car was parked in our driveway. She went inside our home to get a bag for a beach day with our 5 children, but after a few minutes, she didn't come back to the car. I went inside with our children to find out what she was doing, and I found her on the floor, head down, with a pool of blood behind her head, and she was unconscious.
I was going to get gas for my nissan quest, the reading said I had 30 more miles to go before empty. I drove around the circle in the road and made the turn onto the road and my car stalled. I was almost hit by a truck behind me, but it swerved off the road to avoid my car.
I bought this vehicle not knowing this vehicle had prior owner trans problem with dealer. At about a month to two month after I bought this vehicle at 68300 in the busy california traffic the vehicle stalled on me foot on the gas but trans is not moving. This is the diagnosis: doc codes p0725 engine speed * p0746 pic solienoid a * p0776 pic solenoid b * p0868 fluid pressure low * p1701 TCM.