2005 Nissan Quest problems, complaints & recalls
Most-reported problem areas: Power Train (10) · Engine (7) · Electrical System (7)
🧭 Reliability snapshot
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🛣️ Complaints by mileage
55 NHTSA complaints that reported an odometer reading.
Safety recalls (0)
No recalls on record for this model year (campaigns announced since 2010).
Service bulletins (85)
Technical service bulletins are repair instructions manufacturers send dealers for known issues. Unlike recalls, the fix is not automatically free — but naming the bulletin at the service desk can save diagnosis time and support goodwill repairs.
Structure:body 2026-04-13 · NTB09-131C · Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions
certification label and vin plate replacement service information because of collision damage or other vehicle repair, a replacement “certification label” or “vin plate/label” may be needed. hint: certification label = fmvss (federal motor vehicle safety standards) label. these items may be availabl
Structure:body 2026-04-13 · NTB09-131C · Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions
certification label and vin plate replacement service information because of collision damage or other vehicle repair, a replacement “certification label” or “vin plate/label” may be needed. hint: certification label = fmvss (federal motor vehicle safety standards) label. these items may be availabl
Air Bags 2024-09-04 · NTB23-080D · Service Campaign
voluntary safety recall campaign 2004-2012 armada, titan, and 2004-2009 quest; driver air bag cover campaign id #: pc944, pc946, pc947, pc949 applied vehicles: 2004-2012 armada (ta60) 2004-2009 quest (v42) 2004-2012 titan (a60) check service comm or dealer business systems (dbs) national service his
Electrical System 2024-05-21 · NTB13-107G · Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions
vehicle key not detected / authenticated, engine will not start this bulletin has been amended. see amendment history on the last page. please discard previous versions of this bulletin.
Electrical System 2024-05-21 · NTB13-027D · Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions
can communication – network diagnostic flow chart this bulletin has been amended. see amendment history on the last page. please discard previous versions of this bulletin.
Electrical System 2024-05-21 · NTB10-066C · Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions
can communication codes – diagnostic tips and guidelines this bulletin has been amended. see amendment history on the last page. please discard previous versions of this bulletin.
Showing the 6 most recent of 85 bulletins. Search all of them free at nhtsa.gov.
What owners report
2023-04-10 · Air Bags“the contact owns a 2005 nissan quest. the contact stated that while driving at an undisclosed speed, the contact drove over a pothole and the air bags were inadvertently deployed. the vehicle was taken to the dealer; however, the dealer was unable to determine the cause of the failure. the manufacturer was made aware of the failure. the failure mil…”
2020-08-21 · Engine · 286,000 mi“timing chain issues . had it repaired a second time and it seems it's still has problems. last repair was due to broken guide and and broken tensioners. am worried it will happen again.…”
2019-04-03 · Engine · 67,000 mi“sitting in a drive through break on in drive car revs up to about 70mphs. i put in park as its movong forward to nearly miss a car infront of me and i turn the car off. now break compress to the floor.…”
2019-03-13 · Vehicle Speed Control · 14,800 mi“cadena del tienpo ase ruido fuerte…”
2018-11-21 · Fuel/Propulsion System · 107,000 mi“fuel guage doesn't show amount of gas in tank. i put gas often as possible even though at times it doesn't needs much. the odometer function on and one doesn't know what mileage on vehicle. . engine light comes on even when all check shows vehicle service is ok caused from computer malfunctions.…”
2018-10-31 · Unknown Or Other · 141,000 mi“timinig chain is very loud and needs to replaced at only 141k…”
2018-08-06 · Power Train · 💥 crash“i was driving to the doctor when my van lost all power in a line of traffic all mode got hit by a truck in the rear end. do not what happened just know it is down .car has no power will not pull out or driveway…”
2018-02-17 · Air Bags · 109,000 mi“air bag warning light came on for a few weeks and then went off, then on again. the code read that the air bags was not functioning and the passenger front air bag was shorted out. …”
2017-05-05 · Power Train · 78,000 mi“noise, vibration and sounds indicating imminent failure of one or more valvetrain components in the vehicle's 3.5l v6 engine. problem is known to nissan; addressed in a service bulletin in 2004. company failed to remedy the defect, which consists of premature failure of timing chain and/or valvetrain components, including variable valve timing modu…”
2017-03-09 · Unknown Or Other · 7 mi“the van turns on but it loses speed while driving and it is very hard to make it accelerate once it comes to a stop, thought it was a transmission problem but it wasn't. now they think it is loss of communication with computer…”
Excerpts of consumer complaints filed with NHTSA, lightly truncated. They are owner statements, not verified findings.