2006 Nissan Quest problems, complaints & recalls
Most-reported problem areas: Power Train (10) · Electrical System (5) · Steering (4)
🧭 Reliability snapshot
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🛣️ Complaints by mileage
60 NHTSA complaints that reported an odometer reading.
Safety recalls (0)
No recalls on record for this model year (campaigns announced since 2010).
Service bulletins (70)
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 70 bulletins. Search all of them free at nhtsa.gov.
What owners report
2021-02-19 · Engine · 217,865 mi“crank position sensor won't start after sitting stationary after it ran and stopped its intermediate. …”
2020-01-11 · Structure:body · 140,000 mi“passenger side sliding door no longer functions properly. no longer latches. seen similar problems with this vehicle on youtube. …”
2019-10-11 · Power Train · 84,000 mi“when you start driving the vehicle from a cold start it drives and shifts perfect. as soon as it reaches operating temperature it will slam when shifting gears. after 5 minutes or so it will not move. shut the vehicle off for 15 to 20 minutes and i shifts and drives fine for a few more minutes then the same problems happen again.…”
2018-10-17 · Electrical System · 245,000 mi · 🔥 fire“while van was parked, turned off, and no key in ignition, the lights started flashing and wipers started going. started to smoke. a witness called fire department and it was in flames before they got there. apparently electrical system malfunctioned and caught fire. we were inside a mall when this happened. fire department called us and fire was ou…”
2017-04-12 · Unknown Or Other“i purchase a used nissan quest in june 2016 couple weeks later the air bag light starts flashing. another thing is the cluster that reads over hearing and miles flashes and twitches. my vehicle at the time of purchase had 121,246 miles i'm the second owner. i took to courtesy nissan and was told that the flashing airbag light is nothing to worry ab…”
2017-02-01 · Power Train“transmission failure is causing van to stall. can happen just traveling down highway. happens as you try to pull into traffic. so sluggish you are afraid you will not make it through an intersection. can happen just traveling down interstate. frightening when in that situation with eighteen wheelers in your rear view mirror. have taken to niss…”
2017-01-25 · Traction Control System · 71,200 mi“the traction control system (tcs) of the vehicle has a manufacturer defect. while driving the vehicle suddenly slowed down and then shut down. the vehicle dragged and slipped from side to side. the problem is unique to nissan, particularly quest, but nissan is not willing to fix it. the tcs light and the slip light came on and a sudden jack bro…”
2017-01-25 · Power Train · 175,000 mi“the three linear solenoids in the transmission fail, causing problems with vehicle shifting. shifting from park to drive once engine is warm will cause a clunk in transmission. also, downshift creates transmission surge.…”
2016-12-12 · Power Train“rattling noise coming from engine at start up. goes away after a few seconds. the cause is faulty timing chain shoes and tensioner. transmission jerking while driving. *tr…”
2016-10-13 · Power Train“i have to replace the transmission in my 2006 nissan quest 3.5 se minivan. the transmission has air-flow problems, hard shift, acceleration problems, and gear shifting problems. while driving in the city, the transmission will hard-shift while decelerating and parking. while accelerating the transmission will automatically shift to a higher gear (m…”
Excerpts of consumer complaints filed with NHTSA, lightly truncated. They are owner statements, not verified findings.