2017 Nissan Nv3500 problems, complaints & recalls

2025-02-24 · Engine

“the motor developed rod knock as the vehicle was traveling down the highway. the low oil pressure light came on along with an audible warning. this vehicle has previously been repaired by the dealer for the same issue at 97,273 miles (the engine needed to be replaced). this issue has now reoccured at 156,310 miles (less than 60,000 miles later). …”

2023-07-27 · Steering

“on july 4, 2023 i was backing out of a driveway and put my vehicle back into drive. a piece out of the steering column fell at my feet. i pulled back into the driveway and could not get the vehicle to shift into park to be able to remove the keys from the ignition. we used the emergency brake. the cover had to be removed from the column and a piece…”

2023-05-16 · Electrical System · 🔥 fire

“passenger seat heater heating element burned through foam cushions of bottom of seat. contacting bottom steel seat support. cabin filled with smoke and forced me to pull vehicle over on side of road. smoke stopped after vehicle was turned off and seat was inspected. visible burn on bottom of cushion. wiring harness to seat unplugged to drive vehicl…”

2020-06-29 · Unknown Or Other · 52,340 mi

“th rear a/c quit blowing hard and my kids get very hot. the van is only 2.5 years old and has a poor design in duct work or something that causes this issue in the rear air. …”

2019-12-01 · Vehicle Speed Control · 16,000 mi

“my car would rev up really loud after i started it and would last for 1 minute or 1 minute and half until i depress the accelirator . recently my car will keep on revving up in low speed and while in interstate, i could feel the engine really loud while driving at high speed and i won't speed up in low speed except giving loud sound. i feel its dan…”

2019-08-28 · Unknown Or Other · 738 mi

“this vehicle was purchased brand new from the dealership. while driving, the air conditioning air flow to the back three rows of seats is insufficient. due to insufficient airflow, temperatures within the vehicle remain at or near the outside (ambient) temperature for extended periods of time. this is a dangerous condition when the outside temperat…”

2019-05-10 · Engine · 16,253 mi

“two times within 12 months our check engine light came of and the engine started making noise like two metal discs are rubbing against each other. this has happened when we just recently fill up the tank and then have a large temperature swing from hot to cold. the first time the guy said it is bad gas...i find it hard to believe we got bad gas f…”

2018-05-09 · Vehicle Speed Control · 10,790 mi

“first notice a loud revving sound coming from the engine yesterday may 8. it happens while driving and you lose power to accelerate when trying to accelerate the car does not increase in speed. today may 9 i have noticed with the air being on that it tends to rev more. it happened several times today. sounds like a jet taking off. van has appr…”

2017-10-04 · Engine · 299 mi

“transmission issues where fan suddenly gets extremely loud and experience loss of acceleration. shifting up and accelerating is extremely labored. this doesn't happen every time. it is completely random. once it starts, turning it on and off doesn't seem to help. sometimes it happens immediately when starting the car, other times it will suddenly k…”

2017-09-27 · Engine · 500 mi

“sporadically, 3-4 times a week, while driving it begins to sound like there is a jet engine in my van and it loses power. this happens while moving, and i cannot accelerate and the vehicle speed drops. turning off the air conditioner can cause the sound to go away and power to be restored. i know of other nvp's who are having the same problem, at l…”