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What 66 owners told NHTSA about the 2011 Nissan Quest

These are the actual owner complaints behind this car’s reliability verdict, filed with the federal government, unedited. They’re unverified reports, not confirmed defects: read them as leads for your pre-purchase inspection, not a diagnosis.

All (66)Crash / fire / injury (2)Fuel system (34)Electrical system (10)Transmission & drivetrain (10)Engine & cooling (9)Engine (6)Speed control (4)Brakes (3)Airbags (2)Body & structure (1)Electronic Stability Control (esc) (1)

34 of 66 complaints match · Fuel system · clear filters · page 1 of 2

Jun 12, 2025Fuel system

My vehicle is experiencing the issue under Recall NHTSA ID 12V076000: fuel supply issue that could cause engine stalling. Specifically, due to a programming error, the fuel pump might not supply enough fuel to the engine when driving at slow speeds or idling downhill with a ¼ tank or less of fuel.

NHTSA ODI 11666539

Jun 1, 2023Electrical systemFuel system

If I push the brakes to make the car stop, then try to have it accelerate again, like at a stop sign or anything, the gas pedal feels like it’s not doing anything, and the car doesn’t start for like 5 seconds, then when it does it goes about 5 mph for like 500 feet, then it goes back to normal, and because of this we feel it’s not safe to operate. This happens every time I drive it, so I only feel safe on not very populated roads driving it.

NHTSA ODI 11524841

Sep 7, 2021Fuel systemElectrical system

The contact owns a 2011 Nissan Quest. The contact stated while attempting to park the vehicle, the vehicle stalled without warning. There was no warning light illuminated. The vehicle was towed to a local mechanic but was not diagnosed or repaired. Upon investigation, the contact associated the failure with NHTSA Campaign Number: 12V076000 (Electrical System, Fuel System, Gasoline) however, the VIN was not included. The manufacturer was informed of failure and the contact was informed that the VIN was not included in a recall. The failure mileage was approximately 80,000.

NHTSA ODI 11431943

Mar 19, 2021Fuel system

WHEN THE VAN HAS 1/4 OR LESS OF GAS AND IS ON AN SLIGHT INCLINE. THE VAN WILL NOT START ONLY WILL START AGAIN WHEN YOU PUT IN 5 GALLONS OF GAS. I HAVE DROVE THIS VAN LIKE THIS FOR ALMOST A YEAR MAKING SURE IT IS HALF TO FULL TANK OF GAS. NOW I AM HAVING PROBLEMS EVEN WITH THE TANK FULL GOING UP INCLINES WANTING TO STALL EVEN WITH THE GAS PETAL PUSHED ITS NOT SENDING THE SIGNAL TO THE FUEL.

NHTSA ODI 11403948

Mar 12, 2021Fuel systemElectrical system

TL* THE CONTACT OWN A 2011 NISSAN QUEST. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS STATIONARY AT A TRAFFIC LIGHT AND ATTEMPTING TO MAKE A LEFT TURN, THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO STALL. THE CONTACT STATED NO WARNING LIGHT WAS ILLUMINATED. THE CONTACT STATED SHE CONTINUED TO DRIVE THE VEHICLE AND 20 MINUTES LATER EXPERIENCED THE FAILURE WHILE DRIVING UPHILL. THE CONTACT CALLED NISSAN OF SALEM (2755 MISSION ST SE, SALEM, OR 97302, (503) 581-3849) AND ABC NISSAN (1300 E CAMELBACK RD, PHOENIX, AZ 85014, (602) 682-4468) AND THE DEALERS WERE MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED NOR REPAIRED. UPON INVESTIGATION, THE CONTACT ASSOCIATED THE FAILURE WITH NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 12V076000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE) HOWEVER, THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED. THE MANUFACTURER HAD NOT BEEN INFORMED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 159,000.

NHTSA ODI 11402558

Sep 27, 2020Transmission & drivetrainSpeed controlFuel system

ACCELERATION FROM A FULL STOP IS UNRELIABLE. THE ISSUE IS MOST PROMINENT WHEN GOING UP A SLIGHT INCLINE AND WILL CONTINUE UNTIL THE VEHICLE IS ABLE TO LEVEL OFF, WHEN ACCELERATION RESUMES TO NORMAL RESPONSE. EVEN ON LEVEL ROAD SURFACES, THE ACCELERATION IS INCONSISTENT ONCE ACCELERATOR IS PRESSED. THIS HAS BEEN A CONSISTENT ISSUE FOR WELL OVER A YEAR.

NHTSA ODI 11361348

Aug 26, 2019Fuel system

MY 2011 NISSAN QUEST, WHILE DRIVING MY VAN THE GAS PEDDLE DOESN'T SEEM TO RESPOND AT TIMES. I WAS ALMOST HIT ON THE HIGHWAY DRIVING ST 65 ON A 70 MPH, STEPPING ON THE GAS THE PEDDLE WOULD NOT RESPOND AND THE SPEED STARTED TO DECLINE. WHILE DRIVING TRYING TO MAKE A LEFT TURN STEPPING ON THE GAS THE VAN WOULDN'T RESPOND.

NHTSA ODI 11246392

Aug 1, 2016Fuel system

OUR NISSAN QUEST HAS BEEN STALLING OUT WITH LESS THAN BETWEEN 1/2 AND 1/4 TANK OF GAS ON A DOWNHILL. IT IS MOSTLY HAPPENING WHILE STOPPED AT STOPLIGHTS OR STOP SIGNS, BUT CAN SPUTTER, SHAKE AND ACT LIKE IT IS NOT GETTING PROPER FUEL SUPPLY ON DOWNSLOPES EVEN WHILE DRIVING. THE CAR HAS STALLED OUT MULTIPLE TIMES ON BUSY STREETS, LEAVING ME VULNERABLE TO REAR END COLLISIONS. WE HAVE 4 CHILDREN IN THE CAR WITH US MOST DAYS AND WE CANNOT HAVE OUR CAR STOPPING IN THE MIDDLE OF A 6 LANE ROAD. AFTER IT HAS HAPPENED MULTIPLE TIMES, WE LOOKED UP THE ISSUE ON LINE AND SAW THAT INDEED THERE IS AN ISSUE WITH THIS MODEL AND YEAR OF CAR FOR THE EXACT SAME PROBLEM, HOWEVER, OUR VIN # IS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL. NISSAN WILL NOT FIX IT NOW, YET IT IS STILL A SERIOUS AND POTENTIALLY LIFE THREATENING ISSUE.

NHTSA ODI 10891992

Nov 16, 2015Fuel system

THERE HAVE BEEN 3 INSTANCES WHERE OUR VAN HAS STALLED SITTING ON AN INCLINE WITH A QUARTER OR SO OF GAS LEFT. THERE IS AN OPEN RECALL FOR THE 2011 QUEST BUT MINE DOESN'T FALL UNDER THE SAME MANUFACTURE DATE RANGE. AFTER RESEARCHING, I FOUND THAT THIS SEEMS TO BE A WIDE SPREAD PROBLEM WITH THE QUEST OVER SEVERAL YEARS NOT JUST 2011. I TOOK IT TO THE DEALER TO HAVE THEM RESEARCH AND THEY SAID THEY HAVE NEVER HEARD OF THAT BEFORE. THEY SUGGESTED PURCHASING A FUEL SENDING UNIT TO FIX THE PROBLEM. IF IT WAS JUST A PROBLEM WITH THE GAUGE THEN WHY WOULD THE CAR STALL ON A HILL WITH PLENTY OF GAS LEFT? I AM WORRIED ABOUT WHAT WILL HAPPEN IF I AM ACTUALLY TRAVELING DOWN A HILL AT SPEED AND MY CAR STALLS.

NHTSA ODI 10790793

Feb 27, 2014Fuel system

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 NISSAN QUEST. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHEN THE FUEL TANK WAS ONE QUARTER FULL AND THE VEHICLE WAS BEING DRIVEN ON A SLOPE, THE VEHICLE WOULD STALL. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE FUEL PUMP MODULE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED BUT THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 15,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 45,000.

NHTSA ODI 10566290

Feb 26, 2013Fuel system

THIS IS THE 3RD TIME THE CAR STALLED WHEN ABOUT A QUARTER LEFT IN FUEL. THIS SEEMS TO HAPPEN ON INCLINES. IT SEEMS VERY UNSAFE FOR MY WIFE AND FAMILY. I CALLED NISSAN AND THEY SAID THE FUEL COMPUTER WAS FIXED AND THEY CAN'T DO ANYMORE. *TR

NHTSA ODI 10500104

Mar 16, 2012Fuel system

THE FUEL INDICATION LIGHT CAME ON WHILE DEPARTING OUR NEIGHBORHOOD, WHILE GOING DOWN A HILL TO A STOP SIGN THE VEHICLE STALLED AND WOULD NOT RESTART. HAD TO FILL THE TANK VIA A GAS CAN TO MAKE IT TO THE STATION. GAS LIGHT CAME ON TONIGHT MARCH 15TH WHILE IN INTERSTATE AND DROVE APPROXIMATELY 7 MILES AND PARKED. INDICATOR AT THE TIME STILL SAID WE HAD APPROXIMATELY 40 MILES. PARKED ON A DECLINE AND CAR WOULD NOT START WHEN WE RETURNED. AGAIN FILLED TANK WITH A GALLON OF GAS AND DROVE TO STATION WHERE WE FILLED WITH AN ADDITIONAL 14 GALLONS. 14 GALLONS + 1 GALLON FROM CAN = 15 GALLONS....IN A SUPPOSED 20 GALLON TANK? THE MATH ISN'T ADDING UP. LUCKILY OUR CHILDREN HAVEN'T BEEN IN THE CAR ON EITHER OCCURRENCE NOR HAVE WE STALLED ON A BUSY HIGHWAY WHERE A SERIOUS ACCIDENT COULD OCCUR AS A RESULT. THERE IS AN OBVIOUS PROBLEM WITH THE 2011 NISSAN QUEST FUEL TANK OR PUMP WHICH IS CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO STALL OR NOT START WHEN THERE IS MORE THAN 4-5 GALLONS OF GAS IN THE TANK. THIS NEEDS TO BE RECALLED AND CORRECTED BEFORE SOMEBODY IS KILLED. THERE ARE COUNTLESS FORUMS ONLINE NOW THAT WE HAVE JUST FOUND TONIGHT WITH PEOPLE ACROSS THE COUNTRY EXPERIENCING THE SAME ISSUE....WITH DEALERSHIPS NOT OFFERING ANY ASSISTANCE. PLEASE HELP. *TR

NHTSA ODI 10451884

Mar 7, 2012Fuel system

THIS CAR HAS COMPLETELY SHUT OFF ON ME 5 TIMES IN THE PAST MONTH! I HAVE HAD TO HAVE GAS DELIVERED TO ME ALL OF THESE TIME TO BE ABLE TO DRIVE. ON MOST OF THESE OCCASIONS I HAVE HAD OVER 1/4 TAKE AND HAD NO WARNING LIGHTS ON INDICATION FUEL LEVEL WAS LOW. THIS SEEMS TO BE A COMMON PROBLEM THAT NISSAN IS REFUSING TO RECOGNIZE OR DO ANYTHING ABOUT. WE TOOK THE VAN IN FOR SERVICE AND WERE FIST TOLD THEY HAD NEVER HEARD OF THIS ISSUE BUT THEN ANOTHER WORKER TOLD US THEY JUST HAD SOMEONE WITH THE SAME ISSUE AND THEY REPLACED THE TANK YET THE PROBLEM WAS NOT SOLVED. MY DEALERSHIP IS MOSSY NISSAN OF OCEANSIDE CA, AND THEY HAVE BEEN A NIGHTMARE. WE ARE DRIVING ACROSS THE US ON MILITARY ORDERS IN THIS VAN WITH OUR 2 SMALL CHILDREN, AND THIS IS ABSOLUTELY NOT ACCEPTABLE THAT WE WILL BE FORCED TO DRIVE IN A DEATHTRAP. NISSAN NEEDS TO WAKE UP AND DO SOMETHING ABOUT THIS THESE ARE FAMILY VANS, WHAT IS IT GOING TO TAKE FOR THERE TO BE A MASS RECALL? THE DEATH OF A FAMILY? PLEASE SOMEONE HELP US, I DO NOT KNOW WHAT TO DO RIGHT NOW?? *TR

NHTSA ODI 10450698

Mar 2, 2012Fuel system

WHILE DRIVING DOWN HILL THE CAR WILL STALL IF THE GAS TANK READS LESS THAN 90 MILES TO EMPTY. THIS HAS HAPPENED WHILE DRIVING AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS OR IN TOWN. TODAY THIS HAPPENED WHILE CROSSING AN INTERSECTION. THE VAN STALLED RIGHT IN THE MIDDLE OF A MAJOR INTERSECTION WHICH CREATED A SAFETY HAZARD. THE LOCAL NISSAN DEALER SAID THAT NISSAN IS "WORKING" ON FIXING THE PROBLEM BUT THEY CAN'T DO ANYTHING FOR US. *TR

NHTSA ODI 10450028

Mar 1, 2012Fuel system

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 NISSAN QUEST. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHEN THE FUEL TANK WAS ONE QUARTER FULL AND THE VEHICLE WAS BEING DRIVEN ON A SLOPE, THE VEHICLE WOULD STALL. THE CONTACT WOULD HAVE TO COAST TO LEVEL GROUND OR ADD MORE FUEL TO RESTART THE VEHICLE. THERE WAS NO WARNING PRIOR TO THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN INSPECTED BY THE DEALER OR REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 1,100 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 2,567.

NHTSA ODI 10449954

Feb 27, 2012Engine & coolingFuel system

MY ENGINE KEEP SHUTTING OFF, IT HAPPENED MANY TIMES WHEN MY CAR'S FUEL DOWN TO LESS THAN 25% OF TANK OR AROUND 60 MILES LEFT, AND THE CAR DOWNHILL ONLY. EXAMPLE: I WAS PULLING OUT MY CAR OUT FROM DRIVE WAY AND DOWN TO STREET, IT KEEP SHUTTING OFF, OR MY CAR CUTTING FUEL. COULDN'T PULL MY CAR UNTIL MY CAR PUT IN IGNITION ON AND HAVE SOMEONE TO PUSH TO LEVEL ON THE STREET. THEN MY CAR CAN START ON THE ENGINE. IT WAS SO DANGEROUS, BECAUSE THE BRAKE WAS OFF AND ENGINE WAS OFF, HAVE SOMEONE TO PUSH THE CAR. ALSO, I AM AFRAID WHEN I AM DRIVING ON THE ROAD, IF SUDDENLY HAPPEN LIKE THAT. I AM NOT SURE WHAT TO DO... THIS IS CAR ALWAYS DRIVE WITH THE MY KIDS. *TR

NHTSA ODI 10449500

Feb 24, 2012Fuel system

WHEN FUEL GAUGE READS 1/4 TANK OR LESS VAN WILL SHUT DOWN IF ON A DECLINE (WHILE DRIVING OR PARKED). I BELIEVE THIS IS DUE TO A MECHANICAL ERROR IN THE FLOAT IN THE GAS TANK NOT READING PROPERLY. I MUST MAKE SURE THAT I HAVE AT LEAST 1/2 TANK OF GAS AT ALL TIMES. *TR

NHTSA ODI 10449177

Feb 24, 2012Fuel system

QUEST CONSTANTLY STALLS WHEN DRIVING DOWNHILL WITH LESS THAN 1/4 TANK OF FUEL. THIS HAS HAPPENED TO US 4 TIMES IN THE PAST 4 MONTHS. 1) BACKING OUT OF STEEP DRIVEWAY, APPROX HALFWAY UP DRIVEWAY THE ENGINE STALLED AND VAN ROLLED FORWARD. WE COULD NOT GET THE VAN RESTARTED AND HAD IT TOWED TO DEALER. THE DEALER WAS ABLE TO GET IT STARTED AND THE ENGINE DIAGNOSTICS SHOWED NO PROBLEM. DTE SHOWED OVER 100 MILES UNTIL EMPTY. 2) DRIVING DOWN HILL ON BACK ROAD VAN STALLED. DTE SHOWED 75 MILES UNTIL EMPTY. VAN WAS ABLE TO BE RESTARTED WHEN ON FLAT SURFACE. 3) STOPPED AT TRAFFIC LIGHT ON SLIGHT DOWN HILL. DTE SHOWED 90 MILES UNTIL EMPTY. VAN STARTED BACK UP IMMEDIATELY. 4) DRIVING DOWNHILL ON BUSY URBAN STREET. DTE SHOWED OVER 100 MILES UNTIL EMPTY. VAN WAS RESTARTED AFTER ADDING GASOLINE. NISSAN NEEDS TO ADDRESS THIS ISSUE AS IT COULD BE A MAJOR SAFETY ISSUE IF IT HAPPENS ON A BUSY ROAD. *TR

NHTSA ODI 10449248

Feb 22, 2012Fuel system

NEAR MISS WITH A STALLING NISSAN QUEST SL 2011. THIS IS AN EXTREMELY UNSAFE AND VERY DANGEROUS PROBLEM THAT CAN CAUSE SEVERE ACCIDENTS AND DEATH OR SERIOUS INJURY IN THE EVENT OF A CRASH. I BOUGHT A NISAN QUEST SL IN NOVEMBER 2011. BACK IN DECEMBER 2011 WHILE HAVING A LITTLE BIT LESS THAN A QUARTER TANK OF GASOLINE I MADE A LEFT TURN TO GET INTO INCOMING TRAFFIC AND THE VEHICLE STALLED RIGHT ON THE TRAFFIC LANE, FORTUNATELY THERE WERE NOT ANY CARS CLOSE TO MY VEHICLE. INITIALLY I THOUGHT IT HAD BEEN AN ISOLATED EVENT, BUT MY WIFE COMMENTED THAT THE SAME THING HAD HAPPENED TO HER. THIS WEEKEND WHILE DRIVING DOWN HILL AND ENTERING AN INTERSECTION THE VEHICLE STALLED AGAIN (I WAS GOING STRAIGHT, WITHOUT TURNING) AND THE CAR BEHIND ME WAS BARELY ABLE TO STOP WHEN I LOST SPEED, THEY ALMOST HIT US. FROM THE EVENTS EXPLAINED ABOVE I ASSUME THE FUEL INJECTION IS FAILING DUE TO A BAD GAS TANK DESIGN AND/OR THE TURNING AND/OR DRIVING DOWN HILL MAY BE CONTRIBUTING DUE TO THE UNEVEN FLOW OF GASOLINE. AGAIN THIS IS AN EXTREMELY DANGEROUS CONDITION THAT MAY CAUSE SEVERE ACCIDENTS. *TR

NHTSA ODI 10448936

Feb 21, 2012Fuel system

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 NISSAN QUEST. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 2 MPH INTO A GAS STATION, THE VEHICLE PERFORMED AS IF IT WERE GOING TO STALL. THE CONTACT STOPPED THE VEHICLE AND REFUELED. THE CONTACT ALSO STATED THAT THE FUEL GAUGE INDICATED THAT THERE WAS FUEL PRESENT IN THE FUEL TANK AT THE TIME OF THE FAILURE. THE INSTRUMENT PANEL ALSO INDICATED THAT THERE WAS ENOUGH FUEL LEFT TO TRAVEL APPROXIMATELY FIFTY MILES. THE FAILURE RECURRED ON AN INTERMITTENT BASIS AND THE VEHICLE STALLED ON A FEW OCCASIONS WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER AND THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT UNWANTED MOISTURE MAY BE ENTERING THE FUEL TANK. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED, BUT THE FAILURE CONTINUED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN BACK FOR ADDITIONAL REPAIRS. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 3,750.

NHTSA ODI 10448790

Feb 17, 2012Engine & coolingFuel system

ENGINE STALLS AND SOMETIMES WILL NOT RESTART UNLESS THE VEHICLE IS ROLLED TO A DIFFERENT LOCATION. THE DISPLAY READS THERE IS 50+ MILES OF GAS LEFT. IT HAS DONE THIS ONCE WHILE SITTING IN TRAFFIC ALMOST CAUSING AN ACCIDENT. *TR

NHTSA ODI 10448322

Feb 1, 2012BrakesFuel system

CAR WAS PARKED ON AN INCLINE NOSE DOWN WITH 1/2 TANK OF GAS IN THE TANK. WHEN ATTEMPTING TO START THE VEHICLE THE ENGINE WOULD NOT START. BRAKE SYSTEM STOPPED WORKING AND CAR STARTED TO MOVE FORWARD DOWN THE HILL. NEEDED TO USE THE EMERGENCY BRAKE TO STOP THE CAR. *TR

NHTSA ODI 10446123

Jan 27, 2012Fuel system

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 NISSAN QUEST. THE CONTACT STATED WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS ON AN INCLINE IT WOULD NOT START, OR IT WOULD STALL WITHOUT WARNING ALTHOUGH THE FUEL TANK WAS FULL. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHO REPLACED THE FUEL SYSTEM. THE FAILURE WAS NOT CORRECTED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN BACK TO THE DEALER WHO STATED THEY COULD NOT RECREATE THE FAILURE OR CORRECT IT. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 8,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 12,000.

NHTSA ODI 10445615

Jan 27, 2012Fuel system

THE FIRST TIME I HAD AN ISSUE WITH THIS VAN WAS ABOUT 3 MONTHS AGO APPROXIMATELY 6,000 MILES. I HAD JUST DROPPED MY DAUGHTER OFF AT SCHOOL. THERE WAS A LOT OF TRAFFIC. I HAD 1/4 TANK OF GAS. I WAS LEAVING THE SCHOOL AND ON A SLIGHT DECLINE WHEN MY CAR STALLED. I HAD SEVERAL CARS AND LARGE BUSES BEHIND ME. I COULD NOT DO ANYTHING. I WAS TERRIFIED. WHEN THE CAR STALLED MY BRAKES WENT OUT AND I WAS LUCKY I PUT THE PARKING BREAK ON WHEN I DID OR I WOULD HAVE HIT THE CAR IN FRONT OF ME. I USED THE PARKING BREAK AND ROLLED THE VAN OVER TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD INTO THE BUSHES LEAVING JUST ENOUGH ROOM FOR CARS TO GET PAST ME. I NOTICED THE GAS GAUGE REGISTERED AS EMPTY. I SAT THERE FOR ABOUT 10 MINUTES BEFORE THE VAN WOULD START AGAIN. WHEN IT DID I IMMEDIATELY FILLED UP WITH GAS. I CALLED THE NISSAN DEALERSHIP THEY SAID THEY WOULD LOOK INTO IT. IN THE MEANTIME I WAS DROPPING MY OTHER DAUGHTER AT AN ACTIVITY. I WAS ON A DECLINE AGAIN THE CAR STALLED. I HAD TO ROLL DOWN TO LEVEL GROUND AND SIT AND WAIT UNTIL MY CAR WOULD START AGAIN. AGAIN I HAD ABOUT 1/4 OF A TANK. I CALLED THE DEALERSHIP THEY SAID THAT THEY WOULD REPLACE THE FUEL TANK AND NOT TO LET THE TANK GO BELOW 1/2. YESTERDAY AT 12,000 MILES THEY REPLACED THE FUEL TANK. I THOUGHT THE PROBLEM WAS FIXED. I HAD JUST UNDER A HALF A TANK AND IDLED ON A DECLINE, MY CAR STALLED AGAIN. NOW THE DEALERSHIP IS SAYING THAT IT IS THE CLUSTER GAUGE. THEY DECIDED THIS WHEN THEY FILLED UP THE CAR FOR ME (AFTER IT STALLED) AND HAD TO PUT 14.7 GALLONS IN IT. THE SERVICE MANAGER TOLD ME IT WAS A 16 GALLON TANK SO THAT IS PROOF TO HIM IT'S THE GAUGE. I HAVE READ THE 2011 QUEST HAS A 20 GALLON TANK SO I RAN OUT OF GAS WITH 6 GALLONS IN THE TANK. I WAS TOLD NISSAN WOULDN'T ISSUE A RECALL UNTIL IT BECOMES A SAFETY CONCERN. I AM VERY CONCERNED FOR MY FAMILY'S SAFETY. WHEN IS IT A SAFETY ISSUE FOR NISSAN? WHEN A LIFE IS LOST? *TR

NHTSA ODI 10445655

Jan 23, 2012BrakesEngine & coolingFuel systemSpeed control

I WAS APPROACHING A RED LIGHT, APPLYING BRAKES, SO CAR WAS GOING ABOUT 2MPH WHEN IT SUDDENLY BEGAN SHAKING AND RUMBLING. I WAS ON A SMALL DOWN HILL INCLINE. THE ENGINE JUST CUT OFF AND THE CAR DID NOT ALLOW ME TO PRESS ON THE BRAKES ANY LONGER. THE CAR CONTINUED ROLLING THROUGH THE RED LIGHT/ INTERSECTION WHEN I APPLIED THE EMERGENCY BRAKE TO STOP THE VEHICLE. PUT CAR IN PARK AND ATTEMPTED RESTARTING 4 TIMES, BUT IT WOULD NOT ALLOW ME TO PRESS MY FOOT ON THE BRAKE IN ORDER TO START THE CAR. AFTER 4 ATTEMPTS, I WAS ABLE TO GET THE CAR TO START. FUEL INDICATOR TOLD ME I HAD 33 MILES TO EMPTY. I DROVE ANOTHER 10 MILES AND FILLED THE GAS. *TR

NHTSA ODI 10444852

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