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What 7 owners told NHTSA about the 2013 Nissan Nv3500 Passenger Van

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.

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2 of 7 complaints match · Electrical system · clear filters

Sep 2, 2022Electrical system

2 MAJOR COMPLAINTS: 1.) When driving with a/c on in Florida water leaking on both sides of center console, drips constantly, took to mechanic several times. They blew the lines for the drainage and it still leaks. 2.) The driver door lock is sticking and making a brrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr sound stuck when opening door from remote and from the inside of the driver door.

NHTSA ODI 11482626

Jul 13, 2017Electrical systemSeats

THE WINDOW REGULATOR BENT INTO ITSELF AND CAUSE THE WINDOW TO NOT BE ABLE TO GO UP. MECHANIC SAID THAT THIS SHOULD NOT HAPPEN, AND IT SEEMED THE PART WAS FAULTY. THE DOOR LATCH ALSO STOPPED WORKING, YOU COULD OPEN THE DRIVERS DOOR FROM THE INSIDE ONCE, THEN THE LATCH STOPPED WORKING AND THE DOOR WOULD HAVE TO BE OPENED FROM THE OUTSIDE. TWO WEEKS AFTER THAT HAPPENED THE DRIVERS POWER SEAT WILL NO LONGER MOVE FORWARDS AND BACK, BUT OTHER FUNCTIONS ON THE SEAT WORK.

NHTSA ODI 11005090

Working with the data? Download all 7 complaints as CSV · fetched from NHTSA July 19, 2026

How to use these: a complaint is one owner’s report, filed voluntarily and published unverified. Patterns matter more than any single story. If several owners describe the same failure at similar mileage, put that system at the top of your pre-purchase inspection list. Back to the full 2013 Nissan Nv3500 Passenger Van verdict →