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What 12 owners told NHTSA about the 2015 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 (12)Crash / fire / injury (1)Electrical system (3)Transmission & drivetrain (3)Airbags (1)Brakes (1)Engine (1)Engine & cooling (1)Fuel system (1)Lights (1)Wheels (1)

1 of 12 complaints match · Fuel system · clear filters

Jun 29, 2019Fuel system

I'VE NOTICED THAT IN 2016 AT ABOUT THE TIME I PURCHASED MY VAN IT HAD A JERKING WHENEVER YOU ACCELERATE AFTER COMING TO A COMPLETE STOP OR EVEN TO JUST ACCELERATE I TOOK IT BACK TO THE PLACE I GOT IT THEY TEST DRIVE THE VAN WHILE I SAT IN IT WITH THEM BUT EVEN THEN HE STATED HE DIDN'T FEEL ANYTHING SO I TOOK IT TO A FIRESTONE SHOP EXPLAINED IT TO THEM WHERE HE TOOK IT FOR A TEST DRIVE AND HE SAW AND FELT WHAT I WAS FEELING AND HE GAVE ME THE INFORMATION TO WHAT THE WAS PROBLEM I TOOK IT BACK TO THE PLACE I PURCHASE THE CAR THEY STATED YES IT WAS THE PROBLEM THEY CHANGED IT BUT I DON'T UNDERSTAND WHY I'M STILL HAVING THE PROBLEM AND DRIVE IT FEELS LIKE THE ENGINE IS ABOUT TO DROP OUT THE HOOD OR THE TRANSMISSION I HAVE THIS ISSUE AND IT'S BECOMING ANNOYING WHILE DRIVING. I'M PAYING FOR THIS VEHICLE AND I NEED TO GET THE PROBLEM SOLVED. SOMETIMES I HAVE TO TAKE MY FOOT OFF THE GAS PEDDLE AND ALLOW THE VEHICLE TO STOP JERKING AND BUCKING BEFORE I REPLACE MY FOOT TO ACCELERATE WHICH THEN I HAVE TO APPLY LOTS OF GAS JUST SO IT DON'T START JERKING AGAIN.

NHTSA ODI 11228428

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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 2015 Nissan Quest verdict →