2006 Nissan Quest

NISSAN QUEST 2006 SL 40,000 MILES MY SHIFT LEVER STUCK IN PARK EVEN THOUGH I AM PRESSING THE BRAKES AND THEY TOLD ME AT THE DEALER TO USE A SCREWDRIVER TO OVERRIDE THE SHIFT WHICH I THINK IS A HAZARD OR TO REPLACE THE TOTAL SHIFT. BUT I TOLD THEM ITS A MANUFACTURE DEFECT AND THEY HAVE TO PAY FOR IT. ALSO LIKE TO MENTION THAT THEY HAVE A VERY BAD CUSTOMER SERVICE. THIS IS MY 2ND CAR WITH NISSAN I USE TO HAVE THE 1999 QUEST. BUT I WILL NEVER BUY NISSAN CARS ANY MORE. *KB

THE TRANSMISSION FAILED AND NOW IS BEING REPLACED AT A MINIMUM CHARGE OF $3500. THE TRANSMISSION MECHANIC SAID THAT NISSAN USED SHODDY MATERIALS IN ITS TRANSMISSIONS FOR THE 2006 YEAR. I LIVE IN MOUNTAINOUS TERRAIN AND SAID DEFECTIVE TRANSMISSION COULD HAVE BEEN VERY DANGEROUS. IN ADDITION, I NOTE THAT MANY WEBSITES REFER TO NISSAN VEHICLES HAVING DEFECTIVE TRANSMISSIONS. *TR

THE FAILURE OCCURS WHILE DRIVING AT EITHER LOCAL TRAFFIC SPEEDS OR HIGHWAY SPEEDS. IT IS AN INTERMITTENT PROBLEM. THE FAILURE IS THAT, WHILE BRAKING, THE VEHICLE ACCELERATES ON ITS OWN, AS IF THE ACCELERATOR HAS BEEN DEPRESSED FOR PASSING, CAUSING THE TRANSMISSION TO DROP TO A LOWER GEAR AND THE VEHICLE TO LURCH FORWARD. THE BRAKE PEDAL MUST BE VIGOROUSLY DEPRESSED TO COUNTERACT THE ACCELERATION. EXPERIENCE HAS SHOWN THAT, IF THE TRANSMISSION IS SLIPPED INTO NEUTRAL AND THEN RETURNED TO DRIVE, THE VEHICLE WILL RETURN TO NORMAL UNTIL THE NEXT INCIDENT. THE INCIDENTS HAVE OCCURRED SIX TIMES OVER THE PAST TWO YEARS, THE MOST RECENT BEING ON SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 15, WHILE TRYING TO BRAKE AS I APPROACHED A DANGEROUS CURVE ON A MOUNTAIN ROAD. PLEASE NOTE THAT THE ACCELERATOR WAS NOT OBSTRUCTED BY THE FLOOR MAT OR ANY OTHER OBJECT DURING THESE INCIDENTS, NOR WAS THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL DEPRESSED AT THE SAME TIME AS THE BRAKE PEDAL. I TOOK THE VEHICLE TO EISENHAUER NISSAN ON AT THEIR FIRST APPOINTMENT ON NOVEMBER 17, 2009. I ALSO CALLED NISSAN CORPORATE HEADQUARTERS TO REPORT THE ISSUE. THE DEALERSHIP WAS UNABLE TO DIAGNOSE THE PROBLEM OR CORRECT IT BECAUSE THE INTERMITTENT PROBLEM WAS NOT OCCURRING AT THAT MOMENT. ON NOVEMBER 17 NISSAN REGIONAL REPRESENTATIVE OWEN WELCH RESPONDED TO MY SECOND CALL TO NISSAN HQ, BUT TOLD ME THERE WAS NOTHING NISSAN COULD DO FOR ME. AT MY INSISTENCE HE SAID HE WOULD FOLLOW UP. WELCH CALLED AGAIN ON NOVEMBER 23, 2009 TO INFORM ME THAT NISSAN COULDN'T HELP AND THAT HE WAS CLOSING MY FILE. THE VEHICLE HAS APPROXIMATELY 52,000 MILES AND IS STILL UNDER WARRANTY. *TR

I PURCHASED A 2006 NISSAN QUEST ON MARCH 14, 2006 FROM NISSAN 112 IN MEDFORD, N.Y. AND I HAVE HAD NOTHING BUT A MULTITUDE OF PROBLEMS WITH THIS VEHICLE DUE TO MANY DEFECTS. I HAVE HAD TO HAVE THE CAR SERVICED 5 TIMES IN THE FIRST MONTH AND A HALF OF OWNERSHIP AND THERE ARE STILL MANY PROBLEMS THAT HAVE NOT AND CANNOT BE RESOLVED. I WAS TOLD BY NYS SENATOR LAVALLE'S OFFICE TO CONTACT YOU. VIN [XXX]-THE CAR SMELLS LIKE ROTTEN EGGS, TRANSMISSION SLIPS, BUCK AND JERKS CAUSING DELAY OF ACCELERATION. DOES NOT ALWAYS START ON FIRST KEY TURN, RUGS IN HATCH AREA STAINED FROM MULTIPLE LEAKS. "NEW" REPLACED COMPUTER MILEAGE DOES NOT MATCH ODOMETER MILEAGE THEREFORE SERVICE SCREEN IS USELESS. DASHBOARD CHIPPED AND NOT SET CORRECTLY, CAN SEE INSIDE. RADIO DOES NOT ALWAYS DISPLAY TITLE/ARTIST AND LETTERS BECOME SKEWED/BROKEN OR STUCK. TICKING SOUND THAT COMES FROM FRONT PASS. SIDE DASH. THERE IS BLACK GLUE ALL OVER EXTERIOR FROM RE-SEALING THE REAR WINDOW. *JB UPDATED 07/16/2012 *JS INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6)