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2012 Nissan Quest electrical system problems

The 2012 Nissan Quest has 20 electrical system complaints filed with NHTSA — 14% of the year's total, and up sharply from the prior model year.

20

Electrical System complaints

14%

Share of year

0

Crash-involved

1

Related recalls

Electrical System complaints by year

Quest electrical system complaints by model year95 complaints1992: 1 complaints1993: 14 complaints1994: 3 complaints1995: 10 complaints1996: 14 complaints1997: 15 complaints1998: 3 complaints1999: 11 complaints2000: 12 complaints2001: 5 complaints2002: 6 complaints2004: 95 complaints2005: 17 complaints2006: 16 complaints2007: 37 complaints2008: 12 complaints2009: 4 complaints2011: 11 complaints2012: 20 complaints2013: 1 complaints2014: 5 complaints2015: 3 complaints2016: 2 complaints2017: 1 complaints
Quest electrical system complaints by model year. Red bars are years to avoid.

Related recalls

12V076000Electrical SystemFebruary 29, 2012 · 23,531 units

Defect

NISSAN IS RECALLING CERTAIN MODEL YEAR 2011-2012 NISSAN QUEST VEHICLES, MANUFACTURED FROM JULY 29, 2010, THROUGH FEBRUARY 21, 2012. DUE TO SOFTWARE PROGRAMMING, WHILE DRIVING AT SLOW SPEEDS OR IDLING ON A DECLINE WITH ¼ TANK FUEL OR LESS, THERE MAY BE AN INSUFFICIENT SUPPLY OF FUEL TO THE ENGINE. AS A RESULT, THE ENGINE MAY STALL.

Consequence

VEHICLE STALLING COULD INCREASE THE RISK OF A CRASH.

Remedy

NISSAN WILL NOTIFY OWNERS, AND DEALERS WILL REPROGRAM THE FUEL PUMP CONTROL MODULE, FREE OF CHARGE. THE SAFETY RECALL BEGAN ON APRIL 2, 2012. OWNERS MAY CONTACT NISSAN CUSTOMER SERVICE AT 1-800-647-7261.

What owners report

“My Brake system was flushed but my brake light and battery and ABS LIGHT stays on flickering I was driving my vehicle at high speed and it it just stalls with no warning... I have to wait 20 mins or more before it'll start again. It has bn doing this for an entire year..driving full speed with no…”

Complaint filed with NHTSA · Electrical System · August 8, 2021

Common questions

How many electrical system complaints does the 2012 Nissan Quest have?

NHTSA has 20 complaints about the 2012 Nissan Quest electrical system — 14% of all complaints filed for that model year.

Are there recalls for the 2012 Nissan Quest electrical system?

Yes — 1 NHTSA recall campaign for this model year is tied to the electrical system: 12V076000.

Related

Based on NHTSA ODI data through June 2026. Complaints are consumer-reported and unverified. Updated July 5, 2026.

Compiled by Sharon Ben-Moshe, Founder.