NHTSA Complaint #11115192 — 2012 NISSAN QUEST

THE VAN BEGAN TO SPUTTER AND SEEMINGLY MISFIRE ONCE SHIFTED INTO GEAR. I SUSPECTED A CASE OF CLOGGED FUEL INJECTORS AND PRESSED FIRMLY WITH THE THROTTLE TO CLEAR THE LINE OF DEBRIS. THE VAN THEN STALLED IN THE INTERSECTION AS I WAS MAKING A LEFT TURN, THE TRANSMISSION DISENGAGED ITSELF AND PROVIDED NO GEAR RESISTANCE. FORTUNATELY THE TIMING OF ONCOMING TRAFFIC ALLOWED ME TO COAST OUT OF THE INTERSECTION, USING THE DOWNWARD GRADE OF A NEARBY ALLEY IN ORDER TO EXIT THE STREET. INSPECTION OF THE VAN REVEALED OBD II CODES: P0500 AND P0720. FURTHER INVESTIGATION REVEALED AN EXISTING RECALL FOR AUTOMOBILES OF THIS MAKE, MODEL AND YEAR, THAT EXHIBIT THE EVENTS I HAVE ENCOUNTERED. I BELIEVE THAT RECALL:12V076000 RECALL DATE 02/29/2012 SHOULD BE EXPANDED TO INCLUDE MY VIN DUE TO THE SIMILARITY OF EVENTS ENCOUNTERED AS WELL AS THE HAZARD THEREBY CREATED. I AM FORTUNATE TO HAVE MADE IT THROUGH THE INTERSECTION WITHOUT GETTING T-BONED. BELOW ARE REFERENCE QUOTES AND LINKS THAT FURTHER DESCRIBE THE EXPERIENCE AND ILLUSTRATE THE IDENTICAL CIRCUMSTANCES THAT PROMPTED THE EXISTING RECALL. REFERENCE A: HTTP://P0500.ENGINETROUBLECODE.COM/NISSAN-QUEST P0500 OBD-II DIAGNOSTIC POWERTRAIN (P) TROUBLE CODE DESCRIPTION P0500 OBD-II TROUBLE CODE THE VEHICLE SPEED SENSOR OUTPUTS A 4 PULSE SIGNAL FOR EVERY REVOLUTION OF THE ROTOR SHAFT, WHICH IS ROTATED BY THE TRANSMISSION OUTPUT SHAFT VIA THE DRIVEN GEAR. AFTER THIS SIGNAL IS CONVERTED INTO A P0500 CODE. REASON FOR P0500 CODE THE REASON OF P0500 OBD-II ENGINE TROUBLE CODE IS FUEL COMPOSITION SENSOR CIRCUIT MALFUNCTION. PARTS OR COMPONENTS SHOULD NOT BE REPLACED WITH REFERENCE TO ONLY A P0500 DTC. THE VEHICLE SERVICE MANUAL SHOULD BE CONSULTED FOR MORE INFORMATION ON POSSIBLE CAUSES OF THE FAULT, ALONG WITH REQUIRED TESTING. REFERENCE B: HTTPS://WWW.CARS.COM/RECALLS/NISSAN-QUEST-2012/ SEE ATTACH. THANKS