Hickory: It's also a fact that many people who complain about bugs (that others don't see) don't, at the same time, also tell you of the mods and/or console commands they have been using.
corwyn77: So what, that doesn't disprove my point. I have never encountered or heard of a bug, at least on PC, that affects everyone playing on that platform, ever. And I am clearly not the only one having issues with this quest, am I? Now, I am not saying it isn't due to a mod I'm using (I'm using about a half dozen), but it's definitely not something I (we) screwed up via console because I haven't used the console in this game yet.
Nor is your point any more valid, ie. that it's a game bug. If you use mods and/or console, you cannot blame the glitch you are encountering on the game, at least not categorically, and certainly since most people, who do not use mods, do *not* encounter the same bug. I've played this game through 3 times, from beginning to end, and have never come across this bug, and it's not just me. With the millions of people playing it, it would be commonly known, but it is not.