Nissan Kicks Complaints (2020)

98 consumer complaints on file.

#11639723January 30, 2025
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, UNKNOWN OR OTHER
The security alert is damage. All the lights in the dash panel are red. According to Nissan (NSSK San Juan LLC) they mention the problem is due to the ABS Module. They have quoted a total cost of $3,397 for labor and parts($2,997.43), same recalled made for other Nissans.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11630247December 11, 2024
ENGINE, POWER TRAIN
Car acceleration delayed. Batteries dying and needing replaced regularly. Needs constant jump starts. Will not accelerate or move in the snow. Does not stop in emergencies. The vehicle was bought brand new and I have had bad luck with the Nissan kicks 2020 since purchasing it.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11624894November 13, 2024
POWER TRAIN, AIR BAGS
The transmission has always juddered and got the run around that nothing was wrong and now the car judders more
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11622864October 31, 2024
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, FORWARD COLLISION AVOIDANCE: WARNINGS, BACK OVER PREVENTION: REARVIEW SYSTEM BRAKING
The vehicles electrical system will go out mid drive. Front collision and rear collision sensor will turn off. Also the traction control will turn off with the other sensors going out. Plus the transmission while it’s sensors are going out will make it unable to pull out either forward or reverse.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11610383August 23, 2024
LANE DEPARTURE: WARNING, FORWARD COLLISION AVOIDANCE: WARNINGS
The LDW sensors do not function and Nissan tells me it would cost 2300.00 to fix the problem. After researching, I find that this is a common, known problem with this make, model and year of vehicle. I feel that NHSTA should get Nissan to issue a recall.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11609921August 21, 2024
POWER TRAIN
Transmission is defective by design. Fails in an unsafe manner which leaves the vehicle in a fully driving state throwing no error codes. The car however with randomly loose traction and slip while driving at roughly 40 mph. Nissan refused to address the issue without ~$8k to replace the transmission and online articles suggest these are defective and will just break again soon after replacing.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11607881August 12, 2024
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, ENGINE, POWER TRAIN
LIMP MODE defect occured WHILE ON HIGHWAY in the middle of the country of USA.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11604624July 25, 2024
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL, LANE DEPARTURE: WARNING, FORWARD COLLISION AVOIDANCE: WARNINGS
LANE DEPARTURE RANDOMLY DEPLOYS ALSO THE CARS COLLISION STOP HAPPENS OFTEN EVEN WITHOUT BEING NEAR OBJECTS AND/OR PEOPLE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11597879July 1, 2024
FORWARD COLLISION AVOIDANCE: WARNINGS, LANE DEPARTURE: WARNING, BACK OVER PREVENTION: WARNINGS
The collision warning lights randomly come on, the vehicle loses power suddenly. If I was trying to merge or go on the interstate and suddenly my vehicle loses power while thinking I have enough distance and can accelerate safely but my vehicle just loses power other drivers wouldn’t be able to stop while I was pretty much stuck.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11592998June 7, 2024
POWER TRAIN, UNKNOWN OR OTHER, FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
PC Solenoid B CAR REDUCES POWER & HESITATES while driving.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11592809June 6, 2024
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
The contact owns a 2020 Nissan Kicks. The contact stated that while driving at an undisclosed speed, the accelerator pedal was depressed; however, the vehicle failed to accelerate as intended. The contact stated that the failure occurred after the vehicle had come to a complete stop. In addition, the contact stated that the failure occurred intermittently. The contact stated that the door locks including the rear hatch had independently unlocked. The contact stated that the failure began after an unknown software update was completed. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired by an independent mechanic or the dealer. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure but provided no assistance. The failure mileage was unknown.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11588684May 14, 2024
POWER TRAIN, FORWARD COLLISION AVOIDANCE: WARNINGS
They have replaced the transmission two times and this transmission is going bad, it's slipping, shuddering, and hesitating when you hit the gas. This car is a death trap waiting to happen. Nissan knows they put junk transmissions in these cars but still sells them. Nissan is going to end up hurting/killing a lot of innocent lives. It's not safe to be driving this car around, half the time the car doesn't want to go when you hit the gas. My daughter turns 16 and will not be driving this death trap. Nissan needs to recall the 2020 Nissan Kicks SV transmissions too. I do have all the paperwork from the transmissions being put it. I get the run around with the dealer. The vibration issue and they say it'll do that at 90. The collision light is ALWAYS coming on (I have pictures of that too)
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11585641April 27, 2024
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
While driving all the lights come on with a warning that states "malfunction see owners manual" dealership said it needed a battery, replaced the battery and all the lights continues to come on. ABS, crash lights, check engine and other ones. Along with the high beam lights. Can't turn them off without pulling over and restarting the car.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11579718March 27, 2024
AIR BAGS
The contact owns a 2020 Nissan Kicks. The contact stated that the front driver's side air bag warning light was illuminated. The Forward Collision Avoidance feature independently activated. The vehicle was taken to the dealer and the contact was informed that parts were not yet available. In addition, the contact was advised that the fee for the front driver's side air bag replacement would be paid out of pocket. The vehicle was not repaired. The contact later discovered that the dealer had activated the front driver's air bag sensor without permission. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure and a case was filed. The failure mileage was approximately 30,000. The VIN was unavailable.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11579376March 25, 2024
AIR BAGS
A Nissan Rouge hit my car took off the entire front of the car and the air bags did not deploy.
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11576152March 8, 2024
FORWARD COLLISION AVOIDANCE: WARNINGS
While traveling in heavy traffic my kicks went into limp mode and all front crash sensors were illuminated. I was stuck on a busy interstate. Took car to dealer they stated it was the ECM, they replace it under warranty. I had the car back 5 days and it did it again in heavy traffic. The first thing it does is cuts out then 30 sec later back in limo mode All the same sensors everything. Took the car back now they say the alternator is starting to fail. And this part is not covered under warranty. Now I'm paying for something I truly don't believe is a problem especially when the computer readout they showed me continues to point to the front sensors. I travel for work every day and this car makes me feel very unsafe as I travel busy highways I now feel I have to plan for this to happen and how am I going to get off the highway to a safe location, with construction it is very scary at times. This vehicle is starting to interfere with my job. I have voluntarily surrender the vehicle back to the bank, I have been unable to trade it in because I owe too much on it. And they don't want to deal with the issues it's been having.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11563345January 3, 2024
SUSPENSION, WHEELS, SUSPENSION:FRONT:SPRINGS:LEAF SPRING ASSEMBLY:U-BOLT, LEAF SPRING TO AXLE
The contact owns a 2020 Nissan Kick. The contact stated that while his wife was driving at approximately 20-25 MPH and attempting to make a left turn, the vehicle suddenly lost control causing the vehicle to go straight across the road instead of completing the left turn. The vehicle crashed into 2 mailboxes before it came to a stop. The passenger side wheel bent outward causing the passenger side fender to lodge into the door. The driver-side wheel had turned in the opposite direction. The passenger side axle detached from the transmission. The lower ball joint detached from the lower control arm and the sway bar had fractured The air bags did not deploy. The mailboxes were damaged. The contact received bruising to their abdominal area. No medical attention was received. A police report was filed. The vehicle was towed to a repair center where the passenger side axle, passenger side lower control arm, and both front wheels and rims were replaced. Several sensors associated with the front of the vehicle, the bumper, the fender, the passenger side headlight assembly, struts, and suspension were all replaced as well. The manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. The approximate failure mileage was 22,485.
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#11561839December 26, 2023
POWER TRAIN
Transmission failed before the car reaching 15,000 miles. The car dealership replaced the transmission after two week in the shop. They did not provide a loner car so I was without a car for 2 weeks. After the car was worked and the new transmission installed, it was given back to me. Today 12/16 I had to take it back to the dealership because it’s giving a check engine indication. The dealership informed it is a known issue with this cars but I haven’t seen any recalls. Today, my car has no warranty since it expired. This is unacceptable.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11555216November 15, 2023
SERVICE BRAKES, FORWARD COLLISION AVOIDANCE: AUTOMATIC EMERGENCY BRAKING, FORWARD COLLISION AVOIDANCE: WARNINGS
Over a period of 3 days leading up to the braking incident the Collison warning came on periodically when there was no need, the sensor on the dash on the left,right and front of the vehicle image went yellow, the Malfunction light came on and the Collison warning with no cars around. On the November 9th, 2023 I got the collison warning (looks like 2 cars)and it went away. However that day I was pulling forward from a green light and as I was through the intersection the car suddenly braked stopping the car and a red square appeared on the dash with a letter in it - not sure what it was as I was trying to ensure I was not going to be rear-ended. I was the first car from the light so there was no car ahead of me and no reason for the car to brake and stop. The car behind reacted and went around me avoiding a rear-end collison- Lucky for us. I cautiously continued home and parked and did not drive the car except to the dealer for them to check. Their initial response was bad battery and I'm still waiting. I am afraid to drive this car. What if that was at higher speeds on a highway and a larger behind us. Would we have survived. I don't think so.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11552494October 29, 2023
FORWARD COLLISION AVOIDANCE: WARNINGS
I have had several issues with my check engine light popping on and off, I have also had my car brake by itself while going 65/70 MPH on the interstate twice almost causing two rear end collisions, the lights go haywire, the car does not want to accelerate
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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