Nissan Cube Complaints

217 consumer complaints on file.

#10569477March 11, 2014
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, STEERING
ELECTRONIC STEERING COLUMN LOCK (ESCL) FAILED, THE CAR WAS TOTALLY IMMOBILIZED, WAS NOT RESPONDING TO KEYLESS START, STEERING WHEEL WAS LOCKED. THIS HAPPENED WHEN THE CAR WAS PARKED. THE PROBLEM WITH ESCL LOCK IS KNOWN TO NISSAN, IT ISSUED A RECALL AND EXTENDED WARRANTY FOR THE PART FOR OTHER CAR MODELS. I'M WORRYING WHETHER THIS CAN HAPPEN WHILE CAR IS MOVING.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10564712February 17, 2014
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, STEERING
THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT START AFTER IT WAS WORKING PROPERLY, BUT ONCE PARKED AND OFF TRIED TO TURN THE VEHICLE ON AND IT WOULD NOT START. IT IS A PROBLEM WITH THE ESCL WHICH WAS PART OF THE MANUFACTURING IRREGULARITY, WHICH WAS CONFIRMED BY NISSAN DEALERSHIP SERVICE CENTER, AND WILL NOT FIX UNDER WARRANTY. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10561804January 28, 2014
EQUIPMENT, TIRES:VALVE
A RECALL NOTICE OF LEAKING VALVE STEMS ON 2009 NISSAN CUBE WAS PERFORMED IN 2010, NOW THE PROBLEM HAS REGENERATED , STILL LEAKING VALVE STEM, CAUSING TIRE TO LOSE PRESSURE WHILE DRIVING, CAUSING FLAT TIRES. *TR
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10560703January 20, 2014
STEERING, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
MY 2010 HAS DONE THIS TO ME TWICE NOW!!! I GO TO GET IN AND START IT UP. NOTHING HAPPENS. REPLACED WITH BRAND NEW BATTERY AND NOTHING HAPPENED. HAD TO HAVE IT TOWED TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION. TURNS OUT THE STEERING LOCK ASSEMBLY MALFUNCTIONED. NISSAN ISSUED A SIMILAR RECALL FOR THE SAME EXACT ISSUE ON ALL 2009 MODELS AS WELL AS OTHER MODELS WITH SAME DEVICE. BUT NOT 2010 MODELS AND WOULD NOT HONOR THE RECALL. IT IS NOW COSTING ME $700 TO REPAIR A FAULTY LOCK ASSEMBLY THAT THEY KNOW HAS MALFUNCTIONED IN OTHER MODELS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10560514January 18, 2014
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
THIS IS THE SECOND TIME IN 3MTHS THAT MY NISSAN CUBE HAS LOCKED AND NOT STARTED! CAR WON'T RECOGNIZE THE KEY. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10557150December 24, 2013
STEERING
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 NISSAN CUBE. THE CONTACT STATED HIS DAUGHTER WAS STRANDED WHEN THE VEHICLE FAILED TO START. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A DEALER WHO DIAGNOSED THAT THE STEERING LOCK MODULE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 20,700. UPDATED 01/23/14
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10553694November 25, 2013
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
I BOUGHT MY NISSAN CUBE IN 2010 (USED WITH ABOUT 23,000 MILES). I HAVE BEEN HAVING TROUBLE WITH THE AIR CONDITION MAKING A FAN NOISE, SLOWING DOWN, GOING FASTER THEN CUTTING OFF. THE DEALER SAID IT WAS NORMAL BOR THE A/C TO DO THAT, BUT NOW I BELIEVE IT IS REALLY GOING TO DIE OUT. I HAVE ALSO BEEN HAVING TROUBLE WITH MY CUBE WHERE YOU PRESS ON THE GAS AND THE CAR IS GOING ANYWHERE, THEN IN A COUPLE OF SECONDS THE TIRES KIND OF STUTTER ALONG AND I'M ON MY WAY. THIS HAPPENS ALOT. I BOUGHT NEW TIRES BECAUSE I THOUGHT THAT THIS WAS WHAT WAS WRONG WITH IT, BUT IT STILL DOES IT.I ALSO HAVE THAT STUPID TIRE LIGHT COMING ON A LOT AND THEN MY NEW TIRES ARE DEFLATING FOR NO REASON. TOOK IT BACK TO THE TIRE SHOP WHERE THE CHECKED ALL THE PRESSURES IN MY TIRES, 1 WAS VERY LOW AND TURNED OFF LIGHT ON MY DASH. THIS VEHICLE IS TOO WIDE, SCARES THE HECK OUT OF ME WHEN I HAVE TO TURN LEFT OR RIGHT ONLY BECAUSE THE WINDSHIELD IS TOO WIDE AND YOU HAVE TO SCOOT WAY UP OR WAY BACK TO MAKE SURE WHEN YOU TURN THAT YOU CAN SEE WHERE YOU ARE GOING. YOU NO MATTER HOW MANY TIMES I TOLD THE GUY AT NISSAN WHAT WAS WRONG, THEY COULD NEVER FIND ANYTHING WRONG WITH THE VEHICLE. NOW I HAVE HAD IT THREE YEARS AND ALL THE PROBLEMS ARE WORSE. I THINK THIS CAR WAS JINX WHEN I BROUGHT, AND I WASN'T EVEN THE VEHICLE I WANTED TO BUY, BUT THE SALESPERSON AND FINANCIAL PERSON KEPT PUSHING FOR ME TO GET THIS VEHICLE, AND AS A SINGLE MOM AND A PERSON THAT NEEDED A VEHICLE VERY BADLY, I TOOK THE BAIT AND BOUGHT THE CAR. I'M LOOKING FOR SOMETHING BETTER NOW AND I HOPE I DON'T GET RIPPED OFF AGAIN. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10532972July 31, 2013
SERVICE BRAKES, EXTERIOR LIGHTING
I HAVE A 2009 NISSAN CUBE WHICH HAD A SERIOUS PROBLEM AND I TOOK IT IN FOR REPAIR. IT TURNED OUT TO BE A MALFUNCTIONING BRAKE LAMP SWITCH WHICH CAUSED THE VEHICLE NOT TO START. WHEN I RESEARCHED THIS PROBLEM I FOUND OUT THAT IT ALSO IT CAUSES THE FAILURE OF ILLUMINATION OF THE REAR BRAKE LIGHTS; WHICH CAN CAUSED A VERY SERIOUS ACCIDENT IF REAR ENDED. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10531991July 26, 2013
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES
I REPORTED THIS WHEN THE CAR WAS STILL UNDER WARRANTY. ALL THE DOOR LOCK ACTUATORS WILL NOT WORK, WOULD NOT OPEN WOULD NOT LOCK. SOMETIMES IT WOULD BE ONE OR TWO DOORS AND SOMETIMES IT WOULD BE ALL OF THEM. VERY UNSAFE, SOMEONE CAN GET IN THE CAR AT ANY TIME, YOU COULD BE THROWN OUT IN A ACCIDENT. AND FROM WHAT I READ ONLINE THIS HAS BEEN A PROBLEM THAT'S BEEN GOING A LONG TIME. IT REEDS TO BE ON A RECALL LIST. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10524550July 12, 2013
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 NISSAN CUBE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 65 MPH, THE VEHICLE FAILED TO ACCELERATE AND JERKED INTERMITTENTLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSIS BUT THEY WERE UNABLE TO DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 1,900. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10520357June 18, 2013
WHEELS, TIRES
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS 2010 NISSAN CUBE. WHILE HAVING A NAIL REMOVED FROM THE TIRE, THE TECHNICIAN STATED THE SENSOR WAS DEFECTIVE AND THAT THE TIRE PRESSURE MONITORING SYSTEM LIGHT ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE LIGHT ONLY BEGAN TO ILLUMINATE WHEN THE NAIL WAS IN THE TIRE CAUSING A LOSS OF TIRE PRESSURE. THE WARNING LIGHT REMAINED ILLUMINATED AFTER THE TIRE WAS REPAIRED. THE CONTACT SPOKE TO THE MANUFACTURER ABOUT NHTSA RECALL CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 09V393000 (TIRES), BUT WAS TOLD THE 2010 MODEL YEAR WAS NOT INCLUDED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 46,516. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10515570June 6, 2013
AIR BAGS, SEATS
PASSENGER WEIGHING 120 LB SAT IN FRONT SEAT. PASSENGER AIRBAG OFF LIGHT CAME ON, ALERTING TO LACK OF AIRBAG FOR PASSENGER SIDE OCCUPANT. THIS HAS HAPPENED REPEATEDLY, AND AFTER VARYING LENGTHS OF TIME IN VEHICLE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10511710May 13, 2013
ENGINE
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 NISSAN CUBE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 20 MPH, THE VEHICLE ERRONEOUSLY ACCELERATED. THE CONTACT ALSO STATED THAT THE VEHICLE SHOOK EXCESSIVELY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE THE ECU WAS REPROGRAMMED BUT THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED ABOUT THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 30898. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10511197May 8, 2013
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
ON APRIL 26, 2013 WHILE LEAVING THE GROCERY STORE WITH MOM & NEWBORN MY VEHICLE WOULD NOT START. I IMMEDIATELY CALLED CERRITOS NISSAN & ASKED WHAT THE WARRANTY MILEAGE WAS ON THERE VEHICLES WHICH THEY INFORMED ME 36K. I GOT MY VEHICLE TO START AFTER SEVERAL TRIES, AND TOOK MY VEHICLE TO NISSAN AND AFTER 3 HOURS I WAS TOLD THE BATTERY WAS VERY LOW & THEY WOULD ONLY BE ABLE TO CHARGE MY BATTERY. (BASED ON NISSAN WARRANTY GUIDELINES) MY VEHICLE LEFT ME AGAIN THAT WEEKEND ON SUNDAY 4/28 AAA WAS CALLED TO JUMP START MY VEHICLE. I CALLED NISSAN CONSUMER AFFAIRS & SPOKE TO A REPRESENTATIVE WHO OFFERED ME $100.00 REIMBURSEMENT IF I PURCHASED & INSTALLED MY OWN BATTERY. I ASKED WHY NISSAN WAS NOT REPLACING THE BATTERY AT THE DEALERSHIP, REP EXPLAINED THEY ARE NOT ABLE TO OBLIGATE DEALERSHIPS TO MAKE SUCH REQUEST, MY CASE WAS THEN ESCALATED TO THE REGIONAL CONSUMER AFFAIRS SPECIALIST WHO WAS DIFFICULT TO GET A HOLD OF. AFTER 2 WEEKS THE REGIONAL SPECIALIST WAS IN TOUCH WITH ME & WAS NO HELP. I EXPLAINED TO THE SPECIALIST THE ORIGINAL BATTERY WITH THE VEHICLE WAS DEFECTIVE AND WHY DID I CONTINUE TO HAVE THESE ISSUES WITH MY VEHICLE. HE WAS NOT ABLE TO EXPLAIN TO ME WHY. I TOLD THE SPECIALIST I WAS GOING TO BE PURCHASING MY OWN BATTERY & FAXING MY INFORMATION SO I COULD BE REIMBURSED AS PROMISED FROM PREVIOUS REP. THE SPECIALIST INFORMED ME THAT OFFER WAS NO LONGER AVAILABLE DUE TO MY CASE BEING ESCALATED TO HIM. AT THIS POINT MY PROBLEM HAS NOT BEEN RESOLVED. NISSAN HAS YET TO ADDRESS MY CONCERNS & EXPLAIN WHY I KEEP HAVING THESE PROBLEMS. ITS VERY TROUBLESOME THAT I AM EXPERIENCING THESE PROBLEMS WITH A NEW VEHICLE WHICH WAS PURCHASED TO TRANSPORT MY SELF & NEWBORN, WORRYING MY CAR CAN LEAVE US STRANDED AT ANY TIME, DUE TO NISSAN NEGLIGENCE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10496900February 8, 2013
POWER TRAIN
CAME TO A VERY SUDDEN STOP TO AVOID A COLLISION. VEHICLE WOULD NOT ACCELERATE AFTER THIS. EPISODE LASTED ABOUT 20 SECONDS AND THEN FUNCTIONED PROPERLY. HAS HAPPENED AT LEAST 6 MORE TIMES SINCE FIRST INCIDENT. ALWAYS SEEMS TO HAPPEN WHEN EXITING OFF INTERSTATE AND COMING TO A STOP. VEHICLE STARTS INTO INTERSECTION AND THEN ACCELERATOR SEEMS UNRESPONSIVE. WHEN THIS IS HAPPENING THE CAR DOES NOT REV EVEN THOUGH ACCELERATOR IS PUSHED TO THE FLOOR REPEATEDLY. EPISODE WILL LAST APPROX. 15-30 SECONDS AND THEN SEEMS TO RETURN TO NORMAL. VERY UNNERVING WHEN FACING ONCOMING TRAFFIC. THE TRANSMISSION HAS ALREADY BEEN REPLACED ONE TIME AT ABOUT 75K. NEVER PERFORMED THIS WAY UNTIL AFTER DEALERSHIP REPLACED THE TRANSMISSION. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10488945December 17, 2012
ENGINE
PERSONAL RESEARCH WAS DONE ON THE INTERNET TO FIND HOW THIS HAPPENED ON OTHER NISSANS, THE VERSA, THE ALTIMA, AND NOW THE CUBE. UNFORTUNATELY, THIS CAN CAUSE A WRECK BECAUSE THE PARTS CAN FALL ONTO THE ROAD FROM A SPEEDING CAR, AND HIT ANOTHER CAR ON THE HIGHWAY. THE ISSUE IS WITH THE WELD, AND THE BEAD OF THE FACTORY MUFFLER BEING CONNECTED TO THE EXHAUST PIPE BY A FLANGE IT IS WELDED TO. THE FLANGE BECOMES UNWELDED TO THE PIPE BY EITHER RUST PERFORATION THROUGH SALT ON THE ROAD IN SNOW AREAS, BY A CHEAP WELD, OR INSUFFICIENT BRACING OF THE EXHAUST SYSTEM COMPONENTS. IT HAS BEEN READ THAT NISSAN CANADA FIXES THESE FREE BASED ON A GOOD WILL EFFORT TO KEEP CUSTOMERS. HOWEVER, IT IS UNSEEN AND UNKNOWN IF THIS PROBLEM WILL BE ADDRESSED BY ANY RECALL IN THE USA. A SIMPLE FIX COULD BE APPLIED IF IT IS DUE TO RUST PERFORATION, PUT A SEAL OVER THE FLANGE TO KEEP SALT OUT. OR MAKE IT A ONE PIPE SYSTEM. OR BRACE IT MORE SUFFICIENTLY SO THAT IT DOESN'T FALL APART SO EASILY AS THE PRESSURE AND WEIGHT OF THE EXHAUST PIPE SYSTEM IS SUPPORTED. THEREFORE, THIS SEEMS LIKE IT SHOULD BE ADDRESSED AND OWNERS SHOULD BE NOTIFIED SO THAT THE DRIVER DOESN'T CAUSE AN UNNECESSARY WRECK IN THE SNOW, OR OTHER NORMAL OPERATION AS THE PIPE COULD FALL OFF. IN SUMMARY, THE WELD OF THE MUFFLER TO THE EXHAUST PIPE FLANGE BREAKS APART TOO EASILY AS PREVIOUSLY KNOWN IN VERSA AND NOW THE CUBE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10488755December 13, 2012
POWER TRAIN
WE LEFT SEARS AND PROCEEDED TO PULL OUT OF PARKING SPOT. STEPPED ON GAS PEDAL AND RPM WENT TO OVER 5 GRAND. VEHICLE MOVED BY DRIFTING. AFTER RPMS DROPPED VEHICLE STARTED TO MOVE BUT NOT VERY WELL. VEHICLE SHOWED SIGNS OF TRANSMISSION NOT ENGAGING. THE TRANSMISSION IS A CVT TYPE AUTOMATIC. AFTER SEVERAL ATTEMPTS DECIDED TO SHUT CAR OFF AND RE-START. HOPING THIS METHOD WOULD ALLOW FOR ECM TO RE-BOOT. NO SUCH LUCK. CAR CARRIED ON FOR SEVERAL MILES.DANGEROUS PART OF JOURNEY WAS AT RED LIGHTS AND INTERSECTION. WAS HOPING THAT WE WOULD NOT BE REAR-ENDED BY SOMEONE IN HURRY. CALLED NISSAN DEALER,OTHER ONE THAN DEALER I ORIGINALLY BOUGHT THE CAR FROM,TO SEE IF I COULD GET CAR IN TO SHOP. DESCRIBED INCIDENT AND THIS DEALER GAVE US A SLOT FOR 9:00AM NEXT DAY. DEALER CHECKED CAR. COULD NOT DUPLICATE PROBLEM BUT CHECKED CAR'S COMPUTER. 3 CODES WERE STORED INDICATING TRANSMISSION PART FAILURE. DEALER ORDERED TRANSMISSION AND HAD IT DELIVERED IN 2 DAYS. DEALER CURRENTLY HAS CAR IN SHOP AND WAS GETTING STARTED REMOVING TRANS. WILL HAVE CAR BACK,HOPEFULLY THE FOLLOWING DAY. PLEASE BE ADVISED THAT THE DEALER PERFORMING SERVICE IS ANOTHER NISSAN DEALER AND NOT THE ONE I BOUGHT CAR FROM.THIS IS ALSO THE 3RD DEALER I HAVE USED FOR OTHER PROBLEMS.THIS DEALER IS VERY RESPECTFUL OF IT'S CUSTOMER AND BENDS OVER BACKWARDS TO HELP. I HAVE HAD PROBLEMS WITH FUEL GAUGE NOT SHOWING FULL TANK WHEN FILLED. THIS HAPPENED AROUND 12K MILES. I TRIED A DEALER CLOSER TO US. HE TOOK THE CAR IN TO CHECK IT OUT,EVEN THOUGH HE DID NOT HAVE THE PART IN STOCK TO REPAIR VEHICLE. TOOK 3 WEEKS TO GET CAR IN AND ANOTHER 3 WEEKS TO GET IT BACK IN FOR THE REPAIR. AFTER TAKING IT IN FOR THE REPAIR THEY DID NOT HAVE US ON THE SCHEDULE AND HAD LOST THE PART. AFTER CALLING NISSAN OF AMERICA THIS "BAD"DEALER REPAIRED THE CAR. THIS DEALER WAS WORSE THAN 1ST DEALER. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10478925October 7, 2012
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
THE VEHICLE WAS BROUGHT INTO 2 DIFFERENT NISSAN DEALERSHIPS FOR REPAIR OF AN A/C LEAK. ON NEITHER OCCASION WAS THE LEAK FIXED. HOWEVER, WE WERE CHARGED > $360 ESSENTIALLY FOR FREON. WHAT RECOURSE DO I HAVE? TXS *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10473800September 4, 2012
POWER TRAIN
I WAS TRYING TO BACK OUT OF MY DRIVEWAY AND THE CAR JUST STALLED WHEN I DEPRESSED THE GAS PEDAL. THE VEHICLE HESITATED AND THEN SUDDENLY ACCELERATED. THIS CONDITION WAS REPEATED SEVERAL TIME WHILE JUST DRIVING AROUND TOWN IN NORMAL TRAFFIC. IT IS A SAFETY HAZARD. IF I WERE IN THE MIDDLE OF AN INTERSECTION AND HAD TO ACCELERATE TO AVOID A CRASH, THIS TYPE OF ISSUE COULD LEAD TO DISASTER. THIS SEEMS TO BE A PROBLEM THAT HAS BEEN WIDELY REPORTED ON THE INTERNET WITHOUT ANY CONCERN BY NISSAN. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10471868August 22, 2012
AIR BAGS
SINCE I PURCHASE MY NISSAN CUBE ON COOL MORNINGS(UNDER 60) THE PASSENGER AIR BAG WILL BE OFF WHEN A 110 POUND PERSON IS IN THE SEAT. AFTER LESS THAN 5 MILES OF DRIVING THE AIR BAG WILL TURN ON. THE LOCAL NISSAN DEALER HAS HAD THE CAR IN 3-4 TIME AND AS THERE IS NO CODE IN THE COMPUTER THEY SAY THEY ARE NOT ABLE TO FIX THE PROBLEM. AS MOST ACCIDENTS HAPPEN CLOSE TO HOME THIS COULD BE A BIG PROBLEM. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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