Nissan Cube Complaints

217 consumer complaints on file.

#10469589August 7, 2012
STEERING, ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC)
THE HORN IS NOT ABLE TO BE HEARD IN TRAFFIC. I WAS ON THE FREEWAY DRIVING BEHIND MY SISTER. NEEDING TO GET HER ATTENTION AS I NOTICED SHE HAD A FLAT ON HER CAR, I WAS HONKING THE HORN ON MY CUBE. SHE DID NOT HEAR THE HORN AT ALL. IF A PERSON IN A CAR CAN NOT HEAR THE HORN I DO NOT BELIEVE THAT A SEMI TRUCK OR SUCH TYPE VEHICLE WILL BE ABLE TO HEAR MY HORN EITHER AND A SERIOUS ACCIDENT WOULD NOT BE AVOIDABLE SINCE THE HORN WOULD NOT BE HEARD. ALSO THE HANDLING OF MY CAR IN ANY WINDY CONDITION IS NOT SAFE. IF YOU ARE DRIVING FASTER THAN 30 MPH AND IT IS WINDY OR A BIG GUST OF WIND SWEEPS BY I BETTER BE HOLDING ON TO THE STEERING WHEEL TIGHT WITH BOTH HANDS. I HAVE BEEN ON THE FREEWAY GOING 55 MPH, THE WIND HAS NOT BEEN THAT BAD BUT THE CAR HAS BEEN MOVING ALL OVER THE PLACE AND I HAVE TO HOLD ON TO THE WHEEL WITH BOTH HANDS AND FEEL THAT I REALLY DON'T HAVE CONTROL OVER THE VEHICLE. I HAVE A TEENAGER THAT HAS JUST STARTED DRIVING AND DO NO WAY FEEL SAFE LETTING HER TAKE THIS VEHICLE OUT. I DO NOT EVEN FEEL SAFE IN THIS VEHICLE ANYMORE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10463615June 29, 2012
POWER TRAIN
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 NISSAN CUBE. THE CONTACT WAS TRAVELING 5 MPH WHEN THE VEHICLE FAILED TO ACCELERATE PROPERLY AND THE THEN ABNORMALLY ACCELERATED AFTER THE PEDAL WAS NOT BEING DEPRESSED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER THREE TIMES AND SERVICED FOR UNINTENDED ACCELERATION ISSUES BY REPLACING THE TRANSMISSION. THE CONTACT HAD NOT DRIVEN THE VEHICLE SINCE THE TIME OF REPAIRS AND WAS UNAWARE IF THE FAILURE HAD BEEN REMEDIED.THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 5,907 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 31,890.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10456596April 26, 2012
TIRES
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 NISSAN CUBE EQUIPPED WITH TOYO A20 TIRES. THE CONTACT STATED THAT AN INDEPENDENT REPAIR SHOP WAS REPLACING A FLAT TIRE WHEN HE WAS INFORMED THAT THREE OF THE FOUR TIRES WERE SPLITTING AWAY NEAR THE WHEEL WELLS. THE REAR PASSENGER TIRE WAS THE ONLY TIRE NOT EXHIBITING THE FAILURE. THE TIRES WERE NOT REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED AND NO FURTHER ASSISTANCE WAS PROVIDED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 30,000. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10453195March 27, 2012
WHEELS
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 NISSAN CUBE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 30 MPH, SHE NOTICED THAT THE TPMS WARNING LIGHT HAD ILLUMINATED. AFTER INSPECTING THE VEHICLE, SHE NOTICED THAT BOTH FRONT TIRES WERE DEFLATING FASTER THAN NORMAL. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC AND THEY INFORMED HER THAT THE STEEL AROUND THE VALVE STEM HAD CORRODED AND CAUSED AIR TO LEAK OUT OF THE TIRES FASTER THAN NORMAL. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED AND THEY INFORMED HER THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL ASSOCIATED WITH NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 09V393000 (TIRES:PRESSURE MONITORING AND REGULATING SYSTEMS). THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 34,800.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10453018March 26, 2012
TIRES
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 NISSAN CUBE WITH TOYO TIRES, LINE SIZE P195/60/R15. THE CONTACT STATED THAT ALL FOUR TIRES WERE COMPLETELY WORN OUT. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A LOCAL REPAIR SHOP, WHO STATED THAT THE FAILURE WAS NORMAL WEAR AND TEAR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND OFFERED NO ASSISTANCE. THE TIRES WERE NOT REPLACED. THE DOT NUMBER WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 20,000 AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 21,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10433143October 28, 2011
TIRES, WHEELS
THE TIRE PRESSURE LIGHT SENSOR REMAINS LIT. THE PRESSURE ON THE TIRES ARE CORRECT AND THERE IS NOT LOSS OF PRESSURE, HOWEVER THE SENSOR LIGHT DOES NOT TURN OFF. THERE HAS ALREADY BEEN A RECALL ON OTHER CUBES FOR THIS MATTER. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10419927August 18, 2011
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:HORN
HORN IS NOT LOUD ENOUGH TO WARN OTHER DRIVERS OF PRESENCE. IT IS BARELY AUDIBLE. RESULTED IN DAMAGE TO MY VEHICLE THAT MAY HAVE BEEN AVOIDED WITH A LOUDER HORN. *KB
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10395234April 8, 2011
EXTERIOR LIGHTING
THE VEHICLE LACKS A CLEAR VISIBLE INDICATOR TO DISTINGUISH BETWEEN THE PARKING LIGHT SETTING AND THE SETTING WHERE THE HEADLIGHTS ARE ON. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10392167March 18, 2011
TIRES:PRESSURE MONITORING AND REGULATING SYSTEMS
2010 NISSAN CUBE. HORRIBLE HANDLING CONDITIONS IN WINDS OVER 25 MPH. TIRE LIGHT WOULD COME OFF AND ON. THOUGHT IT WAS DUE TO COLD AND HOT WEATHER. TOOK VEHICLE IN TO ED HICKS NISSAN BECAUSE OF THE HANDLING. THEY SAID IT WAS TIRE. PUT NITROGEN IN TIRES. I HAD ALSO BEEN INFORMED THAT THEY SALE THE CARS WITH THIS SO DID NOT KNOW HOW THIS WOULD RESOLVE ISSUE. 24 HOURS LATER LIGHT COMES ON AGAIN AND STAYS ON. HAD TIRE PRESSURE CHECKED-SHOWED ALL 35. DROVE WITH THIS LIGHT ON FOR A WEEK-LIVE 60 MILES FROM DEALER WAS WAITING FOR A DAY WHEN I DROVE IN. ANYWAY-HAD A TIRE BLOW OUT BUT DID NOT EVEN KNOW IT FOR A MILE DUE TO IT BEING LEFT REAR AND COULD NOT GO BY TIRE PRESSURE LIGHT. TIRE WAS SMOKING HORRIBLY. THERE ARE HORRIBLE GLARE EFFECTS ON THE WINDOWS ESPECIALLY AT NIGHT. THE DASH LIGHTS REFLECT SO BAD YOU HAVE TO ROLL DOWN WINDOW TO SEE CARS IN MIRRORS. IF YOU LOOSEN YOUR GRIP AT ALL EVEN SLIGHTLY IN WIND THE CAR VEERS INTO THE OTHER LANES. DEALERS TRYING TO ACT LIKE I AM JUST BEING A FICKLE WOMAN. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
Yes
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10385308February 25, 2011
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
THE CAR HAS A KEYLESS IGNITION, WHICH SINCE OCTOBER HAS BEEN INTERMITTENTLY NOT STARTING WITHOUT TWO OR THREE ATTEMPTS. ON THIS OCCASION. AFTER PRESSING THE BRAKE AND THE IGNITION BUTTON THREE AND FAILING TO START THE CAR, I TOOK MY FOOT OFF THE BRAKE AND TURNED TO GET MY PHONE FROM THE BACK SEAT WHEN THE ENGINE SUDDENLY STARTED UP ALL BY ITSELF. ALTHOUGH THE CAR HAS BEEN HAVING START UP PROBLEMS FOR MONTHS THAT THE MECHANIC HASN'T BEEN ABLE TO DISCOVER THE REASON FOR, THIS IS THE FIRST TIME THAT THE CAR ACTUALLY STARTED BY ITSELF. ADDITIONALLY ON DECEMBER 17TH, THE CAR HAD PREVIOUSLY BEEN IN THE SHOP THAT DAY, AND WHILE DRIVING THAT EVENING, THE CAR BEGAN SURGING AND SHAKING AT EVERY RED LIGHT, WHILE THE BRAKE WAS DEPRESSED, AS IF IT WANTED TO CONTINUE GOING FORWARD. WE DROVE IT STRAIGHT BACK TO THE DEALERSHIP WHERE THEY COULDN'T REPRODUCE THE PROBLEM. WHILE THERE, WE ASKED ABOUT A STRANGE NOISE THAT IT MAKES ON IGNITION. THE MECHANIC TOLD US THAT NISSAN SAYS IT IS THE COMPUTER BOOTING UP. HOWEVER,WE LISTENED TO ANOTHER CUBE OF THE SAME YEAR THAT WAS ON THE LOT AND IT DOESN'T MAKE THAT NOISE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10381572February 11, 2011
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
ONE NIGHT AFTER HAVING RECALL WORK DONE, AS I WAS DRIVING THE CAR, AT EVERY RED LIGHT, THE CAR WOULD START SURGING FORWARD AS IF IT WANTED TO GO. AS I DEPRESSED THE BRAKE EVEN HARDER, THE CAR STARTED SHAKING. I DROVE IT STRAIGHT BACK TO THE DEALER BUT IT STOPPED DOING IT AND HASN'T DONE IT SINCE. HOWEVER, IT ALSO STARTED NOT STARTING WHEN I DEPRESSED THE BRAKE AND PUSHED THE IGNITION BUTTON. GENERALLY I HAD TO PUSH THE BUTTON, NOTHING WOULD HAPPEN, THE NEXT PUSH BROUGHT UP THE ACCESSORY LIGHTS AND THEN NEXT PUSH MADE THE CAR START. HOWEVER, SINCE THIS HAS HAPPENED A DOZEN OF TIMES, THE LAST TIME IT HAPPENED, THE CAR WOULDN'T START AFTER FOUR TRIES AND AFTER I HAD DEPRESSED THE BRAKE AND WAS REACHING IN THE BACK SEAT TO GET MY KEYS AND PHONE AND FIGURE OUT THE PROBLEM, THE CAR SUDDENLY AND ALL BY ITSELF STARTED THE MOTOR UP. THE MECHANIC RAN DIAGNOSTICS AND STILL CAN'T FIND THE PROBLEM. I DON'T FEEL SAFE IN THE CAR AND AM TRYING TO GET THE DEALER TO MAKE IT RIGHT. THEY WANT NISSAN TO BE INVOLVED IN HELPING THAT HAPPEN FINANCIALLY AND NISSAN IS STICKING TO LEMON LAW REGULATIONS. I REFUSE TO DRIVE THIS CAR ANYMORE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10374649January 4, 2011
VISIBILITY:REARVIEW MIRRORS/DEVICES
WHILE ADJUSTING THE REAR VIEW MIRROR ON MY 2009 NISSAN CUBE THE MIRROR BRACKET BROKE. IT HAS BROKEN TWICE NOW AND NOT WITH EXCESSIVE FORCE. REPLACED AT DEALER UNDER WARRANTY,DEALER SAID THAT THE PROBLEM IS COMMON AND MAYBE NISSAN WILL COME UP WITH A MORE PERMANENT FIX. AS OF NOW THEY JUST PUT SAME OLD DEFECTIVE TYPE PART IN. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10366867November 19, 2010
VISIBILITY
TL THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 NISSAN CUBE. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING 25 DURING SUNSET THE SUN SHINES ON THE WINDSHIELD CREATING A SPARKLE EFFECT. THE CONTACT STATED THIS IMPAIRS HER VISION WHILE DRIVING AND COULD CAUSE A CRASH. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO A DEALER REGARDING THE WINDSHIELD. THE DEALER STATED THE SPARKLE EFFECT WAS DUE TO TREE SAP. THE CONTACT STATED THE WINDOW IS PITTED. THE CONTACT ALSO STATED THE WINDSHIELD WAS PITTED. THE CONTACT STATED THE MANUFACTURER WILL NOT REPLACED THE WINDSHIELD FOR A UNKNOWN REASON. THE CONTACT STATED THIS IS A MANUFACTURER DEFECT AND THE MANUFACTURER SHOULD BE RESPONSIBLE FOR THE REPAIRS. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 27,523. JO
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10327858April 28, 2010
LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 NISSAN CUBE. WHILE DRIVING AT 15 MPH, THE DOORS LOCKED AND THE CONTACT WAS UNABLE TO GET OUT OF THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT CALLED THE MANUFACTURER WHO STATED THAT THE DOORS LOCKING WAS A SAFETY FEATURE. THE CONTACT DID NOT FEEL SAFE WITH THE FEATURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 6. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 2,500. UPDATED 6/17/10 *CN THE CONSUMER STATED HE CAN NOT OPEN THE DOOR UNLESS HE LOCATES THE SMALL BUTTON TO RELEASE THE LOCK. UPDATED 06/21/10*JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10293412November 24, 2009
EXTERIOR LIGHTING
THE HEAD LIGHT LENSES ON OUR NEW NISSAN CUBE WERE HAZED OVER ON BOTH SIDES OF THE CAR. I TOOK IT BACK TO THE DEALER AND THEY WERE REPLACED AT NO COST. THE ISSUE IS THAT THE REPLACEMENT HEAD LIGHTS ARE WORSE THAN THE ONES REPLACED. WHEN WE PICKED UP OUR CAR I CHECKED THE LIGHTS AND THEY ARE WORSE THAN THE ONES THAT WERE REPLACED. THE NEXT DAY I CALLED NISSAN AND MADE THEM AWARE OF THIS ISSUE. SEVERAL DAYS LATER I WAS INFORMED THAT WERE NO RECALL ISSUES AND THAT THEY WOULD NOT REPLACE OR CORRECT THIS ISSUE. ON MY FIRST CALL TO NISSAN I WAS INFORMED THAT THERE WERE 3 RECALL ISSUES ON THIS VEHICLE AND THAT MY DEALER SHOULD HAVE INFORMED ME OF THESE WHEN I HAD MY FIRST SERVICE DONE. THAT NEVER HAPPENED. SO WHEN I CONTACTED THE DEALER THEIR SERVICE MANAGER INFORMED THAT THERE WERE INDEED 3 RECALLS & THEY HAD NOT TOLD ME AS THEY WERE WAITING ON REPLACEMENT PARTS. THESE LIGHTS ARE ONLY GOING TO GET WORSE AND WILL EFFECT THE ABILITY OF THEM TO MEET GOVERNMENT STANDARDS. IN THE PAST I WAS A STOCK HOLDER & V.P. OF OPERATIONS IN A LIGHTING MANUFACTURING COMPANY THAT MANUFACTURED HEAD LIGHTS, TAIL,LIGHTS & INTERIOR LIGHTING AND HAVE AN UNDERSTANDING OF THESE ISSUES AND REALIZE THAT THIS ISSUE NEEDS TO BE ADDRESSED. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10284126September 16, 2009
VISIBILITY:REARVIEW MIRRORS/DEVICES
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 NISSAN CUBE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT HE HAS DIFFICULTY ADJUSTING THE SIDE VIEW MIRRORS WHILE OPERATING THE VEHICLE, BECAUSE THE COMPONENT IS LOCATED AT HIS KNEE LEVEL. VISIBILITY IMPAIRMENT WHILE DRIVING INCREASES THE RISK FOR VEHICLE CRASH. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALERSHIP FOR INSPECTION. AFTER INSPECTION, A TECHNICIAN CONCLUDED THAT THERE WAS NO AVAILABLE REMEDY. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 819. BL UPDATED 10/13/09. *LJ UPADTED 10/13/09
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10277007July 16, 2009
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 NISSAN CUBE. WHILE DRIVING AT AN UNKNOWN SPEED, THE CONTACT ACTIVATED THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS AND THE INSTRUMENT PANEL WENT COMPLETELY BLACK. SUDDENLY, THE INSTRUMENT PANEL LIGHTS ILLUMINATED AGAIN. WHEN THE WIPERS WERE DEACTIVATED, THE LIGHTS WOULD DIM AGAIN. THE DEALER DID NOT DIAGNOSE THE VEHICLE, BUT STATED THAT THEY WOULD CALL THE MANUFACTURER FOR GUIDANCE. THE CONTACT FILED A COMPLAINT WITH THE MANUFACTURER. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 330 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 280.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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