2009 NISSAN CUBE Complaints

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 NISSAN CUBE. AFTER THE VEHICLE WAS REFUELED, THE STEERING WHEEL SEIZED WITHOUT WARNING. IN ADDITION, THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE FAILED TO START. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE LOCK STEERING SYSTEM NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 51,000.

EXCESSIVE AND ACCELERATED EXHAUST SYSTEM CORROSION. MUFFLER MOUNTING TO EXHAUST PIPE RUSTED COMPLETELY THROUGH AND FELL APART. HEAT SHIELD MOUNTING BRACKETS RUSTED THROUGH CAUSING HEAT SHIELD TO SEPARATE FROM VEHICLE. EXHAUST FUMES ENTERING DRIVING COMPARTMENT AND DANGEROUS TO OCCUPANTS. *TR

WAS HIT HEAD ON BY A DRUNK DRIVER AND BOTH AIRBAGS DID NOT DEFLATE ALL THE WAY. THE DRIVERS AIRBAG GAVE MY MOM A BROKEN RIB AND BROKE VERTEBRAE IN HER NECK. PASSENGERS SIDE FRACTURED MY WRISTS. THE SEATBELT ON PASSENGERS SIDE ALMOST CUT ME IN HALF CAUSE OF LOCKING UP. HAVE SEVER WHIPLASH AND BRUISING. PRIOR TO THIS AIRBAG LIGHT WAS BLINKING ON PASSENGERS SIDE SAYING NOT ENOUGH WEIGHT WAS ON IT WHEN IT WAS. CUBE WAS DESTROYED IN WRECK. THE SEATBELT ALWAYS LOCKED UP ON PASSENGER SIDE AND ALMOST BROKE MY NECK. *TR

I BOUGHT A 2009 NISSAN CUBE BRAND NEW IN JUNE 2010 THAT HAS BEEN NOTHING BUT PROBLEMS. TO DATE THE VEHICLE HAS HAD THE FOLLOWING PROBLEMS: 1. STEERING LOCK MECHANISM HAS FAILED TWICE 2. ROTORS HAD TO BE RESURFACED 3 MONTHS AFTER PURCHASE 3. THROTTLE CHAMBER FAILED AND HAD TO BE REPLACED 4. FAN DOESN'T WORK DURING WINTER MONTHS RENDERING THE HEATER USELESS 5. FUEL FILLER TUBE REPLACED (RECALL) 6. THE EXHAUST HAS ROTTED AND THE RESULT IS IT SEPARATING/BREAKING OFF FROM THE MUFFLER. HUMMEL NISSAN IN DES MOINES WANTS $460 TO REPAIR THE PROBLEM WITH THE MUFFLER. TOM AT THE DEALER SAID HE?S SEEN THIS PROBLEM WITH ALMOST EVERY VEHICLE MINUS THE FRONTIER. HE SAID THE WAY THE EXHAUST IS DESIGNED CAUSES MOISTURE TO BUILD UP AND ROT THE SYSTEM OUT, AND THAT I NEED TO DRIVE IT MORE. I TOLD HIM I DON?T BELIEVE A VEHICLE WITH LESS THAN 50,000 MILES SHOULD HAVE TO HAVE THE EXHAUST REPLACED, ESPECIALLY AFTER HAVING VEHICLES WITH 180,000 MILES ON THEM WITH NO SUCH TROUBLE (NOT NISSAN). HE THEN TOLD ME TO TAKE IT TO A LOCAL SHOP BECAUSE IT WOULD BE CHEAPER TO FIX. NISSAN CUSTOMER CARE ON FACEBOOK ASKED FOR MY VIN NUMBER SO THEY ?COULD LOOK INTO THE ISSUE,? AND THEN REPLIED BACK SAYING TO WORK WITH THE LOCAL DEALER (HUMMEL NISSAN). ALL IN ALL THEY'VE BEEN COMPLETELY USELESS AND UNHELPFUL. HUMMEL NISSAN AND NISSAN COULD CARE LESS ABOUT MAKING SURE THEIR CUSTOMERS ARE HAPPY/SAFE AND CONTINUE TO BUY THEIR VEHICLES. *TR

I PUT MY CAR INTO DRIVE AND THAN PUT MY FOOT ON THE GAS AND NOTHING HAPPENED. I LOOKED DOWN AND I WAS IN "D" AFTER A FEW SECONDS I SHIFTED INTO LOW AND NOTHING HAPPENED. AFTER A FEW SECONDS THE CAR TOOK OFF. *TR I WAS SO SCARED. I SLAMMED ON THE BRAKES. I TRIED AGAIN, I PUT THE CAR INTO DRIVE AND SAT THERE, THAN IT INCHED ALONG AND THAN TOOK OFF AGAIN LIKE I WAS ON A ROLLER COASTER. LUCKILY I WAS A BLOCK FROM THE DEALER. SO I DROVE IT THERE ON A WING AND A PRAYER. IT TOOK ME AT LEAST 10 MINS. I HAD TO MAKE A TURN AND OTHER DRIVERS WERE GOING AROUND ME. BECAUSE MY CAR WASN'T MOVING. ALL OF A SUDDEN IT TOOK OFF AND I ALMOST BROADSIDED A CAR. YOU CAN IMAGINE THE SUGGESTIONS I GOT. THE DEALER HAD IT FOR 2 DAYS AND SAID THEY CAN'T FIND ANYTHING WRONG WITH. I'M GOING TO BRING IT TO ANOTHER MECHANIC AND SEE IF HE CAN FIND WHATS WRONG. *TR

MONDAY, JULY 8, 2013 I AS DRIVING HOME 95N INTERSTATE FROM NORTH CAROLINA WITH THE A/C AND CRUISE CONTROL ON. THE CAR IMMEDIATELY START SLOWING DOWN AT THE OF SPEED 65 MPH. I IMMEDIATELY MOVED TO THE RIGHT LANE FOR EXIT. THE CAR SHUT DOWN AND WOULD NOT START. I WAS IN FREDERICKSBURG, VA HEADING TO MY HOME IN NEW CARROLLTON, MD. I HAD TO CALL AAA TO TOW ME (HOME) TO MY DEALERSHIP OF SERVICES PASSPORT NISSAN IN MARLOW HEIGHTS. I HAVE DOCUMENTATION FOR THIS CALL. THE NISSAN SERVICE DEPARTMENT STATED THEY COULD NOT FIND ANYTHING WRONG WITH THE CAR AFTER KEEPING IT FOR DAY (HAVE RECEIPTS FOR RENTAL CAR). I EXPLAINED IN DETAIL WITH GREAT FRUSTRATION, FEAR AND CONCERN WHAT HAPPEN. I WAS ALONE THIS HAPPEN AT NIGHT (DARK ON THE HIGHWAY). IT HAPPEN AGAIN WITHIN A WEEK OF THAT CALL FOR SERVICE (THREE SEPARATE INCIDENTS) DEPARTMENT I NEEDED TO GET THE CAR THEM IMMEDIATELY WHEN IT HAPPEN. IF THE CAR SHUTDOWN AND MUST BE TOWED THAT IS IMPOSSIBLE TO GET THERE WHEN IT OCCUR. I CALLED NISSAN REGIONAL OFFICE AND MARLOW HEIGHTS MANAGERS TO GET "NO HELP OR SATISFACTION". AT THE TIME OF THIS SHUTDOWN MY CAR WAS STILL UNDER NISSAN'S WARRANTY. I AM STILL RIDING WITH NO A/C TODAY. IT IS SCARY TO RIDE A CAR THAT COST ME THOUSANDS OF DOLLARS WITH NO A/C AND NOT KNOWING WHAT THE PROBLEM IS. PLEASE HELP AND PROVIDE ME SOME GUIDANCE. I WANT MY CAR REPAIRED. THANK YOU FOR YOUR ASSISTANCE AND ADVICE. RIDING WITH NO A/C STILL ONE YEAR LATER. *TR

WHILE DRIVING THE 09 NISSAN CUBE AT 75 MPH ON A HIGHWAY THE VEHICLE EXPERIENCED SUDDEN DECELERATION AND TURNED ITSELF OFF IN THE MIDST OF HEAVY SEMI TRUCK TRAFFIC. HAD THE VEHICLE TOWED TO THE LOCAL DEALERSHIP WHO COULD NOT REPLICATE THE PROBLEM. CAR RETURNED TO THE OWNER AND AFTER APPROXIMENTALLY FORTY MORE MILES OF DRIVING THE PROBLEM OCCURED AGAIN THREE MORE TIMES BEFORE THE OWNER WAS ABLE TO LOCATE A CELL SIGNAL AND BE TOWED OVER 150 MILES TO THE NEXT CLOSEST DEALERSHIP. THAT DEALERSHIP WAS UNABLE TO DETERMINE WHAT HAD HAPPENED AND THE VEHICLE IS NOW IN THE PROCESS OF BEING SHIPPED BACK TO THE OWNERS HOME STATE. THE TOTAL LACK OF ACCELERATION WHILE AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS HAS PUT THE OWNER AND HIS FAMILY IN FOUR SERIOUSLY DANGEROUS AND LIFE THREATENING BREAKDOWNS ON MAJOR HIGHWAYS AND THE OWNER HAS HAD NO HELP FROM NISSAN IN DETERMINING HOW AND WHY THIS HAPPENS. EVERYTHING FROM "YOUR CAR IS NOT USE TO BEING IN THE DESERT, TO IT IS A MYSTERIOUS DRIVE BY WIRE ISSUE, TO MAYBE YOUR FUEL PUMP IS SHOT, AND YOU NEED TO USE A HIGHER OCTANE FUEL HAS BEEN THROWN OUT. THE OWNER AND SPOUSE WILL NOT DRIVE THIS VEHICLE UNTIL THERE IS A SOLUTION DUE THE VERY REAL POSSIBILTY THEY MAY BE KILLED IF THEY LOSE ACCELERATION AGAIN. *TR

I HAVE A 2009 NISSAN CUBE. THE CUBE WAS AT THE DEALERSHIP FOR MAINTAINCE. I WAS INFORMED THAT THE CUBE HAS A EXHAUST LEAK, WAS TOLD IT IS NOT COVERED UNDER THE EMISSION WARRANTY. I ASKED MORE QUESTIONS ABOUT THE ISSUE, AN WAS TOLD BY THE DEALERSHIP THAT IT IS A RUST ISSUE AND NOT COVERED. I WAS TOLD THAT THEY DO NOT HAVE THE PART. I AGAIN ASKED ABOUT THE EMISSION WARRANTY, WAS TOLD IT DID NOT APPLY. ACCORDING TO THE WARRANTY WHICH IS COVER UP TO 80K MILES FOR EMISSION ISSUES, BUT BECAUSE OF "RUST" IT IS NOT COVERED. I DO NOT AGREE WITH THIS AND I CALL THE 1 800 NUMBER AND REPORTED IT. TODAY THE NEXT DAY I WAS CONTACTED AND PERSSON SAID, OR AGREED WITH THE DEALERSHIP. I LOOKED UP COMPLAINTS AND RECALLS, THERE ARE SEVERAL COMPLAINTS. THERE IS ONE IN WHICH IT REFERRS TO A "CORRODED" PART. WHAT IS THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN A PART THAT IS "CORRODED" PART THAT MAY FAIL AND A PART THAT HAS RUST AND BROKEN CAUSING A EXHAUST LEEK. THEY NISSAN AND THE DEALERSHIP ARE USING A PLAY ON WORDS TO AVOID MAKING THE REPAIRS UNDER THE EMISSION WARRANTY. I WAS TOLD IT IS OKAY TO DRIVE AND POLUTE THE ENVIROMENT SINCE THEY WILL NOT COVER IT AND THEY DID NOT HAVE THE PARTS. AFTER SPEAKING WITH THE REP FROM NISSAN HE HAD A WHOLE LOT MORE INFO ABOUT THE REPAIR THAN WAS LISTED ON MY COPY OF THE REPAIR ORDER. THERE ARE FOUR MAJOR COMPONETS OF A EXHAUST SYSTEM ON MOST CARS. THE MANIFOLD, THE DOWN PIPE, THE MID PIPE AND THE MUFFLER. THE "CORRODED PART" OR RUST CAUSED ONE THE CONECTION TO LEEK. NOW I AM BEING TOLD THAT 2 PARTS NEED TO BE REPLACED AND THE COST IS OVER 1K, WHICH I HAVE NO INFOR ON MY INVOICE OR REPAIR ORDER ABOUT. THE ONLY RECOMENDATION WAS 'EHAUST LEAK 395.00" I KNOW THAT DEALSHIPS REPLACE PARTS THAT HAVE RUST AND OR ARE CORRODED BECAUSE I WORK FOR ONE, FRAMES AND RUSTED BOLTS. HOW CAN ONE REPLACE PARTS AND THE OTHER NOT. *TR

WENT TO START CAR WOULD NOT DO ANYTHING. IGNITION. LIKE IT LOST KEY READING. BUT STEERING WHEEL LOCK WAS CAUSING IT NOT TO START. *TR

BLINKING LIGHT ON DASH, AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT. AIR BAG CONTROL UNIT MALFUNCTION, MUST BE REPLACED AND ALSO POSSIBLY THE AIR BAG ON THE STEERING WHEEL. THIS SHOULD BE COVERED UNDER THE WARRANTY. *TR