2009 Nissan Cube Complaint Log

MUFFLER WELD SEPARATED (NO RUST OR EXTERNAL DAMAGE) AT THE MID PIPE CAUSING MUFFLER TO TILT AND START TO MELT THE REAR BUMPER COVER MOUNTS AND BUMPER COVER. MUFFLER THEN SEPARATED COMPLETELY CAUSING LOUD NOISE AND POSSIBLE EXHAUST GAS TO ENTER CABIN. CONTACTED NISSAN AND WAS TOLD THERE WAS NO ISSUE AND NISSAN WOULD NOT DO ANYTHING TO CORRECT OR HELP WITH COST

THE COMMON PROBLEM OF THE EXHAUST SYSTEM COMING APART AT THE FLANGE HAPPENED TO MY CAR. I WAS ON A ROAD TRIP FROM NASHVILLE, TN TO PITTSBURGH, PA WHEN THE ISSUE PRESENTED. I WAS TOLD THAT IT WOULD NOT BE DANGEROUS TO CONTINUE HOME WITH THE ISSUE AND THAT IT WOULD JUST BE VERY LOUD. WHEN I GOT HOME I FOUND THAT THE HEAT FROM THE BROKEN EXHAUST HAD MELTED THE BACK BUMPER LEAVING IT STRINGING OUT. ALSO, THE HEAT SHIELD SEPARATING THE EXHAUST FROM THE FUEL TANK APPEARS TO NOT COVER THE AREA OF THE COMMON SEPARATION. THIS MAKES ME FEEL IT WAS A VERY DANGEROUS ISSUE FOR THE ROAD TRIP AND I BELIEVE NISSAN SHOULD REMEMBER THE ISSUE SINCE IT IS NOT AN ISOLATED OCCURRENCE BUT RATHER SOMETHING THAT AFFECTS MOST CUBE OWNERS.

EXHAUST SYSTEM FROM THE RESONATOR BACK NEEDS FULL REPLACEMENT AS CORROSION HAS EATEN AWAY MUFFLER MOUNTING TO THE POINT IT IS NOT LONGER CONNECTED. EXHAUST IS NOT MAKING IT OUT OF THE REAR OF THE CAR, INDICATING ITS ENTERING THE CABIN, CAUSING A DANGER TO OCCUPANTS. *TR

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.

PERFORMANCE RECALL P1225. CAR CONTINUES TO FACE SAME RECALL PROBLEM. *TR

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

AIRBAG WARNING LIGHT FLASHING. MULTIPLE REPAIR ATTEMPTS BY LOCAL NISSAN DEALER UNSUCCESSFUL. AIRBAGS WILL NOT FUNCTION WHEN LIGHT FLASHES. SAFETY HAZARD! *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

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

MUFFLER CONNECTING FLANGE AND PIPE RUSTED THROUGH. MUFFLER DRAGGING GROUND. NISSAN OFFERED NO EXPLANATION OR ASSISTANCE. *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

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

THE ELECTRONIC STEERING WHEEL LOCK FAILED CAR WONT START . THE PART WAS REPLACED IN JULY 2011 ON A RECALL THE NEW PART FAILED IN JUNE 2014 NISSAN WOULD NOT REPLACE A 2ED TIME UNDER RECALL, WITH MUCH BEGGING THEY PAID FOR PART I PAID FOR LABOR. THIS LEFT MY WIFE STRANDED IN A LESS THAN IDEAL SPOT NISSAN EXTENDED THE WARRANTY ON THIS SAME PART ON 2009 NISSAN ALTIMA BUT NOT ON CUBE. *JS

THE REAR DOOR ON THE 2009 NISSAN CUBE DOES NOT OPEN. I FILED A REPORT WITH NISSAN WHO ADVISED ME TO TAKE IT TO A DEALER FOR INSPECTION, AND THEN FILE A CLAIM, AS THE VEHICLE WAS OUT OF WARRANTY. THE DEALER, GRUBBS NISSAN INSPECTED THE VEHICLE ON APRIL-11-2014, AND FOUND A DEFECTIVE LATCHING MECHANISM WHICH NEEDS REPAIR AT A TOTAL COST OF $392. THEY ALSO OPINED THAT THIS WAS A SAFETY ISSUE. NISSAN HOWEVER REFUSED TO PAY FOR THE REPAIRS, SAYING THE VEHICLE WAS OUT OF WARRANTY. THEY DID NOT ACCEPT THIS WAS A SAFETY ISSUE, AS OPINED BY THE DEALER. THEY ALSO DO NOT ACCEPT SEVERAL SIMILAR COMPLAINTS ON THIS NISSAN MODEL THAT APPEAR ON PUBLICLY AVAILABLE SEARCH ENGINES. *TR

SIMILAR TO NHTSA ID NUMBER:10717816 AND OTHER COMPLAINTS SEEN ONLINE. EXHAUST SYSTEM COMING APART AT THE FLANGE HEAT FROM THE BROKEN EXHAUST HAD MELTED THE BACK BUMPER ALSO, THE HEAT SHIELD SEPARATING THE EXHAUST FROM THE FUEL TANK APPEARS TO NOT COVER THE AREA OF THE COMMON SEPARATION. NISSAN DEALER SAW THIS OCCUR ON MY CAR, DID NOT TAKE ANY RESPONSIBILITY OF THEIR FAULTY FLANGE OR CARBURETOR. IT WAS IN WARRANTY AT THAT TIME AND THEY SHOULD HAVE FIXED IT. VERY DISHONORABLE PRACTICE TO HAVE A FAULTY FLANGE CREATE ISSUES SIGNALING CARBURETOR REPLACEMENT AND CAR BUMPER MELTED AS A RESULT FROM IT. I BELIEVE AN EXTENDED WARRANTY SHOULD TAKE PLACE TO FIX THIS POTENTIAL ROAD OF CUBE CATCHING FIRE HAZARD, ALTHOUGH IT IS ONLY PLASTIC.

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

WHEN ON THE INTERSTATE AFTER ABOUT TWO HOURS MY VEHICLE WILL NOT ACCELERATE. WHEN I PRESS THE GAS THE RPM'S GO UP BUT THE VEHICLE DOES NOTHING. IF I PULL OFF THE ROAD FOR A FEW MINUTES IT IS FINE FOR A LITTLE LONGER BUT WILL REOCCURS IN FREQUENCY DEPENDING ON THE TEMPERATURE OUTSIDE. MY VEHICLE HAS A CVT TRANSMISSION WHICH HAS BEEN REPLACED ONCE IN JULY/AUGUST OF 2013. THE NEW TRANSMISSION HAS THE SAME ISSUE AND I HAVE TAKEN IT INTO THE SHOP TWICE NOW IS NOT FIXED. *TR

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.

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

THE BRAKE PEDAL HAS PROGRESSIVELY GONE LOWER TO THE FLOOR WHEN APPLYING THE BRAKES. THERE IS A SPONGY FEEL AND ONLY ENGAGES FULLY AT THE LAST MOMENT ALMOST TO THE FLOOR. STOPPING IS AT THE LAST MOMENT, THE BRAKE PEDAL HAS TO BE PUMPED TO ENGAGE THE BRAKES. THE ROTORS, BRAKE PADS AND SHOES AND NEW BRAKE FLUID HAS BEEN REPLACED BUT THE BRAKE ISSUE REMAINS.

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

I PURCHASED A 2009 NISSAN CUBE KROM IN NOVEMBER OF 2013. UPON RECEIPT, I NOTICED THAT ONE OF THE TIRES KEPT GOING LOW ON AIR. SO THE SHOP INFLATED THE TIRE AND I THOUGHT IT WAS RESOLVED. 2 WEEKS LATER, THE SAME TIRE WAS LOW ON AIR. I PUT AIR IN IT AGAIN AND TOOK IT TO THE DEALER TO HAVE THE PRESSURE SENSOR LOOKED INTO AND SEE IT THAT WAS AN ISSUE. THEY ASSURED ME THAT WASN'T THE ISSUE. FOR THE NEXT 3 MONTHS, I WAS PUTTING AIR IN THE TIRE ON A WEEKLY, AND NEARLY DAILY BASIS. I EVENTUALLY DIDN'T DRIVE IT EXCEPT FOR 400 MILES TOTAL IN THAT TIME AS I FELT IT WAS UNSAFE AND ALSO TOOK IT BACK TO THE DEALER ON 2 OTHER OCCASIONS. EACH TIME, I SPECIFICALLY STATED TO LOOK OVER THE PRESSURE SENSOR. EACH TIME, THEY TOLD ME THERE WAS NOTHING WRONG. WELL, IN MARCH 2014, I TOOK THE CAR TO MY OWN MECHANIC. WHEN HE RAN TESTS, HE FOUND THAT THE PRESSURE SENSOR WAS FAULTY AND DEFECTED AND CAUSING A LEAK THROUGH THE STEM. UPON GETTING THAT INFORMATION, I TOOK THE CAR BACK TO THE DEALER AND FINALLY GOT THEM TO AGREE TO REPAIR THE SENSOR. FAST FORWARD TO MAY 2014, I NOW HAVE 2 OTHER SENSORS THAT ARE DOING THE EXACT SAME THING DUE TO THE EXACT SAME PROBLEM. I DID A QUICK SEARCH ONLINE AND FOUND THOUSANDS OF COMPLAINTS FROM OTHER DRIVERS THAT HAVE THE EXACT SAME ISSUES I AM HAVING. THIS NEEDS TO BE ADDRESSED ASAP AS THIS IS CAUSING AN EXTREMELY UNSAFE DRIVING CONDITION AND NISSAN NEEDS TO MAKE THE REPAIRS FREE OF CHARGE TO CUSTOMERS. *TR

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

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

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

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

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 NISSAN CUBE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE STEERING WHEEL SEIZED INTERMITTENTLY ON MORE THAN ONE OCCASION. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER. THE TECHNICIAN REPAIRED THE VEHICLE BY REPLACING THE ELECTRONIC STEERING COLUMN LOCK. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 75,185.

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

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

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.

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

MY WIFE'S 2009 NISSAN CUBE HAS HAD INTERMITTENT ISSUES WITH THE VEHICLE SHUTTING OFF. IT HAS HAPPENED A FEW TIMES IN RUSH HOUR TRAFFIC ON THE HIGHWAY TO AND FROM WORK AND MOST RECENTLY IN A PARKING LOT (LUCKILY) IT LOCKED UP COMPLETELY. MOST TIMES SHE DESCRIBES IT LIKE IT IS STALLING, WHERE SHE IS ABLE TO MOVE OFF TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD AND IS ABLE TO RESTART THE CAR AFTER A MINUTE OR TWO. A FEW TIMES HOWEVER AFTER COMING TO A COMPLETE STOP, EVERYTHING LOCKED UP. CAR WOULDN'T START, STEERING WHEEL LOCKED, BRAKE PEDAL WOULDN'T EVEN BUDGE. AFTER A MINUTE, IT STARTED RIGHT BACK UP. WHEN WE TOOK IT TO THE DEALER, THEY COULD FIND NOTHING WRONG AND JUST ENDED UP COSTING US "DIAGNOSTIC FEES". READING THROUGH OTHER COMPLAINTS ON HERE ABOUT THIS SAME EXACT ISSUE, I FIND IT HARD TO BELIEVE THAT NISSAN IS NOT AWARE OF SOMETHING OF THIS MAGNITUDE. SEARCHING THE WEB RETURNS NO TYPE OF HELP WHATSOEVER. HOW ARE WE SUPPOSED TO JUST ACCEPT A VEHICLE THAT RANDOMLY SHUTS OFF, THE RESULTS OF WHICH COULD BE FATAL? THERE HAS TO BE SOMETHING THAT CAN BE DONE. *TR

THE TRANSMISSION RANGE SWITCH (COMMONLY REFERRED TO AS A NEUTRAL SAFETY SWITCH) WILL SOMETIMES FAIL TO MAKE PROPER ELECTRICAL CONTACT. THIS CONDITION RESULTS IN TWO OF THREE CONDITIONS. ONE CONDITION IS A FAILURE OF THE PRNDL INDICATOR ON THE DASHBOARD (AS OPPOSED TO THE PRNDL INDICATOR AT THE SHIFTER CONTROL) TO ILLUMINATE. THE NEXT TWO CONDITIONS ARE MUCH LESS BENIGN; THEY CAN BE MUCH MORE FRUSTRATING OR DANGEROUS. THE VERY FRUSTRATING CONDITION IS: BECAUSE THE SWITCH FAILS TO INDICATE THE SHIFTER IS IN PARK OR NEUTRAL, THE ENGINE CANNOT BE STARTED. THE VERY DANGEROUS CONDITION IS: IF BEFORE THE SWITCH FAILS TO MAINTAIN PROPER CONTACT THE ENGINE HAS ALREADY BEEN STARTED, THEN THE IDLING ENGINE (AS USUAL) IS SUFFICIENT TO GET THE VEHICLE INTO AN INTERSECTION; HOWEVER, THE ENGINE WILL DELAY ACCELERATION BY QUITE A FEW SECONDS, REGARDLESS OF THE ACCELERATOR'S POSITION, AS THE DRIVER ATTEMPTS TO GET THROUGH THE INTERSECTION. MY RECOMMENDATION FOR AN EFFICIENT RECALL IS TO RECOMMEND NISSAN DEVELOP REDUNDANCY INTO THIS SWITCH. NISSAN COULD EASILY REDESIGN THIS SWITCH TO DOUBLE (OR EVEN TRIPLE) THEN SWITCH'S SLIDING CONTACTS. DOING SO WOULD ALLOW THE MULTIPLE, IDENTICAL "POLES" AND "THROWS" TO BE CONNECTED PARALLEL TO EACH OTHER BEFORE THEY ARE ELECTRICALLY ROUTED TOWARD THE EIGHT-PIN CONNECTOR. THIS REDUNDANCY WOULD EASILY, QUICKLY, EFFICIENTLY, AND CERTAINLY REDUCE THIS INFREQUENT BUT VERY PROBLEMATIC CONDITION TO AN ISSUE WHICH OUGHT (STATISTICALLY) BECOME SO INFREQUENT IT'S NO LONGER A CONCERN. THE TRANSMISSION RANGE SWITCH IS NISSAN PART NUMBER: SWITCH ASSY 20150227 31918-1XCOD AND IS VERY LIKELY USED ON MORE VEHICLES THAN JUST THE CUBE MODELS.

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.

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

CLUNK NOISE WHILE MAKING TURN

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 NISSAN CUBE. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 20 MPH, THE VEHICLE WOULD NO LONGER ACCELERATE. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE TRANSMISSION WAS FAULTY AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED; HOWEVER, THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE TRANSMISSION WAS FAULTY AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 26,000. UPDATED 04/07/16*LJ THE CONSUMER STATED THE TRANSMISSION FAILED TWICE. THE MANUFACTURER REFUSED ANY ADDITIONAL ASSISTANCE AFTER THE SECOND FAILURE. THE TRANSMISSION WAS REPLACED. *JS

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

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

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

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

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.

FAULTY TRANSMISSION, DISCOLORED, BROKEN. NEEDS TO EITHER BE REPAIRED OR REPLACED. AT 111,000 MILES MY CAR HAD TROUBLE STOPPING. I ALMOST GOT HIT IN THE MIDDLE OF THE INTERSECTION. HAVE REALLY BAD WHIPLASH AND CONTINUE TO SEE A CHIROPRACTOR EVERY 2 WEEKS. I HAVE TAKEN MY NISSAN CUBE 2009 111,000 MILES TO 3 MECHANICS. (NISSAN, MEINEKE AND PISMO AUTOMOTIVE) HAVE DOCUMENTATION AVAILABLE UPON REQUEST. INCLUDING NISSAN WHEN THEY SAID THAT IT WOULD BE $260 TO DIAGNOSE I WENT TO 2 OTHER MECHANICS SHORTLY AFTER) OF WHICH, I COULDN'T GET A CLEAR ANSWER AS TO WHICH WAS GOING ON WITH MY ENGINE. THE TRANSMISSION CVT WHICH I NOW KNOW IT IS, BECAUSE OF YOUR WEBSITE, IT WAS MAKING ALL KINDS OF WEIRD NOISES (ENGINE REVVING). JERKING TRANSMISSION, SHIFTING (SLAMMING AND HARSH WHILE BRAKING) HAVE TRANSMISSION LEAKS REPORTED AND REPORTED THAT CVT WAS NOT ONLY LEAKING, BUT BLACKENED IN COLOR. (SAW IT YESTERDAY WHILE MECHANIC SHOWED ME INSIDE OF ENGINE AND CVT. WHEN I PRESS ON GAS PEDAL IT WOULD DROP OUT OF POWER AND HESITATES ON ACCELERATION. TAKING THE LEMON TO NISSAN AGAIN. IT'S CURRENTLY AT PISMO AUTOMOTIVE, AS SOON AS MECHANIC PUTS THE ENGINE BACK TOGETHER I WILL BE TOWING MY CAR (NISSAN SAID I HAD TO TOW IT TO THEM) BUT EVEN THEN, GETTING THE RUN AROUND FROM NISSAN SAYING I HAVE TO PAY BUT IT WILL BE COVERED. *DT CONSUMER STATED BRAKES DID NOT FULLY STOP. UPDATED 12/06/18*JB

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

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

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.