2010 Nissan Cube Complaints

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 NISSAN CUBE. WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS STATIONARY, IT FAILED TO START WHEN PROMPTED. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO GET THE VEHICLE TO START. DIRECTLY AFTER REMOVING THE KEY FROM THE IGNITION, THE VEHICLE CONTINUED TO OPERATE. GERMAINE NISSAN IN COLUMBUS, OHIO WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND REPLACED THE BATTERY AND IGNITION SWITCH, BUT THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE PREVIOUS REPAIRS WERE NOT THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE. AFTER FURTHER INSPECTION, IT WAS DETERMINED THAT THE PRESSURE RELEASE VALVE WAS FAULTY AND ALLOWED WATER TO ENTER THE VEHICLE'S ELECTRICAL SYSTEM. THE FAILURE CAUSED SEVERE RUST AND CORROSION IN THE DRIVER'S SIDE DOOR PANEL. IN ADDITION, THE CONTACT'S INSURANCE COMPANY SENT A MECHANIC OUT TO ASSESS THE VEHICLE. THE MECHANIC STATED THAT THE FAILURE WAS DUE TO A MANUFACTURER'S DEFECT AND THERE WERE NO RECALLS. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURES. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 104,000. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE.

IN A SIDE COLLISION CRASH ON 6/3/17, SIDE AIR CURTAIN DID NOT DEPLOY. VEHICLE WAS IN MOTION AT 35 MPH SPEED LIMIT. CAR WAS THROWN AGAINST PASS. SIDE OF CUBE. FRONT AND SIDE AIRBAGS DID NOT DEPLOY.....UPDATED 06/21/17 *BF *JS

AS OF FEBRUARY 2017, WHAT I LATER FOUND OUT WAS THE CONTINUOUSLY VARIABLE TRANSMISSION, ALSO KNOWN AS, CVT TRANSMISSION, STARTED TO FAIL ON MY 2010 NISAN CUBE, WHICH HAS ONLY ONE OWNER. ON THE WAY TO WORK A LOUD WHINING NOISE CAME FROM UNDER THE HOOD. AS I WAS DRIVING ON A VERY BUSY STREET, THE CAR STARTED TO ACCELERATE AND DECELERATE RANDOMLY WHILE IN DRIVE. THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT WOULD ALSO OCCASIONALLY ILLUMINATE. SEVERAL MECHANICS COULD NOT FIGURE OUT WHAT WAS WRONG, UNTIL I TOOK THE CUBE TO A MECHANIC THAT KNEW ABOUT THE MANY FAILURES THE NISSAN CVT TRANSMISSION WAS HAVING. I WAS TOLD THEN THAT NISSAN HAD CREATED A CUSTOMER SATISFACTION PROGRAM TO DEAL WITH THE CVT FAILURE; OF WHICH I WAS NEVER INFORMED BY NISSAN. EVEN THOUGH I CONTINUE TO RECEIVE EMAILS AND ADS FOR THE COMPANY. THE LETTER FROM NISSAN STATES THAT THE WARRANTY ON THE CVT WILL BE EXTENDED. "FIRST TO PROVIDE YOU WITH ADDITIONAL ASSURANCE REGARDING YOUR OVERALL COST OF OWNERSHIP WE HAVE DOUBLED THE WARRANTY PERIOD...

THE ELECTRONIC STEERING INTERLOCK MECHANISM FAILED, ON AND OFF UNTIL IT FINALLY QUIT WORKING AND THE CAR WOULD NOT START AS A RESULT (THE CAR WAS STATIONARY EACH TIME THE PROBLEM OCCURRED, WHICH HAPPENED AT SEVERAL LOCATIONS AROUND LEXINGTON, KY). I HAD IT TOWED TO A DEALER, GLENN NISSAN, LEXINGTON, KY. INITIAL AND FOLLOW-UP REPAIRS COST $1,053.35. THIS WAS DEFINITELY A SAFETY HAZARD IN TERMS OF POTENTIALLY BEING STUCK WITHOUT TRANSPORTATION, AND A FAULTY MECHANISM AFFECTING THE STEERING PERFORMANCE OF THE CAR. TODAY I LEARNED THAT NISSAN EXTENDED THE WARRANTY ON THE VEHICLE DUE TO A SIGNIFICANT NUMBER OF PROBLEMS EXPERIENCED BY THEIR CUSTOMERS WORLDWIDE. MY CAR IS PAST THE 3-YEAR EXTENSION PERIOD (BY THE WAY, I DID NOT RECEIVE ANY NOTICE OF THE WARRANTY EXTENSION). THE NATURE OF THIS VEHICULAR PROBLEM DEMANDED A RECALL OF THE VEHICLE, NOT AN EXTENSION OF THE WARRANTY. I AM THEREFORE REGISTERING THIS COMPLAINT WITH YOUR AGENCY AND ASKING FOR YOUR INVESTIGATION OF THIS CASE. IN ADDI...

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 NISSAN CUBE AFTER TURNING THE VEHICLE OFF, THE ENGINE COULD NOT BE RESTARTED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE IGNITION LOCK ASSEMBLY FAILED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED AND THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 94,000. UPDATED 05/05/17*LJ *CN