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What 153 owners told NHTSA about the 2011 Nissan Juke

These are the actual owner complaints behind this car’s reliability verdict, filed with the federal government, unedited. They’re unverified reports, not confirmed defects: read them as leads for your pre-purchase inspection, not a diagnosis.

All (153)Crash / fire / injury (6)Engine (65)Fuel system (43)Transmission & drivetrain (18)Electrical system (15)Visibility & wipers (9)Speed control (7)Body & structure (6)Airbags (5)Engine & cooling (5)Steering (5)

2 of 153 complaints match · Airbags · crash/fire/injury only · clear filters

Jun 8, 2018AirbagsCrash1 injury

TL* THE CONTACT OWNED A 2011 NISSAN JUKE. WHILE DRIVING 7 MPH, THE AIR BAGS DEPLOYED INADVERTENTLY AND CAUSED THE CONTACT TO CRASH INTO A LIGHT POLE. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE CONTACT SUSTAINED INJURIES TO THE NECK AND A CONCUSSION THAT REQUIRED MEDICAL ATTENTION. THE DEALER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A SALVAGE YARD AND DEEMED A TOTAL LOSS. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED AND INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT THEY WOULD CONDUCT AN INVESTIGATION. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 81,000. *JS

NHTSA ODI 11100605

Apr 26, 2014AirbagsCrash

SLOWED DOWN TO TURN AND WAS REAR ENDED BY ANOTHER VEHICLE, CAUSING DAMAGE TO BACK OF MY CAR, HOWEVER THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY AT ANYTIME DURING OR AFTER THE ACCIDENT. MULTIPLE COMPLAINTS DURING THE TIME I'VE OWNED THE CAR: HESITATION WHEN GOING FROM LOWER SPEED TO HIGHER SPEED NOT ACCELERATING TO HIGHER SPEED, MY COMPLAINT OF ENGINE NOISE DOCUMENTED IN THE DEALER SERVICE INVOICE ON DEC.1, 2011; 3 ROUGH, JERKY , UNEVEN RIDE, OIL LEAKS. FUEL PRESSURE SENSOR RE- TORQUED AND GASKETS REPLACED IN MAY 2012 AND NOTATION MADE IN COMMENT SECTION: ' PERFORMED SYSTEM CHECK AS STATED IN BULLETIN', BUT I NEVER RECEIVED ANY NOTIFICATION FROM NISSAN ABOUT AN OFFICIAL RE-CALL ON PARTS. CHECK ENGINE LIGHT COMPLAINT TO DEALER SERVICE DEPT. ON SEPT.27, 2012 AND NOTATION MADE IN NOTES ' P0303 STORED IN ECU' AND CHECK ENGINE LIGHT COMPLAINT OCT. 31,2012 AND STATED CAUSE BY SERVICE DEPT. IS 'CYLINDER LOST COMPRESSION' AND CHARGED ME $ 8080.12 FOR ENGINE WORK : GASKETS REPLACED ON THE ADAPTER, EXHAUST, MANIFOLD AND WATER PUMP. NOV. 2, 2012 THE DEALER SERVICE DEPT. FOUND 60% OIL INSIDE TUBES AND SAME FAILURE CODE APPEARED P0303. SPARK PLUGS REPLACED DEC. 21 2013, AND ON JAN.10, 2014 THE COILS WERE REPLACED , THE SPARK PLUGS WERE REPLACED AGAIN ,AND THE SERVICE DEPT. NOTED A LOSS OF POWER IN TEST DRIVE AND AGAIN NOTED WATER IN THE FUEL. I'VE HAD MULTIPLE NUMEROUS COMPLAINTS , THE ABOVE NOTED IS DOCUMENTED IN THE SERVICE DEPT. PAPERWORK. I WAS NOT AWARE OF THE RE-CALLS BY NISSAN UNTIL 1 MONTH AGO. TO DATE , NISSAN HAS NOT CONTACTED ME. *TR

NHTSA ODI 10585058

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How to use these: a complaint is one owner’s report, filed voluntarily and published unverified. Patterns matter more than any single story. If several owners describe the same failure at similar mileage, put that system at the top of your pre-purchase inspection list. Back to the full 2011 Nissan Juke verdict →