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What 34 owners told NHTSA about the 2015 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 (34)Crash / fire / injury (3)Engine (13)Transmission & drivetrain (8)Fuel system (5)Brakes (4)Electrical system (4)Speed control (3)Airbags (2)Body & structure (2)Engine & cooling (2)Steering (2)

2 of 34 complaints match · Steering · clear filters

Jul 10, 2019SteeringBrakesCrash1 injury

WHEN APPROACHING AN INTERSECTION TO TURN LEFT, ALTHOUGH I HAD MY FOOT ON THE BRAKE, THE CAR WASN'T SLOWING, SPEED WAS THE SAME. WHEN I BEGAN TO TURN THE WHEEL, THE STEERING WHEEL KEPT JERKING RIGHT. IT FELT LIKE SOMETHING HAD LOCKED UP. THE BRAKES CONTINUED TO BE INEFFECTIVE AND BECAUSE THE STEERING KEPT JERKING TO THE RIGHT ON A LEFT TURN, IT RAMMED INTO THE CURB AND CAUSED INJURY TO MYSELF.

NHTSA ODI 11230617

Nov 18, 2017Steering

VEHICLE STEERING FEELS LIKE IT IS HYDROPLANING ON DRY ROADS DURING HIGHWAY SPEEDS FROM TIME TO TIME OR LIKE SUDDENLY BEING HIT WITH A GUST OF WIND FROM THE SIDE ON CALM DAYS AND BEGINS TO SWERVE. HAVE TO LET OFF GAS AND GRAB WHEEL WITH BOTH HANDS FEELS LIKE STEERING HAS LOST CONTROL WHILE WHEEL IS BEING HELD STRAIGHT, THIS HAS HAPPENED MULTIPLE TIMES SINCE I GOT THE VEHICLE (MAYBE ONCE A MONTH ON AVERAGE).AFTER SEVERAL VISITS TO NISSAN REPAIR SERVICE FOR THE SAME PROBLEM NISSAN CLAIMS THEY HAVE NOT EXPERIENCED THE PROBLEM WHILE TEST DRIVING AND THERE IS NOTHING WRONG WITH THE CAR. MY WIFE WILL NO LONGER DRIVE THE CAR AS SHE DOES NOT FEEL SAFE, AND AFTER THIS HAPPENED TO ME AGAIN LAST WEEK NEARLY CAUSING AN ACCIDENT, I AM READY TO PARK THE VEHICLE AT THE DEALER AND WALK AWAY THERE IS SOMETHING SERIOUSLY WRONG WITH THE STEERING ON THIS VEHICLE SINCE DAY ONE, AND NISSAN REFUSES TO ACKNOWLEDGE THE PROBLEM OR CORRECT THE ISSUE

NHTSA ODI 11047233

Working with the data? Download all 34 complaints as CSV · fetched from NHTSA July 25, 2026

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 2015 Nissan Juke verdict →