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Nissan Cube Body problems by year

15 complaints filed with NHTSA about the Nissan Cube's body, doors & structure. Doors, hoods and latches, frame rust, sunroofs, leaks, trim and structural failures.

Body complaints by model year

YearBody complaintsCrashesInjuriesRecalls
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Latest Cube body complaints

2011 Nissan CubeBody, doors & structure

2011 Cube, rear door will not open. No door handle in side of vehicle, no way to open. This is a real hazard. I have seen a lot of complaints, from other cube owners with the same problem. *Tr

Filed Incident Structure · Unknown or otherNHTSA 11329636
2011 Nissan CubeSteeringSuspensionBody, doors & structure

The dogbone that holds the engine, broke and the engine well down and I have to get it repaired, it affected the bracket transmittion mounting, the axle and had to replace the mounts. It costs me $1,112.41 To repair. My car was in motion when the check motor mount failed.

Filed Incident Steering · Suspension · StructureNHTSA 11066516
2010 Nissan CubeBody, doors & structure

Rear door doesn't open, read many similar reports. When cars are submerged into water often escaping through the trunk is the only option, not acceptable to have a faulty latch in all the earlier models.

Filed Incident StructureNHTSA 11064630
2009 Nissan CubeBody, doors & structureEngine & cooling

Inner fender fell off in parking lot and was run over. This could have been devasting at highway speeds and could have been a hazard for other drivers. Also the bottom cover came loose and was dragging on the ground.

Filed Incident Structure · EngineNHTSA 11021566
2009 Nissan CubeBody, doors & structureEngine & coolingFuel systemFire

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...

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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.

Filed Incident Structure · Engine · Fuel / propulsion systemNHTSA 10947886
2009 Nissan CubeTransmission & drivetrainBody, doors & structure

I am the 2nd owner of this car. I purchased this vehicle april of 2016. The only light that has been on has been the tpm light. On july 3rd,2016 , I was driving on the highway with my children when the car suddenly stalled. It completely stopped driving no matter how hard I would push on the gas. When I had to vehicle inspected, it was the transmission that had failed. According to the dealership, there was an extended warrenty on this cvt transmission because of problems it was having. There was no light on or...

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anything to show that there had been an issue with this transmission, it just suddenly stopped working as I was driving. I contacted nissan directly and they told me there was nothing they can do because it was out of warranty. I feel this is unsafe because people do drive with their children in the vehicle. This could have caused a bad collision on the highway when it suddenly just stopped. In the same incident, the back door suddenly will not open.

Filed Incident Power train · StructureNHTSA 10915691
2009 Nissan CubeBody, doors & structure

Tl* the contact owns a 2009 nissan cube. While attempting to utilize the rear hatch, the door would not unlock. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. The approximate failure mileage was 75,000.

Filed Incident Latches / locks / linkagesNHTSA 10907194
2011 Nissan CubeBody, doors & structureFire

While driving down the road I notice a burning smell and loud muffler/exhaust noise. When I pulled over to look under the rear of the car to inspect the muffler I saw a large whole in the rear bumper and the muffler had loosened. The muffler pointed up so that it was directly aimed at the inside of the rear bumper. This caused it to ignite and burn a hole in the rear bumper. I called nissan corporate to file a claim and they informed me I had to pay for the repairs because they had not issued a recall for this...

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issue. The local dealer said this is a common issue with this vehicle, and is now unsafe to drive because it could cause a larger fire and ignite the floorboard or the muffler could fall off while driving. The service manager at the dealer told me they would replace the muffler and necessary parts at my own cost or weld it back, but it would be the same parts that are known to easily defect in this manner. I have looked on the internet and found other people who have had this issue with cube's and other nissan's around the same years of production. Some issues appeared as early as 12,000 miles and the manufacturer covered the cost under warrant, but mine won'the since it has 70,000 miles. I have no undercarriage damage so they believe it was rusted out because of salts on the road to treat ice and snow in my region.

Filed Incident Structure · Unknown or otherNHTSA 10874945
2014 Nissan CubeElectrical systemBody, doors & structureFire

The origin and cause of a vehicle fire incident that occurred on january 17, 2015, approximately two miles east of widener junction on highway 70 near memphis, tennessee. It started by a fire that occurred while driving my 2014 nissan cube with vehicle identification number (vin) [[redacted]]. Information redacted pursuant to the freedom of information act (foia), 5 u.S.C. 552(B)(6). *Tr updated 9/15/15 *ln *cn

Filed Incident Electrical system · StructureNHTSA 10744848
2009 Nissan CubeFuel systemBody, doors & structureEngine & cooling

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...

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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

Filed Incident Fuel system, gasoline · Structure · EngineNHTSA 10609638
2010 Nissan CubeElectrical systemBody, doors & structure

The rear door no longer unlocks. It was working fine and now the actuator no longer works making the rear door unusable, there is no way to manually unlock the door and the emergency unlock does not work either. *Tr

Filed Incident Electrical system · Structure · Latches / locks / linkagesNHTSA 10597018
2009 Nissan CubeBody, doors & structure

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

Filed Incident StructureNHTSA 10584239
2010 Nissan CubeElectrical systemBody, doors & structure

I reported this when the car was still under warranty. All the door lock actuators will not work, would not open would not lock. Sometimes it would be one or two doors and sometimes it would be all of them. Very unsafe, someone can get in the car at any time, you could be thrown out in a accident. And from what I read online this has been a problem that's been going a long time. It reeds to be on a recall list. *Tr

Filed Incident Electrical system · Latches / locks / linkagesNHTSA 10531991
2009 Nissan CubeBody, doors & structure

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

Filed Incident Latches / locks / linkagesNHTSA 10327858

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