2011 Nissan Cube problems
NHTSA has received 40 complaints about the 2011 Nissan Cube, and 38% of them involve drivetrain & axles. Next are air bags (12%) and electrical system (12%).
At a glance
- Complaints
- 40 filed with NHTSA
- Most reported
- Drivetrain & axles 38% of complaints
- Crashes and fires
- 2 and 2
- Injuries and deaths
- 2 and 0
- Typical mileage
- 72,000 miles 26 complaints with mileage
Source: NHTSA owner complaints
Where the complaints are
Share of this model year's complaints by the part of the car involved. One complaint can name more than one part, so the shares can add up to more than 100%.
When problems show up
View the numbers
| Mileage | Complaints |
|---|---|
| 0k to 20k miles | 5 |
| 20k to 40k miles | 2 |
| 40k to 60k miles | 2 |
| 60k to 80k miles | 6 |
| 80k to 100k miles | 1 |
| 100k to 120k miles | 9 |
| 120k to 140k miles | 1 |
| 140k to 160k miles | 0 |
| 160k to 180k miles | 0 |
| 180k to 200k miles | 0 |
| 200k+ miles | 0 |
What the data shows
Of the 26 complaints that include odometer readings, half describe a problem before roughly 72,000 miles. For drivetrain & axles specifically, the median reported mileage is about 100,000 miles (13 complaints with mileage).
Safety-related details: 2 complaints mention a crash; 2 complaints mention a fire; 2 injuries reported.
What owners wrote
A few complaints as filed, shortened and with personal details removed. The first ones are among the most serious reports for this model year; the rest are typical.
I was on my way home from work when a deer jumped in front of me. I tried to avoid it. I crashed my car into the guard rail crushing the whole front end. (I have pictures) the airbags never deployed. I went to the hospital. I broke two ribs and had contusions all over the front of my body,fingers,arms,legs,etc.
Involved in a frontal crash where somebody made a left hand turn in front of me. I was going 40 straight on the road. Slammed on my breaks but still hit the turning car. The whole front crumped so the car was totaled but the air bags didn't deploy.
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.
My 2011 nissan cube was being driven to work on the interstate. I pressed on the gas and the car did not move, all of a sudden it lurched forward almost causing me to rear end the vehicle in front of me. I took it to the dealership and I was told I needed a new transmission on a 2011? The car is barely four years old. It is outside of warranty and it is costing me $3700.00. After researching, I see that they have had problems with these transmissions and have extended warranties up to the 2010 models.
Internal transmission failure , made a wide right turn and vehicle went into safe mode. CVT issue ... No check engine light ever came on warning for caution.