2009 Nissan Cube
Complaints about this year name steering far more often than the model's other years — 27% of them, about 8× the usual rate of 3.2%.
NHTSA opened a defect investigation into this model year.
| Complaints filed | 202 |
|---|---|
| Median for this model | 19 |
| Involving a crash | 4 |
| Involving a fire | 4 |
| Recalls | 3 |
| EPA combined | 27.5 mpg |
Also unusual this year
- lock — 27% of complaints, 5× usual
- get — 12% of complaints, 30× usual
- key — 11% of complaints, 27× usual
What owners wrote
Many complaints about the nissian cube... the battery are good and even put new batteries in the key fob.. the car isn't registering it and steering wheel is locked bc is a security feature.. many complaints online for these.. is this a recall yet?
ELECTRONIC STEERING COLUMN LOCK (ESCL) FAILED, THE CAR WAS TOTALLY IMMOBILIZED, WAS NOT RESPONDING TO KEYLESS START, STEERING WHEEL WAS LOCKED. THIS HAPPENED WHEN THE CAR WAS PARKED. THE PROBLEM WITH ESCL LOCK IS KNOWN TO NISSAN, IT ISSUED A RECALL AND EXTENDE…
Verbatim from NHTSA complaint filings, with identifying details removed.
Recalls for this year
- 09V393000 TIRES Fixed free of charge.
- 10V330000 FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE Fixed free of charge.
- 26V230000 AIR BAGS Fixed free of charge.
How this was worked out
Every year of the Nissan Cube was compared against its own history rather than against other cars, which removes popularity and age from the answer — a common car draws more complaints at equal reliability, and an older one has had longer to accumulate them. A year is flagged when it drew at least 2.5× this model's median and at least 50 complaints.
This is a fault record, not a review. Nobody files a federal complaint to say the car was fine, so it shows what tends to go wrong — not whether owners liked it, and not whether it is a good car.
Source: NHTSA complaints, recalls and investigations, retrieved . Look this vehicle up directly on NHTSA's site to check anything here.
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