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2013 Nissan Juke complaints

Owner reports filed with NHTSA about this vehicle, newest first and reproduced as filed. They are unverified accounts: one proves nothing, and a pattern across many is the thing worth reading. Back to the full 2013 record →

Equipment › Appliance › Air Conditioner
Filed May 18, 201414,000 milesIL

AS THE WEATHER GOT WARMER I TRIED TO USE MY AC AND IT JUST BLEW HOT AIR. I HAVE NO KNOWLEDGE OF VEHICLES AND ASSUMED BECAUSE IT WAS THE FIRST TIME I HAD TURNED IT ON I WOULD HAVE TO LET IT GET BROKEN IN. SO THE NEXT HOT DAY CAME AND AGAIN I TURNED MY AC ON AND NO COOL AIR. SO I CONTACTED MY DEALER. I INFORMED THEM OF MY SITUATION AND I TOOK IT IN. I THEN WAS CONTACTED AND INFORMED THAT I HAD A ROCK IN MY AC CONDENSER. OF COURSE I WAS SO UPSET WHEN THEY SAID IT WOULD BE 800$ TO REPAIR THIS. SO I HAVE BEEN LOOKING INTO THIS AND HAVE FOUND THAT THIS IS ACTUALLY A COMMON ISSUE WITH THE JUKES BEING THAT THE OPENINGS NEXT TO THE FOG LIGHTS HAVE NO SCREENS AND THE CONDENSER IS COMPLETELY EXPOSED. I HAVE FOUND MANY BLOGS WHERE PEOPLE ARE HAVING THE SAME ISSUES. I JUST LIKE EVERYONE ELSE JUST HAS HAD TO EAT THE COST OF REPLACING THE PARTS AND COST OF LABOR. I JUST WANT THIS TO BE AWARE BECAUSE THIS WAS MY FIRST EVER NEW CAR AND I AM HAVING A BAD EXPERIENCE. *JS

Visibility › Sun/Moon Roof Assembly
Filed Jan 8, 20142,625 milesTX

THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED. WHEN THE DRIVER'S SIDE FRONT DOOR WAS SHUT, THE SUNROOF EXPLODED UPWARD. THE EXPLOSION SOUNDED LIKE A GUNSHOT. THE SUNROOF SHATTERED COMPLETELY INTO SMALL PIECES. THE SUNROOF VISOR WAS CLOSED, SO THE GLASS SHARDS DID NOT ENTER THE VEHICLE. *TR

Steering
Filed Apr 5, 20134,000 milesIL

STEERING WAS OFF CENTER, HAD TO BRING TO NISSAN DEALER TO CHECK FOR ALIGNMENT , THEY SAID THAT INNER TIE ROD IS BENT,NOT AGREEING WITH SERVICE MANAGER, , CALLED NISSAN HUNDRED TIMES PLUS E-MAIL S, TO CHECK MY CAR DEALER UNCOOPERATIVE.NISSAN WONT FIX IT UNDER WARRANTY,CAR IS 2 MONTHS OLD , I EXPLAINED THAT ITS TO EARLY TO HAVE INNER TIE ROD PROBLEMS THIS PARTS ARE DESIGN TO ABSORB ROAD IMPERFECTION, THEY JUST SAY NO,THEIR SORRY FOR IT. CAR IS NEW NO STRESS OR WEAR AND TEAR YET ON THE CAR.AT THE END I HAVE TO REPLACE STEERING RACK LINKAGE/ASSEMBLY BECAUSE YOU CANT BUY INNER TIE ROD SEPARATELY., COSTING ME $3000.00 PARTS AND LABOR.THE INNER TIE ROD IS WEAK AND FAILED TO DO ITS FUNCTION. *TR

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NHTSA publishes every complaint as the owner wrote it and investigates only a fraction. Spelling, capitalisation and judgement are the filer’s own. What carries weight is repetition: the same component failing the same way across many filings, and whether the manufacturer eventually opened a recall for it.

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