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Nissan Juke Engine Problems

262 owner complaints filed with NHTSA across 7 model years.

Complaints by Year

Worst year: 2011. Best year: 2017.

Owner Reports

A representative sample of complaints filed with NHTSA.

Engine · 2013 4

The contact owns a 2013 Nissan Juke. The contact stated that upon parking the vehicle at a store, the contact noticed an abnormally strong fuel odor and fuel leakage underneath the front end of the vehicle onto the ground. The vehicle wa...

Engine · 2013 4

The contact owned a 2013 Nissan Juke. The contact stated that while driving the vehicle suddenly began decelerating to approximately 40 MPH and veering off an exit. The vehicle suddenly backfired, and black smoke came from the hood and r...

Engine · 2016 4

The contact owned a 2016 Nissan Juke. The contact stated that his wife had previously driven the vehicle and parked it. Approximately five minutes later, a coworker informed her that the vehicle had caught fire. There were no previous wa...

Engine · 2017 4

APPROX 1:00 P.M. I PULLED INTO THE WENDY'S DRIVE THROUGH AND THE LINE WAS WRAPPED AROUND THE BUILDING. THERE WAS A LARGE LIKE FORD TRUCK IN FRONT OF ME. I SAT THERE MAYBE 1 MIN AND I THOUGHT FELT MY CAR JUMP (AND I THOUGHT 'WHAT WA...

Engine · 2011 4

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 NISSAN JUKE. WHILE DRIVING 70 MPH, THE VEHICLE DECELERATED. THE DRIVER ATTEMPTED TO COAST THE VEHICLE TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD AND IT STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. IN ADDITION, THE CONTACT NOTICED A BURNING ODOR COM...

Engine · 2017 4

WHILE WAITING FOR A LIGHT TO CHANGE I NOTICED A PUFF OF SMOKE COMING FROM UNDER THE HOOD OF MY CAR ON THE PASSENGER SIDE. IT QUICKLY TURNED INTO BILLOWS OF SMOKE. MY SISTER AND I QUICKLY GOT MY GRANDCHILDREN OUT OF THE CAR AND OVER TO A ...

Engine · 2017 4

TL* THE CONTACT OWNED A 2017 NISSAN JUKE. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 30 MPH, A BURNING ODOR WAS PRESENT INSIDE THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT NOTICED SMOKE UNDER THE HOOD AND PULLED INTO A FUEL STATION. WHEN THE CONTACT OPENED THE HOOD OF THE...

Engine · 2013 4

WHILE PARKED IN OUR DRIVEWAY FOR MORE THAN 30 HRS, MY 2013 JUKE BURST INTO FLAMES. THE FIRE DEPT DID NOT FIND ANY EVIDENCE OF ARSON OR TAMPERING AND THERE WAS NO WEATHER OCCURRENCE TO EXPLAIN WHY IT BECAME ENGULFED IN FLAMES. THE FIRE ST...

Engine · 2013 4

ON WED, JANUARY 21, 2015, I ARRIVED HOME AROUND 7PM AND WENT INSIDE. I WAS NOT IN THE HOUSE 5 MINUTES WHEN I HEARD A MASSIVE EXPLOSION IN MY DRIVEWAY. I THEN SAW A BRIGHT ORANGE GLOW OUTSIDE MY WINDOW, WHICH WAS MY CAR ENGULFED IN FLAME...

Engine · 2011 4

AS I WAS COMING TO A STOP AT THE APPROACHING RED LIGHT, MY CAR COMPLETELY CUT OFF. IT WAS NOT ENOUGH TIME TO TURN ON HAZARDS OR SIGNAL ANY APPROACHING CARS SO THE CAR CAUSING THE CAR BEHIND ME TO HIT INTO THE BACK OF MY BUMPER. THE HIT C...

Engine · 2012 3

WHEN TRAVELING IN THE JUKE ESPECIALLY WITH THE WINDOW DOWN A BIT THERE IS A CONSTANT WAVE OF HEAT COMING UP FROM THE FLOOR AREA BEHIND THE CENTER CONSOLE. THE HEAT IS ENOUGH TO MAKE YOUR LEGS SWEAT. UPON FINDING THE SOURCE I BURNT MY FIN...

Engine · 2013 2

The contact owns a 2013 Nissan Juke. The contact stated that the timing chain was loose and caused damage to the timing case. The failure caused a three-inch gap, and engine oil was leaking onto hot parts inside the engine compartment. T...

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