2009 Nissan Cube Electrical System Problems

Started my car at 9. Went to start my car at 10. Wouldn’t start. The escl has failed.

MY 2009 NISSAN CUBE HAD A RECALL FOR THE MANUFACTURING DEFECTS ASSOCIATED WITH THE ELECTRICAL STEERING COLUMN LOCK (ESCL). IT WENT OUT IN JANUARY 2020 AND THE NISSAN DEALER WANTS 832.00 TO REPAIR WHAT IS A NISSAN MANUFACTURING DEFECT. INVESTIGATING THIS IT WAS FOUND THAT IN JANUARY 2012, JUST BEFORE THE CAR WAS PURCHASED FROM THE NISSAN DEALER, THE ESCL RECALL WAS FIXED AT THE MURFREESBORO DEALERSHIP. AS I WASNT THE OWNER AT THE TIME I DO NOT HAVE PAPERWORK TO SHOW THIS, ONLY THE WORD FROM THE DEALER. THE ESCL IS OBVIOUSLY STILL A PROBLEM BUT THE DEALERSHIP SAID SINCE IT WAS FIXED ONCE THAT MET THE RECALL CRITERIA AND I HAVE TO PAY FOR THE MANUFACTURERS DEFECTIVE ESCL. THE RED LIGHT WITH THE KEY CAME ON WHEN IT WAS PARKED AT A STORE AND WOULDN'T MOVE SO IT WAS TOWED TO THE NISSAN DEALER. THEY HAVE STATED THE PART IS 579.93 AND THE LABOR WILL BE 312.50. NISSAN CONSUMER HOTLINE WAS CONTACTED AND THEY SAID THAT IT WAS REPAIRED BUT WOULDN'T GIVE ME A DATE/PLACE SO I CALLED THE DEALERSHIP I BOUGHT IT FROM TO GET THIS INFORMATION. THEY ARE THE ONES WHO STATED IT WAS DONE IN JANUARY 2012 WHEN IT WAS IN THEIR POSSESSION TO SELL ON THE LOT. SINCE IT IS A DOCUMENTED MANUFACTURERS WARRANTY AND THE DEALERSHIP SUPPOSEDLY DID THE WORK WHILE THE CAR WAS FOR SALE ON THEIR LOT (MEANING WE HAVE TO TRUST THEY ACTUALLY DID THE EXPENSIVE REPAIR), WHEN THE PROBLEM STILL EXISTS WHY IS IT NOT BEING COVERED? THIS IS A WELL DOCUMENTED PROBLEM THROUGHOUT THE INTERNET OF NISSAN 2009 CUBE OWNERS WHO TO THIS DAY ARE HAVING PROBLEMS WITH THE ESCL AND THE EXTREMELY EXPENSIVE REPAIR BILLS THAT GO WITH IT.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 NISSAN CUBE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE HAD DIFFICULTY STARTING. THE CONTACT HAD TO LOCK THE STEERING WHEEL IN ORDER FOR THE ENGINE TO START. IN ADDITION, THE KEY FOB HAD TO BE VISIBLE TO START THE VEHICLE PROPERLY. THERE WERE NO WARNING INDICATORS ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE REMAINED PARKED AT THE CONTACT'S HOME. THE DEALER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND REFUSED TO ASSIST THE CONTACT. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN.

THE STEERING LOCK HAS FAILED, AND THE START BUTTON NO LONGER WORKS ON THE VEHICLE BECAUSE THE "PLUNGER" HAS FAILED WITHIN THE STEERING ELECTRICAL BOX.

ENGINE WILL NOT START AFTER TURNING OFF. CAR CANNOT BE MOVED BECAUSE SHIFTER WILL NOT COME OUT OF PARK AND VEHICLE WILL NOT MOVE. STEERING COLUMN;

CAR WOULD NOT START. ELECTRONIC STEERING COLUMN LOCK.

VEHICLE WAS PARKED IN A DOWNTOWN PARKING GARAGE WHILE MY WIFE WAS AT WORK. SHE CAME OUT OF WORK AFTER DARK, WITH NO ACCESS BACK INTO A BANKING BUILDING, AND THE CAR WOULD NOT START. AFTER CALLING ME AND TRYING A COUPLE THINGS, WE CALLED OUR ROADSIDE ASSISTANCE AND I GOT IN MY CAR TO DRIVE 45 MINUTES THERE. MY WIFE HAD TO WAIT IN THE LOCKED CAR, ALONE, UNTIL MYSELF AND THE TOW TRUCK ARRIVED. THIS WAS AN UNSAFE SITUATION. WE HAD IT TOWED TO A DEALER AND FOUND OUT THE NEXT DAY THAT THE ESCL (ELECTRONIC STEERING CONTROL LOCK) HAD FAILED, WHICH PREVENTS THE CAR FROM STARTING. AFTER SPENDING $650 TO HAVE IT REPAIRED, I DID SOME INVESTIGATION AND FOUND THAT THIS IS A VERY COMMON PROBLEM NOT JUST ON THE NISSAN CUBE, BUT WITH ALTIMAS, MAXIMAS, 370Z AND INFINITI VEHICLES. AFTER OUR REPAIR, NISSAN HAD EXTENDED THE WARRANTY ON THE PART, BUT WE WERE PAST THE MILEAGE AND THEY WOULD NOT REIMBURSE US. THEY STILL HAVE AN OPEN SERVICE CAMPAIGN FOR THE ALTIMAS AND MAXIMAS, BUT NOT THE CUBE OR OTHER AFFECTED VEHICLES. THIS IS A SEVER SAFETY CONCERN. MY WIFE WAS ALONE IN A DARK PARKING RAMP FOR ALMOST AN HOUR IN THE INNER CITY. IMAGINE IF THIS HAPPENED TO OTHERS AFTER NISSAN HAS ACKNOWLEDGED IT AS A PROBLEM, AND SOMEONE GETS MUGGED OR KILLED WHILE IN AN UNSAFE AREA AND CANT GET THEIR CAR STARTED. NISSAN SHOULD ISSUE A 100% RECALL ON ALL AFFECTED VEHICLES AND PROVIDE REIMBURSEMENT FOR OWNERS WHO HAVE ALREADY PAID FOR THE REPAIR.

BACK DOOR HANDLE FAILS TO UNLOCK NO KEY ACCESS TO OPEN OR FIX...KNOWN PROBLEM FOR THESE CARS. TPS SENSORS MALFUNCTION

CAR FAILED IN A REMOTE AREA WOULD NOT RESTART AFTER STOPPING, TOWED TO LOCAL NISSAN DEALERSHIP AND THEY STATED THAT IT WAS THE ELECTRONIC STEERING CONTROL LOCK COMPLETE FAILURE AND STOPS VEHICLE FROM STARTING. WIFE SUFFERED FROM HEAT EXPOSURE DIRECTLY RELATED TO SITUATION, THIS PART WAS RECALLED AND I HAD THE RECALL REPAIRED. IF A BASIC SEARCH ON THIS YOU WILL FIND THAT THIS IS A COMMON AND EXPENSIVE PROBLEM THAT NISSAN ENDED UP DISCONTINUING THIS PART ON LATER CARS. BUT THIS FAILURE IS A SERIOUS PROBLEM.

PERFORMANCE RECALL P1225. CAR CONTINUES TO FACE SAME RECALL PROBLEM. *TR

WENT TO START CAR WOULD NOT DO ANYTHING. IGNITION. LIKE IT LOST KEY READING. BUT STEERING WHEEL LOCK WAS CAUSING IT NOT TO START. *TR

BLINKING LIGHT ON DASH, AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT. AIR BAG CONTROL UNIT MALFUNCTION, MUST BE REPLACED AND ALSO POSSIBLY THE AIR BAG ON THE STEERING WHEEL. THIS SHOULD BE COVERED UNDER THE WARRANTY. *TR

I BOUGHT MY NISSAN CUBE IN 2010 (USED WITH ABOUT 23,000 MILES). I HAVE BEEN HAVING TROUBLE WITH THE AIR CONDITION MAKING A FAN NOISE, SLOWING DOWN, GOING FASTER THEN CUTTING OFF. THE DEALER SAID IT WAS NORMAL BOR THE A/C TO DO THAT, BUT NOW I BELIEVE IT IS REALLY GOING TO DIE OUT. I HAVE ALSO BEEN HAVING TROUBLE WITH MY CUBE WHERE YOU PRESS ON THE GAS AND THE CAR IS GOING ANYWHERE, THEN IN A COUPLE OF SECONDS THE TIRES KIND OF STUTTER ALONG AND I'M ON MY WAY. THIS HAPPENS ALOT. I BOUGHT NEW TIRES BECAUSE I THOUGHT THAT THIS WAS WHAT WAS WRONG WITH IT, BUT IT STILL DOES IT.I ALSO HAVE THAT STUPID TIRE LIGHT COMING ON A LOT AND THEN MY NEW TIRES ARE DEFLATING FOR NO REASON. TOOK IT BACK TO THE TIRE SHOP WHERE THE CHECKED ALL THE PRESSURES IN MY TIRES, 1 WAS VERY LOW AND TURNED OFF LIGHT ON MY DASH. THIS VEHICLE IS TOO WIDE, SCARES THE HECK OUT OF ME WHEN I HAVE TO TURN LEFT OR RIGHT ONLY BECAUSE THE WINDSHIELD IS TOO WIDE AND YOU HAVE TO SCOOT WAY UP OR WAY BACK TO MAKE SURE WHEN YOU TURN THAT YOU CAN SEE WHERE YOU ARE GOING. YOU NO MATTER HOW MANY TIMES I TOLD THE GUY AT NISSAN WHAT WAS WRONG, THEY COULD NEVER FIND ANYTHING WRONG WITH THE VEHICLE. NOW I HAVE HAD IT THREE YEARS AND ALL THE PROBLEMS ARE WORSE. I THINK THIS CAR WAS JINX WHEN I BROUGHT, AND I WASN'T EVEN THE VEHICLE I WANTED TO BUY, BUT THE SALESPERSON AND FINANCIAL PERSON KEPT PUSHING FOR ME TO GET THIS VEHICLE, AND AS A SINGLE MOM AND A PERSON THAT NEEDED A VEHICLE VERY BADLY, I TOOK THE BAIT AND BOUGHT THE CAR. I'M LOOKING FOR SOMETHING BETTER NOW AND I HOPE I DON'T GET RIPPED OFF AGAIN. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 NISSAN CUBE. WHILE DRIVING AT AN UNKNOWN SPEED, THE CONTACT ACTIVATED THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS AND THE INSTRUMENT PANEL WENT COMPLETELY BLACK. SUDDENLY, THE INSTRUMENT PANEL LIGHTS ILLUMINATED AGAIN. WHEN THE WIPERS WERE DEACTIVATED, THE LIGHTS WOULD DIM AGAIN. THE DEALER DID NOT DIAGNOSE THE VEHICLE, BUT STATED THAT THEY WOULD CALL THE MANUFACTURER FOR GUIDANCE. THE CONTACT FILED A COMPLAINT WITH THE MANUFACTURER. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 330 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 280.