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2012 Nissan Cube problems, complaints & recalls

Most-reported problem areas: Power Train (5) · Vehicle Speed Control (3) · Fuel/Propulsion System (2)

🧭 Reliability snapshot

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19
Complaints
0
Recalls
94
Service bulletins
0
Crashes reported
0
Fires reported
0
Deaths

Safety recalls (0)

No recalls on record for this model year (campaigns announced since 2010).

Service bulletins (94)

Technical service bulletins are repair instructions manufacturers send dealers for known issues. Unlike recalls, the fix is not automatically free — but naming the bulletin at the service desk can save diagnosis time and support goodwill repairs.

Structure:body 2026-04-13 · NTB09-131C · Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions

certification label and vin plate replacement service information because of collision damage or other vehicle repair, a replacement “certification label” or “vin plate/label” may be needed. hint: certification label = fmvss (federal motor vehicle safety standards) label. these items may be availabl

Structure:body 2026-04-13 · NTB09-131C · Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions

certification label and vin plate replacement service information because of collision damage or other vehicle repair, a replacement “certification label” or “vin plate/label” may be needed. hint: certification label = fmvss (federal motor vehicle safety standards) label. these items may be availabl

Air Bags 2024-09-19 · NTB19-071D · Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions

dtc b00a0-00 stored this bulletin has been amended. see amendment history on the last page. please discard previous versions of this bulletin. if you confirm dtc b00a0-00 (occupant detection sensor unit) is stored, and ocs zero point reset cannot be performed, (continued on the next page)

Electrical System 2024-05-21 · NTB13-107G · Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions

vehicle key not detected / authenticated, engine will not start this bulletin has been amended. see amendment history on the last page. please discard previous versions of this bulletin.

Electrical System 2024-05-21 · NTB13-027D · Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions

can communication – network diagnostic flow chart this bulletin has been amended. see amendment history on the last page. please discard previous versions of this bulletin.

Electrical System 2024-05-21 · NTB10-066C · Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions

can communication codes – diagnostic tips and guidelines this bulletin has been amended. see amendment history on the last page. please discard previous versions of this bulletin.

Showing the 6 most recent of 94 bulletins. Search all of them free at nhtsa.gov.

What owners report

2026-03-17 · Fuel/Propulsion System

“problem # 1- is 3 out of 4 door lock actuators all of a sudden stopped working at the exact same time, except the driver door. this is a huge safety issue and causes the door to remain locked. this causes someone getting locked inside the vehicle or locked outside. (google) all the review's as this is a common thing people are reporting. problem …”

2025-02-11 · Fuel/Propulsion System

“2013-2014 oxygen gas sensor intermittently failed to operate, causing co2 into the cabin. issue not found nissan instructed to take it to another dealer they found issue and replaced. 2025 same issue dealers cannot find major c02 entering cabin. cannot drive car due to extreme c02 have blood test indicating c02 in blood. extreme situation both time…”

2021-03-20 · Unknown Or Other · 30,000 mi

“my back sensors went out and was causing the back tires to be idle while i was driving i immediately immediately got it fixed with my stimulus money…”

2020-07-14 · Unknown Or Other · 46,000 mi

“the car will stop running and die. it has been worked on and the fuse box and brake lamp light switch has been replaced twice. when it dies it smell like burning electrical wiring and smoke comes out from under the hood. i have almost been killed half a dozen times. i can't drive the car safely.…”

2019-08-01 · Power Train · 97,000 mi

“i purchase my 2012 nissan cube on january 2019 w 93k on jun 2019 started a noise .it became increasingly worst, took it to the mechanic he road test the car ,and told me it was the transmission i google the cvt trans and find out that nissan have trouble with those trans ,they extend the warranty on some models from 2000 to 2010 i took it to rt.46 …”

2019-07-05 · Power Train · 80,000 mi

“i own a 2012 nissan cube with 80,000 miles on it. my teenager was driving the car when it stalled out on her and would not accelerate. it eventually caught enough to accelerate and the service engine light came on. took it in to the dealership and the transmission needs to be replaced. it is an internal failure of several sensors on the cvt tran…”

2019-04-22 · Power Train · 140,000 mi

“when driving on the interstate during warm weather, you will go to acceralate to only be met with the lose of power and your speed will drop from 70 to 20 without warning. the dash does not light a warning and you must hit your hazard flashers quickly and hope the cars behind you brake in time. you then must move to the shoulder of the road wit…”

2018-09-23 · Vehicle Speed Control · 51,680 mi

“pulled out from stop light, zero power. zero accelerator response. just creep out super slow at idle and cross the intersection. very unsafe. cvt seemed to be in limp-home mode; no lights on the dash, no warning, no vibration or other failure.…”

2018-08-28 · Unknown Or Other · 124,000 mi

“on several occassions, while driving on the interstate, there will be no warning light on the dash---you drop in speed even if you have the gas pedal to the floor. this will also occur around town and will happen when you try to start moving from a red light or enter the flow of traffic from a side street. it is extremely scary and dangerous to…”

2018-06-29 · Vehicle Speed Control

“cvt transmission failure ~ safety issue slow to start ~ same as 100's of reports on internet car was at warranty end and nissan said only fix for small leak was to replace the whole cvt~ as per current pending class actions against nissan for 2013-2017 cvts being replaced repeatedly with the same failing transmission ended in repair cost to custome…”

Excerpts of consumer complaints filed with NHTSA, lightly truncated. They are owner statements, not verified findings.

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