| Issue ID | 1061010 |
| Internal NHTSA # | 10584961 |
| Manufacurer | Nissan North America, Inc. |
| Brand | NISSAN |
| Model | JUKE |
| Model Year | 2011 |
| File date | 18/04/14 |
| Component | ENGINE |
| Product type code | VEHICLE |
| Description of the problem | My 2011 nissan juke has 28,000 miles on it. About two weeks ago i start to hear this rattle noise coming from my engine. I make an appt to find out about this noise and for my state inspection to be done. Well, a few days before my appt my juke completely stalled on me while driving around 40-45mph on a busy two lane road. I almost got rear-ended but luckily they stopped just in time. I didn't have any warning lights come on at all. It just stopped! I get it towed to my dealership and find out i need a brand new engine ($9,050) because my timing chain broke and ripped my engine apart. I go online and find out that nissan has a class action lawsuit against them right now for timing chain issues, but they refuse to issue a recall. Even more research is done and i'm beyond mad at this point. Now nissan tells me that they won't cover it with my 5yr/60,000 mile powertrain warranty because i can't produce 8-9 service records of oil changes and "sludge" is what broke my engine at 28,000. Just doing some math, for me to even have 8-9 service records means i would have needed to change my oil (at the dealership they said) about every 3 months!!!! So now i'm stuck with a 2011 piece of junk and they want me to pay over $9,000 even though they are well aware of the timing chain issue and it was the faulty timing chain that broke and ripped apart my engine. But because i can't provide 8-9 service records (which is crazy) they get off scott-free! I've been ripped off completely and sold a lemon. This is so unfair!!!! I will be joining that class action lawsuit! |
| Vehicle Mileage at Failure | 28000 |
| Number of Occurences | 1 |
| Source of the issue | NHTSA WEB SITE |
| City and State | CORAOPOLIS, PA |
| VIN pattern | JN8AF5MV9BTXXXXXX |
| Was vehicle invloved in a crash? | N |
| Was vehicle involved in a fire? | N |
| Was incedent reported to police? | N |
| Was medical attention required? | N |
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| No. of injured persons | 0 |
| No. of fatalities | 0 |
| Date of purchase | 07/08/26 |
| Was original owner? | N |
| Anti-lock brakes | N |
| Cruise control | N |
| Number of cylinders | 4 |
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| Vehicle speed | 40 |
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