2009 Nissan Cube: raw data

Every record we hold for this vehicle, as plain tables, with nothing added. The consumer page shows the same records with the maintenance schedule, price ranges and nearby shops around them.

vehicle2009 / nissan / cube
known issues7 clusters (reviewed 2026-09-16)
complaints101 on file (2009-07-16 → 2026-07-27)
recalls0
investigations0
fars35 occupant deaths, crash years 2010-2024 (legacy-code)
indexedyes
licenseCC BY 4.0 (derived)

Known Issues clusters all years →

CVT transmission failure and loss of accelerationPOWER TRAIN20 complaints2012-06 → 2020-08nissan-cube-2009-cvt-transmission-failure
  • 11150141 FAULTY TRANSMISSION, DISCOLORED, BROKEN. NEEDS TO EITHER BE REPAIRED OR REPLACED
  • 11128052 THIS IS A COMPONENT OF THE CVT TRANSMISSION THAT TELLS THE TRANSMISSION HOW TO OPERATE
  • 10915691 ACCORDING TO THE DEALERSHIP, THERE WAS AN EXTENDED WARRENTY ON THIS CVT TRANSMISSION BECAUSE OF PROBLEMS IT WAS HAVING
Rear hatch latch failure preventing door from openingLATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES5 complaints2014-04 → 2020-08nissan-cube-2009-rear-hatch-latch-failure
  • 11343917 THE BACK DOOR LATCH/LOCK DOESN'T WORK. IT PERMANENTLY LOCKED AND CAN'T BE UNLOCKED WITH KEY OR ELECTRONIC KEY FOB
  • 10907194 WHILE ATTEMPTING TO UTILIZE THE REAR HATCH, THE DOOR WOULD NOT UNLOCK
  • 10584239 THE DEALER, GRUBBS NISSAN INSPECTED THE VEHICLE ON APRIL-11-2014, AND FOUND A DEFECTIVE LATCHING MECHANISM WHICH NEEDS REPAIR AT A TOTAL COST OF $392
Tire pressure monitoring system and valve stem air leaksWHEELS7 complaints2011-10 → 2025-06nissan-cube-2009-tpms-valve-stem-leak
  • 11667201 The TPMS light keeps flashing off and on and all my tires are the pressure they're supposed to be
  • 10453195 THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC AND THEY INFORMED HER THAT THE STEEL AROUND THE VALVE STEM HAD CORRODED AND CAUSED AIR TO LEAK OUT OF THE TIRES FASTER THAN NORMAL
  • 10561804 A RECALL NOTICE OF LEAKING VALVE STEMS ON 2009 NISSAN CUBE WAS PERFORMED IN 2010, NOW THE PROBLEM HAS REGENERATED , STILL LEAKING VALVE STEM, CAUSING TIRE TO LOSE PRESSURE WHILE DRIVING, CAUSING FLAT TIRES
Electronic steering column lock failure preventing startSTEERING32 complaints2013-12 → 2025-05nissan-cube-2009-escl-failure
  • 11104122 THE STEERING LOCK COLUMN UNIT IN MY 2009 NISSAN CUBE FAILED, DISABLING THE CAR FROM STARTING, AND PUTTING ME AT RISK AS I WAS STUCK IN A LOCATION AWAY FROM MY HOME, AND UNABLE TO START MY CAR
  • 10888220 THIS NOTICE ACKNOWLEDGES A MANUFACTURING DEFECT WITH THE ELECTRONIC STEERING COLUMN LOCK (ESCL) WHICH RENDERS THE VEHICLE INCAPABLE OF STARTING
  • 10914086 THE ELECTRONIC STEERING CONTROL LOCK MALFUNCTIONED CAUSING ME TO BE UNABLE TO START MY VEHICLE
Exhaust system corrosion and flange separationENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING8 complaints2012-12 → 2017-01nissan-cube-2009-exhaust-corrosion
  • 10700826 EXHAUST SYSTEM FROM THE RESONATOR BACK NEEDS FULL REPLACEMENT AS CORROSION HAS EATEN AWAY MUFFLER MOUNTING TO THE POINT IT IS NOT LONGER CONNECTED
  • 10692902 MUFFLER CONNECTING FLANGE AND PIPE RUSTED THROUGH
  • 10947886 EXHAUST SYSTEM COMING APART AT THE FLANGE HEAT FROM THE BROKEN EXHAUST HAD MELTED THE BACK BUMPER ALSO, THE HEAT SHIELD SEPARATING THE EXHAUST FROM THE FUEL TANK APPEARS TO NOT COVER THE AREA OF THE COMMON SEPARATION
Air bag recall repair parts unavailableAIR BAGS3 complaints2026-06 → 2026-07nissan-cube-2009-airbag-recall-parts
  • 11753022 Kelly Nissan of 275 Broadway, Lynnfield MA 01940 told me to check back in a month to see if the parts were then available then a month later told me the parts were no longer being manufactured and were unavailable
  • 11748522 The local dealer was contacted. The contact stated that the dealer had exceeded a reasonable amount of time for the recall repair
  • 11745655 The vehicle was taken to the dealer, and the contact was informed that parts were on back order
Engine stall while driving at highway speedFUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM4 complaints2014-07 → 2019-03nissan-cube-2009-engine-stall-driving
  • 11185466 THE CUBE WILL FREQUENTLY STOP WHILE DRIVING AT ANY SPEED
  • 10610229 WHILE DRIVING THE 09 NISSAN CUBE AT 75 MPH ON A HIGHWAY THE VEHICLE EXPERIENCED SUDDEN DECELERATION AND TURNED ITSELF OFF IN THE MIDST OF HEAVY SEMI TRUCK TRAFFIC
  • 10693324 MY WIFE'S 2009 NISSAN CUBE HAS HAD INTERMITTENT ISSUES WITH THE VEHICLE SHUTTING OFF

NHTSA complaints (summary) all years →

countearliest_datelatest_datecrash_flaggedfire_flaggedtop_components
1012009-07-162026-07-2722STEERING:23; ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:22; POWER TRAIN:20; ENGINE:15; AIR BAGS:8

Recalls all years →

none listed

Investigations all years →

none listed

FARS occupant deaths all years →

crash_yearsoccupant_deathsmatch_typevpic_recovered
2010-202435legacy-code0

FARS counts every occupant death in a fatal crash, whatever the cause — it does not mean the vehicle was at fault or defective. Counts are not adjusted for how many of each vehicle are on the road.

Cite this

Derived data is CC BY 4.0. Link back to the page you used. Text and BibTeX below.

Wrench.Pro (2026). 2009 Nissan Cube vehicle data [dataset]. https://www.wrench.pro/data/vehicles/2009/nissan/cube
@misc{wrenchpro_2009_nissan_cube_2026,
  author = {Wrench.Pro},
  title = {Wrench.Pro vehicle data: 2009 Nissan Cube},
  year = {2026},
  howpublished = {\url{https://www.wrench.pro/data/vehicles/2009/nissan/cube}},
  note = {Derived from NHTSA public records. CC BY 4.0.}
}

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