2019 Nissan KICKS: complaints, problems and recalls

THE HEADRESTS FOR THIS CAR ARE OUTRAGEOUSLY PAINFUL. THEY ARE ANGLED TOO FAR FORWARD. I CANNOT DRIVE MY NEW CAR WITHOUT SEVERE LOWER NECK/UPPER BACK PAIN. MY BACK CANNOT TOUCH THE SEAT WITH THE CURRENT HEADREST THAT CAME WITH THE NISSAN KICKS. I KNOW THE NHTSA MANDATED IT BUT YOU NEED TO RECONSIDER. I CANNOT SIT IN MY CAR FOR MORE THAN 15 MINUTES. ( I JUST BOUGHT IT FOR 18K, I NEED TO BE ABLE TO USE MY CAR)

Owner-reported narrative. 241 miles reported. Look up ODI 11192814 at NHTSA ↗

I PURCHASED THIS VEHICLE A NISSAN KICKS 2019 AT NAPLES NISSAN IN MAY 2019 AT 5 MILES AND IT STARTED HAVING PROBLEMS IN SEPTEMBER 2019. SWAYING AND SHIMMY FEELINGS, FLOATING ON THE HIGHWAY ESPECIALLY OVER BUMPS AND LANE CHANGES IN THE RAIN ITS WORSE. I TOOK IT TO NAPLES NISSAN TOLD THEM THE PROBLEM THEY SAID THE ROAD WAS UNLEVEL AFTER REQUESTING THE MANAGER THEY PUT IT ON MACHINE AND CLAIM IT NEEDED A WHEEL ALIGNMENT.I GOT THE WHEEL ALIGNMENT SAME SITUATION. HONESTLY I DIDN'T THINK IT WAS A WHEEL ALIGNMENT ISSUE BECAUSE THE STEERING WHEEL WAS N…

Owner-reported narrative. Look up ODI 11267740 at NHTSA ↗

DRIVING LIKE NORMAL AND THE CAR AHEAD OF ME SLAMMED ON THEIR BRAKES TO AVOID A WRECK I SLAMMED ON MINE TO PREVENT THIS AFTERWARD TRAFFIC STARTED MOVING ON AND THE COLLISION AND IMPACT SENSOR CAME ON BUT I DIDN'T HIT ANYTHING. I HAVE LOOKED AT THE MANUAL AND IT WILL NOT TELL THE OWNER ME HOW TO GET THE CRASH LIGHT TO GO OFF. EVEN ONLINE YOU CAN FIND NOTHING ABOUT HOW TO RESET OR TURN OFF THE ALERT. THE OTHER ALERT IS FOR THE ASSISTED BRAKING FEATURE IT DIDN'T WORK BUT THE LIGHT CAME ON BUT WILL NOT GO OFF AND THERE ARE NO INSTRUCTIONS ON HOW…

Owner-reported narrative. 12,593 miles reported. Look up ODI 11279135 at NHTSA ↗

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2019 NISSAN KICKS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHEN THE FUEL TANK WAS FULL, THE FUEL GAGE FAILED TO PROVIDE AN ACCURATE READING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO ED MARTIN NISSAN OF ANDERSON (2115 E 53RD ST, ANDERSON, IN 46013, [phone removed]), BUT WAS DIAGNOSED BUT NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 5,000. *BF*JB

Owner-reported narrative. 5,000 miles reported. Look up ODI 11280858 at NHTSA ↗

TRANSMISSION HAS BEEN IFFY. RANDOMLY SLIPPING RPMS. DRIVING DOWN THE HIGHWAY EVERYTHING SHUT OFF AND IT STOPPED IN THE MIDDLE OF THE ROAD MULTIPLE CARS NARROWLY MISSING ME. I COULD HAVE DIED BECAUSE OF A BROKEN TRANSMISSION! ONLY FOUR MONTHS OLD BOUGHT IT BRAND NEW ONLY 5K MILES ON IT. THIS IS NOT OKAY! THIS COULD HAVE KILLED ME AND PEOPLE AROUND ME! UNACCEPTABLE!

Owner-reported narrative. 5,100 miles reported. Look up ODI 11289166 at NHTSA ↗

WHILE DRIVING ON INCLINE, CAR WILL POP MALFUNCTION CODE FOR EMERGENCY BRAKING. OWNERS MANUAL SAYS TO TAKE TO DEALERSHIP. CODE IS FOR LASER MISALIGNMENT THAT CONTROLS EMERGENCY BREAKING. HAS HAPPENED TWICE, DEALERSHIP JUST CALIBRATES LASER. HAPPENED AGAIN YESTERDAY AS WELL.

Owner-reported narrative. 5,000 miles reported. Look up ODI 11300523 at NHTSA ↗

FUEL: I FILLED THE TANK AND THE READING WAS MUCH LOWER, AS IF I HAD LESS GAS IN THE TANK. I FILLED THE TANK, AND DRIVING 1 MILE, THE READING SAID I DROVE 3 MILES, SO I WAS LOSING 3 MILES OF GAS PER 1 MILE DRIVE. I TOOK IT INTO NISSAN AND THEY SAID THE TANK WAS READING ACCURATELY. AFTER THEY TOOK A LOOK, I NOTICE I WASN'T LOSING GAS AS BEFORE, I THINK THEY DID A RESET AND NOW LOOKS TO BE WORKING. THIS TOOK PLACE ON 01/20-23/2020 OTHER: I BOUGHT THE CAR IN FOR A GRINDING NOISE, CAME OUT TO BE WHEEL BEARING REPLACEMENT ON MY BRAND NEW CAR. VERY…

Owner-reported narrative. Look up ODI 11301544 at NHTSA ↗

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2019 NISSAN KICKS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT ON SEVERAL OCCASION THE AUTOMATIC ELECTRONIC BRAKES FAILED TO OPERATE AS INTENDED. THE CONTACT WAS CONCERNED THAT THE SOFTWARE WAS INEFFECTIVE TO HAVE THE VEHICLE OPERATE AS INTENDED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO (BERMAN NISSAN OF CHICAGO LOCATED AT 3456 N KEDZIE AVE, CHICAGO, IL 60618, [phone removed]), TO BE DIAGNOSED. THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE VEHICLE OPERATED AS INTENDED AND THAT ALL THE SENSORS AND SOFTWARE WERE CALIBRATED AS INTENDED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE M…

Owner-reported narrative. 3,700 miles reported. Look up ODI 11306261 at NHTSA ↗

Reported: 2019-09-12 (September 12, 2019)

Nissan North America, Inc. (Nissan) is recalling certain 2018-2019 Nissan Altima, Armada, Frontier, Kicks, Leaf, Maxima, Murano, NV, NV200, Pathfinder, Rogue, Rogue Sport, Sentra, Titan, Titan Diesel, Versa Note and Versa Sedan vehicles, as well as Infiniti Q50, Q60, QX30 and QX80 vehicles. Additionally included are 2019 Nissan GT-R and Taxi and Infiniti QX50, QX60, Q70, Q70L vehicles. The back-up camera and display settings can be adjusted such that the rear view image is no longer visible and the system will retain that setting the next time the vehicle is placed in reverse. As such, these vehicles fail to comply with the requirements of Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard (FMVSS) number 111, "Rear Visibility."

Consequence: The lack of an image in the back-up camera display increases the risk of a crash.

Remedy: Nissan will notify owners in phases, having dealers update the back-up camera settings software, free of charge. The recall began November 11, 2019 and all affected VINs should be activated. Owners may contact Nissan customer service at 1-800-867-7669 or INFINITI customer service at 1-800-662-6200.