2012 Nissan Juke: CVT failure

5 of the 87 complaints about the 2012 Nissan Juke describe CVT failure.

owner complaints: 5
of this car's complaints: 6%
recalls: 0

Is there a fix? 10 service bulletins cover this area of the car. See below

CVT failure by model year

2017
1
2015
3
2014
5
2013
4
2012
5
2011
2

What owners say

Filed May 3, 2022 · NC

I’m having problems with 2012 Nissan Juke CVT Transmission. The dash light turned on “SERVICE ENGINE SOON”. Should I take to a Nissan Dealership. Thant you

Filed Oct 12, 2016 · Acceleration, Engine · 82,500 miles · AZ

Cvt - rapid loss of power (85 to 50 almost immediately) while on the freeway. Almost rear ended due to continued loss of speed while trying to get off the freeway to the side of the road. Had to sit on the side of the road for more than 30 minutes for the vehicle to cool down before I could resume my trip. Service engine soon light also came on.

Filed Jun 29, 2016 · Transmission · 97,000 miles · PA

I had my nissan juke at the dealer at 80,000 miles telling them that the RPM's were going up to about 5000 before the car could shift from 1st to 2nd and the car would randomly bog and hesitate. Did this weather going up hill or flat driving after the car had been driving for about 4 hrs. I drive for a living and drive about 5 hrs a day. The dealer took it in and had it over 3 wks after determinig that is was a transmission defect. They ordered one and the one that came in after being installed wouldn't allow the car to go over 40mph. Again defective transmission #2 and it hasn't left dealer. Finally get another a month and a half after bring it in and tell me that only warrentee left would be the remainder of my 100,000. (which gave me about 20,000 miles to hope didn't happen again) and at 97,000 just 17,000 miles on the 3rd transmission installed is it happening again. My local nissan dealership has had it this time for a month already finally determining it's defect in transmission yet again so now we wait for the ok from nissan to replace it, which I was told they were giving them a hard time because it was technically the 4th CVT automatic transmission installed on my juke in less then a year. This is crazy thank goodness my local nissan dealer is nice and I get a rental but still making payments yet again on a vehicle I don't have due to manufacture defect. I own 7 nissan's and this is the last one that I will own with the CVT transmission. I have no other problems with any of my other nissan's

Filed Apr 25, 2016 · Transmission · 80,500 miles · TX

Purchased the 2012 nissan juke new. At 80,000+/- while driving the car suddenly started loosing power. The RPM gauge was sending the RPM's over 8 each time the accelerator was pressed. Check engine light came on. Car was taken to closest mechanic due to the issue when plugged into the machine to detect the issue it read a code indicating it was a sensor in the transmission. Took auto to nissan dealer next day (over 50 miles from house) for service with the issue. Dealer indicated that they could not obtain that code and the transmission fluid was over filled. Car continues to do this on a weekly sometimes daily basis of loosing power and when accelerating not allowing the car to go faster and causing the RPM's go up an past 8. Several visits to the dealership all the while the dealership was indicating the transmission fluid was too full or too low and not the sensor in the transmission. In 2014 vehicle was back and dealership for same issue and was told to find what was wrong since I had been given only answers of low or high transmission fluid. Dealership called and indicated that I needed a new transmission at now 128,000 +/- miles (all highway due to distance to work). I had stated that I brought it in while the drive train was still covered and now that I am past those miles I need a transmission. Dealer stated for me to drive the car it was not dangerous and to come in when it was doing it so they could pull a live code and then send the transmission back to the manufacturer for them to replace that is was a manufacturer defect. Car continues to loose power (when going up hill or driving against a 10 mile an hour wind) placing any passengers in danger since this will occur driving 70 miles an hour or slower at any time. Nissan is aware of the CVT issue and need to repair the issue for safety and not repairing at 80,000 miles.

Filed Jun 30, 2015 · Transmission · 40,000 miles · VA

Tl* the contact owns a 2012 nissan juke. While driving at 70 MPH and attempting to depress the accelerator pedal, the vehicle failed to accelerate as the vehicle lost power. The vehicle was taken to a dealer multiple times. The technician was unable to diagnose or repair the vehicle. The vehicle was taken back to the dealer, who diagnosed that the continuously variable transmission (CVT) needed to be replaced. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was notified of the failure. The failure mileage was 40,000. The VIN was unavailable.