Nissan Juke fire or smoke problems

Filed Jun 29, 2026 · Fuel system · 138,000 miles · TX · fire

The contact owns a 2013 Nissan Juke. The contact stated that upon parking the vehicle at a store, the contact noticed an abnormally strong fuel odor and fuel leakage underneath the front end of the vehicle onto the ground. The vehicle was then driven to the residence. While driving to the residence, the contact became aware that the fuel gauge reading was lowering quickly. There was no warning light illuminated. Upon arriving to the residence, the contact saw smoke coming from underneath the hood. The contact reversed to park away from other vehicles. The contact then became aware that a fire had started underneath the hood, and the fire grew quickly. The contact immediately exited the vehicle. The fire was extinguished by the fire department. The contact stated that the vehicle was significantly burned from the front end to the cabin. It was unknown whether a Fire Department report was filed. A Police report was filed. There was no injury reported. The vehicle was towed to a tow yard. The contact believed that the vehicle was a total loss but had not yet received confirmation from the insurance provider. The contact became aware that the VIN was included in the federal safety agency Campaign Number: 14V683000 (FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE); and associated the failure with the recall. The dealer and the manufacturer were not contacted. The failure mileage was approximately 138,000.

Filed Apr 20, 2026 · Fuel system · 159,000 miles · GA · fire

The contact owned a 2013 Nissan Juke. The contact stated that while driving the vehicle suddenly began decelerating to approximately 40 MPH and veering off an exit. The vehicle suddenly backfired, and black smoke came from the hood and rear end. The contact pulled to the side of the road, turned off the vehicle, and exited the vehicle. The contact noticed something small. sparks of fire underneath the body of the vehicle. The contact called the fire department, and at that time, the vehicle had caught fire. The fire department came and extinguished the fire. The police department arrived as well. The vehicle was towed to an impound lot and deemed totaled. The fire department made a fire report. There were no injuries or medical attention needed. After the incident, the contact conducted research and found information regarding the federal safety agency Campaign Number 14V683000 (Fuel System, Gasoline); however, the VIN was not included in the recall. The dealer was not contacted. The manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. The failure mileage was approximately 159,000.

Filed Mar 26, 2024 · Electrical, Seats · MT · fire

A couple of weeks ago on my way home from school I could smell something burning. I stopped my car and started looking around to find that the front passengers seat was smoldering and burning a hole in my backpack, toque and the seat itself. The seat warmer switch was in the off position. My dad has since disconnected the wiring to the seat warmers on both drivers and passenger sides. This seems to be a safety issue. Has there been other complaints like this for these vehicles? We have not been to the dealer, we have contacted Nissan and were told the following "Your vehicle is out of warranty and therefore is not our problem" The car has 170,000 kms on it but this is a safety issue not a warranty complaint.

Filed Feb 17, 2023 · Engine · 100,000 miles · WA · fire

The contact owned a 2016 Nissan Juke. The contact stated that his wife had previously driven the vehicle and parked it. Approximately five minutes later, a coworker informed her that the vehicle had caught fire. There were no previous warning indicator lights illuminated. The fire department was able to extinguish the fire. A police report was filed. There were no reported injuries or air bag deployment. An unknown Tesla parked and unoccupied next to the Nissan sustained fire damage. The vehicle was towed to an independent tow lot. The local dealer was not contacted. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The manufacturer was notified about the failure but no additional assistance was provided. The insurance company deemed the vehicle a total loss. The failure mileage was approximately 100, 000.

Filed Sep 1, 2022 · Transmission · CA

Driving from Vegas to Los Angeles and 105 plus degree weather car went into limp mode unexpectedly in in 65 mph traffic in the fast lane was almost rear-ended could not accelerate to get off the side of the road for about 5 minutes. Car was jerking and not accelerating pulled over to check out what was wrong smelled burning fluids car would start but would no longer move. About 45 minutes to an hour later after checking all the fluid levels making sure they were at the appropriate level, restarted vehicle attempted to drive home car kept going into limp mode had to keep pulling over. Took the card to dealership because I heard there was some sort of problem with the transmissions and they should have been under warranty when I got there they told me after they try a temporary fix and it would take at least 30 days to get a new transmission (technically not new rebuilt same transmission that is flawed in the first place)for my car even though it was one of the transmissions pertaining to the bulletin issue by the Nissan corp. My car now lacks acceleration is still having difficulty going right into gear and makes an audible (inside the cabin of the vehicle) grating sound whenever I drive it Putting back in a rebuilt transmission that is bad because it doesn't have a large enough cooling system for it doesn't make any sense to me. It creates a hazard every time I drive in 100° weather or above I'm going to have to worry about possibly being rear-ended on the freeway because the car goes into the mode with no warning. A few minutes after lymph mode the check engine light will come on but not until after the car hits limp mode.

Filed Aug 1, 2022 · Engine, Transmission · 3,000 miles · NY

The contact owns a 2015 Nissan Juke. The contact stated that while driving, the brake pedal was depressed and the brake pedal was stiff. The vehicle was vibrating. The vehicle was taken to the local dealer where the mechanic was unable to duplicate the failure. The vehicle was taken to the dealer and was diagnosed and it was determined that the transmission needed to be repaired. Additionally, coolant was leaking from the vehicle. The vehicle was repaired but the failure recurred. The contact detected smoke coming from the steering wheel. While driving the vehicle stalled. The check engine warning light was illuminated. The horn and radio became inoperable. The vehicle was towed to the local dealer where it was diagnosed that the starter needed to be replaced. The vehicle was repaired but the failure recurred. The manufacturer was not contacted. The failure mileage was approximately 3,000.

Filed Aug 29, 2018 · Engine · 6,000 miles · WA · fire

While waiting for a light to change I noticed a puff of smoke coming from under the hood of my car on the passenger side. It quickly turned into billows of smoke. My sister and I quickly got my grandchildren out of the car and over to a safe area. The smoke became dark brown and then black and burst into flames. Luckily the fire department was very prompt. However, the vehicle filled with smoke and the windshield burst out. This car had only 13,000 kms. It was a very frightening vent and my family's safety was severely compromised.this has been reported to department of transport in canada

Filed Apr 20, 2018 · Engine · 4,000 miles · OH · fire

Tl* the contact owned a 2017 nissan juke. While driving approximately 30 MPH, a burning odor was present inside the vehicle. The contact noticed smoke under the hood and pulled into a fuel station. When the contact opened the hood of the vehicle, black smoke poured out of the engine. Within minutes, the vehicle burst into flames. The fire department extinguished the fire. A police report was filed and there were no injuries. The vehicle was towed to a towing garage where it was deemed destroyed. The vehicle was not taken to a dealer. The contact called bedford nissan at (440) 791-2212 (located at 18115 rockside rd, bedford, oh 44146) and was informed to contact the manufacturer. The manufacturer was notified of the failure and opened case number: 30984436. The approximate failure mileage was 4,000. *dt *bf

Filed Feb 2, 2018 · Fuel system · 75,000 miles · NC

Fuel pressure sensor needs to be replaced and car will start to leak gas fumes causing sickness and car could possibly catch on fire. Nissan issued recall but only to certain VIN #s. My VIN was not covered and should have been.

Filed Sep 14, 2015 · Electrical, Engine · 7,387 miles · CA · fire

While parked in our driveway for more than 30 hrs, my 2013 juke burst into flames. The fire dept did not find any evidence of arson or tampering and there was no weather occurrence to explain why it became engulfed in flames. The fire started in the engine compartment at 12:40am. Nissan has said that they examined the car and their technical specialist found " no evidence of a product problem, failure, or malfunction that may have caused or contributed to this incident". Nissan will not tell me why the car burned up, just they're not responsible. Why would a low milage, well maintained vehicle catch fire unless there was some kind of product failure? I was lucky that only property was damaged but I feel nissan USA is not taking the incident seriously.