2020 Nissan KICKS - Ratings, Complaints and Recalls

"over a period of 3 days leading up to the braking incident the collison warning came on periodically when there was no need, the sensor on the dash on the left,right and front of the vehicle image went yellow, the malfunction light came on and the collison warning with no cars around. on the november 9th, 2023 i got the collison warning (looks like 2 cars)and it went away. however that day i was pulling forward from a green light and as i was through the intersection the car suddenly braked stopping the car and a red square appeared on the dash with a letter in it - not sure what it was as i was trying to ensure i was not going to be rear-ended. i was the first car from the light so there was no car ahead of me and no reason for the car to brake and stop. the car behind reacted and went around me avoiding a rear-end collison- lucky for us. i cautiously continued home and parked and did not drive the car except to the dealer for them to check. their initial response was bad battery and i'm still waiting. i am afraid to drive this car. what if that was at higher speeds on a highway and a larger behind us. would we have survived. i don't think so."

"for over a year now the forward collision warning light just flashes at random times as i am going down the road (i've taken numerous photos). i've taken it to downtown nashville nissan to have it fixed (under warranty) and they say it has to be flashing when i bring it in. but they have shown me computer read-outs on when it has activated (gone off). they refuse to change the sensor. now - twice (04/21/22 and 04/23/22) as i'm driving 70mph down the center lane of the interstate - the sensor activates, this big red triangle flashes up, an alarm goes of and it slams on the brakes. thank goodness no one has been behind me either time and it only last for a moment (it thinks a pedestrian is crossing in front of me). cannot get a reply from nissan."

"the front collision sensor light comes on three to four times a week without any cars or objects in front of the car. the car speed is below 30 miles when it comes on too. this coincides with the braking system to kick in and slow down the car. it is risky for us to drive when the car woul brake suddenly with no collision danger in front of us. we haven't taken the car to a dealer yet, but planning to if the issue persists for further inspection. the issue started 2 months or so ago. we have recorded a video of the issues that we can share if needed. thanks!"

"i am the owner of the vehicle but my daughter was the driver and i am making the complaint on her behalf but she can provide additional details. the vehicle began making a grinding sound at times that sounds similar to the anti-lock braking. then on oct 29 the vehicle locked down the brakes as she was pulling into the parking lot at work when there was not a collision imminent. she skidded into the curb damaging her front driver side wheel. we took the vehicle to the dick smith nissan dealer in lexington sc but they told us they couldn't reproduce the failure and recommended we bring it back if it happened again. we went to pick up the vehicle but before leaving with the car i drove the car around the parking lot and the forward collision light came on in under a minute. they immediately took the car back to service to read the code and asked if we could leave the vehicle with them. they called back after a day or two and said they have no repair and recommended we contact nissan consumer affairs and start a case. we started a case on 11/5/2021 and the case number is 45086982."