Two problems related to engine rattling and whining sounds have been reported for the 2011 Nissan Juke. The most recently reported issues are listed below. Please also check out the statistics and reliability analysis of the 2011 Nissan Juke based on all problems reported for the 2011 Juke.
My 2011 Nissan Juke has 28,000 miles on it. About two weeks ago I start to hear this rattle noise coming from my engine. I make an appt to find out about this noise and for my state inspection to be done. Well, a few days before my appt my Juke completely stalled on me while driving around 40-45mph on a busy two lane road. I almost got rear-ended but luckily they stopped just in time. I didn't have any warning lights come on at all. It just stopped! I get it towed to my dealership and find out I need a brand new engine ($9,050) because my timing chain broke and ripped my engine apart. I go online and find out that Nissan has a class action lawsuit against them right now for timing chain issues, but they refuse to issue a recall. Even more research is done and I'm beyond mad at this point. Now Nissan tells me that they won't cover it with my 5yr/60,000 mile powertrain warranty because I can't produce 8-9 service records of oil changes and "sludge" is what broke my engine at 28,000. Just doing some math, for me to even have 8-9 service records means I would have needed to change my oil (at the dealership they said) about every 3 months!!!! so now I'm stuck with a 2011 piece of junk and they want me to pay over $9,000 even though they are well aware of the timing chain issue and it was the faulty timing chain that broke and ripped apart my engine. But because I can't provide 8-9 service records (which is crazy) they get off scott-free! I've been ripped off completely and sold a lemon. This is so unfair!!!! I will be joining that class action lawsuit!.
I took my car in to a local Nissan dealership for a recall on a fuel sensor and gasket(s) and I had a rattling noise I asked them to look into while they had the car. They informed me that the timing chain was loose and needed to be replaced at $2100. The car has lost half of its value in less then 2 years of owning it and I didn't even buy it brand new (had less the 7,000 miles on it). I have gone back and forth with a manager at Nissanusa who is offering to help out with paying $400 of the bill. I have seen where this is a common problem with the 2011 Juke and really needs to be a recall. Nissan has paid for new engines when the chain broke, leaving people stranded. They pay for a new engine (not the labor) with a 1 year /12,000 mile warranty, but will not put out a recall on the timing chain! I called and got an estimate for the repair from a different Nissan dealership who quoted me quite a bit less then the $2100 and I asked if Nissan was willing to give the $400 towards the repair at that location and they refused. I now have oil spewing all over from a cracked timing chain cover. The car is not drivable and I do not have $2100 plus the cost of a new cover now, especially when I'm upside down by $5,000. This truly is the worst car ever.