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2018 Nissan Kicks electronic stability control (esc) problems

12 owner complaints filed with NHTSA name the electronic stability control (esc) on the 2018 Nissan Kicks14% of all complaints for this model year.

12
Electronic Stability Control (esc) complaints
14%
share of all complaints
median reported incident mileage
1 / 0
crash / fire reports

What owners report

  • The front sensor for coalition continuous goes off, snow. Sleet, rain, and now when its sunny out. I've had this car for less then 6 months and it had stop working 23 times.

    filed Jul 3, 2020

  • Front sensor for the vehical keeps stating that the sensor is obstructed. The exterior of the car has been cleaned and looked at by the dealership. However, they have not fixed the problem and refuse to do so, due to the claim that rain and bugs are the cause of setting off the sensor. The sensor…

    filed Mar 14, 2020

Verbatim excerpts from complaints filed with NHTSA. Reports are not independently verified.

Electronic Stability Control (esc) problems in other Kicks years

YearReportsShare
2020 Kicks11%
2019 Kicks21%
Kicks electronic stability control (esc) problems by year →

Counts are unique NHTSA complaints naming this component group. Complaints are unverified owner reports; mileage is computed only from complaints that included a usable odometer reading.