Nissan gets Juke fuel-tank capacity wrong, apologizes with $400 check to owners

Posted: May 18, 2011
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2011 Nissan Juke

Did you recently purchase a new Nissan Juke? Well, you might be seeing a $400 check in the mail because someone at Nissan marketing mistakingly overstated the size of the gas tank by 1.4 gallons.

The Nissan Juke with all-wheel-drive has a 11.8 gallon fuel tank, while the front-wheel-drive Juke has a 13.2 gallon tank. Someone at Nissan (who might no longer be there) forgot to use the smaller number on marketing materials including the Munroney label.

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To apologize for the mixup, Nissan is sending early buyers of the Juke a $400 check. Nissan spokesman Colin Price said that while it’s unlikely that the gas tank size was a deciding factor for those who bought a Juke, the company thought it was important to set this right.  He said that a few buyers might have expected a certain driving range, but found they weren’t getting that number.

“If they were unsatisfied, we want to do our best to make sure they’re satisfied,” Price said.

Refresher: The 2011 Nissan Juke is available in 3 trim-levels including S, SV and SL. All are powered by a 1.6L direct-injection gasoline turbo engine making 188-hp and a maximum torque of 177 lb-ft. Two transmissions choices are offered including Nissan”s Xtronic CVT (Continuously Variable Transmission) with S-Mode and a 6-speed manual transmission (available on SV FWD and SL FWD models only). Prices start at $19,340.

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- By: Roman Bronfenbrener

Source: CNNMoney


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  • callmeZ

    good ethic practice by Nissan, taking account for their problems (unlike some brands *cough* Toyota *cough*)

  • callmeZ

    good ethic practice by Nissan, taking account for their problems (unlike some brands *cough* Toyota *cough*)

  • KentD109

     Nissan should be giving their customers $400 for apologizing on creating such an ugly car 

  • Mthcv

    Beauty is in the eye of the beholder…… I like unusual cars….

  • Mwislon85

    All i can say, is that i have the FWD version and it indeed still only has the 11.5 gallon tank.   So it’s all lies!  Thought i love the Juke, that was the only that pissed me off about it.  It definitely doesn’t have the 13.4 gallon tank it’s supposed to have.