Nissan Versa Complaints

3,327 consumer complaints on file.

#10660338November 23, 2014
STRUCTURE:BODY
GAS DOOR RELEASE IS IMMEDIATELY NEXT TO HOOD RELEASE WITH NO DISTINGUISHING TACTILE DIFFERENCES. HOOD RELEASE WAS ACCIDENTALLY PULLED, ALONG WITH GAS DOOR RELEASE. CAR WAS DRIVEN FROM STATION AND, AFTER HITTING BUMP IN ROAD, WAS RELEASED. FORTUNATELY, SPEED WASN'T GREAT ENOUGH FOR THE HOOD TO FLY BACK INTO WINDSHIELD. DESIGN AND LOCATION OF CONTROLS IS A SERIOUS PROBLEM WITH THIS VEHICLE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10660198November 22, 2014
SEATS
ACCIDENT INVOLVED CAR SPINNING THROUGH INTERSECTION REAR OF CAR IN DIRECTION OF MOTION, REAR OF CAR IMPACTED STATIONARY FORD F-150 THEN ROLLED INTO DITCH. DURING COURSE OF IMPACT DRIVER'S SEAT BACK DID NOT REMAIN LOCKED IN AN UPRIGHT POSITION, AT CONCLUSION OF IMPACT DRIVER'S SEAT WAS INVOLUNTARILY ALLOWED TO GO TO THE FULLY RECLINED POSITION, 6 YR OLD REAR SEAT PASSENGER WAS PARTIALLY IMPACTED BY SEAT BACK BUT DUE TO CUSHION OF SEAT NO MAJOR INJURY WAS SUSTAINED. *TR
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10660067November 21, 2014
SUSPENSION
I PURCHASED THIS CAR TO HAVE A SAFE VEHICLE FOR MY BABY TO RIDE IN AND AM INFURIATED THAT AFTER 5 MONTHS OF PURCHASING IT AND ONLY 72,000 MILES, THE FRONT PASSENGER SIDE SPRING SNAPPED CLEAN OFF. THERE IS NO SIGNS OF RUST AND AFTER READING NUMEROUS COMPLAINTS OF THE SAME PROBLEM FROM OTHER VERSA OWNERS, THIS CLEARLY IS A DEFECT IN THE PART. WHY HAS THERE NOT BEEN A RECALL ON THIS??? IT'S A MAJOR SAFETY HAZARD. IS IT REALLY GOING TO TAKE FOR SOMEONE TO GET INJURED OR KILLED BEFORE SOMETHING IS DONE ABOUT IT, OR IS THIS ISSUE JUST GOING TO BE IGNORED? *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10659632November 20, 2014
SUSPENSION
MY CAR WAS BEING INSPECTED IN NOVEMBER 2013. THE FRONT DRIVER SIDE SPRING COIL WAS CRACKED AND HAD TO BE REPLACED. IN MARCH 2014 I WAS DRIVING SLOWLY AND HEARD A HORRIBLY BREAKING SOUND. I FOUND PART OF MY FRONT PASSENGER SIDE COIL SPRING ON THE GROUND. IT HAD BROKEN AND ALSO HAD TO BE REPLACED. ON THE PART THAT BROKE OFF FROM THE CAR; THERE WAS A CLEAR LINE. THE COIL WAS COATED WITH A PROTECTIVE ENAMEL LIKE COATING AND WAS PERFECTLY FINE. THERE WAS A LINE HOWEVER WHERE THERE WAS NO COATING ON THE COIL. THIS WAS COMPLETELY RUSTED THROUGH. IT IS CLEAR TO ME THAT THERE WAS A DEFECT IN MANUFACTURING OF THE COIL SPRINGS. THE COIL SPRINGS ARE NOT COATED PROPERLY AND ARE THEREFORE RUSTING WHERE THERE IS NO PROTECTIVE COAT AND BREAKING. THERE SHOULD BE AN INVESTIGATION AND RECALL. I HAD PURCHASED AN EXTENDED WARRANTY WHICH COVERED THESE REPAIRS SO FORTUNATELY I DID NOT LOSE ANY MONEY OR SUFFER ANY INJURIES DUE TO THIS NEGLIGENCE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10659245November 19, 2014
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, ENGINE
DROVE CAR TO STORE, CAME BACK OUTSIDE AND CAR WOULD NOT START, ONLY A FEW INDICATOR LIGHTS CAME ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. JUMP STARTED THE CAR IT STARTED RIGHT AWAY, TURNED ON THE HEADLIGHTS AND CAR INSTANTLY STOPPED AND WOULD NOT RESTART. TOWED TO REPAIR SHOP. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10658551November 17, 2014
AIR BAGS
TL* THE CONTACT OWNED A 2010 NISSAN VERSA. WHILE TRAVELING APPROXIMATELY 45 MPH, A DEER CROSSED THE CONTACT'S PATH AND IMPACTED THE FRONT DRIVER SIDE OF THE VEHICLE, CAUSING A CRASH. THE FRONT DRIVER AND PASSENGER SIDE AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY. THE DRIVER SUSTAINED INJURIES TO BOTH ARMS AND THE FACE. THE PASSENGER SUSTAINED INJURIES TO THE LEFT HAND AND NECK. THE FRONT PASSENGER SUSTAINED INJURIES TO THE NECK AND BACK. ALL REQUIRED MEDICAL ATTENTION. THE VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 110,000. *TT *JS
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
3
Deaths:
0
#10658648November 17, 2014
AIR BAGS
TL* THE CONTACT OWNED A 2007 NISSAN VERSA. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 45 MPH, THE CONTACT SWERVED TO AVOID HITTING AN ONCOMING VEHICLE AND CRASHED INTO A BRICK WALL. THE AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY. THE CONTACT SUSTAINED SPINE AND HEAD INJURIES AND MEMORY LOSS. THE SHATTERED GLASS CAUSED LACERATIONS THROUGHOUT HER ENTIRE BODY, ALL OF WHICH REQUIRED MEDICAL ATTENTION. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE FAILURE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED. THE VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 49,400.
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#10655070November 14, 2014
AIR BAGS
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 NISSAN VERSA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS STARTED, THE AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER. HOWEVER, THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 73,001. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10655073November 14, 2014
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, VISIBILITY/WIPER, EXTERIOR LIGHTING
LEFT TURN SIGNAL DIMS OR GOES OUT COMPLETELY WHEN ATMOSPHERIC MOISTURE IS PRESENT (RAIN/COLD). NISSAN DEALERSHIP FIXED AS "BULB ISSUE," BUT ISSUE PERSISTS. NISSAN APPEARS UNABLE TO DIAGNOSE CAUSE. DRIVER CONCERNED OF POTENTIAL SAFETY IMPLICATIONS DUE TO PROBLEMATIC SIGNAL. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10654578November 12, 2014
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON AND TURNS OUT THE EVAPORATOR HAD A CRACK IN IT SO PAID NISSAN $1,500 TO REPLACE IT WITH A NON-GENUINE EVAPORATOR PART. THEN ABOUT SIX MONTHS LATER THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON WITH HAD AC AT SPEED 4 WHEN DRIVING AT ANY SPEED. TOLD THE BLOWER MOTOR WAS BAD AND NEEDED REPLACING AT THE COST OF $1,500 TO DO IT. REFUSED THE WORK AND RAN BLOWER MOTOR ON A/C AT SPEED 3 FOR ABOUT A MONTH THEN AFTER THAT SEEMED TO WORK AT SPEED 4 AS WELL WITH NO CHECK ENGINE LIGHT COMING ON. I THOUGHT IT WAS PROBABLY THE SPEED RHEOSTAT LIKE HAPPENED TO ME ON A FORD I HAD COST OF ITEM $25 AND DID IT MYSELF. THE RHEOSTAT MUST HAVE BEEN STUCK AND BECOME UNSTUCK AND I WOULD HAVE PAID FOR A REPAIR THAT WAS NOT NEEDED AND BEEN SCAMMED. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10653893November 10, 2014
AIR BAGS
MY AIRBAG LIGHT HAS BEEN ON SINCE EARLIER THIS YEAR. I HAVE NEVER BEEN IN ANY ACCIDENTS. IT JUST CAME ON ONE DAY AND NEVER TURNED OFF. ITS MY PASSENGER FRONT SEAT. I'M WORRIED IF AND WHEN I ACTUALLY DO GET INTO A ACCIDENT GOD FORBID IT WON'T DEPLOY. I ASKED THE NISSAN DEALERSHIP ABOUT IT AND ALL THEY SAID I COULD DO WAS TO PAY $108 TO RUN A TEST TO SEE WHAT THE PROBLEM IS. I THINK THAT'S OUTRAGEOUS TO HAVE TO PAY $108 TO CHECK TO SEE IF THERE IS A POTENTIAL ISSUE. AND THEN WHAT IF ITS A MANUFACTURER ISSUE AM I GOING TO GET MY MONEY BACK AND CAR FIXED FOR FREE?? *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10653912November 10, 2014
POWER TRAIN
I PURCHASED THIS CAR BRAND NEW AND HAVE BEEN UNSATISFIED EVER SINCE. THE CAR SEEMS TO HAVE A TRANSMISSION PROBLEM. THE TRANSMISSION IS LOUD AND SEEMS TO LAG WHEN I'M ATTEMPTING TO ACCELERATE. EVEN AT LOW SPEEDS, IT'S LOUD. I ALSO SMELL COOLANT ON A REGULAR BASIS AND THE CAR SHIFTER MAKES A LOUD CLUNKING SOUND WHEN REVERSING WHETHER I'M ON A FLAT SURFACE OR IN THE DRIVE WAY. THIS IS NOT CHARACTERISTIC OF A "BRAND NEW" VEHICLE AND IT NEEDS TO BE LOOKED INTO AND RECALLED. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10653657November 9, 2014
ENGINE, SERVICE BRAKES, SUSPENSION, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, POWER TRAIN, FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE, STRUCTURE
WHEN DRIVING I CAN HEAR A CHIRPING NOISE FROM THE ENGINE AREA; WHEN ACCELERATING SOUNDS LIKE COMING FROM THE FRONT RIGHT HAND POSSIBLY THE TIRES; THE BREAKS DO NOT REACT ON COMMAND; THE SHIFTER MATERIAL ON THE AUTOMOBILE DELAMINATED; BUTTON ON SEAT BELT CAME OFF; DRIVER REAR DOOR COMING APART; ENGINE LIGHT IS ON; EXPERIENCED PROBLEMS WITH WATER INTRUSION FROM OUTSIDE; ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING, EXTERIOR LIGHTING, NOISE FROM STEERING COLUMN, ELECTRICAL PROBLEMS RADIO NOT WORKING; VEHICLE HAS NOT STARTED AT TIMES; REAR HATCH WOULD NOT OPEN; THE AUTOMOBILE'S GAS TANK HAD TO BE REPLACE; WHEN I RECEIVED A NOTICE OF THE RECALL I WENT TO NISSAN OF BAKERSFIELD AND ASKED ABOUT THE RECALL FOR THIS AUTOMOBILE AND THEY STATED "WE HAVE NOTHING TO DO WITH THAT RECALL NOTICE". WE CAN NOT HELP YOU AND THEY SENT ME HOME. THE VEHICLE JERKED WHILE DRIVING, THE DRIVER'S WINDOW WAS INOPERABLE, THE GASKET WAS REPLACED THREE TIMES. ALSO,THE BATTERY HAD TO BE REPLACED. UPDATED 12/01/14.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10653679November 9, 2014
ENGINE
MY CAR STARTED KNOCKING WHEN I TOOK IT TO A MECHANIC I WAS TOLD MY MOTOR WAS REBUILT AND NOW THE OIL PUMP IS FUNCTIONING PROPERLY SO ITS CAUSING MY MOTOR TO KNOCK. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10653727November 9, 2014
POWER TRAIN, FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
DELAYED ACCELERATION AND DELAYED DECELERATION. THROTTLE ALWAYS REACTS HALF-SECOND BEHIND PEDAL MOVEMENTS, CAUSING DIFFICULTY PULLING OUT FROM A STOP, AND SHIFTING GEARS, IN CAR WITH MANUAL TRANSMISSION. THIS CAUSES CAR TO STALL REGULARLY WHEN PULLING OUT IN FIRST GEAR, RISKING TRAFFIC ACCIDENT!THIS ABUSES THE CLUTCH AND WELL MAKE IT WHERE INCORRECTLY AND WILL REQUIRE CLUTCH REPLACEMENT LONGER SOONER THEN EXPECTED LIFETIME. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10653085November 6, 2014
STEERING, ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC)
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2014 NISSAN VERSA. WHILE DRIVING 45 MPH, THE VEHICLE VEERED FROM LEFT TO RIGHT. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER AND AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 5.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10653189November 6, 2014
SUSPENSION
WHEN PULLING OUT OF GARAGE HEARD LOUD BANG FROM RIGHT FRONT END. THOUGHT HAD RUN OVER SOMETHING IN GARAGE, BUT FOUND NOTHING AT THE TIME. DROVE SEVERAL HOURS ON HIGHWAY WITHOUT FURTHER INCIDENT UNTIL TURNED SHARP INTO DESTINATION DRIVEWAY AND HEARD A DEFINITE SUSPENSION "SPRING-LIKE" SOUND. DROVE AROUND THE BLOCK TURNING HARD, BUT SOUND DID NOT RECUR. SUBSEQUENTLY HEARD THE SAME SPRING SOUND INTERMITTENTLY, ESPECIALLY WHEN MAKING A HARD TURN. HAD PROBLEM EVALUATED BY NISSAN DEALER WHO SAID RIGHT FRONT COIL SPRING WAS BROKEN AND NEEDED REPLACED. SUBSEQUENTLY TOOK IN FOR ACTUAL REPAIR AND DEALER INSTEAD RECOMMENDED TO REPLACE BOTH FRONT COIL SPRINGS (BEST AS A PAIR), BOTH STRUTS (SINCE RIGHT ONE SEEPING SLIGHTLY), AND HAVE ALIGNED. TOTAL QUOTED COST ABOUT $750 FOR ALL REPAIRS. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10652917November 5, 2014
STRUCTURE:BODY, AIR BAGS
I TURNED OUT OF A PARKING LOT. MERGED INTO LANE HEADED TOWERED CLEVELAND AVE. I RAN THE RED LIGHT AND HIT A CAR. I HIT IT HEAD ON GOING 40 AND THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. I WAS ALSO 16 WEEKS PREGNANT AND HAD TO BE TAKE TO THE HOSPITAL FOR FURTHER EVALUATION. THE FRONT ON MY CAR WAS DAMAGED SO BAD TO THE POINT WHERE THE WHOLE FRONT OF THE CAR FRAME WAS BENT. THE POLICE SAID THAT THE IMPACT AND HOW MUCH DAMAGE WAS DONE MY AIRBAGS SHOULD HAVE DEPLOYED. BUT THEY DID NOT. *TR
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10652918November 5, 2014
AIR BAGS
I RAN THE RED LIGHT AND HIT A CAR GOING 40 MPH. THE CAR MAINTENANCE SAID THE IMPACT OF THE CAR THE AIRBAGS SHOULD HAVE DEPLOYED. I WAS 16 WEEKS PREGNANT. THE FRAME OF THE FRONT OF MY THE CAR WAS TOTALLY BENT. *TR
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10652413November 4, 2014
ENGINE, VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
LAST NIGHT SUDDENLY ON THE HIGHWAY I-95 IT LOST A POWER. TO BE MORE EXACT, IT SEEMED LIKE TRANSMISSION STUCK ON THE HIGH (4TH) GEAR. ON PARKING OR NEUTRAL GEAR POSITIONS WHEN I PRESS GAS PEDAL, ENGINE REACTS AND INCREASES RPMS, MAKES NOISE, ETC BUT WHEN ON THE DRIVE POSITION, IT BARELY MOVES, LIKE IF YOU TRY TO START FROM 4TH OR 5TH GEAR. THIS MORNING I BROUGHT IT TO THE AUTONATION PEMBROKE PINES NISSAN DEALERSHIP (PEMBROKE PINES, FL). AFTER INSPECTION THEY GAVE ME THE SUCH A SURPRISING CONCLUSION: PROBLEM WITH TAIL LIGHT CAUSED MIS-FUNCTIONING OF TRANSMISSION. AND THE TAILLIGHT WAS FUNCTIONING WELL, NOT DAMAGED. BUT THEY TOLD, HIS ELECTRIC RESISTANCE WAS WRONG. AFTER REPLACING THE TAIL LIGHT TRANSMISSION STARTED WORKING. IT'S REALLY VERY HARD TO BELIEVE, THAT MISFUNCTIONING (WRONG ELECTRICAL RESISTANCE) OF THE TAIL LIGHT CAN AFFECT THE PRIMARY FUNCTIONALITY OF THE VEHICLE, WHICH COULD REALLY CAUSE AN ACCIDENT AND INJURIES OR EVEN LOOS OF LIFE. IT WAS VERY FORTUNE FOR ME THAT I DISCOVERED THIS ISSUE WHEN I WAS TAKING AN EXIT RAMP I FOUND SIMILAR HISTORIES DESCRIBED HERE HTTP://FORUMS.NICOCLUB.COM/2013-NISSAN-SENTRA-TRANSMISSION-ISSUES-POWER-LOSS-T584502.HTML AND HERE HTTPS://ANSWERS.YAHOO.COM/QUESTION/INDEX?QID=20131125173224AAB6P8P. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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