Nissan Versa Complaints

3,327 consumer complaints on file.

#10615648July 23, 2014
SUSPENSION:FRONT
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 NISSAN VERSA. WHILE TURNING THE VEHICLE AT A LOW SPEED, THE CONTACT HEARD A LOUD NOISE NEAR THE STEERING COLUMN. THE NOISE WAS HEARD FOR SIX MONTHS. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE STRUT MOUNTS AND SPRING TUBS NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED AND THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 33,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10615272July 22, 2014
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
MY 2007 NISSAN VERSA 1.8L WOULD NOT ACCELERATE WILL DRIVING OUT OF THE PARKING GARAGE AT WORK I TRIED SO MANY TIMES ROLLING BACK DRIVING UP FINALLY A COWORKER CAME AND PUSHED IT UP ONCE TO THE NEXT LEVEL I TURNED THE CAR OFF ONCE BACK ON MY SERVICE LIGHT CAME ON I TOOK IT FOR THE CHECK AND IT WAS THE THROTTLE POSITION SENSOR ONCE I GOT THAT REPLACE THE AIR CONDITIONER QUIT AS WELL AS THE REAR DEFROSTER. UPON READING NUMEROUS FORUMS IT IS DETERMINED THIS HAPPENS TO 8/10 2007 VERSAS IT IS NOT SAFE TO HAVE NO WORKING DEFROSTER LET ALONE THE LACK OF ACCELERATION WHILE DRIVING NISSAN SHOULD TRULY INVESTIGATE THIS ISSUE FOR SAFETY PURPOSES. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10615314July 22, 2014
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
THE MUFFLER ON MY CAR HAS RUSTED AND BROKEN A CLEAN CUT. NISSAN SHOULD WARRANTY THIS. THEY CLAIM ITS FROM DRIVING SALTED ROADS BUT WHILE I WAS IN THE WAITING ROOM TWO OTHER CUSTOMERS WALKED IN WITH THE SAME PROBLEM. I BELIEVE THIS IS A WARRANTY ISSUE. THEY WANTED OVER $500 TO FIX THIS PROBLEM. I TOOK IT TO ANOTHER REPAIR SHOP TO HAVE THE SAME WORK DONE FOR ONLY $200. THEY HAVE TO NOW REPLACE MY MUFFLER AND FLANGE. THE REPAIR SHOP SAID IT LOOKS LIKE THEY USED BAD MATERIALS ON THE MUFFLER AND THAT THEY HAVE SERVICED MANY 2008-2011 VERSA'S THIS YEAR WITH THE EXACT SAME PROBLEM. IT BREAKS OFF RIGHT AT THE PART WHERE THE PIPE MEETS THE EXHAUST. THIS IS TERRIBLE. I AM A SINGLE MOTHER AND STRUGGLING AS IT IS TO GET BY WITHOUT HAVING TO WORRY ABOUT FAULTY OR POORLY MADE PRODUCTS. THEY SHOULD RECALL THE VEHICLES AND REPLACE THESE PROBLEMATIC PARTS. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10614957July 21, 2014
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2014 NISSAN VERSA. THE CONTACT WHILE DRIVING 45 MPH, HER FOOT BECAME STUCK PREVENTING HER FROM STOPPING THE VEHICLE. AS A RESULT, THE CONTACT CRASHED INTO THE REAR END OF ANOTHER VEHICLE. THE CONTACT SUSTAINED INJURIES TO THE RIGHT TOE AND SCRATCHES TO THE LEFT SHOULDER. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 70,000. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. UPDATED 08-20-14 *BF UPDATED 08/27/2014 *JS ... UPDATED 03/19/15*BF UPDATED 6/18/2015 *JS
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#10614866July 20, 2014
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM:MANIFOLD/HEADER/MUFFLER/TAIL PIPE
MY NISSAN VERSA 2009 MUFFLER SEEMS TO BE CORRODING OR RUSTING TOO QUICKLY. WE FIRST REPLACED PARTS OF THE MUFFLER A LITTLE OVER A YEAR AGO (IN 2013) AND NOW THE MUFFLER IS GOING BAD AGAIN. I HAVE SEEN OTHER 2009 VERSA OWNER COMPLAINTS ABOUT THE MUFFLERS ONLINE. I DO NOT KNOW IF THIS SHOULD BE A RECALL ISSUE DUE TO HAZARDOUS GASES THAT CAN LEAK INTO THE CABIN OR MUFFLERS THAT MAY FALL INTO THE ROAD. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10611053July 16, 2014
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
I AM WRITING TO SHARE WITH YOU A SAFETY CONCERN I HAVE WITH MY 2013 NISSAN VERSA. I AM VERY HAPPY WITH MY VEHICLE EXCEPT FOR ONE THING. THE VEHICLE ONLY HAVE ONE POINT OF ENTRY, THE DRIVER SIDE DOOR. THE MODEL THAT I HAVE IS THE BASIC MODEL WHERE KEYLESS ENTRY WAS NOT INCLUDE, WHICH IS FINE WITH ME. BUT WHEN I RECEIVED THE VEHICLE, I WENT TO LET MY WIFE IN AND FOUND THAT THERE WASN'T A KEY HOLE ON THE PASSENGER SIDE. THE ONLY WAY TO GET INTO THE VEHICLE WAS THROUGH THE DRIVER SIDE WITH A KEY. I WAS CONTENT WITH THAT, SEEING THAT I DID PURCHASE THE BASIC MODEL BUT THEN IT OCCURRED TO ME ONE DAY WHILE DRIVING IN A PARKING LOT TO FIND A PARKING SPACE. WHAT IF ANOTHER CAR PARKED VERY CLOSE TO ME ON THE DRIVER SIDE, SO CLOSE WHERE I CAN'T EVEN OPEN THE DOOR. HOW WILL I BE ABLE TO GET IN? I CAN'T GET IN ON THE PASSENGER SIDE BECAUSE THERE ISN'T A KEY ENTRY. I DON'T HAVE KEYLESS ENTRY TO UNLOCK THE DOORS. I CAN'T GO THRU THE TRUNK BECAUSE THE SEATS DO NOT FOLD DOWN. SO OTHER THAN GOING THROUGH THE ESTABLISHMENT TO TRY TO FIND THE OWNER OR HAVING THE POLICE COME WITH A SOLUTION OF A TOW TRUCK OR SOMETHING, THAT WOULD BE THE ONLY WAY. OR EVEN WORSE... THERE WOULDN'T BE A WAY TO LET MY KIDS INTO THE VEHICLE QUICKLY IF THERE SHOULD BE ANY DANGER COMING OUR WAY. OR GET SOMEONE HURT OR UNCONSCIOUS OUT OF THE VEHICLE. THAT SEEMS TO ME TO BE A BIG SAFETY CONCERN. I BELIEVE THAT THIS CONCERN SHOULD BE CONSIDERED FOR FUTURE MODELS AS SAFETY IS SOMETHING THAT MANY PEOPLE TAKE IN CONSIDERATION WHEN PURCHASING A VEHICLE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10610795July 15, 2014
AIR BAGS
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 NISSAN VERSA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 69 MPH, THE DRIVER LOST CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE AND CRASHED INTO A TREE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE AIR BAG POSSIBLY DEPLOYED INADVERTENTLY AND STARTLED THE DRIVER, LEADING TO THE CRASH. THE CRASH RESULTED IN ONE FATALITY AND TWO PASSENGERS SUSTAINED INJURIES THAT REQUIRED MEDICAL ATTENTION. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED OF THE INCIDENT. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS NOT AVAILABLE. ...UPDATED 11-24/14 *BF.....UPDATED 01/14/15 *BF UPDATED 01/15/15........UPDATED 04/08/15 *BF UPDATED 08/24/2017*CT SEE ALSO 10732470. *DSY *DT UPDATED 11/28/2018 *DT UPDATED 12/3/18*JB. *DT CONSUMER STATED AIRBAG CONTROL MODULE RELEASED TO CONSUMER IN OCT OF 2018. 'PARTS OF THIS DOCUMENT HAVE BEEN REDACTED TO PROTECT PERSONALLY IDENTIFIABLE INFORMATION PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6).' UPDATED 12/07/18*JB SEE ALSO ODI 10732470. 12/18/18*JB
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
2
Deaths:
1
#10610365July 14, 2014
STRUCTURE
SUNLIGHT CAME THRU RIGHT FRONT DOOR WINDOW. HITTING THE SPEEDOMETER/TACHOMETER AREA CAUSING TEMPORARY BLINDNESS IN DRIVER AT 60 MPH. SPEEDOMETER/TACHOMETER HAS A SMALL RING OF SHINY CHROME AROUND EACH. BOTH REFLECTED LIGHT TO THE DRIVERS EYES. FORTUNATELY NO ACCIDENT ACCORDED THIS HAS HAPPENED TWO TIMES SINCE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10610356July 14, 2014
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:ACCELERATOR PEDAL
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2014 NISSAN VERSA. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 30 MPH, THE CONTACT'S FOOT BECAME STUCK WHEN THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED. THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL WAS ENCASED IN PLASTIC AT THE TIME OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE RECURRED SEVERAL TIMES. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS DESIGNED IN THAT MANNER. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED AND THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 250. UPDATED 09/05/14*LJ UPDATED 12/3/2014 *JS
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10610393July 14, 2014
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM:MANIFOLD/HEADER/MUFFLER/TAIL PIPE
MUFFLER RUSTED THROUGH AND CRACKED THROUGH NORMAL DRIVING. I WAS LUCKY THAT THE PIECES DID NOT COME APART ON HIGHWAY AND CAUSE AN ACCIDENT. SEEMS LIKE A PRODUCT DEFECT THAT THE ONLY PART OF THE CAR UNDERCARRIAGE THAT RUSTED IS THE MUFFLER. HAD JUST HAD THE CAR SERVICED BY NISSAN WHO DID NOT EVER WARN ME THAT ANYTHING WAS OUT OF THE ORDINARY WITH THE MUFFLER. NOW I'M FORCED TO PAY ALMOST $600 FOR THE REPAIR. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10610082July 12, 2014
SUSPENSION
HEARD A CLUNK OF METAL FROM FRONT RIGHT. STOPPED THE CAR AND INSPECTED THE FRONT AND FOUND RIGHT FRONT SPRING HAD BROKEN. IF THE SPRING HAD FALLEN OFF THE PERCH THERE WOULD HAVE BEEN LOSS OF CONTROL! *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10609668July 10, 2014
SERVICE BRAKES, ENGINE
2 SEPARATE OCCASIONS THE ABS HAS FAILED TO FUNCTION AND HAS LOCKED THE WHEELS UP SOLID UNTIL THE PEDAL WAS RELEASED AND DEPRESSED AGAIN. ALSO THE AIR CONDITIONING WHEN ON MAKES CAR PULSE TO THE POINT THAT AT A STOP UNLESS YOU ARE FULL DEPRESSED ON BRAKE THE CAR WILL LURCH FORWARD AS COMPRESSOR KICKS ON. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10609214July 9, 2014
SUSPENSION
MY HUSBAND WAS BACKING OUR VERSA OUT OF THE DRIVEWAY WHEN HE HEARD A PIECE OF METAL HIT THE STREET AND THE FRONT PASSENGER SIDE OF THE VEHICLE SUNK DOWN. HE FOUND A U-SHAPED CHUNK OF METAL ON THE GROUND AFTER THE FRONT SUSPENSION COIL HAD CRACKED COMPLETELY CLEAN IN HALF. THE MECHANIC HAD TO REPLACE THE ENTIRE FRONT SUSPENSION SYSTEM AS IT APPEARED TO HAVE THE BEGINNINGS OF A CRACK IN THE COIL ON THE OTHER SIDE AS WELL. FORTUNATELY, IT DID NOT HAPPEN WHILE DRIVING AT ANY SPEED. THE MECHANIC SAID HE WAS SURPRISED THAT THE DEALER HAD THE PARTS IN STOCK, MAKING ME THINK THIS MIGHT BE A COMMON PROBLEM. I REPORTED THE PROBLEM TO NISSAN AS WELL. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10608863July 8, 2014
UNKNOWN OR OTHER, STRUCTURE:BODY:TRUNK LID
THERE IS NO TRUNK RELEASE INSIDE THE CAR'S CAB! NO BUTTON OR PULL LEVER ONLY WAY IN IS WITH THE KEY. WHAT IF A SMALL CHILD SHUT THE TRUNK AND WAS NOT ABLE TO COMPREHEND THE LEVER INSIDE THE TRUNK? VERY VERY DANGEROUS FOR ANYONE WHO MAY DRIVE THIS CAR EVEN A LOCKSMITH HAD TO COMPLETELY DISASSEMBLE THE BACK SEAT OF THE CAR TO GAIN ENTRY. THIS IS NO WAY ACCEPTABLE AND I WILL NEVER DRIVE/OWN ANY CAR THAT DOES NOT HAVE TRUNK SWITCH/BUTTON/LEVER EVER AGAIN! I CANNOT PUT IN WORDS HOW DISAPPOINTED I AM WITH THE PERSON WHO PASSED A VEHICLE WITH THE ONLY WAY INTO THE TRUNK IS WITH A KEY! THE CAR WAS RENTED FROM FOX RENTAL CAR FROM THE ORLANDO FL LOCATION PICTURES MAY BE PROVIDED UPON FORMAL REQUEST. UPON RETURNING THE CAR WE NOTIFIED THE MANAGER OF THAT LOCATION OF THIS ISSUE AS WELL. *JS
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10608289July 5, 2014
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
IMMEDIATELY UPON STARTUP, A LOUD RUMBLING NOISE SIMILAR TO AFTER MARKET EXHAUST WAS AUDIBLE AS WELL AS A STRONG VIBRATION DOWN THE CENTER LONG-AXIS OF THE CAR. I STEPPED OUT OF THE VEHICLE AND INSPECTED THE UNDERCARRIAGE TO FIND THAT THE FLANGE HAD ERODED AND THE MUFFLER WAS DANGEROUSLY LOOSE. NO RUST IS VISIBLE, AND THE UNDERCARRIAGE IS CLEAN, SO THIS IS NOT DUE TO INADEQUATE MAINTENANCE OR ROAD SALT. I HAVE FOUND HUNDREDS OF SIMILAR COMPLAINTS ONLINE WHERE SERVICE STATIONS AND REPAIR SHOPS HAVE COMMENTED THAT THERE IS A SERIOUS DESIGN FLAW IN THE VERSA MUFFLER, WHICH TYPICALLY FAILS BETWEEN 50-80K MILES. ALLOWING SUCH A FAILURE TO CONTINUE ON THE ROAD WITHOUT A RECALL MAY RESULT IN UNSAFE ROAD CONDITIONS FOR ALL DRIVERS; IF THE MUFFLER FALLS OFF, IT WILL BECOME AN OBSTACLE ON THE ROAD WHICH MAY IMPACT OTHER VEHICLES OR CAUSE DRIVERS TO SWERVE TO AVOID HITTING THE MATERIAL. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10608294July 5, 2014
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM, ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
MY EXHAUST STARTED TO MAKE A LOT OF NOISE WHEN I TURNED THE CAR ON, THE MUFFLER WAS RATTLING. WHEN I CHECKED UNDERNEATH THE CAR IT LOOKED LIKE THE MUFFLER HAD CAME LOOSE. I TOOK IT TO THE SHOP AND THEY SHOWED ME WHERE THE EXHAUST HAD RUSTED THROUGH AND IS DETACHED FROM THE MUFFLER. I RESEARCHED , THAT NISSAN VERSA EXHAUST SYSTEM IS KNOWN TO PER-MATURELY RUST, A LOT OF PEOPLE ARE HAVING TO REPLACE THE EXHAUST SYSTEM OR MUFFLER DUE TO CHEAP PARTS. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10608254July 4, 2014
SERVICE BRAKES
BRAKES MAKING HOLLOW NOISE WHEN COME TO STOP. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10608063July 3, 2014
WHEELS, TIRES
CAR TIRED KEEP DEFLATING EVERY 2-3 DAYS. THREE TIMES STUCK AT DIFFERENT PLACES UNABLE TO MOVE MY CAR, UNTIL MY HUSBAND GET THERE TO INFLATE THE TIRED. I HAVE BEING TOLD IS THE SENSOR VALVE FOR THE TIRE WHICH CONTROL THE TPMS SYSTEM. I CALL THE DEALER IN LAUREL AND THEY CHARGE 265.00 FOR THAT, BUT MANY OF THE SAME CAR, HAD THAT PROBLEM AND FILE A RECALL.THIS CAN CAUSE AN ACCIDENT. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10607698July 2, 2014
POWER TRAIN
TRANSMISSION FAILED AND NEEDS TO BE REPLACE. NISSAN REFUSES TO REPAIR SINCE THE CAR IS ONLY 7000 MILES OUTSIDE THE WARRANTY. THE 2007-2010 VERSA HAD THE SAME ISSUES AND WARRANTY WAS EXTENDED TO 120,000 MILES ITS THE SAME CAR SAME MODEL AND WAS TOLD BY NISSAN THAT THEY ARE UNABLE TO COVER REPAIRS SINCE I PURCHASE THE VEHICLE WITH A WARRANTY AT 60,000. WHEN ASK HOW LONG IS THE TRANSMISSION SUPPOSE TO LAST ON 2012 NISSAN VERSA THE ANSWER WAS " I DON'T KNOW THAT'S A RHETORICAL QUESTION." THE VERSUS ARE EXPERIENCING THE SAME ISSUES AND NISSAN REFUSES TO FIX OR PAY TO REPAIR A DEFECTED CAR. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10607804July 2, 2014
VISIBILITY/WIPER, EXTERIOR LIGHTING
I PURCHASED MY 2011 NISSAN VERSA 1.8 BASE MODEL HB AT THE END OF 2010, ALMOST 1 YEAR LATER MY VEHICLE BEGAN GIVING ME PROBLEMS: THE HEADLIGHT BULBS WERE BURNING OUT AFTER USING THE HIGH BEAMS FOR A SHORT PERIOD OF TIME. I'VE CHANGED MY BULBS OVER 10 TIMES SINCE I'VE HAD MY VEHICLE. THE NEXT ISSUE I HAVE IS THE WINDSHIELD/REAR WINDOW SPRAY PUMP, IT SUDDENLY STOPPED WORKING SO I CHECKED TO SEE IF IT WAS LOW ON LIQUID IT WAS I REFILLED BUT IT STILL WOULD NOT WORK, SO I TOOK THE CAR IN AT VACAVILLE NISSAN TO SEE IF THEY CAN FIND ANY LEAKS. NO LEAKS WERE FOUND. SO WHERE IS THE LIQUID GOING? ALL IN ALL I ASKED IF MY CAR WAS ON RECALL, THEY SAID NO! I GO THROUGH LIGHT BULBS ALMOST EVERY MONTH, AND ITS BAD THAT I HAVE TO PULL OVER INTO A GAS STATION EVERY TIME MY WINDSHIELD GETS DIRTY, THIS IS NOT FAIR TO ME AS TO WHY THIS IS HAPPENING! I THEN, WENT BACK TO NISSAN TO SEE HOW MUCH IT WOULD COST TO NOT ONLY DIAGNOSE THE ISSUE WITH MY HEADLIGHTS BUT TO PAY FOR AND INSTALL A NEW SPRAY PUMP. DIAGNOSE $250...I DON'T HAVE THAT KIND OF MONEY!, NEW SPRAY PUMP + INSTALLATION LABOR =$4500, REALLY?! *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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