Nissan Versa Complaints (2007)

354 consumer complaints on file.

#10881342June 28, 2016
STRUCTURE:BODY, ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC), WHEELS
I HAVE A 2007 NISSAN SENTRA. SHORTLY AFTER BUYING IT THE TIRE PRESSURE SENSOR LIGHT CAME ON. I TOOK IT TO PEPP BOYS AND SPENT MONEY REPLACING THE SENSOR ON THE WHEEL. THE LIGHT HAS NEVER GONE OFF. ALL FOUR WINDOW SEALS HAVE COME LOOSE. THE AC HAS STOPPED WORKING. THE FAN WILL NOT WORK FOR A COUPLE OF DAYS AND THEN ALL OF THE SUDDEN I WILL TURN ON ON THE CAR AND IT WORK ONE MOMENT.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10863431May 5, 2016
SUSPENSION
I WAS DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 5-10 MPH ON A SLIGHT DOWNWARD SLOPE WHEN THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY MADE A LOUD NOISE, THE VEHICLE WAS JARRED, AND THE VEHICLE CAME TO AN ABRUPT STOP. AFTER EXITING THE VEHICLE, I FOUND THE FRONT PASSENGER TIRE HAD COME OFF FROM THE SUSPENSION, AND IT WAS MISALIGNED AND STICKING OUT AT AN ANGLE. IN ADDITION, THERE WERE SHATTERED PIECES OF VEHICLE PARTS ON THE GROUND. THE VEHICLE WAS RESTING ONLY ON THREE TIRES. LUCKILY THE VEHICLE STOPPED RATHER THAN ROLLING DOWN THE SLOPE AND COLLIDING WITH SEVERAL CARS AS WELL AS PEOPLE; HOWEVER, THE VEHICLE DID HAVE TO BE TOWED AS IT WAS NOT DRIVE-ABLE FOLLOWING THE INCIDENT. THE VEHICLE REQUIRED OVER $640 WORTH OF REPAIRS INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO THE CONTROL ARM, DRIVE AXLE AND SHAFT. SEVERAL MONTHS FOLLOWING THE INCIDENT, NISSAN OPENED A CAMPAIGN SPECIFICALLY FOR CORROSION OF THE FRONT COIL SPRINGS. THE VEHICLE HAD BEEN DRIVEN IN MICHIGAN FROM 2007 TO SUMMER 2012 WHERE THERE IS HEAVY SNOW AND SALT ON THE ROADS IN THE WINTER. FROM THE SUMMER 2012 TO NOW, THE VEHICLE HAS BEEN DRIVEN IN THE DC METRO AREA. I TOOK THE VEHICLE TO A NISSAN DEALERSHIP IN APRIL 2016 TO HAVE THE CAMPAIGN COMPLETED, WHICH WAS REPLACING THE FRONT COIL SPRINGS. UPON INSPECTION OF THE VEHICLE BY NISSAN, I WAS TOLD THAT NISSAN WAS UNABLE TO REPLACE SOLELY THE FRONT COIL SPRINGS BECAUSE THEY WERE UNABLE TO DISASSEMBLE OTHER PARTS NEEDED TO GET TO THE COIL SPRINGS DUE TO OTHER PARTS HAVING SIGNIFICANT DAMAGE FROM CORROSION (EX. STRUT, BEARING, MOUNT, ETC.). AS A RESULT, MULTIPLE PARTS (NOT JUST THE COIL SPRINGS) HAD TO BE REPLACED.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10861334April 25, 2016
AIR BAGS
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 NISSAN VERSA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE PASSENGER SIDE AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED AND FLICKERED ON AND OFF. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED NOR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 182,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10860257April 19, 2016
SUSPENSION
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 NISSAN VERSA. THE CONTACT RECEIVED A RECALL NOTIFICATION FOR THE SUSPENSION. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER FOR THE RECALL REPAIR APPOINTMENT AND A MECHANIC MADE A GENERAL STATEMENT THAT A FRONT END ALIGNMENT WAS NECESSARY BEFORE THE RECALL REPAIR WOULD BE COMPLETED. THE CONTACT WAS WAITING FOR A RESPONSE FROM THE MANUFACTURER TO DETERMINE THE SOLUTION TO REPAIR THE VEHICLE CONCERNING WHAT THE DEALER STATED. THE NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER WAS UNKNOWN. THE CONTACT WAS NOT EXPERIENCING A FAILURE. PARTS DISTRIBUTION DISCONNECT.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10853060April 2, 2016
SUSPENSION
IN 2014, MY VERSA'S RF COIL SPRING FRACTURED. A LARGE PIECE OF IT ACTUALLY DETACHED AND FELL ONTO THE ROAD AS THE CAR WAS BEING DRIVEN OUT OF MY DRIVEWAY. I TOOK IT TO A PRIVATE GARAGE AND THE SPRING AND STRUT WERE REPLACED. IN FALL OF 2015 I RECEIVED THE RECALL NOTICE REGARDING THIS ISSUE. IN JANUARY 2016, I TOOK THE CAR TO CAPITAL NISSAN IN WILMINGTON, NC, WHERE I NOW LIVE, AND I WAS TOLD THAT IN ORDER FOR THE RECALL TO BE COMPLETED, I WOULD NEED TO PURCHASE A NEW RF AND LF STRUT OUT OF POCKET BECAUSE THE EXISTING STRUTS ARE FUSED BY CORROSION TO THE MOUNTS. MOREOVER, I WAS TOLD BY THE NISSAN RECALL CENTER THAT I COULD NOT BE REIMBURSED FOR THE REPAIRS I ALREADY HAD COMPLETED UNTIL I HAD THE RECALL WORK COMPLETED. SO, I AM BEING HELD HOSTAGE BY NISSAN. THEY WON'T MAKE GOOD THE REPAIRS THAT THE RECALL FORCES THEM TO MAKE UNLESS I PAY THEM MORE MONEY AND THEY WON'T REIMBURSE ME FOR REPAIRS ALREADY MADE BY ME THAT WERE NECESSITATED BY THE DEFECT THAT LED TO THE RECALL. THIS DOES NOT SEEM RIGHT TO ME AND I AM APPEALING TO YOU FOR REDRESS. I HOPE YOU CAN HELP ME. I DON'T THINK YOUR RECALL WENT FAR ENOUGH, BY THE WAY. LATER IN THE SUMMER OF 2014, THE REPAIR FACILITY TO WHICH I HAD TAKEN THE VERSA FOR THE STRUT WAS INSPECTING MY CAR AND INFORMED ME THAT THE CROSSMEMBER FOR THE AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION, AS WELL AS THE LOWER RIGHT CONTROL ARM, WERE CORRODED TO THE POINT OF FAILURE AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. I COULDN'T BELIEVE THAT THE WORKMANSHIP ON THIS CAR COULD BE SO SHODDY THAT PARTS WOULD RUST OUT IN SUCH A WHOLESALE FASHION - NOT UNTIL I RECEIVED THE RECALL NOTICE. THAT REPAIR COST ME AN ADDITIONAL $1600 (ROUGHLY, EXCLUDING TAX). I CAN PROVIDE YOU WITH INVOICES FOR THESE REPAIRS, IF IT WILL HELP YOU UNDERSTAND THE PROBLEM AND PERHAPS TAKE A CLOSER LOOK AT OTHERS' CORROSION-RELATED TROUBLES WITH THE NISSAN VERSA.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10852737March 31, 2016
STRUCTURE:BODY, SUSPENSION
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 NISSAN VERSA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO BE SERVICED UNDER NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 15V573000 (SUSPENSION) WHEN THE DEALER FOUND A RUSTED MOUNT AND BOLT WHICH PREVENTED THE VEHICLE FROM BEING ABLE TO BE REPAIRED. THE DEALER DIAGNOSED THE RUSTED MOUNT AND BOLT NEEDED TO BE REPLACED IN ORDER FOR THE VEHICLE TO RECEIVE THE RECALL REPAIR. THE VEHICLE'S BOLT WAS NOT REPAIRED OR WAS THE RECALL REPAIR COMPLETED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 61,436.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10836331February 16, 2016
AIR BAGS
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 NISSAN VERRSA. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 25 MPH, THE AIR BAG WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED CONTINUOUSLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT BOTH THE FRONT DRIVER SIDE AIR BAG SPIRAL CABLE AND MODULE WOULD NEED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 106,800.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10824620February 6, 2016
AIR BAGS
PASSENGER AIRBAG WARNING LIGHT CONSTANTLY BLINKS. I DON'T KNOW IF THERE IS SOMETHING ACTUALLY WRONG OR IF IT IS GOING TO COST ME SEVERAL HUNDRED DOLLARS TO HAVE TO REPLACE A FUSE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10822800January 28, 2016
SUSPENSION
PULLING INTO DRIVEWAY HEARD A LOUD POP AND THE FRONT END WENT DOWN. FOUND THE FRONT PASSENGER SIDE TIRE FLAT AND A BROKEN SPRING ON THE GROUND BEHIND IT. WHEN THE DEALER WAS CALLED ABOUT COST TO FIX WE WERE TOLD IT IS UNDER RECALL. WE HAD NOT BEEN MADE AWARE OF THE RECALL AND THANKFULLY THIS DID NOT HAPPEN AT 70MPH SPEED. VERY CONCERNED FOR THOSE WHO ARE STILL DRIVING THESE UNAWARE OF THIS HAZARD.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10818770January 7, 2016
SUSPENSION
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 NISSAN VERSA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER UNDER A RECALL FOR THE CLOCK SPRING; HOWEVER, THE CROSS MOUNT FRACTURED WHILE ATTEMPTING TO RETRIEVE THE CLOCK SPRING DUE TO CORROSION. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE AND STATED THAT THEY WOULD NOT REPAIR THE VEHICLE. THE VIN WAS UNKNOWN. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 68,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10811674December 22, 2015
SERVICE BRAKES
REPORTING AN ISSUE WITH THE 2007 NISSAN VERSA INTERMITTENT BRAKE FAILURE. WHEN DRIVING ON DRY ROADS AND BRAKING HARD, THE BRAKE PEDAL WOULD GO TO THE FLOOR, THEN RECOVER ITSELF AND HAVE ADEQUATE PRESSURE WITHIN ABOUT A MINUTE. CAR HAS BEEN REGULARLY SERVICED SINCE PURCHASE, INCLUDING ANNUAL BRAKE SERVICE. THIS ISSUE HAS OCCURRED TWICE IN THE CAR'S LIFETIME - THE FIRST TIME, THE DRIVER WAS ABLE TO MANEUVER THE CAR OUT OF TRAFFIC WITHOUT ISSUE. FULL BRAKE SYSTEM WAS CHECKED OUT WITH NO ISSUES FOUND IN MASTER CYLINDER OR OTHER HYDRAULICS AND UNABLE TO REPEAT ISSUE. AFTER 1.5 YEARS, THE SECOND TIME THE ISSUE OCCURRED, THE DRIVER WAS IN STOP & GO RUSH HOUR TRAFFIC ON DRY ROADS AND WHEN HITTING THE BRAKES, THE BRAKE FAILURE CAUSED A COLLISION WITH ANOTHER VEHICLE WITH AIRBAG DEPLOYMENT. FULL BRAKE SYSTEM CHECK BY MULTIPLE SHOPS SHOWED NO ISSUE WITH BRAKE HYDRAULICS, AND AGAIN WAS UNABLE TO REPEAT THE ISSUE. BRAKE FLUID HAD BEEN RECENTLY EXCHANGED. OWNER HAS REQUESTED EVENT DATA RECORDER INFO PULL FROM NISSAN USA TO DETERMINE THAT BRAKE PEDAL WAS APPLIED AND CAR DID NOT SLOW DOWN - NISSAN USA STATING $600 FEE PLUS 1 MONTH LEAD TIME UNTIL SUCH DATA CAN BE PULLED FROM THE VEHICLE. NISSAN TECH HAS CONFIRMED THAT SUCH AN ISSUE HAS BEEN SEEN IN SOME VEHICLES, BUT CANNOT CONFIRM CAUSE, ONLY THAT REPLACEMENT OF A WORKING MASTER CYLINDER HAS FIXED THE PROBLEM, WHICH GOES AGAINST REASON OF REPLACING SOMETHING THAT IS FUNCTIONING UNDER STANDARD TEST CONDITIONS.
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10808441December 4, 2015
ENGINE, UNKNOWN OR OTHER
OVER THE COURSE OF THE LAST 3 YEARS, MY 110,000 MILE VERSA STALLS AND DOES NOT START, RANDOMLY. SOMETIMES IN DRIVEWAY, SOMETIMES STALL MID-DRIVE. SOMETIMES AFTER DRIVING HIGHWAY OR RESIDENTIAL FINE AFTER TURNING OFF, AND RETURNING IT WON'T START. SOMETIMES AFTER THIS IT WILL RESTART AFTER TAKING A BREAK AND THEN TRYING AGAIN A THIRD OR FOURTH TIME. YOU NEVER KNOW.4 MECHANIC SHOPS, INCLUDING NISSAN DEALERSHIP (TWICE) COULD NOT FIGURE IT OUT. NO DIAGNOSTIC IS CLEAR ON THE ISSUE. ONE MECHANIC FOUND A THEFT/SECURITY CODE COME UP, BUT BOTH SETS OF KEYS WORK AND BOTH REMOTE LOCKS WORK. I CALLED THE LOCK RESET PEOPLE AND THEY SAID IT SOUNDS MORE LIKE A COMPUTER PROBLEM. FRUSTRATING AND DANGEROUS. I DO ALL THE REQUIRED AND RECOMMENDED MAINTENANCE AND CHECKS. THIS IS BAD.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10806762November 25, 2015
AIR BAGS
TL* THE CONTACT OWNED A 2006 (N/A) NISSAN VERSA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT 55 MPH, THE CONTACT WAS INVOLVED IN A THREE VEHICLE CRASH. THE AIR BAG ON THE DRIVER SIDE DID NOT DEPLOY. THE CONTACT SUFFERED GLASS PARTICLES ENTERING THE FINGER, WHICH REQUIRED MEDICAL ATTENTION. IN ADDITION, FOUR PASSENGERS SUSTAINED UNKNOWN INJURIES AND THE DRIVER IN THE OTHER VEHICLE SUSTAINED FATAL INJURIES. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN. *DSY SEE ALSO ODI 10809473.
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
5
Deaths:
1
#10794950November 19, 2015
AIR BAGS
WITH THE CAR RUNNING, THE AIRBAG INDICATOR LIGHT COMES ON AND STAYS ON WHENEVER A PASSENGER SITS IN THE RIGHT FRONTSEAT AND STAYS ON AFTER THE PASSENGER EXITS THE VEHICLE. AFTER HAVING THE SENSOR RESET AT AN INDEPENDENT REPAIR COMPANY, THE SAME PROBLEM OCCURS THE NEXT TIME A PASSENGER SITS IN THE SEAT. THE SENSOR HAS BEEN RESET SEVERAL TIMES ALREADY,WITH THE PROBLEM REOCCURRING EACH TIME A PASSENGER SITS DOWN BEFORE A TRIP.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10790544November 16, 2015
SERVICE BRAKES
WAS TOLD EXCESSIVE RUST ON DRUMS WERE MAKING BRAKES SQUEAL IN REVERSE. BRAKES MAKE HARD RUBBING NOISE WHEN STOPPING IN A HURRY CITY STREETS. . DEALER SAID IF NOISE CONTINUES TO BOTHERED ME I WOULD HAVE TO HAVE DRUMS REPLACED.MY CAR IS JUST UNDER 20,000 MILES. IS IT REASONABLE THAT I PAY TO FIX THE PROBLEM? CAR HAS RARELY BEEN DRIVEN IN WINTER SALT/ CONDITIONS. VERY LOW MILEAGE FOR A CAR THIS AGE. ISN'T THIS CORROSION CONSIDERED EXCESSIVE WEAR?
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10789212November 9, 2015
SUSPENSION
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 NISSAN VERSA. WHILE DRIVING 50 MPH, THERE WAS A LOUD CLANKING SOUND COMING FROM THE FRONT DRIVER SIDE TIRE. THE CONTACT PULLED OVER AND NOTICED THE COIL SPRING ON THE GROUND UNDER THE FRONT DRIVER SIDE TIRE. THE CONTACT IMMEDIATELY PICKED THE SPRING UP AND DROVE THE VEHICLE TO A LOCAL MECHANIC WHO STATED THAT THE FRONT DRIVER AND PASSENGER SIDE COIL SPRINGS NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 15V573000 (SUSPENSION) AND CONTACTED THE MANUFACTURER TO BE REIMBURSED FOR THE REPAIRS, BUT THE CLAIM WAS DENIED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 115,537.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10782033October 14, 2015
POWER TRAIN, UNKNOWN OR OTHER
CVT TRANSMISSION. CAR WILL STOP WHILE IN DRIVE, WITH CAR ALREADY IN MOTION, AND NEED TO BE RESTARTED IN NEUTRAL. WHEN SHIFTED INTO REVERSE, CAR WILL NOT ACTUALLY GO IN REVERSE FOR SOME TIME AND GENERALLY NOT UNTIL THE GAS PEDAL IS MORE FIRMLY DEPRESSED AND THEN EVENTUALLY AFTER 30 SECONDS OR SO WILL FINALLY "LURCH" INTO REVERSE. THEN WHEN SHIFTING TO DRIVE, THE CAR WILL START TO GO AND THEN STALL OUT AGAIN, NEEDING TO BE RESTARTED IN NEUTRAL AGAIN. THE FACT THAT THESE INSTANCES OCCUR WITH THE CAR IN MOTION IS CONCERNING AND COULD LEAD TO ACCIDENTS. WE HAVE BEEN VERY FORTUNATE THUS FAR TO BE IN LIMITED TRAFFIC WHEN THESE INSTANCES HAVE OCCURRED BUT IS AN ONGOING ISSUE. TRIED TO RESEARCH TODAY AND FOUND THAT OTHERS HAVE ENCOUNTERED SIMILAR ISSUES.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10762665September 9, 2015
SUSPENSION
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 NISSAN VERSA. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 25 MPH, THE CONTACT HEARD A LOUD BANG COMING FROM THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO WOBBLE AND THERE WAS A RUBBING SOUND THAT WAS HEARD WHEN MAKING LEFT AND RIGHT TURNS. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE FRONT DRIVER'S SIDE COIL SPRING HAD FRACTURED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 44,500. THE CONSUMER STATED THE NISSAN OFFERED TO REPLACE BOTH FRONT SPRINGS AT NO CHARGE AND REIMBURSE THE AMOUNT FOR WHAT WAS ALREADY REPAIRED. UPDATED 2/1/2016*JS *CN
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10762063September 8, 2015
SUSPENSION
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 NISSAN VERSA. WHILE DRIVING 10 MPH, THE FRONT PASSENGER WHEEL DETACHED FROM THE VEHICLE WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC. THE TECHNICIAN DIAGNOSED THAT THE LOWER CONTROL ARM AND AXLE FRACTURED. AS A RESULT, BOTH NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 61,800. MA 10/29/2015 *CN
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10746605August 5, 2015
SUSPENSION
I OWN A 2007 NISSAN VERSA SL HATCHBACK. I AM THE SECOND OWNER. PURCHASED CAR WITH 78,000 MILES. CAR WAS PRE-INSPECTED BEFORE PURCHASE. MY CERTIFIED MASTER MECHANIC GAVE THE CAR VERY HIGH MARKS. AT AROUND THE 96450 MILEAGE MARK, I NOTICED A CREAKING SOUND WHEN TURNING STEERING WHEEL. MY MECHANIC INSPECTED IT AND DETERMINED MY LOWER RIGHT BALL JOINT NEEDED REPAIR. HE ALSO DETERMINED MY LEFT FRONT DRIVER COIL SPRING WAS BROKEN. I KEEP MY CAR IN VERY GOOD WORKING ORDER AND GENTLY DRIVE IT AROUND 10,000 MILES PER YEAR SINCE PURCHASING IT. NOT SURE WHY THESE TWO ITEMS MALFUNCTIONED. I HAVE NOTICED OTHER VERSA OWNERS ON THE INTERNET REPORTING SIMILAR PROBLEMS. THANKS FOR LOOKING INTO THIS.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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