Nissan Versa Complaints

3,327 consumer complaints on file.

#10452575March 21, 2012
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM
EXHAUST SYSTEM RUSTED CLEAR THROUGH AT FLANGE BETWEEN PIPE AND MUFFLER. THIS IS FAR TOO SOON FOR A CAR THAT HAS LESS THAN 50000 MILES ON IT. *JS
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10451509March 13, 2012
WHEELS, POWER TRAIN
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 NISSAN VERSA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED WHEN SHE NOTICED THAT THE FRONT PASSENGER TIRE WAS FLAT. THE FAILURE RECURRED REPEATEDLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER AND THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE TIRE MUST HAVE BEEN LEAKING. THE CONTACT EVENTUALLY REPLACED THE TIRES AND THE FAILURE PERSISTED. THE CONTACT EXAMINED THE VEHICLE HERSELF AND NOTICED THAT THE MONITORING VALVE FOR THE TIRE PRESSURE MONITORING SYSTEM WAS DEFECTIVE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO BE REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE CONTACT ALSO STATED THAT THE VEHICLE STALLED WHILE ACCELERATING UP HILLS AND WOULD OCCASIONALLY ROLL BACKWARD. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER AND THE TRANSMISSION WAS REPLACED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 5,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10451320March 12, 2012
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, POWER TRAIN
REPLACED THE CONTINUOUSLY VARIABLE TRANSMISSION ON 09/13/2011 AT 92524 MILES. APPROXIMATELY 2 WEEKS LATER MY DAUGHTER WAS DRIVING VEHICLE AND THE CAR STALLED. THE CAR WILL RUN BUT WHEN PUT IT IN GEAR IT WILL NOT GO ANYWHERE OR REV UP. THIS CAR HAS BEEN TO THREE MECHANICS INCLUDING NISSAN DEALERSHIP AND THE PROBLEM CANNOT BE FOUND. NUMEROUS PARTS WERE CHANGED OUT BUT DID NOT SOLVE THE PROBLEM. SOMETIMES IT WILL DRIVE FOR A SHORT DISTANCE (LESS THAN A BLOCK) AND THEN WILL BE UNMOVEABLE AGAIN. THIS CAR HAS BEEN UNDRIVABLE SINCE SEPTEMBER 2011. THEY ARE A HAZARD ON THE HIGHWAY DUE TO THE FACT YOU NEVER KNOW WHEN THEY ARE GOING TO SHUT DOWN. ALSO WE ARE PAYING FOR A CAR THAT IS UNDRIVABLE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10450755March 8, 2012
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
EXHAUST SYSTEM FAILURE. THE MUFFLER BROKE OFF AT THE FLANGE THAT CONECTS IT TO THE REST OF THE EXHAUST PIPE, THIS WAS A FAILURE OF THE PIPE ITSELF. THE CAR HAS NO OTHER SIGNS OF RUST OR BREAKDOWN, BUT THE PIPE JUST SEVERED AT THE POINT WHERE IT ATTACHES TO CONNECTING FLANGE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10449911March 1, 2012
STRUCTURE:BODY:DOOR
MY VERSA INTERIOR DOOR PANELS ARE COMING APART AND I HAVE ALREADY HAD ONE REPLACED BUT IT DID IT AGAIN AND NOW ALL OF THE DOORS ARE DOING IT. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10449910March 1, 2012
SUSPENSION, POWER TRAIN
I HAVE A 2009 NISSAN VERSA THAT I HAD BEEN HEARING POPPING WHEN I TURNED SO I HAD TO REPLACE THE CV AXEL AND NOW I AM HAVING TO REPLACE THE BALL JOINT BUSHING BECAUSE THAT IS WHAT CAUSED MY CV AXEL TO START TO GO NOW I HEAR A GRINDING AND THE CAR HAS 63000 MILES ON IT. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10449555February 28, 2012
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
THERE SEEMS TO BE A PROBLEM STARTING MY 2007 NISSAN VERSA (CVT) IN THE MORNINGS. DOESN'T HAPPEN EVERY TIME BUT WHEN YOU GO TO START IT COLD THE CAR WILL NOT START AND SOMETIMES TAKES UP TO 30 SECONDS TO START. OTHER TIMES YOU CAN BE DRIVING AT AROUND 25 MPH AND THEN THE CAR HESITATES AND THE SPEEDOMETER DROPS TO ZERO AND THE CARE HESITATES FOR ABOUT 3-4 SECONDS AND THEN PICKS BACK UP. I TOOK TO ABQ RELIABLE NISSAN AND THEY SAY THEY CANNOT DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM BUT I CAN SEE BY THE NISSAN FORUMS THAT I'M NOT THE ONLY ONE WITH THIS PROBLEM. IT'S NOT SAFE (CAR HESITATING IN TRAFFIC) AND NOT STARTING IS A MAJOR PROBLEM. SHOULD HAVE BOUGHT THE HONDA FIT! *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10448525February 20, 2012
TIRES, TIRES:TREAD/BELT
TIRES WORE OUT AND WERE BALD AT APPROX 24,500 MILES. PRODUCT CAME NEW ON NEW VEHICLE 2009 NISSAN VERSA. TIRE MANUFACTURE DENIED WARRANTY COVERING WEAR/TREAD EVEN THOUGH TIRES ARE SOLD WITH 60,000 MILE OR 6 YEAR WARRANTY. TIRES WERE ROTATED/BALANCED IN ACCORDANCE WITH REGULAR MAINTENANCE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10447135February 8, 2012
AIR BAGS
I WAS DRIVING ON FLORIDA TURNPIKE SOUTH BY EXIT 54 WHILE RAINING REALLY HARD, THE LANE I WAS HAD BRAND NEW ASPHALT AND MY CAR HYDROPLANNED AND HIT THE WALL REALLY HARD BY IT SELF THE SPUN AND HIT ANOTHER CAR HARD AT 40MPH THEN OTHER CARS HIT I HAD A TOTAL LOST AND MY AIRBAGS DID NOT WORK AT ALL. I AM 20 YEARS OLD MY DAUGHTER IS 4 I WAS COMING BACK FROM COLLEGE THANKS TO GOD MY DAUGHTER WASN'T IN THE CAR AND NOTHING HAPPENEND WITH US. *TR
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#10446928February 6, 2012
SUSPENSION, STEERING, POWER TRAIN
1ST...AFTER 25K MILES THE CAR BEGAN TO SHIFT ON ITS OWN IRREGULARLY, FINALLY AT 45K IT WAS NOTICED THAT THE CVT WAS NOT WORKING PROPERLY. IT WAS REPLACED UNDER WARRANTY, EVEN THOUGH IT WAS COVERED IT ACTUALLY COST ME 1,800 FOR AN EXTENDED WARRANTY. SECOND PROBLEM WAS A THUMPING NOISE AS I WENT OVER A BUMP IN THE FRONT END THAT WAS DIAGNOSED AS DAMAGED STRUTS AND THE SUB FRAME LINKS, THIS WAS NOT COVERED BY WARRANTY, AND WE ARE STUCK WITH THIS ONGOING FAULTY PROBLEM. IT IS GREATER THAN 4,000 TO FIX. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10444816January 22, 2012
STEERING, ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC), ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
WE HAD JUST GONE THROW THE SUNPASS LANE ON I-275 N. MY WIFE WAS DRIVING AND SHE STARTED TO PUSH ON THE GAS PEDAL AND THE ENGINE DIE (TEN FEET OUT OF THE TOLL BOOTH). SHE TRIED 3 TIMES TO START THE CAR MOTOR AND EACH TIME IT STARTED AND THEN STOPPED. I JUMPED OUT OF THE CAR TO PUSH THE CAR ACROSS 4 LANES OF TRAFFIC (LUCKY IT WAS 11:00PM) AND THERE WAS NOT A LOT OF TRAFFIC. WE HAD TO HAVE THE CAR TOWED TO OUR GARAGE. THEY (HUMMEL TIRE & AUTO, REG.#: MV-66432) WAS TOLD MY NISSAN (CROWN) THAT THEY KNEW ABOUT THIS PROBLEM AND HAD A NEW IMPROVED A/C COMPRESSOR (926001U60A,081468/251G. (THE DASH BROAD LIGHT "PS") WE WAS VERY LUCKY THAT WE DID NOT GET HIT THE REAR, BECAUSE WE COULD NOT MOVE. I HAD MY WIFE, MOTHER(83), AND MYSELF (58). NISSAN SHOULD HAVE A RECALL ON THIS PART, BEFORE ANYONE DIES. THE DASH BROAD LIGHT "PS" ELECTRIC POWER STEERING SYSTEMS. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10444825January 22, 2012
STRUCTURE:FRAME AND MEMBERS:UNDERBODY SHIELDS, SUSPENSION
THERE IS A CLUNKING NOISE COMING FROM THE FRONT END, AS ONE ROLLS OVER A SPEED BUMP AT SLOW SPEED OR ENTERS A DRIVEWAY. THE NOISE BEGAN AFTER 20,000 MILES AND HAS WORSENED ( NOW HAS 65,000). AFTER NISSAN INSPECTED THE CAR IT WAS NOTED THE SUB-FRAME LINKS AND STRUTS WITH STRUT MOUNT ASSEMBLY ARE FAULTY. NISSAN FORUMS ARE FULL OF COMPLAINTS REGARDING THE SAME PROBLEM. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10444026January 17, 2012
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 NISSAN VERSA. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 40 MPH THE CONTACT HEARD A LOUD BANGING NOISE ON THE MUFFLER. THE CONTACT EXIT THE VEHICLE, INSPECTED THE MUFFLER AND NOTICED THAT IT HAD SEPARATED FROM THE PIPE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER NOR WAS IT REPAIRED. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 80,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10443746January 13, 2012
SUSPENSION
DRIVER'S SIDE FRONT COIL SPRING FAILED WHILE SITTING AT A STOPLIGHT. FORTUNATELY NOT DRIVING IN TRAFFIC AT THE TIME. NO REASON GIVEN FOR FAILURE, VEHICLE ALWAYS KEPT ON PAVED ROADS <43K MILES. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10443435January 11, 2012
SEATS
TL* THE CONTACT OWNED A 2009 NISSAN VERSA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 33 MPH, ANOTHER VEHICLE TRAVELING APPROXIMATELY 60 MPH CRASHED INTO HER VEHICLE HEAD ON. AS A RESULT, THE REAR PASSENGER SEAT BECAME UNBOLTED FROM THE FLOOR AND THE SEAT BELT SLICED THROUGH THE PASSENGER SEATED IN THAT SEAT. THE DRIVER ALSO SUFFERED SERIOUS INJURIES. THE DRIVER AND PASSENGER WERE TAKEN TO A HOSPITAL TO TREAT THEIR SERIOUS INJURIES. THE VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED AND TOWED TO AN INSURANCE LOT. THE MANUFACTURER EXAMINED THE VEHICLE AND STATED THAT THE FAILURE WAS THE RESULT OF THE HIGH SPEED CRASH. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 3,000. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE.
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
2
Deaths:
0
#10442886January 9, 2012
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 NISSAN VERSA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE KEY WAS UNABLE TO BE REMOVED FROM THE IGNITION. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING WHERE THE TECHNICIANS WERE UNABLE TO DUPLICATE THE FAILURE. THE TECHNICIAN DID HOWEVER ADVISED THE CONTACT THAT THE GEAR SHIFTER COULD POSSIBLY HAVE BEEN MOVING SLIGHTLY INTO REVERSE WHILE PARKED, INTERFERING WITH THE REMOVAL OF THE KEY. THE CONTACT WAS UNAWARE OF THE SPECIFIC REPAIRS THAT WOULD BE PERFORMED TO THE VEHICLE BUT SHE BELIEVED A PLASTIC PIECE IN THE GEAR SHIFTER ASSEMBLY WOULD BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 350. UPDATED 02/15/12*LJ THE CONSUMER STATED THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. 02/17/12
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10442473January 5, 2012
POWER TRAIN
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 NISSAN VERSA. THE CONTACT STATED THE GEAR WAS NOT LOCKING IN PARK TIGHT ENOUGH; THEREFORE, IT BEGAN TO SHIFT INTO OTHER GEARS WHETHER THE KEY WAS IS IN THE IGNITION OR NOT. THE KEY ALSO COULD NOT BE REMOVED FROM THE IGNITION WHEN THE ENGINE WAS TURNED OFF OR ON. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER PREVIOUSLY FOR TWENTY DAYS WHERE THEY INSPECTED THE FAILURE AND REPLACED THE SHIFT ASSEMBLY; HOWEVER, THE FAILURE CONTINUED TO OCCUR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED AND THE CONTACT REQUESTED THEY BUY THE VEHICLE BACK BUT THE MANUFACTURER REFUSED AND OFFERED NO ASSISTANCE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 1,037 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 1, 217.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10441715December 30, 2011
TIRES:PRESSURE MONITORING AND REGULATING SYSTEMS
THE LOW TIRE PRESSURE LIGHT CAME ON AND WHEN I CHECKED I FOUND A TIRE THAT WAS DOWN 15LBS. I DROPPED IT OFF AT THE DEALER WHO SAID THE TPMS UNIT WAS CRACKED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED FOR $218. THE TIRE ONLY HAS 8,000 MILES ON IT. WILL I HAVE TO REPLACE THE OTHER THREE SENSORS? *KB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10441349December 27, 2011
AIR BAGS, SEAT BELTS
MY CAR SEAT BELTS ARE NOT WORKING PROPERLY ON THE PASSENGER SIDE AND MY AIR BAGS WARNING LIGHTS ARE FLASHING. I CONTACTED NISSAN NORTH AMERICA AND ASKED THEM ABOUT ANY RECALLS FOR THIS CAR AND THEY SAID NO. HOWEVER, I WENT ON -LINE TO SEVERAL WEBSITES, SUCH AS WWW.INTERNETAUTOGUIDE.COM AND FOUND THAT THEY ARE RECALLS ON MY 2007 NISSAN VERSA 4DOOR HATCHBACK SINCE JUNE 18, 2007 DUE TO A MANUFACTURING PROCESS WITH REGARDS TO THE TERMINALS FOR THE PASSENGER SIDE SEAT BELT TENSION SENSOR HARNESS CONNECTOR WHICH RESULTS IN A LOSS OF ELECTRICAL CONTINUITY CAUSING THE OCCUPANT DETECTION SYSTEM TO BECOME INOPERATIVE. THE CONSEQUENCE: IF THIS OCCURS, THE AIR BAGS WARNING LIGHT WILL COME ON THE PASSENGER SIDE FRONTAL AIR BAG WILL BE SUPPRESSED. PLEASE ADVISE. ADDITIONALLY, I PURCHASED THE CAR NEW JULY 20, 2007 AND WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THIS. THE RECALL ID#64288 AFFECTED UNIT 16309. [XXX] INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10440217December 16, 2011
VISIBILITY
THE SUN VISORS (L AND R) WILL NOT STAY UP ON THE HOOK, THEY FALL DOWN. PARTIALLY BLOCKING FORWARD VIEW. NEITHER VISOR WILL HOLD AT ANY POSITION, INCLUDING STORED. THEY CONTINUE TO DROP DOWN. I AM PRESENTLY USING VELCRO TO SECURE THE VISORS IN A STORED OR UP POSITION. THERE IA NO APPARENT MEANS OF ADJUSTMENT, AND THE DEALERS WANT $200 PLUS TO FIX. I HAVE NEVER HAD AN AUTOMOBILE HAVE THIS PROBLEM WITH THE SUN VISORS, AND I HAVE OWNED AT LEAST 11 CARS SINCE 1956. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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