Nissan Versa Complaints
3,327 consumer complaints on file.
- #11048665November 27, 2017UNKNOWN OR OTHER
VEHICLE CAUGHT ON FIRE WHILE DRIVING ON HIGHWAY AFTER REPAIR AT A NISSAN DEALER
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- Yes
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #11048666November 27, 2017AIR BAGS
TAKATA RECALL. DEALERSHIP IS CLAIMING CAR IS FIXED, BUT SAFECAR WEBSITE A WEEK LATER IS NOT SHOWING FIXED AND AUTOMAKER NISSAN IS SAYING PARTS AREN'T AVAILABLE YET.
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #11048670November 27, 2017AIR BAGS
TAKATA RECALL WE RECEIVED A RECALL NOTICE FOR THE TAKATA AIRBAGS. THE NOTICE STATES THAT THE PROBLEM WITH THE AIRBAGS COULD CAUSE INJURY OR DEATH. BUT THE PARTS ARE NOT AVAILABLE FOR REPLACEMENT UNTIL SPRING 2018! THIS IS COMPLETELY UNACCEPTABLE.
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #11048696November 27, 2017SERVICE BRAKES
THE NISSAN VERSA 2016 HAS A FAULTY BRAKE SYSTEM. I WAS IN MOTION DRIVING WITH ONGOING TRAFFIC I SAW THE TRAFFIC STOPPED I PRESSED THE BRAKES AND KEPT PRESSING BRAKES AND THE CAR DID NOT STOP. I COULD NOT GO LEFT OR RIGHT BECAUSE CARS WERE IN BOTH LANES. I HIT CAR IN FRONT. THE OFFICER VERIFIED THAT THE CAR WAS IN SPEED MOTION WITH NO SCREECHES OR MARK IN STREET. THE OFFICER STATED THAT MY CAR WAS IN NORMAL SPEED MOTION. THE AIR BAGS DEPLOYED AND MY SISTER AND I WERE INJURED. THE CAR I HIT PASSENGERS WAS OK. THIS ACCIDENT WAS CAUSED BY BRAKE FAILURE. I REPORTED THIS TO THE NISSAN CORPORATION.
- Crash:
- Yes
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 2
- Deaths:
- 0
- #11048723November 27, 2017AIR BAGS
TL* TAKATA RECALL. THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 NISSAN VERSA. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBERS: 16V349000 AND 17V449000 (AIR BAGS). THE PARTS TO DO THE REPAIR WERE UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE CONTACT CALLED NISSAN OF DOWNTOWN L.A. (635 W WASHINGTON) AND WAS INFORMED THAT THE PARTS WERE NOT AVAILABLE FOR THE RECALL REMEDY. THE MANUFACTURER STATED THAT PARTS WOULD NOT BECOME AVAILABLE UNTIL SPRING OF 2018. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. PARTS DISTRIBUTION DISCONNECT.
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #11048749November 27, 2017SUSPENSION
WE TOOK OUR NISSAN VERSA INTO TYNAN'S NISSAN (780 S HAVANA ST, AURORA, CO 80012) FOR THE RECALL ON THE COIL SPRINGS. AFTER THEY REPLACED THE COIL SPRINGS ON OUR LOW MILEAGE NISSAN VERSA, THE BALL JOINT ON THE PASSENGER SIDE FAILED WITHIN 10 MILES OF THEM REPLACING THE COIL SPRINGS FOR THE RECALL. WHEN THIS HAPPENED IT PUT MY AMANDA AND OUR CHILD IN DANGER. LUCKILY THEY ARE SAFE AND UNHARMED. JASON AT TYNAN'S NISSAN SERVICE DEPARTMENT INITIALLY APOLOGIZED AND SAID THEY WOULD TAKE CARE OF EVERYTHING AND GAVE US A LOANER VEHICLE, NOW 3 DAYS LATER THEY ARE TRYING CHANGING THEIR STORY AND TRYING TO MAKE US PAY FOR THE DAMAGE THEY CAUSED DURING THE RECALL REPAIR. THERE IS NO WAY THAT A PASSENGER SIDE BALL JOINT WOULD COINCIDENTALLY BREAK ON A LOW MILEAGE CAR IMMEDIATELY AFTER COIL SPRING REPLACEMENT UNLESS THEY DID SOMETHING WRONG TO THE VEHICLE TO CAUSE IT. TYNAN'S NISSAN IS EITHER NOT DOING THE RECALL REPAIRS PROPERLY, OR THEY PURPOSELY DAMAGED OUR CAR FOR THE PURPOSE OF TAKING OUR MONEY. EITHER WAY WE FEEL THEY SHOULD NO LONGER BE ALLOWED TO DO RECALL REPAIRS IF THEY CANNOT DO THEM WITHOUT CAUSING DAMAGES.
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #11048810November 27, 2017AIR BAGS, FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
TAKATA RECALL (NISSAN VERSA HATCHBACK) AIRBAG LIGHT WILL NOT TURN OFF IN CAR. THIS RELATES TO VEHICLE SAFETY FOR ANY PASSENGER IN FRONT SEAT OF CAR IN CASE OF AN ACCIDENT. HAVE HAD TO REPLACE SENSORS AND CATALYTIC CONVERTER ONCE AND HAVE BEEN TOLD RECENTLY I NEED THE MAJOR CATALYTIC CONVERTER REPLACED AGAIN. SOMETIMES AN UNUSUAL SMELL COMES FROM ENGINE WHEN I START CAR.
- Crash:
- Yes
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #11048808November 27, 2017UNKNOWN OR OTHER
WHEN ENGINE IS COLD AND THEN STARTED. AIR CONDITIONER MAKING METAL SCRAPING OR COMPRESSOR MAKING SCRATCHING SOUND. METAL AGAINST METAL
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #11048822November 27, 2017AIR BAGS
TAKATA RECALL
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #11048482November 26, 2017AIR BAGS
TAKATA INFLATORS: I HAVE BEEN NOTIFIED OF A RECALL. AIRBAG HAS NOT FAILED
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #11048517November 26, 2017AIR BAGS
THANKFULLY MY WIFE AND I HAVE NOT BEEN INVOLVED IN A TRAFFIC INCIDENT SINCE JULY 2016 AND SO HAVE NOT BEEN SUBJECTED TO POTENTIALLY DISASTROUS AFFECTS OF THE AIRBAG DISCHARGING METAL FRAGMENTS AFTER EXCESSIVE EXPOSURE TO HIGH HUMIDITY. FOR CONTEXT, WE LIVE IN NEW ORLEANS, AND I'M RELATIVELY SURE THERE ARE FEW PLACES MORE HUMID THAN NEW ORLEANS WITHIN THE UNITED STATES. AS SUCH, I WOULD CLASSIFY US AS BEING AT A HIGH RISK FOR ISSUES WITH OUR AIRBAGS. THAT BEING SAID, THE PASSENGER SIDE RECALL TOOK OVER 18 MONTHS TO BE RESOLVED, ALL THE WHILE, WE WERE TOLD TO NOT HAVE A PASSENGER IN THE FRONT PASSENGER SEAT FOR THE DURATION AND WERE NOT PROVIDED AN ALTERNATE VEHICLE TO DRIVE. WE PERSEVERED THROUGHOUT, BUT NOW ARE BEING TOLD THE DRIVER AIRBAG MAY ALSO BE FAULTY. I'M NOT SURE WHAT ALTERNATE SOLUTION THEY ARE ABLE TO PROVIDE AT THIS TIME BUT WE HAVE CERTAINLY NOT BEEN PROVIDED AN ALTERNATE VEHICLE TO DRIVE IN THE MEANTIME. WE HAVE BEEN TOLD PARTS ARE ANTICIPATED IN LATE Q1 OF 2018, BUT WE CERTAINLY WON'T BE HOLDING OUR BREATH AS THE PRIOR PART ETAS FELL FURTHER AND FURTHER BACK AS WE CHECKED IN WITH THE DEALERSHIP.
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #11048329November 25, 2017AIR BAGS
TAKATA RECALL, WE RECENTLY WERE TOLD ABOUT THE RECALL ON OUR NEW/ USED NISSAN VERSA. WE HAVE BEEN NOTIFIED THE PARTRS WILL NOT BE AVAILABLE UNTIL 2018 IN THE SPRING. ALSO WE WERE NOTIFIED THAT A RENTAL WAS AVAILABLE FREE OF CHAARGE FROM A GOVERNMENT LETTER. YET FRED MARTIN NISSAN TOLD US NO SUCH THING WAS AVAILABLE. THEN MY HUSBAND CALLED THEY SAID THERE WAS A RENTAL AVAILABLE BUT THAT WE WOULD HAVE TO LEAVE OUR CAR WITH THEM UNTIL SPRING TO BE FIXED AND THAT THERE WAS A MILLAGE LIMIT THAT WE COULD NOT PASS OR WE WOULD BE CHARGED. THISS IS RIDICULOUS I WOULD NEVER LEAVE MY CAR THAT I STILL OWE TEN GRAND ON AND TRUST THAT IT WOULD BE SAFE FOR MONTHS IN THERE PARKING LOT. SO WE ARE STUCKING DRIVING THE CAR WITH OUR KIDS KNOWING THAT WE COULD GET SEVERLY INJURED BECAUSE OF SOMETHING A COMPANY DID. IT IS SO WRONG THAT THEY ARE MAKING PEOPLE DRIVE THESE CARS STILL KNOWING THAT WE COULD BE HURT AND NOT GIVING US A REALISTIC OPTION TO GET OUR CAR FIXED IN A TIMELY MANNER.
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #11048252November 24, 2017AIR BAGS
PASSENGER AIR BAG LIGHT GOES ON SOMETIMES WHEN PASSENGER IS IN THE SEAT. IT SHOULD BE OFF INDICATES PASSENGER AIR BAG WILL NOT WORK. IT GOES OFF AFTER 2-3 MILES IT HAS BEEN HAPPENING ON AND OFF FOR A YEAR
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #11048269November 24, 2017AIR BAGS
TL* TAKATA RECALL. THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 NISSAN VERSA. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 17V449000 (AIR BAGS); HOWEVER, THE PARTS TO DO THE REPAIR WERE UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE DEALER (NISSAN OF VENICE, 700 U.S. 41 BYPASS, VENICE, FL 34285 (941) 485-1531) WAS CONTACTED AND CONFIRMED THAT THE PARTS WOULD NOT BE AVAILABLE UNTIL MARCH OF 2018. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE. THE CONTACT RECEIVED A POSTCARD FROM TK HOLDINGS, ALTERING HER THAT THEY FILED FOR BANKRUPTCY. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. VIN TOOL CONFIRMS PARTS NOT AVAILABLE.
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #11048283November 24, 2017AIR BAGS
TL* TAKATA RECALL. THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 NISSAN VERSA. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 17V449000 (AIR BAGS); HOWEVER, THE PARTS TO DO THE REPAIR WERE UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE CONTACT CALLED DENNIS DILLON NISSAN AT (208) 388-4400 (8727 W FAIRVIEW AVE, BOISE, ID 83704) WHERE IT WAS CONFIRMED THAT THE PARTS WERE NOT AVAILABLE FOR THE RECALL REMEDY. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. PARTS DISTRIBUTION DISCONNECT.
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #11048295November 24, 2017AIR BAGS, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
TIENE PROBLEMAS LOS AIE BAGS Y EL THROTTLER SE LE CAMBI Y AN AS SE QUEDA ACELERADO TRABAJANDO EN ALTA.
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #11047967November 22, 2017AIR BAGS
TL* TAKATA RECALL. THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 NISSAN VERSA. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBERS: 17V449000 (AIR BAGS) AND 16V349000 (AIR BAGS). THE PARTS FOR THE RECALL REPAIRS WERE UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIRS. THE CONTACT CALLED UNIVERSAL NISSAN (12785 SOUTH ORANGE BLOSSOM TRAIL, ORLANDO, FL 32837; 407-926-7000) WHO STATED THAT THE PARTS FOR THE REPAIRS WERE NOT AVAILABLE AND WOULD NOT BECOME AVAILABLE UNTIL JANUARY OF 2018. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. PARTS DISTRIBUTION DISCONNECT.
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #11048032November 22, 2017AIR BAGS
"TAKATA RECALL" AT THE END OF SEPTEMBER 2017, I RECEIVED A LETTER FROM NISSAN NORTH AMERICA STATING MY DRIVER SIDE AIRBAG IS ON A RECALL LIST AND THAT PARTS WOULD BE AVAILABLE SPRING 2018 AND I WOULD GET A SECOND LETTER WHEN THE PARTS ARE AVAILABLE. SO I WAS GIVEN AT RENTAL CAR SINCE THEY WERE OUT OF LOANER CARS AT FRED ANDERSON NISSAN OF RALEIGH, NC. WHICH IS GOOD. TWO WEEKS AGO I GOT A CALL FROM THE PARTS DEPT. OF FRED ANDERSON STATING THAT MY DRIVER SIDE AIRBAG PART IS IN AND I SHOULD COME FOR A REPAIR, SO I ASKED IF THEY HAD AN OFFICIAL LETTER FROM NISSAN NORTH AMERICA, BECAUSE I HAD NOT RECEIVED THE SECOND LETTER NOTIFYING ME OF THE PART BEING AVAILABLE. I ASKED HIM WHAT BRAND AND HE (ALEX) SAID TAKATA AND IT WAS A LIMITED SUPPLY. NOW THAT COMPANY AND ALL ITS HOLDINGS HAVE GONE BANKRUPT. I SAID I WOULD CALL HIM BACK. THEN I RECEIVED AN EMAIL FROM THEIR INTERNET SALES PERSON CHAD SUSAN STATING THAT I SHOULD BRING MY CAR IN AND TRADE IT IN FOR A NEW CAR, SINCE THE RECALL PART WILL NOT BE AVAILABLE UNTIL SPRING 2018, THEY WOULD TAKE MY CAR NOW IF I WANTED TO TRADE IT IN FOR A NEW CAR. HMMMM SAME DEALERSHIP. THEN I GOT A CALL FROM LAUREN FROM SERVICE STATING THE DRIVER SIDE AIRBAG RECALL PART IS IN. SO I CALLED NISSAN NORTH AMERICA CONSUMER AFFAIRS ON 11/10/17 ANS SPOKE TO BRIDGETTE AND SHE SAID THE RECALL PART IS NOT IN AND WAS NOT AWARE OF ANY LIMITED SUPPLY OF AIRBAGS FOR THE DRIVER SIDE RECALL. SHE SAID SHE WOULD OPEN A CLAIM AND A CLAIM REP,. WOULD CALL FROM A 615 NUMBER. SO I GOT A CALL FROM JACCO FROM NISSAN NORTH AMERICA CLAIMS WHO STATED THAT HE SPOKE TO THE SERVICE MANAGER AND SERVICE DIRECTOR AND THEY HAD A LIMITED SUPPLY OF THE AIRBAGS. SO I ASKED JACCO TO SEND ME A LETTER OR AN EMAIL STATING THAT THEY INDEED HAVE A LIMITED SUPPLY OF AIRBAGS FOR THE RECALL PART AND HE SAID HE COULD NOT DO THAT. THIS IS ALARMING!!!!!! EVEN IF TAKATA!
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #11048037November 22, 2017AIR BAGS
TAKATA RECALL: I GOT THIS RECALL INFORMATION FROM TK HOLDINGS ABOUT THE AIRBAG RECALL AND WHEN I AM CONTACTING MY DEALERSHIP IT SAYS ITS NOT AVAILABLE UNTIL SPRING 2018. WHEN CAN THIS BE REPLACED AT THE EARLIEST AND WHY THIS DELAY IS OCCURRING AT THE FIRST PLACE.
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #11048081November 22, 2017AIR BAGS
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 NISSAN VERSA. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 25 MPH AND MAKING A TURN, THE CONTACT ACCIDENTALLY DEPRESSED THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL AND CRASHED INTO A PALM TREE. THE AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY. THE DRIVER WAS ABLE TO DRIVE THE VEHICLE. THERE WERE NO INJURIES. A POLICE REPORT WAS NOT FILED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC AND THE BODY DAMAGE WAS REPAIRED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO A DEALER. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE AND VIN WERE UNKNOWN.
- Crash:
- Yes
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0