Nissan Versa Complaints
3,327 consumer complaints on file.
- #10682397February 10, 2015SUSPENSION
I PURCHASED MY 2009 NISSAN VERSA HATCHBACK NEW AND HAS OWNED AND DRIVEN IT FOR THE PAST 5 TO 6 YEARS. ONE DAY I NOTICED MY CAR STARTED TO MAKE A STRANGE NOISE WHENEVER I MADE A LEFT OR A RIGHT TURN WITH MY CAR. THE NEXT MORNING I HEARD THE SAME STRANGE NOISE WHILE DRIVING TO WORK WHENEVER I HAD TO TURN THE STEERING WHEEL TO THE LEFT OR TO THE RIGHT. AFTER I PARKED MY CAR AT WORK AND WITH DAYLIGHT TO SEE, I EXAMINE MY CAR AND NOTICED THAT THE GAP BETWEEN MY FRONT DRIVER SIDE TIRE AND THE CHASSIS WAS MUCH SMALLER THAN THE OTHER 3 TIRES. I QUICKLY MADE AN APPOINTMENT TO HAVE A LOCAL MECHANIC LOOK AT MY CAR LATER ON THAT DAY. WITHIN 5 MINUTES AFTER THE MECHANIC ELEVATED MY CAR ON THE LIFT, HE FOUND AND SHOWED ME THAT THE FRONT DRIVER SIDE SPRING COIL HAD BROKEN IN HALF, WITH THE BOTTOM BROKEN HALF DANGLING DANGEROUSLY NEAR THE TIRE. FORTUNATELY, I WAS NOT DRIVING AT HIGHWAY SPEED (WAS DRIVING AT LESS THAN 40 MPH AROUND TOWN) WITH THIS BROKEN SPRING COIL OR THIS BROKEN SPRING COIL COULD HAVE PUNCTURED MY TIRE UNEXPECTEDLY AND RESULTED IN AN ACCIDENT. I WAS EXTREMELY UNHAPPY TO LEARN THAT THE LOCAL NISSAN DEALERSHIP IS AWARE OF THIS PROBLEM, BUT THERE IS NO RECALL ON THIS DEFECTIVE PART AND NISSAN IS THE ONLY ONE THAT SUPPLY THIS SPRING COIL PART FOR MY LOCAL MECHANIC TO REPLACE. TO BE SAFE, I HAD BOTH FRONT SPRING COILS REPLACED, COSTING ME $950 IN REPAIR WORK (INCL. REPLACING THE 2 FRONT STRUTS AND A WHEEL ALIGNMENT). I AM VERY DISAPPOINTED WITH NISSAN AND CAN NOT BELIEVE THAT I HAD TO REPLACE THE SPRING COIL AFTER JUST 54,000 MILES ON THE CAR AND DRIVING IT FOR LESS THAN 6 YEARS. HAVING OWN DIFFERENT CARS OVER THE PAST 25 YEARS, THIS IS THE FIRST TIME I EVER HAD TO REPLACE A SPRING COIL IN ANY CAR I'VE OWN. *TR
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #10682639February 10, 2015POWER TRAIN, VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 NISSAN VERSA. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 40 MPH AND DEPRESSING THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL, THE VEHICLE SHIFTED FROM DRIVE TO REVERSE. THE FAILURE RECURRED ON MULTIPLE OCCASIONS. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER WHO DIAGNOSED THAT THE TRANSMISSION SENSOR FAILED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 76,000.
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #10682644February 10, 2015STRUCTURE:FRAME AND MEMBERS:UNDERBODY SHIELDS, ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
A BRAND NEW CAR BOUGHT EARLY JANUARY 2009. IT HAS 60885 MILES WHEN INCIDENT OCCURRED. THE MUFFLER FALL DOWN AND BROKE AT FLANGE CONNECTION POINT. WENT TO NISSAN DEALER TO CHECK OUT AND EXAM THE PROBLEM. THEY INDICATE THAT A CORROSION FROM INSIDE THE MUFFLER PIPE HAS OCCURRED AND CAUSED THIS CRACKS, SO IT FALL DOWN. IT WAS CLEAR A POOR MANUFACTURING, OR DEFAULT IN MANUFACTURING THIS PART WAS THE REASON TO CAUSE THIS INCIDENT. DEALER OFFERED TO REPLACE IT WITH A NEW PART WITH COST UP TO $ 600, WHERE IT SUPPOSED TO BE FREE OF CHARGE. I WOULD TO CLAIM NISSAN US CORP. RESPONSIBILITY FOR THIS INCIDENT. THEY DID NOT MADE EARLY RECALL TO REPLACE THIS PART WHERE THEY KNEW THE PROBLEM. IT WAS CLEAR THAT THEY WAIT TO HAPPEN AT ANY TIME TO MAKE MORE PROFITS. THIS IT LOOKS LIKE AS A FRAUD. SUPPOSE CONTROVERSY, THIS MUFFLER FALL DOWN ON HIGH SPEED ROAD, IT MAY BE CAUSE, AND COULD BE, A DEADLY ACCIDENT. THEREFORE, I AM ASKING YOU PLEASE TO INVESTIGATE THIS PROBLEM WITH ALL NISSAN VEHICLES, AND DO WHAT IS NECESSARY TO PROTECT US FROM SUCH ACCIDENT, AND TO PROVIDE US WITH A SUITABLE COMPENSATION. THANK YOU. *TR
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #10681928February 7, 2015VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL, ENGINE
THERE IS A COOLANT SMELL COMING FROM THE ENGINE, NO NOTICEABLE SIGNS OF A LEAK . THE MAIN COOLANT TANK WAS FULL BUT THE OVERFLOW WAS EMPTY. DEALER SAID IT WAS A COMMON SMELL WITH NO FURTHER EXPLANATION. AFTER FILLING THE OVERFLOW, THE SMELL STILL PERSISTS. THE OVERFLOW LOSES ABOUT HALF A CUP PER MONTH. NO OVERHEAT OR COOLING PROBLEMS NOTICED. *JS
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #10680740February 2, 2015SUSPENSION, STEERING, SERVICE BRAKES
THE COIL SPRING BROKE ON THE PASSENGER SIDE OF THE CAR RIPPING INTO THE TIRE, WHILE I WAS DRIVING. THE CAR'S STEERING WAS IMMEDIATELY AFFECTED AND SO WERE THE BRAKES, SINCE THE BROKEN SPRING RIPPED THE BRAKE LINE. I BROKE DOWN IN AN UNDERPASS AND HAD TO CALL THE POLICE SINCE WE WERE PLACED IN A DANGEROUS SPOT WITH CARS SPEEDING BY. I DID NOT EXPECT THIS FOR A CAR THAT IS 6 YEARS OLD! FROM WHAT I HAVE READ SO FAR THIS SEEMS TO BE A PREVALENT PROBLEM WITH NISSAN VERSUS AND IT SEEMS THAT THE DEALERS ARE NOT TAKING ANY ACTION. *TR
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #10680544February 2, 2015SUSPENSION
I WENT TO CHECK THE TIRE PRESSURE ON MY WIFE'S VERSA WHILE IT WAS SITTING IN THE DRIVEWAY. UPON DOING SO, I NOTED THAT THE FRONT RIGHT COIL SPRING HAD BROKEN SOMEWHERE NEAR THE BOTTOM OF THE SPRING AND THE SHARP BROKEN END WAS LODGED TIGHTLY AGAINST THE TOP OF THE TIRE TREAD, DEPRESSING IT BY ABOUT HALF AN INCH. AMAZINGLY, IT HAD NOT YET BROKEN THE TIRE, INDICATING THAT WHENEVER THE BREAKAGE HAD OCCURRED, THE SPRING HAD ONLY RECENTLY BROKEN LOOSE AND IMPACTED THE TIRE. HAD I NOT NOTICED THE BROKEN SPRING AND HAD THE VEHICLE DRIVEN ANYWHERE, IT LIKELY WOULD HAVE RESULTED IN CATASTROPHIC DAMAGE TO THE TIRE OR WHEEL, POSSIBLY CAUSING A CRASH. I HAVE NOTED HUNDREDS OF COMPLAINTS ABOUT THIS EXACT ISSUE IN THIS DATABASE AND OTHER PLACES ON THE INTERNET (THE MAJORITY OF COMPLAINTS ABOUT VERSA'S SEEM TO BE RELATED TO COIL SPRINGS BREAKING). OUR LOCAL DEALERSHIP HAS AGREED THAT THERE IS LIKELY A SYSTEMIC PROBLEM SINCE THEY HAVE DONE MANY REPLACEMENTS OF THIS PART IN PARTICULAR, AND SHIPPED MANY REPLACEMENT PARTS ALL OVER NEW ENGLAND. THEY HAVE ALSO STATED THAT WITHOUT AN OFFICIAL RECALL, THE BEST THEY CAN DO IS TO REPLACE THE PART, AT OUR COST. THE PARTS THEMSELVES ARE NEARLY IMPOSSIBLE TO FIND AT THIS POINT, AND MANY CUSTOMERS HAVE HAD THEM REPLACED MULTIPLE TIMES, SUPPORTING MY BELIEF THAT THEY ARE DEFECTIVE. I REQUEST IMMEDIATE INVESTIGATION AND WOULD LIKE A RECALL CAMPAIGN INITIATED ASAP. THE FAILURE OF THIS SPRING IN A DRIVING SITUATION COULD/WOULD LIKELY CAUSE DAMAGE OF THE SORT THAT COULD LEAD TO SERIOUS INJURIES OR DEATHS, AND WE ARE SIMPLY LUCKY THAT OURS DID NOT. AS IT IS, WE WILL LIKELY NEED TO HAVE THE VEHICLE TOWED TO GET IT REPAIRED SAFELY. *TR
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #10680113January 31, 2015SERVICE BRAKES
ON JANUARY 26, 2015, I WAS TRAVELING ON THE HIGHWAY TO TAKE MY DAUGHTER TO SCHOOL WHEN A DRIVER AT LEAST 2 CAR DISTANCES IN FRONT OF ME CAME TO AN ABRUPT STOP WHICH CAUSED ME TO PUT ON MY BRAKES SO THAT I WILL HAVE ENOUGH TIME TO STOP AT A GOOD ENOUGH DISTANCE SO THAT I DO NOT HIT THEM. HOWEVER, AFTER DOING SO MY CAR KEPT SLIDING AND I WAS UNABLE TO DO ANYTHING AND THE CAR STILL HIT THE DRIVER IN FRONT OF ME. WE ALL LEFT THE SCENE IN AN AMBULANCE. I DO NOT KNOW THE STATUS OF THE OTHER DRIVER, BUT I AM SUFFERING FROM SEVERE BACK PAIN, SOME NECK PAIN AND I HAVE HEADACHES. THIS ISSUE NEEDS TO BE CHECKED BEFORE SOMEONE ENDS OF DYING. I AM GLAD THAT NO ONE WAS KILLED IN THIS ACCIDENT.
- Crash:
- Yes
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 2
- Deaths:
- 0
- #10680136January 31, 2015POWER TRAIN, FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
2012 NISSAN VERSA SV 4 DOOR SEDAN WITH CVT TRANSMISSION. VEHICLE IS JERKING WHEN TRYING TO ACCELERATE OVER 65 MPH. RPM GAUGE WILL BOUNCE FROM 3000-4000 WHILE THE VEHICLE IS SHUDDERING. THIS VEHICLE HAS HAD MANY COMPLAINTS ABOUT THE CVT TRANSMISSION SINCE 2007 AND NISSAN STILL HAS NOT DONE ANYTHING TO RESOLVE THE PROBLEM. A RECALL SHOULD BE ISSUED SINCE THIS IS A VERY DANGEROUS SITUATION ON THE HIGHWAY WHEN THE TRANSMISSION WILL FINALLY BREAKDOWN. I HOPE THAT THIS CAN BE FIXED AND NISSAN WILL OWN UP TO THE BAD WORKMANSHIP ON THE TRANSMISSION. I WILL CONTINUE TO POST AS THE TRANSMISSION GETS WORSE. THANK YOU! *TR
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #10680138January 31, 2015ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
FAILING INSPECTION 2 YEARS IN A ROW DUE TO NON-COMMUNICATING OBD SENSOR . FIRST YEAR NISSAN DEALERSHIP "FIXED THE PROBLEM. THIS YEAR A LOCAL SHOP FIXED IT AND STATED THAT MANY OF THE GROUNDS WERE LOOSE. THE SHOP WENT THOUGH ALL OF THE GROUNDS IN THE CAR. IN ORDER FOR THE OBD TO START COMMUNICATING AGAIN. THE MECHANIC WAS IN SPEAKING WITH A NISSAN DEALER AND THEY HINTED THAT THE CARS HAD PROBLEMS WITH THE GROUNDING BUT THEY WOULD SAY THE WHOLE STORY. THIS SHOULD BE ADDRESSED. *TR
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #10680056January 30, 2015STRUCTURE:BODY
I PURCHASED A NEW 2105 NISSAN VERSA 4DR. SEDAN IN JANUARY 2015. I BOUGHT A BASIC CAR, AS I DESIRE. THE CAR HAS NON-POWER WINDOWS AND NON-REMOTE OR POWER DOOR LOCKS. I DISCOVERED LATER THAT THE CAR DOES NOT HAVE ANY WAY ON THE PASSENGER SIDE TO ACCESS THE CAR IF THE DOORS ARE LOCKED. THERE IS NO KEYHOLE ON THE PASSENGER SIDE. THE LOCKED CAR CANNOT BE ACCESSED ON THE PASSENGER SIDE IN AN EMERGENCY (OR IF THE DRIVER'S SIDE IS BLOCKED SUCH AS BY A CAR PARKING TOO CLOSE OR AN OBJECT) . IN MY CASE, I HAVE TWO CHILDREN WHO RIDE IN THE BACK. WHAT MAKES THIS WORSE IS THE CAR HAS A CHILD SAFETY FEATURE THAT MAKES THE DOORS IMPOSSIBLE TO OPEN FROM THE INSIDE IF A BUTTON IS PUSHED IN THE DOOR JAMBS (BY A PARENT). IF THE FEATURE IS ENGAGED, A PERSON (PARENT) CANNOT GET ACCESS TO THE CAR EXCEPT THRU THE DRIVER'S DOOR WHICH MIGHT BE BLOCKED. THIS SET OF CIRCUMSTANCES RENDERS THE CAR INHERENTLY UNSAFE IN MY VIEW. NISSAN CUT A CORNER HERE TO SAVE MONEY AND HAS CAUSED THIS SAFETY CONCERN AS A RESULT. THIS CAR SHOULD BE CONSIDERED UNSAFE. *TR
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #10679101January 27, 2015POWER TRAIN
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 NISSAN VERSA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE VEHICLE WOULD JERK AND HESITATED BEFORE LOSING ACCELERATION. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER, WHO DIAGNOSED THAT THE TRANSMISSION WAS FAULTY AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE CONTACT WAS MADE AWARE THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER 12V032000 (POWER TRAIN). THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE EXPERIENCED THE SAME FAILURE LISTED IN THE RECALL. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 77,000.
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #10678719January 24, 2015STEERING
VEHICLE MOVES ABRUPTLY LEFT AND RIGHT WHEN THERE ARE NO GROOVES OR WIND AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS. IT'S VERY DANGEROUS AND CANNOT BE DRIVEN ON THE FREEWAY SAFELY. NISSAN TEST DROVE VEHICLE. ACKNOWLEDGED THE PROBLEM AND SAID THAT'S JUST HOW THE VEHICLE IS AND THERE IS NOTHING THEY CAN DO TO FIX IT. *TR
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #10676406January 19, 2015POWER TRAIN, VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
WHILE DRIVING ON THE FREE WAY RPM BEGAN TO REV EXTREMELY HIGH ABOUT 5000, CAR BEGAN TO JERK AND LOST SPEED WHILE I WAS PRESSING ON THE GAS. I HAD TO IMMEDIATELY CROSS SEVERAL LANES OF HEAVY TRAFFIC TO PULL TO A SHOULDER. THIS IS CONTINUING TO HAPPEN AND IT HAS HAPPENED WHILE DRIVING IN THE FOG WHERE A SUDDEN LOSS OF POWER COULD HAVE CAUSED THE SEMI TRUCK BEHIND ME TO COLLIDE WITH ME. *TR
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #10676449January 19, 2015ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
THIS MORNING, MY CAR WOULD NOT START. I USED A BATTERY CHARGER PACK, AND IT STARTED. HOWEVER, AFTER DRIVING 3 MILES TO THE LOCAL AUTO ZONE CAR STORE TO CONDUCT A FREE BATTERY AND ALTERNATOR TEST, THE CAR STALLED OUT. AFTER USING THE BATTERY PACK TO JUMP START IT AGAIN, THEIR BATTER/ALTERNATOR CHECK MACHINE CONCLUDED THAT IT WAS THE ALTERNATOR. IT IS 1/19/2015 AND THE CAR IS A MANUAL TRANSMISSION 2011 NISSAN VERSA WITH 33,000 MILES ON IT; THERE ARE NO MODIFICATIONS ON IT. I AM CONCERNED THAT THE ALTERNATOR HAS STOPPED WORKING AFTER ONLY 33,000 MILES WHEN THE AVERAGE LIFESPAN OF NISSAN FACTORY ALTERNATORS TEND TO LAST TO OVER 100,000 MILES. *TR
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #10676522January 19, 2015SUSPENSION
IN MAY 2014 THE LEFT FRONT SPRING IN OUR CAR BROKE. THE FOLLOWING AUGUST THE RIGHT FRONT SPRING ALSO BROKE. THE SPRINGS BROKE IN THE EXACT SAME PLACE. WE STILL HAVE THE BROKEN PARTS AND CAN SEND PICTURES IF REQUESTED. WE GOT NO HELP FROM OUT LOCAL NISSAN DEALERSHIP. THERE ARE OVER 100 OF THESE COMPLAINTS ALL OVER THE WEB. WE BELIEVE THESE SPRINGS ARE DEFECTIVE AND SHOULD BE COVERED UNDER WARRANTY. *TR
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #10671894January 12, 2015SUSPENSION, STEERING
RECENTLY, I SUBMITTED A SAFETY COMPLAINT HERE ABOUT A BROKEN COIL SPRING. AT ABOUT 39K MY RIGHT SPRING WENT AND WAS REPLACED BY A GENUINE NISSAN REPLACEMENT COIL SPRING. AT ABOUT 61K, MY LEFT SPRING BROKE. I ORDERED A REPLACEMENT FROM NISSAN AND WAS GOING TO REPLACE IT. UNFORTUNATELY, I NOTICED THAT THE ALREADY BROKEN SPRING HAD SNAPPED SOME MORE AND THE NEWLY REPLACED SPRING HAD SNAPPED AS WELL WHEN THE CAR WAS SIMPLY SITTING ON MY DRIVEWAY! THE NEW RIGHT SIDE SPRING ONLY LASTED ABOUT 22K MILES OR 15 MONTHS. BASICALLY, I HAVE EXPERIENCED 3 BROKEN COIL SPRINGS FROM NISSAN AFTER ONLY ABOUT 61K MILES OF DRIVING. I HAVE READ THE STORIES AT THE CARCOMPLAINTS WEBSITE AND MANY ARE SIMILAR TO MINE. PLEASE INVESTIGATE THIS PROBLEM BEFORE SOMEONE GETS SERIOUSLY HURT. *TR
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #10671956January 12, 2015POWER TRAIN, ENGINE, VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
I PURCHASED A 2012 NISSAN VERSA FROM A PRIVATE OWNER FOR MY GRANDSON TO DRIVE AT COLLEGE. A WEEK AFTER THE PURCHASE, MY GRANDSON WAS DRIVING ON I95 AT 55 MPH AND THE ENGINE STARTED TO SLOW DOWN. HE TRIED TO ACCELERATE, THE CAR CONTINUED TO SLOW DOWN WHILE MAKING A HORRIBLE SOUND LIKE IT WAS STUCK BETWEEN GEARS. HE COASTED TO THE NEAREST EXIT, PULLED ONTO THE SHOULDER AND TURNED THE CAR OFF. HE RESTARTED THE CAR AND WAS ABLE TO MAKE IT HOME. I TOOK THE CAR TO A NISSAN DEALER SINCE IT ONLY HAD 18,000 MILES AND IS UNDER WARRANTY. THEY WERE NOT ABLE TO DUPLICATE THE ISSUE BUT DID REPLACE A "SENSOR". TWO WEEKS LATER IT HAPPENED AGAIN AND NISSAN AGAIN REPLACED A "SENSOR". THE THIRD TIME, MY GRANDSON WAS DRIVING TO THE POCONOS AND JUST MADE IT TO THE LODGE BEFORE THE CAR SHUTDOWN COMPLETELY. WE HAD THE CAR TOWED TO THE NEAREST DEALER WHERE IT SITS TODAY. NISSAN IS DIRECTING ME TO CONTACT THE DISTRICT OFFICE. HOW MANY COMPLAINTS DO YOU NEED TO GET A RECALL? DOES SOMEONE NEED TO DIE BEFORE NISSAN DOES THE RIGHT THING? *TR
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #10671354January 9, 2015SEAT BELTS
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 NISSAN VERSA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FRONT PASSENGER SIDE SEAT BELT FAILED TO RETRACT OR UNBUCKLE. THE CONTACT HAD TO REMOVE THE BOLTS THAT CONNECTED THE SEAT BELTS TO THE SEAT IN ORDER TO RELEASE THE PASSENGER. ADDITIONALLY, THE AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED AFTER THE PASSENGER WAS RELEASED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 60,000.
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #10670829January 7, 2015SUSPENSION
FRONT PASSENGER SIDE SPRING SNAPPED PUNCTURING TIRE. *TR
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #10670038January 5, 2015SERVICE BRAKES, STEERING, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
TL* THE CONTACT OWNED A 2011 NISSAN VERSA. WHILE DRIVING 30 MPH, THE STEERING SEIZED AND THE BRAKES FAILED TO STOP THE VEHICLE. PRIOR TO THE FAILURE, THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS ACTIVATED, THE INTERIOR AND EXTERIOR LIGHTING FLASHED, AND THE DOORS LOCKED AND UNLOCKED. THE VEHICLE CRASHED INTO A POLE. THE DRIVER SUFFERED FROM BRUISES TO THE UPPER CHEST AND BURNED HANDS DUE TO THE AIR BAG DEPLOYMENT. THE PASSENGER SUSTAINED BRUISES TO THE CHEST AND WAIST AREA. MEDICAL ATTENTION WAS RECEIVED AT THE SCENE OF THE ACCIDENT. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED AND TOWED TO A REPAIR SHOP. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 1,100.
- Crash:
- Yes
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 2
- Deaths:
- 0