Nissan Versa Complaints

194 consumer complaints on file.

#11614104September 11, 2024
POWER TRAIN
After four months of driving without incident, all of a sudden, the car repeatedly stalled. When I restarted the car, no matter how much I pushed on the gas pedal, it wouldn't accelerate. At one point, I had the gas pedal to the floor, but the rpm indicator stayed very low and the car was only able to go around 30 mph. It was clear the car couldn't be driven safely, so we had it towed to the dealer, and the dealer said he couldn't replicate the problem, but the dealer has recently had a lot of problems, so I wouldn't take them at their word.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11613937September 11, 2024
POWER TRAIN, VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL, ENGINE
I just purchased my 2024 Nissan VERSA two weeks ago August 24, 2024. Since I have had it my car doesn’t seem to want to shift speed like it should. My transmission seems to be stalling to change out. My car also constantly makes a growling noise when left I’m on my brakes sitting. I took my car back to the dealerships and they tried tell me that it was the compressor which is false my AC nor my defrost is on. I really need this problem resolved. The noise it’s making is unbelievable coming from a brand new car.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11613403September 9, 2024
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM, ENGINE, POWER TRAIN
My 2024 Nissan Versa 5 speed has gone into limp mode approximately 4 times in 6 months. When this happens you can’t accelerate which could be a great safety issue
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11613392September 9, 2024
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
The vehicle loses power, at a certain point it does not accelerate and does not respond well, which is a major safety problem when you need it on the road.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11613111September 6, 2024
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
After car stalls, the vehicle enters limp mode. I’ve also randomly lost power and can barely accelerate. It’s very alarming and dangerous.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11612931September 5, 2024
POWER TRAIN, ENGINE, VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
Car stalled on highway. Car would not push pass 20 mph no matter how much I pressed on the gas. Eventually car stopped moving and this happened on the highway while I was driving normally and then it slowed down and then stopped. This happened before about 5 months ago and I turned car off and it drove again so didn't think of an issue until today when it happened again and didn't move. I had to wait 2hrs for a tow to the Nissan Dealer for service in the morning.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11612240September 3, 2024
ENGINE, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
Vehicle would not accelerate past 55 MPH after stalling. No warning. Got on the highway and the car was extremely lagging and the accelerator produced no response. Floored the vehicle and still nothing. Had to pull over and cycle the key 5x to fix the issue. I have stalled a few times, and this was the first time to “limp mode” occurred. The vehicle can be inspected at request of NHTSA. I believe it’s a common issue with these Nissans based on what I’ve read from forums.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11611743August 30, 2024
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM, UNKNOWN OR OTHER, ENGINE
Driving down the road, the car enters a phase where you can not accelerate at all. It seems like the fuel injectors are cut off by 90% and you can only accelerate to about 35 mph. It stalls often and feels as if it's struggling to switch gears. It only has 68k miles on it with regular maintenance being done. It is too new to have these problems.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11611573August 29, 2024
ENGINE
I recently purchased a new 2024 Nissan Versa S with the manual transmission. I am an experienced manual transmission driver; however, I have stalled it 3 times in the last 5400 miles. The following issue appears after stalling and restarting the vehicle. After restarting the vehicle, everything seems normal. There are no warning lights on the dash to show otherwise, however when you begin to accelerate, the vehicle seems to be in some kind of “limp mode”. The vehicle is extremely sluggish and will barely accelerate. The first time this happened I stalled the vehicle in traffic. After restarting the car, I slowly pulled up to the stop bar as I continued to complete a U-turn at a green stop light with oncoming traffic heading my way. I had no knowledge that the vehicle would be in this “limp mode”. This almost caused an accident because the vehicle had very little acceleration and I could not accelerate fast enough to get to the speed limit as oncoming cars quickly approached behind me. I continued to have acceleration problems in multiple gears, so I pulled over, parked the vehicle and shut off the ignition. Upon restarting the vehicle a few minutes later, the slow acceleration issued seemed to go away. This “limp mode” has happened to me 3 times in about 5400 miles. I have been driving manual transmission cars for over 25 years and have never had a vehicle go into “limp mode” simply because I let the clutch out to fast/slow and stalled the vehicle. Stalling out a vehicle with a manual transmission occasionally is normal. Going into limp mode afterwards is not normal and is indicative of a serious safety deficiency within the vehicle. Upon reading the other reports of similar circumstances regarding 2022-2024 Versa’s with manual transmissions, it seems there may a larger safety problem with these vehicles.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11610977August 26, 2024
ENGINE
I recently purchased a brand new Nissan Versa, and I've been experiencing a serious issue with it. The car loses power after stalling while I'm driving, whether on the highway or in city traffic. What's alarming is that there are no warnings before this happens. Not being able to maintain a speed above 30 mph on the freeway is extremely dangerous, as I can't accelerate to avoid potential hazards. This problem occurred just 4 days ago, and the car only had 500 miles on it at the time. I took it to the dealership, but they informed me that they can't assist until I've made my first payment on the car. Given the severity of the issue, I believe this situation needs urgent attention.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11610738August 25, 2024
ENGINE
Loss of power after stalling (manual transmission), vehicle extremely is sluggish and will not accelerate beyond 50 mph. Occurred 6 times over 2 months (since purchase). Usually corrects with complete turn off and restart, though one time it would not reset until the next day, creating hazardous driving conditions.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11610115August 22, 2024
ENGINE
Reduced engine power after restarting the vehicle. Stalled the manual transmission equipped vehicle when pulling out of my driveway. Restarted and drove without any warning lights or indication there was an issue. Roads were mostly down hill and through numerous red lights so vehicle appeared to be driving normally. Noticed the issue about a mile later when trying to drive up a highway on-ramp. There was traffic from the other direction so I had to come to a complete stop at the base of the hill. Once in second gear it was apparent there was not enough power to accelerate and merge onto highway. Pulled over and shut off vehicle. Removed key from ignition. Opened and closed drivers door. started engine, waited for traffic to clear, drove up on-ramp without issue. Have not had an opportunity to return to dealer. Vehicle drives normally now. This is the first time I noticed this issue even though I have stalled and restarted the engine numerous times, vehicle seemed to drive normally afterwards. I have read others have a similar issue and that NHTSA is investigating it.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11609955August 21, 2024
ENGINE
Over 5 times since new (vehicle currently has ~6000 mils) the vehicle has went into a sort of reduced power limp mode while driving. Sometimes has occurred after stalling the engine (stick shift). When in this mode there are no warning lights; you can press on the gas pedal to 100% but does not fully perform as it should. I would estimate it's at around 25% power when having the issue. Seems the same as Investigation: PE24007 Proof of issue -> [XXX] INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6)
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11609923August 21, 2024
ENGINE
Upon stalling the vehicle goes into limp mode not allowing me to rev the engine above 3000 rpm or travel faster than roughly 30mph. This issue only happened after stalling but is very concerning to me.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11609746August 20, 2024
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
The contact owns a 2022 Nissan Versa. The contact stated while driving at an undisclosed speed, the accelerator pedal was depressed; however, the vehicle failed to accelerate as intended. In addition, the contact stated that the vehicle seemed sluggish, and the vehicle failed to accelerate above 30 MPH. The contact stated that several times, the vehicle was driven to the shoulder and the vehicle was turned off. The contact stated that when the vehicle was started, the vehicle was driven without further failure. The vehicle was taken to the dealer several times; however, the failure could not be duplicated. The manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. The failure mileage was approximately 1,300.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11609353August 19, 2024
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
Intermittently the car will not accelerate when needed. It becomes excrutiatingly and terrifyingly slow. This is life-threating when coming into highway speed traffic from an exit ramp. On the highway, I've had cars slam on brakes behind me as I tried to accelerate from traffic lights. I saw no warning lamps.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11608759August 15, 2024
ENGINE, FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
If the vehicle stalls when starting or depressing the clutch too fast, the vehicle will sometimes enter a low power (limp mode), where the driver can floor the accelerator and the car will barely accelerate. The absolutely max speed when this happens seems to be around 55 and it takes 30 seconds to reach this speed. Turning the car off and letting it sit for 15 seconds, and then restarting the car seems to fix the problem. This has happened to me 3 times over the past 2 years.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11608119August 12, 2024
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM, ENGINE, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
My 2024 Nissan Versa has acceleration problems. In less than 24 hours of having the car, when driving and without warning, the power of the vehicle began to decline while I was driving in traffic. It didn't matter how hard I pressed the acceleration the car would continue to power down. This caused cars to honk and swerve to avoid crashing in the back of me. It took many pumps to the accelerator to get the car to power to the speed of traffic again. The car also powers down to nothing intermittently if I am stopped at a red light on in rush hour traffic. Again, I am having to press the accelerator numerous times to get the car to work and with that, there is a jerking feel to it. Also within 24 hours, a service symbol appeared on the dash while driving and then went away within 30mins of driving. I took the vehicle back to the Nissan Dealership I purchased it from and they claim they did not find anything wrong.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11607866August 11, 2024
POWER TRAIN, VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
Problem Description: Loss of acceleration in 5-speed manual S trim model. It seems that almost every time you stall this car, it will enter a "limp mode" or something like that, where your RPMs are capped for the rest of the drive, until you turn off the car and fully restart it. In this mode, even in 1st gear, you can go (from a stop) about 5 mph tops, if there is any incline. I am a new standard transmission driver, so stalling is at the moment not rare. This means my car enters this dangerous state often. 1. I am unsure what exact component(s) failed, or even if this is a fail rather than some intentional "safe" mode. 2. Because I live in the hill country, acceleration from a stop is almost nothing in this "limp" mode, which put me in a very dangerous situation. It caused me to crawl through an oncoming traffic lane as I was turning left into a turn lane, since I did not realize this mode had been activated. Had I been shooting a gap in traffic, I would have likely been hit at 70+ mph. 3. Not as of yet, but online research suggests this is not a new issue. 4. No. 5. No. This is a brand new car, and this limp state is not indicated by anything other than extreme loss of power until you reset the car.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11607827August 11, 2024
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, ENGINE, VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
I was practicing manual transmission on my new Nissan Versa and when I stalled, that check engine light came on and I lost a LOT of power in all gears. In first gear, there’s also a whine that goes with it, and I don’t think that’s normal
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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