Nissan Versa Complaints

3,327 consumer complaints on file.

#10840351March 7, 2016
AIR BAGS, SERVICE BRAKES
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2014 NISSAN VERSA. THE BRAKES FAILED WHILE DRIVING AT AN UNKNOWN SPEED. AS A RESULT, THE PASSENGER SIDE OF THE CONTACT'S VEHICLE WAS STUCK BY A TRACTOR TRAILER. THE PASSENGER SIDE AIR BAG DEPLOYED; HOWEVER, THE DRIVER SIDE AIR BAG FAILED TO DEPLOY. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE DRIVER OF THE VEHICLE SUSTAINED INJURIES TO THE HEAD AND VERTEBRAE THAT REQUIRED MEDICAL ATTENTION. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED FROM THE SCENE TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 35,000. UPDATED 05/03/16*LJ *TR
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#10840089March 5, 2016
SERVICE BRAKES
WHILE DRIVING AT 35 MILES/HER I ALMOST HIT THE CAR IN FRONT OF HER MY BRAKE SUDDENLY FAILED ON MARCH 2, 2016 AND I HAD TO PUSH THE BRAKE ALL THE WAY TO FLOOR. IT WORKED NORMALLY AFTER THAT BUT HAD A SAME PROBLEMS A FEW MORE TIMES ON MARCH 3, 2016. I TOOK IT TO THE NISSAN DEALER ON MARCH 3, 2016 AND I WAS TOLD THAT IT WAS MASTER BRAKE CYLINDER FAILURE. IT JUST HAS 46250 MILES AND I AM WAITING FOR THE MASTER CYLINDER REPLACEMENT.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10839879March 4, 2016
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2014 NISSAN VERSA. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 45 MPH, THE VEHICLE TOOK LONGER TO STOP WHEN THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED. THE VEHICLE WAS EQUIPPED WITH ANTI-LOCK BRAKES. THE CONTACT APPLIED EXCESSIVE FORCE TO THE BRAKE PEDAL, BUT THE PEDAL TRAVELED TO THE FLOOR. AS A RESULT, THE CONTACT REAR ENDED THE PRECEDING VEHICLE. THE AIR BAGS DEPLOYED. THERE WERE NO INJURIES AND A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER WHERE NO FAILURES WERE FOUND. THE MANUFACTURER WAS INFORMED OF THE FAILURE AND OPENED AN INVESTIGATION. THE PARTS FOR THE REPAIR WERE NOT PROVIDED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 9,000. ....UPDATED 07/05/16 *BF THE CONSUMER STATED SHE SAW TRAFFIC STOPPED AHEAD OF HER. HOWEVER, WHEN SHE APPLIED THE BRAKE, THE VEHICLE DIDN'T STOP. CONSEQUENTLY, SHE REAR ENDED ANOTHER VEHICLE. HER VEHICLE WAS TOTALED. UPDATED 07/21/16. *JB
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10839893March 4, 2016
POWER TRAIN, ENGINE
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 NISSAN VERSA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT 50 MPH, THE TRANSMISSION HESITATED BETWEEN SHIFTING AND THE ENGINE RPMS REVVED. THE TRANSMISSION WOULD SHIFT GEARS VIOLENTLY CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO JERK. THE CONTACT MENTIONED THAT THE FAILURE WAS GETTING PROGRESSIVELY WORST. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 68,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10839904March 4, 2016
STRUCTURE:BODY
THE BLUE PAINT ON PORTIONS OF THE HOOD OF OUR 2011 NISSAN VERSA SL IS NOT ADEQUATELY STICKING TO THE PRIMER, AND THUS LARGE CHUNKS OF PAINT ARE CHIPPING AWAY OVER TIME. THE AMOUNT OF PAINT LOSS IS GREATER AFTER LONG STRETCHES OF HIGHWAY DRIVING, INDICATING LOSS DUE TO WIND. WHAT STARTED AS A 1" X 1" CHUNK OF PAINT BECOMING CRACKED AND EVENTUALLY SEPARATING AND FALLING OFF, HAS NOW TURNED INTO A 7" X 4" AREA OF EXPOSED PRIMER, AS WELL AS A LINE OF SOON TO BE LOST PAINT ON THE HOOD ALONG THE PASSENGER SIDE. ONE DAY I FOUND MY TODDLER WITH BLUE PAINT IN HER MOUTH. IT TURNS OUT SHE REACHED AND GRABBED A CHUNK OF LOOSE PAINT WHILE I WAS PULLING HER OUT OF HER CARSEAT.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10839181March 1, 2016
STRUCTURE:BODY
NISSAN OF VAN NUYS (5425 VAN NUYS BLVD, VAN NUYS, CA 91401) SOLD US A NEW 2015 VERSA THAT HAD AN OPEN SAFETY RECALL (15V-507) AND WAS ON STOP SALE BY THE MANUFACTURER, IN VIOLATION OF FEDERAL LAW AND NISSAN'S DIRECTION TO THE DEALERSHIP TO REMEDY IN STOCK VEHICLES PRIOR TO SALE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10839279March 1, 2016
AIR BAGS
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2014 NISSAN VERSA. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 35 MPH, THE DRIVER SIDE AIR BAG DEPLOYED WITHOUT WARNING OR IMPACT. AS A RESULT, DUST, POWDER, AND SMOKE ENTERED THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT'S VISION WAS IMPAIRED. THE CONTACT REAR ENDED A VEHICLE, WHICH THEN CRASHED INTO ANOTHER VEHICLE. THE CONTACT APPLIED THE BRAKES WITH HIGH PRESSURE, CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO STOP. THE OTHER AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. THE CONTACT RECEIVED ARM, CHEST, AND FINGER INJURIES. MEDICAL ATTENTION WAS NEEDED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED; HOWEVER, A FINAL DECISION REGARDING THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DECIDED. THE VEHICLE SUSTAINED FRONT END DAMAGE. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN REPAIRED. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS INFORMED; HOWEVER, THE CONTACT WAS AWAITING A RESPONSE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 16,000.
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#10839308March 1, 2016
SEATS, STEERING
VIBRATIONS FELT THROUGH THE STEERING COLUMN, SEATS AND FLOOR, WHENEVER CAR IS IN GEAR AND STOPPED AT A LIGHT OR IDLE. VIBRATION GETS WORSE WHEN AC OR DEFROST IS TURNED ON. IT GOES AWAY WHEN I PUT THE CAR IN NEUTRAL. HOWEVER CAR TAKES SOME TIME TO MOVE WHEN SHIFTING BACK TO DRIVE, AND THIS CAN CAUSE SOMEONE TO HIT YOU FROM BEHIND. TAKEN TO THE DEALER 3 TIMES. I WAS TOLD THAT THIS VIBRATION IS COMPLETELY NORMAL AND THERE IS NOTHING THAT CAN BE DONE. VERY DISAPOINTED TO SAY THE LEAST.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10839093February 29, 2016
AIR BAGS
MOTHER IN LAW WAS INVOLVED IN A HEAD ON COLLISION AND AIR BAGS FAILED TO INFLATE POLICE REPORT FILED BROWNSVILLE POLICE DEPARTMENT 16023840.
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#10838108February 25, 2016
SUSPENSION
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 NISSAN VERSA. WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS BEING REVERSED AT A LOW SPEED, THE FRONT PASSENGER SIDE SHOOK AND FELL TO THE GROUND. THE CONTACT OBSERVED THAT THE FRONT PASSENGER SIDE COIL SPRINGS FRACTURED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A LOCAL FUEL STATION WHERE IT WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VIN WAS INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 15V573000 (SUSPENSION). THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 106,000. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10838477February 25, 2016
POWER TRAIN
DRIVING ON I-5 NORTH OF SAN DIEGO AND CAR WILL NO LONGER ACCELERATE, RPM GOING INTO RED BUT NO ACCELERATION. CAR SLOWED TO 40'S THEN 30'S THEN STOPPED ALTOGETHER. HAD TO BE TOWED. CLEARLY A COMMON ISSUE WITH THIS MODEL. I GAVE THIS CAR TO MY DAUGHTER BECAUSE I THOUGHT IT WAS SAFE AND RELIABLE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10838481February 25, 2016
SUSPENSION
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 NISSAN VERSA. WHILE HAVING THE VEHICLE REPARIED ACCORDING TO NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 15V573000 (SUSPENSION), THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE REAR COIL SPRINGS FRACTURED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. AS A RESULT OF THE REAR COIL SPRING FRACTURE, THE VEHICLE FAILED STATE INSPECTION. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 47,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10838062February 24, 2016
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
THE HEAT SHIELD COVERING THE EXHAUST UNDERNEATH THE VEHICLE HAS CRACKED IN SEVERAL PLACES AND WAS REPLACED 2 TIMES. THE CRACKING OCCURS WHERE THE HEAT SHIELD IS HELD TO THE BODY OF THE VEHICLE BY SCREWS AND BOLTS. THE WASHERS AND BOLTS ARE TOO SMALL FOR THE PREDRILLED HOLES AND CAUSES STRESS FRACTURES AT THE HOLE. THIS CAUSES THE HEAT SHIELD TO COME LOOSE AND RATTLE AGAINST THE EXHAUST. THERE ARE OTHER MODELS WITH SIMILAR HEAT SHIELDS WITH THE SAME PROBLEM AS THE MATERIALS ARE THE SAME. THE RATTLE CAUSES DISTRACTED DRIVING AS WELL AS POSES A POTENTIAL SAFETY HAZARD IF THE ENTIRE UNIT WERE TO FALL OFF WHILE DRIVING. IT COULD CAUSE UNSAFE VEHICLE OPERATION OR HIT ANOTHER VEHICLE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10838072February 24, 2016
STRUCTURE:BODY
MY DRIVER'S SIDE DOOR WILL NO LONGER OPEN FROM THE INSIDE, IT CAN ONLY OPEN FROM THE OUTSIDE. I WAS SIMPLY PARKED AND TRYING TO EXIT MY VEHICLE AT THE TIME OF DISCOVERY, AND I HAD TO ROLL DOWN MY WINDOW TO OPEN THE DOOR FROM THE OUTSIDE. THERE WAS NO SPECIFIC INCIDENT THAT CAUSED THE HANDLE TO BREAK, AND THERE WAS NO UNUSUAL WEAR & TEAR THAT COULD HAVE CAUSED THE HANDLE TO BREAK. WE OPENED THE DOOR PANEL TO SEE IF WE COULD FIND OUT WHY THE HANDLE WASN'T WORKING. WE DISCOVERED THE CORD THAT CONNECTS TO THE HANDLE IS BROKEN. CONSIDERING I HAVE NEVER DONE ANYTHING UNUSUAL WITH MY DOOR HANDLE, I FEEL THAT THIS CORD IS A DEFECT AND SHOULD BE RECALLED FOR OTHER DRIVERS AS WELL.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10838091February 24, 2016
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
CRACKED HEAT SHIELD BELOW CENTER CONSOLE, UNDERNEATH THE CAR PER NISSAN REPAIRMAN! I NOTICED THAT WHEN GOING OVER BUMPS THAT I WOULD A RATTLE NOISE COMING FROM THE CENTER CONSOLE AREA, AND I COULD FEEL COOL AIR ALSO IN THAT AREA!
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10837879February 23, 2016
AIR BAGS
TAKATA RECALL AIRBAG LIGHT CONTINUES TO FLASH.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10837454February 22, 2016
STRUCTURE:BODY, SUSPENSION, UNKNOWN OR OTHER
WE LIVE IN VIRGINIA, WHILE MY 18 YEAR OLD WAS DRIVING OUT OF HIGH SCHOOL TO COME HOME HE FELT A HUGE BUMP COMING AROUND THE CORNER COMING HOME (THANK GOODNESS HE WAS CLOSE TO OUR NEIGHBORHOOD AND NOT IN THE HIGHWAY). HE STOPPED THE VEHICLE CLOSE TO THE HOUSE AND NOTICED THAT AS HE WAS TURNING THE COILS MUST HAVE HIT THE TIRE BUT DUE TO THE RUST UNDER THE CAR FROM THE SALT THE MUFFLER FELL OFF. THIS COULD HAVE CAUSE SOME SEVERE DAMAGE TO SOMEONE DRIVING BEHIND HIM IF HE WAS DRIVING FASTER OR IN THE HIGHWAY. I HAVE CALLED NISSAN COOPERATION FIRST TO EXPLAIN THE SITUATION. BUT SINCE NISSAN REPRESENTATIVE MADE A SPECTACLE OF HERSELF WHEN I TOLD HER I HAD CANCER AND ITS THE ONLY VEHICLE WE HAVE THAT MY SON TAKES ME TO APPOINTMENTS THEY UNAVOIDABLY HAVE BEEN AVOIDING TO CALL ME BACK.. SHE TOLD ME I DONT SOUND LIKE I HAVE CANCER!! I DIDNT CALL FOR IGNORANCE I CALLED TO HAVE MY ISSUE RESOLVED NOT TO HAVE MY CANCER THROWN IN MY FACE. THEY HAD MY CLAIM NUMBER #21697765 TRANSFERRED TO THEIR HEAD OFFICE DUE TO THE INSENSITIVITY AND THE ISSUE. THEIR HEAD OFFICE CALLS AND LEAVES ME MESSAGES AT THE WORST TIMES OF THE DAY AND NEVER CALLS ME BACK WHEN I CALL. I AM ADDING A PICTURE OF THE RUSTED MUFFLER AND THE DAMAGE IT COULD HAVE CAUSED MY SON AND HIS LIFE AND OTHERS ON THE ROAD! TRULY THIS IS IRRESPONSIBLE ON NISSAN'S PART!!! I HAVEN'T EVEN PASSED 67000 MILES ON MY CAR. PLEASE KNOW THAT ALLSTATE WAS CALLED AND ADVISED OF ISSUE ON FEB.17,2015 SAME DAY AS INCIDENT. MY REPRESENTATIVES NAME WAS SARAH AND SHE ADVISED ME TO CALL NISSAN AND THEY MUST SUPPLY A BETTER PART OR A BETTER VEHICLE DUE TO A LACK OF RESPONSE AND LACK OF SAFETY PARAMETER OF MY SONS LIFE AND IF I WAS I THE VEHICLE, MY LIFE!
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
#10836386February 16, 2016
POWER TRAIN
WHILE ACCELERATING FROM A STOP AT AN INTERSECTION THE VEHICLES WOULD NOT MOVE. YOU PRESS THE PEDAL AND IT DOES NOT THROTTLE UP OR MOVE AT ALL LEAVING US EXPOSED TO TRAFFIC. AFTER THE CAR SAT FOR 1 HOUR WE WERE ABLE TO DRIVE IT BUT THEN THE RPM BEGAN TO FLUCTUATE BETWEEN 2000 AND 4000 RPM AND YOU COULD FEEL THE VEHICLE SPEED UP AND SLOW DOWN WITHOUT ANY MOVEMENT OF THE THROTTLE. THIS OCCURRED MULTIPLE TIMES SO WE TOOK IT TO A SHOP. THE DIAGNOSED THIS AS A BAD TRANSMISSION WHICH THEY STATED WAS COMMON ON FOR THIS TYPE OF CVT TRANSMISSION. I REVIEWED THE TRANSMISSION AND COMPLAINTS ASSOCIATED WITH THE NISSAN CVT BUILT BY JATCO AND QUALITY ISSUES EXIST. NISSAN EXTENDED THE WARRANTIES ON THE 2010 MODELS WHEN THE 2012 THROUGH 2015 MODELS ARE HAVING THE SAME ISSUES AND FAILURES POTENTIALLY LEAVING YOU STRANDED OR WORSE IN THE MIDDLE OF AN INTERSECTION ABOUT TO GET WHACKED BY A SEMI. NISSAN REFUSED TO ANYTHING ABOUT THIS ISSUE STATING THAT THERE IS NO ISSUE. THE ONLY PROBLEM WITH THAT LOGIC IS MR. GHOSN, CEO NNA, STATE IN DECEMBER 2013 THAT JATCO HAD SIGNIFICANT ISSUES WITH THEIR QUALITY OF PRODUCT. A PRODUCT THAT CAN LEAVE YOU OR YOUR CHILDREN IN A BAD WAY TRYING TO NAVIGATE TRAFFIC. SO MY POINT TO ALL OF THIS, NISSAN IS WELL AWARE OF THE ISSUES WITH THEIR CVT TRANSMISSION BUT REFUSE TO MAKE IT RIGHT
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10825837February 12, 2016
POWER TRAIN
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 NISSAN VERSA. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 20 MPH, THE VEHICLE HESITATED WHEN ATTEMPTING TO ACCELERATE. THE CONTACT MADE THREE ATTEMPTS TO ACCELERATE, BUT WAS UNSUCCESSFUL. THE VEHICLE STALLED AND WAS TOWED TO A CERTIFIED MECHANIC WHO STATED THAT THE TRANSMISSION FAILED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NO LONGER COVERED UNDER THE WARRANTY. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND ADVISED THE CONTACT TO TAKE THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER WHO CONFIRMED THE TRANSMISSION FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 80,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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