Nissan Versa Complaints (2007)

354 consumer complaints on file.

#10470593August 14, 2012
ENGINE
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 NISSAN VERSA. THE CONTACT WAS TRAVELING 35 MPH WHEN THE VEHICLE STALLED AND COULD NOT BE RESTARTED. IN ADDITION, THE CONTACT OBSERVED BLACK SMOKE AND FLAMES COMING FROM THE ENGINE. THE POLICE WERE CONTACTED AND THE VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 75,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
Yes
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10465638July 14, 2012
ENGINE
EXHAUST PIPE WELD BROKE CLEANLY RIGHT AT THE FLANGE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10463470June 28, 2012
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY:FUEL PUMP
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 NISSAN VERSA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT START. AFTER A FEW ATTEMPTS, ALONG WITH DEPRESSING THE ACCELERATOR THE VEHICLE FINALLY STARTED. THE FAILURE RECURRED OCCASIONALLY FOR OVER A YEAR UNTIL THE VEHICLE WOULD NO LONGER START. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A PERSONAL MECHANIC FOR DIAGNOSIS AND WAS TOLD THAT THE FUEL PUMP WOULD NEED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED BUT PROVIDED NO ASSISTANCE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND THE CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 120,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10460452June 4, 2012
SUSPENSION
THE DRIVER'S SIDE FRONT SPRING BROKE ON MY 2007 NISSAN VERSA. LUCKILY, I WAS DRIVING SLOWLY (ABOUT 30MPH) ON A QUIET ROAD (NO BIG POT HOLES OR BUMPS). I HEARD A HUGE POP AND THEN HAD TROUBLE STEERING. AFTER PULLING IT INTO A GAS STATION, I QUICKLY NOTICED THAT THE ENTIRE FRONT DRIVER'S SIDE WAS NEARLY RESTING ON MY FRONT TIRE. LUCKILY, THE TIRE WASN'T COMPROMISED BY THE SPRING/BODY. THE CAR WAS NOT DRIVABLE AND HAD TO BE TOWED. FROM MY KNOWLEDGE OF CARS, SPRINGS TEND TO LAST FOR THE LIFETIME (OR BEYOND) OF THE VEHICLE. THIS IS DANGEROUS AND UNEXPECTED. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10460242June 1, 2012
WHEELS
HUBCAPS ARE FAULTY. ALL OF THEM HAVE FALLEN OFF OVER A PERIOD OF 4 MONTHS. REPLACEMENT (NON NISSAN) WERE PUT ON AND NO PROBLEMS HAVE HAPPENED OVER 50K ON THOSE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10460244June 1, 2012
SERVICE BRAKES
WARPED FRONT DISCS. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10460245June 1, 2012
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, VISIBILITY:DEFROSTER/DEFOGGER/HVAC SYSTEM
DASH BUTTON FOR REAR DEFROSTER DOESN'T WORK AT ALL AND A/C BUTTON IS FAULTY. A/C WORKS IF YOU APPLY EXTREME PRESSURE AND WIGGLE THE BUTTON. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10460241June 1, 2012
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM:MANIFOLD/HEADER/MUFFLER/TAIL PIPE
EXHAUST PIPE WELD BROKE CLEANLY RIGHT AT THE FLANGE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10460201May 31, 2012
STRUCTURE:FRAME AND MEMBERS:UNDERBODY SHIELDS, ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM:MANIFOLD/HEADER/MUFFLER/TAIL PIPE
MY MUFFLER ON MY 2007 VERSA ROTTED OFF THE MAIN PIPE. AFTER DOING SOME RESEARCH I FOUND OUT THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM WITH THE VERSAS. WHY IS NISSAN NOT RECALLING THESE FAULTY PARTS. NOW I HAVE TO SHOP AROUND AND HOPE TO GET A GOOD PRICE WITH REPLACING THE MUFFLER. I AM SURE I WILL BE BACK AND SAY THE TAIL PIPE HAD TO BE REPLACED BECAUSE MANY PEOPLE HAVE REPLACED THAT PART ALREADY TOO. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10458282May 14, 2012
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
THE CAR SHUT OFF AS WE WERE DRIVING, AND I HAD TO COAST IN A VERY BUSY FREEWAY...THE ENGINE JUST DIED. VERY STRESSFUL SITUATION BECAUSE I WAS ON A HIGHWAY AND I HAD TO COAST UNTIL OFF THE HIGHWAY..THEN TO RESTART THE CAR IT TOOK AT LEAST 15 MIN OF TRYING...I THOUGHT IT WAS JUST A BATTERY ETC, BUT I DID TAKE TO THE DEALER AND NOTHING WAS NOTICED,,,,FROM THEN ON I'VE BEEN EXPERIENCING DIFFICULTIES IN STARTING THE CAR, OR IN THE MORNING OR WHEN I LEAVE WORK AT 2 AM ETC...SO I THOUGHT IT WAS ONLY MY CAR, BUT I NOTICED THAT THERE ARE OTHER OWNERS WITH THE SAME PROBLEM...STARTING THE ENGINE AND OR JUST DYING AS WE ARE DRIVING..I AM LEARNING THAT IT IS A PROBLEM WITH A FUEL PUMP...BUT IT SEEMS THAT NISSAN DOESN'T CARE OR IT IS NOT IMPORTANT TO THEM...PLEASE THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME AND CONSIDERATION.. *TR UPDATED 06/22/2012 *JS
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10457907May 9, 2012
STEERING
TOOK THE CAR IN FOR OIL CHANGE AND WAS TOLD THAT THE RACK AND PINION IS BAD. I LISTENED TO THE NOISE AND THAT SOUNDS CORRECT. AFTER THE PART WAS REPLACED THE STEERING MAKES MORE NOISE, CLANKS AND STUTTERS AT LOW SPEED TURNING. MECHANIC NOW SAYS REPLACEMENT PART WILL COST TWICE AS MUCH AS NISSAN HAS A VIN SPECIFIC PART. CHECKED THE MESSAGE BOARD AND NOW SEE THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM FOR VERSA'S '07 TO '10. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10456360April 24, 2012
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
ON 3/18/2011 I HAD TO HAVE MY WHOLE MUFFLER SYSTEM REPLACED BECAUSE IT BECAME SEPARATED FROM THE ENGINE AT THE FRONT OF THE VEHICLE AT 119K MILES. (I'M NO CAR EXPERT.) THEN TODAY I HEAR THE SAME LOUD NOISES AND MY VEHICLE SHAKING JUST LIKE A YEAR AGO. RIGHT NOW MY CAR IS AT 138K MILES. I BOUGHT THE CAR BRAND NEW IN JULY OF 2006. I'M TAKING MY CAR IN TOMORROW TO HAVE IT LOOKED AT AGAIN AND I WILL BE VERY SURPRISED IF IT IS A DIFFERENT ISSUE. I'M WORRIED ABOUT DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY AND MY MUFFLER SYSTEM COMING OFF AND CAUSING AN ACCIDENT. I'M NOT COMFORTABLE DRIVING MY CAR IN THE STATE THAT IT IS IN AND I'M DEFINITELY NOT COMFORTABLE DRIVING WHILE PREGNANT WITH MY 2 YEAR OLD SON IN THE CAR. I'M NOT TOO HAPPY ABOUT HAVING TO SHELL OUT ANOTHER $700 TO GET THIS FIXED WITHIN A SPAN OF 13 MONTHS! BECAUSE OF THIS ISSUE I WILL NOT BE BUYING ANOTHER NISSAN VEHICLE. THIS SHOULD BE RECALLED, I HAVE READ SO MANY OTHER PEOPLE WHO HAVE HAD THE EXACT SAME ISSUES. NISSAN CLAIMS IT'S SALT DAMAGE. IN THE PAST YEAR, I HAVE NOT DRIVEN ON ANY SALTY ROADS SINCE HAVING MY VEHICLE FIXED, SO I CAN'T SEE HOW IT CAN BE BLAMED ON SALT. OUR WINTER WAS SO WARM OUR ROADS DIDN'T EVEN GET SALTED THE WINTER SEASON AFTER I GOT MY MUFFLER SYSTEM FIXED THE FIRST TIME. I'VE ALSO READ THAT NISSAN - CANADA IS FIXING IT AS A MEASURE OF GOODWILL ON A CASE BY CASE BASIS. I'D LOVE FOR NISSAN TO FIX MY CAR TOO SINCE THIS WILL BE THE SECOND TIME I'M HAVING TO FIX THE EXACT SAME ISSUE. I KEEP MY CAR WELL MAINTAINED AND THIS IS THE ONLY ISSUE THAT I'VE HAD THAT HAS BEEN RECURRING WITH MY VEHICLE AND HAS BEEN A MAJOR CONCERN FOR ME. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10455189April 10, 2012
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM
MUFFLER DETACHED FROM EXHAUST SYSTEM AND REQUIRED REPLACEMENT. OTHER EXHAUST SYSTEM COMPONENTS VISIBLE UNDER THE CAR (INCLUDING CATALYTIC CONVERTERS) WERE OBSERVED TO BE RUSTY ENOUGH TO SUGGEST FUTURE PREMATURE FAILURE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#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
#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
#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
#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
#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
#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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