Nissan Versa Complaints

3,327 consumer complaints on file.

#10328644May 3, 2010
VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 NISSAN VERSA. THE CONTACT STATED HE NOTICED A HAIRLINE FRACTURE IN THE FRONT WINDSHIELD OF THE VEHICLE. A FEW HOURS LATER, THE CONTACT NOTICED THE FRACTURE HAD SPREAD ACROSS THE WINDSHIELD AND UP TO THE ROOF. THE DEALER WAS CONTACTED BUT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 37,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10328335May 1, 2010
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
WHILE DRIVING ON ENTRANCE RAMP AND ACCELERATING, VEHICLE SUDDENLY DIED WITH NO POWER TO THE STEERING, BRAKES OR ACCELERATION. VEHICLE WAS IN CENTER LANE HAD TROUBLE STEERING TO THE RIGHT TO GET TO SHOULDER. AFTER TURNING KEY BACK AND FORTH SEVERAL TIMES, THE LIGHTS AND DASH CAME BACK ON BUT WOULD NOT START. CAR CRANKED BUT WOULD NOT START. CAR WAS TOWED TO DEALERSHIP. WAS TOLD THE FUSE TO FUEL PUMP BLEW. THAT WOULD NOT EXPLAIN THE ELECTRICAL SYSTEM SHUTTING DOWN. IF I WAS IN TRAFFIC, THIS WOULD HAVE CAUSED ACCIDENT WITH NO CONTROL OVER VEHICLE STEERING. WAITING ON CAUSE FOR FUSE TO BLOW FROM DEALER. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10327706April 27, 2010
LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES
THE 2010 NISSAN VERSA 4 DOOR HATCHBACK WITH MANUAL DOOR LOCKS: ONLY THE DRIVER SIDE DOOR CAN BE UNLOCKED FROM THE OUTSIDE. PASSENGERS MUST BE LEFT UNATTENDED AS THE DRIVER ENTERS THE VEHICLE, REACHES ACROSS TO UNLOCK THE REMAINING 3 DOORS, AND THEN EXITS TO ESCORT PASSENGERS TO THE VARIOUS DOORS. ELDERLY, DISABLED AND SMALL CHILDREN SHOULD NEVER HAVE TO BE LEFT UNATTENDED IN ORDER TO ACCESS A VEHICLE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10327167April 23, 2010
WHEELS
HUBCAPS FLY OFF. MANY COMPLAINTS ON INTERNET FORUMS. I SEE A LOT OF VERSAS ON THE STREET MISSING HUBCAPS. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10326116April 17, 2010
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL, AIR BAGS:SIDE/WINDOW
AT APPROXIMATELY 4:15PM I WAS DRIVING EAST IN A 2007 NISSAN VERSA ON SR 18 AT A SPEED OF 35 MPH. A TRUCK RAN A STOP SIGN GOING SOUTH AND I COLLIDED WITH HIS PASSENGERS SIDE REAR BETWEEN THE EXTENDED CAB AND BED. THE COLLISION CAUSED SIGNIFICANT DAMAGE TO THE FRONT END OF MY VEHICLE. IT ALSO CAUSED MY TRANSMISSION TO SHIFT OR BE PUSHED BACK BECAUSE I CAN NOT PUT IT INTO DRIVE. ALSO, I BELIEVE MY DRIVE SHAFT WAS ALSO DAMAGED BECAUSE I CANNOT TAKE MY KEYS OUT OF THE IGNITION. WITH THIS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNT OF DAMAGE AND THE SPEED OF TRAVEL MY COMPLAINT IS THAT MY VEHICLES AIRBAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. *TR
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10326079April 16, 2010
WHEELS
2008 NISSAN VERSA HUBCAPS HAS FLOWN AWAY WHILE CRUISING IN HIGHWAY AT 60-65 MPH. THIS HAPPENED TWICE ALREADY. THE FIRST TIME IT HAPPENED I BROUGHT THE CAR TO SERVICE CENTER AND THEY CHECKED THE INSTALLATION AND EVERYTHING LOOKED OK. BOUGHT NEW HUBCAP AND IT HAPPENED AGAIN AFTER ~4 MONTHS. THIS IS POTENTIAL TO CAUSE SERIOUS DAMAGE AND DANGER TO OTHER VEHICLES. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10325346April 13, 2010
TIRES:PRESSURE MONITORING AND REGULATING SYSTEMS
I BOUGHT MY CAR BRAND NEW IN MAY 2009. IN THE MIDST OF A HARSH WINTER, WE NOTICED THAT OUR TIRE WAS GOING FLAT AND THE TPMS LIGHT WAS ON. WE BOUGHT A NEW TIRE AND THE SAME THING HAPPENED. IT WAS DISCOVERED THAT THE TPMS GAUGE WAS CRACKED AND LEAKING AIR. AFTER RESEARCH I FOUND THAT NISSAN RECALLED SEVERAL VEHICLES FOR THIS EXACT PROBLEM. BECAUSE MY NISSAN VERSA WAS NOT PART OF THE RECALL, THEY REFUSED TO COVER IT. THE GAUGE NEEDS TO BE REPLACED AND IT CANNOT BE DRIVEN SAFELY WITHOUT IT. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10322271March 26, 2010
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 NISSAN VERSA. WHILE DRIVING THE VEHICLE AT A SPEED OF 25 MPH, THE DRIVER ATTEMPTED TO APPLY THE BRAKES BUT THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT STOP. THE FAILURE OCCURRED ON FIVE DIFFERENT OCCASIONS. THE VEHICLE WAS AT THE DEALERSHIP FOR DIAGNOSIS AT THE TIME OF THE COMPLAINT. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 9,761.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10320110March 16, 2010
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
I PURCHASED MY NISSAN VERSA JULY 2007. THAT WINTER, I WAS HAVING HARD START ISSUES ON A FULL TANK, THE CAR SEEMED TO BE SLOWING DOWN WHEN I HAD MY FOOT ON THE GAS, I WAS GETTING ABOUT 18 MILES TO THE GALLON, AND THE CAR MADE FUNNY NOISES. I TOOK IT TO THE DEALERSHIP THREE TIMES. ON THE THIRD VISIT, THEY TOLD ME THAT THE FUEL PUMP REGULATOR HAD BEEN RECALLED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. FOR ABOUT 3 MONTHS, THE GAS MILEAGE WAS GREAT, AND I HAD NOT PROBLEMS STARTING THE VEHICLE. THEN, I THE NEXT WINTER, I WAS HAVING HARD START PROBLEMS AGAIN. THE DEALERSHIP TOLD ME IT MUST JUST BE THE COLD WEATHER. WELL THIS PAST WINTER, YET AGAIN HARD START ISSUES. I AM ALSO GETTING POOR GAS MILEAGE, SLOWING DOWN WHEN MY FOOT IS ON THE GAS, ETC. I TOOK IT BACK TO THE DEALERSHIP, AND THE TECHNICIAN SAID "OH WELL, YOU ARE OUT OF WARRANTY...I CAN HELP YOU FIND A GOOD PRICE." I SHOULD NOT BE HAVING THESE ISSUES WITH A NEW CAR. THE SCARIEST PART IS THE SLOWING DOWN WHILE MY FOOT IS ON THE GAS. THIS IS ESPECIALLY NOTICEABLE WHEN I HAVE IT ON CRUISE CONTROL. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10319428March 13, 2010
SERVICE BRAKES, AIR, EQUIPMENT:MECHANICAL
PREMATURE WEARING OF REAR BRAKES, SQUEALING AND VIBRATION. THERE WAS A SQUEAKING PROBLEM WITH THE BRAKES WHEN THE CAR WAS PURCHASED NEW ON 2/18/2008. THE REAR BRAKE SHOES WERE REPLACE ON 9/26/08 WITH 5,460 MILES ON VEHICLE. CAR WAS SENT TO NISSAN DEALER FOR STATE INSPECTION ON 12/8/2009 WITH 17,339 MILES. REAR BRAKE LININGS WERE DOWN TO 2/32 OF AN INCH. NISSAN WILL NOT FIX UNDER WARRANTY. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10319018March 11, 2010
EXTERIOR LIGHTING
THE HIGH-BEAM SWITCH LEVER IS ALSO THE SWITCH TO TURN THE HEAD LIGHTS OFF OR ON. MANY TIMES I HAVE PUSHED OR PULLED THE LEVER TO TURN BRIGHT LIGHTS ON OR TO DIM THEM. ON MANY OCCASIONS I HAVE TURNED OFF THE LIGHTS AT NIGHT BECAUSE THE LEVER ROTATED TO THE OFF POSITION. THIS HAPPEN REGULARLY, ESPECIALLY WHEN DIMMING QUICKLY BECAUSE OF ONCOMING TRAFFIC. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10317214March 5, 2010
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL, AIR BAGS:SIDE/WINDOW
I OWN A 2007 NISSAN VERSA, WHICH WAS REARENEDED. I WAS PUSHED FORWARD AND REARENDED THE CAR IN FRONT OF ME. BOTH ENDS OF MY CAR WERE PUSHED IN, BUT THE AIRBAG NEVER DEPLOYED. MY VERSA WAS FOUND TO BE TOLD BY BOTH INSURANCE COMPANIES. *TR
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10315337March 2, 2010
SUSPENSION:FRONT
THE FRONT LEFT DRIVER'S SIDE OF MY 2008 NISSAN VERSA HATCHBACK STARTED TO THUD/THUMP WHEN TURNING TO THE RIGHT AT LOW SPEED. NOW THE VEHICLE CANNOT NOT TURN RIGHT QUICKLY, THUS I COULD NOT AVOID AN ACCIDENT IN AN EMERGENCY SITUATION. I HAVE TAKEN TO DEALER AND THEY CANNOT REPRODUCE THE SYMPTOMS, BUT I ENCOUNTER DAILY. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10314068February 25, 2010
SUSPENSION, STEERING
VEHICLE WANDERS AT SPEEDS ABOVE ROUGHLY 45 MPH. WANDERING IS SEVERE AT SPEEDS ABOVE 60 MPH. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10311168February 17, 2010
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
1ST INCIDENT) I WAS DRIVING ON ICE. I WAS GOING AROUND 40 MPH AND I STARTED TO SLOW DOWN AS I APPROACHED THE STOP SIGN ABOUT 100 YDS FROM THE INTERSECTION IN RURAL INDIANA NEAR WARSAW, I APPLIED A NORMAL AMOUNT OF PRESSURE TO THE BRAKE PEDAL(ABS KICKED IN) AND THE VERSA WASN'T SLOWING DOWN LIKE IT SHOULD; I APPLIED MORE PRESSURE AND STILL NO SIGNIFICANT DROP IN SPEED. I TOOK ME THE FULL 100 YDS TO STOP THE VEHICLE AND I WENT PAST THE STOP SIGN BY 15 OR 20 FEET BEFORE FULLY STOPPING. 2ND INCIDENT-SAME DAY) I WAS DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 20 MPH ON A CITY STREET IN DOWNTOWN FORT WAYNE, IN. THE ROAD WAS COVERED WITH ICE. THE CAR 30 FEET FRONT OF ME PUT ON THEIR BRAKES WHEN THE TRAFFIC LIGHT AT THE APPROACHING INTERSECTION TURNED FROM GREEN TO YELLOW. I APPLIED MY BRAKES(ABS KICKED IN) AND IT WAS LIKE NOTHING WAS HAPPENING I KEPT GOING FORWARD AT THE SAME SPEED AND I WAS ABOUT TO HAVE A REAR-END COLLISION SO I USED THE EMERGENCY BRAKE AND THE CAR DRIFTED LEFT INTO THE ONCOMING TRAFFIC AND THEN WENT INTO A 180 DEGREE SPIN. AN ONCOMING SUV DODGED ME AND I STOPPED IN THE MIDDLE OF THE ROAD WITHOUT HITTING ANYTHING. I OBSERVED NO OTHER VEHICLES WITH DIFFICULTY BRAKING ON THE ICE. I'VE DRIVEN OVER 35 YEARS AND HAVE DRIVEN MANY DIFFERENT CARS, PICKUP TRUCKS, AND SUV'S. AND NONE OF THEM HAD SUCH A POOR BRAKING SYSTEM AS THIS 2009 NISSAN VERSA HATCHBACK. MY WIFE TOOK THE VEHICLE INTO THE DEALERSHIP IN FORT WAYNE FOR A 3,500 MILE CHECKUP. I CALLED THE SERVICE MANAGER AND DESCRIBED THE INCIDENT THAT OCCURRED IN DOWNTOWN FORT WAYNE. HE PRETTY MUCH SAID THAT ICE IS DANGEROUS AND THERE'S NO VEHICLE THAT WON'T SLIDE ON ICE. I SAID, I DIDN'T SLIDE UNTIL I APPLIED THE EMERGENCY BRAKE. I SAID IT DOESN'T FEEL LIKE THERE IS ENOUGH BRAKE FLUID GOING TO THE BRAKES TO STOP THE CAR. HE SAID "WE DON'T HAVE ANY EQUIPMENT TO TEST FOR THAT." MY WIFE TOLD ME THAT A MECHANIC AT THE DEALERSHIP SAID THAT THE VERSA BRAKES ARE TERRIBLE ON ICE. DEALER FOUND NO PROBLEM WITH THE BRAKES. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10310707February 15, 2010
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
MY CAR HAS NOT BEEN TURNING ON ONCE A MONTH AND NOW IT'S ABOUT ONCE A WEEK IT WAS CRANK AT ALL. ONE TIME I WAS DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY WITH MY KIDS AND IT JUST COMPLETELY STOPPED. PLEASE HELP ME! I BOUGHT THE PLATINUM WARRANTY ON THE CAR AND THE DEALER REFUSES TO EVEN ACKNOWLEDGE THE FACT THAT IT MIGHT NOT START. WHEN I HAVE TAKEN IT TO THE DEALER IT HAPPENS TO TURN ON BUT IT'S NOT LIKE I KNOW WHEN AND WHERE IT WILL NOT TURN ON. I HAVE BEEN DOING RESEARCH AND HAVE FOUND THAT LOTS OF NISSAN VERSA OWNERS ARE HAVING THE SAME PROBLEM. THEY SAY IT IS THE FUEL PUMP. I TOLD THE DEALER THIS AND THEY REFUSE TO EVEN HUMOR ME THAT IT MIGHT BE JUST THAT. A RECALL IS IN ORDER PLEASE!!! *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10308809February 11, 2010
AIR BAGS
I OWN A 2007 NISSAN VERSA WHICH HAS A RECALLED ISSUE FOR AN AIR BAG/SEAT BELT DEFECT FOR THE PASSENGER SIDE. I CONTACTED NISSAN AND THEY ARE SAYING MY VIN IS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL. MY 2007 VERSA HAS THE "PASSENGER SIDE AIR BAG OFF" LIGHT ON EVEN WHEN SOMEONE SITS IN THE SEAT. WITH THAT LIGHT ON THE AIR BAG IS NOT ABLE TO DEPLOY NOR WILL THE SEAT BELT WORK. I HAD THE PART REPLACED BY A NISSAN DEALERSHIP AND NOT EVEN A WEEK LATER THE SAME LIGHT CAME BACK ON AND REMAINS ON. I AM BEING ADVISED TO HAVE IT FIXED ANOTHER TIME BUT DO NOT COUNT ON IT BEING FIXED AS I HAVE ALREADY HAD IT SWITCHED OUT ONE TIME ALREADY. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10307874February 9, 2010
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
NISSAN VERSA 2009 SL ' HATCHBACK - CAR ACCELERATOR WAS IRRESPONSIVE WHEN THE CAR WAS PUT INTO DRIVE OR REVERSE. REGARDLESS OF HOW MUCH GAS PEDAL WAS PRESSED, THE CAR JUST ROLLED FORWARD AT APPROXIMATELY 5 MILES/HR AND DID NOT EXCEED THAT SPEED. CAR'S RPM DID NOT EXCEED MORE THAN 1100 EVEN AFTER THE GAS PEDAL WAS PRESSED ALL THE WAY AGAINST THE FLOOR. FINALLY, THE CAR WAS TOWED AND TAKEN TO THE NISSAN DEALER TO DIAGNOSIS. THE DEALER TOLD ME THAT THEY WERE NOT ABLE TO PROPERLY DIAGNOSED THE VEHICLE. ONCE THEY RECEIVED THE CAR, THEY HOOKED IT TO THE COMPUTER AND FOUND SOME DEFECT IN THE COMPUTER CODE. THEN THEY WIPED THE CODE (BASICALLY RESET IT) AND DROVE THE CAR AROUND TOWN FOR 3 DAYS IN AN ATTEMPT TO REPLICATE THE PROBLEM. HOWEVER, CAR STARTED DRIVING JUST FINE AFTER THAT. THE DEALER DID NOT REPAIR ANY PARTS/ELECTRONICS OTHER THAN RESETTING THE CODE AND GAVE THE CAR BACK TO ME SAYING THAT IT WAS A COMPUTER CODE GLITCH. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10307579February 8, 2010
STRUCTURE:FRAME AND MEMBERS
NISSAN REAR WHEEL OUT OF ALIGNMENT BY 0.28 DEGREE , NISSAN , AND REPAIR SHOPS CANNOT MAJE AN ALIGNMENT DUE TO NOT HAVING ALIGNING COMPONAMTS. HAVE RESEARCHED AND FOUND THAT NOT ONLY DOSE THIS IINVOLVE NISSAN VERSA IT ALSO HAS BEEN REPORTED BY ALTIMA, SENTRA,AND 350Z OWNERS . AND NISSAN IS STAYING MUM ON IT *CN
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10305246February 4, 2010
AIR BAGS:SIDE/WINDOW
2008 NISSAN VERSA, HIT IN PASSENGERS SIDE. SIDE CURTAIN AIRBAGS DEPLOYED CORRECTLY. PASS SEAT SIDE AIRBAG DEPLOYED BUT NEVER BROKE THROUGH THE SEAT COVER. SECOND ISSUE WITH NISSAN VERSA WE HAVE SEEN. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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