Nissan Versa Complaints

3,327 consumer complaints on file.

#11131840September 26, 2018
POWER TRAIN
WHILE IN HEAVY TRAFFIC AT A RED LIGHT, WHEN IT TURNED GREEN WENT TO PRESS THE ACCELERATOR AND MY 2012 NISSAN VERSA WITH 37000 MILES DID NOT GO FORWARD. THANK GOD I WAS NOT ON A HILL SO MY CAR WENT SLOWLY FORWARD. HAD TO GET THE CAR TOWED TO THE NISSAN DEALERSHIP WHERE I PURCHASED MY CAR. A DAY LATER I GET A CALL SAYING THAT MY TRANSMISSION IS DONE AND NEEDS TO BE REPLACED. REPLACED UNDER 37K MILES! PRIOR TO THIS WHEN I WENT TO GET AN ENGINE DIAGNOSIS I WAS INFORMED THAT THERE WERE SEVERAL RECALLS AND UPDATES THAT NEEDED TO BE PERFORMED ON MY CAR. SO BEING WORRIED THAT SOMETHING MIGHT BE WRONG WITH MY CAR I ASKED THE MECHANIC TO THOUROUGHLY CHECK MY VEHICLE. WITH A BILL OF 2500.00 PAID IN APRIL 2018 THREE MONTHS LATER MY MUFFLER BREAKS APART 400.00 REPAIR AND A MONTH AND A HALF AFTER THAT IN SEPT MY TRANSMISSION IS COMPLETELY SHOT AND NEEDS TO BE REPLACED. WHILE DOING RESEARCH I NOTICED THAT A LOT OF PEOPLE ARE EXPERIENCING THIS TRANSMISSION PROBLEM AFTER THAT MANDATORY UPDATE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11130863September 23, 2018
AIR BAGS, STEERING
THE STEERING WHEEL SUDDENLY STARTED TURNING ALL THE WAY TO THE LEFT ON ITS OWN WHILE I WAS DRIVING STRAIGHT ABOUT 50MPH ON THE HIGHWAY. THE STEERING WHEEL LOCKED IN THIS POSITION AND WAS IMPOSSIBLE TO TURN BACK TO A NEUTRAL POSITION. THE CAR VEERED ALL THE WAY TO THE RIGHT, CAUSING ME TO SPIN SEVERAL TIMES BEFORE HITTING THE CONCRETE BARRIER. THE AIRBAGS DID NOT DEPLOY AFTER HITTING THE CONCRETE BARRIER. WE ALWAYS TOOK MY CAR FOR ALL NECESSARY RECALLS, THE LAST OF WHICH WAS ON 6/12/2018 FOR AIRBAGS. THE CAR WAS UNABLE TO CHANGE GEARS AND WAS IMPOUNDED BY INSURANCE. ## VIN PASSED ## NISSAN VERSA 2010 HATCHBACK ## *TT *DT *DT UPDATED 10/11/18 CONSUMER STATED THE VEHICLE WAS DEEMED UNREPAIRABLE AND WE WERE PAID OUT BY INSURANCE. I BELIEVE IT WAS AT AN AUCTION LAST I HEARD. UPDATED 10/18/18*JB
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#11130769September 22, 2018
STRUCTURE:BODY
TOOK MY CAR TO THE GARAGE TO HAVE IT INSPECTED AND WAS TOLD I WAS GOING TO NEED MY ENGINE CRADLE/ SUBFRAME REPLACED. WHEN I TOOK IT TO THE GARAGE TO GET IT FIXED HE TOLD ME IT SHOULD NOT HAVE RUSTED OUT THAT BAD FOR A 2007 AND WAS SURPRISED TO FIND NO RECALL ON THIS ISSUE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11130412September 20, 2018
ENGINE
WHILE DRIVING THIS VEHICLE ON A BUSY CITY STREET AT 7:00 AM THE CAR SUDDENLY STOPPED RUNNING AND WOULD NOT RESTART IN THE MIDDLE OF A TRAVEL LANE FOR NO REASON WHAT SO EVER REQUIRING A TOW, WITH OVER HALF A TANK OF GAS, AND PLENTY OF FLUIDS ALL THE WAY AROUND. THE CAR HAS BEEN MAINTAINED SO THE ENGINE SHOULD NOT HAVE CUT OFF LIKE THIS.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11130472September 20, 2018
VISIBILITY:DEFROSTER/DEFOGGER/HVAC SYSTEM:CONDENSOR/EVAPORATOR, EQUIPMENT:APPLIANCE:AIR CONDITIONER, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
TLA* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 NIACIN VERSA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE EVAPORATED COIL FAILED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED BY A DEALER. AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC REPLACED THE EVAPORATED COIL, BUT DID NOT DETERMINE WHAT CAUSED THE FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED AND STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN A WARRANTY OR RECALL CAMPAIGN. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 32,662. *TTT*JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11130038September 18, 2018
ENGINE, UNKNOWN OR OTHER
I WAS PERFORMING A MONTHLY INSPECTION UNDERNEATH MY 2018 NISSAN VERSA IN AUGUST 2018 TO INSURE THERE WAS NOT ANY VISIBLE LEAKS. UPON MY INSPECTION I OBSERVED WHAT APPEARED TO BE A SMALL AMOUNT OF OIL LOCATED ON THE AREA WHERE THE ENGINE MEETS THE TRANSMISSION. I BROUGHT THE CAR TO THE DEALERSHIP WHERE I PURCHASED THE VEHICLE ON 8-30-2018. UPON THEIR INSPECTION THE SERVICE DEPARTMENT STATED IT WAS "NORMAL" FOR THIS AREA TO SEEP / LEAK OIL EVEN ON NEW CARS. THE SERVICE DEPARTMENT FURTHER STATED NISSAN WOULD NOT COVER UNDER WARRANTY UNLESS THE OIL WAS " HITTING THE GROUND" THE OIL WAS WIPED OFF AT THIS TIME. OVER THE COURSE OF THE FOLLOWING COUPLE OF WEEKS I CHECKED AREA SEVERAL TIMES AND OBSERVED OIL REAPPEARING. EACH TIME I WIPED THE OIL OFF , IT CONTINUES TO SEEP/ LEAK OR REAPPEAR A COUPLE OF DAYS AFTER WIPING AREA. I AM CONCERNED ABOUT SUDDEN COMPLETE FAILURE OF THE SEAL WHERE THE OIL IS REAPPEARING AND THE POTENTIAL FOR A FIRE HAZARD. PHOTO OF ISSUE ATTACHED.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11129931September 17, 2018
SUSPENSION
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 NISSAN VERSA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC FOR AN OIL CHANGE. THE MECHANIC INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT THE REAR LOWER CONTROL ARMS WERE FRACTURED DUE TO CORROSION AND NEEDED REPLACEMENT. THE CONTACT ALSO STATED THAT THE FRONT LOWER CONTROL ARMS WERE REPLACED BY AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC ON SEPTEMBER 29, 2015, WHICH BECAME A RECALL IN 2015. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE AND ISSUED CASE NUMBER: 32820454. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED FOR THE RECENT FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 93,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11129991September 17, 2018
POWER TRAIN, VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
MY VEHICLE WAS IN MOTION WHEN IT LOOSE SPEED THEN WAS UNABLE TO GET IT OUT OF GEER. WAS TOLD NEED A NEW TRANSMISSION. I JUST BOUGHT THE CAR USE AS IS, NO GURANTEE. I HAVE NO MONEY FOR A NEW TRANSMISSION WILL COST ME OVER $2000??????????????
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11129764September 16, 2018
ENGINE
YESTERDAY I HAD DROPPED OFF MY CAR AT UNIVERSAL CITY NISSAN FOR THE CVT RECALL REPAIR. WHEN I LEFT AND PROCEEDED TO GET ON THE 101 FREEWAY MY CAR LOST POWER AND WENT FROM 60 MPH TO ABOUT 10 MPH IN FRONT OF A BIG RIG ON THE FREEWAY. I WAS BARELY ABLE TO GET OFF OF THE FREEWAY AT 5MPH AND WENT BACK TO THE DEALER TO FIND OUT WHAT HAPPENED. THEY PROCEEDED TO TELL ME THAT I WOULD HAVE TO PAY 4000.00 DOLLARS AS THE TRANSMISSION NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. I LEFT THE DEALERSHIP AS THEY SAID I COULD DRIVE ANOTHER 50 MILES. I DID NOT HAVE THE MONEY AND WANTED TO DOUBLE CHECK WITH MY MECHANIC. I LEFT AND THE CAR COMPLETELY STOPPED ON A VERY BUSY INTERSECTION ON THE CORNER OF LA BREA AND FOUNTAIN BLVD. I HAD TO KEEP TURNING IT OFF AND RESTARTING IT TO GET IT INTO THE PARKING LOT OF AN URGENT CARE UNTIL I CAN FIGURE OUT WHAT TO DO. THE DEALERSHIP IN NO WAY WANTED TO HELP AND SAID MY WARRANTY WAS UP IN FEBRUARY EVEN THOUGH IT ONLY HAS 50,000 MILES ON IT.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11128865September 12, 2018
SERVICE BRAKES, AIR BAGS, ENGINE
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 NISSAN VERSA. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO RUSS DARROW NISSAN OF MILWAUKEE (11212 W METRO AUTO MALL, MILWAUKEE, WI 53224, (414) 586-3050) TO HAVE IT REPAIRED PER AN UNKNOWN RECALL. AFTER THE REPAIR, AN UNKNOWN SERVICE INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN BACK TO THE DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE BRAKES AND POSSIBLY THE AIR BAGS FAILED. THE DEALER KEPT THE VEHICLE FOR A MONTH AND PROVIDED A LOANER VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED AGAIN, BUT HAD TROUBLE ACCELERATING OVER 30 MPH WHILE TRAVELING ON THE HIGHWAY. THE SPEEDOMETER GAUGE INCREASED TO OVER 80 MPH. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN BACK TO THE DEALER TWO OTHER TIMES, BUT NO FAILURES WERE FOUND WITH THE VEHICLE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 80,401.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11129076September 12, 2018
STRUCTURE:BODY, UNKNOWN OR OTHER
BOTH THE PRIMARY AND SECONDARY HOOD LATCHES FAILED WHILE DRIVING DOWN THE HIGHWAY AT 60 MPH. THE HOOD FLEW OPEN CAUSING DAMAGE TO THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS INSPECTED BY THE MENTOR NISSAN DEALERSHIP WHO INSPECTED THE HOOD LATCHES AND INDICATED THAT THE LATCHES WHERE BOUND UP AND THE CONDITION OCCURRED THROUGH NO FAULT OF THE VEHICLE OWNER AND THE CONDITION WAS A MAJOR SAFETY ISSUE. NISSAN CONSUMER AFFAIRS WOULD NOT AUTHORIZE ANY REPAIRS BECAUSE THERE WAS NO RECALL FOR THIS PROBLEM ON THE VERSA, HOWEVER THERE IS A RECALL ON THE ALTIMA FOR THE SAME ISSUE. THE BINDING OF THE HOOD LATCH ON MY NISSAN VERSA IS THE SAME CONDITION THAT OCCURRED ON THE ALTIMA. THE COATING APPLIED TO THE HOOD LATCH BY THE LATCH MANUFACTURER CAUSES IT TO BIND OVER TIME AND NOT LATCH PROPERLY.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11128141September 7, 2018
AIR BAGS
THE PROBLEM I HAVE ENCOUNTERED IS A FLASHING AIRBAG LIGHT WITH A VEHICLE HAVING LESS THAN 31000 MILES AND JUST OUT OF FACTORY WARRANTY AS OF MARCH 2018. ALSO, THE PASSENGER SEAT AIRBAG LIGHT STAYS ON EVEN WHEN OCCUPIED BY AN ADULT. I CONTACTED THE DEALER AND I WAS INFORMED THERE WERE NO RECALLS FOR MY VEHICLE. I CONDUCTED A SEARCH AND FOUND NUMEROUS OTHER NISSAN VEHICLES HAD THE SAME ISSUES (OCCUPANT SYSTEM) BUT MINE IS NOT LISTED. MY VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN INVOLVED IN ANY EVENT WHICH WOULD HAVE CAUSED THIS SINCE I HAVE OWNED THE VEHICLE. THE LISTED DATE AND MILAGE IS APPROXIMATE OF WHEN I NOTICED THE ISSUE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11124765September 6, 2018
ENGINE
I GOT MY CAR OUT OF " ROSS NISSAN OF EL MONTE" TOOK MY CAR MULTIPLE TIMES AND NEVER WAS ADVISED OF HAVING ANY ENGINE PROBLEMS. IAM THE FIRST OWNER , AND CAR SHOULDN'T BE GOING THROUGH ANY ENGINE PROBLEMS. VIN# [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
#11127981September 6, 2018
AIR BAGS
NISSAN WILL NOT COMPLETE 2 RECALLS FOR MY VEHICLE. SPOKE WITH TWO PEOPLE FROM NISSAN CONSUMER AFFAIRS WHO STATED THEY CAN'T MAKE THE DEALERSHIP COMPLETE THE 'CAMPAIGNS'. I DON'T KNOW WHO TO CONTACT AT THIS POINT. PLEASE ADVISE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11124649September 5, 2018
SEAT BELTS
I WAS REACHING FOR SOMETHING IN MY GLOVE BOX WITH MY SEAT BELT FASTENED WHEN MY BELT BROKE AT THE CONNECTION TO THE FRAME. IT LOOKS LIKE IT WAS JUST GLUED AND THE GLUE CAME LOOSE. THE VEHICLE WAS IN MOTION AT THE TIME.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11124399September 4, 2018
SUSPENSION
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 NISSAN VERSA. WHILE TURNING THE VEHICLE OUT OF A PARKING SPOT, THE CONTACT DETECTED A NOISE COMING FROM THE FRONT PASSENGER SIDE OF THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS SERVICED PER NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 15V573000 (SUSPENSION), BUT THE REMEDY FAILED TO REPAIR THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT MENTIONED THAT THE COIL SPRING FRACTURED AFTER THE RECALL REPAIR. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO WALSER NISSAN BURNSVILLE (14750 BUCK HILL RD, BURNSVILLE, MN 55306, (612) 395-4984) WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE COIL SPRING NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 81,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11124102September 3, 2018
POWER TRAIN
CAR WILL NOT GO IN REVERSE NOR PARK AND IS IN DRIVE WHEN I STOPPED. IT WILL NOR START IT IS IN MY DRIVE WAY. IT WAS SLIPPING OUT OF GEAR WHILE TRAVELLING FORWARD.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11123958September 1, 2018
AIR BAGS, SEATS
MY FRONT PASSENGER DOOR WAS CLOSED AND MY SIDE AIRBAGS DEPLOYED. MY 4 YEAR OLD SON WAS IN HIS CAR SEAT IN THE BACK SEAT ON THE PASSENGER SIDE WHEN THE AIR BAGS DEPLOYED. MY CAR WAS IN DRIVE BUT I WAS NOT MOVING, I WAS DROPPING A FRIEND OFF AT HOME. IT WAS ON A CITY STREET. NISSAN IS REFUSING TO PAY FOR A RENTAL UNTIL THEY COME AND LOOK AT MY CAR, WHICH THEY SAID WOULD TAKE 6 TO 8 WEEKS.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11123872August 31, 2018
ENGINE, VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS ACCELERATING OUT FROM A STOP SIGN, IT SUDDENLY WITHOUT WARNING OR NOISE LOST ALL ABILITY TO ACCELERATE AND STALLED IN THE INTERSECTION. NO LIGHTS CAME ON AT THAT POINT. RESTARTED CAR, DROVE HOME. I COULD FEEL ACCELERATION HESITATION IN THE GAS PEDAL. NEXT MORNING I STARTED CAR, NOW HAS ENGINE LIGHT ON. I DROVE TO WORK, IT REPEATED THE BEHAVIOR ONCE. THE NEXT DAY I TOOK THE CAR TO GET THE COMPUTER CODE P2138. THE CAR STALLS EVERYDAY THE FIRST TIME IT IS DRIVEN AND I CAN FEEL THE HESITATION EVERYTIME. AFTER THE INITAL STALL, IT DRIVES FINE THE REST OF THE DAY. CHECK ENGINE LIGHT REMAINS ON. I DID UNPLUG THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL SENSOR TO AIR BLOW OFF ANY DUST. IT CONTINUES TO BEHAVE THE SAME WHETHER COMING OUT OF A STOP POSITION OR DRIVING ON THE ROAD OR HIGHWAY AND THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT REMAINS. WILL BE TAKING IT TO NISSAN DEALER TO HAVE RECALLS CHECKED AND WILL ASK ABOUT THIS ISSUE AS WELL. I WENT ON THIS SITE AND SAW THAT OTHER NISSANS HAVE HAD THIS ISSUE OVER THE YEARS.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11123845August 31, 2018
POWER TRAIN
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 NISSAN VERSA. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 65 MPH, THE TRANSMISSION SUDDENLY FAILED AND THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT ACCELERATE. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO DIAGNOSED THAT THE CONTINUOUSLY VARIABLE TRANSMISSION WAS FAULTY AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE LOCAL DEALER (MOSSY NISSAN, 8118 CLAIREMONT MESA BLVD, SAN DIEGO, CA) AND THE MANUFACTURER WERE NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 52,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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