Nissan Versa Complaints (2012)

486 consumer complaints on file.

#10955234February 17, 2017
SUSPENSION
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 NISSAN VERSA. WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS AND SLOWING DOWN, THE VEHICLE JERKED AND A CLUNKING NOISE WAS HEARD FROM THE FRONT DRIVER'S SIDE OF THE VEHICLE. WHEN THE FAILURE OCCURRED, THE WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE FRONT COIL SPRING NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 74,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10949762February 6, 2017
POWER TRAIN
I BOUGHT RECENTLY 2012 NISSAN VERSA CAR WITH THEIR CVT TRANSMISSION. NOT EVEN AFTER 6 MONTHS OF USING THE CAR, IT COMPLETELY WENT OUT. THE DEALERSHIP OFFERED TO REPLACE IT FOR $4300, WHICH IS ABOUT THE SAME AS MARKET VALUE OF THE CAR. AFTER READING MORE ONLINE, I FOUND OUT THAT THIS IS REALLY COMMON ISSUE AND THIS TRANSMISSIONS GO OUT VERY OFTEN. ON TOP OF THAT THEY CAN'T BE REBUILD. NISSAN IS AWARE OF THEIR FAULTY TRANSMISSIONS AND THEY HAD RECALLS ON DIFFERENT MODELS, BUT ARE STILL AVOIDING ON THIS ONE. THEY ALSO HAVE SOME SOFTWARE ISSUE, THAT CAN CAUSE PROBLEMS WITH PRESSURE WHEN CHANGING GEARS BETWEEN D AND L. WE WERE ABOUT TO GET THE ADVISED UPDATED LAST SATURDAY, UNFORTUNATELY THE CAR DIDN'T MAKE IT. THE OFFICIAL LETTER STATES THAT IT COULD LOWER THE DURABILITY OF THE TRANSMISSION, THEY DIDN'T WANT TO ADMIT IT ON THE PHONE. MY CASE WAS EVALUATED BY SUMMER, FROM HQ AND GOT NOTIFIED BY HER THAT NISSAN, WON'T HELP IN ANY WAY.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10949689February 5, 2017
POWER TRAIN
TAKATA RECALL MY VEHICLE STOPPED WHEN IT WAS IN MOTION IN THE MIDDLE OF TRAFFIC. THE ENGINE LIGHT TURNED ON AND I BARELY MADE IT TO THE SIDE OF THE STREET.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10949152February 2, 2017
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
TAKATA RECALLS MY CAR WAS STATIONARY THIS MORNING AT RED LIGHT WITH MY FOOT ON THE BREAK WAITING FOR THE LIGHT TO CHANGE. AFTER THE LIGHT CHANGE I TOOK MY FOOT OFF THE BREAK AND ON THE GAS AND THE VEHICLE WENT BACKWARD. PRAISE GOD THE CAR BEHIND ME MOVED OVER TO THE NEXT LANE, I LOOK AT MY SHIFT AND IT WAS STILL IN DRIVE, AND SOMETIMES ALTHOUGH I HAVE MY FOOT ON THE BREAK THE VEHICLE TIRED TO MOVE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10946276January 18, 2017
ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC), POWER TRAIN
I PURCHASED A 2012 NISSAN VERSA FROM HENDERSON NISSAN ON 7/6/14. HERE IS EVERYTHING I'VE BEEN THROUGH: 7/24/14- ENTIRE TRANSMISSION REPLACED AFTER MY CAR LOST COMPLETE POWER IN THE MIDDLE OF AN INTERSECTION ON THE LAS VEGAS STRIP. (HAD 58,658 MILES) 5/28/15- IP COVER RECALL. 11/16/15- TRANSMISSION REPLACED AGAIN! ALONG WITH A FACTORY RECALL. (HAD 73,918 MILES) 7/22/16- ECM SOFTWARE WAS UPDATED. (HAD 83,354 MILES) 7/26/16- LOCKING SYSTEM NOW OUT. (HAD 83,400 MILES) THE CAR HAD 39K MILES WHEN I PURCHASED IT. IT NOW HAS 86K MILES AND THE TRANSMISSION IS GOING OUT AGAIN! AS SOON AS MY WARRANTY ENDS, I'M SCREWED! EACH TIME THE TRANSMISSION HAS GONE OUT, I'VE LOST POWER ON THE CAR. IT JUST DIES NO MATTER HOW SLOW YOU ARE GOING. THE FIRST TIME I WAS IN MOTION. THE SECOND TIME I WAS STATIONARY THANKFULLY! I REPORTED THIS TO NISSAN'S AFFAIRS DEPT. AND GOT NO WHERE!
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10940243January 6, 2017
POWER TRAIN
ABOUT 6 MONTHS AFTER PURCHASING THE VERSA IN 2012 I FELT HESITATION AND SLIPPAGE IN THE TRANSMISSION. WITHIN 2 YEARS OF THE PURCHASE I BROUGHT THIS PROBLEM TO THE ATTENTION OF THE SERVICE DEPARTMENT WHILE THE TRANSMISSION WAS STILL UNDER WARRANTY. I WAS TOLD EACH TIME THAT THEY COULDN'T FIND ANYTHING WRONG. NOW AT 85,000 MILES I AGAIN TOOK THE VERSA TO THE DEALERSHIP WITH THE SAME COMPLAINT, BUT NOW WORSE, AND WAS TOLD THAT THE TRANSMISSION WAS SHOT AND THEY COULDN'T DO ANYTHING SINCE IT WAS NOW OUT OF WARRANTY. WHILE IN MOTION THE TRANSMISSION HESITATES. SURGES, SLIPS, AND BUCKS.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10935233December 14, 2016
POWER TRAIN
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 NISSAN VERSA. WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE ENGINE RPMS INCREASED, BUT THE VEHICLE FAILED TO ACCELERATE. THE DEALER DIAGNOSED THAT THE TRANSMISSION NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 81,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10934213December 9, 2016
VISIBILITY, AIR BAGS
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 NISSAN VERSA. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 25 MPH, THE GLARE OF THE SUN REFLECTED ONTO THE WINDSHIELD AND DISTRACTED THE CONTACT'S VIEW. AS A RESULT, THE CONTACT REAR ENDED ANOTHER VEHICLE. THE AIR BAGS DEPLOYED AND EMITTED BLACK SMOKE. THE CONTACT SUSTAINED SECOND DEGREE BURNS TO THE LEFT ARM AND RIGHT HAND THAT REQUIRED MEDICAL ATTENTION. A POLICE REPORT WAS NOT FILED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A TOWING LOT. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 60,000. UPDATED 02/03/17*LJ *CN
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
Yes
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#10928171November 28, 2016
POWER TRAIN
CVT TRANSMISSION FAILED AT 83,300 MILES. NISSAN DEALERSHIP (CORONA) CHANGED OUT TRANSMISSION AND STATED NEW TRANSMISSION HAS A WARRANTY OF ONLY 12 MONTHS/12.000 MILES. UNACCEPTABLE THE COSTS OF MAINTAINING NISSAN CVT TRANSMISSION SURPASSES BETTER/MORE EXPENSIVE VEHICLES BY OTHER PRODUCED BY COMPANIES.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10919987October 29, 2016
AIR BAGS
MY AIRBAG SIGNAL IS ALWAYS FLASHING. WHEN I WENT TO NISSAN DEALER THEY FIXED THE PROBLEM BY RESETTING, SO THEY THOUGHT IT'S A CONNECTION PROBLEM. BUT IT STARTED FLASHING SOON AFTER THEY RESETED, SO I SUSPECT IT'S NOT A CONNECTION PROBLEM. BESIDES, MY FRIEND ALSO HAS A NISSAN VERSA 2012 WITH AIRBAG SIGNAL FLASHING, BUT SHE HASN'T GONE TO DEALER BECAUSE IT'S EXPANSIVE TO REPLACE AN AIRBAG. WE WOULD LIKE TO HEAR BACK FROM YOU SOON. THANK YOU.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10919378October 27, 2016
SERVICE BRAKES
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 NISSAN VERSA. WHILE DRIVING 45 MPH, THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED AND THERE WAS A DELAY IN STOPPING THE VEHICLE. AS A RESULT, THE CONTACT'S VEHICLE CRASHED INTO THE REAR OF ANOTHER VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE CONTACT SUSTAINED MINOR BACK PAINS AND WHIPLASH, WHICH DID NOT REQUIRE MEDICAL ATTENTION. THE VEHICLE WAS INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 15V507000 (SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC, VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL). THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 93,000.
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#10918876October 25, 2016
POWER TRAIN
MY SON WAS DRIVING DOWN INTERSTATE 65 NEAR WHITE HOUSE, TENNESSEE (AT NIGHT), AND THE RPM GAUGE PEGGED OUT; BUT HE COULD NOT MAINTAIN SPEED. HE PULLED OVER TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD AND COULD GO NO MORE THAN 3 OR 4 MILES AN HOUR AND THE CAR WAS MAKING NOISES. WE HAD IT TOWED TO THE DEALER WHERE THEY TOLD US THE TRANSMISSION NEEDED REPLACEMENT. THE CAR HAS ABOUT 72,000 MILES AND THE WARRANTY EXPIRED AT 60,000. THEY SAID SOME KIND OF SENSOR FAILED. THIS WAS AN EXPENSIVE REPAIR SINCE THE ENTIRE TRANSMISSION HAD TO BE REPLACED. IT SEEMS REALLY DANGEROUS FOR A VEHICLE SENSOR TO DISABLE THE VEHICLE, ESPECIALLY ON THE INTERSTATE. I FEEL LIKE NISSAN SHOULD HAVE FIXED THIS PROBLEM FOR US EVEN THOUGH IT WAS OUT OF WARRANTY. IT IS A SAFETY ISSUE AND NEEDS TO BE INVESTIGATED. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10916021October 14, 2016
POWER TRAIN
CVT TRANSMISSION FAILED IN THE MIDDLE OF THE HIGHWAY JUST AFTER WARRANTY EXPIRED WITH 63700 MILES. THIS CAR IS DANGERIOUS NISSAN REFUSED TO DO ANYTHING HAS CAR TOWED TO THEM AND CALLED NISSAN CORPERATE AND THEY REFUSED TO DO ANYTHING WHEN THERE CVT PROBLEM HAS NOT BEEN CORECTED AND STILL FAILING ON THE NEW CARS. CAR DIED IN THE MIDDLED OF THE ROAD I WAS LUCKY I WAS NOT KILLED THESE CARS ARE DANGERIOUS !!!
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10914931October 9, 2016
POWER TRAIN
VEHICLE AFTER A PERIOD WOULD NOT MOVE! I PURCHASED A NISSAN VERSA BRAND NEW AND TOOK EXCELLENT CARE OF IT. YET, THIS CAR HAS CVT TECHNOLOGY WHICH MEANS WHEN A-N-Y PART OF THE TRANSMISSION BREAKS, YOU HAVE TO REPLACE THE ENTIRE TRANSMISSION!!! COST TO REPLACE: $4,200.00
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10909666September 26, 2016
SUSPENSION:REAR, AIR BAGS
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 NISSAN VERSA. WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE AIR BAG WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER AND THE AIR BAG INDICATOR WAS SHUT OFF; HOWEVER, THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE CONTACT ALSO HEARD A LOUD KNOCKING NOISE IN THE REAR OF THE VEHICLE WHEN DRIVING OVER BUMPS. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER, BUT THEY DETERMINED THAT THERE WAS NO FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10903029September 1, 2016
SERVICE BRAKES
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 NISSAN VERSA. WHEN THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED, THE BRAKES FAILED WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS IN THE PARK POSITION. THE FAILURE RECURRED AFTER ATTEMPTING TO DRIVE THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED NOR REPAIRED. THE VIN WAS INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 15V507000 (SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC, VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL). THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 12,753.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10897738August 22, 2016
SERVICE BRAKES
WHILE TRAVELING AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS, I PRESSED ON THE BRAKE PEDAL, AND THE BRAKES DID NOT ENGAGE. PEDAL TO THE FLOOR- NO BRAKES. AFTER THE INITIAL "TO THE FLOOR", I WAS ABLE TO PUMP THE BRAKES TO STOP THE VEHICLE. THIS IS THE SECOND INCIDENT OF BRAKES NOT ENGAGING- THE FIRST HAPPENED AT SIDE-STREET SPEED, AND I WROTE IT OFF AS A FLUKE. VEHICLE HAS AN APPOINTMENT WITH THE DEALERSHIP IN TWO DAYS.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10893011August 3, 2016
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
I LIKE TO KNOW . HOW THEY SELL A CAR. SUPPOSEDLY NEW 2012. AND LESS THEN 4YRS HAD PEOPLE CONTACT ME FOR ADDITIONAL MONEY FOR WARRANTY ON AIR CONDITIONER . AS IF THEY KNEW AIR BLOWS IN THIS MODEL. DONT HAVE MONEY TO PAY MECHANIC.. AN COULD YOU LET ME KNOW IF THIS CAR WAS A RECALL. 100 DEGREE WEATHER. . DID THEY SELL ME A LEMON. .
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10887340July 20, 2016
SUSPENSION, POWER TRAIN
LETTER FROM SENATOR MARKEY ON BEHALF OF CONSTITUENT RE 2012 NISSAN VERSA FRONT COIL SPRINGS RECALL. *SMD THE CONSUMER STATED THE FRONT COIL SPRINGS HAD ROTTED OUT. ALSO, THE TORQUE SEAL ON THE TRANSMISSION NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10881945July 1, 2016
AIR BAGS, SERVICE BRAKES, STEERING
SOMETHING MAKING NOISE IN THE STEERING WHEEL INSIDE WHEN MAKING TURNS ... AND PASS AIRBAG SOMETIMES OFF SOMETIMES ON WHEN DRIVING... AND THE LAST ONE THE BRAKE PEDAL IS NOT SMOOTH AS OTHER CARS AND ALSO YOU CAN HEAR A CRACK ON IT WHEN PRESSING ON IT.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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