Nissan Versa Complaints

3,327 consumer complaints on file.

#10386486March 4, 2011
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING, VISIBILITY
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 NISSAN VERSA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHEN STARTING THE VEHICLE AND ACCELERATING, THE VEHICLE WOULD EXHIBIT AN ABNORMAL RATTLING FROM THE ENGINE. THE CONTACT DISCOVERED THAT ONE OF THE MOUNTS SEEMED OUT OF PLACE. IN ADDITION, THE SUNROOF WAS INOPERABLE AND WOULD NOT OPEN. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER YET THE DEALER WAS UNABLE DIAGNOSE THE ENGINE FAILURE AND DID NOT ASSIST WITH THE SUNROOF FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 48,000. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10386204March 2, 2011
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM: INSTRUMENT CLUSTER/PANEL
2010 NISSAN VERSA SPEEDOMETER HARD TO SEE IN DAYLIGHT. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10384546February 25, 2011
STRUCTURE, ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
2009 NISSAN VERSA SE ENG: 1.8 LITER GASOLINE,FOUND ENGINE MOUNT INSULATOR BOLT VERY LOOSE NOT THREADED IN CORRECTLY. TOOK TO DEALER FOR RE-THREADED AND REMOUNTED. QUESTION IS WHAT IF THAT WAS A BOLT HOLD BREAKS AND YOU GOING ON HY-WAY AND IT FALL OFF AND YOU CAN'T STOP. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10383369February 20, 2011
TIRES:PRESSURE MONITORING AND REGULATING SYSTEMS
WE HAVE HAD NOTHING BUT TROUBLE WITH TIRE SENSOR ON THE NISSAN VERSA. ONE HAS BEEN REMOVED BECAUSE IT IS CRACKED AND ANOTHER ONE IS FAILING. WHAT HAPPENS IS THE TIRES LOOSE AN EXTREME AMOUNT OF AIR BECAUSE OF THIS FAILURE AND COULD CAUSE A CATASTROPHE. WE WERE TOLD BY NISSAN THAT THIS IS NOT COVERED UNDER WARRANTY BUT WE WOULD BE GLAD TO ORDER 2 NEW SENSORS FOR APPROXIMATELY $300.00. THAT PRICE IS MORE THAN THE TIRES ARE WORTH AND WE REPLACED THE STEMS WITH STANDARD ONES AND OUR LIGHT FOR TIRE SENSOR STILL IS ON AND I AM CONSTANTLY CHECKING THE OTHER 2 TIRES TO SEE IF A DANGEROUS SITUATION IS DEVELOPING. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10383246February 18, 2011
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY:FUEL PUMP
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 NISSAN VERSA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 5 MPH OR ABOVE, THE VEHICLE WOULD SUDDENLY STALL WITHOUT ANY WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS INSPECTED BY AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO ADVISED HIM THAT HE NEEDED TO REPLACE THE FUEL PUMP. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 35,100. UPDATED 3/21/11 *CN UPDATED 04/22/11*JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10383253February 18, 2011
FUEL SYSTEM, OTHER
I OWN A NISSAN VERSA 2008 HATCHBACK. AFTER I PULL AWAY FROM THE GAS PUMP, THE CAR WAS LOSING ITS ACCELERATION AND THEN STALL. I WAS TRYING TO START AGAIN BUT IT WOULDN'T TURN OVER. THE CAR WAS TOWED. I WAS TOLD THAT THE FUEL PUMP WENT BAD. MY BASIC WARRANTY EXPIRED TWO MONTHS AGO (DECEMBER 5, 2010). THE FUEL PUMP WAS RECPLACED AT MY EXPENSES. *LN
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10383816February 17, 2011
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL, POWER TRAIN
THERE HAS BEEN A PROBLEM FOUND IN SOME VERSA SLS WITH MANUAL TRANSMISSIONS, RELATING TO THE CRUISE CONTROL SYSTEM. IT HAS BEEN FOUND THAT ON HOT DAYS, THIS SWITCH MAY MOVE, AND CAUSE THE HYDRAULIC CLUTCH TO DISENGAGE PREMATURELY. THIS PROBLEM CAN BE DANGEROUS IF IT OCCURS IN A REMOTE AREA OR ON A HEAVILY TRAFFICKED ROAD. THIS PROBLEM WILL SEVERELY COMPROMISE YOUR VEHICLES ABILITY TO MOVE, AND YOUR CAR MAY END UP DISABLED OR POSSIBLY WITH A BURNED OUT CLUTCH IF YOU IGNORE IT. THERE SEEMS TO BE A GROWING TREND WITH CLUTCH PROBLEMS IN NISSAN VERSA'S RANGING FROM MILEAGE OF 168 AND UP. NISSAN FAILS TO RECOGNIZE THE PROBLEM.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10382766February 15, 2011
STEERING, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
TL*THE CONTACT OWNED A 2009 NISSAN VERSA. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 55 MPH ENTERING THE RIGHT LANE THE CONTACT WAS FORCED TO TURN THE STEERING WHEEL BACK IN THE OPPOSITE DIRECTION IN ORDER TO CENTER THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE DID NOT RESPOND TO THE CHANGE IN STEERING AND CONTINUED TO DRIFT TO THE RIGHT UNTIL IT CRASHED. DURING THE FAILURE THE BRAKES WOULD NOT FUNCTION. THE VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED AND TOWED TO AN INSURANCE LOT WHERE THEY DID NOT DIAGNOSE THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 50,000.
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10381402February 10, 2011
FUEL SYSTEM, OTHER
BOUGHT 2007 NISSAN VERSA IN JULY 07. FUEL DOOR WAS NOT CONNECTED AT PURCHASE TIME. DEALER RECONNECTED BUT IT BECAME DISCONNECTED AGAIN IN MARCH 09. SIMPLE TO RECONNECT BUT A PAIN TO HAVE TO KEEP DOING IT. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10381406February 10, 2011
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
SIGNIFICANT LOSS OF FUEL EFFICIENCY AT AROUND 51K MILES IN JANUARY 2011. ALL OF A SUDDEN HAD TO START FILLING TANK UP MORE FREQUENTLY AND NOTICED IT WOULD SHUDDER AT RANDOM. ON FEBRUARY 8, 2011 I WAS SITTING IDLE IN A PARKING SPACE IN PARK WITH ENGINE RUNNING AND THE ENGINE SHUDDERED AND THEN SHUT OFF. BATTERY WAS FINE BUT ENGINE WOULD CRANK BUT NOT COME ON. WAS TOLD FUEL PUMP NEEDED REPLACEMENT, NISSAN WOULD NOT ACKNOWLEDGE AS A PROBLEM AND SAID I WOULD BE CHARGED 3 HOURS OF LABOR TO REPLACE WHILE THE SERVICE STATION I USE SAID IT WOULD ONLY REQUIRE 1 LABOR HOUR. HAD IT REPLACED FOR ALMOST $600. I BOUGHT WHAT I THOUGHT WAS A RELIABLE CAR, BUT AFTER THIS AND HAVING THE FUEL DOOR BECOMING DISCONNECTED FREQUENTLY, I AM NOT FEELING CONFIDENT. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10380848February 5, 2011
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
2007 NISSAN VERSA LOST POWER TO ENGINE WHILE DRIVING. THEN STARTED HAVING PROBLEMS CRANKING. STARTER TURNS OVER BUT ENGINE WILL ONLY SPUTTER, FAILS TO FULLY START. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10380148February 3, 2011
VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 NISSAN VERSA. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS DURING A RAIN STORM WHEN THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS FAILED INTERMITTENTLY APPROXIMATELY EVERY 30 SECONDS. THE VEHICLE WAS NEITHER INSPECTED NOR REPAIRED. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 120. UPDATED 03/15/11*LJ UPDATED 03/21/11
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10379329January 27, 2011
LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES:DOORS:LATCH
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 NISSAN VERSA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FRONT DRIVER SIDE EXTERIOR DOOR HANDLE BROKE WHEN ENTERING THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER WHERE THE DOOR HANDLE WAS REPLACED WITH A NEW ONE UNDER THE SERVICE WARRANTY. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 1,843.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10376468January 13, 2011
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
IN 2008, WE BEGAN TO NOTICE INTERMITTENT STARTING PROBLEMS WITH OUR 2007 NISSAN VERSA; THE CAR WOULD NOT START AFTER PROLONGED CRANKING OF THE STARTER. IN MAY 2009, WE TOOK THE CAR TO THE DEALERSHIP TO UNDERGO DIAGNOSTICS AND REPAIR. THEY FOUND THE PROBLEM TO BE A FAULTY FUEL PRESSURE REGULATOR AND REPLACED THE PART UNDER WARRANTY. FIVE MONTHS LATER, THE PROBLEM REAPPEARED. THE VERSA WENT BACK TO THE DEALER FOR THE SAME REPAIR, IN NOVEMBER 2009, AND AGAIN REPLACED THE PART UNDER WARRANTY. SINCE THE LAST REPAIR, THE VERSA WAS DRIVEN INFREQUENTLY DURING THE FIRST HALF OF 2010, AND THEREFORE, DIDN?T ACCUMULATE SIGNIFICANT MILEAGE. IN THE SUMMER OF 2010, THE CAR WAS DRIVEN REGULARLY AGAIN, WITH THE STARTING PROBLEM REAPPEARING IN OCTOBER 2010. WE HAVE NOT BEEN ABLE TO TAKE THE CAR IN FOR SERVICE UNTIL JANUARY 2011. THIS MARKS THE THIRD REPAIR FOR THE SAME PROBLEM. UNFORTUNATELY, THE VERSA HAS EXCEEDED THE FACTORY WARRANTY (38K MILES) AND WE ARE PAYING OUT OF POCKET FOR THIS REPAIR. THIS PROBLEM IS NOT ISOLATED TO US. I HAVE DONE SOME RESEARCH ON THIS ISSUE AND THE SAME PROBLEM IS SHARED MY MANY OTHER NORTH AMERICAN VERSA OWNERS ACROSS MANY ENTHUSIAST INTERNET FORUMS, CAR SITES, BLOGS AND OTHER LOCATIONS. WITH THAT IN MIND, I CALLED NISSAN CONSUMER AFFAIRS AND STATED MY CASE. THE REPLY WAS SIMPLY THAT NISSAN HAS NOT RECOGNIZED THIS PROBLEM AS A RECALL OR CAMPAIGN. WE MADE THE DECISION TO PURCHASE A NEW VEHICLE BASED ON SAFETY AND RELIABILITY. WE HAVE LOST CONFIDENCE IN OUR NISSAN VERSA, AS EVERY TIME WE TAKE THE WHEEL WE?RE LEFT WONDERING WHETHER IT WILL OR WILL NOT START. I CANNOT ACCEPT THE FACT THAT A MODERN, LOW-MILEAGE, THREE-YEAR-OLD VEHICLE WILL OCCASIONALLY NOT START, THEREBY, CREATING A SITUATION OF POTENTIAL DANGER TO FAMILY. WHILE THIS PROBLEM DOES NOT CONSTITUTE AN IMMINENT THREAT SUCH AS A BRAKE FAILURE OR TIRE DEFECT, HAVING YOUR CAR BECOME INOPERABLE CAN LEAD TO DANGEROUS OUTCOMES AS WELL. NISSAN IS NOT ADDRESSING A SIGNIFICANT PROBLEM. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10375124January 7, 2011
EXTERIOR LIGHTING
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 NISSAN VERSA. THE HEAD LIGHTS INTERMITTENTLY TURNED OFF WHEN THE CONTACT WOULD TURN ON THE TURN SIGNALS WHILE DRIVING AT ANY SPEED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER ON TWO OCCASIONS WHERE THEY WERE UNABLE TO DIAGNOSE THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE UNKNOWN.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10373593December 31, 2010
POWER TRAIN
CAR WAS AT A DEAD STOP IN MY DRIVEWAY. I WENT TO BACK OUT OF MY DRIVEWAY...AND AS ALWAYS I STARTED THE CAR WITH MY FOOT ON THE BRAKE...PUT THE CAR IN REVERSE...BEGAN TO LIFT MY FOOT OFF THE BRAKE TO COAST BACK AGAIN AS USUAL...WITHOUT EVER TOUCHING THE GAS PEDAL. THE CAR SHOT BACK LIKE A BULLET...TRAVELED ABOUT 45 TO 50 FEET AND SLAMMED INTO THE DRIVER SIDE DOOR OF A PARKED PANEL TRUCK. THE CAR THEN SHOT FORWARD AGAIN LIKE A BULLET AND SLAMMED INTO A FENCE POLE THAT WAS SET IN CEMENT. I GOT OUT OF THE CAR IN SHOCK....A NEIGHBOR CAME RUNNING OVER...I TOLD HIM THAT ALL I DID WAS PUT THE CAR IN REVERSE AND THEN LOST COMPLETE CONTROL. THE CAR WAS STILL RUNNING...MY NEIGHBOR WENT TO TURN OFF THE ENGINE...AND SAID..."THE CAR IS STILL IN REVERSE." HE PUT THE CAR IN PARK AND TURNED OFF THE ENGINE. A POLICE REPOPRT WAS FILED. THE CAR WAS REMOVED TO A LOT FOR INSPECTION. THE INSPECTION DID NOT REVEAL ANY PROBLEMS WITH THE CAR. AS FAR AS NISSAN WAS CONCERNED THE CASE ENDED THERE. THEY NEVER INTERVIEWED ANY WITNESSES. THE PANEL TRUCK OWNER WAS JUST ABOUT TO GO TO HIS TRUCK...HE HEARD THE LOUD RACING SOUND OF THE ENGINE...AS DID MY DAUGHTER WHO SAW THE WHOLE THING... SHE WAS SITTING AT THE DINING ROOM TABLE WITH FULL VIEW FROM A WINDOW...SHE THOUGHT I HAD A HEART ATTACK. AND THE NEIGHBOR WHO WINESSED THE GEAR IN REVERSE WAS NEVER CONTACTED. IN LIGHT OF THE CASES OF "UNEXPLAINED" SUDDEN ACCELERATION I FIND IT HARD TO BELIEVE THAT NISSAN IS SATISFIED WITH THE RESULTS IN THIS CASE. I CANNOT IN GOOD CONSCIOUS LET THIS STAND WITHOUT AT LEAST MAKING A RECORD OF THE INCIDENT. BY THE WAY THE CAR WAS TOTALED. I WOULD BE CURIOUS TO SEE A REPORT FROM AN ACCIDENT RECONSTRUCTION EXPERT AS TO THE SPEED THE CAR REACHED FROM A DEAD STOP....TRAVELEING ABOUT 45 FEET..... THAT WOULD CAUSE THE AMOUNT OF DAMGE DONE TO THAT CAR. I WOULD HAVE TO BE STANDING ON THE GAS PEDAL...COMMON SENSE SAYS THAT DID NOT HAPPEN. THE AIRBAGS NEVER DEPLOYED. THANK YOU. *TR
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#10372278December 23, 2010
TIRES:PRESSURE MONITORING AND REGULATING SYSTEMS
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 NISSAN VERSA. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 50 MPH THE TIRE PRESSURE MONITOR SENSOR LIGHT CAME ON. HE ADDED AIR TO THE TIRES AND DROVE OVER 16 MPH BUT THE SENSOR DID NOT RESET AS INDICATED IN THE USERS MANUAL. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER AND THEY COULD NOT LOCATE THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE BUT THEY MANUALLY RESET THE TIRE PRESSURE MONITOR SENSOR. THE FAILURE RECURRED AND THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHO MANUALLY RESET THE TIRE PRESSURE SENSOR. THE FAILURE OCCURRED A THIRD TIME AND THE VEHICLE TAKEN TO THE DEALER AGAIN TO MANUALLY RESET THE TIRE PRESSURE MONITOR SENSOR. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 15,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 23,000. UPDATED 02/09/11*LJ UPDATED 12/05/2011 *LN
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10371109December 17, 2010
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
AFTER STOPPING, CAR FAILED TO ACCELERATE EVEN THOUGH THE PEDAL WAS PUSHED ALL THE WAY TO THE FLOOR. THIS IS A MAJOR SAFETY ISSUE AND MAY CAUSE SERIOUS BODILY INJURY IF NOT ADDRESSED IMMEDIATELY!!!! *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10370742December 15, 2010
SERVICE BRAKES, ELECTRIC
NISSAN VERSA HATCHBACK 2009, THE BRAKES SQUEAK VERY LOUDLY WHENEVER THE CAR IS WARM. I HAVE TAKEN TO BE REPAIR 5 TIMES AND THE PROBLEM CANNOT BE FIXED. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10369443December 7, 2010
STEERING, TIRES
TL* THE CONTACT RENTED A 2011 NISSAN VERSA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE TIRE ROD FRACTURED ON THE FRONT DRIVER SIDE WHILE TRAVELING 25 MPH. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE STEEL BELT WAS VISIBLE ON BOTH FRONT TIRES. THE CONTACT DID NOT HAVE THE VEHICLE INSPECTED BUT IT WAS RETURNED TO THE VEHICLE RENTAL COMPANY. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 4,386.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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