Nissan Versa Complaints

3,327 consumer complaints on file.

#11113002July 23, 2018
ENGINE, VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
VEHICLE STALLS/HESITATES WHEN ACCELERATING IF ENGINE IS WARM. WILL RESTART IMMEDIATELY IF STALLS, BUT CONTINUED ATTEMPTS TO ACCELERATE RESULT IN HESITATION OR STALLING. THIS HAS OCCURRED IN TRAFFIC AS WELL AS FROM A COMPLETE STOP AFTER BEING PARKED, BUT STILL WARM.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11113096July 23, 2018
AIR BAGS
TL* TAKATA RECALL. THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 NISSAN VERSA. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 18V401000 (AIR BAGS); HOWEVER, THE PARTS TO DO THE REPAIR WERE UNAVAILABLE. THE DEALER (TOM HESSER NISSAN, 900 HARRY P O'NEILL HWY, DUNMORE, PA 18512, 1-570-558-2000) WAS CONTACTED AND CONFIRMED THAT THE PARTS WERE UNAVAILABLE FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED AND COULD NOT ASSIST. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. PARTS DISTRIBUTION DISCONNECT.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11112529July 20, 2018
AIR BAGS
TAKATA RECALL. I WAS NOTIFIED IN THE SPRING OF 2017 THAT MY PASSENGER SIDE AIRBAGS WERE RECALLED AND CAR IS UNSAFE TO DRIVE. TO THIS DATE, DESPITE CONTACTING MY DEALERSHIP FOR THE REPAIR, ROYAL NISSAN OF BATON ROUGE OVER 6 TIMES, NOTHING HAS BEEN DONE. I HAVE BEEN INFORMED BY ROYAL NISSAN THAT TAKATA HAS NOT SENT THE PARTS FOR THE REPAIR.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11112390July 19, 2018
POWER TRAIN
THE CONTINUOUSLY VARIABLE TRANSMISSIONS ON NISSANS ARE UNSAFE. FOR A COUPLE OF WEEKS, OUR NISSAN VERSA WOULD BRIEFLY LOSE POWER WHEN WE STEPPED ON THE GAS PEDAL, BUT IT ONLY HAPPENED OCCASIONALLY AND TEMPORARILY. THEN ON JULY 15, IT GOT MUCH WORSE. WE COULD BARELY DRIVE THE CAR BECAUSE IT WOULD CONSTANTLY LOSE POWER. THE PROBLEM STARTED WHEN WE STARTED THE CAR AND CONTINUED AS WE WERE TRYING TO DRIVE THE CAR A COUPLE OF BLOCKS ON THE CITY STREETS. I AM THANKFUL THAT WE WERE NOT ON A HIGHWAY WHEN THIS HAPPENED BECAUSE WE WOULD HAVE CAUSED A TERRIBLE ACCIDENT. WE LEARNED LATER THAT IT WAS THE TRANSMISSION AND THE CAR WAS TRYING TO START IN A HIGH GEAR INSTEAD OF A LOW GEAR. OUR 2008 NISSAN VERSA IS 6 WEEKS PAST THE EXTENDED WARRANTY ON THE CONTINUOUSLY VARIABLE TRANSMISSION. DESPITE THE FACT THAT WE ARE BELOW THE MILEAGE REQUIREMENT OF THE WARRANTY AND DESPITE THE FACT THAT THE TRANSMISSION HAS LIKELY BEEN GIVING US PROBLEMS FOR YEARS, NISSAN WILL NOT HONOR THE WARRANTY. I BELIEVE NISSAN SHOULD BE ORDERING A RECALL ON THE CVT TECHNOLOGY, ESPECIALLY FOR THE OLDER MODELS. THEY KNOW THE TECHNOLOGY IS FLAWED AND UNSAFE, THAT'S WHY THEY CREATED AN EXTENDED WARRANTY. BUT IF YOU'RE JUST OUT OF THAT WARRANTY PERIOD, THEY WON'T HELP YOU OUT AS A CONSUMER. IF THEY PUBLICIZED THE CVT PROBLEM AND ORDERED A RECALL, THEY WOULD PREVENT HAVING UNSAFE CARS ON THE ROAD.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11112408July 19, 2018
AIR BAGS
TL* TAKATA RECALL. THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 NISSAN VERSA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE PART WAS NOT AVAILABLE WITHIN A REASONABLE TIME FRAME TO SCHEDULE A REPAIR APPOINTMENT FOR AN UNKNOWN AIR BAG RECALL. THE DEALER (WESTERN AVENUE NISSAN, 7410 S WESTERN AVE, CHICAGO, IL 60636, 773-776-8200) INDICATED THAT THE PART MAY BECOME AVAILABLE BY MID-SPRING OF 2018. THE DEALER ALSO STATED THAT THE CONTACT WAITED TOO LONG TO REQUEST THE APPROVAL OF A LOANER VEHICLE FROM THE MANUFACTURER. THE MANUFACTURER STATED THAT THEY EXPEDITED SHIPPING THE PART TO THE DEALER MONTHS AGO; HOWEVER, NO PART WAS AVAILABLE WHEN THE CONTACT CALLED BEFORE AND AFTER THE SPRING OF 2018. THE AIR BAG RECALL REPAIR WAS COMPLETED MONTHS AFTER THE CONTACT WAITED FOR THE PART. SHORTLY AFTER THE DEALER'S RECALL REPAIR, THE AIR BAG INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT HE WOULD TAKE THE VEHICLE BACK TO THE DEALER FOR FURTHER DIAGNOSTIC TESTING. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AGAIN TO ADDRESS THE DEALER'S REPAIRS. THE VIN, FAILURE MILEAGE, AND RECALL INFORMATION WERE UNKNOWN.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11112193July 18, 2018
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, POWER TRAIN
I'VE SPOKEN TO NISSAN COMPLAINTS, AND I'VE GOTTEN NOTHING. NISSAN VERSAS INTERMITTENTLY SHUTTER WHEN DRIVING. THIS IS DANGEROUS. NISSAN TOLD ME IT COULD BE THE TRANSMISSION, BUT REFUSE TO DIG INTO IT BECAUSE THEY CLAIM THEY CAN'T FIND THE CODES. THIS IS CRAP. I'M NOT DRIVING AN UNSAFE VEHICLE. THE TRANSMISSION IS A CVT. WHEN I ACCELERATE PAST 2 RPG IT SHUTTERS REPEATEDLY. THERE NEEDS TO BE SOME KIND OF RECALL
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11111874July 17, 2018
POWER TRAIN
MY CAA IS A NISSAN VERSA 2012 WITH A CVT TRANSMISSION,I WAS WAITING AT THE LIGHT TO MAKE MY LEFT TURN AND WHEN I TRIED TO ACCELRATE THE CAR WOULD NOT MOVE IT ACTED LIKE IT WAS ON NEUTRAL TRANSMISSION WOULD NOT BUDGE STILL I CAN BACKUP BUT CANT DRIVE FORWARD.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11111984July 17, 2018
AIR BAGS
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 NISSAN VERSA. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 17V144000 (AIR BAGS); HOWEVER, THE PARTS TO DO THE REPAIR WERE UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE DEALER (CHAMPION OF NISSAN, 24111 CREEKSIDE, SANTA CLARITA, CA 91355, (855) 995-7915) WAS CONTACTED AND CONFIRMED THAT THE PARTS WERE NOT AVAILABLE FOR THE RECALL REMEDY. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. PARTS DISTRIBUTION DISCONNECT.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11111475July 15, 2018
AIR BAGS
TAKATA RECALL WHEN I RECEIVED MY RECALL I WENT TO THE DEALERSHIP. THEY INSPECTED MY CAR AND I'M ASSUMING MY AIRBAG. SHE GOT MY NAME AND NUMBER, AND TOLD ME I WOULD BE 18TG ON THE WAIT LIST FOR MY PART, IT WAS SUPPOSED TO ARRIVE IN MARCH OR MAY I BELIEVE IS WHAT SHE TOLD ME. I HAVE YET TO HEAR FROM EAST TENNESSEE NISSAN OF MORRISTOWN. I EMAILED THEM AND HAVE YET TO GET A RESPONSE. I HAVE BEEN WAITING AROUND , AND THIS IS THE ONLY AUTOMOBILE I HAVE TO DRIVE. I REALLY DON'T FEEL COMFORTABLE DRIVING IT , IF IT COULD POTENTIALLY DEPLOY AND SEND SHARDS OF METAL FRAGMENTS AT ME.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11111369July 14, 2018
AIR BAGS, SERVICE BRAKES, SEAT BELTS
I WAS DRIVING ON THE INTERSTATE. TRAFFIC WAS SLOWING DOWN, I TOOK MY FOOT OFF ACCELERATOR TO SLOW WITH TRAFFIC AHEAD OF ME. THE CAR INFRONT OF ME STOPPED ABRUPTLY AND MY CAR WOULDN'T STOP. MY BRAKE PEDAL WA ALL THE WAY TO THE FLOOR. CAR DIDN'T STOP TILL I HIT ANOTHER CAR. AIR BAGS DIDN'T DEPLOY AND MY SEAT BELT DIDN'T LOCK. RESULTED IN LEFT HAND INJURY AND CHEST HITTING STEERING WHEEL( BRUISED CHEST). *TT CONSUMER STATED CAR WAS DESTROYED.*JB
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#11111268July 13, 2018
AIR BAGS, SEAT BELTS, UNKNOWN OR OTHER
OWNER NOTIFICATION THE FRONT DRIVER AND PASSENGER AIR BAG INFLATOR CAN EXPLODE IN A CRASH WHICH COULD RESULT IN METAL SHRAPNEL STRIKING OR OTHER OCCUPANTS IN THE VEHICLE, WICH COULD CAUSE SERIOUS INJURY OR DEATH, AND THE DEALER FALLS OR IS UNABLE TO MAKE THE NECESARY REPAIRS FREE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11110955July 12, 2018
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
IT HAS HAPPENED MANY TIMES AND HAD I NOT HAD THE RADIO OFF SO I COULD HEAR IT AND HAVE A CLUTCH I WOULD HAVE BEEN IN MANY ACCIDENTS. THE GAS PEDDLE GOES DOWN TO THE FLOOR LIKE ITS BEING SUCKED IN AND DOESN'T COME BACK UP SO THE ENGINE JUST SCREAMS LOUD AS THE CAR THRUSTS FORWARD AS FAST AS IT CAN GO, SO I HAVE TO PUT IT IN NEUTRAL, APPLY THE BREAKS AND KEEP TAPPING ON THE GAS PEDDLE ALL AT THE SAME TIME UNTIL THE PEDDLE COMES BACK UP, WHICH TAKES ABOUT 15 TO 30 SECONDS AND IF YOU ARE RIGHT BEHIND ANOTHER CAR ITS JUST TO CLOSE OF A CALL AND IN THE MEAN TIME YOUR ENGINE IS SCREAMING SO LOUD UNTIL IT COMES BACK UP AND THEN AFTER YOU CAN CALM DOWN FROM GOING INTO SHOCK, YOU CAN CONTINUE. IT HAPPENS WHEN I TAKE OFF AT A GREEN LIGHT, ENTERING ONTO A HIGHWAY WHERE YOU HAVE TO GIVE IT SOME GAS OR PASSING ANOTHER VEHICLE, SO BASICALLY WHEN YOU HAVE TO GIVE SOME OR EXTRA GAS. I'VE HAD IT HAPPEN AT A GREEN LIGHT WITH ANOTHER CAR IN FRONT OF ME ONLY ABOUT 20 FT AND HAD TO THINK FAST AND THROW IT IN NEUTRAL OR IT WOULD HAVE PLOWED ME INTO THAT CAR IN FRONT OF ME. I'M SCARRED TO DRIVE IT ON TRIPS TO GO SEE MY KIDS 100 MILES AWAY BECAUSE IT HAPPENS MORE THEN. IT DIDN'T START TILL IT WAS WITHIN THE 1ST YR BUT DIDN'T DO IT AGAIN FOR ABOUT 8 MONTHS AND THEN LIKE 5 MONTHS, NOW IT SEEMS TO DO IT A LOT MORE, SO I CALLED NISSAN AND THEY TOLD ME TO CALL YOU. I NEED IT FIXED LIKE NOW OR GET THEM TO PUT ME IN A NEW VEHICLE, PLEASE HELP.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11110768July 11, 2018
AIR BAGS, ENGINE
TL* TAKATA RECALL. THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 NISSAN VERSA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE CHECK ENGINE WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT AN UNKNOWN MODULE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. ADDITIONALLY, THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 17V449000 (AIR BAGS); HOWEVER, THE PARTS TO DO THE REPAIR WERE UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE CONTACT CALLED A LOCAL DEALER (NISSAN OF MOBILE, 1015 E INTERSTATE 65 SERVICE RD S, MOBILE, AL 36606, (251) 476-7800) AND WAS INFORMED THAT THE PARTS WERE NOT AVAILABLE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 154,000. PARTS DISTRIBUTION DISCONNECT.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11110555July 10, 2018
AIR BAGS
TL* TAKATA RECALL THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 NISSAN VERSA. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 17V449000 (AIR BAGS); HOWEVER, THE PARTS TO DO THE REPAIR WERE UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR AS THE RECALL NOTICE WAS RECEIVED OVER A YEAR AGO. THE DEALER (AUTONATION NISSAN MIAMI, 3345 SW 8TH ST, MIAMI, FL 33135) WAS CONTACTED AND CONFIRMED THAT THE PARTS WERE NOT AVAILABLE FOR THE RECALL REMEDY. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED SEVERAL TIMES AND WAS UNABLE TO CONFIRM WHEN THE PARTS WERE TO BECOME AVAILABLE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11110646July 10, 2018
STEERING
I'LL HAVE 65, 700 MILES ON MY CAR IS AM A VERY SAFE DRIVER, DON'T SPEED AN TAKES CARE OF MY CAR. SO WHY AM I HEARING CLICKING NOISES IN THE STEERING COLUMN ? MY MECHANICAL C SAYS THE BILL WILL BE OVER $600. I AM 72 AN HAVE NEVER HAD THIS PROBLEM IN ANY OF MY CARS IN MY 50 YEARS OF DRIVING. I'LL HEAR CLICKING NOISES IN THE STEERING SHAFT WHEN IT TURN RIGHT.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11110220July 9, 2018
AIR BAGS:SIDE/WINDOW
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 NISSAN VERSA. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 17V144000 (AIR BAGS); HOWEVER, THE PART NEEDED FOR THE REPAIR WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE CONTACT CALLED COGGIN NISSAN OF ATLANTIC IN JACKSONVILLE AT (904) 302-8231 (LOCATED AT 10600 ATLANTIC BLVD, JACKSONVILLE, FL 32225) AND WAS INFORMED THAT THE PART WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. PARTS DISTRIBUTION DISCONNECT.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11109736July 5, 2018
SERVICE BRAKES, ENGINE, VISIBILITY/WIPER
BAD TRANSMISSION, BRAKES, BEARING WHEELS, ETC. CAR IS PARKED IS CAN'T BE USE RISKY.WHEN I BOUGHT THE CAR IT HAD FIVE TAMARA RECALLS IT WAS A RISKY CAR TO DRIVE, DEALERSHIP DIDN'T SAID A THING ABOUT IT. LOSS MY MONEY. CAR WAS IN A CAR DEALERSHIP.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11105216July 2, 2018
ENGINE
CAR SHAKES WHEN ACCELERATING ABOVE 40MPH. ENGINE SOUNDS ROUGH. HAS STALLED A COUPLE OF TIMES WHEN PARKING. I BROUGHT THE CAR IN TO HAVE 2 RECALLS FIXED. A CENTER CONSOLE MOULDING TRIM AND A CVT SOFTWARE UPGRADE. I EXPLAINED THE PROBLEM WITH THE ENGINE WHEN I BROUGHT IT IN AND WAS TOLD THAT THEY WOULD CHECK IT OUT. I WAS TOLD BY THE 1ST DEALERSHIP THAT THERE WERE NO APPARENT PROBLEMS WHILE DRIVING THE CAR. THE PROBLEM GOT WORSE IMMEDIATELY. I CALLED THE DEALERSHIP BACK AND WAS TOLD THAT THE CAR WAS NOT INSPECTED AND THAT THERE WOULD BE A $200 INSPECTION FEE. I IMMEDIATELY CALLED NISSAN CONSUMER AFFAIRS. THE CAR IS ONLY 5 YEARS OLD AND OF COURSE THE WARRANTY JUST ENDED IN FEBRUARY 2018. I TOOK THE CAR TO A 2ND DEALERSHIP AND WAS TOLD THE TRANSMISSION WAS FAILING AND GIVEN AN ESTIMATED PRICE OF A REBUILD AND A NEW TRANSMISSION. CONSUMER AFFAIRS TOLD ME THAT THE CAR NEEDS FURTHER INSPECTION TO DETERMINE WHAT IS WRONG WITH THE TRANSMISSION. THEY WILL NOT TELL ME IF THEY PLAN ON COVERING THE COST OF THIS INSPECTION. I THOUGH THE CAR WAS ALREADY INSPECTED A COUPLE OF TIMES. I'M GETTING INCONSISTENT CONFLICTING INFORMATION ABOUT WHAT I'M TOLD WAS DONE TO THE CAR AND WHAT NEEDS TO BE DONE. MEANWHILE THE CAR IS GETTING WORSE AND I STILL HAVE 3 YEARS LEFT ON THE AUTO LOAN. I'VE READ ON SEVERAL WEBSITES THAT OTHER NISSAN VERSA OWNERS ARE HAVE THE SAME PROBLEMS. I WAS TOLD BY MY CAR FRIEND THAT THEY ARE NOTORIOUS FOR TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS AT AN EARLY AGE AND BY THE 2ND NISSAN DEALERSHIP THAT THE TRANSMISSION SHOULD NOT HAVE GONE OUT SO SOON.TO SAY I'M BEYOND FRUSTRATED IS AN UNDERSTATEMENT.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11104991July 1, 2018
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
MY VECHICLE STARTE TO CUT OUT ON ME AFTER 37000 MILES. I WAS DRIVING FROM JURY DUTY IN THE AFTERNOON IN TRAFFIC AND IT JUST STALLED OUT ON ME. THE ENGINE CUT OFF. I WAS ABLE TO CRANK IT AGAIN AND MOVED OVER TO THE SIDE OF THE HIGHWAY. I WAITED 45 MINUTES. I DID NOT TURN THE AIR CONDITION ON. IT CRANKED AND I WENT HOME. A WEEK LATER IT DID THE SAME THING BUT IT WOULD NOT CRANK AGAIN. I HAD TO GET IT TOWED TO A MECHANIC SHOP. HE SAID IT WAS THE COMPRESSOR. HE REPLACED THE COMPRESSOR AND I PICKED IT UP AGAIN AND IN A FEW DAYS LATER IT CUT OFF ON ME AND MY FAMILY AGAIN. WE TOOK IT BACK TO THE SAME MECHANIC AND HE SAID IT WAS SOMETHING WRONG WITH THE ELECTRICAL BOX. HE REPLACED IT AND IT WAS RUNNING AGAIN.HOWEVER IN 2 DAYS IT TURNED OFF WHILE DRIVING AGAIN.THIS IS A RELATIVELY NEW VEHICLE. IT ONLY HAS 38K MILES ON IT. NOW IT WILL NOT DRIVE. I AM STUCK WITH A CAR NOTE AND NO CAR TO DRIVE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11104515June 28, 2018
AIR BAGS
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2017 NISSAN VERSA. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 60 MPH, THE CONTACT REAR ENDED THE PRECEDING VEHICLE. NONE OF THE FRONTAL AIR BAGS DEPLOYED. THE CONTACT WAS UNCONSCIOUS AND WAS TRANSPORTED TO THE HOSPITAL BY AMBULANCE. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN IMPOUND LOT AND WAS PENDING EVALUATION BY THE INSURANCE COMPANY. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE AND A CASE WAS OPENED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 9,000. *TT
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0

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