Nissan Versa Complaints
3,327 consumer complaints on file.
- #10898507August 25, 2016STRUCTURE:BODY
AFTER UNLOCKING MY VEHICLE WITH THE REMOTE I PULLED THE HANDLE TO OPEN THE DRIVER'S DOOR AND IT CAME OFF IN MY HAND. THERE DID NOT APPEAR TO BE ANY OTHER DAMAGE TO THE DOOR OR HANDLE.
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #10898179August 24, 2016UNKNOWN OR OTHER
MY VEHICLE HAS ABOUT 42,000 MILES. ALL OF A SUDDEN, THE ENGINE ROARS AND SOUNDS LIKE A HELICOPTER. I TOOK IT TO THE DEALERSHIP AND THEY STATED THAT THE MUFFLER AND EXHAUST SYSTEM NEEDS TO BE REPLACED. THEY ATTRIBUTE IT TO ROCK SALT. HOWEVER, THIS IS A COMMON ISSUE WITH THIS CAR. THE MATERIAL USED BY THIS MANUFACTURER AND/OR THEIR VENDOR IS NOT OF GOOD QUALITY. IF NOT ADDRESSED, THIS COULD LEAD TO AN ACCIDENT AND IT MUST BE RECALLED. THERE ARE NUMEROUS COMPLAINTS AGAINST NISSAN REGARDING THIS ISSUE TO NO AVAIL.
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #10898186August 24, 2016SUSPENSION
THE SUB FRAME BUSHING NEEDS REPLACED. IT IS A SAFETY ISSUE. MY CAR ONLY HAS 30,000 ON IT. WHEN RESEARCHING I HAVE FOUND THIS IS AN ISSUE WITH MOST NISSAN VERSA"S. WHY HAS THERE NOT BEEN A RECALL????????
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #10898373August 24, 2016AIR BAGS
THE LIGHT IS FLASHING
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #10897985August 23, 2016AIR BAGS
TL* TAKATA RECALL. THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 NISSAN VERSA. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 16V349000 (AIR BAGS); HOWEVER, THE PART FOR THE RECALL REPAIR WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE. PARTS DISTRIBUTION DISCONNECT.
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #10898029August 23, 2016SUSPENSION
I HERE A LOUD POPPING NOISE IN THE RIGHT FRONT OF THE VEHICLE WHEN MOVING IN EITHER DIRECTION. HAVING PROBLEMS KEEPING TIRES ON FRONT OF VEHICLE. STARTED SEVERAL YEARS AGO BUT GETTING LOUDER AND BEGINNING TO FEEL IT IN THE STEERING WHEEL.
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #10898040August 23, 2016FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
MY VERSA SUDDENLY QUIT RUNNING WHILE IT WAS STATIONARY A TRAFFIC SIGNAL. THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT RESTART, AND THERE WAS NO SMELL OF FUEL ASSOCIATED WITH THE RESTARTING PROCESS. I HAD THE VEHICLE TOWED TO PEP BOYS AUTO REPAIR SHOP, AND THEY DIAGNOSED THE FUEL PUMP AND THE POWER SUPPLY FUSES FOR THE FUEL PUMP AS THE CAUSES. THE VEHICLE HAD 46,000 MILES EXACTLY. IF THIS HAD OCCURRED ON A FREEWAY, OR IN THE MIDDLE OF NOWHERE, THE HAZARDS WOULD HAVE BEEN CONSIDERABLE..
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #10897637August 22, 2016AIR BAGS
I RECEIVED A LETTER REGARDING AN "IMPORTANT SAFETY RECALL" FROM NISSAN. THE REASON FOR RECALL IS AS STATED - "CONTINUED EXPOSURE TO AREAS WITH HIGH LEVELS OF ABSOLUTE HUMIDITY MAY CAUSE THE FRONT PASSENGER AIR BAG INFLATOR HOUSING TO RUPTURE AND DEPLOY ABNORMALLY RESULTING IN METAL FRAGMENTS STRIKING THE VEHICLE OCCUPANTS CAUSING SERIOUS INJURY OR DEATH." WHAT YOU SHOULD DO, AS STATED IN THE LETTER - "ONCE YOU RECEIVE AN INVITATION TO REPAIR LETTER, PLEASE CONTACT YOUR NISSAN RETAILER TO SCHEDULE AN APPOINTMENT. IN THE MEANTIME, DO NOT ALLOW PASSENGERS TO RIDE IN THE PASSENGER SEAT. IF YOU REMAIN CONCERNED ABOUT THE AIR BAG INFLATOR IN YOUR VEHICLE, CONTACT THE CONSUMER AFFAIRS DEPARTMENT AT 1-800-647-7261. WELL WE WAITED AT LEAST 3 WEEKS WITH NO LETTER SO WE CALLED. THE PARTS ARE NOT AVAILABLE AND WON'T BE UNTIL MAYBE SEPTEMBER, THEY ARE GOING TO BE MANUFACTURED. THE VERSA IS VERY SMALL AND THE DRIVER IS ABOUT A FOOT AWAY FROM THE PASSENGER AIR BAG. THIS IS A TERRIFYING PROSPECT THAT AIR BAG MAY EXPLODE. I AM AFRAID TO DRIVE MY CAR WHICH I PAID $17,000 FOR IN 2008 AND I CANNOT CARRY PASSENGERS. NISSAN AND THE DEALER AT WEST HILLS NISSAN IN CORAOPOLIS, PA REFUSED US A LOANER/RENTAL CAR TO DRIVE IN THE INTERIM. THIS IS UNACCEPTABLE. PLEASE HELP. THANK YOU. *TR
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #10897642August 22, 2016SUSPENSION
MY VEHICLE HAS LONG TIME PROBLEM OF SPRINGS. LAST TIME I WAS DRIVING AT 45 MPH SPEED THE FRONT SPRING BROKE, CAUSING SEVERE DAMAGE OF FRONT TIRE. AFTER LONG TIME NISSAN RECALLED FRONT SPRING. BUT I HAVE REAR SPRING BROKE AGAIN . MY REAR SPRING BROKE AFTER I TRY TO DRIVE FROM PARKING LOT. I HAVE TALKED TO NISSAN NORTH AMERICA THEY ARE NOT WILLING TO HELP CUSTOMER. BROKEN SPRING PROBLEM IS A PART OF NISSAN VERSA. IT IS DANGEROUS AND I CANT TRUST MY CAR.
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #10897738August 22, 2016SERVICE 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
- #10897276August 19, 2016ENGINE
THE AC STOPPED BLOWING COLD DUE TO THE RADIATOR FAN NOT WORKING.
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #10896967August 18, 2016AIR BAGS
TL* TAKATA RECALL. THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 NISSAN VERSA. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 16V349000 (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 MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE ISSUE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. PARTS DISTRIBUTION DISCONNECT. UPDATED 10/04/16*LJ UPDATED 10/6/2017*JS
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #10896551August 17, 2016SERVICE BRAKES
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2014 NISSAN VERSA. WHILE DRIVING AT AN UNKNOWN SPEED AND ATTEMPTING TO ENGAGE THE BRAKES, THE CONTACT'S FOOT BECAME STUCK AND WAS UNABLE TO DEPRESS THE BRAKE PEDAL. AS A RESULT, THE CONTACT CRASHED INTO THE REAR OF ANOTHER VEHICLE. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED AND NO INJURIES WERE REPORTED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER. HOWEVER, THE CONTACT MENTIONED THAT THE VEHICLE HAD BEEN PREVIOUSLY REPAIRED PER NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 15V507000 (SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC, VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL). THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 36,860.
- Crash:
- Yes
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #10896053August 15, 2016AIR BAGS
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 NISSAN VERSA. THE CONTACT RECEIVED A RECALL NOTIFICATION FOR NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 16V349000 (AIR BAGS) AND STATED THAT THE PART NEEDED WAS UNAVAILABLE TO PERFORM THE RECALL REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE ISSUE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. PARTS DISTRIBUTION DISCONNECT. ..UPDATED 10/18/16 *BF *TR
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #10895906August 15, 2016AIR BAGS
TL* TAKATA RECALL. THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 NISSAN VERSA. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 16V349000 (AIR BAGS); HOWEVER, THE PART TO DO THE REPAIR WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. PARTS DISTRIBUTION DISCONNECT. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE.
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #10895273August 12, 2016AIR BAGS, SEAT BELTS
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2015 NISSAN VERSA. ANOTHER VEHICLE CRASHED INTO THE REAR DRIVER'S SIDE OF THE CONTACT'S VEHICLE. THE AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY. THE PASSENGER SIDE SEAT BELT FAILED TO RESTRAIN THE PASSENGER. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE DRIVER SUSTAINED A TORN MUSCLE INJURY ON THE RIGHT SHOULDER AND THE PASSENGER SUSTAINED A MILD CONCUSSION. BOTH OCCUPANTS REQUIRED MEDICAL ATTENTION. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER, BUT WAS NOT DIAGNOSED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE VIN WAS UNKNOWN. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 15,000.
- Crash:
- Yes
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 2
- Deaths:
- 0
- #10895409August 12, 2016AIR BAGS
TL* TAKATA RECALL. THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 NISSAN VERSA. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 16V349000 (AIR BAGS); HOWEVER, THE PART TO DO THE RECALL REPAIR WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS AWARE OF THE ISSUE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. VIN TOOL CONFIRMS PARTS NOT AVAILABLE.
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #10895102August 11, 2016AIR BAGS
TAKATA RECALL. MY PASSENGER AIRBAG INDICATOR LIGHT IS FLASHING WHEN CAR IS ON, WHETHER I'M SITTING STILL OR DRIVING. NISSAN WANTS $120 TO DO A DIAGNOSTIC. I DON'T HAVE IT, AND DON'T FEEL I SHOULD PAY IT, AS THERE HAS BEEN A RECALL, BUT MY VIN# IS NOT INCLUDED. WHAT DO I DO?
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #10895182August 11, 2016AIR BAGS
TL* TAKATA RECALL. THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 NISSAN VERSA. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 16V349000 (AIR BAGS); HOWEVER, THE PART FOR THE RECALL REPAIR WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE ISSUE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED THE FAILURE. PARTS DISTRIBUTION DISCONNECT.
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #10894827August 10, 2016AIR BAGS
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 NISSAN VERSA. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 16V349000 (AIR BAGS); HOWEVER, THE PART TO DO THE REPAIR WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPEREINCED A FAILURE.
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0