Nissan Versa Complaints

3,327 consumer complaints on file.

#10881342June 28, 2016
STRUCTURE:BODY, ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC), WHEELS
I HAVE A 2007 NISSAN SENTRA. SHORTLY AFTER BUYING IT THE TIRE PRESSURE SENSOR LIGHT CAME ON. I TOOK IT TO PEPP BOYS AND SPENT MONEY REPLACING THE SENSOR ON THE WHEEL. THE LIGHT HAS NEVER GONE OFF. ALL FOUR WINDOW SEALS HAVE COME LOOSE. THE AC HAS STOPPED WORKING. THE FAN WILL NOT WORK FOR A COUPLE OF DAYS AND THEN ALL OF THE SUDDEN I WILL TURN ON ON THE CAR AND IT WORK ONE MOMENT.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10875795June 22, 2016
POWER TRAIN
SHIFTER IS VERY TIGHT. WILL NOT GO INTO GEAR UNLESS USING TWO HANDS TO PULL THE SHIFTER DOWN.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10875950June 22, 2016
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, POWER TRAIN
WHEN I WAS BUYING THIS CAR FROM MCCULSKEY USED I QUESTIONED THE TRANSMISSION. ASKED THAT THEY PUT THIS IN WRITING. THEY REFUSED AND STATED THAT IT WAS FINE. THE TRANSMISSION AT THE TIME WAS A DEAD SPOT WHERE TRANS DID NOT SHIFT. AS TIME HAS PASSED, THE TRANSMISSION HAS PROGRESSIVELY GOTTEN WORSE UNTIL I COULD NOT TAKE IT. THE TRANSMISSION AT 25 MPH AND 45 MPH WENT IN TO SEIZURES. ALMOST LIKE A NEW DRIVER OF A STANDARD SHIFT. THEN THE POWER WOULD SHUT DOWN WHILE DRIVING. I TOOK IT TO THE DEALER SERVICE. BECAUSE THEY WOULD KNOW BETTER THAN ANYONE. HOW EVER THEY WERE UNABLE TO FIND ANYTHING WRONG WITH MY TRANSMISSION. THEY WERE ABLE TO FIX THE POWER PROBLEM. NO RECALLS AVAILABLE. WHILE RESEARCHING MY CAR I FOUND THAT 2007-2010 TRANS HAVE BEEN RECALLED. I SPOKE TO NISSAN COMPANY TO MAKE A COMPLAINT. THERE WAS NOTHING THEY COULD DO FOR ME. RECENTLY THE PS LIGHT IS COMING ON. THE POWER STEARING IS OUT WHEN THE LIGHT IS ON. WHEN YOU SHUT THE CAR OFF AND TURN IT BACK ON THE POWER STEARING WORKS UNTIL THE LIGHT RETURNS. THE CAR IS NOW ALMOST NOT ABLE TO DRIVE DUE TO THE TRANS. I ONLY HAVE 84,000 MILES ON THIS CAR. IT IS ONLY 4 YEARS ONLY. I NEED SOMEONE TO HELP.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10876014June 22, 2016
AIR BAGS
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 NISSAN VERSA. WHILE ATTEMPTING TO MAKE A LEFT TURN, AN ONCOMING VEHICLE CRASHED INTO THE PASSENGER SIDE OF THE CONTACT'S VEHICLE. THE DRIVER SIDE AIR BAG DID NOT DEPLOY, BUT THE PASSENGER SIDE AIR BAG DEPLOYED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED. THERE WERE NO INJURIES AND A POLICE REPORT WAS NOT FILED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 186,000.
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10875159June 20, 2016
POWER TRAIN
JUNE 4, 2016, WHILE DRIVING ALONG 118 E FREEWAY I AM SEEING THAT MY RPM IS GOING UP AND DOWN AND THE CAR IS JERKING SPEED. I MERGED TO 405 S IN ABOUT 5 MINS. I WAS GETTING OFF 405 S FREEWAY FROM RAMP. THEN TRAVELLING NORTH ALONG HASKELL AVE, MY 2012 NISSAN VERSA JUST STOPPED MAKING A RATTLING NOISE IN TRANSMISSION. ALL THE CARS BEHIND ME JUST STOPPED. I SLOWLY EASED THE CAR TO THE SIDE OF THE STREET. TURNED OFF THE ENGINE THINKING THAT I'M DONE. AFTER SITTING FOR 2 MINUTES I TRIED TURNING IT ON AGAIN BECAUSE I HAVE TO PICK UP MY SON WAITING AT LAX FLYWAWAY ALONG GLORIA STREET. MYSTERIOUSLY THE CAR STARTED TO MOVE FORWARD AGAIN. I PICKED UP MY SON AND DROVE SLOWLY TO SIMI VALLEY CA STILL WITH MY RPM GOING UP AND DOWN AT TIMES. WE ARRIVED AT HOME IN SIMI VALLEY, CA OK. WE STOPPED USING THE CAR FOR A WEEK UNTIL I HAVE IT CHECKED BY NISSAN DEALER ON JUNE 14, 2016. THEY SAID THEY DID NOT SEE ANYTHING WRONG UPON TESTING. I HAD THEM SERVICE THE CVT TRANSMISSION. I TOOK THE CAR BACK FROM THE DEALER 06/15/2016. ON 6/20/2016, WHILE DRIVING TO CHURCH, WE EXPERIENCED THE SAME PROBLEM WHERE THE TRANSMISSION STALLED. SAME AS BEFORE, RPM AT 0 AND WE HAVE STOP THE CAR AND SLOWLY PUSHED THE PEDAL AGAIN AND IT ENGAGED UNTIL WE PARKED AT THE PARKING LOT. COMING HOME FROM CHURCH, WE HAVE NO PROBLEM. MY WIFE REPORTED THE SAME PROBLEM THE DAY BEFORE. IT SEEMS THAT NISSAN KNOWS THIS TRANSMISSION PROBLEM BECAUSE OF SEVERAL COMPLAINTS FROM CAR OWNERS. SEE THIS LINK: HTTP://WWW.CARCOMPLAINTS.COM/NISSAN/VERSA/2012/TRANSMISSION/TRANSMISSION_FAILURE.SHTML
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10875161June 20, 2016
ENGINE, POWER TRAIN
I BOUGHT MY CAR BRAND NEW WITH 18 MILES ON IT. AT APPROXIMATELY 25K I WAS DOING A FLUID CHECK ON MY VEHICLE BECAUSE WHILE DRIVING THE CAR STUTTER WHILE ACCELERATING. WHEN I POPPED THE HOOD OPEN I NOTICED THE MY COOLANT RESERVOIR TANK WAS BONE DRY. I FOUND SOME COOLANT IN MY GARAGE AND IMMEDIATELY ADDED IT TO THE RESERVOIR TO GET IT DOWN TO THE DEALERSHIP WITH NO ISSUE. THE FOLLOWING DAY I BROUGHT IT INTO THE DEALERSHIP AND WAS TRYING TO EXPLAIN MY SITUATION. THE SERVICE TECH LOOKED AT THE CAR AND KEPT SAYING THAT THE TANK WAS FULL AND THERE WAS NOTHING WRONG WITH IT EVEN THOUGH I EXPLAINED THAT I ADDED SOME TO GET IT THERE. THEY FINALLY TOOK MY CAR BACK AND HAD IT FOR 2 DAYS. WHEN I CAME DOWN TO PICK IT UP THAT SAID THEY COULDN'T FIND ANYTHING WRONG WITH IT. THEY SAID THEY PRESSURE TESTED THE COOLING SYSTEM AND FOUND NO LEEKS AND TOLD ME I WAS IMAGING THING AS FAR AS THE STUTTER WITH MY TRANNY. AT APPROXIMATELY 32K AGAIN I WAS LOW (1/4 FULL) ON COOLANT AND THE STUTTER STILLED HAPPENED INTERMITTINGLY. AGAIN I TOOK IT DOWN TO THE DEALERSHIP. THEY HAD IT FOR ABOUT 2 DAYS AND WHEN I GOT IT BACK THEY TOLD ME THE SAME THING. AT APPROX. 38K THE STUTTERING HAD GOTTEN WORSE AND THERE WOULD BE TIMES THAT ID PRESS THE ACCELERATOR AND NOTHING WOULD HAPPEN FOR ABOUT 5-10 SECONDS. I TOOK IT BACK TO THE DEALERSHIP FOR THE TRANNY ONLY THIS TIME. AND THEY TOLD ME WITH OUT THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT COMING ON THERE WAS NOTHING THEY COULD DO FOR MY CAR EVEN THOUGH IT WAS UNDER WARRANTY. I HAVE ALMOST BEEN IN A COUPE ACCIDENTS BECAUSE THE TRANNY WOULD NOT RESPOND WHILE PRESSING THE ACCELERATOR.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10875050June 19, 2016
STRUCTURE:BODY, SUSPENSION, WHEELS
I WAS DRIVING AROUND A CURVE ON A CITY STREET WHEN MY DRIVER SIDE FRONT COIL SPRING SNAPPED IMPACTING THE TIRE CAUSING MY VEHICLE TO SWERVE OVER A MEDIAN SUSTAINING MAJOR DAMAGES TO THE UNDERCARRIAGE AND BODY OF THE VEHICLE. RECALL # 15V573000
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10874693June 16, 2016
POWER TRAIN
MY CAR HAS BEEN ACTING LIKE IT WOULDN'T SHIFT WHEN I ACCELERATE ON A HILL. IT JERKS AND THE RPMS SPIKE UP AND DOWN BUT NO INCREASE IN SPEED. MY MECHANIC IS TELLING ME THAT THIS IS AN ACCELERATOR CABLE ISSUE AND THAT PART IS OVER $700. I HAVE DONE SOME RESEARCH AND FOUND MANY 2012 VERSAS WITH THE EXACT SAME ISSUE, SOME HAVE EVEN STALLED WHILE ON A HIGHWAY. WHY IS NISSAN NOT DOING SOMETHING ABOUT THIS? I TRIED TO PULL OUT AT A RED LIGHT AND EVEN THOUGH I DEPRESSED THE GAS PEDAL, MY CAR DID NOT MOVE, THE RPMS DID NOT CHANGE. AFTER A FEW MINUTES, I WAS ABLE TO GET IT OFF THE STREET INTO A PARKING LOT. A DAY LATER, IT DID IT AGAIN.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10874144June 14, 2016
AIR BAGS
TAKATA RECALL I DON'T KNOW THAT THIS IS A TAKATA ISSUE, OR IF WE EVEN HAVE A TAKATA AIRBAG SYSTEM IN OUR VEHICLE. HOWEVER, FOR THE LAST THREE MONTHS OUR AIRBAG LIGHT HAS BEEN GOING ON. WE HAVE BEEN TURNING IT OFF BY DOING THE SYNCHRONIZED KEY TURN METHOD, WHERE IT WOULD WORK FOR A FEW DAYS OR WEEKS AND THEN THE LIGHT WOULD COME BACK ON. WE TOOK IT INTO A DEALER, AND THEY ARE REPLACING THE "AIRBAG MODULE" BECAUSE IT IS DEFECTIVE. WE TOOK IT TO ELHART AUTOMOTIVE IN HOLLAND, MI AND IT IS COMPLETELY COVERED UNDER THE WARRANTY. HOWEVER, WE WANTED TO SUBMIT THIS AS AN ISSUE BECAUSE THE VIN DOESN'T GET A HIT ON THE TAKATA RECALL, HOWEVER THERE IS OBVIOUSLY AN AIRBAG ISSUE - WHETHER IT IS ISOLATED OR A PART OF THE TAKATA THING, IS ABOVE MY PAYGRADE TO KNOW OR UNDERSTAND. WE WANT TO MAKE SURE IF THE 2014 NISSAN VERSA SHOULD BE ON THE RECALL LIST, THAT IT IS APPROPRIATELY ADDRESSED.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10873702June 10, 2016
POWER TRAIN
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 NISSAN VERSA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE EXPERIENCED A LACK OF ACCELERATION WHILE DEPRESSING THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE TRANSMISSION WAS DEFECTIVE AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE VIN WAS INVALID. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 132,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10873166June 8, 2016
SUSPENSION
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 NISSAN VERSA. WHILE DRIVING 55 MPH, AN ABNORMAL SOUND EMITTED FROM THE FRONT DRIVER SIDE TIRE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO DIAGNOSED THAT THE SHOCK ABSORBER NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED, BUT THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN BACK TO THE DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE SUSPENSION WAS DEFECTIVE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 36,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10872911June 7, 2016
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
I HAVE A 2012 NISSAN VERSA WITH A SHIFT KNOP PROBLEM I LOOKED IT UP AND IT SAYS IT HAS A RECALL ON THIS. I CALLED THE CORP OFFICE TO ASK ABOUT THE RECALL AND SHE SAYS THAT MY CAR DOES NOT HAVE THE PARTS FROM THE SAME PART MAKER IN THE RECALL. I AM HAVING THE SAME PROBLEM SO WHY CANT THEY FIX MY CAR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10872937June 7, 2016
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
DUE TO POOR WELDING AT THE FLANGE MY EXHAUST PIPE HAS BECOME SEVERED AT THE FLANGE EVEN THOUGH THERE IS NOT TO MUCH RUST PRESENT. THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE DUE TO EXHAUST NOT GOING OUT THE TAIL PIPE
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10873012June 7, 2016
AIR BAGS
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 NISSAN VERSA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FRONT PASSENGER AIR BAG FAILED. WHILE THE FRONT PASSENGER DOOR WAS CLOSED, THE FRONT PASSENGER AIR BAG DEPLOYED ABRUPTLY. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 134,719.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10872660June 6, 2016
AIR BAGS
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 NISSAN VERSA. THE CONTACT STARTED THE IGNITION AND THE DRIVER SIDE SRS AIR BAG WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED CONTINUOUSLY. THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 12V055000 (AIR BAGS). THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED NOR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 15,000. UPDATED 01/24/2017*CT *CN
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10872765June 6, 2016
ENGINE
MY NISSAN HAS UNDER 50,000 MILES ON IT. I DRIVE IN NEW ENGLAND, ROADS ARE A BIT TOUGHER- HOWEVER MY MUFFLER IS MAKING A LOUD NOISE AND HANGING LOOSE FROM THE BODY OF MY CAR. MY RESONATOR PIPE SNAPPED AND I GOT A QUOTE FOR $931.75 FROM A LOCAL MEINEKE. AFTER DOING SOME RESEARCH IT SEEMS LIKE A LOT OF PEOPLE HAVE THIS PROBLEM. IT SEEMS DANGEROUS THAT THIS COULD HAPPEN IN SUCH A SHORT AMOUNT OF TIME ON A CAR THAT SHOULD STILL BE RUNNING EFFICIENTLY, I NOTICED IT WHILE DRIVING, GOT HOME AND PULLED OVER TO NOTICE THE MUFFLER WAS VERY VERY LOOSE
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10872211June 2, 2016
SERVICE BRAKES, VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2015 NISSAN VERSA. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 80 MPH, THE DRIVER LOST CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE AND CRASHED INTO A TREE. THE VEHICLE CAUGHT FIRE. THE DRIVER WAS FATALLY INJURED. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A SALVAGE CENTER. THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE WAS UNDETERMINED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE VIN WAS INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 15V507000 (SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC, VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL). THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN. ..UPDATED 11/08/17 *BF ..UPDATED 12/11/17 *BF *DT*CN *JB
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
Yes
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
1
#10871395May 29, 2016
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
ACCELERATION DELAY WITH MY RECENTLY PURCHASED 2016 NISSAN VERSA NOTE. PARTICULARLY DANGEROUS WHEN MAKING A LEFT TURN IN FRONT OF ONCOMING TRAFFIC AS THE INITIAL PRESSING OF THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL HAS A DELAYED RESPONSE, SOMETIMES FOR 3 SECONDS OR MORE. TO COMPENSATE FOR THE DELAY I PRESS HEAVY ON THE PEDAL RESULTING IN A SUDDEN SURGE WHEN IT FINALLY KICKS IN. I TOOK IT IN FOR REPAIR AND WAS TOLD BY THE NISSAN DEALERSHIP THERE WAS NOTHING WRONG. THE PROBLEM CONTINUES TO PRESENT A DANGER WHEN DRIVING.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10871143May 27, 2016
AIR BAGS
AIR BAG RECALL AND COULD NOT CHECK VIN TO SEE IF RECALL WAS FOR MY MAKE MODEL AND YEAR TO SEE IF IT CAN BE REPAIRED IF IT IS AFFECTED NOT A COVER UP SO THEY DO NOT HAVE TO FIX IT.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10871157May 27, 2016
SUSPENSION:FRONT:SPRINGS:COIL SPRINGS
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 NISSAN VERSA. WHILE DRIVING 15 MPH, THE VEHICLE MADE A CLUNKING NOISE AND BEGAN TO SWERVE. THE CONTACT PULLED THE VEHICLE OVER AND NOTICED THAT THE FRONT DRIVER SIDE FRAME WAS CLOSER TO THE TIRE THAN NORMAL. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO A CERTIFIED MECHANIC WHO DIAGNOSED THAT THE FRONT DRIVER AND PASSENGER SIDE COIL SPRINGS WERE FRACTURED AND DETACHED. THE COIL SPRINGS AND STRUTS WERE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT THERE WERE NO RECALLS RELATED TO THE FAILURE. THE CONTACT FOUND NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 15V573000 (SUSPENSION) THAT WAS DIRECTLY RELATED TO THE FAILURE. THE VIN WAS INVALID. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 62,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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