Nissan Versa Complaints

3,327 consumer complaints on file.

#10730535June 26, 2015
SERVICE BRAKES
AFTER DRIVING ON HIGHWAY OR INTERSTATE WITH NO BRAKE USE THE BRAKES HOWL VERY LOUDLY WHEN APPLIED THE FIRST FEW STOPS. THE HOWLING HAS GOTTEN WORSE, THE STOPPING POWER IS GOOD AND THERE IS NO BRAKE FADE, NO PULSING IN THE PEDAL. NISSAN REFUSES TO FIX UNDER WARRANTY SAYING BRAKES ARE A WEAR ITEM, BUT MY MILAGE IS ALL HIGHWAY AND INTERSTATE WITH VERY LITTLE BRAKE USEAGE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10730342June 25, 2015
SUSPENSION
DURING ROUTINE FRONT BRAKE PAD AND ROTOR REPLACEMENT I WAS INFORMED BY MY MECHANIC THAT ONE OF THE FRONT COIL SPRINGS WAS PHYSICALLY BROKEN. IT APPEARS TO HAVE SNAPPED AND IT WAS IN JEOPARDY OF POPPING OR PUNCTURING MY TIRE. THE MECHANIC WAS SHOCKED THAT THIS WOULD HAPPEN WITH SUCH LOW MILEAGE ON THE CAR (~25,900, 5 YEARS). HE CALLED NISSAN TO ASK ABOUT THE ISSUE AND THEY SAID IT WAS A COMMON PROBLEM. BOTH FRONT COIL SPRINGS WERE REPLACED. I DO RECALL DRIVING AROUND MAY 1, 2015 ON THE HIGHWAY AROUND 65 MPH AND HEARING A LOUD CLATTERING NOISE UNDER MY CAR BUT THOUGHT NOTHING OF IT AT THE TIME. THAT COULD HAVE BEEN WHEN THE COIL SPRING SNAPPED. ...UPDATED 09/22/15 *BF UPDATED 10/27/2017*CN
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10730411June 25, 2015
SERVICE BRAKES, AIR BAGS
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 NISSAN VERSA. WHILE DRIVING 35 MPH AND DEPRESSING THE BRAKE PEDAL, THE VEHICLE FAILED TO RESPOND. THE VEHICLE DRIFTED FORWARD AND CRASHED INTO A WALL. THE AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY. THERE WERE NO INJURIES AND A POLICE REPORT WAS NOT FILED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A DEALER, BUT WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 70,000.
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10730138June 24, 2015
SUSPENSION
FRONT RIGHT SPRING BROKE SHREDDING A RELATIVELY NEW TIRE. WE JUST TURNED ON TO A RESIDENTIAL STREET, SO FORTUNATELY WE WERE GOING SLOW AND NO ONE WAS HURT. CAR WAS TOWED TO A NEARBY SEAR'S AUTO CENTER WHERE BOTH FRONT SPRINGS AND STRUTS WERE REBUILT AND AN ALIGNMENT PERFORMED. PLUS NEW TIRE INSTALLED. INCIDENT ISSUE WAS OPENED WITH NISSAN, BUT THEY REFUSE TO ACCEPT RESPONSIBILITY FOR THIS FREQUENTLY OCCURRING POOR QUALITY ISSUE...UPDATED 08/12/15 *BF UPDATED 11/27/2015*JS
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10730154June 24, 2015
SUSPENSION
PART OF THE COIL SPRING BROKE FROM MY 2009 NISSAN VERSA AND FELL OFF IN MY DRIVEWAY. WHEN I EXPLORED WHERE IT HAD COME FROM I REALIZED THAT BOTH FRONT COIL SPRINGS HAD SNAPPED OFF AT THE BOTTOM. THE FIRST PIECE OF BROKEN COIL SPRING I DID NOT REALIZE HAD COME OFF AND THE SECOND ONE LUCKILY BROKE OFF WHILE IN THE DRIVEWAY.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10726736June 23, 2015
WHEELS, SUSPENSION
THE COIL SPRING ON MY FRONT PASSENGER SIDE TIRE BROKE IN TWO AND THEN MOVED OUT OF PLACE TO DAMAGE AND EVENTUALLY POP MY TIRE (IN A MATTER OF MINUTES). THE EDGES OF THE BREAK ON THE SPRING ARE VERY JAGGED AND TORE AWAY THE RUBBER FROM MY TIRE AS I WAS DRIVING.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10726741June 23, 2015
SUSPENSION:FRONT:SPRINGS:COIL SPRINGS
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 NISSAN VERSA. WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS BEING INSPECTED, THE TECHNICIAN STATED THAT THE FRONT DRIVER SIDE COIL SPRING FRACTURED AND WOULD NEED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE IT WAS REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 55,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10726868June 23, 2015
STEERING
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2015 NISSAN VERSA. WHILE DRIVING AT 45 MPH, THE STEERING WHEEL FAILED TO REMAIN STEADY AND VEERED TO THE RIGHT AND LEFT. THE FAILURE RECURRED NUMEROUS TIMES. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER WHERE THEY ADJUSTED THE SUSPENSION AND ROTATED THE TIRES; HOWEVER, THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 1,053.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10726378June 20, 2015
SERVICE BRAKES
BRAKES GOING TO FLOOR WHEN STARTING CAR. BRAKES GOING GRADUALLY DECLINING TO FLOOR WHEN COMPLETELY STOPPED AND STEADY PRESSURE APPLIED TO BRAKES.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10726251June 19, 2015
SUSPENSION
PASSENGERS FRONT COIL SPRING BROKE. APPROX. 1/2 OF FIRST COIL ON SPRING BROKE AT LOWER EDGE WHERE IT MATES TO FRONT STRUT. BROKEN COIL WAS DISCOVERED WHEN AUDIBLE SOUND COULD BE HEARD FROM FRONT SUSPENSION WHEN STARTING AND STOPPING OR TURNING LEFT WHEN COIL SPRING WOULD SHIFT ON STRUT.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10725449June 16, 2015
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL, ENGINE, UNKNOWN OR OTHER
I WAS COMING OUT OF MY DRIVE WAY AT 5-10 MPH AND THE CAR ACCELERATED WITHOUT ME PUTTING MY FOOT ON THE GAS. IT WAS NOT A HUGE ACCELERATION BUT I STILL HAVE CONCERNS.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10725542June 16, 2015
SUSPENSION
SECOND TIME IN A MONTH A SUSPENSION COIL SPRING BROKE ON MY NISSON. FIRST ONE WAS THE PASSENGER FRONT SIDE AND ON SUNDAY THE DRIVE'S FRONT SIDE AS I WAS PULLING OUT OF THE GARAGE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10725571June 16, 2015
STRUCTURE:BODY
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 NISSAN VERSA. WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS BEING SERVICED, THE INDEPENDENT MECHANIC DISCOVERED THAT THE FRONT CROSS MEMBER WAS WORN AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 100,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10725265June 15, 2015
POWER TRAIN
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 NISSAN VERSA. WHILE DRIVING DOWN A BUSY ROAD AT 20 MPH, THE VEHICLE EXPERIENCED A LOSS OF POWER. THE VEHICLE COULD DRIVE IN REVERSE, BUT COULD NOT FUNCTION IN DRIVE. THE VEHICLE HAD TO BE TOWED TO A DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE TRANSMISSION MALFUNCTIONED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 63,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10725268June 15, 2015
POWER TRAIN
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 NISSAN VERSA. WHILE DRIVING AT 60 MPH, THE VEHICLE SPEED SHIFTER FAILED TO GO INTO SECOND AND THIRD GEAR. THE CONTACT ALSO STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WOULD SHAKE WHEN COMING TO A STOP LIGHT AND MADE A LOUD KNOCKING NOISE WHEN IT WAS IN REVERSE. THE FAILURE RECURRED NUMEROUS TIMES. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 12V032000 (POWER TRAIN). THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 69,108.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10725328June 15, 2015
SUSPENSION
BACKING OUT OF MY DRIVEWAY I HEARD A GRINDING NOISE, AND WHEN I GOT DOWN TO THE STREET AND PUT IT INTO DRIVE, I HEARD A LOUD POP AND PING FROM THE FRONT END OF THE PASSENGER SIDE. PART OF THE PASSENGER SIDE SPRING HAD BROKEN OFF. I PULLED IT IMMEDIATELY BACK INTO THE DRIVEWAY. UPON INSPECTION, I FOUND A PIECE OF THE SPRING IN THE ROAD AND NOTED THAT THE PASSENGER SIDE FRONT OF THE CAR WAS LOWER THAN THE OTHER. I CALLED A TOW TRUCK, HAD IT TOWED TO MY MECHANIC AND THEY FOUND THAT THE SPRING HAD INDEED BROKEN OFF. THE SPRING WAS NOT RUSTY, IT IS CURRENTLY 6 YEARS OLD AND HAS ONLY 45K MILES ON IT. SINCE THERE ARE NO AFTERMARKET PARTS FOR THIS AND NISSAN SELLS SPRING, MOUNT, STRUT (NOT AN ASSEMBLY), THEY ARE FORCED TO PUT ON ALL NISSAN PARTS WHICH MAKES ME NERVOUS THAT IT WILL HAPPEN AGAIN. THE MECHANIC ADVISED I WAS EXTREMELY LUCKY THIS DID NOT HAPPEN WHILE I WAS DRIVING AS THE SPRING HAD GONE THROUGH THE STRUT AND WAS VERY CLOSE TO SHREDDING THE TIRE. UPON RESEARCHING THIS TO SEE IF THERE WAS A RECALL, I COULD NOT BELIEVE THE AMOUNT OF COMPLAINTS I FOUND ABOUT THE VERY SAME THING HAPPENING TO OTHER PEOPLE. I HOPE NISSAN STEPS UP OR IS FORCED TO DO A RECALL AND REIMBURSES ME, AS I HAD BOTH SIDES REPLACED AND IT COST ME $1266, NOT INCLUDING THE $80 FOR TOWING. I AM JUST THANKFUL IT DIDN'T HAPPEN WHILE I WAS DRIVING, AS IT HAS HAPPENED TO OTHERS. *TR ...UPDATED 07/30/15 *BF UPDATED 9/24/2015*JS
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10725339June 15, 2015
STRUCTURE
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2015 NISSAN VERSA. WHILE DRIVING 55 MPH AND ATTEMPTING TO SWITCH FROM THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL TO THE BRAKE PEDAL, THE CONTACT'S SHOES BECAME LODGED ON A BLACK BOX THAT WAS LOCATED ABOVE THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER. THE TECHNICIAN STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS WORKING UP TO SPECIFICATIONS AND THEY COULD NOT ALTER THE DESIGN OF THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 6,467.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10725377June 15, 2015
SUSPENSION:FRONT:SPRINGS:COIL SPRINGS
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 NISSAN VERSA. WHILE PARKED, A LOUD GUNSHOT SOUND EMITTED FROM THE VEHICLE AND DIRT COULD BE SEEN COMING FROM THE WHEEL WELL. AFTER INSPECTING THE VEHICLE, THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT THE COIL SPRING SNAPPED WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC, WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE COIL SPRING WAS DEFECTIVE AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE VEHICLE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 92,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10725146June 14, 2015
ENGINE
WHILE DRIVING AT ABOUT 35 MILES PER HOUR AN P0101 OBDII CODE WAS TRIGGERED. CODE WAS VERIFIED WITH A AUTOXRAY CODESCOUT 2500 OBDII CODE READER. CODE WAS CLEARED. ONE MONTH LATER WHILE DRIVING AT 25 MILES PER HOUR AN ADDITIONAL P0101 OBDDII CODE WAS TRIGGERED. AGAIN CODE WAS VERIFIED WITH SAME MODEL CODE READER. CODE WAS CLEARED AND THE MASS AIR FLOW SENSOR WAS REPLACED WITH AN AFTERMARKET DELPHI SENSOR PART# AF10141 BY A INDEPENDENT CAR MECHANIC. MILEAGE WAS 52300 AT SENSOR CHANGE. OVER THE LIFETIME OF THE VEHICLE NUMEROUS COMPLAINTS WERE MADE TO NISSAN DEALERSHIP MECHANICS AT VAN NUYS NISSAN OF ROUGH IDLE AT SPEEDS BELOW 40 MILES PER HOUR AND IN STOP AND GO TRAFFIC. VEHICLE WOULD NOT ACCELERATE SMOOTHLY AT LOW SPEEDS WHEN PURCHASED. DEALERSHIP WOULD NOT INVESTIGATE OR RESOLVE ISSUE. REPLACEMENT OF MASS AIR FLOW SENSOR CORRECTED CONDITION.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10724899June 12, 2015
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
WAS BACKING OUT OF DRIVEWAY, HEARD A LOUD SNAP AND METAL HITTING PAVEMENT. GOT OUT AND A PART OF THE SPRING COIL HAD SNAPPED IN HALF.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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