Nissan Versa Complaints

3,327 consumer complaints on file.

#10724997June 12, 2015
POWER TRAIN, SERVICE BRAKES
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 NISSAN VERSA. WHILE DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE VEHICLE CHANGED INTO DIFFERENT GEARS AND THE BRAKE PEDAL EXTENDED TO THE FLOORBOARD WHEN IT WAS DEPRESSED. THERE WERE NO WARNING LIGHTS ILLUMINATED. THE DEALER DIAGNOSED THAT THE TRANSMISSION NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED WITH A NEW TRANSMISSION, BUT THE FAILURE PERSISTED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 20,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10725002June 12, 2015
SUSPENSION, STEERING
I WAS DRIVING OUT OF A PARKING LOT AT 10 MPH AND HEARD A LOUD POP SOUND COMING FROM THE PASSENGERS SIDE FRONT WHEEL AREA AND SMELLED BURNING RUBBER. I PULLED OVER AND NOTICED A 360 DEGREE GASH IN THE FRONT PASSENGER TIRE SIDEWALL. I TOOK THE TIRE OFF AND NOTICED THE SUSPENSION SPRING WAS BROKEN AND WAS SCRAPING THE SIDEWALL OF THE TIRE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10724849June 11, 2015
SUSPENSION
LEFT FRONT DRIVERS SIDE OF VEHICLE WAS MAKING A "CRUNCHING SOUND" WHILE DRIVING ON INTERSTATE 81. WHEN I GOT TO WORK, I LOOKED UP THE PROBLEM ONLINE, AND DISCOVERED IT WAS THE SAME ISSUE THAT 2010 NISSAN VERSA VEHICLES ARE HAVING.(COIL SPRINGS) TOOK IT TO A MECHANIC ON 5/20/15, AND THE MECHANIC IDENTIFIED THE PROBLEM AS A BROKEN COIL SPRING IN THE FRONT END. REPLACED THE BROKEN SPRING.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10724514June 10, 2015
SUSPENSION
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 NISSAN VERSA. WHILE PARKING, THE FRONT DRIVER SIDE COIL SPRING FRACTURED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED SHORTLY AFTER, BUT THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 68,000. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. UPDATED 8/6/15*CN THE CONSUMER STATED THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED IN THE DRIVEWAY, WHEN THE LEFT FRONT COIL SPRING BROKE. BEFORE SHE WAS ABLE TO HAVE IT REPAIRED, IT BROKE EVEN FURTHER TWO WEEKS LATER. THE CONSUMER PAID FOR THE REPAIRS AT HER EXPENSE. UPDATED 08/11/15*JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10724243June 9, 2015
SUSPENSION
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 NISSAN VERSA. WHILE DRIVING AT 15 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE SUSPENSION FAILED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED, BUT THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER, BUT WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 35,200.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10724370June 9, 2015
SERVICE BRAKES
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 NISSAN VERSA. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 35 MPH AND ATTEMPTING TO SLOW DOWN, THE CONTACT HEARD A GRINDING NOISE EMERGING FROM THE REAR WHEEL. THE VEHICLE WAS DRIVEN TO A DEALER. THE TECHNICIAN DIAGNOSED THAT THE BRAKES SEIZED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 49,000. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAIALBLE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10724158June 8, 2015
WHEELS
I WENT OUT TO START MY CAR BACK IN MARCH AND SAW THAT I HAD A FLAT TIRE. I THOUGHT IT WAS A ROUTINE FLAT TIRE UNTIL I WENT TO GET THE CAR REPAIRED AND THEY BILLED ME FOR $1500 & EXPLAINED HOW MY STRUTS ON MY FRONT WHEELS BUSTED SO BAD THAT IT WAS PUSHING ON MY TIRES PUNCTURING THE FRONT PASSENGER TIRE. THEY WENT ON TO EXPLAIN FURTHER HOW I MUST HAVE HIT SOMETHING EXTREMELY HARD B/C THOSE ARE VERY DIFFICULT TO BREAK. SINCE THERE WAS NOTHING BUT THE OCCASIONAL BUMP IN THE ROAD I HIT I REALIZED THAT SOMETHING HAD TO BE WRONG WITH THE STRUT AND SPRINGS. THIS COMPLAINT IS MOTIVATED BY THE FACT THAT MY STRUTS AND SPRINGS COULD HAVE BROKEN DURING MY ROUTINE TRIPS ON THE HIGHWAY BETWEEN BLOOMINGTON AND INDIANAPOLIS. IF THEY WOULD HAVE BROKE AT THAT TIME WHILE TRAVELING BETWEEN 50-70 MPH I WOULD HAVE BEEN IN A HIGH SPEED ACCIDENT THAT COULD VERY EASILY HAVE TAKEN MY LIFE OR THE OTHERS AROUND ME.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10723972June 8, 2015
SUSPENSION, STEERING, SERVICE BRAKES
DRIVING ALONG, HEARD A LOUD POP AS I TURNED ONTO A MAJOR ROADWAY. THE CAR WAS PULLING VERY BADLY TO THE LEFT SIDE AND COULD BARELY STOP THE VEHICLE. HAD TO HAVE THE CAR TOWED HOME AND THE STRUTS REPLACED ON THE CAR. AFTER DOING SOME RESEARCH THIS SEEMS TO BE A COMMON AND VERY COSTLY ISSUE. I WAS QUOTED $930 TO HAVE THIS ISSUE RESOLVED. NOT A HAPPY NISSAN OWNER.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10723973June 8, 2015
SUSPENSION
WHILE TRAVELLING AT SPEEDS OF 35-45 MPH NOTICED SMOKE COMING FROM VEHICLE (DISTANCE TRAVELLED 2.2 MILES FROM ORIGIN). AFTER NOTICING SMOKE, IMMEDIATELY PROCEEDED TO SLOW DOWN IN ORDER TO PULLOVER TO SIDE OF ROAD. AS SOON AS BEGAN TO DECELERATE, HEARD A LOUD NOISE AND THE FRONT OF THE CAR DROPPED - THIS WAS DUE TO THE TIRE FAILING. ONCE PULLED OVER, WAS ABLE TO INSPECT AND DETERMINE THE FRONT PASSENGER SIDE COIL SPRING HAD FAILED AND WAS CONTACTING THE TIRE. FAILURE POINT WAS APPROXIMATELY 9.25" (ALONG OUTSIDE EDGE) OF THE COIL SPRING MEASURED FROM THE BOTTOM OF THE COIL. VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO LOCAL DEALER WHERE ALL REPAIRS WERE COMPLETED THE SAME DAY OF THE EVENT. DEALER REFERRED TO AN ONGOING NHTSA INVESTIGATION RELATED TO THIS FAILURE. EVEN THOUGH THE VEHICLE IS OUT OF WARRANTY THE REPAIRS WERE COVERED UNDER WARRANTY (GOODWILL) DUE TO A LIKELY UPCOMING RECALL.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10723873June 7, 2015
SUSPENSION
FIRST 3/4 OF PASSENGER SIDE COIL JUST SNAPPED OFF AND THE REST SHOT PAST THE SPRING SEAT ON THE WAY DOWN JUST BENDING THE BRAKE LINE NOT KINKING IT AND MISSED THE ANTI LOCK BRAKE SENSOR WIRE. AFTER FURTHER INSPECTION DRIVER SIDE COIL WAS SNAPPED IN AROUND THE SAME SPOT, JUST DIDN'T END UP OFF THE SPRING SEAT. 250 DOLLARS WORTH OF PARTS PLUS MECHANIC LABOR. LUCKILY IT BROKE IN THE DRIVEWAY. MECHANIC SAID I DEFINATELY WOULD HAVE GOTTEN IN AN ACCIDENT IF I WAS MOVING MORE THAN 30MPH.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10723544June 5, 2015
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:ACCELERATOR PEDAL
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2015 NISSAN VERSA. WHILE DEPRESSING THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL, THE CONTACT'S SHOE OCCASIONALLY BECAME STUCK ON A SECTION OF PLASTIC TRIM LOCATED NEAR THE PEDAL. WHEN THE FAILURE OCCURRED, THE VEHICLE EXPERIENCED UNINTENDED ACCELERATION BECAUSE THE DRIVER WAS NOT ABLE TO IMMEDIATELY RELEASE THE PEDAL. THE FAILURE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 10,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10723708June 5, 2015
SUSPENSION
DRIVING OUT OF PARKING LOT AROUND 10MPH, HEARD LOUD METALLIC CLANG FROM UNDER CAR. PULLED FORWARD, GOT OUT, NOTICED THAT FRONT OF CAR WAS RIDING 6" LOWER THAN NORMAL. TOOK TO MECHANIC, TOLD ME THAT COIL SPRING ON SUSPENSION SNAPPED. INFORMED THAT MANY 2009 VERSAS HAVE HAD THIS ISSUE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10723364June 4, 2015
AIR BAGS
ON TV (ABC 7 CHICAGO) THERE WAS A REPORT THAT STATED THAT THERE WAS A PROBLEM WITH THE AIR BAG ON VEHICLES THAT WERE MADE BEFORE 2010. THE AIR BAGS SUDDENLY EXPLODE WITHOUT ANY WARNING. I JUST WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT MY CAR IS SAFE WHEN I AM DRIVING.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10723239June 3, 2015
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, STEERING
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 NISSAN VERSA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE BATTERY LIGHT ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE ERROR CODES INDICATED THAT THE DRIVE CONTROL UNIT AND STEERING CONTROL UNIT FAILED. THE FAILURE HAD BEEN ONGOING FOR A YEAR. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 84,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10722915June 2, 2015
SUSPENSION
WHILE BACKING OUT OF A PARKING SPACE A VERY LOUD BANG OCCURRED FROM THE FRONT PASSENGER SIDE OF THE VEHICLE. UPON INSPECTION I NOTED THE SPRING HAD FRACTURED. REPAIR REQUIRED A NEW SPRING AND ALIGNMENT. LUCKY THE SPRING HELD UNTIL I COULD GET TO THE REPAIR SHOP AND DIDN'T RUIN THE TIRE, BUT TOTAL COST TO REPAIR WAS OVER $250. THE LEFT SPRING HAD BEEN REPLACED EARLIER THIS YEAR DUE TO A DEER HIT, OTHERWISE I MAY HAVE HAD TO HAVE BOTH REPLACED. LOOKING FOR A RECALL ON THIS, AS IT APPEARS TO BE A PERVASIVE ISSUE. MY REPAIR SHOP JUST HAD ANOTHER NISSAN VERSA IN LAST MONTH WITH THE SAME ISSUE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10722592June 1, 2015
SUSPENSION:FRONT:SPRINGS:COIL SPRINGS
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 NISSAN VERSA. WHILE DRIVING OUT OF THE GARAGE AT 5 MPH, A POPPING SOUND WAS HEARD. THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT THE FRONT DRIVER SIDE COIL SPRING FRACTURED IN TWO PLACES. THE INCIDENT OCCURRED ON MAY 30, 2015. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED, BUT THE DEALER WAS NOTIFIED. THE VIN WAS UNKNOWN. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 55,823.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10722725June 1, 2015
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 NISSAN VERSA. WHILE ATTEMPTING TO ENGAGE THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL, THE VEHICLE FAILED TO ACCELERATE. THE CONTACT ALSO STATED THAT THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED INDEPENDENTLY. THE FAILURE RECURRED MULTIPLE TIMES. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 37,000. MA 08/10/15 THE CONSUMER STATED THE VEHICLE WOULD STOP SUDDENLY IN TRAFFIC AND NEEDED TO BE RESTARTED. UPDATED 11/30/2015 *JS
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10722722June 1, 2015
ENGINE
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 NISSAN VERSA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE FAILED TO ACCELERATE. ONCE THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED, THERE WAS AN INCREASE IN ENGINE RPMS. THE FAILURE RECURRED MULTIPLE TIMES. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 37,000. MA 08/10/15 THE CONSUMER STATED THE VEHICLE WOULD STOP SUDDENLY IN TRAFFIC AND NEEDED TO BE RESTARTED. UPDATED 11/30/2015 *JS
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10722459May 30, 2015
SUSPENSION
I FOUND A PIECE FRONT THE FRONT OF EACH COLI SPRING LAYING IN MY DRIVEWAY. I LOOKED UP THE NHTSA WEBSITE & FOUND THERE IS AN INVESTIGATION INTO THIS SPECIFIC PROBLEM. INVESTIGATION NO PE 15-019. I HAVE THE PIECES & CAN SEND A PICTURE OF THE FRACTURE IF YOU WOULD LIKE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10722113May 29, 2015
WHEELS, ENGINE, POWER TRAIN
I WAS TURNING ONTO A SIDE STREET AND HEARD A THUMP UNDER MY HOOD ON THE RIGHT SIDE OF THE CAR. THERE WAS NO DIFFICULTY DRIVING ALTHOUGH I KEPT HEARING THUMPS FOR DAYS AFTER. I WENT IN TO A GARAGE TO GET MY SNOW TIRES PUT ON AND THE GARAGE SAW THAT THE SPRING ABOVE MY RIGHT FRONT TIRE WAS SHEERED IN HALF AND HAD DAMAGED MY TIRE. I HAD IT TOWED TO THE NEAREST NISSAN AND THEY FIXED IT WHILE I WENT AND BOUGHT NEW TIRES. ABOUT 3 MONTHS LATER, IT HAPPENED ON THE LEFT SIDE. THEN ABOUT A YEAR AFTER THAT, THE SPRING ABOVE THE RIGHT FRONT TIRE BROKE AGAIN, SO I REPLACED IT A THIRD TIME TO A COST OF $1200 PER SPRING. I CONTACTED NISSAN AND WAS TOLD NO RECALL WAS IN PLACE FOR THIS. THE MECHANIC AT THE GARAGE TOLD ME THIS WAS A COMMON PROBLEM FOR THIS CAR. IN ADDITION, AT THE SAME TIME, I NOTICED THE ENGINE LOSING POWER AT DIFFERENT TIMES, ESPECIALLY WHEN STOPPED AT A LIGHT OR UPON ACCELERATION FROM A LOW SPEED TO A HIGH SPEED. NO CHECK ENGINE LIGHT, NO ENGINE TROUBLE NOTED, JUST LOSS OF POWER. SHUTTING THE CAR OFF AND TURNING IT BACK ON SEEMS TO RESET IT BUT IT'S AN ONGOING ISSUE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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