Nissan Versa Complaints (2009)

504 consumer complaints on file.

#10552159November 13, 2013
AIR BAGS, ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC)
WE WERE PRACTICALLY STOPPED, WHEN WE WERE REAR ENDED BY ANOTHER VEHICLE. WE WERE PUSHED INTO THE VEHICLE IN FRONT OF US. MY HOOD WAS SMASHED & RADIATOR WAS MOVED ALONG WITH MULTIPLE OTHERS DAMAGE TO THE FRONT OF MY VEHICLE. MY BUMPER WAS PUSHED IN. AFTER THE ACCIDENT I WENT TO MY NEAREST NISSAN DEALERSHIP TO ASK ABOUT THE AIRBAGS NOT DEPLOYING. I WAS TOLD THAT U HAD TO BE GOING A CERTAIN AMOUNT OF SPEED FOR THE AIRBAGS TO DEPLOY. I EXPLAINED TO THEM THAT THE CAR BEHIND US WAS SPEEDING AND PUSHED US INTO THE VEHICLE IN FRONT OF US. MY CONCERN IS IF I WOULDN'T HAVE HAD MY SEAT BELT ON I WOULD'VE BEEN THROWN THROUGH THE WINDSHIELD. BECAUSE WITH THE IMPACT HITTING FROM BEHIND I WAS LIFTED UP FROM MY SEAT. I STILL SAY THERE WAS A DEFAULT WITH MY AIRBAGS. PLEASE HELP ME WITH SOLVING THIS ISSUE. THANK YOU.. *TR
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10547822October 14, 2013
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
THE CAR IT NOT START, I TOOK IT WITH A TECHNICAL AND HE SAID IS THE GAS PUMP, ALL NISSAN VERSA YEAR 2009 THEY HAVE THE PROBLEM, NISSAN THEY NEVER MAKE A RECALL. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10547495October 10, 2013
STEERING, SUSPENSION
I HAVE A HISTORY OF COMPLAINS WITH NISSAN ABOUT THE STEERING. MY COMPLAINT WAS ABOUT A PINGING NOISE COMING FROM THE FRONT END. YOU COULD ALSO FEEL THIS PING IN THE STEERING WHEEL. NISSAN IGNORED THIS COMPLAINT AND EXPLAINED IT WAS MY ABS CALIBRATING. AS TIME WENT BY THE NOISE GOT WORST. NISSAN WOULD EVEN CHARGE ME $150.00 EACH TIME THEY LOOK AT THE CAR FOR THIS NOISE AND COULD NOT FIND ANYTHING WRONG. LAST WEEK NISSAN TOLD ME THERE IS A PROBLEM WITH THE SPRING MOVING WHEN THE STEERING WHEEL TURNS. THE SPRING TIGHTENS AND LOOSENS WITH EACH TURN OF THE WHEEL. THEY HAVE IDENTIFIED THE PROBLEM AND HAVE A FIX FOR IT, BUT THEY WANT ME TO PAY FOR IT. TO ME THIS SOUNDS LIKE A DEFECT IN DESIGN AND I SHOULD NOT BE LIABLE FOR THE CHARGES, HOWEVER THEY WONT REPAIR IT UNLESS I PAY FOR IT. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10546516October 2, 2013
ENGINE, STRUCTURE
I BOUGHT TWO 2009 NISSAN VERSAS BRAND NEW. FIRST THE FRONT RIGHT HUB CAP FELL OFF BOTH VEHICLES WITHIN THE FIRST YEAR. NEXT THE KEY HOLE COVER ON THE DOOR HANDLE FELL OFF ON BOTH CARS. BY THE FOURTH YEAR THE AC COMPRESSOR WENT OUT AND I HAD TO PAY $1,300 TO REPLACE IT. FINALLY I WALK OUT TO MY VEHICLE, GO TO OPEN THE DOOR, AND THE DRIVER DOOR HANDLE CAME COMPLETELY OFF. WHEN I WAS DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY I SAW ANOTHER NISSAN VERSA (SAME MODEL) WITH THE DOOR HANDLE MISSING. THE PART IS DEFECTIVE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10545738September 27, 2013
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 NISSAN VERSA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 40 MPH, THE VEHICLE DECELERATED WITHOUT MANUAL FORCE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSIS BUT THEY WERE UNABLE TO DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 63,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10537404August 27, 2013
SUSPENSION
THE DRIVER SIDE FRONT SPRING COMPLETELY BROKE. I WENT TO THE VEHICLE ONE MORNING AND NOTICED THE FRONT OF THE CAR SITTING VERY LOW TO THE GROUND ON THE DRIVER SIDE. ALMOST NOT SPACE BETWEEN WHEEL AND FENDER. I LOOKED UP UNDER THE WHEEL WELL AND SAW THAT THE SPRING WAS COMPLETELY BROKEN. LUCKILY I WAS NOT DRIVING THIS VEHICLE WHEN THIS HAPPENED. I HAVE SEEN NUMEROUS COMPLAINTS ABOUT THIS SAME INCIDENT AND STRONGLY BELIEVE THERE SHOULD BE A RECALL ON THIS PART. NISSAN BETTER STEP UP. I AM VERY DISAPPOINTED WITH NISSAN AND WOULD NEVER PURCHASE ANOTHER ONE EVER AGAIN. THE VEHICLE STILL HAS NOT BEEN FIXED. I ORDERED THE TWO FRONT SPRINGS AND WOULD TRY TO REPLACE THEM THIS WEEKEND. I WILL TAKE PICTURES AND POST THEM ONLINE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10537407August 27, 2013
SUSPENSION
AT 65 MILES AN HOUR THE FRONT COIL SPRING ON THE DRIVER'S SIDE MALFUNCTIONED AND BROKE CREATING A SHARP EDGE THAT CUT THE FRONT DRIVER'S SIDE TIRE. THIS CAUSED A BLOW OUT ON THE HIGHWAY. THE CAR ON EXAMINATION AFTER THE MALFUNCTION HAD A TOTAL OF THREE BROKEN COIL STRINGS (TWO FRONT AND ONE REAR), AND OTHER DAMAGE TO THE SUSPENSION (TWO STRUTS, AND SWAY BARS). VEHICLE WAS TRAVELING ON INTERSTATE HIGHWAY AT THE TIME. OPERATOR WAS ABLE TO CONTROL VEHICLE AND MOVE TO SHOULDER THUS AVOIDING A MAJOR ACCIDENT. VEHICLE HAD TO BE TOWED FROM SHOULDER. IT APPEARS THESE SPRINGS ARE DEFECTIVE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10533856August 6, 2013
SUSPENSION
DROVE APPROXIMATING 5 MILES CITY DRIVING GOOD PAVED STREETS AND FELT SOMETHING NOT RIGHT WITH SUSPENSION. INSPECTED SUSPENSION PARTS AFTER REACHING MY DESTINATION TO FIND A BROKEN RIGHT FRONT COIL SPRING. VEHICLE IS IN EXCELLENT CONDITION AND NO SIGNS OF RUST ON ANY PARTS. THIS SPRING BROKE IN THE BOTTOM COIL. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10533492August 4, 2013
LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES:HATCHBACK/LIFTGATE:LOCK
HATCHBACK LATCH, AN ELECTRICAL COMPONENT, FAILED TO OPERATE. REPLACED SWITCH BUT ACCORDING TO MANY TECHNICIANS, PROBLEM IS MORE INVOLVED. NISSAN FAILS TO ACKNOWLEDGE PROBLEM ENDEMIC (PER ON LINE COMPLAINTS) THAT PART IS DEFECTIVE. HATCHBACK NEEDS TO BE ACCESSED IN EVENT OF EMERGENCY. CANNOT REMOVE SPARE TIRE, JACK, ETC. WITHOUT OPENING HATCHBACK. VEHICLE WAS NOT IN AN ACCIDENT AND HATCHBACK MECHANISM SIMPLY FAILED. ONCE AGAIN, NISSAN FAILED TO PROVIDE ANY INFORMATION OR ASSISTANCE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10532856July 31, 2013
SUSPENSION
AT FIRST I WAS HEARING "BUMP" NOISES THAT SOUNDED LIKE A SWAY BAR ISSUE FOR A COUPLE DAYS. THEN I HEARD A NOISE THAT SOUNDED LIKE I RAN OVER A BRANCH, EXCEPT THERE WAS NOTHING IN THE ROAD BEFORE - OR AFTER. I DROVE ABOUT 100 MILES HOME ON THE HIGHWAY, STILL THINKING IT WAS RELATED TO THE SWAY BAR. AFTER ABOUT 10 MILES ON THE BACKROADS, IT SOUNDED LIKE I SHED A METAL PART. UPON RETRIEVING THE PART FROM THE ROAD, IT WAS ABOUT A SEMICIRCULAR PIECE OF THE FRONT DRIVER SIDE COIL SPRING THAT BROKE FREE. ALL UNIDENTIFIED NOISES ARE NOW GONE, AND DEALER FOUND NOTHING WRONG WITH SWAY BAR (AFTER $88 DIAGNOSTIC FEE). DEALER QUOTES $565 FOR REPAIR, EXCEPT THEY CAN'T DO THE REPAIR EVEN IF I WANTED THEM TO. ACCORDING TO THE DEALER, IT IS A NISSAN EXCLUSIVE PART, EXCEPT NISSAN IS NOT CURRENTLY MAKING THE PART AND IT IS ON "NATIONAL NISSAN BACK ORDER". THE DEALER ADVISES THAT "I AM CURRENTLY PAYING MONTHLY FOR A CAR I CANNOT DRIVE, AND CANNOT REPAIR WITHOUT USING JUNKYARD PARTS THAT IN ALL LIKELY-HOOD WILL ALSO FAIL AT SOME POINT. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10532859July 31, 2013
SUSPENSION
AT FIRST I WAS HEARING "BUMP" NOISES THAT SOUNDED LIKE A SWAY BAR ISSUE FOR A COUPLE DAYS. THEN I HEARD A NOISE THAT SOUNDED LIKE I RAN OVER A BRANCH, EXCEPT THERE WAS NOTHING IN THE ROAD BEFORE - OR AFTER. I DROVE ABOUT 100 MILES HOME ON THE HIGHWAY, STILL THINKING IT WAS RELATED TO THE SWAY BAR. AFTER ABOUT 10 MILES ON THE BACKROADS, IT SOUNDED LIKE I SHED A METAL PART. UPON RETRIEVING THE PART FROM THE ROAD, IT WAS ABOUT A SEMICIRCULAR PIECE OF THE FRONT DRIVER SIDE COIL SPRING THAT BROKE FREE. ALL UNIDENTIFIED NOISES ARE NOW GONE, AND DEALER FOUND NOTHING WRONG WITH SWAY BAR (AFTER $88 DIAGNOSTIC FEE). DEALER QUOTES $565 FOR REPAIR, EXCEPT THEY CAN'T DO THE REPAIR EVEN IF I WANTED THEM TO. ACCORDING TO THE DEALER, IT IS A NISSAN EXCLUSIVE PART, EXCEPT NISSAN IS NOT CURRENTLY MAKING THE PART AND IT IS ON "NATIONAL NISSAN BACK ORDER". THE DEALER ADVISES THAT "I AM CURRENTLY PAYING MONTHLY FOR A CAR I CANNOT DRIVE, AND CANNOT REPAIR WITHOUT USING JUNKYARD PARTS THAT IN ALL LIKELY-HOOD WILL ALSO FAIL AT SOME POINT. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10531607July 24, 2013
WHEELS, TIRES
THE TIRE PRESSURE SENSOR SYSTEM IN THE NISSAN VERSA APPEARS TO HAVE A SYSTEMIC FAULT OF CONSTANT LEAKING. I LIVE IN WISCONSIN (SALT IN WINTER) AND I AM NOW FORCED TO REPLACE THE TIRE PRESSURE SENSOR SYSTEM FOR THE SECOND TIME AT A COST OF $180 PER TIRE. IT APPEARS TO WEAR OUT EVERY 2 YEARS, LEADING TO LEAKING OF THE TIRE, CAUSING AN UNSAFE SITUATION. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10525921July 20, 2013
ENGINE
MY OIL PLUG CAME OUT DURING A 45 MILE DRIVE HOME. I HAD MY OIL CHANGED IN FEB. AND IN JUNE IT FELL OUT DURING THE DRIVE. MY ENGINE STARTED KNOCKING AND ALMOST BLEW UP. IT WAS SMOKING UPON THE STOP TO LOOK AT IT. I PUT 4 QUARTS OF OIL IN IT AND IT CAME OUT IN A MATTER OF SECONDS. I HAD THE OIL PLUG REPLACED AND PUT 5 QUARTS OF OIL IN AND IT HAS BEEN FINE SINCE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10524296July 11, 2013
SUSPENSION
I DROVE MY CAR TO WORK FINE THAT MORNING. LEAVING WORK I HEARD STRANGE CLUNKS WHILE IN THE PARKING LOT. LOOKED THE CAR OVER BUT DIDN'T NOTICE ANYTHING. CONTINUED TO DRIVE CAR ON MY USUAL ROUTE. I WENT OVER A BRIDGE AND MY CAR BOUNCED TERRIBLY. I MADE IT HOME AND MY BOYFRIEND FOUND MY DRIVER SIDE COIL SPRING BUSTED. WAS STILL ABLE TO CAREFULLY DRIVE IT TO MY MECHANIC AND HE FOUND THAT THE PASSENGER SIDE SPRING BROKE TOO. READING ONLINE I SEE MANY COMPLAINTS ON THIS HAPPENING. THERE SHOULD BE NO REASON THEY SHOULD BREAK ON SUCH A NEW CAR. THEY ARE DEFECTIVE AND HAZARDOUS. I FEEL VERY LUCKY MINE BROKE THE WAY THEY DID AND NOT PUNCTURE MY TIRE OR LOCK MY STEERING. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10524481July 11, 2013
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM:MANIFOLD/HEADER/MUFFLER/TAIL PIPE
THE MUFFLER IS MAKING NOISE. IT LOOKS LIKE IT HAS A LOT OF RUST. THE CAR HAS ONLY 25000 MILEAGE SO FAR. MUST BE A DEFECTIVE PART FROM THE COMPANY. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10522972July 2, 2013
ENGINE, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
JULY 2, 2013 - WHILE DRIVING THE SERVICE ENGINE SOON (SES) LIGHT COMES ON. THE RATE OF SPEED DOES NOT SEEM TO HAVE AN IMPACT ON THIS PROBLEM. I HAVE TAKEN MY CAR TO THE NISSAN DEALERSHIP ON 7 DIFFERENT OCCASIONS FOR THIS PROBLEM. EACH TIME THE COMPUTER REVEALS THE FOLLOWING CODE: P2A00 A/F SENSOR FAILED. SO FAR THE FOLLOWING REPAIRS HAVE BEEN DONE: REPLACED FRONT AIR/FUEL SENSOR (NOV 2011), REPLACED O2 SENSOR AND REPROGRAMMED THE ENGINE CONTROL MODULE (ECM) (MAR 2012), REPLACED THE A/F SENSOR FOR THE 2ND TIME, AND REPROGRAMMED THE ECM FOR THE 2ND TIME (APRIL 2013), REPLACED THE FUEL PUMP (MAY 2013), REPLACED THE A/F SENSOR FOR THE 3RD TIME (JUNE 5, 2013), REPROGRAMMED THE ECM (JUNE 18, 2013),AND FINALLY REPLACED THE O2 SENSOR FOR THE 2ND TIME (JUNE 27, 2013). THESE REPAIRS HAVE NOT FIXED THE PROBLEM. THE SES LIGHT HAS COME BACK ON AFTER MY LATEST SERVICE IN JUNE 2013. I AM FRUSTRATED AND FEEL THAT SOMETHING ELSE MUST BE GOING ON. NISSAN IS OF NO HELP AND IS NOT OFFERING ANY FURTHER ASSISTANCE OTHER THAN TO REPLACE THE SAME PARTS OVER AND OVER AND REPROGRAM THE ECM. VERY FRUSTRATING! *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10522416June 29, 2013
STEERING, VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL, FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
TO WHOM IT MY CONCERN, THE DAY MARCH/11/13,I WAS DRIVING MY NISSAN VERSA 2009 AT ROUTE 9 SOUTH, NEW JERSEY,WHEN MY CAR STOP RUNNING, AT THAT TIME I GOT SCARED BECAUSE IT NEVER HAPPEN BEFORE,I LOOK AT MY DASHBOARD AND WHAT I SAW THAT IT WAS POWER AND GAS BUT MY NISSAN VERSA DO NOT WANT TO STARE,AFTER AN HOUR TRYING, I CALLED THE TOWING TRUCK TO TAKE MY NISSAN VERSA TO THE MECHANIC, AFTER A FEW HOURS MY MECHANIC CALLED ME TO TELL ME THE FUSE OF THE FUEL PUMP BLOW UP,I ASKED HIM THE REPLACE IT WIT A NEW ONE. WITH ALL THAT IN PLACE I. WHEN BACK TO DRIVE MY NISSAN VERSA. NOW LET ME TELL YOU THAT I USED MY NISSAN VERSA TO GO TO WORK AND TO DRIVE MY FAMILY AROUND. NOW MY SECOND INCIDENT I WAS DRIVING AGAIN ON THE ROUTE 9 SOUTH,06/28/13, BUT WITH THE ONLY DIFFERENCE THAT I WAS DRIVING ON THE THIRD LANE MY NISSAN VERSA WITH A HEAVY TRAFFIC AND MY FAMILY IN THE CARD,IT HAPPEN AGAIN,NO GAS,NO POWER,LOOKING FOR TO STAY AWAY OF THE TRAFFIC,TRYING TO PROTECT MY FAMILY FROM TO GET HURT,NOW MY QUESTION IS "DO I NEED TO RISK MY LIFE OR MY FAMILY EVERY TIME THAT I DRIVING MY NISSAN VERSA 2009?"THANK GOD AT THESE TIME I WAS CAPABLE PARK ON THE SIDE OF THE HIGHWAY AND CALL THE TOWING TRUCK TO BRING MY FAMILY AND MY NISSAN VERSA 2009 HOME,WHAT ABOUT IF WAS MY WIFE DRIVING?, I KNOW SHE WONT HAVE THE STRENGTH TO MOVE THE CAR WITH OUT POWER. PLEASE HELP ME TO RESOLVE THESE PROBLEM,FOR YOU IT MY NOT BE A BIG DEAL BUT FOR ME IS MY LIFE IN RISK IF I DRIVE MY NISSAN VERSA 2009. THANK YOU IN ADVANCE. GOD BLESS *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10522261June 28, 2013
SUSPENSION, WHEELS
I BACKED UP MY CAR IN THE MORNING FROM PARKING LOT, HEARD AN UNUSUAL NOISE. STOPPED THE CAR AND COULD NOT FIND ANYTHING WRONG. AS I STARTED DRIVING THE CAR, EVEN THOUGH THE CAR WAS MOVING AS USUAL A STRANGE NOISE WAS COMING FROM THE FRONT PASSENGER SIDE. JUST BEFORE PULLING TO THE NEAREST MECHANIC, SMOKE STARTED COMING FROM THE CAR AND SOON THE FRONT PASSENGER TIRE BURST WITH A LOUD NOISE. IMMEDIATELY PULLED THE CAR TO THE SHOULDER AND FOUND A BROKEN COIL SPRING FELL ON THE ROAD . THE SAME ISSUE HAPPENED TO ME COUPLE OF MONTHS BACK WHERE THE DRIVER SIDE (FRONT) COIL SPRING BROKE AND POPPED OUT WHEN THE CAR WAS BACKED UP IN THE PARKING LOT (TIRE DID NOT BURST AS I WAS ALREADY IN A MECHANIC SHOP FOR AN OIL CHANGE). I THINK THE NISSAN VERSA 2009 HB MODEL COIL SPRING HAS AN ISSUE SPECIALLY WHEN THE VEHICLE IS BACKED UP( MAY BE WITH THE STEERING IN A CERTAIN POSITION). THIS IS A LIFE THREATENING ISSUE IF SUCH THINGS HAPPEN IN A HIGHWAY AS THE COIL SPRING BREAK FOLLOWED BY A TIRE BURST CAN RISK THE LIVES OF PASSENGERS. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10522262June 28, 2013
SUSPENSION
THE LEFT FRONT COIL SPRING SNAPPED WHILE PULLING OUT OF MY DRIVEWAY. COST TO FIX - $389. NISSAN HAS 33,000 MILES AND IS A FEW MONTHS OUT OF WARRANTY. THE SERVICE DEPT MANAGER ACKNOWLEDGED THE PART AS DEFECTIVE AND URGED ME TO CONTACT NISSAN. NISSAN CORPORATE, AFTER TWO WEEKS OF BACK AND FORTH, TOLD ME TOO BAD, NOT THEIR PROBLEM. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10519774June 14, 2013
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
I WAS DRIVING AND ALL OF A SUDDEN THE CAR LOST PRESSURE ON THE GAS PADDLE AND WOULDN'T TAKE GAS. WHEN THE CAR STARTED BACK IT WOULD RUN FOR ABOUT 3 SECONDS AND CUT OFF, IT EVENTUALLY STOPPED CRANKING. SO I HAD TO HAVE IT TOWED. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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