Nissan Versa Complaints (2009)

504 consumer complaints on file.

#10406961June 15, 2011
FUEL SYSTEM, OTHER, FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
I PURCHASED A 2009 NISSAN VERSA. I HAVE JUST OVER 40,000 MILES. WHILE DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY AT 65 MILES PER HOUR IN THE LEFT LANE, MY CAR SUDDENLY SHUT OFF AND LOST ACCELERATION AT AN ALARMING RATE. DUE TO A GUARD RAIL ON MY LEFT, I NEEDED TO GET OVER TO THE RIGHT LANE QUICKLY AND WAS JUST BARELY ABLE DO SO SAFELY. I WAS ALMOST INVOLVED IN A VERY DANGEROUS ACCIDENT! MY CAR WAS TOWED TO A LOCAL REPAIR SHOP AND IT WAS FOUND THAT MY FUEL PUMP WAS DEAD AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. I HAD TO PAY FOR A VERY EXPENSIVE REPAIR ON A RELATIVELY BRAND NEW VEHICLE ! I WAS TOLD THAT THIS HAPPENS OFTEN. THIS IS EXTREMELY DANGEROUS AND DEFINITELY UNACCEPTABLE! *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10404385June 3, 2011
STEERING
THE STEERING COLUMN CLICKS AND SHIFTS WHEN MAKING SHARP TURNS, ESPECIALLY GETTING ON AND OFF HIGHWAY RAMPS. THE STEER COLUMN OFTEN TIMES FEEL LIKE IT COULD TWIST OFF WHILE DRIVING. NO INJURIES, CRASHES, OR INCIDENTS IN DIRECT RELATION TO THIS AS OF YET BUT DOES NEED TO BE LOOKED INTO. OTHER INSTANCES HAVE BEEN REPORTED ON ONLINE FORUMS REGARDING THE SAME ISSUE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10401492May 18, 2011
POWER TRAIN
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 NISSAN VERSA. WHILE DRIVING 60 MPH, THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE CLUTCH FRACTURED WHICH CAUSED THE VEHICLE SPEED TO DECREASE TO 35 MPH WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER WHERE THEY PERFORMED A DIAGNOSTIC TEST WHICH CONFIRMED THAT THE CLUTCH HAD FRACTURED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 31,315.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10400944May 15, 2011
TIRES:PRESSURE MONITORING AND REGULATING SYSTEMS
THE TPMS IS LEAKING ON MY 2009 NISSAN VERSA. LOSING TIRE PRESSURE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10396584April 17, 2011
TIRES:PRESSURE MONITORING AND REGULATING SYSTEMS
TIRES KEPT ON GOING FLAT. NO LEAKS FOUND. REOCURING PROBLEM. HAD THE VALVE STEMS REPLACED AND THE PROBLEM WAS FIXED. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10395789April 13, 2011
EQUIPMENT, FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
FUEL GAUGE ON 2009 NISSAN VERSA COMPLETELY STOPPED WORKING. LOOKED ON THE NET FOR ADVISE ON HOW TO FIX IT, TO MY SURPRISE THERE ARE 7 PAGES OF PEOPLE WITH THE EXACT SAME COMPLAINT. NISSAN SAYS ITS NOT THEIR PROB. I SAY THESE PEOPLE ARE PUSHING LEMONS AND THEN WHEN SOMETHING FAILS THEY SAY ITS NOT THEIR PROBLEM. THERE NEEDS TO BE SOMETHING DONE ABOUT THIS ISSUE BECAUSE IT IS CLEARLY NOT AN ISOLATED INCIDENT. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10390145March 14, 2011
TIRES:PRESSURE MONITORING AND REGULATING SYSTEMS
I HAVE HAD ISSUES WITH THE LOW-TIRE SENSOR SINCE SHORTLY AFTER PURCHASING MY 2009 NISSAN VERSA. I KEPT TAKING IT TO THE LOCAL DEALER AND THEY WOULD GET IT TO GO OFF BUT TOLD ME THAT IT WAS NOT COVERED UNDER WARRANTY AFTER 12,000 MILES. SO I WOULD TAKE MY CAR TO A LOCAL TIRE COMPANY AND THEY WORKED ON IT A FEW TIMES. WHEN I NEEDED NEW TIRES, THEY REPLACED ALL MY TIRES WITH NEW ONES, AND EVEN SERVICED THE PRESSOR SENSORS. WITHIN 1/2 DAY OF DRIVING OFF WITH NEW TIRES, THE SENSOR CAME BACK ON. IT HAS BEEN ON SINCE. THIS SYSTEM COULD SAVE LIVES IF WE DIDN'T HAVE TO IGNORE THEM SO MUCH!!! DON'T GET ME WRONG, I LOVE MY VERSA. I WOULD RATHER IT HAD A RELIABLE TIRE PRESSURE SENSING SYSTEM. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10388620March 5, 2011
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
TWO FLAT TIRES ON SEPARATE WHEELS WITHIN A WEEK, BOTH DUE TO CRACKED TIRE PRESSURE MONITORS.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10384546February 25, 2011
STRUCTURE, ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
2009 NISSAN VERSA SE ENG: 1.8 LITER GASOLINE,FOUND ENGINE MOUNT INSULATOR BOLT VERY LOOSE NOT THREADED IN CORRECTLY. TOOK TO DEALER FOR RE-THREADED AND REMOUNTED. QUESTION IS WHAT IF THAT WAS A BOLT HOLD BREAKS AND YOU GOING ON HY-WAY AND IT FALL OFF AND YOU CAN'T STOP. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10383369February 20, 2011
TIRES:PRESSURE MONITORING AND REGULATING SYSTEMS
WE HAVE HAD NOTHING BUT TROUBLE WITH TIRE SENSOR ON THE NISSAN VERSA. ONE HAS BEEN REMOVED BECAUSE IT IS CRACKED AND ANOTHER ONE IS FAILING. WHAT HAPPENS IS THE TIRES LOOSE AN EXTREME AMOUNT OF AIR BECAUSE OF THIS FAILURE AND COULD CAUSE A CATASTROPHE. WE WERE TOLD BY NISSAN THAT THIS IS NOT COVERED UNDER WARRANTY BUT WE WOULD BE GLAD TO ORDER 2 NEW SENSORS FOR APPROXIMATELY $300.00. THAT PRICE IS MORE THAN THE TIRES ARE WORTH AND WE REPLACED THE STEMS WITH STANDARD ONES AND OUR LIGHT FOR TIRE SENSOR STILL IS ON AND I AM CONSTANTLY CHECKING THE OTHER 2 TIRES TO SEE IF A DANGEROUS SITUATION IS DEVELOPING. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10382766February 15, 2011
STEERING, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
TL*THE CONTACT OWNED A 2009 NISSAN VERSA. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 55 MPH ENTERING THE RIGHT LANE THE CONTACT WAS FORCED TO TURN THE STEERING WHEEL BACK IN THE OPPOSITE DIRECTION IN ORDER TO CENTER THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE DID NOT RESPOND TO THE CHANGE IN STEERING AND CONTINUED TO DRIFT TO THE RIGHT UNTIL IT CRASHED. DURING THE FAILURE THE BRAKES WOULD NOT FUNCTION. THE VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED AND TOWED TO AN INSURANCE LOT WHERE THEY DID NOT DIAGNOSE THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 50,000.
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10370742December 15, 2010
SERVICE BRAKES, ELECTRIC
NISSAN VERSA HATCHBACK 2009, THE BRAKES SQUEAK VERY LOUDLY WHENEVER THE CAR IS WARM. I HAVE TAKEN TO BE REPAIR 5 TIMES AND THE PROBLEM CANNOT BE FIXED. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10365052November 8, 2010
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
HAVE HAD PROBLEMS STARTING 2009 NISSAN VERSA, PROBLEM BEGINS WITH LONG STARTS, CAR TURNS OVER 6 OR MORE REVOLUTIONS BEFORE STARTING, THEN LEADS LATER TO THE CAR TURNING OVER AND NOT STARTING AT ALL. DEALER REPLACED THE FUEL PRESSURE REGULATOR THE FIRST TIME, FUEL PUMP THE SECOND TIME AND NOW THEY STATE THEY ARE UNABLE TO DIAGNOSE THE ISSUE WITH NO CORRECTIVE ACTION BEING DONE THE VEHICLE. IF CAR IS ABLE TO BE STARTED IT RUNS VERY CHOPPY, DEALER INSISTED IT WAS A COMPRESSION PROBLEM, BUT NOW CLAIMS THERE SHOULD NOT BE A CONTINUING PROBLEM. FIRST ISSUE WAS AT 8440 MILES, SECOND AND THIRD AT 14,959 MILES. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10360639October 15, 2010
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM: INSTRUMENT CLUSTER/PANEL, INTERIOR LIGHTING
DIFFICULTY READING SPEEDOMETER) I HAVE A 2009 NISSAN VERSA HATCHBACK. THIS SAFETY COMPLAINT IS BASED ON THE FACT THAT THE QUADRANT ( ZERO TO 40 MILES) CANNOT BE READ DURING MOST DAYLIGHT HOURS. THE BACKLIGHT PROVIDES A CONTRAST SUFFICIENT TO READ THE SPEEDOMETER ONLY DURING EVENING AND LOW LIGHT PERIODS. IT APPEARS THIS IS A DESIGN PROBLEM BECAUSE THE SPEEDOMETER FACE IS SET SO FAR BACK THAT IS IT DEPRIVED OF NATURAL LIGHT AND/OR THE BACK LIGHT IS NOT STRONG ENOUGH TO CREATE A CONTRAST. THE QUADRANT (70 TO 100 MPH) RECEIVES SUFFICIENT LIGHT TO BE READ, BUT I NEVER DRIVE OVER 60 MPH. THIS IS INDEED A SAFETY HAZARD BECAUSE IN STRICT SPEED ZONES, ESPECIALLY SCHOOLS THAT USE CAMERA ENFORCEMENT, I AM FORCED TO DRIVE WITH ONE HAND ON THE WHEEL AND THE RIGHT HAND HOLDING A FLASH LIGHT. I MADE A COMPLAINT TO NISSAN AND THEY ADVISED THEY CANNOT DO ANYTHING TO CORRECT THE SITUATION. I STRESS THIS DESIGN FLAW ON THE PART OF NISSAN IS A HAZARD TO SAFE DRIVING. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10359899October 10, 2010
AIR BAGS
NO AIR BAG DEPLOYED AND FRONT DRIVER SEAT FAILED WHEN VEHICLE HIT FROM BEHIND BY ANOTHER VEHICLE TRAVELING AT HIGH SPEED. THE FRONT DRIVER SEAT FAILED WITH BACK OF DRIVER SEAT FALLING ON TO REAR SEAT DURING COLLISION. SEATBELTED DRIVER WAS TURNED SIDEWAYS DURING COLLISION WITH LEFT ARM IMPACTING STEERING COLUMN SEVERELY INJURING LEFT UPPER EXTREMITY. THESE FAILURES OCCURRED ON 2009 NISSAN VERSA 4DR SEDAN WITH 400 ODOMETER MILES PURCHASED FROM NEW CAR DEALER TWO DAYS PRIOR TO ACCIDENT. *TR
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#10358456September 30, 2010
TIRES
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 NISSAN VERSA EQUIPPED WITH CONTINENTAL CONTI PRO CONTACT TIRES, SIZE P185/65/R16. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FRONT TIRES BECAME WORN AT 25,000 MILES ALTHOUGH THE TIRES HAD BEEN ROUTED EVERY 5,000 MILES. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER AND WAS ADVISED TO CALL THE TIRE MANUFACTURER. THE CONTACT CALLED THE TIRE MANUFACTURER WHO TOLD THE CONTACT TO TAKE THE VEHICLE TO THE LOCAL DEALER. THE SERVICE REPRESENTATIVE AT THE DEALER STATED THAT THERE WAS NO WARRANTY FOR THE TIRES AND THE CONTACT WOULD BE RESPONSIBLE FOR THE COST OF THE REPLACEMENTS. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 25,000. UPDATED 01/06/11 *BF UPDATED 01/24/11*JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10356967September 22, 2010
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM: INSTRUMENT CLUSTER/PANEL
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 NISSAN VERSA. WHILE DRIVING 40 MPH DURING DAY LIGHT THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT THE SPEEDOMETER WAS DIFFICULT TO SEE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALERSHIP WHERE THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE FAILURE COULD NOT BE SERVICED. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 6000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10351459August 24, 2010
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
I OWN A NISSAN VERSA 2009 AND I AM CONSTANTLY HAVING PROBLEMS WITH STARTING THE VEHICLE, LIKE IT IS NOT GETTING ENOUGH FUEL OR SOMETHING. ALSO, LAST WEEK I WAS DRIVING THE VEHICLE AND IT SUDDENLY WOULD NOT GO WHEN I PUSHED ON THE GAS. I TOOK MY VEHICLE TO THE DEALER AND ON THE WAY THERE IT STARTED WORKING FINE, I LEFT IT AT THE DEALER ANYWAYS AND THEY KEPT IT FOR THREE DAYS AND CALLED ME UP AND SAID THAT THEY COULD NOT REPLICATE THE PROBLEM AND THEREFORE THERE IS NOTHING THEY CAN DO. MY VEHICLE IS STILL HAVING PROBLEMS AND THIS TIME MY WIFE WAS TURNING A CORNER ONTO A BUSY HIGHWAY AND ALMOST GOT IN AN ACCIDENT BECAUSE THE CAR WOULD HARDLY MOVE AND THE OTHER CAR WAS GOING REALLY FAST. THE DEALER REFUSES TO DO ANYTHING ABOUT IT UNLESS THEY CAN REPLICATE THE PROBLEM, THIS IS A SERIOUS SAFETY ISSUE AND I HAVE KIDS THAT DRIVE IN THE CAR WITH ME. THEY EVEN CHARGED ME MONEY TO DIAGNOSE THE VEHICLE AND THERE WAS NO DIAGNOSES THEY SAID "THERE IS NOTHING WRONG WITH THE VEHICLE." *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10348302August 9, 2010
STEERING
2009 NISSAN VERSA. AFTER A COUPLE OF MONTHS WITH CAR AND ABOUT 15K MILES LATER, I STARTED HEARING A "THUMP" NOISE ON THE STEERING WHEEL/COLUMN. I TOOK IT IN TO THE DEALER AND GOT IT FIXED. A COUPLE OF MONTHS LATER AT ABOUT 30K, IT BEGAN TO DO THE SAME THING. I TOOK IT IN AGAIN AND GOT IT "FIXED". AT ABOUT 40K IT STARTED DOING IT AGAIN. I DON'T HAVE WARRANTY ON IT ANY MORE SO I HAVEN'T TAKEN IT TO GET FIXED. HOWEVER, I'VE BEEN READING THREADS ONLINE ABOUT PEOPLE EXPERIENCING THE SAME ISSUE, TO THE EXTENT THEY'VE CRASHED DUE TO THE CAR NOT TURNING, WHILE INITIAL SIGNS STARTING WITH THE "THUMPING" NOISE. I THINK THIS IS A DESIGN ERROR/DEFECT OF NISSAN VERSAS AND RESPECTFULLY ASK THAT YOU PLEASE LOOK INTO THIS. HTTP://X.NISSANHELP.COM/FORUMS/VERSA/3861-VERSA-TURNING-RIGHT-PROBLEM-STEERING-COLUMN.HTML. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10343599July 16, 2010
TIRES:PRESSURE MONITORING AND REGULATING SYSTEMS
I HAVE HAD THREE TIRE AIR PRESSURE SENSOR VALVES FAIL ON THREE DIFFERENT TIRES SINCE I BOUGHT MY 2009 NISSAN VERSA IN FEBRUARY 2009. TWO KEPT LOSING AIR AND TRIGGERING THE LIGHT IN MY DASHBOARD MORE FREQUENTLY UNTIL IT WAS EVERY 2 OR SO DAYS AND I HAD IT REPLACED WITH A PLAIN VALVE TILL I COULD GET TO NISSAN FOR A REPLACEMENT. THE OTHER WAS SUDDENLY ALMOST FLAT AND I HAD THE VALVE REPLACED. THE FIRST TIME THIS HAPPENED, THE DEALERSHIP SERVICE SAID THERE WAS NO PROBLEM, MAYBE IT WAS THE WEATHER, EVEN THOUGH ONLY ONE TIRE WAS LOSING PRESSURE EVERY 2 DAYS. I HAVE CHANGED DEALERSHIPS AND THEY HAVE REPLACED 2, AND I WILL BE BRINGING IN THE THIRD. ALL WERE ORIGINALLY DIAGNOSED AND HAD PLAIN VALVES REPLACED AT MY LOCAL TIRE STORE. WHEN WILL THE FOURTH GO, AND WILL IT KILL ME OR SOMEONE ELSE? ARE THE REPLACEMENTS ANY BETTER THAN THE ORIGINALS? I'M AFRAID TO DRIVE MY NEW CAR. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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