Nissan Versa Complaints (2009)

504 consumer complaints on file.

• #10252862December 26, 2008
  SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC

  THE BRAKES HAVE BEEN NON-RESPONSIVE THREE TIMES ON MY 2009 NISSAN VERSA. WHEN DEPRESSING THE BRAKES - THERE IS NO RESPONSE. FORTUNATELY, WHEN DEPRESSING THE BRAKES A SECOND TIME THEY RESPOND. THE FIRST TWO TIMES WERE AT SPEEDS BELOW 20MPH. TODAY THE 26TH OF DEC. 2008 THE BRAKES WERE NON-RESPONSIVE (FIRST PUSH) AT 50 MPH. ON SECOND PUSH THE CAR SWERVED FIRST LEFT THEN RIGHT - I TOOK MY FOOT OFF THE BRAKE AND ON THE THIRD PUSH THE CAR BRAKED AS EXPECTED. HAVING BRAKES BE NON-RESPONSIVE AT ANY TIME IS OBVIOUSLY A PROBLEM. I MADE THE DEALER AWARE OF THE FAILURE WHEN IT OCCURRED THE 2ND TIME ON 12/13/08 - THE DEALER BRUCE BENNETT NISSAN OF WILTON CT 203.544.8371 REVIEWED THE CAR (KEEPING IT OVERNIGHT) ON 12/16/08. THEY DETERMINED THAT NOTHING WAS WRONG WITH THE BRAKES. TODAY ON 12/26/08 I LEFT A MESSAGE ON THE SERVICE LINE AS IT HAS NOW HAPPENED A 3RD TIME - BUT I WAS GOING FASTER AND THE CAR SWERVED SEVERELY WHEN THE BRAKES WERE USED ON THE SECOND PUSH. HOPEFULLY I WILL HERE FROM THEM TOMORROW. I ALSO CALLED NISSAN CUSTOMER SERVICE - HOWEVER THEY APPEAR TO BE CLOSED. *TR

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• #10250949December 6, 2008
  SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC, UNKNOWN OR OTHER

  ON OCTOBER 28, 2008, I PURCHASED MY FIRST VEHICLE ' A 2009 NISSAN VERSA FROM TIM DAHLE NISSAN. MY EXPERIENCE WITH TIM DAHLE NISSAN HAS BEEN BOTH FRUSTRATING AND DISCOURAGING. THE INCOMPETENCE AND LACK OF CARE EXHIBITED BY THE SALESMEN AND GENERAL MANAGER IS BEYOND BELIEF. THE DAY THAT I PURCHASED MY VEHICLE, MY SALESMAN RICH VANPATTEN DID NOT CARE TO MENTION TO ME THAT THE NISSAN VERSA DOES NOT COME EQUIPPED WITH AN ANTI-LOCK BRAKING SYSTEM. I DISCOVERED THIS FACT WHILE READING THE OWNER'S MANUAL AND REALIZED THAT ABS IS AN OPTIONAL PACKAGE THAT A CUSTOMER MAY CHOSE TO ADD TO THEIR VEHICLE. I AM COMPLETELY ASTOUNDED THAT NISSAN HAS CHOSEN NOT TO MAKE ABS A STANDARD SAFETY FEATURE IN THE VERSA. ALTHOUGH ABS HAS NOT PROVEN TO DECREASE THE AMOUNT OF ACCIDENTS CAUSED, IT CREATES A WAY OF DRIVING AND SWERVING IN WINTER CONDITIONS THAT SOMEONE SUCH AS MYSELF, WHO HAS DRIVEN WITH ABS FOR NEARLY MY ENTIRE DRIVING CAREER, WOULD HAVE TO ADJUST TO WHEN DRIVING A CAR WITHOUT ABS. SEEING AS HOW AN ABS PACKAGE COSTS ONLY $250 TO INCLUDE IN THE VEHICLE'S PRICE, I WOULD HAVE HAPPILY ADDED THIS PACKAGE TO MY NISSAN VERSA. I AIRED MY CONCERN WITH MY SALESMAN RICH VANPATTEN AND THE OTHER SALESMAN- WHO PRESSURED ME INTO BELIEVING THAT THE ONLY WAY TO SOLVE THE PROBLEM WOULD REQUIRE ME TO PAY $5,000 FOR A VEHICLE UPGRADE. I ATTEMPTED TO DISCUSS THIS MATTER WITH THE GENERAL MANAGER RONNIE DUNN AND HE FAILED TO RETURN ANY OF MY CALLS. FINALLY, AFTER MAKING AN APPOINTMENT WITH THE "SALES MANAGER" CLAYTON, HE FAILED TO SHOW UP TO THE APPOINTMENT TO DISCUSS THE MATTER AND NEVER CALLED TO EXPLAIN HIS RUDE AND DISTASTEFUL BEHAVIOR. I FEEL THAT IT WAS MY RIGHT TO KNOW ABOUT THE ABS OPTION AND TO DECIDE, FOR MYSELF, IF IT WAS AN OPTION THAT I NEEDED FOR MY VEHICLE. RATHER, I WAS TOLD MY SEVERAL SALES ASSOCIATES THAT IT IS USELESS AND THAT I WOULD SIMPLY NEED TO CHANGE MY DRIVING BEHAVIOR. I AM GLAD THAT I WAS ABLE TO FIND OUT THIS PROBLEM BEFORE I WENT INTO A SKID THIS WINTER!!! *TR

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• #10244254October 2, 2008
  FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE, ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING

  VEHICLE DOES NOT START RIGHT AWAY. IT OCCURS AT LEAST ONCE A DAY. I TOOK MY VEHICLE TO NISSAN SERVICE DEPARTMENT FOUR TIMES, NO PROBLEM HAS BEEN FOUND. THE SERVICE DEPARTMENT REPLACED A FUEL REGULATOR ASSUMING THAT WAS THE PROBLEM, BUT THE PROBLEM STILL HAVE NOT FIXED. *TR

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• #10239153August 21, 2008
  STRUCTURE, ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING, VISIBILITY

  TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 NISSAN VERSA HATCHBACK. THE FRONT WINDSHIELD IS DESIGNED VERY LOW AND THE CONTACT STRIKES HER HEAD AGAINST IT WHEN SHE LEANS OVER. THE DEALER STATED THAT THEY COULD TRADE IN THE VEHICLE. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 500.UPDATE 09/10/08 *CW THE CONSUMER STATED SHE HAD DPROBLEMS STARTING THE VEHICLE. UPDATED 09/15/08. *JB

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