TAKATA RECALL WHEN I PURCHASED MY VEHICLE, I TOOK IT BACK TO THE DEALERSHIP TO HAVE IT CHECKED. WHILE DRIVING, ICAN HEAR WIND AS IF A WINDOW IS SLIGHTLY DOWN. THEY DROVE ANOTHER VERSA NOTE, CAME BACK AND TOLD ME THE OTHER VERSA NOTE HAD THE SAME SOUND AND DID NOTHING TO CORRECT THE SEALS ON MY WINDOWS.,IT WAS THAT WAY WHEN I PURCHASED IT. I EVEN POINTED IT OUT WHEN I WAS TEST DRIVING IT. SAFELLITE SAID THE SEALS WERE BAD.
2015 Nissan Versa Note complaints
Owner reports filed with NHTSA about this vehicle, newest first and reproduced as filed. They are unverified accounts: one proves nothing, and a pattern across many is the thing worth reading. Back to the full 2015 record →
I STARTED HAVING ISSUES WITH MY TRANSMISSION AROUND 68,000 AND TRANSMISSION STARTED TO SLIP WHILE DRIVING ANYWHERE HIGH WAY , SIDE STREET, AND WHEN I WAS TAKING IT IN THE TRANSMISSION KEPT DROPPING AND BECAME VERY DANGEROUS TO EVEN GET IT TO THE DEALER SHIP , HAD TO REPLACE WHOLE TRANSMISSION ABOUT $4000 TO FIX.
I HIT A LARGE DOG WHILE RUNNING 55...MY 'SAFE' AIRBAGS NEVER CAME OUT. THE FRONT END, BUMPER, BUMPER COVER, GRILLE, LIGHTS AND WATER PUMP ALL HAD TO BE REPLACED.
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2015 NISSAN VERSA NOTE. ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS, WHILE ATTEMPTING TO EXIT THE VEHICLE, THE FRONT DRIVER'S DOOR FAILED TO UNLATCH. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FAILURE ALSO OCCURRED WITH THE REAR DRIVER'S DOOR. AFTER SEVERAL ATTEMPTS, THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO UNLOCK THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO BE DIAGNOSED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 15V453000 (LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES). NEITHER THE DEALER NOR THE MANUFACTURER WERE CONTACTED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 70,000.
THE ENGINE COMPLETELY SHUT OFF ON MY 2015 NISSAN VERSA NOTE 3 TIMES NOW. IN ALL 3 SITUATIONS, MY CAR WAS IN IDLE IN DRIVE MODE AND THE ENGINE SHUT DOWN. I RESTARTED THE CAR THE FIRST TIME IT HAPPENED AND I ATTEMPTED TO DRIVE AND IT SHUT DOWN AGAIN. THE LAST TIME IT HAPPENED JAN. 6 AT 10:30 A.M. IN HOUSTON WHEN I WAS IDLING AT A RED LIGHT AND THE ENGINE COMPLETELY SHUT DOWN. I WAS ABLE TO RESTART IT AND DRIVE 348 MILES WITHOUT ANY FURTHER ISSUES.
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2015 NISSAN VERSA NOTE. WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS. IN ADDITION, THE VEHICLE HESITATED TO ACCELERATE FORWARD AFTER IT WAS STARTED. THE DEALER (LUTHER NISSAN OF INVER GROVE, LOCATED AT 1470 50TH STREET, EAST SUITE A, INVER GROVE HEIGHTS, MINNESOTA 55077, (612) 424-7661) DIAGNOSED THAT THE BATTERY NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE BATTERY WAS REPLACED UNDER WARRANTY, BUT THE FAILURE RECURRED THREE WEEKS LATER. IN ADDITION, KLINE NISSAN (3090 HIGHWAY 61 NORTH, MAPLEWOOD, MINNESOTA 55109, (877) 284-5230) TOOK THE VEHICLE FOR A TEST DRIVE, BUT COULD NOT DUPLICATE THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 31,000. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE.
I HAVE A LARGE LAG WHEN I HIT THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL AND I HAVE A FUEL ISSUE IN THE TANK THAT I WAS TO GET A REPAIR NOTICE ON. TROUBLE FILLING THE TANK.
I WAS DRIVING INTO WASHINGTON, DC ON HWY 50 AND I HEARD A LOUD CLUNK AND THEN THERE WAS METAL DRAGGING ON THE PAVEMENT. I PULLED OVER AS SOON AS IT WAS SAFE. ANOTHER DRIVER PULLED OVER TO ASSIST. I'M 86 YRS OLD AND NOT ABLE TO CRAWL UNDER THE CAR. THE SPARE TIRE IS STORED UNDERNEATH THE BODY OF THE CAR AND IT HAD FALLEN OUT ON THE HWY. I DIDN'T REALIZE THIS UNTIL I RETURNED HOME AND ONE OF MY CHILDREN LOOKED UNDER THE CAR TO SEE WHAT WAS WRONG. THE SPARE TIRE WAS GONE. WE HAD TO PURCHASE A NEW SPARE TIRE. I'M VERY CONCERNED THAT THIS WILL HAPPEN AGAIN AND THAT LOSE SPARE COULD REALLY CAUSE PROBLEMS ON A HIGH SPEED ROAD.
MY CAR IS SIGNALING A LOW VOLTAGE CODE FOR MY AIR BAGS. I HAVE GOT A NEW BATTERY, CHANGE THE FUSES ALL ARE GOOD, AND ALSO HAD THE AIR BAG CLOCK SPRING CHECKED. ALL SEEM TO CHECK OUT FINE. I TRIED MULTIPLE TIMES TO RESET THE AIRBAGS LIGHTS BUT IT JUST KEEPS COMING BACK ON AFTER 10 MINUTES OR SO.
AIR BAG DID NOT DEPLOY AFTER A HEAD ON COLLISION AT 25 TO 30 MILES. A CAR CAN THROUGH ITS STOP SIGN AND I HIT. IT WAS ON A CITY STREET. *TT *TR
WITH THE VEHICLE IN MOTION AND NO WARNING LIGHTS ON, ALL ELECTRONICS SHUT DOWN EXCEPT FOR THE TURNING INDICATORS, ALONG WITH THE ENGINE. ACCELERATOR NO LONGER FUNCTIONED NOR DID THE BREAK ASSIST. AFTER PULLING OVER AND TURNING THE CAR OFF, IT WOULD NOT START AGAIN THROUGH TURNING THE KEY IGNITION. THE CAR REMAINED IN THAT STATE UNTIL I SHOOK BATTERY CABLES (WHICH WERE NOT LOOSE AND MAINTAINED FULL CONTACT BOTH BEFORE AND AFTER SHAKING). AFTERWARDS, THE CAR STARTED AS USUAL WITH NO WARNING LIGHTS. THIS HAS HAPPENED THREE TIMES NOW, ALL INSTANCES ENDING IN THE CAR POWER SHUTTING DOWN.
THE AIRBAG SYSTEM FOR THE PASSANGER SIDE THE LIGHT KEPT COMING ON AND GOING OUT IT WOULD BE ON MOST OF TIME WHEN MY WIFE WAS IN THE SEAT AND RECENTLY IT COMES ON WHEN ANYONE SETS IN THE FRONT PASSANGER SEAT! 2. THE WHEELS WERE NOT ALEINED PROPERLY WE MADE FOUR SEPERATE APPOINTMENTS AND TOOK CAR IN FOR SERVICE AND THE DEALERS SERVICE DEPT DID NOT ALEIN WHEELS WHICH REAREND WOULD CATCH IN GROVES OR HOLES AND SWERVE ONE WAY OR THE OTHER AND THE WHOLE ALIENMENT WAS WRONG BUT THEY FAILED TO REPAIR WHICH WE THINK CONTRIBUTED TO A SEVERE ACCIDENT
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2015 NISSAN VERSA NOTE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE SRS INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A LOCAL DEALER (HERTICH NISSAN, 1370 S DUPONT HWY, DOVER, DE 19901) WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE AIR BAG WOULD NOT DEPLOY AND THE SEAT ASSEMBLY NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED AND OPENED CASE NUMBER: 29008778. THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THERE WAS NO RECALL ON THE VEHICLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 93,499.
I BOUGHT THIS CAR WITH 36,00, THOUSAND MILES. AFTER 20,000 MILES I HAD ENOUGH. TOO MANY PROBLEMS, PS LIGHT (INDICATING STEERING WHEEL PROBLEM) ON THE PANEL FOR NO REASON AND NISSAN CHARGED ME FOR THAT. I CHANGED THE RIGHT AXLE, AND NOW I'M GOING TO HAVE TO CHANGE LEFT AXLE FOR THE SAME REASON (NO EXPLANATION FROM NISSAN, ONLY THAT THE PART IS NOT WORKING PROPERLY AND MAKING NOISES). PROBLEM NUMBER THREE, LAST WEEK MY CAR STARTED DOING A LOUD NOISE, AND TODAY I DISCOVERED THAT I'M GOING TO HAVE TO CHANGE ALL THE CATALYTIC SYSTEM (ALMOST A THOUSAND DOLLARS FOR THAT).
2015 NISSAN VERSA NOTE SV SUFFERS FROM FAULTY BRAKE LIGHT SWITCH. BRAKE LIGHT SWITCH INTERMITTENT AND DOES NOT LIGHT UP THE REAR BRAKE LIGHTS WHEN APPLYING THE BRAKES. CONSEQUENTLY, WHEN THE BRAKE LIGHT SWITCH IS WORKING, THE TRACTION CONTROL LIGHT WILL ALSO ILLUMINATE AND CAUSE THE TRACTION CONTROL SYSTEM TO BE DISABLED. THIS IS A SERIOUS SAFETY HAZARD. FIRST, FAILURE TO ILLUMINATE THE REAR BRAKE LIGHTS WHEN BRAKING WILL FAIL TO ALERT DRIVERS THAT YOU ARE STOPPING AND PUTS YOU AT RISK FOR A REAR END COLLISION. SECOND, THE TRACTION CONTROL ALSO BECOMES DISABLED, THIS IS A SAFETY HAZARD IN THE EVENT YOU LOSE TRACTION, THE VEHICLE WILL NO LONGER ASSIST WITH DRIVING STABILITY. WORSE CASE, YOU ARE REAR ENDED DUE TO THE BRAKE LIGHTS NOT ILLUMINATING AND THEN YOUR CAR LOSES TRACTION DUE TO THE IMPACT, YOU TRACTION CONTROL IS ALSO DISABLED, THEREFORE YOU ARE AT AN EVEN HIGHER RISK FOR INJURY. THIS PROBLEM IS FIXED BY SIMPLE REPLACEMENT OF THE BRAKE LAMP SWITCH SENSOR THAT SITS BEHIND THE BRAKE PEDAL. IT IS A 1 MINUTE JOB JUST TO UNSCREW THE OLD SENSOR AND SCREW IN THE NEW ONE. I WAS INVOLVED IN AN ACCIDENT, ALTHOUGH MINOR, DUE TO THE BRAKE LIGHT NOT TURNING ON. THE DRIVER BEHIND ME REAR ENDED ME, POSSIBLY DUE TO KNOWING I WAS BRAKING UNTIL IT WAS TOO LATE. I HAVE NOTICED THROUGH MY REAR VIEW MIRROR ON NUMEROUS OCCASIONS WHERE VEHICLES BEHIND ME WOULD BRAKE VIOLENTLY. I FINALLY REALIZED IT WAS DUE TO MY BRAKE LAMP SWITCH NOT ALWAYS WORKING. KEEP IN MIND, MY VEHICLE NEVER WARNED ME AB
CAR THROWING P2135 CODE - WILL STOP RUNNING AT RANDOM AND WON'T RESPOND TO ACCELERATION BY GAS PEDAL. CAR MUST BE STOPPED, TURNED OFF AND BACK ON AGAIN IN ORDER FOR THE SENSOR TO BOOT BACK UP. VERY DANGEROUS AND HAS SHUT OFF ON ME ON THE INTERSTATE!! SHOULD BE A RECALL AS THE CAR IS ONLY 2 YEARS OLD. THIS HAPPENS WHEN IN MOTION AND RUNNING IN VARIOUS CONDITIONS, CITY/HIGHWAY/ETC.
MY CAR WILL RANDOMLY SHUT DOWN WHILE DRIVING WHEN IT GETS TOO HOT. THE STEERING LOCKS UP, ALL THE LIGHTS COME ON IN THE CAR (ENGINE LIGHT ETC.) AND I CAN'T DRIVE. IT STARTS WORKING AGAIN WHEN I TURN IT OFF AND TURN IT BACK ON. I ALREADY TOOK IT TO THE DEALERSHIP BUT IT HAS DONE IT SINCE I'VE TAKEN IT. IT HAS DONE IT WHILE DRIVING ON BOTH THE FREEWAY AND CITY STREETS.
WHILE DRIVING MY 2015 NISSAN VERSA NOTE I NOTICED IT STARTED SKIPPING/SLIPPING WHEN I PROCEED FROM A STOP. WITHIN A COUPLE OF DAYS THE TRANSMISSION STARTED MAKING A LOUD CLUNKING, CHATTERING AND SCRAPING NOISE. HAD VEHICLE TOWED TO NISSAN OF ELK GROVE, MIGUEL DETERMINED THE PROBLEM WAS "TRANSMISSION FAILURE". MIGUEL CONTACTED NISSAN CORPORATE A NEW TRANSMISSION WAS APPROVED! BUT THEY FAILED TO EXTEND THE POWETRAIN WARRANTY. PER MIGUEL WARRANTY STAYS THE SAME AT 60,000 AND BUT "I CAN BUY WARRANTY COVERAGE!". NISSAN IS AWARE OF MAJOR TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS AND EXTENDING WARRANTIES FOR OTHERS TO 120,000 AND WANT MY WARRANTY EXTENDED TO 120,000!!!! TRANSMISSION COULD OF WENT OUT ON ME ANYTIME AND CAUSED SERIOUS INJURIES NOT TO MYSELF BUT TO MY FAMILY AND/OR STRANGERS ON THE ROAD!!!! AND YET NISSAN FAILED TO NOTIFIED CONSUMERS ABOUT THIS ISSUE!!!!!
TWICE NOW SINCE 06/17/2017, MY POWER STEERING ON MY 2015 NISSAN VERSA NOTE HAS GONE OUT. THE STEERING WHEEL BECAME VERY HARD TO MANEUVER AND THE PS LIGHT CAME ON. THE FIRST TIME WAS ONLY FOR ABOUT AN HOUR. IT WENT OUT AGAIN YESTERDAY, 08/13/2017 AS I WAS PULLING INTO WAL-MART. AGAIN, THE PS LIGHT CAME ON AND WAS VERY HARD TO TURN THE WHEEL. THIS TIME IT LASTED WELL INTO THIS MORNING AND ONLY KICKED BACK IN AS I PULLED INTO THE NISSAN DEALERSHIP IN ASHEVILLE, NC. I DROVE ALL THE WAY FROM WHITTIER, NC WITHOUT POWER STEERING. LIVING IN THE MOUNTAINS OF WESTERN NC, ONE CAN IMAGINE HOW HARD IT IS TO DRIVE WITHOUT POWER STEERING. I THOUGHT THEY HAD FIXED IT BACK IN JUNE AS THAT WHAT I WAS TOLD AT THE TIME. BUT, NOPE. I WAS TOLD THAT SINCE THEY COULDN'T RECREATE IT FOR THE INVESTIGATOR WITH FIDELITY, THE HOLDER OF MY EXTENDED WARRANTY, THEY COULDN'T ACTUALLY FIX IT (EVEN THOUGH IT WENT BACK OUT AT THE NISSAN DEALERSHIP. HOPE THEY CAN ACTUALLY FIX IT THIS TIME AS I DO NOT WANT TO BE DRIVING DOWN THE HIGHWAY AND HAVE IT GO OUT AGAIN!
I PULLED INTO MY DRIVEWAY FROM A TURN, PROBABLY GOING 5 MPH, AT A SLIGHT UP GRADE, AND MY CVT TRANSMISSION FAILED -- IT STOPPED. THE ENGINE WAS ON, RUNNING NORMAL, BUT WHEN I PRESSED THE GAS, FLOORED IT, EVEN, THERE WAS ZERO RESPONSE. NO REVVING, NOTHING. I SWITCH GEARS TO LOW, THEN PARK, THEN REVERSE, THEN DRIVE. STILL NOTHING. THEN AFTER ABOUT A MINUTE HAD PASSED SINCE THE INITIAL FAILURE, IT STARTED TO REV A BIT AT LOW RPMS, THEN FINALLY KICK IN AND DRIVE ME UP MY DRIVEWAY. THIS OCCURRED ON THE SAME DRIVE IN WHICH THE CAR WAS LURCHING, BUCKING, AND SHAKING VIOLENTLY UPON ACCELERATION, PARTICULARLY ACCELERATING FROM A LOW SPEED TO A HIGH ONE QUICKLY. THIS HAS BEEN HAPPENING SINCE ONE MONTH AFTER I BOUGHT IT PRE-OWNED AND CERTIFIED FROM ENTERPRISE CAR SALES IN ELMWOOD NJ. THE POWER TRAIN IS COVERED BY BOTH NISSAN AND ENTERPRISE. BUT WHEN I BRING IT IN TO THE NISSAN DEALERSHIP IN ROCKLAND (BLAUVELT, NY), THEY WANT TO CHARGE ME $138 FOR DIAGNOSTICS THAT WILL PROBABLY SHOW NOTHING. SIX WEEKS AGO I BROUGHT IT IN FOR THE EXACT SAME TWO PROBLEMS, AND IT REFUSED TO MISBEHAVE FOR THE MECHANIC, IT THREW NO CODES, AND THE ENGINE LIGHT DID NOT COME ON. I HAVE A VIDEO POSTED TO YOUTUBE: HTTPS://WWW.YOUTUBE.COM/EDIT?O=U&VIDEO_ID=LOOJECZO89C. I SHOWED THE VIDEO TO THE DEALERSHIP. THEY SAID IT WASN'T PROOF ENOUGH. SO HERE I AM WITH A SUPPOSEDLY GOOD WARRANTY (THERE ARE ONLY 43,000 MILES ON THE CAR) FOR A NEWLY BOUGHT CAR, BUT I HAVE NO CONSUMER PROTECTION BECAUSE A MECHANIC SUPPOSEDLY CAN'
FRONT PASSENGER AIRBAG IS FORCED DISABLED WITH PASSENGER OF 100LBS. OCCURING CONSTANTLY SINCE CAR PURCHASE. BOUGHT NEW CAR. REPORTED TO THE DEALER BUT WAS ASSURED EVERYTHING IS OK. PROBLEM STILL PERSIST.
SENSOR ON FRONT PASSENGER SEAT DOES NOT RECOGNIZE ADULT PASSENGER. TAKEN TO DEALER IN PAST WHO SAID THERE WAS NO PROBLEM.
FOOT STUCK ON GAS PEDAL. I HAVE A 2015 NISSAN VERSA NOTE SR AND SINCE I'VE BOUGHT THE CAR MY FOOT HAS BEEN GETTING CAUGHT ON AN HVAC RELAY ACTUATOR STICKING DOWN FROM THE TOP. IT'S ESPECIALLY DANGEROUS IF I LIFT MY FOOT OFF THE GAS TO GO TO THE BRAKE BUT CANT. I TOOK IT TO THE DEALER WHO SAID MY CAR ISN'T INCLUDED IN THE MOST RECENT RECALLS AND WON'T FIX IT. I WAS TOLD TO "DRIVE WITH MY FOOT NOT SO FAR UP ON THE ACCELERATOR." THIS REALLY IS A DANGEROUS PROBLEM FOR THEM TO BRUSH OFF.
DRIVING AS I NORMALLY DO ON MY NORMAL ROUTE, DOING ABOUT 30 MPH, AND CAR WOULDN'T MAKE THE CORNER. WENT OVER CURB, BENT THE RIM IN TWO PLACES, AND OF COURSE RUINED THE TIRE. IT WAS AS IF THE CAR WAS INTENT ON GOING RIGHT. NO EVIDENCE OF STABILITY CONTROL WORKING. HAVE NEVER HAD AN EXPERIENCE LIKE THAT. CALLED AAA AND THEY CHANGED TIRE. DROVE TO DEALER, AND WAS GIVEN AN ESTIMATE OF OVER $500.00 TO REPAIR DAMAGE. ESTIMATE INCLUDED RIM, OEM TIRE, PLASTIC WHEEL COVER ($80.00) TOLD IT WOULD BE NECESSARY TO HAVE A FOUR WHEEL ALIGNMENT. THE SCARY THING WAS IT FELT LIKE I HAD NO CONTROL OVER THE WHEEL. CRANKED STEERING HARD LEFT, CAR JUST HEADED FOR THE CURB. ROAD IS AN UPHILL TWISTY ONE THAT IS NORMALLY FUN TO DRIVE, BUT WHEN THE DRIFTED LEFT, AND I STEERED RIGHT, IT DIDN'T STRAIGHTEN OUT AND WENT OVER THE CURB.
AIR BAG INDICATOR THAT A PERSON OF 5'6"/110 LBS SITTING CENTERED IN THE FRONT PASSENGER SEAT DOES NOT TURN ON THE AIRBAG. TOOK THE VEHICLE TO A DEALERSHIP SERVICE DEPARTMENT AND WAS TOLD NOTHING WAS WRONG. I AM FILING THIS WITH THE KNOWLEDGE THAT THIS PROBLEM HAS BEEN REPORTED FOR OTHER MODELS BY THIS MANUFACTURER IN THE SAME MODEL YEAR.
VERY THIN CLEAR COAT AND PAINT LEADING TO RUST. THERE ARE MULTIPLE SPOTS ON OUR VEHICLE WHERE, WHILE HAVING THE VEHICLE SERVICED AT THE DEALERSHIP OR IN DAILY DRIVING, THAT THE CLEAR/COLOR AND PRIMER COATS HAVE BEEN COMPROMISED WITH MINOR EVENTS. THE HINGES THAT HOLD THE DOORS ARE PAINTED WITH THE SAME PRIMER AND COLOR COAT AND A LESS BUFFED OR POSSIBLY NOT COVERED IN A CLEAR COAT. PRACTICAL THINKING IS THAT IT IS LIKELY, NOT JUST PLAUSIBLE, THAT THE PAINT HAS BEEN OR WILL BE COMPROMISED IN THESE PLACES LEADING TO FAILURE CAUSING DISTRACTION, INJURY OR DEATH.
PULLED INTO PARKING SPACE, SPEED 2-3 MPH., CAR WENT INTO FULL ACCELERATION, HIT BRAKES AS HARD AS POSSIBLE,CAR JUMPED 10 FOOT PARKING DIVIDER, SIDE- SWIPED LAMP POST, HIT PARKED CAR IN REAR WHEEL AREA TEARING OFF REAR BUMPER,MY CAR LURCHED TO LEFT AND FINALLY DECELERATED. TOWED TO PREMIER NISSAN OF STEVENS CREEK SANTA CLARA,CALIF. FILED CLAIM, AWAITING INSPECTION. CASE NO. 22964507.
I RENTED A 2015 NISSAN VERSA NOTE FROM BUDGET RENTAL OUT OF THE PROV RI AIRPORT ON 1-12-16 TO GO TO A WAKE & FUNERAL. AFTER LEAVING THE WAKE AND ABOUT 7:30PM NOT LONG AFTER STARTING THE VEHICLE AND TRAVELING 1/2 MILE I LOST BOTH THE ABILITY TO BRAKE AND STEER, I WASN'T GOING MORE THAN 10 MPH . THE VEHICLE LOST CONTROL OF BOTH THE STEERING AND THE BRAKES WERE HARD AND UNRESPONSIVE. THE VEHICLE CROSSED TO OTHER LANE AND SLOWLY BRUSHED AGAINST A TELEPHONE POLE. I GOT OUT AND DIDN'T SEE ANY DAMAGE. I DROVE THE VEHICLE APX 1.5 MILES TO MY BROTHERS HOUSE AND PARKED IT FOR THE NIGHT. THE NEXT MORNING I WAS LEAVING AND NOTICED THAT THERE WAS A SMALL DENT ON THE FENDER SO I WAS GOING TO LOOK AT THE POLE 1.5 MILES AWAY AND BACKED THE VEHICLE OUT OF THE DRIVEWAY AND STARTED TO PULL FORWARD AND 12-15 FEET GOING FORWARD THE STEERING AND BRAKES WOULD NOT WORK. I GOT OUT AND SAW THAT THE WHEELS WERE BOTH POINTED IN AND AFTER LOOKING CLOSER NOTICED THAT THE LEFT STERING CONNECTOR THAT WAS SUPPOSE TO BE ENGAGED TO THE RACK IN PINION STERING WAS NOT ENGAGED AND ONLY THE RIGHT FRONT WHEEL WOULD SPIN. I VIDEO TAPED THE TIRE TRACKS THAT THE VEHICLE TRAVELED AND THAT THE WHEELS WERE BOTH POINTED IN ( WHICH COULDN'T HAVE BEEN DRIVEN 1.5 MILES FROM THE ACCIDENT) CALLED BUDGET RENTAL, LET THEM KNOW , THEY DISPATCHED TOW DRIVER AND HE AND I WINCHED THE WHEELS SO THEY COULD BE PLACED ON DOLLY FOR TOW. I TOOK PICTURES OF TOW DRIVER. I INFORMED BUDGETS MECHANIC OF WHEEL ISSUE AND HE SAID HE WOULD HAVE NI
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2015 NISSAN VERSA NOTE. AS SOON AS THE VEHICLE WAS PURCHASED, A STRONG ODOR WAS PRESENT. THE DEALER DIAGNOSED THAT THE STRONG ODOR WAS MOLD. THE CONTACT BECAME SICK AND VOMITED DUE TO THE ODOR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE ISSUE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE VIN WAS INVALID. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 15,000.
WHILE DRIVING MY TIRE PRESSURE ALERT WENT ON AND STAYED ON. HAD TO DRIVE TO GAS STSTION SND FILL UP AIR..
WHILE DRIVING TIRE PRESSURE LIGHT WENT ON HAD TO DRIVE TO GAS STATION AND FILL UP..
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2015 NISSAN VERSA NOTE. WHILE DRIVING AT 55 MPH, THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED AND TRAVELED TO THE FLOORBOARD. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER BUT THE FAILURE WAS NOT DETERMINED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 1,700.
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2015 NISSAN VERSA NOTE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHEN STARTING THE VEHICLE, THE PASSENGER SIDE AIR BAG OFF WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE PASSENGER'S WEIGHT WAS LOW CAUSING THE OCCUPANT CLASSIFICATION SYSTEM ALGORITHM TO NOT ACTIVATE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 355.
DRIVING MY CAR I THOUGHT I HAD SEEN SMOKE OR STEAM COMING FROM MY CAR, WHEN I PARKED AND GOT OUT I SMELLED BURNT RUBBER, BURNT BRAKE SMELL AND THIS TIME I COULD SEE SMOKE COMING OUT FROM MY LEFT WHEEL, I TOOK THE CAR IN NEXT DAY, WAS TOLD IT WAS OVER SPRAY ON THE UNDERSIDE CAUSING THE SMOKING AND BRAKES WERE GOOD, AFTER THAT I WOULD OCCASIONALLY HEAR GRINDING NOISE FROM MY BRAKES BUT THE DEALERSHIP SAID THE BRAKES WERE GOOD. OVER THE MONTHS I NOTICED THE GRINDING NOISE MORE, APRIL 2015 I TOOK IT IN FOR AN OIL CHANGE AND ASKED TO HAVE MY BRAKES LOOKED AT AGAIN BECAUSE I KEPT HEARING GRINDING NOISE FROM THE BRAKES AND FRONT END, AGAIN I WAS TOLD EVERYTHING WAS GOOD. BY JULY 3, 2015 I TOOK IT IN AGAIN AFTER HEARING A HORRIFIC SOUND WHEN TURNING THE WHEELS TO THE RIGHT, THE WHEEL BARING HAD GONE OUT CAUSING THE BRAKES TO GOUGE THE ROTORS MY CAR ONLY HAD 8304 MILES ON IT, I BOUGHT THE CAR NEW IN SEPT 2014, THE WHEEL BEARING WAS REPLACED AND THE ROTOR RESURFACED. CAR WAS GREAT FOR 2 1/2 WEEKS TODAY 8/6/15 I TOOK MY CAR IN BECAUSE THE GRINDING NOISE STARTED AGAIN JUST LIKE LAST TIME, TODAY I WAS TOLD ROTORS WERE WARPED CAUSING THE BRAKE PADS NOT CONNECTING PROPERLY THE THE ROTORS. I AM REALLY UPSET BEING I BOUGHT THIS CAR BRAND NEW AND NOW HAVING ISSUES WITH THE BRAKES WHICH COULD BE DANGEROUS. ....UPDATED 10-27-15 *BF
CAR WAS BOUGHT NOVEMBER 1ST.. 3330 MILES AND ALREADY HAVING PROBLEMS WITH THE FRONTAL SHOCKS THEY MAKE.. NOISE...THE LEFT DOOR SQUEAKS WHEN OPEN /CLOSE...YOU CAN HEAR SOMETHING MAKING RATTLING NOISE WHEN DRIVING SLOW THEN ACCELERATING.DON'T KNOW WHERE THE SOUND COMES FROM ... WHEN TURNING TO THE LEFT AT 20 MPH OR MORE THE WHEEL MAKE A NASTY NOISE LIKE IF YOU WERE TO SHARPEN A LONG KNIFE GOES AWAY WHEN THE WHEEL GOES BACK TO STRAIGHT POSITION... UNACCEPTABLE... DISAPPOINTED WITH NISSAN. *TR
I WAS DRIVING IN THE FREEWAY IN THE LEFT LANE WHEN SUDDENLY I FEEL AS A HIT SOMETHING WITH MY FRONT RIGHT TIRE AND GET FLAT, I MOVE TO THE SHOULDER TO CHANGE AND OH SURPRISE THE WHEEL WAS CRACK REALLY BAD, I NEVER SAW SOMETHING LIKE THIS, I DON'T KNOW IF THE WHEEL MATERIAL IS TOO SOFT AND MY CAR HAS ORIGINAL EQUIPMENT, I JUST LET THE PEOPLE KNOW ABOUT THIS MATTER TO SEE IF SOMEONE ELSE HAD THIS PROBLEM, NISSAN DEALER SAID MAYBE I HIT SOMETHING BIG AS A SIDEWALK, ROCK OR METAL, I'M NOT BLIND BUT ANYWAY THERE IS NOT RECALLS ABOUT WHEELS ON NISSAN CARS AND NO WARRANTY THEY GIVE. *JS
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