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 2008 record →
I RECEIVED A PRELIMINARY RECALL NOTICE IN JULY 2016, AND THE DEALER STATES THEY HAVE NO IDEA WHEN REPLACEMENT PARTS WILL BE AVAILABLE. I THINK IS TOO MUCH BURDEN TO PLACE ON AN UNSUSPECTING CUSTOMER.I DO NOT HAVE THE USE OF THE FRONT PASSENGER SEAT IN A SMALL CAR!NISSAN HADS LAST ALL CREDIBILITY AND AI WILL NEVER PURCHASE ONE, NOR ADVISE ANYONE TO DO SO. THE NHTSA SHOULD FORCE THE FIRM TO FIND REPLACEMENT PARTS RATHER THAN STALL UNTIL NO CARS ARE LEFT TO REPAIR.
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 NISSAN VERSA. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 35 MPH, THE VEHICLE PULLED TO THE LEFT. THE FAILURE OCCURRED THREE OTHER TIMES. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE LOWER STEERING SHAFT ASSEMBLY AND TOP TORQUE ROD WERE FRACTURED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE THE VIN WAS INVALID. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 114,000. UPDATED 03/07/17*LJ CONSUMER NEEDED DOCUMENTATION TO SUBSTANTIATE THE FAULTY CONDITION OF THE SUSPENSION SYSTEM. UPDATED 6/29/18*JB
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 NISSAN VERSA. THE CONTACT RECEIVED A RECALL NOTIFICATION FOR NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 16V349000 (AIR BAGS). THE PART NEEDED WAS UNAVAILABLE TO PERFORM THE RECALL REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. PARTS DISTRIBUTION DISCONNECT.
TL* THE CONTACT OWNED A 2008 NISSAN VERSA. WHILE DRIVING 30 MPH APPROACHING A RED LIGHT, THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED, BUT FAILED TO STOP THE VEHICLE IN TIME. THE CONTACT REAR ENDED ANOTHER VEHICLE. THE DRIVER SIDE AIR BAG DEPLOYED. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED AND THERE WERE NO INJURIES. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC, BUT THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE COULD NOT BE DETERMINED. THE VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THERE WERE FRAGMENTS INSIDE THE REAR OF THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 16V349000 (AIR BAGS). THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 109,000. UPDATED 12/23/16*LJ
TL* TAKATA RECALL. THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 NISSAN VERSA. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 16V349000 (AIR BAGS); HOWEVER, THE PART TO DO THE REPAIR WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE ISSUE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. PARTS DISTRIBUTION DISCONNECT. UPDATED 01/11/2017*CT CONSUMER STATED THE RECALL WAS ISSUE BACK IN AUGUST OR SEPTEMBER IT'S BEEN VERY FRUSTRATED NOT BEING ABLE TO CARRY A PASSENGER FOR FEAR OF FAILURE. UPDATED 6/25/18*JB
TL* TAKATA RECALL. THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 NISSAN VERSA. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 16V349000 (AIR BAGS). THE PART TO DO THE REPAIR WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE.
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 NISSAN VERSA. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 16V349000 (AIR BAGS); HOWEVER, THE PART TO DO THE REPAIR WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE. THE VIN WAS UNKNOWN. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE.
TL* TAKATA RECALL. THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 NISSAN VERSA. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 16V349000 (AIR BAGS); HOWEVER, THE PART TO DO THE REPAIR WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. VIN TOOL CONFIRMS PARTS NOT AVAILABLE.
I RECEIVED A SAFETY RECALL NOTICE FROM NISSAN EXPLAINING THE FOLLOWING: "CONTINUED EXPOSURE TO AREAS WITH HIGH LEVELS OF ABSOLUTE HUMIDITY MAY CAUSE THE FRONT PASSENGER AIR BAG INFLATOR HOUSING TO RUPTURE AND DEPLOY ABNORMALLY RESULTING IN METAL FRAGMENTS STRIKING THE VEHICLE OCCUPANTS CAUSING SERIOUS INJURY OR DEATH." WHEN I CALLED NISSAN IN JULY 2016 THEY SAID THEY WOULD BE RECEIVING THE PARTS TO FIX THE PROBLEM BY EITHER SEPTEMBER OR OCTOBER 2016. I CALLED NISSAN AGAIN ON OCTOBER 17, 2016 THEY SAID THEY WILL NOT HAVE THE PARTS UNTIL DECEMBER 2016. I HAVE NOT RECEIVED ANY FOLLOW-UP NOTICE OF ANY KIND AND IF I HAD NOT CALLED NISSAN ON THE 17TH OF OCTOBER, THEY WOULD NOT HAVE NOTIFIED ME TO LET ME KNOW THAT THE PARTS WILL NOW NOT BE IN UNTIL DECEMBER 2016. I WOULD LIKE BETTER COMMUNICATION AND MORE UPDATES FROM NISSAN WHILE THIS ISSUE IS RESOLVED SINCE I NOW CANNOT ALLOW ANYONE TO SIT IN THE FRONT PASSENGER SEAT AND IT IS AN EXTREME INCONVENIENCE FOR ME SINCE I NEED TO HAVE THAT SEAT AVAILABLE FOR MY FAMILY. *TR
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 NISSAN VERSA. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 16V349000 (AIR BAGS); HOWEVER, THE PART TO DO THE REPAIR WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE.
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 NISSAN VERSA. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 16V349000 (AIR BAGS); HOWEVER, THE PART TO DO THE REPAIR WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. UPDATED 01/04/17*LJ UPDATED 01/12/17.*JB
I WAS IN AN AUTOMOBILE ACCIDENT. I WAS BRAKING, ALMOST AT A STOP OR MOVING AT 2 MPH WHEN A VEHICLE COLLIDED WITH THE RIGHT FRONT FENDER AND DOOR OF MY 2008 NISSAN VERSA WITH THE FRONT END OF HIS VEHICLE. THE AIRBAG ON THE DRIVER'S SIDE OF MY NISSAN VERSA DEPLOYED AND A PIECE OF METAL STRUCK MY STERNUM FRACTURING SAME. I ALSO HAD TWO HEMATOMAS ON MY RIGHT BREAST AS A RESULT OF THE METAL STRIKING MY CHEST WITH EXTREME FORCE.. THE ACCIDENT OCCURRED AT AN INTERSECTION OF TWO CITY STREETS, NOT HIGHWAYS. I WAS TRAVELING STRAIGHT GOING WEST AND THE OTHER VEHICLE WAS TRAVELING STRAIGHT GOING SOUTH. THE OTHER VEHICLE'S SPEED WAS APPROXIMATELY 25 TO 30 MPH. THE AIRBAG IN THE 2008 NISSAN VERSA DEPLOYED WITH SUCH FORCE THAT THE METAL PIECE WAS EXPOSED AND THAT IS WHAT CAUSED MY INJURIES. I NOTICED A RECALL ON THE 2008 NISSAN VERSA, DATED MARCH OF 2016, FOR THE FRONT TAKATA AIRBAGS..UPDATED 10/13/16 *BF *TR
TL* TAKATA RECALL. THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 NISSAN VERSA. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 16V349000 (AIR BAGS) HOWEVER, THE PART TO DO THE REPAIR WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. VIN TOOL CONFIRMS PARTS NOT AVAILABLE.
REGARDING RECALL: NHTSA 15V-573 FOR FRONT COIL SPRINGS. I RECEIVED NOTICE THAT MY VEHICLE IS COVERED UNDER THIS RECALL FOR FRONT COIL SPRINGS. HOWEVER, PRIOR TO THE RECALL GOING INTO EFFECT, I HAD ALREADY HAD MY COIL SPRINGS REPLACED ON THIS VEHICLE DUE TO THEM CRACKING. I HAVE CONTACTED NISSAN FOR REIMBURSEMENT OF THE COST OF THE WORK I ALREADY PAID FOR TO REPLACE THE SPRINGS. TOTAL COST TO ME WAS $635.68 FROM MY LOCAL MECHANIC, BRUCES AUTOMOTIVE IN EAST AURORA, NY. I SUBMITTED A STATEMENT FROM BRUCES THAT INDICATES THE COIL SPRINGS WERE REPLACED AND PAID FOR BY ME (ATTACHED). I SUBMITTED THIS INFORMATION TO NISSAN, THEY INFORMED ME THAT I NEED TO TAKE MY VEHICLE TO A NISSAN DEALER TO HAVE THEM REPLACE THE COIL SPRINGS. WHEN I TOLD THEM THAT THIS DOES NOT MAKE ANY SENSE BECAUSE THE ORIGINAL FACTOR SPRINGS HAVE ALREADY BEEN REPLACED AND THAT NISSAN IS NO LONGER RESPONSIBLE FOR THE SPRINGS IN MY VERSA, THEY TOLD ME I NEEDED TO DO IT ANYWAY. TO ME, THIS IS A WASTE OF MY TIME. I SIMPLY WANT THEM TO REIMBURSE ME THE $635 I ALREADY SPENT PRIOR TO THE RECALL TO HAVE THE SPRINGS REPLACED. IF THE SPRINGS IN MY CAR BRAKE AGAIN, THIS IS MY RESPONSIBILITY, NOT NISSAN. I ONLY WANT TO GET REIMBURSED THE MONEY I ALREADY SPENT.
ALL THE AIRBAGS NOT WORKING AS INDICATED LIGHTS FLASHING! RECALL STATES PASSENGER AIRBAG COULD EXPLODE CAUSING METAL FRAGMENTS RESULTING IN INJURY EVEN DEATH. WAS INFORMED BY NISSAN SAN FRANCISCO DEALER THAT THERE IS NO FIX FOR THE AIRBAG PROBLEM YET AND THEY'RE NOT RESPONSIBLE FOR MY ANYTHING TO DO WITH AIRBAGS NOT ENGAGED EXCEPT FOR THE RECALL AND THAT THERE IS NO FIX FOR CURRENTLY FOR THE SAFETY RECALL. IN ADDITION, WHEN BUYING NEW TIRE SAND GETTING A WHEEL ALIGNMENT, I'VE BEEN INFORMED THAT ALL 4 OF MY STRUTS ARE BENT AND SUSPENSION IS OFF AS A RESULT.
TAKATA RECALL. WHY IS THIS TAKING SO LONG? I CANNOT TAKE MY FAMILY ANYWHERE IN ONE VEHICLE. THIS IS OUR FAMILY CAR AND I CANNOT LIVE WITH MYSELF IF I HAVE A FAMILY MEMBER SITTING IN THE FRONT SEAT. I LIVE IN AUGUSTA, GA. HUMIDITY IS LIFE HERE AND I AM SO UPSET THAT THIS IS TAKING SO LONG AND I FEEL LIKE I WILL BE HURT EVERY TIME I GET INTO MY CAR. I WORKED HARD FOR THIS VEHICLE AND CANNOT USE IT FOR THE SOLE PURPOSE THAT I PURCHASED IT FOR. THIS IS NOT RIGHT.
TL* TAKATA RECALL. THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 NISSAN VERSA. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION FOR NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 16V349000 (AIR BAGS) IN JULY OF 2016. AFTER CONTACTING THE DEALER AND THE MANUFACTURER ON MULTIPLE OCCASIONS, THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE PARTS NEEDED FOR THE RECALL REMEDY WERE STILL NOT AVAILABLE AND NO ESTIMATED TIME FOR RECEIVING THE PARTS COULD BE PROVIDED. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. VIN TOOL CONFIRMS PARTS NOT AVAILABLE.
"TAKATA RECALL" - I RECEIVED THE RECALL NOTICE IN THE MAIL FROM NISSAN IN JULY 2016. JUST RECENTLY (SEPTEMBER 2016) WE CONTACTED OUR LOCAL NISSAN SERVICE DEPARTMENT TO CHECK ON THE STATUS OF THE PARTS NEEDED TO PERFORM THE RECALL AND THEY TOLD US THAT THE PARTS ARE AVAILABLE AND SCHEDULED AN APPOINTMENT FOR US TO COME IN. MY WIFE TOOK THE CAR IN FOR THE SCHEDULED APPOINTMENT AND WHILE SHE WAITED ONE OF THE WORKERS CAME OUT AND SAID THEY CAN'T DO THE WORK BECAUSE THEY GOT A NOTICE FROM NISSAN CORPORATE SAYING TO ONLY FIX CARS THAT ARE REGISTERED IN FLORIDA, USA. I CALLED NISSAN DIRECT TO COMPLAIN. A CASE NUMBER WAS OPENED AND I WAS TOLD SOMEONE FROM CORPORATE WOULD CONTACT ME IN A FEW DAYS. THAT HASN'T HAPPENED YET. NOW I AM FORCED TO NOT ALLOW ANYONE TO RIDE IN THE PASSENGER SEAT, WHEN THIS IS OUR ONLY VEHICLE AND WE REGULARLY NEED ALL 5 SEATS FOR THE VOLUNTEER WORK THAT WE DO. IF THIS PART DOES NOT NEED REPLACED, THEN I WANT A WRITTEN NOTICE FROM NISSAN SAYING THAT THE CAR IS SAFE TO DRIVE AT FULL CAPACITY, OR A REPLACEMENT VEHICLE NEEDS TO OFFERED. THIS IS UNACCEPTABLE.
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 NISSAN VERSA. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 16V349000 (AIR BAGS); HOWEVER, THE PART TO DO THE REPAIR WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE.
TL* TAKATA RECALL. THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 NISSAN VERSA. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 16V349000 (AIR BAGS); HOWEVER, THE PARTS TO DO THE REPAIR WERE UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE ISSUE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. PARTS DISTRIBUTION DISCONNECT.
TL* TAKATA RECALL. THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 NISSAN VERSA. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 16V349000 (AIR BAGS). THE PART TO DO THE RECALL REPAIR WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS AWARE OF THE ISSUE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. VIN TOOL CONFIRMS PARTS NOT AVAILABLE.
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 NISSAN VERSA. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 70 MPH, THE CONTACT SWITCHED FROM THE RIGHT LANE TO THE LEFT LANE. THE VEHICLE RAN OFF THE ROAD, INTO A DITCH, CRASHED INTO THE WOODS, AND ROLLED OVER. THE PASSENGER SIDE OF THE VEHICLE FACED DOWNWARD AND THE DRIVER SIDE FACED UPWARD. THE AIR BAGS HAD NOT DEPLOYED. A POLICE REPORT WAS NOT FILED. THERE WERE MINOR INJURIES THAT REQUIRED MEDICAL ATTENTION. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A MECHANIC. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED NOR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 83,000.
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 NISSAN VERSA. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 16V349000 (AIR BAGS); HOWEVER, THE PART TO DO THE REPAIR WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF THE TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE. THE VIN WAS NOT PROVIDED. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. PARTS DISTRIBUTION DISCONNECT.
THE DRIVER SIDE CLOCK SPRING HAS DEVELOPED A PROBLEM THAT AFFECTS ALL OF THE AIR-BAGS IN THE CAR. NONE WORK. THIS WAS DETECTED ONLY AFTER THEY HAD WORKED ON THE PROBLEM FOR A VERY MINOR DEFECT. THE TROUBLE LIGHTS COME ON AND OFF AT ANY GIVEN MOMENT. I WENT OVER THE DEPRESSIONS IN THE CENTER OF THE ROAD TO PASS A CAR AND THE TIRE PROBLEM LIGHT CAME ON. NOW NONE OF THE POWER WINDOWS WORK. I DON'T BELIEVE I SHOULD HAVE ALL THESE PROBLEMS WITH A CAR THAT IS ONLY 8 YEARS OLD.
TL* TAKATA RECALL. THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 NISSAN VERSA. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 16V349000 (AIR BAGS); HOWEVER, THE PART FOR THE RECALL REPAIR WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE. PARTS DISTRIBUTION DISCONNECT.
I RECEIVED A LETTER REGARDING AN "IMPORTANT SAFETY RECALL" FROM NISSAN. THE REASON FOR RECALL IS AS STATED - "CONTINUED EXPOSURE TO AREAS WITH HIGH LEVELS OF ABSOLUTE HUMIDITY MAY CAUSE THE FRONT PASSENGER AIR BAG INFLATOR HOUSING TO RUPTURE AND DEPLOY ABNORMALLY RESULTING IN METAL FRAGMENTS STRIKING THE VEHICLE OCCUPANTS CAUSING SERIOUS INJURY OR DEATH." WHAT YOU SHOULD DO, AS STATED IN THE LETTER - "ONCE YOU RECEIVE AN INVITATION TO REPAIR LETTER, PLEASE CONTACT YOUR NISSAN RETAILER TO SCHEDULE AN APPOINTMENT. IN THE MEANTIME, DO NOT ALLOW PASSENGERS TO RIDE IN THE PASSENGER SEAT. IF YOU REMAIN CONCERNED ABOUT THE AIR BAG INFLATOR IN YOUR VEHICLE, CONTACT THE CONSUMER AFFAIRS DEPARTMENT AT 1-800-647-7261. WELL WE WAITED AT LEAST 3 WEEKS WITH NO LETTER SO WE CALLED. THE PARTS ARE NOT AVAILABLE AND WON'T BE UNTIL MAYBE SEPTEMBER, THEY ARE GOING TO BE MANUFACTURED. THE VERSA IS VERY SMALL AND THE DRIVER IS ABOUT A FOOT AWAY FROM THE PASSENGER AIR BAG. THIS IS A TERRIFYING PROSPECT THAT AIR BAG MAY EXPLODE. I AM AFRAID TO DRIVE MY CAR WHICH I PAID $17,000 FOR IN 2008 AND I CANNOT CARRY PASSENGERS. NISSAN AND THE DEALER AT WEST HILLS NISSAN IN CORAOPOLIS, PA REFUSED US A LOANER/RENTAL CAR TO DRIVE IN THE INTERIM. THIS IS UNACCEPTABLE. PLEASE HELP. THANK YOU. *TR
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 NISSAN VERSA. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 16V349000 (AIR BAGS); HOWEVER, THE PART TO DO THE REPAIR WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPEREINCED A FAILURE.
TL* TAKATA RECALL. THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 NISSAN VERSA. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 16V349000 (AIR BAGS) HOWEVER, THE PART TO DO THE REPAIR WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. VIN TOOL CONFIRMS PARTS NOT AVAILABLE.
I PURCHASED THIS CAR CPO AND THE AIR CONDITIONER HAS NEVER BLOWN COLD AIR. IT BLOWS ACCORDING TO THE CONTROLS, BUT THE AIR IS NEVER COLD. EVERY SUMMER I HAVE TO HAVE IT SERVICED. I'VE BEEN TOLD THAT SEVERAL THINGS HAVE BEEN WRONG WITH IT OR CAUSE THAT. SOMETIMES I'M TOLD IT'S SOMETHING NEW, AND I'VE BEEN TOLD THAT SOMETHING THAT HAS BEEN REPAIRED IN THE PAST IS AGAIN/STILL WRONG WITH IT, CAUSING THIS. I'VE REPEATEDLY HAD IT SERVICED ONCE A YEAR (USUALLY IN SUMMER) SINCE PURCHASED. I'VE HAD IT CHARGED, FREON, HOSES REPAIRED, ETC. MY CONCERN IS THAT THIS IS A MAJOR FAULT IN THIS CAR FOR ITS MODEL YEAR. THERE ARE MANY NISSAN VERSA DRIVERS FOR YEARS 2008 AND 09 IN MANY NISSAN DRIVER ONLINE FORUMS COMPLAINING OF THE SAME THING. I'M CONVINCED THIS IS A MANUFACTURER DEFECT AND I DO NOT WANT TO PAY FOR SERVICE AGAIN THIS YEAR, ALTHOUGH THE A/C STILL DEFINITELY DOESN'T BLOW COLD AIR AT THE MOMENT. I THINK THESE MODELS SHOULD BE RECALLED.
TL* TAKATA RECALL. THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 NISSAN VERSA. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 16V349000 (AIR BAGS); HOWEVER, THE PART TO DO THE REPAIR WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. PARTS DISTRIBUTION DISCONNECT.
TL* TAKATA RECALL. THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 NISSAN VERSA. THE CONTACT RECEIVED A RECALL NOTICE FOR NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 16V349000 (AIR BAGS); HOWEVER, THE PARTS NEEDED WERE NOT AVAILABLE. THE CONTACT BELIEVED THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME TO PROVIDE THE RECALL REPAIRS. THE DEALER AND MANUFACTURER WERE MADE AWARE OF THE DELAY. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. PARTS DISTRIBUTION DISCONNECT.
ON 6/10/16 I WAS DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY VIA MY 2008 NISSAN VERSA WHEN A LOUD NOISE OCCURRED, UNABLE TO DRIVE, BOTH FRONT TIRES BLEW OUT. CAR WAS SHAKING A BIT UNCONTROLLABLE. I CONTACTED AAA, TECHNICIAN SAID BOTH FRONT TIRES BLEW OUT DUE TO FAILURE OF SPRING COILS AND I COULD HAVE BEEN KILLED OR KILLED SOMEONE DUE TO THIS ISSUE ON THE HIGHWAY. DEALER REPLACED FRONT SPRING COILS DUE TO RECALL, BUT SAID I NEEDED TO BUY TWO NEW TIRES AND TO PUT INTO NISSAN A REIMBURSEMENT CLAIM FOR THE TIRES. I FILED THE CLAIM WITH NISSAN ON 6/17/16, TO DATE NO RESPONSE AND IT IS 7/5/16 - NO PHONE CALLS, NO RESPONSE FROM NISSAN. MY TWO TIRES WERE DAMAGED AND DESTROYED BY NISSAN'S FAILURE/DEFECTIVE EQUIPMENT. I HAD TO PAY APPROX $300 FOR TWO NEW TIRES. I HAVE CONTACTED MY CREDIT CARD COMPANY TO DISPUTE THE TRANSACTION AS I ACTED IN GOOD FAITH - NISSAN DOES NOT ACT IN GOOD FAITH NOT AS OF 7/5/16. THIS IS A MAJOR SAFETY HAZARD - I COULD HAVE BEEN KILLED OR CAUSED AN ACCIDENT DUE TO NISSAN'S FAILURE - MORE SHOULD BE DONE IF TIRES ARE PUNCTURED LIKE THAT - I DID NOT CREATE OR CAUSE THIS, NISSAN DID - BE RESPONSIBLE NISSAN!!
THIS CAR WAS BROUGHT INTO THE SHOP WITH 120,807 MILES AND THE COMPLAINT WAS IT WOULD NOT GO. MANY TRANSMISSION CODES FOUND AND TRANSMISSION FLUID VERY BLACK IN COLOR. HAD TO REPLACE THE TRANSMISSION DO TO THE FACT THAT NO ONE WILL REBUILD THIS CVT TRANSMISSION. A GOOD DESIGNED TRANSMISSION SHOULD LAST LONGER THAN 121,000 MILES WITH WHAT THEY COST.
CAR WENT ONTO BAR DITCH AND TRAVEL ALONG THE HIGHWAY IN A STRAIGHT LINE FOR OVER A QUARTER OF MILE AT 69 MPH BEFORE HITTING A TREE! THERE WERE NO SIGNS OF OVER CORRECTING OR BRAKING! WITNESS STATED HE SAW NO BRAKE LIGHTS FROM THE CAR BEFORE HITTING THE TREE. THE PASSENGER OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY RESTRAINT SYSTEM FAILED CAUSING BLUNT FORCE TRAUMA INJURIES RESULTING IN THE DEATH OF MY FATHER HITTING THE WINDSHIELD! THE SHOULDER SEATBELT WEBBING FAILED TO RETRACT AND WAS EXTENDED ALL THE WAY OUT AND BECAME LODGED IN THE D-RING! MY BROTHER, WHICH WAS DRIVING STATED HE REMEMBERS DRIVING DOWN THE HIGHWAY AND THE SIDE CURTIAN AIRBAG HITTING HIM IN THE UPPER LEFT TEMPLE OF HEAD! THE WRECK IS BELIEVED TO BE CAUSED IN FAILER OF AIRBAGS AND BRAKES!
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 NISSAN VERSA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE CONTINUED TO OPERATE AFTER THE KEY WAS REMOVED FROM THE IGNITION. WHEN THE KEY WAS PLACED IN THE IGNITION, THERE WAS AN ABNORMAL GRINDING NOISE. IN ADDITION, THE VEHICLE EXPERIENCED A LOSS OF POWER. THE VEHICLE WAS ABLE TO BE OPERATED AFTER THE VEHICLE WAS RESTARTED MANUALLY. PRIOR TO THE FAILURE, THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER TO HAVE THE AIR BAGS REPLACED. THE DEALER COULD NOT REPLICATE THE FAILURE AND THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE OCCURRED THREE TIMES. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 37,000.
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 NISSAN VERSA. WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS BEING REVERSED AT A LOW SPEED, THE FRONT PASSENGER SIDE SHOOK AND FELL TO THE GROUND. THE CONTACT OBSERVED THAT THE FRONT PASSENGER SIDE COIL SPRINGS FRACTURED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A LOCAL FUEL STATION WHERE IT WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VIN WAS INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 15V573000 (SUSPENSION). THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 106,000. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE.
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 NISSAN VERSA. WHILE HAVING THE VEHICLE REPARIED ACCORDING TO NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 15V573000 (SUSPENSION), THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE REAR COIL SPRINGS FRACTURED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. AS A RESULT OF THE REAR COIL SPRING FRACTURE, THE VEHICLE FAILED STATE INSPECTION. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 47,000.
TAKATA RECALL AIRBAG LIGHT CONTINUES TO FLASH.
MY WIFE WAS MAKING RIGHT HAND TURN, ENTERING A HIGHWAY, SHE LOST TOTAL CONTROL OF THE STEERING. THE VEHICLE VEERED TO THE LEFT THEN VEERED TO THE RIGHT. SHE WAS ABLE TO STOP THE VEHICLE WITHOUT INCIDENT AND PARKED ON THE SHOULDER. HAD CAR TOWED TO GARAGE, MECHANIC INSPECTED SUSPENSION AND STEERING, AND WAS UNABLE TO FIND A PROBLEM. H STATED HE WENT ON LINE AND DISCOVERED SOME STEERING ISSUES. HOWEVER, HE STATED, BECAUSE IT HAS AN ELECTRONIC POWER STEERING SYSTEM, RESETTING THE SYSTEM BY TURNING OFF THE ENGINE AND RESTARTING THE VEHICLE SHOULD SOLVE THE IMMEDIATE PROBLEM (AS IT WAS STATED ON THE FORUM). THIS IS RIDICULOUS WHEN YOU ARE GOING 60 MPH AND GOING BACK AND FORTH ACROSS THE ROAD. I WENT TO THE LOCAL NISSAN DEALERSHIP AND HE STATED HE KNEW NOTHING ABOUT THIS ISSUE.
COIL RECALL I VERIFIED THAT MY VERSA IS INCLUDED IN THE RECALL NATIONWIDE NISSAN IN LUTHERVILLE, MD 410 252-8000 SCHEDULES ME FOR AN APPOINTMENT TO REPLACE THE SPRINGS, THEN, WHEN I CALL TO CONFIRM THE APPOINTMENT, THEY DENY I HAVE AN APPOINTMENT. THEY ARE NOT SERVICING THE RECALL. PLEASE HELP
EXHAUST SYSTEM HAS BEEN DIAGNOSED WITH 2 SEPARATE FAILURES REQUIRING A WELD JOB IN ORDER TO REPAIR. I HAVE COMPLETED ONE AT THE COST OF $200 AND THE SECOND WELD ESTIMATE IS PRICED AT $200. BOTH INSTANCES CAME ON SUDDENLY AND WITHOUT OTHER WARNING. EXHAUST SMELL OCCURS WHEN CAR FIRST STARTS AND DISAPATES AFTER DRIVING SEVERAL MILES. EACH OCCURRED AT SEPARATE TIMES. BOTH FRONT BALL JOINTS HAVE BEEN NOTED BY MY MECHANIC AS BEING LOOSER AND INDICATES NEEDING REPLACEMENT IN THE NEAR FUTURE IN ORDER TO AVOID POTENTIALLY FATAL COLLISION OR SIGNIFICANT ADDITIONAL DAMAGE TO TRANSMISSION, STEERING, ETC., SYSTEMS.
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 NISSAN VERSA. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 40 MPH, THERE WAS AN ABNORMAL NOISE COMING FROM THE FRONT DRIVER SIDE OF THE VEHICLE. THE ABNORMAL NOISE RECURRED NUMEROUS TIMES. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 15V573000 (SUSPENSION); HOWEVER, THE PART TO DO THE REPAIR WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN.
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 NISSAN VERSA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT 50 MPH, THE COIL SPRING DETACHED IN THE MIDDLE OF THE HIGHWAY. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER WHERE THE FAILURE WAS UNABLE TO BE DIAGNOSED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 49,000.
CLUNKING NOISES EMITTED FROM THE FRONT OF THE CAR WHEN TURNING THE STEERING WHEEL AT SLOWER SPEEDS, SUCH AS WHEN TURNING INTO A PARKING SPACE. VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO DEALERSHIP AND DIAGNOSED WITH EXCESSIVE PLAY BETWEEN THE WHEEL AND TIE ROD END. POWER STEERING RACK WAS REPLACED. THIS OCCURRED AT 53,683 MILES.
TOTAL FAILURE OF PASSENGER SIDE BALL JOINT W/ SEPARATION OF CV AXEL FROM TRANSAXEL RESULTING IN WHEEL COMING OFF THE CAR. OCCURED DURING A LOW SPEED LEFT HAND TURN ON CITY STREET AFTER STOPPING FOR TRAFFIC LIGHT. PASSENGER AND DRIVER SIDE LOWER CONTROL ARMS REPLACED, DRIVER'S SIDE AS A PRECAUTIONAY MEASURE. RELATED TO NHTSA RECALL 15V-573 UNDERBODY CORROSION.
EXHAUST IS LEAKING INTO THE CABIN OF THE CAR FROM SEVERAL PLACES. THE MUFFLER WAS REPLACED IN 2010 AFTER THE FLANGE BROKE, NOT RUSTED APART. THE ESTIMATED REPAIR IS OVER $2000.00 THIS CAR HAS 156K MILES ON IT BUT HAS BEEN DRIVEN MAINLY IN THE SOUTHERN PART OF THE USA AND THERE IS NO VISIBLE RUST ON THE PIPE AT ALL.
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 NISSAN VERSA. WHILE TRAVELING 20 MPH, THE FRONT TIRES PERFORMED ROUGHLY. IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE SUSPENSION WAS FAILING, BUT WAS NOT AN IMMEDIATE SAFETY HAZARD. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 58,000.
STOPPED ON OUR WAY HOME FROM A SMALL TRIP AND REFUELED THE VERSA. NOTICED A SMALL DRIP COMING FROM THE GAS TANK. ASSUMED IT WAS COMING FROM AN OVERFLOW TUBE INSIDE THE FUEL FILLER TUBE. THE NEXT DAY WE TOOK THE VERSA TO OUR MECHANIC AND TOLD HIM ABOUT IT. HE INVESTIGATED AND FOUND THE FUEL LEAK COMING FROM THE FUEL PUMP ATTACHED TO THE TOP OF THE FUEL TANK. THE LEAK AS HE DESCRIBED IT COMING FROM UNDER THE PLUG IN WHERE THE WIRING HARNESS CONNECTS TO PROVIDE POWER TO THE PUMP.UNDER THE PLUG IN WAS A CRACK . THERE WAS ALSO A HOLE THAT APPEARED IN COLOR OF A BURNT MARK TO THE REAR INSIDE CORNER OF THE PLUG IN WALL EXPOSING A METAL STEM GOES TO THE PRONG THAT CONNECTS TO THE WIRING HARNESS. THIS AREA IS ABOVE FUEL TANK SURFACE OR OUTSIDE THE TOP OF THE TANK. HAD THIS SHORTED OUT OR CREATED A SPARK, A POSSIBLE FIRE AND/OR EXPLOSION COULD HAVE OCCURRED AND INJURY AND/OR DEATH COULD HAVE OCCURRED TO OCCUPANTS INSIDE THE VEHICLE. WHEN PUMP WAS REPLACED, I TOOK PICTURES THAT I HOPE YOU CAN RECEIVE. THE BOTTOM SIDE WHERE THE FLOAT ARM ATTACHED TO THE SIDE SLIDING METAL PARTS FOR MEASURING FUEL LEVEL ALSO APPEARED TO HAVE THE BLACKENED BURNT COLOR ON THE WALL AREA OF THE METAL PARTS. I HAVE THE DEFECTED PUMP IN CASE YOU WOULD LIKE TO CHECK IT OUT. I ALSO HAVE NOTIFIED THE NISSAN SERVICE CENTER AND SHOWED THEM THE PUMP DEFECT. I'M WANTING TO INFORM YOU OF THIS BECAUSE THERE ARE OTHER VERSA OWNERS OUT THERE THAT COULD BE AFFECTED BY THIS. WE WERE LUCKY.
VARIOUS PARTS OF THE MUFFLER SYSTEM HAVE BROKEN ON THIS VEHICLE. THE INITIAL BREAK WAS IN 10-2014, AND WAS THE WHERE THE MUFFLER ASSEMBLY EX AND GASKET EXHAUST WAS REPLACED AT 91,671 MILES, AND NOW 10-2015, THE MIDDLE EXHAUST HAS TO BE REPLACED AT 108,090 MILES.
BROKEN LEFT FRONT COIL SPRING. SHOP FOUND IT DURING ROUTINE MAINTENANCE AND WAS TOLD THIS COULD HAVE CAUSED SERIOUS DAMAGE IF UNNOTICED.
NHTSA publishes every complaint as the owner wrote it and investigates only a fraction. Spelling, capitalisation and judgement are the filer’s own. What carries weight is repetition: the same component failing the same way across many filings, and whether the manufacturer eventually opened a recall for it.
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