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
2009 Nissan Versa 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 2009 record →
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
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
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
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.
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
I HAD HOPPED INTO MY CAR TODAY, STARTED IT, PUT IT IN REVERSE AND HAD MOVED ABOUT TWO FEET BEFORE I HEARD AN EXTREMELY LOUD *CLUNK* THAT CAME FROM THE FRONT PASSENGER SIDE. I IMMEDIATELY STOPPED MY CAR, PUT THE E-BRAKE ON, TURNED IT OFF AND GOT OUT TO SEE WHAT HAD HAPPENED. AT FIRST I DIDN'T SEE ANY DAMAGE, THEN I LOOKED UNDER MY CAR AND SAW A CYLINDRICAL CURVED PIECE OF METAL. I PICKED IT UP AND NOT KNOWING WHAT IT WAS OR WHERE IT CAME FROM I DIDN'T WANT TO MOVE MY CAR AGAIN UNTIL I HAD SOME ANSWERS. MY FRIEND AND I WALKED TO THE NEAREST GARAGE AND SHOWED THE PIECE TO A MECHANIC AND HE QUICKLY DIAGNOSED THE ISSUE: MY PASSENGER SIDE SUSPENSION COIL HAD SNAPPED OFF AT THE BASE (ABOUT 6 OR 6.5 INCHES HAD BROKEN FROM THE BOTTOM OF THE COIL.) THE BREAK IS VERY, VERY CLEAN--ALMOST LIKE GLASS. THERE WAS NO SIGN OF RUST OR ANY OTHER SORT OF DAMAGE TO THE COIL, AND AFTER READING THE MANY COMPLAINTS ON THIS WEBSITE THAT ARE IDENTICAL TO MINE I AM THINKING THAT THIS INCIDENT TODAY WAS ONLY CAUSED BY A FACTORY MALFUNCTION! I DO NOT DRIVE OVER BUMPS OR HOLES LIKE A MANIAC, I DRIVE OVER THEM SENSIBLY JUST AS I'D THINK MANY OTHER PEOPLE WITH THIS SAME PROBLEM DO ALSO. I AM A VERY POOR SINGLE MOTHER & COLLEGE STUDENT AND SOMETHING NEEDS TO BE DONE ABOUT THIS! SCARY TO THINK ABOUT WHAT WOULD HAVE HAPPENED HAD I BEEN DRIVING DOWN THE HIGHWAY. *TR
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 NISSAN VERSA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 10 MPH, THE VEHICLE EXHIBITED A CLICKING NOISE WAS. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE IT WAS ADVISED TO THE CONTACT THAT THE COIL SPRINGS NEED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 56,835. *TR
AFTER INVESTIGATING STRANGE NOISE FROM FRONT SUSPENSION AREA, DISCOVERED THAT BOTH LEFT AND RIGHT SIDE COIL SPRINGS WERE BROKEN. ONE BROKEN SPRING END CAME CLOSE TO PUNCTURING TIRE (WHICH HAD TO BE REPLACED). HAVE OWNED MANY CARS OVER MANY YEARS AND NEVER HAD A COIL SPRING BREAK. CAR IS NOT DRIVEN UNDER ANY EXTREME CONDITIONS. COST TO REPLACE SPRINGS AND DAMAGED TIRE WAS NEARLY $1000. NISSAN WILL NOT ACKNOWLEDGE ANY KNOWN PROBLEM WITH VERSA FRONT SPRINGS, BUT NEARLY 50% OF NHTSA COMPLAINTS ON VERSA ARE FOR BROKEN FRONT SPRINGS! IF SPRING HAD PUNCTURED TIRE AT HIGH SPEED, COULD HAVE BEEN DEADLY. *TR
I NOTICED THAT THE CAR WAS LEANING TOWARD THE GROUND ON THE DRIVER'S SIDE. I DECIDED TO TAKE IT TO THE DEALERSHIP TO HAVE IT CHECKED OUT. THE CAR WAS BOUNCY ON THE DRIVE TO THE DEALERSHIP. THE TECH LOOKED AT IT AND SAID IT WAS NOT SAFE TO DRIVE BECAUSE THE LEFT FRONT COIL SPRING WAS BROKEN. HE SAID THE BROKEN COIL COULD BREAK THE BRAKE LINE OR PUNCTURE THE TIRE. THE VERSA HAS NEVER BEEN IN AN ACCIDENT, IS ONLY 7000 MILES OVER WARRANTY, AND I CAN'T SEE HOW THE COIL COULD HAVE BROKEN IF THE PART WAS NOT FAULTY. *TR
I NOTICED A STRANGE NOISE COMING FROM THE FRONT AREA OF MY CAR WHEN I TURNED THE WHEELS OR HIT A BUMP. I TOOK THE CAR IN FOR A SAFETY CHECK AND WAS SHOWN THAT I HAD A BROKEN LEFT FRONT COIL SPRING. UNLESS IT'S DEFECTIVE,I CAN'T BELIEVE THIS SPRING SHOULD BREAK EXCEPT IN AN ACCIDENT. *TR
FRONT DRIVER SIDE SUSPENSION SPRING BROKE WHEN PULLING OUT OF DRIVEWAY. THERE IS NO VALID REASON FOR A SUSPENSION SPRING TO SNAP ON A 2009 AUTOMOBILE. THIS CAUSED DAMAGE TO THE TIRE. THE COST TO FIX THIS ISSUE IS $700.00 FOR THE SPRING AND NEW TIRE. WHAT WOULD HAVE HAPPENED HAD I BEEN ON THE EXPRESSWAY DRIVING AT 65 MPH? *TR
MUFFLER FLANGE CONNECTING TO EXHAUST PIPE BROKE. THE WELD THAT CONNECTS THE MUFFLER TO THE EXHAUST PIPE BROKE. HAD TO REPLACE ENTIRE MUFFLER OVER A BROKEN WELD. COST OVER 300.00 TO FIX THE ISSUE. OF COURSE, NISSAN WAS NO HELP. *TR
MY SERVICE ENGINE SOON LIGHT CAME ON SO I DROPPED BY ADVANCED AUTO PARTS TO HAVE THEM PULL THE CODE. IT READ AS CYLINDER 4 MISFIRE. I TOOK IT IN TO MCGEE AUTO TO HAVE A DETAILED DIAGNOSTIC, WHICH INDICATED THAT I HAD A BAD COIL ON ONE OF MY SPARK PLUGS. I HAD FOUR SPARK PLUGS REPLACED, AN IGNITION COIL CHANGED, AND INTAKE MANIFOLD RESEALED; HOWEVER, AFTER LEAVING AND GETTING A FEW MILES UP THE ROAD THE SES LIGHT CAME ON AGAIN. I STOPPED AT ANOTHER ADVANCED AUTO TO HAVE THE CODE PULLED AND AGAIN IT READ AS A CYLINDER 4 MISFIRE. I CONTACTED THE REPAIR SHOP AND WAS ASKED TO BRING THE CAR BACK IN. THEY DID ANOTHER FULL WORK UP AND AGAIN FOUND EVERYTHING TO BE FINE. AFTER LEAVING THE SHOP AGAIN THE LIGHT CAME ON A FEW MILES UP THE ROAD. THIS HAPPENED REPEATEDLY, AND EVERY TIME THEY WOULD SHUT THE LIGHT OFF IT CAME BACK ON AND REMAINED ON. IN MARCH UNDER NEW MANAGEMENT, I RETURNED TO MCGEE AUTO AND THEY TOOK ANOTHER LOOK. AFTER POSTING MY SYMPTOMS INTO THE COMPUTER THEY NOTICED THAT MY ORIGINAL PLUGS HAD BEEN REPLACED WITH AFTERMARKET PLUGS. THEY REPLACED ALL FOUR PLUGS AND COIL, AND DID SOMETHING WITH THE FUEL INJECTION AT NO ADDITIONAL COST TO ME. AFTER LEAVING THE SHOP A COUPLE MILES UP THE ROAD, THE LIGHT CAME ON AGAIN. I TOOK THE CAR BACK IN ON MONDAY, 3/18. FURTHER RESEARCH ENTAILED A COMPRESSION TEST. CYLINDERS 1 THROUGH 3 HAD 130% COMPRESSION, BUT CYLINDER 4 ONLY HAD 70% COMPRESSION. I WAS ADVISED THAT THE ISSUE IS AN ENGINE PROBLEM AND WITHOUT TEARING IT DOWN THEY ARE UNAB
WITHIN DAYS OF BUYING THE NEW CAR IN 2009, I NOTICED A LOUD, CLUNKING SQUEAK AND A POP FROM AROUND MY FRONT WHEELS WHEN I WOULD MAKE A TURN AFTER SLOWING DOWN TO A STOP. THIS HAD BEEN HAPPENING DURING THE ENTIRE 3.5 YEARS THAT I HAVE HAD THE CAR, SO I FIGURED IT WAS NORMAL AND HARMLESS BECAUSE THE CAR WAS ALREADY DOING IT BRAND NEW (RIGHT NOW THERE ARE STILL ONLY 37,343 MILES ON THE VEHICLE, I PARK IT IN MY GARAGE, AND IT HAS HAD NO ACCIDENTS.) HOWEVER, LAST NIGHT, THE SOUND SEEMED TO BE LOUDER AND LOOSER NEAR THE FRONT-RIGHT WHEEL. THEN THIS MORNING I DROVE OUT OF MY NEIGHBORHOOD AND AS I BEGAN ACCELERATING TO 50 MPH, A LARGE PIECE OF METAL FLEW OUT VIOLENTLY FROM UNDER MY CAR. I WAS ABLE TO FIND IT IN THE ROADWAY, SO I BACKED UP AND INSPECTED THE PART. IT IS THE BOTTOM COIL OF THE COIL SPRING THAT IS OVER THE RIGHT-FRONT WHEEL. LUCKILY IT DID NOT HIT ANYBODY BEHIND ME OR CUT MY TIRE. THE METAL WAS NOT ONLY BROKEN, BUT THE FACE OF THE BREAK WAS ALREADY SLIGHTLY RUSTED, AS IF IT HAD BEEN CRACKED FOR A WHILE BEFORE SNAPPING. *TR
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 NISSAN VERSA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE EXHAUST SHOOK AND MADE A LOUD NOISE. THE CONTACT ALSO STATED THAT THE VEHICLE LOST ACCELERATION POWER. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER AND WAS TOLD THE FLANGE THAT CONNECTS THE MANIFOLD TO THE ENGINE ALONG WITH THE CATALYTIC CONVERTER NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 56,000. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE.
THE DRIVER SIDE SPRING OF MY 2009 NISSAN VERSA BROKE WHEN I WAS PULLING OUT OF THE GARAGE. I HEARD A BIG BANG AND ASSUMED IT WAS FROM ICE BUILD UP. I CONTINUED TO DRIVE AND THE VEHICLE PULLED HARD TO THE LEFT. TURNS OUT THE SPRING HAD SHEARED PREVIOUSLY (AS RUST HAD BUILT UP ON THE BREAK POINT) AND IT LET GO AT THAT TIME. MY DRIVER SIDE STRUT IS BENT AS A RESULT OF THE SPRING BREAKING. *TR
REPEATED FLAT TIRES DUE TO AIR LEAKS WHICH RESULTED IN FINALLY DISCOVERING THE TIRE PRESSURE MONITORING VALVES ON 3 OF 4 TIRES WERE FAULTY. THESE VALVES WERE $150 EACH WHICH IS MORE THAN THE TIRES COST! WHEN TOOK IN FOR REPAIRS, WAS TOLD THAT THE VALVES ARE MADE OF METAL WHICH IS PRONE TO RUST ESPECIALLY WHERE THEY ARE LOCATED IN THE TIRE WELLS. APPEARS TO BE FAULTY ENGINEERING. CLAIM BY REPAIR PERSONNEL THAT A VALVE LESS LIKELY TO RUST WOULD BE BEST BUT NO VALVE AVAILABLE THAT WILL ALSO MEET NISSAN REQUIREMENTS TO PROVIDE TIRE SENSOR INFORMATION BACK TO THE COMPUTER SIGNAL. WAS TOLD THAT IF THE SENSORS WERE NOT REPLACED COULD HAVE UNEXPECTED FLATS OR BE DANGEROUS TO DRIVE. I DRIVE OVER 60 MILES A DAY FOR WORK SO SAFETY IS A CONCERN. THERE NEEDS TO BE AN INVESTIGATION ABOUT NEED FOR RECALL. *TR
MY 2009 NISSAN VERSA JUST HAD A FUEL PUMP FAILURE (14 FEB 2013). I USE THIS CAR FOUR DAYS A WEEK TO COMMUTE TO WORK 83 MILES EACH WAY. I HAVE COMPLETED ALL MAINTENANCE ON THIS VEHICLE I DO NOT UNDERSTAND WHY WITHOUT ANY WARNING THAT THIS FUEL PUMP WOULD FAIL. I ALSO REMEMBER RIGHT AFTER I PURCHASED THIS CAR THAT NISSAN REPLACED MY FUEL PUMP AT NO COST TO ME BUT NOW THE SAME FUEL PUMP HAS FAILED ANYWAY TO THE TUNE OF $644.58. I SEARCHED THE INTERNET AND DISCOVERED THAT THERE ARE NUMEROUS CUSTOMER COMPLAINTS OF FUEL PUMP FAILURES ON NISSAN VERSA'S. I HAD HOPED THAT NISSAN WOULD RETURN SOME IF NOT ALL OF THE MONEY THAT I HAD TO SPEND OUT OF POCKET FOR THIS SERVICE SINCE THIS APPEARS TO BE A RE-ACCOURING PROBLEM WITH FUEL PUMPS ON NISSAN VERSA'S. I FILED A CLAIM AND THEY TURNED ME DOWN THEY SAID THAT THERE WERE NO RECALLS FOR THIS PROBLEM EVEN THOUGH THEY PERFORMED A SERVICE RIGHT AFTER I PURCHASED THIS CAR THAT THEY CALLED I BELIEVE A TECHNICAL NOTICE. I WAS LUCKY THIS TIME BECAUSE I WAS ON THE HIGHWAY WHEN THE FAILURE ACCOURED AND WAS ABLE TO STEER THE CAR OVER AND OFF THE ROAD BEFORE SOMETHING (AN ACCIDENT) HAPPENED! I BELIEVE THIS MATTER IS GOING TO GET SOMEONE KILLED IF IT HAPPENS AT THE WRONG TIME ESPECIALLY ON THE HIGHWAY. *TR
WHILE TURNING INTO A PARKING SPACE IN A CROWDED, BUSY COSTCO LOT OUR VERSA STOPPED RUNNING. NO WARNING, JUST STOPPED AND WOULD NOT START. CAR WAS TOWED TO A NISSAN DEALER WHERE WE WERE TOLD THE FUEL PUMP NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. NOW NISSAN KNOWS THAT THIS IS AN ISSUE WITH THE VERSA BUT HAS ISSUED NO RECALL ONLY A TECHNICAL BULLETIN SO THEY DO NOT HAVE TO PAY FOR THE PROBLEM. HAD OUR CAR STOPPED ON THE HIGHWAY DURING A SNOW STORM THE RESULT MIGHT HAVE ENDED WITH LOSS OF LIFE. IS THIS GOING TO BE LIKE THE TOYOTA ACCELERATOR ISSUE PROBLEM THAT WAS KNOWN BUT NOT COMMUNICATED TO THE OWNER. CAN YOU HELP? *TR
LEFT FRONT COIL SPRING BROKE. CAR WAS PARKED IN GARAGE AND WHEN IT WAS STARTED IN ORDER TO PULL OUT OF THE GARAGE, MY BOYFRIEND FOUND AN 8 INCH PORTION OF THE COIL SPRING - THE BOTTOM PART OF DRIVER'S SIDE SPRING THAT SITS IN THE SADDLE OF STRUT, ON THE GARAGE FLOOR. *TR
I WAS DRIVING IN THE MIDDLE LANE ON THE HIGHWAY IN A RAINY MORNING AND SAW THE CAR IN FRONT OF ME PUTTING ON BRAKES. I PUT ON THE BRAKES (PRETTY HARD BUT NOT ALL THE WAY THROUGH, 70%). INSTEAD OF SLOWING DOWN, THE CAR STARTED TO MAKE A SHARP TURN TO THE RIGHT LANE, THEN SWIRLED BACK TO THE MIDDLE LINE AND TO LEFT LINE, AND SPUN INTO A "8" SHAPE FACING THE ONCOMING TRAFFIC AND SPUN ACROSS THE RIGHT LINE AND THREW ITSELF IN THE DITCH. I WENT TO NISSAN DEALERSHIP AND ASKED THEM TO CHECK OUT THE CAR. WHAT EXPLAINED TO ME IS THAT NISSAN HAVE DRUM BRAKES, AND IN THIS CAUSE, DRUM BRAKES DID NOT HELD THE WHEEL IN THE RAIN. THE FRONT BRAKE STOPPED, BUT DRUM BRAKES FOR BACK WHEELS ARE NOT WORKING, AND THAT CAUSED CAR SPINNING. TO SUM UP, THE BRAKE WORKS FINE WHEN WEATHER IS GOOD, BUT THE MANUFACTURER DEFECT SHOWS UP IN RAINY OR ICY DAYS. DRUM BRAKES DID NOT WORK IN THOSE WEATHER CONDITIONS. THE CAR DID NOT HAVE ABS BRAKES AND THE SALESMAN DID NOT TOLD ME. *TR
WHILE DRIVING AT LOW SPEEDS I HEARD A LOUD POP. THE VEHICLE SEEMED TO DRIVE FINE BUT THAT WEEKEND I TOOK IT IN FOR REGULAR SERVICE AT A LOCAL SERVICE SHOP. I ASKED THEM TO CHECK FOR THE SOURCE OF THE LOUD POP IN ADDITION TO THE NORMAL SERVICE. THEY INFORMED ME THAT NOT ONE BUT BOTH OF MY FRONT COIL SPRINGS WERE SNAPPED AND THAT I WAS LUCKY THE COIL SPRINGS WERE RETAINED ON THE UPPER SUPPORT SHELF AS THEY COULD HAVE SLICED A TIRE POTENTIALLY CAUSING AN ACCIDENT. THIS VEHICLE HAS 87,000 MILES, HAS NEVER BEEN IN AN ACCIDENT, AND IS ONLY DRIVEN TO AND FROM WORK 90 MILES ROUND TRIP DAILY ON GOOD HIGHWAYS.. *TR
I WAS DRIVING DOWN A HIGHWAY, GOING 55MPH AND THE CAR SUDDENLY STOPPED ACCELERATING. LUCKILY I WAS GOING DOWNHILL SO I WAS ABLE TO COAST INTO A PARKING LOT. AFTER STOPPING, I COULD NOT GET THE CAR TO START AGAIN. I HAD TO CALL A TOW TRUCK AND SINCE MY WARRANTY HAD ENDED AT 36K MILES, I TOOK THE CAR TO ANOTHER MECHANIC. HE CALLED A FEW DAYS LATER TO SAY IT WAS MY FUEL PUMP. I HAD TO PAY $687 WHICH LEFT US IN DEBT FOR A FEW WEEKS. I HOPE SOMEONE PAYS ATTENTION TO THESE 20+ COMPLAINTS ABOUT THE FUEL PUMP. *TR
I WAS DRIVING DOWN THE FREEWAY AT ABOUT 70MPH WHEN THE CAR STARTED TO DECELERATE. AFTER PULLING OVER TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD I WAS UNABLE TO RE-START THE ENGINE. THE STARTER WOULD TURN THE ENGINE; HOWEVER THE ENGINE WOULD NOT START. I HAD THE CAR TOWED TO A DEALERSHIP; THEY LATER CONTACTED ME TELLING ME IT WAS A FUEL PUMP PROBLEM. THEY CALLED ME THE NEXT DAY TO TELL ME NISSAN DOES NOT HAVE THE PART IN STOCK AND THAT IT IS ON BACK ORDER. *TR
I HAD A 2009 NISSAN VERSA(HATCHBACK) THAT WAS MADE DURING 2008 BUT WAS A 2009... I AM SEEING OTHER CARS ON HERE THAT HAVE HAD THE SAME ISSUE WITH THE SEATS. THIS IS VERY TROUBLING! I WAS SITTING STILL IN TRAFFIC WHEN I WAS HIT FROM BEHIND BY A SPEEDING CAR DOING AROUND 60MPH. ON IMPACT THE DRIVERS SEAT I WAS SITTING IN SHOT FORWARD AND THEN BACKWARDS AS THE BACK OF THE SEAT BROKE.SLAMMING ME IN TO THE BACK SEAT IN A LAYING DOWN POSITION. THANK GOD I WAS NOT KILLED FROM THE SEAT BREAKING. I KNOW OF SOMEONE ELSE MY HUSBAND WORKS WITH THAT HAS THE SAME YEAR, MAKE AND MODEL OF CAR I HAD AND THE SAMETHING HAPPENED TO HIM AFTER HE WAS HIT FROM BEHIND BY A CAR GOING AROUND 50MPH. HIS SEAT ALSO BROKE ON IMPACT. *TR
I WAS DRIVING SOUTH ON A LOCAL HIGHWAY WHEN ANOTHER VEHICLE PULLED IN FRONT OF ME FROM A SIDE STREET. I IMMEDIATELY SWERVED TO THE RIGHT AND ATTEMPTED TO WARN THE OTHER MOTORIST WITH MY HORN, BUT IT DID NOT WORK. I AVOIDED THIS CRASH, BUT STRONGLY BELIEVE A WORKING HORN WOULD HAVE HELPED A LOT IN THIS SITUATION. THE HORN ON THE VEHICLE USUALLY WORKS IF YOU HIT IT IN THE VERY CENTER OF THE BUTTON, BUT ONLY WORKS ABOUT 50% OF THE TIME WHEN IT IS PRESSED ON EITHER SIDE WHERE THE HORN SYMBOLS ARE. WHEN WE TESTED ANOTHER 2009 VERSA AT THE DEALERSHIP, THE HORN WORKED EVEN WORSE THAN MY CAR. NISSAN/NORTH AMERICA AND THE LOCAL DEALERSHIP ASSERT THE HORN IS WORKING AS DESIGNED. I BELIEVE THEY DO NOT WANT TO ADMIT IT IS A DESIGN DEFECT BECAUSE THEY DO NOT WANT TO MAKE REPAIRS. I BELIEVE THEY SHOULD STAND BEHIND THEIR PRODUCT AND HONOR THEIR MANUFACTURER'S WARRANTY. I HOPE THIS DANGEROUS DEFECT WILL BE REPAIRED BY NISSAN AT THEIR EXPENSE. *TR
FUEL PUMP OVER-CURRENT CONDITION RESULTING IN OPENING OF FUEL PUMP ELECTRICAL SUPPLY FUSE. PER SERVICE TECHNICIAN, THIS IS INDICATION OF PENDING FUEL PUMP FAILURE. WHEN FUSE BLEW, CAR WENT FROM 65 TO 0 MPH IN LESS THAN EIGHT SECONDS ON US 75, MILE MARKER 49. SHOULD THIS HAD OCCURRED TWO DAYS EARLIER ON INTERSTATE 80, BETWEEN THE I-480 AND 680 INTERCHANGE IN OMAHA, MULTIPLE FATALITIES WOULD HAVE OCCURRED. CASE NO. [XXX] FILED WITH NHTSA ON 6/4/12. INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR
FUEL PUMP FAILURE AT 36,000 MILES. *TR
VALVE STEM IN REAR PASSENGER TIRE FAILED RESULTING IN SLOW LEAK. REQUIRED REPLACEMENT OF THE VALVE STEM INCLUDING THE TIRE PRESSURE MONITORING SYSTEM DEVICE IN WHEEL. *TR
I WAS PULLING OUT OF A WAWA AFTER FUELING UP WHEN THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON THE CAR STALLED IN THE MIDDLE OF THE ROAD. I HAD TO PUSH IT TO THE SIDE. THE ROAD IS NORMALLY BUSY THANK GOD THIS DID NOT OCCUR DURING THE BUSY TIME. I GOT THE CAR TO THE DEALERSHIP I EXPLAINED TO THEM MY ISSUES THEY REPAIRED IT BY RESETTING THE ENGINE MODULE THING. I JUST TOOK THE CAR BACK IN MIDDLE OF MARCH DUE TO THE CAR RIDING ROUGH SERVICE LIGHT BACK ON AND THE ENGINE IS MAKING A LOT OF NOISE. THE CAR HAD 30379 MILES ON IT AT THIS POINT. THE DEALERSHIP DEMANDED OIL CHANGE RECEIPTS TOLD ME I NEEDED A NEW MOTOR. THEY TOLD ME I HAD TO PICK THE CAR UP AND IT WAS SAFE TO DRIVE. I LATER FOUND OUT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT SAFE TO DRIVE AFTER DROPPING IT BACK OFF AGAIN. THERE WAS A LOWER ENGINE KNOCK DUE TO THE PISTONS. I FINALLY GOT THE CAR 04/05/2012. I WENT TO DRIVE ON I95 AND THE CAR WAS BEING SLUGISH AND IT WAS HESITANT WITH SWITCHING GEARS. THE CAR IS STILL NOISY AND RIDING ROUGH. THE CAR IS VIBRATING AT TRAFFIC LIGHTS LIKE ITS GOING TO STALE. I NOW HOW HAVE TO TAKE IT BACK ANOTHER TIME. THE DEALERSHIP CLAIMS THEY DID A ROAD CHECK AND SAFETY CHECK BUT THERE WAS NO SHEET THAT THEY COULD SHOW ME. I AM NOW AGAIN WITHOUT A VEHICLE. I AM FORTUNATE I DIDNT HAVE MY CHILD WITH ME. THIS CAR IS NOT SAFE AT ALL. *TR
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 NISSAN VERSA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FRONT DRIVER SIDE TIE ROD FRACTURED WHILE DRIVING 5 MPH. THE CONTACT HEARD A NOISE COMING FROM THE FRONT WHEEL PRIOR TO THE FAILURE. THE CONTACT STOPPED THE VEHICLE AND CALLED ROADSIDE ASSISTANCE FOR ASSISTANCE, WHO ADVISED THE CONTACT OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS THEN TOWED TO THE DEALER WHERE THE FAILURE WAS CONFIRMED AND THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 39,000. *JS
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 NISSAN VERSA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED WHEN SHE NOTICED THAT THE FRONT PASSENGER TIRE WAS FLAT. THE FAILURE RECURRED REPEATEDLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER AND THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE TIRE MUST HAVE BEEN LEAKING. THE CONTACT EVENTUALLY REPLACED THE TIRES AND THE FAILURE PERSISTED. THE CONTACT EXAMINED THE VEHICLE HERSELF AND NOTICED THAT THE MONITORING VALVE FOR THE TIRE PRESSURE MONITORING SYSTEM WAS DEFECTIVE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO BE REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE CONTACT ALSO STATED THAT THE VEHICLE STALLED WHILE ACCELERATING UP HILLS AND WOULD OCCASIONALLY ROLL BACKWARD. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER AND THE TRANSMISSION WAS REPLACED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 5,000.
MY VERSA INTERIOR DOOR PANELS ARE COMING APART AND I HAVE ALREADY HAD ONE REPLACED BUT IT DID IT AGAIN AND NOW ALL OF THE DOORS ARE DOING IT. *TR
I HAVE A 2009 NISSAN VERSA THAT I HAD BEEN HEARING POPPING WHEN I TURNED SO I HAD TO REPLACE THE CV AXEL AND NOW I AM HAVING TO REPLACE THE BALL JOINT BUSHING BECAUSE THAT IS WHAT CAUSED MY CV AXEL TO START TO GO NOW I HEAR A GRINDING AND THE CAR HAS 63000 MILES ON IT. *TR
TIRES WORE OUT AND WERE BALD AT APPROX 24,500 MILES. PRODUCT CAME NEW ON NEW VEHICLE 2009 NISSAN VERSA. TIRE MANUFACTURE DENIED WARRANTY COVERING WEAR/TREAD EVEN THOUGH TIRES ARE SOLD WITH 60,000 MILE OR 6 YEAR WARRANTY. TIRES WERE ROTATED/BALANCED IN ACCORDANCE WITH REGULAR MAINTENANCE. *TR
Reading these
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.
Full record for the 2009 Nissan Versa → · Every Versa year → · How the figures are calculated →