2010 Nissan Versa complaints

SINCE PURCHASE (PRE-OWNED WITH ~28K MILES IN 2/12) CAR MADE POPPING NOISES AROUND BOTH FRONT TIRES WHEN TURNING INTERMITTENTLY. HAD IT LOOKED AT BY LOCAL MECHANIC; COULD NOT FIND ISSUE. 5.10.13 HEARD LOUD POPPING NOISE WHEN CAR WAS JUST SITTING IN DRIVEWAY. THAT EVENING BEGAN TO PULL OUT OF DRIVEWAY TO HORRIBLE GRINDING/SCREECHING NOISE. STOPPED AND PARKED CAR. TOWED CAR TO LOCAL MECHANIC. BROKEN COIL SPRING WAS DIAGNOSED. BEGAN RESEARCHING, THIS PROBLEM IS ALL OVER THE INTERNET WITH OTHERS HAVING THE SAME ISSUES AT VARIOUS YEARS AND MILEAGES OF THE VERSA. NISSAN REGIONAL CONSUMER AFFAIRS OFFICE (KELLY X458169) OFFERED TO REIMBURSE TOW AND SEND A SERVICE CREDIT FOR $125.00 BUT NOT TO ADMIT THAT THERE WAS A LEGITIMATE PROBLEM WITH THIS PART OF THE VEHICLE AND WOULD NOT COVER THE ENTIRE COST OR TO REPLACE THE OTHER ONE, WHICH THE NISSAN DEALER (THAT I HAD TO TOW TO FROM THE OTHER MECHANIC) SUGGESTED. THERE ARE A COUNTLESS PEOPLE THAT HAVE ENDURED THIS DEFECT AND THERE NEEDS TO BE A RECALL/SERVICE COMPLETED TO CHECK ALL COIL SPRINGS. THIS IS DANGEROUS. IF DRIVING AT HIGH SPEEDS IT COULD EASILY SHRED THE TIRE, CAUSE ONE TO LOSE CONTROL, AND HURT/KILL PASSENGERS OR OTHER DRIVERS. NISSAN IS IGNORING THIS ISSUE, NOT TAKING RESPONSIBILITY FOR FAULTY PARTS, AND JUST TRYING TO COVER IT UP BY OFFERING CREDITS. I HAVE A 10 YR OLD HYUNDAI AND A 19 YR OLD FORD AND HAVE NEVER HAD THIS HAPPEN. IT SHOULD NOT BE HAPPENING ON A 3 YR OLD VEHICLE WITH 41K MILES. A FEW (OF MANY) LINKS TO COMPLAINT

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 NISSAN VERSA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 30 MPH, THE ROOF STARTED MELTING AND SMOKE WAS SEEN COMING FROM THE ROOF. A FIRE DID NOT ERUPT. THE CONTACT DID NOT TAKE THE VEHICLE TO A DEALER OR A MECHANIC FOR INSPECTION OR REPAIRS. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 70,000.

THERE ARE TWO ISSUES INVOLVED. ENGINE STALLING AND TROUBLE STARTING. THE ENGINE STALLED AT LOW SPEED ON MULTIPLE OCCASIONS. THERE WERE NO INDICATORS, THE ENGINE JUST CUT OUT IN THE MIDDLE OF DRIVING. WHEN TRAVELING AT HIGHER SPEED, ENGINE WOULD STUTTER (DASH INDICATORS WOULD QUICKLY COME ON AND THEN DISAPPEAR.) THE OTHER ISSUE IS TROUBLE STARTING. SOMETIMES WHEN IGNITION SWITCH IS TURNED, IT WOULD NOT DO ANYTHING. WHEN IT HAPPENS THE ONLY THING NOTICEABLE IS THE GEAR INDICATOR SHOWS BLANK (NORMALLY SHOW 'P' FOR PARK). SOMETIMES THE STARTER WOULD CRANK AND ENGINE WOULD START BUT ONLY RUN FOR 1-2 SECONDS BEFORE STALLING AGAIN. WHEN IT HAPPENS, PRESSING DOWN THE GAS PEDAL WHILE TURNING IGNITION SWITCH WOULD NORMALLY RESOLVE THE PROBLEM. *TR

FELT UNSAFE SINCE PURCHASE 7/2010 DEALER REFUSED SAME DAY TO SWAP. INSPECTED REPEATEDLY TOLD NOTHING WRONG. 2/2011 BEGAN REPURCHASE WITH NISSAN TOLD NOTHING WRONG. NISSAN REG REP TRIED BRIBE NEW TIRES TO DROP REPURCHASE BEFORE INSPECTION THEN LEFT. DEALER WITHHELD DOCUMENTS. REP SAID MY VEHICLE HAD WARRANTY ON CVT TRANSMISSION WHICH IT DIDNT. WENT TO 2ND DEALER FOUND TRANSMISSION BAD UNDER WARRANTY THEN REPLACED. NEXT DAY TRANSMISSION EXPLODED,FLUID ON BACK END+ROOF OF CAR. ON INTERSTATE SMOKE CAME THROUGH AIR DUCTS COULDN'T SEE. FIRE UNDER HOOD. NISSAN HAD SENT CRACKED TRANSMISSION. SAID WOULD REPURCHASE AND REP SAID PRICE NO MATTER GET WHAT YOU NEED FOR DISABILITY NISSAN AND DEALER WILL COVER DIFFERENCE. I SAID AFRAID OF ANOTHER VERSA,NOTHING CLOSE IN PRICE OR DESIGN. REP SAID WE'LL COVER IT. NEW REP TOOK OVER RETRACTED EVERYTHING AND LAUGHED AT BREAST CANCER. TOLD HER WANTED SUPERVISOR AND SHE GAVE ME COWORKER [XXX]. SAID HE SPOKE FOR NISSAN NO ONE OVER HIM. FOR 3 MOS SAID DIDN'T CARE. DEALER KEPT ME HOSTAGE 6 HOURS AND SAID I HAD TO SIGN AND BUY A CAR OR HAD TO WALK STRIPPED OF RENTAL CAR. COST TO BE DECIDED LATER PICK WHAT I WANTED/THOUGH I SAID HAD NO MONEY,RETURNED RENTAL TIRED OF BLACKMAIL OVER NO TRANSPORTATION. PAID FOR OWN RENTAL RAN OUT OF MONEY. TACKETT CONSTANTLY CHANGED DEAL. EVERY TIME I ACCEPTED HE CHANGED OFFER. AGAIN ACCEPTED HELD ME 2HRS THEN SENT 100MI ROUND TRIP BACK HOME TO SIGN A FAX. LOST ANOTHER WEEK, AND HE KEPT SENDING WRONG PAPERS TO SIGN. SAT IN

WE BOUGHT THE BASIC MODEL OF THE 2010 NISSAN VERSA. OUR CHIEF COMPLAINT IS THE FACT THERE IS ONLY ONE LOCK AND IT IS ON THE DRIVER'S SIDE DOOR. I AM DISABLED THEREFORE WHEN I COME BACK FROM THE STORE OR SOME APPOINTMENT ETC OR HAVE MY GRANDCHILDREN OR OTHER CHILDREN FROM THE FAMILY, I HAVE FOUND THAT EITHER SOMEONE HAS PARKED TOO CLOSE TO OPEN THE DOOR ( MANY TIMES AND WHEN YOU ARE IN PAIN THE LAST THING YOU WANT TO DO IN THE RAIN OR 90+ WEATHER IS WAIT FOR SOMEONE TO COME OUT AND MOVE A VEHICLE WHEN YOU HURT TOO BAD TO WALK BACK WHEREVER YOU ARE) OR THE OTHER PROBLEM IS LEAVING CHILDREN UNATTENDED WHILE REACHING THRU TO UNLOCK THE PASSENGER DOOR BECAUSE YOU ACTUALLY HAVE TO PHYSICALLY GET IN TO REACH THE OTHER LOCK. YOU DON'T WANT KIDS WALKING ACROSS CLOTH SEATS WITH DIRTY SHOES. WE NEED KEYLOCKS PUT ON THE PASSENGER SIDE DOORS. IT IS A MATTER OF SAFETY IF ANYTHING ELSE. WHAT IF THERE IS AN EMERGENCY AND YOU CANNOT UNLOCK YOUR CAR DOOR? WE DON'T LIKE POWER LOCKS BECAUSE OF THE GRANDKIDS AND CHILDREN WE HAVE WITH US THEIR AGES. BUT WE WON'T BUY ANOTHER NISSAN PRODUCT IF YOU CAN ONLY ENTER ONE DOOR. *TR

THE TPMS (TIRE PRESSURE MONITORING SYSTEM) LIGHT REFUSES TO GO OFF. THE TIRE PRESSURE IS CORRECT PER MANUFACTURER'S SPECIFICATIONS AND IT HAS BEEN CHECKED MONTHLY. WHEN THE OUTDOOR TEMPERATURE REACHES 80 DEGREES F., THE LIGHT SHUTS OFF. LIVING IN NEW ENGLAND, THE LIGHT IS ON MOST OF THE TIME. IRONICALLY, 3 MONTHS INTO CAR OWNERSHIP, WE HAD A FLAT TIRE AND THE LIGHT DID NOT COME ON. THE CAR CURRENTLY HAS 14,500 MILES ON IT. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 NISSAN VERSA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHEN DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE LOW BEAM AND HIGH BEAM HEADLIGHTS WOULD FAIL ON AN INTERMITTENT BASIS. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT BEEN INSPECTED NOR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 8,000. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE.

I AM VERY MUCH MOTIVATED TO WRITE ABOUT NISSAN VERSA, THE COMPACT/ECONOMY VEHICLE. I HAVE DRIVEN THIS CAR FOR ABOUT 8 HOURS AND ON BOTH OCCASIONS IT WAS THE SAME DREADFUL EXPERIENCE. THIS CAR LACKS 'BALANCING ABILITY', SPECIALLY ON THE HIGHWAYS, THAT MEANS, IF U DRIVE IT AT UNTIL 40MPH, IT IS FINE & NORMAL, BEYOND THAT IT STARTS SHAKING SO BAD THAT YOU CANNOT EVEN BLINK YOUR EYE OR AFFORD TO TAKE UR HANDS AWAY FROM THE STEERING WHEEL. THE FIRST TIME, I DROVE THIS CAR, I SUFFERED THE FIRST ACCIDENT OF MY LIFE...AND I PRAY TO GOD THAT NOONE EVER EXPERIENCES THAT KIND OF AN IMBALANCING. BASICALLY THE CAR TOTALLY LOST CONTROL & I COULD DO NOTHING TO STABILIZE THE CAR. THAT HAPPENED IN DELAWARE. YESTERDAY, APRIL 30, I WAS DRIVING IT ON INDIANA DUNES HIGHWAY & I-94, CHICAGO, PERHAPS IT WAS THE WIND, BUT IT ONLY MADE THE SHAKING MUCH WORSE. I HAD A FRIEND DRIVE IT AND HE WAS SCARED TO DEATH TO DRIVE THIS VEHICLE. DRIVING THIS CAR IS LIKE RIDING ON A ROLLER COASTER RIDE, BUT I WAS THE ONE BEHIND THE WHEELS. IF I HAD THE MONEY, I WOULD DEFINITELY GO AHEAD AND SUE NISSAN FOR EVEN RELEASING THIS VEHICLE OUT FOR ROADS. DRIVING A NISSAN VERSA IS LIKE KAYAKING THROUGH THE MIRAGE OF GORGES.....YOU HAVE TO BE ATTENTIVE ALL THE TIME, IT TENDS TO SLIP TO THE LEFT SIDE OF THE ROAD AND WONT STAY IN ONE LANE. IT IS LIKE TRYING TO KEEP YOUR BOAT/ TUBE IN ONE STRAIGHT POSITION WHILE THE BOAT KEEPS FLYING AWAY...EITHER LEFT OR RIGHT. I SWEAR IF I HAD SUFFERED ANOTHER ACCIDENT YESTERDAY, I WOULD HAVE

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 NISSAN VERSA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 55 TO 60 MPH AND ATTEMPTING TO CHANGE LANES, THE REAR OF THE VEHICLE STARTED TO FISHTAIL AND SHE WAS UNABLE TO CONTROL THE VEHICLE AS NORMAL. NOT BEING ABLE TO GAIN CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE, SHE THEN CRASHED INTO AN EMBANKMENT AND ROLLED OVER. THE CONTACT DID NOT RECEIVE ANY INJURIES AND A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE VEHICLE WAS THEN TOWED TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE THE CONTACT WAS AWAITING A DIAGNOSIS OF THE FAILURE DUE TO A PENDING INVESTIGATION. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 20,000. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE.

2010 NISSAN VERSA. CONSUMER STATES UNINTENDED ACCELERATION *TGW THE CONSUMER STATED HE EXPERIENCED ENGINE ACCELERATION WHILE HIS FOOT WAS ON THE BRAKE. THE CONSUMER STATED HE SHIFTED THE GEAR TO NEUTRAL AND THE ENGINE RAN AT AN UNUSUALLY HIGH RPM FOR ABOUT 10 SECONDS BEFORE RETURNING TO ITS NORMAL 1000 RPM. THE SECOND TIME THE INCIDENT HAPPENED, THE CONSUMER WAS ATTEMPTING TO MERGE WITH THE TRAFFIC FROM A PARALLEL PARKING SPOT AND WHILE HOLDING THE FOOT BRAKE, HE FELT THE ENGINE STRAINING UNTIL HE SHIFTED THE GEAR TO NEUTRAL WHICH ALLOWED THE ENGINE TO ACCELERATE BRIEFLY AND THEN IT RETURNED TO NORMAL. FINALLY, TWO WEEKS AGO, WHEN THE CONSUMER SHIFTED FROM PARK TO DRIVE, THE ENGINE REVVED UP AND WHEN HE SHIFTED BACK TO NEUTRAL THE RPM'S ROSE TO OVER 3,000 BEFORE SETTLING BACK TO NORMAL. *JB

2010 NISSAN VERSA SPEEDOMETER HARD TO SEE IN DAYLIGHT. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 NISSAN VERSA. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS DURING A RAIN STORM WHEN THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS FAILED INTERMITTENTLY APPROXIMATELY EVERY 30 SECONDS. THE VEHICLE WAS NEITHER INSPECTED NOR REPAIRED. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 120. UPDATED 03/15/11*LJ UPDATED 03/21/11

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 NISSAN VERSA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FRONT DRIVER SIDE EXTERIOR DOOR HANDLE BROKE WHEN ENTERING THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER WHERE THE DOOR HANDLE WAS REPLACED WITH A NEW ONE UNDER THE SERVICE WARRANTY. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 1,843.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 NISSAN VERSA. THE HEAD LIGHTS INTERMITTENTLY TURNED OFF WHEN THE CONTACT WOULD TURN ON THE TURN SIGNALS WHILE DRIVING AT ANY SPEED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER ON TWO OCCASIONS WHERE THEY WERE UNABLE TO DIAGNOSE THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE UNKNOWN.

MY 2010 NISSAN VERSA 4 DOOR HATCHBACK WITH MANUAL DOOR LOCKS: ONLY THE DRIVER SIDE DOOR CAN BE UNLOCKED FROM THE OUTSIDE. I HAD TO WAIT 3 HOURS BEFORE BEING ABLE TO ACCESS MY CAR BECAUSE A VAN WAS PARKED TO CLOSE ON THE DRIVER SIDE. *TR

MY 2010 NISSAN VERSA, WITH LESS THAN 10,000 MILES ON IT, HAS STEEL BELTS POPPING OUT THE SIDEWALLS OF THE CONTINENTAL CONTIPRO CONTACT P195/55 R16 TIRES. BOTH FRONT TIRES HAVE BELTS POPPING OUT. THE DEALER (EMPIRE NISSAN) HAS NOT OFFERED AN ACCEPTABLE SOLUTION. THE TIRES ARE SUPPOSEDLY 60,000 MILE TIRES, BUT THE DEALER, IN CONJUNCTION WITH THE MANUFACTURER, IS ONLY OFFERING 25% OFF LIST PRICE TO REPLACE WITH ANOTHER SET OF CONTINENTAL (CRAP) TIRES. THERE HAS NOT YET BEEN AN ACCIDENT, BUT I AM UNCERTAIN OF HOW DANGEROUS THIS CONDITION IS. I JUST NOTICED THE PROBLEM 4 DAYS AGO. I HAVE PHOTOS. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 NISSAN VERSA. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 40 MPH ON NORMAL ROAD CONDITIONS, APPROACHING A STOP SIGNAL. WHEN THE BRAKES WERE ENGAGED THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO SKID AND FISHTAIL WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER WHERE THE TECHNICIAN DEFLATED THE AIR PRESSURE IN THE FOUR TIRES. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER A SECOND TIME FOR THE IDENTICAL FAILURES. THE TECHNICIAN INFORMED THAT THE BRAKING SYSTEM WAS FUNCTIONING NORMALLY. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURES AND THEY WERE UNABLE TO PROVIDE FURTHER ASSISTANCE. THE CONTACT WAS IN THE PROCESS OF PURCHASING A NEW VEHICLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 275.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 NISSAN VERSA. THE CONTACT STATED THE SPEEDOMETER WAS UNREADABLE DURING DAYLIGHT AND HARD TO VIEW. THE CONTACT BELIEVED THE FAILURE TO POSE A RISK TO THE SAFETY OF THE DRIVER. THE DEALER AND MANUFACTURER WOULD NOT PROVIDE ANY ASSISTANCE TO THE CONTACT. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 60 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 1,040.

THE 2010 NISSAN VERSA 4 DOOR HATCHBACK WITH MANUAL DOOR LOCKS: ONLY THE DRIVER SIDE DOOR CAN BE UNLOCKED FROM THE OUTSIDE. PASSENGERS MUST BE LEFT UNATTENDED AS THE DRIVER ENTERS THE VEHICLE, REACHES ACROSS TO UNLOCK THE REMAINING 3 DOORS, AND THEN EXITS TO ESCORT PASSENGERS TO THE VARIOUS DOORS. ELDERLY, DISABLED AND SMALL CHILDREN SHOULD NEVER HAVE TO BE LEFT UNATTENDED IN ORDER TO ACCESS A VEHICLE. *TR