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2014 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 2014 record →

Electrical System
Filed Feb 25, 2020GA

SINCE PURCHASING THE CAR IN 2014. I HAD THE BODY THROTTLE REPLACED, THE FAN ON THE AC. NOW THE ELECTRICAL MOTORS FOR THE DOORS TO LOCK AND UNLOCK IS GOING OUT. I TRULY FEEL WHEN I PURCHASED THIS CAR IT WAS A LEMON. BECAUSE I HAD ONLY HAD THE CAR FOR A COUPLE OF YEARS WHEN THE DEALERSHIP HAD TO REPLACE THE THROTTLE BODY AND SHORTY THEREAFTER, THE DEALERSHIP HAD TO REPLACE THE FAN ON THE AC. NOW ON 23 FEB 2020. I AM ON MY WAY TO CHURCH WHEN I NOTICE THIS LOUD NOISE AND NOW I'VE BEEN TOLD THE MOTOR IS GOING OUT THAT CONTROLS LOCKING MY CARS DOORS. WHEN THE THROTTLE GAVE OUT I WAS DRIVING WHEN I NOTICE THIS LOUD NOISE. WHEN THE FAN GAVE OUT ON THE AC, I NOTICE THAT THE AC NO LONGER WORK AND I ATTEMPTED ADD FREON AND I WAS TOLD THAT IT WAS THE FAN ON THE AC. MY MAJOR COMPLAINT TODAY IS THE MOTOR ON FOR THE LOCK/UNLOCK. IT'S A SHAME THAT CARS ARE ONLY MADE TO LAST A SHORT PERIOD OF TIME OR AT THE LOWEST COST POSSIBLE AND THE SELL THEM FOR OUTRAGEOUS PRICE OVER THE FAIR MARKET PRICE. SOMETIME ITS JUST BETTER TO PURCHASE A USED CAR OPPOSED TO NEW VEHICLE THAT YOU THINK WILL LAST AND BUT ITS NOT LIKE THAT AT ALL.

Power Train
Filed Jan 21, 2020464,500 milesCA

PROBLEMS WITH TRANSMISSION. RPM GO VERY HIGH AND IT WON'T SWITCH GEARS, THEN AFTER STRUGGLING IT WILL SWITCH GEAR BUT JERK THE CAR VERY HARD AND YOU CAN HEAR IT SWITCH VERY HARD. IT DOES DOES IN THE STREET AND HIGHWAY. MAKES ME VERY CONCERNED ABOUT GETTING ON A HIGHWAY AND MY TRANSMISSION FAILING TO SWITCH TO HIGHER GEARS AND OTHER CARS HITTING ME FOR NOT BEING ABLE TO GO INTO FASTER SPEEDS. THE VEHICLE IS NOT EVEN AT THE 50K MILES YET.

Power Train
Filed Jan 6, 2020CA

I WAS DRIVING UP A HILL IN VENTURA WHEN THE CAR LOST POWER AND STARTED TO ROLL BACKWARDS. PRIOR TO THAT THE CAR WOULD JERK LIKE IT WOULD GO INTO GEAR AND WOULD HESITATE. FINALLY THE CAR WOULD GO FORWARD AND I HAD TO STOP AT VONS FOR THE CAR TO BE TOWED. I WAS 58 MILES FROM HOME. IT WAS REALLY SCARY BUT I WAS FORTUNATE THERE WERE NO OTHER CARS BEHIND ME AND THE CAR DID NOT RUN OFF THE LEDGE.

Power Train
Filed Dec 3, 201988,000 milesIN

I WAS DRIVING ON A 2 LANE HIGHWAY AT 55 MPH AND CAME TO A FOUR-WAY STOP. I STOPPED COMPLETELY AND WAITED FOR CROSSING TRAFFIC, THEN PUSHED ON THE ACCELERATOR. THE ENGINE WAS STILL RUNNING BUT THE TRANSMISSION WOULD NOT ENGAGE. I WAS ABLE TO EASE THE CAR TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD, TURNED IT OFF AND ALLOWED IT TO COOL FOR ABOUT FIVE MINUTES, THEN RESTARTED IT. THIS TIME, THE GEARS ENGAGED, BUT THE CAR BEGAN TO SHUDDER BEFORE IT MOVED FORWARD. FROM READING OTHER ACCOUNTS, IT APPEARS THAT THE TRANSMISSION IS FAILING. THIS VEHICLE IS JUST 5 YEARS OLD AND HAS LESS THAN 100K MILES ON IT. AFTER THAT, I TOOK BACK ROADS HOME, AND DID NOT BRING THE VEHICLE TO A FULL STOP UNTIL I REACHED MY HOUSE.

Power Train
Filed Nov 26, 201954,680 milesTN

PROBLEMS ACCELERATING, LOSING POWER, SPUTTERING STALLING OUT, JERKING WHEN SHIFTING GEARS, LOUD CLANK WHEN PUTTING IN DRIVE.

Power Train
Filed Nov 10, 201968,000 milesGA

I HAVE A 2014 NISSAN VERSA. I GOT THIS CAR NEW AND EVERY YEAR SINCE OWNING THIS CAR THERE HAS BEEN A ISSUE WITH THE TRANSMISSION. NISSAN HAS HAD AT LEAST 3 RECALLS ON THE TRANSMISSION. IT HAS GOTTEN TO THE POINT THAT THE TRANSMISSION IS BEYOND REPAIR ON A 5 YEAR OLD CAR. THE TRANSMISSION SENSOR AND TRANSMISSION HAS MALFUNCTIONED. THE CAR WILL STALL FOR A SECOND BEFORE GOING INTO GEAR. MECHANIC SHOPS SAID I NEED NISSAN TO REPAIR THIS OR PUT ME IN A NEW CAR! I AM COMPLAINING BECAUSE I AM IN A DEATH TRAP VEHICLE THAT I AM STILL REQUIRED TO MAKE PAYMENTS ON. I AM HAVING TO PAY HIGH MAINTENANCE FEES AND CAR PAYMENTS. IN A CAR THAT CAN GET ME KILLED. NISSAN KNOWS SOMETHING IS WRONG WITH THESE 2014 CARS BUT HAS NOT REACHED OUT TO ME ABOUT IT. THEY RECALLED SOME 2014 VERSAS BUT NOT ALL. I STRONGLY BELIEVED I WAS SOLD A HIGHLY UNSAFE CAR. THERE'S NO REASON WHY A NEW CAR SHOULD HAVE TRANSMISSION ISSUES EVERY YEAR ON A NEW CAR.

Power Train
Filed Nov 2, 2019115,000 milesNV

THE CVT TRANSMISSION HAS BEEN KNOWN SINCE 2004 TO HAVE MAJOR PROBLEMS. THE CAR NEEDS A NEW TRANSMISSION IT HAS BEEN SLIPPING WHEN DRIVING AND IT WONT DOWN SHIFT WHEN YOU GET GOING. NISSAN HAS MANY LAWSUITS AGAINST THEM BUT THEY WONT HELP ME AT ALL.

Engine
Filed Nov 1, 2019VA

VEHICLE HESITATES AND CUTS OFF WHILE DRIVING. CHECK ENGINE LIGHT IS ON AND SAYS THERE'S A TRANSMISSION ISSUE

Electrical System
Filed Oct 28, 201985,000 milesMO

BOUGHT 2014 NISSAN VERSA ON 09/10/19. HAD IT CHECKED OUT BY MECHANIC AND CHECKED OUT GOOD. HAD FOR 2.5 - 3 WEEKS AND ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON AND STARTED STALLING WHILE STOPPED. HAD TO TURN HEADLIGHTS OFF WHEN STOPPING AND THEN TURN THEM ON AGAIN WHEN CAR GOT GOING AGAIN. TOOK TO AAMCO IN LOUISVILLE KY AND THEY SAID IT WAS NEUTRAL SAFETY SWITCH. SPENT $400 TO HAVE REPLACED AND THINGS WERE GOOD FOR A COUPLE OF DAYS THEN STARTED DOING THE SAME THING AGAIN. VERY DANGEROUS TO HAVE TO TURN LIGHTS OFF/ON AT NIGHT. DROVE TO KY THIS WEEKEND TO GET CAR AND BRING HOME TO MO TO HAVE FIXED (HOPEFULLY). I CANNOT HAVE MY DAUGHTER IN COLLEGE 500 MILES AWAY FROM ME IN A DANGEROUS SITUATION.

Power Train
Filed Oct 26, 201979,575 milesGA

I WAS ON A CITY STREET AND STOPPED FOR THE RED LIGHT. WHEN THE LIGHT CHANGED AND I PRESSED THE GAS IT WOULD MOVE. I SLOWLY GOT IT TO MOVE, BUT ONCE I HAD TO SLOW DOWN AGAIN AND PUT MY FOOT ON THE GAS IT WOULD BARELY MOVE AND THE CAR IN BACK OF ME ALMOST HIT ME. WHILE IN MOTION IT WOULD BECOME WHERE PUTTING MY FOOT ON THE GAS WOULD BE IN VAIN. THAT HAPPENED SEVERAL TIMES AND I COULD HARDLY MAKE IT TO MY HOME. ONCE I TRIED TO BACK UP I COULD HEAR A SOUND FROM THE TRANSMISSION. I'M NOT SURE IF IT'S THE TRANSMISSION SUPPORTS OR SOMETHING ELSE. I WAS NOT ABLE TO MAKE IT TO GET CHECKED OUT BECAUSE I WAS AFRAID OF GETTING INTO AN ACCIDENT. THE CAR IS A 2014 NISSAN VERSA SV AND HAS 79,589 TOTAL MILES TODAY. IT WAS A VERY SCARY SITUATION. THIS IS VERY UNSAFE BECAUSE IT HAPPENED WITHOUT WARNING.

Unknown or Other
Filed Oct 15, 2019CA

DEFAULTED TRANSMISSION SHOULD BE A RECALL HAVE HAD TO REPLACE THE TRANSMISSION TWICE SINCE PURCHASE

Engine
Filed Oct 4, 201983,000 milesTX

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2014 NISSAN VERSA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE OVERHEATED WHILE DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD AND WHILE IDLING AT TRAFFIC STOPS. THE CONTACT CHECKED THE FLUID LEVELS AND FOUND NO ANTIFREEZE IN THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC FOR AN OIL CHANGE. THE MECHANIC STATED THAT THE AIR CONDITIONER COMPRESSOR NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. CLAY COOLEY NISSAN (39690 LYNDON B JOHNSON FWY SOUTH, DALLAS, TX 75237, (972) 635-4062) QUOTED A REPAIR COST OF OVER $1,600. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 83,000.

Service Brakes
Filed Oct 1, 201971,000 milesGA

CAR CUTS OFF WHILE DRIVING WITHOUT WARNING LIGHTS OR ENGINE LIGHTS. IN THE MIDDLE OF TRAFFIC. CAR WAS IN MOTION BUT IN SLOW TRAFFIC. ALSO, BRAKES ALMOST STOPPED WORKING.

Power Train
Filed Sep 19, 2019109,000 milesMD

CAR TRANSMISSION MADE COMPLETE STOP AND NOT ALLOW ME TO MOVE SEVERAL TIMES

Power Train
Filed Aug 6, 201986,000 milesCA

I PURCHASED THE CAR IN 2018 AT OVER 72K AND IT IS NOW 94K, THE TRANSMISSION IS BAD NOW. EVERYTIME I HIT THE GAS, THE RPM JUMPS UP TO 4000-5000. EATS UP ALL THE GAS QUICKLY. SOMETIMES IT WOULD SHAKE WHEN I LET GO OF THE GAS PEDAL. IT STARTED JULY 2019 AND PER MECHANIC, I WILL NEED TO GET RID OF THE CAR.

Power Train
Filed Aug 1, 201970,000 milesOK

PREVIOUSLY, THE TRANSMISSION OF MY VEHICLE WAS AFFECTED WHEN THE MOTHERBOARD OF A TAIL LAMP MALFUNCTIONED. I WAS INFORMED BY THE NISSAN SERVICE AGENT THAT THIS CAUSED A SIGNAL TO BE SENT TO THE TRANSMISSION THAT INDICATED THE VEHICLE SHOULD BE GOING IN REVERSE. THIS CAUSES THE TRANSMISSION TO FALTER AND THE CAR STUTTERS AND/OR STALLS WHILE TRYING TO ACCELERATE. I HAVE LOOKED UP A FEW ACCIDENTS, WHICH APPEAR TO HAVE BEEN CAUSED BY A FAILURE TO ACCELERATE, BUT NO ONE HAS LOOKED INTO THE TAIL LAMP ASSEMBLY, BECAUSE NO ONE WOULD THINK IT WOULD HAVE AN IMPACT. I HAVE ALSO SPOKEN WITH AN ELECTRICAL ENGINEERING EXPERT WHO STATED THAT IT IS POSSIBLE FOR ELECTRICAL MALFUNCTIONS TO IMPACT THE TRANSMISSION, SINCE THE BULK OF THE WIRING IS HOOKED UP TO IT INSTEAD OF THE BATTERY. NOW MY CAR IS ONCE AGAIN EXPERIENCING THIS POTENTIALLY LIFE THREATENING ISSUE. HOWEVER, WHILE IT IS A KNOWN ISSUE, THERE ARE NO RECALLS OR REPAIR TICKETS FOR THE TAIL LAMPS WHICH CAUSE THE PROBLEM. IN NEWER TAIL LAMP ASSEMBLIES, THE ISSUE HAS BEEN FIXED. HOWEVER, THE ORIGINAL MOTHERBOARDS WITH THE 2014 NISSAN VERSA BODY STYLE CAN START TO MALFUNCTION AT ANY TIME.

Tires
Filed Jul 22, 201970,340 milesTX

ON 7-20-19 HAD A BLOWOUT ON REPLACEMENT TIRE THAT WAS INSTALLED ON 7-17-19. BLOWOUT OCCURRED WHILE IN MOTION ON HIGHWAY TRAVELING AT 60 MPH. TIRE BRAND NEXEN NPRIZ AH5. TIRES WERE NOT O YOUR LIST FILED AS N5000 TIRE LINE.

Wheels
Filed Jul 13, 201955,518 milesTX

TIRE PURCHASED FROM DEALERSHIP 1 YEAR AGO, TIRE TREAD SEPARATED, NEARLY CAUSING BLOWOUT, WHILE IN MOTION ON HIGHWAY. HAD I NOT TAKEN PRECAUTIONS I COULD HAVE BEEN KILLED. PRECAUTIONS TAKEN DUE TO ON THE JOB SAFETY PROFESSIONAL DRIVING SKILLS. TIRES ARE CALLED NEXEN AND ARE SOLD BY NISSAN DEALERSHIP IN CORPUS CHRISTI, TEXAS. DOT # DOT8ELX

Tires
Filed Jul 13, 201969,990 milesTX

WHILE RUNNING ERRANDS MY VEHICLE BEGAN TO HOBBLE AND SHAKE ON THE HIGHWAY IN MOTION AT 60MPH. THIS WAS DUE TO TIRE TREAD SEPARATION. TOOK THE VEHICLE AND TIRE TO NISSAN DEALERSHIP THE NEXT DAY AND WAS TOLD TIRE COULD BE REPLACED AT A DISCOUNTED PRICE TO PURCHASE, A/K/A ME. DEALERSHIP IS ED HICKS NISSAN IN CORPUS CHRISTI TEXAS.

Power Train
Filed Jun 10, 201968,500 milesCA

AROUND 68000 MILES, I FIRST NOTICED PROBLEMS WITH MY TRANSMISSION. IT WAS NOT SHIFTING PROPERLY, REVVING HIGH AND I OFTEN HAD TO MANIPULATE THE GAS PEDAL TO GET THE TRANSMISSION TO SHIFT UP. KEEP IN MIND, THIS VERSA IS EQUIPPED WITH A CVT, THUS THIS TRANSMISSION IS SUPPOSED TO HAVE VERY GRADUAL "GEAR" CHANGES. I THEN STARTED TO NOTICE THAT SOMETIMES, WHEN ACCELERATING, THE CAR WOULD SOMETIMES JOLT AROUND BEFORE IT GOT UP TO SPEED. THIS JOLTING OCCURRED AT RED LIGHTS, FREEWAY ON-RAMPS, ETC. NISSAN'S WARRANTY EXPIRES 60,000 MILES, AND I NEVER EXPERIENCED ANY PROBLEMS BEFORE 60,000 MILES, HOWEVER TRANSMISSIONS SHOULDN'T DIE AFTER 68,000 MILES, LIKE MINE WAS GOING TO. I INITIALLY TOOK MY CAR IN AROUND 68,000 MILES TO HAVE THE TECHNICIANS LOOK FOR THE PROBLEM, BUT THEY CLAIMED THEY COULDN'T RECREATE THE ISSUE. THEN, I TOOK MY TRANSMISSION IN FOR ROUTINE TRANSMISSION FLUID EXCHANGE SERVICE AT AROUND 71,000 MILES, AND THE TECHNICIANS NOTICED SHAVINGS IN THE TRANSMISSION FLUID CATCH PAN. THIS IS WHEN THEY FINALLY NOTICED THE PROBLEM AND TOLD ME THAT THE TRANSMISSION NEEDED REPLACING. THIS IS ABOUT A $5,000 REPAIR. LUCKILY, I HAD MECHANICAL BREAKDOWN INSURANCE FROM MY AUTO INSURANCE, THUS I WON'T NEED TO PAY THAT FULL COST, BUT IF I HADN'T HAD THAT, I WOULD HAVE A CAR THAT WOULD BE DANGEROUS TO DRIVE ON ROADWAYS.

Service Brakes
Filed Jun 6, 2019197,000 milesVA

WHEN CAR IS IN MOTION THE BRAKES WILL NOT WORK AND IT SLIDES. THE ABS AND TRACTION CONTROL LIGHTS COME ON AND THE SPEEDOMETER JUMPS. I'VE HAD 2 MECHANICS LOOK AT IT AND THEY SAY ITS BECAUSE THE AXLE NUT BACKS OFF. TOOK IT TO GUNTER NISSAN ON 6/6/19 AND THEY REFUSED TO SERVICE IT SAYING I HAD TO CONTACT NISSAN CORPORATE BUT NISSAN CORPORATE SAYS I HAVE TO TAKE IT TO A DEALERSHIP.

Unknown or Other
Filed May 26, 201913,000 milesAL

WHEN TAKING OFF,MY TRANSMISSION STALLS AND DOES NOT SHIFT CORRECTLY, CAR HAS ONLY 15,564 MILES AND THIS HAS BEEN HAPPENING FOR OVER 2 YEARS, I AM THE PERVERBABLE OLD LADY (71 YEAR OLD) LADY AND THIS CAR HAS BEEN HANDLED CAREFUL, BUT I HAVE NO MONEY TO FIX THIS PROBLEM

Unknown or Other
Filed May 14, 2019100,000 milesGA

"TRANSMISSION" I HAD NO AWARENESS OF MY CAR HAVING PROBLEMS BUT ALWAYS KNEW SOMETHING WAS WRONG IT WOULD DO THIS JERKING MOTION OR ACCELERATE ON ITS OWN AND WHEN IT STALLED ON MY WHEN I PUSHED ON THE GAS THE MECHANIC TOLD MY MY TRANSMISSIONS SHOT AND THAT NISSAN HAD A RECALL ON TRANSMISSIONS. I ALWAYS KEPT MY CAR UP TO DATE AND ROUTINELY CHECKED. ITS ONLY A 2014.

Engine
Filed Apr 22, 201955,200 milesCA

I STARTED THE CAR AND WHILE DRIVING, THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON. I TOOK IT TO MY MECHANIC, AND WAS TOLD #P0757 TRANSMISSION RANGE SENSOR CIRCUIT MALFUNCTION ( P R N D L INPUT) # P0705 PARK/NETURAK S/W.

Engine
Filed Apr 21, 201950 milesTX

EXPERIENCING ISSUES WITH CVT TRANSMISSION WHEN DRIVING. TRANSMISSIONS 'JERKS', 'KNOCKS', 'PULLS',

Electrical System
Filed Apr 5, 201972,000 milesFL

ENGINE SHUTS OFF WHILE DRIVING AND LOSES ALL POWER AND STEARING

Power Train
Filed Mar 29, 2019121,000 milesAZ

I PURCHASED THIS VEHICLE FROM A NISSAN DEALERSHIP IN NOVEMBER OF 2018. I NOTICED AT THE END OF JANUARY 2019 THAT THE VEHICLE WAS HAVING PROBLEMS 'SHIFTING' GEARS, ACCELERATING AND THE RPMS WOULD REV, BUT THE CAR WOULD NOT FUNCTION PROPERLY. IT TUGGED, AND JERKED. I TOOK IT TO THE SAME DEALERSHIP'S SERVICE DEPARTMENT IN FEBRUARY 2019. I WAS ADVISED THAT THERE WERE NO ERROR CODES SHOWING UP AND THEY COULD NOT DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM, AND THAT THE VEHICLE WAS AND I QUOTE 'TOTALLY FINE AND SAFE TO DRIVE. THEN ON MARCH 28, 2019 THE VEHICLE STARTED HAVING WORSE ACCELERATION ISSUES, THIS TIME ALSO AT SLOWER SPEEDS. THE VEHICLE WOULD STALL OUT AND NOT ACCELERATE AFTER COMING TO A STOP AT A STOP SIGN OR LIGHT. NO ERROR LIGHTS WERE PRESENT. IT WOULD KEEP JERKING, AND TUGGING. A LOUR WHIRLING NOISE WAS ALSO HEARD. I HAD IT TOWED TO THE SAME DEALERSHIP, THE NEXT DAY THEY INFORMED ME THAT THE TRANSMISSION WAS BLOWN, AND WOULD NEED TO BE COMPLETELY REPLACED. IT WOULD COST APPROXIMATELY $4200 TO REPAIR. I PAID $5600 CASH FOR THIS VEHICLE IN NOVEMBER 2018.

Electrical System
Filed Mar 27, 201975,000 milesIL

ON THE MORNING OF MARCH 4TH 2019, AFTER EXISTING THE EXPRESS WAY MY VEHICLE SEEMED TO SLOW DESPITE BEING ON THE ACCELERATOR. AFTER STOPPING AT A RED LIGHT, AND I BEGAN TO PRESS ON THE ACCELERATOR THE CAR WOULD ONLY ROLL. THE VEHICLE HAD LOST POWER AND WAS AT A SLOW ROLL. I CONTINUED TO PRESS ON THE ACCELERATOR AT IT WAS AS IF THE CAR WAS DEAD. I CONTACTED THE DEALER AND I SENT THE CAR TO THEM ON A FLATBED ON TUESDAY. AFTER A DAY I CALLED THE DEALERSHIP TO FIND WHAT HAD CAUSED THE MALFUNCTION. I WAS TOLD THAT THERE WAS AN ELECTRICAL SHORT THAT SENT A SIGNAL SAYING 'I WAS ON THE BREAK AND NOT THE GAS". ON PICKING UP THE VEHICLE I ASKED TO SPEAK TO THE MECHANIC, I EXPRESSED MY CONFUSION BECAUSE THERE WERE NO INDICATION OF AN INOPERATIVE LIGHT BULB OR AN INDICATOR IN THE VEHICLE TO SUBSTANTIATE ANY FAILURE. I WAS TOLD "THERE DOESN'T HAVE TO BE ANY WARNING OR INDICATION" BY THE MECHANIC. I CONTACTED NISSAN, A REPRESENTATIVE FOLLOWED UP AND TOLD ME THEY WOULD GET BACK TO ME AFTER TALKING TO THE REPAIR SERVICE. WHEN THEY DID CONTACT ME AGAIN REGARDING MY CONCERNED ALL I WAS TOLD IS THAT THE PROBLEM IS RESOLVED. I RAISED THE QUESTION OF HOW CAN A VEHICLE LOSE POWER AND COME TO A STOP WITHOUT NO INDICATION AND I WAS TOLD "THEY DON'T HAVE THE ANSWERS". THE CAR MALFUNCTION PUT MY LIFE IN A DANGEROUS SITUATION AND NISSAN HAVE NEGLECTED TO ACKNOWLEDGE THAT THE VEHICLE IS FAULTY.

Power Train
Filed Mar 21, 2019110,200 milesCA

VEHICLE IS TUGGING AND MISFIRING. VEHICLE DOES NOT ACCELERATE EFFICIENTLY FROM A START POSITION OR WHILE DRIVING AND WHEN REACHING AROUND 20 MPH THE RPM'S INCREASE AND DO NOT COME DOWN. I NEED TO SWITCH THE CAR TO NEUTRAL FOR IT TO SWITCH GEARS. BUT THEN AT AROUND 50-60 MPH THE RPM'S DO NOT DROP AND THE CAR STARTS TUGGING AND MISFIRING. THIS HAPPENS WHILE DRIVING IN THE CITY AND BECOMES WORSE WHEN DRIVING IN HIGHWAYS OR FREEWAYS.

Engine
Filed Mar 15, 201977,000 milesFL

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2014 NISSAN VERSA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE FAILED TO DRIVE AND THE MALFUNCTION INDICATOR LAMP WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. IN ADDITION, THE GEAR SHIFTER FAILED TO SHIFT GEARS. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AUTONATION NISSAN PEMBROKE PINES (LOCATED AT 8890 PINES BLVD, PEMBROKE PINES, FL 33024, (954) 949-0421) WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED, BUT THE CONTACT WAS NOT AWARE OF THE RESULTS. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE AND DID NOT ASSIST. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 77,000.

Power Train
Filed Feb 22, 2019CA

THE TRANSMISSION IT STARTED MAKING LIKE WHISTLING NOISES ITSLUGIS WASN'T PICKING UP SPEED IT STALED ITSELF OFF IT BARLEY MOVES MY CAT TRANSMISSION IS DEFECTIVE

Electronic Stability Control (esc)
Filed Feb 13, 2019111,000 milesOH

WHEN PUT IN PARK AND KEY OUT OF IGNITION THE CAR WILL NOT SHUT OFF. THE CAR CONTINUES TO RUN FOR HOURS. IT WILL EVENTUALLY RUN OUT OF GAS AND HOPEFULLY SHUT OFF.

Power Train
Filed Feb 11, 201975,000 milesTX

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2014 NISSAN VERSA. WHILE DRIVING 75 MPH, THE CHECK ENGINE WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED AND THE VEHICLE DECELERATED. WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS TURNED OFF, IT FAILED TO RESTART; HOWEVER, THE ELECTRICAL SYSTEM WAS STILL OPERABLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE TRANSMISSION FAILED. THE DEALER AND MANUFACTURER WERE NOT CONTACTED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 75,000.

Power Train
Filed Jan 9, 201987,000 milesCA

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2014 NISSAN VERSA. WHILE DRIVING 60 MPH, THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO SHAKE AND STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE DRIVER COASTED THE VEHICLE OVER TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD AND POWERED OFF THE ENGINE. THE VEHICLE WAS RESTARTED, BUT FAILED TO DRIVE. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE CONTACT'S RESIDENCE AND WAS LATER TAKEN TO CARMAX (LOCATED AT 6100 AUTO CENTER DR, BUENA PARK, CA 90621, (714) 523-2667). THE DEALER DIAGNOSED THAT THE TRANSMISSION NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS IN THE PROCESS OF BEING REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE AND PROVIDED CASE NUMBER: 34146914. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 87,000.

Structure › Body
Filed Jan 2, 201975 milesNC

MY CAR JERKS WHEN I PUT IT IN DRIVE. ALSO, WHEN I LET PUSH FOR THE GAS, IT JERKS. THIS IS WHEN I FIRST GET OFF THE GAS. THEN WHEN I GET TO FOURTY MILES, IT JERKS AGAIN. MY MALFUNCTION LAMP LIGHT COMES ON. I TOOK IT AT ONE OF THE AUTO ZONES IN FAYETTEVILLE NC. THE ASSOCIATE CHECK IT WITH A MACHINE. IT CAME UP P285A CLUTCH B PRESSURE DISENGAGEMENT PERFORMANCE. THEN, I TOOK IT TO A CERTIFIED MECHANIC. HE CHECKED IT WITH HIS MACHINE, HE SAID IT IS MY TRANSMISSION. I FEEL NISSAN SHOULD FIX MY TRANSMISSION.

Unknown or Other
Filed Dec 11, 201814,000 milesAL

WHEN ACCELERATING FROM A STOP, THE CAR BOUNCES OR VIBRATES, THEN I HAVE TO TAKE MY FOOT OFF THE ACCELERATOR SO THE GEARS WILL CHANGE,I CAN'T AFFORD TO GET THIS FIXED SO I LIVE WITH IT, THE CAR HAS 15,340 MILES ON IT CAN YOU HELP ME?

Engine
Filed Nov 20, 201876,000 milesCA

WHILE DRIVING MY NISSAN VERSA I NEED TO LET IT WARM UP COMPLETELY. WHEN I SAY COMPLETELY I MEAN WAIT ABOUT 10-15 MIN BEFORE DRIVING OFF. IF I DO NOT MY CAR WILL STALL WHEN I PRESS THE BREAKS. THIS HAS HAPPENED MANY MANY TIMES. SOME TIMES IT DOESNT BUT NOW THAT IT IS COLDER WEATHER IT DOES IT MORE OFTEN. IF I DO LEAVE BEFORE IT WARMS UP I EXPECT IT TO STALL AT THE STOP SIGN, LIGHT, TURN, OR TRAFFIC. I USUALLY HAVE TO KICK IT INTO PARK TURN THE CAR OFF AND BACK ON. I WILL DO THIS MULTIPLE TIMES UNTIL ITS WARMED UP. SOMETIMES IT WONT EVEN WANT TO WORK AGAIN UNTIL ITS WARMED UP SO SOMETIMES IM JUST STUCK IN TRAFFIC OR THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. TODAY MY CAR DID THIS SEVERAL TIMES. I WORK ONLY ABOUT 7 MILES FROM MY HOUSE AND IT STALLED 5 TIMES.

Power Train
Filed Nov 14, 201865,000 milesUT

MY HUSBAND AND I WERE DRIVING HOME AFTER BUYING GROCERIES, WE WERE IN A VERY BUSY STREET, WHEN THE CAR STOPPED ACCELERATING. THIS WAS VERY DANGEROUS SINCE THERE WAS PEOPLE BEHIND US AND NEXT TO US. IT WAS HARD TO MOVE TO PULL OVER. FINALLY WE LEARNED OUR TRANSMISSION (CVT) WAS BROKEN. THIS WILL COST US ALMOST AS MUCH AS WE PAID FOR THE CAR. ALL THIS HAPPENED AS WE REACHED 65,000 MILES. AND CONVENIENTLY ENOUGH, THE WARRANTY ONLY COVERS UP TO 60,000.

Engine
Filed Nov 14, 201870,000 milesFL

ENGINE STALLS NOT SHIFTING PROPERLY. STUCK IN GEARS.

Power Train
Filed Nov 12, 2018AZ

CVT NOT SHIFTING INTO LOWER GEAR AT HIGH RPMS.

Power Train
Filed Nov 11, 201867,000 milesFL

TRANSMISSION WENT OUT WITH ONLY 67,000 MILES ON THE CAR. COULD HAVE CAUSED A VERY SERIOUS PROBLEM IF I WAS DRIVING ON THE EXPRESSWAY. IF NISSAN IS KNOWINGLY SELLING CARS WITH DEFECTIVE OR SUBSTANDARD COMPONENTS SHOULD NOT BE ALLOWED.

Fuel/Propulsion System
Filed Oct 18, 201875,000 milesCA

NISSAN NORTH AMERICA IS RECALLING 14,595 VEHICLES, INCLUDING THE 2014 NISSAN VERSA SEDAN, BECAUSE THE ENGINE MAY SHUT OFF UNEXPECTEDLY WHILE THE VEHICLE IS BEING DRIVEN, ACCORDING TO THE NATIONAL HIGHWAY TRAFFIC SAFETY ADMINISTRATION. THIS HAS HAPPENED TO ME LIKE 10 TIMES... I WAS DRIVING IN CITY TRAFFIC AND IT WOULDN'T STAY RUNNING. IT KEPT TURNING OFF. I WAS AFRAID I HAD TO MUCH GOING ON WIL THEPOWER LIKE A POWER DRAIN SO I TURNED OFF MY RADIO AND LIGHTS AND MADE IT HOME.

Power Train
Filed Oct 2, 201898,850 milesTX

MY TRANSMISSION IS SLIPPING AND CAUSING THE CAR TO STALL IN TRAFFIC AND NOT GOING INTO GEAR. THIS IS A KNOWN ISSUE WITH NISSAN'S CVTRANSMISSIONS

Power Train
Filed Oct 2, 201872,200 milesNY

BOUGHT THE 2014 NISSAN VERSA IN 2013. TOOK GOOD CARE OF IT. HAD 72,000 MILES ON IT AND THE TRANSMISSION WENT IN EARLY SEPT. 2018. MANY OF THE MILES WERE SMALL TRIP HIGHWAY MILES, NOT EVEN CITY MILES. NISSAN DID NOT DO ANYTHING TO HELP. RATHER THAN PUT THE $3,880.00 INTO IT I TRADED IT IN. I EXPECTED IT TO LAST ANOTHER 5 YEARS AND FEEL NISSAN SCREWED ME, AND FROM WHAT I AM NOW HEARING, A LOT OF OTHER PEOPLE TOO.

Air Bags
Filed Sep 27, 2018NY

THE LIGHT IN THE DASH GOES ON AND OFF THE AIRBAG COMPONENT IS NEEDED

Engine
Filed Sep 6, 2018CA

I GOT MY CAR OUT OF " ROSS NISSAN OF EL MONTE" TOOK MY CAR MULTIPLE TIMES AND NEVER WAS ADVISED OF HAVING ANY ENGINE PROBLEMS. IAM THE FIRST OWNER , AND CAR SHOULDN'T BE GOING THROUGH ANY ENGINE PROBLEMS. VIN# [XXX] INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR

Seat Belts
Filed Sep 5, 201858,100 milesIA

I WAS REACHING FOR SOMETHING IN MY GLOVE BOX WITH MY SEAT BELT FASTENED WHEN MY BELT BROKE AT THE CONNECTION TO THE FRAME. IT LOOKS LIKE IT WAS JUST GLUED AND THE GLUE CAME LOOSE. THE VEHICLE WAS IN MOTION AT THE TIME.

Power Train
Filed Aug 30, 2018130,000 milesLA

TRANSMISSION PROBLEM: I BOUGHT THE CAR BRAND NEW FOR MY DAUGHTER JULY 2013. LAST YEAR IT STARTED HAVING PROBLEMS SHIFTING GEARS. THIS YEAR THE PROBLEM GOT WORSE. WE RECEIVED A RECALL CARD IN THE MAIL STATING TO BRING IT IN TO THE NEAREST DEALERSHIP BECAUSE OF THE TRANSMISSION. THE RECALL WAS ONLY FOR REPROGRAMMING THE COMPUTER. AFTER BRINGING IT IN, THE CAR SHUT DOWN ON HER AS SHE WAS DRIVING HOME. I'M THANKFUL WE LIVE IN A SMALL TOWN. I CALLED NISSAN'S CORPORATE OFFICE TO COMPLAIN. A REPRESENTATIVE NAMED PATRICK (615) 725-7359 WAS ASSIGNED MY COMPLAINT.. HE SAID THERE WAS NOTHING HE COULD DO BECAUSE THE WARRANTY HAD EXPIRED. I STILL HAVE A YEAR LEFT TO PAY FOR THE CAR. NISSAN DEALERSHIP CHARGED $2990 TO FIX THE CAR. I HAVE READ SO MANY COMPLAINTS ABOUT THE TRANSMISSION IN THESE CARS AND SAFETY HAZARDS. NOTHING IS BEING DONE!!

Engine
Filed Aug 24, 201831,000 milesNV

ON 7/24/18 WHILE DRIVING MY 2014 NISSAN VERSA ON NORTH I-15 NEAR CHARLESTON BLVD IN CONSTRUCTION STOP AND GO TRAFFIC, I HAD SLOWED TO A STOP BASED ON TRAFFIC. AS THE TRAFFIC BEGAN TO MOVE, I TRIED TO ACCELERATE AND CAR SPUTTERED, BUT MOVED AND THEN AFTET DRIVING A QUARTER OF A MILE AT A SPEED OF 25 MPH, THE CAR JUST STOPPED WHILE IN DRIVE. ALL DSAHBOARDS LIGHTS AND ENGINE INDICATION CAME ON. LUCKILY THE CAR BEHIND ME SCREECHED TO STOP. I IMMEDIATELY PUT ON HAZARDS AND PULLED EMERGENCY BRAKE AND PUT CAR IN PARK. I TRIED TO RESTART CAR AND IT WOULDN'T START. AFTER FIVE MINUTES, THE CAR STARTED AND I WAS ABLE TO DRIVE HOME. I ADVISED MY DAUGHTER AND TOLD HER I WOULD PUT CAR IN SHOP. ON 7/26/18, I TOOK CAR TO AUTO CARE FOR ASSESSMENT. MY VEHICLE HAD ONLY 31,290 MILES ON IT. THEY FOUND NOTHING WRONG BUT OUT OF CONCERN, I HAD A 30,000 MILE SERVICE DONE ON CAR. ON 8/3/18, I WAS ADVISED BY ANOTHER DRIVER THAT MY BRAKE LIGHTS WERE NOT WORKING. I WENT HOME AND MY DAUGHTER SAW THAT THE LIGHTS WERE OUT ALSO. I CHECKED AS SHE BRAKED AND NO LIGHTS. I DROVE ON HAZARDS TO AUTO REPAIR AND THEY CHECKED VEHICLE AND LIGHTS WORKED. THEY STATED MAYBE AN ELECTRICAL SHORTAGE BUT RETURN IF LIGHTS GO OUT AGAIN. FROM THE TIME I PURCHASED THIS CAR BRAND NEW IN MARCH OF 2014, I HAVE TAKEN IT BACK TO NISSAN FOR LACK OF POWER, SPUTTERING AT STOPS AND INTERMITTENT STALLS. NISSAN REPLACED OXYGEN SENSOR A YEAR AGO WHEN CAR STOPPED WHILE DRIVING AND ADVISED THAT IT'S A SMALL CAR SO WON'T HAVE A LOT OF POWER. O

Engine
Filed Aug 8, 201887,500 milesFL

CAR SHUT OFF WHILE DRIVING ON A CITY STREET AND COULDNT STEER.

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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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