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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 →

Power Train
Filed Aug 3, 201870,000 milesCA

2014 NISSAN VERSA CVT TRANSMISSION...WE BOUGHT THIS CAR BRAND NEW FROM THE DEALER HAS BEEN NOTHING BUT A PAIN TRANSMISSION BLEW OUT AT 70 THOUSAND MILES. I HAD IT SERVICED AT 60 THOUSAND FOR ALL FLUIDS AND FILTERS DEALER TOLD ME IT WAS IN GREAT CONDITION I WAS MID WAY HOME FROM DROPPING MY NIECE OFF HOME AND THE VERSA STARTED SLIPPING GEARS AND SHUDDERING I ALMOST CAUSED A 5 CAR ACCIDENT IF I HADN'T PULLED OUT THE WAY OF THE CAR BEHIND ME. IMAGINE IF I HAD MY NIECE IN THE CAR WHAT COULD HAVE HAPPENED IF WE DID CRASH BECAUSE OF THE PROBLEM AND NISSAN WILL NOT TAKE ANY RESPONSIBILITY FOR THE PROBLEM. THEY WANT 3800.00 TO FIX IT. I AM ONE OF THOUSANDS OF VICTIMS OF NISSAN NOT RECALLING THERE CARS KNOWING THEY PUT OUT A HORRIBLE AND DANGEROUS PRODUCT OUT ON THE ROADS.

Power Train
Filed Jul 31, 2018OH

I RECIEVED THE CAR WITH A DAMAGED HEAT SHIELD. I WAS TOLD THAT IT WAS FIXED YET CONTINUED TO HAVE PROBLEMS WITH IT. LATELY I HAVE HAD AXEL SEAL LEAK ISSUES AS WELL AS TRANSMISSION SLIPPAGE WHEN ACCELERATING.

Fuel/Propulsion System
Filed Jul 28, 2018122,100 milesNH

MY 2014 NISSAN VERSA HAS A CVT TRANSMISSION THAT FAILED AT 54,000 MILES. IT WAS REPLACED WITH A RE-MANUFACTURED CVT TRANSMISSION UNDER WARRANTY. AT 122,500, THE TRANSMISSION HAS FAILED AGAIN. IN ADDITION TO "SHUDDERING", THE CAR AT TIMES WILL FAIL TO ACCELERATE, CAUSING A POTENTIAL HAZARDOUS SITUATION TO MYSELF, PASSENGERS AND OTHER DRIVERS ON THE ROAD. ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS, THE CAR HAS FAILED TO ACCELERATE, AND I HAVE ALMOST BEEN "T-BONED" AT BUSY INTERSECTIONS. I BROUGHT MY CAR INTO THE NISSAN DEALER AND THEY CONFIRMED THAT MY TRANSMISSION WAS FAILING, CAUSING THE LACK OF ACCELERATION. I HAVE PHONED, EMAILED, AND WRITTEN TO NISSAN NORTH AMERICA (CERTIFIED MAIL) WARNING THEM ABOUT THIS PROBLEM AND THEIR RESPONSE WAS THAT MY CAR IS OUT OF WARRANTY NOW AND THERE'S NOTHING THEY WILL DO ABOUT IT. I SPOKE DIRECTLY WITH MARKITA SCOTT, ARBITRATION SPECIALIST (615-725-7884). I MENTIONED TO HER THE PROBLEMS I WAS HAVING AND THAT THE CAR'S FAILING TRANSMISSION POSED A SAFETY HAZARD. HER REPLY WAS THE "THE CAR WAS OUT OF WARRANTY AND THEY COULD NOT DO ANYTHING ABOUT IT." SHE REPEATED THAT NUMEROUS TIMES AND SEEMED NOT TO CARE ABOUT THE SAFETY ASPECT OF DRIVING THIS CAR. THANK YOU.

Power Train
Filed Jul 25, 2018122,500 milesNH

MY 2014 NISSAN VERSA CVT TRANSMISSION IS HESITATING, FAILING TO ACCELERATE, AND ACTING ERRATICALLY. THIS IS CAUSING UNSAFE DRIVING CONDITIONS. ON 2 SEPARATE OCCASIONS, I AND MY SON WERE ALMOST "T-BONED" WHILE PULLING OUT INTO A BUSY INTERSECTION. THE CVT, AT TIMES, FAILS TO ACCELERATE PROPERLY, PUTTING DRIVER AT RISK. THIS CAR HAS 122,500 MILES ON THE ODOMETER. THE ORIGINAL CVT TRANSMISSION FAILED AT 65,000 AND THE REPLACEMENT CVT TRANSMISSION IS NOW FAILING. I BROUGHT MY CAR INTO MY DEALER, NISSAN AUTOFARE STRATHAM, AND THEY INFORMED ME THAT I NEED A NEW CVT TRANSMISSION. I HAVE SINCE SENT CERTIFIED LETTER TO NISSAN NORTH AMERICA NOTIFYING THEM OF THIS. I SPOKE TO MARKITA SCOTT, ARBITRATION SPECIALIST/DISPUTE RESOLUTION FOR NISSAN NORTH AMERICA. SHE DIDN'T SEEM TO REALLY CARE ABOUT THE SAFETY ASPECT, AND STATED NISSAN WOULD NOT DO ANYTHING FOR ME EVEN THOUGH THIS NEW TRANSMISSION FAILED AT JUST 55,000 MILES. I BELIEVE THIS IS A MANUFACTURING/DESIGN FLAW WITH THIS PARTICULAR CVT TRANSMISSION AS I HAD 2 FAILED TRANSMISSIONS IN JUST 122,000 MILES. I ALSO BELIEVE THAT THESE FAILURES REPRESENT A SIGNIFICANT SAFETY HAZARD AND THE RESEARCH I DONE INDICATES THIS PARTICULAR PROBLEM IS WIDESPREAD. THERE'S A CLASS ACTION LAWSUIT PENDING AGAINST NISSAN FOR THIS CVT PROBLEM WITH THIS PARTICULAR MODEL. THANK YOU.

Fuel/Propulsion System
Filed Jul 12, 20181,500 milesFL

IT HAS HAPPENED MANY TIMES AND HAD I NOT HAD THE RADIO OFF SO I COULD HEAR IT AND HAVE A CLUTCH I WOULD HAVE BEEN IN MANY ACCIDENTS. THE GAS PEDDLE GOES DOWN TO THE FLOOR LIKE ITS BEING SUCKED IN AND DOESN'T COME BACK UP SO THE ENGINE JUST SCREAMS LOUD AS THE CAR THRUSTS FORWARD AS FAST AS IT CAN GO, SO I HAVE TO PUT IT IN NEUTRAL, APPLY THE BREAKS AND KEEP TAPPING ON THE GAS PEDDLE ALL AT THE SAME TIME UNTIL THE PEDDLE COMES BACK UP, WHICH TAKES ABOUT 15 TO 30 SECONDS AND IF YOU ARE RIGHT BEHIND ANOTHER CAR ITS JUST TO CLOSE OF A CALL AND IN THE MEAN TIME YOUR ENGINE IS SCREAMING SO LOUD UNTIL IT COMES BACK UP AND THEN AFTER YOU CAN CALM DOWN FROM GOING INTO SHOCK, YOU CAN CONTINUE. IT HAPPENS WHEN I TAKE OFF AT A GREEN LIGHT, ENTERING ONTO A HIGHWAY WHERE YOU HAVE TO GIVE IT SOME GAS OR PASSING ANOTHER VEHICLE, SO BASICALLY WHEN YOU HAVE TO GIVE SOME OR EXTRA GAS. I'VE HAD IT HAPPEN AT A GREEN LIGHT WITH ANOTHER CAR IN FRONT OF ME ONLY ABOUT 20 FT AND HAD TO THINK FAST AND THROW IT IN NEUTRAL OR IT WOULD HAVE PLOWED ME INTO THAT CAR IN FRONT OF ME. I'M SCARRED TO DRIVE IT ON TRIPS TO GO SEE MY KIDS 100 MILES AWAY BECAUSE IT HAPPENS MORE THEN. IT DIDN'T START TILL IT WAS WITHIN THE 1ST YR BUT DIDN'T DO IT AGAIN FOR ABOUT 8 MONTHS AND THEN LIKE 5 MONTHS, NOW IT SEEMS TO DO IT A LOT MORE, SO I CALLED NISSAN AND THEY TOLD ME TO CALL YOU. I NEED IT FIXED LIKE NOW OR GET THEM TO PUT ME IN A NEW VEHICLE, PLEASE HELP.

Electrical System
Filed Jun 28, 201839,251 milesNY

CODE PO705 RANGE SENSOR/NEUTRAL SAFTY SWITCH .ALSO BOTH REAR TAIL LAMP ASSEMBLIES ARE DEFECTIVE

Latches/Locks/Linkages › Hood › Latch
Filed Jun 26, 201868,000 milesCA

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2014 NISSAN VERSA. WHILE DRIVING, THE VEHICLE'S HOOD UNEXPECTEDLY OPENED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER (CAPITAL FORD, 4900 CAPITAL BLVD, RALEIGH, NC 27616) WHERE A FAILURE COULD NOT BE DETERMINED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 68,000.

Suspension
Filed May 30, 201826,000 milesOH

THE RIGHT STRUT SPRING BROKE AND PIERCED THE SIDEWALL OF THE TIRE. THE CAR WAS PARKED IN MY DRIVEWAY. SURE GLAD I WASNT DRIVING THE CAR DOWN THE ROAD AND HAD AN ACCIDENT IT COULD HAVE BEEN BAD.

Power Train
Filed May 16, 201896,000 milesDC

I PURCHASED A 2014 NISSAN VERSA IN 2016 AND TWO YEARS LATER, THE TRANSMISSION IS SHOT. THE DEALER CONFIRMED IT WAS THE TRANSMISSION.

Air BagsCrash
Filed Feb 27, 2018IL

MY NAME IS [XXX] MY INFORMATION IS [XXX] PHONE NUMBER IS [XXX] WHEN I ALWAYS PUT A FULL TANK OF GAS IN MY CAR IT WILL NOT READ IT RIGHT IT TELLS ME THE SAME AMOUNT WHEN PUT GAS IN I WAS DRIVING HOME FROM A TOWN CALLED BENTON IL AND I WAS GOING AROUND A AROUND ABOUT AND I MADE MY FIRST RIGHT AND MY BRAKES WHEN OUT AND I COULD NOT GET MY BRAKES TO WORK OR STOP I CALLED THE COPS WHEN I WAS IN A WRECK I HIT A LIGHT POLE IN TOWN AND THE BRAKES WENT OUT FOR ME FOR 5 SECONDS BUT EVERYONE ELSE SAID IT WAS FINE WHEN I KNOW IT WAS NOT I COULD NOT EVEN GET MY CAR INSURANCE TO LOOK AT MY BRAKES TO HAVE IF FIX THEY PAYED FOR EVERYTHING BUT THE CAR BRAKES TO GET FIXED I HAVE TO PAY THEM TO GET IT FIX WITH MY OWN MONEY THAT IS BULL CRAP I GOT 2 CHECK ONE FOR THE TOWING FOR $225 AND THE CHECK $4,130.00 TO GET MY CAR FIX THE BUT NOT ENOUGH TO HAVE THE BRAKES FIXED OR LOOKED AT I WANT THE BRAKES LOOKED AT AND FIXED WITHOUT ME PAYING FOR IT OR I WILL SUE U GUYS BECAUSE OF A MALFUNCTION IN THE CAR. INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR

Power Train
Filed Feb 20, 2018123,000 milesCA

SYMPTOMS ' CAR DRIVEN TODAY ABOUT 100 MILES. ENGINE SHUTOFF FOR GAS UP. ON RESTART THE ENGINE CAME ON,BUT NO POWER WHEN IN GEAR. PRESS OF ACCELERATOR BUT CAR BARELY MOVED. SHUTDOWN AND TURN BACK ON AND GOT A LITTLE POWER. LOOKED AT THE BRAKE LIGHTS AND THOSE DO NOT COME ON WHEN BRAKE PEDAL DEPRESSED. LIGHTS CHECKED AND ARE GOOD BULBS. THE ENGINE IDLED SMOOTHLY, THE TRANSMISSION WAS PROPERLY FUNCTIONING AND ENGAGED. THERE WAS NO RESPONSE TO ANY MOVEMENT FROM ON THE FOOT PEDAL TO THE ENGINE IN ANY GEAR, INCLUDING NEUTRAL AND PARK. AGAIN, THE ENGINE IDLED SMOOTHLY, THE TRANSMISSION ENGAGED PROPERLY WHEN SHIFTED FROM PARK TO DRIVE, ETC. HAD THIS SAME ISSUE ABOUT 5 MONTHS AGO. WHEN TAKEN TO DEALER, NISSAN MECHANIC NOTED THE NO BRAKE LIGHTS AND GOT THOSE TO COME BACK ON. ONCE THE BRAKE LIGHTS WORKED, THE ISSUE SUDDENLY WAS GONE. VERSA WAS BROUGHT IN FOR NO POWER AND THE CRUISE CONTROL KEPT DISENGAGING. THERE SEEMS TO BE SOME CONNECTION BETWEEN THE CRUISE CONTORL MODULE, THE BRAKE MODULE AND THE POWER TRAIN. ACTS AS IF THE COMPUTER CONTROL IS GETTING SIGNALS THAT BASICALLY DISCONNECTS THE ACCELERATION SIGNALS, OR IS CAUSING THE CVT TRANSMISSION TO DISCONNECT, EVEN THOUGH WE CAN SHIFT THROUGH TH GEARS WITH NO PROBLEM. JUST WON'T GET ANY ACCELERATION AT ALL.

Engine
Filed Jan 15, 201878,000 milesOH

I WENT TO PICK UP MY DAUGHTER FROM DAYCARE ON DAY IN DECEMBER 2017. I STOPPED AT A STOPLIGHT AND WHEN IT TURNED GREEN I WENT TO ACCELERATE AND MY CAR WOULD BARELY CREEP, I BARELY MADE IT THROUGH A TURN LIGHT AND CLOSE TO GETTING HIT. I COULD BARELY GET UP TO 15MPH. I ENDED UP TAKING IT TO A SHOP AND WAS TOLD A PULLEY BROKE ON THE TRANSMISSION! IT SUPPOSEDLY CAUSED SHRAPNEL TO SHOOT INTO THE TRANSMISSION AND TOLD COULD OF GOTTEN INTO THE MOTOR! SO I WAS TOLD $4000 FOR A REBUILT TRANSMISSION. THE SHOP PUT ME THROUGH THE RINGER! THEY TOLD ME IT WAS FIXED AND IT WASN'T!! IT WAS NOT SHIFTING RIGHT! THEN I WAS TOLD THEY WOULD PUT IN A NEW TRANSMISSION AT NO EXTRA CHARGE. THEN I ENDED UP GETTING AHOLD OF THEM THE NEXT DAY AND THEY TOLD ME NO DOUBT IT IS FIXED AND THAT THEY ENDED UP NOT PUTTING IN A NEW TRANSMISSION AFTER THEY READ UP ON IT. I ENDED UP HAVING THE CAR TOWED BECAUSE IT WASNT FIXED! THEN THEY PUT IN A NEW ONE FINALLY AT NO CHARGE AND IT WAS FINE. TOOK 4 TIMES!! TWO WEEKS LATER AND IT STARTS BURNING A GAS/ROTTEN EGG SULFUR SMELL. THEN I FINALLY NOTICE OIL LEAKING OUT FROM UNDER MY CAR. FROM WHAT I WAS TOLD I HAVE A BLOWN HEAD GASKET!!! I AM ANGRY TO SAY THE LEAST!!1 I SPENT ALL MY SAVINGS AND NOW HAVE TO FIND A WAY TO GET A NEW CAR AND I DOUBT I CAN PAY TO FIX THIS PROBLEM!!!

Vehicle Speed Control
Filed Jan 8, 201871,140 milesCA

* CAR HESITATES WHEN THE GAS PEDAL IS PRESSED AT A COMPLETE STOP AND THEN JOLTS FORWARD *IT TAKES LONGER THAN NORMAL FOR THE CAR TO START MOVING WHEN GAS PEDAL IS PRESSED * WHEN I TRY TO SPEED UP TO PASS ON THE FREEWAY IT TAKES A LONG TIME TO GET UP TO SPEED

Power Train
Filed Jan 4, 2018106,000 milesCA

BOUGHT THIS VERSA BRAND NEW IN 2014. HAD CVT RECALL WORK DONE IN 2016. SHORTLY AFTER WORK WAS COMPLETED, VEHICLE STARTED TO EXPERIENCE EXTREME SHUDDERING AFTER A COMPLETE STOP AND DURING TAKE OFF. VEHICLE SHIFTS FROM GEAR TO GEAR HARD AND WITH A JERK. IT WILL BARELY ACCELERATE AFTER A STOP. TOOK TO MECHANIC TO HAVE TRANSMISSION FLUSHED, HOPING THIS WOULD HELP AND WAS NOTIFIED THAT THERE WERE TRANSMISSION ISSUES THAT A FLUSH WOULD NOT HELP. TAKING TO A NISSAN MECHANIC FOR A DIAGNOSTIC. VEHICLE HAS 106,000 MILES, BUT IS USED ONLY FOR LONG STRETCHES OF HIGHWAY COMMUTES.THE VEHICLE HAS BEEN TAKEN CARE OF VERY WELL, WITH ALL SCHEDULED MAINTENANCE AT APPROPRIATE INTERVALS. IT SHOULD NOT BE EXPERIENCING TRANSMISSION ISSUES THIS EARLY. IT FEELS LIKE THIS CAR IS A THROWAWAY VEHICLE.

Electrical System
Filed Nov 30, 2017TX

THE RIGHT REAR STOP LIGHT HAS BEEN REPLACED 4 TIMES AND KEEPS BURNING OUT. ALMOST GOT HIT BY CAR BECAUSE HE DID NOT SEE STOP LIGHT ON. LAST TIME THE BULB WAS REPLACED WAS TWO WEEKS AGO. NEED TO REPLACE SAME BULB AGAIN.

Air Bags
Filed Nov 28, 2017SC

I TOOK MY 2014 NISSAN VERSA TO A NISSAN DEALERSHIP BECAUSE THE AIR BAG LIGHT CAME ON BUT THEY WANT TO CHARGE ME TO SEE WHAT'S THE PROBLEM. I HAVE'NT HAD THE VEHICLE THAT LONG SO WHY SHOULD I HAVE TO PAY TO SEE WHAT'S THE PROBLEM,

Power Train
Filed Nov 20, 201766,000 milesFL

THE CVT TRANSMISSION LEFT MY DAUGHTER STRANDED IN ORLANDO FL. SHE LIVES IN JACKSONVILLE FL. 2.5 HOURS AWAY. THE CAR WOULD NOT ACCELERATE WHEN SHE TRIED TO GET ON THE HIGHWAY TO HEAD HOME AFTER CLASS. WENT DOWN TO ORLANDO WITH MY TRUCK, RENTED A TOW DOLLY FROM U-HAUL AND TOWED THE CAR BACK TO JACKSONVILLE FL. I AM A ASE CERTIFIED TECHNICIAN. I CONNECTED MY ($600.00) LAUNCH CR129 PRO SCANNER . IT DOES OBDII, ABS, SRS, TRANSMISSION. NO CODES NO MATTER HOW IT DROVE. AFTER 3 DAYS OF TROUBLESHOOTING I DECIDED TO TAKE IT TO THE DEALER. THEY DIAGNOSED IT AS THE CVT TRANSMISSION AND IT NEEDS A NEW ONE AT THE COST OF $3800.00. THE CAR HAS 66,000 MILES AND IS A 2014. FILED A COMPLAINT WITH NISSAN AND WAS TURNED DOWN FOR ANY HELP. THIS IS A MAJOR PROBLEM WITH JATCO TRANSMISSIONS, THE MANUFACTURER KNOWS IT, NISSAN KNOWS IT, MITSUBISHI & SUBARU BOTH USE THE SAME JATCO TRANSMISSION AND HAVE SIMILAR PROBLEMS. THE ISSUES ARE WIDE SPREAD OVER MULTIPLE CAR MANUFACTURERS AND ALL OF THEM ARE NOT TAKING RESPONSIBILITY FOR THE PROBLEMS. A 2014 WITH 66000 MILES SHOULD NOT NEED A TRANSMISSION. IT IS A SAFETY HAZARD PLAIN AND SIMPLE.

Air Bags
Filed Nov 14, 201729,746 milesNV

SHIFTING FROM LOW TO OVERDRIVE LOSES POWER DRAMATICALLY. TAKATA RECALL MY VERSA IS IN MOTION ON SURFACE STREETS AND HIGHWAY TRAVEL! IT FEELS AS IF MY TRANSMISSION IS GOING TO DROP ON THE GROUND. SERIOS VIBRATIONS THROUGHOUT THE ENTIRE VEHICLE AND EXTREME DECELERATION!

Air Bags
Filed Nov 8, 201759,000 milesGA

TAKATA RECALL

Engine
Filed Nov 5, 201790,000 milesAL

"DEFECTIVE TRANSMISSION" MY 2014 NISSAN VERSA STARTED SPUTTERING AND JERKING WHILE DRIVING AND NOW IT HAS GOTTEN TO THE POINT WHERE IT WILL NOT DRIVE PROPERLY. THERE'S AN ISSUE WITH THE TRANSMISSION. THE PROBLEM STARTED IN THE LAST FEW MONTHS AND AFTER RESEARCHING IT APPEARS THIS IS AN ONGOING PROBLEM WITH NISSAN VERSA VEHICLES AS THE MANUFACTURER IS REPEATEDLY SALING THESE UNSAFE DEFECTIVE VEHICLES. I SHOULD NOT BE HAVING A TRANSMISSION PROBLEM WITH A 2014 PURCHASED VEHICLE.

Power Train
Filed Sep 14, 2017140,000 milesCA

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2014 NISSAN VERSA. WHILE DRIVING ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS, THE ENGINE STALLED AND LOST POWER. THERE WERE NO WARNING INDICATORS ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO HAYWARD NISSAN (24644 MISSION BLVD, HAYWARD, CA 94544 (510) 372-2800) WHERE NO DIAGNOSTIC FAILURE CODES WERE FOUND AND THE FAILURE COULD NOT BE REPLICATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AUTOCOM NISSAN OF CONCORD (1290 CONCORD AVE, CONCORD, CA 94520 (925) 275-5634) WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE CVT TRANSMISSION NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE, BUT DID NOT OFFER ANY ASSISTANCE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 140,000.

Engine
Filed Sep 12, 20172,000 milesNV

BOUGHT MY CAR BRAND NEW IN 2014. ALMOST IMMEDIATELY STARTED HAVING TRANSMISSION STALLING AND SLIPPING ISSUES WITHIN TWO MONTHS. MY CAR STALLED OUT AND DIED ON THE FREEWAY IN THE MIDDLE OF RUSH HOUR TRAFFIC. I WENT TO MY NISSAN DEALERSHIP TO HAVE IT LOOKED AT AND FIXED UNDER WARRANTY. THEY DID NOT FIX IT, NOR DO I THINK THEY EVEN LOOKED AT IT. MY CAR STALLS, SLIPS, GRINDS AND VIBRATES EVERY TIME I GAS IT. THERE HAVE BEEN A HANDFUL OF OTHER TIMES MY CAR HAS STALLED OUT AND DIED IN THE MIDDLE OF A BUSY STREET, WHILE DRIVING. I'VE HAD MY CAR FOR THREE YEARS AND I'VE BEEN TO MY DEALERSHIP MANY TIMES DURING WARRANTY AND AFTER WARRANTY FOR THIS ISSUE AND EACH TIME THE PROBLEM HAS NOT BEEN RESOLVED. THERE WAS EVEN A RECALL FOR MY TRANSMISSION, IN WHICH I WENT TO THE DEALERSHIP 3 TIMES FOR IT, AND IT STILL HAS NOT BEEN RESOLVED MONTHS AFTER I RECEIVED THE RECALL NOTICE. I'VE TRIED LOOKING THIS RECALL UP, AND I CANNOT FIND IT. PERHAPS THE DEALERSHIP STATED THAT THIS ISSUE HAS BEEN RESOLVED WHEN IT HAS NOT. I DO NOT FEEL SAFE IN MY CAR, AND I FEEL AS IF THE NISSAN DEALERSHIP I BOUGHT MY CAR FROM IS ADDING TO THE LACK OF SAFETY OF MY VEHICLE.

Engine
Filed Aug 17, 201790,000 milesTN

I AM A MILITARY (USAF) HONORABLY RETIRED/DISABLE VETERAN. MY 2014 NISSAN VERSA WITH 95,000 HIGHWAY MILES, ON IT DUE WORK. WHERE I COMMUTE LONG DISTANCE TO GET TO. CVT TRANSMISSION STARTED SLIPPING AND JERKING WHEN DRIVING UP HILL. I TOOK MY CAR TO TED RUSSELL NISSAN (KNOXVILLE, TN) DEALERSHIP. THIS PROBLEM HAS A LONG HISTORY AND BECAME VERY SERIOUS WHEN THE VERSA, HIT THE 60,000 MILES MARK. I TOOK THIS CAR TO TED RUSSELL NISSAN, IN WHICH THIS DEALER SERVICE DEPARTMENT DID NOT ADDRESS THE PROBLEM AND REFUSED TO FIX THE TRANSMISSION DEFLECT. MY 2014 NISSAN VERSA WITH 95,000 HIGHWAY MILES, ON IT DUE WORK. ON JUNE 10TH, 2017, MY NISSAN VERSA, CVT TRANSMISSION STARTED SLIPPING AND JERKING AGAIN, WHEN I WAS DRIVING UP HILL. I TOOK MY CAR TO TED RUSSELL NISSAN (KNOXVILLE, TN) DEALERSHIP. THE TED RUSSELL MECHANIC SAID I NEED A NEW TRANSMISSION. THE MECHANIC COULD NOT EVEN TELL ME WHAT HAPPENED OR WHAT THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE WAS. TED RUSSELL NISSAN (KNOXVILLE, TN) DEALERSHIP SAID $3496.00 TO REPLACE. THE MECHANIC SAID I NEED A NEW TRANSMISSION. HE STATED THAT HE WAS SURPRISED THAT I WAS ABLE TO GET THIS MANY MILES ON THE CAR BECAUSE THOSE TRANSMISSIONS ARE A PIECE OF SH*T - DIRECT QUOTE. THE MECHANIC COULD NOT EVEN TELL ME WHAT HAPPENED OR WHAT THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE WAS. TED RUSSELL NISSAN (KNOXVILLE, TN) DEALERSHIP SAID $3496.00 TO REPLACE. PLEASE HELP ME!!

Electrical System
Filed Aug 14, 201760,000 milesNV

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2014 NISSAN VERSA. WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY SHUT OFF. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER (PLANET NISSAN IN LAS VEGAS, NEVADA) WHO WAS UNABLE TO DUPLICATE THE FAILURE. NO REPAIRS WERE PERFORMED AND THE VEHICLE CONTINUED TO EXPERIENCE THE FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 60,000.

Air Bags
Filed Jul 16, 201756,000 milesNC

PASSENGER AIRBAG SENSOR FAULTY... READS AS AIRBAG OFF WHEN ADULT IS SITTING IN THE FRONT PASSENGER SEAT

Engine
Filed Jul 14, 201715,000 milesNV

THE ENGINE STALLS WHEN THE TEMPERATURE GOES OVER 100 DEGREED. I HAVE NO BRAKES AND IT BECOMES DIFFICULT TO CONTROL.

Fuel/Propulsion System
Filed Jul 13, 201715,000 milesNV

IN JUNE, 2017, MY 2014 NISSAN VERSA JERKED AND THE ENGINE DIED WITH NO WARNING WHILE THE CAR WAS IN DRIVE. I HAD BEEN IDLING IN PARK WITH THE AIR CONDITIONING ON FOR APPROXIMATELY 5 MINUTES PRIOR TO THIS OCCURRING. THE TEMPERATURE OUTSIDE WAS BETWEEN 112-115 DEGREES IN LAS VEGAS, NV. PRIOR TO THIS INCIDENT, I HAD NO PROBLEMS WITH MY VERSA. IT HAD APPROXIMATELY 15,000 MILES ON THE ODOMETER AT THIS TIME.

Engine
Filed Jul 8, 201756,579 milesNV

MY 2014 NISSAN VERSA SHUT DOWN TODAY WHILE I WAS DRIVING! LUCKLY I WAS ON A PARKING STRUCTURE. I LOOKED UP MY VIN FOR ANY RECALLS AND IT SHOWS 0 HOWEVER, I DID LOCATE A RECALL THAT WAS MADE FOR 2014 NISSAN VERSAS SEDAN FOR THE EXACT SAME THING THAT HAPPENED TO MY CAR AND I'M WONDERING WHY MY VEHICLE IS NOT PART THE THE RECALL VIN NUMBERS.

Engine
Filed May 29, 2017109,000 milesME

IN MOTION. THIS CAR WOULD VIBRATE WHILE STEERING (TURNING) AND ACCELERATING, FORCING THE RMPS TO FLEX UP WITHOUT GAIN OF POWER. THE RPMA WOULD RANDOMLY FLEX UP AND DOWN WHILE DRIVING AT A MAINTAINED SPEED. THEN A DAY AT A STORE I TURN THE CAR ON, WENT TO PUT IT IN DRIVE AN IT STALLED OUT- 5 TIMES TO GET TO TO MOVE. THEN IT WOULD STALL OUT WHILE COMING TO A STOP/AT A STOP/STILL IN GEAR (DRIVE) SO I WOULD HAVE TO SLAM IT INTO NEUTRAL WHEN SLOWING DOWN FOR A STOP OR AT A STOP. UNTIL ONE DAY AS I WAS DRIVING I DIDN'T NEED TO COMPLETELY STOP AS I TURNED TO ANOTHER ROAD BC NO ONE WAS COMING, AS I USED THE ACCELERATOR TO GAIN MY SPEED THE RMP FLEXED UP AND DOWN BUT MY SPEED DECREASED LEADING TO THE CAR STALLLING OUT ON SIDE OF ROAD. I TURNED IT OFF THEN TRIED TO START IT AND TO PUT IT IN GEAR IT AGAIN STALLED OUT, AFTER THAT IT WOULDN'T TURN OVER AN IT GOT TOWED TO MY PLACE WHERE IT SITS AND DOESN'T START OR MOVE, IT HAS 3 RECALLS COME TO FIND OUT AN I CONTACTED NISSAN WHICH TOLD ME TO CONTACT THE NEAREST NISSAN DEALERSHIP THAT TOLD ME TO GO CALL NISSAN. SO PRETTY MUCH I'VE GOTTEN ZERO INFORMATION AN A RUN AROUND. THIS CAR IS A SAFETY HAZARD. I'M LUCKY I WASN'T DRIVING 60MPH OR MORE AND THE ENGINE SHUTS OFF AND EVERYTHING LOCKS UP. WILL BE TRYING TO START THIS CAR TO DETERMINE IF IT SHOULD NEED TO BE TOWED 3 HOURS AWAY FROM THE NEAREST NISSAN DEALERSHIP.

Air BagsCrash1 injured1 killed
Filed May 18, 201766,000 milesFL

TL* THE CONTACT OWNED A 2014 NISSAN VERSA. WHILE DRIVING 45 MPH, A MOTORCYCLIST CRASHED INTO THE REAR OF THE CONTACT'S VEHICLE. THE AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY. THE MOTORCYCLIST WAS FATALLY INJURED. WHILE THE CONTACT WAS WAITING FOR THE AMBULANCE AND POLICE TO ARRIVE, ANOTHER VEHICLE ATTEMPTED TO AVOID THE CRASH AND CRASHED INTO THE REAR PASSENGER SIDE OF THE CONTACT'S VEHICLE. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE DRIVER SUSTAINED INJURIES TO THE LOWER TAIL BONE, A SPRAIN TO THE LEFT ANKLE, AND BRUISING TO THE RIGHT AND LEFT ARMS FROM THE SEAT BELT. MEDICAL ATTENTION WAS RECEIVED AND THE MRI RESULTS WERE STILL PENDING. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A POLICE TOWING ZONE AND DECLARED DESTROYED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 66,000...UPDATED 05/23/17 *BF ..UPDATED 09/18/17 *BF UPDATED 09/25/2017*JS *JS

Structure › Body
Filed May 11, 201722,000 milesNC

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2014 NISSAN VERSA. DURING INCLEMENT, RAINY WEATHER, THE CONTACT HEARD THE SOUND OF WATER SWISHING AROUND NEAR THE FRONT PASSENGER SIDE OF THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT NOTICED WATER INSIDE THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT WAS UNABLE TO DETERMINE WHEN THE FAILURE WOULD OCCUR. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER MORE THAN TWICE, BUT THEY FAILED TO IDENTIFY THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 22,000.

Unknown or Other
Filed Apr 7, 2017GA

TRANSMISSION GOING OUT. JERKING WHILE DRIVING AND SHUTTING OFF.

Power Train
Filed Mar 6, 2017160,000 milesFL

I AM A CURRENT CUSTOMER OF A DEALERSHIP IN GAINESVILLE, FLORIDA. I HAVE BOUGHT AT LEAST 2 BRAND NEW NISSAN VEHICLES FROM THEM . I WAS PLANNING TO BUY ANOTHER NISSAN NOW THAT I JUST RETIRED. HOWEVER WITH THIS EXPERIENCE I AM GOING TO LOOK SOMEWHERE FOR MY NEW VEHICLE OTHER THAN A NISSAN. THIS NISSAN VERSA NOTE I BOUGHT IT IN NOVEMBER 2013. I NEVER HAD ANY PROBLEMS WITH ANY BRAND CAR MAKES BEFORE 5 YEARS AFTER PURCHASE. THE DEALERSHIP WANTS TO "FIX" THE CVT PROBLEM AT $ 4000.00! EVERYONE IS AWARE OF THE CVT PROGRAMMING PROBLEM WITH THIS MODEL. EVEN NISSAN ISSUED A SERVICE BULLETIN TO TRY TO FIX IT.! AT NO AVAIL. MY ADVICE, STAY AWAY FROM NISSAN VEHICLES!.

Power Train
Filed Mar 6, 2017160,000 milesFL

CVT SLIPS, THROTTLES, MAKE CLUNKING NOISE.

Power Train
Filed Dec 7, 201655,000 milesUT

WHEN ACCELERATING FROM A STOP MY CAR WILL SHUTTER AND ALMOST STALL. THIS IS ESPECIALLY UNNERVING WHEN TURNING LEFT. THIS HAPPENS ALMOST EVERY TIME. ANOTHER ISSUE I'VE HAD, IS MY CAR STARTS MOVING WHILE AT A STOP LIGHT AND MY FOOT IS FULLY ON THE BRAKE.

Service BrakesCrash
Filed Nov 21, 201668,000 milesAZ

I WAS APPROACHING A STOP LIGHT. AS I APPROACHED THE STOP LIGHT I BEGAN TO GRADUALLY APPLY THE BRAKES TO SLOW DOWN, BUT THE PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR AND THE BRAKES DID NOT ENGAGE. THE PEDAL FELT LIKE NORMAL RESISTANCE WAS THERE WHEN PUSHING ON IT WITH MY FOOT, BUT THE BRAKES DID NOT WORK TO SLOW THE VEHICLE. I QUICKLY REMOVED MY FOOT FROM THE BRAKE, LOOKED AT MY FEET TO MAKE SURE I WAS ON THE BRAKE, THEN SLAMMED THE BRAKES AND THE PEDAL ONCE AGAIN WENT TO THE FLOOR. WHILE MY FOOT WAS STILL ON THE BRAKE THE BRAKES ENGAGED AND LOCKED UP ABOUT 2 TO 3 SECONDS AFTER SLAMMING ON THE BRAKES. ONCE I REALIZED THE BRAKES WEREN'T WORKING I DID NOT HAVE TIME TO AVOID HITTING THE CAR IN FRONT OF ME AND I REAR-ENDED THEM. AS I FOLLOWED THE VEHICLE THAT I HIT TO PULL TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD, THE BRAKES STILL WERE NOT WORKING PROPERLY. WHEN PUSHING ON THE BRAKE PEDAL IT WOULD ENGAGE, BUT NOT WITH THE NORMAL LEVEL OF RESISTANCE. BY THE TIME I ARRIVED AT THE LOCATION WE WERE GOING TO PULL OVER AT THE BRAKES WERE WORKING NORMALLY. WE CONTACTED NISSAN CONSUMER AFFAIRS ABOUT THE INCIDENT AND THEY SAID THEY WOULD NOT CONDUCT AN INVESTIGATION UNLESS THE CAR WAS INSPECTED BY A DEALERSHIP. THE DEALERSHIP INSPECTED IT AND SAID THAT THEY COULD NOT FIND ANYTHING WRONG WITH THE BRAKES. WE CHECKED BACK WITH NISSAN CONSUMER AFFAIRS AND THEY SAID THEY WOULD NOT MOVE FORWARD WITH AN INVESTIGATION AND WOULD NOT DO ANYTHING UNLESS A RECALL WAS ISSUED. THE DEALERSHIP TOLD US THAT THE VEHICLE SUSTAINED OVER $6,000

Electrical System
Filed Nov 14, 201640,000 milesGA

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2014 NISSAN VERSA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT BRAKE PEDAL FAILED TO ENGAGE WITHOUT WARNING. AS A RESULT, THE CONTACT WAS UNABLE TO START THE VEHICLE WITH THE PUSH TO START. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC BUT WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE TECHNICIAN INFORMED THE CONTACT OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 15V418000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM) BUT THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 40,000. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE.

Power Train
Filed Nov 14, 2016107,149 milesGA

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2014 NISSAN VERSA. WHILE DRIVING 35 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS ABLE TO RESTART, BUT WAS NOT ACCELERATING. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING WHERE IT WAS DETERMINED THAT THE POWER TRAIN FAILED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 107,149.

Service BrakesCrash1 injured
Filed Nov 8, 201640,000 milesIL

WHILE DRIVING AT 55 MPH, NEEDED TO BRAKE IN ORDER TO AVOID AN ACCIDENT. THERE WAS NOT ENOUGH ROOM TO SWITCH FOOT QUICKLY FROM GAS TO BRAKE PEDAL. REAR ENDED THE CAR IN FRONT OF ME AND TOTALED MY NISSAN VERSA. AN EMERGENCY ROOM VISIT WAS NECESSARY. WE LEARNED ABOUT THE RECALL LAST WEEK THROUGH A MAILING TO OUR HOUSE. WE BOUGHT THE CAR 'USED' THROUGH CAR MAX, SO IT TOOK AWHILE FOR THE RECALL NOTICE TO FIND US.

Service Brakes
Filed Nov 1, 201640,000 milesCA

"NISSAN RECALL" WITHIN MY 1-YEAR WARRANTY, I'VE REPEATEDLY ASKED FOR ASSISTANCE ON MY NISSAN VEHICLE THROUGH THE DEALERSHIP I PURCHASED MY CAR FROM; TOYOTA TOWN OF STOCKTON. MARCH 14TH, 2016, I, [XXX], ASKED FOR HELP. RECEIVED SOME KIND OF HELP, HOWEVER ENDED UP AS NO HELP AT ALL. AN EMPLOYEE THERE REFERRED ME TO ANOTHER EMPLOYEE THERE TO TAKE A LOOK AT MY CAR; HOWEVER, ENDED UP TEST DRIVING IT. HE SUPPOSEDLY HAD NOT HEARD THE UNPLEASANT NOISES THAT I WAS REFERRING TO. HE THEN SUGGESTED CHANGING MY BRAKES AND ROTORS. I WENT OUT MY WAY AFTER THAT DAY AND CHANGED MY BRAKES. THE NOISE WAS STILL THERE. I GAVE UP ON THEM GIVING ME THE RUN AROUND. SEPTEMBER 7TH, 2016; I, [XXX], WAS DRIVING ON THE STREETS WHEN SUDDENLY WHEN I LIGHTLY PUSHED ONTO THE BRAKES, THE VEHICLE HAD MERGED TO THE LEFT, WHICH CAUSED ME TO HIT AGAINST THE CURB OF AN ISLAND. IT CAUSED BOTH TIRES ON THE DRIVERS SIDE TO BLOW OUT AND BENT MY RIMS ALSO. I HAD NO WAY OF GETTING BACK HOME WITH MY CAR. I HAD TO CALL A FRIEND TO COME HELP ME OUT IN AN UNFORTUNATE SITUATION. I HAD TO WAIT UNTIL THE 12TH OF SEPTEMBER TO GET BOTH TIRES AND RIMS REPLACED. WHAT SHOULD MY NEXT STEPS BE? INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR

Power Train
Filed Oct 13, 201678,912 milesCA

ON 10/11/2016 MY CARS CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON FOR THE FIRST TIME EVER SINCE I BOUGHT THE CAR, WHILE I WAS DRIVING HOME FROM WORK ON THE FREEWAY, MY CAR WOULD SHIFT HARD TRYING TO GET INTO A HIGHER GEAR AND THEN WHEN I PRESSED ON THE GAS PEDAL YOU COULD HEAR THE CAR ACCELERATE BUT IT WOULD NOT SHIFT AND ASIDE OF THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT COMING ON THAT IS WHY I BROUGHT IT INTO THE DEALERSHIP AND THEY DIAGNOSED IT AS WELL AS FOUND OUT THERE WAS AN OUTSTANDING RECALL ON THE CVT PROGRAM IN THAT YEAR MAKE AND MODEL OF CAR. MIND YOU THIS IS THE FIRST I HEAR OF SUCH RECALL WHEN I HAVE HAD THIS CAR FOR OVER A YEAR AND THIS SUCH RECALL CAME OUT ON 08/12/2015. I NEVER RECEIVED ANYTHING VIA MAIL, EMAIL, OR PHONE. I HAVE NOT CHANGED MY ADDRESS NOR PHONE NUMBER IN YEARS SO I DON'T SEE WHY THEY DID NOT GET IN CONTACT WITH ME OR MY DAD. I BELIEVE THAT IF THIS WAS TAKEN CARE OF LAST YEAR WHEN THIS ALL CAME ABOUT I WOULD NOT HAVE TO BE IN THIS SITUATION WHERE THEY TREATING ME WITH SUCH DISRESPECT AND AS IF I DON'T KNOW MY RIGHTS AS A CUSTOMER. I WAS GIVEN THE RUN AROUND AT ONE DEALERSHIP AND THE OTHER DEALERSHIP WAS "ON MY SIDE" AND ALL I WANT IS MY CAR TO BE FIXED AND NOT BE TAKEN ADVANTAGE OF BECAUSE I AM A FEMALE.

Vehicle Speed Control
Filed Sep 27, 201640,999 milesTX

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2014 NISSAN VERSA. WHILE DRIVING 60 MPH, THE VEHICLE'S SPEED DECREASED TO 10 MPH WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE CONTACT'S RESIDENCE. THE DEALER WAS NOTIFIED, BUT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. IT WAS UNKNOWN IF THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 40,999.

Service BrakesCrash
Filed Aug 17, 201636,860 milesNC

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2014 NISSAN VERSA. WHILE DRIVING AT AN UNKNOWN SPEED AND ATTEMPTING TO ENGAGE THE BRAKES, THE CONTACT'S FOOT BECAME STUCK AND WAS UNABLE TO DEPRESS THE BRAKE PEDAL. AS A RESULT, THE CONTACT CRASHED INTO THE REAR OF ANOTHER VEHICLE. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED AND NO INJURIES WERE REPORTED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER. HOWEVER, THE CONTACT MENTIONED THAT THE VEHICLE HAD BEEN PREVIOUSLY REPAIRED PER NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 15V507000 (SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC, VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL). THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 36,860.

Air Bags
Filed Jun 14, 201631,000 milesMI

TAKATA RECALL I DON'T KNOW THAT THIS IS A TAKATA ISSUE, OR IF WE EVEN HAVE A TAKATA AIRBAG SYSTEM IN OUR VEHICLE. HOWEVER, FOR THE LAST THREE MONTHS OUR AIRBAG LIGHT HAS BEEN GOING ON. WE HAVE BEEN TURNING IT OFF BY DOING THE SYNCHRONIZED KEY TURN METHOD, WHERE IT WOULD WORK FOR A FEW DAYS OR WEEKS AND THEN THE LIGHT WOULD COME BACK ON. WE TOOK IT INTO A DEALER, AND THEY ARE REPLACING THE "AIRBAG MODULE" BECAUSE IT IS DEFECTIVE. WE TOOK IT TO ELHART AUTOMOTIVE IN HOLLAND, MI AND IT IS COMPLETELY COVERED UNDER THE WARRANTY. HOWEVER, WE WANTED TO SUBMIT THIS AS AN ISSUE BECAUSE THE VIN DOESN'T GET A HIT ON THE TAKATA RECALL, HOWEVER THERE IS OBVIOUSLY AN AIRBAG ISSUE - WHETHER IT IS ISOLATED OR A PART OF THE TAKATA THING, IS ABOVE MY PAYGRADE TO KNOW OR UNDERSTAND. WE WANT TO MAKE SURE IF THE 2014 NISSAN VERSA SHOULD BE ON THE RECALL LIST, THAT IT IS APPROPRIATELY ADDRESSED.

Vehicle Speed Control
Filed Apr 6, 201651,000 milesMD

WHILE DRIVING 35 MPH, SUNDAY , APRIL 3 AROUND 12:30 PM, TEMPERATURE AROUND 40 DEGREES, SUNNY CONDITIONS, NO RAIN. THE VEHICLE COMPLETELY LOST CONTROL OF ACCELERATION FROM THE FOOT PEDAL. I WAS ABLE TO COAST TO THE EDGE OF THE ROAD WITHOUT INCIDENT. THE CAR STILL HAD HALF A TANK OF GAS PROVIDED FROM THE SELLER, HERTZ, SO WE PUT LESS THAN 100 MILES SINCE THE PURCHASE. THE ENGINE IDLED SMOOTHLY, THE TRANSMISSION WAS PROPERLY FUNCTIONING AND ENGAGED. THERE WAS NO RESPONSE TO ANY MOVEMENT FROM ON THE FOOT PEDAL TO THE ENGINE IN ANY GEAR, INCLUDING NEUTRAL AND PARK. AGAIN, THE ENGINE IDLED SMOOTHLY, THE TRANSMISSION ENGAGED PROPERLY WHEN SHIFTED FROM PARK TO DRIVE, ETC. THE THROTTLE RESPONSE RETURNED AFTER THE ENGINE WAS COMPLETELY TURNED OFF THEN TURNED BACK ON. THE 2014 VERSA HAS FLY- BY- WIRE THROTTLE, SO DIRECT LINKAGE IS NOT BROKEN, THIS SUGGESTS EITHER A SOFTWARE MALFUNCTION OR AN INTERMITTENT APP SENSOR. UPON INVESTIGATION ON THE INTERNET, SEVERAL NISSAN AUTOMOBILES OF THE SAME YEAR HAVE BEEN RECALLED FOR SIMILAR PROBLEMS. THE VERSA WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL. IF YOU HAVE ANY SERVICE BULLETINS WITH THIS REFERENCE, COULD YOU PROVIDE THE SERVICE BULLETIN NUMBER SO THAT I CAN TAKE THE CAR TO A DEALER. I FEEL THIS IS POTENTIALLY A VERY DANGEROUS ISSUE IF IT WERE TO OCCUR IN TRAFFIC OR AT HIGH SPEEDS, THEREFORE I HAVE FILED A REPORT WITH NHTSA. I FEEL THIS POTENTIALLY AN ACCIDENT WAITING TO HAPPEN. I WOULD APPRECIATE ANY SUPPORT YOU CAN PROVIDE WITH SERVICE BULLETINS, OR ANY

Service Brakes
Filed Mar 19, 201639,030 milesPA

BRAKE FAILURE TODAY WHILE DRIVING. WHEN I PRESSED THE BRAKE, THE PEDAL WENT ALL THE WAY DOWN TO THE FLOOR. THE CAR DIDN'T RESPOND. THANK GOD I WAS COMING OUT OF A PARKING LOT AND NOT ON THE BUSY HIGHWAY WHEN THIS HAPPENED OR IT COULD HAVE BEEN A FATAL SITUATION. ALSO EXPERIENCING CVT JUDDERS AND VIBRATIONS CONSTANTLY. TRANSMISSION FEELS LIKE ITS STRUGGLING AND WILL DIE SOON. I ONLY HAVE 39000 MILES ON THE CAR.

Air BagsCrash1 injured
Filed Mar 7, 201635,000 milesSC

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2014 NISSAN VERSA. THE BRAKES FAILED WHILE DRIVING AT AN UNKNOWN SPEED. AS A RESULT, THE PASSENGER SIDE OF THE CONTACT'S VEHICLE WAS STUCK BY A TRACTOR TRAILER. THE PASSENGER SIDE AIR BAG DEPLOYED; HOWEVER, THE DRIVER SIDE AIR BAG FAILED TO DEPLOY. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE DRIVER OF THE VEHICLE SUSTAINED INJURIES TO THE HEAD AND VERTEBRAE THAT REQUIRED MEDICAL ATTENTION. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED FROM THE SCENE TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 35,000. UPDATED 05/03/16*LJ *TR

Service Brakes
Filed Mar 5, 201610 milesTX

WHILE DRIVING AT 35 MILES/HER I ALMOST HIT THE CAR IN FRONT OF HER MY BRAKE SUDDENLY FAILED ON MARCH 2, 2016 AND I HAD TO PUSH THE BRAKE ALL THE WAY TO FLOOR. IT WORKED NORMALLY AFTER THAT BUT HAD A SAME PROBLEMS A FEW MORE TIMES ON MARCH 3, 2016. I TOOK IT TO THE NISSAN DEALER ON MARCH 3, 2016 AND I WAS TOLD THAT IT WAS MASTER BRAKE CYLINDER FAILURE. IT JUST HAS 46250 MILES AND I AM WAITING FOR THE MASTER CYLINDER REPLACEMENT.

Service Brakes, HydraulicCrash
Filed Mar 4, 20169,000 milesGA

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2014 NISSAN VERSA. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 45 MPH, THE VEHICLE TOOK LONGER TO STOP WHEN THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED. THE VEHICLE WAS EQUIPPED WITH ANTI-LOCK BRAKES. THE CONTACT APPLIED EXCESSIVE FORCE TO THE BRAKE PEDAL, BUT THE PEDAL TRAVELED TO THE FLOOR. AS A RESULT, THE CONTACT REAR ENDED THE PRECEDING VEHICLE. THE AIR BAGS DEPLOYED. THERE WERE NO INJURIES AND A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER WHERE NO FAILURES WERE FOUND. THE MANUFACTURER WAS INFORMED OF THE FAILURE AND OPENED AN INVESTIGATION. THE PARTS FOR THE REPAIR WERE NOT PROVIDED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 9,000. ....UPDATED 07/05/16 *BF THE CONSUMER STATED SHE SAW TRAFFIC STOPPED AHEAD OF HER. HOWEVER, WHEN SHE APPLIED THE BRAKE, THE VEHICLE DIDN'T STOP. CONSEQUENTLY, SHE REAR ENDED ANOTHER VEHICLE. HER VEHICLE WAS TOTALED. UPDATED 07/21/16. *JB

Air BagsCrash1 injured
Filed Mar 1, 201616,000 milesTX

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2014 NISSAN VERSA. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 35 MPH, THE DRIVER SIDE AIR BAG DEPLOYED WITHOUT WARNING OR IMPACT. AS A RESULT, DUST, POWDER, AND SMOKE ENTERED THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT'S VISION WAS IMPAIRED. THE CONTACT REAR ENDED A VEHICLE, WHICH THEN CRASHED INTO ANOTHER VEHICLE. THE CONTACT APPLIED THE BRAKES WITH HIGH PRESSURE, CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO STOP. THE OTHER AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. THE CONTACT RECEIVED ARM, CHEST, AND FINGER INJURIES. MEDICAL ATTENTION WAS NEEDED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED; HOWEVER, A FINAL DECISION REGARDING THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DECIDED. THE VEHICLE SUSTAINED FRONT END DAMAGE. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN REPAIRED. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS INFORMED; HOWEVER, THE CONTACT WAS AWAITING A RESPONSE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 16,000.

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