2009 Nissan Versa

These are unverified consumer reports filed with NHTSA, shown as submitted.

• 12/30/2011· TIRES

  THE LOW TIRE PRESSURE LIGHT CAME ON AND WHEN I CHECKED I FOUND A TIRE THAT WAS DOWN 15LBS. I DROPPED IT OFF AT THE DEALER WHO SAID THE TPMS UNIT WAS CRACKED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED FOR $218. THE TIRE ONLY HAS 8,000 MILES ON IT. WILL I HAVE TO REPLACE THE OTHER THREE SENSORS? *KB

• 12/29/2015· SUSPENSION

  MY NISSAN VERSA WAS RECALLED FOR FRONT SPRINGS TO BE REPLACED. I HAD ALREADY HAD THE SPRINGS REPLACED BECAUSE THEY BROKE. I WAS INFORMED THAT I HAD TO HAVE THE SPRINGS REPLACED AGAIN TO SATISFY THE RECALL. THE STRUTS WERE RUSTED OUT, BUT WERE NOT PART OF THE RECALL. I HAD TO PAY TO HAVE THE STRUTS REPLACED WHEN THE DEALERSHIP BROKE THEM REMOVING THEM TO REPLACE THE SPRINGS. THE STRUTS AND SPRINGS ARE ONE UNIT AND SHOULD HAVE BEEN PART OF THE RECALL. THE SPRINGS DID NOT NEED REPLACED. I WAS CHARGED OVER $250 FOR A RECALL REPAIR THAT WAS SUPPOSED TO BE COVERED BY NISSAN.

• 12/28/2014· STEERING,SUSPENSION

  RECENTLY I NOTICED A PIECE OF METAL NEAR MY MAILBOX. LOOKING AT IT I QUICKLY REALIZED IT WAS PROBABLY A PIECE OF MY NISSAN VERSA HATCHBACKS LEFT COIL SPRING. SURE ENOUGH, THE BREAKAGE MATCHED WHAT WAS ON MY CAR. WHY DID I SO QUICKLY GUESS THAT IT WAS FROM MY CAR? BECAUSE MY RIGHT COIL SPRING WENT AT ABOUT 39000 MILES AND I HAD READ UP ON NISSAN VERSA HATCHBACKS AND SURE ENOUGH, A BUNCH OF PEOPLE HAVE HAD THIS PROBLEM (I ACTUALLY WAS WAITING FOR IT TO HAPPEN). MY RIGHT COIL SPRING BROKE MORE DRASTICALLY WHEN I WAS GOING AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS AND I WENT ONTO A BRIDGE. THERE WAS A LOUD CLANG AND MY ALIGNMENT WENT WHACK. LATER UPON INSPECTION AT A REPAIR SHOP, I REALIZED THAT I COULD HAVE HAD A VERY BAD CRASH SEEING THAT THE SHARP PART OF THE BROKEN SPRING COIL WAS ONLY A FEW INCHES AWAY FROM MY TIRE (IT WAS PRETTY UGLY BREAK). THE REPAIR COST ME 200$ WITH A STUDENT DISCOUNT, WHICH I VERY CHEAP, SOME PEOPLE FAIR WORSE. THE MORE RECENT LEFT COIL SPRING BROKE WITHOUT ME EVEN NOTICING ANYTHING, I ONLY FOUND THE BROKEN PIECE ABOUT HALF A RING SIZE. SINCE IT WAS NEAR MY MAILBOX, IT MUST HAVE BROKE OFF AT LOW SPEEDS, PROBABLY WHEN I DROVE OVER THE LITTLE TROUGH IN FRONT OF THE DRIVE WAY FOR THE DRAIN. SOMEHOW THE REST OF THE SPRING JUST RE-ALIGNED ITSELF SO I WAS ACTUALLY ABLE TO DRIVE MY CAR WITHOUT NOTICING ANYTHING WRONG. I OBVIOUSLY WONT DRIVE IT NOW UNLESS ITS TO A REPAIR SHOP. THIS IS UNACCEPTABLE, I AM A 4TH YEAR ELECTRICAL ENGINEERING STUDENT AND I AM DISAPPOINTED AT THE ENGINEERS WHO DESIGNED MY CAR. OTHER VERSA DRIVERS HAD THEIR WHEELS BLOWN BY THESE BROKEN COIL SPRINGS FROM WHAT I HAVE READ, I HAVE JUST BEEN LUCKY. I AM SURPRISED THERE HAS BEEN NO RECALL YET BY NISSAN OR ATLEAST SOME WARNING, PERHAPS NO ONE WAS SERIOUSLY HURT YET. WHEN I GET OUT OF COLLEGE AND LOOK FOR A NEW CAR, I DON'T THINK I WILL CONSIDER NISSAN. THANK GOD I WASN'T HURT BY THESE FAILURES. *TR

• 12/27/2017· AIR BAGS

  TL* TAKATA RECALL. THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 NISSAN VERSA. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 17V449000 (AIR BAGS) HOWEVER, THE PART TO DO THE REPAIR WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE DEALER WAS CONTACTED AT: FAULKNER NISSAN JENKINTOWN , 900 OLD YORK RD, JENKINTOWN, PA, 215-887-8870, AND CONFIRMED THAT THE PARTS WERE NOT AVAILABLE FOR THE RECALL REMEDY. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE AND WAS NOT ABLE TO CONFIRM WHEN THE PARTS WERE TO BECOME AVAILABLE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. VIN TOOL CONFIRMS PARTS NOT AVAILABLE.

• 12/27/2017· AIR BAGS

  TAKATA RECALL - BOTH DRIVERS SIDE AND PASSENGERS SIDE OF MY VEHICLE HAVE BEEN RECALLED. WHEN I CALLED THE DEALERSHIP CLOSEST TO ME, THEY TOLD ME TO COME IN TO GET MY AIRBAGS REPLACED. WHEN I WENT IN, THEY TOLD ME THAT THE DRIVER'S SIDE AIRBAG WOULD NOT BE READY AND THAT THEY WOULD GET IN CONTACT WITH ME THAT DAY TO SET UP MY RENTAL VEHICLE WHILE I WAITED FOR THE AIRBAGS TO BE AVAILABLE. AFTER CALLING AGAIN, I HAVE HEARD NOTHING FROM THEM FOR 2 WEEKS.

• 12/27/2013· SUSPENSION

  PASSENGER SIDE SPRING COIL BROKE NEARLY 5 MONTHS AFTER THE DRIVER SIDE SPRING COIL BROKE. SEE COMPLAINT FROM 7/31/13. LUCKILY, COIL BROKE WHILE BACKING OUT OF DRIVE WAY, SO I DID NOT LOSE CONTROL OF VEHICLE. BROKEN PART OF COIL IS NOW PINCHED BETWEEN COIL SEAT AND REST OF COIL LEAVING THE REMAINING SPRING UNSEATED. CAR IS UNDRIVEABLE IN THIS CONDITION FOR SECOND TIME BEFORE 5 YEAR LOAN IS EVEN PAID OFF. CASE OPENED WITH NISSAN, BUT THEY THUS FAR HAVE REFUSED TO PAY DIAGNOSTIC FEE TO CONFIRM BROKEN SPRING COIL. BROKEN COIL CAN BE CLEARLY SEEN IN TIRE WELL. DIAGNOSIS IS REQUIRED FOR ANY FURTHER ACTION BY NISSAN REGARDING REPAIR REIMBURSEMENT. BAD CUSTOMER SERVICE. *TR

• 12/26/2017· AIR BAGS

  TAKATA RECALL : AIR BAG NOT FUNCTIONING PROPERLY POSSIBLE ALARM SYSTEM MANULFUNCTION

• 12/26/2008· SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC

  THE BRAKES HAVE BEEN NON-RESPONSIVE THREE TIMES ON MY 2009 NISSAN VERSA. WHEN DEPRESSING THE BRAKES - THERE IS NO RESPONSE. FORTUNATELY, WHEN DEPRESSING THE BRAKES A SECOND TIME THEY RESPOND. THE FIRST TWO TIMES WERE AT SPEEDS BELOW 20MPH. TODAY THE 26TH OF DEC. 2008 THE BRAKES WERE NON-RESPONSIVE (FIRST PUSH) AT 50 MPH. ON SECOND PUSH THE CAR SWERVED FIRST LEFT THEN RIGHT - I TOOK MY FOOT OFF THE BRAKE AND ON THE THIRD PUSH THE CAR BRAKED AS EXPECTED. HAVING BRAKES BE NON-RESPONSIVE AT ANY TIME IS OBVIOUSLY A PROBLEM. I MADE THE DEALER AWARE OF THE FAILURE WHEN IT OCCURRED THE 2ND TIME ON 12/13/08 - THE DEALER BRUCE BENNETT NISSAN OF WILTON CT 203.544.8371 REVIEWED THE CAR (KEEPING IT OVERNIGHT) ON 12/16/08. THEY DETERMINED THAT NOTHING WAS WRONG WITH THE BRAKES. TODAY ON 12/26/08 I LEFT A MESSAGE ON THE SERVICE LINE AS IT HAS NOW HAPPENED A 3RD TIME - BUT I WAS GOING FASTER AND THE CAR SWERVED SEVERELY WHEN THE BRAKES WERE USED ON THE SECOND PUSH. HOPEFULLY I WILL HERE FROM THEM TOMORROW. I ALSO CALLED NISSAN CUSTOMER SERVICE - HOWEVER THEY APPEAR TO BE CLOSED. *TR

• 12/24/2015· SUSPENSION

  DRIVER SIDE FRONT COIL SPRING BROKE WHILE DRIVING. APPEARED TO BE VERY RUSTED.

• 12/23/2016· AIR BAGS

  TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 NISSAN VERSA. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 16V349000 (AIR BAGS). THE PART TO DO THE REPAIR WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE.

• 12/23/2014· SUSPENSION

  WHEN I PUT THE CAR IN DRIVE TO PULL OUT OF MY PARKING SPOT I HEARD A NOISE AND THE FRONT END DRIVER SIDE DROPPED. I HAD TO REPLACE THE COIL SPRING AND STRUT. THE STRUT WAS DAMAGED DUE TO THE COIL SPRING BREAKING. I HAD TO FIX BOTH SIDES AND GET FRONT END ALIGNMENT WHICH COST OVER $700.00. BASED ON WHAT I HAVE READ THIS IS A KNOW PROBLEM WITH THE NISSAN VERSAS AND THERE SHOULD HAVE BEEN A RECALL. I DRIVE ON A HIGHWAY IN BUMPER TO BUMPER TRAFFIC DAILY AND WAS LUCKY IT DID NOT HAPPEN THERE. THE NEXT PERSON MAY NOT BE SO LUCKY. NISSAN NEEDS TO DO SOMETHING ABOUT THIS BEFORE A SERIOUS ACCIDENT HAPPENS. *TR

• 12/23/2014· AIR BAGS

  MY LIGHT CAME ON BLINKING REGARDING MY AIR BAGS. I TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE NISSAN DEALERSHIP. THEY ADVISED ME THAT THE AIR BAGS WILL NOT DEPLOY DUE TO A SENSOR THAT HAS FAILED IN THE FRONT PASSENGER SIDE SEAT BOTTOM. I WAS FURTHER ADVISED THAT THEY CANNOT REPLACE JUST THE SENSOR, IT WILL BE $660 TO REPLACE THE WHOLE SEAT BOTTOM.I CONTACTED NISSAN CONSUMER AFFAIRS AS I BELIEVE THIS IS A BASIC SAFETY ISSUE AND THAT THEY SHOULD ASSIST WITH THE FIX. I HAVE NOT ABUSED THE SEAT, IT IS NOT DAMAGED OR TORN, IT HAS NOT BEEN IN AN ACCIDENT. THE ONLY REASON I HAVE NO WORKING AIRBAGS IS BECAUSE THE PART NISSAN PUT IN THE VEHICLE HAS FAILED. NISSAN HAS FAILED TO ASSIST ME AND I STILL DO NOT HAVE WORKING AIR BAGS. *TR

• 12/22/2020· SUSPENSION

  REPLACING THE EXHAUST THE REAR SPRINGS WERE BROKEN TO THE POINT THE INSULATORS FELL OUT . THE SPRINGS ON BOTH THE REAR OF THE VEHICLE WERE BREAKING. THERE WASN'T ANY SIGNIFICANT RUST ON THE SPRINGS THERE WAS A RECALL ON THE FRONT WHICH WAS DONE. THE INSULATORS MISSING MAKES A METAL TO METAL CONTACT WHICH WOULD MAKE IT WEAR OUT FASTER AND MORE PRONE TO RUST. WHY ARE THE SPRINGS BREAKING?

• 12/20/2016· AIR BAGS

  TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 NISSAN VERSA. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 16V349000 (AIR BAGS); HOWEVER, THE PART TO DO THE REPAIR WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. VIN TOOL CONFIRMS PARTS NOT AVAILABLE. UPDATED 04/20/17 *LJ UPDATED 09/01/2017*JS

• 12/18/2017· AIR BAGS

  TL* TAKATA RECALL. THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 NISSAN VERSA. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBERS: 17V449000 AND 16V349000 (AIR BAGS). THE PARTS TO DO THE REPAIR WERE UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE CONTACT CALLED NISSAN OF SACRAMENTO AT (916) 288-8775 (2820 AUBURN BLVD, SACRAMENTO, CA 95821) WHERE IT WAS CONFIRMED THAT THE PARTS WERE NOT AVAILABLE FOR THE RECALL REMEDY. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE ISSUE AND CONFIRMED THAT THE PARTS WERE TO BECOME AVAILABLE IN SPRING OF 2018. THE CONTACT WAS ADVISED TO CALL A LOCAL DEALER FOR A RENTAL. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. PARTS DISTRIBUTION DISCONNECT.

• 12/18/2017· AIR BAGS

  THERE IS A RECALL ON MY VEHICLE'S AIRBAG ON THE DRIVER'S SIDE BUT PARTS ARE NOT AVAILABLE TO FIX THE PROBLEM UNTIL SPRING. THIS MAKES ME FEEL VERY UNSAFE DRIVING MY VEHICLE UNTIL THEN. WHAT HAPPENS IF I GET IN AN ACCIDENT BEFORE A FREE REPAIR IS MADE AVAILABLE TO ME?

• 12/18/2014· SUSPENSION

  I STARTED TO BACK OUT OF MY DRIVE WAY WHEN I HEARD A LOUD CLUCK SOUND. UPON CHECKING THE GROUND I FOUND PART OF THE PASSENGER SIDE SPRING LAYING ON THE GROUND. THERE IS NO RUST. THE PART JUST BROKE. THIS APPEARS TO BE A PROBLEM. I AM JUST GLAD THAT I WAS ON MY WAY DOWN THE HIGHWAY WHERE SOMEONE COULD HAVE DIED. *TR

• 12/18/2013· AIR BAGS,STRUCTURE,WHEELSCrash

  A LADY (1) FALL ASLEEP THEN CRASH ON LADY (2), THEN LADY (2) CRASH ON OUR CAR, BUT INSTEAD OF BRAKING THE LADY (2) SHE PUSHES HER ACCELERATOR CRASHES AND PUSHES OUR CAR TO LADY (3) IN FRONT OF US. OUR TIRE EXPLODES, THE AIRBAG PASSENGER DID NOT BLOW OUT AND MY WIFE HAS A NECK INJURY. MY DAUGHTER 4 Y/OLD IS FINE. WE HAVE A POLICE REPORT. THE CAR DECLARED TOTAL LOSS. HOSPITAL BILL FOR MY WIFE AND A LOTS OF NIGHTMARE FOR MY DAUGHTER AND HEADACHES FOR THE HUSBAND. *TR

• 12/17/2013· ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES

  FRONT DOOR POWER LOCK CABLE BROKEN IN ACTUATOR FOR SECOND TIME IN 3 YEARS. ACTIONS: DRIVER OPENS DOOR USING INTERIOR DOOR HANDLE WHILE AT THE SAME TIME REMOVING THE KEY FROM THE IGNITION AND ACTIVATING THE AUTOMATIC UNLOCKING OF ALL CAR DOORS. RESULT: FRONT DOOR LOCK CABLE BROKEN IN ACTUATOR. NOW THE DRIVER DOOR STAYS LOCKED WHILE ALL THE OTHER DOORS ARE UNLOCKED USING THE KEYFOB. THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE BECAUSE I HAVE TO OPEN MY WINDOW TO OPEN THE DRIVER DOOR USING THE OUTDOOR HANDLE AND COULD NOT GET OUT IN AN EMERGENCY. FIRST INCIDENT WAS IN 2011, IT WAS FIXED UNDER THE CAR ORIGINAL 3 YEAR/36000 MILES WARRANTY. 2ND INCIDENT NOV 28 2013. NISSAN ESTIMATES $295 TO REPLACE THE ACTUATOR + CABLE. *TR

• 12/16/2025· AIR BAGS

  The contact owns a 2009 Nissan Versa. The contact stated that while driving at an undisclosed speed, the air bag warning light illuminated. The vehicle was taken to an independent mechanic, where it was diagnosed that the driver’s air bag module had failed and needed to be replaced. The vehicle was not repaired, and the contact was referred to a dealer and to the NHTSA Hotline for further assistance. The dealer was not contacted. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. The approximate failure mileage was 146,000.

• 12/16/2014· POWER TRAIN,AIR BAGS

  PASSENGER SIDE AIRBAG LIGHT IS ON AND BLINKING ON DASHBOARD. NISSAN STATES THAT ENTIRE PASSENGER SEAT NEEDS TO BE REPLACED. COMPUTER WAS RESET TWICE AND LIGHT IS STILL BLINKING. THE VEHICLE WAS PURCHASED NEW AND HAS NEVER BEEN IN AN ACCIDENT. I AM AFRAID THIS MIGHT BE PART OF A EARLIER RECALL SINCE I CAN NOT DETERMINE IF MY PASSENGER SIDE AIRBAG IS A 2009 MODEL. *TR

• 12/16/2013· SUSPENSION,WHEELS

  COIL SPRING ON PASSENGER FRONT SIDE SNAPPED AND DAMAGED THE TIRE TO BRING A COMPLETE FLAT TIRE WHILE DRIVING. *TR

• 12/16/2009· SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC

  THE CONTACT SAID THAT IN THE LAST YEAR THE FRONT ROTOR AND PADS ON THE VEHICLE HAVE OVER HEATED AND BROKE. THE ROTOR AND PADS HAS BEEN REPLACED 3 TIMES. THIS HAPPENS AT ALL TIMES REGARDLESS OF SPEED. THERE HAS NOT BEEN AN ACCIDENT, BUT THE VEHICLE CONSTENTLY HAS PROBLEM STOPPING. THIS IS ONLY HAVING TO THE FRONT BRAKES AND NOT THE BACK. 2000 MILES AT TIME OF PROBLEM AND 5000 MILES ON VEHICLE NOW.UPDATED 06/29/10.*LJ THE CONSUMER STATED THERE WAS TOO MUCH HEAT ON THE BRAKES WHICH CAUSED THEM TO WEAR OUT QUICKLY. UPDATED 09/27/10

• 12/15/2017· FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE,ENGINE

  TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 NISSAN VERSA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT 35 MPH, THE ENGINE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS UNABLE TO RESTART. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE FUEL PUMP AND CONNECTOR FAILED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE INDEPENDENT MECHANIC ADVISED THE CONTACT THAT THE PARTS WERE ON BACK ORDER. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE LOCAL DEALER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE, HOWEVER INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT FUEL PUMP WAS AVAILABLE HOWEVER THE FUEL CONNECTOR WAS ON BACK ORDER. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 120,000.

• 12/15/2015· SUSPENSION

  A LARGE PIECE OF THE FRONT COIL SPRING ON THE PASSENGER SIDE BROKE AND FELL OFF ON THE ROAD, AS I BACKED OUT OF MY DRIVEWAY AND TURNED INTO THE STREET. I HEARD A CLUNK IN THE FRONT AND SOMETHING FALLING ON THE ROAD. THE REMAINING SPRING ON THE CAR WAS STILL IN PLACE. I HAD MY REPAIR SHOP REPLACE THE SPRINGS.

• 12/15/2010· SERVICE BRAKES, ELECTRIC

  NISSAN VERSA HATCHBACK 2009, THE BRAKES SQUEAK VERY LOUDLY WHENEVER THE CAR IS WARM. I HAVE TAKEN TO BE REPAIR 5 TIMES AND THE PROBLEM CANNOT BE FIXED. *TR

• 12/14/2016· AIR BAGS

  TL* TAKATA RECALL. THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 NISSAN VERSA. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 16V349000 (AIR BAGS). THE PART TO DO THE REPAIR WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. VIN TOOL CONFIRMS PARTS NOT AVAILABLE. UPDATED 02/15/2017*CT UPDATED 02/21/17.*JB

• 12/14/2013· TIRES,WHEELS

  MY NISSAN VERSA'S FRONT LEFT PASSENGER TIRE WAS LOSING AIR EVERY FEW DAYS. WHEN I TOOK IT TO AN AUTO SHOP NEARBY, THEY FOUND THAT THE ALUMINUM VALVE STEM HAS CRACKED AND THAT'S WHAT IS CAUSING THE LEAK. THIS FAULTY VALVE STEM COULD HAVE LEAD TO TIRE FAILURE AND POTENTIALLY SERIOUS ACCIDENT. PLEASE ADVISE HOW TO GO ABOUT ADDRESSING THIS ISSUE. *TR

• 12/13/2017· SUSPENSION,AIR BAGS

  TAKATA RECALL I RECEIVED A NOTIFICATION IN THE MAIL, CALLED THE NUMBER, BUT WAS TOLD IT WILL BE UNTIL "SPRING" UNTIL I CAN HAVE MY CAR'S DRIVER AND PASSENGER AIRBAGS FIXED. UNTIL THEN, INSTRUCTED TO DRIVE MY CAR.

• 12/12/2017· AIR BAGSCrash

  THE PASSENGER AIRBAG DOES NOT WORK. I WAS DRIVING & TBONED, THE AIRBAG DID NOT EMPLOY. I HAVE SINCE LEARNED THAT MY AIRBAG IS NOT WORKING AND CAR WAS RECALLED, BUT NO ONE HAS REACHED OUT.

• 12/10/2020· AIR BAGS

  DEFECTIVE AIR BAGS

• 12/09/2021· POWER TRAIN

  Unknown transmission make a real bad noise and now not move only in reverse

• 12/09/2016· AIR BAGS

  TAKATA RECALL

• 12/09/2015· SUSPENSION

  THE DRIVERS SIDE FRONT SUSPENSION COIL SPRING FRACTURE IN MY MODEL YEAR 2009 NISSAN VERSA RUSTED/CORRODED AND BROKE WHILE DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY AT APPROXIMATELY 70MPH. THE NOISE WAS APPARENT AND THE CAR IMMEDIATELY BEGAN PULLING SLIGHTLY TO THE LEFT. I PULLED OVER TO EXAMINE THE VEHICLE AND COULD NOT FIND ANY SPECIFIC REASON FOR THE NOISE AND CONTINUED HOME. I TOOK THE CAR INTO MCCARTHY NISSAN AND WAS TOLD THAT THE FRONT COIL SPRING HAD RUSTED/CORRODED AND CRACKED AND THAT DRIVING THE CAR IN THAT CONDITION WAS EXTREMELY DANGEROUS AND REQUIRED IMMEDIATE REPLACEMENT OF THE FRONT COILS.

• 12/09/2014· SUSPENSION

  WE WERE DRIVING ON THE GARDEN STATE PARKWAY DOING 65 MPH WHEN THE FRONT PASSENGER SIDE COIL SPRING BROKE AND PUNCTURED THE PASSENGER SIDE TIRE CAUSING A BLOWOUT. LUCKILY I WAS ABLE TO MANEUVER THE CAR ONTO THE SHOULDER WITHOUT CAUSING AN ACCIDENT, BUT THE OUTCOME COULD HAVE EASILY BEEN DIFFERENT. AT THE TIME I DIDN'T KNOW IT WAS THE COIL SPRING, I JUST THOUGHT I RAN OVER SOMETHING ON THE HIGHWAY. IT WASN'T UNTIL I GOT TO A SERVICE SHOP THAT I LEARNED THAT IT WAS THE COIL SPRING THAT CAUSED THE BLOWOUT. OPEN INSPECTION WE SAW THAT THE BOTTOM OF THE SPRING HAD JUST BROKEN CLEAN OFF. THERE WAS NO RUST ANY WHERE NEAR WHERE THE SPRING BROKE. I'VE DONE SOME RESEARCH ON THIS PROBLEM AND IT'S ENTIRELY TOO COMMON FOR CARS THAT HAVE UNDER 100K MILES AND ARE 5 YEARS OLD OR LESS. MY CAR HAD 68,432 MILES ON IT WHEN THE SPRING BROKE AND THIS IS SOMETHING THAT SHOULD NOT HAVE HAPPENED. OF THE 159 NHTSA COMPLAINTS FOR THE 2009 VERSA 58 OF THEM ARE FOR THE COIL SPRINGS BREAKING. THAT?S ALMOST 1/3 OF ALL THE COMPLAINTS AND THIS ISN'T JUST A PROBLEM FOR THE 2009 MODEL YEAR. BASED ON THE COMPLAINTS, THIS HAS APPARENTLY BEEN AN ONGOING PROBLEM WITH THE VERSA FROM WHEN IT WAS INTRODUCED TO THE 2011 MODEL YEAR. WHO KNOWS HOW MANY VEHICLES HAD THIS PROBLEM AND THE OWNERS NEVER BOTHERED TO FILE A COMPLAINT. I WOULD LIKE TO KNOW WHAT IS BEING DONE ABOUT THIS BECAUSE THERE SEEMS TO BE SOME SORT OF ENGINEERING DEFECT WITH THE COIL SPRINGS. INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR

• 12/08/2021· SUSPENSION

  There is a safety recall campaign for the front coil springs breaking for all Nissan Versas registered in "salt states" The car is registered in a "salt state" and the the front coil has snapped. For a reason that neither corporate Nissan nor the local Nissan service center can explain, this car is excluded from repair.

• 12/07/2018· POWER TRAINCrash

  I BOUGHT THIS USED CAR WITH 25 THOUSAND MILES ON IT, BUT THE TRANSMISSION NEVER WORKED. IT IS TOO EXPENSIVE TO REPAIR AND FEW PEOPLE KNOW HOW TO DO IT, THEREFORE I THINK I HAVE TO BUY A NEW TRANSMISSION. IT IS A CVT. I WANT TO KNOW WHERE CAN I BUY A NEW TRANSMISSION FROM NISSSAN WITH SOME KIND OF DISCOUNT, ACTUALLY I AM LIVING IN GUATEMALA. WHEN I BOUGHT THE VEHICLE IT WAS STATIONARY. SO THANKFUL FOR YOUR ADVICE AND HELP.

• 12/06/2017· AIR BAGS

  TAKATA RECALL I AM PART OF THE TATAKA AIRBAG RECALL AND THE MANUFACTURER STILL HASN'T HAD A REMEDY FOR IT YET

• 12/06/2008· SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC,UNKNOWN OR OTHER

  ON OCTOBER 28, 2008, I PURCHASED MY FIRST VEHICLE ' A 2009 NISSAN VERSA FROM TIM DAHLE NISSAN. MY EXPERIENCE WITH TIM DAHLE NISSAN HAS BEEN BOTH FRUSTRATING AND DISCOURAGING. THE INCOMPETENCE AND LACK OF CARE EXHIBITED BY THE SALESMEN AND GENERAL MANAGER IS BEYOND BELIEF. THE DAY THAT I PURCHASED MY VEHICLE, MY SALESMAN RICH VANPATTEN DID NOT CARE TO MENTION TO ME THAT THE NISSAN VERSA DOES NOT COME EQUIPPED WITH AN ANTI-LOCK BRAKING SYSTEM. I DISCOVERED THIS FACT WHILE READING THE OWNER'S MANUAL AND REALIZED THAT ABS IS AN OPTIONAL PACKAGE THAT A CUSTOMER MAY CHOSE TO ADD TO THEIR VEHICLE. I AM COMPLETELY ASTOUNDED THAT NISSAN HAS CHOSEN NOT TO MAKE ABS A STANDARD SAFETY FEATURE IN THE VERSA. ALTHOUGH ABS HAS NOT PROVEN TO DECREASE THE AMOUNT OF ACCIDENTS CAUSED, IT CREATES A WAY OF DRIVING AND SWERVING IN WINTER CONDITIONS THAT SOMEONE SUCH AS MYSELF, WHO HAS DRIVEN WITH ABS FOR NEARLY MY ENTIRE DRIVING CAREER, WOULD HAVE TO ADJUST TO WHEN DRIVING A CAR WITHOUT ABS. SEEING AS HOW AN ABS PACKAGE COSTS ONLY $250 TO INCLUDE IN THE VEHICLE'S PRICE, I WOULD HAVE HAPPILY ADDED THIS PACKAGE TO MY NISSAN VERSA. I AIRED MY CONCERN WITH MY SALESMAN RICH VANPATTEN AND THE OTHER SALESMAN- WHO PRESSURED ME INTO BELIEVING THAT THE ONLY WAY TO SOLVE THE PROBLEM WOULD REQUIRE ME TO PAY $5,000 FOR A VEHICLE UPGRADE. I ATTEMPTED TO DISCUSS THIS MATTER WITH THE GENERAL MANAGER RONNIE DUNN AND HE FAILED TO RETURN ANY OF MY CALLS. FINALLY, AFTER MAKING AN APPOINTMENT WITH THE "SALES MANAGER" CLAYTON, HE FAILED TO SHOW UP TO THE APPOINTMENT TO DISCUSS THE MATTER AND NEVER CALLED TO EXPLAIN HIS RUDE AND DISTASTEFUL BEHAVIOR. I FEEL THAT IT WAS MY RIGHT TO KNOW ABOUT THE ABS OPTION AND TO DECIDE, FOR MYSELF, IF IT WAS AN OPTION THAT I NEEDED FOR MY VEHICLE. RATHER, I WAS TOLD MY SEVERAL SALES ASSOCIATES THAT IT IS USELESS AND THAT I WOULD SIMPLY NEED TO CHANGE MY DRIVING BEHAVIOR. I AM GLAD THAT I WAS ABLE TO FIND OUT THIS PROBLEM BEFORE I WENT INTO A SKID THIS WINTER!!! *TR

• 12/04/2017· AIR BAGS

  IM JUST INCREASING WORRIED THAT SOMETHING WILL TRIGGER THE AIRBAG DEPLOYMENT DUE TO THE HUMID LEVELS IN MY CITY/STATE (HOUSTON, TEXAS) BECAUSE OF THE EXTREME WEATHER WE HAVE BEEN HAVING RECENTLY. IS THERE ANY WAY TO EXPEDITE REPLACEMENT OF THE AIRBAG FOR MY VEHICLE?

• 12/04/2014· SUSPENSION

  2009 NISSAN VERSA HATCHBACK WITH 50825 MILES. FRONT PASSENGER SUSPENSION COIL (SPRING) BROKE OFF WHILE DRIVING. VERY LOUD CLANG/BANG SOUND. DIDN'T KNOW WHAT HAPPENED. STOPPED VEHICLE AND DID NOT SEE ANYTHING OBVIOUS. WHEN HOME IN GARAGE, UPON CLOSER INSPECTION, NOTICED THAT THE FRONT PASSENGER SIDE COIL HAD BROKEN OFF. IT APPEARED TO HAVE RUST ON IT. I READ NUMEROUS COMPLAINTS ONLINE REGARDING SAME ISSUE ONLINE. THIS IS APPEARS TO BE A DEFECTIVE PART AND A SAFETY CONCERN THAT SHOULD REQUIRE A RECALL. COST TO REPLACE BOTH FRONT COILS = $550. *TR

• 12/03/2017· AIR BAGS

  TAKATA INLFATORSI GOT TWO NOTICE OF RECALL THE LIGHT IS ON ALL THE TIMES CALL DEALER SAID THAT MY CAR DOES NOT HAVE A RECALL .IT HASNT BEEN REPAIR.

• 12/02/2017· AIR BAGS

  TAKATA RECALL: CALLED DEALERSHIP IN BURNS HARBOR, IN ON 12-02-2017 REGARDING NEED TO GET FIX FOR SAFET RECALL. I WAS TOLD BY SALESMAN THAT COMPANY HAS NOT RELEASED PARTS FOR FIX YET. HE SAID NOTE SAYS IT WILL BE IN SPRING 2018. I ASKED ABOUT LOANER CAR AND HE SAID DEALERSHIP IS OUT OF LOANER CARS.

• 12/01/2017· AIR BAGS

  TL* TAKATA RECALL. THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 NISSAN VERSA HATCHBACK. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 17V449000 (AIR BAGS); HOWEVER, THE PARTS TO DO THE REPAIR WERE UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE DEALER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE CONTACT RECEIVED A NOTICE FROM THE MANUFACTURER, INDICATING PARTS WERE TO BECOME AVAILABLE IN THE SPRING OF 2018. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. PARTS DISTRIBUTION DISCONNECT.

• 11/29/2017· AIR BAGS

  TL* TAKATA RECALL. THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 NISSAN VERSA. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 17V449000 (AIR BAGS). THE PART NEEDED FOR THE REPAIR WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO ANTIOCH NISSAN (1831 AUTO CENTER DR, ANTIOCH, CA 94509, PHONE: (925) 755-2600), BUT THE PART WAS NOT AVAILABLE FOR THE REPAIR. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER STATED THAT THE PART WOULD BECOME AVAILABLE THE BEGINNING OF 2018. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. PARTS DISTRIBUTION DISCONNECT.

• 11/29/2017· AIR BAGS

  TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 NISSAN VERSA. WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS STARTED, THE AIR BAG WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED AND THE HORN DID NOT WORK. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER (NISSAN OF UNION CITY, UNION CITY, GA, 770-964-4900 (DOOLEY WOOD)) AND THE AIR BAG WAS REPAIRED PER NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 17V449000 (AIR BAGS). THE TECHNICIAN STATED THAT THE AIR BAG INDICATOR AND THE HORN WERE NOT COVERED BY THE RECALL. THE TECHNICIAN ALSO STATED THAT THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED EARLIER IN THE YEAR THAT THE CLOCKSPRING WAS FAULTY AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURES AND STATED THAT THEY WERE NOT PART OF THE RECALL. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 140,000.

• 11/28/2017· SUSPENSION

  I HAVE 2 PROBLEMS. THE FIRST IS NISSAN CLAIMS TO NOT SUPPORT RECALLS ON MY VEHICLE BECAUSE IT HAS A SALVAGE TITLE. THE SECOND IS THAT I WAS NOT INFORMED OF A RECALL ON THIS VEHICLE FOR OVER 2 YEARS. IN 2015 I HAD A FRONT SUSPENSION COIL SPRING FRACTURE. I THOUGHT THIS WAS UNUSUAL AND WENT TO THE LOCAL DEALER AND BOUGHT AN OEM REPLACEMENT COIL AND REPLACED THE BROKEN SPRING MYSELF. IN 2017 BOTH OTHER COIL SPRING FAILED AS WELL AS THE REPLACEMENT I HAD BOUGHT FROM THE DEALER IN 2015. AT THIS POINT I RESEARCHED THE PROBLEM ON THE INTERNET AND DISCOVERED THE RECALL ON THIS PART. I REPLACED THE FAILED SPRINGS WITH AFTERMARKET PARTS TO GET THE CAR BACK ON THE ROAD. I THEN SUBMITTED PAPERWORK TO NISSAN FOR REIMBURSEMENT OF THE REPLACEMENT PARTS. I WAS JUST INFORMED BY NISSAN THAT THEY WILL REIMBURSE ME FOR THE COST BECAUSE I HAVE A SALVAGE TITLE. I AM NOT AWARE THAT A SALVAGE TITLE REMOVES THE MANUFACTURER FROM THE RESPONSIBILITY FOR REPLACEMENT PARTS. MY OTHER CONCERN IS THAT I WAS NOT INFORMED ABOUT THE RECALL IN A TIMELY MANNER. I DID NOT FIND OUT ABOUT THIS RECALL UNTIL THE SPRINGS BROKE. I STILL HAVE THE LAST TWO SPRINGS THAT BROKE IN MY GARAGE. I ALSO HAVE PICTURES SHOWING THAT THE LAST SPRING NEARLY PUNCTURED ONE OF THE WHEELS WHEN IT BROKE. I HAVE CORRESPONDENCE FROM ALECE AT NISSAN THAT I CAN PROVIDE DOCUMENTING THAT NISSAN WILL NOT SUPPORT RECALLS ON THIS VEHICLE BECAUSE IT HAS A SALVAGE TITLE. I CAN PROVIDE THESE EMAILS IF THEY ARE DESIRED.

• 11/28/2017· AIR BAGS

  TAKATA RECALL: REMEDY FOR THIS SAFETY RECALL IS NOT HAPPENING IN A TIMELY MANNER - REPLACEMENT PARTS ARE NOT ANTICIPATED FOR ANOTHER 6+ MONTHS. DEALER IS PROVIDING A RENTAL CAR IN THE MEANTIME BUT IT ISN'T SUITABLE FOR WINTER DRIVING CONDITIONS AND THE AFFECTED VEHICLE IS DEPRECIATING IN THE MEANTIME.

• 11/28/2016· AIR BAGS

  TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 NISSAN VERSA THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 16V349000 (AIR BAGS); HOWEVER, THE PART FOR THE RECALL REPAIR WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERRIENCED A FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE. VIN TOOL CONFIRMS PARTS NOT AVAILABLE. UPDATED 03/16/17*LJ

• 11/28/2016· SUSPENSION

  SUSPENSION & BUSHING { CRACKED RUBBER } WHEN TAKEN IN FOR FRONT COIL SPRING RECALL.