2012 NISSAN VERSA Complaints

"TAKATA RECALL" BUY MY AUTO USED ON MARCH 31 OF THIS YEAR IN A DEALER. ON THE PANEL THE LIGHT OF THE AIRBAGS ON AND OFF ALL THE TIME THE TIME. THE SELLER INDICATED THAT I HAD A RECALL BUT NISSAN SEND ME A LETTER EXPLAINING THE RECALL AND WHERE I HAD TO TAKE TO CORRECT THE PROBLEM. I HAVE NOT RECEIVED ANYTHING AND THE VIN DOES NOT APPEAR INCLUDED IN THE RECALL FOR THAT MODEL AND YEAR. ON AUGUST 21 I RECORDED AND FILLED THE FILE TO VEHICLE SAFETY COMPLAINT BUT I HAVE ALSO RECEIVED AN ANSWER. I AM VERY CONCERNED WITH THIS SITUATION, THAT A MISTAKE MAY OCCUR AND THAT AFTERNOON TO TAKE ACTION. I HOPE YOUR RESPONSE, THANK YOU.

WHILE IN HEAVY TRAFFIC AT A RED LIGHT, WHEN IT TURNED GREEN WENT TO PRESS THE ACCELERATOR AND MY 2012 NISSAN VERSA WITH 37000 MILES DID NOT GO FORWARD. THANK GOD I WAS NOT ON A HILL SO MY CAR WENT SLOWLY FORWARD. HAD TO GET THE CAR TOWED TO THE NISSAN DEALERSHIP WHERE I PURCHASED MY CAR. A DAY LATER I GET A CALL SAYING THAT MY TRANSMISSION IS DONE AND NEEDS TO BE REPLACED. REPLACED UNDER 37K MILES! PRIOR TO THIS WHEN I WENT TO GET AN ENGINE DIAGNOSIS I WAS INFORMED THAT THERE WERE SEVERAL RECALLS AND UPDATES THAT NEEDED TO BE PERFORMED ON MY CAR. SO BEING WORRIED THAT SOMETHING MIGHT BE WRONG WITH MY CAR I ASKED THE MECHANIC TO THOUROUGHLY CHECK MY VEHICLE. WITH A BILL OF 2500.00 PAID IN APRIL 2018 THREE MONTHS LATER MY MUFFLER BREAKS APART 400.00 REPAIR AND A MONTH AND A HALF AFTER THAT IN SEPT MY TRANSMISSION IS COMPLETELY SHOT AND NEEDS TO BE REPLACED. WHILE DOING RESEARCH I NOTICED THAT A LOT OF PEOPLE ARE EXPERIENCING THIS TRANSMISSION PROBLEM AFTER THAT MANDATORY UPDATE.

TLA* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 NIACIN VERSA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE EVAPORATED COIL FAILED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED BY A DEALER. AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC REPLACED THE EVAPORATED COIL, BUT DID NOT DETERMINE WHAT CAUSED THE FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED AND STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN A WARRANTY OR RECALL CAMPAIGN. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 32,662. *TTT*JB

WHILE DRIVING THIS VEHICLE ON A BUSY CITY STREET AT 7:00 AM THE CAR SUDDENLY STOPPED RUNNING AND WOULD NOT RESTART IN THE MIDDLE OF A TRAVEL LANE FOR NO REASON WHAT SO EVER REQUIRING A TOW, WITH OVER HALF A TANK OF GAS, AND PLENTY OF FLUIDS ALL THE WAY AROUND. THE CAR HAS BEEN MAINTAINED SO THE ENGINE SHOULD NOT HAVE CUT OFF LIKE THIS.

BOTH THE PRIMARY AND SECONDARY HOOD LATCHES FAILED WHILE DRIVING DOWN THE HIGHWAY AT 60 MPH. THE HOOD FLEW OPEN CAUSING DAMAGE TO THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS INSPECTED BY THE MENTOR NISSAN DEALERSHIP WHO INSPECTED THE HOOD LATCHES AND INDICATED THAT THE LATCHES WHERE BOUND UP AND THE CONDITION OCCURRED THROUGH NO FAULT OF THE VEHICLE OWNER AND THE CONDITION WAS A MAJOR SAFETY ISSUE. NISSAN CONSUMER AFFAIRS WOULD NOT AUTHORIZE ANY REPAIRS BECAUSE THERE WAS NO RECALL FOR THIS PROBLEM ON THE VERSA, HOWEVER THERE IS A RECALL ON THE ALTIMA FOR THE SAME ISSUE. THE BINDING OF THE HOOD LATCH ON MY NISSAN VERSA IS THE SAME CONDITION THAT OCCURRED ON THE ALTIMA. THE COATING APPLIED TO THE HOOD LATCH BY THE LATCH MANUFACTURER CAUSES IT TO BIND OVER TIME AND NOT LATCH PROPERLY.

CAR WILL NOT GO IN REVERSE NOR PARK AND IS IN DRIVE WHEN I STOPPED. IT WILL NOR START IT IS IN MY DRIVE WAY. IT WAS SLIPPING OUT OF GEAR WHILE TRAVELLING FORWARD.

THE LIGHT ON THE BOARD OF THE AIR BAGS TURNS ON AND OFF IN RED AT ALL TIMES WHEN IT IS ON. BUY THE CAR A DISTRIBUTOR ON MARCH 31 AND I MADE A WITHDRAWAL FOR A DEFECT IN THE AIR BAGS NISSAN COMMUNICATES WITH ME FOR A REPLACEMENT BUT IT HAS NOT HAPPENED. I AM VERY CONCERNED ABOUT SAFETY WHEN USING THE VEHICLE.

I BOUGHT MY NISSAN VERSA 2012 IN MARCH OF 2014 1 AND A HALF LATER I TOOK THE CAR IN FOR SERVICE AT LEAST 3-4 TIMES WAITING NUMEROUS HOURS , EVEN DAYS FOR - HONDA DEALERSHIP - TO REPAIR THE TRANSMISSION , BRAKES , AND NUMEROUS OTHER THINGS . IT WAS THAN CONSIDERED A LEMON BY LAW . IT KEPT GIVING US PROBLEMS , I TRIED RETURNING THE VEHICLE AND THEY PROMISED ANOTHER VEHICLE WITH THE PRICE I PUT DOWN TOWARDS ANOTHER VEHICLE , WHICH WE HAD SIGNED FOR ANOTHER VEHICLE , GIVEN KEYS , CAR WAS WASHED , AFTER OVER 8-10 HOURS WE'RE GETTING READY TO LEAVE, AND A SALES PERSON CONFRONTS US SAYING THEY COULDN'T DO THE DEAL AFTER ALL. SEE ALSO ODI 11118262. *DSY

TRANSMISSION HAD TO BE REPLACED ALONG WITH BRAKES ETC. MYSELF AND MY FAMILY WERE ON THE FREEWAY WHEN WE HEARD A WIERD SCREECHING LOUD NOISE , THE VEHICLE THAN DIDN'T WANT TO EXCELL MORE THEN 25- 30 MILES . SEE ALSO ODI 11118265. *DSY

TAKATA INFLATORS WON'T BE REPLACED BECAUSE OF PRIOR OWNERS REWIRING AIRBAG NEED HARNESS REPLACED BUT NISSAN WON'T PAY FOR IT AND HAVEN'T HAD LUCK WITH THE CAR LOT IT WAS PURCHASED.