2007 NISSAN VERSA Complaints

TAKATA RECALL: I RECEIVED A SAFETY RECALL LETTER FROM NISSAN STATING THAT THE FRONT PASSENGER AIRBAG IN MY 2007 NISSAN VERSA NEEDS TO BE REPLACED. I CALLED THE DEALERSHIP AND WAS TOLD NISSAN DOES NOT PROVIDE LOANER CARS AND WILL NOT PAY FOR RENTAL CARS. I CALLED NISSAN CONSUMER AFFAIRS AND WAS TOLD THE SAME. I WAS ALSO INFORMED THAT THE PARTS FOR THE NEEDED REPAIR WORK WON'T BE IN UNTIL LATE SEPT./EARLY OCT. I NEED MY CAR FOR TRANSPORTATION TO WORK AND FOR DRIVING MY CHILD TO SCHOOL, ETC. I DO NOT HAVE A SECOND CAR, AND I CANNOT AFFORD TO RENT A CAR AND PAY FOR THAT. NISSAN INSTRUCTED ME TO HAVE MY CHILD SIT IN THE BACK SEAT BUT IF THE AIRBAG IS DEPLOYED, AS THE DRIVER, I WILL BE SITTING INCHES FROM POSSIBLY FLYING METAL. I DO NOT UNDERSTAND WHY NISAN IS NOT PROVIDING MORE ASSISTANCE WITH THIS VERY SERIOUS RECALL. WHEN I MENTIONED THAT I HAVE AN OLDER CAR (MY CAR IS OVER TEN YEARS OLD) AND SO THE RISK IS GREATER, THE SUPERVISOR AT NISSAN CONSUMER AFFAIRS STATED SHE DID NOT KNOW ANYTHING ABOUT THAT. SHOULDN'T CAR MANUFACTURERS PROVIDE LOANER CARS TO PEOPLE WHO HAVE THESE "TICKING TIME BOMBS" IN THEIR CARS? HOW CAN NISSAN EXPECT ME TO JUST STOP DRIVING MY CAR? HOW DO THEY EXPECT ME TO GET TO WORK EVERY DAY?

ON JULY 26, 2016, I RECEIVED A RECALL NOTICE FROM NISSAN NORTH AMERICA, INC. FOR MY 2007 NISSAN VERSA. IT ADVISED ME TO MAKE AN APPOINTMENT AT THE LOCAL DEALERSHIP FOR A REPAIR OR REPLACEMENT OF THE AIRBAG ON THE PASSENGER SIDE AND NOT TO ALLOW ANYONE TO RIDE ON THE PASSENGER SIDE OF THE VEHICLE. WHAT I DO NOT UNDERSTAND IS WHY IT TOOK 9 YEARS TO DISCOVER THIS DEFECT AND WHAT I DO NOT LIKE IS BEING TOLD HOW I MUST UTILIZE MY VEHICLE IN ORDER TO PROTECT OTHER PASSENGERS. IT MAKES WE WONDER IF I WOULD WANT TO REPLACE THIS VEHICLE WHICH HAS WORKED VERY WELL OVER THE YEARS WITH ANOTHER NISSAN VERSA OR OTHER NISSAN VEHICLE. I HAVE SCHEDULED AN APPOINTMENT WITH MY LOCAL DEALERSHIP FOR SEPTEMBER 12, BUT UNTIL THAT TIME WILL NOT BE ABLE TO CARRY A PASSENGER IN THE FRONT OF THE VEHICLE.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 NISSAN VERSA. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 16V349000 (AIR BAGS); HOWEVER, 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. ... UPDATED 08/23/16 *BF UPDATED 09/08/16.*JB

I HAVE A 2007 NISSAN SENTRA. SHORTLY AFTER BUYING IT THE TIRE PRESSURE SENSOR LIGHT CAME ON. I TOOK IT TO PEPP BOYS AND SPENT MONEY REPLACING THE SENSOR ON THE WHEEL. THE LIGHT HAS NEVER GONE OFF. ALL FOUR WINDOW SEALS HAVE COME LOOSE. THE AC HAS STOPPED WORKING. THE FAN WILL NOT WORK FOR A COUPLE OF DAYS AND THEN ALL OF THE SUDDEN I WILL TURN ON ON THE CAR AND IT WORK ONE MOMENT.

I WAS DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 5-10 MPH ON A SLIGHT DOWNWARD SLOPE WHEN THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY MADE A LOUD NOISE, THE VEHICLE WAS JARRED, AND THE VEHICLE CAME TO AN ABRUPT STOP. AFTER EXITING THE VEHICLE, I FOUND THE FRONT PASSENGER TIRE HAD COME OFF FROM THE SUSPENSION, AND IT WAS MISALIGNED AND STICKING OUT AT AN ANGLE. IN ADDITION, THERE WERE SHATTERED PIECES OF VEHICLE PARTS ON THE GROUND. THE VEHICLE WAS RESTING ONLY ON THREE TIRES. LUCKILY THE VEHICLE STOPPED RATHER THAN ROLLING DOWN THE SLOPE AND COLLIDING WITH SEVERAL CARS AS WELL AS PEOPLE; HOWEVER, THE VEHICLE DID HAVE TO BE TOWED AS IT WAS NOT DRIVE-ABLE FOLLOWING THE INCIDENT. THE VEHICLE REQUIRED OVER $640 WORTH OF REPAIRS INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO THE CONTROL ARM, DRIVE AXLE AND SHAFT. SEVERAL MONTHS FOLLOWING THE INCIDENT, NISSAN OPENED A CAMPAIGN SPECIFICALLY FOR CORROSION OF THE FRONT COIL SPRINGS. THE VEHICLE HAD BEEN DRIVEN IN MICHIGAN FROM 2007 TO SUMMER 2012 WHERE THERE IS HEAVY SNOW AND SALT ON THE ROADS IN THE WINTER. FROM THE SUMMER 2012 TO NOW, THE VEHICLE HAS BEEN DRIVEN IN THE DC METRO AREA. I TOOK THE VEHICLE TO A NISSAN DEALERSHIP IN APRIL 2016 TO HAVE THE CAMPAIGN COMPLETED, WHICH WAS REPLACING THE FRONT COIL SPRINGS. UPON INSPECTION OF THE VEHICLE BY NISSAN, I WAS TOLD THAT NISSAN WAS UNABLE TO REPLACE SOLELY THE FRONT COIL SPRINGS BECAUSE THEY WERE UNABLE TO DISASSEMBLE OTHER PARTS NEEDED TO GET TO THE COIL SPRINGS DUE TO OTHER PARTS HAVING SIGNIFICANT DAMAGE FROM CORROSION (EX. STRUT, BEARING, MOUNT, ETC.). AS A RESULT, MULTIPLE PARTS (NOT JUST THE COIL SPRINGS) HAD TO BE REPLACED.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 NISSAN VERSA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE PASSENGER SIDE AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED AND FLICKERED ON AND OFF. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED NOR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 182,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 NISSAN VERSA. THE CONTACT RECEIVED A RECALL NOTIFICATION FOR THE SUSPENSION. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER FOR THE RECALL REPAIR APPOINTMENT AND A MECHANIC MADE A GENERAL STATEMENT THAT A FRONT END ALIGNMENT WAS NECESSARY BEFORE THE RECALL REPAIR WOULD BE COMPLETED. THE CONTACT WAS WAITING FOR A RESPONSE FROM THE MANUFACTURER TO DETERMINE THE SOLUTION TO REPAIR THE VEHICLE CONCERNING WHAT THE DEALER STATED. THE NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER WAS UNKNOWN. THE CONTACT WAS NOT EXPERIENCING A FAILURE. PARTS DISTRIBUTION DISCONNECT.

IN 2014, MY VERSA'S RF COIL SPRING FRACTURED. A LARGE PIECE OF IT ACTUALLY DETACHED AND FELL ONTO THE ROAD AS THE CAR WAS BEING DRIVEN OUT OF MY DRIVEWAY. I TOOK IT TO A PRIVATE GARAGE AND THE SPRING AND STRUT WERE REPLACED. IN FALL OF 2015 I RECEIVED THE RECALL NOTICE REGARDING THIS ISSUE. IN JANUARY 2016, I TOOK THE CAR TO CAPITAL NISSAN IN WILMINGTON, NC, WHERE I NOW LIVE, AND I WAS TOLD THAT IN ORDER FOR THE RECALL TO BE COMPLETED, I WOULD NEED TO PURCHASE A NEW RF AND LF STRUT OUT OF POCKET BECAUSE THE EXISTING STRUTS ARE FUSED BY CORROSION TO THE MOUNTS. MOREOVER, I WAS TOLD BY THE NISSAN RECALL CENTER THAT I COULD NOT BE REIMBURSED FOR THE REPAIRS I ALREADY HAD COMPLETED UNTIL I HAD THE RECALL WORK COMPLETED. SO, I AM BEING HELD HOSTAGE BY NISSAN. THEY WON'T MAKE GOOD THE REPAIRS THAT THE RECALL FORCES THEM TO MAKE UNLESS I PAY THEM MORE MONEY AND THEY WON'T REIMBURSE ME FOR REPAIRS ALREADY MADE BY ME THAT WERE NECESSITATED BY THE DEFECT THAT LED TO THE RECALL. THIS DOES NOT SEEM RIGHT TO ME AND I AM APPEALING TO YOU FOR REDRESS. I HOPE YOU CAN HELP ME. I DON'T THINK YOUR RECALL WENT FAR ENOUGH, BY THE WAY. LATER IN THE SUMMER OF 2014, THE REPAIR FACILITY TO WHICH I HAD TAKEN THE VERSA FOR THE STRUT WAS INSPECTING MY CAR AND INFORMED ME THAT THE CROSSMEMBER FOR THE AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION, AS WELL AS THE LOWER RIGHT CONTROL ARM, WERE CORRODED TO THE POINT OF FAILURE AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. I COULDN'T BELIEVE THAT THE WORKMANSHIP ON THIS CAR COULD BE SO SHODDY THAT PARTS WOULD RUST OUT IN SUCH A WHOLESALE FASHION - NOT UNTIL I RECEIVED THE RECALL NOTICE. THAT REPAIR COST ME AN ADDITIONAL $1600 (ROUGHLY, EXCLUDING TAX). I CAN PROVIDE YOU WITH INVOICES FOR THESE REPAIRS, IF IT WILL HELP YOU UNDERSTAND THE PROBLEM AND PERHAPS TAKE A CLOSER LOOK AT OTHERS' CORROSION-RELATED TROUBLES WITH THE NISSAN VERSA.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 NISSAN VERSA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO BE SERVICED UNDER NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 15V573000 (SUSPENSION) WHEN THE DEALER FOUND A RUSTED MOUNT AND BOLT WHICH PREVENTED THE VEHICLE FROM BEING ABLE TO BE REPAIRED. THE DEALER DIAGNOSED THE RUSTED MOUNT AND BOLT NEEDED TO BE REPLACED IN ORDER FOR THE VEHICLE TO RECEIVE THE RECALL REPAIR. THE VEHICLE'S BOLT WAS NOT REPAIRED OR WAS THE RECALL REPAIR COMPLETED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 61,436.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 NISSAN VERRSA. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 25 MPH, THE AIR BAG WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED CONTINUOUSLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT BOTH THE FRONT DRIVER SIDE AIR BAG SPIRAL CABLE AND MODULE WOULD NEED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 106,800.