2008 NISSAN VERSA Complaints

"TAKATA RECALL" - I RECEIVED THE RECALL NOTICE IN THE MAIL FROM NISSAN IN JULY 2016. JUST RECENTLY (SEPTEMBER 2016) WE CONTACTED OUR LOCAL NISSAN SERVICE DEPARTMENT TO CHECK ON THE STATUS OF THE PARTS NEEDED TO PERFORM THE RECALL AND THEY TOLD US THAT THE PARTS ARE AVAILABLE AND SCHEDULED AN APPOINTMENT FOR US TO COME IN. MY WIFE TOOK THE CAR IN FOR THE SCHEDULED APPOINTMENT AND WHILE SHE WAITED ONE OF THE WORKERS CAME OUT AND SAID THEY CAN'T DO THE WORK BECAUSE THEY GOT A NOTICE FROM NISSAN CORPORATE SAYING TO ONLY FIX CARS THAT ARE REGISTERED IN FLORIDA, USA. I CALLED NISSAN DIRECT TO COMPLAIN. A CASE NUMBER WAS OPENED AND I WAS TOLD SOMEONE FROM CORPORATE WOULD CONTACT ME IN A FEW DAYS. THAT HASN'T HAPPENED YET. NOW I AM FORCED TO NOT ALLOW ANYONE TO RIDE IN THE PASSENGER SEAT, WHEN THIS IS OUR ONLY VEHICLE AND WE REGULARLY NEED ALL 5 SEATS FOR THE VOLUNTEER WORK THAT WE DO. IF THIS PART DOES NOT NEED REPLACED, THEN I WANT A WRITTEN NOTICE FROM NISSAN SAYING THAT THE CAR IS SAFE TO DRIVE AT FULL CAPACITY, OR A REPLACEMENT VEHICLE NEEDS TO OFFERED. THIS IS UNACCEPTABLE.

TL* TAKATA RECALL. THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 NISSAN VERSA. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION FOR NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 16V349000 (AIR BAGS) IN JULY OF 2016. AFTER CONTACTING THE DEALER AND THE MANUFACTURER ON MULTIPLE OCCASIONS, THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE PARTS NEEDED FOR THE RECALL REMEDY WERE STILL NOT AVAILABLE AND NO ESTIMATED TIME FOR RECEIVING THE PARTS COULD BE PROVIDED. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. VIN TOOL CONFIRMS PARTS NOT AVAILABLE.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 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.

TL* TAKATA RECALL. THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 NISSAN VERSA. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 16V349000 (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 MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE ISSUE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. PARTS DISTRIBUTION DISCONNECT.

TL* TAKATA RECALL. THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 NISSAN VERSA. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 16V349000 (AIR BAGS). THE PART TO DO THE RECALL REPAIR WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS AWARE OF THE ISSUE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. VIN TOOL CONFIRMS PARTS NOT AVAILABLE.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 NISSAN VERSA. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 70 MPH, THE CONTACT SWITCHED FROM THE RIGHT LANE TO THE LEFT LANE. THE VEHICLE RAN OFF THE ROAD, INTO A DITCH, CRASHED INTO THE WOODS, AND ROLLED OVER. THE PASSENGER SIDE OF THE VEHICLE FACED DOWNWARD AND THE DRIVER SIDE FACED UPWARD. THE AIR BAGS HAD NOT DEPLOYED. A POLICE REPORT WAS NOT FILED. THERE WERE MINOR INJURIES THAT REQUIRED MEDICAL ATTENTION. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A MECHANIC. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED NOR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 83,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 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 THE TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE. THE VIN WAS NOT PROVIDED. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. PARTS DISTRIBUTION DISCONNECT.

THE DRIVER SIDE CLOCK SPRING HAS DEVELOPED A PROBLEM THAT AFFECTS ALL OF THE AIR-BAGS IN THE CAR. NONE WORK. THIS WAS DETECTED ONLY AFTER THEY HAD WORKED ON THE PROBLEM FOR A VERY MINOR DEFECT. THE TROUBLE LIGHTS COME ON AND OFF AT ANY GIVEN MOMENT. I WENT OVER THE DEPRESSIONS IN THE CENTER OF THE ROAD TO PASS A CAR AND THE TIRE PROBLEM LIGHT CAME ON. NOW NONE OF THE POWER WINDOWS WORK. I DON'T BELIEVE I SHOULD HAVE ALL THESE PROBLEMS WITH A CAR THAT IS ONLY 8 YEARS OLD.

TL* TAKATA RECALL. THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 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 EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE. PARTS DISTRIBUTION DISCONNECT.

I RECEIVED A LETTER REGARDING AN "IMPORTANT SAFETY RECALL" FROM NISSAN. THE REASON FOR RECALL IS AS STATED - "CONTINUED EXPOSURE TO AREAS WITH HIGH LEVELS OF ABSOLUTE HUMIDITY MAY CAUSE THE FRONT PASSENGER AIR BAG INFLATOR HOUSING TO RUPTURE AND DEPLOY ABNORMALLY RESULTING IN METAL FRAGMENTS STRIKING THE VEHICLE OCCUPANTS CAUSING SERIOUS INJURY OR DEATH." WHAT YOU SHOULD DO, AS STATED IN THE LETTER - "ONCE YOU RECEIVE AN INVITATION TO REPAIR LETTER, PLEASE CONTACT YOUR NISSAN RETAILER TO SCHEDULE AN APPOINTMENT. IN THE MEANTIME, DO NOT ALLOW PASSENGERS TO RIDE IN THE PASSENGER SEAT. IF YOU REMAIN CONCERNED ABOUT THE AIR BAG INFLATOR IN YOUR VEHICLE, CONTACT THE CONSUMER AFFAIRS DEPARTMENT AT 1-800-647-7261. WELL WE WAITED AT LEAST 3 WEEKS WITH NO LETTER SO WE CALLED. THE PARTS ARE NOT AVAILABLE AND WON'T BE UNTIL MAYBE SEPTEMBER, THEY ARE GOING TO BE MANUFACTURED. THE VERSA IS VERY SMALL AND THE DRIVER IS ABOUT A FOOT AWAY FROM THE PASSENGER AIR BAG. THIS IS A TERRIFYING PROSPECT THAT AIR BAG MAY EXPLODE. I AM AFRAID TO DRIVE MY CAR WHICH I PAID $17,000 FOR IN 2008 AND I CANNOT CARRY PASSENGERS. NISSAN AND THE DEALER AT WEST HILLS NISSAN IN CORAOPOLIS, PA REFUSED US A LOANER/RENTAL CAR TO DRIVE IN THE INTERIM. THIS IS UNACCEPTABLE. PLEASE HELP. THANK YOU. *TR