2007 NISSAN VERSA Complaints

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 NISSAN VERSA. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 25 MPH, THE CONTACT HEARD A LOUD BANG COMING FROM THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO WOBBLE AND THERE WAS A RUBBING SOUND THAT WAS HEARD WHEN MAKING LEFT AND RIGHT TURNS. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE FRONT DRIVER'S SIDE COIL SPRING HAD FRACTURED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 44,500. THE CONSUMER STATED THE NISSAN OFFERED TO REPLACE BOTH FRONT SPRINGS AT NO CHARGE AND REIMBURSE THE AMOUNT FOR WHAT WAS ALREADY REPAIRED. UPDATED 2/1/2016*JS *CN

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 NISSAN VERSA. WHILE DRIVING 10 MPH, THE FRONT PASSENGER WHEEL DETACHED FROM THE VEHICLE WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC. THE TECHNICIAN DIAGNOSED THAT THE LOWER CONTROL ARM AND AXLE FRACTURED. AS A RESULT, BOTH NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 61,800. MA 10/29/2015 *CN

I OWN A 2007 NISSAN VERSA SL HATCHBACK. I AM THE SECOND OWNER. PURCHASED CAR WITH 78,000 MILES. CAR WAS PRE-INSPECTED BEFORE PURCHASE. MY CERTIFIED MASTER MECHANIC GAVE THE CAR VERY HIGH MARKS. AT AROUND THE 96450 MILEAGE MARK, I NOTICED A CREAKING SOUND WHEN TURNING STEERING WHEEL. MY MECHANIC INSPECTED IT AND DETERMINED MY LOWER RIGHT BALL JOINT NEEDED REPAIR. HE ALSO DETERMINED MY LEFT FRONT DRIVER COIL SPRING WAS BROKEN. I KEEP MY CAR IN VERY GOOD WORKING ORDER AND GENTLY DRIVE IT AROUND 10,000 MILES PER YEAR SINCE PURCHASING IT. NOT SURE WHY THESE TWO ITEMS MALFUNCTIONED. I HAVE NOTICED OTHER VERSA OWNERS ON THE INTERNET REPORTING SIMILAR PROBLEMS. THANKS FOR LOOKING INTO THIS.

FRONT LEFT COIL SPRING BROKE WHILE LEAVING PARKING SPOT; BROKEN SPRING CAME TO REST ON TIRE (DAMAGED). LOOKED ONLINE AND LO AND BEHOLD, VERSAS 2008-2010 ARE APPARENTLY BEING LOOKED AT FOR THIS. MINE IS A 2007, BUT I WANT TO PUT THIS OUT THERE SO OTHERS KNOW TO HAVE THEIRS CHECKED OUT. THANK GOD I WAS GOING 5MPH AS I PULLED OUT, NOT AT 70MPH.

MY TRANSMISSION WAS UNABLE TO UPSHIFT TO HIGHWAY SPEEDS. THE CLOSEST NISSAN DEALER VERIFIED MY CVT TRANSMISSION HAD ADEQUATE FLUID. I LIMBERED THE CAR HOME. UPON SEARCHING THE INTERNET I READ NUMEROUS POSTS OF MULTIPLE OWNERS WITH SIMILAR PROBLEMS WITH NISSAN'S 2007-2010 MODEL YEAR CVT TRANSMISSIONS. NISSAN, ADMITTED TO THEIR FLAWED CVT TRANSMISSION BY EXTENDING THE WARRANTY TO 10 YEARS/120 K MILES. I FILED A WARRANTY CLAIM WITH NISSAN AS I WAS JUST SLIGHTLY OVER THE MILEAGE WARRANTY BUT WELL WITHIN THE TIME FRAME PART OF THE WARRANTY. NISSAN'S EXTENDED WARRANTY DOCUMENT CLAIMS THEY WILL ASSIST VEHICLE OWNERS WITH TRANSMISSION RELATED EXPENSES FOR THOSE TRANSMISSIONS THAT FAIL BEYOND THE EXTENDED WARRANTY. MARISSA (615-725-7447) FROM NISSAN CONTACTED ME THIS MORNING STATING THAT NISSAN WILL NOT HELP COVER ANY OF MY EXPENSES I HAVE HAD SEVERAL NISSAN SERVICE DEPARTMENTS ADMIT TO ME THE EXCESSIVE PROBLEMS THEY HAVE SEEN WITH THIS VINTAGE CVT TRANSMISSION COMPARED TO OTHER TRANSMISSIONS AND THE LARGE AMOUNTS OF THIS TYPE TRANSMISSION THEY HAVE HAD TO REPLACE. NISSAN SHOULD BE HELD ACCOUNTABLE FOR THEIR INFERIOR DESIGN AND PRODUCTION OF THIS CVT TRANSMISSION. AT A MINIMUM THEY SHOULD BE ASSISTING IN MY HUGE EXPENSE (OVER $ 3000) THAT I AM EXPERIENCING RIGHT NOW. THEY CLAIM TO COMMIT TO THIS IN WRITING WITHIN THE EXTENDED WARRANTY VERBIAGE, BUT IN MY ATTEMPT FOR ASSISTANCE I HAVE BEEN FLATLY DENIED. I AM A VERY UNSATISFIED NISSAN CUSTOMER, FORTUNATELY FOR THEM THERE WAS NO PERSONAL INJURY TO ME OR OTHER DRIVERS WHEN I WAS UNABLE TO MAINTAIN A SAFE DRIVING SPEED ON MY WAY HOME. I ASK FOR YOUR ASSISTANCE ON THIS MATTER FOR I AM CONFIDENT THAT THERE ARE AN EXCESSIVELY HIGH AMOUNT OF NISSAN CVT TRANSMISSION FAILURES WITHIN THE 2007-2010 MODEL YEAR, WELL BEYOND THE INDUSTRY NORM. THEY SHOULD HELP PAY FOR PART OF MY EXPENSES AS THEY COMMIT TO WITHIN THE EXTENDED WARRANTY.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 NISSAN VERSA. WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS BEING SERVICED, THE INDEPENDENT MECHANIC DISCOVERED THAT THE FRONT CROSS MEMBER WAS WORN AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 100,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 NISSAN VERSA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE BATTERY LIGHT ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE ERROR CODES INDICATED THAT THE DRIVE CONTROL UNIT AND STEERING CONTROL UNIT FAILED. THE FAILURE HAD BEEN ONGOING FOR A YEAR. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 84,000.

THIS VEHICLE HAD BOTH REVERSE LIGHTS SPONTANEOUSLY STOP WORKING, REPLACING THE REVERSE BREAK BULBS DID NOT WORK, THE PROBLEM IS ELECTRICAL. THE FRONT PASSENGER AUTOMATIC WINDOW STARTED TO GET STUCK IN THE OPEN MODE, AND NOW THE WINDOW DOES NOT GO DOWN AT ALL, COULD BE A BAD SWITCH ($500 TO FIX). THE DRIVER DOOR HANDLE CAME OFF WHILE OPENING THE VEHICLE ONE DAY, $500 TO FIX AND I AM DRIVING AROUND WITHOUT AN ATTACHED HANDLE. HOLES STARTING APPEARING ON FLOORBOARD ON DRIVERS SIDE RIGHT WHERE MY HEELS GO DURING ACCELERATING AND ANOTHER HOLE WHERE THE CLUTCH IS, THE FLOORBOARD APPEARS TO BE MADE OF CARDBOARD. ALL OF THESE THINGS WERE ALREADY APPARENT BY THE TIME THE CAR HAD ABOUT 40,000 MILES. I WISH I HAD NOT INVESTED MY MONEY IN THIS CHEAPLY MADE AUTOMOBILE.

THE TIRE PRESSURE MONITOR SYSTEM, OR TPMS, ON THE 2007 NISSAN VERSA THAT I, AND MANY, MANY OTHERS OWN, KEEPS FAILING. THE TPMS LIGHT ON THE DASH WILL CONTINUOUSLY BLINK, EVEN WHEN ALL FOUR TIRES HAVE THE CORRECT AMOUNT OF PRESSURE IN THEM. MY CONCERN IS THAT MY TPMS LIGHT STAYS ON AND IT IS NOT DOING ME ANY GOOD. I HAVE NO WAY TO TELL IF A TIRE IS GOING FLAT WHILE MOVING BECAUSE THE SYSTEM IS COMPLETELY USELESS IN THE CAR.

COIL SPRING ON PASSENGER FRONT BROKE WHILE PULLING OUT OF PARKING LOT. BROKEN COIL RUBBING ON TIRE, BUT DID NOT PUNCTURE. COIL SPRING REPLACED. ON 03/12/2015 COIL SPRING ON DRIVER FRONT BROKE WHILE PULLING OUT OF DRIVEWAY. MILEAGE WAS 103124 AT TIME OF INCIDENT. BROKEN COIL DAMAGED STRUT SUCH THAT ENTIRE ASSEMBLY HAD TO BE REPLACED.