2008 NISSAN VERSA Complaints

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 NISSAN VERSA. WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS BEING REVERSED AT A LOW SPEED, THE FRONT PASSENGER SIDE SHOOK AND FELL TO THE GROUND. THE CONTACT OBSERVED THAT THE FRONT PASSENGER SIDE COIL SPRINGS FRACTURED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A LOCAL FUEL STATION WHERE IT WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VIN WAS INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 15V573000 (SUSPENSION). THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 106,000. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE.

MY WIFE WAS MAKING RIGHT HAND TURN, ENTERING A HIGHWAY, SHE LOST TOTAL CONTROL OF THE STEERING. THE VEHICLE VEERED TO THE LEFT THEN VEERED TO THE RIGHT. SHE WAS ABLE TO STOP THE VEHICLE WITHOUT INCIDENT AND PARKED ON THE SHOULDER. HAD CAR TOWED TO GARAGE, MECHANIC INSPECTED SUSPENSION AND STEERING, AND WAS UNABLE TO FIND A PROBLEM. H STATED HE WENT ON LINE AND DISCOVERED SOME STEERING ISSUES. HOWEVER, HE STATED, BECAUSE IT HAS AN ELECTRONIC POWER STEERING SYSTEM, RESETTING THE SYSTEM BY TURNING OFF THE ENGINE AND RESTARTING THE VEHICLE SHOULD SOLVE THE IMMEDIATE PROBLEM (AS IT WAS STATED ON THE FORUM). THIS IS RIDICULOUS WHEN YOU ARE GOING 60 MPH AND GOING BACK AND FORTH ACROSS THE ROAD. I WENT TO THE LOCAL NISSAN DEALERSHIP AND HE STATED HE KNEW NOTHING ABOUT THIS ISSUE.

COIL RECALL I VERIFIED THAT MY VERSA IS INCLUDED IN THE RECALL NATIONWIDE NISSAN IN LUTHERVILLE, MD 410 252-8000 SCHEDULES ME FOR AN APPOINTMENT TO REPLACE THE SPRINGS, THEN, WHEN I CALL TO CONFIRM THE APPOINTMENT, THEY DENY I HAVE AN APPOINTMENT. THEY ARE NOT SERVICING THE RECALL. PLEASE HELP

EXHAUST SYSTEM HAS BEEN DIAGNOSED WITH 2 SEPARATE FAILURES REQUIRING A WELD JOB IN ORDER TO REPAIR. I HAVE COMPLETED ONE AT THE COST OF $200 AND THE SECOND WELD ESTIMATE IS PRICED AT $200. BOTH INSTANCES CAME ON SUDDENLY AND WITHOUT OTHER WARNING. EXHAUST SMELL OCCURS WHEN CAR FIRST STARTS AND DISAPATES AFTER DRIVING SEVERAL MILES. EACH OCCURRED AT SEPARATE TIMES. BOTH FRONT BALL JOINTS HAVE BEEN NOTED BY MY MECHANIC AS BEING LOOSER AND INDICATES NEEDING REPLACEMENT IN THE NEAR FUTURE IN ORDER TO AVOID POTENTIALLY FATAL COLLISION OR SIGNIFICANT ADDITIONAL DAMAGE TO TRANSMISSION, STEERING, ETC., SYSTEMS.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 NISSAN VERSA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT 50 MPH, THE COIL SPRING DETACHED IN THE MIDDLE OF THE HIGHWAY. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER WHERE THE FAILURE WAS UNABLE TO BE DIAGNOSED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 49,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 NISSAN VERSA. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 40 MPH, THERE WAS AN ABNORMAL NOISE COMING FROM THE FRONT DRIVER SIDE OF THE VEHICLE. THE ABNORMAL NOISE RECURRED NUMEROUS TIMES. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 15V573000 (SUSPENSION); 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 NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN.

CLUNKING NOISES EMITTED FROM THE FRONT OF THE CAR WHEN TURNING THE STEERING WHEEL AT SLOWER SPEEDS, SUCH AS WHEN TURNING INTO A PARKING SPACE. VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO DEALERSHIP AND DIAGNOSED WITH EXCESSIVE PLAY BETWEEN THE WHEEL AND TIE ROD END. POWER STEERING RACK WAS REPLACED. THIS OCCURRED AT 53,683 MILES.

TOTAL FAILURE OF PASSENGER SIDE BALL JOINT W/ SEPARATION OF CV AXEL FROM TRANSAXEL RESULTING IN WHEEL COMING OFF THE CAR. OCCURED DURING A LOW SPEED LEFT HAND TURN ON CITY STREET AFTER STOPPING FOR TRAFFIC LIGHT. PASSENGER AND DRIVER SIDE LOWER CONTROL ARMS REPLACED, DRIVER'S SIDE AS A PRECAUTIONAY MEASURE. RELATED TO NHTSA RECALL 15V-573 UNDERBODY CORROSION.

EXHAUST IS LEAKING INTO THE CABIN OF THE CAR FROM SEVERAL PLACES. THE MUFFLER WAS REPLACED IN 2010 AFTER THE FLANGE BROKE, NOT RUSTED APART. THE ESTIMATED REPAIR IS OVER $2000.00 THIS CAR HAS 156K MILES ON IT BUT HAS BEEN DRIVEN MAINLY IN THE SOUTHERN PART OF THE USA AND THERE IS NO VISIBLE RUST ON THE PIPE AT ALL.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 NISSAN VERSA. WHILE TRAVELING 20 MPH, THE FRONT TIRES PERFORMED ROUGHLY. IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE SUSPENSION WAS FAILING, BUT WAS NOT AN IMMEDIATE SAFETY HAZARD. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 58,000.