2007 NISSAN VERSA Complaints

THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DRIVEN A LOT AND AT 55000 MILES IT DEVELOPED THE PROBLEM OF TRANSMISSION COOLANT FAILURE, THIS WILL CAUSE THE VEHICLE TO LOCK UP EVEN DURING DRIVING AND CAUSE AN UNSAFE DRIVING CONDITION. LUCKILY WE DETECTED QUICK ENOUGH THAT WE DID NOT HAVE ANYONE HARMED DURING THE OPERATION OF THE CAR. NISSAN REFUSES TO COVER ALL REPAIR WORK UNDER THE EXTENDED GUARANTEE AND ENSURE SAFE DRIVING FROM THE DEBRIS LEFT IN THE COOLANT LINE BUT DID REPLACE THE TRANSMISSION AND RADIATOR. THERE IS NO GUARANTEE THAT THE COOLANT PUMP, THERMOSTAT OR OTHER COOLANT DEVICES WON'T FAIL AND CAUSE OTHER OPERATIONAL HAZARDS, IF THEY DO INDEED FAIL AS A RESULT OF THEIR NEGLIGENCE TO PERFORM A FULL REPAIR; AND ENSURING THAT THE LINES AND COOLANT SYSTEMS ARE FREE FROM DEBRIS AND WILL NOT FAIL UNDER USE. FAILURE OF THE COOLANT SYSTEM CAN CAUSE OVERHEATING OF THE ENGINE AND MAY POSE A UNSAFE DRIVING HAZARD, HOWEVER BY THEIR (NISSAN) DEFINITION CHANGING THE RADIATOR AND TRANSMISSION AND LEAVING DEBRIS IN THE COOLANT LINES IS WITHIN REASON AND SAFETY GUIDELINES AND DO NOT HAVE TO FLUSH OR REPLACE ANY OTHER COMPONENT THAT THE OIL MIXTURE HAS TOUCHED EVEN IF IT DID DAMAGE THOSE COMPONENTS AS A RESULT OF THE OIL MIXTURE. *TR

WHEN THE GAS TANK IS COMPLETELY FULL, THE VEHICLE HAS A BAD SMELL OF GASOLINE. AFTER DRIVING FOR FIFTY MILES, THE SMELL DISSIPATES. I TOOK THE NISSAN VERSA 2007 TO HANOVER NISSAN AND THEY INFORMED ME THAT IT IS THE FUEL PUMP. I HAVE DONE RESEARCH ON THE ISSUE AND HAVE NOTICED THAT IT IS A RELATIVELY COMMON ISSUE ON VARIOUS NISSANS. HOWEVER, NISSAN REFUSES TO ACKNOWLEDGE THE PROBLEM AND DOES NOT ISSUE ANY RECALLS OR SERVICE BULLETINS SINCE IT COSTS $800 - $1,000 AT A NISSAN DEALERSHIP. THEY JUST WANT TO MAKE MONEY SO THEY WILL NOT ISSUE AN SERVICE BULLETINS REGARDING THE FAULTY FUEL PUMPS. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 NISSAN VERSA EQUIPPED WITH SUMITOMO, TIRE LINE: TOURING LS TIRE SIZE: 185/65/R15 TIRES. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 50 MPH, THE VEHICLE STARTED TO MAKE AN ABNORMAL THUMPING NOISE. THE CONTACT MERGED TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD IN ORDER TO INSPECT THE VEHICLE. AFTER INSPECTING THE VEHICLE, THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT THE REAR PASSENGER'S SIDE TIRE TREAD HAD SEPARATED AND THE PIECE THAT HUNG OFF WAS HITTING THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC. THE TECHNICIAN CONFIRMED THAT THE TREAD HAD SEPARATED DUE TO LACK OF AIR IN THE TIRE. THE TIRE WAS NOT REPLACED. NEITHER THE VIN NOR THE DOT NUMBERS WERE AVAILABLE. THE VEHICLE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 71,950. THE TIRE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 5,000.

THIS VEHICLES HUB CAPS ALL BROKE AND FELL OFF WITHIN 20K MILES. NOW AT 50K MILES THE MUFFLER IS RUSTED AND NEEDS TO BE REPLACED. REPAIR SHOP SAYS THEY SEE THESE VERSES ALL THE TIME WITH THE SAME ISSUES. *TR

THE TPMS SENSORS WERE ALL CHECKED AT COSTCO AND THE RESET BY THE TECHNICIANS TO RELEARN THE PROGRAM. THEY STATED THAT IF THE TPMS COMES BACK ON THAT I WILL NEED TO TAKE TO A DEALER TO GET IT FIGURED OUT SINCE IT COULD BE THE COMPUTER. CALLED THE DEALER TO FIND OUT COSTS THAT THEY SAID THE DIAGNOSTIC WOULD BE $65 WHICH WOULD BE CREDITED FOR ANY SERVICES THAT NEED TO BE DONE. AS THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE IT CANNOT BE NOT DONE BUT IF THIS WERE ALSO A FEDERAL SAFETY MANDATED ISSUE SUCH AS AN AIRBAG IT SHOULD NOT "DEPLOY" UNLESS THE TIRE PRESSURE IS LOW. BOTH TIMES AT COSTCO AND AGAIN WHEN THE LIGHT CAME ON AGAIN THE TIRE PRESSURE WAS AT THE SPECIFIED 33 PSI. IF AN AIRBAG WERE TO BE DEFECTIVE THAT WOULD CAUSE A DANGER TO LIFE AND PROPERTY BUT DUE TO THIS SAFETY MEASURE NOT THREATENING LIFE OR LIMB IT DOES NOT NEED TO BE ZERO DEFECTS AND THE USER CAN GET BILLED FOR ANY DEFECTS UNLIKE AN AIRBAG. *TR

THE HATCHBACK LOCK MECHANISM QUIT WORKING ON JULY 2 (106885 MILES). CAN ONLY BE OPENED WITH THE KEY FOB (NO KEY LOCK ON THIS MODEL), OR BY UNLOCKING THE BACK SEATS AND CRAWLING INTO THE TRUNK COMPARTMENT TO PULL THE MANUAL RELEASE. WHILE THIS IS A PAIN IN THE NECK, IT DOESN'T SEEM TO POSE A HAZARD. ON JULY 27 (108291 MILES) THE FRONT PASSENGER DOOR LOCK QUIT WORKING - TOTALLY AND COMPLETELY. THERE ARE FOUR WAYS TO OPEN THIS DOOR, WITH THE KEY FOB, THE ELECTRIC LOCK/UNLOCK MECHANISM ON BOTH THE DRIVER'S SIDE AND THE PASSENGER'S SIDE, AND FINALLY THE MANUAL LOCK/UNLOCK MECHANISM. ALL OF THESE QUIT WORKING AND THERE IS NO EXTERIOR MANUAL KEY LOCK TO ACCESS EITHER. IN THE EVENT OF AN ACCIDENT OR AN EMERGENCY, THE PASSENGER HAS NO QUICK AND EASY WAY TO GET OUT OF THE CAR. THEY MUST EXIT THE SAME WAY THE ENTERED THE VEHICLE, BY CRAWLING OVER THE DRIVER'S SIDE SEAT AND WHEEL, EMERGENCY BRAKE AND TRANSMISSION SHIFT MECHANISM. MY WIFE DRIVES A TOTAL OF 64 MILES A DAY (TO AND FROM WORK) 10 DAYS A MONTH -- BY HERSELF, SO THE PASSENGER SIDE DOOR AND HATCHBACK HAVE NOT BEEN USED AS OFTEN AS ANOTHER CAR WITH OUR MILEAGE MIGHT BE EXPECTED TO HAVE BEEN USED. THE DEALER QUOTED ME $895 PLUS TAX TO FIX THESE TWO ISSUES ($485 FOR THE PASSENGER SIDE DOOR). NOT ONLY DOSE THIS POSE A SERIOUS DANGER TO THE PASSENGER, IT IS A RIP OFF (WHY DIDN'T THEY PROVIDE A "KEYED" ENTRY ON THE PASSENGER SIDE?)! *JS

MY 2007 NISSAN VERSA 1.8L WOULD NOT ACCELERATE WILL DRIVING OUT OF THE PARKING GARAGE AT WORK I TRIED SO MANY TIMES ROLLING BACK DRIVING UP FINALLY A COWORKER CAME AND PUSHED IT UP ONCE TO THE NEXT LEVEL I TURNED THE CAR OFF ONCE BACK ON MY SERVICE LIGHT CAME ON I TOOK IT FOR THE CHECK AND IT WAS THE THROTTLE POSITION SENSOR ONCE I GOT THAT REPLACE THE AIR CONDITIONER QUIT AS WELL AS THE REAR DEFROSTER. UPON READING NUMEROUS FORUMS IT IS DETERMINED THIS HAPPENS TO 8/10 2007 VERSAS IT IS NOT SAFE TO HAVE NO WORKING DEFROSTER LET ALONE THE LACK OF ACCELERATION WHILE DRIVING NISSAN SHOULD TRULY INVESTIGATE THIS ISSUE FOR SAFETY PURPOSES. *TR

HEARD A CLUNK OF METAL FROM FRONT RIGHT. STOPPED THE CAR AND INSPECTED THE FRONT AND FOUND RIGHT FRONT SPRING HAD BROKEN. IF THE SPRING HAD FALLEN OFF THE PERCH THERE WOULD HAVE BEEN LOSS OF CONTROL! *TR

MY HUSBAND WAS BACKING OUR VERSA OUT OF THE DRIVEWAY WHEN HE HEARD A PIECE OF METAL HIT THE STREET AND THE FRONT PASSENGER SIDE OF THE VEHICLE SUNK DOWN. HE FOUND A U-SHAPED CHUNK OF METAL ON THE GROUND AFTER THE FRONT SUSPENSION COIL HAD CRACKED COMPLETELY CLEAN IN HALF. THE MECHANIC HAD TO REPLACE THE ENTIRE FRONT SUSPENSION SYSTEM AS IT APPEARED TO HAVE THE BEGINNINGS OF A CRACK IN THE COIL ON THE OTHER SIDE AS WELL. FORTUNATELY, IT DID NOT HAPPEN WHILE DRIVING AT ANY SPEED. THE MECHANIC SAID HE WAS SURPRISED THAT THE DEALER HAD THE PARTS IN STOCK, MAKING ME THINK THIS MIGHT BE A COMMON PROBLEM. I REPORTED THE PROBLEM TO NISSAN AS WELL. *TR

OUR DAUGHTER WAS PULLING OUT OF OUR DRIVEWAY WHEN SHE HEARD A LOUD POP AND THE RIGHT FRONT OF CAR NOSE DOWN . SHE THEN BACKED BACK INTO THE DRIVEWAY AND CALLED ME. WHEN I CAN HOME I JACKED THE FRONT PASSENGER SIDE UP AND REMOVED THE TIRE TO FIND COIL SPRING HAD BROKE AND CUT A GROVE IN THE SIDEWAY OF THE TIRE.I FOUND THE OTHER PART OF THE COIL SPRING LAYING OUT IN THE ROAD 10 FEET FROM OUR DRIVEWAY.WHILE I WAS WORKING ON THE CAR I ASKED MY DAUGHTER TO CALL THE NISSAN DEALER ABOUT REPAIR COST WHICH THEY DID CALL BACK WITH BUT SHE SAID THE SERVICEMAN NEVER ASKED WHAT HAD HAPPENED. THIS IS A PROBLEM AND A SAFETY ISSUE WHICH NEEDS TO BE ADDRESSED. *JS