2008 NISSAN VERSA Complaints

WAS BACKING OUT OF DRIVEWAY, HEARD A LOUD SNAP AND METAL HITTING PAVEMENT. GOT OUT AND A PART OF THE SPRING COIL HAD SNAPPED IN HALF.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 NISSAN VERSA. WHILE PARKING, THE FRONT DRIVER SIDE COIL SPRING FRACTURED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED SHORTLY AFTER, BUT THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 68,000. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. UPDATED 8/6/15*CN THE CONSUMER STATED THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED IN THE DRIVEWAY, WHEN THE LEFT FRONT COIL SPRING BROKE. BEFORE SHE WAS ABLE TO HAVE IT REPAIRED, IT BROKE EVEN FURTHER TWO WEEKS LATER. THE CONSUMER PAID FOR THE REPAIRS AT HER EXPENSE. UPDATED 08/11/15*JB

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 NISSAN VERSA. WHILE DRIVING OUT OF THE GARAGE AT 5 MPH, A POPPING SOUND WAS HEARD. THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT THE FRONT DRIVER SIDE COIL SPRING FRACTURED IN TWO PLACES. THE INCIDENT OCCURRED ON MAY 30, 2015. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED, BUT THE DEALER WAS NOTIFIED. THE VIN WAS UNKNOWN. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 55,823.

I FOUND A PIECE FRONT THE FRONT OF EACH COLI SPRING LAYING IN MY DRIVEWAY. I LOOKED UP THE NHTSA WEBSITE & FOUND THERE IS AN INVESTIGATION INTO THIS SPECIFIC PROBLEM. INVESTIGATION NO PE 15-019. I HAVE THE PIECES & CAN SEND A PICTURE OF THE FRACTURE IF YOU WOULD LIKE.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 NISSAN VERSA. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 25 MPH, A CLUNKING NOISE EMITTED FROM THE FRONT END OF THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC, WHO DISCOVERED THAT THE FRONT DRIVER SIDE COIL SPRING DETACHED FROM THE HOUSING ONTO THE BRAKE ROTOR AND RACK AND PINION. THE MECHANIC REPLACED BOTH FRONT COIL SPRINGS. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 65,000. UPDATED 8/10/15*CN

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 NISSAN VERSA. WHILE MAKING A LEFT TURN INTO THE DRIVEWAY, THE FRONT DRIVER SIDE WHEEL DETACHED AND BECAME LODGED IN THE TIRE WELL. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 86,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 NISSAN VERSA. WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS BACKING OUT OF A DRIVEWAY, THE FRONT COIL SPRINGS FRACTURED WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE HAD TO BE TOWED TO A DEALER; HOWEVER, IT HAS NOT YET BEEN DIAGNOSED. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VIN WAS UNKNOWN. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 60,000. UPDATED 09/10/15*LJ UPDATED 10/17/2017*CN

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 NISSAN VERSA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FRONT PASSENGER SIDE AIR BAG AND THE AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE AND STATED THAT THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE MANUFACTURER RECALL RELATED TO THE FAILURE. THE NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER WAS UNKNOWN. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 9,700.

I WAS CONCERNED THAT SOMETHING WAS WRONG WITH THE CAR. I WAS TAKING IT TO THE GARAGE WHEN THE COIL SPRING BROKE. THE JAGGED END RUBBED AGAINST THE TIRE CAUSING IT TO BLOW OUT.

MY WIFE WAS DRIVING HER 2008 NISSAN VERSA AND WAS ABOUT TO GET ON THE RAMP TO GET ON THE HIGHWAY WHEN THE SPRING ON THE PASSENGER SIDE IN THE FRONT BROKE AND PUNCTURED THE TIRE. SHE WAS ABLE TO GET TO THE SHOULDER. WE HAD IT TOWED AND HAD A VERY EXPENSIVE REPAIR.