2014 NISSAN VERSA Complaints

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2014 NISSAN VERSA NOTE. WHILE DRIVING 30 MPH, THERE WAS AN ABNORMAL VIBRATION AND NOISE COMING FROM THE FRONT DRIVER'S SIDE WHEEL. THE DEALER DIAGNOSED THAT THE BOLT FOR THE FRONT DRIVER'S SIDE AXLE WAS MISSING AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 40,000. ...UPDATED 07/19/16 *BF CONSUMER STATED VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED AND THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. UPDATED 6/19/18*JB

TAKATA RECALL I DON'T KNOW THAT THIS IS A TAKATA ISSUE, OR IF WE EVEN HAVE A TAKATA AIRBAG SYSTEM IN OUR VEHICLE. HOWEVER, FOR THE LAST THREE MONTHS OUR AIRBAG LIGHT HAS BEEN GOING ON. WE HAVE BEEN TURNING IT OFF BY DOING THE SYNCHRONIZED KEY TURN METHOD, WHERE IT WOULD WORK FOR A FEW DAYS OR WEEKS AND THEN THE LIGHT WOULD COME BACK ON. WE TOOK IT INTO A DEALER, AND THEY ARE REPLACING THE "AIRBAG MODULE" BECAUSE IT IS DEFECTIVE. WE TOOK IT TO ELHART AUTOMOTIVE IN HOLLAND, MI AND IT IS COMPLETELY COVERED UNDER THE WARRANTY. HOWEVER, WE WANTED TO SUBMIT THIS AS AN ISSUE BECAUSE THE VIN DOESN'T GET A HIT ON THE TAKATA RECALL, HOWEVER THERE IS OBVIOUSLY AN AIRBAG ISSUE - WHETHER IT IS ISOLATED OR A PART OF THE TAKATA THING, IS ABOVE MY PAYGRADE TO KNOW OR UNDERSTAND. WE WANT TO MAKE SURE IF THE 2014 NISSAN VERSA SHOULD BE ON THE RECALL LIST, THAT IT IS APPROPRIATELY ADDRESSED.

CVT STARTED SLIPPING AS SEEN BY TACHOMETER JUMPING UP AND HEARING THE ENGINE REV UP AS I WENT UP A SMALL HILL (MUCH LIKE IF I HAD A CLUTCH TO PUSH IN ON A REGULAR TRANSMISSION) LATER THAT DAY ON THE WAY HOME ON THE INTERSTATE ON LEVEL ROAD DID THE SAME THING. PULLING UP A SMALL HILL AS I PROCEED TO THE DEALERSHIP AND GIVING IT GAS TO GET UP THAT HILL, CVT MADE A VERY LOUD 'THUMP' (LIKE I POPPED THE CLUTCH). CAR IS NOT SAFE TO DRIVE NOW. CAR HAS ONLY 51,000 MILES ON IT.

WHILE DRIVING 35 MPH, SUNDAY , APRIL 3 AROUND 12:30 PM, TEMPERATURE AROUND 40 DEGREES, SUNNY CONDITIONS, NO RAIN. THE VEHICLE COMPLETELY LOST CONTROL OF ACCELERATION FROM THE FOOT PEDAL. I WAS ABLE TO COAST TO THE EDGE OF THE ROAD WITHOUT INCIDENT. THE CAR STILL HAD HALF A TANK OF GAS PROVIDED FROM THE SELLER, HERTZ, SO WE PUT LESS THAN 100 MILES SINCE THE PURCHASE. THE ENGINE IDLED SMOOTHLY, THE TRANSMISSION WAS PROPERLY FUNCTIONING AND ENGAGED. THERE WAS NO RESPONSE TO ANY MOVEMENT FROM ON THE FOOT PEDAL TO THE ENGINE IN ANY GEAR, INCLUDING NEUTRAL AND PARK. AGAIN, THE ENGINE IDLED SMOOTHLY, THE TRANSMISSION ENGAGED PROPERLY WHEN SHIFTED FROM PARK TO DRIVE, ETC. THE THROTTLE RESPONSE RETURNED AFTER THE ENGINE WAS COMPLETELY TURNED OFF THEN TURNED BACK ON. THE 2014 VERSA HAS FLY- BY- WIRE THROTTLE, SO DIRECT LINKAGE IS NOT BROKEN, THIS SUGGESTS EITHER A SOFTWARE MALFUNCTION OR AN INTERMITTENT APP SENSOR. UPON INVESTIGATION ON THE INTERNET, SEVERAL NISSAN AUTOMOBILES OF THE SAME YEAR HAVE BEEN RECALLED FOR SIMILAR PROBLEMS. THE VERSA WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL. IF YOU HAVE ANY SERVICE BULLETINS WITH THIS REFERENCE, COULD YOU PROVIDE THE SERVICE BULLETIN NUMBER SO THAT I CAN TAKE THE CAR TO A DEALER. I FEEL THIS IS POTENTIALLY A VERY DANGEROUS ISSUE IF IT WERE TO OCCUR IN TRAFFIC OR AT HIGH SPEEDS, THEREFORE I HAVE FILED A REPORT WITH NHTSA. I FEEL THIS POTENTIALLY AN ACCIDENT WAITING TO HAPPEN. I WOULD APPRECIATE ANY SUPPORT YOU CAN PROVIDE WITH SERVICE BULLETINS, OR ANY INFORMATION ABOUT THE OTHER NISSAN RECALLS PLEASE FEEL FREE TO CONTACT ME VIA EMAIL, I WOULD LIKE TO HAVE PEACE OF MIND THAT THIS VEHICLE WILL NOT STALL IN TRAFFIC I MAY BE CONTACTED AT [XXX]. INFORMATION Redacted PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6).

I WAS DRIVING IN STOP AND GO TRAFFIC AND AS I STOPPED AT A RED LIGHT IN THE LEFT TURN LANE, THE ENGINE CUT OFF COMPLETELY AND WOULD NOT START. I HAD TO ASK A GROUP OF PEOPLE TO HELP PUSH MY CAR TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD DURING RUSH HOUR TRAFFIC. I WAITED ABOUT 30 MINUTES AND THE CAR WAS ABLE TO START AGAIN. I WAS NERVOUS TO DRIVE ON THE EXPRESSWAY TO GET HOME AS THIS COULD POSE AS A SERIOUS THREAT TO SAFETY.

THE AIR BAD DID NOT DEPLOYED IN TIME THERE WAS FEW SECOND DELAY WHICH CAUSED MY DAUGHTER TO HIT HER HEAD ON STEERING WHEEL AND THEN WENT OFF. ALSO THE BREAKS SHE HAD DELAYED TIMING TO HIT THE BREAK LIKE HER FOOT WAS STUCK OR SOMETHING WHICH DELAYED STOPPING.

BRAKE FAILURE TODAY WHILE DRIVING. WHEN I PRESSED THE BRAKE, THE PEDAL WENT ALL THE WAY DOWN TO THE FLOOR. THE CAR DIDN'T RESPOND. THANK GOD I WAS COMING OUT OF A PARKING LOT AND NOT ON THE BUSY HIGHWAY WHEN THIS HAPPENED OR IT COULD HAVE BEEN A FATAL SITUATION. ALSO EXPERIENCING CVT JUDDERS AND VIBRATIONS CONSTANTLY. TRANSMISSION FEELS LIKE ITS STRUGGLING AND WILL DIE SOON. I ONLY HAVE 39000 MILES ON THE CAR.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2014 NISSAN VERSA. THE BRAKES FAILED WHILE DRIVING AT AN UNKNOWN SPEED. AS A RESULT, THE PASSENGER SIDE OF THE CONTACT'S VEHICLE WAS STUCK BY A TRACTOR TRAILER. THE PASSENGER SIDE AIR BAG DEPLOYED; HOWEVER, THE DRIVER SIDE AIR BAG FAILED TO DEPLOY. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE DRIVER OF THE VEHICLE SUSTAINED INJURIES TO THE HEAD AND VERTEBRAE THAT REQUIRED MEDICAL ATTENTION. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED FROM THE SCENE TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 35,000. UPDATED 05/03/16*LJ *TR

WHILE DRIVING AT 35 MILES/HER I ALMOST HIT THE CAR IN FRONT OF HER MY BRAKE SUDDENLY FAILED ON MARCH 2, 2016 AND I HAD TO PUSH THE BRAKE ALL THE WAY TO FLOOR. IT WORKED NORMALLY AFTER THAT BUT HAD A SAME PROBLEMS A FEW MORE TIMES ON MARCH 3, 2016. I TOOK IT TO THE NISSAN DEALER ON MARCH 3, 2016 AND I WAS TOLD THAT IT WAS MASTER BRAKE CYLINDER FAILURE. IT JUST HAS 46250 MILES AND I AM WAITING FOR THE MASTER CYLINDER REPLACEMENT.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2014 NISSAN VERSA. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 45 MPH, THE VEHICLE TOOK LONGER TO STOP WHEN THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED. THE VEHICLE WAS EQUIPPED WITH ANTI-LOCK BRAKES. THE CONTACT APPLIED EXCESSIVE FORCE TO THE BRAKE PEDAL, BUT THE PEDAL TRAVELED TO THE FLOOR. AS A RESULT, THE CONTACT REAR ENDED THE PRECEDING VEHICLE. THE AIR BAGS DEPLOYED. THERE WERE NO INJURIES AND A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER WHERE NO FAILURES WERE FOUND. THE MANUFACTURER WAS INFORMED OF THE FAILURE AND OPENED AN INVESTIGATION. THE PARTS FOR THE REPAIR WERE NOT PROVIDED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 9,000. ....UPDATED 07/05/16 *BF THE CONSUMER STATED SHE SAW TRAFFIC STOPPED AHEAD OF HER. HOWEVER, WHEN SHE APPLIED THE BRAKE, THE VEHICLE DIDN'T STOP. CONSEQUENTLY, SHE REAR ENDED ANOTHER VEHICLE. HER VEHICLE WAS TOTALED. UPDATED 07/21/16. *JB