2007 NISSAN VERSA Complaints

THE 2007 NISSAN VERSA PULLS TO THE LEFT WHILE DRIVING. WHILE DECELERATING THE STEERING WHEEL SHAKES VIOLENTLY; ADDITIONALLY YOU CAN HEAR A SQUEALING COMING FROM THE FRONT END WHILE BRAKING. IT SOUNDS AS THOUGH THE UNIVERSAL JOINT IS COMING LOOSE. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 NISSAN VERSA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHEN STARTING THE VEHICLE AND ACCELERATING, THE VEHICLE WOULD EXHIBIT AN ABNORMAL RATTLING FROM THE ENGINE. THE CONTACT DISCOVERED THAT ONE OF THE MOUNTS SEEMED OUT OF PLACE. IN ADDITION, THE SUNROOF WAS INOPERABLE AND WOULD NOT OPEN. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER YET THE DEALER WAS UNABLE DIAGNOSE THE ENGINE FAILURE AND DID NOT ASSIST WITH THE SUNROOF FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 48,000. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE.

2007 NISSAN VERSA BOUGHT BRAND NEW IN OCT. 06 - HAS HAD "EXTENDED" CRANK SINCE DAY 1, BUT NOW HAS FAULTY FPR (FUEL PRESSURE REGULATOR) FAILURE AT 54,434 MILES. WARRANTY EXPIRED AT 3/36,000. CAR WILL NOT START INTERMITTENTLY LEAVING ME STRANDED FOR 15 MINUTES OR MORE. YOU HAVE TO "PUMP" THE GAS TO TRY AND GET IT TO START AND HEAVY ODOR OF FUEL IN CABIN OF CAR RESULTS. HAD TO SPEND $101.86 TO GET IT DIAGNOSED TO SEE IF NISSAN WOULD HELP, WHICH THEY DENIED MY CLAIM. I HAVE READ NUMEROUS COMPLAINTS ON VERSA'S FROM 2007-2009 MODEL YEARS. SINCE MY CAR IS THE FIRST MODEL YEAR IT HAS THE OLD FAULTY FPR. AS A RESULT OF EXTENDED CRANKING AND HAVING TO CRANK CAR MULTIPLE TIMES IT HAS KILLED MY BATTERY WHICH NOW NEEDS REPLACED AS WELL. THIS SHOULD NOT BE HAPPENING, AS NISSAN IS WELL AWARE OF THE PROBLEM, THEY NEED TO MAKE IT RIGHT. *TR

SIGNIFICANT LOSS OF FUEL EFFICIENCY AT AROUND 51K MILES IN JANUARY 2011. ALL OF A SUDDEN HAD TO START FILLING TANK UP MORE FREQUENTLY AND NOTICED IT WOULD SHUDDER AT RANDOM. ON FEBRUARY 8, 2011 I WAS SITTING IDLE IN A PARKING SPACE IN PARK WITH ENGINE RUNNING AND THE ENGINE SHUDDERED AND THEN SHUT OFF. BATTERY WAS FINE BUT ENGINE WOULD CRANK BUT NOT COME ON. WAS TOLD FUEL PUMP NEEDED REPLACEMENT, NISSAN WOULD NOT ACKNOWLEDGE AS A PROBLEM AND SAID I WOULD BE CHARGED 3 HOURS OF LABOR TO REPLACE WHILE THE SERVICE STATION I USE SAID IT WOULD ONLY REQUIRE 1 LABOR HOUR. HAD IT REPLACED FOR ALMOST $600. I BOUGHT WHAT I THOUGHT WAS A RELIABLE CAR, BUT AFTER THIS AND HAVING THE FUEL DOOR BECOMING DISCONNECTED FREQUENTLY, I AM NOT FEELING CONFIDENT. *TR

BOUGHT 2007 NISSAN VERSA IN JULY 07. FUEL DOOR WAS NOT CONNECTED AT PURCHASE TIME. DEALER RECONNECTED BUT IT BECAME DISCONNECTED AGAIN IN MARCH 09. SIMPLE TO RECONNECT BUT A PAIN TO HAVE TO KEEP DOING IT. *TR

2007 NISSAN VERSA LOST POWER TO ENGINE WHILE DRIVING. THEN STARTED HAVING PROBLEMS CRANKING. STARTER TURNS OVER BUT ENGINE WILL ONLY SPUTTER, FAILS TO FULLY START. *TR

IN 2008, WE BEGAN TO NOTICE INTERMITTENT STARTING PROBLEMS WITH OUR 2007 NISSAN VERSA; THE CAR WOULD NOT START AFTER PROLONGED CRANKING OF THE STARTER. IN MAY 2009, WE TOOK THE CAR TO THE DEALERSHIP TO UNDERGO DIAGNOSTICS AND REPAIR. THEY FOUND THE PROBLEM TO BE A FAULTY FUEL PRESSURE REGULATOR AND REPLACED THE PART UNDER WARRANTY. FIVE MONTHS LATER, THE PROBLEM REAPPEARED. THE VERSA WENT BACK TO THE DEALER FOR THE SAME REPAIR, IN NOVEMBER 2009, AND AGAIN REPLACED THE PART UNDER WARRANTY. SINCE THE LAST REPAIR, THE VERSA WAS DRIVEN INFREQUENTLY DURING THE FIRST HALF OF 2010, AND THEREFORE, DIDN?T ACCUMULATE SIGNIFICANT MILEAGE. IN THE SUMMER OF 2010, THE CAR WAS DRIVEN REGULARLY AGAIN, WITH THE STARTING PROBLEM REAPPEARING IN OCTOBER 2010. WE HAVE NOT BEEN ABLE TO TAKE THE CAR IN FOR SERVICE UNTIL JANUARY 2011. THIS MARKS THE THIRD REPAIR FOR THE SAME PROBLEM. UNFORTUNATELY, THE VERSA HAS EXCEEDED THE FACTORY WARRANTY (38K MILES) AND WE ARE PAYING OUT OF POCKET FOR THIS REPAIR. THIS PROBLEM IS NOT ISOLATED TO US. I HAVE DONE SOME RESEARCH ON THIS ISSUE AND THE SAME PROBLEM IS SHARED MY MANY OTHER NORTH AMERICAN VERSA OWNERS ACROSS MANY ENTHUSIAST INTERNET FORUMS, CAR SITES, BLOGS AND OTHER LOCATIONS. WITH THAT IN MIND, I CALLED NISSAN CONSUMER AFFAIRS AND STATED MY CASE. THE REPLY WAS SIMPLY THAT NISSAN HAS NOT RECOGNIZED THIS PROBLEM AS A RECALL OR CAMPAIGN. WE MADE THE DECISION TO PURCHASE A NEW VEHICLE BASED ON SAFETY AND RELIABILITY. WE HAVE LOST CONFIDENCE IN OUR NISSAN VERSA, AS EVERY TIME WE TAKE THE WHEEL WE?RE LEFT WONDERING WHETHER IT WILL OR WILL NOT START. I CANNOT ACCEPT THE FACT THAT A MODERN, LOW-MILEAGE, THREE-YEAR-OLD VEHICLE WILL OCCASIONALLY NOT START, THEREBY, CREATING A SITUATION OF POTENTIAL DANGER TO FAMILY. WHILE THIS PROBLEM DOES NOT CONSTITUTE AN IMMINENT THREAT SUCH AS A BRAKE FAILURE OR TIRE DEFECT, HAVING YOUR CAR BECOME INOPERABLE CAN LEAD TO DANGEROUS OUTCOMES AS WELL. NISSAN IS NOT ADDRESSING A SIGNIFICANT PROBLEM. *TR

CAR WAS AT A DEAD STOP IN MY DRIVEWAY. I WENT TO BACK OUT OF MY DRIVEWAY...AND AS ALWAYS I STARTED THE CAR WITH MY FOOT ON THE BRAKE...PUT THE CAR IN REVERSE...BEGAN TO LIFT MY FOOT OFF THE BRAKE TO COAST BACK AGAIN AS USUAL...WITHOUT EVER TOUCHING THE GAS PEDAL. THE CAR SHOT BACK LIKE A BULLET...TRAVELED ABOUT 45 TO 50 FEET AND SLAMMED INTO THE DRIVER SIDE DOOR OF A PARKED PANEL TRUCK. THE CAR THEN SHOT FORWARD AGAIN LIKE A BULLET AND SLAMMED INTO A FENCE POLE THAT WAS SET IN CEMENT. I GOT OUT OF THE CAR IN SHOCK....A NEIGHBOR CAME RUNNING OVER...I TOLD HIM THAT ALL I DID WAS PUT THE CAR IN REVERSE AND THEN LOST COMPLETE CONTROL. THE CAR WAS STILL RUNNING...MY NEIGHBOR WENT TO TURN OFF THE ENGINE...AND SAID..."THE CAR IS STILL IN REVERSE." HE PUT THE CAR IN PARK AND TURNED OFF THE ENGINE. A POLICE REPOPRT WAS FILED. THE CAR WAS REMOVED TO A LOT FOR INSPECTION. THE INSPECTION DID NOT REVEAL ANY PROBLEMS WITH THE CAR. AS FAR AS NISSAN WAS CONCERNED THE CASE ENDED THERE. THEY NEVER INTERVIEWED ANY WITNESSES. THE PANEL TRUCK OWNER WAS JUST ABOUT TO GO TO HIS TRUCK...HE HEARD THE LOUD RACING SOUND OF THE ENGINE...AS DID MY DAUGHTER WHO SAW THE WHOLE THING... SHE WAS SITTING AT THE DINING ROOM TABLE WITH FULL VIEW FROM A WINDOW...SHE THOUGHT I HAD A HEART ATTACK. AND THE NEIGHBOR WHO WINESSED THE GEAR IN REVERSE WAS NEVER CONTACTED. IN LIGHT OF THE CASES OF "UNEXPLAINED" SUDDEN ACCELERATION I FIND IT HARD TO BELIEVE THAT NISSAN IS SATISFIED WITH THE RESULTS IN THIS CASE. I CANNOT IN GOOD CONSCIOUS LET THIS STAND WITHOUT AT LEAST MAKING A RECORD OF THE INCIDENT. BY THE WAY THE CAR WAS TOTALED. I WOULD BE CURIOUS TO SEE A REPORT FROM AN ACCIDENT RECONSTRUCTION EXPERT AS TO THE SPEED THE CAR REACHED FROM A DEAD STOP....TRAVELEING ABOUT 45 FEET..... THAT WOULD CAUSE THE AMOUNT OF DAMGE DONE TO THAT CAR. I WOULD HAVE TO BE STANDING ON THE GAS PEDAL...COMMON SENSE SAYS THAT DID NOT HAPPEN. THE AIRBAGS NEVER DEPLOYED. THANK YOU. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 NISSAN VERSA. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 50 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE CONTACT BELIEVED THAT THE FUEL PUMP NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE DEALER WAS NOTIFIED WHO ADVISED THE CONTACT TO CALL THE MANUFACTURER. THE CONTACT ATTEMPTED TO CONTACT THE MANUFACTURER BUT TO NO AVAIL. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 80,000.

WHILE DRIVING ON MY ROAD I HEARD A LOUDER THAN USUAL EXHAUST NOISE. INSPECTION AT MY HOME REVEALED THE FLANGE ON THE EXHAUST PIPE RIGHT BEFORE THE MUFFLER HAS RUSTED AND COMPLETELY SEPARATED. TAKING IT TO MUFFLER SHOP TO HAVE A NEW PIPE WELDED ON WHERE SEPARATION OCCURRED. APPROXIMATE COST WAS QUOTED AT $100.00. I HAVE READ OF NUMEROUS NISSAN VERSA AND NISSAN MURANO OWNERS WITH THE SAME ISSUE. *TR