2008 NISSAN VERSA Complaints

WHILE I WAS DRIVING ON THE 10 FREEWAY HEADED EAST NEAR DOWNTOWN LOS ANGELES, MY CAR'S BRAKES SUDDENLY DID NOT RESPOND, CAUSING ME TO HIT THE CAR IN FRONT OF ME. BEFORE THE INCIDENT THE CAR'S BRAKES WORKED FINE AND AFTER THE INCIDENT THEY FUNCTIONED NORMALLY. I TRIED MULTIPLE WAYS TO GET THE BRAKES TO "BITE" BUT ALWAYS GOT A DEAD PEDAL AND NEVER GOT THE CAR TO STOP UNTIL I HIT THE CAR IN FRONT OF ME AT AROUND 20 MPH. THIS CAR HAS SOME FLAWS ON IT THAT SHOULD BE LOOKED AT INCLUDING THE BRAKE PEDAL, WHICH DOES NOT RESPOND VERY WELL TO DRIVER INPUT, THE LAZY TRANSMISSION, WHICH HESITATES TOO MUCH AND DEALERS REFUSE TO FIX, THE IGNITION/STARTER, THE FLIMSY BODY THAT LOOKS LIKE IT WAS MADE OUT OF THE SAME MATERIAL AS TOYS AND ITS AXLES THAT CAN'T STAND EXTENSIVE CITY DRIVING. *TR

WHILE SITTING IN THE YARD WE HEARD A METAL CLANG SOUND COMING FROM ONE OF THE CARS. WE LOOKED BUT COULD NOT TELL WHICH CAR IT CAME FROM. LATER WHEN I STARTED TO DRIVE THE CAR ON THE HIGHWAY THE FRONT PASSENGER TIRE SHREDDED. THIS WAS DUE TO THE FRONT PASSENGER SIDE SPRING BEING BROKEN. WE LATER FOUND THE BROKEN PIECE WHERE THE CAR WAS PARKED. THE VEHICLE ONLY HAD 48,684 MOSTLY HIGHWAY MILES ON IT. *TR

TL- THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 NISSAN VERSA. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING 60 MPH FAILED TO ACCELERATE. THE FAILURE RECURRED NUMEROUS TIMES. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER FOR DIAGNOSIS BUT WAS INFORMED BY THE DEALER THAT PUTTING IT ON A COMPUTER WOULD BE A WASTE OF TIME AND ADVISED HER TO PLACE THE VEHICLE IN REFUSE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC FOR DIAGNOSIS BUT NO CAUSE FOR FAILURE WAS FOUND AND THE TRANSMISSION FLUID WAS CHANGED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. SIX MONTHS LATER THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 130,000. DT

DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD WE HEARD A LOUD BANG, THEN THE CAR DARTED HARD TO THE LEFT. COULDN'T GO OVER 15 MPH WITHOUT LOUD SCRAPE AND HARD PULL TO LEFT. GARAGE SAID COIL SPRING BROKE IN HALF AND ALMOST PUNCTURED TIRE. NO RUST ON THE SPRING, MECHANIC SAID IT WAS A DEFECTIVE PART. *TR

I HAD TROUBLE SHIFTING CAR INTO PARK. DASH INDICATOR SAID IT WAS IN PARK . THEN I COULD NOT REMOVE THE IGNITION KEY. I THEN WIGGLED THE KEY IT CAME OUT. AS I WAS GETTING OUT OF THE CAR IT STARTED TO ROLL DOWN HILL. BROUGHT TO MY LOCAL SERVICE STATION AND THEY HAD FOUND THE SHIFTER TO HAVE A BROKEN PIECE OF PLASTIC IN IT. *TR

THE CAR HAS BEGUN TO MAKE A LOUD METAL CLUNKING SOUND AT THE TOP RIGHT SUSPENSION AS WELL AS WHAT ALMOST SOUNDS LIKE A GRINDING BUT NOT SIMILAR TO THAT OF THE BRAKING SYSTEM. I WAS GOING AROUND A CURVE AT THE TIME. THE SOUND GETS WORSE WHEN GOING DOWN A HILL CHANGING SPEEDS, SWITCHING LANES, ON POT HOLES OR AN UNEVEN SURFACE. I TOOK IT TO A FEW DIFFERENT PLACES AND COULD NOT REPRODUCE THE PROBLEM AT THE TIME. WHILE DRIVING WITH A MORE EXPERIENCED MECHANIC HE WAS ABLE TO DETERMINE THE SOUND TO BE ISOLATED TO THE RIGHT STRUT AND THE LEFT INNER TIE ROD. HE SAID THAT THE STRUTS ARE USUALLY ONLY REPLACED ONCE IN A CARS LIFETIME SO I AM WONDERING WHY IT NEEDS TO BE REPLACED SO SOON. I AM WRITING THE COMPLAINT BECAUSE I THINK THIS HAS BEEN AN ISSUE ALL ALONG. THE CAR NEEDS AN ABNORMAL AMOUNT OF REALIGNMENTS AND BRAKE REPLACEMENTS. WHEN I FIRST RECEIVED THE CAR THE ROTORS AND BRAKES HAD TO BE REPLACED BECAUSE SOMEHOW THEY HAD BEEN INSTALLED BACKWARDS. THE STEERING HAS ALWAYS FELT INSECURE AS WELL AS THE FEELING WHEN PRESSING THE GAS AND THE BRAKES. THE FEELING I HAVE NOW UNDER THE PEDALS WHEN THE SOUND OF THE STRUT MALFUNCTIONING ENGAGES I HAVE FELT ALL ALONG BUT NOT THIS INTENSELY. THERE MAY BE AN ISSUE WITH THE PARTS USED AS I HAVE SPOKEN TO SO MANY NISSAN OWNERS WHO REPORTED THE SAME ISSUE OF STEERING AND EXHAUST SYSTEM ISSUES ON NISSANS. *TR

MARCH 2012 - TIRE SENSOR LIGHT WENT OFF; ONE SENSOR REPLACED. DECEMBER 2012 - TIRE SENSOR LIGHT WENT OFF, AND LOCAL TIRE SHOP SAID THEIR DIAGNOSTIC SAID SENSORS OK BUT THAT I SHOULD GO TO DEALER. MARCH 2013 - DEALER'S DIAGNOSTIC SAID BOTH REAR SENSORS BAD, BUT LOCAL TIRE SHOP'S DIAGNOSTIC MACHINES SAID ONLY ONE SENSOR BAD (APRIL 2013). ONE SENSOR REPLACED. APRIL 2013 - TIRE SENSOR LIGHT WENT OFF, AND SAME TIRE CHAIN SAID SENSORS WORKING AS PER THEIR DIAGNOSTIC MACHINE. APRIL 2013 - SENSORS RELEARNED, BUT LIGHT WENT OFF WITHIN 1 DAY. *TR

I PARKED MY NISSAN VERSA IN A PARKING LOT WHILE I WAS AT WORK ALL DAY. I HADN'T HAD ANY PROBLEMS WITH IT. WHEN I GOT IN TO LEAVE IN THE EVENING AND PUT THE CAR IN DRIVE AND WENT FORWARD A FEW INCHES, I HEARD A HORRIBLE CRUNCHING NOISE LIKE I HIT SOMETHING. WHEN I BACKED UP TO SEE WHAT WAS UNDER MY CAR, I JUST SAW A METAL HORSESHOE SHAPED BROKEN PIECE ON THE GROUND. MY MECHANIC SAYS IT IS A COIL SPRING THAT BROKE. I'VE SEEN MANY COMPLAINTS ABOUT THIS FROM NISSAN VERSA OWNERS. THE BROKEN PART DIDN'T SEEM RUSTY AT ALL. I DON'T KNOW WHY THIS HAPPENED. THE CAR HASN'T BEEN IN AN ACCIDENT. IT SEEMED TO HAPPEN OUT OF THE BLUE. *TR THE DEALER STATED THE REAR COIL SPRING NEEDS TO BE REPLACED. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 NISSAN VERSA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE FAILED TO START EACH TIME. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE FUEL PUMP NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FUEL PUMP WAS REPLACED THREE TIMES IN FIVE YEARS. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 120,785 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 159,521. *TR UPDATED 04/30/13*LJ

THIS CAR IS A 2008. KEPT IN FANTASTIC CONDITION. THE MUFFLER RANDOMLY BROKE OFF OF THE CAR. THERE IS NO RUST ON THE UNDERSIDE OF THE CAR. THE FEW MONTHS IT WAS DRIVEN IN THE NORTH IT WAS WASHED FREE OF ANY SALT. AFTER RESEARCHING THIS IT SEEMS TO BE AN ONGOING PROBLEM WITH THIS MAKE AND MODEL OF CAR. IT WAS A CLEAN BREAK. HOPEFULLY CAN BE WELDED BACK TOGETHER, BUT THIS BREAK IS CERTAINLY DUE TO THE CHEAP MATERIAL IT IS MADE OUT OF. NISSAN SHOULD RECALL THESE PARTS. THIS IS AFFECTING ALOT OF NISSAN VERSA OWNERS AROUND THE SAME EXACT MILEAGE FRAME. *TR