2007 NISSAN VERSA Complaints

ABOUT APRIL 8 2007 9 DAYS WHILE PURCHASING THIS CAR I REPORTED A COMPLAINT TO THE LOCAL BAYRIDGE NISSAN SERVICE DEPARTMENT ABOUT A CLUNKING AND KNOCKING NOISE IN THE FRONT END OF THE CAR AND FELT IN THE STEERING WHEEL, THE VEHICLE HAD LESS THAN 200 MILES AT THE TIME. AFTER AT LEAST 12/15 TRIPS TO VARIOUS SERVICE DEPARTMENT FOR REPAIR ATTEMPTS,RIGHT AXLE, STRUTS, STRUT MOUNTS, STRUT BEARINGS ON THE LEFT AND RIGHT SIDE, THE PROBLEM WOULD NOT GO AWAY. THEY EVENTUALLY PLACED LARGE METAL WASHERS BETWEEN THE SUB FRAME AND CROSS BRACE SUPPORT BECAUSE THEY STATED THAT THE SUB FRAME BUSHINGS HAD SAGGED, OR WHERE IMPROPERLY INSTALLED AT THE MANUFACTURER. NOW THE STEERING FEELS LOOSE AND THE ONLY WAY I CAN DESCRIBE IT IS IT FEELS AS IF THE STEERING COLUMN IS SEPARATING WHEN TAKING TURNS OVER UNEVEN ROAD SURFACES.THEY HAVE CHANGED RIGHT AXLE MANY TIMES BUT NO USE , NISSAN NORTH AMERICA REPRESENTATIVE MR JUSTIN HALL REVIED CASE 3 TIMES COULD NOT FIX THE VEHICLE FROM HIS MECHANIC SEND BY NISSAN . THIS VEHICLE IS ADANGEROUS VEHICLE I HAVE NO OTHER MEANS TO AS I HAVE TRIED TWO 2 NISSAN SERVICE STATIONS AND NISSAN MECHANIC, STILL PROBLEM IS THERE 2 WEEKS BACK BRAKE SUDDENLY WENT DOWN I DROVE WITH OUT BRAKE FOR A WHILE, MY FAMILY TRAVELS IN THIS CAR. ANY INCIDENT / ACCIDENT DUE TO FAILURE OF THESE PARTS I WILL HELD NISSAN LIABLE. *TR

I PURCHASED A 2007 NISSAN VERSA. THE LAST WEEK I HAVE HAD NOTHING BUT PROBLEMS. THE FIRST TIME I TOOK IT IN WAS BECAUSE IT WOULD NOT START. THEY TOLD ME IT WAS A FUEL PUMP. IT WAS REPLACED. AFTER I GOT THE CAR BACK IT STARTED TO HAVE NO POWER WHEN I PUSHED ON THE GAS PETAL. BECAUSE OF THIS I WAS ALMOST HIT SEVERAL TIMES TRYING TO PULL OUT INTO TRAFFIC. THE TRANSMISSION WOULD NOT SHIFT AND THE RPM'S WOULD BE VERY HIGH. IF SOUNDED LIKE THE MOTOR WAS GOING TO BLOW UP. I HAVE TAKEN IT INTO THE SHOP AGAIN AND NOW THEY ARE CLAIMING THAT IT IS A MASS AIR FLOW SENSOR. THIS VEHICLE IS ONLY 2 YEARS OLD WHY ARE THESE THINGS HAPPENING? I HAVE HAD PEOPLE SLAM ON THEIR BRAKES SO THAT THEY WOULD NOT HIT ME EVEN WHEN THE GAS PETAL IS ALL THE WAY TO THE FLOOR TRYING TO MAKE THE VEHICLE MOVE. THIS IS A VERY SERIOUS PROBLEM. *TR

ON OR ABOUT MARCH 26TH 2009 I REPORTED A COMPLAINT TO THE LOCAL NISSAN SERVICE DEPARTMENT ABOUT A CLUNKING AND KNOCKING NOISE IN THE FRONT END OF THE CAR AND FELT IN THE STEERING WHEEL, THE VEHICLE HAD LESS THAN 32,000 MILES AT THE TIME. THIS WAS NOT MY FIRST ATTEMPT TO GET THIS ISSUE LOOKED AT, BUT IT WAS THE FIRST TIME THEY ACKNOWLEDGED A PROBLEM. AFTER AT LEAST 6 TRIPS TO THE SERVICE DEPARTMENT FOR REPAIR ATTEMPTS, STRUTS, STRUT MOUNTS, STRUT BEARINGS ON THE LEFT AND RIGHT SIDE, THE PROBLEM WOULD NOT GO AWAY. THEY EVENTUALLY PLACED LARGE METAL WASHERS BETWEEN THE SUB FRAME AND CROSS BRACE SUPPORT BECAUSE THEY STATED THAT THE SUB FRAME BUSHINGS HAD SAGGED, OR WHERE IMPROPERLY INSTALLED AT THE MANUFACTURER. NOW THE STEERING FEELS LOOSE AND THE ONLY WAY I CAN DESCRIBE IT IS IT FEELS AS IF THE STEERING COLUMN IS SEPARATING WHEN TAKING TURNS OVER UNEVEN ROAD SURFACES. *TR

WE WERE TRAVELING ON THE INTERSTATE WHEN WE NOTICED THE CAR STARTED SHAKING THEN A LOUD POP WAS HEARD. FORTUNATELY MY DAUGHTER MAINTAINED CONTROL OF THE CAR AND GUIDED TO THE MEDIAN SAFELY. WHEN WE GOT OUT WE SAW THAT THE TIRE HAD SHREDDED AWAY FROM THE TUBE ABOUT HALF WAY AROUND.. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 NISSAN VERSA. THE CONTACT STATED THE SUN ROOF DRAIN DUCTS SHOULD DRAIN THE WATER FROM THE VEHICLE, LEAKS INSIDE THE PASSENGER COMPARTMENT. THE FAILURE CAUSES THE SIDE CURTAIN AIR BAGS TO BECOME WET. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER TWICE FOR REPAIR AND THEY BLEW AIR INTO THE AIR DUCTS TO CLEAN THEM OUT. THE DEALER STATED THAT THIS PROCESS WOULD HAVE TO BE PERFORMED PERIODICALLY IN ORDER TO KEEP THE AIR DUCTS FROM CLOGGING. THE MANUFACTURER STATED THAT THE CONTACT WOULD HAVE TO PAY FOR THE REPAIR BECAUSE IT WAS NOT COVERED UNDER WARRANTY. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 19,000 AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 25,000. UPDATED 10/16/09 THE CONSUMER WANTED TO KNOW THE STATUS OF HIS COMPLAINT. HE RECEIVED A SHORT LETTER IN THE MAIL, BUT NOTHING SINCE THEN. UPDATED 03/01/10 UPDATED 03/05/10*JB

THE HUBCAPS ON NISSAN VERSAS ARE HELD ON MY PLASTIC TABS WHICH ARE EASILY BROKEN WHEN ROTATING THE TIRES. ONE TAB (OF FOUR) WAS DAMAGED ON ONE OF MY TIRES WHEN MY NISSAN DEALER ROTATED THE TIRES AT THE BEGINNING OF JUNE. I THOUGHT THE HUBCAPS WERE REPLACED SECURELY. ONE WEEK PRIOR TO THE INCIDENT MY HUSBAND COMMENTED THAT ONE OF THE HUBCAPS DIDN'T LOOK RIGHT. ON THE 28TH I WAS DRIVING ON THE FREEWAY, IN CROWDED TRAFFIC AT 75 MPH. I BELIEVE THE WIND CAUGHT MY HUBCAP. I HEARD A SOUND, THEN SAW SOMETHING FLIP UP ON THE SIDE OF MY CAR. I THOUGHT I'D KICKED SOMETHING UP FROM THE ROADWAY. THEN SOMETHING FLEW ACROSS MY REARVIEW MIRROR AND CAUGHT MY ATTENTION. I LOOKED CLOSER AND SAW MY HUBCAP FLYING THROUGH TRAFFIC AND ACROSS THE INTERSTATE. I DID NOT STOP TO RETRIEVE IT AS I DID NOT FEEL IT SAFE IN THE CONGESTION. I WAS VERY THANKFUL THAT NO ONE SWERVED TO MISS IT AS IT COULD HAVE CAUSED A DISASTROUS ACCIDENT. I HAVE SINCE LOOKED ONLINE TO FIND THAT THIS IS NOT AN ISOLATED INCIDENT. FURTHERMORE, I HAVE TRIED TO CONTACT MY NISSAN DEALER FOR A REPLACEMENT BUT HAVE YET TO HEAR BACK FROM THEM. CURRENTLY I AM DRIVING WITHOUT A HUBCAP ON THAT TIRE. I WILL LIKELY REPLACE ALL THE HUBCAPS AS SOON AS MONEY PERMITS. *TR

CAR LOST POWER GOING THROUGH AN INTERSECTION. AFTER I STOPPED THEN CAR DID START UP AGAIN. DEALER HAD NO IDEA WHAT COULD BE WRONG. I'VE READ ONLINE ABOUT THIS HAPPENING TO OTHER PEOPLE AND THEY SAID IT WAS THE FUEL PUMP. THIS IS A 2007 NISSAN VERSA SL HATCHBACK. *TR

PURCHASED IN APRIL 2007, 2007 NISSAN VERSA WITH <30K MILES HAS SUDDENLY BEGUN HAVING WHAT APPEAR TO BE CVT ISSUES. IT IS AN INTERMITTENT PROBLEM AND AFTER HAVING THE VEHICLE IN THE DEALERSHIP TWICE, THEY ARE UNABLE TO DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM. WHEN IN OPERATION, DRIVER TRIES TO ACCELERATE AND ALTHOUGH RPMS WILL RAISE SIGNIFICANTLY (I.E. 4000), THERE IS NO INCREASE IN SPEED, EVEN WITH THE ACCELERATOR ALL THE WAY TO THE FLOOR. THIS HAS OCCURRED IN FREEWAY AND SURFACE STREET TRAFFIC. THEY HAVE RUN ALL THEIR USUAL DIAGNOSTICS, BUT SAY THERE IS NOTHING SHOWING UP. THE ATTITUDE OF THE DEALERSHIP SERVICE PERSONNEL REFLECTS THEIR DISBELIEF THAT THERE IS A PROBLEM. I WORKED FOR THE COMPANY FOR 18 YEARS, HAVE DRIVEN NISSAN VEHICLES FOR OVER 20 YEARS, BUT AS A RESULT OF THIS DANGEROUS CONDITION, I AM READY TO SWITCH LOYALTY TO ANOTHER BRAND. I DROVE THE VEHICLE FROM NEW UNTIL @ MY 18-YEAR-OLD SON HAS BEEN DRIVING THE VEHICLE SINCE NOVEMBER 2007 WITH NO PROBLEMS UNTIL NOW. THEY ASKED IF WE HAD DRIVEN OTHER VERSAS WITH CVTS AS IF WE HAD SUDDENLY FORGOTTEN HOW TO DRIVE THE VEHICLE WE'VE OWNED AND DRIVEN FOR TWO YEARS. IT'S NOT SAFE IN LOS ANGELES DRIVING CONDITIONS TO HAVE THIS OCCUR. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 NISSAN VERSA. WHILE DRIVING 25 MPH, THE CONTACT SUDDENLY NOTICED THAT THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO STALL. NEITHER THE BRAKES NOR THE POWER STEERING WERE OPERABLE. AS A RESULT, THE CONTACT CRASHED INTO ANOTHER VEHICLE ON THE OPPOSITE SIDE OF THE ROAD. THERE WERE NO INJURIES, BUT A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN DIAGNOSED BY THE DEALER. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 38,000.

THE TPMS SYSTEM IN MY 2007 VERSA HAS STOPPED WORKING PROPERLY. IT HAS FAILED AND CAME ON WITH THE TIRE PRESSURE FINE. I HAVE TAKEN IT TO A DEALER AND THEY TOLD ME THE FIRST TIME THAT I HAD ONE TIRE THAT WAS 1LB LOW AND THAT IT WOULD SHUT OFF WITHIN THE NEXT 5 MILES OR SO/. IT DID TO COME BACK ON IN 10 MILES. I HAVE TALKED TO THEM SEVERAL TIMES AND THEY TELL ME THAT THEY WILL PUT IT ON THEIR MACHINE TO TEST IT FOR $45. *TR