2012 NISSAN VERSA Complaints

U.S/ DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATIONMAY 24, 2016 NATIONAL HIGHWAY TRAFFIC SAFETY ADMINISTRATION 1200 NEW JERSEY AVE. S.E. WASHINGTON DC 20590 GENTLEMEN/LADIES: I HAD SENT A LETTER TO THE CALIFORNIA DOJ, DISTRICT ATTORNEY'S OFFICE WITH SUPPORTING INFORMATION. THE ATTACHED LETTER HAS ALL THE INFORMATION PERTAINING TO THIS MATTER. THE CALIFORNIA DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE, DISTRICT ATTORNEY REFERRED ME TO YOU. (THE LETTER AND INFORMATION ARE ATTACHMENTS.) I BELIEVE THE IGNITION SWITCH MALFUNCTION IS A SAFETY ISSUE AND I WOULD LIKE MY MONEY REFUNDED. YOUR PROMPT ATTENTION TO THIS MATTER WOULD BE GREATLY APPRECIATED. SINCERELY, [XXX] ATTACHMENTS: INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR

THE SENSOR DOES NOT RECOGNIZE THAT SOMEONE IS SITTING ON THE PASSENGER FRONT SEAT. THIS HAPPENS WHEN IT IS MOBILE.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 NISSAN VERSA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT AN UNKNOWN SPEED, THE VEHICLE STALLED. THE CONTACT WAS UNABLE TO RESTART THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A DEALER BUT WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 75,811.

I WOULD LIKE TO REPORT THAT I PURCHASED A NISSAN VERSA ON APRIL 5, 2015. THE NIGHT I DROVE IT HOME I NOTICED A FEW PROBLEMS: FIRST: THE SEAT BELT LIGHT STAYS ON UNLESS BOTH FRONT SEATS ARE BUCKLED EVEN IF THE DRIVE IS THE ONLY PERSON IN THE VEHICLE. THIS IS CAUSE FOR THE VEHICLE TO NOT PASS STATE INSPECTION AND THE DEALERSHIP I BOUGHT IT FROM IS TELLING ME THEY TOOK THE CAR TO TWO DIFFERENT NISSAN DEALERSHIPS AND THIS IS PROPER FUNCTION FOR THE NISSAN VERSA. THE MECHANIC FROM THE INSPECTION STATION AND I EACH CALLED NISSAN DEALERSHIPS AS WELL AND EACH OF THE DEALERSHIPS WE SPOKE WITH SAID THIS IS IN FACT INCORRECT AND NEEDS TO BE FIXED. SECOND: THE CAR IS NOT ACCELERATING OR SHIFTING (ATLEAST THAT IS HOW I DESCRIBED IT). I TRIED TO MERGE INTO TRAFFIC AND RPM'S MOVED WAY UP BUT THE CAR HESITATED TO MOVE FORWARD ONCE IT STARTED TO MOVE I HAD TO PUT ON THE BRAKES BECAUSE TRAFFIC WAS TOO CLOSE. I DROVE IT TO WEST VIRGINIA WITH MY YOUNG SONS IN TOW AND IT COULD NOT KEEP UP WITH THE FLOW OF TRAFFIC AND CONTINUED TO GET WORSE THE LONGER WE WERE ON THE ROAD OR ON AN INCLINE. THE SPEED LIMIT WAS 70 MPH ON INTERSTATE 70 AND IT TOOK A LONG TIME TO GET UP TO SPEED. WHEN THERE WAS AN INCLINE (WE WERE IN THE MOUNTAINS) THE RPM'S WOULD GO UP TO 4,000- 4,500 BUT THE CAR WOULD STAY AT 60 MPH AND LOSE SPEED. THE DEALERSHIP CALLED ME AND WAS VERY CONDESCENDING LETTING ME KNOW THEY COULD FIND NO PROBLEMS WITH THE CAR. THEY WILL NOT EVEN FIX THE SEAT BELT WARNING LIGHT EVEN THOUGH I CAN NOT GET MY HARD TAGS FOR THE CAR.

I WAS DRIVING MY VEHICLE ON THE FREEWAY IN THE MIDDLE OF TRAFFIC AND IT BEGAN TO JERK AND THEN TURNED OFF COMPLETELY. LUCKILY I HAD MY BROTHER WITH ME TO PUSH IT TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD I CALLED A TOW TRUCK AND WAS WAITING AND I ATTEMPTED TO TURN ON THE VEHICLE IT TURNED BACK ON AND DROVE OFF THE FREEWAY THEN I THOUGHT MAYBE I HAD DONE SOMETHING WRONG BECAUSE IT WAS BACK TO NORMAL AND NO ENGINE LIGHT WAS ON OR NOTHING BUT LATER ON IN THE WEEK I WAS AT A STOP LIGHT AND IT HAPPENS AGAIN AND SO I CALLED A TOW TRUCK AND THEY SAID IT WAS GOING TO BE 45MIN UNTIL SOMEONE CAME SO I WAITED AND THEN LIKE 10MINUTES AFTER I TRIED TO TURN THE VEHICLE ON AND IT TURNED ON LIKE NORMAL...SO THAT HAS BEEN HAPPENING AND ALSO MY ENGINE LIGHT KEEPS TURNING OFF AND ON

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 NISSAN VERSA. AFTER DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 8 MPH, THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT OPERATE FORWARD. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE REVERSE FUNCTIONED PROPERLY. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO REVERSE IN A PARKING STRUCTURE. THE FAILURE OCCURRED WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE VEHICLE NEEDED A NEW TRANSMISSION. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 108,000.

I WAS DRIVING AND WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS IN MOTION I INADVERTENTLY BUMPED INTO MY GEAR SHIFTER HANDLE AND MY CAR SHIFTED INTO REVERSE WITHOUT THE BREAK BEING DEPRESSED OR APPLIED. I ALMOST HAD AN CAR CRASH/ACCIDENT WITH THE PERSON DIRECTLY BEHIND ME. IN MARCH OF 2016 I CONTACTED NISSAN NORTH AMERICA, INC. ABOUT THIS ISSUE BUT THEY ARE NOT ACKNOWLEDGING THAT THIS IS A SAFETY DEFECT. MY CAR HAS APRROXAMETLY 57,470 MILES AS OF 03/30/2016 AND NISSAN NORTH AMERICA IS REFUSING TO REPAIR THIS DANGEROUS DEFECT FREE OF CHARGE BECAUSE MY VEHICLE WAS NOT ON ANY NISSAN OR NHSTA CAMPAIGN RECALL LISTS. THE REFERENCED NHSTA CAMPAIGN RECALL ID NUMBER ASSOCIATED WITH MY VEHICLE ISSUE IS ID: 12V032000 VOLUNTARY SAFETY RECALL CAMPAIGN 2012 VERSA SEDAN SHIFT SELECTOR CAMPAIGN ID: PM253 APPLIED VEHICLES 2012 VERSA(N17) APPLIED TRANSMISSION CVT

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 NISSAN VERSA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE GEAR SHIFTER WAS ABLE TO BE MOVED WITHOUT HAVING THE BRAKE DEPRESSED. THE FAILURE OCCURRED WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE GEAR SHIFTER WAS ABLE TO BE MOVED WITHOUT THE BRAKE BEING APPLIED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE CONTACT REFERENCED NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 12V032000 (POWER TRAIN); HOWEVER, THE VIN WAS NOT INLCUDED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 57,600. *JS

OUR VERSA WILL NOT ACCELERATE, AT RANDOM INTERVALS, WHEN WE ARE STOPPED AT A STOP LIGHT. WHEN I CALLED NISSAN MORTOR COMPANY NORTH AMERICA, THEY ACKOWLEDGED THAT THEY WERE AWARE THAT ONE OR MORE PARTS USED IN THE CVT TRANSMISSION WERE KNOWN TO BE DEFECTIVE. YET, THEY WOULD NOT REPLACE, REPAIR, OR EVEN ASSIST WITH REPAIRING OUR VERSA. I AM AFRAID THAT WE MAY ONE DAY BE HIT FROM BEHIND AS WE ATTEMPT TO ACCELERATE FROM A STOP LIGHT. THIS ACTUALLY ALMOST OCCURRED ON TWO SEPARATE OCCASIONS.

HESITATION GOING UP ANY INCLINE. JUST STARTED WHEN IT HIT 60000. WARRANTY ONLY FOR 50000. LOOKS LIKE NISSAN BUILT IT TO JUST GET BY THEN OVER 50000 YOU ARE OUT BIG TIME. MY BIG ISSUE IS I HAD TO TRADE CAR WITH MY DAUGHTER WHO DROVE THIS. ALMOST HAD 2 ACCIDENTS IN A WEEK BECAUSE OF HEAVY TRAFFIC. STAY AWAY FROM THIS FOR SAFETY ISSUES. ACCIDENT WAITING TO HAPPEN.