2008 NISSAN VERSA Complaints
View complaints related to 2008 NISSAN VERSA. The complaints found here are submitted by actual consumers with first hand experience. There are more than 370 complaints submitted for the 2008 NISSAN VERSA. You can submit your own complaint to the NHTSA or call the Hotline, Monday-Friday 8am to 8pm at (888) 327-4236, TTY: (800) 424-9153.
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2008 NISSAN VERSA- LONG BEACH, NY
TIRE PRESSURE LIGHT COMES ON INTERMITTENTLY WHEN DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY AT 60 MPH OR ABOVE. TIRE PRESSURE HAS BEEN CHECKED AND IS ALWAYS CORRECT AT 32 PSI. HAPPENS CONSTANTLY. TOOK CAR TO DEALER, THEY CAN FIND NO ERROR CODES IN COMPUTER. THEY RESET IT MANUALLY, TOOK A RODE TRIP 2 DAYS LATER AND THE LIGHT CAME ON AGAIN. IT WILL STAY ON UNTIL I GET OFF THE HIGHWAY, OR WILL FLASH ON AND OFF AND THEN GO BACK OFF AGAIN. *TR
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2008 NISSAN VERSA- LONG BEACH, NY
LOW PRESSURE TIRE LIGHT GOES ON INTERMITTENTLY WHEN DOING HIGHWAY DRIVING AND TIRE PRESSURE IS FINE. DOES NOT HAPPEN WHEN DRIVING AROUND TOWN, ONLY ON HIGHWAY. LIGHT WILL EITHER BLINK OR STAY ON UNTIL I SLOW DOWN OR GET OFF HIGHWAY. TOOK CAR TO DEALER, THEY CANNOT FIND A PROBLEM NOR DOES THE COMPUTER SHOW ANY ERROR CODES. DEALER VERIFIED TIRE PRESSURE WAS CORRECT. OCCURS EVERY TIME I DRIVE ON THE HIGHWAY. *TR
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2008 NISSAN VERSA- TIFTON, GA
LOW TIRE LIGHT KEEPS COMING ON.I HAVE HAD IT TURNED OF BY NISSAN SEVERAL TIMES. I CHECK THE AIR PRESSURE REGULARLY SO I KNOW THE TIRE PRESSURE IS NOT LOW. *TR
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2008 NISSAN VERSA- HOLTSVILLE, NY
I OWN A NISSAN VERSA 2008 HATCHBACK. AFTER I PULL AWAY FROM THE GAS PUMP, THE CAR WAS LOSING ITS ACCELERATION AND THEN STALL. I WAS TRYING TO START AGAIN BUT IT WOULDN'T TURN OVER. THE CAR WAS TOWED. I WAS TOLD THAT THE FUEL PUMP WENT BAD. MY BASIC WARRANTY EXPIRED TWO MONTHS AGO (DECEMBER 5, 2010). THE FUEL PUMP WAS RECPLACED AT MY EXPENSES. *LN
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2008 NISSAN VERSA- HOLTSVILLE, NY
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 NISSAN VERSA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 5 MPH OR ABOVE, THE VEHICLE WOULD SUDDENLY STALL WITHOUT ANY WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS INSPECTED BY AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO ADVISED HIM THAT HE NEEDED TO REPLACE THE FUEL PUMP. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 35,100. UPDATED 3/21/11 *CN UPDATED 04/22/11*JB
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2008 NISSAN VERSA- BELTON, SC
THERE HAS BEEN A PROBLEM FOUND IN SOME VERSA SLS WITH MANUAL TRANSMISSIONS, RELATING TO THE CRUISE CONTROL SYSTEM. IT HAS BEEN FOUND THAT ON HOT DAYS, THIS SWITCH MAY MOVE, AND CAUSE THE HYDRAULIC CLUTCH TO DISENGAGE PREMATURELY. THIS PROBLEM CAN BE DANGEROUS IF IT OCCURS IN A REMOTE AREA OR ON A HEAVILY TRAFFICKED ROAD. THIS PROBLEM WILL SEVERELY COMPROMISE YOUR VEHICLES ABILITY TO MOVE, AND YOUR CAR MAY END UP DISABLED OR POSSIBLY WITH A BURNED OUT CLUTCH IF YOU IGNORE IT. THERE SEEMS TO BE A GROWING TREND WITH CLUTCH PROBLEMS IN NISSAN VERSA'S RANGING FROM MILEAGE OF 168 AND UP. NISSAN FAILS TO RECOGNIZE THE PROBLEM.
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2008 NISSAN VERSA- RIVER RIDGE , LA
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 NISSAN VERSA. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 50 MPH THE TIRE PRESSURE MONITOR SENSOR LIGHT CAME ON. HE ADDED AIR TO THE TIRES AND DROVE OVER 16 MPH BUT THE SENSOR DID NOT RESET AS INDICATED IN THE USERS MANUAL. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER AND THEY COULD NOT LOCATE THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE BUT THEY MANUALLY RESET THE TIRE PRESSURE MONITOR SENSOR. THE FAILURE RECURRED AND THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHO MANUALLY RESET THE TIRE PRESSURE SENSOR. THE FAILURE OCCURRED A THIRD TIME AND THE VEHICLE TAKEN TO THE DEALER AGAIN TO MANUALLY RESET THE TIRE PRESSURE MONITOR SENSOR. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 15,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 23,000. UPDATED 02/09/11*LJ UPDATED 12/05/2011 *LN
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2008 NISSAN VERSA- SAN DIEGO, CA
AFTER STOPPING, CAR FAILED TO ACCELERATE EVEN THOUGH THE PEDAL WAS PUSHED ALL THE WAY TO THE FLOOR. THIS IS A MAJOR SAFETY ISSUE AND MAY CAUSE SERIOUS BODILY INJURY IF NOT ADDRESSED IMMEDIATELY!!!! *TR
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2008 NISSAN VERSA- KENMORE, NY
THIS IS MY FIRST NEW CAR I HAVE EVER OWN AND HAVE PUT MORE MONEY INTO IT THEN ANY OF MY OLD CARS. ABOUT A MONTH AFTER I BOUGHT IT IN APRIL OF 2010 I IMMEDIATELY HAD PROBLEMS WITH THE TIRES AND HUBCAPS. ONE OF MY HUBCAPS FELL OFF AND I HAD TO REPLACE IT. IT FELL OFF DUE TO A CLIP THAT WAS INITIALLY MISSING ON IT WHEN I FIRST BOUGHT IT. FOLLOWING THAT CAME MY TIRE PROBLEMS. FOR THE PAST 7 MONTHS I HAVE DEALT WITH TIRE PRESSURE PROBLEMS. AS A MATTER OF FACT I HAVE BEEN GETTING MY TIRES REFILLED ABOUT TWO TIMES A WEEK. FINALLY I DECIDED TO HAVE THEM RESEALED(COST 27$ A TIRE) AND AS THEY WERE DOING THAT THEY FOUND THAT MY TIRE PRESSURE SENSOR INSIDE THE TIRE WAS CORRODED. THEREFORE I HAD TO SPEND 97$ AND HAVE THEM REPLACE THIS BECAUSE IT WAS BEYOND SAVING. TWO DAYS LATER I ENDED UP BACK AT THE TIRE PLACE FOR THEM TO TELL ME THAT I NEED TO REPLACE MORE SENSORS. IM VERY UNHAPPY ABOUT MY NEW CAR, IF I WOULD HAVE KNOWN I WAS GOING TO HAVE SO MANY ISSUES WITH THE TIRES I WOULD HAVE BOUGHT A DIFFERENT BRAND. I DIDN'T BUY A NEW CAR TO HAVE PROBLEMS WITH IT, THIS WAS THE PROBLEMS I WAS TRYING TO GET AWAY FROM!! *TR
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2008 NISSAN VERSA- ASHEVILLE, NC
FRONT SEATS BACKS NOT HOLDING IN PLACE. PUSHING THE CHAIR TRYING TO GET SOMETHING OUT OF POCKET, THE BACK SLIPS BACK. THE OTHER DAY HIT IN BACK OF CAR AND THE SEAT COLLAPSED INTO THE BACK SEAT. *TR
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