2008 NISSAN VERSA Complaints

TL* TAKATA RECALL. THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 NISSAN VERSA. THE CONTACT RECENTLY HAD HER VEHICLE REPAIRED PER NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 17V449000 (AIR BAGS). AFTERWARDS, WHILE DRIVING, THE VEHICLE SHOOK AND WAS DIFFICULT TO STEER. THE CONTACT HAD TO USE EXCESSIVE FORCE TO STEER THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE ALSO FAILED TO ACCELERATE TO HIGHWAY SPEEDS AS IF IT REMAINED IN SECOND GEAR. RUSS DARROW NISSAN (121 W. METRO AUTO MALL, MILWAUKEE, WI 53224, 414-586-3050) WAS CONTACTED, BUT WAS UNABLE TO DIAGNOSE THE VEHICLE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND OPENED CASE NUMBER: [XXX]. THE FAILURE HAS NOT BEEN RESOLVED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 78,751. *TT INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR

CONTINUED EXPOSURE TO AREAS WITH HIGH LEVELS OF ABSOLUTE HUMIDITY MY CAUSE THE FRONT DRIVER AIR BAG INFLATOR HOUSING TO RUPTURE AND DEPLOY ABNORMALLY. IF THE DRIVER AIR BAG INFLATOR RUPTURES, IT MAY RESULT IN METAL FRAGMENTS STRIKING THE VEHICLE OCCUPANTS CAUSING SERIOUS INJURY OR DEATH. THE DEALER AND/OR MANUFACTURER HAS FAILED OR IS UNABLE TO REMEDY THIS SAFETY RECALL FOR MY VEHICLE IN A TIMELY MANNER. I ATTEMPTED TO HAVE THIS REPLACED OVER 6 MONTHS AGO.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 NISSAN VERSA. WHILE OPERATING THE VEHICLE, THE PASSENGER SIDE AIR BAG SENSOR INDICATOR REMAINED ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO BANNISTER NISSAN (1250 MILITARY HWY, NORFOLK, VA) WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE PASSENGER SEAT AIR BAG SENSOR FAILED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE OF THE FAILURE BUT NO ASSISTANCE WAS OFFERED. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 85,000.

2008 NISSAN VERSA. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO TAKATA AIRBAG SAFETY RECALL. *LD *JS

TAKATA RECALL I'VE CONTACTED NISSAN OF NORTH AMERICA AND TWO DIFFERENT DEALERS ABOUT GETTING MY AIR BAG REPLACED OR GETTING A RENTAL FOR THREE WEEKS WITH NO LUCK THE DEALERSHIP SAID THE AIRBAG WOULD BE IN IN A WEEK THREE WEEKS LATER NO AIRBAGS I CALLED NISSAN OF NORTH AMERICAN AND ASKED ABOUT A RENTAL TILL THEY COME IN AND I KEEP GETTING THE RUN AROUND FIRST IT WAS WE CAN'T GET YOU A RENTAL BC YOU DON'T HAVE INSURANCE WHICH I TOLD THEM I CLEARLY DO AND WOULD BE HAPPY TO PROVIDE IT THAN THEY HAVE NO RENTAL AVAILABLE I'VE STOPED DRIVING THE CAR DEW TO THE SAFETY ISSUES AND WOULD LIKE TO GET THIS RESOLVED SO I CAN START DRIVING MY CAR AGAIN

2008 NISSAN VERSA. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO REPLACEMENT PARTS NOT AVAILABLE TO REPAIR FRONT PASSENGER AIRBAG INFLATOR. *LD THE CONSUMER STATED THE DEALERSHIP ADVISED THE VEHICLE DID NOT EXPERIENCE THE SAME FAILURE AS REPORTED IN THE RECALL. THE AIRBAG LIGHT WAS ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. *JS

THERE IS A SAFETY RECALL ISSUED BUT NO RESOLUTION INFO AVAILABLE ON THIS WEBSITE.

TAKATA INFLATORS AND AIRBAGS I RECEIVED NOTICE THAT THESE WERE DANGEROUS. I CONTACTED NISSAN. THE DEALER DOES NOT HAVE THE PARTS. THIS WAS IN NOVEMBER OF 2017. IT IS NOW JAN 15TH OF 2018. I WAS GIVEN A RENTAL CAR TO USE UNTIL JAN 15TH. NOW I HAVE NO SAFE CAR TO USE FOR WORK AND NO EXPECTATION OF WHEN THE PARTS WILL BE IN. I CAN NOT DRIVE THE CAR, BECAUSE I DO NOT WISH TO TAKE A CHANCE OF INJURING MYSELF OR MY FAMILY.METAL FRAGMENTS CAN EXPLODE AND INJURE OR KILL PEOPLE. I HAVE TO DRIVE MY SON TO SCHOOL AND THEN GO TO WORK, PICK HIM UP EACH DAY, LIKE EVERY OTHER WORKING MOM. WHAT CAN I DO?

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 NISSAN VERSA. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBERS: 17V449000 (AIR BAGS) AND 16V349000 (AIR BAGS). THE PARTS TO DO THE REPAIRS WERE UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIRS. THE CONTACT CALLED HERITAGE NISSAN AT (706) 291-1981 (1500 VETERANS MEMORIAL HWY NE, ROME, GA 30161) AND CONFIRMED THAT THE PARTS WERE NOT AVAILABLE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE AND PROMISED TO CALL THE CONTACT BACK. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. PARTS DISTRIBUTION DISCONNECT.

I TRY TO CALL NISSAN LIHUE ABOUT MY RECALL ON BEGIN OF OCTOBER NOT SURE THE DATE AND THEY SAID NO PART UNTIL AFTER SPRING. I SAID WHAT I SHOULD DO AND THEY SAID I NEED CALL MY INSURANCE FOR RENTAL CAR UNTIL THE PART COME. HOW CAN I RENT THE CAR FOR SO LONG AND JUST PARK MY CAR AND NOT MOVE THEM FOR A LONG. SO UPSET BUT I CAN NOT DO ANYTHING UNTIL THE PART COME