2008 NISSAN VERSA Complaints

2008 NISSAN VERSA HATCHBACK. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO FRONT PASSENGER AIR BAG INFLATOR SAFETY RECALL. *LD THE CONSUMER STATED THE DEALER WOULD NOT HONOR THE AIRBAG RECALL DUE TO IT BEING PAST THE RECALL EXPIRATION DATE. THE CONSUMER STATED THE RECALL NOTICE DID NOT HAVE AN EXPIRATION DATE. THE CONSUMER REQUESTED THE RECALL REPAIR BE HONORED. UPDATED 09/28/2017*JS

TL* TAKATA RECALL. THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 NISSAN VERSA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE RECALL NOTICE FOR NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBERS: 17V449000 (AIR BAGS) WAS RECEIVED IN JULY OF 2017 AND 16V349000 (AIR BAGS) WAS RECEIVED IN MAY OF 2016. AFTER CONTACTING THE DEALER (STAR NISSAN IN NILES, IL) AND THE MANUFACTURER ON MULTIPLE OCCASIONS, THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE PARTS NEEDED FOR THE RECALL REMEDY WERE STILL NOT AVAILABLE AND NO ESTIMATED TIME FOR RECEIVING THE PARTS COULD BE PROVIDED. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. PARTS DISTRIBUTION DISCONNECT.

TL* TAKATA RECALL. THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 NISSAN VERSA. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 17V449000 (AIR BAGS) AND STATED THAT THE PART WAS NOT AVAILABLE WITHIN A REASONABLE TIME FRAME TO SCHEDULE THE RECALL REPAIR. THE DEALER (DAYTONA NISSAN, 950 N TOMOKA FARMS RD, DAYTONA BEACH, FL 32124, (386) 478-4019) DID NOT PROVIDE A SPECIFIC DATE FOR WHEN THE PART WOULD BECOME AVAILABLE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AND STATED THAT PARTS MAY BECOME AVAILABLE IN MID APRIL OF 2018. THE CONTACT WAS NOT EXPERIENCING A FAILURE. PARTS DISTRIBUTION DISCONNECT.

TAKATA RECALL, GOT A RECALL FOR PASSENEGER AIRBAG RECALL WHICH SAID DON'T LET ANYONE RIDE IN PASSENGER SEAT UNITL REPLACED WHICH I DID THE PART TOOK OVER 6 MONTHS TO GET IN TOOK THE CAR IN HAD THE PASSENGER AIRBAG REPLACED. YESTERDAY I GOT IN THE MAIL ANOTHER RECALL FOR THE DRIVERS AIRBAG RECALL , BUT IT SAYS AWAITING PARTS WILL BE AVAILABLE IN SPRING 2018!! REASON FOR RECALL THE AIRBAG CAN RUPTURE IN A CRASH WHICH COULD RESULT IN METAL SHRAPNEL STRIKING THE DRIVER OT OTHER OCCUPANTS IN THE VEHICLE, WHICH CAN CAUSE SERIOUS INJURY OR DEATH!! WHY IN THE HELL DID I RECEIVE TWO SEPARATE RECALLS FOR THE AIRBAGS , SEEMS TO ME THEY SHOULD HAVE RECALLED THEM AT THE SAME TIME.I COMMUTE IN THE CAR WHAT AM I SUPPOSE TO DO?SAYS TO CALL NISSAN DEALERSHIP FOR DETAILS IF I REQUIRE ALTERNATE TRANSPORTATION OR COMPLIMENTARY LOANER VEHICLE UPON REQUEST..ARE YOU SERIOUS YOU THINK THEY ARE GOINT T O GIVE ME A LOANER VEHICLE TILL THE SPRING? WILL CALL THEM MONDAY BUT WE ALREADY KNOW THE ANSWER TO THAT RIGHT!!OUTRAGED IT WASN'T RECALLED AT THE SAME TIME INSTEAD OF TWO SEPARATE RECALLS..I GOT TO GET TO WORK WHAT AM I SUPPOSE TO DO?!!!

TL* TAKATA RECALL. THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 NISSAN VERSA. THE CONTACT RECEIVED MORE THAN ONE RECALL NOTIFICATION CONCERNING THE DRIVER'S SIDE AND FRONT PASSENGER SIDE AIR BAGS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE PART WAS NOT AVAILABLE WITHIN A REASONABLE TIME FRAME TO SCHEDULE THE RECALL REPAIR. THE DEALER BOMMARITO NISSAN WEST (14747 MANCHESTER RD, BALLWIN, MO 63011, 636-394-0330) DID NOT GIVE A SPECIFIC DATE FOR WHEN THE PART WOULD BECOME AVAILABLE. THE CONTACT WAS UNABLE TO DETERMINE WHEN THE VEHICLE WOULD BE REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER COULD NOT PROVIDE AN ESTIMATED DATE FOR WHEN THE CONTACT'S VEHICLE WOULD RECEIVE THE RECALL REPAIR. THE VIN AND RECALL DETAILS WERE NOT AVAILABLE. THE CONTACT WAS NOT EXPERIENCING A FAILURE.

TAKATA RECALL - TOOK AUTO TO DEALER FOR RECALL ON PASSENGER SIDE AIRBAG. AFTER COMPLETION AND OIL CHANGE DEALER TELLS ME ABOUT A RECALL ON THE DRIVERS SIDE. HAVE NOT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION YET. DEALER SUGGESTS WE PARK THE AUTO AND NOT DRIVE IT UNTIL PARTS TO REPAIR ARE AVAILABLE, WHICH WILL BE APRIL OF 2018. THAT IS 7 MONTHS! WILL GIVE US A "NEW" RENTAL VEHICLE EVERY 30 DAYS, BUT WE HAVE TO FURNISH INSURANCE COVERAGE ON THE VEHICLE. FOR WORK I PARK IN A GARAGE, AND SCRATCHES AND OCCASIONALLY DINGS HAPPEN. THIS WOULD BE NORMAL WEAR AND TEAR FOR ME, BUT THEY ARE EXPLAINING THAT MY INSURANCE WOULD HAVE TO REPAIR. I HAVE A $500 DEDUCTIBLE, AND THIS COULD POSSIBLY BE A VERY EXPENSIVE SOLUTION. WHY WOULD TAKATA NOT HAVE THE PARTS TO REPAIR THE VEHICLE? WHY SHOULD I ASSUME SUCH LIABILITY AND POSSIBLY EXPENSE. TOOK VEHICLE TO HAYS NISSAN, MADISON, TENNESSEE. UPDATED 11/6/2017*JS

TAKATA RECALL - OUR 2008 NISSAN VERSA HAD A RECALL NOTICE THAT I RECEIVED IN MARCH 2017, STATING "DO NOT ALLOW PASSENGERS TO RIDE IN THE PASSENGER SEAT" DUE TO METAL SHRAPNEL POTENTIALLY STRIKING DRIVER OR PASSENGERS AND CAUSING SERIOUS INJURY OR DEATH. IT ALSO STATED "NISSAN ANTICIPATES PARTS TO BE AVAILABLE FOR YOUR VERSA BY THE END OF APRIL 2017". SINCE THEN, I HAD NOT RECEIVED ANY NEW UPDATES OR NOTICE FROM NISSAN. IN AUGUST 2017, I PHONED NISSAN'S CONSUMER AFFAIRS DIVISION AND WAS INFORMED THAT THE DRIVER SIDE AIRBAG ALSO HAD A RECALL FOR SIMILAR FATAL RISK. THEY SAID THEY WOULD LOOK INTO A FORM OF COMPENSATION SINCE THE CAR COULD NOT BE DRIVEN. AFTER SETTING ME UP WITH A LOCAL NISSAN DEALERSHIP (CAMPBELL NISSAN OF EDMONDS), I WOULD FIND OUT THE DEALERSHIP EXPECTED ME TO DRIVE THE CAR TO THE DEALERSHIP AS A PREREQUISITE TO GET SETUP WITH ENTERPRISE RENTAL CAR. THIS SEEMED TO BE FLAWED PLAN, CONSIDERING THE DRIVER'S SIDE AIRBAG POSED A FATAL RISK. ALONG WITH THAT, BECAUSE THE RENTAL CAR WOULD REQUIRE ME TO ADD INSURANCE NEW COVERAGES, NISSAN CONSUMER AFFAIRS REFUSED TO REIMBURSE ANY ADDITIONAL INSURANCE COST I HAD TO ASSUME FOR THEIR RENTAL LOANER VEHICLE. THE TAKATA AIRBAGS PARTS STILL DO NOT HAVE AN EXPECTED DATE. WITH THE LACK OF NOTICE (PHONE CALL, EMAIL, LETTER) OUTSIDE OF THE INITIAL NOTIFICATION FOR THE PASSENGER SIDE AIRBAG, THERE COULD HAVE BEEN SERIOUS INJURY OR EVEN DEATH TO MY WIFE AND I DUE TO THE LACK OF COMMUNICATION AND OWNERSHIP ON NISSAN'S PART. NOT ONLY THAT, THEY HAVE SETUP A VERY POOR SYSTEM FOR HELPING CONSUMER'S TRANSITION TO THEIR OFFERING OF A RENTAL VEHICLE. ATTACHED ARE THE ORIGINAL LETTER I RECEIVED AS WELL AS A "CAMPAIGN VEHICLE STORAGE AGREEMENT" THAT NISSAN REQUESTED I SIGN, EVEN THOUGH IT SUGGESTED I WAS OK TO DRIVE THE VEHICLE TO AND FROM THE DEALERSHIP BEFORE REPAIR. [XXX] [XXX] INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6).'*JB

2008 NISSAN VERSA. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO FRONT COIL SPRING AND STRUTS DAMAGES DUE TO CORROSION. CONSUMER SEEKS REIMBURSEMENT FOR FRONT COIL SPRINGS RECALL REPAIRS. *SMD THE CONSUMER STATED THE COIL SPRINGS WERE ON RECALL, BUT THE PARTS WERE UNAVAILABLE. BOTH OF THE FRONT COIL SPRINGS AND STRUTS BROKE DUE TO CORROSION. THE CONSUMER HAD THE VEHICLE REPAIRED AT A LOCAL REPAIR SHOP. SINCE THE PARTS USED TO REPAIR THE VEHICLE WERE NOT REPLACED WITH NISSAN PARTS, THE RECALL COULD NOT BE CLOSED. THEREFORE, THE CONSUMER COULD NOT BE REIMBURSED. THE MANUFACTURER SUGGESTED HAVING THE PARTS REPLACED WITH NISSAN PARTS. DOING THIS, THE CONSUMER WOULD HAVE TO INCUR THE EXPENSES OF THE STRUTS BEING REPLACED SINCE, THEY NEED TO BE REPLACED IN ORDER TO REPLACE THE SPRINGS. UPDATED 08/23/2017*JS

TL* TAKATA RECALL. THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 NISSAN VERSA HATCHBACK. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 17V449000 (AIR BAGS). THE PARTS TO DO THE REPAIR WERE UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE CONTACT CALLED BENTON NISSAN OF BESSEMER (5487 ACADEMY WAY, BESSEMER, AL 35022 (205) 428-6314) WHERE IT WAS CONFIRMED THAT THE PARTS WERE NOT AVAILABLE FOR THE RECALL REMEDY. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE ISSUE AND WAS NOT ABLE TO CONFIRM WHEN THE PARTS WERE TO BECOME AVAILABLE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. PARTS DISTRIBUTION DISCONNECT.

TAKATA RECALL - TWO SEPARATE RECALLS HAVE BEEN ISSUED FOR MY CAR, 17V-028 AND 17V-449. THE FIRST RECALL IS FROM JANUARY 10TH. THE RECALL STATES: "NISSAN IS CURRENTLY AWAITING PARTS TO REMEDY THE AFFECTED VEHICLES. NISSAN WILL SEND YOU A SECOND LETTER, WHEN PARTS ARE AVAILABLE, ASKING YOU TO BRING YOUR VEHICLE TO AN NISSAN DEALER FOR THE REMEDY AT THAT TIME." THIS HAS BEEN ALMOST 7 FULL MONTHS, AND I HAVE NOT RECEIVED ANYTHING REGARDING THE NEW PARTS BEING AVAILABLE, SO I AM STILL DRIVING WITH A CAR WITH A DEFECTIVE AIRBAG.