2015 NISSAN VERSA NOTE Complaints

WHILE DRIVING MY 2015 NISSAN VERSA NOTE I NOTICED IT STARTED SKIPPING/SLIPPING WHEN I PROCEED FROM A STOP. WITHIN A COUPLE OF DAYS THE TRANSMISSION STARTED MAKING A LOUD CLUNKING, CHATTERING AND SCRAPING NOISE. HAD VEHICLE TOWED TO NISSAN OF ELK GROVE, MIGUEL DETERMINED THE PROBLEM WAS "TRANSMISSION FAILURE". MIGUEL CONTACTED NISSAN CORPORATE A NEW TRANSMISSION WAS APPROVED! BUT THEY FAILED TO EXTEND THE POWETRAIN WARRANTY. PER MIGUEL WARRANTY STAYS THE SAME AT 60,000 AND BUT "I CAN BUY WARRANTY COVERAGE!". NISSAN IS AWARE OF MAJOR TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS AND EXTENDING WARRANTIES FOR OTHERS TO 120,000 AND WANT MY WARRANTY EXTENDED TO 120,000!!!! TRANSMISSION COULD OF WENT OUT ON ME ANYTIME AND CAUSED SERIOUS INJURIES NOT TO MYSELF BUT TO MY FAMILY AND/OR STRANGERS ON THE ROAD!!!! AND YET NISSAN FAILED TO NOTIFIED CONSUMERS ABOUT THIS ISSUE!!!!!

TWICE NOW SINCE 06/17/2017, MY POWER STEERING ON MY 2015 NISSAN VERSA NOTE HAS GONE OUT. THE STEERING WHEEL BECAME VERY HARD TO MANEUVER AND THE PS LIGHT CAME ON. THE FIRST TIME WAS ONLY FOR ABOUT AN HOUR. IT WENT OUT AGAIN YESTERDAY, 08/13/2017 AS I WAS PULLING INTO WAL-MART. AGAIN, THE PS LIGHT CAME ON AND WAS VERY HARD TO TURN THE WHEEL. THIS TIME IT LASTED WELL INTO THIS MORNING AND ONLY KICKED BACK IN AS I PULLED INTO THE NISSAN DEALERSHIP IN ASHEVILLE, NC. I DROVE ALL THE WAY FROM WHITTIER, NC WITHOUT POWER STEERING. LIVING IN THE MOUNTAINS OF WESTERN NC, ONE CAN IMAGINE HOW HARD IT IS TO DRIVE WITHOUT POWER STEERING. I THOUGHT THEY HAD FIXED IT BACK IN JUNE AS THAT WHAT I WAS TOLD AT THE TIME. BUT, NOPE. I WAS TOLD THAT SINCE THEY COULDN'T RECREATE IT FOR THE INVESTIGATOR WITH FIDELITY, THE HOLDER OF MY EXTENDED WARRANTY, THEY COULDN'T ACTUALLY FIX IT (EVEN THOUGH IT WENT BACK OUT AT THE NISSAN DEALERSHIP. HOPE THEY CAN ACTUALLY FIX IT THIS TIME AS I DO NOT WANT TO BE DRIVING DOWN THE HIGHWAY AND HAVE IT GO OUT AGAIN!

I PULLED INTO MY DRIVEWAY FROM A TURN, PROBABLY GOING 5 MPH, AT A SLIGHT UP GRADE, AND MY CVT TRANSMISSION FAILED -- IT STOPPED. THE ENGINE WAS ON, RUNNING NORMAL, BUT WHEN I PRESSED THE GAS, FLOORED IT, EVEN, THERE WAS ZERO RESPONSE. NO REVVING, NOTHING. I SWITCH GEARS TO LOW, THEN PARK, THEN REVERSE, THEN DRIVE. STILL NOTHING. THEN AFTER ABOUT A MINUTE HAD PASSED SINCE THE INITIAL FAILURE, IT STARTED TO REV A BIT AT LOW RPMS, THEN FINALLY KICK IN AND DRIVE ME UP MY DRIVEWAY. THIS OCCURRED ON THE SAME DRIVE IN WHICH THE CAR WAS LURCHING, BUCKING, AND SHAKING VIOLENTLY UPON ACCELERATION, PARTICULARLY ACCELERATING FROM A LOW SPEED TO A HIGH ONE QUICKLY. THIS HAS BEEN HAPPENING SINCE ONE MONTH AFTER I BOUGHT IT PRE-OWNED AND CERTIFIED FROM ENTERPRISE CAR SALES IN ELMWOOD NJ. THE POWER TRAIN IS COVERED BY BOTH NISSAN AND ENTERPRISE. BUT WHEN I BRING IT IN TO THE NISSAN DEALERSHIP IN ROCKLAND (BLAUVELT, NY), THEY WANT TO CHARGE ME $138 FOR DIAGNOSTICS THAT WILL PROBABLY SHOW NOTHING. SIX WEEKS AGO I BROUGHT IT IN FOR THE EXACT SAME TWO PROBLEMS, AND IT REFUSED TO MISBEHAVE FOR THE MECHANIC, IT THREW NO CODES, AND THE ENGINE LIGHT DID NOT COME ON. I HAVE A VIDEO POSTED TO YOUTUBE: HTTPS://WWW.YOUTUBE.COM/EDIT?O=U&VIDEO_ID=LOOJECZO89C. I SHOWED THE VIDEO TO THE DEALERSHIP. THEY SAID IT WASN'T PROOF ENOUGH. SO HERE I AM WITH A SUPPOSEDLY GOOD WARRANTY (THERE ARE ONLY 43,000 MILES ON THE CAR) FOR A NEWLY BOUGHT CAR, BUT I HAVE NO CONSUMER PROTECTION BECAUSE A MECHANIC SUPPOSEDLY CAN'T FIND A PROBLEM. THE WARRANTY DOESN'T COVER DIAGNOSTICS. THERE ARE AT LEAST 2 CLASS ACTION SUITS IN MOTION AGAINST NISSAN FOR THEIR CVT TRANSMISSIONS. I HAVE A CALL IN TO THEM, TO ASK THEM TO TAKE MY CAR IN TO THE DEANSHIP AND ACTUALLY FIX THE PROBLEM, REPLACE THE CVT IF NECESSARY. WHAT IF IT DIES AGAIN, AND I'M ON THE TRAIN TRACKS? OR ON THE FREEWAY. IT IS NOT SAFE!

FRONT PASSENGER AIRBAG IS FORCED DISABLED WITH PASSENGER OF 100LBS. OCCURING CONSTANTLY SINCE CAR PURCHASE. BOUGHT NEW CAR. REPORTED TO THE DEALER BUT WAS ASSURED EVERYTHING IS OK. PROBLEM STILL PERSIST.

SENSOR ON FRONT PASSENGER SEAT DOES NOT RECOGNIZE ADULT PASSENGER. TAKEN TO DEALER IN PAST WHO SAID THERE WAS NO PROBLEM.

FOOT STUCK ON GAS PEDAL. I HAVE A 2015 NISSAN VERSA NOTE SR AND SINCE I'VE BOUGHT THE CAR MY FOOT HAS BEEN GETTING CAUGHT ON AN HVAC RELAY ACTUATOR STICKING DOWN FROM THE TOP. IT'S ESPECIALLY DANGEROUS IF I LIFT MY FOOT OFF THE GAS TO GO TO THE BRAKE BUT CANT. I TOOK IT TO THE DEALER WHO SAID MY CAR ISN'T INCLUDED IN THE MOST RECENT RECALLS AND WON'T FIX IT. I WAS TOLD TO "DRIVE WITH MY FOOT NOT SO FAR UP ON THE ACCELERATOR." THIS REALLY IS A DANGEROUS PROBLEM FOR THEM TO BRUSH OFF.

DRIVING AS I NORMALLY DO ON MY NORMAL ROUTE, DOING ABOUT 30 MPH, AND CAR WOULDN'T MAKE THE CORNER. WENT OVER CURB, BENT THE RIM IN TWO PLACES, AND OF COURSE RUINED THE TIRE. IT WAS AS IF THE CAR WAS INTENT ON GOING RIGHT. NO EVIDENCE OF STABILITY CONTROL WORKING. HAVE NEVER HAD AN EXPERIENCE LIKE THAT. CALLED AAA AND THEY CHANGED TIRE. DROVE TO DEALER, AND WAS GIVEN AN ESTIMATE OF OVER $500.00 TO REPAIR DAMAGE. ESTIMATE INCLUDED RIM, OEM TIRE, PLASTIC WHEEL COVER ($80.00) TOLD IT WOULD BE NECESSARY TO HAVE A FOUR WHEEL ALIGNMENT. THE SCARY THING WAS IT FELT LIKE I HAD NO CONTROL OVER THE WHEEL. CRANKED STEERING HARD LEFT, CAR JUST HEADED FOR THE CURB. ROAD IS AN UPHILL TWISTY ONE THAT IS NORMALLY FUN TO DRIVE, BUT WHEN THE DRIFTED LEFT, AND I STEERED RIGHT, IT DIDN'T STRAIGHTEN OUT AND WENT OVER THE CURB.

VERY THIN CLEAR COAT AND PAINT LEADING TO RUST. THERE ARE MULTIPLE SPOTS ON OUR VEHICLE WHERE, WHILE HAVING THE VEHICLE SERVICED AT THE DEALERSHIP OR IN DAILY DRIVING, THAT THE CLEAR/COLOR AND PRIMER COATS HAVE BEEN COMPROMISED WITH MINOR EVENTS. THE HINGES THAT HOLD THE DOORS ARE PAINTED WITH THE SAME PRIMER AND COLOR COAT AND A LESS BUFFED OR POSSIBLY NOT COVERED IN A CLEAR COAT. PRACTICAL THINKING IS THAT IT IS LIKELY, NOT JUST PLAUSIBLE, THAT THE PAINT HAS BEEN OR WILL BE COMPROMISED IN THESE PLACES LEADING TO FAILURE CAUSING DISTRACTION, INJURY OR DEATH.

AIR BAG INDICATOR THAT A PERSON OF 5'6"/110 LBS SITTING CENTERED IN THE FRONT PASSENGER SEAT DOES NOT TURN ON THE AIRBAG. TOOK THE VEHICLE TO A DEALERSHIP SERVICE DEPARTMENT AND WAS TOLD NOTHING WAS WRONG. I AM FILING THIS WITH THE KNOWLEDGE THAT THIS PROBLEM HAS BEEN REPORTED FOR OTHER MODELS BY THIS MANUFACTURER IN THE SAME MODEL YEAR.

PULLED INTO PARKING SPACE, SPEED 2-3 MPH., CAR WENT INTO FULL ACCELERATION, HIT BRAKES AS HARD AS POSSIBLE,CAR JUMPED 10 FOOT PARKING DIVIDER, SIDE- SWIPED LAMP POST, HIT PARKED CAR IN REAR WHEEL AREA TEARING OFF REAR BUMPER,MY CAR LURCHED TO LEFT AND FINALLY DECELERATED. TOWED TO PREMIER NISSAN OF STEVENS CREEK SANTA CLARA,CALIF. FILED CLAIM, AWAITING INSPECTION. CASE NO. 22964507.