2007 Nissan Versa Complaint Log

THE GASKET MUFFLER IS RUSTED AND BROKE. *TR

MY 2007 NISSAN VERSA IS HAVING ISSUES STARTING, I'VE BROUGHT IT TO THE DEALERSHIP A FEW TIMES TO GET FIXED AND IM BEING TOLD THAT THERE IS NOTHING WRONG WITH IT. THOSE ONLY HAPPENS OCCASIONALLY, WHEN I TRY TO START IT JUST CONSTANTLY CRANKS FOR A FEW SECOND... IT WILL DO THIS A FEW TIMES BEFORE IT ACTUALLY DOES CRANK. *TR

THERE SEEMS TO BE A PROBLEM STARTING MY 2007 NISSAN VERSA (CVT) IN THE MORNINGS. DOESN'T HAPPEN EVERY TIME BUT WHEN YOU GO TO START IT COLD THE CAR WILL NOT START AND SOMETIMES TAKES UP TO 30 SECONDS TO START. OTHER TIMES YOU CAN BE DRIVING AT AROUND 25 MPH AND THEN THE CAR HESITATES AND THE SPEEDOMETER DROPS TO ZERO AND THE CARE HESITATES FOR ABOUT 3-4 SECONDS AND THEN PICKS BACK UP. I TOOK TO ABQ RELIABLE NISSAN AND THEY SAY THEY CANNOT DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM BUT I CAN SEE BY THE NISSAN FORUMS THAT I'M NOT THE ONLY ONE WITH THIS PROBLEM. IT'S NOT SAFE (CAR HESITATING IN TRAFFIC) AND NOT STARTING IS A MAJOR PROBLEM. SHOULD HAVE BOUGHT THE HONDA FIT! *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 NISSAN VERSA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE TURNING LEFT AND DOWNSHIFTING TO 20 MPH, THE FRONT OF THE VEHICLE BECAME UNCONTROLLABLE AND THE CONTACT SWERVED SEVERAL TIMES. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO DECELERATE AND MAINTAIN CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE BUT THEN CRASHED INTO A CURVE. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A LOCAL BODY REPAIR SHOP WHERE THE CONTACT WAS ADVISED THAT THE TRACTION CONTROL FAILED, CAUSING THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 75,000.

THE CAR SHUT OFF AS WE WERE DRIVING, AND I HAD TO COAST IN A VERY BUSY FREEWAY...THE ENGINE JUST DIED. VERY STRESSFUL SITUATION BECAUSE I WAS ON A HIGHWAY AND I HAD TO COAST UNTIL OFF THE HIGHWAY..THEN TO RESTART THE CAR IT TOOK AT LEAST 15 MIN OF TRYING...I THOUGHT IT WAS JUST A BATTERY ETC, BUT I DID TAKE TO THE DEALER AND NOTHING WAS NOTICED,,,,FROM THEN ON I'VE BEEN EXPERIENCING DIFFICULTIES IN STARTING THE CAR, OR IN THE MORNING OR WHEN I LEAVE WORK AT 2 AM ETC...SO I THOUGHT IT WAS ONLY MY CAR, BUT I NOTICED THAT THERE ARE OTHER OWNERS WITH THE SAME PROBLEM...STARTING THE ENGINE AND OR JUST DYING AS WE ARE DRIVING..I AM LEARNING THAT IT IS A PROBLEM WITH A FUEL PUMP...BUT IT SEEMS THAT NISSAN DOESN'T CARE OR IT IS NOT IMPORTANT TO THEM...PLEASE THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME AND CONSIDERATION.. *TR UPDATED 06/22/2012 *JS

VEHICLE WAS LEFT IDLING IN DRIVEWAY. AFTER A FEW MINUTES A PASSERBY KNOCKED ON HOME DOOR TO ADVISE CAR WAS ON FIRE. FIRE DEPT RESPONDED BUT FIRE SMOTHERED. INSURANCE CLAIM WAS FILED. VALUE OF CLAIM DID NOT WARRANT HIRING ORIGIN AND CAUSE EXPERT HOWEVER PHOTOS SEEM TO SHOW FIRE ORIGINATING IN LEFT REAR INTERIOR POSSIBLY IN HEADLINER NEAR C PILLAR. DAMAGE SUGGEST WIRING DEFECT. VEHICLE HAD NO HISTORY OF COLLISION DAMAGE. VEHICLE HAD NO HISTORY OF WIRING REPAIR. *TR

NISSAN VERSA 2007 FRONT COIL SPRING SNAPPED. THE CAR WAS PARKED IN DRIVEWAY.AS WE BACKED UP HEARD LOUD CLUNCK PIECE OF COIL WAS ON GROUND. LUCKY TO BE IN DRIVEWAY AT TIME IT HAPPENED. TOOK CAR TO MONROES THE TRIED TO GET PART NO GOOD WENT TO DEALER. THEY FIRST SAID 2 DAYS TO GET PART . DID NOT HAPPEN. NOT THE PART HAS AN UNKNOWN ETA. NISSAN DEALER PARTS PERSON SAID THERE WE 584 COILS ON BACK ORDER. THIS PROBLEM SEEM TO BE METAL DEFECT WHEN THE SPRING WAS MADE. REALLY HARD TO BELIEVE NISSAN DOES NOT HAVE ANY IN STOCK.THEY ARE STILL PRODUCING VERSAS SO WHY NOT GET THE COIL SPRINGS FROM THE ASSEMBLY PLANT. IT IS COSTING A LOT OF MONEY TO RENTAL A VEHICAL WITH NO REPAIR IN SITE. MAYBE THIS NEED TO BE A RECALL ON THIS PART. I HAVE A PIECE OF THE COIL IF NEEDED FOR ANALIZING. THANKS *TR

NISSAN VERSA 2007-> TRAVELING ON A HWY APPROXIMATE SPEED 110 KMS/HOUR, SLIDING OFF THE ROAD AND OVER STEERING MY VEHICLE RESULTING IN 8.5 ROLLOVERS. MY PASSENGER AIR BAGS DEPLOYED ABOVE HEAD PANEL SUCCEEDED ONLY IF THERE WAS PASSENGER IN MY VEHICLE. LONG STORY SHORT, WHY WERE MY DRIVER BAGS, STEERING WHEEL, SIDE HEAD PANEL NOT DEPLOYED? THIS HAPPENED A COUPLE DAYS AGO. SINGLE VEHICLE ACCIDENT. IM THE ONLY OCCUPANT IN THE VEHICLE. THIS INVESTIGATION IS GOING ON. PRIOR TO THIS ACCIDENT. THE DOOR SOUNDED HALLOW WHEN IT WAS SHUT AND NOT REALLY A FIRM SOLID SHUT LIKE MOST DOORS. SOUNDED MORE LIKE AND OLD RUSTED 85 CHEVY SILVERADO DOOR LIKE AN EMPTY ECHO INSIDE SOUND. COULD THIS CAR BEEN TAMPERED WITH BEFORE? CARFAX CAN ONLY PROVE IT IF IT WAS PROPERLY DONE AND SUBMITTED. PERHAPS A PERSON WHO KNEW HOW TO FIX IT WITH OUT SUBMITTING INFORMATION TO PROPERLY SECURE A NON ACCIDENT HISTORY REPORT. LEMON FOR SURE ON THE AIR BAG ISSUE. I CAN ONLY SAY THAT ITS GOOD TO BE ALIVE AND SEE MY KIDS AGAIN. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 NISSAN VERSA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT START. AFTER A FEW ATTEMPTS, ALONG WITH DEPRESSING THE ACCELERATOR THE VEHICLE FINALLY STARTED. THE FAILURE RECURRED OCCASIONALLY FOR OVER A YEAR UNTIL THE VEHICLE WOULD NO LONGER START. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A PERSONAL MECHANIC FOR DIAGNOSIS AND WAS TOLD THAT THE FUEL PUMP WOULD NEED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED BUT PROVIDED NO ASSISTANCE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND THE CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 120,000.

I HAVE A 2007 NISSAN VERSA SL HATCHBACK THAT HAS 55,000 MILES. I BOUGHT THIS VEHICLE NEW. I STARTED TO NOTICE THAT THE MUFFLER WAS GETTING LOUDER AND TOOK IT TO A REPAIR SHOP AND I WAS TOLD THAT THE MUFFLER FLANGE HAD RUSTED COMPLETELY THROUGH AND I SHOULD TAKE IT TO A DEALER. THE MUFFLER SHOP SAYS HE HAS SEEN HUNDREDS OF THESE SAME EXACT PROBLEMS ON NISSAN PRODUCTS. NISSAN OF COURSE SAYS IT WILL COST HUNDREDS OF DOLLARS TO REPAIR AND SAYS THAT IT IS NOT UNDER WARRANTY AND BLAMES IT ON ROAD SALT. THE CAR IS SO LOUD I FINALLY HAD TO GET IT FIXED. *TR

LEFT FRONT COIL SPRING BROKE. CAR WAS PARKED IN GARAGE AND WHEN IT WAS STARTED IN ORDER TO BACK OUT OF THE GARAGE, THERE WAS A BANGING SOUND. I GOT OUT TO SEE IF I HAD HIT ANYTHING ON THE GARAGE AND FOUND A PIECE OF THE SPRING ON THE GARAGE FLOOR. SPRING WAS REPLACED. *TR

ON 3/18/2011 I HAD TO HAVE MY WHOLE MUFFLER SYSTEM REPLACED BECAUSE IT BECAME SEPARATED FROM THE ENGINE AT THE FRONT OF THE VEHICLE AT 119K MILES. (I'M NO CAR EXPERT.) THEN TODAY I HEAR THE SAME LOUD NOISES AND MY VEHICLE SHAKING JUST LIKE A YEAR AGO. RIGHT NOW MY CAR IS AT 138K MILES. I BOUGHT THE CAR BRAND NEW IN JULY OF 2006. I'M TAKING MY CAR IN TOMORROW TO HAVE IT LOOKED AT AGAIN AND I WILL BE VERY SURPRISED IF IT IS A DIFFERENT ISSUE. I'M WORRIED ABOUT DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY AND MY MUFFLER SYSTEM COMING OFF AND CAUSING AN ACCIDENT. I'M NOT COMFORTABLE DRIVING MY CAR IN THE STATE THAT IT IS IN AND I'M DEFINITELY NOT COMFORTABLE DRIVING WHILE PREGNANT WITH MY 2 YEAR OLD SON IN THE CAR. I'M NOT TOO HAPPY ABOUT HAVING TO SHELL OUT ANOTHER $700 TO GET THIS FIXED WITHIN A SPAN OF 13 MONTHS! BECAUSE OF THIS ISSUE I WILL NOT BE BUYING ANOTHER NISSAN VEHICLE. THIS SHOULD BE RECALLED, I HAVE READ SO MANY OTHER PEOPLE WHO HAVE HAD THE EXACT SAME ISSUES. NISSAN CLAIMS IT'S SALT DAMAGE. IN THE PAST YEAR, I HAVE NOT DRIVEN ON ANY SALTY ROADS SINCE HAVING MY VEHICLE FIXED, SO I CAN'T SEE HOW IT CAN BE BLAMED ON SALT. OUR WINTER WAS SO WARM OUR ROADS DIDN'T EVEN GET SALTED THE WINTER SEASON AFTER I GOT MY MUFFLER SYSTEM FIXED THE FIRST TIME. I'VE ALSO READ THAT NISSAN - CANADA IS FIXING IT AS A MEASURE OF GOODWILL ON A CASE BY CASE BASIS. I'D LOVE FOR NISSAN TO FIX MY CAR TOO SINCE THIS WILL BE THE SECOND TIME I'M HAVING TO FIX THE EXACT SAME ISSUE. I KEEP MY CAR WELL MAINTAINED AND THIS IS THE ONLY ISSUE THAT I'VE HAD THAT HAS BEEN RECURRING WITH MY VEHICLE AND HAS BEEN A MAJOR CONCERN FOR ME. *TR

SIGNIFICANT LOSS OF FUEL EFFICIENCY AT AROUND 51K MILES IN JANUARY 2011. ALL OF A SUDDEN HAD TO START FILLING TANK UP MORE FREQUENTLY AND NOTICED IT WOULD SHUDDER AT RANDOM. ON FEBRUARY 8, 2011 I WAS SITTING IDLE IN A PARKING SPACE IN PARK WITH ENGINE RUNNING AND THE ENGINE SHUDDERED AND THEN SHUT OFF. BATTERY WAS FINE BUT ENGINE WOULD CRANK BUT NOT COME ON. WAS TOLD FUEL PUMP NEEDED REPLACEMENT, NISSAN WOULD NOT ACKNOWLEDGE AS A PROBLEM AND SAID I WOULD BE CHARGED 3 HOURS OF LABOR TO REPLACE WHILE THE SERVICE STATION I USE SAID IT WOULD ONLY REQUIRE 1 LABOR HOUR. HAD IT REPLACED FOR ALMOST $600. I BOUGHT WHAT I THOUGHT WAS A RELIABLE CAR, BUT AFTER THIS AND HAVING THE FUEL DOOR BECOMING DISCONNECTED FREQUENTLY, I AM NOT FEELING CONFIDENT. *TR

2007 NISSAN VERSA LOST POWER TO ENGINE WHILE DRIVING. THEN STARTED HAVING PROBLEMS CRANKING. STARTER TURNS OVER BUT ENGINE WILL ONLY SPUTTER, FAILS TO FULLY START. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 NISSAN VERSA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHEN STARTING THE VEHICLE AND ACCELERATING, THE VEHICLE WOULD EXHIBIT AN ABNORMAL RATTLING FROM THE ENGINE. THE CONTACT DISCOVERED THAT ONE OF THE MOUNTS SEEMED OUT OF PLACE. IN ADDITION, THE SUNROOF WAS INOPERABLE AND WOULD NOT OPEN. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER YET THE DEALER WAS UNABLE DIAGNOSE THE ENGINE FAILURE AND DID NOT ASSIST WITH THE SUNROOF FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 48,000. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE.

2007 NISSAN VERSA BOUGHT BRAND NEW IN OCT. 06 - HAS HAD "EXTENDED" CRANK SINCE DAY 1, BUT NOW HAS FAULTY FPR (FUEL PRESSURE REGULATOR) FAILURE AT 54,434 MILES. WARRANTY EXPIRED AT 3/36,000. CAR WILL NOT START INTERMITTENTLY LEAVING ME STRANDED FOR 15 MINUTES OR MORE. YOU HAVE TO "PUMP" THE GAS TO TRY AND GET IT TO START AND HEAVY ODOR OF FUEL IN CABIN OF CAR RESULTS. HAD TO SPEND $101.86 TO GET IT DIAGNOSED TO SEE IF NISSAN WOULD HELP, WHICH THEY DENIED MY CLAIM. I HAVE READ NUMEROUS COMPLAINTS ON VERSA'S FROM 2007-2009 MODEL YEARS. SINCE MY CAR IS THE FIRST MODEL YEAR IT HAS THE OLD FAULTY FPR. AS A RESULT OF EXTENDED CRANKING AND HAVING TO CRANK CAR MULTIPLE TIMES IT HAS KILLED MY BATTERY WHICH NOW NEEDS REPLACED AS WELL. THIS SHOULD NOT BE HAPPENING, AS NISSAN IS WELL AWARE OF THE PROBLEM, THEY NEED TO MAKE IT RIGHT. *TR

IN 2008, WE BEGAN TO NOTICE INTERMITTENT STARTING PROBLEMS WITH OUR 2007 NISSAN VERSA; THE CAR WOULD NOT START AFTER PROLONGED CRANKING OF THE STARTER. IN MAY 2009, WE TOOK THE CAR TO THE DEALERSHIP TO UNDERGO DIAGNOSTICS AND REPAIR. THEY FOUND THE PROBLEM TO BE A FAULTY FUEL PRESSURE REGULATOR AND REPLACED THE PART UNDER WARRANTY. FIVE MONTHS LATER, THE PROBLEM REAPPEARED. THE VERSA WENT BACK TO THE DEALER FOR THE SAME REPAIR, IN NOVEMBER 2009, AND AGAIN REPLACED THE PART UNDER WARRANTY. SINCE THE LAST REPAIR, THE VERSA WAS DRIVEN INFREQUENTLY DURING THE FIRST HALF OF 2010, AND THEREFORE, DIDN?T ACCUMULATE SIGNIFICANT MILEAGE. IN THE SUMMER OF 2010, THE CAR WAS DRIVEN REGULARLY AGAIN, WITH THE STARTING PROBLEM REAPPEARING IN OCTOBER 2010. WE HAVE NOT BEEN ABLE TO TAKE THE CAR IN FOR SERVICE UNTIL JANUARY 2011. THIS MARKS THE THIRD REPAIR FOR THE SAME PROBLEM. UNFORTUNATELY, THE VERSA HAS EXCEEDED THE FACTORY WARRANTY (38K MILES) AND WE ARE PAYING OUT OF POCKET FOR THIS REPAIR. THIS PROBLEM IS NOT ISOLATED TO US. I HAVE DONE SOME RESEARCH ON THIS ISSUE AND THE SAME PROBLEM IS SHARED MY MANY OTHER NORTH AMERICAN VERSA OWNERS ACROSS MANY ENTHUSIAST INTERNET FORUMS, CAR SITES, BLOGS AND OTHER LOCATIONS. WITH THAT IN MIND, I CALLED NISSAN CONSUMER AFFAIRS AND STATED MY CASE. THE REPLY WAS SIMPLY THAT NISSAN HAS NOT RECOGNIZED THIS PROBLEM AS A RECALL OR CAMPAIGN. WE MADE THE DECISION TO PURCHASE A NEW VEHICLE BASED ON SAFETY AND RELIABILITY. WE HAVE LOST CONFIDENCE IN OUR NISSAN VERSA, AS EVERY TIME WE TAKE THE WHEEL WE?RE LEFT WONDERING WHETHER IT WILL OR WILL NOT START. I CANNOT ACCEPT THE FACT THAT A MODERN, LOW-MILEAGE, THREE-YEAR-OLD VEHICLE WILL OCCASIONALLY NOT START, THEREBY, CREATING A SITUATION OF POTENTIAL DANGER TO FAMILY. WHILE THIS PROBLEM DOES NOT CONSTITUTE AN IMMINENT THREAT SUCH AS A BRAKE FAILURE OR TIRE DEFECT, HAVING YOUR CAR BECOME INOPERABLE CAN LEAD TO DANGEROUS OUTCOMES AS WELL. NISSAN IS NOT ADDRESSING A SIGNIFICANT PROBLEM. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 NISSAN VERSA. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 50 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE CONTACT BELIEVED THAT THE FUEL PUMP NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE DEALER WAS NOTIFIED WHO ADVISED THE CONTACT TO CALL THE MANUFACTURER. THE CONTACT ATTEMPTED TO CONTACT THE MANUFACTURER BUT TO NO AVAIL. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 80,000.

CAR WAS AT A DEAD STOP IN MY DRIVEWAY. I WENT TO BACK OUT OF MY DRIVEWAY...AND AS ALWAYS I STARTED THE CAR WITH MY FOOT ON THE BRAKE...PUT THE CAR IN REVERSE...BEGAN TO LIFT MY FOOT OFF THE BRAKE TO COAST BACK AGAIN AS USUAL...WITHOUT EVER TOUCHING THE GAS PEDAL. THE CAR SHOT BACK LIKE A BULLET...TRAVELED ABOUT 45 TO 50 FEET AND SLAMMED INTO THE DRIVER SIDE DOOR OF A PARKED PANEL TRUCK. THE CAR THEN SHOT FORWARD AGAIN LIKE A BULLET AND SLAMMED INTO A FENCE POLE THAT WAS SET IN CEMENT. I GOT OUT OF THE CAR IN SHOCK....A NEIGHBOR CAME RUNNING OVER...I TOLD HIM THAT ALL I DID WAS PUT THE CAR IN REVERSE AND THEN LOST COMPLETE CONTROL. THE CAR WAS STILL RUNNING...MY NEIGHBOR WENT TO TURN OFF THE ENGINE...AND SAID..."THE CAR IS STILL IN REVERSE." HE PUT THE CAR IN PARK AND TURNED OFF THE ENGINE. A POLICE REPOPRT WAS FILED. THE CAR WAS REMOVED TO A LOT FOR INSPECTION. THE INSPECTION DID NOT REVEAL ANY PROBLEMS WITH THE CAR. AS FAR AS NISSAN WAS CONCERNED THE CASE ENDED THERE. THEY NEVER INTERVIEWED ANY WITNESSES. THE PANEL TRUCK OWNER WAS JUST ABOUT TO GO TO HIS TRUCK...HE HEARD THE LOUD RACING SOUND OF THE ENGINE...AS DID MY DAUGHTER WHO SAW THE WHOLE THING... SHE WAS SITTING AT THE DINING ROOM TABLE WITH FULL VIEW FROM A WINDOW...SHE THOUGHT I HAD A HEART ATTACK. AND THE NEIGHBOR WHO WINESSED THE GEAR IN REVERSE WAS NEVER CONTACTED. IN LIGHT OF THE CASES OF "UNEXPLAINED" SUDDEN ACCELERATION I FIND IT HARD TO BELIEVE THAT NISSAN IS SATISFIED WITH THE RESULTS IN THIS CASE. I CANNOT IN GOOD CONSCIOUS LET THIS STAND WITHOUT AT LEAST MAKING A RECORD OF THE INCIDENT. BY THE WAY THE CAR WAS TOTALED. I WOULD BE CURIOUS TO SEE A REPORT FROM AN ACCIDENT RECONSTRUCTION EXPERT AS TO THE SPEED THE CAR REACHED FROM A DEAD STOP....TRAVELEING ABOUT 45 FEET..... THAT WOULD CAUSE THE AMOUNT OF DAMGE DONE TO THAT CAR. I WOULD HAVE TO BE STANDING ON THE GAS PEDAL...COMMON SENSE SAYS THAT DID NOT HAPPEN. THE AIRBAGS NEVER DEPLOYED. THANK YOU. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 NISSAN VERSA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHEN BRAKING ABRUPTLY, THE SEAT BELT WOULD NOT CATCH OR HOLD FIRMLY. THE CONTACT WOULD BE PUSHED FORWARD INTO THE STEERING WHEEL. THE FAILURE WOULD NOT INJURE THE CONTACT YET SHE WAS CONCERNED WITH THE SEAT BELT RESTRAINING HER IN THE POTENTIAL EVENT OF A CRASH. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION NOR WAS THE MANUFACTURER CONTACTED TO REPORT THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 52,000.

I WAS DRIVING HOME FROM WORK TAKING SAME ROUTE AS I'VE DONE FOR THREE YEARS. IT WAS MY FIRST TIME DRIVING A RECENTLY PURCHASED 2007 NISSAN VERSA HATCHBACK. I MOVED INTO THE TURN LANE AND APPLIED BRAKES TO TURN A 90 DEGREE CORNER. THE BRAKES FAILED. I HAD TURNED THE WHEEL ANTICIPATING A NORMAL TURN HOWEVER THE CAR KEPT MOVING STRAIGHT AHEAD. THE CAR JUMPED A CONCRETE ISLAND AND CAME TO REST. I KNEW IMMEDIATELY THERE WAS SIGNIFICANT DAMAGE TO THE DRIVER SIDE ALTHOUGH THE DAMAGE WAS UNDERNEATH THE VEHICLE. IT HAD TO BE TOWED TO AN AUTO REPAIR FACILITY APPROX ONE HUNDRED YARDS FROM THE SCENE OF THE ACCIDENT. POLICE CAME BUT NO CITATION WAS ISSUED. DAMAGE INCLUDES A BROKEN FRONT AXLE, DAMAGE TO SUSPENSION, WHEEL ETC. I CONTACTED NISSAN TO DETERMINE IF MY VEHICLE WAS INCLUDED IN THE FAULTY BRAKE FLUID RESERVOIR CAP RECALL. NISSAN STATES IT IS NOT. THE BRAKES FAILED AND THERE'S NO EXPLANATION. *TR

UNABLE TO OBTAIN A MUFFLER FOR 2007 NISSAN VERSA HATCHBACK. THESE HAVE BEEN UNAVAILABLE FOR 5 WEEKS WITH ANTICIPATED 2 MORE WEEK DELAY. NISSANUSA HAS PROVIDED CUSTOMER SERVICE PHONE NUMBERS WHICH, WHEN CALLED, ARE NOT RESPONDED TO OR DISCONNECT. IS THERE A PROBLEM WITH THIS VEHICLE/PART WHICH MAY NECESSITATE A RECALL/INVESTIGATION SINCE NONE ARE AVAILABLE IN THE US? FILE# WITH NISSANUSA IS [XXX]. INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR

HAVING ISSUE WITH HARD START WITH VEHICLE TAKING A LONG TIME CRANKING IN ORDER TO CATCH. WHILE READING OTHER CONSUMERS ISSUES WITH THEIR VERSA DYING OUT IN TRAFFIC I WOULD LIKE TO AVOID THAT AS I HAVE A BABY ON THE WAY. *TR

THE SUN VISORS (L AND R) WILL NOT STAY UP ON THE HOOK, THEY FALL DOWN. PARTIALLY BLOCKING FORWARD VIEW. NEITHER VISOR WILL HOLD AT ANY POSITION, INCLUDING STORED. THEY CONTINUE TO DROP DOWN. I AM PRESENTLY USING VELCRO TO SECURE THE VISORS IN A STORED OR UP POSITION. THERE IA NO APPARENT MEANS OF ADJUSTMENT, AND THE DEALERS WANT $200 PLUS TO FIX. I HAVE NEVER HAD AN AUTOMOBILE HAVE THIS PROBLEM WITH THE SUN VISORS, AND I HAVE OWNED AT LEAST 11 CARS SINCE 1956. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 NISSAN VERSA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHEN ATTEMPTING A RIGHT TURN AT ANY SPEED, THERE WAS AN UNUSUAL GRINDING NOISE COMING FROM THE STEERING WHEEL. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN FOR INSPECTION OR REPAIRS. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 26,500. RE-MAILED 11/19/10. *LJ UPDATED 12/03/10. *LJ UPDATED 11/23/11*BF THE CONSUMER ALSO STATED THE STRUT BUSHING WERE DEFECTIVE. UPDATED 11/30/11

ON JUNE, 2008 I PURCHASE NISSAN VERSA FROM AN INSURANCE AUCTION. THE DAMAGES ON THE VEHICLE WERE ON REAR END, AND FRONT BUMPER WAS MISSING. NO DAMAGES ON THE FRONT. I PERSONALLY FIXED THE BODY DAMAGES AND PRESENT THE VEHICLE TO SALVAGE INSPECTION. THE VEHICLE SUCCESSFULLY PASSED THE TEST AND WAS REGISTERED WITH RESTORE SALVAGE TITLE. ODOMETER WAS SHOWING LITTLE OVER 12000MI. THE FIRST 1000MI. I DIDN'T HAVE ANY PROBLEMS. WHEN THE VEHICLE REACHED ABOUT 13000MI. I NOTICED A CLUNKING AND KNOCKING NOISE IN THE FRONT END OF THE VEHICLE AND I FELT IT IN THE STEERING WHEEL. THE NOISE WAS COMING FROM PASSENGER SIDE. ALL THESE ISSUES ARE ACTING WHEN THE VEHICLE IS DRIVING SLOWLY AND MAKING RIGHT TURN GOING UP ON THE DRIVEWAY OR DOWN ON THE DRIVEWAY. I ASKED THE DIALER IF THE CAR IS STILL COVERED WITH MANUFACTURE WARRANTY ALTHOUGH IT HAS RESTORE SALVAGE TITLE. THE ANSWER CLEARLY NO. I DID SOME RESEARCH ON THE NET FOR RECALLS AND SURPRISINGLY I FOUND FORUMS WHICH DISCUSS THE SAME PROBLEMS. DESPITE NUMEROUS COMPLAINTS ON THE NET AND EVEN AFTER THE DEALER ACTS AND TRIES TO FIX THE VEHICLES BY REPLACING MULTIPLE PARTS AND COMPONENTS THE PROBLEM ARE STILL EXISTING. ALL THIS IS VERY DISAPPOINTING AND I DON'T SEE ANY REASONS TO VISIT THE DEALER AND TRUST THEM TO FIX IT. I DIDN'T SEE ANY RECALL INFORMATION FOR THE PROBLEMS LISTED ABOVE. I'M EUROPEAN CERTIFIED MECHANIC AND I'M WORKING WITH DIFFERENT VEHICLES, BUT I'VE NEVER SEEN SUCH A PROBLEM! I INSPECTED MY VEHICLE MULTIPLE TIMES AND COULD NOT FIND ANY REASON FOR THIS NOISE. TODAY 07/08/2010 TWO YEARS AFTER I FIRST NOTICE THIS PROBLEM THE NOISE IS MUCH LOUDER. I STILL CAN'T FIND ANY REASON FOR THIS NOISE. IT SEEMS LIKE NISSAN DEALERS DON'T HAVE CLEAR ANSWER WHICH PART CAUSES THIS NOISE. PLEASE TAKE ALL THIS INTO CONSIDERATION AND INVESTIGATE FURTHER THIS ISSUE. PLEASE NOTE THERE HAS NOT BEEN ACCIDENT WITH THIS VEHICLE YET BECAUSE OF THE WRITTEN ABOVE. TO FILL THIS COMPLAINT I'M PUTTING TODAY'S DATE. *TR

WARPED FRONT DISCS. *TR

HAVE HAD OUR 2007 VERSA FOR 2 1/2 YEARS AND HAVE HAD NO ISSUES UP UNTIL LAST WEEK. WHEN DRIVING IN THE MOUNTAINS HAD TO STOP, PUT CAR IN REVERSE AND CAR WOULD NOT MOVE. PUT IN DRIVE AND CAR MOVED BUT WAS SLUGGISH. LATER CAR DROVE NORMALLY. TOOK TO DEALER 6/4/10 FOUND CODE P746 AND REPLACED TCM. DEALER DEALT WITH ISSUE GREAT. JUST REPORTING IN CASE OF FUTURE RECALL ISSUES OR OTHER PEOPLE HAVE SAME PROBLEM. *TR

WHILE DRIVING ON ENTRANCE RAMP AND ACCELERATING, VEHICLE SUDDENLY DIED WITH NO POWER TO THE STEERING, BRAKES OR ACCELERATION. VEHICLE WAS IN CENTER LANE HAD TROUBLE STEERING TO THE RIGHT TO GET TO SHOULDER. AFTER TURNING KEY BACK AND FORTH SEVERAL TIMES, THE LIGHTS AND DASH CAME BACK ON BUT WOULD NOT START. CAR CRANKED BUT WOULD NOT START. CAR WAS TOWED TO DEALERSHIP. WAS TOLD THE FUSE TO FUEL PUMP BLEW. THAT WOULD NOT EXPLAIN THE ELECTRICAL SYSTEM SHUTTING DOWN. IF I WAS IN TRAFFIC, THIS WOULD HAVE CAUSED ACCIDENT WITH NO CONTROL OVER VEHICLE STEERING. WAITING ON CAUSE FOR FUSE TO BLOW FROM DEALER. *TR

AT APPROXIMATELY 4:15PM I WAS DRIVING EAST IN A 2007 NISSAN VERSA ON SR 18 AT A SPEED OF 35 MPH. A TRUCK RAN A STOP SIGN GOING SOUTH AND I COLLIDED WITH HIS PASSENGERS SIDE REAR BETWEEN THE EXTENDED CAB AND BED. THE COLLISION CAUSED SIGNIFICANT DAMAGE TO THE FRONT END OF MY VEHICLE. IT ALSO CAUSED MY TRANSMISSION TO SHIFT OR BE PUSHED BACK BECAUSE I CAN NOT PUT IT INTO DRIVE. ALSO, I BELIEVE MY DRIVE SHAFT WAS ALSO DAMAGED BECAUSE I CANNOT TAKE MY KEYS OUT OF THE IGNITION. WITH THIS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNT OF DAMAGE AND THE SPEED OF TRAVEL MY COMPLAINT IS THAT MY VEHICLES AIRBAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 NISSAN VERSA. THE CONTACT STARTED THE IGNITION, AND OBSERVED THAT THE "TRACTION CONTROL" WARNING INDICATOR LIGHT ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. THE WARNING INDICATOR REMAINED ILLUMINATED UNTIL THE ENGINE WAS SHUT OFF. THE CONTACT INFLATED THE FOUR TIRES TO THE CORRECT AIR PRESSURE AND THE PROBLEM PERSISTED. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 43,000.

I LOST TWO HUBCAPS. WHEN I DISCOVERED THE FIRST HUBCAP, I TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER TO HAVE IT REPLACED. I WAS TOLD THE COST WOULD BE $150.00. A YEARS LATER, I WAS DRIVING ON A CITY STREET WHEN I LOST THE HUBCAP. ANOTHER DRIVER FOLLOWED ME UNTIL I STOPPED IN A PARKING LOT. THE COUPLE INFORMED ME WHERE I LOST THE HUBCAP. THEY INFORMED ME THEY HAD TWO SWERVE TO PREVENT THE HUBCAP FROM ROLLING INTO THEIR VEHICLE. I DECIDED TO CHANGE MY NISSAN DEALER SERVICE LOCATION TO HAVE MY CAR SERVICED. WHEN I ARRIVED TO HAVE AN OIL CHANGE, THEY ASKED ABOUT MY HUBCAPS. I TOLD THEM WHAT THE PREVIOUS SERVICE DEPARTMENT INFORMED ME. THIS NEW SERVICE DEPARTMENT INFORMED ME THAT THE HUBCAP WERE COVERED UNDER MY WARRANTY. THE ORIGINAL DEALER SHOULD HAVE NEVER TRIED TO CHARGE ME TO REPLACE THE HUBCAP. THE SECOND DEALER TRIED TO WORK SOMETHING OUT FOR ME SINCE MY CAR HAD LESS THAN 35K MILES. BUT, THERE WAS NOTHING HE COULD DO. *TR

I OWN A 2007 NISSAN VERSA, WHICH WAS REARENEDED. I WAS PUSHED FORWARD AND REARENDED THE CAR IN FRONT OF ME. BOTH ENDS OF MY CAR WERE PUSHED IN, BUT THE AIRBAG NEVER DEPLOYED. MY VERSA WAS FOUND TO BE TOLD BY BOTH INSURANCE COMPANIES. *TR

DASH BUTTON FOR REAR DEFROSTER DOESN'T WORK AT ALL AND A/C BUTTON IS FAULTY. A/C WORKS IF YOU APPLY EXTREME PRESSURE AND WIGGLE THE BUTTON. *TR

THE 2007 NISSAN VERSA PULLS TO THE LEFT WHILE DRIVING. WHILE DECELERATING THE STEERING WHEEL SHAKES VIOLENTLY; ADDITIONALLY YOU CAN HEAR A SQUEALING COMING FROM THE FRONT END WHILE BRAKING. IT SOUNDS AS THOUGH THE UNIVERSAL JOINT IS COMING LOOSE. *TR

MY CAR HAS NOT BEEN TURNING ON ONCE A MONTH AND NOW IT'S ABOUT ONCE A WEEK IT WAS CRANK AT ALL. ONE TIME I WAS DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY WITH MY KIDS AND IT JUST COMPLETELY STOPPED. PLEASE HELP ME! I BOUGHT THE PLATINUM WARRANTY ON THE CAR AND THE DEALER REFUSES TO EVEN ACKNOWLEDGE THE FACT THAT IT MIGHT NOT START. WHEN I HAVE TAKEN IT TO THE DEALER IT HAPPENS TO TURN ON BUT IT'S NOT LIKE I KNOW WHEN AND WHERE IT WILL NOT TURN ON. I HAVE BEEN DOING RESEARCH AND HAVE FOUND THAT LOTS OF NISSAN VERSA OWNERS ARE HAVING THE SAME PROBLEM. THEY SAY IT IS THE FUEL PUMP. I TOLD THE DEALER THIS AND THEY REFUSE TO EVEN HUMOR ME THAT IT MIGHT BE JUST THAT. A RECALL IS IN ORDER PLEASE!!! *TR

NISSAN REAR WHEEL OUT OF ALIGNMENT BY 0.28 DEGREE , NISSAN , AND REPAIR SHOPS CANNOT MAJE AN ALIGNMENT DUE TO NOT HAVING ALIGNING COMPONAMTS. HAVE RESEARCHED AND FOUND THAT NOT ONLY DOSE THIS IINVOLVE NISSAN VERSA IT ALSO HAS BEEN REPORTED BY ALTIMA, SENTRA,AND 350Z OWNERS . AND NISSAN IS STAYING MUM ON IT *CN

HUBCAPS ARE FAULTY. ALL OF THEM HAVE FALLEN OFF OVER A PERIOD OF 4 MONTHS. REPLACEMENT (NON NISSAN) WERE PUT ON AND NO PROBLEMS HAVE HAPPENED OVER 50K ON THOSE. *TR

THIS VEHICLE HAD BOTH REVERSE LIGHTS SPONTANEOUSLY STOP WORKING, REPLACING THE REVERSE BREAK BULBS DID NOT WORK, THE PROBLEM IS ELECTRICAL. THE FRONT PASSENGER AUTOMATIC WINDOW STARTED TO GET STUCK IN THE OPEN MODE, AND NOW THE WINDOW DOES NOT GO DOWN AT ALL, COULD BE A BAD SWITCH ($500 TO FIX). THE DRIVER DOOR HANDLE CAME OFF WHILE OPENING THE VEHICLE ONE DAY, $500 TO FIX AND I AM DRIVING AROUND WITHOUT AN ATTACHED HANDLE. HOLES STARTING APPEARING ON FLOORBOARD ON DRIVERS SIDE RIGHT WHERE MY HEELS GO DURING ACCELERATING AND ANOTHER HOLE WHERE THE CLUTCH IS, THE FLOORBOARD APPEARS TO BE MADE OF CARDBOARD. ALL OF THESE THINGS WERE ALREADY APPARENT BY THE TIME THE CAR HAD ABOUT 40,000 MILES. I WISH I HAD NOT INVESTED MY MONEY IN THIS CHEAPLY MADE AUTOMOBILE.

I PURCHASED MY 2007 NISSAN VERSA IN 2007. IN 2008, I BEGAN TO NOTICE INTERMITTENT STARTING PROBLEMS(HARD TO CRANK ENGINE); THE CAR WOULD NOT START AFTER PROLONGED CRANKING ATTEMPTS. IN MAY 2008, I TOOK THE CAR TO THE DEALERSHIP TO UNDERGO DIAGNOSTICS AND REPAIR; THEY FOUND THE PROBLEM TO BE A FAULTY FUEL PRESSURE REGULATOR AND REPLACED THE PART UNDER WARRANTY, FIVE MONTHS LATER, THE PROBLEM REAPPEARED. I TOOK MY NISSAN VERSA BACK TO THE DEALER FOR THE SAME REPAIR, IN NOVEMBER 2009, AND THE DEALER REFUSED TO REPAIR MY CAR BEING THAT I WAS ROUGHLY 2,000 MILES OVER MY WARRANTY PERIOD. SINCE THEN THE CRANKING PROBLEM WITH MY NISSAN VERSA HAS BECOME MORE PREVALENT AND AS A RESULT I'VE RECENTLY HAD MY FIRST BATTERY REPLACEMENT BECAUSE I DESTROYED MY ORIGINAL BATTERY FROM EXTENSIVE CRANKING! THE NISSAN CORP. AND NORTH AMERICAN NISSAN SHOULD HONOR THE NUMEROUS COMPLAINTS FOR A SERIOUS ISSUE! *TR

NISSAN VERSA 2007. SOME TIMES THE CAR WON'T START WITH THE INTELLIGENT KEY. THE CAR SOMETIMES LOCKS AUTOMATICALLY AND OTHER TIMES IT WON'T LOCK WITH THE INTELLIGENT KEY, I AM AFRAID THE CAR WILL LOCK WITH MY GRANDCHILD IN IT AND I CAN'T OPEN THE CAR. I USED THE HORN AND THE RADIO CAME ON. I HAVE TAKEN THE CAR TO THE DEALER SEVERAL TIMES AND THY CAN NOT FIND ANYTHING WRONG, BUT THERE CERTAINLY IS. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 NISSAN VERSA. THE CONTACT STATED SINCE THE DATE OF PURCHASING THE VEHICLE (SEPTEMBER 25, 2007), THE CHECK ENGINE WARNING LIGHT WAS ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER NUMEROUS TIME TO DETERMINE THE CAUSE OF THE WARNING LIGHT BEING ACTIVATED. THE DEALER REPLACED THE GAS CAP TWICE, THE FILTER AND THE VALVE. THE FAILURE WAS CORRECTED FOR A FEW MONTHS UNTIL RECURRING. THE MANUFACTURER ADVISED THE CONTACT THAT A REGIONAL DIRECTORY WOULD CONTACT HER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WOULD BE TAKEN BACK TO THE DEALER FOR FURTHER DIAGNOSIS. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 700 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 14,000.

I PURCHASED A 2007 NISSAN VERSA. THE LAST WEEK I HAVE HAD NOTHING BUT PROBLEMS. THE FIRST TIME I TOOK IT IN WAS BECAUSE IT WOULD NOT START. THEY TOLD ME IT WAS A FUEL PUMP. IT WAS REPLACED. AFTER I GOT THE CAR BACK IT STARTED TO HAVE NO POWER WHEN I PUSHED ON THE GAS PETAL. BECAUSE OF THIS I WAS ALMOST HIT SEVERAL TIMES TRYING TO PULL OUT INTO TRAFFIC. THE TRANSMISSION WOULD NOT SHIFT AND THE RPM'S WOULD BE VERY HIGH. IF SOUNDED LIKE THE MOTOR WAS GOING TO BLOW UP. I HAVE TAKEN IT INTO THE SHOP AGAIN AND NOW THEY ARE CLAIMING THAT IT IS A MASS AIR FLOW SENSOR. THIS VEHICLE IS ONLY 2 YEARS OLD WHY ARE THESE THINGS HAPPENING? I HAVE HAD PEOPLE SLAM ON THEIR BRAKES SO THAT THEY WOULD NOT HIT ME EVEN WHEN THE GAS PETAL IS ALL THE WAY TO THE FLOOR TRYING TO MAKE THE VEHICLE MOVE. THIS IS A VERY SERIOUS PROBLEM. *TR

I OWN A 2007 NISSAN VERSA WHICH HAS A RECALLED ISSUE FOR AN AIR BAG/SEAT BELT DEFECT FOR THE PASSENGER SIDE. I CONTACTED NISSAN AND THEY ARE SAYING MY VIN IS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL. MY 2007 VERSA HAS THE "PASSENGER SIDE AIR BAG OFF" LIGHT ON EVEN WHEN SOMEONE SITS IN THE SEAT. WITH THAT LIGHT ON THE AIR BAG IS NOT ABLE TO DEPLOY NOR WILL THE SEAT BELT WORK. I HAD THE PART REPLACED BY A NISSAN DEALERSHIP AND NOT EVEN A WEEK LATER THE SAME LIGHT CAME BACK ON AND REMAINS ON. I AM BEING ADVISED TO HAVE IT FIXED ANOTHER TIME BUT DO NOT COUNT ON IT BEING FIXED AS I HAVE ALREADY HAD IT SWITCHED OUT ONE TIME ALREADY. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 NISSAN VERSA. WHILE DRIVING 30 MPH THE CONTACT NOTICED A CLICKING NOISE UNDERNEATH THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A LOCAL MECHANIC WHERE THE COIL PACKS WERE REPLACED; HOWEVER, THE FAILURE CONTINUED TO OCCUR. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE THE FUEL PUMP AND CATALYTIC CONVERTER WAS REPLACED. THE FAILURE RECURRED ON THE DAY THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THERE WERE NO PRIOR WARNINGS. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 60000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 67000. UPDATED 07/29/10 *BF UPDATED 08/03/10*JB

WE WERE TRAVELING ON THE INTERSTATE WHEN WE NOTICED THE CAR STARTED SHAKING THEN A LOUD POP WAS HEARD. FORTUNATELY MY DAUGHTER MAINTAINED CONTROL OF THE CAR AND GUIDED TO THE MEDIAN SAFELY. WHEN WE GOT OUT WE SAW THAT THE TIRE HAD SHREDDED AWAY FROM THE TUBE ABOUT HALF WAY AROUND.. *TR

THE HUBCAPS ON NISSAN VERSAS ARE HELD ON MY PLASTIC TABS WHICH ARE EASILY BROKEN WHEN ROTATING THE TIRES. ONE TAB (OF FOUR) WAS DAMAGED ON ONE OF MY TIRES WHEN MY NISSAN DEALER ROTATED THE TIRES AT THE BEGINNING OF JUNE. I THOUGHT THE HUBCAPS WERE REPLACED SECURELY. ONE WEEK PRIOR TO THE INCIDENT MY HUSBAND COMMENTED THAT ONE OF THE HUBCAPS DIDN'T LOOK RIGHT. ON THE 28TH I WAS DRIVING ON THE FREEWAY, IN CROWDED TRAFFIC AT 75 MPH. I BELIEVE THE WIND CAUGHT MY HUBCAP. I HEARD A SOUND, THEN SAW SOMETHING FLIP UP ON THE SIDE OF MY CAR. I THOUGHT I'D KICKED SOMETHING UP FROM THE ROADWAY. THEN SOMETHING FLEW ACROSS MY REARVIEW MIRROR AND CAUGHT MY ATTENTION. I LOOKED CLOSER AND SAW MY HUBCAP FLYING THROUGH TRAFFIC AND ACROSS THE INTERSTATE. I DID NOT STOP TO RETRIEVE IT AS I DID NOT FEEL IT SAFE IN THE CONGESTION. I WAS VERY THANKFUL THAT NO ONE SWERVED TO MISS IT AS IT COULD HAVE CAUSED A DISASTROUS ACCIDENT. I HAVE SINCE LOOKED ONLINE TO FIND THAT THIS IS NOT AN ISOLATED INCIDENT. FURTHERMORE, I HAVE TRIED TO CONTACT MY NISSAN DEALER FOR A REPLACEMENT BUT HAVE YET TO HEAR BACK FROM THEM. CURRENTLY I AM DRIVING WITHOUT A HUBCAP ON THAT TIRE. I WILL LIKELY REPLACE ALL THE HUBCAPS AS SOON AS MONEY PERMITS. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 NISSAN VERSA. WHILE DRIVING 25 MPH, THE CONTACT SUDDENLY NOTICED THAT THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO STALL. NEITHER THE BRAKES NOR THE POWER STEERING WERE OPERABLE. AS A RESULT, THE CONTACT CRASHED INTO ANOTHER VEHICLE ON THE OPPOSITE SIDE OF THE ROAD. THERE WERE NO INJURIES, BUT A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN DIAGNOSED BY THE DEALER. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 38,000.

PURCHASED IN APRIL 2007, 2007 NISSAN VERSA WITH <30K MILES HAS SUDDENLY BEGUN HAVING WHAT APPEAR TO BE CVT ISSUES. IT IS AN INTERMITTENT PROBLEM AND AFTER HAVING THE VEHICLE IN THE DEALERSHIP TWICE, THEY ARE UNABLE TO DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM. WHEN IN OPERATION, DRIVER TRIES TO ACCELERATE AND ALTHOUGH RPMS WILL RAISE SIGNIFICANTLY (I.E. 4000), THERE IS NO INCREASE IN SPEED, EVEN WITH THE ACCELERATOR ALL THE WAY TO THE FLOOR. THIS HAS OCCURRED IN FREEWAY AND SURFACE STREET TRAFFIC. THEY HAVE RUN ALL THEIR USUAL DIAGNOSTICS, BUT SAY THERE IS NOTHING SHOWING UP. THE ATTITUDE OF THE DEALERSHIP SERVICE PERSONNEL REFLECTS THEIR DISBELIEF THAT THERE IS A PROBLEM. I WORKED FOR THE COMPANY FOR 18 YEARS, HAVE DRIVEN NISSAN VEHICLES FOR OVER 20 YEARS, BUT AS A RESULT OF THIS DANGEROUS CONDITION, I AM READY TO SWITCH LOYALTY TO ANOTHER BRAND. I DROVE THE VEHICLE FROM NEW UNTIL @ MY 18-YEAR-OLD SON HAS BEEN DRIVING THE VEHICLE SINCE NOVEMBER 2007 WITH NO PROBLEMS UNTIL NOW. THEY ASKED IF WE HAD DRIVEN OTHER VERSAS WITH CVTS AS IF WE HAD SUDDENLY FORGOTTEN HOW TO DRIVE THE VEHICLE WE'VE OWNED AND DRIVEN FOR TWO YEARS. IT'S NOT SAFE IN LOS ANGELES DRIVING CONDITIONS TO HAVE THIS OCCUR. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 NISSAN VERSA. THE CONTACT STATED THE SUN ROOF DRAIN DUCTS SHOULD DRAIN THE WATER FROM THE VEHICLE, LEAKS INSIDE THE PASSENGER COMPARTMENT. THE FAILURE CAUSES THE SIDE CURTAIN AIR BAGS TO BECOME WET. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER TWICE FOR REPAIR AND THEY BLEW AIR INTO THE AIR DUCTS TO CLEAN THEM OUT. THE DEALER STATED THAT THIS PROCESS WOULD HAVE TO BE PERFORMED PERIODICALLY IN ORDER TO KEEP THE AIR DUCTS FROM CLOGGING. THE MANUFACTURER STATED THAT THE CONTACT WOULD HAVE TO PAY FOR THE REPAIR BECAUSE IT WAS NOT COVERED UNDER WARRANTY. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 19,000 AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 25,000. UPDATED 10/16/09 THE CONSUMER WANTED TO KNOW THE STATUS OF HIS COMPLAINT. HE RECEIVED A SHORT LETTER IN THE MAIL, BUT NOTHING SINCE THEN. UPDATED 03/01/10 UPDATED 03/05/10*JB