2008 Nissan Versa Complaint Log

THE FRONT DRIVER'S SIDE COIL SPRING BROKE. THIS IS THE 2ND TIME HTIS HAS HAPPENED ON THIS VEHICLE.

I WAS DRIVING ON A SMALL PAVED TWO LANE HIGHWAY AT APPROXIMATELY 45 MPH.I HEARD A LOUD NOISE AND SHORTLY AFTER THE TIRE BLEW OUT.THIS HAPPENED RIGHT BEFORE A SMALL SIDE ROAD SO I WAS ABLE TO TURN ONTO THAT ROAD SO I WASN'T ON THE HIGHWAY.DUE TO THE FLAT TIRE AND BROKEN SPRING THE CAR SAT TOO LOW FOR THE FACTORY PROVIDED JACK TO FIT UNDER THE CAR.I CALLED MY BROTHER FOR ASSISTANCE AND HE SHOWED UP WITH MY NEPHEW.THEY WERE ABLE TO LIFT UP ON THE CAR JUST ENOUGH SO THAT I COULD PLACE THE JACK IN THE CORRECT POSITION.WE PUT THE FACTORY DONUT SPARE TIRE ON AND I DROVE TO WAREHOUSE TIRE...UNFORTUNATELY THEY WERE JUST CLOSING DOWN FOR THE DAY.I HAD FOUR NEW TIRES INSTALLED THE FOLLOWING TUESDAY AND THEN TOOK THE CAR TO MY MECHANIC.I PICKED THE CAR UP ON JULY 3RD.MY MECHANIC INFORMED THAT THE DRIVERS SIDE COIL SPRING WAS BROKEN ALSO.THE DRIVERS SIDE SPRING HAD BROKEN NEAR THE TOP;THE PASSENGER SIDE SPRING BROKE CLOSER TO BOTTOM WHICH ALLOWED IT TO SPIN OUT OF PLACE AND SLICE THE TIRE.

THE FRONT PASSENGER SIDE COIL SPRING FRACTURED WHILE THE CAR WAS IN MOTION. I HAD BEEN DRIVING ABOUT 0.1 MILES AFTER A LEFT TURN AND WAS TRAVELING AT A LOW RATE OF SPEED WHEN THE COIL FRACTURED AND A SECTION OF THE COIL PUNCTURED AND TORE THE INNER WALL OF THE TIRE CAUSING A SUDDEN TIRE FAILURE. THE SOUND OF THE FRACTURE WAS VERY LOUD METAL ON METAL SOUND, DRAWING PEOPLE OUT FROM NEARBY BUILDINGS. THE CAR WAS TOWED TO THE LOCAL DEALERSHIP WHERE NEW FRONT COIL SPRINGS WERE INSTALLED, THE FRONT PASSENGER TIRE REPLACED AND A FRONT END ALIGNMENT WAS PERFORMED.

WAS BACKING OUT OF DRIVEWAY, HEARD A LOUD SNAP AND METAL HITTING PAVEMENT. GOT OUT AND A PART OF THE SPRING COIL HAD SNAPPED IN HALF.

THANKFULLY I HAVE NOT HAD AN ACCIDENT YET. HOWEVER I AM VERY CONCERNED THAT BOTH FRONT COIL SPRINGS ARE MISSING A CHUNK FROM THE SPRING. THIS WAS DISCOVERED WHEN I HAD MY CAR IN THE SHOP FOR ANOTHER ISSUE ON 6.12.15. I WAS INFORMED AT THIS TIME THAT WITH THE CHUNKS MISSING THIS COULD CAUSE MAJOR ISSUES IF EITHER OF THEM POP OUT OF THEIR BASE. I HAD MY CAR IN FOR AN OIL CHANGE (AT A NEIGHBOR'S WHO IS A MECHANIC) YESTERDAY, 9.14.15. I INFORMED HIM OF WHAT HIS REFERRAL GUY SAID TO ME BACK IN JUNE, AND AFTER LOOKING AT MY CAR HE SHOWED ME EXACTLY WHAT THE GUY WAS TALKING ABOUT. HE TOLD ME THIS WAS CONCERNING, SEEING AS MY CAR ONLY HAS 77,000 MILES ON IT. MY REAR SUSPENSION IS ACTING UP TOO, WHICH MAY OR MAY NOT BE ASSOCIATED WITH THIS. I WENT TO THIS SITE & NOTICED IRONICALLY THAT THE FRONT COIL SPRING ISSUES ARE UNDER INVESTIGATION AT THIS POINT. I AM TRYING TO MAKE A COMPLAINT CONSIDERING I HAVE ONE OF THESE CARS, WHICH IN MY MIND IS NO LONGER SAFE TO DRIVE. I FEAR, AS OTHERS HAVE HAD HAPPEN ON HERE, THAT AN ACCIDENT MAY OCCUR, WITH INJURIES TO MYSELF, ANYONE ELSE IN THE CAR WITH ME, OR OTHER PASSENGERS ON THE ROAD. I AM TRYING TO BE PROACTIVE ON THIS, & AM HOPING SOMETHING WILL BE DONE TO PREVENT ANY TYPE OF ACCIDENT TO OCCUR AGAIN. NISSAN SHOULD TAKE RESPONSIBILITY FOR THIS & FIX THESE IMMEDIATELY AT THEIR COST. THEY SHOULD'VE NEVER PUT FAULTY PARTS ON THEIR CARS TO BEGIN WITH. THESE ARE PEOPLE'S LIVES POSSIBLY AT RISK.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 NISSAN VERSA. WHILE PARKING, THE FRONT DRIVER SIDE COIL SPRING FRACTURED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED SHORTLY AFTER, BUT THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 68,000. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. UPDATED 8/6/15*CN THE CONSUMER STATED THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED IN THE DRIVEWAY, WHEN THE LEFT FRONT COIL SPRING BROKE. BEFORE SHE WAS ABLE TO HAVE IT REPAIRED, IT BROKE EVEN FURTHER TWO WEEKS LATER. THE CONSUMER PAID FOR THE REPAIRS AT HER EXPENSE. UPDATED 08/11/15*JB

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 NISSAN VERSA. WHILE DRIVING OUT OF THE GARAGE AT 5 MPH, A POPPING SOUND WAS HEARD. THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT THE FRONT DRIVER SIDE COIL SPRING FRACTURED IN TWO PLACES. THE INCIDENT OCCURRED ON MAY 30, 2015. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED, BUT THE DEALER WAS NOTIFIED. THE VIN WAS UNKNOWN. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 55,823.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 NISSAN VERSA. WHILE MAKING A LEFT TURN INTO THE DRIVEWAY, THE FRONT DRIVER SIDE WHEEL DETACHED AND BECAME LODGED IN THE TIRE WELL. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 86,000.

I FOUND A PIECE FRONT THE FRONT OF EACH COLI SPRING LAYING IN MY DRIVEWAY. I LOOKED UP THE NHTSA WEBSITE & FOUND THERE IS AN INVESTIGATION INTO THIS SPECIFIC PROBLEM. INVESTIGATION NO PE 15-019. I HAVE THE PIECES & CAN SEND A PICTURE OF THE FRACTURE IF YOU WOULD LIKE.

MY WIFE WAS DRIVING HER 2008 NISSAN VERSA AND WAS ABOUT TO GET ON THE RAMP TO GET ON THE HIGHWAY WHEN THE SPRING ON THE PASSENGER SIDE IN THE FRONT BROKE AND PUNCTURED THE TIRE. SHE WAS ABLE TO GET TO THE SHOULDER. WE HAD IT TOWED AND HAD A VERY EXPENSIVE REPAIR.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 NISSAN VERSA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FRONT PASSENGER SIDE AIR BAG AND THE AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE AND STATED THAT THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE MANUFACTURER RECALL RELATED TO THE FAILURE. THE NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER WAS UNKNOWN. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 9,700.

THE COIL SPRING ON THE PASSENGER SIDE FRONT BROKE ALMOST SPEARING MY TIRE AS I WAS ABOUT TO BACK OUT OF MY GARAGE. THIS VEHICLE SITS IN A GARAGE ALL YEAR ROUND AND IS USED DAILY. LUCKILY I DID NOT MAKE IT OUT OF MY DRIVEWAY OR I MAY HAVE GOTTEN HURT AT 65 MPH OR WORSE GOTTEN SOMEONE ELSE HURT BECAUSE OF THIS MANUFACTURES DEFECT.

FRONT RIGHT SPRING BROKE SHREDDING A RELATIVELY NEW TIRE. WE JUST TURNED ON TO A RESIDENTIAL STREET, SO FORTUNATELY WE WERE GOING SLOW AND NO ONE WAS HURT. CAR WAS TOWED TO A NEARBY SEAR'S AUTO CENTER WHERE BOTH FRONT SPRINGS AND STRUTS WERE REBUILT AND AN ALIGNMENT PERFORMED. PLUS NEW TIRE INSTALLED. INCIDENT ISSUE WAS OPENED WITH NISSAN, BUT THEY REFUSE TO ACCEPT RESPONSIBILITY FOR THIS FREQUENTLY OCCURRING POOR QUALITY ISSUE...UPDATED 08/12/15 *BF UPDATED 11/27/2015*JS

I WAS CONCERNED THAT SOMETHING WAS WRONG WITH THE CAR. I WAS TAKING IT TO THE GARAGE WHEN THE COIL SPRING BROKE. THE JAGGED END RUBBED AGAINST THE TIRE CAUSING IT TO BLOW OUT.

THE AIRBAG LIGHT ON DASHBOARD KEEPS BLINKING AND THE PASSENGER AIRBAG LIGHT SAYS IT IS OFF ON THE CENTER CONSOLE EVEN WHEN SOMEONE IS SITTING IN THE PASSENGER SEAT. HAD IT CHECKED ONCE BEFORE AND THEY SAID IT WAS NOT AN ISSUE AND A FRIEND WHO HAD THE SAME LIGHTS ON HER 2007 VERSA HAD TO GO ON THREE TIMES TO GET IT TURNED OFF AFTER BEING CHECKED. IT WOULD KEEP COMING BACK ON AND FINALLY TOOK IT IN FOR THE FOURTH TIME THEY SAID SHE WOULD NEED TO PAY FOR REPLACEMENT AIRBAGS AND IT WAS OGLING TO COST $1200 BUT SHE TOOK IT TO A SECOND OPINION AND THEY TOLD HER A CABLE UNDER THE PASSENGER SEAT WAS BROKEN AND NEEDED TO BE FIXED FOR $80 AND IT FIXED HER VERSA. I HAVEN'T HAD A CHANCE TO TAKE MINE IN TO GET CHECKED FOR THE SECOND TIME BUT IT CONCERNS ME DRIVING WONDERING IF IT'S BROKE. OR JUST A SMALL CABLE THAT NEEDS FIXING

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 NISSAN VERSA. WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS BACKING OUT OF A DRIVEWAY, THE FRONT COIL SPRINGS FRACTURED WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE HAD TO BE TOWED TO A DEALER; HOWEVER, IT HAS NOT YET BEEN DIAGNOSED. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VIN WAS UNKNOWN. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 60,000. UPDATED 09/10/15*LJ UPDATED 10/17/2017*CN

THE FLANGES ON THE MIDDLE EXHAUST AT DISTAL END AND THE MUFFLER HAVE COMPLETELY OXIDIZED. MAJOR COSTS TO REPAIR BOTH MUFFLER AND MIDDLE EXHAUST. *TR

WHILE MAKING A RIGHT TURN THEIR WAS A LOUD NOISE AND A SMELL OF RUBBER UPON FURTHER INSPECTION THE PASSENGER SIDE COIL SPRING BROKE EXPANDING PASS THE LOWER PLATE AND MAKE CONTACT WITH THE TIRE. *TR

I GOT OFF THE HOLT EXIT OFF 10 EAST, A PIECE OF PLYWOOD WAS IN THE MIDDLE OF THE ROAD AND HIT THE LEFT SIDE OF CAR. MY LEFT SIDE RIM'S ARE DAMAGED. *TR

NOT SURE OF EXACT TIMING (APPROX APRIL 2015) WHEN I BROUGHT MY CAR IN FOR A REGULAR SERVICE APPOINTMENT, I WAS TOLD THAT WHEN THEY PUT THE CAR ON THE LIFT, ONE COIL SPRING FELL OFF IN TWO PIECES - I WAS SO FORTUNATE THAT THIS HAPPENED AT THE DEALERSHIP AND NOT ON THE ROAD! I WAS TOLD THAT IF IT HAD HAPPENED WHILE I WAS DRIVING, IT COULD HAVE BEEN DISASTROUS. I REPLACED BOTH SPRINGS AT THAT TIME.

WHILE BACKING OUT OF MY DRIVEWAY I HEARD A BANG AND THE TIRE BEGAN RUBBING ON SOMETHING. I PULLED BACK IN THE DRIVEWAY. I LOOKED UNDER AND SAW THAT THE SPRING WAS BROKEN. I AM VERY LUCKY SINCE I DRIVE THE INTERSTATE 376 EVERYDAY TO WORK. IF THE SPRING HAD BROKEN AT SPEED I AM SURE THERE WOULD HAVE BEEN DAMAGE TO THE CAR AND A POSSIBLE ACCIDENT. THE CAR IS NOT DRIVABLE AT THIS TIME. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 NISSAN VERSA. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 25 MPH, A CLUNKING NOISE EMITTED FROM THE FRONT END OF THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC, WHO DISCOVERED THAT THE FRONT DRIVER SIDE COIL SPRING DETACHED FROM THE HOUSING ONTO THE BRAKE ROTOR AND RACK AND PINION. THE MECHANIC REPLACED BOTH FRONT COIL SPRINGS. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 65,000. UPDATED 8/10/15*CN

TL* TAKATA RECALL. THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 NISSAN VERSA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE AIR BAG WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 16V349000 (AIR BAGS). THE PART TO DO THE REPAIR WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 68,000....UPDATED 05/17/17 *BF *CN

ON JANUARY 26, 2015, I WAS TRAVELING ON THE HIGHWAY TO TAKE MY DAUGHTER TO SCHOOL WHEN A DRIVER AT LEAST 2 CAR DISTANCES IN FRONT OF ME CAME TO AN ABRUPT STOP WHICH CAUSED ME TO PUT ON MY BRAKES SO THAT I WILL HAVE ENOUGH TIME TO STOP AT A GOOD ENOUGH DISTANCE SO THAT I DO NOT HIT THEM. HOWEVER, AFTER DOING SO MY CAR KEPT SLIDING AND I WAS UNABLE TO DO ANYTHING AND THE CAR STILL HIT THE DRIVER IN FRONT OF ME. WE ALL LEFT THE SCENE IN AN AMBULANCE. I DO NOT KNOW THE STATUS OF THE OTHER DRIVER, BUT I AM SUFFERING FROM SEVERE BACK PAIN, SOME NECK PAIN AND I HAVE HEADACHES. THIS ISSUE NEEDS TO BE CHECKED BEFORE SOMEONE ENDS OF DYING. I AM GLAD THAT NO ONE WAS KILLED IN THIS ACCIDENT.

FRONT PASSENGER SIDE SPRING SNAPPED PUNCTURING TIRE. *TR

TAKATA RECALL AIRBAG LIGHT CONTINUES TO FLASH.

MANUAL TRANSMISSION VEHICLE. CLUTCH PEDAL LINKAGE BROKE FROM CLUTCH THROW ROD UNDER THE DASH. THERE IS A PLASTIC COMPONENT THAT CONNECTS THE PEDAL TO THE LINKAGE AND IS ONLY HELD BY A BALL/SOCKET COMPRESSION FIT. AFTER FAILURE, CLUTCH CANNOT BE ENGAGED AND CAR WILL BE COMPLETELY INOPERABLE. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 NISSAN VERSA. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 20 MPH, SMOKE STARTED TO EMIT FROM THE FRONT END OF THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A MECHANIC. HOWEVER, THE FAILURE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED NOR WAS THE VEHICLE REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 NISSAN VERSA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE PASSENGER'S SIDE AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT FLICKERED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 74,000.

VARIOUS PARTS OF THE MUFFLER SYSTEM HAVE BROKEN ON THIS VEHICLE. THE INITIAL BREAK WAS IN 10-2014, AND WAS THE WHERE THE MUFFLER ASSEMBLY EX AND GASKET EXHAUST WAS REPLACED AT 91,671 MILES, AND NOW 10-2015, THE MIDDLE EXHAUST HAS TO BE REPLACED AT 108,090 MILES.

THE CAR HAD BEEN MAKING A NOISE ON THE FRONT DRIVER SIDE, I THOUGHT IT WAS THE BRAKES, WHEN I LEFT FOR WORK THE CAR MADE A LOUD BANG. I GOT IT BACK HOME TO FIND THE FRONT COIL SPRING SNAPPED. *TR

I WAS MERGING FROM THE LH TO THE RH LANE ON AN INTERSECTION WHEN MY CAR WAS HIT ON THE PASSENGER SIDE BY AN ON-COMING PICK-UP TRUCK. AT THE TIME OF THE COLLISION I WAS STRUCK ON THE RH SIDE OF MY HEAD BY THE CAR'S RADIO WHICH WAS APPARENTLY DIS-ENGAGED FROM THE CAR'S INSTRUMENT PANEL. I WAS THE ONLY PASSENGER IN MY VEHICLE, WAS WEARING MY SEAT BELT. THE PASSENGER SIDE AIR BAGS DEPLOYED. MY HEAD INJURY WAS TREATED ON-SITE BY AN EMS UNIT AND I WAS TRANSFERRED TO A LOCAL HOSPITAL WHERE I WAS DIAGNOSED WITH A CONCUSSION. ON 8/13/2014 MY CAR WAS TRANSFERRED TO MY LOCAL NISSAN DEALER (WHERE I PURCHASED THE VEHICLE) FOR INSPECTION BY MY INSURANCE COMPANY. AT THE DEALERSHIP THE RADIO ISSUE WAS COMMUNICATED BY MY HUSBAND TO TO THE DEALERSHIP COLLISION MANAGER, A DEALERSHIP SALESMAN AND MY INSURANCE COMPANY ADJUSTOR. THE ADJUSTOR AND MY HUSBAND TOOK PHOTOS OF THE EXPELLED RADIO THAT CLEARLY DEMONSTRATED BROKEN PLASTIC ASSEMBLY/LATCH TABS. THE RADIO AND PHOTO WAS SHOWN TO THE NISSAN SALESMAN. THE COMMENT FROM THE DEALERSHIP COLLISION MANAGER TO MY HUSBAND WAS "HE SEES THIS ALL THE TIME WITH NISSANS" AS THE RADIO IS NOT BOLTED AND CAN BECOME DISENGAGED WHEN THE INSTRUMENT PANEL IS COMPRESSED. MY HUSBAND COMMUNICATED THIS INCIDENT TO NISSAN NORTH AMERICA CONSUMER AFFAIRS (FILE NUMBER 15337234). ON AUGUST 19, 2014 THEY RESPONDED "BASED ON THE AVAILABLE INFORMATION AND THE MILEAGE OF THE SUBJECT VEHICLE, NISSAN NORTH AMERICA, INC. FINDS THAT AN INSPECTION OF THE VEHICLE IS NOT NECESSARY." IN MY OPINION THIS RESPONSE IS NOT A SATISFACTORY ANSWER TO A POTENTIAL DESIGN OR MANUFACTURING ISSUE RESULTING IN A SERIOUS SAFETY HAZARD. *TR

CLUNKING NOISES EMITTED FROM THE FRONT OF THE CAR WHEN TURNING THE STEERING WHEEL AT SLOWER SPEEDS, SUCH AS WHEN TURNING INTO A PARKING SPACE. VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO DEALERSHIP AND DIAGNOSED WITH EXCESSIVE PLAY BETWEEN THE WHEEL AND TIE ROD END. POWER STEERING RACK WAS REPLACED. THIS OCCURRED AT 53,683 MILES.

CAR IS HAVING TROUBLE BACKING UP. BRAKES ARE SQUEALING. *TR

CAR IS HAVING TROUBLE BACKING UP. BRAKES ARE SQUEALING. *TR

WHILE DRIVING, THE CAR CHOCKED AND STOPPED. HAD TO LEAVE VEHICLE IN CURRENT LANE AND TO CALL TOW COMPANY. IT APPEARED THAT THE FUEL PUMP DIED. THE FUEL PUMP WAS CHANGED. *JS

THE DRIVERS AIRBAG BEGAN TO BLINK CONTINUOUSLY, UP TO THE PRESENT DATE ; AFTER BEING CHECKED BY THE DEALER, I WAS TOLD I WAS RESPONSIBLE FOR THE COST OF REPAIRS, I DON'T FEEL I SHOULD PAY FOR THE MANUFACTURER DEFECT, THIS IS NOT WEAR AND TEAR, THIS IS MY AND MY FAMILY LIFE, I AM CONCERNED ABOUT HERE. CAN YOU HELP ME? *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 NISSAN VERSA. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE REVERSING OUT OF A PARKING SPACE, THE VEHICLE SUDDENDLY MADE A LOUD NOISE. AFTER INSPECTING THE VEHICLE, THE CONTACT NOTICED THE VEHICLE WAS TILTED ON THE FRONT PASSENGER SIDE. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC. THE TECHNICIAN DIAGNOSED THE SHOCK SPRING HAD FRACTURED. IN ADDITION, THE TECHNICIAN MADE THE CONTACT AWARE THAT THE MANUFACTURER NO LONGER PRODUCES THE PART NEED TO REPAIR THE VEHICLE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 50,000. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE.

HEAVY METAL SOUND (AS WHEN YOU DRIVE OVER A LOOSE MANHOLE COVER) COMES FROM THE FRONT PASSENGER SIDE. INSPECTION SHOWED THAT THE COIL SPRING SNAPPED CLEAN - NO RUST. THE SNAPPED COIL WAS NOT CAUSED BY HITTING A POTHOLE OR OTHER ABNORMAL DRIVING. NORMAL CITY & MOSTLY HIGHWAY DRIVING. AN INDEPENDENT AND TRUSTED MECHANIC STATED METAL FATIGUE AND ESTIMATED THE REPAIR AT $800 (BOTH SIDES WILL BE REPLACED). PARTS RANGE FROM $174 - $250 DEPENDING ON THE BRAND. I HAVE NOT CONTACTED NISSAN OR THE DEALER TO SEE IF THIS MIGHT BE COVERED OUT-OF-WARRANTY AS A CUSTOMER SATISFACTION BASIS. THIS IS THE SECOND METAL FAILURE ON THE VEHICLE. LAST YEAR, THE EXHAUST PIPE JUST FELL APART AT THE WELD. AGAIN, RUST WAS NOT THE CAUSE. THERE ARE NUMEROUS REPORTS OF BOTH ISSUES IN MANY PLACES. NISSAN CANADA (OR DEALERS) SEEMS TO BE MORE WILLING TO REPAIR THE FAULTS THAN US COUNTERPARTS. THERE IS ONLY ONE RECALL (GARMIN) FOR THE NISSAN VERSA. THE COIL SPRING IS DEFINITELY A SAFETY CONCERN - A CLEAN BREAK ON A COIL SPRING IS EXTREMELY SHARP AND CAN RESULT IN TIRE PUNCTURE. AT HIGH SPEEDS THIS WOULD BE FATAL. *TR

MY DAUGHTER WAS BACKING OUT OF THE GARAGE AND AS SHE WAS DOING THAT THE DRIVERS FRONT SUSPENSION COLLAPSED, UPON INSPECTION IT WAS FOUND THAT THE COIL SPRING HAD CRACKED AND SEPARATED. NISSAN CASE NUMBER- 14429298. NISSAN USA SAID TO US ON 05/19/2014 THAT SINCE THE CAR WAS OUT OF WARRANTY THEY HAD NO RESPONSIBILITY FOR THE COLLAPSE. *JS

THE INTELLIGENT KEY WILL NOT START THE CAR, EVEN WHEN USING THE ACTUAL KEY AND NOT THE REMOTE. THE CAR BEEPS FOUR TIMES AND DISPLAYS A RED CAR ON THE DASH. WHEN I PUT THE KEY IN THE IGNITION, IT WILL NOT TURN. *TR

BACKING OUT OF THE DRIVEWAY HEARD A SNAP GOT OUT OF THE CAR AND FOUND A PIECE OF THE COIL SPRING HAD BROKEN OFF NEAR THE BASE OF THE SPRING. *TR

WHILE REVERSING OUT OF MY PARKING SPACE AT HOME THE FRONT DRIVERS SIDE DROPPED AND I HEARD A LOUD NOISE. AFTER INSPECTION I FOUND A PIECE OF COIL SPRING ON THE GROUND WHERE I HAD BEEN PARKED. THE PIECE THAT BROKE WAS ABOUT 4" LONG AND IT APPEARS TO HAVE BROKEN BEFORE AS BOTH ENDS WERE JAGGED ONE BREAK RUSTY AND THE OTHER BREAK WAS CLEAN. CHECKING ONLINE THIS APPEARS TO BE A COMMON PROBLEM AND OFTEN SHREDS THE WHEEL WHEN IT HAPPENS. IF THIS HAPPENS AT SPEED IT COULD BE A VERY DANGEROUS SITUATION. *TR

REGARDING RECALL: NHTSA 15V-573 FOR FRONT COIL SPRINGS. I RECEIVED NOTICE THAT MY VEHICLE IS COVERED UNDER THIS RECALL FOR FRONT COIL SPRINGS. HOWEVER, PRIOR TO THE RECALL GOING INTO EFFECT, I HAD ALREADY HAD MY COIL SPRINGS REPLACED ON THIS VEHICLE DUE TO THEM CRACKING. I HAVE CONTACTED NISSAN FOR REIMBURSEMENT OF THE COST OF THE WORK I ALREADY PAID FOR TO REPLACE THE SPRINGS. TOTAL COST TO ME WAS $635.68 FROM MY LOCAL MECHANIC, BRUCES AUTOMOTIVE IN EAST AURORA, NY. I SUBMITTED A STATEMENT FROM BRUCES THAT INDICATES THE COIL SPRINGS WERE REPLACED AND PAID FOR BY ME (ATTACHED). I SUBMITTED THIS INFORMATION TO NISSAN, THEY INFORMED ME THAT I NEED TO TAKE MY VEHICLE TO A NISSAN DEALER TO HAVE THEM REPLACE THE COIL SPRINGS. WHEN I TOLD THEM THAT THIS DOES NOT MAKE ANY SENSE BECAUSE THE ORIGINAL FACTOR SPRINGS HAVE ALREADY BEEN REPLACED AND THAT NISSAN IS NO LONGER RESPONSIBLE FOR THE SPRINGS IN MY VERSA, THEY TOLD ME I NEEDED TO DO IT ANYWAY. TO ME, THIS IS A WASTE OF MY TIME. I SIMPLY WANT THEM TO REIMBURSE ME THE $635 I ALREADY SPENT PRIOR TO THE RECALL TO HAVE THE SPRINGS REPLACED. IF THE SPRINGS IN MY CAR BRAKE AGAIN, THIS IS MY RESPONSIBILITY, NOT NISSAN. I ONLY WANT TO GET REIMBURSED THE MONEY I ALREADY SPENT.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 NISSAN VERSA. WHILE TRAVELING 20 MPH, THE FRONT TIRES PERFORMED ROUGHLY. IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE SUSPENSION WAS FAILING, BUT WAS NOT AN IMMEDIATE SAFETY HAZARD. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 58,000.

COIL SPRING ON FRONT DRIVER SIDE, SNAPPED WHILE DRIVING. MADE A LOUD BANG NOISE. COULD HAVE CAUSED AN ACCIDENT IF THE SPRING HAD SLIPPED OFF AND STABBED THE TIRE. LUCKILY THE SPRING STAYED ON. IT WAS A CLEAN BREAK NO RUST PRESENT. METAL SEEMS VERY BRITTLE. *TR

I WAS DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD WHEN SUDDENLY ONE OF MY HUB CAPS CAME OFF. NEXT WEEK, I WAS DRIVING AGAIN AND MY OTHER HUB CAP ON THE SAME SIDE CAME OFF. THIS CANNOT BE A COINCIDENCE. I KNOW SEVERAL PEOPLE WHO HAVE NISSAN VERSA'S AND THEY ALSO ARE HAVING THE SAME ISSUE. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 NISSAN VERSA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE CONTINUED TO OPERATE AFTER THE KEY WAS REMOVED FROM THE IGNITION. WHEN THE KEY WAS PLACED IN THE IGNITION, THERE WAS AN ABNORMAL GRINDING NOISE. IN ADDITION, THE VEHICLE EXPERIENCED A LOSS OF POWER. THE VEHICLE WAS ABLE TO BE OPERATED AFTER THE VEHICLE WAS RESTARTED MANUALLY. PRIOR TO THE FAILURE, THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER TO HAVE THE AIR BAGS REPLACED. THE DEALER COULD NOT REPLICATE THE FAILURE AND THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE OCCURRED THREE TIMES. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 37,000.

I WAS PULLING INTO A PARKING SPOT AND I HEARD A LOUD SNAPPING NOISE FROM THE FRONT LEFT OF THE CAR. I WAS ABLE TO DRIVE THE CAR HOME AS NOTHING APPEARED TO BE BROKEN. WHEN I TOOK THE WHEEL OFF I NOTICED THE SPRING HAD SNAPPED AND WAS RUBBING AGAINST MY TIRE. I WILL HAVE TO REPLACE MY TIRE BECAUSE IT RUBBED OFF A SIGNIFICANT AMOUNT OF RUBBER. I AM LUCKY THE TIRE DIDN'T BLOW WHILE I WAS DRIVING. *TR

MY DAUGHTER PUT KEY IN IGNITION. STARTED THE CAR. PLACED IT IN REVERSE. SHE MOVED BACKWARD ABOUT ONE INCH. MY WIFE, MY DAUGHTER AND MYSELF HEARD A LOUD SNAP. WE SAW NOTHING WRONG. SHE DROVE AWAY AND CAME BACK AFTER DRIVING 1/2 MILE. SHE HAD THE BROKEN PIECE FROM THE COIL SPRING. I KNEW INSTANTLY WHAT IT WAS. I LOOKED BEHIND THE FRONT WHEEL AND SURE ENOUGH. I'M AN OLD FARM BOY, NOW 57. I GUARANTEE YOU THIS IS A FAULTY PART. SHE COULD HAVE BEEN HURT BADLY WHILE DRIVING ROAD SPEED. YOU NEED TO DEAL WITH THIS. I WILL KEEP THE BROKEN PART AS PROOF. IT WAS A CLEAN BREAK WHILE SITTING STILL. THIS FAULTY PART IS COSTING UPWARDS OF $900 TO REPAIR!!!:(:( NOT TO MENTION PUTTING PEOPLE AT VERY HIGH RISK. OTHERS ALL ACROSS THE USA AND CANADA ARE HAVING THIS ISSUE. CHECK OUT THE FORUMS. CONCERNED AND DISGUSTED FATHER. *TR