2009 Nissan Versa Visibility & Wipers Problems

The contact owns a 2009 Nissan Versa. The contact stated that the alarm erroneously activated. The contact clicked on the key fob to disarm the alarm however, the alarm failed to turn off. The contact walked outside to the vehicle and noticed that the rear driver’s side window had shattered without impact. The dealer was not contacted. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was not contacted. The failure mileage was 96,632.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 NISSAN VERSA. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 55 MPH, THE REAR DEFROSTER BUTTON FAILED AND THE CONTACT WAS UNABLE TO SEE OUT THE REAR WINDOW. THE FAILURE OCCURRED ON MULTIPLE OCCASIONS. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO STATED THAT THE REAR DEFROSTER BUTTON NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 15,000.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 NISSAN VERSA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE HEATER IN HIS VEHICLE STOPPED FUNCTIONING AND HE COULD NOT DEFROST THE WINDOWS. THE DEALER INFORMED HIM THAT THE RESISTOR THAT CONTROLLED THE FAN FAILED. THE DEALER ORDERED THE PART; HOWEVER, IT WAS ON A NATION WIDE BACK ORDER. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN REPAIRED TO-DATE. HE CALLED THE MANUFACTURER WHO CONFIRMED THAT THE PART WAS STILL ON BACK ORDER. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 11,000. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 8,500. UPDATED 2/1/10 *CN UPDATED 02/02/10.*JB

I OWN A 2009 NISSAN VERSA. THE WINDOW WIPERS ARE DESIGNED SUCH THAT THE DRIVER'S SIDE WIPER BLADE IS '2X' THE PASSENGER BLADE. WHEN USING THE WIPERS (RAIN OR CLEANING THE WINDOWS) THE DRIVER'S SIDE BLADE THROWS WATER ON TO THE PASSENGER SIDE AND AS THE PASSENGER SIDE BLADE HAS ALREADY COMPLETED ITS SWING THUS THE PASSENGER SIDE WINDOW IN NEVER CLEAR OF WATER, WHEN DRIVING THE WATER BUILDS UP ON THE PASSENGER SIDE FASTER THAN THE WIPER CAN CLEAN IT DUE TO THE EXTRA WATER FROM THE DRIVER'S SIDE WIPER (FOR ME THIS IS RIGHT IN MY FIELD OF VISION). THIS CAUSES A PROBLEM BECAUSE I CAN NOT SEE TRAFFIC COMING OUT OF THE SIDE STREET ON THE RIGHT. WHEN YOU CLEAN THE WINDOW THE ONLY WAY TO CLEAN THE PASSENGER SIDE IS TO RUN THE WIPERS DRY AFTER YOU ARE DONE TO FINISH THE PASSENGER'S SIDE. I BROUGHT THIS UP TO THE DEALER AND THE NISSAN DISTRICT MANAGER CHARLES RICE; HIS COMMENT WAS THIS IS HOW IT IS DESIGNED. TO ME THIS IS AN UNSAFE DESIGN, YOU NEED TO BE ABLE TO SEE OUT THE PASSENGER SIDE OF THE CAR WHEN IT IS RAINING. *TR