There are 18 stored owner reports matching the brakes leading-label group for the 2012 Nissan Versa in our NHTSA-sourced dataset. These are unverified consumer reports and may not reflect confirmed defects.
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Open the full vehicle complaint log (all categories)BAD TRANSMISSION, BRAKES, BEARING WHEELS, ETC. CAR IS PARKED IS CAN'T BE USE RISKY.WHEN I BOUGHT THE CAR IT HAD FIVE TAMARA RECALLS IT WAS A RISKY CAR TO DRIVE, DEALERSHIP DIDN'T SAID A THING ABOUT IT. LOSS MY MONEY. CAR WAS IN A CAR DEALERSHIP.
RANDOMLY ONE DAY, I WENT TO BRAKE, IT FAILED TO SLOW DOWN OR STOP MY CAR, FREAKING OUT I PUMPED IT AND THEN IT STOPPED BY THE 3RD TRY AND JOLTED. IT HAS SINCE BEEN DOING THAT EVERY DAY. WE'VE REPLACED THE MASTER BRAKE CYLINDER, THAT DIDN'T WORK, TOOK IT TO THE DEALERSHIP, THEY SAID IT WAS THE BREAK AND ROTATORS, REPLACED THOSE, THAT ALSO DIDN'T WORK. THERE ARE NO LEAKAGES, THE HOSE IS FINE, AND BRAKE FLUID IS GREAT. I HAVE A ANOTHER APPOINTMENT WITH THEM TO HAVE A TECH RIDE WITH ME TO SEE WHAT I AM TALKING ABOUT. BUT THIS ISN'T SAFE AND I'VE BEEN DRIVING LIKE THIS FOR 3WEEKS NOW AND FIXED EVERYTHING I WAS TOLD IT COULD BE, WASTING MY MONEY, AND IT'S STILL NOT FIXED. MILES ARE 130,000ISH. I DRIVE IT MAINLY ON THE HIGHWAY TO GET TO WORK, FOR AN HOUR THERE AND BACK.
COMPLETE BRAKE FAILURE. PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR AND NO BRAKING WHATSOEVER. FORTUNATELY, STOPPED THE CAR BY USING THE HANDBRAKE. PROPER FUNCTION RETURNED AFTER TURNING OFF AND RESTARTING THE ENGINE.
WHILE VEHICLE WAS IN MOTION ON 495 HIGHWAY (APPROX. 65 MPH) THE BREAKS FAILED TO WORK WHEN PRESSED TRYING TO PULL OFF AT MY EXIT. ONCE DRIVING ON BACK ROADS THE BREAKS SEEMED TO BE WORKING AGAIN. THIS TYPE OF INCIDENT HAS HAPPENED A FEW TIMES PRIOR TO THIS BUT NOT AS SEVERE. HAS NOT HAPPENED AGAIN SINCE THEN (APPROX. 3-5 MONTHS).
WHILE TRAVELING AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS, I PRESSED ON THE BRAKE PEDAL, AND THE BRAKES DID NOT ENGAGE. PEDAL TO THE FLOOR- NO BRAKES. AFTER THE INITIAL "TO THE FLOOR", I WAS ABLE TO PUMP THE BRAKES TO STOP THE VEHICLE. THIS IS THE SECOND INCIDENT OF BRAKES NOT ENGAGING- THE FIRST HAPPENED AT SIDE-STREET SPEED, AND I WROTE IT OFF AS A FLUKE. VEHICLE HAS AN APPOINTMENT WITH THE DEALERSHIP IN TWO DAYS.
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 NISSAN VERSA. WHEN THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED, THE BRAKES FAILED WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS IN THE PARK POSITION. THE FAILURE RECURRED AFTER ATTEMPTING TO DRIVE THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED NOR REPAIRED. THE VIN WAS INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 15V507000 (SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC, VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL). THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 12,753.
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 NISSAN VERSA. WHILE DRIVING 45 MPH, THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED AND THERE WAS A DELAY IN STOPPING THE VEHICLE. AS A RESULT, THE CONTACT'S VEHICLE CRASHED INTO THE REAR OF ANOTHER VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE CONTACT SUSTAINED MINOR BACK PAINS AND WHIPLASH, WHICH DID NOT REQUIRE MEDICAL ATTENTION. THE VEHICLE WAS INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 15V507000 (SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC, VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL). THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 93,000.
BRAKE PEDAL TO FLOOR NO RESPONSE ON STEEP HILL ALMOST KILLED. RESORTED TO EMERGENCY BRAKE. 180 HALF TURN INTO OPPOSITE LANE. NEARLY HIT WALL BUT AVOIDED GOING OVER CLIFF AT END OF HILL.. HAPPENED THREE TIMES PUMPED TO GET BRAKE PRESSURE SUBSETQUENTLY USING LOW GEAR TO GET TO A SAFE LOCATION. BRAKE FLUID OF DOLLAR RENT A CAR WAS IN BETWEEN FULL AND MINIMUM. CAR HAS 23000 MILES APPROXIMATE. INCIDENT RESEMBLES NO OTHER VEHICHILE EXPERIENCE I HAVE HAD. MASTER CYLINDERS DID NOT PROVIDE PROPER PRESSURE. USED LIGHT BRAKING AND WAS ON MOUNTAINOUS TERRAIN. RECOMMEND INVESTIGATION. DEATHS WILL ENSUE IF NOT DEALT WITH THIS OBVIOUS DEFECT. VEHICHLE WAS IN MOTION AT 60KPH DOWNHILL STEEP WITH SHARP TURNS. NISSA VESA WAS SOLD AS TIIDA LIBERIA, COSTA RICA DOLLAR RENTAL CAR FLEET).
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 NISSAN VERSA. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 5 MPH, THE CONTACT HEARD AN ABNORMAL NOISE COMING FROM THE BRAKE PEDAL AND THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL FAILED. THE FAILURE OCCURRED ON MULTIPLE OCCASIONS. THE VEHICLE WAS DRIVEN TO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING. THE TECHNICIAN WAS UNABLE TO LOCATE A FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 48,000.
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 NISSAN VERSA. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 35 MPH AND ATTEMPTING TO SLOW DOWN, THE CONTACT HEARD A GRINDING NOISE EMERGING FROM THE REAR WHEEL. THE VEHICLE WAS DRIVEN TO A DEALER. THE TECHNICIAN DIAGNOSED THAT THE BRAKES SEIZED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 49,000. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAIALBLE.
I PURCHASED THIS CAR JULY 2014 WITH ONLY 1,700 MILES. APPROXIMATELY 7 MONTHS INTO DRIVING IT, I'VE BEEN EXPERIENCING A "CLICK" SOUND WHEN I BRAKE, WHETHER I GO SLOW OR FAST AND BRAKE THE CLICK SOUND IS THERE. SOMETIMES I GET A DOUBLE "CLICK" SOUND BEFORE THE CAR STOPS. I HAVE TWO CHILDREN SO I HOPE NOTHING BAD HAPPENS TO US. I CALLED THE DEALER AND LEFT MESSAGES BUT NO ONE IS GETTING BACK TO ME. I MUST BRING THIS CAR IN ASAP. I APPRECIATE ANY INPUT OR CALL BACK FROM A REPRESENTATIVE AT NHTSA.
WAS STOPPING FOR A RED LIGHT WHEN M FOOT GOT CAUGHT IN THE DOOR TRIM BY THE BRAKE PEDAL AND THE CAR STARTED TO ACCELERATE AND I ALMOST RUN THROUGH THE RED LIGHT BEFORE I COULD GET MY FOOT OUT TO BRAKE. *TR
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 NISSAN VERSA. WHILE DRIVING 40 MPH, THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED BUT THE VEHICLE FAILED TO STOP. AS A RESULT, THE CONTACT CRASHED INTO THE REAR OF ANOTHER VEHICLE. THE CONTACT SUSTAINED CHIN AND NECK INJURIES THAT DID NOT REQUIRE MEDICAL ATTENTION. THE FRONT PASSENGER SUSTAINED SEAT BELT BRUISING AND CHEST PAIN THAT DID NOT REQUIRE MEDICAL ATTENTION. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 23,000. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE.
MY BRAKES FELT LIKE THEY WERE SLIPPING. I WENT TO MY MECHANIC WHO ADVISED ME THAT NISSAN HAS HAD TROUBLE WITH THE MASTER CYLINDER. HE SAID MY BRAKE PADS WERE FINE. NOW, I AM UNABLE TO LOCATE ANY DOCUMENTATION ABOUT THIS AND AM CONCERNED THAT MY DEALER WILL TRY TO MAKE ME PAY FOR THE NECESSARY REPAIRS. *TR
I READ THAT NHTSA IS INVESTIGATING THE 2013 + 2014 NISSAN VERSA AND SENTRA. I HAVE A 2012 AND HAVE BEEN HAVING BRAKE ISSUES TOO. MY REAR BRAKE SHOES NEEDED REPLACEMENT DUE TO LOUD NOISES COMING FROM MY REAR BRAKES. SOMETIMES MY BRAKE PEDAL DOES NOT GO DOWN PROPERLY. IT IS SUPPOSE TO GO DOWN SMOOTHLY, BUT SOMETIMES IT DOESN'T NORMALLY GO DOWN LIKE IT IS SUPPOSE TO AND IT FEELS LIKE SOMETHING RUBBING THE BRAKES MAKING IT HARDER TO PRESS ON THE BRAKES. ALSO, THIS HAS HAPPENED TO ME ONCE WHICH HAS CONCERNED ME WHERE I AM STOPPED AT A STOPLIGHT AND MY CAR WILL STILL INCH FORWARD EVEN THOUGH MY FOOT IS PRESSING ON THE BRAKES. MY NISSAN DEALER COULD NOT FIND ANY ISSUES WITH ANYTHING, BUT DUE TO THE EXCESSIVE NOISE FROM MY REAR BRAKES, THEY REPLACED THE REAR BRAKE SHOES. *TR
ON OCT. 15, 2012, I WAS EXITING THE HIGHWAY AND WHILE APPLYING THE BRAKES, THE PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR, MAKING A CLICKING NOISE, WITH VERY LITTLE FORCE, THE CAR BARLEY STOPPED, ONLY WHEN ASSISTED BY THE USE OF THE PARKING BRAKE. IT WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER THAT DAY AND I WAS TOLD THEY COULD NOT REPLICATE THE PROBLEM AND ALL MECHANICAL COMPONENTS WERE IN GOOD SHAPE, AND COULD NOT FIND THE PROBLEM. THE SAME CIRCUMSTANCES HAVE BEEN REPEATED ON FEB. 13 2012, WITH 19841 MILES AND AGAIN ON OCT. 28 2013, WITH APPROXIMATELY 29000 MILES. THE DEALER CURRENTLY (NOV. 1 2013) HAS THE CAR AND AGAIN SAYS THEY CANNOT LOCATE OR REPLICATE THE PROBLEM. I HAVE CONTACTED NISSAN CORPORATE, AND WAS TOLD TO RECEIVE A SECOND OPINION. ANOTHER DEALERSHIP SERVICE MANAGER WAS CONTACTED AND STATED THERE WAS A KNOWN PROBLEM WITH THE ABS CONTROL MODULE FROM ANOTHER MODEL, HOWEVER THE DEALERSHIP WILL NOT REPLACE IT BECAUSE(QUOTING FROM A SERVICE ADVISER) "NISSAN ISN'T IN THE HABIT OF THROWING PARTS AT A CAR AND HOPING FOR A RESOLUTION". THE DEALER HAS STATED THAT WITHOUT REPLICATING THE PROBLEM THERE IS NOTHING THEY CAN DO. *TR
THE VEHICLE SEEMS TO EXPERIENCE HIGH FREQUENCY GAS PEDAL VIBRATION THAT IS FELT ONLY BETWEEN 2500 - 3000 RPM AT ANY SPEED AS LONG AS IN THIS RPM RANGE THE VIBRATION CAN BE ALSO FELT IN THE BRAKE PEDAL WITHOUT APPLYING THE BRAKES IN THE SAME RPM RANGE SINCE THERE IS ONE BRACKET FOR ACCELERATOR AND BRAKE. NO VIBRATION DURING BRAKE APPLICATION. THE DEALER TESTED THE CAR AND STATED THAT ANOTHER NEW 2012 VERSA HAS THE SAME ISSUE AND WILL NOT CONTINUE TO DIAGNOSE THE PROBLEM SINCE IT IS A WASTE OF TIME. THE PROBLEM CAUSES UNCOMFORTABLE PULSATION THAT RESULTS LOOSING FEELING IN MY FOOT AT THAT ENGINE SPEED. I HAD BEEN AN ASE CERTIFIED MASTER TECHNICIAN AND I NEVER EXPERIENCE VIBRATION IN THE GAS PEDAL AS AN SYMPTOM IN ANY OF MY COMPLAINTS. AFTER LOOKING AT THE BRAKE AND GAS PEDAL BRACKET IT SEEMS THE BRACKET CAN FLEX TO ANY SIDES WITH LITTLE EFFORT BUT WILL STAY STABLE IN DIRECTION OF THE PEDALS TRAVEL. THE BRACKET DOES NOT SEEM TO BE DAMAGE JUST POOR DESIGN TO HOLD RIGIDITY TO SIDE MOTION. I AM NOT SURE IF THE BRACKET IS CAUSING THE PROBLEM OR OTHER SOURCE IS TRANSMITTING VIBRATION. HOWEVER, I THINK THERE SHOULD BE NO SIDE MOTION SINCE THE ASSEMBLY CAN FAIL DUE TO MATERIAL FATIGUE OVER TIME. ENGINE AND TRANSMISSION MOUNTS HAD BEEN CHECKED BY MYSELF AND THE DEALER. *TR
THE BRAKES DO NOT BRAKE CONSISTENTLY ALL THE TIME. ON THE EXACT SAME ROADS, WITH THE SAME WEATHER CONDITIONS, AND AT APPROXIMATELY THE SAME SPEEDS; WHEN PUSHING THE BRAKES WITH THE USUAL AMOUNT OF PRESSURE REQUIRED TO STOP BY A CERTAIN DISTANCE, THE BRAKES WILL SOMETIMES NOT FUNCTION AS USUAL REQUIRING YOU TO BRAKE HARD IN ORDER TO STOP IN TIME. THIS HAPPENED APPROXIMATELY EVERY TWO WEEKS OR SO. DRIVING CONDITIONS WERE DRY AND THREADWEAR AND TIRE PRESSURE WERE BOTH FINE. WOULD DRIVE 60 MILES PER DAY, FIVE DAYS A WEEK.
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Vehicle import recorded: Apr 28, 2026. This is the stored import date, not confirmation that every source was successfully refreshed.