Bulletins
| Bulletin | Bulletin date | Replacement Bulletin | Item no. | Summary | Added |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| UNKNOWN OR OTHER | |||||
| NTB12-009 | 02/03/2012 | 10043735 | Nissan: door lock/unlock inoperative with intelligent key. *kb | 04/24/2012 | |
Consumer Complaints
| Fail date | miles | occurences | Purchase date |
|---|---|---|---|
| UNKNOWN OR OTHER | |||
| 06/29/2007 | 1000 | ||
| Soon after our purchase, 6/07, the light came on, its been back to many different dealers over a dozen times,,.it cannot be disconnected, disengaged. reprograming is one option, replacing at $150/visit per wheel is the other option. we have had both on multiple occasions. our problem is, that the sensor when it fails, tells the tire to reduce pressure. a perfectly good tire filled with 37 psi will in 24 hours come down to 20 psi... this is a disaster and i am surprised there has been no class action law suits... i have spent time and money, replaced tires to prove the point, and after almost 6 years am ready to give up... something so simple and stupid cannot be fixed or removed.. nissan dealers blame it on pot holes, corrosion, or bad manufactured tires. american roads are filled with these perils and the system designed by nissan is a failure because it cannot stand up... i own 9 other vehicles made after 2007 and not of the others have had any problems like this.. | |||
| 12/27/2012 | 62000 | ||
| The muffler sound seemed quite loud on thursday, 12/27/12, something i had not noticed before. the next day friday, 12/28/12, the muffler started rattling very loudly. i called to make an appt for service and was told it was a very common problem with 2007 versas. i have an estimate of $400 to fix this. i've have owned other makes of vehicles for over 12 years that never have needed a muffler. now that i've investigated, there are many reports of this issue, all seemed to report a poor design. the car has been garaged for the entire 6years that i've owned it and the body is actually showing rust that the dealer said nissan would fix. nissan refused saying the car is 6 years old. | |||
| 09/09/2012 | 62600 | ||
| I replaced the muffler and gasket on my 2007 nissan versa on september 21, 2012 the poor quality of the materials that nissan used for the flange became brittle and cracked, compromising the structural and functional integrity of the muffler at approximately 62,600 miles. i am the original owner and take impeccable care of this vehicle and all my vehicles. if this safety/exhaust/emission problem had not been repaired, it may have caused injury (minor, major, and maybe fatal) to driver and passengers in the versa as well as other drivers/passengers of other vehicles. this issue should not happen in this make/model/year with low to moderate mileage or any make/model/year of car since mufflers and associated parts have long been perfected. | |||
| 05/31/2012 | 95000 | ||
| Exhaust pipe weld broke cleanly right at the flange. | |||
| 05/31/2012 | 83000 | ||
| My muffler on my 2007 versa rotted off the main pipe. after doing some research i found out this is a common problem with the versas. why is nissan not recalling these faulty parts. now i have to shop around and hope to get a good price with replacing the muffler. i am sure i will be back and say the tail pipe had to be replaced because many people have replaced that part already too. | |||
| 05/31/2012 | 95000 | ||
| Exhaust pipe weld broke cleanly right at the flange. | |||
| 05/31/2012 | 83000 | ||
| My muffler on my 2007 versa rotted off the main pipe. after doing some research i found out this is a common problem with the versas. why is nissan not recalling these faulty parts. now i have to shop around and hope to get a good price with replacing the muffler. i am sure i will be back and say the tail pipe had to be replaced because many people have replaced that part already too. | |||
| 05/31/2012 | 95000 | ||
| Exhaust pipe weld broke cleanly right at the flange. | |||
| 05/31/2012 | 83000 | ||
| My muffler on my 2007 versa rotted off the main pipe. after doing some research i found out this is a common problem with the versas. why is nissan not recalling these faulty parts. now i have to shop around and hope to get a good price with replacing the muffler. i am sure i will be back and say the tail pipe had to be replaced because many people have replaced that part already too. | |||
| 03/18/2011 | 119304 | ||
| 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. | |||
| 03/20/2012 | 47000 | ||
| Exhaust system rusted clear through at flange between pipe and muffler. this is far too soon for a car that has less than 50000 miles on it. | |||
| 03/08/2012 | 89700 | ||
| Exhaust system failure. the muffler broke off at the flange that conects it to the rest of the exhaust pipe, this was a failure of the pipe itself. the car has no other signs of rust or breakdown, but the pipe just severed at the point where it attaches to connecting flange. | |||
| 11/21/2011 | 52200 | ||
| Exhaust muffler broken while the car was running. | |||
| 11/14/2011 | |||
| Clutch cable/clutch pedal the clutch cable is connected to the clutch pedal with plastic cap that fits over a metal post on the clutch pedal assembly. the plastic cap will chip and become disconnected from the clutch pedal and i was lucky because this happened when i was shifting from a dead stop in neutral and attempting to shift into 1st gear and not on the freeway or going down a hill. plastic? really? | |||
| 11/10/2011 | 100080 | ||
| Pipe from front end of muffler failed at flange weld due to: (1) mechanical strain, the muffler pipe supports the resonator by pulling the pipe tight; (2) lack of corrosion inhibition; (3) poor quality welding, the components appeared to have not been cleaned first. ==details== [1] the comparatively heavy resonator was supported at the rear only by the pipe segments between it and the muffler. this is a significant amount of mechanical force, applied to a structure not designed to handle it. [2] any car sold to parts of the usa that regularly get snow should have corrosion prevention applied to all underbody components by default. not doing so is not only a poor business decision but also increases the likelihood of parts falling off and landing in the road. [3] welds to underbody components should be well inspected, as if they become separated parts of the vehicle may cease to function properly or depart from the vehicle entirely, resulting in a safety issue. ==final note== this form does not retain formatting, making the reports unduly difficult to read. | |||
| 11/14/2011 | |||
| Clutch cable/clutch pedal the clutch cable is connected to the clutch pedal with plastic cap that fits over a metal post on the clutch pedal assembly. the plastic cap will chip and become disconnected from the clutch pedal and i was lucky because this happened when i was shifting from a dead stop in neutral and attempting to shift into 1st gear and not on the freeway or going down a hill. plastic? really? | |||
| 11/10/2011 | 100080 | ||
| Pipe from front end of muffler failed at flange weld due to: (1) mechanical strain, the muffler pipe supports the resonator by pulling the pipe tight; (2) lack of corrosion inhibition; (3) poor quality welding, the components appeared to have not been cleaned first. ==details== [1] the comparatively heavy resonator was supported at the rear only by the pipe segments between it and the muffler. this is a significant amount of mechanical force, applied to a structure not designed to handle it. [2] any car sold to parts of the usa that regularly get snow should have corrosion prevention applied to all underbody components by default. not doing so is not only a poor business decision but also increases the likelihood of parts falling off and landing in the road. [3] welds to underbody components should be well inspected, as if they become separated parts of the vehicle may cease to function properly or depart from the vehicle entirely, resulting in a safety issue. ==final note== this form does not retain formatting, making the reports unduly difficult to read. | |||
| 11/14/2011 | |||
| Clutch cable/clutch pedal the clutch cable is connected to the clutch pedal with plastic cap that fits over a metal post on the clutch pedal assembly. the plastic cap will chip and become disconnected from the clutch pedal and i was lucky because this happened when i was shifting from a dead stop in neutral and attempting to shift into 1st gear and not on the freeway or going down a hill. plastic? really? | |||
| 11/10/2011 | 100080 | ||
| Pipe from front end of muffler failed at flange weld due to: (1) mechanical strain, the muffler pipe supports the resonator by pulling the pipe tight; (2) lack of corrosion inhibition; (3) poor quality welding, the components appeared to have not been cleaned first. ==details== [1] the comparatively heavy resonator was supported at the rear only by the pipe segments between it and the muffler. this is a significant amount of mechanical force, applied to a structure not designed to handle it. [2] any car sold to parts of the usa that regularly get snow should have corrosion prevention applied to all underbody components by default. not doing so is not only a poor business decision but also increases the likelihood of parts falling off and landing in the road. [3] welds to underbody components should be well inspected, as if they become separated parts of the vehicle may cease to function properly or depart from the vehicle entirely, resulting in a safety issue. ==final note== this form does not retain formatting, making the reports unduly difficult to read. | |||
| 11/14/2011 | |||
| Clutch cable/clutch pedal the clutch cable is connected to the clutch pedal with plastic cap that fits over a metal post on the clutch pedal assembly. the plastic cap will chip and become disconnected from the clutch pedal and i was lucky because this happened when i was shifting from a dead stop in neutral and attempting to shift into 1st gear and not on the freeway or going down a hill. plastic? really? | |||
| 11/10/2011 | 100080 | ||
| Pipe from front end of muffler failed at flange weld due to: (1) mechanical strain, the muffler pipe supports the resonator by pulling the pipe tight; (2) lack of corrosion inhibition; (3) poor quality welding, the components appeared to have not been cleaned first. ==details== [1] the comparatively heavy resonator was supported at the rear only by the pipe segments between it and the muffler. this is a significant amount of mechanical force, applied to a structure not designed to handle it. [2] any car sold to parts of the usa that regularly get snow should have corrosion prevention applied to all underbody components by default. not doing so is not only a poor business decision but also increases the likelihood of parts falling off and landing in the road. [3] welds to underbody components should be well inspected, as if they become separated parts of the vehicle may cease to function properly or depart from the vehicle entirely, resulting in a safety issue. ==final note== this form does not retain formatting, making the reports unduly difficult to read. | |||
| 11/14/2011 | |||
| Clutch cable/clutch pedal the clutch cable is connected to the clutch pedal with plastic cap that fits over a metal post on the clutch pedal assembly. the plastic cap will chip and become disconnected from the clutch pedal and i was lucky because this happened when i was shifting from a dead stop in neutral and attempting to shift into 1st gear and not on the freeway or going down a hill. plastic? really? | |||
| 11/10/2011 | 100080 | ||
| Pipe from front end of muffler failed at flange weld due to: (1) mechanical strain, the muffler pipe supports the resonator by pulling the pipe tight; (2) lack of corrosion inhibition; (3) poor quality welding, the components appeared to have not been cleaned first. ==details== [1] the comparatively heavy resonator was supported at the rear only by the pipe segments between it and the muffler. this is a significant amount of mechanical force, applied to a structure not designed to handle it. [2] any car sold to parts of the usa that regularly get snow should have corrosion prevention applied to all underbody components by default. not doing so is not only a poor business decision but also increases the likelihood of parts falling off and landing in the road. [3] welds to underbody components should be well inspected, as if they become separated parts of the vehicle may cease to function properly or depart from the vehicle entirely, resulting in a safety issue. ==final note== this form does not retain formatting, making the reports unduly difficult to read. | |||
| 10/03/2011 | 66000 | ||
| The gasket muffler is rusted and broke. | |||
| 02/12/2010 | |||
| The 2007 nissan versa pulls to the left while driving. while decelerating the steering wheel shakes violently; additionally you can hear a sqealing coming from the front end while braking. it sounds as though the universal joint is coming loose. | |||
| 10/18/2010 | 21000 | ||
| 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. | |||