2007 Nissan Versa Engine

NO RECALL. SOMEHOW CAR ENGINE CAUGHT ON FIRE, BUT THE HEAT ENGINE LIGHT NEVER CAME ON OR ANY WARNING LIGHTS. THE AIRBAG LIGHT CAME ON AND MY HORN STARTING GOING OFF. THE WHOLE ENGINE AND THEN FRONT PART OF THE CAR BECAME ENGULFED IN FLAMES. THIS OCCURRED WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS IN MOTION ON A CITY STREET, GOING STRAIGHT AT ABOUT 30 MPH.

I WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF MANUFACTUREER RECALL NUMBER PM565, NHTSA RECALL NUMBER 15V-573.

WHILE DRIVING OUR MUFFLER STARTED MAKING A CLUNKING SOUND, I PULLED OVER AND REALIZED MY MUFFLER WAS NOT ATTACHED TO THE EXHAUST PIPE ANYMORE, THE CONNECTION BETWEEN THE TWO HAD RUSTED. BUT MUFFLER AND PIPE ARE NOT RUSTED AT ALL, JUST THE CONNECTION. I HAVE HEARD OTHER COMPLAINTS ABOUT THEIR NISSAN DOING THE SAME THING, BUT NISSAN WONT TAKE THE BLAME AND RECALL THE COMPONENTS. PLEASE HELP. *TR

UPPER PART OF EXHAUST MANIFOLD CRACKED CAUSING CARBON MONOXIDE TO ENTER CABIN ANYTIME BLOWER IS TURNED ON. *TR

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. *TR

MUFFLER DETACHED FROM EXHAUST SYSTEM AND REQUIRED REPLACEMENT. OTHER EXHAUST SYSTEM COMPONENTS VISIBLE UNDER THE CAR (INCLUDING CATALYTIC CONVERTERS) WERE OBSERVED TO BE RUSTY ENOUGH TO SUGGEST FUTURE PREMATURE FAILURE.

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. *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

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 NISSAN VERSA. THE CONTACT WAS TRAVELING 35 MPH WHEN THE VEHICLE STALLED AND COULD NOT BE RESTARTED. IN ADDITION, THE CONTACT OBSERVED BLACK SMOKE AND FLAMES COMING FROM THE ENGINE. THE POLICE WERE CONTACTED AND THE VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 75,000.

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. *TR

EXHAUST PIPE WELD BROKE CLEANLY RIGHT AT THE FLANGE. *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

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. *JS

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 NISSAN VERSA. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 40 MPH THE CONTACT HEARD A LOUD BANGING NOISE ON THE MUFFLER. THE CONTACT EXIT THE VEHICLE, INSPECTED THE MUFFLER AND NOTICED THAT IT HAD SEPARATED FROM THE PIPE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER NOR WAS IT REPAIRED. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 80,000.

EXHAUST PIPE WELD BROKE CLEANLY RIGHT AT THE FLANGE. *TR

EXHAUST MUFFLER BROKEN WHILE THE CAR WAS RUNNING. *TR

AFTER 50,000+ MILES THE GASKET AND MUFFLER HAD TO BE REPLACED DUE TO POOR METAL AND WELDING CONSTRUCTION. THIS IS THE ONLY PART ON THE UNDER CARRIAGE THAT IS RUSTED. SEEMS TO BE A VERY COMMON ISSUE AND SHOULD WARRANT A RECALL ON AT LEAST THE 2007 MODELS. *TR

THE GASKET MUFFLER IS RUSTED AND BROKE. *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

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

WHILE DRIVING ON MY ROAD I HEARD A LOUDER THAN USUAL EXHAUST NOISE. INSPECTION AT MY HOME REVEALED THE FLANGE ON THE EXHAUST PIPE RIGHT BEFORE THE MUFFLER HAS RUSTED AND COMPLETELY SEPARATED. TAKING IT TO MUFFLER SHOP TO HAVE A NEW PIPE WELDED ON WHERE SEPARATION OCCURRED. APPROXIMATE COST WAS QUOTED AT $100.00. I HAVE READ OF NUMEROUS NISSAN VERSA AND NISSAN MURANO OWNERS WITH THE SAME ISSUE. *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

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.

MY 2007 NISSAN VERSA KEEP SHUTTING OFF AND WONT START EVERYDAY DEALERS HAVE NO IDEA WHAT'S WRONG. *TR

I PURCHASED A 2007 NISSAN VERSA SL HATCHBACK IN JULY OF 07. IN MID 08 I STARTED HEARING A KNOCK FROM THE ENGINE. I TOOK IT INTO SEVERAL DEALERS AND NO ONE COULD TELL ME WHAT IT WAS CAUSED FROM. LATE 08 IT STARTED USING OIL AS WELL, AND THE DEALER DID AN OIL CONSUMPTION TEST ON IT TO VERIFY THAT IT WAS INDEED USING OIL. THEY TOLD ME THEN THAT IF I CAN PRODUCE ALL MY RECEIPTS FROM WHERE I GOT MY OIL CHANGED THEY WOULD PURSUE IT FURTHER. I HAVE ALWAYS DONE AS MUCH OF MY OWN MECHANIC WORK MYSELF, SO I DO NOT HAVE ANY RECEIPTS. AT THAT POINT THEY TOLD ME THAT THEY WOULD CHARGE ME TO LOOK INTO MY ENGINE. ALSO, MY AIR PRESSURE INDICATOR LIGHT CAME ON IN MID 08, AND THEY ALSO WANT TO CHARGE ME TO TAKE CARE OF THIS PROBLEM. *TR