2008 Nissan Versa Fuel System

TRIED STARTING THE CAR; ENGINE WOULD NOT TURN OVER. WAS STRANDED IN A PARKING LOT CLOSE TO MY MECHANIC'S SHOP AND CALLED HIM. MECHANIC SENT HIS ASSISTANT TO THE PARKING LOT WHERE I WAS AND HE TRIED TO GET THE CAR TO TURN OVER. HE SAID HE THOUGHT THE ENGINE WAS NOT GETTING FUEL. CAR WAS TOWED TO MECHANIC AND IT WAS DETERMINED THAT FUEL PUMP WAS BROKEN. MECHANIC HAD DIFFICULTY FINDING A REPLACEMENT NISSAN FUEL PUMP. FUEL PUMP WAS OBTAINED AND INSTALLED AT MY EXPENSE. MECHANIC FELT THAT FUEL PUMP SHOULD NOT HAVE HAD TO BE REPLACED ON A 5 YEAR OLD CAR. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 NISSAN VERSA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE FAILED TO START EACH TIME. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE FUEL PUMP NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FUEL PUMP WAS REPLACED THREE TIMES IN FIVE YEARS. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 120,785 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 159,521. *TR UPDATED 04/30/13*LJ

MY VERSA HAS HAD INTERMITTENT ISSUES WITH STARTING, BUT IN THE PAST IT ALWAYS DID. THE MAIN ISSUE WAS THAT THE ENGINE WAS NOT GETTING FUEL. YESTERDAY IT QUIT ALL TOGETHER AND I AM INFORMED THAT IT NEEDS TO BE REPLACED TO THE TUNE OF $600. THERE IS A TECHNICAL SERVICE BULLETIN FOR THIS ISSUE, BUT NISSAN SAYS I HAVE TO PAY FOR IT. *TR

FAILS TO START UNLESS CRANKED FOR A LONG TIME. SYMPTOMS INDICATE A FUEL PRESSURE REGULATOR PROBLEM OR FUEL PUMP FAILURE. NISSAN PARTS DEPT SAYS THERE IS NO FUEL PRESSURE REGULATOR. *TR

NEEDS NEW FUEL PUMP JUST THREE DAYS IN. NEVER HAD PROBLEM WITH VERSA EVER AND THEN IT ALL OF A SUDDEN LEFT ME ON ROAD. THREE TOP MECHANICS ARE CONFUSED WHY MY 2008 ALREADY NEEDS A FUEL PUMP. THEY SAID THAT IT SHOULD NOT BE BROKEN AND THE PART IS ONLY AVAILABLE TO ORDER BECAUSE IT SHOULDN'T EVEN BE BROKEN THREE YEARS IN. I TOOK IT TO THE NISSAN DEALER FIRST AND THEY SAID I WOULD NEED TO REPLACE FUEL PUMP AND THEY DECLINED TO MENTION WHY OR HOW IT COULD HAPPENED. THEY SEEM LIKE THEY KNOW SOMETHING AND WONT SHARE. *TR

I HAVE A 2008 VERSA THAT IS REPEATEDLY HAVING ISSUES STARTING. I HAVE HAD EVERYTHING CHECKED AND IT SEEMS TO BE THE FUEL PUMP. I AM AFRAID I WILL END UP STRANDED IN THE MIDDLE OF NOWHERE WHEN IT FINALLY GOES OUT SINCE I AM HAVING TO TURN THE KEY FOR A FEW SECONDS BEFORE I CAN START THE CAR AND THAT IS IF I CAN EVEN GET IT TO START. IT SOMETIMES MAKES ME RUN OF GAS EVEN THOUGH I HAD PLENTY OF GAS IN THE CAR WHEN I ORIGINALLY TRIED TO START IT. SINCE I NORMALLY HAVE TO DRIVE A DISTANCE, THIS IS GOING TO LEAVE ME STRANDED ONE DAY AND I AM NOT SURE IF I LIKE HAVING TO PAY TO HAVE IT REPLACED WHEN I SEE THAT THERE ARE OTHER PEOPLE WITH THE SAME ISSUE WITH THE SAME CAR. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 NISSAN VERSA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 5 MPH OR ABOVE, THE VEHICLE WOULD SUDDENLY STALL WITHOUT ANY WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS INSPECTED BY AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO ADVISED HIM THAT HE NEEDED TO REPLACE THE FUEL PUMP. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 35,100. UPDATED 3/21/11 *CN UPDATED 04/22/11*JB

THE ENGINE IS VERY DIFFICULT TO START ON THE FIRST ATTEMPT. MY 2008 NISSAN VERSA HATCHBACK HAS ABOUT 20000 KM ON IT AN HAS HAD THE FUEL PUMP REPLACED ONCE ALREADY UNDER WARRANTY BY THE DEALER ABOUT ONE YEAR AGO. NOW I AM ENCOUNTERING THE SAME PROBLEM AGAIN. IF YOU LEAVE THE IGNITION TURNED ON FOR 15 TO 30 SECONDS THEN THE CAR WILL START. I SUSPECT THE FUEL PUMP HAS A PROBLEM BUILDING UP SUFFICIENT PRESSURE TO DELIVER FUEL TO THE CAR AND THAT IS WHY IT WILL START ON A SECOND ATTEMPT. *TR

ENGINE WILL NOT START ON FIRST ATTEMPT....JUST DRY CRANKING. ON THE SECOND TRY, IT USUALLY STARTS. MY 2008 VERSA ONLY HAS 2,300 MILES. THE PROBLEM IS GETTING WORSE WITH EACH DAY. I HAVE READ REPORTS THAT REPLACING THE FUEL PUMP SOLVES THE PROBLEM TEMPORARILY, BUT OFTEN TIMES PEOPLE HAVE HAD MULTIPLE FUEL PUMPS REPLACED AFTER VERY SHORT PERIODS OF TIME. NISSAN NEEDS TO FIX THIS!!! *TR

AFTER VEHICLE RUNS FOR A WHILE, THEN LEFT TO SIT FOR ABOUT 1-1/2 HOURS, STARTING THE VEHICLE BECOMES DIFFICULT. LONG CRANK TIME. TOOK TO DEALER WHERE PURCHASED. WAS TOLD BY NISSAN VEHICLE DID NOT APPLY TO TSB NTB-07-094. NISSAN TECHNICAL SUPPORT TOLD TECHNICIAN TO MEASURE FUEL DROP AFTER RUNNING VEHICLE, THEN LET SIT FOR 30 MINUTES. MEASURE THE FUEL PRESSURE. IF LESS THEN 30 PSI, REPLACE THE FUEL PUMP AND PACKING. FUEL PRESSURE MEASURED AT 12 PSI. ORDERED PARTS, BUT PACKING IS ON BACKORDER. *TR

SOMETIMES THE CAR WILL START THE FIRST TIME THE STARTER IS ENGAGED. SOMETIMES IT JUST CRANKS AND CRANKS. IT HAS NEVER COMPLETELY FAILED TO START, JUST SOMETIMES IT WON'T ON THE FIRST OR SECOND TRY. HAPPENS AT LEAST ONCE A DAY LIKE THIS. *TR

VERY HARD TO CRANK. THIS IS A INTERMITTENT PROBLEM, BUT IT IS ALSO GETTING WORSE. *TR