2011 Nissan Versa UNKNOWN OR OTHER
Owner-reported problems and safety issues filed with NHTSA. Review common failures, severity levels, and complaint trends over time.
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THE HATCH BACK DOOR DOESN'T OPEN EVEN FROM THE INSIDE. I ONLY HEARD THE ELECTRIC MOTOR OR THE ACTUATOR BUT I'M UNABLE TO OPEN THE REAR DOOR.
AFTER 1 YEAR AND 1/2, MUFFLER HAS RATTLING SOUND, HAS A HOLE AND IS BURNT BLACK AT END OF TAIL PIPE. SAME PROBLEM AFTER MUFFLER HAS BEEN CHANGED IN THE SAME AMOUNT OF TIME. MUFFLER SEEMS TO RUST AND OVERHEAT/BURN.
WHILE PULLING ON TO THE I-26 ON RAMP THE VEHICLE LOST ALL PROPULSION POWER AND WOULDN'T MOVE. THEN AFTER I GOT OVER TO THE SHOULDER IT WOULD START BUT STILL CONTINUES TO DIE AFTER 1 OR 2 SECONDS RUNNING. THIS IS NOT THE FIRST TIME THIS HAS HAPPENED. IT HAD DONE THIS BEFORE ABOUT 6 MONTHS PRIOR. I AM CURRENTLY STUCK DUE TO THIS ISSUE
MUFFLER SYSTEM ROTTED OUT HAD TO REPLACE AFTER 34000 MILES 1100.00 DOLLARS WE BOUGHT THE CAR FOR ARE RETIREMENT GARAGE KEPT
VEHICLE CAUGHT ON FIRE WHILE DRIVING ON HIGHWAY AFTER REPAIR AT A NISSAN DEALER
SEPTEMBER 26, 2017, I WAS DRIVING DOWN MY STREET GOING APPROXIMATELY 25MPH WHEN MY CAR JUST STOPPED NEAR THE END OF THE ROAD. I NOTICED THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ON WHEN I STEPPED ON THE GAS, BUT THE CAR WOULDN'T MOVE. I COULDN'T EVEN STEER. IT SCARED ME! I TURNED THE CAR OFF AND WAITED A MINUTE AND TURNED THE KEY. IT STARTED BUT I WAS AFRAID TO DRIVE IT TO WORK SO I WENT BACK HOME. I TOOK THE CAR TO MY MECHANIC TO SEE IF HE COULD FIND THE PROBLEM. IT WAS THE GAS PEDAL ASSEMBLY: P2138. I WAS TOLD IT HAD THE WRONG APP SENSOR RATIONALITY SIGNAL. THE MECHANIC WAS ADVISED BY THE NISSAN DEALER TO TELL ME NOT TO DRIVE THE CAR UNTIL THE PART WAS REPLACED AS THE CAR COULD SHUT DOWN ANYTIME, ANYPLACE WITHOUT WARNING AND COULD CAUSE A DANGEROUS SITUATION. I WAS TOLD THERE WAS NO RECALL. I DID AS I WAS TOLD AND LEFT MY CAR AT THE SHOP UNTIL MY PART CAME IN AND WAS REPLACED.
TAKATA AIR BAG RECALL NISSAN REFUSES TO PROVIDE LOANER VEHICLE WHILE "WAITING ON PARTS". I HAVE CALLED THEIR CUSTOMER SERVICE NUMBER SEVERAL TIMES WITH NO ACTION BEING TAKEN ON THEIR PART. CORPORATE BLAMES THE DEALERS WHILE THE DEALERS SAY ITS A CORPORATE PROBLEM
MY VEHICLE HAS ABOUT 42,000 MILES. ALL OF A SUDDEN, THE ENGINE ROARS AND SOUNDS LIKE A HELICOPTER. I TOOK IT TO THE DEALERSHIP AND THEY STATED THAT THE MUFFLER AND EXHAUST SYSTEM NEEDS TO BE REPLACED. THEY ATTRIBUTE IT TO ROCK SALT. HOWEVER, THIS IS A COMMON ISSUE WITH THIS CAR. THE MATERIAL USED BY THIS MANUFACTURER AND/OR THEIR VENDOR IS NOT OF GOOD QUALITY. IF NOT ADDRESSED, THIS COULD LEAD TO AN ACCIDENT AND IT MUST BE RECALLED. THERE ARE NUMEROUS COMPLAINTS AGAINST NISSAN REGARDING THIS ISSUE TO NO AVAIL.
EXHAUST SYSTEM, REAR MUFFLER, POOR WELD AT FLANGE: VIRTUALLY NO RUST OR CORROSION BUT WELD BEAD SEPARATED FROM FLANGE CAUSING MUFFLER TO SHAKE AND MOVE AROUND AND COULD POSSIBLY SEPARATE AND FALL OFF VEHICLE. ALSO, THE LOOSE JOINT CAUSES EXHAUST FUMES TO NOT ALL GO OUT THE TAILPIPE TIP; WHICH COULD BE DANGEROUS.
DUE TO POOR WELDING AT THE FLANGE MY EXHAUST PIPE HAS BECOME SEVERED AT THE FLANGE EVEN THOUGH THERE IS NOT TO MUCH RUST PRESENT. THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE DUE TO EXHAUST NOT GOING OUT THE TAIL PIPE
I HAVE 42000 MILES ON MY CAR, AND ALL OF A SUDDEN YESTERDAY MY MUFFLER STARTED RATTLING AND BEING EXTREMELY LOUD. I PARKED MY CAR AND IT WAS FINE, BUT WHEN I STARTED IT UP TO LEAVE WHERE I WAS IT WAS NOISY - VERY SUDDEN AND UNEXPECTED. HAD SOMEONE LOOK AT IT, AND IT APPEARS THAT THE FLANGE BETWEEN MY MUFFLER AND THE MANIFOLD CRACKED CLEAN APART. NOT DUE TO RUST OR CORROSION AS IT IS A CLEAN BREAK. HE SAID IT APPEARED TO HIM THAT IT MUST NOT HAVE BEEN A VERY GOOD WELD TO BEGIN WITH.
WHILE GARDENING OUTSIDE, WE HEARD A LOUD SOUND. THERE UNDER MY CAR WAS A PIECE OF MY CAR'S COIL SPRING, IT JUST CRACKED SITTING IN THE DRIVEWAY.
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The 2011 Nissan Versa has 12 UNKNOWN OR OTHER complaints on file. Review the timeline above for detailed owner experiences.