6 complaints reported

2013 Nissan Versa POWER TRAIN,ENGINE

Owner-reported problems and safety issues filed with NHTSA. Review common failures, severity levels, and complaint trends over time.

Reports
6
Crashes
0
Fires
0
Injuries
0

Complaint Timeline

Chronological view of owner reports

Mar 2021

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 NISSAN VERSA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE STOPPED, THE ENGINE WAS SLOW TO RESPOND CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO STALL. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO CERRITOS NISSAN (18707 STUDEBAKER RD, CERRITOS, CA 90703, (562) 219-2788) TO BE DIAGNOSED. THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE TRANSMISSION NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 132,000.

Type: Vehicle, Vehicle: 2013 NISSAN VERSA, Manufacturer: Nissan North America, Inc.
Incident: Jan 2020
Jan 2019

EVERY TIME I WANT TO SPEED MY CAR SLOW DOWN, AND HAS A WEIRD SOUNDS IN THE MOTER.

Type: Vehicle, Vehicle: 2013 NISSAN VERSA, Manufacturer: Nissan North America, Inc.
Incident: Nov 2019
Dec 2018

CAR WAS PARKED IN A PARKING SPOT. IT WAS ABLE TO MOVE IN REVERSE; HOWEVER, WHEN IN 'DRIVE' NO POWER/GAS WAS GOING TO THE VEHICLE. WE HAD IT TOWED TO A SERVICE CENTER AND WAS TOLD VEHICLE NEEDED A NEW TRANSMISSION.

Type: Vehicle, Vehicle: 2013 NISSAN VERSA, Manufacturer: Nissan North America, Inc.
Incident: Nov 2018
Oct 2018

2013 NISSAN VERSA STRUGGLES TO TURN ON. CAR ALSO IDLES ROUGH AND HAS STALLED AT STOP LIGHTS. TOOK IT TO BUENA PARK NISSAN AND THEY SAID THERE WAS NOTHING WRONG WITH IT. RECENTLY THE ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON, IT WAS P0705 TRANSMISSION RANGE SENSOR.

Type: Vehicle, Vehicle: 2013 NISSAN VERSA, Manufacturer: Nissan North America, Inc.
Incident: Jan 2018
Apr 2016

I PURCHASED A USED CAR FROM MR. BILL MOTOR CO IN ARLINGTON, TX ON PIONEER PARKWAY. THE VEHICLE STARTED TO OVERHEAT. I CALLED TO INFORM MR. BILL MOTORS AND I WAS TOLD THEY WOULD SEND IT OUT TO BE LOOKED AT AND LET ME KNOW WHEN IT WAS READY FOR PICK UP. IT WAS TAKEN TO DG'S PERFORMANCE ON PIONEER PARKWAY FOR REPAIRS. ABOUT A WEEK LATER THE CAR RESUMED OVERHEATING, I CONTACTED MR. BILL MOTORS AGAIN AND THEY SAID THEY WOULD SEND THE VEHICLE OUT FOR REPAIR. THEY SENT IT TO LONGHORN TRANSMISSIONS. AS MY DAUGHTER WAS HEADED TO SCHOOL AFTER THE REPAIRS WERE COMPLETED ON I-20 IN ARLINGTON, TX THE CAR STARTS TO OVERHEAT AND STOPS ON HER, SHE COULD NOT DRIVE THE CAR. SHE CALLS LONGHORN AND THEY SEND A TOW TO GET HER. SHE WAS TOLD THEY DID NOT PLACE THE CAP ON THE TRANSMISSION WHEN THEY ADDED FLUID TO IT SO THEY WOULD TAKE CARE OF IT. TWO DAYS LATER THE CAR IS HEATING AGAIN. I CONTACT MR. BILL MOTORS AGAIN IN PERSON SO THEY COULD SEE AND WITH A VIDEO OF WHAT THE CAR HAD BEEN DOING, THEY TELL ME THEY WILL WORK ON IT THE NEXT DAY. I COULD NOT DRIVE THE CAR FROM THE LOT, THE ENGINE LIGHT WAS ON AND I ROLLED INTO THE STREET. TWO SALES MEN HAD TO PUSH THE CAR UNTO THE PROPERTY FROM THE STREET. TWO DAYS GO BY AND I AM TOLD THAT IT IS A TRANSMISSION ISSUE THAT WILL COST ME $1500 AND TAKE A WEEK TO REPAIR FROM SCOTT AND HE STATES THAT MATT ANOTHER MANAGER IS PRESENT WITH HIM. I CALLED TO DISCUSS STATUS UPDATE, MISSING ITEMS FROM THE CAR TO FIND OUT THEY WERE CHARGING ME $235 FOR THE TOW THAT LONGHORN TRANSMISSION BILLED THEM. I EXPLAINED THAT I HAD NO KNOWLEDGE OF THIS CHARGE, NOR DO I FEEL RESPONSIBLE FOR THE CHARGE. THEY DID NOT PUT THE CAP ON THEY SHOULD BE RESPONSIBLE FOR THE CHARGE AND THAT YOU DO NOT CHARGE ANYONE WITHOUT DISCUSSING THE AMOUNT WITH THE PERSON. I ASKED FOR THE TOTAL COST OF THE REPAIR AND I STATED I WANTED TO SPEAK TO THE REPAIR PLACE. I WAS GIVEN A NUMBER FOR JEFF.

Type: Vehicle, Vehicle: 2013 NISSAN VERSA, Manufacturer: Nissan North America, Inc.
Incident: Jan 2016
Jun 2014

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 NISSAN VERSA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 50 MPH, THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY STALLED. THE VEHICLE WAS RESTARTED AND OPERATED NORMALLY FOR APPROXIMATELY 5 MILES BEFORE STALLING A SECOND TIME. THE CONTACT INDICATED THAT THE FAILURE WAS RECURRING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER BUT THE DEFECT COULD NOT BE DUPLICATED AND NO REPAIRS WERE PERFORMED. THE CONTACT ALSO STATED THAT THE TRANSMISSION ERRONEOUSLY ENGAGED INTO NEUTRAL. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 3000. *TR

Type: Vehicle, Vehicle: 2013 NISSAN VERSA, Manufacturer: Nissan North America, Inc.
Incident: Apr 2014

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Quick Summary

The 2013 Nissan Versa has 6 POWER TRAIN,ENGINE complaints on file. Review the timeline above for detailed owner experiences.