2014 Nissan Versa Power Train

MY NISSAN VERSA 2014 HAD TO HAVE THE TRANSMISSION REPLACED WITH ONLY A LITTLE OVER 80,000 MILE'S ON IT. AFTER RESEARCH THIS IS A KNOWN ISSUE FOR NISSAN CRV TRANSMISSIONS FOR VEHICLES INCLUDING MY MAKE AND MODEL. THE VEHICLE WAS IN MOTION AT THE TIME OF THE ISSUE ON A SECONDARY ROADWAY.

SPECIFICALLY, MY TRANSMISSION IS STARTING TO GO BAD AND WILL NEED REPLACING. THE COST IS 3200. IN ADDITION THE CAR IS A 2014 NISSAN VERSA 130,000 MILES. I FEEL AFTER READING MY COMPLAINTS ON LINE ABOUT THIS FAULTY TRANSMISSION THAT NISSAN CONTINUED TO INSTALL ON MANY VEHICLES AND ENDANGERING THE OWNERS LIVES NISSAN SHOULD EITHER RECALL MY CAR OR REPLACE THE TRANSMISSION AT THEIR COST .

THE TRANSMISSION FAILED IN MY 2014 NISSAN VERSA NOTE BECAUSE OF THEIR DESIGN ISSUE AND I PAID OUT OF POCKET TO FIX IT AND REPLACED IT AT NISSAN DEALERSHIP MAY THE 15TH AND YESTERDAY JULY 29TH AT 7PM THIS SECOND TRANSMISSION FAILED EXTREMELY ANOTHER TIME WHEN I WAS EXITING THE HIGHWAY IN SIOUX FALLS SD AND I ALMOST KILLED BY FAST TRAFFIC BECAUSE MY CAR WASN'T ACCELERATING AND MY FOOT WAS ALL THE WAY TO THE FLOOR AND NO POWER SO I STOPPED THE CAR AND I WAS PRAYING NO ONE WILL KILL ME IN THAT VERY FAST TRAFFIC SINCE I WAS IN THE MIDDLE OF THE ROAD AND THEY COULDN'T LET ME PULL OVER WHEN I STARTED EXPERIENCING THE ISSUE SO I TURNED OFF THE CAR AND I RESTARTED IT AFTER 20 MIN AND WHILE I WAS WAITING FOR THE CAR TO COOL DOWN I WAS CALLING SIOUX FALLS POLICE DEPARTMENT BUT UNFORTUNATELY NO ANSWER AFTER A WAIT OF 15MIN . THE CAR IS STILL UNDER WARRANTY FOR THE SECOND TRANSMISSION BUT I RETURNED IT 3 TIMES TO THEM AND THEY CLAIMED THERE IS NO ISSUE IN THE REPORTS. BUT AI LEGALLY RECORDED THEM CONFIRMING THE ISSUE WHEN THEY WERE TEST DRIVING IT AND I TOOK IT TO ANOTHER TRANSMISSION REPAIR SHOP AND THEY CONFIRMED THERE IS AN ISSUE

TRANSMISSION WENT OUT AT 93492 ON 03/26/2018 COSTING ME $3749.74

MY CAR HAD SYMPTOMS OF JERKING AND DELAYS WHEN ACCELERATING. THE VEHICLE WOULD SHAKE HEAVILY WHILE DRIVING ON THE FREEWAY. AFTER GOING TO THE MECHANIC FOR A DIAGNOSTIC, IT WAS CONFIRMED THAT MY NISSAN VERSA NOTE HAD TRANSMISSION ISSUES. I THEN FOUND OUT THAT SEVERAL CARS OF THIS MAKE/MODEL WERE HAVING SIMILAR PROBLEMS. ESTIMATES FOR A NEW TRANSMISSION ARE HEAVY AND I AM HOPING NISSAN TAKES OWNERSHIP FOR THESE ISSUES KNOWING HOW MANY CARS ARE AFFECTED.

PROBLEMS ACCELERATING, LOSING POWER, SPUTTERING STALLING OUT, JERKING WHEN SHIFTING GEARS, LOUD CLANK WHEN PUTTING IN DRIVE.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2014 NISSAN VERSA. WHILE DRIVING 75 MPH, THE CHECK ENGINE WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED AND THE VEHICLE DECELERATED. WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS TURNED OFF, IT FAILED TO RESTART; HOWEVER, THE ELECTRICAL SYSTEM WAS STILL OPERABLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE TRANSMISSION FAILED. THE DEALER AND MANUFACTURER WERE NOT CONTACTED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 75,000.

I WAS ON A CITY STREET AND STOPPED FOR THE RED LIGHT. WHEN THE LIGHT CHANGED AND I PRESSED THE GAS IT WOULD MOVE. I SLOWLY GOT IT TO MOVE, BUT ONCE I HAD TO SLOW DOWN AGAIN AND PUT MY FOOT ON THE GAS IT WOULD BARELY MOVE AND THE CAR IN BACK OF ME ALMOST HIT ME. WHILE IN MOTION IT WOULD BECOME WHERE PUTTING MY FOOT ON THE GAS WOULD BE IN VAIN. THAT HAPPENED SEVERAL TIMES AND I COULD HARDLY MAKE IT TO MY HOME. ONCE I TRIED TO BACK UP I COULD HEAR A SOUND FROM THE TRANSMISSION. I'M NOT SURE IF IT'S THE TRANSMISSION SUPPORTS OR SOMETHING ELSE. I WAS NOT ABLE TO MAKE IT TO GET CHECKED OUT BECAUSE I WAS AFRAID OF GETTING INTO AN ACCIDENT. THE CAR IS A 2014 NISSAN VERSA SV AND HAS 79,589 TOTAL MILES TODAY. IT WAS A VERY SCARY SITUATION. THIS IS VERY UNSAFE BECAUSE IT HAPPENED WITHOUT WARNING.

NISSAN VERSA 1.6 LITER CVT TRANSMITION 119,800 MILES TRANSMITION FAIL,DANGEROUS TO DRIVE AND HIWAY WITH THIS BAD MANUFACTURE TRANSMITIONS

I HAVE A 2014 NISSAN VERSA. I GOT THIS CAR NEW AND EVERY YEAR SINCE OWNING THIS CAR THERE HAS BEEN A ISSUE WITH THE TRANSMISSION. NISSAN HAS HAD AT LEAST 3 RECALLS ON THE TRANSMISSION. IT HAS GOTTEN TO THE POINT THAT THE TRANSMISSION IS BEYOND REPAIR ON A 5 YEAR OLD CAR. THE TRANSMISSION SENSOR AND TRANSMISSION HAS MALFUNCTIONED. THE CAR WILL STALL FOR A SECOND BEFORE GOING INTO GEAR. MECHANIC SHOPS SAID I NEED NISSAN TO REPAIR THIS OR PUT ME IN A NEW CAR! I AM COMPLAINING BECAUSE I AM IN A DEATH TRAP VEHICLE THAT I AM STILL REQUIRED TO MAKE PAYMENTS ON. I AM HAVING TO PAY HIGH MAINTENANCE FEES AND CAR PAYMENTS. IN A CAR THAT CAN GET ME KILLED. NISSAN KNOWS SOMETHING IS WRONG WITH THESE 2014 CARS BUT HAS NOT REACHED OUT TO ME ABOUT IT. THEY RECALLED SOME 2014 VERSAS BUT NOT ALL. I STRONGLY BELIEVED I WAS SOLD A HIGHLY UNSAFE CAR. THERE'S NO REASON WHY A NEW CAR SHOULD HAVE TRANSMISSION ISSUES EVERY YEAR ON A NEW CAR.

AROUND 68000 MILES, I FIRST NOTICED PROBLEMS WITH MY TRANSMISSION. IT WAS NOT SHIFTING PROPERLY, REVVING HIGH AND I OFTEN HAD TO MANIPULATE THE GAS PEDAL TO GET THE TRANSMISSION TO SHIFT UP. KEEP IN MIND, THIS VERSA IS EQUIPPED WITH A CVT, THUS THIS TRANSMISSION IS SUPPOSED TO HAVE VERY GRADUAL "GEAR" CHANGES. I THEN STARTED TO NOTICE THAT SOMETIMES, WHEN ACCELERATING, THE CAR WOULD SOMETIMES JOLT AROUND BEFORE IT GOT UP TO SPEED. THIS JOLTING OCCURRED AT RED LIGHTS, FREEWAY ON-RAMPS, ETC. NISSAN'S WARRANTY EXPIRES 60,000 MILES, AND I NEVER EXPERIENCED ANY PROBLEMS BEFORE 60,000 MILES, HOWEVER TRANSMISSIONS SHOULDN'T DIE AFTER 68,000 MILES, LIKE MINE WAS GOING TO. I INITIALLY TOOK MY CAR IN AROUND 68,000 MILES TO HAVE THE TECHNICIANS LOOK FOR THE PROBLEM, BUT THEY CLAIMED THEY COULDN'T RECREATE THE ISSUE. THEN, I TOOK MY TRANSMISSION IN FOR ROUTINE TRANSMISSION FLUID EXCHANGE SERVICE AT AROUND 71,000 MILES, AND THE TECHNICIANS NOTICED SHAVINGS IN THE TRANSMISSION FLUID CATCH PAN. THIS IS WHEN THEY FINALLY NOTICED THE PROBLEM AND TOLD ME THAT THE TRANSMISSION NEEDED REPLACING. THIS IS ABOUT A $5,000 REPAIR. LUCKILY, I HAD MECHANICAL BREAKDOWN INSURANCE FROM MY AUTO INSURANCE, THUS I WON'T NEED TO PAY THAT FULL COST, BUT IF I HADN'T HAD THAT, I WOULD HAVE A CAR THAT WOULD BE DANGEROUS TO DRIVE ON ROADWAYS.

BROUGHT THIS CAR USED FROM A USED CAR DEALER IN LILBURN, GA FOR MY COLLEGE AGE DAUGHTER TO GET BACK AND FORTH TO SCHOOL/WORK. WHILE SHE WAS DRIVING, THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON, I TOOK THE CAR TO NISSAN SOUTH IN MORROW, GA FOR A DIAGNOSTIC TEST AND WAS TOLD THAT THE CAR NEEDS A NEW TRANSMISSION, THAT IT WOULD COST $3861.00 PLUS TAX. I'M NOW FINDING THAT THE CVT TRANSMISSIONS ON THESE CARS ARE CRAP! AND NISSAN USA CORP IS AWARE OF THE PROBLEM. NISSAN OPENED A CASE FOR THE CAR, WE RECEIVED A CALL FROM JOSHUA W/NISSAN CUSTOMER CARE AND WAS TOLD THERE WAS NOTHING THEY COULD DO ABOUT THE CAR (EVEN THOUGH THE MILEAGE IS UNDER 100K). WHY IS NISSAN ABLE TO PROFIT OFF OF CONSUMERS WHILE SELLING A KNOWINGLY DEFECTIVE PRODUCT? WHY HASN'T THE NHTSA STOPPED NISSAN FROM SELLING THIS VEHICLE? I WILL NEVER BUY ANOTHER NISSAN AGAIN, EVER!!!!

CAR TRANSMISSION MADE COMPLETE STOP AND NOT ALLOW ME TO MOVE SEVERAL TIMES

POWER TRAIN FAILURE OCCURRED WHILE TRAVELING AT PROPER SAFE POSTED SPEED LIMITS ON THE FREEWAY AND CITY STREETS AND ROADS, WHICH RESULTED IN IMPROPER UPSHIFTING AFTER COMPLETE STOPS AND HARD UPSHIFT SLAMMING TYPE IMPACT ON POWER TRAIN UPON TAKE OFF, AS WELL AS GRINDING TYPE NOISES COMING FROM BENEATH THE ENGINE, INCLUDING EXCESSIVE VIBRATION COMING UP THROUGH SHIFT COLUMN, THIS OCCURRED ON 9/14/2019 ON OUR 2014 NISSAN VERSA NOTE, PER THE INFORMATION WHICH WE HAVE OBTAINED, THIS IS A COMMON FAILURE OF THIS MODEL AFTER MILEAGE RANGING FROM 50,00 TO 80,000 MILES OF SERVICE, AND IS A COSTLY REPAIR, AND FEEL THE AUTO MAKER WAS AWARE OF THIS POWER TRAIN LIFE SPAN FAILURE, WHICH COULD HAVE RESULTED INTO A LIFE THREATENING ISSUE FOR VEHICLE OWNERS OR OPERATORS WITHOUT A SAFE ROUTE OF ESCAPE FROM POSSIBLE TRAFFIC COLLISION'S, THAT WOULD HAVE RESULTED FROM LOSS OF POWER DURING HEAVY FREEWAY OR CROSS TRAFFIC, AND BEING SUCH A SMALL VEHICLE IN SUCH A SITUATION, THE INJURY OR LOSS OF LIFE WOULD BE GREAT, BUT THE AUTO MAKER NEGLECTED TO, AND MADE NO EFFORT TO INFORM US OR THE PUBLIC OF SUCH ISSUES, AND DELIBERATELY MADE THIS A DISPOSABLE VEHICLE TO ENCOURAGE FINANCIAL LOSSES TO VEHICLE OWNERS AND INCREASE AUTO SALES. I FOR ONE HAVE BEEN SATISFIED WITH THIS VEHICLE TILL NOW, BEING IT HAS BEEN PROPERLY MAINTAINED SINCE IT'S PURCHASE IN 2015, BY A REPUTABLE CERTIFIED AUTO MAINTENANCE AND REPAIR SHOP, I ALSO FEEL THAT BEING THE AUTO MAKER IS FAMILIAR WITH THIS DEFECT AND THE AMOUNT OF COMPLAINTS AND COSTS RELATED TO THE POWER TRAIN FAILURE, THAT THEY SHOULD TAKE RESPONSIBILITY FOR THIS DEFECT.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2014 NISSAN VERSA. WHILE DRIVING 60 MPH, THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO SHAKE AND STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE DRIVER COASTED THE VEHICLE OVER TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD AND POWERED OFF THE ENGINE. THE VEHICLE WAS RESTARTED, BUT FAILED TO DRIVE. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE CONTACT'S RESIDENCE AND WAS LATER TAKEN TO CARMAX (LOCATED AT 6100 AUTO CENTER DR, BUENA PARK, CA 90621, (714) 523-2667). THE DEALER DIAGNOSED THAT THE TRANSMISSION NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS IN THE PROCESS OF BEING REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE AND PROVIDED CASE NUMBER: 34146914. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 87,000.

MY VEHICLE IS AT 95,000 MILES, AND THE RPM HAS BEGUN FLUCTUATING WHEN IT SHOULDNT BE. AT IDLE POWER, IT TENDS TO STAY AROUND 1,500-1,800 RPM WHEN IT SHOULD BE BETWEEN 700-1,300 RPM. ON THE ROAD, AND ON THE HIGHWAY, THE RPM BOUNCES ERRATICALLY, AND THE AUTOMATIC CVT TRANSMISSION SHIFTS CONSIDERABLY HARD BETWEEN GEARS WHEN MY SPEED DRIFTS BETWEEN 25-45 MPH AND SOMETIMES NEAR HIGHWAY SPEED. HARDER THAN IT USED TO. I HAVE TO APPLY EXTRA BRAKING TO STOP MY CAR WHEN AT STOP SIGNS OR TRAFFIC LIGHTS OR PARKING. TURNING DOES FINE, THOUGH THE ENGINE DRIVES HARDER THAN IT SHOULD DUE TO THE HIGHER RPMS. I HAVE BEEN LOOKING UP WHAT CAUSES THIS, AND EVERYONE AND EVERYTHING SAYS MY TRANSMISSION IS GOING OUT. AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSIONS SHOULDN'T BE FAILING BEFORE 100,000 MILES. THIS HAS BEEN HAPPENING TO LOADS OF OTHER PEOPLE WHO OWN NISSANS WITH CVT TRANSMISSIONS. AND I BELIEVE AN INVESTIGATIOM BY THE NHTSA IS WARRANTED. AS WELL AS A RECALL BY NISSAN TO FIX THIS ISSUE THAT HAS APPARANTLY BEEN GOING ON FOR A FEW YEARS.

I PURCHASED THE CAR IN 2018 AT OVER 72K AND IT IS NOW 94K, THE TRANSMISSION IS BAD NOW. EVERYTIME I HIT THE GAS, THE RPM JUMPS UP TO 4000-5000. EATS UP ALL THE GAS QUICKLY. SOMETIMES IT WOULD SHAKE WHEN I LET GO OF THE GAS PEDAL. IT STARTED JULY 2019 AND PER MECHANIC, I WILL NEED TO GET RID OF THE CAR.

IT HAS A HARD TIME SHIFTING. IT GOES UP TO ALMOST 6 RPM'S BEFORE IT SHIFTS. PLEASE LET ME KNOW IF THIS IS NORMAL. YOU CAN CALL ME AT [XXX] MY NAME IS [XXX]. INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR

THE TRANSMISSION DOES WANT TO CHANGE FROM FIST TO SECOND , VERY HIGH RPMS AND I HAVE TOO LET OFF THE GAS AND IT CHANGES BUT NOT VERY SMOOTH

MY CARE WAS SHUTTERING AND NOT SHIFTING UP AND DOWN AS SHOULD. THE CAR WOULD SHAKE AND PAUSE AT TAKE OFF. COULD NOT ACCELERATE PROPERLY OR SAFELY TO GET ON HIGH WAYS OR ON NORMAL ROADS. WHEN DRIVING THE VEHICLE IT SEEMS TO WANT TO SHUT OFF AT TIMES AND PAUSES WHEN ACCELERATING THE GAS PEDAL. VERY DANGEROUS AND THE TRANSMISSION IS NOT GOOD. I TOOK IT TO DEALER JANUARY 2018 AND IT WAS REPROGRAMMED BUT IT WENT RIGHT BACK TO DOING THE SAME, SLIPPING,SHUTTERING SHAKING,PAUSING DURRING ACCELERATING, ON HIGHWAY, DURING TURNS AND GOING FROM COMPLETE STOP, AND WHILE DRIVING ON CITY ROADS. TOOK BACK TO DEALER HAD DIAGNOSED AND ITS SAID TO NEED A NEW TRANSMISSION. MANUFACTURER REFUSES TO FIX THEIR DEFECTIVE CVT TRANSMISSION.. THE CAR HAS HAD IT'S NORMAL SERVICES.

TRANSMISIN IS FAILING. I REPORT FOR EXTENDED WARRANTY WITH CARMAX, THEY STATE TO MAKE A REPORT SINCE SUPPOSEDLY WARRANTY HAD EXPIRED.

I PURCHASED THIS VEHICLE FROM A NISSAN DEALERSHIP IN NOVEMBER OF 2018. I NOTICED AT THE END OF JANUARY 2019 THAT THE VEHICLE WAS HAVING PROBLEMS 'SHIFTING' GEARS, ACCELERATING AND THE RPMS WOULD REV, BUT THE CAR WOULD NOT FUNCTION PROPERLY. IT TUGGED, AND JERKED. I TOOK IT TO THE SAME DEALERSHIP'S SERVICE DEPARTMENT IN FEBRUARY 2019. I WAS ADVISED THAT THERE WERE NO ERROR CODES SHOWING UP AND THEY COULD NOT DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM, AND THAT THE VEHICLE WAS AND I QUOTE 'TOTALLY FINE AND SAFE TO DRIVE. THEN ON MARCH 28, 2019 THE VEHICLE STARTED HAVING WORSE ACCELERATION ISSUES, THIS TIME ALSO AT SLOWER SPEEDS. THE VEHICLE WOULD STALL OUT AND NOT ACCELERATE AFTER COMING TO A STOP AT A STOP SIGN OR LIGHT. NO ERROR LIGHTS WERE PRESENT. IT WOULD KEEP JERKING, AND TUGGING. A LOUR WHIRLING NOISE WAS ALSO HEARD. I HAD IT TOWED TO THE SAME DEALERSHIP, THE NEXT DAY THEY INFORMED ME THAT THE TRANSMISSION WAS BLOWN, AND WOULD NEED TO BE COMPLETELY REPLACED. IT WOULD COST APPROXIMATELY $4200 TO REPAIR. I PAID $5600 CASH FOR THIS VEHICLE IN NOVEMBER 2018.

VEHICLE IS TUGGING AND MISFIRING. VEHICLE DOES NOT ACCELERATE EFFICIENTLY FROM A START POSITION OR WHILE DRIVING AND WHEN REACHING AROUND 20 MPH THE RPM'S INCREASE AND DO NOT COME DOWN. I NEED TO SWITCH THE CAR TO NEUTRAL FOR IT TO SWITCH GEARS. BUT THEN AT AROUND 50-60 MPH THE RPM'S DO NOT DROP AND THE CAR STARTS TUGGING AND MISFIRING. THIS HAPPENS WHILE DRIVING IN THE CITY AND BECOMES WORSE WHEN DRIVING IN HIGHWAYS OR FREEWAYS.

I WAS DRIVING ON A 2 LANE HIGHWAY AT 55 MPH AND CAME TO A FOUR-WAY STOP. I STOPPED COMPLETELY AND WAITED FOR CROSSING TRAFFIC, THEN PUSHED ON THE ACCELERATOR. THE ENGINE WAS STILL RUNNING BUT THE TRANSMISSION WOULD NOT ENGAGE. I WAS ABLE TO EASE THE CAR TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD, TURNED IT OFF AND ALLOWED IT TO COOL FOR ABOUT FIVE MINUTES, THEN RESTARTED IT. THIS TIME, THE GEARS ENGAGED, BUT THE CAR BEGAN TO SHUDDER BEFORE IT MOVED FORWARD. FROM READING OTHER ACCOUNTS, IT APPEARS THAT THE TRANSMISSION IS FAILING. THIS VEHICLE IS JUST 5 YEARS OLD AND HAS LESS THAN 100K MILES ON IT. AFTER THAT, I TOOK BACK ROADS HOME, AND DID NOT BRING THE VEHICLE TO A FULL STOP UNTIL I REACHED MY HOUSE.

WHILE DRIVING VEHICLE ON PARKWAY IT STARTED LOSING POWER. AS I WAS DRIVING, THE ENGINE WOULD REV BUT IT WOULD NOT PICK UP SPEED. THEN AS I WAS DRIVING UP THE HILL TO MY HOUSE THE CAR STOPPED MOVING, BUT IT WAS STILL ON. NOW THE CAR JERKS AS UR DRIVING AND WILL NOT PICK UP SPEED.