NHTSA Complaint #10278880 — 2007 NISSAN VERSA

PURCHASED IN APRIL 2007, 2007 NISSAN VERSA WITH <30K MILES HAS SUDDENLY BEGUN HAVING WHAT APPEAR TO BE CVT ISSUES. IT IS AN INTERMITTENT PROBLEM AND AFTER HAVING THE VEHICLE IN THE DEALERSHIP TWICE, THEY ARE UNABLE TO DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM. WHEN IN OPERATION, DRIVER TRIES TO ACCELERATE AND ALTHOUGH RPMS WILL RAISE SIGNIFICANTLY (I.E. 4000), THERE IS NO INCREASE IN SPEED, EVEN WITH THE ACCELERATOR ALL THE WAY TO THE FLOOR. THIS HAS OCCURRED IN FREEWAY AND SURFACE STREET TRAFFIC. THEY HAVE RUN ALL THEIR USUAL DIAGNOSTICS, BUT SAY THERE IS NOTHING SHOWING UP. THE ATTITUDE OF THE DEALERSHIP SERVICE PERSONNEL REFLECTS THEIR DISBELIEF THAT THERE IS A PROBLEM. I WORKED FOR THE COMPANY FOR 18 YEARS, HAVE DRIVEN NISSAN VEHICLES FOR OVER 20 YEARS, BUT AS A RESULT OF THIS DANGEROUS CONDITION, I AM READY TO SWITCH LOYALTY TO ANOTHER BRAND. I DROVE THE VEHICLE FROM NEW UNTIL @ MY 18-YEAR-OLD SON HAS BEEN DRIVING THE VEHICLE SINCE NOVEMBER 2007 WITH NO PROBLEMS UNTIL NOW. THEY ASKED IF WE HAD DRIVEN OTHER VERSAS WITH CVTS AS IF WE HAD SUDDENLY FORGOTTEN HOW TO DRIVE THE VEHICLE WE'VE OWNED AND DRIVEN FOR TWO YEARS. IT'S NOT SAFE IN LOS ANGELES DRIVING CONDITIONS TO HAVE THIS OCCUR. *TR