NHTSA Complaint #10342092 — 2007 NISSAN VERSA

ON JUNE, 2008 I PURCHASE NISSAN VERSA FROM AN INSURANCE AUCTION. THE DAMAGES ON THE VEHICLE WERE ON REAR END, AND FRONT BUMPER WAS MISSING. NO DAMAGES ON THE FRONT. I PERSONALLY FIXED THE BODY DAMAGES AND PRESENT THE VEHICLE TO SALVAGE INSPECTION. THE VEHICLE SUCCESSFULLY PASSED THE TEST AND WAS REGISTERED WITH RESTORE SALVAGE TITLE. ODOMETER WAS SHOWING LITTLE OVER 12000MI. THE FIRST 1000MI. I DIDN'T HAVE ANY PROBLEMS. WHEN THE VEHICLE REACHED ABOUT 13000MI. I NOTICED A CLUNKING AND KNOCKING NOISE IN THE FRONT END OF THE VEHICLE AND I FELT IT IN THE STEERING WHEEL. THE NOISE WAS COMING FROM PASSENGER SIDE. ALL THESE ISSUES ARE ACTING WHEN THE VEHICLE IS DRIVING SLOWLY AND MAKING RIGHT TURN GOING UP ON THE DRIVEWAY OR DOWN ON THE DRIVEWAY. I ASKED THE DIALER IF THE CAR IS STILL COVERED WITH MANUFACTURE WARRANTY ALTHOUGH IT HAS RESTORE SALVAGE TITLE. THE ANSWER CLEARLY NO. I DID SOME RESEARCH ON THE NET FOR RECALLS AND SURPRISINGLY I FOUND FORUMS WHICH DISCUSS THE SAME PROBLEMS. DESPITE NUMEROUS COMPLAINTS ON THE NET AND EVEN AFTER THE DEALER ACTS AND TRIES TO FIX THE VEHICLES BY REPLACING MULTIPLE PARTS AND COMPONENTS THE PROBLEM ARE STILL EXISTING. ALL THIS IS VERY DISAPPOINTING AND I DON'T SEE ANY REASONS TO VISIT THE DEALER AND TRUST THEM TO FIX IT. I DIDN'T SEE ANY RECALL INFORMATION FOR THE PROBLEMS LISTED ABOVE. I'M EUROPEAN CERTIFIED MECHANIC AND I'M WORKING WITH DIFFERENT VEHICLES, BUT I'VE NEVER SEEN SUCH A PROBLEM! I INSPECTED MY VEHICLE MULTIPLE TIMES AND COULD NOT FIND ANY REASON FOR THIS NOISE. TODAY 07/08/2010 TWO YEARS AFTER I FIRST NOTICE THIS PROBLEM THE NOISE IS MUCH LOUDER. I STILL CAN'T FIND ANY REASON FOR THIS NOISE. IT SEEMS LIKE NISSAN DEALERS DON'T HAVE CLEAR ANSWER WHICH PART CAUSES THIS NOISE. PLEASE TAKE ALL THIS INTO CONSIDERATION AND INVESTIGATE FURTHER THIS ISSUE. PLEASE NOTE THERE HAS NOT BEEN ACCIDENT WITH THIS VEHICLE YET BECAUSE OF THE WRITTEN ABOVE. TO FILL THIS COMPLAINT I'M PUTTING TODAY'S DATE. *TR