NHTSA Complaint #10520571 — 2011 NISSAN VERSA
ENGINE issue reported to NHTSA
Complaint Details
| ODI Number | 10520571 |
| Vehicle | 2011 NISSAN VERSA |
| Component | ENGINE |
| Date of Incident | |
| Date Filed | |
| Mileage | 70,000 miles |
| Crash | No |
| Fire | No |
| Injuries | 0 |
| Deaths | 0 |
| Vehicle Towed | No |
| State | TX |
Consumer Description
MY HUSBAND PURCHASED THE NISSAN VERSA 4HB 2011 BRAND NEW. A FEW MONTHS BACK WHILE DRIVING ON THE TEXAS FREEWAYS 70 MPH...THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON AND THE VEHICLE SHUT DOWN AND I LOST POWER AND SPEED, THIS WAS FRIGHTENING AND VERY DANGEROUS....WE TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALERSHIP AND WAS TOLD THE THROTTLE BODY NEED TO BE REPLACED: PRICE, OVER $1000.00...OUR PERSONAL MECHANIC WAS ABLE TO DO THE JOB BUT UNFORTUNATELY IT WAS SHORT LIVED AND HAPPENED AGAIN. WE WENT TO ANOTHER DEALERSHIP AND WAS TOLD THE SAME THING ABOUT REPLACING THE THROTTLE BODY, WE EXPLAINED IT WAS REPLACED BUT NEEDED THE VEHICLE TO BE RECODED...THE GUY SAID THE PART WAS DEFECTIVE, SO WE TOOK IT BACK TO THE MECHANIC, AND HAD IT REPLACED, BUT IT HAPPENED AGAIN...SO WE WENT TO THE DEALERSHIP AGAIN AND WAS TOLD THEY WOULD RECODE THE MONITOR...WHICH WAS DONE...BUT HERE NOW IT HAPPENED AGAIN, PUTTING ME IN A DANGEROUS SITUATION ON TEXAS FREEWAYS....NOW SITTING IN MY GARAGE. I NEED HELP ADVICE ANYTHING THAT WOULD GIVE US A CLUE AS TO WHY SO MUCH TROUBLE WITH A VEHICLE BARLEY 2 YEARS OLD....I DO NOT WANT TO DIE ON TEXAS FREEWAYS.... *TR
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