NHTSA Complaint #10918876 — 2012 NISSAN VERSA

POWER TRAIN issue reported to NHTSA

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Complaint Details

ODI Number	10918876
Vehicle	2012 NISSAN VERSA
Component	POWER TRAIN
Date of Incident	October 14, 2016
Date Filed	October 25, 2016
Mileage	72,000 miles
Crash	No
Fire	No
Injuries	0
Deaths	0
Vehicle Towed	No
State	TN

Consumer Description

MY SON WAS DRIVING DOWN INTERSTATE 65 NEAR WHITE HOUSE, TENNESSEE (AT NIGHT), AND THE RPM GAUGE PEGGED OUT; BUT HE COULD NOT MAINTAIN SPEED. HE PULLED OVER TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD AND COULD GO NO MORE THAN 3 OR 4 MILES AN HOUR AND THE CAR WAS MAKING NOISES. WE HAD IT TOWED TO THE DEALER WHERE THEY TOLD US THE TRANSMISSION NEEDED REPLACEMENT. THE CAR HAS ABOUT 72,000 MILES AND THE WARRANTY EXPIRED AT 60,000. THEY SAID SOME KIND OF SENSOR FAILED. THIS WAS AN EXPENSIVE REPAIR SINCE THE ENTIRE TRANSMISSION HAD TO BE REPLACED. IT SEEMS REALLY DANGEROUS FOR A VEHICLE SENSOR TO DISABLE THE VEHICLE, ESPECIALLY ON THE INTERSTATE. I FEEL LIKE NISSAN SHOULD HAVE FIXED THIS PROBLEM FOR US EVEN THOUGH IT WAS OUT OF WARRANTY. IT IS A SAFETY ISSUE AND NEEDS TO BE INVESTIGATED. *TR

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