NHTSA Complaint #11055231 — 2013 NISSAN VERSA

I HAVE AN ISSUE WITH MY HEAT SHIELD SCREWS COMING UNDONE ABOUT EVERY 6 MONTHS. I UNDERSTAND THIS IS COMMON ON A NISSAN VERSA. THERE NEEDS TO BE A RECALL FOR THIS PROBLEM WITH A SUITABLE REMEDY, SO THE SCREWS OR CLAMPS ON THE HEAT SHIELD DOESN'T CONTINUE TO LOOSEN UP. THE RATTLING NOISE IS VERY ANNOYING AND COULD CAUSE AN ACCIDENT DUE TO THE DISTRACTION IT CAUSES. THE ONLY WAY TO CURRENTLY TIGHTENING THE SCREWS OR REPLACE THEM IS TO BRING IT TO A GARAGE AND HAVE THE VEHICLE PUT ON A LIFT, WHICH IS AN EXPENSE, SINCE THIS PROBLEM WILL CONTINUE WELL AFTER THE WARRANTY HAS EXPIRED. THE DEALERSHIP SO CALLED FIXED MY LOOSENED OR REPLACED MY LOST CLAMPS SEVERAL TIMES AND I AM STILL EITHER TIGHTENING THE CLAMPS OR REPLACING THEM TWO YEARS AFTER MY WARRANTY HAS EXPIRED. I DON'T SEE THIS PROBLEM STOPPING. I BOUGHT TWO VERSAS ON THE SAME DAY, SO I NOW HAVE DOUBLE TROUBLE AND DOUBLE THE BILLS TO CONTINUALLY FIX THIS PROBLEM, WHICH IS ONLY A TEMPORARY FIX AT BEST. IT'S BASICALLY A CHEAP THIN FOIL THAT IS THE HEAT SHIELD, WITH THE HOLE FOR THE CLAMPS WIDENING FROM THE VIBRATION OF THE VEHICLE, OR THE CLAMPS JUST LOOSEN FROM THE VIBRATION. THERE ARE SEVERAL CAUSES FOR THE HEAT SHIELD COMING UNDONE. I WOULD SAY INSTALLING A MORE RIGID MATERIAL FOR THE HEAT SHIELD AND BETTER QUALITY FASTENERS WITH LOCK WASHES WOULD CORRECT THIS PROBLEM.