2007 NISSAN VERSA Power Train Problems

Parked the car for a meeting. Got back in Versa and it would not shift out of first gear. All fluids were checked and everything was fine.

WHILE DRIVING THE SPEEDOMETER DROPS TO ZERO AND THE ENGINE EVENTUALLY STOPS. THIS OCCURRED TWICE WHILE HIGHWAY DRIVING. AFTER THE FIRST INCIDENT IT WAS SERVICED BUT THE PROBLEM OCCURRED AGAIN WHILE HIGHWAY DRIVING.

CVT TRANSMISSION. CAR WILL STOP WHILE IN DRIVE, WITH CAR ALREADY IN MOTION, AND NEED TO BE RESTARTED IN NEUTRAL. WHEN SHIFTED INTO REVERSE, CAR WILL NOT ACTUALLY GO IN REVERSE FOR SOME TIME AND GENERALLY NOT UNTIL THE GAS PEDAL IS MORE FIRMLY DEPRESSED AND THEN EVENTUALLY AFTER 30 SECONDS OR SO WILL FINALLY "LURCH" INTO REVERSE. THEN WHEN SHIFTING TO DRIVE, THE CAR WILL START TO GO AND THEN STALL OUT AGAIN, NEEDING TO BE RESTARTED IN NEUTRAL AGAIN. THE FACT THAT THESE INSTANCES OCCUR WITH THE CAR IN MOTION IS CONCERNING AND COULD LEAD TO ACCIDENTS. WE HAVE BEEN VERY FORTUNATE THUS FAR TO BE IN LIMITED TRAFFIC WHEN THESE INSTANCES HAVE OCCURRED BUT IS AN ONGOING ISSUE. TRIED TO RESEARCH TODAY AND FOUND THAT OTHERS HAVE ENCOUNTERED SIMILAR ISSUES.

MY TRANSMISSION WAS UNABLE TO UPSHIFT TO HIGHWAY SPEEDS. THE CLOSEST NISSAN DEALER VERIFIED MY CVT TRANSMISSION HAD ADEQUATE FLUID. I LIMBERED THE CAR HOME. UPON SEARCHING THE INTERNET I READ NUMEROUS POSTS OF MULTIPLE OWNERS WITH SIMILAR PROBLEMS WITH NISSAN'S 2007-2010 MODEL YEAR CVT TRANSMISSIONS. NISSAN, ADMITTED TO THEIR FLAWED CVT TRANSMISSION BY EXTENDING THE WARRANTY TO 10 YEARS/120 K MILES. I FILED A WARRANTY CLAIM WITH NISSAN AS I WAS JUST SLIGHTLY OVER THE MILEAGE WARRANTY BUT WELL WITHIN THE TIME FRAME PART OF THE WARRANTY. NISSAN'S EXTENDED WARRANTY DOCUMENT CLAIMS THEY WILL ASSIST VEHICLE OWNERS WITH TRANSMISSION RELATED EXPENSES FOR THOSE TRANSMISSIONS THAT FAIL BEYOND THE EXTENDED WARRANTY. MARISSA (615-725-7447) FROM NISSAN CONTACTED ME THIS MORNING STATING THAT NISSAN WILL NOT HELP COVER ANY OF MY EXPENSES I HAVE HAD SEVERAL NISSAN SERVICE DEPARTMENTS ADMIT TO ME THE EXCESSIVE PROBLEMS THEY HAVE SEEN WITH THIS VINTAGE CVT...

KNOWN NISSAN CVT TRANSMISSION ISSUE ON 2007 NISSAN VERSA AND MANY OTHER NISSAN VEHICLES EQUIPPED WITH THE CVT TRANSMISSION. OUR 2007 VERSA STOPPED MOVING WHILE IN "DRIVE" IN AN EXTREMELY BUSY INTERSECTION - THANKFULLY IT DID NOT RESULT IN A SERIOUS ACCIDENT. WE WERE ABLE TO PULL OFF TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD, PUT IT IN "PARK" AND THEN BACK INTO "DRIVE" TO GET IT BACK HOME. NISSAN HAS OFFICIALLY RECOGNIZED & NOTED THIS CVT TRANSMISSION ISSUE ON THIER "NISSAN CVT CUSTOMER SATISFACTION PROGRAM" WEBSITE AND HAS EXTENDED THE WARRANTY TO COVER EFFECTED/FAULTY TRANSMISSIONS. MY VEHICLE HAS BEEN AT A LOCAL NISSAN DEALER FOR 2 WEEKS AWAITING NISSAN AUTHORIZATION TO PERFORM THE WARRANTY REPAIR. THE LARGER CONCERN IS AS FOLLOWS - GIVEN THE FAILURE MODE WE EXPERIENCED AND THE ASSOCIATED DANGERS RELATED TO A CVT TRANSMISSION FAILURE, WHY IS THIS NOT A FEDERAL MANDATED SAFETY RECALL? THIS SITUATION IS...

THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DRIVEN A LOT AND AT 55000 MILES IT DEVELOPED THE PROBLEM OF TRANSMISSION COOLANT FAILURE, THIS WILL CAUSE THE VEHICLE TO LOCK UP EVEN DURING DRIVING AND CAUSE AN UNSAFE DRIVING CONDITION. LUCKILY WE DETECTED QUICK ENOUGH THAT WE DID NOT HAVE ANYONE HARMED DURING THE OPERATION OF THE CAR. NISSAN REFUSES TO COVER ALL REPAIR WORK UNDER THE EXTENDED GUARANTEE AND ENSURE SAFE DRIVING FROM THE DEBRIS LEFT IN THE COOLANT LINE BUT DID REPLACE THE TRANSMISSION AND RADIATOR. THERE IS NO GUARANTEE THAT THE COOLANT PUMP, THERMOSTAT OR OTHER COOLANT DEVICES WON'T FAIL AND CAUSE OTHER OPERATIONAL HAZARDS, IF THEY DO INDEED FAIL AS A RESULT OF THEIR NEGLIGENCE TO PERFORM A FULL REPAIR; AND ENSURING THAT THE LINES AND COOLANT SYSTEMS ARE FREE FROM DEBRIS AND WILL NOT FAIL UNDER USE. FAILURE OF THE COOLANT SYSTEM CAN CAUSE OVERHEATING OF THE ENGINE AND...

WHEN I STARTED, THE CAR I WAS SURPRISED BY A LOUD SOUND. I CALLED THE MECHANIC WHO CAME TO MY HOME. IT TURNS OUT THE SOUND WAS THE MUFFLER. I HAD TO REPLACE A RUSTED MUFFLER FOR A CAR WITH LOW MILEAGE. THE CAR IS DRIVEN SHORT DISTANCES 1-2 TIMES A WEEK. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 NISSAN VERSA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THERE WAS A LEAK FROM THE SUNROOF INSTALLATION. ADDITIONALLY, THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE ATTEMPTING A LEFT TURN, THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING AND COULD NOT BE SHIFTED INTO ANY GEAR. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC BUT WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS NOT AVAILABLE. *TR

CAR WAS AT A DEAD STOP IN MY DRIVEWAY. I WENT TO BACK OUT OF MY DRIVEWAY...AND AS ALWAYS I STARTED THE CAR WITH MY FOOT ON THE BRAKE...PUT THE CAR IN REVERSE...BEGAN TO LIFT MY FOOT OFF THE BRAKE TO COAST BACK AGAIN AS USUAL...WITHOUT EVER TOUCHING THE GAS PEDAL. THE CAR SHOT BACK LIKE A BULLET...TRAVELED ABOUT 45 TO 50 FEET AND SLAMMED INTO THE DRIVER SIDE DOOR OF A PARKED PANEL TRUCK. THE CAR THEN SHOT FORWARD AGAIN LIKE A BULLET AND SLAMMED INTO A FENCE POLE THAT WAS SET IN CEMENT. I GOT OUT OF THE CAR IN SHOCK....A NEIGHBOR CAME RUNNING OVER...I TOLD HIM THAT ALL I DID WAS PUT THE CAR IN REVERSE AND THEN LOST COMPLETE CONTROL. THE CAR WAS STILL RUNNING...MY NEIGHBOR WENT TO TURN OFF THE ENGINE...AND SAID..."THE CAR IS STILL IN REVERSE." HE PUT THE CAR IN PARK AND TURNED...