2007 NISSAN VERSA Suspension Problems

HAVE HAD TO HAVE THE ROTERS, BRAKES AND TIRE CHANGED ABOUT EVERY 2 MONTHS, I ONLY DRIVE MAYBE 2000 MILES MONTHLY. WITHIN 2 MONTHS THE CAR IS SHAKING.

DUE TO RUST CORROSION ON THE UNDERNEATH FRAME AND CARRIAGE OF THIS VEHICLE, THE CONTROL ARM ON BOTH SIDES HAS SNAPPED OUT OF PLACE. THIS HAS AFFECTED MY STEERING CAPABILITIES. IT ALSO ALMOST CAUSED A SERIOUS ACCIDENT ON THE HIGHWAY. I AM LUCKY TO BE ALIVE. THE VEHICLE IS WITH MY MECHANIC AND I WILL INCLUDE AS MANY PICTURES AS I CAN. THE RECALL STATES THAT THE UNDERCARRIAGE OF THE VEHICLE MAY HAVE UNNECESSARY RUST AND UNFORTUNATELY MY PIN NUMBER HAS BEEN INVOLVED. THE RUST CORROSION IS SO SEVERE THAT THE FRAME IS LITERALLY ROTTING COMPLETELY OUT. THERE IS HOLES YOU CAN SEE THROUGH ALL OVER THE FRAME OF THIS VEHICLE. I FEEL AS THOUGH NISSAN NOT ONLY PUT MY IMMEDIATE LIFE IN DANGER BUT ALSO MANY OTHER DRIVERS ON THE ROAD AS WELL. I WAS IN THE AIR FORCE AND THEY ARE REACTIVATING ME BACK INTO SERVICE DUE TO...

THE PIECES ON THE DOOR HANDLE OF 2007, SEEM TO POP OUT OVER TIME. DRIVE SIDE KEY ENTRY AND THE PASSENGER SIDE DOOR. I KNOW OF THREE NISSAN VERSA'S HAVE CAUGHT FIRE AND ALL FROM THE CAVALIER CONVERTER... THE HEATER CORE HAS SOME ISSUES. THIS CAR HAD AN AIRBAG RECALL AND I DON'T BELIEVE MY AIRBAGS WERE REPLACED. I WAS TOLD THAT BOTH SIDE'S AIRBAGS WERE DONE. THE DEALERSHIP TOLD ME IT WOULD TAKE THREE WEEKS TO A MONTH TO REPAIR. WHEN I TOLD THEM THAT I WOULD HAVE TO BE COMPENSATED FOR MY CAR DOWNTIME BECAUSE I DO UBER. IT WAS DONE IN TWO DAYS. THE CLOCK SPRING WENT OUT IN MY CAR. I DO NOT HAVE A LOT OF PICTURES, BUT I CAN GO IN MY FILE AND FINE THEM. THANKS FOR ANY HELP ON THESE ISSUES. THE AIRBAGS WERE DONE AT THE END OF 2017 AND I...

THE FRONT COIL SPRING BROKE IN TWO IMPALING MY FRONT PASSENGER SIDE TIRE AND LOCKING UP MY FRONT END RESULTING IN A LOSE OF CONTROL WHILE DRIVING. AFTER HAVING MY VEHICLE TOWED AND REPAIRED I LEARNED OF A RECALL BY NISSAN WHICH I HAD NO PRIOR KNOWLEDGE OF BECAUSE I WAS NEVER NOTIFIED UNTIL AFTER THE INCIDENT. NISSAN HAS REPEATEDLY DENIED TO REIMBURSE ME FOR REPAIRS IN DIRECT VIOLATION NUMEROUS SECTIONS OF 49CFR PART 573.13

REPLACEMENT SHOCKS DISTRIBUTED BY THE DEALER FOR A PRIOR RECALL ARE LEAKING.

TL* TAKATA RECALL. THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 NISSAN VERSA. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBERS: 17V449000 AND 17V028000 (AIR BAGS), AND 15V573000 (SUSPENSION); HOWEVER, THE PARTS NEEDED FOR THE REPAIR WERE NOT AVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE CONTACT CALLED EXECUTIVE NISSAN AT (888) 994-0536 (LOCATED AT 900 UNIVERSAL DR N, NORTH HAVEN, CT 06473) AND WAS INFORMED THAT THE PART WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE MANUFACTURER STATED THAT THE PART WOULD BECOME AVAILABLE SOMETIME IN THE SPRING OF 2018. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. PARTS DISTRIBUTION DISCONNECT.

TAKATA RECALL - REPLACEMENT PARTS FOR BOTH THE FRONT DRIVER (MANUFACTURER RECALL NUMBER PM685 NHTSA RECALL NUMBER 17V-449) AND FRONT PASSENGER (MANUFACTURER RECALL NUMBER PM657 NHTSA RECALL NUMBER 16V-349) WERE NOT MADE AVAILABLE BY NISSAN TO MY NISSAN DEALER (CONICELLI NISSAN IN CONSHOHOCKEN, PA). COIL SPRING RECALL - REPLACEMENT PARTS FOR THE FRONT COIL SPRING (MANUFACTURER RECALL NUMBER PM565 NHTSA RECALL NUMBER 15V-573) WERE NOT MADE AVAILABLE BY NISSAN TO MY NISSAN DEALER (CONICELLI NISSAN IN CONSHOHOCKEN, PA). THIS IS PATHETIC BEHAVIOR BY NISSAN AND ITS SUPPLIERS.

WAS DRIVING DOWN THE STREET AND I HEARD A LOUD BANG THEN MY CAR VEERED OFF TO THE RIGHT. LUCKILY I WASN'T ON A BUSY ROAD AND WAS ABLE TO PULL IT ALL THE WAY OVER. THE FRONT OF MY CAR BASICALLY COLLAPSED ONTO THE PASSENGER CORNER. IT WAS COVERING MY TIRE AND I COULDN'T MOVE THE CAR. APPARENTLY THE STRUT BROKE AND HAD TO GET AN ALIGNMENT. ALSO, THE ENGINE LIGHT WON'T TURN OFF AFTER I PUT GAS IN. THE GAS CAP WILL NOT SCREW ON RIGHT. MY DOOR HANDLES KEEP POPPING OFF. MY SEATBELT KEEPS GETTING STUCK. AND MY TIRE LIGHT WON'T TURN OFF WHEN NOTHING IS WRONG WITH IT.

TAKATA RECALL I WAS INFORMED LAST WEEK VIA A LETTER THAT I HAVE TWO RECALLS ON MY VEHICLE. SO I DID WHAT NISSAN TOLD ME TO DO AND WENT TO A DEALERSHIP, TO PICK UP A LOANER VEHICLE PROVIDED FROM NISSAN. WE WENT THROUGH ALL OF THE PAPERWORK AND THEY INFORMED ME THAT THE DRIVER SIDE AIRBAG WILL NOT BE AVAILABLE UNTIL SPRING 2018. I ACCEPTED THIS FACT AND WAS WILLING TO ACCEPT THEIR LOANER VEHICLE AND BRING MY CAR HOME AND NOT DRIVE IT. WHEN WE GOT TO THE RENTAL AGREEMENT THEY INFORMED ME I WOULD NOT BE ABLE TO USE THE VEHICLE FOR LYFT OR UBER DRIVING, LYFT IS MY MAIN SOURCE OF INCOME AND I HAVE NO OTHER OPTION. I AM ALSO A DRIVER FOR AMAZON FLEX AND I'M LEAVING PIZZA HUT. WHEN I WENT TO SIGN THE RENTAL AGREEMENT THEY INFORMED ME THAT I WOULD NOT...

VEHICLE WAS IN MOTION ON A HIGHWAY WHEN IT UNEXPECTEDLY STARTED SHAKING AND SLIDING/SKIDDING FROM SIDE TO SIDE ENDING IN A CRASH. FURTHERMORE, MALFUNCTIONING AIRBAGS RESULTED IN SEVERE CUTS, BRUISES AND OTHER INJURIES TO FACE AND OTHER BODY PARTS.

AFTER DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY WE PARKED THE CAR. WE NOTICED A PORTION OF BROKEN COIL SPRING LYING UNDER THE FRONT PASSENGER TIRE. AFTER INVESTIGATION WE FOUND THIS WAS A PORTION OF THE BOTTOM OF THE FRONT SUSPENSION COIL. I CHECKED THE FRONT DRIVER SIDE AND FOUND THE BOTTOM OF THE COIL IS BROKEN, BUT HAS NOT YET FALLEN FROM THE SUSPENSION MOUNT. I CHECKED THE NHTSA SITE AND LEARNED THERE WAS A RECALL FOR THE FRONT COILS (NHTSA RECALL 15V-573). I CALLED NISSAN AND THEY TOLD ME THIS RECALL DOES NOT APPLY TO OUR VIN, IT IS LIMITED TO CARS SOLD/REGISTERED ON THE EAST COAST. THIS CAR AS ORIGINALLY IN CA, THEN WENT TO WA, THEN GERMANY BEFORE IT WAS RECENTLY BROUGHT TO MD. THIS CAR HAS NOT BEEN IN AN ACCIDENT, NOR DRIVEN OVER ROUGH TERRAIN; SO IT IS HARD TO COMPREHEND HOW BOTH COILS WOULD HAVE CRACKED....

I WAS DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 5-10 MPH ON A SLIGHT DOWNWARD SLOPE WHEN THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY MADE A LOUD NOISE, THE VEHICLE WAS JARRED, AND THE VEHICLE CAME TO AN ABRUPT STOP. AFTER EXITING THE VEHICLE, I FOUND THE FRONT PASSENGER TIRE HAD COME OFF FROM THE SUSPENSION, AND IT WAS MISALIGNED AND STICKING OUT AT AN ANGLE. IN ADDITION, THERE WERE SHATTERED PIECES OF VEHICLE PARTS ON THE GROUND. THE VEHICLE WAS RESTING ONLY ON THREE TIRES. LUCKILY THE VEHICLE STOPPED RATHER THAN ROLLING DOWN THE SLOPE AND COLLIDING WITH SEVERAL CARS AS WELL AS PEOPLE; HOWEVER, THE VEHICLE DID HAVE TO BE TOWED AS IT WAS NOT DRIVE-ABLE FOLLOWING THE INCIDENT. THE VEHICLE REQUIRED OVER $640 WORTH OF REPAIRS INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO THE CONTROL ARM, DRIVE AXLE AND SHAFT. SEVERAL MONTHS FOLLOWING THE INCIDENT, NISSAN OPENED A CAMPAIGN SPECIFICALLY FOR CORROSION OF THE FRONT COIL SPRINGS....

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 NISSAN VERSA. THE CONTACT RECEIVED A RECALL NOTIFICATION FOR THE SUSPENSION. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER FOR THE RECALL REPAIR APPOINTMENT AND A MECHANIC MADE A GENERAL STATEMENT THAT A FRONT END ALIGNMENT WAS NECESSARY BEFORE THE RECALL REPAIR WOULD BE COMPLETED. THE CONTACT WAS WAITING FOR A RESPONSE FROM THE MANUFACTURER TO DETERMINE THE SOLUTION TO REPAIR THE VEHICLE CONCERNING WHAT THE DEALER STATED. THE NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER WAS UNKNOWN. THE CONTACT WAS NOT EXPERIENCING A FAILURE. PARTS DISTRIBUTION DISCONNECT.

IN 2014, MY VERSA'S RF COIL SPRING FRACTURED. A LARGE PIECE OF IT ACTUALLY DETACHED AND FELL ONTO THE ROAD AS THE CAR WAS BEING DRIVEN OUT OF MY DRIVEWAY. I TOOK IT TO A PRIVATE GARAGE AND THE SPRING AND STRUT WERE REPLACED. IN FALL OF 2015 I RECEIVED THE RECALL NOTICE REGARDING THIS ISSUE. IN JANUARY 2016, I TOOK THE CAR TO CAPITAL NISSAN IN WILMINGTON, NC, WHERE I NOW LIVE, AND I WAS TOLD THAT IN ORDER FOR THE RECALL TO BE COMPLETED, I WOULD NEED TO PURCHASE A NEW RF AND LF STRUT OUT OF POCKET BECAUSE THE EXISTING STRUTS ARE FUSED BY CORROSION TO THE MOUNTS. MOREOVER, I WAS TOLD BY THE NISSAN RECALL CENTER THAT I COULD NOT BE REIMBURSED FOR THE REPAIRS I ALREADY HAD COMPLETED UNTIL I HAD THE RECALL WORK COMPLETED. SO, I AM BEING HELD HOSTAGE BY NISSAN. THEY WON'T...

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 NISSAN VERSA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO BE SERVICED UNDER NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 15V573000 (SUSPENSION) WHEN THE DEALER FOUND A RUSTED MOUNT AND BOLT WHICH PREVENTED THE VEHICLE FROM BEING ABLE TO BE REPAIRED. THE DEALER DIAGNOSED THE RUSTED MOUNT AND BOLT NEEDED TO BE REPLACED IN ORDER FOR THE VEHICLE TO RECEIVE THE RECALL REPAIR. THE VEHICLE'S BOLT WAS NOT REPAIRED OR WAS THE RECALL REPAIR COMPLETED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 61,436.

PULLING INTO DRIVEWAY HEARD A LOUD POP AND THE FRONT END WENT DOWN. FOUND THE FRONT PASSENGER SIDE TIRE FLAT AND A BROKEN SPRING ON THE GROUND BEHIND IT. WHEN THE DEALER WAS CALLED ABOUT COST TO FIX WE WERE TOLD IT IS UNDER RECALL. WE HAD NOT BEEN MADE AWARE OF THE RECALL AND THANKFULLY THIS DID NOT HAPPEN AT 70MPH SPEED. VERY CONCERNED FOR THOSE WHO ARE STILL DRIVING THESE UNAWARE OF THIS HAZARD.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 NISSAN VERSA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER UNDER A RECALL FOR THE CLOCK SPRING; HOWEVER, THE CROSS MOUNT FRACTURED WHILE ATTEMPTING TO RETRIEVE THE CLOCK SPRING DUE TO CORROSION. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE AND STATED THAT THEY WOULD NOT REPAIR THE VEHICLE. THE VIN WAS UNKNOWN. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 68,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 NISSAN VERSA. WHILE DRIVING 50 MPH, THERE WAS A LOUD CLANKING SOUND COMING FROM THE FRONT DRIVER SIDE TIRE. THE CONTACT PULLED OVER AND NOTICED THE COIL SPRING ON THE GROUND UNDER THE FRONT DRIVER SIDE TIRE. THE CONTACT IMMEDIATELY PICKED THE SPRING UP AND DROVE THE VEHICLE TO A LOCAL MECHANIC WHO STATED THAT THE FRONT DRIVER AND PASSENGER SIDE COIL SPRINGS NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 15V573000 (SUSPENSION) AND CONTACTED THE MANUFACTURER TO BE REIMBURSED FOR THE REPAIRS, BUT THE CLAIM WAS DENIED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 115,537.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 NISSAN VERSA. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 25 MPH, THE CONTACT HEARD A LOUD BANG COMING FROM THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO WOBBLE AND THERE WAS A RUBBING SOUND THAT WAS HEARD WHEN MAKING LEFT AND RIGHT TURNS. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE FRONT DRIVER'S SIDE COIL SPRING HAD FRACTURED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 44,500. THE CONSUMER STATED THE NISSAN OFFERED TO REPLACE BOTH FRONT SPRINGS AT NO CHARGE AND REIMBURSE THE AMOUNT FOR WHAT WAS ALREADY REPAIRED. UPDATED 2/1/2016*JS *CN

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 NISSAN VERSA. WHILE DRIVING 10 MPH, THE FRONT PASSENGER WHEEL DETACHED FROM THE VEHICLE WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC. THE TECHNICIAN DIAGNOSED THAT THE LOWER CONTROL ARM AND AXLE FRACTURED. AS A RESULT, BOTH NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 61,800. MA 10/29/2015 *CN

I OWN A 2007 NISSAN VERSA SL HATCHBACK. I AM THE SECOND OWNER. PURCHASED CAR WITH 78,000 MILES. CAR WAS PRE-INSPECTED BEFORE PURCHASE. MY CERTIFIED MASTER MECHANIC GAVE THE CAR VERY HIGH MARKS. AT AROUND THE 96450 MILEAGE MARK, I NOTICED A CREAKING SOUND WHEN TURNING STEERING WHEEL. MY MECHANIC INSPECTED IT AND DETERMINED MY LOWER RIGHT BALL JOINT NEEDED REPAIR. HE ALSO DETERMINED MY LEFT FRONT DRIVER COIL SPRING WAS BROKEN. I KEEP MY CAR IN VERY GOOD WORKING ORDER AND GENTLY DRIVE IT AROUND 10,000 MILES PER YEAR SINCE PURCHASING IT. NOT SURE WHY THESE TWO ITEMS MALFUNCTIONED. I HAVE NOTICED OTHER VERSA OWNERS ON THE INTERNET REPORTING SIMILAR PROBLEMS. THANKS FOR LOOKING INTO THIS.

FRONT LEFT COIL SPRING BROKE WHILE LEAVING PARKING SPOT; BROKEN SPRING CAME TO REST ON TIRE (DAMAGED). LOOKED ONLINE AND LO AND BEHOLD, VERSAS 2008-2010 ARE APPARENTLY BEING LOOKED AT FOR THIS. MINE IS A 2007, BUT I WANT TO PUT THIS OUT THERE SO OTHERS KNOW TO HAVE THEIRS CHECKED OUT. THANK GOD I WAS GOING 5MPH AS I PULLED OUT, NOT AT 70MPH.

COIL SPRING ON PASSENGER FRONT BROKE WHILE PULLING OUT OF PARKING LOT. BROKEN COIL RUBBING ON TIRE, BUT DID NOT PUNCTURE. COIL SPRING REPLACED. ON 03/12/2015 COIL SPRING ON DRIVER FRONT BROKE WHILE PULLING OUT OF DRIVEWAY. MILEAGE WAS 103124 AT TIME OF INCIDENT. BROKEN COIL DAMAGED STRUT SUCH THAT ENTIRE ASSEMBLY HAD TO BE REPLACED.

DRIVING IN NEIGHBORHOOD VERY SLOW SPEED WHEN FRONT COIL SPRING BROKE CAUSING IT TO RUPTURE THE FRONT TIRE (IT POPPED). LUCKILY I WAS DRIVING 25 MPH OR COULD HAVE BEEN A MAJOR PROBLEM. SAW ON NEWS TODAY THEY HAVE HAD OVER 130,000 COMPLAINTS SO FAR- THIS IS OBVIOUSLY A DEFECT, IT IS GOING TO COST CLOSE TO $1700 TODAY TO GET IT FIXED.

IN PULLING OUT OF MY DRIVEWAY IN REVERSE, THE FRONT COIL SPRING ON THE PASSENGER SIDE FRACTURED. THE DRIVEWAY HAD A BIT OF SNOW COVER, WHICH I DROVE THROUGH. MY MECHANIC ASSURED ME THAT LEVEL OF RESISTANCE SHOULD NOT HAVE CAUSED THE COIL TO FRACTURE, RATHER HE QUESTIONED WHETHER A DEFECT IN THE METALLURGY MIGHT HAVE CAUSED THE BREAK. HE EXAMINED THE DRIVER SIDE COIL AS WELL AND DETERMINED THAT IT ALSO WAS DEFECTIVE AND REPLACED BOTH. I APPEAR TO HAVE HAD THE SAME ISSUE AS OWNERS OF LATER MODEL VERSA CARS.

WAS DRIVING DOWN THE STREET IN MY TOWN GOING AROUND 25 MPH WHEN IT SOUNDED AS THOUGH I HIT SOMETHING, BUT LOOKED BACK AND DIDN'T SEE ANYTHING. HEARD A POPPING NOISE WHEN I WOULD TURN RIGHT BUT THEN IT WENT AWAY, BUT THE CAR FELT FUNNY WHEN I DROVE IT, SO I TOOK IT INTO THE DEALER TO GET IT CHECKED OUT AND DISCOVERED THE PASSENGER SIDE HAS A BROKEN COIL SPRING. DID SOME RESEARCH AND DISCOVERED THIS IS A VERY COMMON ISSUE WITH THESE CARS, AND I LUCKED OUT SINCE MANY COIL SPRINGS, WHEN THEY BREAK, OFTEN TEAR APART THE TIRE, WHICH IF GOING AT HIGH SPEEDS COULD CAUSE A LOSS OF CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE AND CAUSE A POTENTIALLY SERIOUS/FATAL ACCIDENT. *TR

WHILE DRIVING, MY RIGHT FRONT SUSPENSION FAILED; SPRING CUT INTO TIRE AND HAD TO BE REPLACED ALONG WITH BOTH FRONT COILS; I CHECKED THE COMPLAINT REGISTER ON THE NHTSA SITE AND NOTICED SEVERAL SIMILIAR INCIDENTS MAINLY INVOLVING THE RIGHT FRONT SPRINGS. MOST OCCUR UNDER LOW MILEAGE ON THE VEHICLES. IT WOULD APPEAR THAT A DEFECTIVE PART WAS INSTALLED THAT YEAR(2007) ON VERSA 1.8L VEHICLES. *TR

THIS VEHICLES HUB CAPS ALL BROKE AND FELL OFF WITHIN 20K MILES. NOW AT 50K MILES THE MUFFLER IS RUSTED AND NEEDS TO BE REPLACED. REPAIR SHOP SAYS THEY SEE THESE VERSES ALL THE TIME WITH THE SAME ISSUES. *TR

HEARD A CLUNK OF METAL FROM FRONT RIGHT. STOPPED THE CAR AND INSPECTED THE FRONT AND FOUND RIGHT FRONT SPRING HAD BROKEN. IF THE SPRING HAD FALLEN OFF THE PERCH THERE WOULD HAVE BEEN LOSS OF CONTROL! *TR

MY HUSBAND WAS BACKING OUR VERSA OUT OF THE DRIVEWAY WHEN HE HEARD A PIECE OF METAL HIT THE STREET AND THE FRONT PASSENGER SIDE OF THE VEHICLE SUNK DOWN. HE FOUND A U-SHAPED CHUNK OF METAL ON THE GROUND AFTER THE FRONT SUSPENSION COIL HAD CRACKED COMPLETELY CLEAN IN HALF. THE MECHANIC HAD TO REPLACE THE ENTIRE FRONT SUSPENSION SYSTEM AS IT APPEARED TO HAVE THE BEGINNINGS OF A CRACK IN THE COIL ON THE OTHER SIDE AS WELL. FORTUNATELY, IT DID NOT HAPPEN WHILE DRIVING AT ANY SPEED. THE MECHANIC SAID HE WAS SURPRISED THAT THE DEALER HAD THE PARTS IN STOCK, MAKING ME THINK THIS MIGHT BE A COMMON PROBLEM. I REPORTED THE PROBLEM TO NISSAN AS WELL. *TR

OUR DAUGHTER WAS PULLING OUT OF OUR DRIVEWAY WHEN SHE HEARD A LOUD POP AND THE RIGHT FRONT OF CAR NOSE DOWN . SHE THEN BACKED BACK INTO THE DRIVEWAY AND CALLED ME. WHEN I CAN HOME I JACKED THE FRONT PASSENGER SIDE UP AND REMOVED THE TIRE TO FIND COIL SPRING HAD BROKE AND CUT A GROVE IN THE SIDEWAY OF THE TIRE.I FOUND THE OTHER PART OF THE COIL SPRING LAYING OUT IN THE ROAD 10 FEET FROM OUR DRIVEWAY.WHILE I WAS WORKING ON THE CAR I ASKED MY DAUGHTER TO CALL THE NISSAN DEALER ABOUT REPAIR COST WHICH THEY DID CALL BACK WITH BUT SHE SAID THE SERVICEMAN NEVER ASKED WHAT HAD HAPPENED. THIS IS A PROBLEM AND A SAFETY ISSUE WHICH NEEDS TO BE ADDRESSED. *JS

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 NISSAN VERSA. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 40 MPH. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE PASSENGER'S FRONT SIDE WHEEL FRACTURED WITHOUT WARNING AND THE AXLE WAS FRACTURED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC. THE MECHANIC DIAGNOSED THAT THE CV AXLE AND THE LOWER RIGHT CONTROL ARM NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE CONTACT STATED SHE EXPERIENCED THE SAME FAILURE ON THE DRIVER'S FRONT SIDE WHEEL. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNAVAILABLE.

DURING A REGULAR SERVICING, IT WAS DISCOVERED THAT THE FRONT COIL SPRING (DRIVER SIDE) HAD BROKEN. IT APPEARED THAT IT HAD BEEN BROKEN FOR SOME TIME DUE TO THE RUST EVIDENT THROUGHOUT THE BROKEN PIECE. THE VEHICLE HAS ONLY 16K MILES OF LIGHT SUBURBAN DRIVING, SO I FEEL A DEFECTIVE PART MUST HAVE BEEN USED IN THE MANUFACTURE OF THIS CAR. *TR

BOTH FRONT SUSPENSION COILS BROKE. I HEARD, THEN SAW SOMETHING DROP OFF MY CAR. I WENT BACK FOR THE PART AND DROVE TO THE DEALERSHIP. IT WAS PART OF A SUSPENSION COIL. THEY PUT IT UP ON THE RACKS AND FOUND THAT BOTH FRONT COILS WERE BROKEN. THEY SAID THEY HAVE NEVER SEEN THIS ON ANY CAR BEFORE. IT SEEMS TO ME THERE HAS TO BE A DEFECT EITHER IN THE METAL USED TO MAKE THE COIL OR IN THE DESIGN. THE DEALERSHIP SAID THERE IS NO RECALL ISSUED FROM NISSAN ON THIS, BUT I WONDER IF IT IS SOMETHING THAT SHOULD BE INVESTIGATED IN CASE THERE IS A DEFECT. I WAS LUCKY BUT SOMEONE ELSE MIGHT BE HURT IF THE SUSPENSION IS FALLING APART. *TR

WHILE PULLING AWAY FROM A PARKED POSITION IN OUR DRIVEWAY, THE PASSENGER SIDE FRONT COIL SPRING BROKE. THE REMAINING LARGER PORTION OF THE SPRING WAS NOW RUBBING AGAINST THE INSIDE WALL OF THE FR TIRE. THE JAGGED EDGE WAS CLOSER TO THE ENGINE SIDE, FORTUNATELY. THE SMALLER BROKEN PIECE WAS ON THE GROUND, SHAPED LIKE A HALF CIRCLE. THERE WAS NO RUST ON EITHER SPRING PIECE. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 NISSAN VERSA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED, THERE WAS A LOUD NOISE HEARD FROM THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT LATER DISCOVERED THAT THE FRONT PASSENGER'S SIDE COIL SPRING WAS FRACTURED. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE COIL SPRING NEEDED TO BE REPLACED BUT DID NOT PROVIDE A REASON AS TO WHY THE COIL SPRING FRACTURED WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS NOT IN MOTION. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 23,389. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE.

CAR JUST SEEMED TO BE LEANING ON THE LEFT SIDE,ALSO FOUND THAT THE RIDE WAS VERY ROUGH. TOOK IT TO THE DEALER WHERE THEY FOUND THAT THE LEFT COIL SPRING AND SWAY BAR WERE SNAPPED IN HALF. *TR

POPPING NOISE HEARD IN SUSPENSION AND FELT IN STEERING COLUMN DURING LEFT AND RIGHT TURNS AT SLOW SPEEDS. PER NISSAN DEALERSHIP ITS BECAUSE OF A DEFECTIVE UPPER STRUT BEARING, PER THE TSB'S AND COMPLAINTS LISTED IT COULD RANGE FROM A NUMBER OF ISSUES INCLUDING THE INTERMEDIATE SHAFT AND LINKAGE. THE SUSPENSION ON THIS VEHICLE HAS SOME SERIOUS ISSUES THAT NEED TO BE ADDRESSED. *TR

MY HUSBAND WAS BACKING OUT OF THE GARAGE AND A PIECE OF THE SUSPENSION COIL (DRIVER SIDE FRONT) FELL OFF FOR NO REASON. MY FOUR YEAR OLD TWINS WERE IN THE BACK IN THEIR CAR SEATS. WE ARE CURRENTLY TOWING IT TO GET IT FIXED. WE CALLED A DEALERSHIP AND THEY SAID ONLY CERTAIN VEHICLES FROM THAT TIME PERIOD ARE COVERED FOR THIS DEFECT. THERE IS A NATIONAL TECHNICAL SERVICE BULLETIN ABOUT IT. OUR CAR IS NOT COVERED (DETERMINED BY DEALERSHIP BY VIN). I WOULD HATE TO THINK WHAT WOULD HAVE HAPPENED IF MY FAMILY WAS NOT IN THE DRIVEWAY BUT INSTEAD DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD WHEN THIS HAPPENED. *TR

THE DRIVER'S SIDE FRONT SPRING BROKE ON MY 2007 NISSAN VERSA. LUCKILY, I WAS DRIVING SLOWLY (ABOUT 30MPH) ON A QUIET ROAD (NO BIG POT HOLES OR BUMPS). I HEARD A HUGE POP AND THEN HAD TROUBLE STEERING. AFTER PULLING IT INTO A GAS STATION, I QUICKLY NOTICED THAT THE ENTIRE FRONT DRIVER'S SIDE WAS NEARLY RESTING ON MY FRONT TIRE. LUCKILY, THE TIRE WASN'T COMPROMISED BY THE SPRING/BODY. THE CAR WAS NOT DRIVABLE AND HAD TO BE TOWED. FROM MY KNOWLEDGE OF CARS, SPRINGS TEND TO LAST FOR THE LIFETIME (OR BEYOND) OF THE VEHICLE. THIS IS DANGEROUS AND UNEXPECTED. *TR

THE ENTIRE CONTROL PANEL WENT OUT. AFTER RESTARTING THE CAR, IT APPEARS THERE WAS A BURNING SMELL. MORE REPAIRS FOR A CAR THAT IS ONLY A FEW YEARS OLD AND NOT EVEN PAID OFF. BEGAN WITH THE SUSPENSION RIGHT AFTER THE WARRANTY WENT OUT. WHAT A PIECE OF POOH! *TR

THE 2007 NISSAN VERSA PULLS TO THE LEFT WHILE DRIVING. WHILE DECELERATING THE STEERING WHEEL SHAKES VIOLENTLY; ADDITIONALLY YOU CAN HEAR A SQUEALING COMING FROM THE FRONT END WHILE BRAKING. IT SOUNDS AS THOUGH THE UNIVERSAL JOINT IS COMING LOOSE. *TR

2007 NISSAN VERSA ALWAYS PULLS TO THE LEFT, ALIGNMENT PROBLEM. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 NISSAN VERSA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHEN ATTEMPTING A RIGHT TURN AT ANY SPEED, THERE WAS AN UNUSUAL GRINDING NOISE COMING FROM THE STEERING WHEEL. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN FOR INSPECTION OR REPAIRS. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 26,500. RE-MAILED 11/19/10. *LJ UPDATED 12/03/10. *LJ UPDATED 11/23/11*BF THE CONSUMER ALSO STATED THE STRUT BUSHING WERE DEFECTIVE. UPDATED 11/30/11

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 NISSAN VERSA. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 60-70 MPH, THE VEHICLE VEERS TO THE LEFT. WHEN DECELERATING, THE VEHICLE VEERS TO THE RIGHT AND FEELS AS IF IT WILL SPIN OUT. THE CONTACT HAS SCHEDULED AN APPOINTMENT AT THE DEALER FOR JUNE 29, 2007. THE POWERTRAIN WAS UNKNOWN. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 30. THE CONSUMER STATED TOOK THE VEHICLE TO CERRITO'S AND THE MECHANIC TEST DROVE THE VEHICLE AND STATED THERE WAS NOTHING WRONG WITH THE VEHICLE. THE FOREMAN STATED IT COULD BE STEERING BUT SINCE IT IS ELECTRIC AND DOES NOT HAVE POWER STEERING. SHE DOES NOT KNOW IF THAT IS THE REASON THE VEHICLE IS VEERING TO EITHER THE RIGHT OR LEFT. THE CONSUMER STATED FEELS UNSAFE DRIVING THE VEHICLE AND PROVIDED EMAILS FROM OTHER CONSUMERS WITH THE SAME DEFECT. THE CONSUMER ALSO PROVIDED A COPY OF THE REPAIR INVOICE. UPDATED 07/31/07 *TR