2008 NISSAN VERSA Wheels Problems

AIR BAG INDICATOR LIGHTS FLASHING IN RED TIRE INFLATOR LIGHT STAYS ON

TAKATA RECALL I WAS NOTIFIED LAST SUMMER ABOUT A RECALL ON THE AIR BAG AND WAS TOLD NOT TO HAVE PASSENGERS IN THE VEHICLE DUE TO THE POTENTIALLY FATAL FLAW. THIS IS MY ONLY VEHICLE AND I HAVE A FAMILY THAT NEEDS RIDES. I CONTACTED THE DEALER RECENTLY AND WAS TOLD THEY DON'T HAVE THE PARTS AND THAT NISSAN WASN'T ALLOWING THEM TO ORDER THE PARTS. I CONTACTED NISSAN AND THEY TELL ME THE PARTS ARE NOT AVAILABLE UNTIL SOME TIME IN 2017. THIS IS UNACCEPTABLE THAT THEY ARE AWARE OF THE RISK AND ARE NOT EXPEDITING THIS REPAIR TO BE PERFORMED. THEY BASICALLY GIVE ME THE IMPRESSION THEY DON'T CARE AND THEY ARE NOT IN A HURRY TO GET THIS DONE. I EXPECTED THIS POTENTIAL FATAL FLAW IN THE VEHICLE TO BE REPAIRED ASAP NOT WHEN THEY FEEL LIKE IT. THIS NEEDS TO BE EXPEDITED BECAUSE IF ANYTHING DOES...

FRONT COIL SPRING FELL OUT FROM UNDER THE CAR AS I WAS PULLING OUT OF A PARKING SPOT. IF I WAS GOING ANY FASTER IT COULD HAVE BEEN VERY DANGEROUS IF IT PUNCTURED A WHEEL.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 NISSAN VERSA. WHILE MAKING A LEFT TURN INTO THE DRIVEWAY, THE FRONT DRIVER SIDE WHEEL DETACHED AND BECAME LODGED IN THE TIRE WELL. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 86,000.

THE COIL SPRING ON THE PASSENGER SIDE FRONT BROKE ALMOST SPEARING MY TIRE AS I WAS ABOUT TO BACK OUT OF MY GARAGE. THIS VEHICLE SITS IN A GARAGE ALL YEAR ROUND AND IS USED DAILY. LUCKILY I DID NOT MAKE IT OUT OF MY DRIVEWAY OR I MAY HAVE GOTTEN HURT AT 65 MPH OR WORSE GOTTEN SOMEONE ELSE HURT BECAUSE OF THIS MANUFACTURES DEFECT.

I GOT OFF THE HOLT EXIT OFF 10 EAST, A PIECE OF PLYWOOD WAS IN THE MIDDLE OF THE ROAD AND HIT THE LEFT SIDE OF CAR. MY LEFT SIDE RIM'S ARE DAMAGED. *TR

I WAS DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD WHEN SUDDENLY ONE OF MY HUB CAPS CAME OFF. NEXT WEEK, I WAS DRIVING AGAIN AND MY OTHER HUB CAP ON THE SAME SIDE CAME OFF. THIS CANNOT BE A COINCIDENCE. I KNOW SEVERAL PEOPLE WHO HAVE NISSAN VERSA'S AND THEY ALSO ARE HAVING THE SAME ISSUE. *TR

I WAS PULLING INTO A PARKING SPOT AND I HEARD A LOUD SNAPPING NOISE FROM THE FRONT LEFT OF THE CAR. I WAS ABLE TO DRIVE THE CAR HOME AS NOTHING APPEARED TO BE BROKEN. WHEN I TOOK THE WHEEL OFF I NOTICED THE SPRING HAD SNAPPED AND WAS RUBBING AGAINST MY TIRE. I WILL HAVE TO REPLACE MY TIRE BECAUSE IT RUBBED OFF A SIGNIFICANT AMOUNT OF RUBBER. I AM LUCKY THE TIRE DIDN'T BLOW WHILE I WAS DRIVING. *TR

WHILE SITTING IN THE YARD WE HEARD A METAL CLANG SOUND COMING FROM ONE OF THE CARS. WE LOOKED BUT COULD NOT TELL WHICH CAR IT CAME FROM. LATER WHEN I STARTED TO DRIVE THE CAR ON THE HIGHWAY THE FRONT PASSENGER TIRE SHREDDED. THIS WAS DUE TO THE FRONT PASSENGER SIDE SPRING BEING BROKEN. WE LATER FOUND THE BROKEN PIECE WHERE THE CAR WAS PARKED. THE VEHICLE ONLY HAD 48,684 MOSTLY HIGHWAY MILES ON IT. *TR

MARCH 2012 - TIRE SENSOR LIGHT WENT OFF; ONE SENSOR REPLACED. DECEMBER 2012 - TIRE SENSOR LIGHT WENT OFF, AND LOCAL TIRE SHOP SAID THEIR DIAGNOSTIC SAID SENSORS OK BUT THAT I SHOULD GO TO DEALER. MARCH 2013 - DEALER'S DIAGNOSTIC SAID BOTH REAR SENSORS BAD, BUT LOCAL TIRE SHOP'S DIAGNOSTIC MACHINES SAID ONLY ONE SENSOR BAD (APRIL 2013). ONE SENSOR REPLACED. APRIL 2013 - TIRE SENSOR LIGHT WENT OFF, AND SAME TIRE CHAIN SAID SENSORS WORKING AS PER THEIR DIAGNOSTIC MACHINE. APRIL 2013 - SENSORS RELEARNED, BUT LIGHT WENT OFF WITHIN 1 DAY. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 NISSAN VERSA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FRONT DRIVER'S SIDE VALVE STEM FAILED DUE TO DEFECTIVE MATERIAL. THE CONTACT BECAME AWARE OF THE VALVE STEM FAILURE WHILE REPLACING THE TIRE. THE VALVE STEM WAS NOT REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 62,000.

WHEEL COVERS ON THE 2008 NISSAN VERSA DO NOT EVER SEAT PROPERLY ON THE OEM RIMS CAUSING THE WHEEL COVERS TO FLY OFF THE RIM WHEN DRIVING 50+MPH. *TR

HUBCAPS FLY OFF. MANY COMPLAINTS ON INTERNET FORUMS. I SEE A LOT OF VERSAS ON THE STREET MISSING HUBCAPS. *TR

2008 NISSAN VERSA HUBCAPS HAS FLOWN AWAY WHILE CRUISING IN HIGHWAY AT 60-65 MPH. THIS HAPPENED TWICE ALREADY. THE FIRST TIME IT HAPPENED I BROUGHT THE CAR TO SERVICE CENTER AND THEY CHECKED THE INSTALLATION AND EVERYTHING LOOKED OK. BOUGHT NEW HUBCAP AND IT HAPPENED AGAIN AFTER ~4 MONTHS. THIS IS POTENTIAL TO CAUSE SERIOUS DAMAGE AND DANGER TO OTHER VEHICLES. *TR