The fan motor on the AC/defrost stops working leaving the operator no way to defrost the vehicle when ever the windshield either frosts or fogs over. This renders the car unsafe to drive in the winter. The A/C will continue to stay on regardless if you select it or not. There are literally a few thousand owners with this identical issue with this vehicle. All of them needed to replace this part which can cost on avg. $500 or more. The dealer states they are unaware of this issue but they stock the part. How many vehicles have to experience this issue before nissan recalls the vehicle to replace the part?
2008 Nissan Versa electrical complaints
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Tl* the contact owns a 2008 nissan versa. The contact stated that flames were seen from under the hood area while driving an unknown speed. The contact was not present at the time of the incident. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure and sent an engineer to inspect the vehicle. The engineer was unable to determine the cause of the fire. The vehicle was destroyed. The approximate failure mileage was unknown.
Traveling on hwy-74 at 55 MPH using cruise control there was an electrical issue inside the fuel pump which melted the fuel pump relay in the ipdm. This resulted in the vehicle completely shutting down while traveling on a busy highway. The ipdm was replaced however the fuel pump was not known to be an issue. The same thing happened again on the same highway this time at 65 MPH. Fuel pump this time was identified to be causing the electrical issue.
I was driving my vehicle just turning the corner when my vehicle stopped running. I noticed smoke coming out from under the hood. I open the hood and saw my engine was on fire. The battery area was fully enfulfed in flames, there were other areas of fire in the engine area, but I did not stay there to examine the situation. I immediately dropped the hood and ran to safety to call 911. My vehicle was properly maintained by downtown nashville nissan dealership. I reported this incident to them and to nissan north america, neither of which will take any responsibility. This is a serious situation. There should have been no reason for my vehicle to have burst into flames while driving it.
The tire pressure monitoring system began to flash and then went to a steady signal. When I pulled over to check the tire pressure it was fine. This continued to happen almost daily and is still happening. On one occasion I ignored it and later that day I had a blow out due to low tire pressure. I cannot get the dealer to fix this. I changed wheels and added new tires and the condition continues. On some days while driving it will start to malfunction and then turn off. On other days it is fine. I have seen online that several other people have had the same problem.
Replaced the continuously variable transmission on 09/13/2011 at 92524 miles. Approximately 2 weeks later my daughter was driving vehicle and the car stalled. The car will run but when put it in gear it will not go anywhere or rev up. This car has been to three mechanics including nissan dealership and the problem cannot be found. Numerous parts were changed out but did not solve the problem. Sometimes it will drive for a short distance (less than a block) and then will be unmoveable again. This car has been undrivable since september 2011. They are a hazard on the highway due to the fact you never know when they are going to shut down. Also we are paying for a car that is undrivable.
I was driving down the highway, when I saw sparks fly on the left hand side of road beside my car, the ABS light and another light came on the dashboard and immediately went away when I braked and pulled off highway. I checked tires and everything appeared okay. Drove approximately 10 more miles, heard a loud pop under the hood, car and lights shut down completely. Pulled off the highway, opened hood and battery was on fire. Vehicle has original battery and mileage around 51,000. Called fire department to extinguish fire and they said something like that shouldn't have occurred on a vehicle that was pretty new.
Low pressure tire light goes on intermittently when doing highway driving and tire pressure is fine. Does not happen when driving around town, only on highway. Light will either blink or stay on until I slow down or get off highway. Took car to dealer, they cannot find a problem nor does the computer show any error codes. Dealer verified tire pressure was correct. Occurs every time I drive on the highway.
I was on the highway with my cruise set to 72mph, we did turn the AC on and a few minutes after that the car shut off and I had to force the wheel to get the car to the side of the road. Thank god I was in the left lane because if not I would have been stuck in the middle of the highway. I got my car most of the way off the road but when I tried to restart it would not restart. I called for a tow truck and I did try to start it again while waiting and still nothing. It was a very scary experience to be sitting on the side of a highway because my car just shut off.
Tl* the contact owns a 2008 nissan versa. The contact stated that the horn does not blow when you tap it on certain positions. The inability to alert other drivers increased the risk of vehicle crash. The dealer was notified and a technician concluded that the failure was a normal characteristic of the vehicle. The failure mileage was 483 and the current mileage was 12900.
Tl*the contact owns a 2008 nissan versa. While driving approximately 25 MPH on normal road conditions, the contact was unable to read the instrument panel gauges in the daylight. The instrument panel lights do not project during the day, which causes extreme difficulty and distraction while driving. The vehicle was taken to an authorized dealer and they stated that the instrument panel was a manufacturer design and there was no repair. The VIN was unknown. The failure and current mileages were 8,200. Updated 1/5/09 *cn updated 01/09/09.
The recent models of nissan automobiles have a serious "guillotine" hazard! I have rented two sedans in the last four weeks and noted this defect. The window-control wiring appears to have been reversed, since there is no "express" downward opening of the window. If the operating switch for the driver's-side window is lifted, the window completely closes even when the switch is released. The upward force of the window cannot be restrained by hand and is probably greater than 20 pounds. This might actually decapitate a small child and would cause serious injury to an adult.
Our 2007 nissan versa has a ignition starting problem. It is a brand new car and will not start. You have to crank it to get it to start. There are complaints across north america on this problem. The sales manager at orlando nissan told me I will have to go through the service department and I already know others have failed at getting this problem fixed numerous times. This is a material defect and I am concerned for the safety of my wife and seven year old. It also has a loud clicking in the car when you turn the wheel hard to the left. There is no fix and the service departments will surely string this out and cost us time away from work and home and replace other things that are not causing it just to look proactive. I am not satisfied with that and would like the department to consider investigating this to recall this vehicle for an unsafe engine.
Ignition problems. Unable to start vehicle, engine cranks but does not turn over on the first try. After the second to third try engine starts. Vehicle is new with only 150 miles on the odometer.
Trouble starting engine. The engine cranks but does not start. I must hold for 5 to 10 seconds before it starts when its cold or hot.
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