My suspension spring snapped while pulling out of my driveway. This is a known problem with nissan versas. I have contacted nissan na and my local dealer and there is no current recall. I replaced both springs and they were both rusted and flawed. Luckily I wasn't traveling on the highway at the time, or it could have been a lot worse. I encourage those who have similar experiences to contact nissan and file complaints both with the na office and the federal safety agency.
2009 Nissan Versa body complaints
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I was driving at 45 MPH and a loud "thump" under my car sounded like something hit the undercarriage. I looked back and could not see anything on the road. The next day, heard a "clang" under the as I decelerated from 20 MPH. I stopped and found a piece of my right front coil spring in the roadway. The entire bottom coil of the spring had snapped right through the metal and fallen off the car. This is the second coil spring on my car that has done this. The left spring snapped the same way, about a year ago. The manufacturer must have used bad metal for the springs, and they could keep snapping while I am driving. It was dangerous when the first spring snapped, but if both springs snap on the same car, there is a serious defect.
A lady (1) fall asleep then crash on lady (2), then lady (2) crash on our car, but instead of braking the lady (2) she pushes her accelerator crashes and pushes our car to lady (3) in front of us. Our tire explodes, the airbag passenger did not blow out and my wife has a neck injury. My daughter 4 y/old is fine. We have a police report. The car declared total loss. Hospital bill for my wife and a lots of nightmare for my daughter and headaches for the husband.
I bought two 2009 nissan versas brand new. First the front right hub cap fell off both vehicles within the first year. Next the key hole cover on the door handle fell off on both cars. By the fourth year the AC compressor went out and I had to pay $1,300 to replace it. Finally I walk out to my vehicle, go to open the door, and the driver door handle came completely off. When I was driving on the highway I saw another nissan versa (same model) with the door handle missing. The part is defective.
My versa interior door panels are coming apart and I have already had one replaced but it did it again and now all of the doors are doing it.
Horn not reliable and will not always work or makes a low "sick" sound, had to have fuel valve replaced as car wouldn't start, had to replace battery, had to replace door panels as material on arm rests came out.
2009 nissan versa se eng: 1.8 liter gasoline,found engine mount insulator bolt very loose not threaded in correctly. Took to dealer for re-threaded and remounted. Question is what if that was a bolt hold breaks and you going on hy-way and it fall off and you can't stop.
Tl*the contact owns a 2009 nissan versa hatchback. The front windshield is designed very low and the contact strikes her head against it when she leans over. The dealer stated that they could trade in the vehicle. The failure and current mileages were 500.update 09/10/08 *cw the consumer stated she had dproblems starting the vehicle. Updated 09/15/08.
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