2009 Nissan Versa brakes problems

Filed Aug 19, 2018 · Brakes · 99,005 miles · CA

Excessive corrosion of steel brake lines on rear beam axle caused loss of brake fluid and subsequent loss of brakes

Filed Jun 8, 2015 · Brakes, Steering · 142,819 miles · FL

Driving along, heard a loud pop as I turned onto a major roadway. The car was pulling very badly to the left side and could barely stop the vehicle. Had to have the car towed home and the struts replaced on the car. After doing some research this seems to be a common and very costly issue. I was quoted $930 to have this issue resolved. Not a happy nissan owner.

Filed Feb 2, 2015 · Brakes, Steering · 64,000 miles · MA

The coil spring broke on the passenger side of the car ripping into the tire, while I was driving. The car's steering was immediately affected and so were the brakes, since the broken spring ripped the brake line. I broke down in an underpass and had to call the police since we were placed in a dangerous spot with cars speeding by. I did not expect this for a car that is 6 years old! From what I have read so far this seems to be a prevalent problem with nissan versus and it seems that the dealers are not taking any action.

Filed Sep 4, 2014 · Brakes, Fuel system · 134,000 miles · NC

When applying the brakes at a low speed the vehicle accelerated to approximately half a throttle for about 10 seconds, everything went back to normal after this incident. This happened 2 other times with the same results. Each incident was about a week apart.

Filed Jan 10, 2013 · Brakes · 62,950 miles · TX

I was driving in the middle lane on the highway in a rainy morning and saw the car in front of me putting on brakes. I put on the brakes (pretty hard but not all the way through, 70%). Instead of slowing down, the car started to make a sharp turn to the right lane, then swirled back to the middle line and to left line, and spun into a "8" shape facing the oncoming traffic and spun across the right line and threw itself in the ditch. I went to nissan dealership and asked them to check out the car. What explained to me is that nissan have drum brakes, and in this cause, drum brakes did not held the wheel in the rain. The front brake stopped, but drum brakes for back wheels are not working, and that caused car spinning. To sum up, the brake works fine when weather is good, but the manufacturer defect shows up in rainy or icy days. Drum brakes did not work in those weather conditions. The car did not have ABS brakes and the salesman did not told me.

Filed Feb 15, 2011 · Brakes, Steering · 50,000 miles · CA · crash

Tl*the contact owned a 2009 nissan versa. While driving approximately 55 MPH entering the right lane the contact was forced to turn the steering wheel back in the opposite direction in order to center the vehicle. The vehicle did not respond to the change in steering and continued to drift to the right until it crashed. During the failure the brakes would not function. The vehicle was destroyed and towed to an insurance lot where they did not diagnose the failure. The failure and current mileages were 50,000.

Filed Dec 15, 2010 · Brakes · 3,000 miles · PA

Nissan versa hatchback 2009, the brakes squeak very loudly whenever the car is warm. I have taken to be repair 5 times and the problem cannot be fixed.

Filed Mar 26, 2010 · Brakes · 9,761 miles · FL

Tl* the contact owns a 2009 nissan versa. While driving the vehicle at a speed of 25 MPH, the driver attempted to apply the brakes but the vehicle would not stop. The failure occurred on five different occasions. The vehicle was at the dealership for diagnosis at the time of the complaint. The current and failure mileages were 9,761.

Filed Feb 17, 2010 · Brakes · 3,200 miles · IN

1st incident) I was driving on ice. I was going around 40 MPH and I started to slow down as I approached the stop sign about 100 yds from the intersection in rural indiana near warsaw, I applied a normal amount of pressure to the brake pedal(ABS kicked in) and the versa wasn't slowing down like it should; I applied more pressure and still no significant drop in speed. I took me the full 100 yds to stop the vehicle and I went past the stop sign by 15 or 20 feet before fully stopping. 2nd incident-same day) I was driving approximately 20 MPH on a city street in downtown fort wayne, in. The road was covered with ice. The car 30 feet front of me put on their brakes when the traffic light at the approaching intersection turned from green to yellow. I applied my brakes(ABS kicked in) and it was like nothing was happening I kept going forward at the same speed and I was about to have a rear-end collision so I used the emergency brake and the car drifted left into the oncoming traffic and then went into a 180 degree spin. An oncoming SUV dodged me and I stopped in the middle of the road without hitting anything. I observed no other vehicles with difficulty braking on the ice. I've driven over 35 years and have driven many different cars, pickup trucks, and SUV's. And none of them had such a poor braking system as this 2009 nissan versa hatchback. My wife took the vehicle into the dealership in fort wayne for a 3,500 mile checkup. I called the service manager and described the incident that occurred in downtown fort wayne. He pretty much said that ice is dangerous and there's no vehicle that won't slide on ice. I said, I didn't slide until I applied the emergency brake. I said it doesn't feel like there is enough brake fluid going to the brakes to stop the car. He said "we don't have any equipment to test for that." my wife told me that a mechanic at the dealership said that the versa brakes are terrible on ice. Dealer found no problem with the brakes.

Filed Dec 16, 2009 · Brakes · 2,000 miles · NY

The contact said that in the last year the front rotor and pads on the vehicle have over heated and broke. The rotor and pads has been replaced 3 times. This happens at all times regardless of speed. There has not been an accident, but the vehicle constently has problem stopping. This is only having to the front brakes and not the back. 2000 miles at time of problem and 5000 miles on vehicle now.updated 06/29/10.*lj the consumer stated there was too much heat on the brakes which caused them to wear out quickly. Updated 09/27/10