2009 Nissan Versa: sudden loss of power

Filed Feb 14, 2020 · Acceleration · 70,000 miles · NH

While driving in town my 2009 nissan versa hatchback lost power, couldn't accelerate and panel idiot lights came on. I was able to pull over safely. I tried restarting it but nothing. About 15 minutes later, I tried again and several times it almost started but died out. Had to get car towed. When tow truck driver got in vehicle it started for him and kept running so he drove it onto the tow truck and took it to the garage. The technician scan teste on board computer, all sensors and sensor string, up to 1/2 hour diagnostic time check performance of sensors, check fuel delivery system. Pressure test steady 50 psi, road tested 14 miles to verify or additional needed repairs. Codes set. No codes. Couldn't find anything. Car running fine. Additional notes: vehicle has approx. 70,000 mi. Always keep half to full tank of gas and serviced. This is not good! Fear that the car can just quit at any time and can possibly be in an accident.

Filed Jul 26, 2019 · Transmission · 102,000 miles · NJ

Sluggish CVT transmission, shaking when driven longer and when hot out. Cannot drive uphill, loss of power

Filed Jan 17, 2018 · Acceleration, Engine · 70,000 miles · IL

Tl* the contact owns a 2009 nissan versa. While driving 55 MPH on the highway, the vehicle jerked, lunged, and lost power. There were no warning indicators illuminated before the failure. The vehicle was taken to the dealer (hawkinson nissan, 5513 miller cir dr, matteson, il 60443) and could not be diagnosed. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was not notified of the failure. The VIN was unknown. The failure mileage was 70,000.

Filed Sep 17, 2017 · Engine · 95,000 miles · CA

Engine completely stalled four separate times while driving on freeway at freeway speeds. Without warning, totally lost power and had to coast to the emergency lane. At first, engine would restart, cough and sputter, then die. After about ten minutes, however, it restarted like normal and it was like nothing happened. Drove fine for months until it happened again. And again. And again. This started occurring when the vehicle had about 85,000 miles. Took vehicle to dealer after last incident (about 95,000 miles) and they said they ran complete diagnostic tests, but could not find the problem. Advised me to have vehicle brought in next time it stalls (but the problem appears to be transitory). I am afraid to drive the car on the freeway and consider myself lucky I didn't get rear-ended.

Filed Mar 31, 2016 · Transmission · 80,000 miles · CA

Transmission failed resulting in car losing power and making noises when accelerating. Nissan is not honoring the extended warranty for which my car is eligible and won't respond to my many calls at all. It has been 7 weeks. They are stonewalling me. They won't even tell me the name or extension of the "specialist" handling my case.

Filed Feb 1, 2016 · Engine, Fuel system · 65,000 miles · PA

Driving on the highway car tends to lose power and sputter and in some cases it will stall. When trying to restart it, it will not start. This can be very dangerous. Also, if driving this vehicle and then shutting the engine off you can not restart it without waiting at least 30 minutes. My 16 year old has been driving this car and the first instance it happened was while she was driving it. She lost all power and was not even able to use her brakes. She came very close to hitting a wall but was able to steer it away but steering was very difficult as well. We replaced the fuel pump thinking it wasn't getting enough gas but this still hasn't fixed the issue. We are told by mechanics that the problem can't be duplicated therefore it can't be fixed. I bought this car used and I can't believe that nissan has not recalled this car due to many complaints with this issue. I guess someone has to lose their life before they will fix it. This is a common problem with the versa and nissan takes no responsibility for it. Please look into it and fix it before someone dies.

Filed Feb 1, 2016 · Engine · 85,786 miles · IL

While driving down a 30mph chicago street my car engine just shut off. I had enough momentum to turn into a parking lot and actually reach a space but that space was tow zone so I had to sit there with my car for 3 hours while I waited for a tow truck because it was actually rush hour. After taking it to aaa car body shop, they discovered that the engine was just dead. And after they took it apart they could only speculate but with some confidence from seeing something similar in the past that some sort of chain inside the engine snapped and struck the engine and caused the cylinders to come to a halt. The mechanic said that he saw something similar in a mid 2000's saturn. In which case it ended up being a recall for that line of car. He said if you keep the receipt and someday it ends up being a recall, I could possibly get a refund. Anyways, the bigger deal is that this is a highly hazardous breakdown. Im glad I was not on a highway waiting 3 hours for a tow. But im also glad I could coast on the momentum I had. After the initial breakdown that had a popping sound, my car felt heavy because I lost power steering as well so the turn into the fortunate parking space was actually difficult to maneuver. This could be dangerous not just to me but also to pedestrians. Because during that time if I had to swerve out of the way, I would not have been able to. Also the breaks were heavy.. I had to really press down on them to get the car to stop. Thats about all I can say from my memory of this incident. I do have my records (receipt from aaa)

Filed May 29, 2015 · Engine, Transmission · NY

I was turning onto a side street and heard a thump under my hood on the right side of the car. There was no difficulty driving although I kept hearing thumps for days after. I went in to a garage to get my snow tires put on and the garage saw that the spring above my right front tire was sheered in half and had damaged my tire. I had it towed to the nearest nissan and they fixed it while I went and bought new tires. About 3 months later, it happened on the left side. Then about a year after that, the spring above the right front tire broke again, so I replaced it a third time to a cost of $1200 per spring. I contacted nissan and was told no recall was in place for this. The mechanic at the garage told me this was a common problem for this car. In addition, at the same time, I noticed the engine losing power at different times, especially when stopped at a light or upon acceleration from a low speed to a high speed. No check engine light, no engine trouble noted, just loss of power. Shutting the car off and turning it back on seems to reset it but it's an ongoing issue.

Filed Jul 6, 2011 · Engine · 30,434 miles · MD

When I went to proceed through an intersection after being stopped for a red light my car suddenly lost power. It made clunking noises and even though I kept giving it more gas I barely made it through the intersection. I then steered into the shoulder and turned off the car, waited a few minutes and started it again. The engine started but I still had noises and no power to move forward. I had the car towed to the dealership where I bought it new and have all the routine maintenance done. They did a thorough inspection and several road tests to duplicate the problem but couldn't find anything. I have never had any problem with the car and now have a loss of confidence and am concerned that this may happen again. After my breakdown I did some research and found that others have had the same sudden loss of power and no one is able to diagnose the problem.

Filed Oct 23, 2009 · Fuel system · 7,306 miles · FL

When I first purchased my new 09 nissan versa I had a start up issue and then it went away, now approx one year later after purchase I had start up issues...took it to dealership and they put in a fuel pump regulator, from what I'm hearing this is a very known problem. Thought I would advise you since I also heard some people are having to replace this often and some are losing power when driving there cars on highways...I hope this never happens for me since I have to kids!!!!