2009 Nissan Versa: ball joint or control arm failure

Filed Jul 23, 2019 · Suspension · 174,000 miles · ME

Brought my car in for recalls an dealership decided to break my car an not notify about breakking other parts there were not recalled an I need a lf sway bar link rf ball joint an couple other parts they broke my rf sway bar link an never told me when I called 4 times that day. I explained what happened to dealership an cooperate an now my car is not driveable because it is highly unsafe an im very pissed I have a 8 month old baby with medical problems an cant use my car

Filed Sep 17, 2018 · Suspension · 93,000 miles · NJ

Tl* the contact owns a 2009 nissan versa. The contact stated that the vehicle was taken to an independent mechanic for an oil change. The mechanic informed the contact that the rear lower control arms were fractured due to corrosion and needed replacement. The contact also stated that the front lower control arms were replaced by an independent mechanic on september 29, 2015, which became a recall in 2015. The manufacturer was notified of the failure and issued case number: 32820454. The vehicle was not repaired for the recent failure. The approximate failure mileage was 93,000.

Filed Nov 27, 2017 · Suspension · 74,000 miles · CO

We took our nissan versa into tynan's nissan (780 s havana st, aurora, co 80012) for the recall on the coil springs. After they replaced the coil springs on our low mileage nissan versa, the ball joint on the passenger side failed within 10 miles of them replacing the coil springs for the recall. When this happened it put my amanda and our child in danger. Luckily they are safe and unharmed. Jason at tynan's nissan service department initially apologized and said they would take care of everything and gave us a loaner vehicle, now 3 days later they are trying changing their story and trying to make us pay for the damage they caused during the recall repair. There is no way that a passenger side ball joint would coincidentally break on a low mileage car immediately after coil spring replacement unless they did something wrong to the vehicle to cause it. Tynan's nissan is either not doing the recall repairs properly, or they purposely damaged our car for the purpose of taking our money. Either way we feel they should no longer be allowed to do recall repairs if they cannot do them without causing damages.

Filed Oct 30, 2017 · Steering, Suspension · 110,000 miles · OH

Vehicle experiences knocking in the steering column at low speeds/stationary when turning the steering wheel clockwise and counter clockwise. This knocking symptom is amplified when vehicle travels over uneven surface at any speed. When braking at speeds, the steering wheel shifts violently in operators hands. Rotors and pads as well as strut assembly was replaced in an attempt to correct the issue. Symptoms continued after these replacements. Tie rod ends and swing bars were later replaced with no positive results. This leave the assumption that the issue is related to the power steering system. Possible defect in the rack and pinion steering unit.

Filed Jul 5, 2016 · Suspension · 50,000 miles · VA

Vehicle failed virginia sate inspection citing both right and left front ball joints needing replaced. This vehicle has just over 50,000 miles and it seems odd that both ball joints have failed at such a low mileage. With nissans recall of other parts of the front end this seems like another part failure.

Filed Nov 2, 2015 · Suspension · NJ

On 10/15/2015 went to nissan dealer for routine oil change(mileage 50938)during inspection mechanic found both lower control arms o suspension bad and was replaced at the cost of $895.24 also 4 wheel alignment was was done at the cost of $109.95.when back home I look for recalls on suspension system on nissan versa and find out that there is recall on coil springs effective as of 09/14/2015.at the time of service I was not informed by the dealer about this recall and when I contacted them and ask when coils will be replaced I was told that they don't have parts and I have to wait till nov/dec 2015 for the coils to be replaced.do some research re:lower control arms failure on nissan versa and find that it may be related to coils failure as it is part of the suspension system interconnected to spring coils.corrosion of coils can cause the tension on the springs to fail and cause the other parts of the suspension to go bad like in my case.I my be lucky that coils on my car not broke off yet but for sure they all ready cost me a lot of money and may cost me more because the problem is not fix yet.get in touch with nissan but was told that even the arms are the part of suspension system interconnected to coils-the coils are not cause of arms failure.I do not agree with nissan opinion on this and I told them that I will file complaint to the federal safety agency. Because of nissan refusal to accept they fault and solve the issue I do not have other option left but file complaint and make other nissan versa owners aware about the problem they may have with their cars as I did.

Filed Jul 17, 2015 · Suspension · 114,000 miles · IL

As I was driving, at 40 MPH I heard a loud noise I pulled over to the side of the road and I see a piece of my spring on the road I had my vehicle towed to a shop and I am told that I need both front springs replaced, and ball joints please note the ball joints were just done so I am concerned if the spring coil had anything to do with this issue, there was no rust on or near the spring and prior to this breaking, the vehicle was driving to its normal standards.

Filed Jul 16, 2015 · Suspension · 92,000 miles · MA

:while pulling into the parking lot at work (thankfully was not driving on a road or at full speed), my front driver's side tire snapped out of place. At first, we thought it was a ball joint, but once it was brought to the garage, I was told that the spring had snapped and would need to be replaced on both sides, to the tune of 1400 dollars. While I am thankful that I wasn't driving on a highway or near pedestrians (I work in a city), having this happen on a 6 year old car seems a little suspicious. I hope there is some sort of recall and would love to know if nissan is willing to reimburse the 1400 I unexpectedly had to pay.

Filed Jul 14, 2015 · Suspension · 46,000 miles · PA

Tl* the contact owns a 2009 nissan versa. While driving approximately 30 MPH, an abnormal noise emitted from the front of the vehicle and it began to bounce. The vehicle was towed to the dealer. The technician diagnosed that the front driver side leaf spring was fractured and needed to be replaced. The dealer also suggested that the passenger side leaf spring needed to be replaced due to severe corrosion. The manufacturer was notified of the failures. In addition, the driver and passenger side control arms were replaced due to corrosion. The vehicle was repaired. The approximate failure mileage was 46,000.

Filed Mar 29, 2012 · Steering · 39,000 miles · CA

Tl* the contact owns a 2009 nissan versa. The contact stated that the front driver side tie rod fractured while driving 5 MPH. The contact heard a noise coming from the front wheel prior to the failure. The contact stopped the vehicle and called roadside assistance for assistance, who advised the contact of the failure. The vehicle was then towed to the dealer where the failure was confirmed and the vehicle was repaired. The failure mileage and the current mileage was 39,000.

Filed Mar 1, 2012 · Suspension, Transmission · 63,000 miles · NC

I have a 2009 nissan versa that I had been hearing popping when I turned so I had to replace the cv axel and now I am having to replace the ball joint bushing because that is what caused my cv axel to start to go now I hear a grinding and the car has 63000 miles on it.