There has been a popping and creaking noise when turning the wheel at low speeds to the left, the passenger side of the car has now dropped and the spring, struts and mounts have to be replaced. The same issue that these make and models were recalled for, yet the vin does not have any recalls.
2010 Nissan Versa suspension problems
69 complaints (26% of all complaints for this car). Typical mileage when it fails: 56,000. 1 crash reported.
- owner complaints
- 69
- of this car's complaints
- 26%
- typical mileage
- 56,000
- crashes
- 1
- recalls
- 1
Which part fails
- Front: springs: coil springs2
- Rear1
- Front: control arm1
At what mileage
Complaints by mileage at the time of the problem.
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Nissan Versa suspension problems in other years
Specific symptoms reported on the 2010 Nissan Versa suspension
Phrases found in the owners' own descriptions, so one complaint can mention several symptoms.
Related recalls
Suspension: front: springs: coil springs
- What is wrong
- Nissan (Nissan North America, Inc.) is recalling certain model year 2007-2012 Nissan Versa vehicles manufactured May 8, 2006, to November 12, 2012, that were sold or ever registered in the District of Columbia, Connecticut, Delaware, Iowa, Illinois, Indiana, Kentucky, Massachusetts, Maine, Maryland, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, Vermont, Virginia, West Virginia and Wisconsin. Road salt may corrode the front coil springs, possibly resulting in the coil springs fracturing.
- Risk
- If a front coil spring fractures, it may contact the tire, possibly puncturing it, increasing the risk of a crash.
- Remedy
- Nissan will notify owners, and dealers will replace both front coil springs, free of charge. The recall began on February 2, 2016. Owners may contact Nissan customer service at 1‑800‑647‑7261.
Recall number 15V573000 · Recall details
Related investigations
Front Coil Spring Fracture
In a letter dated September 10,2015, Nissan North America,Inc. (Nissan) notified the federal safety agency of a safety defect that may result in coil spring fracture in approximately 218,019 model year (MY) 2007 through 2012 Nissan Versa vehiclesproduced from May 8, 2006 through November12, 2012 and originally sold or ever registered in the following 22 states and the District of Columbia: Connecticut, Delaware, Iowa, Illinois, Indiana, Kentucky Massachusetts, Maine, Maryland, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, Vermont, Virginia, Washington D.C., West Virginia and Wisconsin (the federal safety agency Recall 15V‑573).Nissan indicated that the recalled vehicles may contain front coil springs that received inadequate phosphorous coating, have low residual stress, or a combination of both.Surface imperfections resulting from coil-to-coil contact when the spring is compressed may lead to crack initiation.Exposure of the surface imperfections to road salts, in regions with heavy use of road salts for snow and ice control, may promote crack propagation in the spring that could result in spring fracture.If the coil spring fractures it may puncture the front tire and possibly the brake line while driving, which may increase the risk of a vehicle crash.ODI's analysis of complaints it has received from the public (VOQ's) and Nissan complaint data submitted in response to the information request letter for PE15-019 identified a total of 468 non-duplicative reports alleging coil spring fractures in the subject vehicles, including 142 VOQ's and 367 Nissan complaints (41 of the incidents reported to ODI were also reported to Nissan).While the recall region accounts for approximately 43 percent of vehicle sales, the analysis found that 94 percent of the complaints involved vehicles sold or operated in those states.Approximately 27 percent of the VOQ's reporting coil spring failures in the recalled states indicated that the failure resulted in a punctured tire.ODI also identified one complaint that alleged brake line damage from a failed spring.Nissan's recall will replace both coil springs free of charge.Based on Nissan's safety recall, this investigation is closed.The 142 VOQ's referenced in this resume are: 10236143, 10405369, 10443746, 10452956, 10491553, 10497737, 10503060, 10504557, 10512390, 10512975, 10514582, 10516024, 10516085, 10521216, 10522261, 10526334, 10533856, 10537404, 10537407, 10548678, 10552124, 10559853, 10562485, 10565283, 10572591, 10578519, 10583059, 10583154, 10583496, 10583673, 10584979, 10585327, 10585377, 10585751, 10586397, 10586444, 10587798, 10588347, 10588427, 10592366, 10592498, 10592780, 10593373, 10593621, 10595215, 10596802, 10598404, 10598877, 10606859, 10606998, 10610082, 10618059, 10640845, 10644269, 10645075, 10649515, 10653189, 10659632, 10662158, 10663102, 10667071, 10667845, 10669949, 10670829, 10671894, 10676522, 10680544, 10680740, 10682397, 10691419, 10692629, 10693347, 10694156, 10694420, 10701250, 10702765, 10703126, 10704658, 10705882, 10706351, 10711805, 10712045, 10712922, 10714243, 10715041, 10715175, 10716106, 10717254, 10717320, 10717403, 10717412, 10717489, 10717563, 10720958, 10721782, 10721824, 10722113, 10722459, 10722915, 10723873, 10723972, 10723973, 10724158, 10724899, 10725002, 10725328, 10725377, 10725542, 10726251, 10726736, 10726741, 10730138, 10730154, 10730342, 10731050, 10731692, 10731799, 10731901, 10732054, 10732062, 10733059, 10733144, 10733309, 10733349, 10733607, 10733781, 10733854, 10735347, 10735353, 10735606, 10736199, 10736227, 10743474, 10743634, 10743790, 10744
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What 2010 Nissan Versa owners say
Most recent owner complaints, unedited.
Driver side rear coil spring broke without warning. Car was in motion on a city street. Road surface was smooth. No bumps, potholes or railroad tracks.
Driver side front coil spring broke while vehicle in motion on a city street. Clunking sound heard thereafter from same area.
My front left suspension coil just broke while driving over a sewer cover on a side street. The front left end of my car dropped a not and a metal piece of coil flew out from the bottom of my car which I recovered. I see this is an issue that had a recall, also never got the airbag recalled.
Tl* the contact owns a 2010 nissan versa. While driving 30 MPH, the contact had difficulty controlling the vehicle. The vehicle began to lean to the left, which made it difficult to steer. The vehicle was diagnosed or repaired. The contact stated that the front driver's side spring became fractured from the bearing. The dealer and manufacturer was made aware of the failure. The failure mileage was 40,000. *bf consumer stated photographs of the coil spring are enclosed front left.
The particulars: - brought my vehicle into a nissan dealership on 25-jan-2019 to have them handle work related to their air-bag recall - nissan also had a recall program relative to its front-end suspension springs, - on 21-august-2018, one of my suspension coils had completely eroded and the other coil was close to fully eroding. Thankfully, the worn-out coils were noticed while the car was not on any roadway. - 8/21/2018 was a tuesday. My supervisor was fine in allowing me to work remotely then while an independent mechanic made the necessary repairs, relative to the federal safety agency 15v‑573. - when I had set up my appointment with the dealership in mid-dec., 2018 (for 1/25/19), I was told by the nissan on-site representative that reimbursement for my upfront expenses tied to the work on the suspension-coil (the federal safety agency) recall should not be a problem. It was just her location could not facilitate the reimbursement. Fiscals are handled by nissan's corporate office. - on 25-jan-2019, the nissan mechanics took photos of the new coils, in order for the nissan corporate office to have that proof. - alas, after a series of emails (which I all have) and phone calls with nissan's corporate office, they chose to deny me any reimbursement for a manufacturer defect, per the federal safety agency's 15v‑573. - so, nissan's defect and recall has me out of > $1,100, thus costing me for their defect! - their internal call-center, based in 0ntari0, closed case on 2/11/19, when nissan's corporate office told me they could not make reimbursement because the independent mechanic did not have the word, "coil" written on the work order / receipt! - nissan sent me, the customer, into minion mode with their defect. It is not existing car owners' faults nissan cannot get new owners to make their payments! This fleecing must not happen!
Recently my wife was driving her car (2010 nissan versa) and the front right coil spring snapped. She was driving at about 20mph on a straight paved road. There were no potholes on this road when this occurred. The result was it gouging out the right passenger side tire. Since she was traveling at a slow speed and was vigilant enough to see smoke and stop before the tire was blown out. After doing some research I found that the coil spring breaking was an issue for 07-12 nissan verses. But when calling nissan about the problem. I was told that my car wasn't covered even tho it is registered in one of the "salt belt states".
Tl* the contact owns a 2010 nissan versa. The contact received notification of the federal safety agency campaign numbers: 15v573000 (suspension), 17v449000 (air bags), and 16v044000 (air bags). The parts to do the repair were unavailable. The contact stated that the manufacturer exceeded a reasonable amount of time for the recall repair. The vehicle was taken to a local dealer (nationwide nissan, 2085 york rd, lutherville, md 21093) and the parts were not available. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The manufacturer was not notified. The contact had not experienced a failure. Parts distribution disconnect.
"takata recall" my dealership said that there's a restriction so that they can't fix it and they can't even get the parts in for my coil springs and my car is completely immobile right now
Front struts making clunking noise, have found a crack in the spring of the drivers side of he car. Seems there is a active complaints and a fix for this but has only included for certain states due to road salt. Kansas is a midwestern state that also uses road salt and brine for roadways.
Questions about the 2010 Nissan Versa suspension
Does the 2010 Nissan Versa have suspension problems?
Owners have filed 69 complaints about the suspension of the 2010 Nissan Versa, 26% of all its complaints.
At what mileage do 2010 Nissan Versa suspension problems start?
The typical (median) mileage in owner complaints is 56,000 miles.
Was there a recall on the 2010 Nissan Versa suspension?
Yes, 1 recall: 15V573000. Check your VIN to see if your car still needs the free repair.
What year does the Nissan Versa have bad suspension?
The Nissan Versa model years with the most suspension complaints are 2009 (182 complaints), 2008 (70 complaints) and 2010 (69 complaints).
Other 2010 Nissan Versa problems
Airbags 130Engine 24Electrical 17Body 15Steering 11Fuel system 10Wheels 8Brakes 6Locks 6Transmission 6Acceleration 5Seats 4Tires 4Visibility 3Driver assistance 2Lights 2Seat belts 2
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