2012 Nissan Versa: fuel pump failure

Filed Aug 13, 2021 · Acceleration, Fuel system · TX

Vehicle is moving in forward direction always even if the gear shift is in Park or Reverse mode. It is scary. It put us lot of stress in terms of physical health, mental health and finance. We nearly met with an accident as vehicle was moving always in forward direction as soon as we moved the car from the parking lot. We towed the vehicle considering our and public safety. Contacted Nissan dealership and consumer affairs team. They went only by the books. Told that there is no recall. They did not seem to care about the safety. They asked me to go ahead and shell out for fixing. The same vehicle stopped in the middle of the road with heavy jerk/forward movement. We were lucky that we did not meet with an accident. We had to tow the vehicle in that case. I had to replace fuel pump at my own cost. With multiple safety concerns on this vehicle, I am surprised that there is no recall on this model. At the least, I was expecting this for my VIN. Request you to help on the recall considering the public safety. With vehicle few thousand dollars worth still, I may need to review and make a choice on disposing this vehicle (not sell) by taking the financial hit. Financial hit in this uncertain situation means a lot to me. It puts pressure. Since I care about public safety, I am reviewing this as the last choice. Nissan does not seem to be worried as there is no recall. Correct option is to have this vehicle recalled. Request you to review and help from safety perspective

Filed Jul 21, 2019 · Engine, Fuel system · 63,000 miles · IL

Car suddenly stopped running while driving, causing me to almost get rear ended 3 times. Shop adv the fuel pump burnt the fuse out causing the the car to loose power and die. The 15 amp fuse was burnt out 2 times in 12 months or less the first time was city streets the second time was on the highway at 70 MPH. Bot times time I was in motion.

Filed Jul 13, 2017 · Fuel system · NV

The car would continue to stall in extreme temperatures we brought the nissan in multiple times for service with regards to the problem and they would just advise us to use higher octane fuel this did not remedy the problem they then claimed it needed a new fuel pump the car was stalled in the middle of intersections and became very dangerous so we had to turn the car back in which negatively affecting our credit

Filed Apr 19, 2017 · Acceleration, Driver assistance · 95,000 miles · VA

Tl* the contact owns a 2012 nissan versa. The contact stated that the vehicle accelerated independently as the check engine warning light illuminated. The contact also stated that the vehicle stalled when in reverse. The vehicle was not able to restart until after two hours later. The vehicle was taken to the dealer where it was diagnosed the fuel pump needed to be replaced. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. The failure mileage was approximately 95,000.

Filed Jan 29, 2016 · Fuel system · MD

"fuel pump" second fuel pump in just over 3 years. Second one at my expense. Really?

Filed Jan 21, 2016 · Driver assistance, Electrical · 70,000 miles · NC

I pulled up to a pump at a gas station, got out and went in the store to get a drink. Came back out and my car had locked up. The steering and brakes were both locked. Thank god I wasn't in motion when this happened. The car would not accelerate. I cut the car off and let it sit there before trying to start it again. It cranks but never turns over. There is a battery light, brake light, ps light and oil light on the dash. I researched it and everything indicated a bad alternator. I bought a nissan alternator and put it on. Still never turned over. The fuel pump runs and I put some starting fluid into the throttle body and it started but died after a five seconds. Every nissan dealership tells me they don't know what the problem is. Its my only car, I'm flat broke and I am walking 2 hours to work every day so I don't lose my job. I need to know what's wrong.

Filed Nov 12, 2015 · Electrical, Fuel system · KY

Tl* the contact owns a 2012 nissan versa. While driving 40 MPH, the vehicle failed to accelerate when the accelerator pedal was depressed. In addition, the vehicle jerked before stalling. The contact mentioned that the fuel warning light illuminated and flickered when there was fuel in the vehicle. The failure recurred intermittently. The vehicle was able to restart. The vehicle was taken to an independent mechanic where it was diagnosed but the contact was not notified of the failure caused. The contact mentioned that the fuel pump with some unknown wires were replaced. The vehicle was repaired. The manufacturer was not notified of the failure. The failure mileage was unknown. Update 01/13/16 ma updated 01/19/16.