On tuesday, may 23, 2017, I was driving on us 95 northbound in las vegas. It was around 5:30 pm, so rush-hour. Traffic was bumper to bumper. I was in the far left lane not even going 15 MPH. Traffic had started to move and as I hit the car I noticed my car had no power and my car had died! A bunch of lights came on my dashboard but the car was not overheating. I coasted over to the left emergency lane. I shut the car off, waited about 5 min and turned the car back on. All of the lights on the dashboard went off and the car did not show that it was overheating. I began to continue to drive and had no other problems from there. But my car shouldn't just die in traffic! I'm glad traffic was bumper to bumper and not crazy! If my car had died while going faster I may have been hit.
2012 Nissan Versa transmission complaints
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Tl* the contact owns a 2012 nissan versa. While driving 70 MPH, the vehicle stalled without warning. The vehicle was taken to an independent mechanic who diagnosed that the transmission failed and needed to be replaced. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was not notified of the failure. The failure mileage was approximately 125,000.
I have a 2012 nissan versa sv with a CVT transmission in it. At about 110000 miles the transmission started slipping. It was recommended that we do a drain and fill on the transmission, that was done car made it 5 miles and transmission went completely out. The dealership mentioned to my wife this has a 50/50 chance of working. On their statement they posted that it needed a 4000 transmission before she left the lot with it. I have done a lot of reading on these CVT transmissions and they are notorious for issues all the way up until 2010 they even extended the warranty to 10 years 120,000 miles, nissan does not want to stand behind this they have offered us 750.00 on a known defect with these transmissions.
Tl* the contact owns a 2012 nissan versa. While the contact's grandson was driving 30 MPH, the vehicle stalled. The contact was unaware if any warning indicators were illuminated. The vehicle was towed to a dealer where it was diagnosed that the transmission needed to be replaced. The vehicle was not repaired. The contact was informed by the dealer that the vehicle was previously serviced per a transmission recall. The contact could not provide the federal safety agency campaign number. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure. The failure mileage was approximately 115,000.
The transmission failed in my 2012 nissan versa with only 125k miles on it.
I was travelling on a highway out of town when suddenly my car begin to slow down and would not accelerate passed 40mph and making a strange noise. Finally able to get it off the highway, I turned off the car. Located a nissan dealer and drove the car there. At first the car seemed to be once again normal, but again unable to accelerate at all passed 40mph. Dealer is stating that transmission is completely gone! I purchased the car brand new on 2/12/2013. Now 3 years later the transmission is gone?? The dealership wanted to charge 5000.00 to fix it, but lowered the price to 1800.00. It's 6000 miles passed the warranty and now what? I need nissan USA to be responsible for the transmission defect.
Tl* the contact owns a 2012 nissan versa. The contact stated that the transmission gears were slipping and there was an abnormal noise. The dealer was notified of the failure and informed the contact to schedule an appointment. The dealer and manufacturer indicated that the vehicle was excluded from the federal safety agency campaign number: 12v032000 (power train). The manufacturer was notified of the failure. The approximate failure mileage was 117,000.
I bought recently 2012 nissan versa car with their CVT transmission. Not even after 6 months of using the car, it completely went out. The dealership offered to replace it for $4300, which is about the same as market value of the car. After reading more online, I found out that this is really common issue and this transmissions go out very often. On top of that they can't be rebuild. Nissan is aware of their faulty transmissions and they had recalls on different models, but are still avoiding on this one. They also have some software issue, that can cause problems with pressure when changing gears between d and l. We were about to get the advised updated last saturday, unfortunately the car didn't make it. The official letter states that it could lower the durability of the transmission, they didn't want to admit it on the phone. My case was evaluated by summer, from hq and got notified by her that nissan, won't help in any way.
Takata recall my vehicle stopped when it was in motion in the middle of traffic. The engine light turned on and I barely made it to the side of the street.
I purchased a 2012 nissan versa from henderson nissan on 7/6/14. Here is everything I've been through: 7/24/14- entire transmission replaced after my car lost complete power in the middle of an intersection on the las vegas strip. (had 58,658 miles) 5/28/15- ip cover recall. 11/16/15- transmission replaced again! Along with a factory recall. (had 73,918 miles) 7/22/16- ECM software was updated. (had 83,354 miles) 7/26/16- locking system now out. (had 83,400 miles) the car had 39k miles when I purchased it. It now has 86k miles and the transmission is going out again! As soon as my warranty ends, I'm screwed! Each time the transmission has gone out, I've lost power on the car. It just dies no matter how slow you are going. The first time I was in motion. The second time I was stationary thankfully! I reported this to nissan's affairs dept. And got no where!
About 6 months after purchasing the versa in 2012 I felt hesitation and slippage in the transmission. Within 2 years of the purchase I brought this problem to the attention of the service department while the transmission was still under warranty. I was told each time that they couldn't find anything wrong. Now at 85,000 miles I again took the versa to the dealership with the same complaint, but now worse, and was told that the transmission was shot and they couldn't do anything since it was now out of warranty. While in motion the transmission hesitates. Surges, slips, and bucks.
Tl* the contact owns a 2012 nissan versa. While driving various speeds, the engine rpms increased, but the vehicle failed to accelerate. The dealer diagnosed that the transmission needed to be replaced. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was not notified of the failure. The failure mileage was 81,000.
Cvt transmission failed at 83,300 miles. Nissan dealership (corona) changed out transmission and stated new transmission has a warranty of only 12 months/12.000 miles. Unacceptable the costs of maintaining nissan CVT transmission surpasses better/more expensive vehicles by other produced by companies.
My son was driving down interstate 65 near white house, tennessee (at night), and the RPM gauge pegged out; but he could not maintain speed. He pulled over to the side of the road and could go no more than 3 or 4 miles an hour and the car was making noises. We had it towed to the dealer where they told us the transmission needed replacement. The car has about 72,000 miles and the warranty expired at 60,000. They said some kind of sensor failed. This was an expensive repair since the entire transmission had to be replaced. It seems really dangerous for a vehicle sensor to disable the vehicle, especially on the interstate. I feel like nissan should have fixed this problem for us even though it was out of warranty. It is a safety issue and needs to be investigated.
Cvt transmission failed in the middle of the highway just after warranty expired with 63700 miles. This car is dangerious nissan refused to do anything has car towed to them and called nissan corperate and they refused to do anything when there CVT problem has not been corected and still failing on the new cars. Car died in the middled of the road I was lucky I was not killed these cars are dangerious !!!
Vehicle after a period would not move! I purchased a nissan versa brand new and took excellent care of it. Yet, this car has CVT technology which means when a-n-y part of the transmission breaks, you have to replace the entire transmission!!! Cost to replace: $4,200.00
Letter from senator markey on behalf of constituent re 2012 nissan versa front coil springs recall. *smd the consumer stated the front coil springs had rotted out. Also, the torque seal on the transmission needed to be replaced.
I was in the middle of in intersection, making a left turn, and the car would not move forward. I was able to go in reverse and backed it up into a parking lot
When I was buying this car from mcculskey used I questioned the transmission. Asked that they put this in writing. They refused and stated that it was fine. The transmission at the time was a dead spot where trans did not shift. As time has passed, the transmission has progressively gotten worse until I could not take it. The transmission at 25 MPH and 45 MPH went in to seizures. Almost like a new driver of a standard shift. Then the power would shut down while driving. I took it to the dealer service. Because they would know better than anyone. How ever they were unable to find anything wrong with my transmission. They were able to fix the power problem. No recalls available. While researching my car I found that 2007-2010 trans have been recalled. I spoke to nissan company to make a complaint. There was nothing they could do for me. Recently the ps light is coming on. The power stearing is out when the light is on. When you shut the car off and turn it back on the power stearing works until the light returns. The car is now almost not able to drive due to the trans. I only have 84,000 miles on this car. It is only 4 years only. I need someone to help.
Shifter is very tight. Will not go into gear unless using two hands to pull the shifter down.
I bought my car brand new with 18 miles on it. At approximately 25k I was doing a fluid check on my vehicle because while driving the car stutter while accelerating. When I popped the hood open I noticed the my coolant reservoir tank was bone dry. I found some coolant in my garage and immediately added it to the reservoir to get it down to the dealership with no issue. The following day I brought it into the dealership and was trying to explain my situation. The service tech looked at the car and kept saying that the tank was full and there was nothing wrong with it even though I explained that I added some to get it there. They finally took my car back and had it for 2 days. When I came down to pick it up that said they couldn't find anything wrong with it. They said they pressure tested the cooling system and found no leeks and told me I was imaging thing as far as the stutter with my tranny. At approximately 32k again I was low (1/4 full) on coolant and the stutter stilled happened intermittingly. Again I took it down to the dealership. They had it for about 2 days and when I got it back they told me the same thing. At approx. 38k the stuttering had gotten worse and there would be times that id press the accelerator and nothing would happen for about 5-10 seconds. I took it back to the dealership for the tranny only this time. And they told me with out the check engine light coming on there was nothing they could do for my car even though it was under warranty. I have almost been in a coupe accidents because the tranny would not respond while pressing the accelerator.
June 4, 2016, while driving along 118 e freeway I am seeing that my RPM is going up and down and the car is jerking speed. I merged to 405 s in about 5 mins. I was getting off 405 s freeway from ramp. Then travelling north along haskell ave, my 2012 nissan versa just stopped making a rattling noise in transmission. All the cars behind me just stopped. I slowly eased the car to the side of the street. Turned off the engine thinking that I'm done. After sitting for 2 minutes I tried turning it on again because I have to pick up my son waiting at lax flywaway along gloria street. Mysteriously the car started to move forward again. I picked up my son and drove slowly to simi valley ca still with my RPM going up and down at times. We arrived at home in simi valley, ca ok. We stopped using the car for a week until I have it checked by nissan dealer on june 14, 2016. They said they did not see anything wrong upon testing. I had them service the CVT transmission. I took the car back from the dealer 06/15/2016. On 6/20/2016, while driving to church, we experienced the same problem where the transmission stalled. Same as before, RPM at 0 and we have stop the car and slowly pushed the pedal again and it engaged until we parked at the parking lot. Coming home from church, we have no problem. My wife reported the same problem the day before. It seems that nissan knows this transmission problem because of several complaints from car owners. See this link: http://www.carcomplaints.com/nissan/versa/2012/transmission/transmission_failure.shtml
My car has been acting like it wouldn't shift when I accelerate on a hill. It jerks and the rpms spike up and down but no increase in speed. My mechanic is telling me that this is an accelerator cable issue and that part is over $700. I have done some research and found many 2012 versas with the exact same issue, some have even stalled while on a highway. Why is nissan not doing something about this? I tried to pull out at a red light and even though I depressed the gas pedal, my car did not move, the rpms did not change. After a few minutes, I was able to get it off the street into a parking lot. A day later, it did it again.
I would like to report that I purchased a nissan versa on april 5, 2015. The night I drove it home I noticed a few problems: first: the seat belt light stays on unless both front seats are buckled even if the drive is the only person in the vehicle. This is cause for the vehicle to not pass state inspection and the dealership I bought it from is telling me they took the car to two different nissan dealerships and this is proper function for the nissan versa. The mechanic from the inspection station and I each called nissan dealerships as well and each of the dealerships we spoke with said this is in fact incorrect and needs to be fixed. Second: the car is not accelerating or shifting (atleast that is how I described it). I tried to merge into traffic and RPM's moved way up but the car hesitated to move forward once it started to move I had to put on the brakes because traffic was too close. I drove it to west virginia with my young sons in tow and it could not keep up with the flow of traffic and continued to get worse the longer we were on the road or on an incline. The speed limit was 70 MPH on interstate 70 and it took a long time to get up to speed. When there was an incline (we were in the mountains) the RPM's would go up to 4,000- 4,500 but the car would stay at 60 MPH and lose speed. The dealership called me and was very condescending letting me know they could find no problems with the car. They will not even fix the seat belt warning light even though I can not get my hard tags for the car.
Tl* the contact owns a 2012 nissan versa. After driving approximately 8 MPH, the vehicle would not operate forward. The contact stated that the reverse functioned properly. The contact was able to reverse in a parking structure. The failure occurred without warning. The vehicle was towed to the dealer where it was diagnosed that the vehicle needed a new transmission. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was notified of the failure. The failure mileage was approximately 108,000.
I was driving and while the vehicle was in motion I inadvertently bumped into my gear shifter handle and my car shifted into reverse without the break being depressed or applied. I almost had an car crash/accident with the person directly behind me. In march of 2016 I contacted nissan north america, inc. About this issue but they are not acknowledging that this is a safety defect. My car has aprroxametly 57,470 miles as of 03/30/2016 and nissan north america is refusing to repair this dangerous defect free of charge because my vehicle was not on any nissan or nhsta campaign recall lists. The referenced nhsta campaign recall id number associated with my vehicle issue is id: 12v032000 voluntary safety recall campaign 2012 versa sedan shift selector campaign id: pm253 applied vehicles 2012 versa(n17) applied transmission CVT
Tl* the contact owns a 2012 nissan versa. The contact stated that the gear shifter was able to be moved without having the brake depressed. The failure occurred without warning. The vehicle was taken to the dealer where it was diagnosed that the gear shifter was able to be moved without the brake being applied. The vehicle was not repaired. The contact referenced the federal safety agency campaign number: 12v032000 (power train); however, the VIN was not inlcuded. The manufacturer was notified of the failure. The failure mileage was approximately 57,600.
Our versa will not accelerate, at random intervals, when we are stopped at a stop light. When I called nissan mortor company north america, they ackowledged that they were aware that one or more parts used in the CVT transmission were known to be defective. Yet, they would not replace, repair, or even assist with repairing our versa. I am afraid that we may one day be hit from behind as we attempt to accelerate from a stop light. This actually almost occurred on two separate occasions.
Hesitation going up any incline. Just started when it hit 60000. Warranty only for 50000. Looks like nissan built it to just get by then over 50000 you are out big time. My big issue is I had to trade car with my daughter who drove this. Almost had 2 accidents in a week because of heavy traffic. Stay away from this for safety issues. Accident waiting to happen.
The car has a CVT transmission. Transmission slips and over heats. Took it to 3 transmission shops all 3 say it unrepairable.was also to CVT transmission will be discontinued and they all in time will over heat and cheaply made and a transmission should not go out but a CVT is a defect and can cause an accident and should be recalled and no errors was caused by me and CVT transmission is no good have contact nessin and they refuse to replace. There are many complaints on the CVT transmission on-line
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