2012 Nissan Versa: stuck in gear or won't shift

Filed May 15, 2020 · Transmission · 53,000 miles · WI

My 2012 versa, won't shift gears, stalls and even with the gas all the way down, it won't accelerate. Took it to nissan rossen in milwaukee, wi. For a diagnostic, result: transmission failure, cost to replace it $4,200.00. I see a lot of complaints for the same issue. Also if there is a recall for that why my VIN number is not included? Nissan should be liable for that issue and repair the affected cars. Note : my transmission went off at 53000 miles.

Filed Jul 30, 2018 · Transmission · 57,000 miles · CT

The problem is with the shifter. The shifter moves from park to any other position without the use of the break pedal. Also, the shifter slides easily from drive to neutral while driving. Finally, the cable broke and the car was stuck in park. This car has 57,000 miles. The mechanic said it needs a new shifter assembly. There is a recall for some nissan versas for this problem. Why not this one?

Filed Jun 22, 2016 · Transmission · 98,500 miles · TX

Shifter is very tight. Will not go into gear unless using two hands to pull the shifter down.

Filed Jun 22, 2016 · Electrical, Transmission · OH

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.

Filed Jun 16, 2016 · Transmission · 72,000 miles · PA

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.

Filed Apr 4, 2015 · Transmission · 52,125 miles · TN

When driving for about an hour, if you stop at a traffic control device, once you try to accelerate, the car will not move. Even if you hold the gas pedal to the floor, the car will not go. Once it does "catch", the RPM's hit about 7000 or 8000 and when you let off the pedal the car jerks hard and goes into "limp mode". It did this seventeen (17) times and 6 of them were on the interstate in heavy traffic. I almost got rear ended by a car coming up behind me because I couldn't move the car out of the road in time. I had to shut the car off, wait a few seconds and turn it back on to get it to move and even then it stayed in limp mode so I was stuck in first (1st) gear. This has happened every day until I finally took it into the shop and they said it was the transmission. Coming from an aemt, this is a very dangerous situation and needs to be resolved with nissan and their CVT transmissions.

Filed Aug 12, 2014 · Transmission · 48,000 miles · CO

The car will not shift from park without using the override. I took into the dealer and was told that this part was not under warranty. Investigating this, which I should have done before purchasing the vehicle, I see nothing but complaints lodged about the CVT and that the shifter assembly had been recalled for the reverse of my issue. The dealer basically told me that it is a common issue but really not their problem but for a grand they would be happy to repair it. Seems to me that nissan has an issue with the assembly and the transmission that they need to address. Absolutely ridiculous to have a car that is 2 years old and is inoperable.

Filed May 13, 2014 · Airbags, Engine · 81,400 miles · CA

Nissan versa 2012. This is my second CVT transmission replacement. I received the first transmission replacement in december 2013 and it has broken again in may 2014. The vehicle got stuck in gear and would not shift. It accelerated and decelerated without my foot on the gas pedal. The vehicle made front end noises and pops like it was going to fall apart. It's very unsafe to drive. The airbag and check engine lights came on. I took my car to the dealer and got the run around. Don' t know what caused the problems and need more time to run test. The second transmission is under warranty and the dealer gave me every excuse to not fix my car. I was told, by the dealer, after seven days of waiting on repairs, that they (dealer) were waiting for a response from nissan headquarters to run test. Fix my vehicle and run all the test you want but not at my sacrifice. The dealer said that they could not help me with a rental until nissan gave the dealer an answer as far as what test to run and if to repair the vehicle, which is under warranty. The dealer just said, sorry but we can't do anything. It wasn't until nine days later that the dealer gave me a rental car, only, after my dad lit the fire. I was inconvenienced getting off work, very late hours, with no transportation. I informed the dealer about my late night dangerous experiences. It should not take, let's see, I'm on day twelve as of this complaint to fix a warranty problem. These CVT transmissions have been a long, ongoing problem with nissan. This is a nightmare for all nissan owners and nissan should be held accountable for knowing about these issues and ignoring their issues. Nissan puts the blame on the car owners so that they can pay. This is wrong. Very disappointed in a reputable company. No longer reputable for me.