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2013 Nissan Versa transmission complaints
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My 2013 Nissan Versa has 80,000 miles. Since the car had 72,000 the transmission started to lurch forward while coming to a stop. This lurch has pushed me out into traffic on at least 5 times. As you come to a stop, and you think you are stopping it lunges forward placing others at serious risk. I must be very cautious when approaching sidewalks where pedestrians may be as well as oncoming traffic. The transmission also stalls and loses power when trying to accelerate. When I pull out sometimes the car does not move and will hesitate before it goes. This is extremely dangerous when pulling into oncoming traffic. The transmission "CVT" is a danger to people and should be replaced.
I took the 2013 nissan versa to ricart nissan dealership on 2 different occasion due to the car was shifting differently and they said they couldn't find anything wrong with the car the only thing they told me was the car had a CVT transmission and that is why ii feel the jerk is because a CVT transmission you will feel the gears changing and that it is different that an automatic transmission. My daughter was driviing on the freeway and the car started jerking and so pulled over and and put the car in park and then she called me her mother [xxx] to get help off of the freeway. When I got there a police car pulled up behind us and put his lights on and came to the car and said he would saty to keep us from getting hit on the freeway for our safety until we get the car towed.. I tired to put the car in gear the car wouldn't go into any that let me know that the transmission was out called insurance company to have the car towed to my mechanic which he informed me that the transmission was out and that it would need a new one. I called the insurance company and changed the coverage ecause was not able at the time to get it fixed .the car is currently at a-team transmission get a new one put in. There was no warning lamps, messages or symptoms of the problem prior to failure. I cant believe that this stuff happens and people in the world are taking advantege of. Information redacted pursuant to the freedom of information act (foia), 5 u.s.c. 552(b)(6).
When accelerating quickly to enter a highway, the car bucks continually until you pull over to the side of road and turn it off and back on.
The contact owns a 2013 Nissan Versa. The contact stated that while her son was driving, the accelerator pedal was depressed however, the vehicle failed to respond. The vehicle was towed to an independent mechanic where it was diagnosed that the transmission needed to be replaced. The vehicle was not repaired. The vehicle was towed to the dealer where it was diagnosed that the transmission needed to be replaced. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was notified of the failure. The approximate failure mileage was 87,000.
I was accelerating onto a highway speed increasing to highway speed and suddenly (in front of a tractor trailer moving at least 70mph) vehicle lost power began to shudder. We had a vehicle right on our bumper. The truck that had trouble changing lanes bearing down on us vehicle began to gain power and then lost it again. Once there was room we got over onto open shoulder (barely in time to avoid being absolutely crushed by this truck) we pulled over. Towed to a repair shop we learned the transmission had failed around 40mph to 50mph during acceleration. It was inspected by an ASE technician. Worse, we found out from the shop this happens to many transmissions in this same vehicle. This is scary.
The contact owns a 2013 Nissan Versa. The contact stated while driving 35 MPH, the vehicle seized. The contact stated an unknown warning light was illuminated. The contact was able to restart the vehicle however, the vehicle started jerking. The contact stated shortly after starting to drive, the jerking stopped and the contact continued driving to her destination. The contact took the vehicle to the local dealer who was unable to duplicate the failure. The contact stated that he continued to experience the failure intermittently. The manufacturer had not been informed of the failure. The failure mileage was approximately 125,000.
The contact owns a 2013 Nissan Versa. The contact stated that while driving at various speeds, the vehicle would jerk and shudder upon the depression of the accelerator pedal without warning. The contact would be forced to restart the vehicle to resume normal driving. The contact initially took the vehicle to an independent mechanic who diagnosed the vehicle with transmission failure. The contact then called the dealer where they acknowledged that they were aware of failures with a similar vehicle; however, there were no recalls on the vehicle. The manufacturer had yet to be notified of the failure. The vehicle had yet to be repaired. The failure mileage was approximately 87,000.
CVT transmission doesn’t shift in high gear.
my car is 7 years old but has only 57,000 miles on it. i had an older car so used that most of the time and saved this car. i have had endless problems with this car with its electrical system, the headlights go out all of the time and now the undercarriage is costing me alot of repair costs. dont know if i am being ripped off because i am a female senior citizen or the car is really fallingj apart at 57,000 miles. i paid well over $600 for repairs on exhaust system. now they tell me i owe almost $2,000 for repairs on something called abushing and a control arm and if i dont fix it the car will fall apart into two pieces. i have no way to get under the car for this kind of thing. i can so easily be ripped off. i need help. does the govt ever give any help to people. i need help b adly becuase i am so vulnerable tocrooked dealerships wanting to make money in this bad economy. pllease help me.https://mail.google.com/mail/u/0/#inbox/FMfcgzGllMLMMCnCVlTQDxQldZvZzwhN?projector=1&messagePartId=0.1
the undercarriage of my car seems to be falling into pieces. the car has only 57,000 miles on it. it has sat in my driveway for 7 years because i had another nissan, my sentra, which i had for l5 years and it never had undercarriage issues. and i never had all these issues with my sentra that i am having with this versa now that i am free to drive it since i got rid of my sentra after l5 years. the dealer says power control arms pressure forceing grees to be released. and heat shield, repair heat shield ripped off bolts and causing rattling under vehicle. i just paid a $600 bill to that same dealer for that same areas of work not that long ago. why is my nissan falling apart. i had a sentra i had for l5 years and never had trouble with the undercarriage like this. i cant afford these big repair bills. the milage is very low for all these things to go wrong when i never had them go wrong on the sentra for l5 years. did ghosn steal money from versa?
Car won’t accelerate past 25mph and is very loud. I took it to a Nissian dealer service center and they told me that they can’t get the code to come up for a transmission but they think that’s the problem. However, the Nissans that came out in 2013 with my make and model had bad transmissions and Nissan won’t help or cover the transmission expenses that existed at the time of manufacturing.
Currently have 2013 nissan versa. Still paying on it cant drive it. Had first transmission 2018,2019,2020 and I an in need transmission again . I was told they are all defective !!! My vehicle currently has check engine light on it and as it wont go past 25 MPH. Please help me. Gas pedal goes in limp mode and you can feel different shifting in gas pedal
Currently on 4th transmission cant drive car.
The car surges, jerks, increases in RPM's, stalls. This has been happening on & off for quite sometime, but recently has become more frequent.
The transmission on this vehicle jerks at times making the vehicle lunge forward. It also does not engage from a stop or slow speed placing me in danger of being hit by the vehicles hesitation. When going up a hill the transmission does not engage or slips prior to engaging so I have no power to go up the hill. The transmission slips at a stop sign so when I pull out I never know if I will be stuck in the way of traffic. This transmission is dangerous. When turning the transmission does not engage for a short time jerking the vehicle.
Tl* the contact owns a 2013 nissan versa. The contact stated that while stopped, the engine was slow to respond causing the vehicle to stall. The vehicle was taken to cerritos nissan (18707 studebaker rd, cerritos, ca 90703, (562) 219-2788) to be diagnosed. The contact was informed that the transmission needed to be replaced. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was not notified of the failure. The approximate failure mileage was 132,000.
I was on the street and the car just stopped going forward in the middle of the road. Had to have it towed home. Now the car starts, juggle back and forth but I can't go over 45 miles per hour. No one at nissan will help me. Tells me it is not under warranty. This is my only means of transportation. With covid I don't make enough to buy another car and live a normal life. I am still paying for a broken car.
The transmission went out while going up a bridge. This is a known issue to these vehicles with the transmission type. It is unable to be repaired due to the high cost of this transmission type. Since this has been a known issue, it should be covered under recalls.
While driving the transmission began hard shifting, long shifting, skip shifting, and not shifting. While on cruise control going uphill it will rev up and make out on rpms and I have to turn off cruise control. At one point getting on the highway it had no power like it was in neutral and was almost rear ended. I still am have shifting issue.
Transmission began hard shifting, long shifting, skip shifting, and not shifting. Check engine light came on. Was told by mechanic this is because a revers tail light went out. Replaced tail light and transmission works normal. This doesnt sound right to me!
This nissan versa 4 door family vehicle was made with a faulty CVT by nissan which is slipping and prevents the vehicle from accelerating properly causing a very dangerous driving hazard while on the road. A transmission specialist informed us that nissan's are notorious for producing vehicles with faulty cvts and they do not provide parts so the entire transmission must be replaced costing over 4,000 dollars. We contacted the nissan dealer and nissan u.s.a. And they were not willing to help us with the repair costs. They do not care that they produced another lemon! We are forced to make monthly car payments on a car that we cannot drive!
Since buying the car in 2016, my car transmission has recently failed. I had no light up that indicated a warning in my transmission. My car stopped in the middle of the road as I was turning left into a 4-way intersection. Before that the fan was also defected upon purchasing. I own the the car now.
Tl* the contact owns a 2013 nissan versa. While driving approximately 65 MPH, the accelerator pedal was depressed however, the vehicle failed to respond. There was no warning lights illuminated. The contact stated that the failure was intermittent. The vehicle was taken to (cook chevrolet610 n, troy rd, elba, al 36323) where it was diagnosed that a new transmission was needed. The contact was given a quote of $2500-3000 for the cost of repairs. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. The failure mileage was 145,000.
Starting at 50,000 miles the car started to make a squeaking noise when accelerating. The car was maintained by a mechanic and all belts were checked. There was no cars found at that time. After hitting approximately 50,000 miles I started having more issues that included louder noises from the engine, unexpected acceleration, and after letting the foot off of the gas pedal the car would slow down immensely. Recently the car was checked again by my mechanic and it was found it was the transmission that was at fault. A few times with the car in park had severe tremors too. Now with 75,000 miles the car is having strong jerks when being put I to reverse. Also, when accelerating I need to let off the gas and allow the transmission time to change gear.
Transmission went out at 129 thousand miles..called nissan and they said it was 9 thousand miles out of warranty..and that it was our problem..absolutely rude about it..we have 161 thousand on it now still with a bad transmission cause it's to expensive to fix.. People have told me about recalls on the CVT transmission but I can't find any for this car
Every time I want to speed my car slow down, and has a weird sounds in the moter.
When driving as I am picking up speed car jerks (pull) as it switching gears.
While driving onto the freeway my car starting hesitating to catch speed and after it did while I was driving on the freeway it began to shudder and loose power . It was accompanied we with whining sound and no check engine light indicator came on . I went to a transmission had a fluid exchange done and the fluid turned to a dark looking oil almost similar to motor oil . The transmission continues to malfunction on the highway at high speed and on city road at lower speeds. The quality of my drive train declined to to the point of no longer running. My vehicle has now been parked for almost 2 and a half months . It only has 114,000 miles on it . I called nissan north america will not help me fix it because it is out of warranty
Tl* the contact owns a 2013 nissan versa. While driving approximately 65 MPH, the vehicle began to stall and would not accelerate when depressing the accelerator pedal. The contact stated that the failure occurred intermittently while driving and without warning. The contact took the vehicle to berman nissan of chicago (3456 n kedzie ave, chicago, il 60618, 773‑295‑4650) where it was diagnosed that a new transmission was needed. The contact was given a quote of $4,000 for the cost of repairs. The contact informed the manufacturer of the failure and they agreed to pay 60% of the cost for a new transmission. The vehicle had not been repaired. The failure mileage was 106,000.
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