I own a 2007 Nissan Versa sl hatchback. I am the second owner. Purchased car with 78,000 miles. Car was pre-inspected before purchase. My certified master mechanic gave the car very high marks. At around the 96450 mileage mark, I noticed a creaking sound when turning steering wheel. My mechanic inspected it and determined my lower right ball joint needed repair. He also determined my left front driver coil spring was broken. I keep my car in very good working order and gently drive it around 10,000 miles per year since purchasing it. Not sure why these two items malfunctioned. I have noticed other Versa owners on the internet reporting similar problems. Thanks for looking into this.

- North Conway, NH, USA

Front left coil spring broke while leaving parking spot; broken spring came to rest on tire (damaged). Looked online and lo and behold, Versas 2008-2010 are apparently being looked at for this. Mine is a 2007, but I want to put this out there so others know to have theirs checked out. Thank god I was going 5mph as I pulled out, not at 70mph.

- Madison, WI, USA

Coil spring on passenger front broke while pulling out of parking lot. Broken coil rubbing on tire, but did not puncture. Coil spring replaced. On 03/12/2015 coil spring on driver front broke while pulling out of driveway. Mileage was 103124 at time of incident. Broken coil damaged strut such that entire assembly had to be replaced.

- Macedon, NY, USA

In pulling out of my driveway in reverse, the front coil spring on the passenger side fractured. The driveway had a bit of snow cover, which I drove through. My mechanic assured me that level of resistance should not have caused the coil to fracture, rather he questioned whether a defect in the metallurgy might have caused the break. He examined the driver side coil as well and determined that it also was defective and replaced both. I appear to have had the same issue as owners of later model Versa cars.

- Brattleboro, VT, USA

Driving in neighborhood very slow speed when front coil spring broke causing it to rupture the front tire (it popped). Luckily I was driving 25 mph or could have been a major problem. Saw on news today they have had over 130,000 complaints so far- this is obviously a defect, it is going to cost close to $1700 today to get it fixed.

- Hilliard, OH, USA

Was driving down the street in my town going around 25 mph when it sounded as though I hit something, but looked back and didn't see anything. Heard a popping noise when I would turn right but then it went away, but the car felt funny when I drove it, so I took it into the dealer to get it checked out and discovered the passenger side has a broken coil spring. Did some research and discovered this is a very common issue with these cars, and I lucked out since many coil springs, when they break, often tear apart the tire, which if going at high speeds could cause a loss of control of the vehicle and cause a potentially serious/fatal accident.

- Wenatchee, WA, USA

While driving, my right front suspension failed; spring cut into tire and had to be replaced along with both front coils; I checked the complaint register on the NHTSA site and noticed several similiar incidents mainly involving the right front springs. Most occur under low mileage on the vehicles. It would appear that a defective part was installed that year(2007) on Versa 1.8L vehicles.

- Leominster, MA, USA

This vehicles hub caps all broke and fell off within 20K miles. Now at 50K miles the muffler is rusted and needs to be replaced. Repair shop says they see these verses all the time with the same issues.

- Philadelphia, PA, USA

Heard a clunk of metal from front right. Stopped the car and inspected the front and found right front spring had broken. If the spring had fallen off the perch there would have been loss of control!

- Ames, IA, USA

My husband was backing our Versa out of the driveway when he heard a piece of metal hit the street and the front passenger side of the vehicle sunk down. He found a U-shaped chunk of metal on the ground after the front suspension coil had cracked completely clean in half. The mechanic had to replace the entire front suspension system as it appeared to have the beginnings of a crack in the coil on the other side as well. Fortunately, it did not happen while driving at any speed. The mechanic said he was surprised that the dealer had the parts in stock, making me think this might be a common problem. I reported the problem to Nissan as well.

- Windsor , CT, USA

Our daughter was pulling out of our driveway when she heard a loud pop and the right front of car nose down. She then backed back into the driveway and called me. When I can home I jacked the front passenger side up and removed the tire to find coil spring had broke and cut a grove in the sideway of the tire.I found the other part of the coil spring laying out in the road 10 feet from our driveway.while I was working on the car I asked my daughter to call the Nissan dealer about repair cost which they did call back with but she said the serviceman never asked what had happened. This is a problem and a safety issue which needs to be addressed.

- Lee, MA, USA

The contact owns a 2007 Nissan Versa. The contact stated while driving approximately 40 mph. The contact stated that the passenger's front side wheel fractured without warning and the axle was fractured. The vehicle was towed to an independent mechanic. The mechanic diagnosed that the cv axle and the lower right control arm needed to be replaced. The vehicle was repaired. The contact stated she experienced the same failure on the driver's front side wheel. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure. The approximate failure mileage was unavailable.

- Kansas, MO, USA

During a regular servicing, it was discovered that the front coil spring (driver side) had broken. It appeared that it had been broken for some time due to the rust evident throughout the broken piece. The vehicle has only 16K miles of light Suburban driving, so I feel a defective part must have been used in the manufacture of this car.

- Crofton, MD, USA

Both front suspension coils broke. I heard, then saw something drop off my car. I went back for the part and drove to the dealership. It was part of a suspension coil. They put it up on the racks and found that both front coils were broken. They said they have never seen this on any car before. It seems to me there has to be a defect either in the metal used to make the coil or in the design. The dealership said there is no recall issued from Nissan on this, but I wonder if it is something that should be investigated in case there is a defect. I was lucky but someone else might be hurt if the suspension is falling apart.

- Kansas City, MO, USA

While pulling away from a parked position in our driveway, the passenger side front coil spring broke. The remaining larger portion of the spring was now rubbing against the inside wall of the fr tire. The jagged edge was closer to the engine side, fortunately. The smaller broken piece was on the ground, shaped like a half circle. There was no rust on either spring piece.

- Abingdon, VA, USA

The contact owns a 2007 Nissan Versa. The contact stated that while the vehicle was parked, there was a loud noise heard from the vehicle. The contact later discovered that the front passenger's side coil spring was fractured. The dealer stated that the coil spring needed to be replaced but did not provide a reason as to why the coil spring fractured while the vehicle was not in motion. The failure mileage was 23,389. The VIN was not available.

- West Hartford , CT, USA

Car just seemed to be leaning on the left side, also found that the ride was very rough. Took it to the dealer where they found that the left coil spring and sway bar were snapped in half.

- Cresco, PA, USA

Popping noise heard in suspension and felt in steering column during left and right turns at slow speeds. Per Nissan dealership its because of a defective upper strut bearing, per the tsb's and complaints listed it could range from a number of issues including the intermediate shaft and linkage. The suspension on this vehicle has some serious issues that need to be addressed.

- Jacksonville, NC, USA

My husband was backing out of the garage and a piece of the suspension coil (driver side front) fell off for no reason. My four year old twins were in the back in their car seats. We are currently towing it to get it fixed. We called a dealership and they said only certain vehicles from that time period are covered for this defect. There is a national technical service bulletin about it. Our car is not covered (determined by dealership by VIN). I would hate to think what would have happened if my family was not in the driveway but instead driving down the road when this happened.

- Dryden, NY, USA

The driver's side front spring broke on my 2007 Nissan Versa. Luckily, I was driving slowly (about 30mph) on a quiet road (no big pot holes or bumps). I heard a huge pop and then had trouble steering. After pulling it into a gas station, I quickly noticed that the entire front driver's side was nearly resting on my front tire. Luckily, the tire wasn't compromised by the spring/body. The car was not drivable and had to be towed. From my knowledge of cars, springs tend to last for the lifetime (or beyond) of the vehicle. This is dangerous and unexpected.

- South Hamilton, MA, USA