Driver side front coil spring broke while driving, rubbing front tire, towed to Nissan dealer 07-31-15 - tamaroff Nissan - southfield, mi. Car has only slightly more than 25,000 miles, asked Nissan dealership if this was a recall or an issue part, they said no, and that this repair was not covered, I asked that it be referred to Nissan corporate customer service, which they did. I did not hear back from Nissan Corp. Customer service until 08-14-15 noting the coil spring replacement was not covered, and that my request was denied. I again asked that it be escalated to the next supervisor level for review. As of this date my car is still at the dealership.

- Southfield, MI, USA

I was routinely pulling into my driveway, and I heard a single ping/knock sound, immediately followed by a grinding noise, coming from the front right of the car. The car instantly became difficult to maneuver. Upon immediate inspection, I could see that the lower part of the coil spring had broken cleanly. The remaining portion of the spring had come away from the metal restraining plate, and was extending against the inside top part of the tire. The metal did not puncture the tire, but it is significantly indenting the rubber. The car is not driveable. Furthermore, the left coil spring, in the same relative place, shows significant corrosion, and does not look safe for driving. Coil springs are expected to last the lifetime of a car-- especially one well cared for and driven in almost ideal conditions, like mine. I have never had a coil spring break on me. This is no coincidence, as the second one appears to be faulty as well. I can only feel grateful that this didn't happen while I was driving with my family on the highway. Has this occurred on the highway, the tire would have surely blown out, and I would have lost control of the vehicle. Nissan needs to step up and recall these springs before someone loses their life! I will need to have my suspension repaired, as well as possibly my front right tire. I wholly expect Nissan to pick up the tab for this.

- Aston, PA, USA

Both front springs shattered, and parts of the springs were loose around the struts and fell off the car.

- Littleton , MA, USA

My wife had just backed out of the driveway and started driving down our road. Just as she started she heard a loud noise and the car steering became difficult. There is a service station 1/8th mile from our house. She drove the car extremely slowly (5mph) to the station and had the mechanic check the car. The mechanic turned the steering wheel and one of the front suspension shock absorber springs fell out of the car - broken into two pieces. It had fatigued and catastrophically failed. The mechanic informed her that she was very lucky this did not happen when she was driving normal speed as it could have sliced the tire and caused a blow out at high speed. I called Nissan Consumer Affairs to report the incident and they informed me there was no recall for this issue and that since the car was no longer under warranty the repair cost was my responsibility. It cost approx $650 to replace both front suspension units.

- Shrewsbury, MA, USA

The contact owns a 2009 Nissan Versa. While driving approximately 5 mph, a loud abnormal sound emitted from the vehicle and the steering became difficult to steer. The vehicle was merged over to a gas station where an independent mechanic diagnosed that the front shock absorber spring failed. The vehicle was repaired. The approximate failure mileage was 30,000....updated 11/04/15

- Shrewsbury, MA, USA

The contact owns a 2009 Nissan Versa. While driving approximately 45 mph, there was an abnormal noise coming from the front driver side of the vehicle. The contact stated that the vehicle felt abnormally lower. The contact stopped the vehicle and noticed that the coil spring was fractured in two places. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. The approximate failure mileage was 57,000.

- Mohnton, PA, USA

Right front coil spring, alignment thrust broken when backing out of driveway into road.

- Manchester, CT, USA

As I was driving, at 40 mph I heard a loud noise I pulled over to the side of the road and I see a piece of my spring on the road I had my vehicle towed to a shop and I am told that I need both front springs replaced, and ball joints please note the ball joints were just done so I am concerned if the spring coil had anything to do with this issue, there was no rust on or near the spring and prior to this breaking, the vehicle was driving to its normal standards.

- Carpentersville, IL, USA

:while pulling into the parking lot at work (thankfully was not driving on a road or at full speed), my front driver's side tire snapped out of place. At first, we thought it was a ball joint, but once it was brought to the garage, I was told that the spring had snapped and would need to be replaced on both sides, to the tune of 1400 dollars. While I am thankful that I wasn't driving on a highway or near pedestrians (I work in a city), having this happen on a 6 year old car seems a little suspicious. I hope there is some sort of recall and would love to know if Nissan is willing to reimburse the 1400 I unexpectedly had to pay.

- Belmont, MA, USA

The contact owns a 2009 Nissan Versa. While driving approximately 30 mph, an abnormal noise emitted from the front of the vehicle and it began to bounce. The vehicle was towed to the dealer. The technician diagnosed that the front driver side leaf spring was fractured and needed to be replaced. The dealer also suggested that the passenger side leaf spring needed to be replaced due to severe corrosion. The manufacturer was notified of the failures. In addition, the driver and passenger side control arms were replaced due to corrosion. The vehicle was repaired. The approximate failure mileage was 46,000.

- Pittsburgh, PA, USA

My wife's 2009 Nissan Versa drivers side front end collapsed onto her tire last year in the last week of June 2014. When I entered the vehicle and placed the gear into drive the front driver end collapsed on the tire and a piece of the metal strut fell out of the car onto the pavement. We contacted the company and Nissan finally decided to pay for the repair after we threatened to take legal action. We asked the dealer mechanic who repaired the shock/strut that we were now concerned that the other side would be faulty and if it was safe and/or it needed to be replaced. He said he checked it and it was fine. Sure enough just a little more than 1 year from then my pregnant wife wakes up to find the front end of her car collapsed on the passenger side while being parked in our driveway. We are extremely fortunate that neither one of us was driving the car when both of these incidents occurred. I am currently trying to deal with Nissan now to rectify this situation but felt it necessary to warn others that this is a growing problem and a severe concern to the safety and welfare of all who drive.

- Fairfield, NJ, USA

The contact owns a 2009 Nissan Versa. While attempting to start the vehicle, there was an abnormal noise coming from the front of the vehicle. In addition, the contact noticed that the coil spring fractured. The vehicle was taken to an independent mechanic who diagnosed that the front driver side coil spring needed to be replaced. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was notified of the failure. The failure mileage was 94,000.

- Miamisburg , OH, USA

The left front coil spring broke while standing in our driveway. Part of it shot in to the side of our house. Thank god we weren't on the hiway and have the broken spring shred our tire. I have seen many complaints of this car model's springs breaking on your web site. Why no recall?

- Kansas City , KS, USA

The contact owns a 2009 Nissan Versa. The contact stated that after inspecting the vehicle, he discovered that the front left coil spring was fractured. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The manufacturer was not notified of the failure. The failure mileage was 94,200. Updated 09/10/15 updated 11/06/2017

- Miamisburg, OH, USA

I was driving slowly, around 20 mph, and exiting my workplace when I heard a sudden loud noise (like a clang) from the front area of my car. I thought I had hit something, but I stopped to look and there were no pot holes or anything around the car that I could have hit. I tried to continue home, as I live very close to a shop and was going to have the car looked at... but less than a mile later the car began to smoke from the passenger side wheel. I pulled off the road and had to have the car towed last night. Today I found out it was the coil spring, which had snapped off and was digging into my tire. Now I have to have to the coil replaced and purchase a new tire -- the one I have is nearly shredded. While I'm disappointed that I'm just outside my 5/60 warranty (currently at approx. 63,000 miles), I feel incredibly fortunate that this didn't happen on the interstate because I could have been seriously injured or killed by this malfunction. There was no warning that it was about to happen, I just happened to be going fairly slow when it did.

- Cincinnati, OH, USA

While driving on a country side road at 40 miles per hour, passenger side coil spring broke without warning after a small hill top (while the car was compressing the suspension) and tore the sidewall of the front right tire. The tire instantly deflated, the rim punched hard into the ground resulting in a temporary loss of control of the vehicle. The vehicle managed to stay on the road. Car will need a new right suspension and some repair to the front bumper (scratch marks).

- Sherbrooke, Qc, Canada, J4j 5h, VT, USA

Car was setting in the parking lot. Opened the door to get in. Heard something hit the pavement. Looked under the car and found part of the left front coil spring on the grond.

- Albright, WV, USA

Part of the coil spring broke from my 2009 Nissan Versa and fell off in my driveway. When I explored where it had come from I realized that both front coil springs had snapped off at the bottom. The first piece of broken coil spring I did not realize had come off and the second one luckily broke off while in the driveway.

- Pittsburgh, PA, USA

The coil spring on my front passenger side tire broke in two and then moved out of place to damage and eventually pop my tire (in a matter of minutes). The edges of the break on the spring are very jagged and tore away the rubber from my tire as I was driving.

- Windsor Mill, MD, USA

Second time in a month a suspension coil spring broke on my nisson. First one was the passenger front side and on Sunday the drive's front side as I was pulling out of the garage.

- Woodridge, IL, USA