CarComplaints.com Notes: The 2012-2017 Nissan Versa has an expensive CVT transmission failure defect that shows up plainly in our complaint data from the earlier model years in this 2nd generation Nissan Versa.
Because many owners commonly drive 20,000 miles/year or more, Versa owners experiencing CVT transmission problems may find they are not covered by this settlement due to the mileage limitation.
10.0
really awful
Crashes / Fires:
2 / 0
Injuries / Deaths:
1 / 0
Average Mileage:
2,518 miles
About These NHTSA Complaints:
This data is from the NHTSA — the US gov't agency tasked with vehicle safety. Complaints are spread across multiple & redundant categories, & are not organized by problem.
So how do you find out what problems are occurring? For this NHTSA complaint data, the only way is to read through the comments below. Any duplicates or errors? It's not us.
I purchased my 2017 Nissan Versa in September 11th, 2017. Within 2 weeks, I began having brake issues. The car would screech when slowing down and make almost a grinding sound when making a hard brake. I took it to the dealer who I purchased the car from (abc Nissan) and they twice refused to fix it. Than I drove across town to another dealer (midway Nissan) who admitted that it was a known defect and said it simply needed more grease. About a week after being fixed, the problem continued. Two weeks later, I was on the freeway and attempting to slow down to stopped traffic when the brakes locked up and would not allow me to stop. I attempted to steer in the direction of the side lane, but was unable to avoid the collision with the car in front of me. The airbags immediately deployed and although no serious injuries occurred, I found that some papers I had in the car had somehow been torn. Although I was wearing a seat belt, my seat belt was nowhere to be found. I am glad I am alive and I am thankful that I was not injured (other than very minor knee injury) but I feel that both the brakes and the air bags present significant safety concerns. Previous years of Nissan have been recalled for the brake issues. My car only had 24 miles when I purchased the car and the brakes locked up and failed at 3,000 miles.
The contact owned a 2017 Nissan Versa. While driving 35 mph, the vehicle was involved in a chain reaction crash. The contact stated that the brake pedal was depressed, but the vehicle failed to slow down. The contact crashed into the rear of another vehicle, which then crashed into the preceding vehicle. The contact stated that the air bags failed to deploy and the seat belts failed to function as intended. A police report was filed. The contact sustained a bruised chest and fractured ribs, which required medical attention. The vehicle was towed to an independent mechanic. The dealer was not contacted. The manufacturer was contacted. The approximate failure mileage was 12,000...updated 09/11/17...updated 10/19/17
- Pink Hill, NC, USA
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I bought a brand new 2017 Nissan Versa note. Drove it straight home. Opened the hatch and saw the passingers rear seat latch was unlocked. Tipped seat forward and found the seat belt was stuck in the lach and damaged. The dealer was notified and he said they will replace the seat belt. But that will not stop it from happening. The seat belt hangs loose and needs to have some sort of holder to keep it firm against the side panel to avoid the seat belt falling into the latch area and getting stuck in the latch and causing the seat not to latch and damaging the seat belt. The dealer said he looked at an identical vehicle on the lot and found that vehicle had same exact issue and damaged that seat belt too. He said at this time there is no solution to the problem. There are small notches in the side panel that appear might be for a bracket or some type of strap. But the dealer said there is nothing available and has no idea what those notches are for. This is a safety issue that needs immediate attention. The seat will not latch if belt is jammed in it and it is damaging the seat belts. I can only guess how many seat belts consumers might go through everytime it gets jammed.
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- Baltimore, MD, USA