What 204 owners told NHTSA about the 2013 Nissan Versa Note

Breaks was unsafe, some piece was broken close by my tires

NHTSA ODI 11437988

WHILE DRIVING AND WHEN ACCELERATING THE VEHICLE WAIVES TO THE RIGHT AND SINCE THE STEERING WHEEL IS HELD STRAIGHT THE CAR COMES BACK INTO THE LANE. THIS HAPPENS AT SPEEDS 30+ AND SPECIALLY 60+. I CHANGED 4 MICHELIN NEW TIRES, DID ALIGNMENT AND THE PROBLEM WAS NOT SOLVED. TOOK THE CAR TO A LOCAL MECHANIC AND HE SAID THAT SUSPENSION IS GOOD "TIGHT" AND NO LEAKING IS VISIBLE FROM THE JOINTS. PROBLEMS IS A SAFETY ISSUE SINCE I AM PLANNING TO GIVE THE CAR TO MY 16 YEAR OLD DAUGHTER.

NHTSA ODI 11300594

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 NISSAN VERSA. WHILE DRIVING 10 MPH, THE STEERING WHEEL MADE AN ABNORMAL POPPING SOUND AND THEN THE STEERING SEIZED. THE VEHICLE BECAME INOPERABLE AND WAS TOWED TO THE CONTACT'S HOME. THERE WERE NO WARNING INDICATORS ILLUMINATED. A LOCAL MECHANIC CAME TO THE CONTACT'S HOUSE AND REPLACED THE PIN THAT HELD THE STEERING COLUMN TOGETHER. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO LARRY H. MILLER NISSAN SAN BERNARDINO (735 SHOWCASE DR S, SAN BERNARDINO, CA 92408, (909) 347-6785), BUT NO ASSISTANCE WAS PROVIDED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 112,000. THE VIN WAS INVALID.

NHTSA ODI 11156881

WE OWN A 2013 NISSAN VERSA, WITH 52,310 MILES. WE KEEP GREAT CARE OF THE CAR, WITH ROUTINE MAINTANCE CHECKS, OIL CHANGES, TIRE ROTATIONS, ETC. THE CAR IS HOUSED IN THE MIDWEST, THUS DRIVING ON A FAIRLY FLAT SURFACE IT'S WHOLE EXISTENCE. THE VEHICLE HAS NEVER BEEN IN AN ACCIDENT. WE FOUND OUT WE HAVE TO GET A WHOLE NEW TRANSMISSION PUT IN OUR VEHICLE COSTING $4,050. THIS SEEMS OUTRAGEOUS AS OUR VEHICLE HAS LESS MILES THAN THE AVERAGE VEHICLE PUTS ON EACH YEAR. WE ALSO HAVE TO GET NEW FRONT BRUSHING COSTING $387.53. THIS IS RIDICULOUS FOR A CAR WITH THAT LITTLE OF MILEAGE ON IT. IT HAS NEVER BEEN IN AN ACCIDENT OF ANY KIND. OUTRAGEOUS!. THE VEHICLE CLOCKS WHEN BRAKING, GOING OVER THE SMALLEST BUMPS, AND TURNING. THE VAHIE STRUGGLES TO GET UP TO 40 MPH AND HAS A NOTICEABLE KICK TO IT. WE TOOK THE VEHICLE IN AS SOON AS WE NOTICED A PROBLEM.

NHTSA ODI 11151264

SUSPENSION: BOTH SIDES FRONT STRUTS MOUNTS AND RIGHT SIDE LOWER CONTROL ARM, ALSO CALLED BALL-JOINTS ARE DEFECTIVE IN JUST 3 YEARS, RIGHT AFTER THE 36 MONTHS MANUFACTURE WARRANTY EXPIRED. THIS IS CAUSING THE CAR TO BOUNCE AT MODERATE SPEED AND MORE DANGEROUSLY SO ON THE HIGHWAYS. THE VEHICLE WOULD WANDER RIGHT TO LEFT UNCONTROLLABLY. STEERING U-JOINT DEFECTS: THERE IS AN ONGOING NOISE WHILE VEHICLE IS DRIVEN AND THE STEERING COLUMN IS SHAKING UP UNNECESSARILY AND EXCESSIVELY.

NHTSA ODI 10916698

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 NISSAN VERSA. WHILE DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE STEERING WHEEL BECAME DIFFICULT TO MANEUVER WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE INTERMEDIATE STEERING SHAFT NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 77,000.

NHTSA ODI 10855241

THE CAR WANDERS WILDLY AT SPEEDS OF 55MPH + AND YOU ARE IN ANOTHER LANE IF THE WIND BLOWS. HAVE BROUGHT TO DEALER, HAD TIRES ROTATED, SUSPENSION CHECKED TIRE PSI MATCHING ETC. IT IS DESIGN FLAW WITH SOME COMPONENT, WHETHER IT BE THE CAR IS SIMPLY TOO LIGHT, OR THE SUSPENSION IS TOO SOFT ETC. THIS IS A SERIOUS SAFETY CONCERN. I HAVE ACTUALLY BEEN PULLED OVER BY STATE TROOPERS FOR "EXCESSIVE WEAVING", WHEN IT WAS WINDY OUT. *TR

NHTSA ODI 10515942

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 NISSAN VERSA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 60 MPH, THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO WANDER OUT OF THE LANE INDEPENDENTLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER TWO TIMES FOR INSPECTION. THE TECHNICIAN WAS UNABLE TO LOCATE A PROBLEM AND INFORMED THAT BOTH FRONT AND REAR WHEELS WERE CORRECTLY ALIGNED. THE FAILURE RECURRED WHENEVER TRAVELING 60 MPH AND ABOVE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE DEFECT. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 115. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE.

NHTSA ODI 10509238