What 253 owners told NHTSA about the 2015 Nissan Versa Note

The PS warning light has been coming on intermittently. The power steering goes out and the vehicle is hard to steer. My safety and others are put at risk if I lose power steering. We have done research online and plan to take it to a dealership to confirm the exact issue. The PS warning light has come on a few times over the last several months and the power steering comes and goes.

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When driving the electric power steering began to malfunction in short periods of driving, making it very hard to drive safely. Until a few weeks later the whole unit stopped working and the power steering light came on. This made it hard to steer in high and low speeds. This put my car and others at risk in lane changing and during turns because of the seizing steering. Imagine if a person jumps out in front of the car and the brakes weren’t a viable option, I would not be able to swerve out of the way. Or run off the road. Our auto mechanic recommended we report it to NHTSA because the car can lose control due to the steering seizing. The mechanic said the car is not old enough for it to be failing and should be recalled due to safety. Research on the internet shows these cars with low miles are all having the same issue.

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While I’m driving the car it starts swaying or jerking to the right sometimes to the left. Mostly when I press the gas to go faster. It’s very scary and I’m afraid it will run me in a ditch or into another vehicle.

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When you press on the accelerator and gain speed the car abruptly jerks to the right. I believe it’s caused by a defect of the traction control system.

NHTSA ODI 11575989

the power steering system in my Nissan Versa has put me at risk it must be repaired because it is part of the recall car affected

NHTSA ODI 11499285

Steering wheel assembly cracked and also the left side of the steering wheel piece broke. Very expensive to fix and wasn’t offered a car to use. Order for this assembly is on back order!!!! Nissan said the crack could only be if it was blunt force to it which would consist of 300 lbs. So it’s a Nissan failure but no recalls on it which is sad.

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WHEN DRIVING ON HIGHWAY AT ABOUT 60 MPH CAR FEELS VERY OUT OF CONTROL LIKE IF ITS ON ROLLER SKATES, FEELS LIKE CAR IS GOING TO SWAY THIS WAY OR THAT WAY. VERY UNSAFE FEELING. VERY SCARY.

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WHILE DRIVING IN THE FREEWAY THIS MORNING I HEARD A CLICK AND THEN THE "PS", POWER STEERING, LIGHT TURNED ON. THE CAR WAS DRIVING IN A STRAIGHT LINE WHEN THIS OCCURED. WHEN EXITING THE FREEWAY IT WAS CLEAR THAT THE ELECTRIC POWER STEERING HAD TURNED OFF. WHEN I GOT TO WORK UNATTACHED MY BLUETOOTH OBD-II READER TO CHECK THE CODES. THE READER SHOWED ZERO CODES RECORDED. I LEFT THE READER INSTALLED. WHEN I STARTED THE CAR TO GO TO LUNCH THE "PS" LIGHT WAS OFF AGAIN AND POWER STEERING WAS FUNCTIONING. WHEN PULLING INTO A PARKING LOT FOR LUNCH THE POWER STEERING SUDDENLY CUT OUT AND THE "PS" LIGHT TURNED BACK ON. MY OBD-II READER REPORTED NO CODES. UPON STARTING THE CAR AGAIN THE "PS" LIGHT WAS ONCE AGAIN OFF AND THE POWER STEERING WORKED AGAIN. THE POWER STEERING WORKED DURING THE DRIVE HOME AND THE "PS" LIGHT STAYED OFF.

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THE DRIVERS SIDE INNER TIE ROD CAME OUT OF THE OUTER TIE ROD CAUSING THE WHEEL TO SEPARATE FROM THE LINKAGE. THIS HAPPENED WHILE I WAS DRIVING LOCALLY AROUND 30 MPH ON A STRAIGHTROAD. THE CAR HAS 45,000 MILES. THE PASSENGER SIDE IS PERFECTLY FINE AND SAFE. MY VEHICLE WAS SERVICED LAST YEAR. THERE IS NO REASON FOR THE TIE ROD TO FAIL LIKE THAT.

NHTSA ODI 11255399

IT STARTED OFF WITH THE 'PS' LIGHT TURNING ON AND THE POWER STEERING COMPLETELY TURNING OFF. THIS CAR HAS AN ELECTRIC POWER STEERING AND I AM GLAD I WAS IN A PARKING LOT. GOOGLING THE PROBLEM YOU GET MANY STORIES OF THE POWER STEERING FAILING ON THIS MODEL. IT STOPPED WORKING ALL TOGETHER.

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POWER STEERING LIGHT COMES ON AND POWER STEERING IS LOST MAKING IT HARD TO TURN WHEEL. THIS HAS HAPPENED WHILE TURNING THE WHEEL ALL THE WAY WITH THE VEHICLE IN MOTION LUCKILY AT LOW SPEED. IT HAS BEEN ON THE SHOP AND THEY SAID EVERYTHING LOOKED FINE. IT HAS HAPPENED 3 TIMES IN THE LAST TWO WEEKS. AFTER SHUTTING THE ENGINE OFF AND RESTARTING, CONTROL IS GAINED AGAIN.

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STEERING WHEEL CAME OFF THE CAR. *DT*JB

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WHILE DRIVING DURING THE DAY (IT WAS OVER 95 DEGREES), ALL OF SUDDEN ALL THE WARNING LIGHTS CAME ON, THE BRAKE PEDAL LOCKED UP, THE GAS PEDAL DIDN'T WORK, AND THE POWER STEERING WASN'T WORKING. I WAS ABLE TO PULL IT OVER. I TURNED IT OFF AND ON TWICE, AND EVERYTHING WAS WORKING FINE. I'M TAKING IT TO THE DEALER TO BE CHECKED OUT (THE NEXT DAY).

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THE POWER STEERING ON MY CAR STOPPED WORKING OUT OF NO WHERE WHILE DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY. I COULDN'T TURN AND ALMOST CRASHED WHILE GOING AROUND A BEND. BROUGHT IT TO A NISSAN DEALER AND THEY TOLD ME THE ENTIRE STEERING COLUMN NEEDS TO BE REPLACED FOR $5,390. ON A 2015 NISSAN. LESS THAN 50,000 MILES AND LESS THAN 3 YEARS OLD.

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POWER STEERING FAILS IN HIGHER THAN 85 DEGREE TEMPERATURES AS WELL AS BELOW 25 DEGREES. SOMETIMES THE WARNING LIGHT FOR IT COMES ON WHEN IT FAILS AND OTHER TIMES IT DOES NOT. THIS PROBLEM COMES AND GOES, NOT LIMITED TO JUST MOVING. I CAN SHIFT INTO GEAR AND HAVE IMMEDIATE DIFFICULTY OR BE DRIVING ALONG AT ANY SPEED THEN SUDDENLY THE POWER STEERING IS GONE. I WAS ADVISED BY THE ADA, OK DEALERSHIP THAT THE 2015 NISSAN VERSA DOES NOT USE POWER STEERING FLUID AND THAT THE PROBLEM IS THE POWER STEERING COMPUTER.

NHTSA ODI 11073425

I BOUGHT THIS CAR WITH 36,00, THOUSAND MILES. AFTER 20,000 MILES I HAD ENOUGH. TOO MANY PROBLEMS, PS LIGHT (INDICATING STEERING WHEEL PROBLEM) ON THE PANEL FOR NO REASON AND NISSAN CHARGED ME FOR THAT. I CHANGED THE RIGHT AXLE, AND NOW I'M GOING TO HAVE TO CHANGE LEFT AXLE FOR THE SAME REASON (NO EXPLANATION FROM NISSAN, ONLY THAT THE PART IS NOT WORKING PROPERLY AND MAKING NOISES). PROBLEM NUMBER THREE, LAST WEEK MY CAR STARTED DOING A LOUD NOISE, AND TODAY I DISCOVERED THAT I'M GOING TO HAVE TO CHANGE ALL THE CATALYTIC SYSTEM (ALMOST A THOUSAND DOLLARS FOR THAT).

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TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2015 NISSAN VERSA. WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS AND MAKING A LEFT TURN, THE STEERING WHEEL SEIZED AND THE POWER STEERING WARNING INDICATOR INTERMITTENTLY ILLUMINATED. THE FAILURE RECURRED NUMEROUS TIMES. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO ADA NISSAN INC (420 LONNIE ABBOTT BLVD, ADA, OK 74820, PHONE NUMBER: (580) 332-2233) WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE POWER STEERING PUMP FAILED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED DUE TO THE REPAIR FEES. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 51,017.

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TWICE NOW SINCE 06/17/2017, MY POWER STEERING ON MY 2015 NISSAN VERSA NOTE HAS GONE OUT. THE STEERING WHEEL BECAME VERY HARD TO MANEUVER AND THE PS LIGHT CAME ON. THE FIRST TIME WAS ONLY FOR ABOUT AN HOUR. IT WENT OUT AGAIN YESTERDAY, 08/13/2017 AS I WAS PULLING INTO WAL-MART. AGAIN, THE PS LIGHT CAME ON AND WAS VERY HARD TO TURN THE WHEEL. THIS TIME IT LASTED WELL INTO THIS MORNING AND ONLY KICKED BACK IN AS I PULLED INTO THE NISSAN DEALERSHIP IN ASHEVILLE, NC. I DROVE ALL THE WAY FROM WHITTIER, NC WITHOUT POWER STEERING. LIVING IN THE MOUNTAINS OF WESTERN NC, ONE CAN IMAGINE HOW HARD IT IS TO DRIVE WITHOUT POWER STEERING. I THOUGHT THEY HAD FIXED IT BACK IN JUNE AS THAT WHAT I WAS TOLD AT THE TIME. BUT, NOPE. I WAS TOLD THAT SINCE THEY COULDN'T RECREATE IT FOR THE INVESTIGATOR WITH FIDELITY, THE HOLDER OF MY EXTENDED WARRANTY, THEY COULDN'T ACTUALLY FIX IT (EVEN THOUGH IT WENT BACK OUT AT THE NISSAN DEALERSHIP. HOPE THEY CAN ACTUALLY FIX IT THIS TIME AS I DO NOT WANT TO BE DRIVING DOWN THE HIGHWAY AND HAVE IT GO OUT AGAIN!

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A FEW WEEKS AGO WHILE I WAS DRIVING MY CAR SHUT OFF RIGHT IN THE MIDDLE OF THE STREET AND WAS UNABLE TO STEER, MY CHILDREN WERE IN THE CAR. I HAS GAS IN THE CAR, THE CAR NEVER OVERHEATED AND THERE WERE NO WARNING LIGHTS ON THE CAR. THIS HAPPENED TWICE ALREADY WITH THE FIRST TIME BEING JULY 15, 2017.

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CAR HAS NO STABILITY ON THE ROAD, IT ALMOST FEELS LIKE IM IN A WINDSTORM, AND IN A RAINSTORM IF I HIT STANDING WATER IT WILL THROW ME INTO THE OTHER LANE. IT IS WORSE ON THE FREEWAY AND WILL PUSH ME NEAR THE OTHER LANE.

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ACCERATION OF THE CAR HESITATES ; CAR JERKS AND HAVE CUT OFF WHILE DRIVING. PUT HIGHER OCTANE OF GAS IN CAR AND STILL HAVING SAME PROBLEM.

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WHILE DRIVING ON THE FREEWAY, MY CAR ALL OF A SUDDEN STALLED TO THE POINT WHERE I COULD NOT STEER, PRESS ON THE GAS OR THE BRAKE. I HAD TO TURN MY CAR COMPLETELY OFF AND BACK ON IN THE MIDDLE OF THE FREEWAY IN ORDER FOR THE CAR TO WORK AGAIN. THIS HAPPENED THREE TIMES IN A SPAN OF A MILE BEFORE I WAS FINALLY ABLE TO GET OVER TO THE SHOULDER OF THE FREEWAY. I FELT UNSAFE IN MY VEHICLE DUE TO THE FACT THAT I WAS ON THE FREEWAY IN TRAFFIC AND COULD NOT MOVE MY OWN CAR.

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THE CAR'S POWER STEERING STOPPED FUNCTIONING, A PS INDICATION ON THE DASH WAS ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS VERY DIFFICULT TO DRIVE IN THIS CONDITION. THIS IS THE SECOND TIME THIS HAS OCCURRED.

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WHEN DRIVING THE CAR AT SPEEDS 40MPH AND ABOVE, THE CAR DOES NOT STAY IN THE LANE. THIS CAR IS CONTINUOUSLY PULLING TO THE LEFT OUT OF THE LANE TOWARDS CARS IN THE MIDDLE LANE, WITH NO CONTROL TO CORRECT, THEN PUSHED TO THE RIGHT OUT OF LANE, BACK AND FORTH MY WHOLE RIDE WITH NO SUBSIDING. THE ISSUE AT TIMES ESCALATES BY GETTING OUT OF CONTROL WHILE DRIVING STRAIGHT ON ANY ROAD, GOING BACK AND FORTH LEFT TO RIGHT VERY FAST AND SHORT BY ITSELF WITH THE STEERING WHEEL CENTERED. FOR THIS ISSUE I'M NEEDING TO WAIT FOR THE CORRECTION AND SLOW DOWN THE CAR. THE FRONT TIRES ARE CONTINUOUSLY GETTING THROWN OUT OF ALIGNMENT AS SOON AS I DRIVE IT FOLLOWING SERVICING. I HAVE HAD 4 SERVICE APPOINTMENTS FOR ALIGNMENTS AND BALANCING WITHIN A 2 WEEK TIME FRAME, REPLACED TIRES, AND BROUGHT TO NISSAN DIRECTLY FOR A DIAGNOSIS WITH NO CHANGE TO THIS SAFETY ISSUE. I DO NOT BELIEVE THE ALIGNMENT IS THE ROOT CAUSE OF THIS SAFETY PROBLEM. IN ADDITION, WHEN A CAR OR ANY VEHICLE DRIVES BY MY CAR ON ANY ROAD, MORE SEVERE ON THE HIGHWAY, MY CAR IS PUSHED ACROSS MY LANE AND THERE IS NO WINDY CONDITIONS. THIS DOES OCCUR ON THE HIGHWAY AND LOCAL STREETS. IT IS ALSO APPARENTLY VISIBLE TO OTHER DRIVERS AS I SEE CARS FROM BEHIND ME MOVE TO THE MIDDLE LANE, SPEED UP AND PASS ME IN THE FAR LEFT OF THEIR LANE, THEN CUT ME OFF. I DO NOT BELIEVE AGAIN THAT THIS IS A WHEEL ISSUE, AND I DO NOT KNOW WHAT IS THE ROOT CAUSE OF THIS IS HOWEVER WHAT I DO KNOW IS THAT IT IS NOT SAFE FOR MYSELF OR OTHERS ON THE ROAD. I HAVE AN OPENED COMPLAINT WITH NISSAN CONSUMER AFFAIRS AND SO FAR THEIR RESPONSE HAS BEEN, GO BACK TO NISSAN FOR ANOTHER ALIGNMENT, TO WHICH I HAVE HAD SEVERAL ALREADY WITH NO CHANGE TO THE ROOT PROBLEM. *TR

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