2007 Nissan Versa Engine Problems

I HAVE OWNED THIS CAR SINCE I BOUGHT IT NEW IN SEPT.2006. NEVER HAVE HAD ANY PROBLEMS AND HAVE KEPT IT SERVICED, ON OCT 02, 2020 I WENT TO STORE AND BACK HOME ABOUT 8 MILES TOTAL, PARKED IN YARD, APPROX. 10 MINUTES LATER ALARM WENT OFF AND KEY FOB WOULD NOT DISSARM IT SO I OPENED THE HOOD AND THE WHOLE FIREWALL WAS ON FIRE, AND FLAMES BELLOWING FROM UNDERNEATH, I IMMEDIATELY RAN AND GOT A FIRE EXTINGUSHER ANDD COMPLETELY USED THE LARGE CANNISTER TO PUT FIRE OUT. THE CAR IS A TOTAL LOSS AND VERY SCAREY AND UPSETTING THAT THIS COULD HAPPEN FROM A PARKED CAR.

NHTSA ID

11362631

Incident

Oct 2, 2020

Mileage

221,000 mi

NO RECALL. SOMEHOW CAR ENGINE CAUGHT ON FIRE, BUT THE HEAT ENGINE LIGHT NEVER CAME ON OR ANY WARNING LIGHTS. THE AIRBAG LIGHT CAME ON AND MY HORN STARTING GOING OFF. THE WHOLE ENGINE AND THEN FRONT PART OF THE CAR BECAME ENGULFED IN FLAMES. THIS OCCURRED WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS IN MOTION ON A CITY STREET, GOING STRAIGHT AT ABOUT 30 MPH.

NHTSA ID

11114628

Incident

Jun 29, 2018

Mileage

67,000 mi

I WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF MANUFACTUREER RECALL NUMBER PM565, NHTSA RECALL NUMBER 15V-573.

NHTSA ID

10970711

Incident

Apr 4, 2017

OVER THE COURSE OF THE LAST 3 YEARS, MY 110,000 MILE VERSA STALLS AND DOES NOT START, RANDOMLY. SOMETIMES IN DRIVEWAY, SOMETIMES STALL MID-DRIVE. SOMETIMES AFTER DRIVING HIGHWAY OR RESIDENTIAL FINE AFTER TURNING OFF, AND RETURNING IT WON'T START. SOMETIMES AFTER THIS IT WILL RESTART AFTER TAKING A BREAK AND THEN TRYING AGAIN A THIRD OR FOURTH TIME. YOU NEVER KNOW.4 MECHANIC SHOPS, INCLUDING NISSAN DEALERSHIP (TWICE) COULD NOT FIGURE IT OUT. NO DIAGNOSTIC IS CLEAR ON THE ISSUE. ONE MECHANIC FOUND A THEFT/SECURITY CODE COME UP, BUT BOTH SETS OF KEYS WORK AND BOTH REMOTE LOCKS WORK. I CALLED THE LOCK RESET PEOPLE AND THEY SAID IT SOUNDS MORE LIKE A COMPUTER PROBLEM. FRUSTRATING AND DANGEROUS. I DO ALL THE REQUIRED AND RECOMMENDED MAINTENANCE AND CHECKS. THIS IS BAD.

NHTSA ID

10808441

Incident

Dec 4, 2015

Mileage

105,000 mi

THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DRIVEN A LOT AND AT 55000 MILES IT DEVELOPED THE PROBLEM OF TRANSMISSION COOLANT FAILURE, THIS WILL CAUSE THE VEHICLE TO LOCK UP EVEN DURING DRIVING AND CAUSE AN UNSAFE DRIVING CONDITION. LUCKILY WE DETECTED QUICK ENOUGH THAT WE DID NOT HAVE ANYONE HARMED DURING THE OPERATION OF THE CAR. NISSAN REFUSES TO COVER ALL REPAIR WORK UNDER THE EXTENDED GUARANTEE AND ENSURE SAFE DRIVING FROM THE DEBRIS LEFT IN THE COOLANT LINE BUT DID REPLACE THE TRANSMISSION AND RADIATOR. THERE IS NO GUARANTEE THAT THE COOLANT PUMP, THERMOSTAT OR OTHER COOLANT DEVICES WON'T FAIL AND CAUSE OTHER OPERATIONAL HAZARDS, IF THEY DO INDEED FAIL AS A RESULT OF THEIR NEGLIGENCE TO PERFORM A FULL REPAIR; AND ENSURING THAT THE LINES AND COOLANT SYSTEMS ARE FREE FROM DEBRIS AND WILL NOT FAIL UNDER USE. FAILURE OF THE COOLANT SYSTEM CAN CAUSE OVERHEATING OF THE ENGINE AND MAY POSE A UNSAFE DRIVING HAZARD, HOWEVER BY THEIR (NISSAN) DEFINITION CHANGING THE RADIATOR AND TRANSMISSION AND LEAVING DEBRIS IN THE COOLANT LINES IS WITHIN REASON AND SAFETY GUIDELINES AND DO NOT HAVE TO FLUSH OR REPLACE ANY OTHER COMPONENT THAT THE OIL MIXTURE HAS TOUCHED EVEN IF IT DID DAMAGE THOSE COMPONENTS AS A RESULT OF THE OIL MIXTURE. *TR

NHTSA ID

10640752

Incident

Sep 24, 2014

Mileage

55,000 mi

WHEN I STARTED, THE CAR I WAS SURPRISED BY A LOUD SOUND. I CALLED THE MECHANIC WHO CAME TO MY HOME. IT TURNS OUT THE SOUND WAS THE MUFFLER. I HAD TO REPLACE A RUSTED MUFFLER FOR A CAR WITH LOW MILEAGE. THE CAR IS DRIVEN SHORT DISTANCES 1-2 TIMES A WEEK. *TR

NHTSA ID

10569457

Incident

Jan 6, 2012

Mileage

40,000 mi

WHILE DRIVING OUR MUFFLER STARTED MAKING A CLUNKING SOUND, I PULLED OVER AND REALIZED MY MUFFLER WAS NOT ATTACHED TO THE EXHAUST PIPE ANYMORE, THE CONNECTION BETWEEN THE TWO HAD RUSTED. BUT MUFFLER AND PIPE ARE NOT RUSTED AT ALL, JUST THE CONNECTION. I HAVE HEARD OTHER COMPLAINTS ABOUT THEIR NISSAN DOING THE SAME THING, BUT NISSAN WONT TAKE THE BLAME AND RECALL THE COMPONENTS. PLEASE HELP. *TR

NHTSA ID

10552027

Incident

Apr 4, 2013

Mileage

105,000 mi

MUFFLER RUSTED COMPLETELY OFF PAST THE REAR MUFFLER WHERE THE FLANGE MEETS THE EXHAUST PIPE. THIS HAPPENED PREMATURELY FOR THE VEHICLE GIVEN IT'S MILEAGE AND CAN CAUSE A ROAD HAZARD TO OTHER DRIVERS. *TR

NHTSA ID

10532203

Incident

Jul 20, 2013

Mileage

52,000 mi

UPPER PART OF EXHAUST MANIFOLD CRACKED CAUSING CARBON MONOXIDE TO ENTER CABIN ANYTIME BLOWER IS TURNED ON. *TR

NHTSA ID

10525244

Incident

Jul 16, 2013

THE MUFFLER SOUND SEEMED QUITE LOUD ON THURSDAY, 12/27/12, SOMETHING I HAD NOT NOTICED BEFORE. THE NEXT DAY FRIDAY, 12/28/12, THE MUFFLER STARTED RATTLING VERY LOUDLY. I CALLED TO MAKE AN APPT FOR SERVICE AND WAS TOLD IT WAS A VERY COMMON PROBLEM WITH 2007 VERSAS. I HAVE AN ESTIMATE OF $400 TO FIX THIS. I'VE HAVE OWNED OTHER MAKES OF VEHICLES FOR OVER 12 YEARS THAT NEVER HAVE NEEDED A MUFFLER. NOW THAT I'VE INVESTIGATED, THERE ARE MANY REPORTS OF THIS ISSUE, ALL SEEMED TO REPORT A POOR DESIGN. THE CAR HAS BEEN GARAGED FOR THE ENTIRE 6YEARS THAT I'VE OWNED IT AND THE BODY IS ACTUALLY SHOWING RUST THAT THE DEALER SAID NISSAN WOULD FIX. NISSAN REFUSED SAYING THE CAR IS 6 YEARS OLD. *TR

NHTSA ID

10490488

Incident

Dec 27, 2012

Mileage

62,000 mi

I REPLACED THE MUFFLER AND GASKET ON MY 2007 NISSAN VERSA ON SEPTEMBER 21, 2012 THE POOR QUALITY OF THE MATERIALS THAT NISSAN USED FOR THE FLANGE BECAME BRITTLE AND CRACKED, COMPROMISING THE STRUCTURAL AND FUNCTIONAL INTEGRITY OF THE MUFFLER AT APPROXIMATELY 62,600 MILES. I AM THE ORIGINAL OWNER AND TAKE IMPECCABLE CARE OF THIS VEHICLE AND ALL MY VEHICLES. IF THIS SAFETY/EXHAUST/EMISSION PROBLEM HAD NOT BEEN REPAIRED, IT MAY HAVE CAUSED INJURY (MINOR, MAJOR, AND MAYBE FATAL) TO DRIVER AND PASSENGERS IN THE VERSA AS WELL AS OTHER DRIVERS/PASSENGERS OF OTHER VEHICLES. THIS ISSUE SHOULD NOT HAPPEN IN THIS MAKE/MODEL/YEAR WITH LOW TO MODERATE MILEAGE OR ANY MAKE/MODEL/YEAR OF CAR SINCE MUFFLERS AND ASSOCIATED PARTS HAVE LONG BEEN PERFECTED. *TR

NHTSA ID

10476777

Incident

Sep 9, 2012

Mileage

62,600 mi

MY 2007 NISSAN VERSA IS HAVING ISSUES STARTING, I'VE BROUGHT IT TO THE DEALERSHIP A FEW TIMES TO GET FIXED AND IM BEING TOLD THAT THERE IS NOTHING WRONG WITH IT. THOSE ONLY HAPPENS OCCASIONALLY, WHEN I TRY TO START IT JUST CONSTANTLY CRANKS FOR A FEW SECOND... IT WILL DO THIS A FEW TIMES BEFORE IT ACTUALLY DOES CRANK. *TR

NHTSA ID

10476683

Incident

Sep 5, 2011

Mileage

80,000 mi

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 NISSAN VERSA. THE CONTACT WAS TRAVELING 35 MPH WHEN THE VEHICLE STALLED AND COULD NOT BE RESTARTED. IN ADDITION, THE CONTACT OBSERVED BLACK SMOKE AND FLAMES COMING FROM THE ENGINE. THE POLICE WERE CONTACTED AND THE VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 75,000.

NHTSA ID

10470593

Incident

Jul 31, 2012

Mileage

75,000 mi

EXHAUST PIPE WELD BROKE CLEANLY RIGHT AT THE FLANGE. *TR

NHTSA ID

10465638

Incident

May 15, 2012

Mileage

40,000 mi

EXHAUST PIPE WELD BROKE CLEANLY RIGHT AT THE FLANGE. *TR

NHTSA ID

10460241

Incident

May 31, 2012

Mileage

95,000 mi

MY MUFFLER ON MY 2007 VERSA ROTTED OFF THE MAIN PIPE. AFTER DOING SOME RESEARCH I FOUND OUT THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM WITH THE VERSAS. WHY IS NISSAN NOT RECALLING THESE FAULTY PARTS. NOW I HAVE TO SHOP AROUND AND HOPE TO GET A GOOD PRICE WITH REPLACING THE MUFFLER. I AM SURE I WILL BE BACK AND SAY THE TAIL PIPE HAD TO BE REPLACED BECAUSE MANY PEOPLE HAVE REPLACED THAT PART ALREADY TOO. *TR

NHTSA ID

10460201

Incident

May 31, 2012

Mileage

83,000 mi

ON 3/18/2011 I HAD TO HAVE MY WHOLE MUFFLER SYSTEM REPLACED BECAUSE IT BECAME SEPARATED FROM THE ENGINE AT THE FRONT OF THE VEHICLE AT 119K MILES. (I'M NO CAR EXPERT.) THEN TODAY I HEAR THE SAME LOUD NOISES AND MY VEHICLE SHAKING JUST LIKE A YEAR AGO. RIGHT NOW MY CAR IS AT 138K MILES. I BOUGHT THE CAR BRAND NEW IN JULY OF 2006. I'M TAKING MY CAR IN TOMORROW TO HAVE IT LOOKED AT AGAIN AND I WILL BE VERY SURPRISED IF IT IS A DIFFERENT ISSUE. I'M WORRIED ABOUT DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY AND MY MUFFLER SYSTEM COMING OFF AND CAUSING AN ACCIDENT. I'M NOT COMFORTABLE DRIVING MY CAR IN THE STATE THAT IT IS IN AND I'M DEFINITELY NOT COMFORTABLE DRIVING WHILE PREGNANT WITH MY 2 YEAR OLD SON IN THE CAR. I'M NOT TOO HAPPY ABOUT HAVING TO SHELL OUT ANOTHER $700 TO GET THIS FIXED WITHIN A SPAN OF 13 MONTHS! BECAUSE OF THIS ISSUE I WILL NOT BE BUYING ANOTHER NISSAN VEHICLE. THIS SHOULD BE RECALLED, I HAVE READ SO MANY OTHER PEOPLE WHO HAVE HAD THE EXACT SAME ISSUES. NISSAN CLAIMS IT'S SALT DAMAGE. IN THE PAST YEAR, I HAVE NOT DRIVEN ON ANY SALTY ROADS SINCE HAVING MY VEHICLE FIXED, SO I CAN'T SEE HOW IT CAN BE BLAMED ON SALT. OUR WINTER WAS SO WARM OUR ROADS DIDN'T EVEN GET SALTED THE WINTER SEASON AFTER I GOT MY MUFFLER SYSTEM FIXED THE FIRST TIME. I'VE ALSO READ THAT NISSAN - CANADA IS FIXING IT AS A MEASURE OF GOODWILL ON A CASE BY CASE BASIS. I'D LOVE FOR NISSAN TO FIX MY CAR TOO SINCE THIS WILL BE THE SECOND TIME I'M HAVING TO FIX THE EXACT SAME ISSUE. I KEEP MY CAR WELL MAINTAINED AND THIS IS THE ONLY ISSUE THAT I'VE HAD THAT HAS BEEN RECURRING WITH MY VEHICLE AND HAS BEEN A MAJOR CONCERN FOR ME. *TR

NHTSA ID

10456360

Incident

Mar 18, 2011

Mileage

119,304 mi

MUFFLER DETACHED FROM EXHAUST SYSTEM AND REQUIRED REPLACEMENT. OTHER EXHAUST SYSTEM COMPONENTS VISIBLE UNDER THE CAR (INCLUDING CATALYTIC CONVERTERS) WERE OBSERVED TO BE RUSTY ENOUGH TO SUGGEST FUTURE PREMATURE FAILURE.

NHTSA ID

10455189

Incident

Apr 6, 2012

Mileage

56,200 mi

EXHAUST SYSTEM RUSTED CLEAR THROUGH AT FLANGE BETWEEN PIPE AND MUFFLER. THIS IS FAR TOO SOON FOR A CAR THAT HAS LESS THAN 50000 MILES ON IT. *JS

NHTSA ID

10452575

Incident

Mar 20, 2012

Mileage

47,000 mi

EXHAUST SYSTEM FAILURE. THE MUFFLER BROKE OFF AT THE FLANGE THAT CONECTS IT TO THE REST OF THE EXHAUST PIPE, THIS WAS A FAILURE OF THE PIPE ITSELF. THE CAR HAS NO OTHER SIGNS OF RUST OR BREAKDOWN, BUT THE PIPE JUST SEVERED AT THE POINT WHERE IT ATTACHES TO CONNECTING FLANGE. *TR

NHTSA ID

10450755

Incident

Mar 8, 2012

Mileage

89,700 mi

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 NISSAN VERSA. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 40 MPH THE CONTACT HEARD A LOUD BANGING NOISE ON THE MUFFLER. THE CONTACT EXIT THE VEHICLE, INSPECTED THE MUFFLER AND NOTICED THAT IT HAD SEPARATED FROM THE PIPE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER NOR WAS IT REPAIRED. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 80,000.

NHTSA ID

10444026

Incident

Jan 8, 2012

Mileage

80,000 mi

EXHAUST MUFFLER BROKEN WHILE THE CAR WAS RUNNING. *TR

NHTSA ID

10436685

Incident

Nov 21, 2011

Mileage

52,200 mi

PIPE FROM FRONT END OF MUFFLER FAILED AT FLANGE WELD DUE TO: (1) MECHANICAL STRAIN, THE MUFFLER PIPE SUPPORTS THE RESONATOR BY PULLING THE PIPE TIGHT; (2) LACK OF CORROSION INHIBITION; (3) POOR QUALITY WELDING, THE COMPONENTS APPEARED TO HAVE NOT BEEN CLEANED FIRST. ==DETAILS== [1] THE COMPARATIVELY HEAVY RESONATOR WAS SUPPORTED AT THE REAR ONLY BY THE PIPE SEGMENTS BETWEEN IT AND THE MUFFLER. THIS IS A SIGNIFICANT AMOUNT OF MECHANICAL FORCE, APPLIED TO A STRUCTURE NOT DESIGNED TO HANDLE IT. [2] ANY CAR SOLD TO PARTS OF THE USA THAT REGULARLY GET SNOW SHOULD HAVE CORROSION PREVENTION APPLIED TO ALL UNDERBODY COMPONENTS BY DEFAULT. NOT DOING SO IS NOT ONLY A POOR BUSINESS DECISION BUT ALSO INCREASES THE LIKELIHOOD OF PARTS FALLING OFF AND LANDING IN THE ROAD. [3] WELDS TO UNDERBODY COMPONENTS SHOULD BE WELL INSPECTED, AS IF THEY BECOME SEPARATED PARTS OF THE VEHICLE MAY CEASE TO FUNCTION PROPERLY OR DEPART FROM THE VEHICLE ENTIRELY, RESULTING IN A SAFETY ISSUE. ==FINAL NOTE== THIS FORM DOES NOT RETAIN FORMATTING, MAKING THE REPORTS UNDULY DIFFICULT TO READ. *TR

NHTSA ID

10435624

Incident

Nov 10, 2011

Mileage

100,080 mi

AFTER 50,000+ MILES THE GASKET AND MUFFLER HAD TO BE REPLACED DUE TO POOR METAL AND WELDING CONSTRUCTION. THIS IS THE ONLY PART ON THE UNDER CARRIAGE THAT IS RUSTED. SEEMS TO BE A VERY COMMON ISSUE AND SHOULD WARRANT A RECALL ON AT LEAST THE 2007 MODELS. *TR

NHTSA ID

10430280

Incident

Oct 8, 2011

THE GASKET MUFFLER IS RUSTED AND BROKE. *TR

NHTSA ID

10429015

Incident

Oct 3, 2011

Mileage

66,000 mi