2008 Nissan Versa Brakes Problems

See attached document for complaint.

NHTSA ID

11645311

Incident

Jul 27, 2024

Traffic stopped suddenly when I hit my brakes they failed to work and the airbags didn’t work either so I ended up hitting my head on the roof of the car when I ran into the truck that suddenly stopped in front of me at speed of about 50mph. I don’t feel good but have no way to get medical attention right now. And was just released from having some head trauma the day before the accident. My car was totaled in the accident so I don’t need additional recall information on it, and no insurance to fix it so now I don’t have any way to get a new car.

NHTSA ID

11546353

Incident

Sep 7, 2023

NO SENSE QUE PASO PERO UN DIA NO ME ENCENDIO Y LET ENCONTRARON AGUA AL MOTOR

NHTSA ID

11270560

Incident

Sep 27, 2019

Mileage

140,000 mi

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 NISSAN VERSA. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO RUSS DARROW NISSAN OF MILWAUKEE (11212 W METRO AUTO MALL, MILWAUKEE, WI 53224, (414) 586-3050) TO HAVE IT REPAIRED PER AN UNKNOWN RECALL. AFTER THE REPAIR, AN UNKNOWN SERVICE INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN BACK TO THE DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE BRAKES AND POSSIBLY THE AIR BAGS FAILED. THE DEALER KEPT THE VEHICLE FOR A MONTH AND PROVIDED A LOANER VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED AGAIN, BUT HAD TROUBLE ACCELERATING OVER 30 MPH WHILE TRAVELING ON THE HIGHWAY. THE SPEEDOMETER GAUGE INCREASED TO OVER 80 MPH. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN BACK TO THE DEALER TWO OTHER TIMES, BUT NO FAILURES WERE FOUND WITH THE VEHICLE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 80,401.

NHTSA ID

11128865

Incident

Sep 10, 2018

Mileage

80,401 mi

THERE WERE 3 RECALLS ON MY 2008 NISSAN VERSA. TWO WERE FOR AIRBAGS AND 1 WAS FOR FRONT COILS/SPRINGS. I WAS GIVEN A LOANER VEHICLE UNTIL PARTS WERE AVAILABLE TO PERFORM THE REPAIRS. NISSAN HAD ME DRIVE MY VEHICLE IN TO GET SERVICED, KNOWING THAT IT WAS A HAZARD TO MY LIFE. ON THE WAY TO GET MY VEHICLE SERVICED ONE COULD HEAR A LOUD POP, THE VEHICLE WAS NO LONGER OPERATIONAL AND WAS AT THEN ENGULFED IN FLAMES.

NHTSA ID

11082431

Incident

Jan 29, 2018

Mileage

120,000 mi

COLD WEATHER CAUSES BRAKE PEDAL TO LOCK. LIKE SOMEONE PUT A CEMENT BLOCK UNDER THE PEDAL, IT WILL NOT PUSH DOWN AND BRAKES DO NOT ENGAGE. MUST PUSH HARD TO UNLOCK AND PUMP A FEW TIMES TO HAVE BRAKES WORK. CAR WAS IN MOTION FIRST TIME THIS HAPPENED AND STATIONARY THE SECOND TIME.

NHTSA ID

10940058

Incident

Jan 6, 2017

Mileage

101,080 mi

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 NISSAN VERSA. WHILE DRIVING AT LOW SPEEDS, THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED AND FAILED TO RESPOND WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER BUT WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE VEHICLE WAS THEN TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE BRAKE LIGHT SWITCH NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 45,000.

NHTSA ID

10760378

Incident

Jul 31, 2015

Mileage

45,000 mi

ON JANUARY 26, 2015, I WAS TRAVELING ON THE HIGHWAY TO TAKE MY DAUGHTER TO SCHOOL WHEN A DRIVER AT LEAST 2 CAR DISTANCES IN FRONT OF ME CAME TO AN ABRUPT STOP WHICH CAUSED ME TO PUT ON MY BRAKES SO THAT I WILL HAVE ENOUGH TIME TO STOP AT A GOOD ENOUGH DISTANCE SO THAT I DO NOT HIT THEM. HOWEVER, AFTER DOING SO MY CAR KEPT SLIDING AND I WAS UNABLE TO DO ANYTHING AND THE CAR STILL HIT THE DRIVER IN FRONT OF ME. WE ALL LEFT THE SCENE IN AN AMBULANCE. I DO NOT KNOW THE STATUS OF THE OTHER DRIVER, BUT I AM SUFFERING FROM SEVERE BACK PAIN, SOME NECK PAIN AND I HAVE HEADACHES. THIS ISSUE NEEDS TO BE CHECKED BEFORE SOMEONE ENDS OF DYING. I AM GLAD THAT NO ONE WAS KILLED IN THIS ACCIDENT.

NHTSA ID

10680113

Incident

Jan 26, 2015

Mileage

84,000 mi

CAR IS HAVING TROUBLE BACKING UP. BRAKES ARE SQUEALING. *TR

NHTSA ID

10619135

Incident

Jul 28, 2014

CAR IS HAVING TROUBLE BACKING UP. BRAKES ARE SQUEALING. *TR

NHTSA ID

10618824

Incident

Jul 28, 2014

WHILE I WAS DRIVING ON THE 10 FREEWAY HEADED EAST NEAR DOWNTOWN LOS ANGELES, MY CAR'S BRAKES SUDDENLY DID NOT RESPOND, CAUSING ME TO HIT THE CAR IN FRONT OF ME. BEFORE THE INCIDENT THE CAR'S BRAKES WORKED FINE AND AFTER THE INCIDENT THEY FUNCTIONED NORMALLY. I TRIED MULTIPLE WAYS TO GET THE BRAKES TO "BITE" BUT ALWAYS GOT A DEAD PEDAL AND NEVER GOT THE CAR TO STOP UNTIL I HIT THE CAR IN FRONT OF ME AT AROUND 20 MPH. THIS CAR HAS SOME FLAWS ON IT THAT SHOULD BE LOOKED AT INCLUDING THE BRAKE PEDAL, WHICH DOES NOT RESPOND VERY WELL TO DRIVER INPUT, THE LAZY TRANSMISSION, WHICH HESITATES TOO MUCH AND DEALERS REFUSE TO FIX, THE IGNITION/STARTER, THE FLIMSY BODY THAT LOOKS LIKE IT WAS MADE OUT OF THE SAME MATERIAL AS TOYS AND ITS AXLES THAT CAN'T STAND EXTENSIVE CITY DRIVING. *TR

NHTSA ID

10524210

Incident

Jul 9, 2013

Mileage

38,400 mi

I WAS DRIVING DOWN THE HIGHWAY, WHEN I SAW SPARKS FLY ON THE LEFT HAND SIDE OF ROAD BESIDE MY CAR, THE ABS LIGHT AND ANOTHER LIGHT CAME ON THE DASHBOARD AND IMMEDIATELY WENT AWAY WHEN I BRAKED AND PULLED OFF HIGHWAY. I CHECKED TIRES AND EVERYTHING APPEARED OKAY. DROVE APPROXIMATELY 10 MORE MILES, HEARD A LOUD POP UNDER THE HOOD, CAR AND LIGHTS SHUT DOWN COMPLETELY. PULLED OFF THE HIGHWAY, OPENED HOOD AND BATTERY WAS ON FIRE. VEHICLE HAS ORIGINAL BATTERY AND MILEAGE AROUND 51,000. CALLED FIRE DEPARTMENT TO EXTINGUISH FIRE AND THEY SAID SOMETHING LIKE THAT SHOULDN'T HAVE OCCURRED ON A VEHICLE THAT WAS PRETTY NEW. *TR

NHTSA ID

10427093

Incident

Sep 23, 2011

Mileage

51,000 mi

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 NISSAN VERSA. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING 5 MPH AND ATTEMPTING TO PARK WHEN THE BRAKES FAILED AND THE CONTACT CRASHED INTO A STOP SIGN. THE CONTACT SUSTAINED SEVERE STOMACH PAINS BUT WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE HOSPITAL. THE CONTACT CALLED THE MANUFACTURER AND FILED A COMPLAINT. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INSPECTED FOR THE FAILURE OR REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 30,000.

NHTSA ID

10425748

Incident

Sep 4, 2011

Mileage

30,000 mi

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 NISSAN VERSA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 55 MPH AND ATTEMPTING TO CHANGE LANES AND SLOW DOWN, THE BRAKES DID NOT FUNCTION AND SHE COULD NOT CONTROL THE STEERING WHEEL. THE VEHICLE SPUN OUT OF CONTROL AND CRASHED INTO A GUARD RAIL. THE CONTACT EXPERIENCED HEAD AND BACK PAIN. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY AND THE VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED. THE CONTACT HAD NOT SPOKEN WITH THE MANUFACTURER AT THE TIME OF THE COMPLAINT. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE UNKNOWN.

NHTSA ID

10352775

Incident

Aug 18, 2010

I WAS DRIVING A 2008 NISSAN VERSA HATCHBACK [XXX] AT 50MPH IN A 50MPH ZONE IN THE LEFT LANE OF A TWO-LANE WESTBOUND STREET AT 5:03PM ON A DAY IN SEPTEMBER, 2009 WHEN A CAR IN FRONT OF ME CAME TO A COMPLETE STOP IN ORDER TO MAKE A LEFT HAND TURN (WHERE THERE WAS NO TURN POCKET). I DID NOT NOTICE THAT THE VEHICLE WAS STATIONARY UNTIL IT WAS TOO LATE - I HIT THE BRAKES AS HARD AS I COULD. THE VEHICLE WAS EQUIPPED WITH ANTI-LOCK BRAKES, BUT I IMMEDIATELY WENT INTO A VERY STRAIGHT, WHEELS-LOCKED SKID, DECELERATING TO A SPEED OF APPROXIMATELY 20MPH AT THE MOMENT OF IMPACT. THE TWO OCCUPANTS OF THE VEHICLE I HIT WERE INJURED, AT LEAST ONE OF THEM WAS HOSPITALIZED. MY CAR WAS TOTALED SINCE THE REPAIR ESTIMATE CAME IN AT THE SAME AMOUNT AS THE LOAN PAYOFF AMOUNT. THE ANTI-LOCK BRAKES HAD WORKED WELL IN TWO EMERGENCY STOPS EARLIER IN THE YEAR. THE ACCIDENT LEFT A 30+ FOOT LONG SET OF SKID MARKS AT THE ACCIDENT SCENE. INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR

NHTSA ID

10334528

Incident

Sep 2, 2009

Mileage

52,000 mi

PREMATURE WEARING OF REAR BRAKES, SQUEALING AND VIBRATION. THERE WAS A SQUEAKING PROBLEM WITH THE BRAKES WHEN THE CAR WAS PURCHASED NEW ON 2/18/2008. THE REAR BRAKE SHOES WERE REPLACE ON 9/26/08 WITH 5,460 MILES ON VEHICLE. CAR WAS SENT TO NISSAN DEALER FOR STATE INSPECTION ON 12/8/2009 WITH 17,339 MILES. REAR BRAKE LININGS WERE DOWN TO 2/32 OF AN INCH. NISSAN WILL NOT FIX UNDER WARRANTY. *TR

NHTSA ID

10319428

Incident

Dec 8, 2009

NEW CAR 10 MILES - STRONG PULSATION IN THE BRAKES, STEERING WHEEL SHAKES. CAR COVERED IN SAND - IN THE FRAME, OVER THE GAS TANK, ALL OVER THE ENGINE. *TR

NHTSA ID

10232585

Incident

Jun 14, 2008

Mileage

52 mi