2009 Nissan Versa Fuel system Problems

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 NISSAN VERSA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT 35 MPH, THE ENGINE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS UNABLE TO RESTART. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE FUEL PUMP AND CONNECTOR FAILED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE INDEPENDENT MECHANIC ADVISED THE CONTACT THAT THE PARTS WERE ON BACK ORDER. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE LOCAL DEALER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE, HOWEVER INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT FUEL PUMP WAS AVAILABLE HOWEVER THE FUEL CONNECTOR WAS ON BACK ORDER. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 120,000.

NHTSA ID

11054876

Incident

Dec 14, 2017

Mileage

120,000 mi

TAKATA RECALL - THE CAR BLEW UP ON THE SIDE OF THE ROAD - WAS DRIVING HEARD A POP, PULLED OVER TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD SEEN FIRE FROM UNDER CAR THEN CAR BLEW UP

NHTSA ID

11046514

Incident

Jul 16, 2017

Mileage

150,000 mi

EVERY TIME I FILLED UP MY GAS TANK, THE CABIN FILLED UP WITH FUMES. I WENT TO MY MECHANIC AND FOUND THE FUEL MODULATOR WAS LEAKING AND HAD TO BE REPLACED. THE PLUG WAS BURNT. THEY REPLACED AND REPAIRED THE ITEMS. MY MECHANIC TOLD ME THAT THIS REPLACEMENT MIGHT FALL UNDER A RECALL. BEFORE MY CAR WAS FIXED, I WAS GETTING HEADACHES FROM THE FUMES.

NHTSA ID

10863464

Incident

Apr 21, 2016

Mileage

76,935 mi

DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY CAR TENDS TO LOSE POWER AND SPUTTER AND IN SOME CASES IT WILL STALL. WHEN TRYING TO RESTART IT, IT WILL NOT START. THIS CAN BE VERY DANGEROUS. ALSO, IF DRIVING THIS VEHICLE AND THEN SHUTTING THE ENGINE OFF YOU CAN NOT RESTART IT WITHOUT WAITING AT LEAST 30 MINUTES. MY 16 YEAR OLD HAS BEEN DRIVING THIS CAR AND THE FIRST INSTANCE IT HAPPENED WAS WHILE SHE WAS DRIVING IT. SHE LOST ALL POWER AND WAS NOT EVEN ABLE TO USE HER BRAKES. SHE CAME VERY CLOSE TO HITTING A WALL BUT WAS ABLE TO STEER IT AWAY BUT STEERING WAS VERY DIFFICULT AS WELL. WE REPLACED THE FUEL PUMP THINKING IT WASN'T GETTING ENOUGH GAS BUT THIS STILL HASN'T FIXED THE ISSUE. WE ARE TOLD BY MECHANICS THAT THE PROBLEM CAN'T BE DUPLICATED THEREFORE IT CAN'T BE FIXED. I BOUGHT THIS CAR USED AND I CAN'T BELIEVE THAT NISSAN HAS NOT RECALLED THIS CAR DUE TO MANY COMPLAINTS WITH THIS ISSUE. I GUESS SOMEONE HAS TO LOSE THEIR LIFE BEFORE THEY WILL FIX IT. THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM WITH THE VERSA AND NISSAN TAKES NO RESPONSIBILITY FOR IT. PLEASE LOOK INTO IT AND FIX IT BEFORE SOMEONE DIES.

NHTSA ID

10823391

Incident

Jan 31, 2016

Mileage

65,000 mi

AFTER REPLACING THE FUEL PUMP IN 2013, THE CAR STALLED OUT IN THE FAST LANE OF A SMALL TOWN. NEGOTIATING TO THE RIGHT SIDE OF THE ROAD WAS EXTREMELY DANGEROUS. THE VEHICLE HAD TO BE TOWED TO A MECHANIC WHERE IT WAS DETERMINED THE SECOND FUEL PUMP ALSO FAILED. NISSAN, IN AN ATTEMPT TO AVOID A GENERAL RECALL, ISSUED A ONLY A TECHNICAL BULLETIN WARNING OF POSSIBLE FUEL PUMP FAILURE. THIS SITUATION CAN BE EXTREMELY DANGEROUS AND SHOULD BE RESOLVED BY NISSAN.

NHTSA ID

10735117

Incident

Jul 16, 2015

Mileage

102,000 mi

CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON, CODE WAS FOR A SMALL EVAP LEAK, NOTICED SMELL OF GAS FUMES INSIDE THE PASSENGER CABIN. INDEPENDENT MECHANIC FOUND AND SHOWED ME A CRACKED FUEL PUMP HOUSING, ADDITIONALLY THE ELECTRICAL CONNECTION WAS BLACK ON THE LEFTMOST PIN, EVIDENCE OF ARCING (SPARKING) FROM A SHORT/POOR CONNECTION BETWEEN CONTACTS.

NHTSA ID

10721596

Incident

May 26, 2015

Mileage

98,000 mi

WHEN APPLYING THE BRAKES AT A LOW SPEED THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED TO APPROXIMATELY HALF A THROTTLE FOR ABOUT 10 SECONDS, EVERYTHING WENT BACK TO NORMAL AFTER THIS INCIDENT. THIS HAPPENED 2 OTHER TIMES WITH THE SAME RESULTS. EACH INCIDENT WAS ABOUT A WEEK APART. *TR

NHTSA ID

10630829

Incident

Aug 28, 2013

Mileage

134,000 mi

MY EXHAUST STARTED TO MAKE A LOT OF NOISE WHEN I TURNED THE CAR ON, THE MUFFLER WAS RATTLING. WHEN I CHECKED UNDERNEATH THE CAR IT LOOKED LIKE THE MUFFLER HAD CAME LOOSE. I TOOK IT TO THE SHOP AND THEY SHOWED ME WHERE THE EXHAUST HAD RUSTED THROUGH AND IS DETACHED FROM THE MUFFLER. I RESEARCHED , THAT NISSAN VERSA EXHAUST SYSTEM IS KNOWN TO PER-MATURELY RUST, A LOT OF PEOPLE ARE HAVING TO REPLACE THE EXHAUST SYSTEM OR MUFFLER DUE TO CHEAP PARTS. *TR

NHTSA ID

10608294

Incident

Jul 2, 2014

Mileage

68,300 mi

VEHICLE ACCELERATES TO A HIGH SPEED WITH SLIGHT TAP OR WILL NOT ACCELERATE AT ALL. *TR

NHTSA ID

10607619

Incident

Mar 2, 2013

Mileage

56,000 mi

AS HAS BEEN DOCUMENTED IN 29 PREVIOUS COMPLAINTS ON THIS SITE, NISSAN VERSA HAS KNOWN FAILURE OF EXHAUST SYSTEM FLANGE WITHIN 36-48 MONTHS, RESULTING IN MUFFLER FAILURE AND DANGEROUS LEVELS OF TOXIC FUMES ENTERING CABIN AND OUTSIDE AIR. POTENTIAL LOSS OF MUFFLER WHILE DRIVING ALSO CREATES RISK OF ACCIDENT AND INJURY TO CAR PASSENGERS AND/OR OTHER VEHICLES ON ROAD. EXPENSE TO REPAIR VIA MIDAS IN THIS CIRCUMSTANCE WAS $474, WITH THIS ONE LOCATION REPORTING THIS AS "STANDARD" ISSUE WITH ALL NISSAN'S, FOR WHICH THEY HAVE COMPLETED "NON STOP" REPAIRS. NISSAN HAS REFUSED TO OFFER ANY ASSISTANCE TO CUSTOMERS ON THIS ISSUE. THIS IS WELL DOCUMENTED, AND A KNOWN SAFETY HAZARD FOR BOTH POTENTIAL ACCIDENTS AND AIR POISONING DOT NEEDS TO INVESTIGATE AND HOLD NISSAN ACCOUNTABLE FOR RECALL AND REPAIR OF THIS FLANGE. *TR

NHTSA ID

10558439

Incident

Dec 14, 2013

Mileage

71,822 mi

THE CAR IT NOT START, I TOOK IT WITH A TECHNICAL AND HE SAID IS THE GAS PUMP, ALL NISSAN VERSA YEAR 2009 THEY HAVE THE PROBLEM, NISSAN THEY NEVER MAKE A RECALL. *TR

NHTSA ID

10547822

Incident

Oct 5, 2013

Mileage

8,091 mi

JULY 2, 2013 - WHILE DRIVING THE SERVICE ENGINE SOON (SES) LIGHT COMES ON. THE RATE OF SPEED DOES NOT SEEM TO HAVE AN IMPACT ON THIS PROBLEM. I HAVE TAKEN MY CAR TO THE NISSAN DEALERSHIP ON 7 DIFFERENT OCCASIONS FOR THIS PROBLEM. EACH TIME THE COMPUTER REVEALS THE FOLLOWING CODE: P2A00 A/F SENSOR FAILED. SO FAR THE FOLLOWING REPAIRS HAVE BEEN DONE: REPLACED FRONT AIR/FUEL SENSOR (NOV 2011), REPLACED O2 SENSOR AND REPROGRAMMED THE ENGINE CONTROL MODULE (ECM) (MAR 2012), REPLACED THE A/F SENSOR FOR THE 2ND TIME, AND REPROGRAMMED THE ECM FOR THE 2ND TIME (APRIL 2013), REPLACED THE FUEL PUMP (MAY 2013), REPLACED THE A/F SENSOR FOR THE 3RD TIME (JUNE 5, 2013), REPROGRAMMED THE ECM (JUNE 18, 2013),AND FINALLY REPLACED THE O2 SENSOR FOR THE 2ND TIME (JUNE 27, 2013). THESE REPAIRS HAVE NOT FIXED THE PROBLEM. THE SES LIGHT HAS COME BACK ON AFTER MY LATEST SERVICE IN JUNE 2013. I AM FRUSTRATED AND FEEL THAT SOMETHING ELSE MUST BE GOING ON. NISSAN IS OF NO HELP AND IS NOT OFFERING ANY FURTHER ASSISTANCE OTHER THAN TO REPLACE THE SAME PARTS OVER AND OVER AND REPROGRAM THE ECM. VERY FRUSTRATING! *TR

NHTSA ID

10522972

Incident

Nov 2, 2011

Mileage

30,516 mi

TO WHOM IT MY CONCERN, THE DAY MARCH/11/13,I WAS DRIVING MY NISSAN VERSA 2009 AT ROUTE 9 SOUTH, NEW JERSEY,WHEN MY CAR STOP RUNNING, AT THAT TIME I GOT SCARED BECAUSE IT NEVER HAPPEN BEFORE,I LOOK AT MY DASHBOARD AND WHAT I SAW THAT IT WAS POWER AND GAS BUT MY NISSAN VERSA DO NOT WANT TO STARE,AFTER AN HOUR TRYING, I CALLED THE TOWING TRUCK TO TAKE MY NISSAN VERSA TO THE MECHANIC, AFTER A FEW HOURS MY MECHANIC CALLED ME TO TELL ME THE FUSE OF THE FUEL PUMP BLOW UP,I ASKED HIM THE REPLACE IT WIT A NEW ONE. WITH ALL THAT IN PLACE I. WHEN BACK TO DRIVE MY NISSAN VERSA. NOW LET ME TELL YOU THAT I USED MY NISSAN VERSA TO GO TO WORK AND TO DRIVE MY FAMILY AROUND. NOW MY SECOND INCIDENT I WAS DRIVING AGAIN ON THE ROUTE 9 SOUTH,06/28/13, BUT WITH THE ONLY DIFFERENCE THAT I WAS DRIVING ON THE THIRD LANE MY NISSAN VERSA WITH A HEAVY TRAFFIC AND MY FAMILY IN THE CARD,IT HAPPEN AGAIN,NO GAS,NO POWER,LOOKING FOR TO STAY AWAY OF THE TRAFFIC,TRYING TO PROTECT MY FAMILY FROM TO GET HURT,NOW MY QUESTION IS "DO I NEED TO RISK MY LIFE OR MY FAMILY EVERY TIME THAT I DRIVING MY NISSAN VERSA 2009?"THANK GOD AT THESE TIME I WAS CAPABLE PARK ON THE SIDE OF THE HIGHWAY AND CALL THE TOWING TRUCK TO BRING MY FAMILY AND MY NISSAN VERSA 2009 HOME,WHAT ABOUT IF WAS MY WIFE DRIVING?, I KNOW SHE WONT HAVE THE STRENGTH TO MOVE THE CAR WITH OUT POWER. PLEASE HELP ME TO RESOLVE THESE PROBLEM,FOR YOU IT MY NOT BE A BIG DEAL BUT FOR ME IS MY LIFE IN RISK IF I DRIVE MY NISSAN VERSA 2009. THANK YOU IN ADVANCE. GOD BLESS *TR

NHTSA ID

10522416

Incident

Mar 11, 2013

Mileage

57,000 mi

I WAS DRIVING AND ALL OF A SUDDEN THE CAR LOST PRESSURE ON THE GAS PADDLE AND WOULDN'T TAKE GAS. WHEN THE CAR STARTED BACK IT WOULD RUN FOR ABOUT 3 SECONDS AND CUT OFF, IT EVENTUALLY STOPPED CRANKING. SO I HAD TO HAVE IT TOWED. *TR

NHTSA ID

10519774

Incident

Jun 4, 2013

Mileage

99,875 mi

MY 2009 NISSAN VERSA JUST HAD A FUEL PUMP FAILURE (14 FEB 2013). I USE THIS CAR FOUR DAYS A WEEK TO COMMUTE TO WORK 83 MILES EACH WAY. I HAVE COMPLETED ALL MAINTENANCE ON THIS VEHICLE I DO NOT UNDERSTAND WHY WITHOUT ANY WARNING THAT THIS FUEL PUMP WOULD FAIL. I ALSO REMEMBER RIGHT AFTER I PURCHASED THIS CAR THAT NISSAN REPLACED MY FUEL PUMP AT NO COST TO ME BUT NOW THE SAME FUEL PUMP HAS FAILED ANYWAY TO THE TUNE OF $644.58. I SEARCHED THE INTERNET AND DISCOVERED THAT THERE ARE NUMEROUS CUSTOMER COMPLAINTS OF FUEL PUMP FAILURES ON NISSAN VERSA'S. I HAD HOPED THAT NISSAN WOULD RETURN SOME IF NOT ALL OF THE MONEY THAT I HAD TO SPEND OUT OF POCKET FOR THIS SERVICE SINCE THIS APPEARS TO BE A RE-ACCOURING PROBLEM WITH FUEL PUMPS ON NISSAN VERSA'S. I FILED A CLAIM AND THEY TURNED ME DOWN THEY SAID THAT THERE WERE NO RECALLS FOR THIS PROBLEM EVEN THOUGH THEY PERFORMED A SERVICE RIGHT AFTER I PURCHASED THIS CAR THAT THEY CALLED I BELIEVE A TECHNICAL NOTICE. I WAS LUCKY THIS TIME BECAUSE I WAS ON THE HIGHWAY WHEN THE FAILURE ACCOURED AND WAS ABLE TO STEER THE CAR OVER AND OFF THE ROAD BEFORE SOMETHING (AN ACCIDENT) HAPPENED! I BELIEVE THIS MATTER IS GOING TO GET SOMEONE KILLED IF IT HAPPENS AT THE WRONG TIME ESPECIALLY ON THE HIGHWAY. *TR

NHTSA ID

10499729

Incident

Feb 14, 2013

Mileage

116,500 mi

WHILE TURNING INTO A PARKING SPACE IN A CROWDED, BUSY COSTCO LOT OUR VERSA STOPPED RUNNING. NO WARNING, JUST STOPPED AND WOULD NOT START. CAR WAS TOWED TO A NISSAN DEALER WHERE WE WERE TOLD THE FUEL PUMP NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. NOW NISSAN KNOWS THAT THIS IS AN ISSUE WITH THE VERSA BUT HAS ISSUED NO RECALL ONLY A TECHNICAL BULLETIN SO THEY DO NOT HAVE TO PAY FOR THE PROBLEM. HAD OUR CAR STOPPED ON THE HIGHWAY DURING A SNOW STORM THE RESULT MIGHT HAVE ENDED WITH LOSS OF LIFE. IS THIS GOING TO BE LIKE THE TOYOTA ACCELERATOR ISSUE PROBLEM THAT WAS KNOWN BUT NOT COMMUNICATED TO THE OWNER. CAN YOU HELP? *TR

NHTSA ID

10498187

Incident

Feb 14, 2013

Mileage

65,000 mi

I WAS DRIVING DOWN A HIGHWAY, GOING 55MPH AND THE CAR SUDDENLY STOPPED ACCELERATING. LUCKILY I WAS GOING DOWNHILL SO I WAS ABLE TO COAST INTO A PARKING LOT. AFTER STOPPING, I COULD NOT GET THE CAR TO START AGAIN. I HAD TO CALL A TOW TRUCK AND SINCE MY WARRANTY HAD ENDED AT 36K MILES, I TOOK THE CAR TO ANOTHER MECHANIC. HE CALLED A FEW DAYS LATER TO SAY IT WAS MY FUEL PUMP. I HAD TO PAY $687 WHICH LEFT US IN DEBT FOR A FEW WEEKS. I HOPE SOMEONE PAYS ATTENTION TO THESE 20+ COMPLAINTS ABOUT THE FUEL PUMP. *TR

NHTSA ID

10475762

Incident

Aug 25, 2012

Mileage

38,000 mi

I WAS DRIVING DOWN THE FREEWAY AT ABOUT 70MPH WHEN THE CAR STARTED TO DECELERATE. AFTER PULLING OVER TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD I WAS UNABLE TO RE-START THE ENGINE. THE STARTER WOULD TURN THE ENGINE; HOWEVER THE ENGINE WOULD NOT START. I HAD THE CAR TOWED TO A DEALERSHIP; THEY LATER CONTACTED ME TELLING ME IT WAS A FUEL PUMP PROBLEM. THEY CALLED ME THE NEXT DAY TO TELL ME NISSAN DOES NOT HAVE THE PART IN STOCK AND THAT IT IS ON BACK ORDER. *TR

NHTSA ID

10474054

Incident

Sep 1, 2012

Mileage

36,700 mi

FUEL PUMP OVER-CURRENT CONDITION RESULTING IN OPENING OF FUEL PUMP ELECTRICAL SUPPLY FUSE. PER SERVICE TECHNICIAN, THIS IS INDICATION OF PENDING FUEL PUMP FAILURE. WHEN FUSE BLEW, CAR WENT FROM 65 TO 0 MPH IN LESS THAN EIGHT SECONDS ON US 75, MILE MARKER 49. SHOULD THIS HAD OCCURRED TWO DAYS EARLIER ON INTERSTATE 80, BETWEEN THE I-480 AND 680 INTERCHANGE IN OMAHA, MULTIPLE FATALITIES WOULD HAVE OCCURRED. CASE NO. [XXX] FILED WITH NHTSA ON 6/4/12. INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR

NHTSA ID

10460575

Incident

Jun 4, 2012

Mileage

58,088 mi

FUEL PUMP FAILURE AT 36,000 MILES. *TR

NHTSA ID

10457538

Incident

May 3, 2012

Mileage

36,000 mi

HORN NOT RELIABLE AND WILL NOT ALWAYS WORK OR MAKES A LOW "SICK" SOUND, HAD TO HAVE FUEL VALVE REPLACED AS CAR WOULDN'T START, HAD TO REPLACE BATTERY, HAD TO REPLACE DOOR PANELS AS MATERIAL ON ARM RESTS CAME OUT. *KB

NHTSA ID

10437585

Incident

Nov 21, 2011

Mileage

20,500 mi

I PURCHASED A 2009 NISSAN VERSA. I HAVE JUST OVER 40,000 MILES. WHILE DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY AT 65 MILES PER HOUR IN THE LEFT LANE, MY CAR SUDDENLY SHUT OFF AND LOST ACCELERATION AT AN ALARMING RATE. DUE TO A GUARD RAIL ON MY LEFT, I NEEDED TO GET OVER TO THE RIGHT LANE QUICKLY AND WAS JUST BARELY ABLE DO SO SAFELY. I WAS ALMOST INVOLVED IN A VERY DANGEROUS ACCIDENT! MY CAR WAS TOWED TO A LOCAL REPAIR SHOP AND IT WAS FOUND THAT MY FUEL PUMP WAS DEAD AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. I HAD TO PAY FOR A VERY EXPENSIVE REPAIR ON A RELATIVELY BRAND NEW VEHICLE ! I WAS TOLD THAT THIS HAPPENS OFTEN. THIS IS EXTREMELY DANGEROUS AND DEFINITELY UNACCEPTABLE! *TR

NHTSA ID

10406961

Incident

Jun 10, 2011

Mileage

40,000 mi

FUEL GAUGE ON 2009 NISSAN VERSA COMPLETELY STOPPED WORKING. LOOKED ON THE NET FOR ADVISE ON HOW TO FIX IT, TO MY SURPRISE THERE ARE 7 PAGES OF PEOPLE WITH THE EXACT SAME COMPLAINT. NISSAN SAYS ITS NOT THEIR PROB. I SAY THESE PEOPLE ARE PUSHING LEMONS AND THEN WHEN SOMETHING FAILS THEY SAY ITS NOT THEIR PROBLEM. THERE NEEDS TO BE SOMETHING DONE ABOUT THIS ISSUE BECAUSE IT IS CLEARLY NOT AN ISOLATED INCIDENT. *TR

NHTSA ID

10395789

Incident

Aug 15, 2010

Mileage

44,000 mi

I OWN A NISSAN VERSA 2009 AND I AM CONSTANTLY HAVING PROBLEMS WITH STARTING THE VEHICLE, LIKE IT IS NOT GETTING ENOUGH FUEL OR SOMETHING. ALSO, LAST WEEK I WAS DRIVING THE VEHICLE AND IT SUDDENLY WOULD NOT GO WHEN I PUSHED ON THE GAS. I TOOK MY VEHICLE TO THE DEALER AND ON THE WAY THERE IT STARTED WORKING FINE, I LEFT IT AT THE DEALER ANYWAYS AND THEY KEPT IT FOR THREE DAYS AND CALLED ME UP AND SAID THAT THEY COULD NOT REPLICATE THE PROBLEM AND THEREFORE THERE IS NOTHING THEY CAN DO. MY VEHICLE IS STILL HAVING PROBLEMS AND THIS TIME MY WIFE WAS TURNING A CORNER ONTO A BUSY HIGHWAY AND ALMOST GOT IN AN ACCIDENT BECAUSE THE CAR WOULD HARDLY MOVE AND THE OTHER CAR WAS GOING REALLY FAST. THE DEALER REFUSES TO DO ANYTHING ABOUT IT UNLESS THEY CAN REPLICATE THE PROBLEM, THIS IS A SERIOUS SAFETY ISSUE AND I HAVE KIDS THAT DRIVE IN THE CAR WITH ME. THEY EVEN CHARGED ME MONEY TO DIAGNOSE THE VEHICLE AND THERE WAS NO DIAGNOSES THEY SAID "THERE IS NOTHING WRONG WITH THE VEHICLE." *TR

NHTSA ID

10351459

Incident

Aug 24, 2010

Mileage

27,000 mi

AT ABOUT 32,000 MILES, THE ENGINE QUIT WHILE IN TRAFFIC, AND THE CAR (2009 NISSAN VERSA) WAS PUSHED INTO A PARKING LOT. THE CAR WAS TOWED TO THE DEALERSHIP, AND LEFT OVERNIGHT. THE ENGINE FAILURE WAS CAUSED BY A FUEL PUMP FAILURE. THE SERVICE ADVISOR SAID IT MIGHT HAVE BEEN THE PRESSURE SENSOR, BUT THE ENTIRE FUEL PUMP ASSY WAS REPLACED. *TR

NHTSA ID

10340681

Incident

Jun 28, 2010

Mileage

32,000 mi