2013 Nissan Versa Body & structure Problems

The contact owns a 2013 Nissan Versa. The contact stated that while reversing at 2 MPH, the contact heard an abnormal noise coming from the engine. The contact also stated that the vehicle was hesitant to accelerate when driving at various speeds which caused the vehicle to jerk. The brake warning light was illuminated. The vehicle was taken to a dealer to be diagnosed. The contact was informed that the failure was due to a passenger-side lower control arm bushing being separated from the control arm. The manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. The failure mileage was unknown.

NHTSA ID

11549359

Incident

Aug 15, 2023

DODGE RAM. EARLY 2000S GREY WITH A LOT OF PAINT PEELING AND A GATE TYPE ACCESSORY ACROSS THE BACK WINDOW OF THE TRUCK. LIFTED. THEY'RE VEHICLE IS BLOWING SO MUCH BLACK SMOKE I COULDN'T SEE WHILE DRIVING AND PUKE TO BREATH BECAUSE I HAD A WINDOW OPEN. THERE UNSAFELY WEAVING IN AND OUT OF TRAFFIC WITHOUT SIGNALING AND WHILE BLOWING TONS OF SMOKE. COULD EASILY HAVE CAUSED AN ACCIDENT. WASHINGTON LICENSE PLATE NUMBER [XXX]. 5PM IN EAST BREMERTON WA. INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR

NHTSA ID

11383437

Incident

Dec 14, 2020

NO TAKATA RECALL. ALSO MUFFLER FAILED AFTER 37,000 MILES REQUIRING HUGE COST TO REPAIR MULFFLER AND A PIPE

NHTSA ID

11115582

Incident

Jul 25, 2018

Mileage

37,000 mi

MUFFLER CLAMP GOT RUSTED OUT AND BROKEN. THIS IS MADE OUT OF STAINLESS STEEL WHICH GOT RUSTED WHERE AS REMAINING MUFFLER IS RUST PROOF.

NHTSA ID

11018978

Incident

Jul 27, 2017

HOOD LATCH FAILED, HOOD POPPED OPEN WHILE DRIVING ON A HIGHWAY ABOUT 45-50 MPH, CAUSING DAMAGE TO BOTH FRONT FENDERS & HOOD BRACKETS

NHTSA ID

10949674

Incident

Feb 5, 2017

Mileage

21,220 mi

THEY WINDOW SHADES IN THE FRONT ARE TINY. THEY DO NOT KEEP OUT THE SUN. THEY LET ALL THE SUN ENTER THE CAR SO THAT YOU CANNOT SEE WHEN DRIVING. THEY WENT CHEAP ON THE WINDOW SHADES IN THE FRONT. THEY DON'T PROTECT THE DRIVER. THEY ARE TINY TINY TINY AND I GUESS COST 25 CENTS TO MAKE. THIS IS A CHEAP CAR, BUT SAFETY THINGS MUST BE FAIR FOR THE DRIVERS PROTECTION. *TR

NHTSA ID

10918828

Incident

Oct 1, 2013

Mileage

100 mi

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 ID

10916698

Incident

Nov 12, 2015

Mileage

36,000 mi

RECALL 15V507000 HAS NEVER BEEN DONE ON MY V ERSA. IF IT IS A SAFETY ISSUE IT SHOULD BE FIXED. NISSAN IS BEING ALLOWED TO GET AWAY WITH FAILIGNJ TO FIX SAFETY PROBLEM SON CALLS. I FIND THAT NHTSA IS NOT FINING NISSAN FOR FAILURE TO FIX SAFETY ISSUES IN CAS. THEY LET CAR PROFITEERS GET AWAY WITH THE SAFETY PROBLEM ON CARS UNTIL PEOPLE DIE. THAT IS FAR TOO LONG AND TOO WRONG. I DO NOT THINK CONGRESS MEANT FORNHTSA TO DO NOTHING BUNTIL PEOPLE DIE.

NHTSA ID

10887522

Incident

Jun 1, 2016

Mileage

22,000 mi

HEAT SHIELDS- UNDERCARRIAGE VIBRATE, MAKE ALL SORTS OF NOISE, THEN CRACK AT BOLTS WHERE MOUNTED AND HAVE TO BE REPLACED. THIS WAS DONE ON MY VEHICLE AND UNLESS CORRECTED WILL BE A CONTINUAL PROBLEM. ALSO, THE PLASTIC, POORLY MADE, AIR INTAKE AT AND NEAR AIR BREATHER VIBRATE AND CLATTER TERRIBLY! THIS CAR HAS MORE UNDERCARRIAGE AND ENGINE COMPARTMENT NOISE THAN ANY VEHICLE I'VE OWNED. I MIGHT ALSO ADD THE ENGINE HAS VALVE TICK, WHICH DOES NOT SEEM TO SHOW IT'S UGLY HEAD WHEN AT THE DEALERSHIP.

NHTSA ID

10825424

Incident

Mar 30, 2013

Mileage

3,000 mi

I WAS DRIVING IN A LEFT TURNING LANE SLOWING DOWN WHEN ALL OF A SUDDEN I HEARD A VOICE ASKING IF I WERE OK? I CAME TO AND NOTICED THE AIR BAGS WERE DEPLOYED AND MY VERSA 'S HOOD WAS SMASHED, ALONG WITH THE FRONT SIDES. THE CAR IN FRONT OF ME HAD A SMALL DENT ON THE REAR BUMPER. APPARENTLY I HIT THE VEHICLE IN FRONT OF ME. I AM STILL IN SHOCK. I WEAR A SIZE 14 SHOE. I BELIEVE MY FOOT CAME OFF THE BRAKE AND HIT THE ACCELERATOR. MY INSURANCE COMPANY TOTALED MY VEHICLE.

NHTSA ID

10762138

Incident

Aug 8, 2015

Mileage

55,000 mi

I WAS DRIVING SOUTH AND A CAR IT ME IN THE DRIVER SIDE DOOR. TURNED ME AROUND 360DEGREES THE HOLD FRONT IN OF THE CAR WAS GONE. I HAD BROKEN BONES IN MY RIGHT LEG, AND FOOT WAS IN THE HOSPITAL FOR 5 DAYS THEN SENT TO A REHAB FOR 8 WEEKS THEN WAS GIVEN 2 MONTHS OF THERAPY TO BE ABLE TO WALK. I LOST MY JOB BECAUSE OF BEING OFF WORK FOR LONG. STILL IN MY 2 MONTHS OF THERAPY. AIRBAGS EXPLODED AND TORN ALL TO PCS. .. UPDATED 09/30/15*BF

NHTSA ID

10746746

Incident

May 19, 2015

Mileage

35,600 mi

HOOD LATCH FAILED WHILE DRIVING ON FREEWAY AT ABOUT 70 MPH. THE HOOD FLEW UP INTO WINDSHIELD BLOCKING ALL VISION AND DAMAGING THE HOOD, THE ROOF, THE SIDE PANELS NEAR THE HOOD ANCHORS AND CRACKED THE WINDSHIELD.

NHTSA ID

10735428

Incident

Jul 19, 2015

Mileage

39,801 mi

1. FROM THE BEGINNING, WIND NOISE WAS NOTICEABLE. MANAGEMENT FROM DEALERSHIP CHECKED VEHICLE AND SAID NOISE WAS FROM DESIGN OF SIDE MIRRORS. I CALLED NISSAN AND THEY SAID THERE WERE NO BULLETINS AT TIME AND UNTIL THERE WERE THEY COULD DO NOTHING. 2. WINDSHIELD HAS WAVINESS ACROSS ENTIRE LOWER SECTION OF GLASS. THIS IS NOTICEABLE WHERE GLASS AND COWLING ADJOIN. NEW WINDSHIELD WAS ORDER FROM NISSAN AND INSTALLED. SAME ISSUE WITH REPLACEMENT GLASS. MY WIFE IS 4'9" AND FINDS THIS TO BE DISTRACTING. 3. HEAT SHIELD OVER MUFFLER CAME LOOSE AND VIBRATING. POOR QUALITY. I UNDERSTAND FROM ONLINE BLOGS THAT THIS INDEED HAS BEEN AN ISSUE. *TR

NHTSA ID

10691707

Incident

Mar 27, 2013

Mileage

100 mi

THIS IS AN EVENT SIMILAR TO ODI RESUME (PE 14-018) OPENED ON 06/24/2014 BY THE NATIONAL HIGHWAY TRAFFIC SAFETY ADMINISTRATION. SIMILAR TO COMPLAINANT, VOQ 10597004, MY FOOT WAS TRAPPED BY THE TRIM PANEL. PANEL IS LOCATED NEXT TO THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL AND THE LOWER CORNER IS POSITIONED SUCH THAT IT IS NEAR THE RIGHT OUTER EDGE OF THE DRIVER'S SHOE. ALSO SIMILAR TO COMPLAINANT 10573057, WHEN ATTEMPTING TO REMOVE MY FOOT FROM THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL TO APPLY THE BRAKE, MY SHOE WAS CAUGHT BY THE TRIM PANEL WHICH DELAYED BRAKING ABILITY SEVERAL TIMES. IT IS IMPORTANT TO NOTE THAT THIS VEHICLE WAS PURCHASED FROM A RENTAL FACILITY, ENTERPRISE CAR SALES IN ELMWOOD PARK, NJ. THE PHOTOGRAPHS IN ODI RESUME PE 14-018 ILLUSTRATE THE SAME SAFETY ISSUE I AM HAVING WITH MY VEHICLE. ... UPDATED 03/19/15*BF UPDATED 6/18/2015*JS

NHTSA ID

10691631

Incident

Feb 26, 2015

Mileage

35,287 mi

VEHICLE WEIGHT FOR THE 2013 NISAN VERSA MODEL YEAR WAS SUBSTANTIALLY REDUCED VS PREVIOUS YEARS MODELS. VEHICLE IS SUBJECT TO CROSS WINDS / GUSTS (GREATER THAN 5 MPH) AT DRIVING SPEEDS GREATER THAN 40 MPH UNDER GOOD ROAD AND WEATHER CONDITIONS. SUGGEST THAT NISSAN ISSUE A WRITTEN ADVISORY TO ITS CUSTOMERS, AND/OR REDESIGN THE VERSA MODEL SO IT'S MORE STABLE DURING WINDY CONDITIONS. *TR

NHTSA ID

10683404

Incident

Aug 6, 2014

Mileage

4,000 mi

I WAS STOPPED AT A RED LIGHT IN THE LEFT TURN LANE AND WAS CHANGING RADIO STATIONS. I LOOKED UP AND NOTICED THE CAR IN FRONT OF ME WAS ALREADY GOING THROUGH THE INTERSECTION, SO I PUT MY FOOT ON THE GAS PEDAL AND ACCELERATED QUICKLY. AS I APPROACHED THE INTERSECTION (STOP LINE) I ATTEMPTED TO REMOVE MY FOOT FROM THE GAS PEDAL, BUT COULD NOT, BECAUSE MY FOOT WAS STUCK. I USED MY RIGHT HAND TO GRAB MY LEG, AND PULLED HARDER, IMMEDIATELY BRAKING HARD, THEN BACKING MY FOOT OF THE BRAKE AS I SQUEALED AND SKIDDED AROUND THE CORNER, ALMOST GOING OVER THE CURB AND CRASHING. AFTER PARKING THE CAR IN A SAFE SPOT, I INSPECTED THE GAS PEDAL AREA TO DETERMINE WHAT HAPPENED. THE PLASTIC PIECE THAT COVERS THE CENTER CONSOLE EXTENDS AROUND TO JUST NEXT TO THE GAS PEDAL. IT ATTACHED WITH A PLASTIC PRESS FIT LOCK SEVERAL INCHES FROM THE EDGE, LEAVING THE EDGE UNSECURED. THE CORNER OF THAT PLASTIC PANEL WEDGED BETWEEN THE SOLE AND LEATHER UPPER OF MY WORK BOOTS, PREVENTING ME FROM TAKING MY FOOT OFF THE GAS PEDAL. *TR ... UPDATED 03/19/15*BF UPDATED 6/18/2015 *JS

NHTSA ID

10597004

Incident

Jun 9, 2014

Mileage

7,050 mi

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 NISSAN VERSA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 70 MPH, HIS FOOT BECAME STUCK BETWEEN THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL AND THE VENT UNIT, WHICH WAS LOCATED UNDER THE CONSOLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION. THE TECHNICIAN ADVISED HAVING THE FACTORY FLOOR MAT REPLACED WITH AN AFTER MARKET FLOOR MAT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FAILURE WAS NOT RELATED TO THE FLOOR MAT. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND ADVISED THE CONTACT THAT THE VEHICLE WAS OPERATING AS DESIGNED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 110. *TR

NHTSA ID

10503811

Incident

Feb 24, 2013

Mileage

110 mi

FRONT DOORS LEAK AIR INTO THE CABIN VERY BAD. HAVE TAKEN THE CAR BACK TO THE DEALER THREE TIMES COMPLAINING. THEY FINALLY SAID THAT ALL NISSAN VERSAS HAVE THIS ISSUE. WHILE TRAVELING ON THE INTERSTATE AND COLD OR RAINING OUTSIDE THE COLD AIR LEAKING INTO THE CABIN CAUSES THE DOOR WINDOWS TO FOG TO A POINT YOU CAN'T SEE TO CHANGE LANES.

NHTSA ID

10502962

Incident

Dec 14, 2012

Mileage

3,895 mi