2013 Nissan Versa Fuel system Problems

The car surges, jerks, increases in RPM's, stalls. This has been happening on & off for quite sometime, but recently has become more frequent.

NHTSA ID

11429756

Incident

Jun 2, 2021

THERE IS A LOT OF HESITATION WHEN I PRESS THE GAS PEDAL, OFTEN SHAKING AND SHUDDERING. IT'S VERY SLOW TO ACCELERATE, AND GETTING TO HIGHWAY SPEEDS USUALLY TAKES QUITE A WHILE. ANYTHING OVER 65MPH CAUSES THE CAR TO PUSH INTO ABOUT 3500 RPM. WHILE IDLING AT A RED LIGHT, IT SHAKES AND SHUDDERS.

NHTSA ID

11399616

Incident

Nov 20, 2020

Mileage

780,000 mi

IN MAY 2020, PURCHASED 2013 VERSA USED FOR DAUGHTER. ON 1/1/2021, THE GAS PEDAL WOULD NOT ACCELERATE AND AT SAME TIME THE RPM NEEDLE JERKED UP & DOWN. TOOK CAR TO MECHANIC AND HE SAID IT SEEMS TO BE RELATED TO TRANSMISSION. THIS IS TERRIFYING BECAUSE THE CAR IS JERKING & NOT ACCELERATING WHILE SHE WAS DRIVING(IN MOTION). I DID OBSERVE THAT ANOTHER COMPLAINT WAS MADE 10/25/2018 BY CAR VIN# SIMILAR TO OUR CAR-THAT COMPLAINT WAS VIN 3N1CN7AP8DL....PLEASE HELP.

NHTSA ID

11386006

Incident

Jan 1, 2021

Mileage

95,000 mi

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

WHEN I FIRST PURCHASED MY VEHICLE (NEW) IN 2012 FOR THE 2013 NISSAN VERSA, I NOTICED THAT WHEN TAKING OFF AT A RED LIGHT, THE ENGINE/TRANS SOUNDED LIKE IT WAS A HESITATING TO GO. I MENTIONED THIS TO THE SERVICE GUY WHEN I WENT IN FOR MY FIRST OIL CHANGE, HE SAID THAT IT'S BECAUSE IT A CVT TRANSMISSION. ABOUT 1 YEAR AGO OR SO, THE CAR WOULD JERK WHEN TAKING OFF AT 20MPH AND THE RPM NEEDLE WOULD GO UP AND DOWN AS I ACCELERATE TO GO FASTER, I'VE TAKEN THIS CAR FOR OIL CHANGES AND KEPT UP WITH THE RECOMMENDED SERVICES. I'VE HAD THE TRANS OIL CHANGED AND IT STILL DOES THIS ESPECIALLY GOING ON THE EXPRESSWAY. THE CAR HESITATES TO GO, AND NOW I READ THAT THERE ARE MULTIPLE PEOPLE HAVING THE SAME ISSUES JUST LIKE I DO. THIS MORNING WHEN GETTING ON THE EXPRESSWAY TO GO TO WORK, I WAS ACCELERATING AND IT HESITATED (LIKE ALWAYS), THEN AS I GAVE IT GAS, IT JERKED (RMP NEEDLE JUMPED TO 4 THEN BACK DOWN TO 2) AND SPED UP AND I ALMOST HIT THE VEHICLE IN FRONT OF ME. I'M SO NERVOUS RIGHT NOW. PLEASE HELP. THIS IS DANGEROUS! I'M A SINGLE MOM OF 3 AND VERY PRECIOUS CARGO WITH ME. I DON'T WANT TO HAVE AN ACCIDENT BECAUSE OF THIS REALLY BAD SYSTEM, AND THEN SOMETHING TO BE DONE ABOUT IT. THERE HAS TO BE SOME KIND OF RECALL ON THESE TRANSMISSIONS BEFORE SOMEONE GETS KILLED.

NHTSA ID

11142561

Incident

Oct 25, 2018

Mileage

85,000 mi

WHEN I PRESSED DOWN ON GAS, IT KEPT GETTING FASTER AND FASTER AND FASTER AND RUNNING AWAY WITH ITSELF, I COIULD NOT GET THE GAS /ACCELEARATOR TO SLOW DOWN. I HAD TO HAVE MY FOOT ON BRAKE CONSTANTLY TO PREVERNT CAR FROM RUNNING AWAY WITH ME IN IT. THE CAR WAS IN MOTION WHEN IT HAPPENED.04/

NHTSA ID

10971776

Incident

Apr 9, 2017

Mileage

29,400 mi

I WAS DRVIING MY CAR ON GREENBELT RD, MD, AND NOTICED S STANGE LOW NOISE OR SPUTTERING..OF SOME SSORT. I DECIDED TO STOP THE CAR...HOWEVER CAR DID NTO STOP...I PUT IN PARK, TURNED ENGINE OFF...DID NOT STOP...I UESED EMERGENCY BRAKE...DID NOT STOP...I FELT IT ACCERELATED ON ITS OWN..AND HAD LOSS OF BRAKE EFFECTIVENESS. I SOUNDED THE HORN LOUDLY TO WARN PEOPLE. BUT THE CAR KEPT GOING AND GOING. I AM A SINGLE MOM, AND MY CHILD WAS WITH ME...FOR SAFETY OF LIFE AND PROPERTY... I INTENTIONALLY DROVE INTO A DITCH. I FELT LIKE IT WAS AN UNINTENTIONAL ACCELERATION AND LOSS OF BRAKE EFFECTIVENESS ISSUE. I HAVE CALLED NISSAN CONSUMER AFFAIRS TO REPORT IT, AND MY CAR IS NOW AT THE DEALERSHIP . I AM NOT AN EXPERT. I NEED FOR A SAFETY INVESTIGATION INTO MY VEHICLE BY AN INDEPENDENT AGENCY OTHER THAN NISSAN. I AM STILL SHAKEN.. ..UPDATED 02/13/17 *BF...UPDATED 02/22/17 *BF UPDATED 08/10/2017*JS *JS

NHTSA ID

10946981

Incident

Jan 21, 2017

Mileage

57,000 mi

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 NISSAN VERSA. WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE CRUISE CONTROL ACTIVATED INDEPENDENTLY. THE VEHICLE WAS DRIVEN TO THE CONTACT'S RESIDENCE AND PARKED OVERNIGHT. UPON ATTEMPTING TO START THE VEHICLE, IT FAILED TO START. AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC AND DEALER DIAGNOSED THE VEHICLE AND STATED THAT THE FUEL PUMP FAILED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 47,000. THE CONSUMER ALSO STATED THE AIR BAG LIGHT ILLUMINATED AND THE VEHICLE CONTINUED TO SMELL OF GAS, AFTER THE FUEL PUMP WAS REPLACED. ALSO, THE RPM FLUCTUATED BETWEEN 1500 TO 3500 AND THE TIRE PRESSURE LIGHT ILLUMINATED. UPDATED 10/13/16.*JB

NHTSA ID

10908646

Incident

Sep 18, 2016

Mileage

47,000 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