2016 NISSAN VERSA NOTE Problems & Recalls
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After arriving home, I stopped in my driveway and waited for the front passenger to exit. The vehicle was still running and may not have been in park. Immediately after the passenger exited and closed the door, the passenger curtain airbag and passenger seat airbag deployed unexpectedly. The vehicle...
Engine keeps losing oil level when no leaks found which causes transmission and engine to act making weird noises when gas pedal hit when driving car. Transmission is making weird noises like it is slipping when driving when gas pedal is pressed down. A settlement with Nissan was reached due to a ...
Engine keeps losing oil level when no leaks found which causes transmission and engine to act making weird noises when gas pedal hit when driving car. Transmission is making weird noises like it is slipping when driving when gas pedal is pressed down. A settlement with Nissan was reached due to a ...
Engine keeps losing oil level when no leaks found which causes transmission and engine to act making weird noises when gas pedal hit when driving car. Transmission is making weird noises like it is slipping when driving when gas pedal is pressed down. A settlement with Nissan was reached due to a ...
My vehicle was jumping when accelerating. It then went into limp mode to protect the engine due to code NTB17-034g. The mechanic stated this code is coming up and is a safety issue. The car is not accelerating as normal, car is jumping and will go into limp mode randomly.
My transmission gave out. My car stopped in the middle of the street as I was crossing to the next intersection and would not go. I had to have my car pushed to the curve until tow truck came. The car was towed to the dealership (nissan of mobile) the dealer confirmed the transmission was bad. No l...
Sway bar link broken, causing dangerous risk of steering failure. Rear hub bearing disintegrated, causing worn tires and high risk of wheel randomly separating from axel while driving! Wow! Car not old enough for such problems!
Sway bar link broken, causing dangerous risk of steering failure. Rear hub bearing disintegrated, causing worn tires and high risk of wheel randomly separating from axel while driving! Wow! Car not old enough for such problems!
Sway bar link broken, causing dangerous risk of steering failure. Rear hub bearing disintegrated, causing worn tires and high risk of wheel randomly separating from axel while driving! Wow! Car not old enough for such problems!
Vehicle was shuddering or hiccuping accelerating and decelerating on its own without any warning lights turning on. Warning light (MIL) only came on after total failure and car would not move forward at all.without any control of acceleration I was forced to let the vehicle roll down the hill I was ...
Vehicle was shuddering or hiccuping accelerating and decelerating on its own without any warning lights turning on. Warning light (MIL) only came on after total failure and car would not move forward at all.without any control of acceleration I was forced to let the vehicle roll down the hill I was ...
Vehicle was shuddering or hiccuping accelerating and decelerating on its own without any warning lights turning on. Warning light (MIL) only came on after total failure and car would not move forward at all.without any control of acceleration I was forced to let the vehicle roll down the hill I was ...
The car was parked over night and it was raining that night. The next day I went to move the car, started & warning lights went on. The windshield wiper water trough got clogged due to tree leafs falling in & the water overflow & entered the car by the air vent in to the car floor The 360-deg. Camer...
The car was parked over night and it was raining that night. The next day I went to move the car, started & warning lights went on. The windshield wiper water trough got clogged due to tree leafs falling in & the water overflow & entered the car by the air vent in to the car floor The 360-deg. Camer...
The car was parked over night and it was raining that night. The next day I went to move the car, started & warning lights went on. The windshield wiper water trough got clogged due to tree leafs falling in & the water overflow & entered the car by the air vent in to the car floor The 360-deg. Camer...
Car has had problems since day one when it was purchased for lack of power going up hills, and when changing lanes it shutters. Also since day one door latches have a problem working in cold weather.....Now at 46,ooo miles the right front passenger door does not want to open from outside, and somet...
Car has had problems since day one when it was purchased for lack of power going up hills, and when changing lanes it shutters. Also since day one door latches have a problem working in cold weather.....Now at 46,ooo miles the right front passenger door does not want to open from outside, and somet...
Car has had problems since day one when it was purchased for lack of power going up hills, and when changing lanes it shutters. Also since day one door latches have a problem working in cold weather.....Now at 46,ooo miles the right front passenger door does not want to open from outside, and somet...
We have a 2016 Nissan Versa Note with 85,000 miles on it. The car transmission failed while driving. The car suddenly decelerates even with the gas engaged. This is a serious safety issue and could case a serious accident. Nissan extended the warranty to 84,000 miles because they know this is an is...
The contact owns a 2016 Nissan Versa Note. The contact stated while driving at 70 mph, the vehicle would inadvertently decrease in speed to 30 MPH. The contact stated that the RPMs would fluctuate while driving. The contact stated no warning light was illuminated. The vehicle was taken to an indepen...
Mileage: 101,000
THE BREAK PEDDLE WILL SINK ON ITS OWN. IT HAS DONE THIS AT A COMPLETE STOP WITH THE CAR OFF, ON THE HIGHWAY, ON CITY STREETS, IN CORNERS. IT GOES OFF SEEMINGLY AT RANDOM. IT HAS DONE THIS IN SUMMER AND WINTER. IT HAS DONE THIS SINCE SHORTLY AFTER I GOT THE CAR, BUT I'M GOING TO ENTER TODAY'S DATE. I...
Mileage: 50,000
WHILE DRIVING MY CAR WILL SHUT OFF. IT HAS HAPPENED A TOTAL OF 5 TIMES AND TAKEN INTO THE DEALERSHIP 4 TIMES. OUT OF ALL THE TIMES IT HAS SHUT OFF MY 6-MONTH-OLD HAS BEEN IN THE CAR TWICE. ONE OF THE TIMES IT SHUT OFF I WAS ON THE FREEWAY WHILE THE OTHERS WERE ON THE STREET.
Mileage: 25,000
WHILE DRIVING MY CAR WILL SHUT OFF. IT HAS HAPPENED A TOTAL OF 5 TIMES AND TAKEN INTO THE DEALERSHIP 4 TIMES. OUT OF ALL THE TIMES IT HAS SHUT OFF MY 6-MONTH-OLD HAS BEEN IN THE CAR TWICE. ONE OF THE TIMES IT SHUT OFF I WAS ON THE FREEWAY WHILE THE OTHERS WERE ON THE STREET.
Mileage: 25,000
I GOT 2 FRONT TIRES AFTER I NOTICED THE FRONT OF CAR HAD DROPED ABOUT 10 INCHES FROM SIDE FRONT DOORS TO THE FRONT OF CAR.I DRIVE THE CAR EVERY DAY FOR 2 YEARS I CAN SEE THE DIFFERENCE. A SHOP I TOOK IT TO SAYS ITS FINE BUT I KNOW MY CAR IT WASN,T THAT WAY WHEN I BOUGHT IT. AFTER GETTING THE TIRES T...
I USED MY CAR TO PICK UP MY SPOUSE. IT WAS A HOT SUMMER AFTERNOON. ALL OF A SUDDEN MY ENGINE STALLED. IT WILL NOT RUN. THE ENGINE HAD TURNED OFF ALL OF A SUDDEN WITHOUT A WARNING.GOOD THAT I WAS STILL IN THE PARKING LOT WITH MY YOUNG SON.IF I W AS IN A STREET I DON'T REALLY KNOW WHAT WILL HAPPEN NEX...
Mileage: 27,000
TRANSMISSION SLIPS, HAS SHUT OF THE ENGINE. HAVE TO GO TO DEALERSHIP TO HAVE TRANSMISSION FLUID CHECKED!
Mileage: 80,000
YOUR TRANSMISSION IN YOUR VERSA NOTES ARE CRAP I HAD TO HAVE ONE REPLACED LAST YEAR 15,000 MILES LATER I WAS DRIVING AND I ALMOST WAS KILLED WHEN MY TRANSMISSION WENT OUT AGAIN WHEN I HAD THE AUDACITY TO THINK I COULD ACTUALLY MAKE A TURN OUT OF THE DRIVEWAY AND NOT GET KILLED BY ONCOMING TRAFFIC EV...
Mileage: 83,984
WHEN STOPPING AT A TRAFFIC LIGHT OR A STOP SIGN, THE CAR WANTS TO MOVE FORWARD EXCESSIVELY. I HAVE TO PUSH THE BREAKS HARD TO MAKE IT STOP. LOOKS LIKE THE CAR WANTS TO CONTINUE MOVING FORWARD ON THE SECOND GEAR. SOMETIMES, I HAVE TO PUSH IT WAY HARDER TO THE END. SURE IT WILL GET WORSE. IT COULD BE...
Mileage: 100,500
WHEN STOPPING AT A TRAFFIC LIGHT OR A STOP SIGN, THE CAR WANTS TO MOVE FORWARD EXCESSIVELY. I HAVE TO PUSH THE BREAKS HARD TO MAKE IT STOP. LOOKS LIKE THE CAR WANTS TO CONTINUE MOVING FORWARD ON THE SECOND GEAR. SOMETIMES, I HAVE TO PUSH IT WAY HARDER TO THE END. SURE IT WILL GET WORSE. IT COULD BE...
Mileage: 100,500
FIRST YEAR OF OWNING VEHICLE. I WAS IN THE FREEWAY AND SHIFTED GEARS - AND NOTHING HAPPENED. THE CAR ENGINE REVED, BUT NO GEARS. I TOOK IT IN FOR REPAIR TO DEALERSHIP. DEALERSHIP SAID IT WAS UNDER WARRANTY, NO CHARGE. A YEAR LATER I'M ON THE FREEWAY I PUSH CLUTCH IN AND IT BOTTOMS OUT AND CANNOT ENG...
Mileage: 77,007
SUDDEN LOSS OF POWER STEERING CONTROL ON 2016 NISSAN VERSA NOTE WHILE VEHICLE IN MOTION ON CITY STREET (QUEENS, NY) THANKFULLY, WE WERE ABLE TO AVOID COLLISION WITH A STEERING WHEEL THAT WAS EXTREMELY DIFFICULT TO TURN. NO PREVIOUS ISSUES. P/S LIGHT APPEARED ON DASHBOARD SYSTEM INDICATING ISSUE WITH...
Mileage: 32,900
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2016 NISSAN VERSA NOTE. ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS, WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED; HOWEVER, THE VEHICLE FAILED TO RESPOND. ADDITIONALLY, ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS WHEN THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED, THE STOPPING DISTANCE INCREASED. THE VEHICLE WAS INCL...
Mileage: 11,500
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2016 NISSAN VERSA NOTE. ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS, WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED; HOWEVER, THE VEHICLE FAILED TO RESPOND. ADDITIONALLY, ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS WHEN THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED, THE STOPPING DISTANCE INCREASED. THE VEHICLE WAS INCL...
Mileage: 11,500
I LEFT MY CAR PARKED IN FRONT ON MY HOUSE FOR A WHOLE WEEK, AS I LEFT FOR VACATION. CAME BACK AND NOW MY CAR KEY GET STUCK IN THE IGNITION.
DURING COLDER WEATHER, AS THE CAR IS MOVING, AIR COMES IN THROUGH THE BOTTOM SEAM OF THE BACKSEAT AND THROUGH THE EDGES OF BOTH REAR DOORS. THE WEATHER STRIPPING AROUND THESE PARTS IS INADEQUATE. THIS INFLOW OF AIR CAUSES ALL WINDOWS TO FOG UP AND CONDENSATE, WHICH THE DEFROSTER IS UNABLE TO CONTEND...
HAVE BEEN TO CLASSIC NISSAN IN STATESVILLE NC 4 TIMES FOR AIR BAGS, HAVE CHANGED 1 ON LEFT SIDE. HAS NOW COME BACK ON AND THE DEALS SAYS THEY HAVE TO SEE LIGHT ON. NISSAN SAYS THEY ARE NOT RESPONSIBLE AND THEY DID NOT KNOW THE CAR AIRBAGS WAS UNDER RECALL WHEN THEY SOLD CAR, EVEN THOUGH I ASK THE SA...
WHEN I STEP ON THE BRAKE PEDAL FOR A STREET LIGHT OR ANYWHERE I NEED TO USE THE BREAK, MY CAR MAKES A NOISE SIMILAR TO A LOOSE FAN, AND ONCE I RELEASE THE BRAKE THE NOISE STOPS.
Mileage: 1,958
UNKNOWN AT A STOP, WHEN THE A/C KICKS ON, I HEAR A VERY AUDIBLE RATTLING NOISE COMING FROM SOMEWHERE BETWEEN THE ENGINE AND THE TRANSMISSION. WHENEVER I AM STARTING OFF, FOR EXAMPLE, GOING DOWN MY STREET, I CAN HEAR A VERY AUDIBLE, YET DIFFERENT, RATTLING NOISE COMING FROM SOMEWHERE BEHIND THE GLOV...
Mileage: 12,000
UNKNOWN AT A STOP, WHEN THE A/C KICKS ON, I HEAR A VERY AUDIBLE RATTLING NOISE COMING FROM SOMEWHERE BETWEEN THE ENGINE AND THE TRANSMISSION. WHENEVER I AM STARTING OFF, FOR EXAMPLE, GOING DOWN MY STREET, I CAN HEAR A VERY AUDIBLE, YET DIFFERENT, RATTLING NOISE COMING FROM SOMEWHERE BEHIND THE GLOV...
Mileage: 12,000
ON DECEMBER 12, 2016, BUY THE NISSAN VERSA NOTE, ON JANUARY 7 2017 2.30 PM, CRASH AT 30 OR 35 MPH, BRAKE, BUT ONLY WHEN I HIT THE OTHER CAR, ON FEBRUARY 28 I CRASH AGAIN IN FULL STOP 8 AM TO 20MPH, HABOA LOT OF TRAFFIC AND I HAD A CAR OF SEPARATION, THEY ALL ADVANCE AND BRAKE SUDDENLY, NO ONE CRASHE...
Mileage: 1,125
ON 7/13/2016----- MY PASSENGER AND I WERE TRAVELING ON CLEMSON ROAD WHERE THE POSTED SPEED LIMIT IS 45 MPH, ITS A FOUR LANE HIGHWAY WITH NO MEDIAN. A TRUCK DID A U TURN IN FRONT OF A LOT OF TRAFFIC MY VEHICLE STRUCK HIS AT ABOUT 40-43 MPH THOUGH ME AND MY PASSENGER HAD SEAT BELTS ON MY PASSENGER ST...
Mileage: 12,400
ON 7/13/2016----- MY PASSENGER AND I WERE TRAVELING ON CLEMSON ROAD WHERE THE POSTED SPEED LIMIT IS 45 MPH, ITS A FOUR LANE HIGHWAY WITH NO MEDIAN. A TRUCK DID A U TURN IN FRONT OF A LOT OF TRAFFIC MY VEHICLE STRUCK HIS AT ABOUT 40-43 MPH THOUGH ME AND MY PASSENGER HAD SEAT BELTS ON MY PASSENGER ST...
Mileage: 12,400