2014 NISSAN VERSA Unknown Or Other Problems

The first incident, my car shut off as I was driving down the road. I had to put it in park in the middle of the road, start the car, and floor it to get there car to go. The second incident was after I took it in to Nissan. They said it was fixed, and two days after I picked it up, the car shut off on me as I was leaving a gas station, and the check engine light is back on.

When I was driving normally on a hot day(90 degree), in on and go traffic, the lights of Engine, brake, battery, power steering suddenly all lighted up and the Engine stalked any the same time without any warning. Brake, power steering, oil pedal all stopped working. At that time, the AC was not in use so it would not be a problem. I turned off the Engine, and turned on it again and everything worked normally again. I brought my car to check the battery, charging system, starting system. All good. Also, I check all fluid levels(brake, transmission, engine oil, coolant, window wash fluid) which were all normal. I am the first owner of the car. The car was well maintained and gently used, and only has 15,000 miles. The most recent oil change was two months ago and it was also inspected by the Nissan dealer that time without any problems. This is very dangerous for my family. That time I was driving in the heavy traffic on high way, when the engine stalked suddenly and my car lost power, my car was hit by a SUV behind me. I researched this problem online and found I was not alone. Many people experienced same thing as a Nissan Versa owner. (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DFrQBnIxyq8&ab_channel=KTNVChannel13LasVegas)

My car is not 10 years in and the car has started to force itself/ judders when I’m accelerating a bit on the street and freeway. It basically back tracts when I’m driving. I’m starting to not feel not safe in the car. I need my car to get to school and work. I took my car today to the mechanic and he told me the transmission is faulty which is causing the problem. He told me his other customers with same car are having those problems too.

My 2014 Nissan Versa has been acting strange after giving a family member a jump. Now my transmission seems to slip; I would put my foot on the gas and the rpm will sometimes be stuck at 3 for longer than normal. In addition, my back driver seat lock/latch stopped unlocking all of a sudden.

Transmission slips/inoperable while driving which has proven to be extremely dangerous. Vehicle taken to multiple repair locations but all were unable to fix or repair.

In February 2022, our 2014 Nissan Versa (which my husband purchased new in 2014) started to sputter and nearly stall upon acceleration. Today (3/14/2022) I visited Younger Nissan- a Nissan dealer in Frederick, MD where he purchased the car- for diagnosis and repair. They found that the car at 77,666 miles needs a completely new transmission, costing over $4000 in repairs. This is a critical safety issue. The car could have stalled at any speed, and there is no error or alarm shown on the car's dashboard indicating an issue. This is a product defect and with no warning or alarms there was no opportunity to fix or check the issue while under still under warranty. I have been driving this unsafe vehicle for several weeks, unaware that there was a critical safety issue for myself and other drivers- this is unacceptable! This is a known issue for Nissan. If you Google "2014 Nissan Versa transmission" you will find complaint after complaint- including a class action law suit- about this issue. It seems that Nissan knows and is trying to ignore this issue. I would appreciate if you looked into this issue with Nissan and their CVT transmission issues with their 2014 Nissan Versa models. I also plan to contact Nissan North America, the US Department of Transportation, the Maryland State Attorney General and possibly Small Claims Court about this issue. Please look into this so that myself and other drivers are not risking our lives driving these vehicles. I am happy to provide you with copies of my payments etc. once the car is fixed. I had to finance the majority of the repair cost as I am sure a large majority of other drivers have had to do as well. Thank you for any assistance and feedback.

Around 86999 miles car started jumping in the front and other times in the rear of car when going from park to reverse and also when I stop at a light or/and take off . Car jumps and makes a loud noise when it happens.Took to local Nissan dealer to check the problem and they told me “ nothing is wrong with your car, we didn’t notice any thing you mentioned “. This cost $159. This problem has worsened in the month since I went to Nissan repair place!

About a month ago the vehicle began shaking unexpectedly. The RPM started to go high when driving about 35 miles per hour. On the highway the RPM would go up to 5 or 6 and if it went down the car shook violently. At times I did not feel I would be able to keep control of the vehicle while on the highway. I stopped driving on the highway and I took the car to be seen by a mechanic. After allowing the mechanic to drive the vehicle I was informed the transmission was likely the problem and would need to be rebuilt. The mechanic suggested I take the vehicle to a transmission specialist. The transmission specialist said every CVT transmission from Nissan he has seen needs to be rebuilt and suggested I buy another car rather than pay $5,000.00 to have the transmission rebuilt. I called and spoke with Nissan. They said the warranty was no longer valid and they would charge $120.00 for a diagnostic plus the cost to fix the transmission. The vehicle is 7 years old and only has 87,000 miles on it. Prior to a month ago the vehicle had no issues. There has not been any visible indicator light to suggest the vehicle may need maintenance.

I WAS BACKING OUT OF MY DRIVEWAY, AND NOTICED THAT THE VEHICLE STARTED LOSING POWER AND STEERING. THE VEHICLE THEN SHUT OFF WHILE DRIVING. AFTER THIS INCIDENT, I PARKED THE CAR, AND IT STOPPED RESPONDING AND WOULD NO LONGER TURN ON.

Mileage: 102,000

MY VEHICLE SHUTS OFF ON ME WHEN DRIVING AND IT HAPPENS SPORADICALLY. DRIVING ON CITY STREET LOSS ACCELERATION WHEEL LOCKS.

Mileage: 82,000

CAR NEEDS A NEW TRANSMISSION. SUDDENLY STALLED WHILE I WAS DRIVING ON THE STREET.

Mileage: 103,000

GEARSHIFT WILL NOT COME OUT OF PARK, HAVE TO MANUALLY UNLOCK THE GEARSHIFT WITH A PAPER CLIP; CAR WILL NOT ACCELERATE CORRELATIONAL TO THE GAS PEDAL, AND THE RPMS GO REALLY HIGH ON INCLINES/HILLS...NISSAN SAYING NOT RESPONSIBLE/NO RECALLS, BUT I'M STILL GETTING 'CLAIMS NOTICES' FROM GM ECONOMIC SETTLEMENT CLAIMS CENTER...THE NISSAN DEALERSHIP TOLD ME TO "DISREGARD" THE NOTICES COMING IN THE MAIL....

Mileage: 93,500

VEHICLE HAS STARTED TO LOSE ACCELERATION POWER. STARTED HESITATING TO ACCELERATE AND TOOK LONG TO SHIFT (THIS IS AN AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION) GOT ON THE INTERSTATE AND CAR STARTED JERKING AND WOULD NOT GO PAST 10-15 MPH. PULLED OVER, BROUGHT GEARS BACK DOWN TO THE PARK POSITION, BUT THAT ONLY MADE IT WORSE. CAR WOULD NOT SHIFT INTO GEAR AND HAS BEEN STUCK NOW FOR A WEEK. STARTED RESEARCH ON VEHICLE AND LEARNED MANY OTHER VEHICLES WITHIN THIS CLASS ARE EXPERIENCING THE SAME PROBLEM. NISSAN DEALERSHIP HAS TOLD ME THAT THEY ARE NOT RESPONSIBLE AND WILL NOT FIX. WHY NOT?? THEY APPARENTLY BUILT A FAULTY VEHICLE. THEY SHOULD FIX THE PROBLEM. LOOKS LIKE I'LL BE GETTING A LAWYER.

Mileage: 4,918

IN MY 2014 NISSAN VERSA SEDAN THERE WAS A SCREECHING NOISE AT ANY POINT OF ACCELERATION THINKING IT WAS THE BRAKES. I GOT THE BRAKES CHANGED BUT THE NOISE WAS STILL THERE. I TOOK IT TO A MECHANIC AND WAS TOLD THAT IT WAS SOMETHING WITH THE TRANSMISSION. THE CVT TRANSMISSION THAT HAS CAUSED NOT ONLY ME BUT SO MANY OTHER PEOPLE PROBLEMS AS WELL. ONE OF THE BELTS IN THE TRANSMISSION IS SCREECHING AND CAUSING OTHER THINGS IN MY CAR TO NOT FUNCTION AS WELL. THIS IS NOT OKAY TO KNOW AND SELL A CAR WITH A TRANSMISSION THAT IS KNOWN TO FAIL SOON. I GOT THE CAR IS NOW AT 106,000 MILES. IT MAKES ME SCARED TO KNOW I DO NOT HAVE THE MONEY TO GET A NEW TRANSMISSION AND THAT THE CAR CAN GO AT ANY TIME.

SINCE PURCHASING THE CAR IN 2014. I HAD THE BODY THROTTLE REPLACED, THE FAN ON THE AC. NOW THE ELECTRICAL MOTORS FOR THE DOORS TO LOCK AND UNLOCK IS GOING OUT. I TRULY FEEL WHEN I PURCHASED THIS CAR IT WAS A LEMON. BECAUSE I HAD ONLY HAD THE CAR FOR A COUPLE OF YEARS WHEN THE DEALERSHIP HAD TO REPLACE THE THROTTLE BODY AND SHORTY THEREAFTER, THE DEALERSHIP HAD TO REPLACE THE FAN ON THE AC. NOW ON 23 FEB 2020. I AM ON MY WAY TO CHURCH WHEN I NOTICE THIS LOUD NOISE AND NOW I'VE BEEN TOLD THE MOTOR IS GOING OUT THAT CONTROLS LOCKING MY CARS DOORS. WHEN THE THROTTLE GAVE OUT I WAS DRIVING WHEN I NOTICE THIS LOUD NOISE. WHEN THE FAN GAVE OUT ON THE AC, I NOTICE THAT THE AC NO LONGER WORK AND I ATTEMPTED ADD FREON AND I WAS TOLD THAT IT WAS THE FAN ON THE AC. MY MAJOR COMPLAINT TODAY IS THE MOTOR ON FOR THE LOCK/UNLOCK. IT'S A SHAME THAT CARS ARE ONLY MADE TO LAST A SHORT PERIOD OF TIME OR AT THE LOWEST COST POSSIBLE AND THE SELL THEM FOR OUTRAGEOUS PRICE OVER THE FAIR MARKET PRICE. SOMETIME ITS JUST BETTER TO PURCHASE A USED CAR OPPOSED TO NEW VEHICLE THAT YOU THINK WILL LAST AND BUT ITS NOT LIKE THAT AT ALL.

I WAS DRIVING UP A HILL IN VENTURA WHEN THE CAR LOST POWER AND STARTED TO ROLL BACKWARDS. PRIOR TO THAT THE CAR WOULD JERK LIKE IT WOULD GO INTO GEAR AND WOULD HESITATE. FINALLY THE CAR WOULD GO FORWARD AND I HAD TO STOP AT VONS FOR THE CAR TO BE TOWED. I WAS 58 MILES FROM HOME. IT WAS REALLY SCARY BUT I WAS FORTUNATE THERE WERE NO OTHER CARS BEHIND ME AND THE CAR DID NOT RUN OFF THE LEDGE.

BOUGHT 2014 NISSAN VERSA ON 09/10/19. HAD IT CHECKED OUT BY MECHANIC AND CHECKED OUT GOOD. HAD FOR 2.5 - 3 WEEKS AND ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON AND STARTED STALLING WHILE STOPPED. HAD TO TURN HEADLIGHTS OFF WHEN STOPPING AND THEN TURN THEM ON AGAIN WHEN CAR GOT GOING AGAIN. TOOK TO AAMCO IN LOUISVILLE KY AND THEY SAID IT WAS NEUTRAL SAFETY SWITCH. SPENT $400 TO HAVE REPLACED AND THINGS WERE GOOD FOR A COUPLE OF DAYS THEN STARTED DOING THE SAME THING AGAIN. VERY DANGEROUS TO HAVE TO TURN LIGHTS OFF/ON AT NIGHT. DROVE TO KY THIS WEEKEND TO GET CAR AND BRING HOME TO MO TO HAVE FIXED (HOPEFULLY). I CANNOT HAVE MY DAUGHTER IN COLLEGE 500 MILES AWAY FROM ME IN A DANGEROUS SITUATION.

Mileage: 85,000

DEFAULTED TRANSMISSION SHOULD BE A RECALL HAVE HAD TO REPLACE THE TRANSMISSION TWICE SINCE PURCHASE

TIRE PURCHASED FROM DEALERSHIP 1 YEAR AGO, TIRE TREAD SEPARATED, NEARLY CAUSING BLOWOUT, WHILE IN MOTION ON HIGHWAY. HAD I NOT TAKEN PRECAUTIONS I COULD HAVE BEEN KILLED. PRECAUTIONS TAKEN DUE TO ON THE JOB SAFETY PROFESSIONAL DRIVING SKILLS. TIRES ARE CALLED NEXEN AND ARE SOLD BY NISSAN DEALERSHIP IN CORPUS CHRISTI, TEXAS. DOT # DOT8ELX

Mileage: 55,518

WHEN TAKING OFF,MY TRANSMISSION STALLS AND DOES NOT SHIFT CORRECTLY, CAR HAS ONLY 15,564 MILES AND THIS HAS BEEN HAPPENING FOR OVER 2 YEARS, I AM THE PERVERBABLE OLD LADY (71 YEAR OLD) LADY AND THIS CAR HAS BEEN HANDLED CAREFUL, BUT I HAVE NO MONEY TO FIX THIS PROBLEM

Mileage: 13,000

"TRANSMISSION" I HAD NO AWARENESS OF MY CAR HAVING PROBLEMS BUT ALWAYS KNEW SOMETHING WAS WRONG IT WOULD DO THIS JERKING MOTION OR ACCELERATE ON ITS OWN AND WHEN IT STALLED ON MY WHEN I PUSHED ON THE GAS THE MECHANIC TOLD MY MY TRANSMISSIONS SHOT AND THAT NISSAN HAD A RECALL ON TRANSMISSIONS. I ALWAYS KEPT MY CAR UP TO DATE AND ROUTINELY CHECKED. ITS ONLY A 2014.

Mileage: 100,000

THE TRANSMISSION IT STARTED MAKING LIKE WHISTLING NOISES ITSLUGIS WASN'T PICKING UP SPEED IT STALED ITSELF OFF IT BARLEY MOVES MY CAT TRANSMISSION IS DEFECTIVE

WHEN ACCELERATING FROM A STOP, THE CAR BOUNCES OR VIBRATES, THEN I HAVE TO TAKE MY FOOT OFF THE ACCELERATOR SO THE GEARS WILL CHANGE,I CAN'T AFFORD TO GET THIS FIXED SO I LIVE WITH IT, THE CAR HAS 15,340 MILES ON IT CAN YOU HELP ME?

Mileage: 14,000

WHILE DRIVING MY NISSAN VERSA I NEED TO LET IT WARM UP COMPLETELY. WHEN I SAY COMPLETELY I MEAN WAIT ABOUT 10-15 MIN BEFORE DRIVING OFF. IF I DO NOT MY CAR WILL STALL WHEN I PRESS THE BREAKS. THIS HAS HAPPENED MANY MANY TIMES. SOME TIMES IT DOESNT BUT NOW THAT IT IS COLDER WEATHER IT DOES IT MORE OFTEN. IF I DO LEAVE BEFORE IT WARMS UP I EXPECT IT TO STALL AT THE STOP SIGN, LIGHT, TURN, OR TRAFFIC. I USUALLY HAVE TO KICK IT INTO PARK TURN THE CAR OFF AND BACK ON. I WILL DO THIS MULTIPLE TIMES UNTIL ITS WARMED UP. SOMETIMES IT WONT EVEN WANT TO WORK AGAIN UNTIL ITS WARMED UP SO SOMETIMES IM JUST STUCK IN TRAFFIC OR THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. TODAY MY CAR DID THIS SEVERAL TIMES. I WORK ONLY ABOUT 7 MILES FROM MY HOUSE AND IT STALLED 5 TIMES.

Mileage: 76,000

NISSAN NORTH AMERICA IS RECALLING 14,595 VEHICLES, INCLUDING THE 2014 NISSAN VERSA SEDAN, BECAUSE THE ENGINE MAY SHUT OFF UNEXPECTEDLY WHILE THE VEHICLE IS BEING DRIVEN, ACCORDING TO THE NATIONAL HIGHWAY TRAFFIC SAFETY ADMINISTRATION. THIS HAS HAPPENED TO ME LIKE 10 TIMES... I WAS DRIVING IN CITY TRAFFIC AND IT WOULDN'T STAY RUNNING. IT KEPT TURNING OFF. I WAS AFRAID I HAD TO MUCH GOING ON WIL THEPOWER LIKE A POWER DRAIN SO I TURNED OFF MY RADIO AND LIGHTS AND MADE IT HOME.

Mileage: 75,000

I RECIEVED THE CAR WITH A DAMAGED HEAT SHIELD. I WAS TOLD THAT IT WAS FIXED YET CONTINUED TO HAVE PROBLEMS WITH IT. LATELY I HAVE HAD AXEL SEAL LEAK ISSUES AS WELL AS TRANSMISSION SLIPPAGE WHEN ACCELERATING.

* CAR HESITATES WHEN THE GAS PEDAL IS PRESSED AT A COMPLETE STOP AND THEN JOLTS FORWARD *IT TAKES LONGER THAN NORMAL FOR THE CAR TO START MOVING WHEN GAS PEDAL IS PRESSED * WHEN I TRY TO SPEED UP TO PASS ON THE FREEWAY IT TAKES A LONG TIME TO GET UP TO SPEED

Mileage: 71,140

BOUGHT MY CAR BRAND NEW IN 2014. ALMOST IMMEDIATELY STARTED HAVING TRANSMISSION STALLING AND SLIPPING ISSUES WITHIN TWO MONTHS. MY CAR STALLED OUT AND DIED ON THE FREEWAY IN THE MIDDLE OF RUSH HOUR TRAFFIC. I WENT TO MY NISSAN DEALERSHIP TO HAVE IT LOOKED AT AND FIXED UNDER WARRANTY. THEY DID NOT FIX IT, NOR DO I THINK THEY EVEN LOOKED AT IT. MY CAR STALLS, SLIPS, GRINDS AND VIBRATES EVERY TIME I GAS IT. THERE HAVE BEEN A HANDFUL OF OTHER TIMES MY CAR HAS STALLED OUT AND DIED IN THE MIDDLE OF A BUSY STREET, WHILE DRIVING. I'VE HAD MY CAR FOR THREE YEARS AND I'VE BEEN TO MY DEALERSHIP MANY TIMES DURING WARRANTY AND AFTER WARRANTY FOR THIS ISSUE AND EACH TIME THE PROBLEM HAS NOT BEEN RESOLVED. THERE WAS EVEN A RECALL FOR MY TRANSMISSION, IN WHICH I WENT TO THE DEALERSHIP 3 TIMES FOR IT, AND IT STILL HAS NOT BEEN RESOLVED MONTHS AFTER I RECEIVED THE RECALL NOTICE. I'VE TRIED LOOKING THIS RECALL UP, AND I CANNOT FIND IT. PERHAPS THE DEALERSHIP STATED THAT THIS ISSUE HAS BEEN RESOLVED WHEN IT HAS NOT. I DO NOT FEEL SAFE IN MY CAR, AND I FEEL AS IF THE NISSAN DEALERSHIP I BOUGHT MY CAR FROM IS ADDING TO THE LACK OF SAFETY OF MY VEHICLE.

Mileage: 2,000

TRANSMISSION GOING OUT. JERKING WHILE DRIVING AND SHUTTING OFF.

THE HEAT SHIELD COVERING THE EXHAUST UNDERNEATH THE VEHICLE HAS CRACKED IN SEVERAL PLACES AND WAS REPLACED 2 TIMES. THE CRACKING OCCURS WHERE THE HEAT SHIELD IS HELD TO THE BODY OF THE VEHICLE BY SCREWS AND BOLTS. THE WASHERS AND BOLTS ARE TOO SMALL FOR THE PREDRILLED HOLES AND CAUSES STRESS FRACTURES AT THE HOLE. THIS CAUSES THE HEAT SHIELD TO COME LOOSE AND RATTLE AGAINST THE EXHAUST. THERE ARE OTHER MODELS WITH SIMILAR HEAT SHIELDS WITH THE SAME PROBLEM AS THE MATERIALS ARE THE SAME. THE RATTLE CAUSES DISTRACTED DRIVING AS WELL AS POSES A POTENTIAL SAFETY HAZARD IF THE ENTIRE UNIT WERE TO FALL OFF WHILE DRIVING. IT COULD CAUSE UNSAFE VEHICLE OPERATION OR HIT ANOTHER VEHICLE.

Mileage: 37,000

I HAVE A NISSAN VERSA WITH NO HEAT WHEN IT IS COLD I HAVE BOUGHT IN TO THE NISSAN DEALER 3X . THIS CAR IS DANGEROUS BECAUSE DOES NOT HAVE ENOUGH HEAT TO KEEP THE WINDOWS CLEAR IN SLOW OR ICE. I AM TOLD ALL VERSA HAVE THE SAME PROBLEM. THIS IS DANGEROUS AND I EXPECT THIS TO BE ACTED ON. THE PICTURE IS AFTER DRIVING FOR TEN MILES

THERE IS NO TRUNK RELEASE INSIDE THE CAR'S CAB! NO BUTTON OR PULL LEVER ONLY WAY IN IS WITH THE KEY. WHAT IF A SMALL CHILD SHUT THE TRUNK AND WAS NOT ABLE TO COMPREHEND THE LEVER INSIDE THE TRUNK? VERY VERY DANGEROUS FOR ANYONE WHO MAY DRIVE THIS CAR EVEN A LOCKSMITH HAD TO COMPLETELY DISASSEMBLE THE BACK SEAT OF THE CAR TO GAIN ENTRY. THIS IS NO WAY ACCEPTABLE AND I WILL NEVER DRIVE/OWN ANY CAR THAT DOES NOT HAVE TRUNK SWITCH/BUTTON/LEVER EVER AGAIN! I CANNOT PUT IN WORDS HOW DISAPPOINTED I AM WITH THE PERSON WHO PASSED A VEHICLE WITH THE ONLY WAY INTO THE TRUNK IS WITH A KEY! THE CAR WAS RENTED FROM FOX RENTAL CAR FROM THE ORLANDO FL LOCATION PICTURES MAY BE PROVIDED UPON FORMAL REQUEST. UPON RETURNING THE CAR WE NOTIFIED THE MANAGER OF THAT LOCATION OF THIS ISSUE AS WELL. *JS