Front Suspension Coil Spring problems of the 2007 Nissan Versa

The front coil spring broke in two impaling my front passenger side tire and locking up my front end resulting in a lose of control while driving. After having my vehicle towed and repaired I learned of a recall by Nissan which I had no prior knowledge of because I was never notified until after the incident. Nissan has repeatedly denied to reimburse me for repairs in direct violation numerous sections of 49cfr part 573. 13.

Takata recall - replacement parts for both the front driver (manufacturer recall number pm685 NHTSA recall number 17v-449) and front passenger (manufacturer recall number pm657 NHTSA recall number 16v-349) were not made available by Nissan to my Nissan dealer (conicelli Nissan in conshohocken, PA). Coil spring recall - replacement parts for the front coil spring (manufacturer recall number pm565 NHTSA recall number 15v-573) were not made available by Nissan to my Nissan dealer (conicelli Nissan in conshohocken, PA). This is pathetic behavior by Nissan and its suppliers.

After driving on the highway we parked the car. We noticed a portion of broken coil spring lying under the front passenger tire. After investigation we found this was a portion of the bottom of the front suspension coil. I checked the front driver side and found the bottom of the coil is broken, but has not yet fallen from the suspension mount. I checked the NHTSA site and learned there was a recall for the front coils (NHTSA recall 15v-573). I called Nissan and they told me this recall does not apply to our VIN, it is limited to cars sold/registered on the east coast. This car as originally in CA, then went to wa, then germany before it was recently brought to MD. This car has not been in an accident, nor driven over rough terrain; so it is hard to comprehend how both coils would have cracked. The noted recall defect of ¿insufficient corrosion coating¿ it listed as only applicable to east coast cars; but this incident seems to point to it being a broader manufacturing defect.

Tl-the contact owns a 2007 Nissan Versa. The contact stated that while driving approximately 25 mph, the contact heard a loud bang without warning. The vehicle began to wobble and there was a rubbing sound that was heard when the contact made both left and right turns. The vehicle was taken to the dealer and diagnosed that the front passenger coil spring had fractured and needed to be replaced. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. The approximate failure mileage was 44,500. Sw.

I own a 2007 Nissan Versa sl hatchback. I am the second owner. Purchased car with 78,000 miles. Car was pre-inspected before purchase. My certified master mechanic gave the car very high marks. At around the 96450 mileage mark, I noticed a creaking sound when turning steering wheel. My mechanic inspected it and determined my lower right ball joint needed repair. He also determined my left front driver coil spring was broken. I keep my car in very good working order and gently drive it around 10,000 miles per year since purchasing it. Not sure why these two items malfunctioned. I have noticed other Versa owners on the internet reporting similar problems. Thanks for looking into this.

Front left coil spring broke while leaving parking spot; broken spring came to rest on tire (damaged). Looked online and lo and behold, Versas 2008-2010 are apparently being looked at for this. Mine is a 2007, but I want to put this out there so others know to have theirs checked out. Thank god I was going 5mph as I pulled out, not at 70mph.

Driving in neighborhood very slow speed when front coil spring broke causing it to rupture the front tire (it popped). Luckily I was driving 25 mph or could have been a major problem. Saw on news today they have had over 130,000 complaints so far- this is obviously a defect, it is going to cost close to $1700 today to get it fixed.

In pulling out of my driveway in reverse, the front coil spring on the passenger side fractured. The driveway had a bit of snow cover, which I drove through. My mechanic assured me that level of resistance should not have caused the coil to fracture, rather he questioned whether a defect in the metallurgy might have caused the break. He examined the driver side coil as well and determined that it also was defective and replaced both. I appear to have had the same issue as owners of later model Versa cars.

Our daughter was pulling out of our driveway when she heard a loud pop and the right front of car nose down . She then backed back into the driveway and called me. When I can home I jacked the front passenger side up and removed the tire to find coil spring had broke and cut a grove in the sideway of the tire. I found the other part of the coil spring laying out in the road 10 feet from our driveway. While I was working on the car I asked my daughter to call the Nissan dealer about repair cost which they did call back with but she said the serviceman never asked what had happened. This is a problem and a safety issue which needs to be addressed.

My husband was backing our Versa out of the driveway when he heard a piece of metal hit the street and the front passenger side of the vehicle sunk down. He found a u-shaped chunk of metal on the ground after the front suspension coil had cracked completely clean in half. The mechanic had to replace the entire front suspension system as it appeared to have the beginnings of a crack in the coil on the other side as well. Fortunately, it did not happen while driving at any speed. The mechanic said he was surprised that the dealer had the parts in stock, making me think this might be a common problem. I reported the problem to Nissan as well.

While driving, my right front suspension failed; spring cut into tire and had to be replaced along with both front coils; I checked the complaint register on the NHTSA site and noticed several similiar incidents mainly involving the right front springs. Most occur under low mileage on the vehicles. It would appear that a defective part was installed that year(2007) on Versa 1. 8l vehicles.

During a regular servicing, it was discovered that the front coil spring (driver side) had broken. It appeared that it had been broken for some time due to the rust evident throughout the broken piece. The vehicle has only 16k miles of light suburban driving, so I feel a defective part must have been used in the manufacture of this car.

Both front suspension coils broke. I heard, then saw something drop off my car. I went back for the part and drove to the dealership. It was part of a suspension coil. They put it up on the racks and found that both front coils were broken. They said they have never seen this on any car before. It seems to me there has to be a defect either in the metal used to make the coil or in the design. The dealership said there is no recall issued from Nissan on this, but I wonder if it is something that should be investigated in case there is a defect. I was lucky but someone else might be hurt if the suspension is falling apart.

While pulling away from a parked position in our driveway, the passenger side front coil spring broke. The remaining larger portion of the spring was now rubbing against the inside wall of the fr tire. The jagged edge was closer to the engine side, fortunately. The smaller broken piece was on the ground, shaped like a half circle. There was no rust on either spring piece.

Tl-the contact owns a 2007 Nissan Versa. The contact stated that while the vehicle was parked, there was a loud noise heard from the vehicle. The contact later discovered that the front passenger's side coil spring was fractured. The dealer stated that the coil spring needed to be replaced but did not provide a reason as to why the coil spring fractured while the vehicle was not in motion. The failure mileage was 23,389. The VIN was not available. Kmj.

My husband was backing out of the garage and a piece of the suspension coil (driver side front) fell off for no reason. My four year old twins were in the back in their car seats. We are currently towing it to get it fixed. We called a dealership and they said only certain vehicles from that time period are covered for this defect. There is a national technical service bulletin about it. Our car is not covered (determined by dealership by VIN). I wold hate to think what would have happened if my family was not in the driveway but instead driving down the road when this happened.

Coil spring on passenger front broke while pulling out of parking lot. Broken coil rubbing on tire, but did not puncture. Coil spring replaced. On 03/12/2015 coil spring on driver front broke while pulling out of driveway. Mileage was 103124 at time of incident. Broken coil damaged strut such that entire assembly had to be replaced.

Nissan Versa 2007 front coil spring snapped. The car was parked in driveway. As we backed up heard loud clunck piece of coil was on ground. Lucky to be in driveway at time it happened. Took car to monroes the tried to get part no good went to dealer. They first said 2 days to get part . Did not happen. Not the part has an unknown eta. Nissan dealer parts person said there we 584 coils on back order. This problem seem to be metal defect when the spring was made. Really hard to believe Nissan does not have any in stock. They are still producing Versas so why not get the coil springs from the assembly plant. It is costing a lot of money to rental a vehical with no repair in site. Maybe this need to be a recall on this part. I have a piece of the coil if needed for analizing. Thanks.

Left front coil spring broke. Car was parked in garage and when it was started in order to back out of the garage, there was a banging sound. I got out to see if I had hit anything oin the garage and found a piece of the spring on the garage floor. Spring was replaced.