general problems of the 2008 Nissan Versa

12 problems related to service brakes have been reported for the 2008 Nissan Versa. The most recently reported issues are listed below. Please also check out the statistics and reliability analysis of the 2008 Nissan Versa based on all problems reported for the 2008 Versa.

1 Service Brakes problem

Failure Date: 07/27/2024

See attached document for complaint.

2 Service Brakes problem

Failure Date: 09/07/2023

Traffic stopped suddenly when I hit my brakes they failed to work and the airbags didn’t work either so I ended up hitting my head on the roof of the car when I ran into the truck that suddenly stopped in front of me at speed of about 50mph. I don’t feel good but have no way to get medical attention right now. And was just released from having some head trauma the day before the accident. My car was totaled in the accident so I don’t need additional recall information on it, and no insurance to fix it so now I don’t have any way to get a new car.

3 Service Brakes problem

Failure Date: 09/27/2019

No sense que paso pero un dia no me encendio y let encontraron agua al motor.

4 Service Brakes problem

Failure Date: 09/10/2018

Tl the contact owns a 2008 Nissan Versa. The contact took the vehicle to russ darrow Nissan of milwaukee (11212 w metro auto mall, milwaukee, WI 53224, (414) 586-3050) to have it repaired per an unknown recall. After the repair, an unknown service indicator illuminated. The vehicle was taken back to the dealer where it was diagnosed that the brakes and possibly the air bags failed. The dealer kept the vehicle for a month and provided a loaner vehicle. The vehicle was repaired again, but had trouble accelerating over 30 mph while traveling on the highway. The speedometer gauge increased to over 80 mph. The vehicle was taken back to the dealer two other times, but no failures were found with the vehicle. The manufacturer was not contacted. The failure mileage was 80,401.

5 Service Brakes problem

Failure Date: 01/29/2018

There were 3 recalls on my 2008 Nissan Versa. Two were for airbags and 1 was for front coils/springs. I was given a loaner vehicle until parts were available to perform the repairs. Nissan had me drive my vehicle in to get serviced, knowing that it was a hazard to my life. On the way to get my vehicle serviced one could hear a loud pop, the vehicle was no longer operational and was at then engulfed in flames.

6 Service Brakes problem

Failure Date: 01/06/2017

Cold weather causes brake pedal to lock. Like someone put a cement block under the pedal, it will not push down and brakes do not engage. Must push hard to unlock and pump a few times to have brakes work. Car was in motion first time this happened and stationary the second time.

7 Service Brakes problem

Failure Date: 01/26/2015

On January 26, 2015, I was traveling on the highway to take my daughter to school when a driver at least 2 car distances in front of me came to an abrupt stop which caused me to put on my brakes so that I will have enough time to stop at a good enough distance so that I do not hit them. However, after doing so my car kept sliding and I was unable to do anything and the car still hit the driver in front of me. We all left the scene in an ambulance. I do not know the status of the other driver, but I am suffering from severe back pain, some neck pain and I have headaches. This issue needs to be checked before someone ends of dying. I am glad that no one was killed in this accident.

8 Service Brakes problem

Failure Date: 07/28/2014

Car is having trouble backing up. Brakes are squealing.

9 Service Brakes problem

Failure Date: 07/09/2013

While I was driving on the 10 freeway headed east near downtown los angeles, my car's brakes suddenly did not respond, causing me to hit the car in front of me. Before the incident the car's brakes worked fine and after the incident they functioned normally. I tried multiple ways to get the brakes to "bite" but always got a dead pedal and never got the car to stop until I hit the car in front of me at around 20 mph. This car has some flaws on it that should be looked at including the brake pedal, which does not respond very well to driver input, the lazy transmission, which hesitates too much and dealers refuse to fix, the ignition/starter, the flimsy body that looks like it was made out of the same material as toys and its axles that can't stand extensive city driving.

10 Service Brakes problem

Failure Date: 08/18/2010

The contact owns a 2008 Nissan Versa. The contact stated that while driving approximately 55 mph and attempting to change lanes and slow down, the brakes did not function and she could not control the steering wheel. The vehicle spun out of control and crashed into a guard rail. The contact experienced head and back pain. A police report was filed. The air bags did not deploy and the vehicle was destroyed. The contact had not spoken with the manufacturer at the time of the complaint. The current and failure mileages were unknown.

11 Service Brakes problem

Failure Date: 09/02/2009

I was driving a 2008 Nissan Versa hatchback [xxx] at 50mph in a 50mph zone in the left lane of a two-lane westbound street at 5:03pm on a day in September, 2009 when a car in front of me came to a complete stop in order to make a left hand turn (where there was no turn pocket). I did not notice that the vehicle was stationary until it was too late - I hit the brakes as hard as I could. The vehicle was equipped with anti-lock brakes, but I immediately went into a very straight, wheels-locked skid, decelerating to a speed of approximately 20mph at the moment of impact. The two occupants of the vehicle I hit were injured, at least one of them was hospitalized. My car was totaled since the repair estimate came in at the same amount as the loan payoff amount. The anti-lock brakes had worked well in two emergency stops earlier in the year. The accident left a 30+ foot long set of skid marks at the accident scene. Information redacted pursuant to the freedom of information act (foia), 5 u. S. C. 552(b)(6).

12 Service Brakes problem

Failure Date: 06/14/2008

New car 10 miles - strong pulsation in the brakes, steering wheel shakes. Car covered in sand - in the frame, over the gas tank, all over the engine.


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