general problems of the 2008 Nissan Versa

I found a piece of a broken coil spring in my driveway (where multiple cars are parked) in NJ. A quick visual inspection of all the vehicles typically parked near that area did not show any sitting uneven or any obvious evidence of any with problems. A few weeks later, after driving approx 1000 miles on my Nissan, I noticed that the front suspension seemed shorter and quicker to bottom-out. This was obvious when rolling over speed humps. Another, more in-depth inspection of the front springs revealed an unseated spring on the left front. The spring appears to have slipped off or through the bottom cup and is not centered on the strut. After looking the vehicle up on NHTSA site this appears to be related to manufacturer recall numberpm565. The NJ vehicle is currently in nc. I plan to take it to a Nissan dealer to have the recall work performed.

Takata recall. We have a Nissan Versa 2008 and we received 2 letters about the takata recall. We just moved to new jersey about 3 months ago. My boyfriend daniil went to the Nissan dealership in edison and they refused him a rental car because he is not 21 years old. We are 20. I thought that's not possible, it's a big safety issue, they can't just refuse it because we're not 21. What does age have to do with our safety? the following morning, me and my boyfriend drove to the route 33 Nissan in hamilton, NJ. A lady named mckayla did the paperwork for us, everything was set and then she said "OH wait you're not 21 yet, I can't loan you a car. " she said to call the service assist line to further assist us. So we called the line, and turns out the guy that we were supposed to talk to doesn't work on the weekends. So if the airbags would've went off during the weekend and we died, then what? I called mckayla on Monday and she told us if we could find a company that would rent us the car, Nissan would pay for it. So I called hertz in new york since their legal age to rent a car is 18, and they agreed to rent us a car but Nissan refused to pay for it since it was out of state. If Nissan screwed up with these recalls, they need to take responsibility for their actions and pay the necessary for the inconvenience. We went back to the route 33 Nissan dealership and went to the supervisor's office to speak to him. He said there's nothing he can do for us because we're not 21. Last time I checked, you didn't have to be 21 to own a Nissan. Last time I checked, there was nowhere in the paperwork when buying a Nissan that states: "in the case of a recall, if you're not 21 and over you will be leased a loaner car till we fix your car" so then why is this such an issue? I'm so scared that on our way to work or on our way home the air bags will go off and we will die.

I have had 3 recalls on my Nissan since 2015. It has been 2 years and all 3 are still unresolved. When contacting Nissan, the response is - to await the invitation to the dealership. Driving this vehicle is unsafe and yet I have to risk my well-being every day to get around.

All the airbags not working as indicated lights flashing! recall states passenger airbag could explode causing metal fragments resulting in injury even death. Was informed by Nissan san francisco dealer that there is no fix for the airbag problem yet and they're not responsible for my anything to do with airbags not engaged except for the recall and that there is no fix for currently for the safety recall. In addition, when buying new tire sand getting a wheel alignment, I've been informed that all 4 of my struts are bent and suspension is off as a result.

Coil recall I verified that my Versa is included in the recall nationwide Nissan in lutherville, MD 410 252-8000 schedules me for an appointment to replace the springs, then, when I call to confirm the appointment, they deny I have an appointment. They are not servicing the recall. Please help.

Tl-the contact owns a 2008 Nissan Versa. The contact stated that while driving at 50 mph, the vehicle coil spring detached in the middle of the highway. The vehicle was towed to the dealer where it was diagnosed but could not find a failure. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was not notified of the failure. The failure mileage was 49,000. Aw.

Front suspension spring broke while driving through a parking lot.

My car began to shimmy when stopping and I brought it to a mechanic who said the coil spring on the driver's side was broken and that they would be best replaced in pairs as the other side would not be long before it also broke causing a possible tragic accident. He advised me not to go far with the car before repairing them as a fatal accident could occur. At the bare minimum, the coil spring would go through my new tire and cause even more extensive damage to the car. My son owns a Versa as does my former husband and they both have had to replace their coil springs. I feel there must be some type of defect in this product. It seems far too coincidental. There have been 93 other reports as well. Nissan should issuue a recall immediately.

Coil spring on drivers side broke causing a shake and allowing the car to drag when it should not of been able to.

I was driving on a small paved two lane highway at approximately 45 mph. I heard a loud noise and shortly after the tire blew out. This happened right before a small side road so I was able to turn onto that road so I wasn't on the highway. Due to the flat tire and broken spring the car sat too low for the factory provided jack to fit under the car. I called my brother for assistance and he showed up with my nephew. They were able to lift up on the car just enough so that I could place the jack in the correct position. We put the factory donut spare tire on and I drove to warehouse tire. . . Unfortunately they were just closing down for the day. I had four new tires installed the following Tuesday and then took the car to my mechanic. I picked the car up on July 3rd. My mechanic informed that the drivers side coil spring was broken also. The drivers side spring had broken near the top;the passenger side spring broke closer to bottom which allowed it to spin out of place and slice the tire.

I found a piece front the front of each coli spring laying in my driveway. I looked up the NHTSA website & found there is an investigation into this specific problem. Investigation no pe 15-019. I have the pieces & can send a picture of the fracture if you would like.

My wife was driving her 2008 Nissan Versa and was about to get on the ramp to get on the highway when the spring on the passenger side in the front broke and punctured the tire. She was able to get to the shoulder. We had it towed and had a very expensive repair.

Front right spring broke shredding a relatively new tire. We just turned on to a residential street, so fortunately we were going slow and no one was hurt. Car was towed to a nearby sear's auto center where both front springs and struts were rebuilt and an alignment performed. Plus new tire installed. Incident issue was opened with Nissan, but they refuse to accept responsibility for this frequently occurring poor quality issue.

I was concerned that something was wrong with the car. I was taking it to the garage when the coil spring broke. The jagged end rubbed against the tire causing it to blow out.

While making a right turn their was a loud noise and a smell of rubber upon further inspection the passenger side coil spring broke expanding pass the lower plate and make contact with the tire.

Not sure of exact timing (approx April 2015) when I brought my car in for a regular service appointment, I was told that when they put the car on the lift, one coil spring fell off in two pieces - I was so fortunate that this happened at the dealership and not on the road! I was told that if it had happened while I was driving, it could have been disastrous. I replaced both springs at that time.

While backing out of my driveway I heard a bang and the tire began rubbing on something. I pulled back in the driveway. I looked under and saw that the spring was broken. I am very lucky since I drive the interstate 376 everyday to work. If the spring had broken at speed I am sure there would have been damage to the car and a possible accident. The car is not driveable at this time.

Front passenger side spring snapped puncturing tire.

The contact owns a 2008 Nissan Versa. The contact stated while reversing out of a parking space, the vehicle suddendly made a loud noise. After inspecting the vehicle, the contact noticed the vehicle was tilted on the front passenger side. The vehicle was towed to an independent mechanic. The technician diagnosed the shock spring had fractured. In addition, the technician made the contact aware that the manufacturer no longer produces the part need to repair the vehicle. The manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. The vehicle was not repaired. The approximate failure mileage was 50,000. The VIN was not available.

Backing out of the driveway heard a snap got out of the car and found a piece of the coil spring had broken off near the base of the spring.

Tl-the contact owns a 2008 Nissan Versa hatchback. The contact stated that while traveling at 20 mph,the vehicle experienced some roughness under the front tires. The vehicle was diagnosed that the suspension was failing and was not an immediate safety hazard. The manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. The failure mileage was approximately 58,000. Ec.

I was pulling into a parking spot and I heard a loud snapping noise from the front left of the car. I was able to drive the car home as nothing appeared to be broken. When I took the wheel off I noticed the spring had snapped and was rubbing against my tire. I will have to replace my tire because it rubbed off a significant amount of rubber. I am lucky the tire didn't blow while I was driving.

While sitting in the yard we heard a metal clang sound coming from one of the cars. We looked but could not tell which car it came from. Later when I started to drive the car on the highway the front passenger tire shredded. This was due to the front passenger side spring being broken. We later found the broken piece where the car was parked. The vehicle only had 48,684 mostly highway miles on it.

Driving down the road we heard a loud bang, then the car darted hard to the left. Couldnt go over 15 mph without loud scrape and hard pull to left. Garage said coil spring broke in half and almost punctured tire. No rust on the spring, mechanic said it was a defective part.

I parked my Nissan Versa in a parking lot while I was at work all day. I hadn't had any problems with it. When I got in to leave in the evening and put the car in drive and went forward a few inches, I heard a horrible crunching noise like I hit something. When I backed up to see what was under my car, I just saw a metal horseshoe shaped broken piece on the ground. My mechanic says it is a coil spring that broke. I've seen many complaints about this from Nissan Versa owners. The broken part didn't seem rusty at all. I don't know why this happened. The car hasn't been in an accident. It seemed to happen out of the blue.

1st. . . After 25k miles the car began to shift on its own irregularly, finally at 45k it was noticed that the cvt was not working properly. It was replaced under warranty, even though it was covered it actually cost me 1,800 for an extended warranty. Second problem was a thumping noise as I went over a bump in the front end that was diagnosed as damaged struts and the sub frame links, this was not covered by warranty, and we are stuck with this ongoing faulty problem. It is greater than 4,000 to fix.

As I was entering an on ramp to 676 east in philadelphia, PA, I heard a crunch (metal on metal) in my front passenger side . I attempted to straighten out my car after the slight right turn and my right tire was not reacting to my turning of the steering wheel. I hit the brake a bit and tried to slow the car when my car started to fish tail. At this instance I gave the vehicle some gas to try and regain control of the vehicle, but I was already in a spin that caused me to completely lose control and I attempted to gain control, but I was unsuccessful. As the car spun past 360 degrees, I went over an island and came to an abrupt stop once I took out the stop sign on this island. Luckily no body was hurt and I managed to not hit any vehicles or pedestrians. After several hours waiting for a two truck and philadelphia police, the vehicle and myself made our way to a body shop in lansdale, PA. After examination from the mechanics at this body shop (j. L. Freed) I was told that the strut assembly in my front right passenger side was in 3 pieces. This was evident to me that something mechanically went wrong as I was making that slight right on the evening of July 23, 2008. Now, I was given my estimate for the damages and the parts that need to ordered and replaced. I feel that Nissan needs to be made aware of this event as I was just at a Nissan dealer (montgomeryville Nissan) 3 weeks prior (July 05, 2008) to have my car inspected. I have yet to find out if montgomeryville Nissan saw any type of potential failure in this specific strut assembly that malfunctioned and split apart causing my accident. Nissan needs to be aware of this incident as this could have resulted in a fatality of myself or another if I was say on the highway this strut assembly decided to fall apart.