Front Suspension Coil Spring problems of the 2010 Nissan Versa

Driver side front coil spring broke while vehicle in motion on a city street. Clunking sound heard thereafter from same area.

My front left suspension coil just broke while driving over a sewer cover on a side street. The front left end of my car dropped a not and a metal piece of coil flew out from the bottom of my car which I recovered. I see this is an issue that had a recall, also never got the airbag recalled.

The particulars: - brought my vehicle into a Nissan dealership on 25-Jan-2019 to have them handle work related to their air-bag recall - Nissan also had a recall program relative to its front-end suspension springs, https://static. Nhtsa. Gov/odi/rcl/2015/rclrpt-15v573-4667. Pdf - on 21-August-2018, one of my suspension coils had completely eroded and the other coil was close to fully eroding. Thankfully, the worn-out coils were noticed while the car was not on any roadway. - 8/21/2018 was a Tuesday. My supervisor was fine in allowing me to work remotely then while an independent mechanic made the necessary repairs, relative to NHTSA 15v-573. - when I had set up my appointment with the dealership in mid-Dec. , 2018 (for 1/25/19), I was told by the Nissan on-site representative that reimbursement for my upfront expenses tied to the work on the suspension-coil (NHTSA) recall should not be a problem. It was just her location could not facilitate the reimbursement. Fiscals are handled by Nissan's corporate office. - on 25-Jan-2019, the Nissan mechanics took photos of the new coils, in order for the Nissan corporate office to have that proof. - alas, after a series of emails (which I all have) and phone calls with Nissan's corporate office, they chose to deny me any reimbursement for a manufacturer defect, per NHTSA's 15v-573. - so, Nissan's defect and recall has me out of > $1,100, thus costing me for their defect! - their internal call-center, based in 0ntari0, closed case on 2/11/19, when Nissan's corporate office told me they could not make reimbursement because the independent mechanic did not have the word, "coil" written on the work order / receipt! - Nissan sent me, the customer, into minion mode with their defect. It is not existing car owners' faults Nissan cannot get new owners to make their payments! this fleecing must not happen!.

Recently my wife was driving her car (2010 Nissan Versa) and the front right coil spring snapped. She was driving at about 20mph on a straight paved road. There were no potholes on this road when this occurred. The result was it gouging out the right passenger side tire. Since she was traveling at a slow speed and was vigilant enough to see smoke and stop before the tire was blown out. After doing some research I found that the coil spring breaking was an issue for 07-12 Nissan verses. But when calling Nissan about the problem. I was told that my car wasn't covered even tho it is registered in one of the "salt belt states".

The contact owns a 2010 Nissan Versa. The contact stated that the front driver side coil spring failed while driving in reverse. The vehicle was taken to the weston dealer for inspection. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was not notified. The contact did not receive a recall notification. The failure mileage was 80,000. VIN tool confirms parts not available.

Leaving work today I noticed a loud clunk from the front end of my car at around 10 mph. Upon inspection I found that the front passenger coil spring was completely corroded and broken. Calling the Nissan dealership I was informed that there is a voluntary recall involving this exact situation but that the recall does not apply to me since I live in a state not listed. I live in a county in kansas that borders missouri. I also work in missouri and the vast majority of my driving is in missouri but this did not matter to Nissan and I was informed that I would still be responsible for the repairs. How is this fair? corrosion is corrosion, especially when it is a known defect. This could have killed me or someone else.

My front coil spring broke on me. I inspected it and it clearly looks like rust damage from lack of rust protectant. I saw there is a huge recall to the front coil springs of Nissan Versas and the only reason my vehicle did not qualify is because somehow the NHTSA doesn't consider nebraska a 'winter state'. We have winter weather just like other states that were included in the recall(iowa, missouri) and our state does use plenty of salt on our roads. It seems completely ridiculous that my car wouldn't qualify because I'm in nebraska and not iowa or missouri. The fact that I had to spend almost $1k to fix this doesn't make any sense when the manufactuer's defect is clearly the cause. Also, it felt incredibly dangerous when this broke on me. I was driving and almost lost control of the vehicle completely. I felt lucky I even made it home and to the dealership for repairs.

Passenger side front coil spring broke while driving on a paved road in town. There is a known issue with these springs, and a recall in place, but my state is not covered by the recall (even though our roads are salted in nebraska also). The coil rubbed on the tire, ruining it as well.

My front coil spring broke while driving; very dangerous. I had it towed to a local mechanic. It is still in the shop. Tonight I found your recall website and learned the front coil springs are listed for recall. I never received notification from Nissan about the recall. I suspect they are not notifying customers.

In may 2015 the right side front suspension coil snapped. I had it replaced at a Nissan dealer at a cost of $270. 26. On oct 22, 2015 the left side front suspension coil snapped. It took the Nissan dealer nearly 2 weeks to get the part and replace it, at cost of $401. 93. The car was sitting in a parking lot the first time and was sitting in my driveway the 2nd time. The broken part was found on the ground at these locations.

I was reading a web site about vehicle complaints and there was 93 complaints about the front coil springs on Nissan Versas snapping and blowing out tires. I went out to look at our 2010 Nissan Versa and our front passenger side coil spring is broken. With this many complaints there should be a recall before someone is killed. This is definitely a manufacturers defect with that many incidents. Please look into this and get back to me. Thank you jim creevy.

The left front coil spring broke 7/23/2015 as I was driving home at approx. 30mph.

Front driver side suspension coil spring broke rubbing 2 inch gouge into tire.

My wife was driving the 2010 Nissan Versa hatchback on a secondary road doing less then 30 mph when she suddenly heard a 'bang' sound. She then claimed she heard a similar sound when making left hand turns. When she asked me to inspect the vehicle I was shocked to see that the driver's side front coil spring had broken in two. That was the last thing I expected to see. The 'similar' sound she heard was the sound of broken section of coil spring rattling around the remaining spring/strut assembly. Fortunately because of the nature of the break it was captive and there was no way for it to become suddenly separated from the vehicle while driving. This component on a car should never fail. Had she been driving at highway speed she could have been killed. We paid $350 to have one spring replaced!!! I still have the broken spring. The mechanic saved it for me. I also have close up photographs of the broken spring that I am more then willing to provide to any agency investigating this matter. Nissan should own up and replace these defective springs before someone is killed.

During routine front brake pad and rotor replacement I was informed by my mechanic that one of the front coil springs was physically broken. It appears to have snapped and it was in jeopardy of popping or puncturing my tire. The mechanic was shocked that this would happen with such low mileage on the car (~25,900, 5 years). He called Nissan to ask about the issue and they said it was a common problem. Both front coil springs were replaced. I do recall driving around may 1, 2015 on the highway around 65 mph and hearing a loud clattering noise under my car but thought nothing of it at the time. That could have been when the coil spring snapped.

The contact owns a 2010 Nissan Versa. While the vehicle was being inspected, the technician stated that the front driver side coil spring fractured and would need to be replaced. The vehicle was taken to an independent mechanic where it was repaired. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure. The failure mileage was 55,000.

The contact owns a 2010 Nissan Versa. While parked, a loud gunshot sound emitted from the vehicle and dirt could be seen coming from the wheel well. After inspecting the vehicle, the contact noticed that the coil spring snapped without warning. The vehicle was taken to an independent mechanic, where it was diagnosed that the coil spring was defective and needed to be replaced. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. The approximate vehicle failure mileage was 92,000.

I have been reading reports about front coil spring fractures and now I am afraid to drive my car. It was very hard for me to save to buy this car, I am disabled and on a very low fixed income. I was so proud of it and now I don't know what to do. Will you pay to fix it?.

Left front drivers side of vehicle was making a "crunching sound" while driving on interstate 81. When I got to work, I looked up the problem online, and discovered it was the same issue that 2010 Nissan Versa vehicles are having. (coil springs) took it to a mechanic on 5/20/15, and the mechanic identified the problem as a broken coil spring in the front end. Replaced the broken spring.

I submitted a complaint in October of 2014 regarding my failed front end suspension. Such issue has since generated a recall. The manufacturer received the same repair documentation provided to your investigator. They will not consider my reimbursement request unless I allow a Nissan service tech take my front end suspension apart and re-perform the repair work completed by a non-Nissan tech in October. I am only requesting reimbursement of part costs and not labor. I have offered to allow a Nissan tech to inspect the work, but this resolution has been deem unacceptable by Nissan. Essentially, they protect themselves against being responsible for reimbursement done prior to recall unless performed by their technicians. Is this enforceable? more importantly, the coil was the only piece of the suspension recalled despite the fact that gaskets were missing from the assembly which led to metal on metal contact and therefore weakened the strut assembly not the road salt as they indicate in their recall. Do I have any recourse? I wouldn't authorize such nonsense for a $ 139 refund because it just makes no sense in terms of lost time. Strut 1 image is the failed strut assembly. Strut 2 is the factory strut assembly.

While driving on a level roadway at a speed of 45mph I noticed a sharp noise come from the front end of the vehicle. Just after hearing this noise I noticed the tire monitor light illuminate. I drove to a safe area and saw that the driver's side front tire was completely flat. I took off the front tire and noticed a large puncture in the inside sidewall of the tire and figured I had run over a large bolt or other item and caught it just right on the sidewall. I put the spare on the car and continued to drive home. I noticed that the front of the car seemed to have squatted somewhat and the car was exhibiting a slight pull. Upon inspection I found that the driver's side coil spring had snapped it two. This broken spring had then punctured my tire. Fortunately it did not immediately cause a blowout of the tire. I see no reason why this spring should have broken. I have since discovered that this very issue appears to happen quite a bit with the Nissan Versa and is documented in many incidents on the internet. I am outside of the warranty range for the vehicle and will have to eat the cost of this repair. I feel that this failure is probably the result of using inferior metal in the manufacture of the spring. I have never owned another car that had an issue like this. This is not a rust problem either. It is apparently metal fatique/failure. What would happen at highway speeds if the tire had blown? who would accept responsibility when my children are in the car and I am in an accident because of this? there was no warning. How do I continue to drive this car? I am very disappointed with Nissan over this issue. I doubt I would buy another of their product because of this. I feel they should take responsibility for their faulty product. I hope by my sharing my experience I can keep others more informed.

Driving on freeway ramp, car exhibited an audible bang. Immediately following, the car drove okay but had sloppy and unresponsive handling. Upon examination, the coil spring on the front drive side broke in half. Luckily it just missed puncturing the tire.

Heard a loud snapping or cracking noise and then the front passenger side of car dropped down. Had towed to local repair facility and have been told that the spring coil in the strut assembly was broken and needed to be replaced. The car is less than 4 years old and has only 44,000 miles on it. Called dealer and was told that it was out of warranty and did not cover this. I do not believe this part should break like this and have been reading that many people have complained about this on-line but Nissan will not help. If I had been driving on the highway when this happened it could have been very dangerous.

The contact owns a 2010 Nissan Versa. The contact stated that while driving approximately 15 mph, a grinding noise was heard. The contact merged to the shoulder of the road and noticed it was the driver's side front coil spring that had fallen out. The vehicle was not taken to a dealer for a diagnostic. The manufacturer was notified of the failure. The vehicle was not repaired. The approximate failure and current mileage was 28,000.

The contact owns a 2010 Nissan Versa. The contact stated that while turning at 20 mph, the front passenger¿s tire deflated. The spare was installed and the vehicle was taken to an independent mechanic where it was found that the passenger front coil spring failed and punctured the tire. The mechanic also stated that the driver front coil spring also needed to be replaced. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was notified of the failure. The approximate failure mileage was 56,000.

The coil spring on the front driver side broke. It drove fine the day before and when I came out the next morning and found it broken. No rough roads or unusual driving.