general problems of the 2016 Nissan Versa

Five problems related to engine and engine cooling have been reported for the 2016 Nissan Versa. The most recently reported issues are listed below. Please also check out the statistics and reliability analysis of the 2016 Nissan Versa based on all problems reported for the 2016 Versa.

1 Engine And Engine Cooling problem

Failure Date: 06/12/2024

The contact owns a 2016 Nissan Versa. The contact stated while driving 70 mph with the cruise control activated, the contact approached oncoming traffic and depressed the brake pedal; however, the vehicle continued to surge forward without warning. The contact deactivated the cruise control; however, the failure persisted. The contact was able to pull off to the shoulder of the highway and placed the vehicle in park(p) while the rpm's continued to surge. Upon restart of the vehicle, the rpms became extremely elevated, and the contact immediately shut off the vehicle. The contact opened the hood and reset the throttle sensor; the contact then restarted the vehicle and drove the vehicle home without further issues. The manufacturer was notified of the failure and referred the contact to the dealer for assistance. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The failure mileage was 176,000.

2 Engine And Engine Cooling problem

Failure Date: 05/03/2024

"leaking injectors causing cylinder wall wash, resulting in low compression. " per Nissan of chattanooga east. Stated they have seen this before and can be a "common" malfunction. Puts others and self at risk of catastrophic engine malfunction and fuel injector malfunction. Car fire, an engine explosion, or simply breaking down in the middle of the interstate, "repair" occurred and sent home, 2 times. Subsequent followup revealed critical malfunction and requirement to replace engine and necessary components.

3 Engine And Engine Cooling problem

Failure Date: 07/19/2022

Air bag red signal on and off it is very loose. Ac compressor is locked that cause belt broken and pulley is not working that ac condenser had to be fixed power train catalyst issues exhaust leaking at manifold and catalyst too exhaust as exhaust connections. Oxygen sensors too slow to respond. Need to repair sensors with exhaust.

4 Engine And Engine Cooling problem

Failure Date: 07/19/2022

Air bag red signal on and off. It is very loose. Ac compressor needs repair that cause belt broken, pulley isn’t working and ac condenser needed to be repair. Power train catalyst issues. Exhaust leaking at manifold, catalyst too exhaust as exhaust connections. Oxygen sensors too slow to respond. Replace sensors with exhaust repairs.

5 Engine And Engine Cooling problem

Failure Date: 08/16/2020

So I'm problems with speed and the transmission.


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