Front Suspension Coil Spring Problems of Nissan Versa - part 1

The contact owns a 2008 Nissan Versa. The contact stated while driving 35 mph and attempting to make a left turn, the contact heard an abnormal sound coming from the vehicle. The vehicle was taken to an independent mechanic to be diagnosed. The contact was informed that the front coil spring was fractured. The vehicle was not repaired. The contact called county line Nissan north (522 winsted rd, torrington, CT 06790, (860) 482-5555) and was informed the contact that the vehicle would not be repaired without charge. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure. The failure mileage was 158,000.

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Details issued February 2, 2016 recall id 239044 NHTSA campaign # 15v573000 vehicles affected 218,019 component affected suspension: front: springs: coil springs per Nissan repaired or replaced 2 springs 2017 at dealer. The repaired or replaced from 2017 1 of 2 of the springs failed again 2019. Inspected 2020 at dealer and stated not their problem since they satisfied recall rules in 2017. Due to mileage and/or age of car they are not responsible as per Nissan. This is repetitive failure.

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Front coil spring broke while driving.

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The front coil spring broke or unwound and stabbed the tire. We were just leaving, still in the driveway and had only traveled a few inches when we heard a noise and stopped. We watched the tire deflate and heard it hissing. The next day (today) we removed the tire and found that it had been stabbed. My grand-nephew found there was a recall notice. I called Nissan consumer affairs at 1-800-867-7669. And left a message, then called Nissan anchorage dealership. They offered to take a look at it before they could help. That would require a 45 mile tow. They gave me a different number at Nissan: 800-647-7261. I called and spoke with lena, she gave me a case #40455582, but said my VIN wasn't in the campaign. Apparently it doesn't apply if the car is over 9 years old, and maybe the mileage is too high, it's 104,789. We are alive and unhurt because of the timing, but this could have been deadly. I never received a notice. Their website does not list alaska as qualifying for the campaign. I will be having the car towed to a local shop for repairs. Nissan should take care of the expenses. I would like to take it to the dealership, but there is a possibility that the repairs might cost more than replacement. Nissan's site for the recall https://nissanassist. Com/campaigns/Nissan-versa-front-coil-spring-safety-recall-campaign/?fbclid=iwar3vneaclbxkui_v5vcdeqp151pzcinac6s3pmfoerglz--9d-zqc0uaggc.

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

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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.

Both front coil springs snapped while backing out of a parking space where the vehicle was parked for 1 week. There is a recall for this exact problem. (recall #15v573000) this recall was expanded in 2017 (recall # 17v637000) the recall is for cars sold in new york state, however even though my vehicle was sold in new york state, my VIN number was not included in the recall. The recall is for the possibility of road salt corroding the springs, causing them to break. This car is driven in upstate new york and this is likely the cause of the problem on my vehicle. I would request that this recall be expanded to include vehicles manufactured at the same time as my vehicle and sold in new york state.

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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!.

Nhtsa recall 17v-637 - has already been issued for this exact issue. My daughter was driving this car in the snow in wilkes-barre, PA and made a right hand turn in a residential neighborhood (approx 15 mph), felt a jolt on the right side front wheel, then the steering became very difficult. She took the car to a mechanic in wilkes-barre, PA (where she has been in college for the last 2. 5 years) and was told that both front coil spring had ruptured in her 2012 Nissan Versa hatchback. We have since discovered that this exact issue on this exact vehicle is damaging and dangerous enough to issue the recall referred to above. I proceeded to complete the "Nissan Versa model year 2012 hatchback front coil spring safety recall campaign form" with all the necessary documentation and sent it to Nissan America. I was contacted and told that my VIN number was not included in the recall. I repeated the VIN and they assured me that this particular car was not covered in this safety recall. I hope to gain at least partial relief of this $913. 54 repair of a known safety issue in this car. I have attached the claim form and documentation for your review. I would like to hear from you about how to proceed.

Front coil springs are cracked, transmission cvt slips and I have to depress accelerator to be able to change gears.

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.

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I live in the kansas city metro, on the kansas side, less than 10 minutes from the border to missouri. There is a current recall that applies to the front coil springs of Nissan Versas (NHTSA recall 17v-637) because the springs have insufficient corrosion coating. This current recall applies to missouri but not kansas. I drive my car in missouri all the time because of my proximity to missouri and my husband is employed in missouri. My front, right coil spring broke on March 17, 2018. The coil spring broke when backing out of my parking spot at my apartment in a lot that is relatively new and flat, meaning no pot holes. A loud bang was heard and when moving there was a loud creaking sound. After pulling out about 3 feet I pulled back in and turned the car off. I found a round metal object on the ground near the front with rust on it. It was flat on one end and broken on the other. After inspecting the front passenger side's wheel well I discovered that the remaining part of the coil spring had slipped off the strut lip and part of the coil was pressing hard against the tire. The appearance of the coil spring still on the car matched the one I had found. A mechanic and tow truck operator verified it was in fact the coil spring that had broken. The attached images are of the front passenger side wheel well with coil spring visible and of the coil spring part that broke off.

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".

Vehicle was frequently making an odd noise - like tension being released when turning at slow speeds - took it to an independent mechanic who discovered that the front coil springs were corroded. Nissan has recalled this part for other Versas from other states "due to salting of the roads" our state does not salt so we were not included. It also only applied to the Versa sedan - not hatchback. Clearly this is a bigger problem then Nissan wants to explore or admit to. Upon calling them they will offer no remedy as we did not take it to the dealer first. But a compliant has been filed with Nissan. This is a clear safety concern as the spring can snap and puncture the tire - it is a problem with cars that aren't on salted roads! Nissan needs to expand this recall.

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.

I have 2 problems. The first is Nissan claims to not support recalls on my vehicle because it has a salvage title. The second is that I was not informed of a recall on this vehicle for over 2 years. In 2015 I had a front suspension coil spring fracture. I thought this was unusual and went to the local dealer and bought an oem replacement coil and replaced the broken spring myself. In 2017 both other coil spring failed as well as the replacement I had bought from the dealer in 2015. At this point I researched the problem on the internet and discovered the recall on this part. I replaced the failed springs with aftermarket parts to get the car back on the road. I then submitted paperwork to Nissan for reimbursement of the replacement parts. I was just informed by Nissan that they will reimburse me for the cost because I have a salvage title. I am not aware that a salvage title removes the manufacturer from the responsibility for replacement parts. My other concern is that I was not informed about the recall in a timely manner. I did not find out about this recall until the springs broke. I still have the last two springs that broke in my garage. I also have pictures showing that the last spring nearly punctured one of the wheels when it broke. I have correspondence from alece at Nissan that I can provide documenting that Nissan will not support recalls on this vehicle because it has a salvage title. I can provide these emails if they are desired.

When backing car makes a moaning noise. I just learned of a recall for front springs coil springs. Recall id 239045. Your site says that my car isnt under it but should be. The car to my knowledge was first sold in florida. I bought it from carmax in va. Florida was not one of the recall states but va is. We use road salt here. It seems to do it in hot weather.

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.

Front coil spring shattered tearing up front tire this exact problem was noted for Versa in recall 15v573000 date 09/14/2015. My car was not included in the recall. It appears that the recall was to limited. After getting car repaired Nissan has refused to pay for my repair costs stating the car was not included in recall. Luckily I pulling out of my driveway when the spring exploded. I think the recall was to limited and I should be reimbursed to my expenses.

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.

The front coil springs broke shortly after 70,000 miles. As far as I know, they failed at the time I was pulling our of my driveway. There was a loud noise at the time. I know that there is a recall for these models in the so called "salt states", but my state is not included. There are far too many failures of this kind in non salt states. This should be addressed by a mandatory recall. Eventually, someone will die.

Front coil springs making noise saw recall for salt belt region what about California where salt might be used when backing out and also going forward; city streets; turning also seat belt does not retract fully.

Heard a thunking noise from right front of vehicle when turning hard right or left. Took to sears where I recently bought tires and had aligned and they said right front coil spring broke, and to take to nearest Nissan dealer as they can't get spring. Saw that 22 states and over 200k Nissan Versas were recalled already. Nissan dealer said no recalls on my vehicle. I am paying for repair out of pocket. Only 77k miles on vehicle. A coil spring should not break with this few miles. Car was originally registered in idaho where salt was used. I live in washington state where it gets down below 20 degrees in winter. I should not be paying this out of pocket.

Suspension & bushing { cracked rubber } when taken in for front coil spring recall.

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.

The contact owns a 2012 Nissan Versa. While driving various speeds and slowing down, the vehicle jerked and a clunking noise was heard from the front driver's side of the vehicle. When the failure occurred, the warning indicator illuminated. The vehicle was taken to the dealer where it was diagnosed that the front coil spring needed to be replaced. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure. The failure mileage was 74,000.

I scheduled an appointment and went to continental Nissan 5750 s la grange rd countryside IL on July 11, 2016. The dealership stated that if they believe corroded parts need to be replaced, I would be responsible for their cost. I spoke to jennifer (615) 725-7687 my case #22853373, she being a representative of Nissan assured me as the letter states: "this repair is free of charge for parts and labor. " the discrepancy forced me to leave the dealship without repaid. Two additional calls were placed to jennifer on 7/11/2016 asking for coordination with the dealership in order to repair the vehicle. I had to wait three weeks in order to get the vehicle into any local dealership. The car is disabled with a broken coil spring and has been towed without repair. A seven year old vehicle exposed to illinois winters should have corroded parts. I reviewed the part cost through Nissan with my VIN and the coil spring cost is roughly $5. 63 or $6. 00. The additional parts within the front suspension vary from $11. 51 through $354. 20. The dealership mentioned a half day of labor in addition to cost of the suspension parts. The recall letter says approximately 3 hours for repair at no cost. Why would I have to pay for a recall? the fact that the recall came 7 years after the 2009 manufactered car is very concerning. I ask that the car be towed at Nissan's cost and repaired at Nissan's cost immediately! I imagine that many other consumers have run into this issue and wonder if a class action suit is necessary to prompt the manufacturer to do as they state in writing and over the phone. I request an investigation of current practices of process and policies. I believe my human rights have been violated based on the impact of their business operations and services. Thank you.

Letter from senator markey on behalf of constituent re 2012 Nissan Versa front coil springs recall. The consumer stated the front coil springs had rotted out. Also, the torque seal on the transmission needed to be replaced.

On 6/10/16 I was driving on the highway via my 2008 Nissan Versa when a loud noise occurred, unable to drive, both front tires blew out. Car was shaking a bit uncontrollable. I contacted aaa, technician said both front tires blew out due to failure of spring coils and I could have been killed or killed someone due to this issue on the highway. Dealer replaced front spring coils due to recall, but said I needed to buy two new tires and to put into Nissan a reimbursement claim for the tires. I filed the claim with Nissan on 6/17/16, to date no response and it is 7/5/16 - no phone calls, no response from Nissan. My two tires were damaged and destroyed by Nissan's failure/defective equipment. I had to pay approx $300 for two new tires. I have contacted my credit card company to dispute the transaction as I acted in good faith - Nissan does not act in good faith not as of 7/5/16. This is a major safety hazard - I could have been killed or caused an accident due to Nissan's failure - more should be done if tires are punctured like that - I did not create or cause this, Nissan did - be responsible Nissan!!.

The contact owns a 2009 Nissan Versa. While driving 15 mph, the vehicle made a clunking noise and began to swerve. The contact pulled the vehicle over and noticed that the front driver side frame was closer to the tire than normal. The contact took the vehicle to a certified mechanic who diagnosed that the front driver and passenger side coil springs were fractured and detached. The coil springs and struts were replaced. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure and informed the contact that there were no recalls related to the failure. The contact found NHTSA campaign number: 15v573000 (suspension) that was directly related to the failure. The VIN was invalid. The approximate failure mileage was 62,000.

A recall was done on the front spring coils. I took my car in to have recall completed only to find out my back spring coils are also damaged. I don't understand why the front can be recalled and the back coils are also defected the reasoning why they are not under a recall.

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.

The contact owns a 2008 Nissan Versa. While the vehicle was being reversed at a low speed, the front passenger side shook and fell to the ground. The contact observed that the front passenger side coil springs fractured. The vehicle was towed to a local fuel station where it was not diagnosed or repaired. The manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. The VIN was included in NHTSA campaign number: 15v573000 (suspension). The failure mileage was approximately 106,000. The VIN was unavailable.

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.