Nissan VERSA NOTE steering problems
21 complaint narratives mention steering terms.
Key facts
264 owner complaints analyzed
8 distinct recall campaigns
41,000 mi median reported failure mileage
Scope: 2014 to 2019 model years. Data snapshot: . 167 complaints include usable failure mileage.
Steering behavior evidence
21 of 264 complaints match this topic (8.0%). The keyword filter can include complaints that mention a transmission without reporting its failure. View matching rules.
Owner report 10630908 · 2014-09-04 (September 4, 2014)
WAS DRIVING VEHICLE BACK FROM LAS VEGAS BACK TO CALIFORNIA ON 9/1/14. ALL ACCESSORIES ON A/C RADIO DURING THE DRIVE BACK STARTED TO HIT TRAFFIC ON THE FREEWAY. SO I BEGAN TO SLOW DOWN AND WHILE SITTING IN STOP AND GO TRAFFIC MOVING AT ABOUT 30-35 MPH, VEHICLE STARTED TO FEEL LIKE IT WAS MISFIRING STARTED TO SHUDDER AS I BEGAN TO TAKE OFF FROM A STOP CRUISING UP TO 35MPH THE VEHICLE THEN COMPLETELY DIE'S AND SHUTS OFF SO I THROW ON THE HAZARDS AND COAST OFF TO THE SHOULDER AT THIS POINT STILL IN DRIVE NO POWER STEERING THOUGH. SO I SIT AND WAIT …
Owner-reported narrative. 12,000 miles reported. Look up ODI 10630908 at NHTSA ↗
Owner report 10654196 · 2014-11-11 (November 11, 2014)
WHILE TRAVELING OUT A COUNTRY ROAD, I WAS COMING UP TO A STOP SIGN AT THE BOTTOM OF A HILL. WHEN I MADE AN ATTEMPT TO STOP, I HAD NO BRAKES WHAT SO EVER. I COULD SEE THAT THERE WAS NO TRAFFIC COMING FROM EITHER DIRECTION SO I MADE AN ATTEMPT TO MAKE THE TURN ON TO THE ROADWAY BUT HAD NO STEERING EITHER. WITH NO WAY TO CONTROL THE CAR I ENDED UP GOING STRAIGHT THROUGH THE STOP SIGN, ACROSS THE ROAD, THROUGH A TREE STUMP AND INTO THE SIDE OF AN ABANDONED HOUSE. WITH THE IMPACT THE AIRBAGS DID NOT COME OUT EVEN WITH AN IMPACT GREAT ENOUGH TO CA…
Owner-reported narrative. 41,000 miles reported. Look up ODI 10654196 at NHTSA ↗
Owner report 10681486 · 2015-02-05 (February 5, 2015)
WAS SITTING IN TRAFFIC AT A STAND STILL AND WAS STRUCK FROM BEHIND BY A VEHICLE TRAVELING AT HIGH SPEED, PUSHING MY DAUGHTERS CAR INTO THE CAR IN FRONT OF HER. HER CAR HAS BEEN CLAIMED AS A TOTAL LOSS. SHE STRUCK HER FACE ON THE STEERING WHEEL RESULTING IN A BLACK EYE AND CLOSED HEAD INJURY. HER AIRBAGS NEVER DEPLOYED ANYWHERE IN THE VEHICLE. *TR
Owner-reported narrative. 27,000 miles reported. Look up ODI 10681486 at NHTSA ↗
Owner report 10851351 · 2016-03-24 (March 24, 2016)
THE AIR BAD DID NOT DEPLOYED IN TIME THERE WAS FEW SECOND DELAY WHICH CAUSED MY DAUGHTER TO HIT HER HEAD ON STEERING WHEEL AND THEN WENT OFF. ALSO THE BREAKS SHE HAD DELAYED TIMING TO HIT THE BREAK LIKE HER FOOT WAS STUCK OR SOMETHING WHICH DELAYED STOPPING.
Owner-reported narrative. 28,000 miles reported. Look up ODI 10851351 at NHTSA ↗
Owner report 11207162 · 2019-05-13 (May 13, 2019)
TAKATA RECALL KEY WON'T TURN TO START ENGINE. STEERING WHEEL IS LOCKED. CAR WAS PARKED AT GAS PUMP. PUMPED GAS. THEN KEY WOULDN'T TURN. I WIGGLED AND WIGGLED AND JERK ON STEERING. FINALLY IT STARTED. THEN IT DID IT AGAIN LATER THAT NIGHT. ON SUNDAY I TRIED IT AGAIN. KEY WILL NOT TURN TO START. STEERING IS LOCKED. PARKED
Owner-reported narrative. Look up ODI 11207162 at NHTSA ↗