Nissan VERSA transmission problems
531 complaint narratives mention transmission terms.
Key facts
3,319 owner complaints analyzed
26 distinct recall campaigns
56,000 mi median reported failure mileage
Scope: 2007 to 2025 model years. Data snapshot: . 1,969 complaints include usable failure mileage.
Transmission and shifting evidence
531 of 3,319 complaints match this topic (16.0%). The keyword filter can include complaints that mention a transmission without reporting its failure. View matching rules.
Owner report 10219629 · 2008-02-28 (February 28, 2008)
MY SPECIFIC COMPLAINT IS FALSE ADVERTISING. WHEN I PURCHASED MY VEHICLE NISSAN ADVERTISED THE VEHICLE A VERSA WITH CVT TRANS AS GETTING 30/36 MPG. MY VEHICLE HAS NEVER GOTTEN ANYWHERE NEAR THESE FIGURES. MY LAST FILL UP, MOSTLY HIGHWAY MILES WAS 22 MPG. THE SERVICE DEPT. STATES EVERYTHING IS RUNNING CORRECTLY IN THE ENGINE. IT IS FUNNY BUT NOW THE SERVICE DEPT TELLS ME THE MPG IS 28/33 NOT 30/36. I BOUGHT A CAR THAT I THOUGHT WAS GOING TO HAVE GOOD FUEL ECONOMY AND IT IS NOT MUCH BETTER THAN MY SUV. *TR
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Owner report 10278880 · 2009-07-31 (July 31, 2009)
PURCHASED IN APRIL 2007, 2007 NISSAN VERSA WITH <30K MILES HAS SUDDENLY BEGUN HAVING WHAT APPEAR TO BE CVT ISSUES. IT IS AN INTERMITTENT PROBLEM AND AFTER HAVING THE VEHICLE IN THE DEALERSHIP TWICE, THEY ARE UNABLE TO DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM. WHEN IN OPERATION, DRIVER TRIES TO ACCELERATE AND ALTHOUGH RPMS WILL RAISE SIGNIFICANTLY (I.E. 4000), THERE IS NO INCREASE IN SPEED, EVEN WITH THE ACCELERATOR ALL THE WAY TO THE FLOOR. THIS HAS OCCURRED IN FREEWAY AND SURFACE STREET TRAFFIC. THEY HAVE RUN ALL THEIR USUAL DIAGNOSTICS, BUT SAY THERE IS NOT…
Owner-reported narrative. 26,570 miles reported. Look up ODI 10278880 at NHTSA ↗
Owner report 10285886 · 2009-09-30 (September 30, 2009)
I PURCHASED A 2007 NISSAN VERSA. THE LAST WEEK I HAVE HAD NOTHING BUT PROBLEMS. THE FIRST TIME I TOOK IT IN WAS BECAUSE IT WOULD NOT START. THEY TOLD ME IT WAS A FUEL PUMP. IT WAS REPLACED. AFTER I GOT THE CAR BACK IT STARTED TO HAVE NO POWER WHEN I PUSHED ON THE GAS PETAL. BECAUSE OF THIS I WAS ALMOST HIT SEVERAL TIMES TRYING TO PULL OUT INTO TRAFFIC. THE TRANSMISSION WOULD NOT SHIFT AND THE RPM'S WOULD BE VERY HIGH. IF SOUNDED LIKE THE MOTOR WAS GOING TO BLOW UP. I HAVE TAKEN IT INTO THE SHOP AGAIN AND NOW THEY ARE CLAIMING THAT IT IS A MASS …
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Owner report 10326116 · 2010-04-17 (April 17, 2010)
AT APPROXIMATELY 4:15PM I WAS DRIVING EAST IN A 2007 NISSAN VERSA ON SR 18 AT A SPEED OF 35 MPH. A TRUCK RAN A STOP SIGN GOING SOUTH AND I COLLIDED WITH HIS PASSENGERS SIDE REAR BETWEEN THE EXTENDED CAB AND BED. THE COLLISION CAUSED SIGNIFICANT DAMAGE TO THE FRONT END OF MY VEHICLE. IT ALSO CAUSED MY TRANSMISSION TO SHIFT OR BE PUSHED BACK BECAUSE I CAN NOT PUT IT INTO DRIVE. ALSO, I BELIEVE MY DRIVE SHAFT WAS ALSO DAMAGED BECAUSE I CANNOT TAKE MY KEYS OUT OF THE IGNITION. WITH THIS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNT OF DAMAGE AND THE SPEED OF TRAVEL MY COMPL…
Owner-reported narrative. 37,000 miles reported. Look up ODI 10326116 at NHTSA ↗
Owner report 10435636 · 2011-11-15 (November 15, 2011)
CLUTCH CABLE/CLUTCH PEDAL THE CLUTCH CABLE IS CONNECTED TO THE CLUTCH PEDAL WITH PLASTIC CAP THAT FITS OVER A METAL POST ON THE CLUTCH PEDAL ASSEMBLY. THE PLASTIC CAP WILL CHIP AND BECOME DISCONNECTED FROM THE CLUTCH PEDAL AND I WAS LUCKY BECAUSE THIS HAPPENED WHEN I WAS SHIFTING FROM A DEAD STOP IN NEUTRAL AND ATTEMPTING TO SHIFT INTO 1ST GEAR AND NOT ON THE FREEWAY OR GOING DOWN A HILL. PLASTIC? REALLY? *TR
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