Problems with 2010 Nissan Versa SUSPENSION

I noticed that something was wrong with "feel" of right front wheel so took vehicle in for oil change and tire rotation and asked service to check on that wheel issue. he called me in to see that the right front suspension spring had totally cracked and broken off and had been rubbing on the inside of the tire creating a deep groove in the rubber. it was worn through and close to puncturing and could not even be driven to a dealer. this vehicle has under 37000 miles on it and has been totally maintained and not driven on any poor road surfaces. this was a 15 month old tire with about 14000 miles. totally destroyed in what was a potentially life threatening situation due to a faulty part. not normal wear and tear for springs. the mechanic said he sees this spring breakage on a lot of versas and the nissan dealer acknowledged that nissan is "aware" of this problem! these vehicles should be recalled and all suspension springs replaced immediately before there is a fatal accident on the highway. i am afraid to drive knowing the left side could crack at any time. i am also concerned that if only nissan dealers are reporting the repairs that they do, many repairs by independent mechanics are going unreported to nissan. *tr

I am having to replace my front-end springs in 2010 nissan versa due to the driver-side spring breaking and the passenger-side becoming very worn and about to break. my struts and other parts of the suspension are fine and i have not had to replace those yet. since i don't tow anything or put very heavy items in my car, i don't see why i should replace my springs other than that part being defective. springs usually last the life of the car unless you regularly tow, drive on dirt roads, or put heavy items in the car. i have seen online that a number of versa owners are having to replace their springs due to wear, which seems suspicious. *tr

While driving my vehicle at a low rate of speed over a low profile speed bump i heard a loud bang and my car profile dropped on the driver's side while the passenger side remained at the normal height. upon further inspection, it was determined that the coil on my driver's side strut popped out of the holder securing it and barely missed severing my brake line. as a consequence, i needed to replace the entire strut assembly on the driver's side and as a precaution also replaced the passenger side. moreover, the suspense while repaired within a weeks time, required that i needed to replace tires due to wear patters caused by the suspension issue. such tires were at half life, but regardless were changed as a precaution since it was winter time in the northeast. my father kept the entire strut assembly of both sides should you be interested in looking at them. i also took photos of the strut assembly prior to the repair.

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.

Front broken coil springs. when i took my nissan versa 1.8 s hatchback for a regular oil maintenance and tire rotation the mechanic told me both coil springs had snapped and broken and in almost the exact same location on the bottom coil, mileage on my car is on 33,400 miles, and 4 years old. not sure when the coils were snapped and broken. i spoke to the nissan dealership and they told me that i might have driven very hard over the pot holes and broke them myself and they are not faulty parts, which sounds very ridiculous to me. this is very unusual for a 4 year old and less mileage car would have a broken coils. i have researched on the internet and saw several people complaining about the same situation, here is the link to the discussion forums. http://www.nissanversaforums.com/brakes-suspension/2743-broken-coil-springs.html. *tr

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 fatigue/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. *tr

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. *tr

5/18/14 pulling out of a parking spot (in reverse) heard a horrible noise (grinding/crunching) front left wheel. brought car directly home, but every pothole hit felt like the car was hitting the road. 5/20/14 brought car to mechanic to check out front end. was informed that left suspension coil spring broke. i was fortunate that it did not happen on the highway or damage struts or tire. needed to replace both coil springs at a cost of $544.41. i feel this is a defect in the coil springs. *tr

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. *tr

Tl* 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.

Tl* 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.

I here a loud popping noise in the right front of the vehicle when moving in either direction. having problems keeping tires on front of vehicle. started several years ago but getting louder and beginning to feel it in the steering wheel.

As i was driving my vehicle today i noticed a clicking noise in the right front wheel as i turned left or right. nothing appears to be loose and i can't pin point the origin of the noise. *tr

Fuel pump shut off the car while driving and left stranded at 18,000 mi., engine blown at 25,000 mi., now fort wayne nissan wants to jerk me around on a front suspension problem. the car makes a wobble sound when taking off after startup that they say is a abs safety test. problem is it never made that sound before, and only after engine replacement. not only do they say the sound is nothing they say the car doesn't wobble and refuse to replace the defective parts while it was under warranty. its almost like the brakes are not working too. i paid them 500$ for front brakes and the car still struggles to stop and i assume that is because of the front suspension problems. i am so afraid that the springs are bad just like i see in the forums. my dad owned this car first put the first 6k miles on it. this has been a lemon since the day i got it with 6k miles on it. something has to be done. i have 7 kids and am terrified that this is being allowed to happen. please help, this whole coil spring strut assembly problem is out of control, people are getting hurt ! i have already had 4 open back surgeries and cannot go through another.

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. *tr

Since purchase (pre-owned with ~28k miles in 2/12) car made popping noises around both front tires when turning intermittently. had it looked at by local mechanic; could not find issue. 5.10.13 heard loud popping noise when car was just sitting in driveway. that evening began to pull out of driveway to horrible grinding/screeching noise. stopped and parked car. towed car to local mechanic. broken coil spring was diagnosed. began researching, this problem is all over the internet with others having the same issues at various years and mileages of the versa. nissan regional consumer affairs office (kelly x458169) offered to reimburse tow and send a service credit for $125.00 but not to admit that there was a legitimate problem with this part of the vehicle and would not cover the entire cost or to replace the other one, which the nissan dealer (that i had to tow to from the other mechanic) suggested. there are a countless people that have endured this defect and there needs to be a recall/service completed to check all coil springs. this is dangerous. if driving at high speeds it could easily shred the tire, cause one to lose control, and hurt/kill passengers or other drivers. nissan is ignoring this issue, not taking responsibility for faulty parts, and just trying to cover it up by offering credits. i have a 10 yr old hyundai and a 19 yr old ford and have never had this happen. it should not be happening on a 3 yr old vehicle with 41k miles. a few (of many) links to complaints: http://www.arfc.org/complaints/2008/nissan/versa/suspension/problem.aspx http://www.nissanversaforums.com/brakes-suspension/2743-broken-coil-springs.html http://www.carproblemzoo.com/nissan/versa/front-suspension-coil-spring-problems.php http://www.carcomplaints.com/nissan/versa/2009/suspension/broken_coil_spring.shtml http://www.aboutautomobile.com/complaint/2009/nissan/versa/suspension. *tr

Tl* the contact owns a 2010 nissan versa. the contact stated that while driving approximately 55 to 60 mph and attempting to change lanes, the rear of the vehicle started to fishtail and she was unable to control the vehicle as normal. not being able to gain control of the vehicle, she then crashed into an embankment and rolled over. the contact did not receive any injuries and a police report was filed. the vehicle was then towed to an independent mechanic where the contact was awaiting a diagnosis of the failure due to a pending investigation. the failure mileage was approximately 20,000. the vin was unavailable.

When driving i can hear a chirping noise from the engine area; when accelerating sounds like coming from the front right hand possibly the tires; the breaks do not react on command; the shifter material on the automobile delaminated; button on seat belt came off; driver rear door coming apart; engine light is on; experienced problems with water intrusion from outside; engine and engine cooling, exterior lighting, noise from steering column, electrical problems radio not working; vehicle has not started at times; rear hatch would not open; the automobile's gas tank had to be replace; when i received a notice of the recall i went to nissan of bakersfield and asked about the recall for this automobile and they stated "we have nothing to do with that recall notice". we can not help you and they sent me home. the vehicle jerked while driving, the driver's window was inoperable, the gasket was replaced three times. also,the battery had to be replaced. updated 12/01/14.