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2014 Nissan Versa Note Fuel System Problems

5 owner-reported fuel system complaints from NHTSA data

5
Complaints
1
Crashes
Feb 2014Jul 2017
Date Range

Data sourced from NHTSA public database. For informational purposes only. Always consult a qualified mechanic.

Owner Complaints (5)

mediumFUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
Filed: Jul 2018

IT HAS HAPPENED MANY TIMES AND HAD I NOT HAD THE RADIO OFF SO I COULD HEAR IT AND HAVE A CLUTCH I WOULD HAVE BEEN IN MANY ACCIDENTS. THE GAS PEDDLE GOES DOWN TO THE FLOOR LIKE ITS BEING SUCKED IN AND DOESN'T COME BACK UP SO THE ENGINE JUST SCREAMS LOUD AS THE CAR THRUSTS FORWARD AS FAST AS IT CAN GO, SO I HAVE TO PUT IT IN NEUTRAL, APPLY THE BREAKS AND KEEP TAPPING ON THE GAS PEDDLE ALL AT THE SAME TIME UNTIL THE PEDDLE COMES BACK UP, WHICH TAKES ABOUT 15 TO 30 SECONDS AND IF YOU ARE RIGHT BEHIND ANOTHER CAR ITS JUST TO CLOSE OF A CALL AND IN THE MEAN TIME YOUR ENGINE IS SCREAMING SO LOUD UNTIL IT COMES BACK UP AND THEN AFTER YOU CAN CALM DOWN FROM GOING INTO SHOCK, YOU CAN CONTINUE. IT HAPPENS WHEN I TAKE OFF AT A GREEN LIGHT, ENTERING ONTO A HIGHWAY WHERE YOU HAVE TO GIVE IT SOME GAS OR PASSING ANOTHER VEHICLE, SO BASICALLY WHEN YOU HAVE TO GIVE SOME OR EXTRA GAS. I'VE HAD IT HAPPEN AT A GREEN LIGHT WITH ANOTHER CAR IN FRONT OF ME ONLY ABOUT 20 FT AND HAD TO THINK FAST AND THROW IT IN NEUTRAL OR IT WOULD HAVE PLOWED ME INTO THAT CAR IN FRONT OF ME. I'M SCARRED TO DRIVE IT ON TRIPS TO GO SEE MY KIDS 100 MILES AWAY BECAUSE IT HAPPENS MORE THEN. IT DIDN'T START TILL IT WAS WITHIN THE 1ST YR BUT DIDN'T DO IT AGAIN FOR ABOUT 8 MONTHS AND THEN LIKE 5 MONTHS, NOW IT SEEMS TO DO IT A LOT MORE, SO I CALLED NISSAN AND THEY TOLD ME TO CALL YOU. I NEED IT FIXED LIKE NOW OR GET THEM TO PUT ME IN A NEW VEHICLE, PLEASE HELP.

NHTSA #: 11110955
mediumFUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE,AIR BAGS,SERVICE BRAKES
CrashFiled: Feb 2018

MY NAME IS [XXX] MY INFORMATION IS [XXX] PHONE NUMBER IS [XXX] WHEN I ALWAYS PUT A FULL TANK OF GAS IN MY CAR IT WILL NOT READ IT RIGHT IT TELLS ME THE SAME AMOUNT WHEN PUT GAS IN I WAS DRIVING HOME FROM A TOWN CALLED BENTON IL AND I WAS GOING AROUND A AROUND ABOUT AND I MADE MY FIRST RIGHT AND MY BRAKES WHEN OUT AND I COULD NOT GET MY BRAKES TO WORK OR STOP I CALLED THE COPS WHEN I WAS IN A WRECK I HIT A LIGHT POLE IN TOWN AND THE BRAKES WENT OUT FOR ME FOR 5 SECONDS BUT EVERYONE ELSE SAID IT WAS FINE WHEN I KNOW IT WAS NOT I COULD NOT EVEN GET MY CAR INSURANCE TO LOOK AT MY BRAKES TO HAVE IF FIX THEY PAYED FOR EVERYTHING BUT THE CAR BRAKES TO GET FIXED I HAVE TO PAY THEM TO GET IT FIX WITH MY OWN MONEY THAT IS BULL CRAP I GOT 2 CHECK ONE FOR THE TOWING FOR $225 AND THE CHECK $4,130.00 TO GET MY CAR FIX THE BUT NOT ENOUGH TO HAVE THE BRAKES FIXED OR LOOKED AT I WANT THE BRAKES LOOKED AT AND FIXED WITHOUT ME PAYING FOR IT OR I WILL SUE U GUYS BECAUSE OF A MALFUNCTION IN THE CAR. INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR

NHTSA #: 11075327
mediumFUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
Filed: Jul 2017

IN JUNE, 2017, MY 2014 NISSAN VERSA JERKED AND THE ENGINE DIED WITH NO WARNING WHILE THE CAR WAS IN DRIVE. I HAD BEEN IDLING IN PARK WITH THE AIR CONDITIONING ON FOR APPROXIMATELY 5 MINUTES PRIOR TO THIS OCCURRING. THE TEMPERATURE OUTSIDE WAS BETWEEN 112-115 DEGREES IN LAS VEGAS, NV. PRIOR TO THIS INCIDENT, I HAD NO PROBLEMS WITH MY VERSA. IT HAD APPROXIMATELY 15,000 MILES ON THE ODOMETER AT THIS TIME.

NHTSA #: 11005033
mediumFUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE,VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
Filed: Jun 2014

WHEN COMING TO A STOP AT A STOP SIGN OR RED LIGHT, IT SEEMS AS THOUGH EVEN THOUGH YOU ARE BRAKING, THE CAR IS STILL TRYING TO PUSH 'GAS'. THE CAR WILL FEEL LIKE IT IS MAKING LITTLE 'JERKS'. IT DOES NOT DO IT EVERYTIME, BUT ENOUGH TO NOTICE AND MAKE YOU UNCOMFORTABLE. WHEN STOPPED OR PARKED, I ALSO HAVE NOTICED THAT THE CAR 'SHIFTS OR MOVES EASILY AND I AM NOW IN THE HABIT OF APPLYING MY EMERGENCY BRAKE EVERYTIME I LEAVE THE CAR. *TR

NHTSA #: 10605471
mediumFUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
Filed: Feb 2014

WHILE COMING TO A STOP THE VEHICLE SKIPS AS IF ITS GOING TO CUTOFF. AFTER COMING TO A STOP AT A RED LIGHT IT SHUTS DOWN. THIS BEGAN ON MON., 24 FEB 2014 IT CONTINUES TODAY WED., 26 FEB 2014. THE VEHICLE HAD A FULL TANK TO 1/2 TANK OF GAS WHEN THIS BEGAN. I DRIVE 51 MILES TO WORK ONEWAY AND THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE WHEN THERE'S TRAFFIC. *TR

NHTSA #: 10565938

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