2008 Nissan Versa Problems

Above Average Complaints

Real NHTSA owner complaints for the 2008 Nissan Versa.

20072009
Complaints
461
Crashes
36
Fires
16
Injuries
29
Fatalities
5
Recalls
7

Worst 2008 Nissan Versa Problems

Top 3 most-reported issues with average mileage at failure.

#1167 complaints

AIR BAGS

Avg mileage:68,274 mi
Crash-related:11
#265 complaints

SUSPENSION

Avg mileage:76,789 mi
Crash-related:1
Fires:1
#322 complaints

STEERING

Avg mileage:50,369 mi
Crash-related:2
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All Problems by Category

Every NHTSA complaint category for the 2008 Nissan Versa.

AIR BAGS
167
complaints
Crashes
11
Fires
Avg Miles
68,274
SUSPENSION
65
complaints
Crashes
1
Fires
1
Avg Miles
76,789
STEERING
22
complaints
Crashes
2
Fires
Avg Miles
50,369
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
20
complaints
Crashes
2
Fires
4
Avg Miles
64,016
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
15
complaints
Crashes
Fires
Avg Miles
32,516
POWER TRAIN
14
complaints
Crashes
Fires
1
Avg Miles
84,074
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
14
complaints
Crashes
3
Fires
4
Avg Miles
59,815
WHEELS
14
complaints
Crashes
Fires
Avg Miles
48,556
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
11
complaints
Crashes
Fires
Avg Miles
31,236
SERVICE BRAKES
11
complaints
Crashes
4
Fires
1
Avg Miles
86,983
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
10
complaints
Crashes
1
Fires
1
Avg Miles
76,727
TIRES:PRESSURE MONITORING AND REGULATING SYSTEMS
8
complaints
Crashes
Fires
Avg Miles
41,000
ENGINE
7
complaints
Crashes
Fires
3
Avg Miles
84,850
ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC)
5
complaints
Crashes
2
Fires
Avg Miles
101,810
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
5
complaints
Crashes
Fires
Avg Miles
5,256
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
5
complaints
Crashes
3
Fires
1
Avg Miles
33,263
STRUCTURE:BODY
5
complaints
Crashes
1
Fires
Avg Miles
56,100
TIRES
5
complaints
Crashes
Fires
Avg Miles
25,422
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY:FUEL PUMP
4
complaints
Crashes
Fires
Avg Miles
45,668
FUEL SYSTEM, OTHER
4
complaints
Crashes
Fires
Avg Miles
11,134
SUSPENSION:FRONT:SPRINGS:COIL SPRINGS
4
complaints
Crashes
Fires
Avg Miles
63,206
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
4
complaints
Crashes
Fires
Avg Miles
54,250
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION
3
complaints
Crashes
Fires
Avg Miles
4,224
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM:MANIFOLD/HEADER/MUFFLER/TAIL PIPE
3
complaints
Crashes
Fires
Avg Miles
55,746
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
3
complaints
Crashes
Fires
Avg Miles
200,718
VISIBILITY
3
complaints
Crashes
Fires
Avg Miles
25,189
AIR BAGS:SIDE/WINDOW
2
complaints
Crashes
1
Fires
Avg Miles
10,000
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM
2
complaints
Crashes
Fires
Avg Miles
SEAT BELTS
2
complaints
Crashes
Fires
Avg Miles
35,805
SEATS
2
complaints
Crashes
2
Fires
Avg Miles
36,034

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Recalls for 2008 Nissan Versa

7 NHTSA recall campaigns affecting ~1,615,962 vehicles.

20V008000AIR BAGS:FRONTAL:PASSENGER SIDE:INFLATOR MODULE
~307,962 affected

Nissan North America, Inc. (Nissan) is recalling certain 2001-2003 Maxima, 2002-2006 Sentra, 2002-2004 Pathfinder, 2007-2011 Versa Sedan and Versa Hatchback, 2001-2004 Infiniti I30 and I35, 2002-2003 Inifiniti QX4, 2003-2008 Infiniti FX35 and FX45 and 2006-2010 M35 and M45 vehicles. The vehicles are equipped with non-desiccated, frontal passenger air bag inflators containing phase stabilized ammonium nitrate (PSAN) propellant that were used as interim remedy parts for previous Takata recalls. These inflators may explode due to propellant degradation occurring after long-term exposure to high absolute humidity, high temperatures, and high temperature cycling.

18V452000AIR BAGS:FRONTAL:PASSENGER SIDE:INFLATOR MODULE
~233 affected

Nissan North America, Inc. (Nissan) is recalling certain 2007-2008 Nissan Versa sedan and Versa hatchback vehicles originally sold, or ever registered, in Alabama, Arizona, Arkansas, California, Delaware, District of Columbia, Florida, Georgia, Hawaii, Illinois, Indiana, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maryland, Mississippi, Missouri, Nebraska, Nevada, New Jersey, New Mexico, North Carolina, Ohio, Oklahoma, Pennsylvania, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas, Virginia, West Virginia, Puerto Rico, American Samoa, Guam, the Northern Mariana Islands (Saipan), and the U.S. Virgin Islands. The passenger air bag inflators may explode due to propellant degradation due to exposure to humidity and temperature cycling.

17V449000AIR BAGS:FRONTAL:DRIVER SIDE:INFLATOR MODULE
~515,394 affected

Nissan North America, Inc. (Nissan) is recalling certain 2007-2011 Versa Sedan and 2007-2012 Versa Hatchback vehicles. The affected vehicles have a driver frontal air bag inflator that may rupture due to propellant degradation occurring after long-term exposure to moderate absolute humidity, temperatures, and temperature cycling.

17V028000AIR BAGS:FRONTAL:PASSENGER SIDE:INFLATOR MODULE
~152,554 affected

Nissan North America, Inc. (Nissan) is recalling certain 2012 Nissan Versa hatchbacks originally sold, or ever registered, in Alabama, California, Florida, Georgia, Hawaii, Louisiana, Mississippi, South Carolina, Texas, Puerto Rico, American Samoa, Guam, the Northern Mariana Islands (Saipan) and the U.S. Virgin Islands, or "Zone A". Additionally, if not included in "Zone A" above, Nissan is recalling certain 2009-2010 Infiniti M35 and M45 and 2009 Nissan Versa sedans and hatchbacks originally sold, or ever registered, in Arizona, Arkansas, Delaware, the District of Columbia, Illinois, Indiana, Kansas, Kentucky, Maryland, Missouri, Nebraska, Nevada, New Jersey, New Mexico, North Carolina, Ohio, Oklahoma, Pennsylvania, Tennessee, Virginia, and West Virginia, or "Zone B". Additionally, if not included in "Zone A" or "Zone B" above, Nissan is recalling certain 2005-2008 Infiniti FX35 and FX45, 2006-2010 Infiniti M35 and M45, and 2007-2008 Nissan Versa vehicles originally sold, or ever registered, in Alaska, Colorado, Connecticut, Idaho, Iowa, Maine, Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota, Montana, New Hampshire, New York, North Dakota, Oregon, Rhode Island, South Dakota, Utah, Vermont, Washington, Wisconsin, and Wyoming. These vehicles are equipped with certain air bag inflators assembled as part of the passenger frontal air bag modules used as original equipment or replacement equipment. In the event of a crash necessitating deployment of the front air bags, these inflators may rupture due to propellant degradation occurring after long-term exposure to absolute humidity and temperature cycling.

16V349000AIR BAGS:FRONTAL:PASSENGER SIDE:INFLATOR MODULE
~413,852 affected

Nissan North America, Inc. (Nissan) is recalling certain model year 2003-2008 Infiniti FX35 and FX45, 2003-2004 Infiniti I35, 2006-2010 Infiniti M35 and M45, and 2007-2011 Nissan Versa vehicles, originally sold, or ever registered, in Alabama, California, Florida, Georgia, Hawaii, Louisiana, Mississippi, South Carolina, Texas, Puerto Rico, American Samoa, Guam, the Northern Mariana Islands (Saipan), and the U.S. Virgin Islands, or "Zone A." Additionally, unless included in "Zone A" above, Nissan is recalling certain model year 2005-2008 Infiniti FX35 and FX45, 2003-2004 Infiniti I35, 2006-2008 Infiniti M35 and M45, and 2007-2008 Nissan Versa vehicles, originally sold, or ever registered, in Arizona, Arkansas, Delaware, District of Columbia, Illinois, Indiana, Kansas, Kentucky, Maryland, Missouri, Nebraska, Nevada, New Jersey, New Mexico, North Carolina, Ohio, Oklahoma, Pennsylvania, Tennessee, Virginia, and West Virginia, or "Zone B." Lastly, unless included in "Zone A" or "Zone B" above, Nissan is recalling certain model year 2003-2004 Infiniti I35 vehicles originally sold, or registered, in Alaska, Colorado, Connecticut, Idaho, Iowa, Maine, Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota, Montana, New Hampshire, New York, North Dakota, Oregon, Rhode Island, South Dakota, Utah, Vermont, Washington, Wisconsin, and Wyoming. These vehicles are equipped with certain air bag inflators assembled as part of the passenger frontal air bag modules, and used as original equipment or replacement equipment. These inflators may rupture due to propellant degradation occurring after long-term exposure to absolute humidity and temperature cycling.

15V573000SUSPENSION:FRONT:SPRINGS:COIL SPRINGS
~218,019 affected

Nissan (Nissan North America, Inc.) is recalling certain model year 2007-2012 Nissan Versa vehicles manufactured May 8, 2006, to November 12, 2012, that were sold or ever registered in the District of Columbia, Connecticut, Delaware, Iowa, Illinois, Indiana, Kentucky, Massachusetts, Maine, Maryland, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, Vermont, Virginia, West Virginia and Wisconsin. Road salt may corrode the front coil springs, possibly resulting in the coil springs fracturing.

10V401000EQUIPMENT:ELECTRICAL:NAVIGATIONAL SYSTEM(GLOBAL POSITIONING SYSTEM)
~7,948 affected

NISSAN IS RECALLING CERTAIN VEHICLES THAT WERE EQUIPPED WITH A GARMIN NUVI MODEL 750 NAVIGATION SYSTEM. THE BATTERIES CONTAINED IN THE AFFECTED GPS UNITS CAN OVERHEAT.

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