2008 Nissan Versa Suspension

THE FRONT DRIVER'S SIDE COIL SPRING BROKE. THIS IS THE 2ND TIME HTIS HAS HAPPENED ON THIS VEHICLE.

I WAS ROTATING MY TIRES WHEN I FOUND THAT MY DRIVER SIDE FRONT COIL SPRING WAS BROKEN INTO TWO PARTS. BOTH PARTS WERE STILL ATTACHED AND I HAVE THEM. IT LOOKS EXACTLY LIKE ALL THE REST OF THE OTHER COMPLAINTS FOR THIS CAR AS SHOWN IN THIS LINK. HTTP://WWW.LEFTLANENEWS.COM/NHTSA-INVESTIGATES-NISSAN-VERSA-OVER-BROKEN-COIL-SPRINGS-88526.HTML

WHEN GOING 75 MILES AN HOUR THE RIGHT SIDE FRONT COIL SPRING BROKE WITH A VERY LOUD NOISE PULLED OVER TO INVESTIGATE FOUND NOTHING LOOKING AT THE TIRE. THIS HAPPENED JUST ENTERING ARIZONA SO SINCE WE COULDN'T SEE ANYTHING WE CONTINUED ON TO PHEONIX TO OUR DESTINATION. WE THEN CONTACTED HTTP://WWW.HONEST1GLENDALEAZ.COM/ AND HAD THEM INVESTIGATE THE PROBLEM BECAUSE WHEN GOING OVER ANY BUMP AFTER THAT WE COULD HEAR SOMETHING LOOSE. ONCE THEY LOOKED AT IT THEY QUICKLY FOUND THE RIGHT FRONT COIL SPRING BROKE AND THE STRUT BENT. THEY SAID THE COIL BROKE AT THE BOTTOM LUCKY FOR US NOTHING FLEW OUT TO BLOW THE TIRE WHEN IT HAPPENED. THE CAR HAS VERY LOW MILES AND SHOULD NOT HAVE HAD THIS HAPPEN!

COIL SPRING ON DRIVERS SIDE BROKE CAUSING A SHAKE AND ALLOWING THE CAR TO DRAG WHEN IT SHOULD NOT OF BEEN ABLE TO...UPDATED 11/05/15 *BF THE CONSUMER STATED THE VEHICLE DID MOT STEER PROPERLY AFTER COIL SPRING FAILURE. UPDATED 1/8/2015 *JS

FRONT PASSENGER SIDE SPRING SNAPPED PUNCTURING TIRE. *TR

FRONT RIGHT SPRING BROKE SHREDDING A RELATIVELY NEW TIRE. WE JUST TURNED ON TO A RESIDENTIAL STREET, SO FORTUNATELY WE WERE GOING SLOW AND NO ONE WAS HURT. CAR WAS TOWED TO A NEARBY SEAR'S AUTO CENTER WHERE BOTH FRONT SPRINGS AND STRUTS WERE REBUILT AND AN ALIGNMENT PERFORMED. PLUS NEW TIRE INSTALLED. INCIDENT ISSUE WAS OPENED WITH NISSAN, BUT THEY REFUSE TO ACCEPT RESPONSIBILITY FOR THIS FREQUENTLY OCCURRING POOR QUALITY ISSUE...UPDATED 08/12/15 *BF UPDATED 11/27/2015*JS

I FOUND A PIECE FRONT THE FRONT OF EACH COLI SPRING LAYING IN MY DRIVEWAY. I LOOKED UP THE NHTSA WEBSITE & FOUND THERE IS AN INVESTIGATION INTO THIS SPECIFIC PROBLEM. INVESTIGATION NO PE 15-019. I HAVE THE PIECES & CAN SEND A PICTURE OF THE FRACTURE IF YOU WOULD LIKE.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 NISSAN VERSA. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 25 MPH, A CLUNKING NOISE EMITTED FROM THE FRONT END OF THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC, WHO DISCOVERED THAT THE FRONT DRIVER SIDE COIL SPRING DETACHED FROM THE HOUSING ONTO THE BRAKE ROTOR AND RACK AND PINION. THE MECHANIC REPLACED BOTH FRONT COIL SPRINGS. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 65,000. UPDATED 8/10/15*CN

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 NISSAN VERSA. WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS BACKING OUT OF A DRIVEWAY, THE FRONT COIL SPRINGS FRACTURED WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE HAD TO BE TOWED TO A DEALER; HOWEVER, IT HAS NOT YET BEEN DIAGNOSED. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VIN WAS UNKNOWN. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 60,000. UPDATED 09/10/15*LJ UPDATED 10/17/2017*CN

I WAS CONCERNED THAT SOMETHING WAS WRONG WITH THE CAR. I WAS TAKING IT TO THE GARAGE WHEN THE COIL SPRING BROKE. THE JAGGED END RUBBED AGAINST THE TIRE CAUSING IT TO BLOW OUT.

MY WIFE WAS DRIVING HER 2008 NISSAN VERSA AND WAS ABOUT TO GET ON THE RAMP TO GET ON THE HIGHWAY WHEN THE SPRING ON THE PASSENGER SIDE IN THE FRONT BROKE AND PUNCTURED THE TIRE. SHE WAS ABLE TO GET TO THE SHOULDER. WE HAD IT TOWED AND HAD A VERY EXPENSIVE REPAIR.

WHILE MAKING A RIGHT TURN THEIR WAS A LOUD NOISE AND A SMELL OF RUBBER UPON FURTHER INSPECTION THE PASSENGER SIDE COIL SPRING BROKE EXPANDING PASS THE LOWER PLATE AND MAKE CONTACT WITH THE TIRE. *TR

WHILE BACKING OUT OF MY DRIVEWAY I HEARD A BANG AND THE TIRE BEGAN RUBBING ON SOMETHING. I PULLED BACK IN THE DRIVEWAY. I LOOKED UNDER AND SAW THAT THE SPRING WAS BROKEN. I AM VERY LUCKY SINCE I DRIVE THE INTERSTATE 376 EVERYDAY TO WORK. IF THE SPRING HAD BROKEN AT SPEED I AM SURE THERE WOULD HAVE BEEN DAMAGE TO THE CAR AND A POSSIBLE ACCIDENT. THE CAR IS NOT DRIVABLE AT THIS TIME. *TR

I WAS DRIVING ON A SMALL PAVED TWO LANE HIGHWAY AT APPROXIMATELY 45 MPH.I HEARD A LOUD NOISE AND SHORTLY AFTER THE TIRE BLEW OUT.THIS HAPPENED RIGHT BEFORE A SMALL SIDE ROAD SO I WAS ABLE TO TURN ONTO THAT ROAD SO I WASN'T ON THE HIGHWAY.DUE TO THE FLAT TIRE AND BROKEN SPRING THE CAR SAT TOO LOW FOR THE FACTORY PROVIDED JACK TO FIT UNDER THE CAR.I CALLED MY BROTHER FOR ASSISTANCE AND HE SHOWED UP WITH MY NEPHEW.THEY WERE ABLE TO LIFT UP ON THE CAR JUST ENOUGH SO THAT I COULD PLACE THE JACK IN THE CORRECT POSITION.WE PUT THE FACTORY DONUT SPARE TIRE ON AND I DROVE TO WAREHOUSE TIRE...UNFORTUNATELY THEY WERE JUST CLOSING DOWN FOR THE DAY.I HAD FOUR NEW TIRES INSTALLED THE FOLLOWING TUESDAY AND THEN TOOK THE CAR TO MY MECHANIC.I PICKED THE CAR UP ON JULY 3RD.MY MECHANIC INFORMED THAT THE DRIVERS SIDE COIL SPRING WAS BROKEN ALSO.THE DRIVERS SIDE SPRING HAD BROKEN NEAR THE TOP;THE PASSENGER SIDE SPRING BROKE CLOSER TO BOTTOM WHICH ALLOWED IT TO SPIN OUT OF PLACE AND SLICE THE TIRE.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 NISSAN VERSA. WHILE DRIVING OUT OF THE GARAGE AT 5 MPH, A POPPING SOUND WAS HEARD. THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT THE FRONT DRIVER SIDE COIL SPRING FRACTURED IN TWO PLACES. THE INCIDENT OCCURRED ON MAY 30, 2015. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED, BUT THE DEALER WAS NOTIFIED. THE VIN WAS UNKNOWN. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 55,823.

IN SEPTEMBER 2013, I BEGAN HEARING A RATTLING/SQUEAKY SOUND IN THE VICINITY OF THE FRONT PASSENGER SIDE WHEEL WELL. THE RATTLING SOUND IS SIMILAR TO METAL BOLTS ROLLING AROUND IN A METAL PAN. THE SQUEAKY SOUND IS SIMILAR TO A SPRING MATTRESS. APPROXIMATELY IN DECEMBER 2013, I RECEIVED SCHEDULED MAINTENANCE ON MY VEHICLE AT NICKS HONDA IN BURLINGAME, CA. THE OWNER NICK THEROUX INFORMED ME THAT MY RIGHT SHOCK NEEDED TO BE CHANGED BECAUSE IT "GONE". THE SERVICE INSPECTION ALSO DETERMINED A POSSIBLE COIL PROBLEM. AS I RESEARCHED THE NISSAN SUSPENSION ISSUE ONLINE, I LEARNED THAT SIMILAR VERSA SUSPENSION ISSUES EXIST NATION WIDE. *TR

WHILE REVERSING OUT OF MY PARKING SPACE AT HOME THE FRONT DRIVERS SIDE DROPPED AND I HEARD A LOUD NOISE. AFTER INSPECTION I FOUND A PIECE OF COIL SPRING ON THE GROUND WHERE I HAD BEEN PARKED. THE PIECE THAT BROKE WAS ABOUT 4" LONG AND IT APPEARS TO HAVE BROKEN BEFORE AS BOTH ENDS WERE JAGGED ONE BREAK RUSTY AND THE OTHER BREAK WAS CLEAN. CHECKING ONLINE THIS APPEARS TO BE A COMMON PROBLEM AND OFTEN SHREDS THE WHEEL WHEN IT HAPPENS. IF THIS HAPPENS AT SPEED IT COULD BE A VERY DANGEROUS SITUATION. *TR

THE CAR HAD BEEN MAKING A NOISE ON THE FRONT DRIVER SIDE, I THOUGHT IT WAS THE BRAKES, WHEN I LEFT FOR WORK THE CAR MADE A LOUD BANG. I GOT IT BACK HOME TO FIND THE FRONT COIL SPRING SNAPPED. *TR

HEAVY METAL SOUND (AS WHEN YOU DRIVE OVER A LOOSE MANHOLE COVER) COMES FROM THE FRONT PASSENGER SIDE. INSPECTION SHOWED THAT THE COIL SPRING SNAPPED CLEAN - NO RUST. THE SNAPPED COIL WAS NOT CAUSED BY HITTING A POTHOLE OR OTHER ABNORMAL DRIVING. NORMAL CITY & MOSTLY HIGHWAY DRIVING. AN INDEPENDENT AND TRUSTED MECHANIC STATED METAL FATIGUE AND ESTIMATED THE REPAIR AT $800 (BOTH SIDES WILL BE REPLACED). PARTS RANGE FROM $174 - $250 DEPENDING ON THE BRAND. I HAVE NOT CONTACTED NISSAN OR THE DEALER TO SEE IF THIS MIGHT BE COVERED OUT-OF-WARRANTY AS A CUSTOMER SATISFACTION BASIS. THIS IS THE SECOND METAL FAILURE ON THE VEHICLE. LAST YEAR, THE EXHAUST PIPE JUST FELL APART AT THE WELD. AGAIN, RUST WAS NOT THE CAUSE. THERE ARE NUMEROUS REPORTS OF BOTH ISSUES IN MANY PLACES. NISSAN CANADA (OR DEALERS) SEEMS TO BE MORE WILLING TO REPAIR THE FAULTS THAN US COUNTERPARTS. THERE IS ONLY ONE RECALL (GARMIN) FOR THE NISSAN VERSA. THE COIL SPRING IS DEFINITELY A SAFETY CONCERN - A CLEAN BREAK ON A COIL SPRING IS EXTREMELY SHARP AND CAN RESULT IN TIRE PUNCTURE. AT HIGH SPEEDS THIS WOULD BE FATAL. *TR

MY DAUGHTER WAS BACKING OUT OF THE GARAGE AND AS SHE WAS DOING THAT THE DRIVERS FRONT SUSPENSION COLLAPSED, UPON INSPECTION IT WAS FOUND THAT THE COIL SPRING HAD CRACKED AND SEPARATED. NISSAN CASE NUMBER- 14429298. NISSAN USA SAID TO US ON 05/19/2014 THAT SINCE THE CAR WAS OUT OF WARRANTY THEY HAD NO RESPONSIBILITY FOR THE COLLAPSE. *JS

BACKING OUT OF THE DRIVEWAY HEARD A SNAP GOT OUT OF THE CAR AND FOUND A PIECE OF THE COIL SPRING HAD BROKEN OFF NEAR THE BASE OF THE SPRING. *TR

COIL SPRING ON FRONT DRIVER SIDE, SNAPPED WHILE DRIVING. MADE A LOUD BANG NOISE. COULD HAVE CAUSED AN ACCIDENT IF THE SPRING HAD SLIPPED OFF AND STABBED THE TIRE. LUCKILY THE SPRING STAYED ON. IT WAS A CLEAN BREAK NO RUST PRESENT. METAL SEEMS VERY BRITTLE. *TR

MY DAUGHTER PUT KEY IN IGNITION. STARTED THE CAR. PLACED IT IN REVERSE. SHE MOVED BACKWARD ABOUT ONE INCH. MY WIFE, MY DAUGHTER AND MYSELF HEARD A LOUD SNAP. WE SAW NOTHING WRONG. SHE DROVE AWAY AND CAME BACK AFTER DRIVING 1/2 MILE. SHE HAD THE BROKEN PIECE FROM THE COIL SPRING. I KNEW INSTANTLY WHAT IT WAS. I LOOKED BEHIND THE FRONT WHEEL AND SURE ENOUGH. I'M AN OLD FARM BOY, NOW 57. I GUARANTEE YOU THIS IS A FAULTY PART. SHE COULD HAVE BEEN HURT BADLY WHILE DRIVING ROAD SPEED. YOU NEED TO DEAL WITH THIS. I WILL KEEP THE BROKEN PART AS PROOF. IT WAS A CLEAN BREAK WHILE SITTING STILL. THIS FAULTY PART IS COSTING UPWARDS OF $900 TO REPAIR!!!:(:( NOT TO MENTION PUTTING PEOPLE AT VERY HIGH RISK. OTHERS ALL ACROSS THE USA AND CANADA ARE HAVING THIS ISSUE. CHECK OUT THE FORUMS. CONCERNED AND DISGUSTED FATHER. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 NISSAN VERSA. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE REVERSING OUT OF A PARKING SPACE, THE VEHICLE SUDDENDLY MADE A LOUD NOISE. AFTER INSPECTING THE VEHICLE, THE CONTACT NOTICED THE VEHICLE WAS TILTED ON THE FRONT PASSENGER SIDE. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC. THE TECHNICIAN DIAGNOSED THE SHOCK SPRING HAD FRACTURED. IN ADDITION, THE TECHNICIAN MADE THE CONTACT AWARE THAT THE MANUFACTURER NO LONGER PRODUCES THE PART NEED TO REPAIR THE VEHICLE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 50,000. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE.

I PARKED MY NISSAN VERSA IN A PARKING LOT WHILE I WAS AT WORK ALL DAY. I HADN'T HAD ANY PROBLEMS WITH IT. WHEN I GOT IN TO LEAVE IN THE EVENING AND PUT THE CAR IN DRIVE AND WENT FORWARD A FEW INCHES, I HEARD A HORRIBLE CRUNCHING NOISE LIKE I HIT SOMETHING. WHEN I BACKED UP TO SEE WHAT WAS UNDER MY CAR, I JUST SAW A METAL HORSESHOE SHAPED BROKEN PIECE ON THE GROUND. MY MECHANIC SAYS IT IS A COIL SPRING THAT BROKE. I'VE SEEN MANY COMPLAINTS ABOUT THIS FROM NISSAN VERSA OWNERS. THE BROKEN PART DIDN'T SEEM RUSTY AT ALL. I DON'T KNOW WHY THIS HAPPENED. THE CAR HASN'T BEEN IN AN ACCIDENT. IT SEEMED TO HAPPEN OUT OF THE BLUE. *TR THE DEALER STATED THE REAR COIL SPRING NEEDS TO BE REPLACED. *TR