2014 Nissan Versa Note Cruise Control Problems

Transmission slipping

I purchased my car 2 years ago from a used car dealership. It began to give me problems a few months after that. I then took my car to Nissan to be reprogrammed for free back when there was an open recall on my car when I found out it had too many miles for the warranty that would allow the transmission to be replaced. I've been driving it since and doing normal maintenance on it regularly. It recently began giving me trouble. I had to pull off the interstate because it would not accelerate and could have easily gotten into a car accident. I took it back to the dealership where they will be performing a diagnostic study on the car.

* CAR HESITATES WHEN THE GAS PEDAL IS PRESSED AT A COMPLETE STOP AND THEN JOLTS FORWARD *IT TAKES LONGER THAN NORMAL FOR THE CAR TO START MOVING WHEN GAS PEDAL IS PRESSED * WHEN I TRY TO SPEED UP TO PASS ON THE FREEWAY IT TAKES A LONG TIME TO GET UP TO SPEED

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2014 NISSAN VERSA. WHILE DRIVING 60 MPH, THE VEHICLE'S SPEED DECREASED TO 10 MPH WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE CONTACT'S RESIDENCE. THE DEALER WAS NOTIFIED, BUT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. IT WAS UNKNOWN IF THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 40,999.

WHILE DRIVING 35 MPH, SUNDAY , APRIL 3 AROUND 12:30 PM, TEMPERATURE AROUND 40 DEGREES, SUNNY CONDITIONS, NO RAIN. THE VEHICLE COMPLETELY LOST CONTROL OF ACCELERATION FROM THE FOOT PEDAL. I WAS ABLE TO COAST TO THE EDGE OF THE ROAD WITHOUT INCIDENT. THE CAR STILL HAD HALF A TANK OF GAS PROVIDED FROM THE SELLER, HERTZ, SO WE PUT LESS THAN 100 MILES SINCE THE PURCHASE. THE ENGINE IDLED SMOOTHLY, THE TRANSMISSION WAS PROPERLY FUNCTIONING AND ENGAGED. THERE WAS NO RESPONSE TO ANY MOVEMENT FROM ON THE FOOT PEDAL TO THE ENGINE IN ANY GEAR, INCLUDING NEUTRAL AND PARK. AGAIN, THE ENGINE IDLED SMOOTHLY, THE TRANSMISSION ENGAGED PROPERLY WHEN SHIFTED FROM PARK TO DRIVE, ETC. THE THROTTLE RESPONSE RETURNED AFTER THE ENGINE WAS COMPLETELY TURNED OFF THEN TURNED BACK ON. THE 2014 VERSA HAS FLY- BY- WIRE THROTTLE, SO DIRECT LINKAGE IS NOT BROKEN, THIS SUGGESTS EITHER A SOFTWARE MALFUNCTION OR AN INTERMITTENT APP SENSOR. UPON INVESTIGATION ON THE INTERNET, SEVERAL NISSAN AUTOMOBILES OF THE SAME YEAR HAVE BEEN RECALLED FOR SIMILAR PROBLEMS. THE VERSA WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL. IF YOU HAVE ANY SERVICE BULLETINS WITH THIS REFERENCE, COULD YOU PROVIDE THE SERVICE BULLETIN NUMBER SO THAT I CAN TAKE THE CAR TO A DEALER. I FEEL THIS IS POTENTIALLY A VERY DANGEROUS ISSUE IF IT WERE TO OCCUR IN TRAFFIC OR AT HIGH SPEEDS, THEREFORE I HAVE FILED A REPORT WITH NHTSA. I FEEL THIS POTENTIALLY AN ACCIDENT WAITING TO HAPPEN. I WOULD APPRECIATE ANY SUPPORT YOU CAN PROVIDE WITH SERVICE BULLETINS, OR ANY INFORMATION ABOUT THE OTHER NISSAN RECALLS PLEASE FEEL FREE TO CONTACT ME VIA EMAIL, I WOULD LIKE TO HAVE PEACE OF MIND THAT THIS VEHICLE WILL NOT STALL IN TRAFFIC I MAY BE CONTACTED AT [XXX]. INFORMATION Redacted PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6).

TL* THE CONTACT OWNED A 2014 NISSAN VERSA. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 15 MPH UPHILL, THE CONTACT ENCOUNTERED A STEEP CURVE AND CRASHED INTO A DITCH. THE AIR BAGS DEPLOYED. THE CONTACT SUSTAINED INJURIES THAT DID NOT REQUIRE MEDICAL ATTENTION. A POLICE REPORT WAS NOT FILED. THE VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED AND TOWED BY THE INSURANCE COMPANY. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 15V507000 (SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC, VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL). THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 22,000. UPDATED 02/05/16*LJ THE CONSUMER STATED THE TIRES DID NOT HOLD AIR. UPDATED 02/10/16.*JB

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2014 NISSAN VERSA. WHILE DRIVING 55 MPH, THE VEHICLE INDEPENDENTLY ACCELERATED. WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS STOPPED, IT ATTEMPTED TO ACCELERATE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 28,876.

WAS STOPPED AT RED LIGHT WHEN I SAW CAR APPROACHING FAST BEHIND ME. TRIED TO ACCELERATE, BUT CAR STALLED AND I WAS REAR ENDED. WAS TAKEN TO ER. *TR

THERE IS A COOLANT SMELL COMING FROM THE ENGINE, NO NOTICEABLE SIGNS OF A LEAK . THE MAIN COOLANT TANK WAS FULL BUT THE OVERFLOW WAS EMPTY. DEALER SAID IT WAS A COMMON SMELL WITH NO FURTHER EXPLANATION. AFTER FILLING THE OVERFLOW, THE SMELL STILL PERSISTS. THE OVERFLOW LOSES ABOUT HALF A CUP PER MONTH. NO OVERHEAT OR COOLING PROBLEMS NOTICED. *JS

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2014 NISSAN VERSA. THE CONTACT WHILE DRIVING 45 MPH, HER FOOT BECAME STUCK PREVENTING HER FROM STOPPING THE VEHICLE. AS A RESULT, THE CONTACT CRASHED INTO THE REAR END OF ANOTHER VEHICLE. THE CONTACT SUSTAINED INJURIES TO THE RIGHT TOE AND SCRATCHES TO THE LEFT SHOULDER. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 70,000. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. UPDATED 08-20-14 *BF UPDATED 08/27/2014 *JS ... UPDATED 03/19/15*BF UPDATED 6/18/2015 *JS

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2014 NISSAN VERSA. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 30 MPH, THE CONTACT'S FOOT BECAME STUCK WHEN THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED. THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL WAS ENCASED IN PLASTIC AT THE TIME OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE RECURRED SEVERAL TIMES. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS DESIGNED IN THAT MANNER. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED AND THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 250. UPDATED 09/05/14*LJ UPDATED 12/3/2014 *JS

MY VEHICLE, UNLESS I'M AN EXERTING MORE PRESSURE THAN NECESSARY ON THE BRAKES, WILL LURCH FORWARD WHEN THE AIR CONDITIONER FAN KICKS ON. IF I'M NOT CONSCIOUSLY PAYING ATTENTION TO PRESSING HARD ON THE BRAKE, THE CAR WILL START TO DRIFT FORWARD EVEN AT A STANDSTILL. THE BRAKES DO NOT BRAKE SMOOTHLY. IT IS NOT A GRADUAL SMOOTH STOP, IT FEELS LIKE SLAMMING ON THE BRAKES WITH EVERY STOP. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2014 NISSAN VERSA NOTE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT 25 MPH, THE VEHICLE FAILED TO RESPOND TO ACCELERATION ATTEMPTS. THE CONTACT ALSO MENTIONED THAT THE VEHICLE ERRONEOUSLY DECELERATED WHILE THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER AND THE MECHANIC STATED THAT THE PROBLEM WAS UNKNOWN. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 3,600.