2014 Nissan Versa Note Steering Problems

Your Nissan Versa Note has two major issues. The transmission isn't shifting properly and is revving to high RPMs, with repair estimates around $7,000. Additionally, the steering gear has failed and makes a clicking noise when you turn—your mechanic advised against driving the car due to safety concerns, with repairs estimated at $1,100. Both issues will likely require professional transmission and steering gear replacement or rebuild.

Your power steering warning light came on intermittently when starting the vehicle, and you lost power steering assist on two separate occasions. The dealer found that the steering control unit had failed and replaced it to fix the problem.

I WAS DRIVING ABOUT 30 MILES/HOUR, THERE WAS A SOUND AND THE CAR SHUT DOWN, ENGINE STOPPED, LOST POWER STEERING AND BRAKE BECAME HEAVY, NO LIGHTS IN SPEEDOMETER AND INDICATORS WENT OFF/BLACK SCREEN. BRAKES WERE SOFT BUT I WAS ABLE TO STOP. I RESTARTED THE ENGINE AND I WAS ABLE TO DRIVE. THEN I WAS ON A FREEWAY ABOUT 20 MIN LATER, DRIVING 65 MILES/HOUR AND THE CAR MADE A BIG NOISE, SHOOK AS IF I DROVE ON A POTHOLE, AND IT WAS THE SAME THING. NO ENGINE, ACCELERATOR DIDN'T WORK, I WAS COASTING, LOST POWER STEERING, AND HARD TO PUSH DOWN BREAKS. POWER IN THE PANELS WERE OFF. I WAS ABLE TO USE EMERGENCY SIGNAL, PULLED OVER EVENTUALLY AND WAITED FOR ABOUT 3-4 MIN. BEFORE RESTARTING THE CAR. IT WORKED AGAIN AND I WAS ABLE TO DRIVE. THE SAME THING HAPPENED LAST YEAR, AND TODAY IT HAPPENED TWICE. BOTH TIMES, IT WAS A HOT DAY.

NEVER HAD ISSUES UNTIL NOW BUT I'VE BEEN RANDOMLY HAVING ISSUES WITH MY POWER STEERING LOCKING UP ON ME. IT'S A REAL DANGEROUS SAFETY HAZARD BECAUSE ONE MINUTE IT'S NORMAL AND DRIVABLE. THEN I MAY GET BACK IN THE CAR AND IT'S LOCKING UP AGAIN. I DON'T HAVE A REGULAR POWER STEERING PUMP,BECAUSE MY CAR RUNS OFF ELECTRIC POWER STEERING. I JUST REALLY NEED HELP FIGURING OUT THE SOURCE OF THIS ISSUE.

VEHICLE MOVES ABRUPTLY LEFT AND RIGHT WHEN MOVING. HAPPENS MOST OBVIOUSLY WHEN AT HIGH SPEEDS ON THE HIGHWAY LETTING OFF THE GAS PEDAL TO SLOW OR COAST FOR A MOMENT AND THEN PRESSING GAS TO SPEED UP AGAIN. WORKS THE SAME WHEN SHIFTING (MANUAL TRANSMISSION) AT LOW SPEEDS. TWO INDEPENDENT MECHANICS ACKNOWLEDGE THE ISSUE, BUT COULD FIND NO CAUSE OR SOLUTION--IT IS NOT GROOVES IN THE ROAD OR TIRES OR SUCH THINGS. ONE MECHANIC CALLED NISSAN, WHO SAID THEY'VE HAD SIMILAR COMPLAINTS WITH THIS VEHICLE, BUT THEY CAN'T DO ANYTHING ABOUT IT. THE VEHICLE IS NOT SAFE TO DRIVE ABOVE 30-40 MPH AS THE WOBBLE IN THE FRONT END IS SIGNIFICANT AS DESCRIBED. IT'S NOT THE STRUTS, NOT THE CONTROL ARMS, ETC. NO CODE COMES UP FOR ANY ELECTRONICS ISSUE. IT IS A MANUFACTURING PROBLEM.

FIRST TIME VEHICLE HAD JUST STARTED AND STEERING AND BRAKES WERE LOCKED. CAR WAS SHUT DOWN AND STARTED AGAIN AND IT WAS OK. THE SECOND TIME VEHICLE WAS PULLING OUT OF A DRIVEWAY INTO STREET AND BRAKES AND STEERING LOCKED UP. EMERGENCY BRAKE HAD TO BE USED. MY 18 YEAR OLD DAUGHTER DRIVES VEHICLE AND I DRIVE ON FREEWAY TO WORK. IF THIS WERE TO HAPPEN ON THE FREEWAY OR ANYWHERE IN TRAFFIC SERIOUS INJURY MAY RESULT. THIS MODEL IS KNOWN FOR FAULTY TRANSMISSIONS BUT NOT SURE IF THIS IS RELATED. I AM TAKING IT TO DEALER METRO NISSAN REDLANDS, CA. ON 8/24/19.

WHEN CAR IS IN MOTION THE BRAKES WILL NOT WORK AND IT SLIDES. THE ABS AND TRACTION CONTROL LIGHTS COME ON AND THE SPEEDOMETER JUMPS. I'VE HAD 2 MECHANICS LOOK AT IT AND THEY SAY ITS BECAUSE THE AXLE NUT BACKS OFF. TOOK IT TO GUNTER NISSAN ON 6/6/19 AND THEY REFUSED TO SERVICE IT SAYING I HAD TO CONTACT NISSAN CORPORATE BUT NISSAN CORPORATE SAYS I HAVE TO TAKE IT TO A DEALERSHIP.

TAKATA RECALL KEY WON'T TURN TO START ENGINE. STEERING WHEEL IS LOCKED. CAR WAS PARKED AT GAS PUMP. PUMPED GAS. THEN KEY WOULDN'T TURN. I WIGGLED AND WIGGLED AND JERK ON STEERING. FINALLY IT STARTED. THEN IT DID IT AGAIN LATER THAT NIGHT. ON SUNDAY I TRIED IT AGAIN. KEY WILL NOT TURN TO START. STEERING IS LOCKED. PARKED

I GOT MY 2014 NISSAN VERSA NOTE AS A CHRISTMAS GIFT FROM MY PARENTS IN 2015. MY PARENTS DID LOTS OF RESEARCH AND WAS ENSURED THAT IT WAS A SAFE AND RELIABLE CAR FOR A FIRST TIME DRIVER. UNFORTUNATELY THIS CAR HAS CAUSED ME MANY TIME CONSUMING PROBLEMS. I DRIVE A LOT TO COMMUTE TO MY WORK. I'VE BEEN HAVING PROBLEMS WITH NASTY EXHAUST SMELLS, SLIPPING GEARS, DELAYED SHIFTING, BREAKS DELAYED AND GRINDING, AND RPM"S SHOOTING UP WHEN BARELY GASSES. MY COMMUTE IS QUITE DANGEROUS WITH HEAVY TRAFFIC AND LOADS OF SEMIS PASSING ONE ANOTHER. IT REALLY WORRIES ME AND MAKES MY FEAR FOR MY SAFETY WHEN I'VE BEEN HAVING ALL OF THESE PROBLEMS I REALLY SHOULDN'T HAVE WITH THIS NEW OF A CAR. BAKERSFIELD NISSAN HAD MY CAR TRYING TO FIX IT FOR A WEEK AND A HALF REALLY PUTTING A MONKEY WRENCH WITH MY COMMUTE TO WORK. THEY EVENTUALLY HAD TO REPLACE THE TRANSMISSION AND CV BOOT. NOW I AM HAVING NEW PROBLEMS AND LOTS OF GRINDING AND RATTLING. THEY TOLD ME MY CAR FAILED TO REPLICATE ANYTHING BUT THE RPM"S SHOOTING UP. IT REALLY FRUSTRATES ME KNOWING THIS CAR ONLY HAS 50,000 MILES ON IT!!!!!!! PLEASE HELP ME FIGURE THIS OUT

CAR SHUT OFF WHILE DRIVING ON A CITY STREET AND COULDNT STEER.

VIBRATIONS FELT THROUGH THE STEERING COLUMN, SEATS AND FLOOR, WHENEVER CAR IS IN GEAR AND STOPPED AT A LIGHT OR IDLE. VIBRATION GETS WORSE WHEN AC OR DEFROST IS TURNED ON. IT GOES AWAY WHEN I PUT THE CAR IN NEUTRAL. HOWEVER CAR TAKES SOME TIME TO MOVE WHEN SHIFTING BACK TO DRIVE, AND THIS CAN CAUSE SOMEONE TO HIT YOU FROM BEHIND. TAKEN TO THE DEALER 3 TIMES. I WAS TOLD THAT THIS VIBRATION IS COMPLETELY NORMAL AND THERE IS NOTHING THAT CAN BE DONE. VERY DISAPOINTED TO SAY THE LEAST.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2014 NISSAN VERSA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THERE WAS A FRONT END ISSUE WITH THE STEERING ON THE VEHICLE. IN ADDITION, THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE INTERIOR OF THE SIDEWALLS OF THE TIRES WERE CUT AND THE FRONT END COIL SPRINGS FRACTURED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 12,500.

WAS DRIVING ON HIGHWAY DURING STOP AND GO TRAFFIC AND ENGINE CUT OFF COMPLETELY WHILE THE CAR WAS IN DRIVE. PUT CAR IN PARK, AND TRY TO RESTART BUT VEHICLE WOULD NOT RESTART AND HAD TO BE PUSHED TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD DURING TRAFFIC. MADE SEVERAL ATTEMPTS TO RESTART VEHICLE AND IT WOULD NOT START. I LET CAR SIT FOR 30 MINUTES AND CAR FINALLY RESTARTED. I TOOK THE CAR TO DEALERSHIP ON 7/6/15 AND THEY ADJUSTED THE IDLE BUT COULD NOT DIAGNOSE THE ISSUE. ON 8/8/15, I WAS LEAVING A STORE AND STARTED TO YIELD TO TURN ONTO A BUSY STREET AND THE CAR COMPLETELY DIED AGAIN. I TOOK THE CAR ON 8/11/15 TO NISSAN DEALERSHIP AND THEY REPROGRAMMED THE ECM, BUT DID NOT SAY THAT WOULD PERMANENTLY FIX THE ISSUE. I'M AN EXTREMELY CONCERNED CONSUMER AS I HAVE SEEN SEVERAL POST ONLINE FROM CONSUMERS FOR THIS VERY ISSUE, AND I DON'T FEEL NISSAN HAS DONE THEIR PART TO DIAGNOSE THE ISSUE. BEING THAT THE CAR SHUTS OFF UNEXPECTEDLY WITH OUT FOREWARNING, I'M CONCERNED SHOULD THIS SHUT DOWN OCCUR WHEN THE VEHICLE IS TRAVELING AT A HIGH SPEED A FATALITY COULD OCCUR.

VEHICLE MOVES ABRUPTLY LEFT AND RIGHT WHEN THERE ARE NO GROOVES OR WIND AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS. IT'S VERY DANGEROUS AND CANNOT BE DRIVEN ON THE FREEWAY SAFELY. NISSAN TEST DROVE VEHICLE. ACKNOWLEDGED THE PROBLEM AND SAID THAT'S JUST HOW THE VEHICLE IS AND THERE IS NOTHING THEY CAN DO TO FIX IT. *TR

WHILE TRAVELING OUT A COUNTRY ROAD, I WAS COMING UP TO A STOP SIGN AT THE BOTTOM OF A HILL. WHEN I MADE AN ATTEMPT TO STOP, I HAD NO BRAKES WHAT SO EVER. I COULD SEE THAT THERE WAS NO TRAFFIC COMING FROM EITHER DIRECTION SO I MADE AN ATTEMPT TO MAKE THE TURN ON TO THE ROADWAY BUT HAD NO STEERING EITHER. WITH NO WAY TO CONTROL THE CAR I ENDED UP GOING STRAIGHT THROUGH THE STOP SIGN, ACROSS THE ROAD, THROUGH A TREE STUMP AND INTO THE SIDE OF AN ABANDONED HOUSE. WITH THE IMPACT THE AIRBAGS DID NOT COME OUT EVEN WITH AN IMPACT GREAT ENOUGH TO CAUSE SUSPENSION DAMAGE ALONG WITH OTHER MAJOR BODY AND STRUCTURAL DAMAGE TO THE FRONT AND PASSENGER SIDE OF THE CAR. THIS IS THE SECOND TIME WITH THIS VEHICLE THE AIR BAGS DID NOT COME OUT, THE FIRST IS WHEN MY HUSBAND HIT A DEER HEAD ON AT 55MPH AND AIR BAG SENSORS HAD TO BE REPLACED DUE TO THEM BEING TRIGGERED. ABOUT A WEEK BEFORE, I LOST POWER STEERING WHILE MAKING A LOW SPEED TURN BUT CAR QUICKLY RECOVERED. THE DASH AND RADIO HAS FLASHED SEVERAL TIMES ON AND OFF AND WHILE ATTEMPTING TO ACCELERATE FROM A STOP THE CAR ACTS AS IF IT HAS NO POWER AND SHUTTERS BEFORE FINALLY PICKING UP SPEED. THE DEALERSHIPS SERVICE DEPARTMENT STATED THAT THERE IS NOTHING WRONG WITH THE CAR AND WOULD SEND US ON OUR WAY AND WHEN ASKED ABOUT THE NON AIR BAG DEPLOYMENT THEY JUST STATED THAT SOMETIMES IT HAPPENS, WELL NOW IT HAS HAPPENED TWICE. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2014 NISSAN VERSA. WHILE DRIVING 45 MPH, THE VEHICLE VEERED FROM LEFT TO RIGHT. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER AND AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 5.

THE STEERING WHEEL LOCKS UP WHEN ENGINE IS SHUT OFF. WHEN I PLACE THEY KEY INTO THE IGNITION, THE STEERING WHEEL REMAINS LOCKED, PREVENTING THE SWITCH TO TURN. IT TAKES A GREAT AMOUNT OF EFFORT AND STRAIN TO UNLOCK THE STEERING WHEEL. THIS HAS HAPPENED ON MORE THAN ONE OCCASION. MY CAR HAS 2200 MILES ON IT CURRENTLY (09/29/2014). I TOOK MY CAR TO THE NISSAN DEALERSHIP. THEY ADVISED ME (MY INTERPRETATION OF THEIR ADVICE) TO WRESTLE WITH IT UNTIL IT UNLOCKS. DIDN'T HELP MY SITUATION. I WILL CONTINUE TO RETURN TO NISSAN UNTIL THEY FIX IT. *TR

DRIVING DOWN THE HIGHWAY I FOUND THAT THE CAR WOULD MOVE SIDEWAYS 1 AND A HALF FEET ON A NON WINDY DAY. WHEN DRIVING ON THE FREEWAY AND YOU ARE ON CONCRETE THE CAR TRACKS 1.5 FEET SIDEWAYS RIGHT OR LEFT. WHEN DRIVING ON A DAY WHEN THE WIND IS 30MPH YOU GET 3 TO 4 FEET DRIFT RIGHT OR LEFT. TAKING THE CAR TO NISSAN FOR REPAIR THEY FOUND THAT YES IT DID DRIFT AND BLAMED IT ON THE ROAD AND THAT NISSAN HAD ON FIX. I DO HAVE 2 OTHER CARS WHICH HAVE THE SAME SIZE TIRES THAT DO NOT DO THE CHANGE LANE ACTION THAT IS WITH THIS CAR IS DOING. OTHER PEOPLE SAID THEY NOTICED IT TO. THERE WILL BE A TIME WHEN THE CAR NEXT TO YOU WILL GET DAMAGED DUE TO THIS ACTION .I `CALLED NISSAN HEADQUARTER THEY HAD NO FIX.AND SAID IT MIGHT BE THE TIRES. NISSAN PUT THE TIRES ON THE CAR. *TR