[theSaj]

Bought a 2012 Nissan Versa 4/2012.

About half year in there was a loud annoying rattle. Especially at low idle. Dealer said there was a defect in the exhaust heat shield. And they had to repair it. So I heard the take again the other week. Returned to dealer. Same failure. Heat shield broke again and they replaced.

This is twice in about a years time. I just passed my warranty period and an a little concerned. Am I going to have to fix this every year at my cost?

Car is 14 months old and has 37,000 miles.

 

[jswilson1987]

just take the heat shield off it wont hurt the car at all I promise. There just held on with little clips one of those probably came off.

 

[Versa12]

I had mine replaced as well a few months ago. The warranty info is listed in the manual and I think you stll have some time. Hopefully they have redesigned them to be better than before.

 

[08versailles]

one of mine is held up with a cable tie perfect

 

[Fredrock]

My heat shield fell on was vibrations on my muffler at low idle... Bought new screws and wider washers. Good to go man

 

[HatchBack08]

Yeah its an easy do it yourself. Just hop under your car, and figure out a way to attach it.more securely. Some stainless screws and washers should work well. Pick those up at Ace/Lowe's.

 

[JVersa]

They already have mounts, just put them on and get new washers and bolts that are the correct size. The clips they put on there all most always fall off.

 

[Raven21]

Yep I am on my second fix of the heat shield...annoying.

 

[07Versa6MT]

The studs are the perfect size for M5, so what i did was tap them to M5x1.00. Paint them with a rust preventative (i use Tremclad for this when i can) like anti-seize, something with staying power. Find large enough washers to fit the bill (finding M5 large diameter washers may be hard), and use Nylock nuts. Secures them tighter and lasts longer than the spring washers. Don't overtighten, use a 1/4" small ratchet and just snug it up until you cannot slide the heatshield around with any effort, then an 1/8th of a turn.

 

[nelly]

Use metalic tape

Removed the nut, and used a metal tape to reinforce the heat shield around the mounting holes. Reinstalled the nuts with the addition of flat washers. So far so good.