Nissan isnt the only ones, All of the makers pull this stuff. Its expensive to do a recall after production has started. Only the most serious cases get prompt attention. And thats only when it becomes undeniable to most everyone, like unintentional acceleration...i.e Toyota. I have owned Nissans since my 1st Maxima back in the early 90', a 1987 SE. Truthfully I will forever own Nissans. I still like them the most. Just hate it when they rush a platform trying to remain competitive. Trust me, We could have bought a Honda Fit and been done with it. Doubt its a better car? Google it compared to the Versa. The Versa just has more charater, besides most fan boys and ricers own Hondas so unless its an NSX, lol I wont own another Honda. I too had high hopes for the Vers, still do. I still plan on building it up a liltte, wheels etc., for my wife as she likes modding as well. I sure hope I dont come off as preaching, if I do, kindly forgive me. I have just been around the block for a while and I tend to speak from knowledge and experience only, not speculation.
the truth is auto makers do not like recalls. its service, parts and labor on them. as we all know auto makers are out there not to just make cars, they want to make money.
This is my first Nissan and I always kept hearing good things about Nissan so now with all this 1.8s dying so early, makes me wonder.
To be honest, I did not like the Versa when I first saw it. I had to get a rental, and the service guy handed me the keys of a Versa. I was like wow another Aveo :facepalm: don't get me wrong, the aveo was great on gas but was so small and I didn't like it at all. but when I actually drove the Versa, I was like wow.... this is not bad at all. and as many other car reviews state the extra room was good. The honda fit does have more options, but it is more expensive and I was going to go a little bit over budget and all I want is basic reliable transportation to go to work and back
about the extended warranty, it is true. you have to read everything and do all the maintenance on time and keep records. oil changes, transmission flush, coolant flush and basically keep all maintenance ontime.
anyhow, coming off as preaching, nah.. We need members with good background knowledge on the subject. I can only relate some issues with other cars I had. if not I just read and learn :eatpopcorn:
the problem with the ticking sound is that in most cases, it goes away as the engine warms up.
on the compression test, 105psi on cylinder#3 it is low
any ideas what the other cyclinders read?