^It’s not so much NHTSA issuing complaints but other owners complaining to the NHTSA.
I guess I’ll just have to get use to it being a lighter car, my previous car was a heavier 95 Maxima but with my Versa it’s nothing I can’t handle I’m a cautious driver.
However I do agree with the braking looseness.
On a few occasions when I went to apply the brake pedal I noticed something that sounded like it was like a spring or mechanism coming loose you can feel it through the brake pedal. There would be a brief moment where the pedal would stop halfway you can here and feel a distinctive click (not clunk) from the brake pedal area, almost like a spring or mechanism is getting stuck and when you apply more pressure it comes free but has a loose feeling to the pedal. This is not the ABS self test feature I can assure. This sounds something mechanical like a spring, mechanism, or clip sticking then coming loose and making the pedal have a loose feeling afterward. It’s only happened to me about three times or so within the first few months of ownership when it was chilly outside, I’ve not noticed it lately ever since it warmed up.
I think the A/C compressor is drawing to much power, granted it’s a small motor but it really does put a damper on the braking system especially at low speeds like when you coasting in a parking lot I’ve noticed after a while with the A/C on coasting in a parking lot or slowing down to a light the braking force required to stop the vehicle increases significantly, if you don’t have very firm pressure on the brake pedal and the compressor kicks on it causes the car to lurch forward.
It might be normal, I know compressors draw lots of power especially from a small four cylinder motor but it does not seem like it should put a damper on the braking system and cause the vehicle to lurch.
I guess I’ll just have to get use to it being a lighter car, my previous car was a heavier 95 Maxima but with my Versa it’s nothing I can’t handle I’m a cautious driver.
However I do agree with the braking looseness.
On a few occasions when I went to apply the brake pedal I noticed something that sounded like it was like a spring or mechanism coming loose you can feel it through the brake pedal. There would be a brief moment where the pedal would stop halfway you can here and feel a distinctive click (not clunk) from the brake pedal area, almost like a spring or mechanism is getting stuck and when you apply more pressure it comes free but has a loose feeling to the pedal. This is not the ABS self test feature I can assure. This sounds something mechanical like a spring, mechanism, or clip sticking then coming loose and making the pedal have a loose feeling afterward. It’s only happened to me about three times or so within the first few months of ownership when it was chilly outside, I’ve not noticed it lately ever since it warmed up.
I think the A/C compressor is drawing to much power, granted it’s a small motor but it really does put a damper on the braking system especially at low speeds like when you coasting in a parking lot I’ve noticed after a while with the A/C on coasting in a parking lot or slowing down to a light the braking force required to stop the vehicle increases significantly, if you don’t have very firm pressure on the brake pedal and the compressor kicks on it causes the car to lurch forward.
It might be normal, I know compressors draw lots of power especially from a small four cylinder motor but it does not seem like it should put a damper on the braking system and cause the vehicle to lurch.
