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2015 Nissan Versa vehicle speed control problems

31 owner complaints to NHTSA about the 2015 Nissan Versa cite vehicle speed control, 12% of all 255 complaints for this model year. NHTSA also lists 1 recall on this component.

Complaints
31
12% of all complaints
Crashes
2
Reported by owners
Fires
1
Reported by owners
Injuries
1
Reported by owners
01 —Owner reports

What owners say about the vehicle speed control

Verbatim from NHTSA complaints, newest first
“My skid mark symbol comes on, does not go off until 2or 3 days later. My Nissan will not accelerate over 20 miles per hour. I have had mu vehicle checked several times at the Grainger Nissan dealership several times within the past 4 years after they installed a new transmission. They found and corrected other issues, but not what causes the traction lights to come on and decrease speed causing me to have to use flashers and bike lanes where ever available until I get home. Independent mechanics have checked, knocked off traction light. It only comes on again. I have another mechanic at Precision Tune to check it out tomorrow. The last date of this occurrence was 12/ 08/2025”
Owner complaint to NHTSAFiled Dec 14, 2025Electrical system, Vehicle speed controlODI 11704982
“SPEED CONTROL IS WAY OFF DOORS WON'T STAY CLOSED BACK HATCH UNLATCHED ON IT'S OWN FULL COOLING FAN WENT OUT STATIONARY AND IN MOTION HIGHWAY AND TOWN STREETS”
Owner complaint to NHTSAFiled Jul 21, 2020Electrical system, Structure, Vehicle speed controlODI 11340666
“2015 NISSAN VERSA NOTE HESITANT WHEN TAKING OFF. TROUBLE SWITCHING GEARS. LATE SHIFT TIME. BEEN MULTIPLE TIMES WHEN TURNING OUT OF A NEIGHBORHOOD OR AT A LIGHT THAT MY CAR WOULD HESITATE AND I'VE ALMOST BEEN HIT. I'M GUESSING IT'S THE TRANSMISSION. MOST OF MY DRIVING IS IN TOWN. I'M WORRIED THAT ONE DAY ITS GOING TO HESITATE WITH MY KIDS IN THE CAR OR BY MYSELF AND I WILL GET HIT.”
Owner complaint to NHTSAFiled Jun 14, 2020Vehicle speed control, Unknown or other, EngineODI 11328719
“THIS CAR SINCE WE BOUGHT AL THOSE PART NEED TO REPLACE, FOR APROXIMA 6 MONTHS PARK IN THE GARAGES, OURS FRIEND KEEPS STATE TING THE TRANSMISSION WAS NOT WORKING ALL YEAR 2019 TOWING AT LEAST 3 TIMES..”
Owner complaint to NHTSAFiled Apr 16, 2020Suspension, Vehicle speed control, EngineODI 11321278
“THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT COMES ON AND THE CODES COME UP SAYING IT'S THE SPEED SENSOR THE ABS LIGHT COMES ON THE CAR USER BRAKE FLUID TOO MUCH THE SHOCK ON PASSAGES SIDE IS TOTALLY OUT IT WAS DRIVING”
Owner complaint to NHTSAFiled Mar 19, 2020Suspension, Electrical system, Vehicle speed controlODI 11318657
“WHILE PRESSING DOWN THE PEDAL TO ENGAGE THE CAR TO PICK UP SPEED THE CAR PEDAL WAS STUCK TO THE FLOOR. WHILE DRIVING ON HIGHWAY 183 HEADING NORTH, I HAD TO CALL 911 TO GET ASSISTANCE FROM THE OPERATOR TO SAFELY SLOW THE VEHICLE. THIS IS THE SECOND TIME THE CAR ACCELERATED TO AN UNSAFE SPEED WHILE TRYING TO DRIVE HOME. THE CAR PEDAL WAS STUCK TO THE FLOOR BOARD. THE CAR WAS PLACED IN THE NEUTRAL POSITION UNTIL I WAS ABLE TO PULL ON THE MEDIAN AND TURN THE CAR COMPLETELY OFF. WHEN THE SHERIFF OFFICE ARRIVED AND LOOKED AT THE CAR THEY WERE ABLE HELP ME LOOSE THE PEDAL FROM THE FLOOR.”
Owner complaint to NHTSAFiled Nov 24, 2019Vehicle speed controlODI 11282052

Showing 6 of 31 reports. Read every report on NHTSA.gov.

Data from NHTSA Complaints API (owner reports, unverified) · synced Nov 8, 2026NHTSA vehicle page
02 —Related recalls

1 recall on this component

Vehicle speed control: accelerator pedal

Free remedy

Nissan North America, Inc. (Nissan) is recalling certain model year 2012-2015 Nissan Versa sedan vehicles manufactured June 9, 2011, to March 11, 2015, and 2014-2015 Nissan Versa Note vehicles manufactured April 23, 2013, to March 11, 2015. The affected vehicles have a center console trim panel that may catch the driver's shoe and delay the transition from the accelerator pedal to the brake pedal.

Vehicle speed controlReported Aug 12, 2015NHTSA 15V507000
Data from NHTSA Recalls API · synced Nov 8, 2026

Complaints are unverified owner reports to NHTSA and are not normalized for sales volume. One complaint can cite several components.