In this article we are going to look at a problem that may prove to be threatening. If you notice any handling or grip problems on your Nissan Versa , it is necessary that you drive attentively and handle it fairly quickly. Our team has created this article to help you resolve them. First, we’ll fairly quickly look at the principal components that ensure effective road handling, then we’ll look at why your Nissan Versa doesn’t hold the road any more, and finally we’ll look at how to resolve your grip problems.

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What are the main components that ensure good road holding and handling on a Nissan Versa?

We commence this content page by fairly quickly telling you the main components that will guarantee good road holding for your Nissan Versa. It’s necessary to know that a vehicle’s grip is a science in itself. It will consequently be based upon many elements, we will explain below the main ones that can be affected:

  • Shock absorbers: The main components of your road handling, they permanently guarantee the contact between the wheels and the road. They absorb all shocks and holes on the road.
  • Tyres: They are the ones that will guarantee the grip of your Nissan Versa on the road, the softer they are, the more grip you have, but the faster they get damaged, the harder they are, the less grip you have, but the more resistant they are. Temperature affects their wear. Their size will also play on grip, the wider they are the more contact with the ground will be significant.
  • The center of gravity: The higher your car is going to be, the more it will lean in the corners and consequently lose handling, that’s why low profile sports vehicles grip better than very high 4×4’s
  • Wheel Alignment: This adjustment allows you to control the vertical angle of your car’s wheels, it is consequently important for the grip of your car and the wear of your tires. This adjustment is very precise and must be done by specialists.

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There are many other components to take into account such as wheelbase, ground clearance, chassis rigidity, weight and aerodynamics…

Why is my Nissan Versa having problems with my car’s handling or grip?

We will now move on to the part that concerns you the most, why my Nissan Versa has handling problems? As we explained earlier, there are quite a lot of components to take into account for your car to have a good grip, however there are few that can evolve over time, most of them are intrinsic to the construction of the automobile, we will find out right away those that can affect your handling and road, and, why:

  • As we explained earlier, the rubber of the tyres has a primordial role in the good road holding of your car, if your tyres are dead, you might have problems of road holding on wet road at first and when you reach the “cord” even on dry road.
  • Dead shock absorbers: If your shock absorbers are dead, your car will no longer have the ability to absorb the irregularities of the road properly and it will often “float”, which will end result in a bad distribution of the masses on the car and shift the centre of gravity of the car. You risk slipping in the bends.
  • The risk with a misalignment is that your ground contact area is reduced as a result of a too open or too closed wheel angle, you will have grip problems.
  • A steering problem: Last but not least, the last important element for good road handling is that all the components of your steering must be in good condition. The most classic case is that your stabilizer bar or the silent blocks of your steering triangles are dead. The outcome will be a delay in your changes of direction.

How do you resolve the handling problems?

We now move on to the different solutions to correct your road holding problems on your Nissan Versa .

  • Tyres: Nothing could be less complicated, just change your tyres, make sure to check them attentively and change them when you get to the visual indicator in the grooves of your tyres. It is generally required to count between 100 and 200 euros for a pair of tires.
  • Shock absorbers: Ditto, dead shock absorbers have to be changed, if you want to know when to change the shock absorbers of a Nissan Versa, please have a look at our content page on this topic. The price can vary quite a lot, but you will have to count at least 400€
  • Wheel alignment: You will have to go to your mechanic to have it solved, it will cost you less than 100€?
  • Steering: If you have problems with the handling on Nissan Versa as a result of your steering, there may be several components involved, in this case you will have to make a complete check-up of these components, the best is to call a professional.

In the event that you have any additional questions about the Nissan Versa, do not hesitate to consult our Nissan Versa category.