Problems with 2013 Nissan Altima SUSPENSION

I was driving, car started to fishtail, heard loud noise got out and looked under car and control arm was completely broken. luckily i wasnt on the highway or it could have been a serious accident.

Driving down city street 30mph. car started pulling back and forth. was able to slow car and guide it into the nearest parking lot. glad i wasn't on faster roads as total loss of control could have been possible. once parked i got out to examine vehicle and rear driver side was sitting very low on the wheel. looked under vehicle and saw lower control arm broken apart.

Made a right turn at the intersection after stopping for the red light felt like the car hit a chuck hole but didn't see no chuck hole car started to shake violently had trouble controlling vehicle managed to pull over in a parking lot and notice that the left rear wheel was at an angle had vehicle towed to repair shop where we found the left rear lower control arm had broke off from its pivot point upon further inspection found that the right rear lower control arm was cracked on the same pivot point

Rear suspension control arm failure. left back driver side. rusted and broke.

Rear control arms prone to extreme corrosion. to the point the already paper thin metal is breaking under normal stress. both instances occurred in a driveway with vehicle in reverse.

Tl* the contact owns a 2013 nissan altima. while the contact's fiance was driving approximately 20 mph over a minor pothole, she heard a loud banging noise. when the driver arrived home, the contact looked under the vehicle and noticed that the rear driver's side control arm had fractured. the dealer and manufacturer were not made aware of the failure. the vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. the approximate failure mileage was 165,000.

Tl* the contact owns a 2013 nissan altima. while driving approximately 20 mph, it felt as if the vehicle hit a bump and the traction control indicator illuminated. the vehicle was taken to bertera nissan (888-380-7759, located at 569 oxford st s rte 20, auburn, ma 1501) and was informed that there was no recall. the manufacturer was also made aware of the failure and stated that there was no recall. the vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. the failure mileage was approximately 112,000.

The right rear lower control arm or lower spring link fractured while back the vehicle out of a driveway. moments before the issue was traveling 25 miles on the freeway in rain and sleet. steering wheel pulled to the left, traction control light came on, and vehicle's back end felt loose. poor control of the vehicle after incident. no indications before the failure. no knocking or trouble steering. attempted to tighten lug nuts and was able to swivel the right rear wheel back and forth.

I was driving straight on the highway at approximately 65 mph when the car started moving from side to side and was difficult to control. i exited the highway and had the car towed to my auto mechanic. the issue was a broken rear right control arm. the control arm completely rusted through and separated from the frame of the car.

After a turn onto a main road in the town of henrietta ny the stability warning light started flashing and the steering wheel suddenly had to be 20 degrees to the right to go straight. after getting of the road in a safe parking lot i noticed the left rear wheel tipped toward the right and tipped in about 15 degrees at the top riding very high in the wheel well. looking under the car i could see some piece of the left rear suspension metal hanging down. the car was not safe to drive and thank goodness i wasn't on the expressway at 65 mph! the nissan dealer advised because of age and mileage [about 90,000] this would not be a "covered" repair even though i was aware of a nissan voluntary service campaign [not a recall] to have the owners of some 212,000 2013 nissan altima's bring their cars in for rear lower control arm [spring buckets] replacment at no charge. it was found that in the 22 states that use road salt these parts were developing cracks due to rust and cracking. i wash my car frequently in the winter ...

2 days ago pulling out of the driveway heard a loud pop, got out and noticed the left rear wheel was canted, and the body of the car was essentially resting on the tire. looked underneath the car to find the left rear lower link had rusted through and broken. took pictures of same. nissan advises a service campaign on 2013 nissan altimas for rear lowering links rusting out in states that use salt in the winter, however they say my vehicle is not covered because this particular batch doesn't have the issue. i would say the physical and photographic evidence are contrary to that opinion. i am in iowa where they use salt. my family was just in this car last week driving to las vegas from iowa. where speed limits are 80 mph, can only imagine the outcome had this occurred at 80 mph in a mountain pass, look at the pictures, this could have been catastrophic and deadly. how many times does this have to be documented? people do not assume a wheel could come off of a 6 yr old car, they tend to trust 6 yr ...

I was driving my car down a side street at about 30 miles an hour. all of a sudden i noticed my steering wheel pull to the right, almost as if my car was out of aliment. it felt as if i was driving on snow, my traction control light came on. i started driving it to mechanic when it started violently shaking, it felt as if the back end was going to fall off. my mechanic went to take it into the bay and came over to get me. it didn't make into the bay and he was shocked when he realized what had happened. he said the control arm on the rear was so rusted out that it just snapped causing the wheel to lean in towards the inside of rear. he stated i was extremely lucky i wasn't driving on the highway when this snapped. i was driving it down a straight smooth road at 30 miles an hour.

The right rear control arm snapped off during vehicle operation in motion resulting in toeing in of tire. both jeff schmitt nissan of dayton and nissan corporate were unclear on how to re-mediate the issue and what would be covered for the repair, even though a campaign was posted on nissanassist.com. nissan also mentioned that it was not a safety concern. given the circumstances and the possible costs to be incurred (upwards of $2,000 for estimate), i had to personally replace the control arms (left was about to separate at any moment), and sway bar links.

On monday , november 11th 2019, at around 7 am . i was driving to work northbound on the garden state parkway. i was traveling at 65mph when suddenly i felt a loss of control of my front end . swerving right and left , my quick reaction time, the dry conditions and luck of having noone around me at the time saved me from an accident. i pulled over and inspected the car , i found that my right rear lower control arm had snapped from the frame (bushing) . i contacted aaa and was towed over 35 miles back home . i have since contacted both my local deal and nissan corporate. i am currently waiting a response back from corporate. i plan on towing the car to said dealer on saturday november 15th.

I have started my vehicle from parking lot and started to get to the street and all of a sudden heard a popping sound up on inspection it was noticed that the control arm is disconnected from the frame. luckily it was very near to my place vehicle started shaking but slowly with warning lights drove to the parking lot back again as i was right near my apartment. read more incidents like this and wanted to raise a complaint. i leave in michigan, my odometer reading is at 101724 miles.