Four problems related to sway bar have been reported for the 2008 Nissan Altima. The most recently reported issues are listed below. Please also check out the statistics and reliability analysis of the 2008 Nissan Altima based on all problems reported for the 2008 Altima.
Rear sway bar snapped on drivers side. Bar is hollow. Car is driven on freeways 90% of the time, so no hard turns.
I went to have my fluids changed and my mechanic told me that the rear sway bar on my car was snapped. I checked online and it looks like many other Nissan owners have had this same problem. This is definitely a defect in the part that Nissan should fix. This should part should be recalled. Thank you.
The left rear torsion/ant-isway bar sustained complete fracture at the end. Nothing hit it. It appeared to be due to corrosion. It was inspected by conyers Nissan service and the advisor agreed this was probably due to manufacturing defect.
I took my car in for a regular oil change and the mechanic stated that the sway bar needed to be replaced because it was broken. He said that it had to have been broken for awhile because the ends were rusted and they normally do not corrode that quickly. He said that it was a clean break. Unfortunately, it is not covered by my extended warranty so I will have to pay out of pocket. This appears to be a common problem for the 2007 model. Well, mine was manufactured in 2007. I am a responsible driver and I have not been in an accident so it makes no sense to me why the part would break unless it was defective.