Front Suspension Control Arm problems of the 2013 Nissan Altima - part 2

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.

I was driving on a city street and heard a loud noise like a bang or crack and my steering became wobbly and unwieldy. I pulled over to see if I had a punctured tire or something and found the rear lower control arm on my vehicle had snapped and was no longer connected.

Tl-the contact owns a 2013 Nissan Altima. The contact stated that while driving at 30 mph, the vehicle rear lower control arm fractured without warning. Triple-a insurance company was contacted and towed the vehicle to a independent mechanic where it was diagnosed that the rear lower control arm needed to be replaced. At this time the vehicle is begin repaired. The manufacturer was made aware if tghre failure and provided the contact with case(37861875) and informed the contact that the vehicle would need to be seen at the dealer. The contact mentioned NHTSA campegin: 12v494000 (steering, suspension) as a possible solution to the failure. The failure mileage was aprroximently 80,000. Ck.

Tl the contact owns a 2013 Nissan Altima. While driving approximately 55 mph, the vehicle suddenly became very difficult to steer. The vehicle was driven very slowly to the contact's home. Upon inspection, it was discovered that the front driver side control arm had fractured due to rust and corrosion. The cause of the failure was not determined. John amato Nissan (5200 n. Port washington rd, glendale, WI) was notified of the failure. The manufacturer was not notified. The failure mileage was 106,000. The VIN was unknown.

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.

Car was making a funny noise when going over bumps. Took it to the dealer. They noticed rear lower control arms are rusted at the joint and need to be replaced. Not covered by warranty. After looking it up online I see that others are complaining of corrosion issues and that NHTSA is looking into it.

Tl the contact owns a 2013 Nissan Altima. While driving 10 mph, the contact heard an abnormal noise coming from the rear of the vehicle. Within seconds, the rear driver's side lower control arm fractured without warning. The vehicle was towed by aaa to an independent mechanic. Kelly Nissan of woburn (95 cedar st, woburn, MA 01801, (781) 835-3500) was contacted and stated that the VIN was not included in a recall. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. The failure mileage was approximately 72,000.

On November 2, 2019 at approximately 2pm I turned into a parking space in a shopping center and heard a loud pop noise from the rear. I immediately put the car in park and got out to see what it was and noticed the rear driver side of the car resting on the tire which was bent into the fender. I then looked underneath the car and noticed a piece of metal hanging down and cracked in half. I called my father on facetime to show him what happened and he advised it was the rear control arm that cracked and have the car towed home as it was not drivable. The car was towed home and Nissan consumer affairs was contacted on November 4th and made aware of what happened. I expressed that I did some research and found that this is an ongoing problem with this year and model and a recall should be issued before it results in a tragic accident. I was told by the representative to have the car towed to a dealer near me and given a case number and someone would follow up with me. The dealer confirmed on November 5th it was in fact the rear control arm that failed due to salt and cold weather. The repair was estimated at about $900. After speaking with the dealer I placed another called to Nissan consumer affairs to follow up on the case and see how this would be resolved as the car is only 6yrs old with 78k miles on it and something like this should not have happened. The representative handling my case advise she would investigate my complaint and get back to me on Friday November 8th. I advised that would be too long as I have to work and have missed one day already. The representative offered rental reimbursement and got back to me on November 6th advising the complaint is not apart of a recall and is not covered under the warranty however Nissan would cover the repair costs 100%. The dealer was made aware and repaired the car and the two known recalls.

I was driving my car (2013 Nissan Altima) last week all of the sudden without prior notice the rear lower control arm cracked down. I was in motion but luckly not in a highway. The car was traveling about 20 miles/h. I lost control of the car but didn't cause injuries or accidents. I had to tow the car home.

Drivers side rear lower control arm rusted and broke while driving in town, on a straight section of road. The wheel was no longer perpendicular to vehicle and leaned in at the top. Vehicle was not drive able. The passenger side also needed replaced for same corrosion issue. Please see pictures attached.

My mechanic discovered that the front lower control arms had deteriorated and needed to be replaced to avoid failure/accident. I was informed that this is a known issue, and auto suppliers are unable to keep the parts in stock due to high demand with recent failures in specific year (2013) Altimas as well as hondas. If this is a known issue, why has there not been a recall?.

Rolling slowly down a drive thru back end scraped the concrete curb and broke the control arm with little impact.

Right rear lower control arm broke while driving 2013 Nissan Altima. This caused difficult handling of the vehicle. I was thankful to be driving on a residential road only traveling 25 mph.

Tl- the contact owns a 2013 Nissan Altima. The contact stated that while driving about 35 mph, the rear control arm broke. The contact called the the o'neil Nissan dealer (215-674-9300, located at 849 w street rd, warminster, PA 18974) and did not say what he was told. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure and told the contact that someone would call back the next day. The vehicle was not repaired. The failure mileage was approximately 93,000. Fe.

I've been having this clacking noise in the right rear of my car. I went to 2 auto repair places to try to identify the problem. Every time I went over a bump in the road on the right side. . . Click clack, click clack. Finally, diagnosed as crack in control arm. It is at kelly Nissan now. I do have a bumper to bumper warranty from warranty direct. However, I am hoping that Nissan will fix at no cost to me, since this is an ongoing problem with this make and model. I was told I shouldn't be driving the car because it was too dangerous. Also, I reported this to Nissan . I hope no one gets injured due to this defect. I was lucky.

Lower control arms rotted through and broke. This occurred while I was driving. When stepping on the brake the car was hard to control and weaving back and forth on the road. Fortunately this happened at a low speed otherwise could have caused a serious accident.

Nissan recalled rear lower control arms for 2013 Altimas just last month. I am looking to get mine repaired at the dealer, mossy kearny mesa, who told me last year it was defective. I have only been in California for a couple of years. My car was bought and driven in virginia where they use road salt (a stipulation of the recall). The dealer is unaware of the recall. I contacted a rep at the number the dealer gave me, 1-800-647-7261, and they did not know about the recall either. When I asked to speak to someone from Nissan America corp. , the rep said they would have their supervisor call me back in a few days, but that their super would only tell me the same thing. I am getting nowhere with Nissan much like in the past. I have had to fight for repairs for almost every recalled or revised part on my car including the airbags, transmission, door handle, and now this. I would appreciate it if someone contacted me about this issue as soon as possible. Thank you.

Luckily driving about 20 miles per hour when heard a thud from the rear. Lost some control with steering, luckily blocks from home and was able to drive home. When looked under vehicle saw a broken metal piece hanging and rear driver side tire was not straight and I could not see the top of the tire in the wheel well. Had to have it towed to dealer and they confirmed, rear lower control arm broke. I normally drive on the freeway home from work, luckily, I chose not to this day. It sounds like a known issue, especially in states where salt is used on winter roads. We live in wisconsin.

Tl-the contact owns a 2013 Nissan Altima. The contact stated that while driving at approximately 35-40 mph, the driver's side rear lower control arm fractured. The vehicle was taken to an independent mechanic to be inspected. The contact was informed that the both lower control arms needed to be replaced due to severe corrosion. Walser Nissan burnsville, 14750 buck hill rd, burnsville, mn 55306, (612) 395-4999, was contacted by phone and informed of the failure. The vehicle was repaired. The manufacturer was also contacted and informed of the failure. The approximate failure mileage was 90,800. Ah.

While getting a new york state inspection, I was informed that both my rear control arms were either cracked or would break soon. The manager informed me of the potential danger of a control arm failing while driving, so without hesitation I had both of them repaired in order to pass inspection. The manager at the Nissan dealership had recommended to get both sides repaired because he had seen dozens of cars of the same exact year and model (2013 Nissan Altima sv sedan) with the same problem. From my research, it appears that regions that use salt to clear roads in the winter have or will encounter a failing control arm and that a refund for the repairs is possible. I live in a town near utica, NY where we average over 100 inches of snow a year, so I was alarmed when I was rejected for a reimbursement from Nissan when contacting them. If Nissan has a service campaign, they are not doing it fast enough which endangers the lives of people every mile they drive in a 2013 Altima. I urge you to please make this problem one of your priorities before more cars continue to fail. My control arms just recently failed, but it could be because our region uses salt on the roadways for about 6 months a year. Other regions that use less salt will most likely take longer to fail; so every year, there should be more and more cars to report this issue. I was lucky enough to catch the problem because of the inspection, so please help to report this known safety issue to prevent any casualties. P. S- the photo provided below is of a 2013 Nissan Altima that was next to mine. I asked the mechanic if I could take a picture of what the issue looked like since my problem was repaired at that moment.

The lower control arms on my 2013 Nissan Altima are cracked. Both sides are but the passenger side is more severe.

Tl-the contact owns a 2013 Nissan Altima. The contact stated that while driving at approximately 75 mph, an abnormal bang noise came from the vehicle and the vehicle was vibrating and rattling. The contact mentioned that the steering wheel was difficult to steer. The vehicle was taken to an independent mechanic where they informed the contact that the rear lower control arm fractured and needed to be replaced. The contact contacted glendale Nissan 484 e n Ave, glendale heights, IL 60139 (630) 469-6100 and informed the dealer about the failure. The independent mechanic repaired the vehicle. The manufacturer was notified of the failure. The approximate failure mileage was 130,000. Ak.

Control arm broke while driving on city street. Car rear became unstable and was taken to dealership. They revealed that the control arm had rusted through completely on one side and was nearly rusted through completely on the other.

The rear right lower control arm rusted apart and broke, leaving the car immobile. Fortunately, the car was being driven in the city and at lower speeds. The car had to be towed to the Nissan dealer who charged me $1961 to fix only this rear arm. The car is only 6 years old and has 80,000 miles on it. It has been carefully maintained and this type of suspension failure should not be possible.

Driving down the road in my 2013 Nissan Altima in a 45mph zone the car suddenly jerked and the rearend slid to the right. I pulled off the road and inspected the rear pasanger tire area as I could visibly see that was the problem area. I looked under the car and could see that the rear lower control arm had rusted through and snapped . If there would have been any vehicle around me this issue could have been worse.

Tl-the contact owns a 2013 Nissan Altima. The contact stated that while driving at approximately 45 mph, an abnormal girding noise was coming from under the vehicle. The vehicle was taken to an independent mechanic where it was diagnosed that the rear passenger side control arm needed to be replaced due to rust. The vehicle was towed to sims Nissan 3140 elm rd ne, warren, OH 44483 (330) 460-4069 where they confirmed the diagnosis of the independent mechanic informed. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. The approximate failure mileage was 88,000. Ak.

~2013 Altima w/ 83k miles. We'll maintained via dealer only. ~ traveling in a straight direction @ 30mph through a residential neighborhood with children in back seat. Vehicle lost rear control and began swerving/fishtailing. I was barely able to pull to the side of the road for fear of the wheel collapsing in on itself. Visual inspection showed right rear control arm snapped complete through. Wheel was pitched inward about 20� resting only on the spring.

Tl the contact's son owns a 2013 Nissan Altima. The contact stated that the rear passenger side lower control arm fractured and needed to be replaced. The contact took the vehicle to a certified mechanic who suggested that the driver's lower control arm also be replaced. The vehicle was repaired. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure and informed the contact that the vehicle was not included in NHTSA campaign number: 12v490000 (steering and suspension). The contact was referred to NHTSA to file a complaint. The contact stated there were two open investigations regarding the rear suspension control arm (NHTSA action numbers: ea19002 (suspension) and pe18013 (suspension)). The approximate failure mileage was 80,000.

The rear suspension on our vehicle detached unexpectedly and without warning while we were driving. The vehicle was driving straight on a city street. Thankfully no one was injured. Once the vehicle no longer in motion it was apparent that the rear control arm / rear suspension had detached from excessive rusted. The vehicle is a 2013 with no outer body rust. It seems like this could be a defect as well as a significant safety issue.

I am having to replace both rear lower control arms. Me and my daughter were driving down the street and all of a sudden I had no control of my back end almost got in a car accident took my car to the shop and they said both lower control arms needed replaced they corroded. I have a 2013 well maintained vehicle I don't understand how both control arms can corrode now I see numerous complaints on this why hasn't this been a recall.

Driving on the highway control arm broke couldn't control car.

2013 Altima with 86,000 miles. The lower rear passenger control arm cracked and broke off the mount. This happened while driving ~30mph. This happened while driving straight. The rear end of the car swerved pretty severely during the incident. I had three kids in the back speed so this is a huge safety issue. If this happened at higher highway speeds it's quite a dangerous situation. I was lucky this happened at slow speeds as this is a mostly highway car.

While maneuvering my Altima in a parking lot at a very low speed, the rear control arm separated from the vehicle. So loud it startled me, and I bumped a truck with a trailer hitch. The hitch damaging the front Nissan emblem. This is a scary feeling. I carefully drove the Altima home, about 3 miles from the scene. Where the vehicle sits now. Undrivable. This shouldn't occur in a vehicle with less than 105,000 miles. What is Nissan doing to fix this issue??.

I was just getting on the highway when I almost lost control of the car. I was doing about 35mph and rapidly increasing to highway speed. The steering wheel started shaking violently and I had all I could do to pull off to the shoulder. Had this happened a minute later while I was driving on the highway, I seriously believe I would not have survived. Quite frankly I doubt I would have been able to avoid a crash or rollover. Aaa towed the car to my Nissan dealership. They said the driver side rear control arm snapped in half at the welds and broke free. The rear passenger side control arm was also severely damaged with cracks at the welds. While I was taken aback by the severity of the problem the service manager was totally unconcerned saying they have had to replace a number of these. The car had just been inspected by the dealer weeks before. It has never been in an accident. It is garage kept and well maintained. I filed an official complaint with Nissan on August 19, 2019.