general problems of the 2013 Nissan Altima - part 2

I took my car in for an alignment and the mechanic discovered excessive and sever corrosion on the lower suspension link in the rear, the corrosion is so bad that the entire subframe is holding on by a corroded approximately 1/2 inch section, one bump and the entire rear end of the vehicle will fall off. This car is less than 10 years old, has 80,000 miles on it and is for the most part kept in a garage. The corrosion is so bad that the car has been deemed unsafe to drive. Individuals who are experts in automotive parts have indicated that the corrosion that has occurred would be expected for a car that is over 50 years old and has been sitting in water or subjected to extreme use of salt/water/road chemicals to corrode to the degree that this entire unit is showing. I found that Nissan has put in place a "warranty extension to replace this exact part of the lower rear suspension due to excessive corrosion for the year/make/model of car I am reporting, however Nissan is refusing to honor that on my car simply because my VIN number didn't show up as one that should be experiencing this known issue. Searching the internet I have found hundreds of people that have had their back end fall off while driving due to this corrosion, all are same year, make and model. I will attach photos that show the extensive corrosion that is on the lower rear link of my 2013 Altima, reflecting that my car is in fact impacted by the very issue that Nissan supposedly was voluntarily extending the warranty on in an effort to prevent having to do a recall. Based on my brief internet review with a simple google search this part is defective on more cars than Nissan is covering and someone is going to die as a result of Nissans failure to recall and/or fix the issue when it is brought to their attention despite knowing that this is a prevalent issue on the year/make/model of this car. There lack of taking responsibility will cost someone their life.

On the morning of Thursday January 13th I pulled in my place of employment which had a small pot hole at the entrance. Upon entering the parking lot I hit that hole and noticed that my car had a bit of a sway, but did not understand what the issue was. After working 8 hours I was going to leave and noticed the same issue with the vehicle. I then exited my car to inspect my tires thinking I had a flat. Upon further inspection I noticed that my fender well was sitting on top of my tire. I then looked under my car to confirm that the lower linkage arm for the passengers rear tire had sheared from the subframe. The car at that time was un-drivable so I called a tow truck to transport it to a Nissan dealership. On January 14th I received my diagnosis report that stated the lower linkage arm had rusted and sheared because of this issue. They also inspected the drivers side part and confirmed the same issue was taking place with the other linkage. The vehicle is only 8 years old at this time and the part has rusted so severely that it caused the part to fail. In my opinion this is a very detrimental issue that Nissan will not acknowledge or offer assistance with fixing. My biggest concern with the whole situation is that I could have been driving the vehicle at 70mph on the highway and have this part fail. Should that have happened I could have been seriously injured or even killed. In my opinion I think that Nissan needs to do an investigation on part corrosion since this is an issue they are combating already with the secondary hood latch, which I have had a representative from Nissan say was because of corrosion of that secondary latch. This does not seem like an isolated issue, but more of a larger concern that Nissan should be looking into with corrosion on very important parts to the vehicles integrity.

I have a 2013 Nissan Altima. I have always had my car serviced by a Nissan dealership. I recently had my serpentine belt replaced and when the multi point inspection was conducted the tech found discovered the rear control arm is rusted, cracked and close to breaking apart. I was told by another Nissan dealership that an service campaign was out in reference to that same part, he put my VIN and said my car is not apart of that campaign. I purchased the part so that my dealership could do the repair. The campaign is for (certain) 2013 and 2014 Altima's. Rear lower link salt states. I live in illinois which is one of the salt states and have the corrosion and rust. Campaign is p9324. I contacted Nissan corporate office and they issued a case #. This is a huge safety issue and Nissan should fix this issue. I see there is an attorney in California handling this very issue.

The contact owns a 2013 Nissan Altima. The contact stated while parking the vehicle, he heard an abnormal sound. The contact stated no warning light was illuminated. The contact stated when exiting the vehicle, he noticed that the rear driver’s side tire was slanted. The contact stated while inspecting under the vehicle, he noticed the rear lower control arm was disengaged. The vehicle was not drivable. The contact went to the local dealer and showed them pictures of the failure. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. Upon investigation, the contact associated the failure with manufacturer recall number p9324 however, the VIN was not included. The manufacturer had been informed of the failure. The failure mileage was approximately 119,000.

The rear control suspension arm broke causing my car to rock back and forth as if the wheels feel off, prior to that the car was in reverse backing out of,parking spot and very large boom or breaking noise happened.

While driving on the highway with my family (at the speed limit) we heard a noise and I lost control of the steering. There was no pre-warning. It felt like I was hydro-planing. We were in the center lane. Luckily, no cars were next to me. Definitely would have caused a collision. I assumed we had a flat tire. I was able to ease the car to the shoulder. All tires were ok. Car was towed to our regular mechanic. They determined a rear control arm had broken. It had rusted through. The other rear, and both front arms were in bad shape as well. They called local Nissan dealership to get the replacement part. They were then informed there was a manufacturer replacement warranty on the rear arms. (why not the front?) car was towed to dealer and they replaced both rear arms. I had never heard of this problem before. I had received no notice from Nissan of America. I had received notice of the hood latch recall, so I know they had my contact info. The car had been at two different dealerships in the past. Neither had ever warned me of the possible danger. We had to pay $47. 48 for a replacement rear sway bar link that they had to cut to get to the control arm. Now we need to pay for an identical replacement on the front arms, which is not covered by Nissan. Nissan took no responsibility for what could have been a deadly accident. They offered no formal apology or compensation. They could not explain why this isnt a full recall. They could not explain why the dealers had not informed my of the issue prior.

I was driving in the highway with my 1year and 3 month old children and the rear control arm gave out causing my to swerve almost loosing control.

I was backing out of a parking spot and the rear control arm on the drivers side snapped leaving the vehicle inoperable due to safety concerns. I contacted the dealership to order the part for repair and was informed there was a service bulletin for this repair that I was not made aware of.

I’ve had numerous vehicles of varying models and types. My vehicle only has 115k miles and the front control arms are gone. Live near beaches so due to salt and corrosion etc. This should not happen.

Rear right control arm broke away from the frame. My mechanic said this was due to corrosion due to salt. The Nissan dealer said a selective “ service campaign was conducted but was only for certain VIN’s in certain states. I live in one of those states but was told corrective action had to do with the original delivery destination for the car but not the final delivery location ( medina, OH). I’ve read the same issues have occurred over and over but Nissan refuses to acknowledge it is widespread. The say it has only affected . 003 % of cars. This number is low because most people don’t know they have an issue until it’s too late. At a minimum an inspection needs to be performed on all 2013 Altima’s to determine if there is an issue.

The contact owns a 2013 Nissan Altima. The contact stated while driving approximately 15 mph, the vehicle veered to the right. The contact steered to the left and kept turning the steering wheel to the left in to bring the vehicle back into a straight lane. The contact stated that the traction control warning light was illuminated. The contact was able to drive back to the residence and had the vehicle towed to an independent mechanic. The mechanic diagnosed that the passenger’s side rear lower control arm had sheared off and needed to be replaced. The vehicle had not been repaired. The contact researched online and related the failure to NHTSA action number: ea19002 (suspension). The manufacturer had been informed of the failure. The failure mileage was approximately 90,000.

Odi#11431173. . . . . Bought the car may 19 2021 picked it up on may 22. 2021 brought it back with issue's 3 days later unprofessional argument place because their blaming me trying to say the car was good until I took possession of it. I broke it therefore I'm responsible, I brought the vehicle back to the them in 3 days because the powersteering fluid leak out n there's a winding and grinding noise n the back tire area their mechanic told me I need bearing on the rear passenger n brakes on rear driver side after addressing the bearing n ordering the right powersteering fluid for the car the owner says I gotta pay half an the mechanic got amnesia quick he didn't tell me I needed brakes anyways car lights traction and brakes come on June 4th notified them they made appointment for the 9th the car lost complete brakes 6/7/2021 tried to speak to the owner again it's my fault so I towed the vehicle to curry Nissan in chicopee mass n they knew I was towing it to Nissan I couldn't afford them already spent 7340. 00 car shouldn't have had any life threatening issues.

Son was driving down the road and the lower link arm broke. There is a recall on those in both canada and us but the dealership, darlings, won't fix it. My son could have been seriously injured or killed had he been driving at 60 mph. Nissan isn't standing behind their product and fixing a major safety defect.

I own a 2013 Nissan Altima with 108,000 miles. I am the first and only owner of this vehicle. It was purchased in missouri, however, I have lived and driven the vehicle in iowa for the entire life of the vehicle. On March 28, 2021 the rear lower link corroded and broke while driving 55mph on hwy 6 in eastern iowa. Nissan has a voluntary recall on this problem in 22 states including iowa, yet they refuse to honor this recall for my vehicle claiming that NHTSA sets the parameters and selects the VIN numbers for the recall. I have contacted Nissan of north America and NHTSA several times and cannot get an answer as to why this particular vehicle does not qualify for the recall.

The rear lower suspension link broke while driving 55 mph on a well maintained highway causing a loss of control.

I purchase my 2013 Nissan Altima 1 month ago well when I went to get in the car and drive the car would not go in drive or reverse when I hit the gas it did nothing had it towed to the shop where they told me the transmission was bad the cvt transmission had went out and they stated that it was a lot of recalls on 2013 Nissan Altima transmissions the warranty will cover up to 100,000 miles I only have 100000 miles on net at the moment when it went out the shop is trying to charge me $3,500 to fix it well actually they wanted $4,100 out the door but I explained to them I only had the car for 1 minute and just paid $4,000 cash to purchase the car they felt bad and said that they would do the job for 3500 since it's a recall for the cvt transmissions I'm trying to figure out how do I submit a claim so I can get help in trying to fix this car I don't have $3,500 to give these people when I just spent $4,000 buying the car can I get some help please I was driving on 95 all of a sudden the speed broke all the way down to 20 miles per hour I proceeded to pull over on the side of the road cut the car off crank it back up it will not go and drive or reverse I had to have it towed to the shop and that's when I found out that the cvt transmission was bad also the converter but mostly the cvt transmission.

The lower link of the lever arm for the rear right suspension broke off. This made the rear end of my vehicle to want to shift laterally while driving. Luckily I was only going about 35mph when this happened. I was accelerating from a stop sign on a country road and noticed the extra motion while turning at a bend in the road. I called the dealer and they said my car model did not have a recall for this part, however other Nissan Altima's were re-called for this similar issue. My mechanic advised me to replace the other side as well because the rust had corroded it as well.

Nissan needs to do a recall on their rear suspensions. My 2013 Nissan Altima suspension has had some issue after Nissan service bulletin for rear suspension was checked. I believe that the service bulletin that Nissan “did” or “checked“ was replaced with the same faulty parts or not checked correctly. Giving the same issue with the suspension. Prior to the rear suspension bulletin services, l had a control arm snap in half while driving. There was no knocking/ clunking sounds. Just one day it snapped and broke. While my car was being serviced to be fixed, it was at this time I was informed about the rear suspension links. After leaving Nissan that day, my car has still not been right to drive. Loose sterling , pulling, drifting- making it impossible to control vehicle. The rear suspension- links/ control arm/ ball joints need to be recalled and replaced.

I have the 2013 Nissan Altima and it is having very obvious suspension issues as it is squeaking and popping with turns and bumps. There is no recall on this currently despite people saying their wheels came off when theirs broke. I am very scared to drive my child in this vehicle that Nissan deems safe.

I was reversing out of a driveway. Didn't hit anything. Heard a small �thump. � I got out and checked my car. Everything looked ok. Then about 2 blocks later, in drive, on a side street, my car started shaking violently, as though I had been hit, but I wasn�t. It was like the worst roller coaster ever made. Loud and extremely shaky. I got home and as it was night and dark out, didn't see anything. Today when the daylight came out, I noticed my rear passenger tire leaning inwards �drastically. So I looked under the tire area and there was a corroded piece of metal hanging down with my spring loose. My friend and I searched everywhere and couldn't find the part�13-14 Nissan Altima sedan rear passenger right lower main spring support arm. I called Nissan and was quoted $200 and some change. Ok, not too bad. . . Then I started googling for a cheaper price and lo and behold, I come across a few sites saying you guys are investing this, and I believe a USA today article said there was no �recall,� but that they were going to have roughly 200,000 cars in the USA and canada come in to have it fixed. I did not get notice for this! I was luckily about a mile from home. But I could barely control the car. To make matters worse, the left side (driver rear) is showing signs of the same wear. I was driving idle speed in order to �be safe. � why was I not notified?! and why is it that when I called Nissan, they did not tell me this was a �known issue� as they have in the past? why, when my car was under warranty did they not fix it? anything! this is dangerous! I literally had hardly any control of the vehicle. Are you still investigating this? and again, I should have gotten notice to have it fixed! why only 200,000 cars?! this needs to be a recall. I will need reimbursement since they have known about this issue!.

A clunky noise started/noticed in right rear when driven over bumps (e. G. Pot holes, dips in roads, or entry parking lot curbs). Took our 2013 Nissan Altima into auto shop to have inspected, which we had learned the rear lower links are rusted, and the right side is cracked. We were told it is strongly recommended to not be driving the vehicle for safety concerns. We were then informed there is a recall for this exact issue on our vehicle for the same year, make and model. This was quite alarming to learn of this recall, and to know it is not safe to be driving the vehicle. We immediately took our vehicle to gandrud Nissan, green bay WI only to learn this specific recall campaign for 2013 Altima sedan; rear lower link (reference # ntb19-082b, date of issue: December 6, 2019, classification# ra19-002b, campaign id# p9324) did not apply to our VIN#. To learn there is a recall for the exact problem on the exact year and model of our Nissan Altima where our safety is comprised if driven, then to be told it doesn't apply is very asinine. This is a known safety defect on 2013 Nissan Altimas and it should not apply only to a select few as obviously it is a problem and a valid safety/defect here and should be addressed across the board for not only my family's safety for all whom own a 2013 Nissan Altima and others traveling on the road/interstates.

Part eroded and caused wheel to fall off while driving in motion.

Parts of the suspension corroded and wheel came off while my pregnant daughter was driving.

Tl the contact owns a 2013 Nissan Altima. The contact stated that while driving approximately 35 mph, the rear passenger side suspension arm fractured causing the driver to lose control of the vehicle. The vehicle was taken to an independent mechanic who determined the rear suspension arm failed due to rusting and corrosion. The passenger's side rear arm was replaced and the failure was remedied. The contact indicated that the driver side rear arm was also corroded and rusted but not replaced. Country Nissan (40 russell street, hadley, MA 01035) and the manufacturer were notified of the failure. The failure mileage was 106,000.

Rear links, the dealer told me the suspension could break at any moment. Repair cost me $440. 00 and they refuse to reimburse me stating cutting off rusted components was not related to the fix. Campaign id is p9324.

Rear steering ling rusted separated from the car frame. Car was backing out of the driveway when it broke free from the frame. This was on recall in the salt states and I live in michigan but they stated my VIN was originally sold in California but I have owned it since 2014 in michigan.

I was driving down the road about 35 mph. Without warning, the car started to sway and I almost lost control. I pulled over to check the tires and everything looked ok. I started to drive and as I got up to 20 mph it started to shake violently. This is a very dangerous situation and needs immediate attention.

I received a service recall notice in the mail from Nissan toward the end of 2019 regarding the rear lower link on our 2013 Altima. I scheduled an appointment and took the car in for repair at the local dealership. I received a call from the service technician alerting me that in order to gain access to the rear lower link and perform the repair, they would have to first remove bolts, nuts, and other parts, which could inadvertently become damaged. The technician went on to say these parts were not covered and that I was responsible for all associated costs. I also learned the frame and suspension had excessive corrosion, which was suprising. We bought the car from a previous owner in delaware, and it was only in the northern climate for less than 2 years, and down in florida since. I contacted the escalation hotline at Nissan and requested assistance to cover these costs. My request was denied. My belief is that Nissan produced the 2013 Altima with inferior parts and components, and should be on the hook for all costs in order to complete this service recall. Failure to complete this repair could jeapardise our ability to control the vehicle and overall safety. Can you please assist?.

My 2013 Nissan Altima is inoperable due to a broken corroded rear wheel suspension link. The lower arm broke while I was driving the vehicle. I immediately noticed that the rear of the vehicle started to slide almost like I was driving in icey conditions, however the roads were clear. The anti skid sensor also lit up on the vehicle control panel. Once I pulled over and looked under the vehicle, I could see the rear wheel arm was broken, causing the tire to lean heavily to the side. The vehicle was towed to a repair shop in which I was informed about the recall p9324. I was told to contact a local Nissan repair shop to get the repairs fixed under the recall. I followed the recommendation and contacted the local Nissan repair shop. After talking with a technician, he confirmed their wad a recall and I made arrangements for the vehicle to be towed there. Since then I was told by the same shop that my vehicle is not a vehicle that falls under the recall. I researched the recall and found that Nissan is campaigning to alert 2013 Nissan Altima owners located in cold weather states of the malfunctioning part do to corrosion from salt used in snow removal. I live in minnesota and purchased the vehicle in minnesota. The exact part the Nissan is campaigning to be replaced has broken due to corrosion, however, Nissan refuses to cover the repair costs and claims my vehicle doesn't fall under the recall. I do believe this broken part causes a safety risk as it occured while I was driving on a city street. The damage affected my ability to control the vehicle as the rear end was swerving due to the tire becoming detached from its original position.

I was drinking out of a parking lot onto the city street I don't believe I hit anything. As I was driving I heard a scrapping noise from the rear area of my car as I proceeded out of the parking lot. As I was in motion going home I felt the car driving a bit different like I was driving with a flat tire. I stopped got out checked my tires everything seemed fine. I continued on slowly and quietly to listen to my car this time I felt like my car was driving off track like my steering wheel was straight but my car was slowly going a different direction. As I made it home I parked and looked at my car again from every angle this time I noticed the problem. My rear passenger tire was going facing inward. I look under my car from the back and I notice something was hanging like a pipe.

The contact owns a 2013 Nissan Altima. The contact stated that while driving at various speeds, the vehicle vibrated with a loud sound was coming from the front of the vehicle. In addition, the vehicle would not drive while in the reverse. The check engine warning light was illuminated. The cause of the failure was not determined. The local dealer and manufacturer were not notified of the failure. The failure mileage was 111,000.

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.

Driver rear lower arm control broke at the center bolt. Car swerved and wheel was unstable on the PA turnpike at 70 mph.

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 old cars.

When I bought the car I had to replace the transmission 2 times in one year, the suspension is giving up and the driver seat is always braking.