Front Suspension Control Arm problems of the 2014 Nissan Altima - part 2

I was driving my 2014 Nissan Altima down the highway when the rearward control arm broke from rust and cause me to fishtail almost crashing . . . I could have been injured badly!!!.

We bought our new 2014 Altima in December 2013. On February 4, 2020, with 151,000 miles, my wife was driving a winding county road at approximately 50 mph and experienced a problem with her Altima. She stated that it was like the car was on ice and nearly uncontrollable. I went to her and discovered that the left rear control arm was severed at the attachment to the chassis. I drove the car about one mile at less than 20 mph and it was terrible! I told the dealer to replace both controls arms and I demanded the parts be returned to me. Upon inspection of the parts, the right control arm has severe cracking and would have failed in the same manner within days or weeks. I spoke with Nissan north America. They claimed to be aware of the problem on 2013 models only. I requested that Nissan extend their repair campaign to all affected years and notify owners of this safety concern. They have refused. They have also refused to cover the expense of our failure, which totals nearly $1800 including a rental car. At a minimum, Nissan should be requiring their dealers to inspect the controls arms of any affected Altima that is being serviced. They should be collecting data on the inspections, and they should be replacing any control arm that is showing severe degradation before it fails. Our Altima was in for service less than 3 weeks prior to failure and no related concerns were brought to our attention. Per NHTSA's open investigation #ea19002, this failure is primarily in the areas where road salt is used. Road salt means these areas are prone to slippery road surfaces. Just imagine this failure happening on a slippery road! the results could be disastrous for those involved. Nissan needs to do the right thing to protect their customers, the public and their reputation.

On Tuesday night January 14, 2020 I do as I always do this night and drive my son to his hockey practice for 6 pm in north smithfield rhode island. We were on the highway route 295 in travel lane passing an 18 wheeler truck. When we were next to this truck it felt like a gust of wind came out of no where and pushed my 2014 Nissan Altima in his lane and almost hit this truck. I went to correct the wheel to move away from this and the car almost went right off the highway in a ditch. I had no idea what was going on and was able to keep the car straightened out. My son, who is 11 was scared to death. I noticed that that a light on dashboard came on that looks like a traction control light or slippery road light. Where this happened, the practice we go to was next exit and right off the highway. We decided to head there since there was no safe spot to pull over in this location at night. I put the hazard light on and managed to get their slowly somehow so I could look into what this problem was. We got to practice. My son went in and I looked around at what this light was that came on dashboard. I could not find it in manual anywhere and was thinking that it may have been a computer issue. From there I checked the outside of the car and under the best I could and did not notice anything at this time so I left it alone. When it was time to leave my plan was just to take it slow and drive home. We made it about 200 feet out of parking lot and heard a nasty noise and pulled right over on route 146 in north smithfield r. I. I looked under car where I heard the noise and could see something broken. I took an picture - called my mechanic right away to find out what it was. . It was a control arm and were extremely lucky we were not involved in a serious accident or hurt in anyway, found out the other control arm was ready to break https://photos. App. Goo. Gl/iegg5svv4csqnnvr6 I.

Lower control arms need to be replaced, front struts need to be replaced, and power steering motor. My power steering will fail while driving, for 2-3 seconds at a time, making my steering wheel unable to turn. While in motion.

As I was driving my 2014 Altima, I accelerated from a complete stop and lost control of my car and began sliding. As soon as I stopped the vehicle, I restarted and began to move forward. While only going 15 mph, the car began to shake, I stopped the vehicle and notice the rear driver side tire was not aligned correctly. After being towed and upon further review, it was determined that my lower rear control arm had snapped off from the bolt on the driver side. After looking into this, the rear passenger control arm was determined to have a severe crack on both the top and bottom sides.

Backing into garage on Monday August 19 2019, heard a crunch sound, passenger side rear control arm broke after heavy rust and corrosion. Dealer (walser Nissan burnsville mn) repaired under warranty but refused to replace left side being as it wasn't broken yet, knowing full well of the open investigations and even sent a memo from Nissan corporate regarding replacements this fall, if you're lucky enough to be on the list.

Our 17 year old son was driving ur 2014 Nissan Altima about a 1/4 mile from our home. He hit a bump and immediately felt the steering pull. He got home and we looked under the car and saw that the rear control arm was rusted thru and had broken. Thankfully he was not on the interstate or going faster when this happened.

While driving on a residential street at roughly 30mph, my vehicle suddenly pulled dramatically to the right, pretty much against my control of the steering wheel. I thought the car had been knocked out of alignment though I hadn't hit a bump. I proceeded home, approximately at 10-15 mph. I made an appt to my local garage and limped there. When my car was hoisted onto the lift I was told to come into the service areaso that I could be shown what happened. They showed the right control arm and said that it split in 2 and that I was extremely lucky that I wasn't involved ina serious road mishap. After viewing the part I firmly believe that Nissan has a various safety issue with the control arms on at least 2014 Altimas, which I purchased brand new. I do a lot of highway driving and based upon how the vehicle swerved so drastically to the right, I am certain this vehicle would have flipped over with any sort of speed. At 30 mph, I was lucky to avoid contact with pedestrians or objects. I contacted Nissan to file a complaint. The rep was more interested in informing me that my vehicle was out of warranty and not taken to an authorized dealer. I was told that there no other complaints filed about this part breaking apart. I have kept what remains of the part. This is a very serious safety matter. I am certainly available to provide any additional information.

I was driving in the passing lane at 65mph in heavy traffic at rush hour on the interstate. The right front control arm failed and I was able to maintain control and pull off the right shoulder of highway. The car was towed to the Nissan dealer. The right front control arm was rusted apart and the left arm was intact but was also heavily rusted.

Headlamps are very dim while driving at night. Control arms are loose, I'm guessing the result of the 2 flaps on each side. Underneath the car keeps coming loose even after replacing plastic screws. No accidents have occurred.