Sway Bar Problems of Nissan Altima - part 1

I went to turn into a parking lot, heard a loud thump from the back of the car and when I looked under the rear end my sway bar was broken off on the drivers side. 2 months prior to this happening my right side broke while I was backing up.

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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.

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Walked outside to notice something was loose and hanging underneath my car. After taking my car to the local Nissan dealership, they told me that my stabilizer (sway bar) was broken and would cost nearly $400 to replace. After receiving the news, I decided to research and found that a myriad of people are experiencing the same problem. I would really appreciate this issue being taken care of without having to come out pocket, considering that my driving couldn't have caused this.

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I haven't been happy since I had my car, which I purchased in 2012 with 45, 0000 miles at the time of purchase. I complained about so many things every other month I was going to get it checked. When you hit a bump you can here something loose underneath the front end of course I seemed like the only crazy one hearing the noise. Then when I took it back again I was told the sway bar arms need to be replaced when this was a problem when I first purchased the car they just ignored now my warranty is expired . The steering lock was one issue and I was told through the dealership that there was not a recall on my car. Until I contacted you guys I was told that there was a recall. Now when I drive the car at a certain speed it starts wining and slows down to 60 mph with the gas pedal to the floor I am furious because I was traveling on the interstate 4 different times going out of town and this happened. Someone could have ran into the back of me. I changed out the air filter thinking that may have been the problem but no it continued. Also sometimes the car wouldn't start I was told by Nissan I needed a new battery and I had it checked by someone else they said the battery was fine. The passenger sensor light stays on when an adult is sitting there. Now my sister 2013 Nissan Altima transmission is gone and she only had the car almost two years and we were complaining about the issue with the car going a certain speed and making noise. I went to Nissan and they told me my car can be put on the machine, but I would have to pay to have it checked. Too many people having the same problems with these cars.

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The rear sway bar broke while I was driving through a parking lot.

While walking to the vehicle an object was seen hanging down from behind the left drivers side rear wheel area. After crawling under the vehicle to investigate I positively confirmed the rear sway bar was broken off right at the bushing. The driver side end of this bar is still attached at the linkage rods, but is completely broken off from the rest of the sway bar at the left side bushing and bracket. Please force Nissan to step up to the plate and at least issue a service bulletin if they are too stubborn to issue a recall. Make them agree in writing to dump the manufacturer of this inferior hollow part. Judging by the numerous broken 2007 Altima sway bar complaints, there is an apparent quality problem here.

The rear sway bar broke while driving under normal conditions. It prompted me to get online to see if there were any problems with this issue. It seems that there is an engineering defect in the product as thousands of Altima owners have attested to the same problem with the sway bar. And, they all seem to break in the same place. Why is this not a recall issue? it's certainly dangerous enough driving down the road with a piece of pipe hanging down dragging on the road. I do not understand why Nissan is not held to a higher standard or expectation, and why so many owners are having to pay to get a defective engineered product fixed. Come on guys. . . Do something about this before someone gets killed. Phil williams.

Was at the repair shop picking up my other car when the mechanic noticed something hanging from the bottom of my car. He threw the car up on a lift and discovered that it was a broken sway bar. He was shocked and said he'd never seen or heard of anything like that. I have no idea of the safety implications, but after a quick search online it seems as if there are hundreds of others with this same problem. When will Nissan get its act together and recall this?.

Sway bar broke without any collision and with normal use. This does not normally happen with other cars. The sway bar is hollow unlike others and may be the reason for the problem. This is a common problem that is on many Nissan forums online.

Vehicle began to make a noise (rubbing,squeaking) sound from the rear while traveling at slow speed. Noise subsequently determined to be a broken rear anti sway bar. Further research indicates that the oe sway bar is constructed of hollow material and fracture is a common occurrence on this make model.

I was replacing (myself) the broken left rear spring and noticed that sway bar is hanging under the car. It was snapped off on the right side next to the bushung. The snapping surface was already rusty, which told me that it was broken already some time ago. I was very surprised to find that my sway bar is not actually a bar, but a hollow pipe!!! additionally, my left rear spring was broken very strange - about two thirds of a turn was snapped from the top. . . Interesting that I did visit Nissan dealership for tire propation - they did not find neither broken spring, nor snapped sway bar!. . Instead, they "strongly recommended" the whole bunch of questionable (and expensive) repairs for the upcoming inspection. . . I have found in the internet, that broken sway bar is a common problem for this type of vehicle (bad design - use of hollow pipe instead of bar). Actually, people suggest that it may be the right time for the recall on this particular problem.

Walked out to my car during my lunch break and found what appeared to be a hose hanging by my rear passenger tire. Being a mom of two I panicked believing it was a brake line. Turns out the hollow sway bar cracked and broke.

Got home and saw a metal bar hanging down from the rear suspension. Looked at it, and it's a hollow bar. Did research on internet and found that there are hundreds of complaints about broken hollow rear sway bars on the 2007 Nissan Altima. I drive less than 25 miles a week typically, short trips around town, no rough driving or racing.

Left side of sway bar snapped due to corrosion. No accident, no fast driving. Was found in the parking lot.

The sway bar broke for no apparent reason. I do not drive alot an did not run over anything.

During routine oil change and inspection I was informed by dealer that the rear sway bar on my car was broken. There has not been any rough road conditions or accident to have caused this. Upon research I have discovered that this is a frequent and known problem with this year and model and it is documented extensively on the internet.

I had my car in the dealership for service and they told me there was a chunk of metal hanging down in the rear end where the rear sway bar used to be. Judging by the wear on the break point, it appears to have been this way for quite a while.

The contact owns a 2007 Nissan Altima. The contact stated that while the vehicle was being serviced, the mechanic stated that the rear sway bar was rusted and corroded. The mechanic diagnosed that the rear sway bar needed to be replaced. The manufacturer was notified of the failure. The vehicle was not repaired. The approximate failure and current mileage was 40,000.

During oil change technician said the the rear sway bar had broken. I was not aware of a particular incident when it happened. Not knowing whether the car was safe to drive, I had them fix it. Searching the internet, I found that failure of this bar due to corrosion is a common problem for 2007 Altimas. I will contact the dealer about it.

Nissan Altima 2007 2. 5s rear sway bar broken.

Yesterday while pulling out of a driveway, heard a sound out of the right rear of the car and after previously seeing hundreds of posts about the well known and documented rear sway bar defect in the 2007 Nissan Altima, I came home, jacked the car up, crawled under, and found what I suspected; the rear sway bar had snapped on the inside of the mounting bracket toward the center of the car. It's not dangling down because it's held up by the left side bracket. The portion remaining connected to the right end link is still held by the right side bracket. If someone who didn't have a clue about cars had experienced this defect, they may have driven for hundreds or thousands of miles, placing themselves, their passengers, and other drivers in danger due to a diminished capacity in the handling of the vehicle. Nissan is well aware of this problem, yet fails to offer owners any assistance. The government should be aware of this problem simply because of the hundreds of complaints about this issue. The car will be repaired with a solid steel rear sway bar, not the hollow oem type from Nissan. There is less than $20 difference in the cost of the parts (oem crap vs better quality solid steel). It's past time for Nissan to step up and offer at least partial reimbursement to everyone that has had to repair their known defective part, and recall the car to replacement the part for those that have yet to fail. It's past time for NHTSA to "persuade" Nissan to take action. What may be needed is a class action suit to begin the process of compensating Altima owners that have put themselves and thousands of others unknowingly in danger. I could also mention the well known and documented issue with the air conditioner clutch in the 2007 2. 5l Altima, but there wouldn't be space here to do it. Needless to say, I will never recommend a Nissan to anyone, or ever buy one again.

I was driving in my neighborhood and my rear sway bar snapped. It looks like it snapped due to corrosion. This shouldn't happen and I was lucky I wasn't on the highway. Nissan dealerships are unwilling to repair it for free because it wasn't recalled. Very dangerous situation.

Rear sway bar snapped on drivers side. Bar is hollow. Car is driven on freeways 90% of the time, so no hard turns.

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There wasn't a specific event but only an estimated date of problem. The rear sway bar in my 2007 Nissan Altima snapped in half. I called the dealer and, of course, it's not under warranty and nor is there a recall on this part. I've done a lot of research and noticed many, many people have complained about this specific issue. Multiple people have also contacted Nissan and have awful results from their customer service. I, along with others, demand that a recall be performed on the rear sway bar for 2007 Nissans. It's deplorable a billion dollar company can't own up to a manufacturing issue that many are complaining about. It also doesn't help that Nissan customer service is one of the worst rated!.

Just discovered the rear sway bar of the vehicle is broken. Car is driven on paved roads, no rough driving. Noted it feels unstable at highway speeds since the sway bar broke. A mechanic stated the bar snapped for no apparent reason I. E not from driving habits or tear/wear.

My mechanic noticed I have a broken sway bar. Broken into 2 pieces making the car very unstable on the highway.

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.

Car feels unsettled when driving on cross winds, front struts just replaced, went to get alignment, found to have a broken sway bar (stabilizer), on the right side.

Observed pipe suspended from beside right rear wheel of the 2007 Nissan Altima 2. 5. Vehicle was parked. Looked under vehicle and determined it was a pipe linked to the rear wheel and suspension assemblies. The end of the pipe was nearly dragging on the ground. Did internet research concluding that the broken pipe was the rear sway bar or torsion bar. Prior to observing the visible hanging torsion bar end, we frequently experienced the rear end of the vehicle was unstable when cornering at highway speed such as when entering or exiting a highway ramp. Given this frequent experience, the actual failure in torsion bar functional strength may have occurred months earlier. After determining there was no recall or service bulletin, and also noting that NHTSA records in this database show over 50 event descriptions nearly identical to ours, I went to the Nissan dealer to ask if they offered payment or credits for this repeatable defect. The dealer was not offering any credits. Then, took my vehicle to my master mechanic. He performed the service replacement of the broken sway bar and end link assemblies. We retained the broken sway bar in hopes that NHTSA begins to research this problem. According to the mechanic, this "bar" is really a 5/8" diameter pipe that seared near one of the bushing supports. There is surface rust present within the pipe indicating that the pipe had fractured some time earlier with water entering the fracture causing the rust. It is not a solid steel "bar" as typically found in other vehicles throughout the industry. Cost of repair was approximately $200 for parts plus 1 hour shop labor. We respectfully request that NHTSA investigate this failure due to its apparent common failure mode and for the potential risk of injury should the rear end of the vehicle lose traction on curves or rough pavement at highway speeds.

Went in for an oil change and was told the sway bar was broken and that this is a recurring problem on 2007 Altima's but is not on the recall list.

Noticed sway bar cracked in half at junction of bracket and dangling under car. No rust or corrosion present. Car never in an accident. No heavy loads. This seems to be a common complain and needs to be addressed by the NHTSA. A recall and replacement should be ordered.

Rear sway bar broken for no apparent reason. While walking up our driveway it was noticed that something was hanging down on the rear underneath the car. The rear sway bar had snapped in half. The car has always been driven responsibly. There was no reason for this to happen other than faulty equipment. Nissan should recall this problem since it is so common.

2007 Nissan Altima rear sway bar snapped for no apparent reason and looking on line it appears that there are many cases of this happening, it most be something wrong with it and it might need to be recalled.

Drivers side rear sway bar broke. No weight has been placed in rear of vehicle and no reason for part to break due to road debris. Car is driven highway miles only by an adult. Nissan needs to recall this model due to numerous complaints for same part breaking. Sway bar is defectively made and should be the responsibility of Nissan to correct.

Approximately 12/24/12 noticed a knocking sound coming from the right rear. On 12/27/12 stopped to have tire pressure checked and asked if they could check the rear end. The tech advised that sway bar was broken in two on the right rear of vehicle.