Suspension Torsion Bar Problems of Nissan Frontier

The contact owns a 2002 Nissan Frontier. While driving 70 mph he heard a loud bang and the vehicle swerved to the left. The contact noticed the driver's side of the vehicle was lower than the other. He inspected the vehicle and noticed the torsion bar failed. The dealer has not inspected the vehicle. The current and failure mileages were 78,000.

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The torsion bar destroyed the alignment which wore out the tires. The vehicle always wobbled form side to side, and there was a clanking noise. The vehicle had worn out two all seasonal radial tire sets at 45k miles.

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There was a sway bar link that was felled in front suspension. When this happened there was a lot of vibration,and rattling when going over bumps.

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Noticed that truck had a lean to the passenger side. When taking left turns, truck would list and lean excessively to the passenger side. This is especially troublesome in downhill turns or under adverse weather conditions. Sought dealer help multiple times as well as Nissan consumer affairs. Dealer adjusted ride height, said these trucks had a torsion bar issue, nothing else they could o. Consumer affairs did nothing but refer me to another dealer, same result. A letter to the president of the company produced a letter back telling me to go to contact consumer affairs. Truck has also broken stabilizer nuts several times. Took vehicle to an alignment an suspension expert, said the truck ride height cannot be adjuster up to factory specs, and maintain alignment. He had to lower the vehicle to allow it to be aligned properly. It is my guess that there is a design issue or part failure. I believe Nissan knows this, and lowered the ride height themselves to allow alignment at the factory, sacrificing balance, driveability and safety. I notice most models of this truck have the same tilt to the passenger side.

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Front torsion bar linkage bushings do not have washers on top to retain them in place. This allows the bushing to be shoved over the top of the retaining nut resulting in the total failure of the bushing.

Front sway bar link failed. Mjs.