Rear Suspension Problems of Nissan Maxima

The contact owned a 2006 Nissan Maxima. While driving 45 mph, a popping sound came from the rear of the vehicle. The driver lost control of the vehicle and crashed into another vehicle. The driver sustained injuries to the chest, neck, and both knees, which required medical attention. A police report was filed. The vehicle was destroyed. The cause of the failure was not determined. The manufacturer was not notified. The failure mileage was 136,000.

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Was driving on grand central and lost control of the car.

The contact owns a 2006 Nissan Maxima. When the contact took the vehicle in to have the tires balanced, she was informed of a crack in the rear suspension subframe. She did not notice any differences in the vehicle prior to the failure and the vehicle has not been diagnosed. Nhtsa campaign id number 06v046000 (suspension:rear) was referenced. The current and failure mileages were 45,676.

The contact owns a 2004 Nissan Maxima. The contact received a recall notice in September of 2006 regarding the subframe of the vehicle. The recall repair consisted of a rear wheel alignment. When she received the recall notice, she took the vehicle to the dealer and had the recall repair performed. Six months later, she took the vehicle back to the dealer for a tire inspection. The dealer stated that both rear tires appeared to be manufacturer defects. The contact purchased two new tires in March of 2007. The dealer refused to honor her warranty for the new tires because her vehicle was purchased at another dealer. She took the vehicle to the tire shop for a rotation and the mechanic stated that the tread was worn on both of her new rear tires. The mechanic also confirmed that when the recall was repaired, the rear wheel alignment was never performed. She called the dealer that performed the repair and they refused to show her the repair history paperwork. The recall number was unknown. The failure mileage was 14,000 and current mileage was 20,000.

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Struts on 2004 Maxima have had to be replaced twice so far (13,000 miles presently on car). First time at approx 6,000 miles.

While driving over a bumpy road, the consumer heard a loud noise coming from the rear end. Please provide more information.

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Rear end hops when driven over bumps.

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Axle failed.

Rear suspension is not designed to accomdate 4 adult passengers. Trunk was empty with four passengers and rear suspension would bottom out. Dealer notified, unhelpful, and most likely stalling until the warranty expires.

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