Front Suspension Control Arm problems of the 2007 Nissan Murano

The contact owns a 2007 Nissan Murano. The contact stated while driving 35 mph, the vehicle started swerving side to side without warning. The contact was able to pull over safely. The vehicle was towed to an independent mechanic to be diagnosed. The contact was informed that the front driver’s and passenger’s side subframe was rusted. The control arms and the subframe was replaced. The manufacturer was not contacted. The failure mileage was 101,000.

Was driving 50km/h with my grandson in the car on a side street when we heard a loud bang and then something dragging on the ground, I pulled over and got out to find the control arm had broken the subframe and hit the ground. Thankfully my self and my grandson were ok and the compressed spring for the rear suspension did not come out of its holder.

I own a 2007 Nissan Murano sl awd. I have taken the vehicle to my local Nissan dealer for almost all of the service to my car. I took the car to another local mechanic to verify the need for lower front control arms. The Nissan dealer quoted ~ $900 for this service. To my surprise, my 2nd mechanic; who I have done business with for years, tells me that I don't need control arms but a new sub frame. The rear subframe on the Murano is completely rusted. It is almost to the point where the rear axle can collapse. I did a search and discovered there are numerous Nissan Murano and quest owners that have this problem. This is a major safety issue. Nissan has to have known about this. But what really bothers me the most is that my local Nissan dealer did not mention this to me. My car has been in that shop dozens of times over the years. It is there for state inspection every year. . . . . . . . . . . . And no one noticed.

Rear crossmember has rusted connecting control arms. Causing SUV to slide through curves and extreme camber in rear tires. Wearing out new tires and almost causing me to wreck.

The rear sub frame has rusted out, causing the control arm to snap while driving the vehicle resulting in the vehicle being towed.

I have a 2007 Nissan Murano with about 58,000 miles and about 6 months ago when it had about 50,000 miles, I had to replace the left outer tie rod. Just recently, I had to replace the left and right front lower control arms because the ball joints were badly worn. I didn't notice any handling, steering, ratteling or any other unusual issues before the problem was noticed. I don't drive the car over rough roads or abuse it in any way. These defects were detected when the tires were rotated. It makes me wonder what else will cause problems in the suspension if these things went wrong with relatively low mileage. There are no reacalls that I can detect and this is not covered under the basic warrenty so I plan to call the dealer and do a lot of complaining.