Ever since I bought the vehicle my brakes, which also starts my car will occasionally feel like they get stuck sounds as if they might be rusty and when I apply pressure they catch. I will apply and then all of a sudden they click down. I'm afraid the longer it goes on sooner or later they will no longer work. Happens motion and stationary. Suspension' every bump I go over I feel like my car is hitting rock bottom. Slow or normal speed. All these problems I have told since I first bought my vehicle. I was fluffed off telling me it was this or that and it was normal. I drove the same car 'a rental'never never felt any of these problems. That is why I decided to buy a Nissan. Big mistake.

- Strongsville, OH, USA

Without warning...I was reversing into my driveway and I heard a loud pop. When I exited the vehicle to take a look, my rear control arm snapped and dislocated the wheel. I am thankful this didn't happen twenty minutes before while on the taconic state parkway driving at highway speed (55 mph). The car needed to be towed to my mechanic.

- Mahopac, NY, USA

We took the car for oil change at the dealer, the dealer refuse to release the car he stated the control arm is so rusted and ready to snap off, we contacted Nissan corporate they refuse to do the repair it does most $1300, if the control arm snap wile we are driving it could be fatal, the car have only 57,800 miles some one need to look at this problem because it does not only dangers for the car driver it it dangers for the other cars on the road, someone need to hold Nissan responsible for the defective products.

- Hawthorn Woods, IL, USA

My 2013 Nissan Altima sedan suffered a failure of the drivers side left rear lower control arm on March 26, 2019. This incident lucky occurred as I was turning into the dealership parking lot and not at normal highway speeds (65 mph). The first indication something was going wrong with the car was the dynamic stability warning light came on. (this looks similar to the traction control light but is larger icon on the dash panel). When the lower control arm broke the left rear wheel slanted outward. The Nissan dealership diagnosed the broken control arm issue and I had both left and right lower controls arms replaced. The right hand side lower control arm showed some corrosion but no crack were visible in the area where the left side broke. The break on the left hand side control arm appeared to be corrosion related (internal) because the break point did not show clean material. Pictures are attached. The car has 191,000 highway miles on it. I drive a significant amount of miles per year and service the vehicle on a regular basis. The mileage on the vehicle has nothing to do with this failure. This part should not have failed on a 6 year old vehicle. I live in the western portion of NY state so the roads are subjected to salting in the winter. From other reports that I have read, this failure of the control arm seems to mostly occur with cars in the northern climate where road salting occurs. This is an issue that needs investigating by the NHTSA. It is apparent that the part is not properly designed for all climate conditions.

- Geneseo, NY, USA

Driving on rte. 376 West outside on pittsburgh on 3/28/2019 around mile marker 64 in left lane at 65 mph, car (2013 Nissan atlima) swayed over into right lane on it's own (fortunate no car beside me) get car off the road onto the right berm. Look underneath car and right rear control has broken/sheared (see pictures) car has 134258 miles. Call Nissan dealer where car was bought. The car was purchased used in 2015 (w/ 15K miles) car was certified Nissan. Dealership says to call Nissan Consumer Affairs. Nissan provides case number 35165440 to me. Nissan Consumer Affairs calls and leaves message 4/3/2019. I return call to Nissan 4/4/2019 to which Nissan tells me that they accept no responsibility for the issue because the car is over the mileage to which they would consider warranty and says that I need to have car fixed on my own. Local garage is replacing defective part. I asked the garage to give me the part once replaced. Very fortunate that no other vehicle was next to me when this occurred as the result could have been fatal. Upset that Nissan knows there's an issue and accepts no responsibility.

- Northern Cambria, PA, USA

At only 70,000 miles my rear lower control arm failed while driving. Cost almost $600 to fix. Very dangerous. Car was not drivesble shortly after.

- Copley, OH, USA

The contact owns a 2013 Nissan Altima. While driving 35 mph, the driver heard a loud banging noise coming from the rear of the vehicle. The driver lost control of the vehicle, but was able to coast it to the side of the road. The contact exited the vehicle and noticed that the rear passenger side wheel was bent inwards. The vehicle was towed to an independent mechanic where it was diagnosed that the rear driver's side lower control arm was fractured and the passenger side lower control arm was detached and needed to be replaced. The vehicle was not taken to a Nissan dealer, but was repaired with parts from a Nissan dealer by the independent mechanic. The manufacturer was not notified of the failure. The approximate failure mileage was 122,000.

- Eaton, OH, USA

While starting out of the parking lot of our apartment to go grocery shopping, I felt a grinding sensation from the rear of the car. I did not like the sound of it so I turned the car around and parked it. I jumped out and went to the back of the car and saw the rear passenger tire from the top wedged into the tire well. I grabbed the tire and was manually able to push it forwards and back. I called a tow truck and the mechanic said that the lower control arm had rusted and broke from the frame. My extended warranty did not cover rusted parts so it came out of my pocket.1 year later coming back from a shopping trip, my wife and I were crossing the Delaware memorial bridge and I noticed that the steering wheel was turned about T1/4 to the right and we were still going straight. 1minute later the car was banging very hard over any irregularities in the road. I managed to get the car home and stepped to the rear and the driver tire was top tilted into the wheel well. Called a tow truck and the same mechanic said lower control arm rusted and broke. This time more damage to other surrounding parts were damaged. This should not happen to a barely 6 year old car!

- Carneys Point, NJ, USA

The control arm on the rear rusted from the inside out and broke while I was driving down a street. The car is at my mechanics now and will be repaired in a week or so. He has already contacted Nissan to get the parts, but I believe this should be a recall because this has happened to a lot of other people. The part looked fine upon first look, but further inspection it was completely rusted from the inside out. Very dangerous! I completely lost steering and I could have gotten into an accident! I do not trust this car anymore!

- Rindge, NH, USA

Rear control arm corrosion knuckle axle carrier corrosion I garage my car every night. I take good care of this car but the corrosion is too much and too dangerous.

- Tolland, CT, USA

Rear control arms severe corrosion remove & replace knuckle axle carrier. Almost crashed driving at 30 mph on a smooth road.

- Tolland, CT, USA

The left rear lower control arm broke from the connection point on the chassis while driving approximately 40 mph on a straight road. This abruptly steered my car into the oncoming lane (fortunately there were no other vehicles). The car then felt very sloppy and loose. In repairing the problem, the shop noted the control arm had advanced corrosion and had failed. The right rear control arm was also replaced and had a large crack near the connection point.

- Jericho, VT, USA

While driving my car in heavy traffic I randomly lost control of the steering and the car pulled left - coming very close to hitting another car. I drove a little further and it happened again. I was terrified as I was just entering a highway and was fearful of losing total control. I drove very slowly and exited immediately and pulled into the nearest parking lot. The tow truck driver looked at the wheel and new immediately that it was a control arm issue and he had seen it many times with 2013 Altima. I am still shaking from this event and am hopeful that you initiate an immediate recall for this issue that you are already investigating. The control arm is rusted and totally separated.

- Rochester, NY, USA

Driving vehicle this morning and my steering wheel was at approximately 3:00 when going straight. I pulled into the gas station, noticed my back tire was tilted out. I looked under the vehicle and the control arm was completely disattached and it was completely rusted. I do have a video if you need evidence.

- Green Bay, WI, USA

Rear control arms. Broke rt rear at 110,676miles..12,000 miles later at 65mph left side breaks, coming off a overpass, lucky for me the semi truck in left lane was 10ft in front of me or I would have went right under it when my car launched to the left when it broke!! the road was dry, sun was out, and was on a straight section of highway, also lucky for me, having the truck next to me, both hands were on the wheel, and I was able to not flip the car!!when these break, you lose almost all of your control, if the whole assembly would have came off, which is totally possible, I am certain I would be in the hospital or dead!!please help with these cars..my daughter also owns same year car, she has 2 soon the be 3 children that ride in these deathtraps!! someone will be killed if not already has!!! sent picture of 1st breakage on right side.

- Fulton, NY, USA

In a matter of 13 months, the rear drivers side lower control arm failed and then later the rear passenger side lower control arm failed. The metal cracked and completely came apart where it is bolted to the car. Both times it failed in my driveway. One time it failed when the car was in motion pulling into the driveway, the other time it failed when shifting from park to reverse when trying to pull out of the garage. The car could not be driven after they failed. A letter is going in the mail this week to Nissan Consumer Affairs and I am mailing a copy to the NHTSA in Washington, DC.

- Strongsville, OH, USA

Turned into the street leading to my home, started to accelerate, heard a loud noise and the vehicle swerved into the opposite lane. This is a narrow road, and luckily there was no oncoming traffic, or there would have been an accident.limped the vehicle home and saw it was drooping down on the drivers side and the rear wheel was out of position. Towed to dealer and was diagnosed as broken lower link or control arm. My bill was $1600 to replace right and left arms and parts. This is not right, as it is only 6 years old with 48K miles.this is definetly a defect and this vehicle should be recalled before someone is hurt or worse. Thank you

- Concord Twp., OH, USA

The contact owns a 2013 Nissan Altima. While driving 70 mph, the vehicle lost steering control and the traction control warning indicator illuminated. The contact pulled the vehicle over to regain control of the vehicle. Courtesy motor sales, Inc (3100 pleasant valley blvd, altoona, pa 16602, (814) 942-9000) diagnosed that the rear passenger side control arm needed to be repaired. The contact scheduled a repair appointment with the dealer. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure. The failure mileage was 94,000.

- Gallitzin, PA, USA

Control arms on both rear wheels have broken in the last 5 months

- Syracuse, NY, USA

My daughter nearly lost control of the vehicle while driving in a 40mph zone. In dry conditions, the car began to fishtail and was very difficult to steer. I inspected the car in our driveway and the rear control arms had rusted out and the driver side rear tire was pointing inward. I had the car towed to the fuccillo Nissan of latham dealership and they confirmed the control arm corrosion issue and recommended the entire rear suspension be replaced. I had two calls with Nissan to discuss the issue they would not grant any financial assistance for the repair as the car was out of warranty. The repair was completed at the dealership on 3/9/2019.

- Latham, NY, USA