The rear right lower control arm rusted apart and broke, leaving the car immobile. Fortunately, the car was being driven in the city and at lower speeds. The car had to be towed to the Nissan dealer who charged me $1961 to fix only this rear arm. The car is only 6 years old and has 80,000 miles on it. It has been carefully maintained and this type of suspension failure should not be possible.

- Zionsville, IN, USA

Driving down the road in my 2013 Nissan Altima in a 45mph zone the car suddenly jerked and the rearend slid to the right. I pulled off the road and inspected the rear pasanger tire area as I could visibly see that was the problem area. I looked under the car and could see that the rear lower control arm had rusted through and snapped. If there would have been any vehicle around me this issue could have been worse.

- New Lisbon, WI, USA

Control arm broke while driving on city street. Car rear became unstable and was taken to dealership. They revealed that the control arm had rusted through completely on one side and was nearly rusted through completely on the other.

- Peoria, IL, USA

Right rear control bar snapped as I was driving at highway speeds. Approximately 65 mph. Multiple news articles indicate there is an issue with this on Altima's rangin from 2013-2018. Have spoken with the dealer and Nissan about impeding recall with no acknowledgement or assistance from manufacturer or dealer.

- Bradford, RI, USA

The rear driver side link complete Nissan part# 551B1-3tao on my 2013 Altima snapped at the weld where it bolts to the subframe, this happened July of 2019. Today I had my Altima in for an oil change and noticed the passenger side rear link complete has severe cracks in the weld in the same exact place as the driver side that snapped in July 2019. I had the driver side repaired/ complete new part was needed. Now I have to replace the passenger side part as it is a serious safety issue as a loss of control to the rear suspension is the result of it should snap likevdriver side did in July. Luckily my daughter was driving straight at 25 mph when the catastrophic failure occurred to the driver side rear link complete. I have contacted Nissan usa and they have done nothing other than saying sorry but there is no recall and it's out of warranty. I believe Nissan used parts at manufacture that were made of substandard steel or cheap recycled steel, these parts should last much longer than 6 years, they are vital suspension components that when fail at higher speeds can cause a loss of control of steering and ride safety. 2 parts failing within 2 months of each other is not a coincidence. Thankfully it will only cost me additional money at this point. Nissan Altima from 2013 need to be recalled for this serious rear suspension part failure for safety of owners and their families.

- Cleveland Heights, OH, USA

While maneuvering my Altima in a parking lot at a very low speed, the rear control arm separated from the vehicle. So loud it startled me, and I bumped a truck with a trailer hitch. The hitch damaging the front Nissan emblem. This is a scary feeling. I carefully drove the Altima home, about 3 miles from the scene. Where the vehicle sits now. Undrivable. This shouldn't occur in a vehicle with less than 105,000 miles. What is Nissan doing to fix this issue??

- Inver Grove Heights, MN, USA

The contact owns a 2013 Nissan Altima. While driving approximately 45 mph, an abnormal girding noise was heard under the vehicle. The vehicle was taken to an independent mechanic who diagnosed that the rear passenger side control arm needed to be replaced due to rust. The vehicle was towed to sims Nissan (3140 elm rd ne, Warren, oh 44483, (330) 460-4069) where they confirmed the independent mechanic's diagnosis. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. The approximate failure mileage was 88,000. The VIN was unknown.

- Youngstown, OH, USA

~2013 Altima w/ 83K miles. We'll maintained via dealer only.~ traveling in a straight direction @ 30mph through a residential neighborhood with children in back seat. Vehicle lost rear control and began swerving/fishtailing. I was barely able to pull to the side of the road for fear of the wheel collapsing in on itself. Visual inspection showed right rear control arm snapped complete through. Wheel was pitched inward about 20 resting only on the spring.

- Amesbury, MA, USA

I am having to replace both rear lower control arms. Me and my daughter were driving down the street and all of a sudden I had no control of my back end almost got in a car accident took my car to the shop and they said both lower control arms needed replaced they corroded. I have a 2013 well maintained vehicle I don't understand how both control arms can corrode now I see numerous complaints on this why hasn't this been a recall

- New Castle, PA, USA

Vehicle when driving suspension springs sounds keep having problems can't have 3 passengers sit on back, due to causing weight barrier springs smell something burning and no power when driving.

- Claremont, CA, USA

Purchased in may of 2019 by owner. Want to make sure if if it has been any recalls. Fixed breaks, still having problems with rotors making sound every time I break, shocks and struts from rear side are no longer functional. Air bag system says it is off

- Madera, CA, USA

The rear suspension on our vehicle detached unexpectedly and without warning while we were driving. The vehicle was driving straight on a city street. Thankfully no one was injured. Once the vehicle no longer in motion it was apparent that the rear control arm / rear suspension had detached from excessive rusted. The vehicle is a 2013 with no outer body rust. It seems like this could be a defect as well as a significant safety issue.

- Providence, RI, USA

I was just getting on the highway when I almost lost control of the car. I was doing about 35mph and rapidly increasing to highway speed. The steering wheel started shaking violently and I had all I could do to pull off to the shoulder. Had this happened a minute later while I was driving on the highway, I seriously believe I would not have survived. Quite frankly I doubt I would have been able to avoid a crash or rollover. Aaa towed the car to my Nissan dealership. They said the driver side rear control arm snapped in half at the welds and broke free. The rear passenger side control arm was also severely damaged with cracks at the welds. While I was taken aback by the severity of the problem the service manager was totally unconcerned saying they have had to replace a number of these. The car had just been inspected by the dealer weeks before. It has never been in an accident. It is garage kept and well maintained. I filed an official complaint with Nissan on August 19, 2019.

- Woolwich, ME, USA

Took my car in for shocks and discovered the lower cotrol arm on both sides were severly rusted. Almost to the breaking point.only 69306 miles on the car. I was told that they could have failed at any time while driving.

- Wickliffe, OH, USA

The contact owns a 2013 Nissan Altima. The contact took the vehicle to an independent mechanic to have the rear shocks replaced. Later, the shocks made an abnormal rattling noise. The vehicle was then taken back to the mechanic because the noise recurred. The mechanic installed new rear shocks, but the failure recurred. The manufacturer and dealer were not made aware of the failures. The failure mileage was 69,603.

- Wilickliffe, OH, USA

Driving on the highway control arm broke couldn't control car

- Richmond, VA, USA

My husband was driving in a parking lot at about 5-10 mph, and went through a pothole. He heard a loud noise and felt the car dip. He looked under the car and saw that it was detached from the frame and the rear wheel was at an angle. He took it to the Nissan dealership where it was inspected and repaired for approximately $1300. The rear control arm had broken completely. I checked for recalls and found there were none, but I also found there were multiple complaints on this website for the exact same issue for the rear control arm breaking suddenly, which signifies to me that there is an issue with the control arms in this model car.

- Columbus, OH, USA

2013 Altima with 86,000 miles. The lower rear passenger control arm cracked and broke off the mount. This happened while driving ~30mph. This happened while driving straight. The rear end of the car swerved pretty severely during the incident. I had three kids in the back speed so this is a huge safety issue. If this happened at higher highway speeds it's quite a dangerous situation. I was lucky this happened at slow speeds as this is a mostly highway car.

- Park Ridge, IL, USA

When entering the freeway I began to gain speed to merge from the ramp and as I did so, I noticed I had minimal control of the car. There was a lot of on coming cars that had to brake abruptly as to not rear end my car. I pulled over to the side of freeway to check and noticed the back driver tire looked to be no longer attached. After getting my Nissan back to the town I live in and to a repair shop they informed me it was a break in my control arm and that it appered it had "rusted off" they showed me the other side of vehicle and it was also about to snap due to being rusted.

- Plainwell, MI, USA

2013 Nissan Altima 4 door: I was driving the vehicle on a city street about 40 mph and heard this loud crunching noise and the vehicle started fish tailing. I parked the vehicle and had it looked at and the control arm in the back on the passenger side had completely snapped. I had to order a new one and also another for the other side because I heard if you replace one you should replace the other.

- Marietta, OH, USA