Takata recall. When driving the car and make a right turn the car appear to drag. At this point I have to move my feet off the accelerator. Turn the wheel straight and slowly press the gas. Never happen until I make a turn.

- Petersburg, VA, USA

The entire rear control arm rusted and snapped. Could have caused serious harm to my family. This is only a 6 year old car and should not be rusted like this. I was driving down road heard a snap and car started to wiggle got home and it barely made it up the drive while dragging the tire.

- New Palestine, IN, USA

I was driving through a parking lot when I heard a loud clunk noise and the car felt like it wasn't driving right so I pulled over and noticed the back passenger tire was caved inward. I looked under the car and the control arm that attached the tire to car was completely severed due to corrosion

- Glendale Heights, IL, USA

Backing up in parking lot, hit curb at minimal speed and felt and heard loud sound. Car listed when driving forward. Problem not apparent initially, so drove car home. The following day it was apparent that the rear right control arm and coil spring had broken. (see photos). The car had 67,000 miles at the time. Regular service at Nissan dealer never indicated any rust or other problems. I feel fortunate that the control arm did not break while driving at highway speed. Cost to replace both right and left control arms over $2000. I feel at the minimum Nissan should be required to inspect the control arms. The car is garaged in Connecticut, washed regularly, and not driven for 6-8 weeks during the winter months while residing in warmer climate.

- Haddam, CT, USA

The contact owns a 2013 Nissan Altima. While driving various speeds, a clunking type noise was present coming from the rear of the vehicle. The vehicle was taken to an independent mechanic who discovered that both the driver and passenger side rear control arms had cracked due to corrosion. The vehicle was not repaired. Dorschel Nissan (3817 w. henrietta rd, rochester, NY) was notified of the failure, but no assistance was offered. The manufacturer was not notified. The failure mileage was 90,000.

- Rochester, NY, USA

Car was in motion approximately 30 mph. A small bump was hit in the road and the car started to fishtail slightly. I pulled off to the side of the road to inspect the car and determined I would be able to make it home (less than 1 mile away) going at a slow ~10 mph speed. The passenger side rear lower control arm had fractured towards the center of the car upon inspecting the vehicle further in my driveway. The wheel was close to the top of the wheel well (~2-3 inches) and was at a slight inward angle. The following day the car was towed and the rear passenger side lower control arm was replaced under the dealer extended warranty. The driver side lower control arm was not replaced under the dealer warranty as it had not shown immediate signs of failure. Had the warranty not covered it, the parts and labor would have totaled around $800. The vehicle had 66,125 miles when it entered the dealer.

- Hamburg, NY, USA

I began noticing a loud cracking noise which seemed to originate from the rear of the car whenever the rear wheels would go over sharp bumps. I had the dealer take a look and I have a cracked control arm.

- Canton, OH, USA

The contact owns a 2013 Nissan Altima. While driving 35 mph, the lower control arm fractured. The vehicle veered to the right and the contact lost control of the vehicle. The contact stated that the body of the vehicle would not comply with any turn and the frame stayed to the right. The vehicle was driven to an independent mechanic who diagnosed that a new lower control arm was needed and scheduled to be installed. The manufacturer was notified of the failure by the mechanic. The manufacturer stated that they may issue a recall for the failure in the future. The dealer was not contacted. The failure mileage was 126,000.

- Euclid, OH, USA

I was backing out of my driveway about 5mph and heard a loud thud, as if I ran something over, looked under my car and the rear wheel control arm had come detached and was broken. I called the Nissan dealer who said both control arms need replaced because the other one is cracked. I started researching as I found this odd to happen in a 2013 vehicle & found more than 347,000 cars may have this same problem. This is a serious issue and all vehicles need recalled as this could lead to the driver losing complete control of their vehicle and possible death. I am grateful my 18 yr old son who is a new driver was not on the turnpike when these decided to give out and that I was just backing out of my driveway. Not only is it a safety hazard but when this happens it could also lead to thousands of dollars of additional damage if you are actually in motion with the vehicle. As I am in need of a vehicle I have to pay for these to be fixed which I was just quoted a whopping $2,100. Shame on Nissan!! someone is going to die if the control arms of the 2013 Nissan Altima do not get recalled and these vehicles are left on the road without the repairs needed.

- Monroeville, PA, USA

When entering the highway on the coronado bridge at low speed the rear left control arm broke and left the car immovable. A tow was required and police for traffic control. Upon further inspection the right side lower control arm was cracked and ready to fail also. There was not any previous correspondence from Nissan warning of the possible failure and no reason to expect this to happen with a 2013 car with 85000 miles.

- Erie, PA, USA

I was driving in a roundabout, when all of a sudden I heard a loud snap coming from rear, drivers side wheel. I started losing control of the the vehicle but was luckily able to make it to a side street where I pulled over. I noticed the rear wheel was tilted a bit sideways, and had it towed to a mechanic near by. The diagnosis was a broken control arm.

- Shavertown, PA, USA

During safety inspection, the passenger side rear control arm was discovered to be cracked. The wheel was about to fall off the car. Pictures (attached) show severe corrosion around the weld seams and knuckle crevices. I kept the parts for further inspection. Noted that there is an open investigation with NHTSA in regards to this failure.

- Huntington, NY, USA

While driving the vehicle on a maintained two lane county road at the posted speed limit the vehicle suddenly darted across the road and became increasingly difficult to steer. Once stopped, you could see the the vehicles left rear passenger side tire was tilted in and rendered inoperable. I have attached photos of the control arm both where the vehicle was towed from and from the repair station it was towed to. The control arm was rusted and broke away from the frame/proper connection. We have been advised by the auto repair shop that both rear control arms need to be replaced, the broken one and the opposite side. The rear drivers side is in the same condition. This vehicle only has 86,100 miles on it.

- Canton, NY, USA

I was driving to work and on a highway, ready to get onto a major interstste rt295N in NJ. I was going aprox. 45 mph when the car started pulling drastically to my right, I thought I had a flat tire. Pulled the car over to inspect, and my rear passenger tire was not flat but bent as if it was coming off. I had to have the car towed to a mechanic where he confirmed the yes in fact the tire was coming off! he said if I drove much further I would have lost my tire it was hanging by a rusty thread!! upon further inspection he note the whole rear subframe is rusted out and I needed not one but both lower control arms replace because the drivers side was about to separate also. This is going to cost me big buck along with a rental car, as this is not something insurance will cover. Apparently therre have been many issues with this model/year car exactly the same as my incident.there was no warning nor previous symptoms to this happening. I could have benn hurt or kiled not to mention someone else near me on the road! I have included pictures.

- Cherry Hill, NJ, USA

The lower, right rear control arm has cracked, but not failed fortunately. It is in the Nissan shop right now. The diagnosis is that that the left side is probably going to fail in time. I looked a the mechanic's observations and I agreed with the diagnosis, so I had no choice but to tell the service guy to make the repair on both sides. The car has about 80,000 miles on it, now, but the noise started about 10,000 miles ago. I noticed a thumping noise at low speeds, especially when going over small bumps, and especially speed bumps.this should be considered a recall, but most Altima owners don't know about the problem and are likely going to find out after a failure. Hopefully, the will failure will not be catastrophic. I question the metallurgy and more importantly the welding methods use on the original control arms. Hopefully Nissan realizes that they have a potentially huge liability issue here.

- Medina, OH, USA

Rear control arm on my Nissan Altima 2013 came apart on an interstate pushing me on to the left lane almost at 65 mph. Got really scared as I usually drive with my new born but luckily he was not in the car when this happened. The car has less than 60K miles and I had to replace them on both sides on the rear as they mentioned the other one too is going to break soon. Really disappointed as had to make a huge repair spending 1300 bucks for a car that is only used to run few errands over the weekend as I commute on train for work.

- Malden, MA, USA

Passenger rear lower control arm failed due to corrosion near the frame connection point while travelling at a low rate of speed over a speed bump in parking lot. Drivers side rear lower control arm also showing signs of corrosion. Car driven in mn with 90,000 miles.

- Nisswa, MN, USA

While driving on a city street the right rear lower control arm broke away at the pivot connection on the body. The control arm at the pivot connection is heavily rusted. The left rear control arm is still connected but is also heavily rusted.

- Auburn, NY, USA

My driver's side lower control arm broke and I lost control of my vehicle. It corroded and broke on one side. I was driving at 28/30 miles an hour, hit a bump and heard something pop and the car spun out of control.

- Upper Marlboro, MD, USA

In motion lost control. Took to a repair garage. Passenger lower control arm rusted. They suggested to contact dealership. Towed to dealership and called Nissan corporate. Waiting for an answer from both dealership and corporate. Unsafe condition.

- Annapolis, MD, USA