NHTSA Complaint #10389708 — 2003 NISSAN MURANO

THIS IS A POSSIBLE SAFETY ISSUE. THE SWAY BAR ON MY 2003 MURANO WAS REPLACED BECAUSE THE RUBBER BUSHING THAT WERE THERE TO RETAIN AND KEEP IT FROM MOVING LATERALLY BROKE. THE NEW SWAY BAR HAD STEEL BUSHINGS THAT WERE WELDED IN PLACE SO THEY COULD NOT MOVE. THERE ARE MANY REASONS THAT CARS HAVE SWAY BARS, BUT THE MAIN REASON IS THAT WHEN A DRIVER HAS TO MAKE AN EVASIVE TURN THE SWAY BAR PREVENTS THE CAR FROM ROLLING OVER. NOW WHEN THE SWAY BAR CAN MOVE LATERALLY IT IS NON FUNCTIONAL. AND THAT IS WHAT HAPPENS WHEN THE RUBBER BUSHING MOVED ON THE ORIGINAL SWAY BAR. THEY CHANGED THE DESIGN FOR A REASON AND REPLACED THE RUBBER BUSHINGS WITH STEEL. I FEEL THE ORIGINAL SWAY BAR IS A SAFETY ISSUE. I AM NOT SURE WHEN THEY CHANGED THE DESIGN, BUT THERE COULD BE A NUMBER OF CARS OUT THERE WITH THIS FAULTY DESIGN. I THINK THE OLD DESIGN COULD CAUSE THE VEHICLE TO ROLL OVER IN AN EVASIVE MANEUVER. *TR