NHTSA Complaint #10615176 — 2007 NISSAN ALTIMA

SUSPENSION issue reported to NHTSA

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Complaint Details

ODI Number	10615176
Vehicle	2007 NISSAN ALTIMA
Component	SUSPENSION
Date of Incident	July 1, 2014
Date Filed	July 21, 2014
Mileage	105,000 miles
Crash	No
Fire	No
Injuries	0
Deaths	0
Vehicle Towed	No
State	PA

Consumer Description

I WAS REPLACING (MYSELF) THE BROKEN LEFT REAR SPRING AND NOTICED THAT SWAY BAR IS HANGING UNDER THE CAR. IT WAS SNAPPED OFF ON THE RIGHT SIDE NEXT TO THE BUSHING. THE SNAPPING SURFACE WAS ALREADY RUSTY, WHICH TOLD ME THAT IT WAS BROKEN ALREADY SOME TIME AGO. I WAS VERY SURPRISED TO FIND THAT MY SWAY BAR IS NOT ACTUALLY A BAR, BUT A HOLLOW PIPE!!! ADDITIONALLY, MY LEFT REAR SPRING WAS BROKEN VERY STRANGE - ABOUT TWO THIRDS OF A TURN WAS SNAPPED FROM THE TOP... INTERESTING THAT I DID VISIT NISSAN DEALERSHIP FOR TIRE PROPATION - THEY DID NOT FIND NEITHER BROKEN SPRING, NOR SNAPPED SWAY BAR!.. INSTEAD, THEY "STRONGLY RECOMMENDED" THE WHOLE BUNCH OF QUESTIONABLE (AND EXPENSIVE) REPAIRS FOR THE UPCOMING INSPECTION... I HAVE FOUND IN THE INTERNET, THAT BROKEN SWAY BAR IS A COMMON PROBLEM FOR THIS TYPE OF VEHICLE (BAD DESIGN - USE OF HOLLOW PIPE INSTEAD OF BAR). ACTUALLY, PEOPLE SUGGEST THAT IT MAY BE THE RIGHT TIME FOR THE RECALL ON THIS PARTICULAR PROBLEM. *TR

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