NHTSA Complaint #11396053 — 2015 NISSAN ALTIMA

WHILE DRIVING THE 'TRACTION CONTROL LIGHT' CAME ON AND THE CAR FELT AS THOUGH IT HAD A FLAT. TIRES LOOKED GOOD. WENT HOME. THE NEXT MORNING THE DRIVERS SIDE REAR LOOKED AS THOUGH THE BODY OF THE CAR WAS ALMOST RESTING ON THE TIRE. A REPAIR GARAGE IS NEXT STORE TO US. BROUGHT IT TO THEM. THEY CALLED TO SAY THAT THE REAR CONTROL ARM DRIVERS SIDE RUSTED AND BROKE AND THAT THE RIGHT SIDE NEEDED REPLACING TO. NISSAN IS NOT HONORING A KNOWN DEFECT AND THE INSURANCE COMPANY SAID THAT UNLESS IT WAS IN AN ACCIDENT, THEY WOULD NOT COVER IT EITHER. WE ARE STUCK PAYING TO REPLACE BOTH REAR CONTROL ARMS AT OUR EXPENSE. WHEN NISSAN IS AWARE THAT IT IS THERE ISSUE AND IT SHOULD COVER ALTIMA'S FROM 2013-2018. OURS IS A 2015. WE LIVE IN ONE OF THE SALT ROCK STATES. THIS IS A REAL SAFETY ISSUE AND NISSAN SHOULD HAVE TO MAKE THE REPAIR FREE OF CHARGE AND NOT LET THE CONSUMER FOOT THE BILL. UNTIL FIXED WE DON'T HAVE OUR PRIMARY VEHICLE.