Recalls
| Campaign | Manufacturer | Manufacturing date | Type | # of units affected | Date Owner notified Mfg | Recall Initiated by | Manufacturers of recalled vehicles/products | Report Recieved Date | Record Creation Date | Regulation Part Number | FMVSS Number | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SUSPENSION | ||||||||||||||||
| 08V363000 | NISSAN NORTH AMERICA, INC. | from 05/22/2008 to 05/28/2008 | V (Vehicle) | 1018 | 08/11/2008 | MFR | NISSAN NORTH AMERICA, INC. | 07/31/2008 | 07/31/2008 | |||||||
| Defect Summary | Nissan is recalling 1,018 my 2008 altima vehicles. the left side front suspension transverse link bolt may not have been tightened to specification. this condition could cause the bolt to become loose while the vehicle is being driven. | |||||||||||||||
| Consequence Summary | If the bolt were to come out, the driver may experience difficulty controlling the direction of the vehicle which could result in a crash. | |||||||||||||||
| Corrective Summary | Dealers will tighten the transverse link bolt to specification free of charge. the recall began on august 11, 2008. owners may contact nissan at 1-800-647-7261. | |||||||||||||||
| Notes | Customers may also contact the national highway traffic safety administration's vehicle safety hotline at 1-888-327-4236 (tty 1-800-424-9153), or go to http://www.safercar.gov. | |||||||||||||||
Bulletins
| Bulletin | Bulletin date | Replacement Bulletin | Item no. | Summary | Added |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SUSPENSION - MULTIPLE AXLE - TORQUE ARM | |||||
| NTB-11-080 | 08/24/2011 | 10040510 | Ready | 08/31/2011 | |
| NTB-11-080 | 08/24/2011 | 10040510 | Nissan: axle bolt and torque information. *rm | 08/31/2011 | |
| SUSPENSION - REAR | |||||
| NTB-10-057 | 06/10/2010 | 10032964 | Nissan: the mil is on with one or more of the following dtcs stored: p0442/p0448/p0455/p0456 and evap vent control valve is stuck open or will not seal when operated/closed. replace vent control valve; install filter kit listed in parts in | 06/18/2010 | |
Consumer Complaints
| Fail date | miles | occurences | Purchase date |
|---|---|---|---|
| SUSPENSION | |||
| 03/02/2013 | 62000 | ||
| I went to have my fluids changed and my mechanic told me that the rear sway bar on my car was snapped. i checked online and it looks like many other nissan owners have had this same problem. this is definitely a defect in the part that nissan should fix. this should part should be recalled. thank you | |||
| 05/31/2012 | 1 | ||
| I took my car in for a regular oil change and the mechanic stated that the sway bar needed to be replaced because it was broken. he said that it had to have been broken for awhile because the ends were rusted and they normally do not corrode that quickly. he said that it was a clean break. unfortunately, it is not covered by my extended warranty so i will have to pay out of pocket. this appears to be a common problem for the 2007 model. well, mine was manufactured in 2007. i am a responsible driver and i have not been in an accident so it makes no sense to me why the part would break unless it was defective. *tr | |||
| 05/31/2012 | |||
| I took my car in for a regular oil change and the mechanic stated that the sway bar needed to be replaced because it was broken. he said that it had to have been broken for awhile because the ends were rusted and they normally do not corrode that quickly. he said that it was a clean break. unfortunately, it is not covered by my extended warranty so i will have to pay out of pocket. this appears to be a common problem for the 2007 model. well, mine was manufactured in 2007. i am a responsible driver and i have not been in an accident so it makes no sense to me why the part would break unless it was defective. | |||
| 06/14/2012 | 85000 | ||
| The left rear torsion/ant-isway bar sustained complete fracture at the end. nothing hit it. it appeared to be due to corrosion. it was inspected by conyers nissan service and the advisor agreed this was probably due to manufacturing defect. | |||
| 05/01/2009 | 1000 | ||
| Car not stable. it wanders and pitches. steering is all over the road. requires constant correcting. seems very unstable on the interstate at 60mph and higher. seems to pitch from corner to corner. | |||
| 04/26/2008 | 1000 | 1 | |
| I purchased a new 2008 nissan altima from hanless hilltop nissan, richmond, ca for myself on march 30, 2008. i drove the car one day and returned it to the dealer to inquire as to what vehicle was given to me, because is was not the vehicle that i test drove, i was told by my sale person that it was the vehicle that was test driven. the reason i went back to inquire about the vehicle was because of the way the car drove. basically, the car drives like an old beat up 1955 vehicle. the cars steering is all over the road, it feels unsafe. the car bottomed out several times, even after i had it in the dealership. i had it looked at by another nissan dealership and they couldn't find anything wrong with it.. well, after my continued complaints, hanless nissan finally agreed there was a problem with the vehicle, the suspension had basically come apart. they replaced two bolts at the direction of nissan.. well, this didn't fix the problem, because a day after the replacement of the bolts, the car bottomed out again while going over a safety road bump. i took the car back to the hanless nissan, but they said, because they can not recreate the exact problem, nissan will not honor the warranty, if they were to replace the shock or do any other work on the vehicle without them first agreeing to the work order. i have been in contact with a nissan representative wayne neville at 866.799.1690 ext 1442 all the while, i was discussing this with the dealership. i thought nissan had my best interest at heart, but now i see it was all an act, because he has not returned any of my phone call about the continued problem with the suspension of my vehicle.. i strongly believe i should be given another car. this is very serious suspension problem, that i believe one day will cause an accident. i can not believe nissan is not concern about the safety of the buyers. *tr | |||
| SUSPENSION - REAR | |||
| 05/22/2008 | 1 | ||
| I purchased a new 2008 nissan altima from baker-jackson nissan, houston, for my daughter on may 21. my daughter drove the car one day and returned it to the local nissan dealership in her city of arlington, texas. this dealership, don davis nissan, informed us they don't know how we were sold this car, because the rear suspension had basically come apart. the studs holding the struts were missing and broken off; one missing completely and the other sheared off. they indicated my daughter was very fortunate to have arrived in arlington safely without a major accident occurring. i have asked nissan to replace the car with an exact make/model/style, but to date they have not and are telling me they are planning to repair the car. they sent a nissan engineer out to the arlington dealership to review, and he indicated to the service shop personnel, the studs were not torqued properly from the manufacturer. i have placed a claim with nissan consumer affairs, i have talked to baker-jackson nissan to replace the car----to date, i am only getting the run around from both. we have only driven the car 1 day and have been inconvenienced for more than 2 weeks now. i think nissan may be trying to cover up a manufacturing defect. i'm ready to go public with this and am considering legal actions. can someone from this office please call me and discuss my options. i don't trust this car, even if it is repaired---what else could be wrong with it. we are very dis-satisfied, unhappy and frustrated customers. baker-jackson nissan, houston, in my opinion does not deserve to be in business--if this is how they treat customers. nissan's attempt to cover up a defect should be revealed as such. i only want to replace the car and make sure nissan fixes this problem for other consumers before someone is seriously hurt or killed. i understand, manufacturers make mistakes, but they need to do their due diligence to correct this problem before someone is killed. *tr | |||