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2013 -2018 Altima Control Arm Rust & CorrosionWe are investigating a Nissan Altima Control Arm lawsuit based on consumer complaints control arm failure in 2013 - 2018 Nissan Altima models. Many Altima owners and lessees are reporting that the control arm breaks and fails due to rust and corrosion. Some report that the Altima control arm failure has occurred while driving, causing them to lose control of the vehicle. The repair cost for this problem ranges from $600 to $2,200 and consumers have been stuck with the bill.
If the control arm on your 2013 - 2018 Nissan Altima has broken due to rust or corrosion, please call us at 615-251-9500 or fill out the form and we'll contact you at your convenience. There are no fees or expenses unless we win! Consumer ComplaintsBelow is a sample of publicly available consumer complaints:
"THE CONTROL ARM ON MY 2013 NISSAN ALTIMA BROKE WHILE ENTERING THE FREEWAY ON (7/20) DURING RUSH HOUR, CAUSING ME TO LOSE STEERING IN THE REAR OF MY VEHICLE...THIS EXCESSIVE RUST IS WHAT LED TO THE CONTROL ARM TO FAIL AND BREAK."
-7/29/18; NHTSA.GOV "WHILE DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD THE REAR CONTROL ARM BROKE OFF. THE CAR HAS 46,000 MILES AND IS 5 YEARS OLD YET RUSTED SO BADLY FROM THE INSIDE OUT THAT THE ARM COMPLETELY BROKE OFF."
-10/10/18; NHTSA.GOV "MY LEFT REAR CONTROL ARM SPLIT IN HALF AND MY RIGHT REAR CONTROL ARM IS CRACKED IN THE SAME SPOT. THIS IS A SIGNIFICANT SAFETY ISSUE AS IT COULD HAVE CAUSED A MAJOR ACCIDENT."
-12/15/18; NHTSA.GOV "TURNING CORNER IN A HOUSING DEVELOPMENT WHEN HEARD A SNAP/BANG AND THE REAR LEFT SIDE OF THE CAR DROPPED. STEERING BECAME UNSTEADY....FOUND THAT LEFT REAR LOWER CONTROL ARM HAD RUSTED THROUGH AND BROKE..."
-12/26/18; NHTSA.GOV "THE REAR PASSENGER SIDE CONTROL ARM BROKE GOING DOWN THE HIGHWAY AT 60 MPH. BACK END STARTED TO FISHTAIL. LUCKILY DID NOT GET INTO AN ACCIDENT."
-1/25/19; NHTSA.GOV "FEBRUARY 2018, DRIVER SIDE REAR CONTROL ARM BROKE OFF (RUSTED) WHILE DRIVING....DECEMBER 2018 CHRISTMAS NIGHT WHILE DRIVING DOWN THE HIGHWAY THE CONTROL ARM ON THE RIGHT REAR PASSENGER SIDE SIDE BROKE OFF (RUST)."
-2/12/19; NHTSA.GOV "DRIVING VEHICLE AT HIGHWAY SPEED ON SNOW AND ICE COVERED ROAD WHEN PASSENGER SIDE LOWER REAR CONTROL ARM SNAPPED OFF FROM THE VEHICLE CAUSING A LOSS OF CONTROL"
-2/19/19; NHTSA.GOV "REAR DRIVERS SIDE LOWER CONTROL ARM RUSTED COMPLETELY THROUGH AND BROKE OFF. RIGHT SIDE IS EQUALLY AS RUSTED BUT HAS NOT BROKEN OFF YET "
-2/28/19; NHTSA.GOV "DRIVING MY DAUGHTER NEARLY LOST CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE WHILE DRIVING IN A 40 MPH ZONE. IN DRY CONDITIONS, THE CAR BEGAN TO FISHTAIL AND WAS VERY DIFFICULT TO STEER. I INSPECTED THE CAR IN OUR DRIVEWAY AND THE REAR CONTROL ARMS HAD RUSTED OUT.."
-3/10/19; NHTSA.GOV "THE LEFT REAR CONTROL ARM BROKE FROM THE CONNECTION POINT ON THE CHASSIS WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 40 MPH ON A STRAIGHT ROAD. THIS ABRUPTLY STEERED MY VEHICLE INTO THE ONCOMING LAND (FORTUNATELY THERE WERE NO OTHER VEHICLES)."
-3/24/19; NHTSA.GOV "THE CONTROL ARM ON THE REAR RUSTED FROM THE INSIDE OUT AND BROKE WHILE I WAS DRIVING DOWN A STREET....I COMPLETELY LOST STEERING AND I COULD HAVE GOTTEN INTO AN ACCIDENT."
-3/25/19; NHTSA.GOV "THE CONTROL ARM BROKE IN MY 2013 ALTIMA. THE MECHANIC SAID HE HAS NEVER SEEN ON BREAK LIKE THIS AND IT APPEARS TO BE A DEFECT ON THE WELD"
-4/1/19; NHTSA.GOV "AT ONLY 70,000 MILES MY REAR LOWER CONTROL ARM FAILED WHILE DRIVING...VERY DANGEROUS."
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