2007 Nissan Altima Suspension

JUST DISCOVERED THE REAR SWAY BAR OF THE VEHICLE IS BROKEN. CAR IS DRIVEN ON PAVED ROADS, NO ROUGH DRIVING. NOTED IT FEELS UNSTABLE AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS SINCE THE SWAY BAR BROKE. A MECHANIC STATED THE BAR SNAPPED FOR NO APPARENT REASON I.E NOT FROM DRIVING HABITS OR TEAR/WEAR. *TR

CAR FEELS UNSETTLED WHEN DRIVING ON CROSS WINDS, FRONT STRUTS JUST REPLACED, WENT TO GET ALIGNMENT, FOUND TO HAVE A BROKEN SWAY BAR (STABILIZER), ON THE RIGHT SIDE. *TR

I DIDN'T NOTICE THE SWAY BAR WAS BROKE UNTIL MY HUSBAND WAS FOLLOWING ME HOME ONE NIGHT FROM WORK AND SAW THE RIGHT SIDE HANGING DOWN. *TR

REAR SWAY BAR HAS RUSTED THROUGH AND BROKEN IN HALF WITH THE RIGHT SIDE DANGLING DOWN AND DRAGGING ON THE GROUND. NO VISIBLE DAMAGE TO THE BAR OCCURRED PRIOR TO THE BREAK. *TR

WENT IN FOR AN OIL CHANGE AND WAS TOLD THE SWAY BAR WAS BROKEN AND THAT THIS IS A RECURRING PROBLEM ON 2007 ALTIMA'S BUT IS NOT ON THE RECALL LIST. *TR

I WAS DRIVING AND KEPT HEARING NOISE WHEN I WAS PULLING INTO MY HOUSE TO PARK AND I THOUGHT IT WAS SOMETHING IN MY TRUNK AND I LET IT GO ON, I FIGURE I WOULD TAKE IT OUT WHAT EVER IT WAS, WELL WHEN I DISCOVERED THAT THERE WAS NOTHING IN MY TRUCK THAT WAS MOVING AROUND I TOOK IT TO A SHOP AND THEY TOLD ME THAT IT WAS THE REAR SWAY BAR. I WAS ADVISED THAT IT WAS COMMON IN 2007 NISSAN ALTIMA..BUT WAS NOT A MANUFACTURED DEFECT. *TR

REAR SWAY/STABILIZER BAR BROKEN UNDER NORMAL DRIVING CONDITIONS. *TR

REAR SWAY BAR BROKEN FOR NO APPARENT REASON. WHILE WALKING UP OUR DRIVEWAY IT WAS NOTICED THAT SOMETHING WAS HANGING DOWN ON THE REAR UNDERNEATH THE CAR. THE REAR SWAY BAR HAD SNAPPED IN HALF. THE CAR HAS ALWAYS BEEN DRIVEN RESPONSIBLY. THERE WAS NO REASON FOR THIS TO HAPPEN OTHER THAN FAULTY EQUIPMENT. NISSAN SHOULD RECALL THIS PROBLEM SINCE IT IS SO COMMON. *TR

AS I WAS DRIVING HOME FROM WORK I NOTICED A NOISE IN THE REAR OF MY VEHICLE. I MADE AN APPOINTMENT TO HAVE IT LOOKED AT AND IT WAS SAID TO ME THAT MY REAR SHOCKS ARE BAD AND THAT THEY HAD SEIZED INTO THE KNUCKLE AND WERE RUSTED. I THEN PROCEEDED TO CONTACT NISSAN NORTH AMERICA TO SEE IF THEY WOULD HELP OUT WITH THIS ISSUE DUE TO THE VEHICLE ONLY HAVING 42000 MILES. THEY TOLD ME THAT BECAUSE I HAD AN EXTENDED WARRANTY AND IT WAS NOT NISSAN'S, AND BECAUSE IT WAS NOT IN THE FACTORY WARRANTY THAT IT WAS NOT THEIR PROBLEM. I FEEL THAT THIS IS A SAFETY CONCERN BECAUSE THE VEHICLE IS VERY WELL MAINTAINED AND THERE WAS A RECALL ON THE REAR SWAY BAR WHICH COULD HAVE AFFECT ON THE REAR SUSPENSION. THEY DID NOT FEEL THAT MY REASONING FOR REQUESTING ASSISTANCE WAS VALID AND I DO NOT FEEL SAFE DRIVING A VEHICLE THAT COULD POTENTIALLY FALL APART WHILE DRIVING. *TR

I WAS JUST DRIVING NORMALLY AND THE SWAY BAR ON REAR PASSENGER SIDE SNAPPED AND BROKE. I AM IN THE PROCESS OF TRYING TO HAVE IT REPAIRED, THE COST IS ASTRONOMICAL AT AROUND 500 DOLLARS. *TR

WAS TURNING OUT OF DRIVEWAY AND HEARD A POPPING NOISE. WHEN I STOPPED TO LOOK, I NOTICED A BLACK BAR OR HOSE HANGING FROM THE BACK DRIVER SIDE SUSPENSION AREA. AFTER RESEARCH, I FOUND THAT THE SWAY BAR BREAKAGE IS A COMMON ISSUE ON THIS YEAR AND MODEL. WE JACKED THE CAR UP AND SAW RUST ON THE HOSE. I DROPPED THE CAR OFF AT NISSAN THIS MORNING AND THEY JUST CALLED TO CONFIRM THIS IS THE SWAY BAR. IT IS COVERED UNDER MY EXTENDED WARRANTY. *TR

VEHICLE WAS PARKED AND I HAPPENED TO NOTICE A METAL PIECE HANGING DOWN. SWAY BAR HAD SNAPPED AND WAS DANGLING. HIGHWAY DRIVING AND RARELY A BUMP. MUST BE MANUFACTURER DEFECT AND JUDGING FROM MULTIPLE REPORTS WITH SIMILAR STORIES, MUST BE DEALT WITH. DEALER REPORTS NO CONTACT DAMAGE OR COMPROMISE IN BREAK AREA. MANUFACTURE DEFECT. *TR

WHILE PARKING ALONG A CURB, I HEARD A LOUD POP THAT SOUNDED LIKE SCRAPING METAL. THE REAR SWAY BAR HAD SNAPPED CLEANLY, JUST TO THE RIGHT OF THE BACK-RIGHT BUSHING. ON INSPECTION, THE SWAY BAR(PIPE) HAD RUSTED THROUGH. *TR

I NOTICED A PIECE HANGIDNG DOWN FROM UNDERNEATH THE REAR DRIVER SIDE OF MY 2007 ALTIMA. I TOOK IT TO THE DEALERSHIP AND WAS ADVISED I NEEDED NEW SWAY BARS AND LINKS. IN ADDITION, I WOULD NEED TO REPLACE MY MASTER CYLINDER AND ROTORS ALL FOR A WHOPPING $1013.00. THEY ALSO STATED THAT THE MASTER CYLINDER WAS COVERED UNDER A RECALL, BUT THAT THE DEFECT HAD NOTHING TO DO WITH MY ROTORS WHICH I FIND HARD TO BELIEVE. I PURCHASED THIS CAR A LITTLE OVER A YEAR AGO FROM A DEALER, I HAVE ALWAYS MADE SURE MY ROUTINE MAINTENANCE WAS TAKEN CARE OF, AND MOST OF THE MILES ON MY VEHICLE ARE HIGHWAY MILES ( 69,500 TOTAL MILES),. I HAVE TWO SMALL CHILDREN AND VERY CAREFUL WHEN I DRIVE. I AM MORTIFIED AT THIS BILL AND THAT A RECALL HAS NOT BEEN PUT INTO PLACE FOR THE SWAY BAR, AS I SEE SEVERAL COMPLAINTS REGARDING THIS ISSUE WITH 2007 ALTIMAS IN PARTICULAR. *TR

HEARD UNUSUAL NOISES UNDER THE CAR AND STOPPED BY FOR MECHANIC TO TAKE A LOOK. HE REPORTED THAT THE REAR SWAY BAR HAS SNAPPED AT THE CONNECTION POINT WITH NO SIGN OF DAMAGE OTHERWISE TO THE BAR. I AM BASICALLY THE ONLY DRIVER OF THIS CAR AND THERE IS NO REASON WHATSOEVER WHY THIS SHOULD HAVE HAPPENED. I SEE FROM RESEARCHING ONLINE THAT THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM WITH THE 2007 ALTIMA - THE BAR IS OBVIOUSLY DEFECTIVE AND THE PROBLEM SHOULD BE ADDRESSED BY NISSAN. AND I AM NOT HAPPY ABOUT THE ESTIMATED COST OF $500 TO HAVE IT FIXED. *TR

THE REAR STABILIZER BAR SNAPPED IN HALF DURING NORMAL DRIVING CONDITIONS - NO FAST CORNERS, POTHOLES, BUMPS, ETC. *TR

SIMILAR TO MANY OTHERS, I NOTICED A PIECE HANGING DOWN FROM THE UNDERSIDE OF MY 2007 NISSAN ALTIMA. IT TURNED OUT TO BE THE SWAY BAR. IT HAD JUST BROKEN IN HALF. THIS APPARENTLY HAS BEEN A COMMON PROBLEM FOR MANY OWNERS OF THIS PARTICULAR MODEL. IT WOULD APPEAR TO BE A DEFECT, AND COULD BE A SERIOUS SAFETY PROBLEM. *TR

TURNING INTO A STORE PARKING LOT AND THE REAR SWAY BAR JUST BROKE. *TR

I DROPPED IT OFF TO GET AN OIL CHANGE, AND THE NEXT THING I RECEIVE A PHONE CALL TELLING ME MY REAR SWAY BAR IS BROKE. THEY SAID IT HAS RUSTED AWAY, AND THAT THIS IS A MORE THEN COMMON REASON IN THE 2007 NISSAN ALTIMA. I VERIFIED THIS ON THE INTERNET WITH MANY ARTICLES. *TR

LOOKED AT THE CAR AND SAW SOMETHING HANGING FROM THE BOTTOM. BROUGHT IT TO A MECHANIC AND FOUND THAT THE SWAY BAR, SOMETIMES CALLED THE STABILIZER BAR, BROKE IN HALF. THE CAR WAS NOT IN AN ACCIDENT. I SEARCHED THE INTERNET AND FOUND THAT OTHER PEOPLE HAVE HAD THE SAME PROBLEM WITH THE NISSAN ALTIMA 2007. *TR

I WAS DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD WHEN I HEARD A BANG, AND THEN THE CAR STARTED MAKE A NOISE LIKE THE EXHAUST LET GO, AND VIBRATED WHEN I PUSHED THE GAS PEDAL TO GAIN SOME SPEED, SO WHEN I GOT IT CHECKED OUT IT CAME OUT TO BE THE SWAY BAR BROKE ON THE DRIVER SIDE, I TAKE CARE OF MY CAR AND SOMETHING LIKE THAT SHOULDN'T JUST BREAK, EVEN IF YOU DO HIT A BUMP, I HAVE BEEN RESEARCHING ON THE INTERNET AND CAME TO FIND OUT THAT THIS IS KNOWN PROBLEM BUT NISSAN WON'T TAKE RESPONSIBILITY. I ALWAYS HAVE MY 3 YEAR OLD LITTLE BOY IN THE CAR, I WAS TOLD NOT TO DRIVE VERY FAR WITH IT BROKEN BUT I AM TRYING TO GET SOME ANSWERS FIRST, WHY DID THIS HAPPEN, A PART LIKE THIS SHOULDN'T JUST BREAK. I AM FROM NOVA SCOTIA CANADA B1A-2S2 BUT THE LIST BELOW SAYS YOU HAVE TO BE FROM THE UNITED STATES. *TT

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 NISSAN ALTIMA. WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED, THE CONTACT NOTICED A LARGE POPPING SOUND COMING FROM THE FRONT END OF THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT EXAMINED THE VEHICLE AND NOTICED THAT THE SWAY BAR HAD FRACTURED. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 120,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 NISSAN ALTIMA. THE CONTACT STATED HE LOOKED UNDER THE VEHICLE AND NOTICED THAT A BAR WAS HANGING. THE CONTACT PULLED THE BAR AWAY FROM THE VEHICLE AND REALIZED THAT IT WAS THE SWAY BAR. AN AUTHORIZED DEALER WAS NOTIFIED AND STATED THAT THERE WERE NO RECALLS ADDRESSING THE FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 100,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 105,000. UPDATED 07/06/12 *BF UPDATED 07/12/12

UPON INSPECTION OF AN UNKNOWN METAL TUBE HANGING VISIBLY NEXT TO THE DRIVER'S SIDE REAR WHEEL, I WAS ABLE TO DETERMINE THAT THE SWAY BAR HAD DETERIORATED AND BROKE. IT IS A VERY POORLY DESIGNED HOLLOW TUBE STEEL. MY VEHICLE HAS APPROX 43,000 MILES ON IT. I DID RESEARCH AND FOUND THIS TO BE A COMMON YET UNADRESSED ISSUE WITH NISSAN. *TR

THE REAR STABILIZER BAR ON MY 2007 ALTIMA BROKE ON THE DRIVER SIDE. I WAS TRAVELING 55MPH IN A CURVE ON THE HIGHWAY. AFTER INSPECTION OF THE STABILIZER BAR I FOUND THAT IT WAS HOLLOW. I HAVE FOUND A HOST OF COMPLAINTS ON THE INTERNET FOR THE SAME MODEL SWAY BAR BREAKING. *TR