On 5/17/21 I had just left Walmart in Abington on my way to pickup my glasses. After picking up my glasses i felt wobble in the driver's side rear tire. I pulled over on Pine St. and checked the lug nuts on each wheel. Everything seemed okay. I then noticed a traction sign on the dashboard. I put on my hazard lights and drove home approximately a mile or two. When I got home I backed the car up and when I got out I notices the rear wheel drivers side bending inward at the top. I had Westgate Towing tow it after approved by AAA to Bourne's Auto for repair where i had bought the car and purchased a repair/warranty contract. Nothing was covered. No rental for a week. Paid almost $911.47 for the repair. Worried it could happen on other side. Diagnosis: Left Rear Lower Control Arm & Lateral Arm and Alignment needed.
2014 Nissan Altima steering complaints
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While driving my car the component snapped/popped and caused me to lose control of my car and crashing into a curb in front of a pole. No warning lights came on prior to this happening. I have reached out to the manufacturer with no satisfactorily acceptable resolution. Currently I am in the hospital. The police was on the scene and the vehicle was towed to my residence due to being inoperable. I am physically, mentally and emotionally affected by this matter. Consumer stated she noticed a campaign but not a recall and her VIN was not included.
While turning onto the entrance ramp to the highway, the lower rear control arm on the passenger side cracked and separated from the rest of the vehicle. The only thing holding the wheel on to the vehicle was a suspension coil. Steering and control of the vehicle became intermittent and I had no idea what was happening. I was driving with my pregnant daughter in the passenger seat. The "slippery road" warning light appeared on the dashboard but no other warnings or alerts. We were not injured. The vehicle was towed to our automotive repair shop. The auto repair noted that they had fixed this issue on Nissan Altima in the past and the repair was covered by Nissan. The nissanassist website states there is "a service campaign in states with high road salt usage to replace the rear suspension lower link. On some affected vehicles, and under severe corrosion conditions, one of the rear lower suspension links may corrode and separate at the bushing joint area". I live in Buffalo, NY area which is a high-salt state. Nissan will not cover this repair ($1146.57 includes NYS taxes) because the campaign does not include my VIN and was for 2013 models; my vehicle is 2014. The auto repair shop told us that the lower control arm in my 2014 vehicle was a 2013 part, so it was subject to the same defect that prompted the 2013 recall. Nissan refuses any assistance with this repair and says the VIN number is not included on the lower suspension link repair. If this type of corrosion in a high salt state resulting in breakage is a known covered issue with the 2013 model, and my 2014 model Nissan was assembled with the 2013 control arm parts, then my vehicle should not be excluded.
Vehicle is difficult to keep in the lane I'm driving in feels like I'm about to be blown off the road I've replaced the tie rods the hubs the tires had multiple alignments but feels like the suspension has failed some where or the steering failed something is there is vibration in the wheel feels like its slipping or hesitation there's a its to the point I'm getting scared to drive it almost like the frame is separated or separating somewhere doesn't feel safe to drive feels unstable at low and high speeds it almost to the point I wanna jist junk the [xxx] thing cause no matter what I have done or do to it myself it never gets better parts of this document have been redacted to protect personally identifiable information pursuant to the freedom of information act (foia), 5 u.s.c. 552(b)(6).
Rear lower control arm rusted and broken while in motion. Loss of steering as well as driveability beyond 10mph
Control arm/rear suspension lower link rusted out and lost control of the car on the taconic state parkway. No injuries.nissan has been aware of this issue since 2103. Wont replace as they state car has too many miles which has nothing to do with rusting out. It states on their website a service campaign agreeing that severe corrosion occurs in states with high road salt usage and new york is one of these states. Why isnt this a recall? Shame on nissan. Had we been alerted to this service campaign we would have had it inspected on a regular basis to avoid this mishap. Nissan also stated since the car was not totaled, they will do nothing. Please alert anyone who owns a nissan altima to be aware! We will be fixing this control arm at our expense as well as the other control arm at our expense so that this will make the car safe and to avoid a major accident or death. If the airbag was defective, would that matter of the mileage of the car? Its a safety issue!
This is a known problem with the transmission. They did not reimburse or fix at no charge. Now my power steering went out. This is the worst car I ever bought.
Lower control arms need to be replaced, front struts need to be replaced, and power steering motor. My power steering will fail while driving, for 2-3 seconds at a time, making my steering wheel unable to turn. While in motion
When going up or down drive way wheel makes pooping sound car also sway back in forth on freeway.
Driving to work lost control of rear tire. Took it in to get looked at and was informed the rear lower link rusted all the way through. I was informed there was a service campaign for 2013-2014 altima sedan on the rear lower link. When I contacted nissan I was informed it was only for the 2013 altima. I explained to them campaign id# p9324 said for 2013-2014 altima and my car was a 2014 built in july 2013 and has the same rear lower link part number on both year models and mine had completely rusted through and separated. They don't care. Now I can't drive the car until I get it fixed at my own expense.
While driving on a state route I hit a bump in the road and immediately felt the steering wheel shift from even to the left about 45 degrees with a thumping sound . Also the stability light came on. I tried to steer the car properly but encountered a pulling to the left. I pulled off the road into a lot and discovered the rear left wheel and side (driver side} was lower than the right and the wheel was tilted inward. Further inspection revealed that the connection to the suspension was compromised. We had the car towed on flatbed to my local mechanic. He is located near the local nissan dealership so we hope to get it resolved with his selp. My research on your site indicated that several (1000's) of 2013 vehicles experienced this problem but not many 2014 models. I believe the problem is not just for the 2013 models and the 2014's age is about at the same time when the 2013's have failed. (6 years old). I am hoping that nissan follows suit with the 2014 models like canada did last year.
The headlights are very bad at night I have changed out with new ones 5 times. Also the steering have to keep being corrected when driving car wants to go into other lanes I had 2 wheel alignments in still no help
Car would not stop as I was trying stop from hitting a vehicle that stopped I'm front of me, due to brakes locking up and I tried to swerve to prevent an accident from occurring the steering wheel locked up as well.*dt
Steering wheel vibration it's getting worse every day plus when I turn the wheel to the left it does make a grinding sound
Tl* the contact owns a 2014 nissan altima. While driving 70 MPH, the transmission downshifted, the engine revved, and the vehicle decelerated. The engine lost power when the vehicle approached a stop sign. In addition, the steering wheel vibrated. The contact was able to gain control of the vehicle after it was turned off and restarted. Also, the "m6" message appeared on the instrument panel. The vehicle was taken to an independent mechanic to be diagnosed, but no failure codes appeared. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer and dealer were not made aware of the failure. The VIN was unknown. The failure mileage was 74,000. *tr
The steering wheel is very loose and the car is hard to keep straight. It is all over the road. If you get in a groove in the road it will about take the car and cause you to lose control. I thought I had a problem somewhere else but had everything checked and it is the steering. When others ride with me they ask if I'm ok because of the car going side to side. I avoid the highway because with speed increase it's even harder to keep in my lane. I noticed the problem right after getting the car. Tried to ignore thinking it was me, that I was not use to the way a nissan handled as I have never owned one before. Something has to be done. This is very dangerous. I have read at least 16 complaints from other nissan owner's while on the internet to see what the problem could be.
I was driving the freeway and lost power engine and shut offs I'm not sure how I didn't have the accident yet. Take it to mechanic find out it was a throttle body position sensor and the throttle body camshaft position sensor crankshaft position sensor replaced all that still giving the same problem how to replace it again. So the speed limit was 70 I was going 65 so lost lost in the entire engine at speed of 65 is really difficult to maneuver
While backing out of my driveway, I notice the steering wheel was stiff. I could not steer the car properly. I had to keep a tight grip on the steering wheel while exiting onto the street. I put the car in park turning the steering wheel in various directions, the stiffness in the steering wheel could be felt with each turning of the wheel. While driving and preparing to stop, the steering while would almost lock causing the car to drift. I applied the brake and held tightly on the steering wheel.
Electro hydraulic steering has faulty software. At freeway speeds, you need to constantly adjust steering to keep vehicle centered.
Tl* the contact owns a 2014 nissan altima. While driving 35 MPH, the steering wheel seized. As a result, the contact had difficulty keeping the vehicle in the correct lane. The vehicle was taken to dave smith nissan (6901 e sprague ave, spokane, wa 99212, (509) 924-6242) where it was diagnosed that there was an electrical failure in the steering wheel. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was not notified. The failure mileage was 23,000.
The passenger tie rod became disconnected at the point where the inner and outer were bolted together. Because I was stranded on the side of the road at 2:00 am saturday morning I needed to have the vehicle towed to a repair shop. The owner was surprised that I was needing replacement on a 2014. After inspecting the vehicle he found that the bolt was not secured and bolted all the way down. Both sides need replacement although I can only afford to fix one side now. He did explain it was a safety hazard and needed to be replaced asap. He believed it came this way from the manufacturer, because tie rods last much longer than 3-4 years. I was driving on a city street making a left hand u turn at about 5 milled an hour when my car came to a stop. Thought my transmission went out. Got out at looked at my front tire that was turned to the left and could see the tie rod separated.
At slow speeds, there is a whining noise coming from the car. Dealer said it is normal as it is a new electric steering pump and not the old belt system. The problem is continuous and has not stopped.
The car steering wheel pump makes a whining noise which can be heard loud and clear. The noise is so irritating that it can out anyone have a vertigo. Yet two nissan dealerships say this is normal, and refuse to accept it. Some altimas have the noise asnd some do not. I strongly believe that nissan (the company) and nissan dealerships are colluding and don't want to make this expensive recall. This will may lead to drivers having accidents due to the highly annoying noise
My car has approximately 43,000 miles.I'm having a hard time keeping the car in my lane of traffic. The car was pulling hard to the left, requiring me to steer to the right .. Car needs to be constantly corrected to stay inside the lane even when driving straigh. If you are in a crosswind or behind a truck, the vehicle drifts horribly too. You must have a good handle on the steering wheel to keep correcting to stay in your lane! I took my car to do an alignment two times and still the same I change tires and rims did not fix the problem there is alot of complains on the internet with the same problem.
I keep getting a key id incorrect or key id undetectable when I try to start the car. I have replaced the battery in the key fob and the same issues arise. I have to open and close the car door at least 10 times before I can get the car to start. This could be a safety hazard as I might get stranded somewhere if I shut the car off and it doesn't start. I am getting really tired of this issue and hopefully a recall or some type of fix will come from nissan. This issues always happens when the vehicle is in park and you try to start the vehicle.
My car has approximately 27,500 miles. About three months ago I began having a hard time keeping the car in my lane of traffic. The car was pulling hard to the left, requiring me to steer to the right (approximately to a 1 o'clock position). I believed this to be an alignment issue and had a large chain repair shop complete an alignment. The steering issue was not resolved. I then took the car to my dealership and they advised that it was out of alignment and they had fixed the issues with an alignment (I have not paid $250 in alignment charges). After a few days of driving it, the car is still pulling to the left. I have tried driving in all lanes of traffic and been sensitive to the grade of the road...however, my car will pull to the left in any situation. In most cases, it takes quite a bit of pressure steering to the right, to keep the car driving straight-ahead. When I called the dealership to advise them the repair was not correct, they said they had two techs drive it and it was fine - I would need to return to the dealership and drive the car with them to diagnose. I don't feel that I should have to spend additional time with the service department to find a repair for my vehicle. I made a report with nissan customer affairs. In my experience with nissan, these are the steps that are needed to get a solution to any safety issues.
Takata recall- my 18 year old daughter was in a severe car wreck with side impact and rollover x 3. She had an injury to the left side of her face where the side impact airbags nor the curtain airbags came out . I have been working with nissan consumers affairs since aug 9, 2015 with a [xxx] but so far the issue is still in process . My daughter had a ct scan because of the swelling of her left face and the physician asked did the airbags come out to protect the side of her face and I said no and he stated to file a complaint with nissan and to get a lawyer . I bought the car brand new from action nissan in nashville tn . She was ran off the road and hit a side pole and flipped over 2 or more times according to a witness . Picture will be attached . All 4 kids survived . Thank you jesus!!! Information redacted pursuant to the freedom of information act (foia), 5 u.s.c. 552(b)(6). *tr..updated 12/22/15....updated 12/30/15 *bf; 4/27/18*jb the dealer stated steering wheel will turn but wheels wont move.
I purchased a brand new 2014 nissan altima sv from baker nissan north in houston, texas (19630 northwest fwy, houston, tx 77065 (281) 890-5656). My transmission has failed twice (replaced the first time and now having to be replaced again) and I have been getting the run around from the dealership. This issue should not be occurring with a brand new vehicle. Then to top it off I have been a loyal customer and have purchased a total of four cars from this dealership now. I filed a consumer affairs report with nissan corporation and have yet to hear something. I also called the dealership again to speak with someone in charge such as the general manager and they informed me to contact the consumers affairs department with nissan corporation. They said they have a chain of command to follow and that would be my best bet of getting the situation resolved. I would like this situation to be investigated and justice. I do not spend my hard earned money to have a car that is not operating properly and could put my life and others in danger. It comes down to the fact that this car is a lemon and I should be given brand new transportation or the dealership should purchase the car and pay off the loan and let me take my business elsewhere....... I also have copies of my maintenance records for documentation purposes.....thank you in advance for your time and effort. I look forward to hearing from you soon. *tr..updated 11/05/15 *bf the consumer also stated the AC was blowing out hot air, then cool air and the steering wheel was hard to turn. Updated 11/25/15.*jb *dt
Started noticing this problem in the first week of purchase. Car needs to be constantly corrected to stay inside the lane even when driving straight, and the steering becomes to taut when I try to correct it, like its being pulled away from dead-centre. I almost ran into cars in the other lane, was honked at multiple times.. Now I am extremely careful and drive with both hands on the steering constantly adjusting to stay inside the lane. A friend who was following me last weekend said I was weaving so much that it looked like some drunk was driving the car!! The steering issue has to be fixed before it caused any fatalities.
Car will not stay in lane at highway speed it wanders back and forth you have to constantly correct to stay in your lane . Almost went under semi truck trailer .air bag light also comes on saying no one is in passenger seat when my wife is setting there .been to dealer on recall 2 times on this already
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