Owner-reported complaints naming the suspension system, filed with NHTSA
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Reports naming suspension components — springs, struts, shocks, control arms and related hardware. Every record below is an owner-reported complaint about the 1995 Nissan Altima submitted to NHTSA — not a confirmed defect, not a recall and not a manufacturer bulletin. 10 reports on file name it.
Complaints are reports submitted by owners and drivers to NHTSA. They are not verified and do not establish that a defect exists.
Shown in the owner’s own words, exactly as filed
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1995 NISSAN ALTIMA. THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT THE LEFT FRONT TIRE WAS FLAT. THE SIDEWALL WAS PUNCTURED BY THE COIL SPRING. THE TIRE WAS REPLACED BY A MECHANIC. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 133,792.
RIGHT FRONT COIL SPRING LOCATED ON STRUT BROKE, THE TOP COIL RUSTED AND BROKE THE REMAINING COIL SPRING JUMPED OVER THE RETAINER ON THE STRUT ASSEMBLY AND WAS RESTING ON THE INNER FENDER. *JB
VEHICLE HAS REMOTE LOCK ON STARTER,( IF PAYMENT IS NOT MADE ON DUE DATE). ONE WEEK AFTER PURCHASE, REMOTE LOCK FAILED. AT ATTEMPT TO REPAIR IT WAS MADE 3 TIMES, SINCE THEN OTHER ELECTRICAL PARTS HAVE FAILED AND/OR FAILING. AIR CONDITIONING HAS FAILED, WINDOWS AND DOOR LOCKS HAVE HAPHAZDERLY WORKED OFF AND ON. RADIO DOESN'T WORK SINCE REPAIRS HAVE BEEN ATTEMPTED. TRANSISSION SHIFT DOESN'T WORK PROPERLY. HAVE TO GO TO ACCESSORY PUT SHIFTER IN NEUTRAL TO START VEHICLE. WHEN IN PARK START WILL NOT ENGAGE. THERE ARE NO RUBBER BOOTS ON CV JOINTS. DEALER CLAIMED THE VEHICLE WAS NEVER WRECKED OR HAD ANY MAJOR REPAIR WORK DONE. DEALER HAD WARRANTY ON VEHICLE, THEN SOLD BUSINESS, FULL COVERAGE INSURANCE WAS REQUIRED FOR WARRANTY TO BE IN EFFECT. NEW DEALER IS NOT HONORING WARRANTY AND THE VEHICLE IS FALLING APART.
TWO YEARS AFTER OWNING MY ALTIMA I WAS TOLD I NEEDED THE REAR STRUTS REPLACED. THIS WAS PAID FOR BY WARRANTY. NOW AFTER FIVE YEARS OF OWNING THE VEHICLE I AM ONCE AGAIN BEING TOLD THAT THE STRUTS ARE NEEDING TO BE REPLACED. I ASKED THE SERVICE TECH WHERE I WAS GETTING MY CAR SERVICED IF THIS SEEMED RIGHT AND HE THOUGHT IT SEEMED FUNNY THAT I WOULD NEED TO GET THEM REPLACED AGAIN AND THAT I SHOULD STILL BE ON MY FIRST SET OF REAR STRUTS. *AK
PROBLEM WITH RUSTS/CORROSION DEVELOPING ON THE INDEPENDENT FRONT SHOCK ABSORBER. DEALER NOTIFIED. *AK
THERE HAS BEEN A RATTLYING SOUND IN THE FRONT RIGHT OF THE CAR SINCE THE DAY I PURCHASED IT. IT WAS DETERMINED THAT IT HAS A BAD STRUT, OR MOUNT. THE AIR BAG UNIT IS BAD. THE COMPUTER INDICATED THAT THE AIRBAG UNIT IS BAD ON 9/10/99. THE CAR HAS BEEN IN NO ACCIDENTS SINCE I PURCHASED IT.
2 TIRES BLEW OUT. NLM
WHILE DRIVING UNDER NORMAL DRIVING CONDITIONS PASSENGER'S SIDE CONTROL ARM BROKE, RESULTING IN LOSS OF STEERING. *AK
WHEN TRYING TO GET INTO THE NEXT LANE THE WHEEL BECAME INOPERATIVE BECAUSE THE FRONT LOWER CONTROL ARM BROKE. PLEASE DESCRIBE DETAILS. *AK
CAR PULLED TO THE RIGHT DUE TO MISALIGNMENT. *DSH
Higher-selling and older vehicles accumulate more reports. Counts are not failure rates and are not directly comparable between vehicles that sold in very different numbers.
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