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2011 Nissan ALTIMA HYBRID Suspension Problems, Complaints and Defects

Issue ID	973571
Internal NHTSA #	10507039
Manufacurer	Nissan North America, Inc.
Brand	NISSAN
Model	ALTIMA HYBRID
Model Year	2011
File date	04/07/12
Component	SUSPENSION
Product type code	VEHICLE
Description of the problem	New 2011 nissan altima hybrid, delivered, noticed right away seemed to be wandering all over road. Hard to steer a straight line. Took back to dealer with complaint, they took it and drove around parking lot, brought it back 2 minutes later said it was fine. It made for miserable driving, almost wrecked a few times due to inadvertent lane wandering. Noticeable tire wear at 4000 miles, had tires rotated. Traveling cross country, 10,000 mile trip. Rear tires wore down to steel belts and beyond, one blew out at 65 mph. Rear wheels leaning outward at the bottom, tires wore out on inside edges of both rear tires. Went to dealer who said hybrids eat tires rapidly. No wonder. Alignment was checked, it was way out of spec. I had an 09 altima hybrid with the exact same problem, making the same trip out west. Tires wore same way, had to buy 2 new ones in oregon. I live near boston. These cars come from the factory with non aligned rear suspension. Dealer aligned rear end of car and put on two new tires, and it drives much better now than it did when it was first delivered. Personally i think the rear end suspension design is poor, and i noticed that for the 2013 models they did a redesign of the rear suspension. In their ads they brag about how well it corners now! No wonder! Going around corners, if you hit a bump, the rear of the car will try to swing out, so you have to watch it if you corner at speeds above 30 mph. It can be dangerous at highway speeds. Both cars were the same way. The problem is aggravated when the car is loaded to max gross vehicle weight, as the tires visibly bow out at the bottom due to suspension design using unequal length "a" arms in the rear suspension, with a short upper " a" arm, a longer lower "a" arm. When suspension is loaded, the short upper arm pulls in more than the bottom, and bows bottom out so tires wear on inside edges dangerously.
Vehicle Mileage at Failure	8000
Number of Occurences	1
Source of the issue	NHTSA WEB SITE
City and State	HOPKINTON, MA
VIN pattern	1N4CL2AP4BCXXXXXX
Was vehicle invloved in a crash?	N
Was vehicle involved in a fire?	N
Was incedent reported to police?	N
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Was part original equipment?
No. of injured persons	0
No. of fatalities	0
Date of purchase	07/08/26
Was original owner?	N
Anti-lock brakes	N
Cruise control	N
Number of cylinders	4
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Vehicle speed	65
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2011 Nissan ALTIMA HYBRID Suspension Problems, Complaints and Defects, Recalls and Failures

2011 Nissan ALTIMA HYBRID Suspension Problems, Complaints and Defects

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