| Issue ID | 955913 |
| Internal NHTSA # | 10489260 |
| Manufacurer | Nissan North America, Inc. |
| Brand | NISSAN |
| Model | ALTIMA |
| Model Year | 2007 |
| File date | 07/11/12 |
| Component | SUSPENSION |
| Product type code | VEHICLE |
| Description of the problem | 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. |
| Vehicle Mileage at Failure | 42152 |
| Number of Occurences | 1 |
| Source of the issue | NHTSA WEB SITE |
| City and State | OMAHA, NE |
| VIN pattern | 1N4AL21E07NXXXXXX |
| Was vehicle invloved in a crash? | N |
| Was vehicle involved in a fire? | N |
| Was incedent reported to police? | N |
| Was medical attention required? | |
| 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 | 25 |
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