2012 Nissan Pathfinder Suspension Problems

Your right lower control arm broke while driving at highway speed (65 mph), causing your vehicle to spin completely around and become very difficult to control. The tire blew out during the spin, and the incident happened with no warning signs beforehand. This type of suspension failure is a serious safety hazard that could have involved other vehicles if traffic had been heavier at the time.

Your rear lower control arm broke while you were driving, requiring the vehicle to be towed. When the control arm was replaced, mechanics discovered cracks in multiple places on the crossmember subframe, which is a structural component that supports the suspension. This damage makes the vehicle unsafe to drive until the subframe is repaired or replaced.

While driving at 35 mph, your Pathfinder began wobbling side to side as if the steering wheel were being turned left and right repeatedly, and the wobbling got worse when driving over bumps. Your husband found that the driver's side rear tire was severely rusted and nearly worn through, the wheel was turned inward toward the wheel well, and there was extensive rust on the rear subframe and suspension members. This condition made the vehicle undrivable and likely requires inspection and replacement of rusted suspension and structural components.

Your Pathfinder's rear subframe is sagging and rusting, which could affect handling and safety. The corrosion has weakened the structural integrity of this key suspension component. You'll want to have a mechanic inspect it soon and likely replace the affected rusted sections of the subframe.

While your 2012 Pathfinder was parked, you noticed your rear tires were severely damaged. Upon inspection, you found that the subframe (a critical structural component supporting the suspension) was heavily corroded and fractured. The dealer provided a repair estimate but the vehicle wasn't repaired, and Nissan declined to help because the vehicle was out of warranty at 133,000 miles.