2y ago

Nissan recalling more than 236,000 cars to fix a problem that can cause loss of steering control

apnews.com

15 comments

Unpopular opinion, but i think steering is really important while driving.
- NTA your steering wheel your rules
- You are so brave to speak truth to power.
- Big, if true.
- I used to design steering columns, and it's really not as important as you think. In the event of an issue, the car will eventually come to a stop regardless of steering performance.
The recall covers certain Sentra compact cars from the 2020 through 2022 model years.
Tie rods breaking. Yikes.
- I had a tie rod break on my old beloved Civic. I was stopped though, had just finished refueling. Turned the wheel to move away from the pump and… KACHUNK!
  Tried moving it into a parking space and no dice. It would kiiiiiinda steer. Got out, looked at the passenger-side front tire, turned to the left. checked out the driver’s-side tire… turned to the right.
  “I don’t think it’s usually supposed to be like that,” I tell my friend.
- How Dorman of them
How very Nissan of them. For a company that’s been building cars for about half a century, you’d think they’d have figured out the simple shit by now.
- Cars don't look, work etc. the way they did 50 years ago. It is a constantly changing, massive chain of things that have to happen to bring a car on the road. Any point of that line can cause issues somewhere down the line. Instead of sweeping it under the rug, like US manufacturers, they recall. That is a good thing.
  
  It’s a recall for tie rods breaking, and losing steering. Yeah…. Tie rods still work the same as they always have.
  I get what you’re saying, but this isn’t some new tech, or something invented in the last few years. This is a production and QC problem, which Nissan has had MANY of.

15 comments