Broken Inner Tie Rod Repair on a 2013 Nissan Rogue

A steering issue that feels minor rarely is. On this 2013 Nissan Rogue, what the owner noticed as a vague, off-feeling steering wheel turned out to be a failed inner tie rod - a part that connects your steering rack directly to your front wheels. When that fails, you're not fully in control of where your vehicle goes. That's not a problem you want to ignore.

The vehicle came in on a tow, which was the right call. A broken inner tie rod can make a car unpredictable to drive, and pushing through it risks damaging surrounding suspension components or - worst case - losing steering control altogether. We got it in, got it on the jack stands, and went straight to work.

We pulled the bad inner tie rod and the rack boot along with it. The rod itself had visible damage at the joint - clearly past the point of just being worn. New parts went in, everything was torqued down properly, and we made sure the rack boot was seated and secured correctly before buttoning it back up.

Here's the part a lot of shops skip - the alignment. Any time you're touching tie rods, the alignment has to be reset. Without it, the vehicle will pull, the tires will wear unevenly, and you're back in the shop sooner than you should be. We finished the job with a full alignment so this Rogue drives straight and true, the way it should.

That's the difference between a patch job and a real repair. We handle the whole thing - towing included - so you're not scrambling to coordinate multiple calls when something goes wrong with your vehicle.