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#1654 of 4043 carregal13 by ccermak Dec 16, 2003 (3:45 pm)
Sounds like the old "fuel-cut" issue. What year is your Maxima? Search this board and maxima.org 5th gen forum for "fuel-cut" and you'll find a lot. I believe this was for 2000 and 2001 Maximas. There is a TSB (technical service bulletin) about an ECM flash or something to fix it. That's engine control module, basically the computer.
#1655 of 4043 03' SE Vibration at Highway Speeds by plasticpro Dec 16, 2003 (4:56 pm)
Currently, I have 03' Maxima SE that has vibrated (at highway speeds) ever since I first had the tires rotated at 6500 miles. Since then, I've had the tires balance countless times by different places with different balancing equipment. Nothing really seems to solve the vibration problem throughout the car. This problem occurred like a light switch the day I had the tires rotated. My brakes don't really shimmy when their applied. Thus, I don't think they are out of spec from over tightening. Nissan has tried to blame the Bridgestone tires however they cannot tell which one or ones are bad. They all roadforce test within spec. Thoughts?
#1656 of 4043 04 vibration by p100 Dec 17, 2003 (12:52 pm)
Defective tires, no doubt about that. These tires are the reason why I did not buy a new 03 SE, because I could feel vibration in the steering wheel at 60MPH when I test drove 2 new 03 SEs. Nissan had to replace thousands of these tires. Get a set of decent tires if you want to resolve the problem. The Nissan dealer will order the same replacement tires. You may want to press on Nissan to get you a set of different brand tires. If they give a you a runaround, I would ask for an explanation why did they switch to a different tire brand for the 04 Maxima.   Toyo tires may be a good choice. These came originally on my 98 Maxima SE and I never had any problems with them. They lasted almost 60K miles.
#1657 of 4043 Vibration by plasticpro Dec 17, 2003 (7:59 pm)
Thanks for the input p100. Does Toyo make a 225/50 R17 tire? I can't seem to find one. The Bridgestone factory tires were an extremely poor choice, I also have a problem with them flatspoting all the time. I thought about the Pilot A/S, however I'm concerned about excessive road noise. I tend to cruise at 78 mph to work on some pretty smooth roads.   FYI.. I also spoke with a quality engineer at Nissan's plant in Symra, TN and the 04' Maxima owners are also complaining of some sort of vibration very similar to mine. I don't know if that is tire related or not, so be on the watchout.
#1658 of 4043 vibration by p100 Dec 18, 2003 (5:30 pm)
I checked into Toyo tires and could not find your size. I found P225-45-R17 and P225-55-R17 sizes, but not P225-50-R17. You could use the P225-45-R17 size without any adverse effects because the speedometer error would be negligible. The Pilot tires you mention are rather expensive (about $190 a piece) and they will not last very long. I had a set of Pilots on my 99 Mazda and they lasted only 30K miles and got very noisy toward the end. I would check into some other brands such as Dunlop.   Thanks for the info on the 04 Maxima vibration problems. As far as I am concerned, I am not buying anymore Maximas until I see that these people are serious about quality. There is no excuse for this. What have they accomplished by increasing the tire size to 18 inch diameter if the car has vibration problems? My 98 Maxima does not have these problems and P215-55 HR16 Toyo Proxess tires can be bought for about $ 90 a piece.
#1659 of 4043 Jittery rattle by mrtrace Dec 20, 2003 (3:16 pm)
Hello all. This is my first time posting in the town hall, but I am sure I will be posting alot more in the future as my mother just bought a used 02' maxima gle. So far everything has been okay, except for having to replace the front brakepads and resurfacing of the rotors and a new battery along with a reset of the computer. I guess thats enough for the 5 days she has only had it. But to get to the problem I've driven the car and tested it on all road surfaces and on bumpy roads there is a jittery bounce in the steering wheel and I dont know what it could be. I've never driven a max before and I didn't know if this is normal for this vehicle. In addition even on highways if you go over slight uneven pavement you can feel the steering wheel bounce, as if its a very light vehicle. However, when you are not driving and riding as a passenger the ride is very smooth and quiet, almost lexus-like. Any suggestions would be helpful, as we are trying to find out all the problems wrong with the car so we can get them rectified by the dealer before they start that "it wasn't like that when you bought it." Thank you.
#1660 of 4043 Jittery rattle by mrtrace Dec 20, 2003 (3:21 pm)
Also, I've checked the tires and they seem to be in fair condition with enough tread left, but maybe its just the ride of the stock turanzas. I am hoping not every max drives this way, as I find it to be a premium car, but the bouncy steering and choopy ride over somewhat rough surfaces not worthy of anything premium at all.
#1661 of 4043 by kennyg5 Dec 20, 2003 (5:34 pm)
I also have the GLE. I agree the ride is gittery over rough pavements and speed bumps. I think you can blame the crummy stock tires and the inferior rear suspension. On regular and smooth roads, the GLE glides as if it is on rails. I have never experienced rattles, even over rough surfaces. My car is well put together.
#1662 of 4043 re: kennyg - jittery rattle by mrtrace Dec 21, 2003 (9:52 am)
Thanks alot for all your feedback. I went out again late night to test the car and I've decided that it has to be the tires because there are times that they do feel choppy, maybe they've never been rotated at all (as I look over the service records I don't see anything mentioned), but they could definitely go for some balancing. However, when I was out last night the "service enging soon" light came on for the second time in 3 days. The first time I took it back to service and they said it was a bad battery so they changed it out and reset the computer. As I dont know a whole lot about cars, I do know that "because they battery was dead you wasn't getting all the power you could and thats why it was sluggish" was bulls**t. But I said why argue, even though I was thinking to myself doesn't the alternator run the car after once its started and the battery plays nothing to do at all. So today I started the car and disconnected the battery is there was a slight power loss, but the engine didn't conk out. Does anyone know what this could be. Thanks for all your responses.
#1663 of 4043 6 speed Maxima by honestbill2 Dec 21, 2003 (10:18 am)
I test drove a 2003 maxima 6 speed the other day. My question to anyone is... I noticed on slow shifts, with the clutch depressed and with my foot completely off of the accelerator , that the engine revs remained high, and slowly returned to idle rpm. It wasn`t an issue when running through the gears quickly. The dealer said that is relate to the "drive by wire" throttle control system as engineered into the vehicle. I didn`t like the feel and the delay in idle return.. has anyone experienced this or can provide an explanation. thanks...

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