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#1700 of 4048 squeaky brakes by tomtrav Jan 12, 2004 (2:15 pm)
i have an 04 max se.the right front brake squeak is so loud that i can hear it in the house as my wife backs the car out of the garage.after 2 trips to dealer i was told this is considered normal by nissan.car is only 2 mos old.this is our 3rd max and quality has always been tops.this disappoints me and i wonder if any others have encountered this. Replies to this message: jme20002 (Dec 21, 2004 11:50 am)
#1701 of 4048 Wind noise by pordy Jan 12, 2004 (2:17 pm)
There is a TSB about wind noise for 00 - 03 maximas (NTB01029). Common problem- my '02 has it and getting fixed tomorrow.
#1702 of 4048 squeaky brakes on 04 Maxima by p100 Jan 13, 2004 (2:01 pm)
Autozone and other parts stores sell a disc brake paste, which when smeared on the back of the pads, will effectively eliminate squealing. It is worth a try - it is only a few dollars and some work on your part. Unfortunately, to get effective results, you must unbolt the brake calipers, slide them off the rotors, remove the pads and apply the paste on the back of the pads.   Your car is under warranty and this is a bad situation because Nissan can accuse you of "modifying" the brake system if something goes wrong, and void the warranty. The best bet would be to request that Nissan dealer apply an anti-squeal paste to your brake pads.   One more comment. Nissan used to sell (until recently) two different brake pad types for Maxima. One set was the original replacement set, the other was an economy set, which cost roughly one half of the original replacement pads. When I bought replacement pads for my 98 Maxima recently, Nissan told me that they discontinued the "economy " version of the pads because they had all kinds of squealing and uneven wear problems with them. Just something to consider: could it be that Nissan used similar "economy pads" in the new 04 models? This is one question I would ask. The OEM pads on my 98 Maxima never squealed and the OEM ones I put on recently do not squeal either, and I did not use the anti-squeal paste on them. The OEM pads for the 98 model are a Hitachi brand made in Japan. Would you believe that Nissan actually eliminated a squealer (wear indicator) on one of the pads? So now you have only one squealer on one wheel. Just how much money can they save on one squealer? These pads go for about $ 60 a set. I bought some NAPA brake pads for $ 8 a set that have squealers on both sides. I installed these on my 95 Nissan 4X4 pickup, have about 30K miles on them and they have performed flawlessly so far - good braking and no squealing at all. Go figure.   Maybe one solution to your problem is going to aftermarket brake pads. But there is this pesky warranty issue again. You can suggest this alternative to your Nissan dealer, who will most likly tell you that they cannot use anything but Nissan brake pads for warranty brake problems.
#1703 of 4048 Kudos to all those... by sox_in_04 Jan 13, 2004 (4:22 pm)
After taking a 6 year hiatus on DIY maintenance, I heretofore refuse to deal with incompetent dealers/service people (I know, their not all bad, just seems I have a knack for finding those who are)...I'm baaaack!   My '93 Max needs some TLC. I believe I have broken some studs in the exhaust manifold... Should I tackle it myself, or is this going to require a torch and several 300 pound men? Can anyone suggest a good source of discount exhaust parts. I'm guessing when I pull it apart I'm gonna need everything from the manifold back (although the muffler is only 1 1/2 years old). dklanecky, you had a post mentioning the Nissan service manual (#1517), is this something a slightly above average DIYer could make good use of?   And one last dumb question, my car runs like you-know-what (rough idol, no power, tranny hesitation...), but I can't ever recall the service light coming on. Would it still be worth taking to autozone to see if any codes are stored? It's a '93 so ignition coils can't be the culprit, but I don't know what it has for O2 sensors, MAF, etc.   I don't normally do this sort of thing, but I just went through a lot of the old posts screening for those most relevent and just had to hollar out a general THANK YOU! And p100, man that tire balancing post was a cold splash of reality!
#1704 of 4048 Wind noise by timadams Jan 14, 2004 (5:12 am)
I had the wind noise repair done to my back doors last month, and it does indeed make a noticeable improvement. Your service department should know about the TSB.
#1705 of 4048 92 maxima electrical problem by rjbusenitz Jan 14, 2004 (11:28 am)
I have a 92 maxima gxe that just started having some electrical problem. All of the sudden, the radio and antennae stopped working, the keypad on the door for locking/unlocking the doors, opening trunk etc. stopped working, the anti-theft stopped working and the automatic seatbelt will not operate with the ignition off. I thought it was a fuse, but no fuses are bad. Then I thought it might be the anti-theft relay by the battery, but i replaced it and nothing changed. Is there some secret fuse that I am missing? Help? i am tired of having to open my door while the ignition is on to have the seatbelt go down.
#1707 of 4048 My '93 GXE by sox_in_04 Jan 14, 2004 (11:51 am)
has intermittent electrical problems like the ones you mentioned. Inability to use key less entry, seat belts don't retract, etc. Comes and goes. I haven't been able to isolate the problem though. I'm sure someone here will have had success fixing such...I hope.
#1709 of 4048 Rust penetrator? by sox_in_04 Jan 15, 2004 (7:32 am)
Anyone know what the best rust penetrator is? I always used WD-40 in the past, but I assume there might be something better by now. I have to replace the exhaust system on my Max and those bolts are corroded pretty bad. Any fire safety issues I should be concerned with spraying a penetrator on my exhaust system, then driving?

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