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#2670 of 2702 Tires will not stay balanced by lt2012

Mar 16, 2012 (6:44 am)

I bought a new 2012 Altima in Dec '11 and have had a vibration from day one. I believed the sales guy when he said it was a tire pressure issue that could be fixed. They put a new set of tires on but they will not stay balanced!! The master tech basically accused me of removing the wheel weights! These tires have been balanced 9 times in 5,000 miles, but according to Nissan there is no problem. The vibration goes away for a week or so after balancing, then starts back. The weights are not coming off, just go out of balance. Anyone else have a similar issue?

#2671 of 2702 Nissan Altima S Repair by sublime35269

Mar 21, 2012 (3:30 pm)

#2672 of 2702 Nissan Altima S Repair by sublime35269

Mar 21, 2012 (3:30 pm)

My Nissan Altima was having a problem staying above 20 mph on my way to work(engine seemed bogged down). I got my car to a CarX. The technician there told me that my upstream catalytic convertor got extremely hot and basically screwed up my entire exhaust system. CarX wanted to replace the entire system for X amount of dollars. I turned down there service and drove the car home. The technician removed the upper O2 sensor on the upstream cat. and said the car should be able to make it home. I got the car home to do the repairs myself. I first checked the dip stick and the motor was bone dry. I added about 4 quarts of oil to the motor. I put the old O2 sensor back in and took the car for another test drive. The engine seems to be running ok but there is a moderate amount of white smoke coming out of the exhaust. Do you have any suggestions?

#2673 of 2702 Re: nissan altima 04 [parkerparker] by babybeck1

May 15, 2012 (5:13 am)

Replying to: parkerparker (Mar 02, 2012 7:37 pm)
I have a 2005 altima and have taken to the dealership for the same problem since we had it. When it is cold outside, I can't start the car up ahead of time cause the air blows out cold?? Once you ride around it will heat up but if you stop at a light it will go back cold again.
Now here a month ago, I was just driving down the interstate and the air starts blowing full blast? The climate control knob seems as it is stripped??
 
Frustrating I know, I guess it could be something worst perhaps like a transmission or bad engine?? Still totally blows, cause the first problem has yet to be fixed....(

#2674 of 2702 Re: I plan to call Nissan soon [maxamillion1] by babybeck1

May 15, 2012 (5:16 am)

Replying to: maxamillion1 (Apr 21, 2004 9:37 pm)
I have a pretty similiar issue as well?? since I have had the vehicle, the radio want work if I turn on the rear defrost? The dealership basically told me not to use the rear defrost....go figure???

#2675 of 2702 Re: 2005 Nissan Altima Climate Control Knob [latonyasharpe] by babybeck1

May 15, 2012 (5:19 am)

Replying to: latonyasharpe (Apr 25, 2011 7:12 pm)
Di you ever figure out what was wrong?? My car just did the same thing within the past couple of months?? Air stays on Full blast while car is running:((

#2676 of 2702 Re: Random - Sun visor replacement [99altima] by bobwilkinson2

May 30, 2012 (9:02 pm)

Replying to: 99altima (Sep 30, 2007 10:48 am)
I found myself frustrated with this annoying and potentially dangerous issue on my wife's car, but I couldn't find that part anywhere on the internet either, unless I wanted to spend a lot to replace the entire visor. Taking matters into my own hands, I have come up with a home-made solution. I just did this on my own and it works! (see photo) If yours broke in the same manner that mine did, leaving the back portion of the sleeve in place (see photo), you can do this to yours. First, you're going to need a few simple tools:
 
a) phillips screw driver
b) approx 1/16" diameter metal wire (I used picture-hanging wire)
c) exact-o knife / razor blade
d) needle-nose pliers
e) electric drill w/ approx 1/16" drill bit
 
Nissan Altima Sun Visor Fix Photo
 
I know it's kind of rigged, but if you're handy, you should be able to look at the picture and see what I did. Also, here's a shot an explaining the process: The idea is to re-join the bracket and the visor post using two wires, without the post slipping out of the broken bracket, so you need to have some of the part of the bracket that surrounds the post in-tact for this to work. After removing the bracket, I drilled a hole through the two little flanges behind the broken part of the bracket to hold the lower wire in place. I wrapped two 3" pieces of wire around the bracket, one on top, just under the head of the post, and one about 1/2" under that. Then, marked where the wires were touching the plastic and temporarily removed the wires. At those marks, using an exacto, I made small notches / grooves, about 1/2 of the diameter of the wire deep, where the wire touches the bracket and around the post, to help keep the wire from slipping up or down. The upper wire rests just under the "head"
of the post, so it already has a nice little place to grab. Then, wrap the wires around again, seating them into your notches and tighten with the pliers about three rotations or when it feels really tight. Then, cut off any excess wire, as there is not a lot of room for these when you go to install. Your assembly should resemble mine when finished. this is ready for installation, just screw it back in place and have a great day!

#2677 of 2702 Re: Random - Sun visor replacement [bobwilkinson2] by kirstie_h HOST

May 31, 2012 (8:21 am)

Replying to: bobwilkinson2 (May 30, 2012 9:02 pm)
Hi Bob, and welcome to the forums!
Thanks for taking the time to write out such detailed instructions, and for providing a photo. I know you responded to a post from 2007, but I can't tell you how many times people come across info like yours, years later, and find just the fix they were looking for.

#2678 of 2702 Tachometer & rpm issues by snuff8

Jul 13, 2012 (3:56 pm)

I bought a 2012 Nissan Altima 2.5S Coupe (auto transmission) and I've had it for about a little more than a week now. Since I'm not really familiar with the CVT transmission and I'd never heard of it prior to buying the car, I was hoping to get a second opinion from this forum. I've been noticing that the arrow on the Tachometer behaves differently than my previous car or maybe it's just me (given that I'm not an expert on cars). When I accelarated, it seemed to me that the transmission was struggling a little between shifts and the RPMs were not corresponding with the miles. One thing that really throws me off is that when I drive at 65mph the tachometer drops down to between 1000-2000 rpm. Being used to my previous car, I though that it's a little unusual for the arrow to drop down so low. I brought the car to the Nissan Service Shop and the guys over there told me that this is because of the CVT transmission. They said that (and I quote) , "with the CVT transmission you almost can't feel the shifts between gears" and that "it's normal for it to do that". My question is is this true and how does this CVT transmission work exactly? If anyone has an answer to this question, I'd really appreciate it! Thanks guys!

#2679 of 2702 Re: Tachometer & rpm issues [snuff8] by Mr_Shiftright HOST

Jul 14, 2012 (1:09 pm)

Replying to: snuff8 (Jul 13, 2012 3:56 pm)
Here's a video that demonstrates a simple CVT on a motorscooter--it's not quite the same as your car but the principle is the same.
 
From what you describe, the behavior is normal because there isn't an abrupt gear change.
 
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4o7MaM6tk9M

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