Noisy Ride
#1
Noisy Ride
What can cause my Max to have a noisy ride? I rode in my Moms Avalon and my Sis in Laws Accord and the ride was smooth and quiet. But when I get in my Max the ride is noisy, feels kinda wobly, and feel every bump in the road. What could be causing this?
#4
Re: Noisy Ride
Originally posted by IBBallN3
What can cause my Max to have a noisy ride? I rode in my Moms Avalon and my Sis in Laws Accord and the ride was smooth and quiet. But when I get in my Max the ride is noisy, feels kinda wobly, and feel every bump in the road. What could be causing this?
What can cause my Max to have a noisy ride? I rode in my Moms Avalon and my Sis in Laws Accord and the ride was smooth and quiet. But when I get in my Max the ride is noisy, feels kinda wobly, and feel every bump in the road. What could be causing this?
Sweetsound says we have "Minimas" not Maximas.
#5
Re: Noisy Ride
Originally posted by IBBallN3
What can cause my Max to have a noisy ride? I rode in my Moms Avalon and my Sis in Laws Accord and the ride was smooth and quiet. But when I get in my Max the ride is noisy, feels kinda wobly, and feel every bump in the road. What could be causing this?
What can cause my Max to have a noisy ride? I rode in my Moms Avalon and my Sis in Laws Accord and the ride was smooth and quiet. But when I get in my Max the ride is noisy, feels kinda wobly, and feel every bump in the road. What could be causing this?
#7
Originally posted by njmaxseltd
Noise? Am I the only one here who's car rides almost silent inside? I don't have any squeaks or rattles.
Noise? Am I the only one here who's car rides almost silent inside? I don't have any squeaks or rattles.
#8
Re: Noisy Ride
Originally posted by IBBallN3
What can cause my Max to have a noisy ride? I rode in my Moms Avalon and my Sis in Laws Accord and the ride was smooth and quiet. But when I get in my Max the ride is noisy, feels kinda wobly, and feel every bump in the road. What could be causing this?
What can cause my Max to have a noisy ride? I rode in my Moms Avalon and my Sis in Laws Accord and the ride was smooth and quiet. But when I get in my Max the ride is noisy, feels kinda wobly, and feel every bump in the road. What could be causing this?
#9
my car is relatively free of rattling noises. Wind noise is a little high, but whatever, I can live with it.
My wind deflector on my sunroof had a problem once, though. I was racing someone down a 3 lane highway with no cars on it, and when I hit ~110 mph, one side of the wind deflector came loose, and the wind was vibrating it up and down very qickly, like 60 hz or more. It was extremely loud, and i thought the car was going to explode...
It was easy to fix though, and I have not had any problems at 115+mph since then.
My wind deflector on my sunroof had a problem once, though. I was racing someone down a 3 lane highway with no cars on it, and when I hit ~110 mph, one side of the wind deflector came loose, and the wind was vibrating it up and down very qickly, like 60 hz or more. It was extremely loud, and i thought the car was going to explode...
It was easy to fix though, and I have not had any problems at 115+mph since then.
#10
Originally posted by blueghost75
my car is relatively free of rattling noises. Wind noise is a little high, but whatever, I can live with it.
My wind deflector on my sunroof had a problem once, though. I was racing someone down a 3 lane highway with no cars on it, and when I hit ~110 mph, one side of the wind deflector came loose, and the wind was vibrating it up and down very qickly, like 60 hz or more. It was extremely loud, and i thought the car was going to explode...
It was easy to fix though, and I have not had any problems at 115+mph since then.
my car is relatively free of rattling noises. Wind noise is a little high, but whatever, I can live with it.
My wind deflector on my sunroof had a problem once, though. I was racing someone down a 3 lane highway with no cars on it, and when I hit ~110 mph, one side of the wind deflector came loose, and the wind was vibrating it up and down very qickly, like 60 hz or more. It was extremely loud, and i thought the car was going to explode...
It was easy to fix though, and I have not had any problems at 115+mph since then.
man, you drive fast, but then again texas is a big state. i've gone 80mph a couple of times (wow, huh?).
#11
well, yea, i do drive to fast, but not on a regualar basis. I have on broken 100 3 times in my car. we do have quite a few straight roads. This was on southwest parkway, which has some curves on it, but I was on one of the straighaways.
Ever since I got my radar detector, I have been speeding much less, because it goes off so much, and I never can find the cop when it goes off. I still accelarate at WOT overy so often....
Ever since I got my radar detector, I have been speeding much less, because it goes off so much, and I never can find the cop when it goes off. I still accelarate at WOT overy so often....
#12
Somehow, I feel the same issue with my car.
I have no ratling or that kind of things.
It just the road and wind noise that louder that I expected from this car.
Even my friend's 2001 VW GTI and 94 bmw 325 is more quiet that my maxima in term of road noise.
Its even worse when it rain, I can actually hear the water splashing to my front fender all the way.....
I never really sit on the back of the car.... but my friend said that its even worse on the back.... you can really hear the water from the wheel.....
Is there anyway to reduce it?
FYI, my car has Toyo all season tires on it (205/15/60).
It just feels funny driving a luxury/sport sedan in the rain and you have to talk loud when u drive in rain.....
I have no ratling or that kind of things.
It just the road and wind noise that louder that I expected from this car.
Even my friend's 2001 VW GTI and 94 bmw 325 is more quiet that my maxima in term of road noise.
Its even worse when it rain, I can actually hear the water splashing to my front fender all the way.....
I never really sit on the back of the car.... but my friend said that its even worse on the back.... you can really hear the water from the wheel.....
Is there anyway to reduce it?
FYI, my car has Toyo all season tires on it (205/15/60).
It just feels funny driving a luxury/sport sedan in the rain and you have to talk loud when u drive in rain.....
#14
Originally posted by Ndo125
Somehow, I feel the same issue with my car.
I have no ratling or that kind of things.
It just the road and wind noise that louder that I expected from this car.
Even my friend's 2001 VW GTI and 94 bmw 325 is more quiet that my maxima in term of road noise.
Its even worse when it rain, I can actually hear the water splashing to my front fender all the way.....
I never really sit on the back of the car.... but my friend said that its even worse on the back.... you can really hear the water from the wheel.....
Is there anyway to reduce it?
FYI, my car has Toyo all season tires on it (205/15/60).
It just feels funny driving a luxury/sport sedan in the rain and you have to talk loud when u drive in rain.....
Somehow, I feel the same issue with my car.
I have no ratling or that kind of things.
It just the road and wind noise that louder that I expected from this car.
Even my friend's 2001 VW GTI and 94 bmw 325 is more quiet that my maxima in term of road noise.
Its even worse when it rain, I can actually hear the water splashing to my front fender all the way.....
I never really sit on the back of the car.... but my friend said that its even worse on the back.... you can really hear the water from the wheel.....
Is there anyway to reduce it?
FYI, my car has Toyo all season tires on it (205/15/60).
It just feels funny driving a luxury/sport sedan in the rain and you have to talk loud when u drive in rain.....
#15
Originally posted by Ndo125
I never really sit on the back of the car.... but my friend said that its even worse on the back.... you can really hear the water from the wheel.....
Is there anyway to reduce it? [/B]
I never really sit on the back of the car.... but my friend said that its even worse on the back.... you can really hear the water from the wheel.....
Is there anyway to reduce it? [/B]
#17
Originally posted by Dave Holmes
You can try some of the asphalt undercoating in the wheel wells. Should help with water noise in the wheel wells, and makes them look new again. About $3.00 a can at AutoZone. My only complaints are wind noise from the sunroof's wind deflector and tire noise, but I can live with those.
You can try some of the asphalt undercoating in the wheel wells. Should help with water noise in the wheel wells, and makes them look new again. About $3.00 a can at AutoZone. My only complaints are wind noise from the sunroof's wind deflector and tire noise, but I can live with those.
#18
Getting more annoyed
The more I drive it on freeway.... the more i can feel it!!!!
This car is so noisy~!!!!
it's even noiser than my 96 GTI w/ 18 inch!!! I mean... ROAD NOISE!!
Anything I can do to reduce that? or is every maxima like that?
This car is so noisy~!!!!
it's even noiser than my 96 GTI w/ 18 inch!!! I mean... ROAD NOISE!!
Anything I can do to reduce that? or is every maxima like that?
#21
Re: Noisy Ride
Originally posted by IBBallN3
What can cause my Max to have a noisy ride? I rode in my Moms Avalon and my Sis in Laws Accord and the ride was smooth and quiet. But when I get in my Max the ride is noisy, feels kinda wobly, and feel every bump in the road. What could be causing this?
What can cause my Max to have a noisy ride? I rode in my Moms Avalon and my Sis in Laws Accord and the ride was smooth and quiet. But when I get in my Max the ride is noisy, feels kinda wobly, and feel every bump in the road. What could be causing this?
#22
Originally posted by Ndo125
How do you apply that? can you just spray it to the fender with the tires on it? or you have to take off all tires??
How do you apply that? can you just spray it to the fender with the tires on it? or you have to take off all tires??
#24
Originally posted by Dave Holmes
Use it like spray paint. You can tape things if you want, but I didn't. Just be careful.
Use it like spray paint. You can tape things if you want, but I didn't. Just be careful.
what do you think?
I haven't test it on freeway...
#25
I think nissan got cheap making 4th gen. one of my friends has a 93 maxima se automagic and when i am sitting in the car while its ideling, i cant even feel if the car is on or not. It is so much quiter than my 95 gle and rattles lot less then mine does. WHen i drive around and hit small potholes my dash rattle like hell and also too much road noise on freeway.. i guess we ll just have to live with it.....
#26
I agree with your assessment. THe older generation maximers seem to have better build quality. MY neighbor has a 89 Maxima with about 150K miles on it. He uses it as his beater car going to and from work. He drives through tons of potholes he tells me, etc. Here is the thing that I noticed between our two cars. His paint is better, even though this guy is lazy as hell and NEVER washes his car--most likely once a year after the winter, and his paint is in fantastic condition. His engine is also quieter when it idles compared to my 97 GLE. I noticed the engine in the 4th generation got a little louder (idling) than the previous generations'. Those engines in the earlier generation were so quiet...and lastly the road/wind noise...I have been his car a few times and I have noticed the quality of the leather and the plastic used is superior to the ones in mine.
anyway, long story short and to the point. Nissan doesn't build cars like they use to... it is sad to me, but what can you do...
anyway, long story short and to the point. Nissan doesn't build cars like they use to... it is sad to me, but what can you do...
Originally posted by 1Phat Max
I think nissan got cheap making 4th gen. one of my friends has a 93 maxima se automagic and when i am sitting in the car while its ideling, i cant even feel if the car is on or not. It is so much quiter than my 95 gle and rattles lot less then mine does. WHen i drive around and hit small potholes my dash rattle like hell and also too much road noise on freeway.. i guess we ll just have to live with it.....
I think nissan got cheap making 4th gen. one of my friends has a 93 maxima se automagic and when i am sitting in the car while its ideling, i cant even feel if the car is on or not. It is so much quiter than my 95 gle and rattles lot less then mine does. WHen i drive around and hit small potholes my dash rattle like hell and also too much road noise on freeway.. i guess we ll just have to live with it.....
#27
Re: Noisy Ride
Originally posted by IBBallN3
What can cause my Max to have a noisy ride? I rode in my Moms Avalon and my Sis in Laws Accord and the ride was smooth and quiet. But when I get in my Max the ride is noisy, feels kinda wobly, and feel every bump in the road. What could be causing this?
What can cause my Max to have a noisy ride? I rode in my Moms Avalon and my Sis in Laws Accord and the ride was smooth and quiet. But when I get in my Max the ride is noisy, feels kinda wobly, and feel every bump in the road. What could be causing this?
#28
Yup, rattles galore.
Originally posted by humaras
I agree with your assessment. THe older generation maximers seem to have better build quality.
I agree with your assessment. THe older generation maximers seem to have better build quality.
I have an 99 SE with the Bose stereo. Has anyone else had problems with the speakers rattling? Every little bump in the road causes them to make annoying clicking sounds. Especially the tweeters on the front doors.
And I've had a few problems with the sunroof cover, as well as some noise around the back bumper-- maybe it's the spoiler? It's hard to tell what's rattling when you're driving.
My 86 Chevy Nova with 190k miles didn't rattle this much.
Anyone have any ideas on how to help reduce some of these noises?
#29
Re: Yup, rattles galore.
Originally posted by maxima666
Anyone have any ideas on how to help reduce some of these noises?
Anyone have any ideas on how to help reduce some of these noises?
i don't notice much rattling sound on my car, only things i hear is some of the stuff bouncing around in my trunk, and the spare change in the cups holders. but on the other hand i also have a 1988 camry with 200,000 miles on it and the enigine is quieter than the max.
#30
My car is still super quiet. I've got Intrax springs, KYB/Koni, FSTB, 16" K1s and V-rated 215/55s and my car is very quiet on the highway and around town. My wifes 98 Legacy GT wagon has more rattles and road noise than my 96 Max. At idle, the Scubby vibrates the car slightly. You can't feel a thing with my Max. Remember that automatics do virbate slightly at idle simply because the car is in gear. In a manual, the tranny is disengaged from the motor at a stop therefore creating little vibration, if any. This is by far the quietest and best built car I've ever owned (86 Accord, 90 CRX Si, 94 Z28, 94 Altima, 97 Altima, 98 Legacy GT).
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