driver's side front end thumping and rattle- 2 struts,strut mount and linkage have been replaced still not fixed

shimmy in the steering wheel been back 12 times to seven nissan dealers
still not fix

many more problems

thanks paul

 

12 times? Dear Lord.... Just lemon law it.

 

seek a lemon law attorney before doing anything else to the car.

 

Greetings mattman, I replied to the PM but just now read your thread. Due to not owning my 04 Max any longer I don't frequent this board very often.. Sorry to see your still having issues. If you want to dump the car like I did do what the other two gentlemen above suggested - get a lemon law layer and go that route. I got lucky, but using a layer is the only way to ensure a positive outcome, both overall and monetarily for you.

As for your issues, is the front thumping from/stemming from the vibration? Both from my own diagnosis and from a separate source,,, I know the rotors on the front as well as axles have been found to be poorly manufactured and badly out of round/balance. I ran into an old coworker who has a relative owning a Nissan dealer. That dealer, due to numerous complaints of shimmy and vibration, took it upon themselves to replace and/or balance both front axles and all four rotors with aftermarket "non Nissan" parts. They eliminated the shimmy/vibration. Why Nissan completely refused to even look at this on my car leaves me to believe they knew they had a problem and did not want to reveal the scope of the issue. Regional reps, factory Tech reps, they all looked at/drove my car commenting on the severity of the vibration - but returned after only re-balancing the tires with a "normal" verdict... I feel sorry for the women thats driving that Max today.... I was told about two weeks ago that it was finally being re-sold:-( ...


One car and four months of "stupid" (for lack of a more suitable word) service and Nissan support, Nissan has lost a life long family customer and numerous others... Every car manufacturer has issues, its how they handle them that counts. Currently, Nissan is at the bottom of my list. I even had my mind and wallet ready to drop $42K on a loaded Armada for the wife last October... We recently shopped elsewhere.



I wish you the best

 

KJSmitty, more power to ya!

 

i just sold my 96 and was thinking about the 04 but ive been hearing alot about this problem is this on every 04 or just some of them.......i want to know before i start looking somewhere else!!

 

I'm assuming it costs $$$? How much?

 

KJSmitty,

Thanks for the information. What is the name of this dealership and where is it located? I would like to talk to someone in their service department about this problem. I have a shimmy problem that is minimized by careful balancing, but it never goes completely away. Thanks in advance.

2004BlkMaxSL

 

It was an Atlanta dealership but not sure which one... The next time I see him I will ask - along with a good POC.

 

and make sure they give you a G35 for that.

 

Thanks. I'm only 2 hours away, so I can stop by the dealership the next time I'm visiting Atlanta.