My wife has the 2004 Max bought in September 2003. It has 23,000 miles on it now and the rotors were replaced at 12,000 at no charge. She now has a terrible shimmy when braking and I think it is the rotors again. She talked to the goon at the dealership and told him what was going on. He indicated that if it were the rotors, they would not be replaced under warranty due to normal wear. Do you guys buy this?

 

Hell no I don't buy it! I have an 05' and the rotors have been turned twice and replaced once, and now I have the same shimmy again when I'm breaking. There are so many things wrong with my Maxima it's not even funny. Keep taking it back and complaining. The squeaky wheel gets the grease, plus it's still under factory warranty. Normal wear?? 2 sets of rotors in 23,000 miles? And the pads outlasted 2 sets of rotors? No way, give those ba$tards at the dealership hell! Good luck!

 

Just curious, but does it happen everytime you step on the brakes whether city/highway driving?

 

i'm not sure about highway, but definitely city. I rarely get in the car.

 

Our oem rotors are crap. The best thing to do would be replace with something better and never look back, otherwise your stuck with the rotors that love to shake.

 

With that said what are some good rotors to put on the max i have a 04

 

Well ive had my RTP rotors for a whle and they have been great. I know other members are running them without problems. Check here or pm automax_95.
http://forums.maxima.org/showthread.php?t=396095

 

BS! Both my Titan (6 rotors in 16 months) and my Maxima have had to have rotors replaced under warranty since I bought them.....don't even let them get away with that one....

 

At 10k, my 05 began to shake. Got xdrilled/slotted. With the zinc plating, they look great. Painted the calipers black like car color. Did not want to waste money turning OEM rotors or battle with dealer.

 

They told my wife that it was not under warranty and was normal wear. What is the best way to contact NISSAN about this dealership and problem?

 

anyone know?

 

Officially, the warranty on rotors is 12,000 miles or one year. I know the warranty of all Nissan certified work or parts is also one year/12,000 miles, but when I had my rotors turned at ~11,500 I asked the service manager if they would be covered under the Nissan certified work warranty and he said no... so even if they warped again at 13,000 then I would be responsible for replacing them, etc. So, anyone who has had there rotors replaced or turned after 12,000 miles/1 year is actually lucky.

If you want to contact Nissan about the dealership and any problems you might have, you can contact Nissan consumer affairs (is it 1-800-NISSAN-1?) and talk to them... I did this once, but I didn't follow through with it (for various reasons). They'll basically call your dealership and get a history of all work, talk to the service manager, etc. It may make the dealership angry. In the end, they told me that if I wasn't satisfied that I was encouraged to go to another dealer (which sucks for me since I'm in a relatively small town and the next dealer is hours away).

Good luck.

 

Just a thought.

I have an 04 Max, Elite Package. I, thankfully, have never had the
dreaded shimmy problem with the 04. I have experienced shimmy twice,
useually under hard braking. Each time, I took the car to the local
Goodyear dealer. They balanced the wheels each time at no charge.
I guess Goodyears come with Life time balancing.

Why don't you try that, and maybe get lucky.

If that doesn't help, I would bypass the service manager, and speak with
stealerships General Manager or Owner.

Good Luck

 

Someone had a writeup when members had Goodyear RSA tire splitting problem. Try http://forums.maxima.org/showthread.php?t=388048.

A few other related Goodyead threads also had a great list on how and whom to contact. Having a senior moment.

 

The brakes should be covered under the 36k bumper-bumper warranty on the car. there is ZERO reason the factory brakes should be warping at 23,000 miles, let alone the second time.

I also know nissan has had issues with steering racks and wheel bearings on the '04s. (I've replaced three wheel bearings for customers myself).

If you haven't talked to the service manager yet, get him in on this. If he's the one telling you rotors are normal wear, then call nissan USA (1-800-nissan-1 I'm guessing is still valid), and ask for some assistance.

 

Just called Nissan and got their attention. Lady told me they have 2 new service campaigns. Seat harness wiring is faulty and something to do with the Frame which she had no specifics about.

 

I also have an '04 with 23,000. At 18,000 I had the rotors turned and they charged me. It did not solve the problem so they replaced them free of charge. They gave me credit for the turning of the rotors but only after I sicked my husband on them

 

Matt,

This may be a bit off topic, but are you saying that the wheel bearings are bad with the 6th gens? I often hear 'popping' noises when turning or sometimes just driving around... is this indicative of failing wheels bearings?

Thanks!

 

I have an '04 with 62,000 miles on it. I had the same problem with warping rotors. I had them turned several times then replaced twice. I finally got fed up and replaced them with a Stillen brake kit. It was about a grand for the kit but it was well worth it. No shimmy ever and the car stops much better than with OEM brakes and rotors.

 

Not necessarily ALL of them are bad, but when I see three of them in a matter of months, I suspect a poorly engineered/assembled part.
all of the failures I saw on them were due to the axle nut coming loose and letting the bearing basically fall apart while driving. It then damaged the wheel hub and required replacement of all parts involved.

the easy way to make sure that doesn't happen is to check the torque on the axle nuts. factory spec is somewhere in the 180 ft-lb range and when I replaced one, it was wobbling and loose a week later. I then torqued it to about 280 ft-lb and the problem has yet to come back.

 

Thanks... so when they fail (or are about to fail), are there any unusal noises or anything of that sort?

 

Hi i have noticed TERRIBLE SHAKING while breaking these few days.


When i hit the brakes at around 80 MPH the streeling wheel SHAKES HORRIBLY and also i feel wobbling and grinding feeling towards the brakes..

I still have some brake pads left so i dont think thats the problem..

Anyone know why this is happening?


Mostly when i am in hig hspeed and hit the brakes suddenly.


Will this be covered by warranty?

Will this be prevented if i got a drilled rotor?

 

Yours are rotors are warped. It would be covered by warranty but all they are gonna do is turn the rotors or possibly replace with new crap oem rotors. The best thing you can do now is replace them and you will be good to go.

 

Ok. Thanks so if i get drilled rotors that shaking will stop right?

Thanks

 

You dont need drilled rotors or slotted unless you prefer the look, thats about all they're good for. Blanks will be fine if all you need is a replacement for the horrible stocks.

 

What type rotors are you guys using and where do you get them? I emailed some guy on here who was selling them but never got a reply.

 

I carry Brembos now and have several sets in stock.. They're blanks only, but they are real Brembo....

 

Is it the rotors or the crappy pads that they use that make my brakes squeak like crazy when they are cold? I can wake up my neighbors when I back out and go down the drive in the morning (I get the same squeak on my 05 Pathfinder LE as well.)

 

http://forums.maxima.org/showthread....ghlight=rotors