Grinding & vibration when pressing brakes.
 

What's up all,

I have 04 maxima. I just changed the outer tie rods a couple of days. Last night all of a sudden everytime I pressed on the brakes I heard a grinding and vibrating sounds coming from the driver front brakes. When I accelerate and kept the car at low speed (10-20mph) I feel a slight vibration on the brake pedal. This morning I lifted the car and removed the rim and checked the caliper, rotor and pads and they looked fine.

I'm Clueless! can anyone relate to this, what else could it be?

Well I just removed the abs fuse from the fuse box from behind the passenger's headlight and the noise went away but the BRAKE & ABS lights came on, so I'm assuming it's 1 of the sensor's is either dirty or just went bad.

Is it ok to drive without the abs fuse?

You should be OK driving with the ABS fuse out for now. Your problem likely stems from one of the rear wheel hubs (likely the passenger side). A common problem on our cars is that rust, dirt and corrosion build up inside of the hub area and this causes the rear ABS sensors to pick up faulty readings.

I had this problem on my '05. It started off just like yours - ABS would engage during low speed braking, pedal would grind and pulsate. I should note that all of my ABS issues began after driving the car during a significant snowstorm. Eventually it got worse, and the ABS would engage just about every time I hit the brakes.

People have solved the issue by removing the rear wheel hubs, cleaning everything out (clean the sensors too), and grinding a notch / groove to allow water and road grime to drain properly. Here is a link to the TSB if you feel like taking a shot at it yourself:

http://ww2.justanswer.com/uploads/ba...NTB07-016b.pdf


Instead of performing the fix, I opted to just replace both rear wheel hubs/bearings altogether, as I found a set for around $200 and my car has over 120k anyway. The job was pretty straightforward; the hubs are held on by just 4 bolts each. Once I had the old hubs out, I cleaned everything up and also cleaned off the ABS sensors with some electric parts cleaner. Installed the new hubs, and my ABS was fully functional. Been great for a few months now, no issues whatsoever. Let us know how it goes.

came in here to write this. ^ good job:D

I think I also am a victim.... but I don't think I have ABS... hhhmmmmmmm

I did my rear wheel bearing aswell due to rear left bearing that was beginning to fail. I replaced both right and left for 79 bucks thru a company called Detroit Axle. They sell top notch stuff and shipped really quick.

You have ABS if you are driving a Maxima built after 1989. Whether or not yours is working correctly is a different story :)

Not true.

http://forums.maxima.org/6th-generat...s-noise-3.html


I continue posting at the above link... see results...

Just to say "Not true", and leave it at that is extremely pointless and does not prove anything. If you have any info that the rest of us do not, please provide it. Here is at least some proof supporting my statement. Until you provide something from a reputable source, then my statement remains as true as it is.

http://www.edmunds.com/nissan/maxima/history.html

"Coincidentally (or maybe not so coincidentally), the '89 Maxima's 104.3-inch wheelbase was identical to that of the original '77 810's. But the '89 Maxima, at 187.6 inches from nose to tail, was just over 4 inches longer overall than its ancestor.

Despite the growth in size, this Maxima carried over much of the previous-generation Maxima's established engineering. The suspension consisted of struts both fore and aft, and the 3.0-liter V6 still had SOHC heads and fed either a four-speed automatic or five-speed manual transaxle. The engine did get a boost up to 160 hp, and an electronic antilock braking system was available on the SE's four discs (GXE models reverted to rear drums)."

I had this same "Grinding" problem with my 04... Had it for a while.. could never figure it out.. Turns out it was my right rear wheel ABS sensor.. it was bad and needed to be replaced.. for now we just unplugged it and I haven't gotten the grinding sound and the vibration when applying the breaks since.. it's been about a year. The ABS light is on.. but the car still drives and breaks fine.. Try checking your ABS sensors.

you cannot necessarily say that the rotors look fine by looking at them. I had the same problem as you and it was bad rotors and after changing the rotors the problem was gone. Change your rotors and your good to go.