Hey guys. I need to vent. I just replaced my 4th wheel bearing on my 10 MAX SV. I baby my car and take care of it. It has 83k on it and i do some serious highway driving. I have now replaced 4 wheel bearings with the rear drivers side still original. The drivers side front is on its third bearing. This must be a Maxima issue. At this point it has to be a faulty part rather than my driving. Comments suggestions?

 

I don't think this is a Maxima issue as there would be a flood of complaints here. I would look into how much of the bearing is being replaced, who is doing the work, and the quality of the parts being used.

One thing that works for me is if something fails, I change out the other one also if its a left side right side sort of thing.

 

My first question is how you know its the wheel bearing?

 

I've gotten the wheel bearings replaced at Firestone. Two different Firestones have replaced the wheel bearings. After each repair, I don't hear anymore noise. I get charged about $228 for each wheel bearing. I guess i just have bad luck.

 

Did they replace the hub as well or just press in a new bearing each time?

 

And if Firestone did the work will they not warranty the work they have done before. What name brand bearings are they using would be the question too. I used to work at a Firestone and some of the mechanics that work there are questionable. Hope you get it figured out.

 

Good question

 

Should've just went to the dealer to have it done. Sometimes those places use cheap aftermarket parts rather than nissan parts. I had my front passenger side bearing replaced and it's been fine.

Lastly, at what point did your bearings begin to fail because it was covered under thr 5yr/60k powertrain warranty through nissan which makes me think you spent money to replace the earlier bearing for no reason.

 

134k miles on mine, with wide wheels and lowered suspension, and original bearings.
I would replace the hub, as something is clearly not correct.

 

Yup. 148k mi here. Every original except oil, transmission fluid, brakes and tires. Wheel bearings are not a common problem on these vehicles...someone is doing bad work or not checkijg the right things.

 

Are you lowered or stock height?

 

150K plus on mine and no problems whatsoever with wheel bearings/hubs or anything else major on this car that I've had brand new since 2009, thank God.

Always take your car to the dealer for major repairs, the reason is that they will often warranty the work/if not, at least the parts will be covered.

Minor stuff like oil and fluid changes, along with brakes, hoses and filters aren't a big biggie if you take them to somewhere else but always do your major repairs at Nissan.

 

At what mileage did you change the CVT fluid ? 6 years and ~150K on the coolant is a lot, how do the belts look ?

 

290,000 here and never had a wheel bearing problem. Original belts and pulleys until 250,000 and I only replaced those as a preventive measure.

 

All I can say is that the wheel bearing was replaced. I don't know the specifics. Sorry.

 

I had a wheel bearing go out 7 months and 15,500 miles after they replaced one, and they covered it under warranty.

 

You are correct. For my first wheel bearing I did not know that the wheel bearing was part of the powertrain warranty. I did eat that cost. I learned my lesson.

 

Stock height.

 

I agree with everything your saying, but I just never considered a wheel bearing a "major repair".

 

Sounds like everything has been working out for you. Good to hear. How often do you replace your CVT fluid?I plan on doing mine at 105k? What do you think? I do serious highway driving. I do 170 a day just for work purposes.

 

Do you get caught in stop-and-go traffic and what is the ambient temperature as you drive? It is recommended to change the fluid in intervals starting as low as 30K-60K. When was the last time it was changed? Easiest way to is to check the transmission fluid dipstick and see if it's nearing that time, but if you're just cruising on the highway going a little bit over the speed limit at most, you're probably in better shape than most people who only drive their cars in the city.

 

I hardly get caught in stop and go traffic. Living in NE Ohio it literally got as cold as -22 f and as high this year as 88 f. I go through all temperature extremes. I currently have 85k and I have not touched the tranny fluid at all.

 

Just like you about 180 miles a day and drain and fill every 60,000m