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Nissan Maxima Rattles
My parents have a 2004 Maxima. Everytime they hit a small bump there is a bad rattle that sounds like it is coming from the trunk. They have had it into Nissan 3 times and it is still not any better. I checked the spare tire and all that stuff and it was fine. Any ideas.?
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Robby
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Robby
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Component Description:
8. SUSPENSION:REAR
Bulletin Number: 05114B
Bulletin Date: MAR 2006
Vehicle: 2004 Nissan Maxima
Summary:
VOLUNTARY SERVICE CAMPAIGN REAR SUSPENSION MEMBER REPLACEMENT/BUSHING REPLACEMENT AND SEALING. ( NHTSA ITEM NUMBER - 10019894 )
and another one :
Component Description:
9. STRUCTURE:FRAME AND MEMBERS
Bulletin Number: 06018
Bulletin Date: MAR 2006
Vehicle: 2004 Nissan Maxima
Summary:
REAR SIDE MEMBER REPLACEMENT. ( NHTSA ITEM NUMBER - 10019885 )
Clarence3
in both those places, there must of been a loose piece of plastic or seal not properly done and the mechanical force of the mallet must of smacked it back into place so hopefully they will not give any more trouble
unfortunately, the rattle/vibration coming from he top corner of the driver front door panel where it meets the dash remains and is still annoying me since it is pretty close the driver while driving so I hear it quite often; of course, when I take the car into Nissan they give me the usual token BS oh we don't hear anything so that way they can call me a liar and don't have to try and work on the problem; I'm going to keep harassing them though and keep bringing it back until they do something about it; I can't stand squeaks/rattles on a brand new 38k automobile
I think this is a problem with a lot of the new Maxima's because I noticed that consumerreports.org has a new squeaks/rattles category in their reliability charts for each car and the 09-10 Max has a mediocre average rating from them in the squeak/rattle category
* just off topic a second, what the @*%$ is consumerreports problem in trash talking about the maxima interior with exposed screws showing, mold lines present, etc? I see nothing that they are talking about and how could they rate the altima interior higher than the maxima's?; I mean I like the altima interior but the maxima's is much better looking and feeling the the altima's interior
Other than this one rattle in the door that remains, all the other issues I had, have been taken care of and I have been able to start really enjoying this vehicle!