Maxima has a terrible shake at 50 and gets worse the faster you go. Feels like the front end is going to fall off!! Shakes worse if I turn wheel to left as Im going 50mph and up. Cv joints are fine and struts dont bounce either?? Sounds like metal hitting metal very quickly. Ball joints? Thanks Nel:)
95 maxima se terrible front end shake at 50mph?
Jul 26, 2004
5 Replies
wheel bearing...
And make sure your lugnuts are tight.
PS I wouldn't drive it if the car is that rough.
Dave
Check the upper strut mounts. Position yourself where you can see the strut top bolt and bounce the car. If there is any movement at all, the mount is bad.
That would be my guess. I had one go bad a long time ago (rt front of 95 SE). I tried 3 times to get my dealer to look at it and they never did anything, even when I told them that a right front wheel was loose when jacked up. I finally took it to an independent garage, and by then the bearing had eaten into the axle and required replacement of hub assembly.
I was also told at one time that one of my lower control arm bushings was migrating (apparently squishing out of place). That was not noticeable in driving, but I had lower control arms replaced while replacing struts.
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