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I'd check the rotors to make sure they were within runout specs. I would ask the mechanic to check them on the vehicle because this way you can also check the throwout bearing. If the bearing is going south (was a recall on many Ford vehicles in the snow belt), the mechanic should be able to tell rather quickly.
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Originally Posted by 03GEE
Hey, JKRD101.... what did the dealer say about the noise today?
03GEE
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My verdict is the sound is still there, I am not sure if the noise is coming from the front or the rear, but I can still hear it (I have an ear infection today so that doesnt help) .
I have Bridgestone Turanzas EL42's and they are pretty worned out. When I had an 03 loaner with the same tires, that similar humming noise was there also but not as loud, loaner had 22k miles, I have 28k miles.
Let me know how your situation turned out. Is your front wheel bearings ok when they inspected it? Also can you go at a steady speed (like 70mph) and put the gear in N, if you can still hear it, its most likely not mechanical related (engine, transmission). In my case, I can still hear it so I am assuming its the tires .
Last edited by JKRD101; 02-17-2005 at 11:54 AM.
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Originally Posted by cato
You will be very pleased when you get rid of those EL 42s! Spend the money now and be
rid of them.
rid of them.
03GEE, if you didnt have the noise prior to changing your stock tires, I think your new tires are causing the noise.
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Picking it up from the dealer
I actually had new goodyear RS-A's on the car and the noise was still there... I did not think it was tire noise....because I also drove a loaner with the same noise and the tires were in good shape.....I actually dropped my car by the dealer with a technician ride-along and explained that the tires were only a day old and it was not tire noise... he said ok and agreeded that it was something else.... (Todsy) the service advisor informed me that they changed both front wheel bearings... when I asked the advisor if this was common... he stated that my car was the first.... I'm not sure on that When I asked if the bearings showed any visiable wear or burn marks.. he said that it was not possible to tell by a visual inspection.... If this is the case, Infiniti may need to produce another TSB,....... a lot of people are chalking this noise up to bad/loud tires...... (I will pick it up later)..... not sure if it fixed the noise or not... I will post the outcome late tonight.....
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Originally Posted by 03GEE
When I asked if the bearings showed any visiable wear or burn marks.. he said that it was not possible to tell by a visual inspection.... If this is the case, Infiniti may need to produce another TSB,....... a lot of people are chalking this noise up to bad/loud tires...... (I will pick it up later)..... not sure if it fixed the noise or not... I will post the outcome late tonight.....
Last edited by JKRD101; 02-17-2005 at 09:18 PM.
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No Longer Hearing Noise
JRKD101,
Got my car back from the dealer and the noise is gone.... the tech placed the mic on the car to isolate the sound and found it was truely the wheel bearing... they replaced both front bearings and now it rides and sounds like a champ..... .... 60-90 mph on the hwy and relatively high speeds in the curves... (to build up my confidence in the Yoks 420's....) they also fixed several other noise issues... center console... added foam tape.. no noise... rear seat.... TSB along with replacing the bolts in the subwoofer no noise.....
The tech who actually worked on my car was faily new to Infiniti.... He has done better then several of the more experienced guys.... (maybe its beginners blessedness... I'll take it....)
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Since most cars are reaching the 30-40K mile range there may be more issues with the bearings. Let's see how many others...
The dealer is here in Dallas Texas.... Sewell..... as your dealer to contact them if they need to.....
By the way.... all was covered under warranty....
Got my car back from the dealer and the noise is gone.... the tech placed the mic on the car to isolate the sound and found it was truely the wheel bearing... they replaced both front bearings and now it rides and sounds like a champ..... .... 60-90 mph on the hwy and relatively high speeds in the curves... (to build up my confidence in the Yoks 420's....) they also fixed several other noise issues... center console... added foam tape.. no noise... rear seat.... TSB along with replacing the bolts in the subwoofer no noise.....
The tech who actually worked on my car was faily new to Infiniti.... He has done better then several of the more experienced guys.... (maybe its beginners blessedness... I'll take it....)
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Since most cars are reaching the 30-40K mile range there may be more issues with the bearings. Let's see how many others...
The dealer is here in Dallas Texas.... Sewell..... as your dealer to contact them if they need to.....
By the way.... all was covered under warranty....
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