I purchased my 2002 nissan altima s 2.5 in nov. 2001. 1) after a few months, I noticed a shimming or vibration coming from the steering. It feels as if were coming up from the front tires through the suspension. However, though it is usually present, sometimes it doesn't vibrate for a while, then it starts again! I have changed the tires (though used the same brand), had the tires balanced, rotated and the wheels aligned, yet the vibration continues. In addition, at the last alignment, the mechanic had problems aligning the rear suspension in particular. The car has also shown abnormal tire wear. I have also checked the consumer's comments section of edmunds.com, a car-based website, and a number of people have noted this vibration in the steering.
2002 Nissan Altima suspension complaints
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Whenever the fuel tank is filled fuel would over flow. Also, front ball joints were worn out, causing the front end to wobble. Sometimes it wa shard to maintain control of vehicle.
My 2002 nissan altima 2.5s has had three sets of tires replaced (four total sets including original tires) and three 4-wheel alignments in less than 6000 miles. Manufacturer has not determined root cause of problem. Symptoms are excessive tire vibration and interioir noise from rear axle and vibration in steering wheel and gas pedal at highway speeds. Manufacturer has not implemented any tsbs to determine root cause. Tire rotation and re-balancing exacerbates the problem.
Rear shocks went bad, everytime consumer would go over a bump there used to be a noise that came from the shocks. Contacted dealer, and the dealer was not willing to do anything.
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