2006 Nissan Maxima noise

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JohnnyGee - 10 Jun 2006 23:05 GMT

My 2006 Maxima SE was damaged by a major hailstorm after only 6 months
of ownership. I traded it in for a new Maxima SL. The SE had Goodyear RSA
tires, the new SL has Continentals, which actually seem to hold the road
better.

The SL has a ringing resonance that does not vary with speed on all but the
smoothest roads. The mechanics at the dealership, who described the sound
as the ringing a basketball makes when it bounces, said the noise is caused
by the Continental tires. The SE did not make this sound. Is this normal
for these
tires, or is it possible the car has bad struts or a missing or deformed
rubber isolator somewhere?

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johnin - 11 Jun 2006 19:52 GMT

My 2006 Maxima SE was damaged by a major hailstorm after only 6 month
of ownership. I traded it in for a new Maxima SL. The SE had Goodyear RS
tires, the new SL has Continentals, which actually seem to hold the roa
better

The SL has a ringing resonance that does not vary with speed on all but th
smoothest roads. The mechanics at the dealership, who described the soun
as the ringing a basketball makes when it bounces, said the noise is cause
by the Continental tires. The SE did not make this sound. Is this norma
for thes
tires, or is it possible the car has bad struts or a missing or deforme
rubber isolator somewhere
find out if theres any TSB"s on your problem? try a nissan dealer
or a shop that subscribes to an ALLDATA system for any info

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keith2000 - 18 Jun 2006 05:09 GMT

I just bought a 2006 Nissan Altima SE, 6-cyl. I hear the same noise that you described. My tires are Bridgestone. Haven't taken it to the dealer yet; just bought the car 2 days ago

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