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g121390
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Sep 5, 2014, 1:25 PM
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2006 Nissan Altima S 2.5 Wobbly/Jerking
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I have a 2006 Nissan Altima S with a 2.5 liter engine.
What's been happening recently (maybe a couple weeks) is that my car jerks or sways from side to side everytime I accelerate and brake. It used to be if I was on a hard road or worse if there was a break in the road like the freeway (you know like the lane has a crack from repair for a few miles) but now its on flat surfaces and regular streets, I can feel the car jerk from side to side even if I'm just cruising and Im pretty comfy with speed but its a little scary since it feels like my tire is about to spin off the car or i'm going to lose control. The only thing that was touched within the last week and a half were my front brakes. My dad replaced them and he's been doing this for as long as I can remember so I dont think he would do it wrong plus he knows his way around an engine or two but since I know this can happen due to many suspension components I figured I'd ask. Also about two months ago I installed a new engine because my original one failed due to the catalytic converter:
FYI:
I just looked under the car and the control arm bushing is torn but Ive had a control arm bushing down to bits and pieces before and it never did any of what I feel now, its only the front end where I feel it.
Also my whole front suspension system is not even 6 months old, before my engine failed I had started replacing the old parts, after the new engine was in, I finished up the rest.
here's a list of all the parts I replaced both Suspension and Non Suspension
Rancho front struts
KYB rear shocks
New Lower Control Arms (both)
outer tie rod ends (both)
strut mounts
rack and pinion
axles
engine mounts
sway bar
brakes
flywheel
serpentine belt
O2 sensor (upstream/downstream) / Knock Sensor
bearing's
rear camber arm
and of course The Engine
I should have a new car so whats going on now???
I push gas jerks to left, I push brake I jerk right, I push nothing and cruise and it jerks left/right randomly.
The pics are from what I saw under my car, where is that from?
Thanks in advance for any help
DodgerFan
(This post was edited by g121390 on Sep 5, 2014, 1:29 PM)
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GC
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Sep 5, 2014, 2:07 PM
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Re: 2006 Nissan Altima S 2.5 Wobbly/Jerking
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Control arm bushing wear can cause opposite pulls when accelerating/braking. If you can get any movement out of the control arm, its too much.
The pics look like grease thrown from the cv joint to me.
Im clueless on the pic of the vac lines?
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(This post was edited by GC on Sep 5, 2014, 2:26 PM)
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Hammer Time
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Sep 5, 2014, 3:42 PM
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I believe the "J" shaped hose is just a vent and doesn't go to anything.
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Tom Greenleaf
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Sep 6, 2014, 7:17 AM
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Wow - what a list of stuff replaced up to the whole engine! Suspension, steering parts up the kazoo also. Seems more like this poor thing is being so abused you'll never win,
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Discretesignals
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Sep 6, 2014, 8:11 AM
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It probably wasn't abuse on the OPs part. Pretty common to see or read about the engines on those getting sandblasted because the manifold catalyst came apart and got sucked up into the engine. I would never buy anything with a catalyst that close to the engine.
Since we volunteer our time and knowledge, we ask for you to please follow up when a problem is resolved.
(This post was edited by Discretesignals on Sep 6, 2014, 8:24 AM)
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Tom Greenleaf
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Sep 6, 2014, 8:31 AM
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Not blaming OP and sorry about that if all these problems were not neglect/abuse. There are zillions of these around me and haven't so much as touched one to put a fingerprint on any so can't know the layout and converter's spot in this game. I simply don't hear of wild problems with these cars with design flaws or plain cheap.
Hey - roads local to me really suk big time. Wild defects left for days without fixing or patching and car killers. Some of that is a surprise and some you know to crawl along so slow you don't wreck your vehicle.
If that's the case I really don't know of a vehicle that can take that long term without constant problems, Tom
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Discretesignals
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Sep 6, 2014, 9:07 AM
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They are good cars and the engine themselves are reliable, but the design of the catalyst to warm up faster to reduce emission quicker is what is taking the reliability factor and putting it down the toilet. Few months back we had a Nissan Pathfinder with a 4.0L come in with low engine power. Pre manifold cats came apart and clogged up the secondaries. We replaced the cats and the engine now blows smoke rings.
If you get a customer that drives around with a misfire on one of these that melts the pre cat, it is probably going to start burning oil. If that was my car, I'd fix what was broke and sell it. Then get something like a Honda or Toyota with a catalyst that isn't so close to the engine.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q0vUEiRe5dE
Since we volunteer our time and knowledge, we ask for you to please follow up when a problem is resolved.
(This post was edited by Discretesignals on Sep 6, 2014, 9:15 AM)
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