rear view mirror vibrates
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Yours is not the only one. My 2010 does the exact Sure thing. There are others on the forum as well.as there has been at least one other thread. Nothing to do with 9 driveshaft problem which I am sure would have a lot worse symptoms. I haven't taken mine in get as I rarely need to drive that fast on my Commute.
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Do you feel a vibration anywhere else?
Mine did the same thing and it *was* the driveshaft issue....there is a TSB out about how it can be fixed. My rear view mirror vibrated (at 75/80mph you basically couldnt use it to see behind you), but so did my brake pedal and you could also feel it in the floorboards and drivers seat.
Mine did the same thing and it *was* the driveshaft issue....there is a TSB out about how it can be fixed. My rear view mirror vibrated (at 75/80mph you basically couldnt use it to see behind you), but so did my brake pedal and you could also feel it in the floorboards and drivers seat.
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did you happen to remember TSB number? thanks!
Do you feel a vibration anywhere else?
Mine did the same thing and it *was* the driveshaft issue....there is a TSB out about how it can be fixed. My rear view mirror vibrated (at 75/80mph you basically couldnt use it to see behind you), but so did my brake pedal and you could also feel it in the floorboards and drivers seat.
Mine did the same thing and it *was* the driveshaft issue....there is a TSB out about how it can be fixed. My rear view mirror vibrated (at 75/80mph you basically couldnt use it to see behind you), but so did my brake pedal and you could also feel it in the floorboards and drivers seat.
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Interesting...mine statement that it was the driveshaft was based totally on experience. My first car had universal joints that went out, and the mirror was unusable at 40 or so. Also felt vibration in my seat. That was a LONG time ago, but the principle is still there. Imbalances like that happen in harmonics, so it typically would happen again at 80 mph, similar to what some of you are are reporting. Sorry to hear it's actually a problem.
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Interesting...mine statement that it was the driveshaft was based totally on experience. My first car had universal joints that went out, and the mirror was unusable at 40 or so. Also felt vibration in my seat. That was a LONG time ago, but the principle is still there. Imbalances like that happen in harmonics, so it typically would happen again at 80 mph, similar to what some of you are are reporting. Sorry to hear it's actually a problem.
The TSB number is ITB11019 "SB G37 AWD; Vibration And/Or Booming Noise At Highway Speed". The fix is pretty simple I think, they remove the bolts holding the joint to the rear diff, free up the joint and make sure it has full range of motion, then replace with new bolts torqued to the correct amount in the correct order. It seems that they may have no been torqued in correct order from the factory and it caused the joint to be cocked to one position instead of having full range of motion. Now the question becomes if it causes issues down the road, but who knows. My car had the issue for 500 miles (basically the trip home from where I bought it), luckily the dealer I went to has good techs and they figured out the issue.....interestingly enough even before Infiniti released a TSB on it.
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Thanks for your info.
In the case of the TSB its actually one of the joints being STUCK and not allowing full travel of the "rebro joint" (which I think is a fancy version of the driveshaft yolk on old school RWD cars). At rest, on flat ground, the joint cant reset to its rest position so you get the vibration. Oddly enough it will go away on bumps and bumpy roads because the suspension is bouncing up and down and actually releasing the tension on the stuck joint.
The TSB number is ITB11019 "SB G37 AWD; Vibration And/Or Booming Noise At Highway Speed". The fix is pretty simple I think, they remove the bolts holding the joint to the rear diff, free up the joint and make sure it has full range of motion, then replace with new bolts torqued to the correct amount in the correct order. It seems that they may have no been torqued in correct order from the factory and it caused the joint to be cocked to one position instead of having full range of motion. Now the question becomes if it causes issues down the road, but who knows. My car had the issue for 500 miles (basically the trip home from where I bought it), luckily the dealer I went to has good techs and they figured out the issue.....interestingly enough even before Infiniti released a TSB on it.
The TSB number is ITB11019 "SB G37 AWD; Vibration And/Or Booming Noise At Highway Speed". The fix is pretty simple I think, they remove the bolts holding the joint to the rear diff, free up the joint and make sure it has full range of motion, then replace with new bolts torqued to the correct amount in the correct order. It seems that they may have no been torqued in correct order from the factory and it caused the joint to be cocked to one position instead of having full range of motion. Now the question becomes if it causes issues down the road, but who knows. My car had the issue for 500 miles (basically the trip home from where I bought it), luckily the dealer I went to has good techs and they figured out the issue.....interestingly enough even before Infiniti released a TSB on it.