beerman1378

I noticed the other day(and has gotten progressively worse) that when I let off the brake there is an ungodly squeal and worsens when I turn right. The sound goes away when I turn left, but straight and right something is definitely wrong. The sound DOES NOT go away when the brake is applied either. It almost sounds similar to a serpentine belt as they get real old! Has anybody ran into this or have any ideas on what it may be? Im bringing it to Nissan tomorrow, but I'm curious to get some insight from the members here b4 I go.....

CT Maxima

You obviously have an Obama Maxima, a very limited version. The Obama Maxima only goes left. It really does not like to go straight or to the right. The squeal you hear is to tell you to correct the course to the left.


J/K; I have never run into this situation. I sounds like the power steering pump is stalled when the wheels are turned to the right. The sound you hear is from the serpentine belt slipping.

OneWhtMax

pump prob on the way out
my cousin already had it replaced with 6600 miles

beerman1378

HAHAHA....Come to find out it was a bunch of leaves wedged up between my caliper bracket and my rotor. Nissan told me this and I thought they were gonna try and sell me muffler bearings next! I had TOTAL doubt and when I took it for a nice rip, the sound was never to be heard again! I never in a million years would have thought leaves were causing this issue. WOW

lightonthehill

I have had dry leaves get into strange places (such as HVAC fan area) and cause the scariest noises imaginable. I have also had pebbles somehow get between the brake discs and the caliper pads, and thought the car was coming apart.

buddyv

Glad you located the problem....