Does yours rattle on idle?

[AmpHere]

My brother has a 2007 versa with 31K miles. The engine has started to make a rattle noise when it is in idle and in drive, but not if it is in idle and neutral. It's not the CVT. Dealer is telling him this is normal, but it's never done it before. Anyone else heard of this?

Thanks

[Katsury]

Mine is doing the same thing, only mine doesn't have the CVT. I drive a 6-speed manual. It rattles when I idle after driving for a little while, and I've noticed the RPM's drop slightly when it does this for a few seconds, and then after the few seconds it returns to normal, no more rattling and no RPM drop. Strangely, it also does it on command when I turn on my rear windshield defroster. The whole ordeal only lasts a few seconds which is strange so I'm thinking it might possibly be a power supply problem somewhere.

[junglist32]

I drive a 6 speed manual and have the same problem. I have about 29k miles right now and have been complaining about this problem since about 3k miles. No one seemed to believe me until my boyfriend agreed with me. (Typical mechanics...)

I brought it into the dealership and they thought it was a bad throttle body and replaced the clutch and clutch housing. The noise didn't go away.

Brought it back a week later and this time they thought it was the engine mount, so they replaced that. Nope try again. The noise is still there.

I googled engine noise problems and came up with a forum thread about this exact problem. The person said a Nissan Field Engineer came out to look at the problem and found the bracket was not secured to the car and the steel Evap system lines were not installed correctly thereby causing the vibration.

Here's the link if anyone's interested in what else was said.

Nissan Versa Engine Questions - CarSpace Automotive Forums

One a separate note, I have two questions for you.

1. Does any one experience a (sometimes loud) high pitched whining noise coming from the engine, sometimes at low speeds but mainly during highway driving?

2. Have you noticed a clinking feeling and/or noise in the steering column when turning?

The dealership said they didn't find anything regarding my other 2 complaints. I really want to get it fixed soon as my warranty is almost up and with the miles I drive daily I could be out of warranty by the end of July.

Hope this helped you. Let me know if you have any other questions.

Cheers!!

[VersaS09]

i get a slight rattle when i first start my car but as soon as i got into gear it goes away

junglist32
i dont know about your 1st prob but the 2nd i have very slightly it feels like a cv joint stsrting to go that is where i would start