If I were you, I would take the car back to the dealership, and have the issue documented. The fact that the sound has gotten louder, and has moved from just 1st gear to all the gears may be an issue that needs to be addressed. By getting it documented, you will be on solid ground in the event that a problem turns up later on. Good luck!!!
20' 5-speed RS5F91R whine
When I bought the car a couple months ago there was a slight whine while accelerating in 1st gear. Over time it has gotten louder and eventually started whining in all 5 gears. It does this also while decelerating, and the higher the gear the quieter the whine (for both acceleration & deceleration)
Correct me if I'm wrong but Nissan has used the RS5F91R in 5-speed Versas since 2012.
So for all the 5-speed owners, is this normal for this transmission or do I need to take it to the dealership?
Correct me if I'm wrong but Nissan has used the RS5F91R in 5-speed Versas since 2012.
So for all the 5-speed owners, is this normal for this transmission or do I need to take it to the dealership?
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Update: i had the service manager ride with me in my car and this was our conversation...
Service Manager: "this is a sound that's been on all of the new 5-speed Versas we've received."
Me: "so this loud whining noise is normal?"
Service Manager: "Nissan has told us yes"
Me: "the only time I've heard a manual transmission have this loud of a whine is if the transmission fluid was low"
Service Manager: "I know exactly what you mean and personally I don't think the sound should be there. The warranty procedures we have to follow: 1) check transmission fluid 2) check seals for damage/wear...we performed both of those & both checked out fine. In this situation, you, as a customer that just bought a car from them, have more power than i do in getting something to go further by calling Nissan and expressing your concerns...and if it turns out its a design defective they can order a recall to fix the problem. We have called corporate ourselves about this in the past and we were told it's normal...again, I personally don't agree with it, but since it's a warranty matter we can't do anything further like do a tear-down of the transmission without Nissan's approval."
I went to the other dealer that had two 5-speed models & test drove both....they both had the same whining noise...one was actually worse than mine with only 13 miles.
So I suppose my options are:
- raise hell with Nissan
- change transmission fluid to a possibly higher quality like Redline MT-85 synthetic to see if that helps
Took a look on Youtube, and came up with this video of your vehicle. The guy mentions the whine in the transmission.Update: i had the service manager ride with me in my car and this was our conversation...
Service Manager: "this is a sound that's been on all of the new 5-speed Versas we've received."
Me: "so this loud whining noise is normal?"
Service Manager: "Nissan has told us yes"
Me: "the only time I've heard a manual transmission have this loud of a whine is if the transmission fluid was low"
Service Manager: "I know exactly what you mean and personally I don't think the sound should be there. The warranty procedures we have to follow: 1) check transmission fluid 2) check seals for damage/wear...we performed both of those & both checked out fine. In this situation, you, as a customer that just bought a car from them, have more power than i do in getting something to go further by calling Nissan and expressing your concerns...and if it turns out its a design defective they can order a recall to fix the problem. We have called corporate ourselves about this in the past and we were told it's normal...again, I personally don't agree with it, but since it's a warranty matter we can't do anything further like do a tear-down of the transmission without Nissan's approval."
I went to the other dealer that had two 5-speed models & test drove both....they both had the same whining noise...one was actually worse than mine with only 13 miles.
So I suppose my options are:
- raise hell with Nissan
- change transmission fluid to a possibly higher quality like Redline MT-85 synthetic to see if that helps
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