for the past week or so...when i start my car up in the AM...I hear this noise which sounds like the belts or pulleys or something....i dont know if its cuz of the cold or what...but it lasts for about 5 minutes or less...and it does it while idle and also when accelerating...anyone else have this issue?? should i have it looked at or is it just the weather...

i have an 06 base as in my signature.

thanks for ur help

 

You know what man I heard something yesterday too but the wierd thing is I just had all the pulley's and belts replaced. I am thinking it is just the cold weather but man my car has been acting wierd too. I told someone earlier when I left for work this morning everything felt soooooooo wrong with my car I actually got out to see if I had a flat.

 

When belts are cold they can make noise. Does it go away after you've been driving for a while?

 

Yes It Does Go Away After About 5 Minutes Or So

 

Could be your tranny. My car (03) makes a high pitched whinning noise when the temp drops below 40 for a couple of minutes until the car warms up.

There have been several threads about "whinning transmissions when cold". Someone I think actually traced it down to the bearing on the input shaft.

 

Same thing has been happening to me. Its just the cold weather, no worries

 

I have the tranny whine, and I hear that damn squealing from the belts.

 

I have the same problem, its in the 20 and 30's here and every time when I start the car up I hear the squeal. I just replaced the belts about 4 months ago, do you guys think they just need to be tighten. I replace them myself, factory Nissan belts.

 

My friend JUST fixed a problem like this, except his belt noise didn't go away. It was always there as long as the engine was on. It just needed lubrication, dealer did it. It was pretty loud too, I remember he was in the next lane over and I could hear it.

 

I'm with ya'-- However, mine is not belt related. It sounds line a tranny whine.. but it mainly makes noise when I'm turning RIGHT only... 37k on my '03-- I think I should bring it to the dealer.

-Tim

 

+1 this is also a no brainer, just wasting space with silly questions
DOes this seem again like last winter with the same issue??

 

+2, you could possibly over tighten the belts if you get too stubborn about getting rid of the noise in cold weather.

 

I don’t think that is something you should ignore if in fact the sound is a squealing noise (vs. a whining noise). A squealing noise is probably a belt, and that could be a pulley that isn’t rotating freely. It could be a bad bearing or a defective component (i.e., air conditioning pump or something else the belt is turning).

I would check this out. If a belt is slipping, it will certainly and eventually wear out, and break.

--Spike