Vibration through gear stick under hard acceleration

[Rhys249]

Hi all, I’ve had a search of the forum and can’t find anything on this exact problem, apologies if I’ve overlooked it...

 

I’ve got a 2003 uk spec Z with 84,000 miles on it. I’ve noticed that under hard acceleration (4000 rpm upwards) I get a bit of vibration coming through the gear stick, I know that the ‘hard acceleration’ may have something to do with it but seems a little more noticeable than other cars I’ve owned. Also I occasionally get a slight shudder when coming off the accelerator, this usually happens at motorway speeds and isn’t a regular thing. Everything runs smoothly under normal driving conditions, never had any issues changing gears etc.....

 

I’ve had a read about some other places and I’ve read everything from “needs a new gearbox” to “the vibrations are normal and nothing to worry about” 

 

Would anyone here be able to shed some light on this or point me in the direction of an existing post, thanks 

 

 

 

[HEADPHONES]

As far as I know ALL zeds have alot of vibration transfer through the gearstick. Mine has from new, even when just pootling along.

If in doubt, hook up with a local member to compare knobs

[Jack94]

As long as it's just a little bit of vibration and no crunching/banging then I wouldn't worry about it.

My Zed has the most gear knob vibration of any car I've had but I'm sure I read on here somewhere that Nissan left it like that to enhance the "feel" or something. 

[Rhys249]

Ahh awesome, I didn’t think it was a serious problem, everything is working as it should, just thought I’d ask for peace of mind 

 

cheers guys !!!

Edited March 29, 2018 by Rhys249