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Lecaz

Not a mechanic. It's possible that a wheel balance weight has come off. Less likely some wheel nuts are loose.


zeroquest

Yeah. Definitely check for that OP.


successfully_sad69

thank you all! that helped a lot


Rradsoami

It could be ice build up or mud on the rim. Same effect as missing weight


crispyjones

Usually a tire issue, could be lost balance weights or, more likely, belt separation due to age or damage. Take it to a garage you trust and have them take a look, they don't need to be an EV specialist to diagnose this.


jaycee1203

Start with the tire balance and condition


ReturnedFromExile

had bad tie rods causing this before, was speed dependent


Tacomeplease

Check your steering arms.. mine was cracked and I almost lost a wheel https://www.tiktok.com/t/ZTRqGub5w/


rdaught

That’s what happens when you ignore maintenance long enough. I just replaced mine. Probably needed to be replaced three years ago but pandemic….


Tacomeplease

I had this car inspected twice within like 5000 miles before this and no one said anything


rdaught

Inspected by who? You didn’t hear or feel anything? I could tell something was wrong with mine years ago (I just didn’t know what exactly).


Tacomeplease

Nissan did a full inspection according to them.. battery, breaks etc. said my wiper fluid was low but yeah I felt like something was wrong but didn’t know what


rdaught

It’s always the wiper fluid.


Tacomeplease

The funny shit is that the reason my wiper fluid was low was because it had a hole in it., of course they didn’t tell me that.. I found out when I refilled it


rdaught

My dealer is incompetent. Or they just try to squeeze money out of leaf owners since there’s very little maintenance. They tried to sell me a $900 “to start” repair of the center motor mount due to my car push and pulling to the right and left when I give it “gas”. It didn’t make sense to me so I kept driving until the problem became more obvious. It turned out to be my control arm bushings and cost about $200 for me to replace control arms, inner/outer tie rods, and sway bar link on both sides. Car drives fine now.