# 2005 Nissan Altima - Shakes

**URL:** <https://community.cartalk.com/t/2005-nissan-altima-shakes/136553>\
**Category:** Maintenance/Repairs\
**Tags:** nissan\
**Created:** [March 15, 2019, 11:23pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2005-nissan-altima-shakes/136553 "2019-03-15T23:23:31Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 2\
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**Author:** ![P.Ong](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/b782af/32.png) [@P.Ong](https://community.cartalk.com/u/P.Ong)\
**Post date:** [March 15, 2019, 11:23pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2005-nissan-altima-shakes/136553/1 "2019-03-15T23:23:31Z")

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My car shakes when it’s cold and idling. it doesn’t always happen. When I drive it for a distance it stops shaking and it is back to normal. What is the problem. My mechanic doesn’t know…

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**Author:** ![oldtimer-11](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/e79b87/32.png) [@oldtimer-11](https://community.cartalk.com/u/oldtimer-11)\
**Post date:** [March 16, 2019, 4:32am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2005-nissan-altima-shakes/136553/2 "2019-03-16T04:32:48Z")

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The problem is your mechanic. Unless he he is telling you he would have to be paid to diagnose it.