Nissan Frontier serpentine belt tensioner issues

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Any frontier owners having issues with their belt tensioner squealing? I’ve had to replace mine twice now and I’m only at 35K!
 

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Not with my old '08, and not with my current '19. Still under warranty?
 

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Any rubber dust/shavings? if so something misaligned. A washer behind my alternator shimmed mine back inline and fixed repeated belt squeal. That was on a Cummins Diesel I installed in a old Chevy 4X4 though. Is the close or far side of the belt shiny?

Spray of most sorts will quiet it of course, but a bad bearing might also cause alignment issue and squeal. And too tight belt tension cause issues in time. But that was usually cured with a spring style unit.

I know its tight in there, but a ruler or straight edge accross the pulleys can give you some idea of the surface plane of the pulley's.

Good luck!
 
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I ended up taking the truck to the Nissan dealership. They replaced the tensioner and the belt. It was a little over $200. The truck is running nice and quiet now.
 
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Just had mine replaced at 59K .... it's a consumable, so I'm of the camp to replace both the belt and tensioner every 30k needed or not. Twice in 35k seems excessive?
 

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Just had mine replaced at 59K .... it's a consumable, so I'm of the camp to replace both the belt and tensioner every 30k needed or not. Twice in 35k seems excessive?
I would say twice in 35k is excessive. Did you do oem or aftermarket? It's hard without me looking your rig over but that does seem odd. Although a few people on here seem to have an issue like yours. Leads me to believe an issue in manufacturing
 

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Dang that's crazy. Wonder if there are different parts numbers for a superseded updated tensioner. I'm praying for you ❤❤❤