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Mine: 1995 318ti Club Sport; 2020 C43; 2021 Sahara 4xe 1996 Speed Triple Challenge Cup Replica Wife's: 2015 X1 xDrive28i Son's: 2009 328i; 2018 330i xDrive
Mine: 1995 318ti Club Sport; 2020 C43; 2021 Sahara 4xe 1996 Speed Triple Challenge Cup Replica Wife's: 2015 X1 xDrive28i Son's: 2009 328i; 2018 330i xDrive
Here is a example of a recent vehicle issue.
C1A67:86-0B Foward Looking Sensor
B14F0:87-0B Forward Sensing Camera
B14F2:86-0B Rear Side Radar
U0126:00-0B Lost Communication with Steering Angle Sensor Module
There is a TSB for the C1A67:86-0B requiring replacement of the forward looking sensor. The technician has to seal an opening on the replacement part to help prevent water intrusion. But a question still lurks, does that fault explain the other codes being reported by the Vehicle Control Module?
Here is a screenshot of the dash during one of the events which took about a week to get to occur.
Notice how it says the system is partially disabled. When I got it to occur, I was able to prove that the blind spot detection (rear side radar) and the lane departure warning and assist (Forward sensing camera and steering angle sensor) were all still functional. The only thing that was shut down is the forward radar.
These were captured by and cut from a video of the event.
As far as a repair database goes, we are right back to every vehicle needs to be analyzed as it's own unique event. What might have been done with another vehicle that appears to have similar symptoms could easily have nothing in common with one that a technician is currently working on. Even then someone is always going to be the first person to encounter a given issue and he/she needs to have the knowledge and skill to solve a problem that no-one has ever seen before, otherwise how could a database ever be created?
There isn't a perfect yes or no answer here. In the dealership world, in order for the repairs to be paid for by the manufacturer, the dealer "usually" has to have someone who has attended training on the vehicle and system being serviced. That doesn't aways mean that the person actually attending to the vehicle is the one who attended the training, but it is encouraged and a dealer risks being charged back if any problems are discovered. Things that someone like myself in the aftermarket encounter can be shared with other technicians through a number of venues. The manufacturers neither solicit nor collect any information that we produce.
It's not surprising that many of the comments provide advice that serves to make the shortage of technicians worse.
https://www.autonews.com/service-and-parts/recruit-young-techs-reducing-stress-service-departments
Overheard: Young technicians concerned about mental wellness
A technician wellness advocate says if the auto service industry wants to recruit young people, it must be mindful that they prioritize their mental health.
"In a recent survey by Forbes, Generation Z listed mental wellness as their primary focus going forward. It's the first time that survey has ever been performed on a generation and [the priority] wasn't income. ... We got a technician shortage — and I believe it's not necessarily a technician shortage, it's an apprentice shortage. And I look at it as apprentices or any technician that's got less than five years of experience. We want new people into our trade. Well, that's Generation Z. If their focus is mental wellness, so should our focus be. What can we do as leaders to improve the environment around these folks so that they have less anxiety, less stress, less conflict, less challenges in their day? What challenges and what barriers can we remove from their day to improve it?" — Joshua Taylor on another consideration in the technician recruitment effort, speaking on the "Fixed Ops 5" podcast hosted by Corey Smith. Taylor is publisher of the Wrenches for Wrenches newsletter, host of the "The Wrench Turner's Podcast" and a technician wellness advocate.
https://players.brightcove.net/716708064/MrvuUOdSt_default/index.html?playlistId=1758644756280076833'
I mentioned this in another thread, but a few weeks ago, my wife mentioned that one of her friends has a newer Honda and that the paint is peeling off of the roof. I did some online searching and found that there is a TSB that addresses the issue. So, she took it to the local dealer. The service manager took pictures and said the photos needed to be sent to Honda for approval. Fair enough, but since then it has been a fiasco. No calls or updates, no returned calls, etc. The last straw was last week- she was sent an agreement to sign that stated that the windshield would need to be removed and that she would be responsible for paying for if it was broken by the dealer.
She complained to Honda USA and Honda is apparently siding with her. However, the damage is done; the friend has said she will never buy another Honda. Just another example of how the dealer experience can completely destroy any brand loyalty...
Mine: 1995 318ti Club Sport; 2020 C43; 2021 Sahara 4xe 1996 Speed Triple Challenge Cup Replica Wife's: 2015 X1 xDrive28i Son's: 2009 328i; 2018 330i xDrive
The dealer called me at 10 am this morning and told me the C43 was ready to be picked up. The tire was able to be repaired- for the princely sum of $49.20.
Mine: 1995 318ti Club Sport; 2020 C43; 2021 Sahara 4xe 1996 Speed Triple Challenge Cup Replica Wife's: 2015 X1 xDrive28i Son's: 2009 328i; 2018 330i xDrive
Mine: 1995 318ti Club Sport; 2020 C43; 2021 Sahara 4xe 1996 Speed Triple Challenge Cup Replica Wife's: 2015 X1 xDrive28i Son's: 2009 328i; 2018 330i xDrive
Correction: Tire Discounters charged $7.48 less for the RFT repair.
Mine: 1995 318ti Club Sport; 2020 C43; 2021 Sahara 4xe 1996 Speed Triple Challenge Cup Replica Wife's: 2015 X1 xDrive28i Son's: 2009 328i; 2018 330i xDrive
Here is a common run-flat tire machine, I'm never going to buy one and therefore turn away anything to do with R&R run-flat tires. That doesn't mean that I couldn't take them off of a wheel if I was replacing them with conventional tires and I wanted to bad enough. It's just too physically difficult to put them back on without a machine designed to do the job. https://automotiveequipmentspecialists.com/coats-rc-55e-rim-clamp-tire-changer/?_vsrefdom=adwords&gclid=CjwKCAjwseSoBhBXEiwA9iZtxnLLC6msUPf38MIoiWVloEtm0YtioRua0zjORWDsWWGl_7B0FYODGRoCJFYQAvD_BwE
For a shop that does a lot of tires they can go crazy and get one of these. https://www.bestbuyautoequipment.com/corghi-artiglio-visual-l-tire-changer-p/MasterCode.htm?gclid=CjwKCAjwseSoBhBXEiwA9iZtxjJ-kb20zXHXjGyl_I9qzR-JO0eu9dh79zv_y8OEu-9eLm6oaRar8xoCjskQAvD_BwE
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GDQLcbarB_Q&t=911s
https://www.techmatetools.com/Catalog/Product?id=NI-52925-VI3
If I can work on my Audi, though, I'm sure folks can figure out ways to work on Nissans. Crazy stuff. I think Nissan sees the writing on the wall as far as their relevancy goes, and they are just trying to pull every trick they can to keep the money flowing.
Shops have a process to register their scan tools called "AutoAuth". https://webapp.autoauth.com/
When they register, they have to pay a yearly fee for membership. Then record their tool serial numbers on their page and that in turn allows their tool to be used to access the vehicles through the secure gateway. While Nissan does allow access up to a point, shops are running into more holes in the system where it is being blocked and that is what has happened with the rear caliper control in the tic tok video referenced above. Currently to have full access the shop has to subscribe to the Nissan Consult III scan tool. One thing that is different from the information in this link. https://www.techmatetools.com/Catalog/Product?id=NI-52925-VI3 Nissan has backed off of requiring the purchase of a specific laptop through them. That is something that just changed in the last month but isn't reflected on the site.