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Second issue - shortly before it's due for an oil change, the "service engine soon" light comes on. Is this standard procedure?
Does or has anyone else had either of these problems?
Sandi in NJ
Is this a noise you just started hearing recently, or just noticed? Are your windows always down, or do you hear this when the windows are all up? Is this something you still hear at higher speeds as well, or only 30-40 MPH, but not higher speeds or lower ones?
Lastly, have you checked the tire inflation? If so, what is it, and what kind of original tires ( assuming you are still on your original tires) did your Mo come with?
The tapping only brings to mind, like you said, valves. In some cars it is indeed a "normal" sound when the car is first started and cold.
There is a chance there is dirt inside the hydraulic lifters, or you are using the wrong weight oil. Have you checked the owners book and verified that is exactly the oil used at your last change? It is important.
I received a call from Nissan Corp. last Friday evening. They were happy to hear from me and value all Nissan buyers, you know where this is going? But, "this part (A7285-CC27A) installed 31 March 06, was designed for your Murano and is the only part available." I ask the corporate type caller, why Nissan had changed the part two times (A7285-CC25A to A7285-CC25B) since 31 March 06. I received the same 3-4 canned corporate answers. Nissan always recalls before required. This part was made for this recall. Nissan values all it's return customers. You will be informed if anything changes concerning you recall.
So, according to Nissan, I have to live with "the Snow Plow hang down shield." My local Nissan Dealership is still pursuing this complaint.
For anyone dissatisfied with "the Snow Plow hang down shield" installed early in the recall. Nissan 1-800-647-7261. Call.
I have been a Nissan only buyer for 19 years (7 Nissans, my son 2), I may have to consider a VW next time.
Call Nissan 1-800-647-7261.
Thanks JB
Larry
That is why I live across the street from my GP, and the head of surgery for Eisenhower Medical is around the corner. My calls don't get returned, they get tire tracks on their nice front lawns! :P
l. he worked 45 minutes on the phone to find a form fitting, metal shield for me # A 7285-CC25A a couple months back. There may be a few left around the country but not many, as Nissan went to plastic.
2. he puts on a plastic form-fitting shield (identical to mine but hard Lexan or such) # A 7285-CC27A. He currently has 6 in stock. These are the stats for that dealership putting on form-fitting shields:
16 in March
54 in April
22 in May
9 in June
no data yet for July, August.
3. He said: "Any Nissan dealer in the USA or Canada can EASILY get the form fitting plastic shield."
4. The people you talk to on the 1800 Nissan line "are entry level salary people who know nothing about anything automotive and read from prepared scripts."
5. Guys like Silvermurano and Terry and all our gang were advised to GO TO YOUR SELLING DEALER AND INSIST THAT YOUR RECALL BE DONE WITH THE APPLICATION YOU WANT. If it doesn't get done, "run over your kid's skate board, break it and go back and demand the new replacement." (You might even tell them, in writing, that leaving it broken is a known fire/explosion hazard and if your wife and kids get killed, you will hold them responsible.) For the non-attorneys out there, this infallable method is called the principle of "proximate liability"...once a person/company knows there is danger, doesn't fix it, and bad things happen, they lose big $$$$.
Those are the FACTS, folks as of 2:45PM West Coast time....
I believe this is an issue of customer push, dealer loyalty and a manager who understands public relations...as in Silvermurano, you have purchased 9 Nissans over several decades and you deserve to be heard.
And yes, if you can't get hold of your lazy doctor, go to his/her house and bang on the door...same principle. And people have done that at my house and I loved it. JB
i suppose though i would first try to replace the key i was using with one of the others (does Nissan provide 3? two full authority and one that won't unlock some area like the glovebox or trunk?).
i would also lessen the weight of my key chain (if I had a lot of keys), and if I had two vehicles using smart keys, i'd remove the other from my keychain.
however, i think the report that you can turn the key and get instrument lights, but when turned all the way doesn't result in the car turning over, that seems to suggest the ignition switch.
oh another thing i might try is cycling the shifter from park to the other gears and back to park.
trust but verify.
That idea never occurred to me, but it makes good sense. Thank you!
I just bought a used 05 SL w/ 19k miles last week. As the weather has been nice lately, I just started driving with the windows down and have observed a noise at low speed. The noise is a metallic clank/rattle that seems to be coming from both rear corners when the rear wheels go over small bumps (manhole covers, tar joints, etc..) It is very evident at low speeds (10 - 15mph), and it's almost impossible to hear with the windows up. Does this sound familiar? Let me know if you find anything out. I will be contacting the dealership this week.
The car was out in the rain some over the past couple of days, but not for long periods as it's garage kept. Today it was sitting outside in my driveway while it rained all day. Tonight I noticed the A-pillar is wet AGAIN. This time the wet mark was about 4 inches lower than before, but I noticed it because I actually felt a drip onto my leg. Much of the pillar feels damp when pressed, though only a spot about the size of a lemon showed through noticeably wet.
So.........What do you think of that?
Also, last time they put me in a rented (their cost)Hyundai Tuscon, which I didn't love. When they found out it would be another week they gave me one of "their" loaner cars. It was an Altima S. I think this time they owe me a loaner Murano, considering I am paying a lease, which is essentially a rental, of a Murano and that's what I should be driving.I only started this lease July 14. It's not even 2 months old!
I am venting and ranting here. Thanks for listening. I'm going over there in the morning, and hopefully the leak is still damp so I can show them. I did take a photo.
I just sprayed the entire car. I sprayed the sunroof, the windshield, the window and the area where the roof rack attaches. Nothing. No sign of water. The night I noticed the wet spot it had rained about 2 inches during the day while the car sat in my driveway facing up a slight slope. This leak must be very small and it took all that rain for it to show up.
I couldn't get it to duplicate.....so what will the dealer do? The first time I took it for the sunroof drain leak, they ran it through their car wash and determined they didn't see a leak. It wasn't until I washed it that weekend and it came right through, that they looked harder and found it where I thought it would be. I had to spray under the wind deflector, which their car wash apparently didn't.
I am thinking of putting them on notice that the next time I find it wet I will show up immediately...I don't know what to do, but I guess I will call them.
was the pillar wet with the vehicle still on the incline?
if so, i have a hard time believing the sunroof is involved.
now - if the pillar got wet after the vehicle was moved to level ground, then it seems possible it could be something related to the sunroof, but still it seems it could be related to the seal around the windshield.
Please tell us what your dealer have to say.
Today's problem is that when I went to use the rear wiper it didn't work. I could see it and hear it as the motor ran and it tried to move up and down, but only went about 1/2 inch or so. Then it went below the window view. When I got out it was hanging straight down!!. The motor tries to go when you turn it on, but the arm doesn't go anywhere. I left it pointing up, but by the time I got home it was hanging pointing down. It sure is nice having your wiper try to wipe the paint on your 2-month old car. (sarcasm). Any ideas what could have happened, it worked prior to today.
I have an appt for Monday and I told them I intend to bring it in at 11 am and wait for it. I am sick of it being in the shop, yet don't feel I should have to be there first thing when they open to have it fixed while I wait, and I don't intend to leave it all day again. They claim they will do as I ask..... I am so mad. I never had these problems on any car before, and I've always bought American before this!
Are you handy at all with tools? I think the problem is the set screw or bolt for the wiper blade has become loose. Tighten it with a pliers or allen wrench.
And as I posted previously, anyone who would leave their car for nine days, due to a defect, without the dealer providing a loaner, is being taken advantage of. Perhaps someone in your family is more assertive, and could take it in for you?
Also, have you contacted Nissan USA, at the numbers provided in your Owners Manual :confuse:
If you haven't, please allow me to suggest your time might be better spent doing that, instead of posting about it here until you have....
I will look for the set screw, but I was just out there trying to see what I could do and as the thing tried to wipe, that is to say it wiped upside down mainly, I noticed very fine, sandlike particles coming out of where the wiper connects to the windshield. I think they seem to be fine metal shavings....That can't be good. I tried to collect them in a tissue to show the service dept.
As to where my car was made...Well, many foreign car owners swear how much better made they are and I just wanted to point out that so far my experience has been subpar.
Thank you for the set screw advice. Those metal particles do worry me though......I will post about this again only if I am able to fix it, or somebody has a question. Thanks.
All wipers have a drive shaft which the wiper arm assembly is mounted. They are attached by a simple bolt and nut assembly or the allen-type set screw to the shaft.
The fact that you felt a need to make the foreign car "point" might indicate you are basically unhappy with "foreign cars" even if you claim to like the Mo. I had a $100K Mercedes, two years ago, that the convertible top kept getting ms-aligned and binding...that was a real P-O'd situation, so I understand your frustration. But it is illustrative of no matter where made, or how much money you have put out, these things do happen, as they are built and inspected by human's, and therefore fallible.
Maybe somebody can tell me how to access the screw myself and avoid the dealer trip...
Have you looked at your owner's manual under wiper blade replacement :confuse:
They had trouble finding the leak and said they finally tilted the car as if it was in a driveway and did find water coming in. The service advisor told me that the water was coming from the back! Apparently it didn't leak when they sprayed the front, or else it was the back that they tilted up and found that it leaked. Anyhow, they were supposed to look at it some more today, but as of 12:50pm I haven't heard from then. Yesterday they were apparently unable to find the exact location of the leak.
My theory is that maybe it is the rear sunroof drain. Perhaps it too had a leak (my front one supposedly had a pinhole in it.) Or, maybe they accidentally disconnected something when they replaced the headliner from the first leak. I'm going to call now, but I'll bet they left for the day, even though they were supposed to call me....
They were out of loaners. Told them I wanted a nice car, because my Murano lease payment should not having me driving a jeep liberty (hated it-bouncy and small) or a hyundai. The best the car rental place came up with was a Trailblazer...If they have to keep keeping it I am going to demand something better, at least power seats......
Soo, what could be leaking from the rear to my A-pillar and the headliner along the top of the door leading to the a-pillar??
While not a "big" item, it is horrible whenever anyone, with any car, cannot get service people to isolate and repair a problem they know is there, and I know sometimes in spite of their best efforts they cannot.
It is all the more frustrating when you are still writing a monthly check.
Is there any area within the hatch that is connected in such a way that water could get from the hatch to the pillar? My old Dodge van leaked on the top corners where the hatch hinged onto the van. There was seal tape over the weld that apparently water leaked into and down through the inside of the hatch, under the carpet and soaked all the underpadding of the carpet. The carpet padding was a nightmare to dry. (out of warranty-did it myself.) The leak just took some sealant. The dealer had a water expert (waterdoctors.com) that gave me an idea of what to try.
I wish Nissan had a water expert coming in!
I get a tapping noise in my Murano's engine on cold start up. I have mentioned this to the dealer several times and they either "don't hear it, "can't replicate it," or say it's "normal." I don't think so... Anyone else have this problem? It wasn't present on the vehicle I test drove nor the first year or so. The car turned three years old on May 31.
Sorry for the long response. Is Central Valley Nissan west of Arizona?
Thanks SilverMurano
If you observe a rattle at low speeds, take it in before 12k!!
Picked it up Friday at 6:30 pm, and wasn't pleased because it was dirtier than when I had brought in it, and I had expected after all that leak testing with water that it would get a washing. Nope. Decided I didn't care because it might be the automatic car wash, and I'm trying to avoid those. Took it out Friday night with no issues. Parked it in garage until Sunday am. When I went out Sunday I noticed both front windows were down, and yet, I never leave the windows down, nor do I open both all the way while driving because of the noise. I closed them, but a few hours later they were down again. I swear I didn't do anything to open them. I think this is the window problem I read about. Is there something that triggers the problem? I have only 1500 miles.
I also noticed today, in the daylight, 3-4 places where they got dirt smudges on the headliner when they put it in after leak checking. One is actually part of a handprint. I am fuming mad about that and I will be calling them.I imagine it is grease, so I won't be able to just wipe it off.They didn't attach the pillar between the doors tightly on the one side,it's loose at the top, another thing I'll call them on.
As for the leaks, they never located the source, though they did confirm a leak. They just replaced all the seals and weatherstrips, noting that nothing seemed to be the obvious source.
I couldn't leave it out in today's rain (to check the leak) in case the window is a problem and not something I did with the remote. This window thing never happened in the first 2 months, now twice in 24 hours??
Can anybody tell that I am annoyed!! Thanks for listening. Any advice or input is appreciated.
He said he checked for computer codes to see if any window malfunctions registered and there were none.
Would the self-opening window show up in the computer code history? He said it would.