Nissan Maxima 2000 Starting

t0nyd

Great deal, hays1.!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
You stole that car Wish I could live in Texas
and get that deal

This was the best i could do.
I got the final deal for exact car 00 GLE .
Same options roof, wind guard,spoiler,mud guard,
mats for $25,500 plus TTL.
with MD tax 5% = $1275
with tag/title = 130
Out the door price $26,905

Could have haggle for a little less, but not worth
the Headache

Will pick up next week, Misty grey color. Can't
wait. Great car!




Out the door price $26,905

comey

Has anyone looked at the Acura? That is the car that compares to the Max. not Camry or Accord. I am on the fence between the SE or the TL. Any comments?

pat455

Folks, let's remember this is the Maintenance & Repair Conference. This recent discussion needs to go over to either our Sedans conference or the Smart Shopper conference. Use the Search feature at left to find appropriate topics about the Maxima, or Maxima vs. TL, already in progress.

Thanks.

Pat
Community Leader/Maintenance & Repair Conference

michaelsegal

I have a 98 Gxe and I just started experincing this problem after only 1 and 1/2 years of ownership. The car started by almost stalling out when I first start it in the morning. Now it completely stalls out in the morning. I have to start it and give it gas right away to solve the problem.

Does anyone know how to fix the problem or what the part is called that the dealer will have to fix. I have found that nissan dealers usually do not fix problems that they have to find.

Thanks
Mike

dklanecky

I have a 95 GLE that has recently started having the same issue with cold starting. Car has 170,000 miles on it and has been dealer maintained at every 15K and 30K.

The first time I took it in for this problem,(about two months ago) dealer said the fuel pressure regulator was showing low pressure and suggested this was the issue. They replaced it and the problem went away. Total cost was <$100.

Two months later, the same issue has resurfaced and I'm going to schedule another appointment to have it looked at soon.

I can still start the car but must slightly depress the gas pedal after the starter starts turning the engine or it will kill almost instantly. For the first 168,000 miles the car would start flawlessly just by turning the key.

My hopes of >300,000 trouble free miles are slowly fading.

dk

test

I have a 95 SE Maxima with 113K miles.
I have had a problem with starting the car.
I start the ignition and the car just stalls it will not start.
I have to press on the accelerator as soon as I start the ignition to prevent the car from stalling.
Can anybody help with this problem.

jbadams

If you have problems starting and idling, it is bad gas. Gas that is contaminated with water and/or dirt.

Clean your fuel filter and put a can of fuel system cleaner in your gas tank. And switch to a different gas station.

My Max runs and idles smooth as glass.

dakleenupman

Well about the bad gas theory, it would possibly hold true if in my particular case my car was 2 or more years old and I haven't been using the same gas station for 3 years now. As far as a fuel system cleaner, Nissan recommends not using those products. Fuel filter? It's a brand new car. It should not need one for at least 30,000 miles or so. I do however appreciate the response. I guess thats the way the car is. Although it should't be.

t0nyd

At startup, especially cold weather; your rpm will
be running higher to get the engine to warm up faster. Now, if the rpm doesn't drop after it is warm, then I would start worrying. So It would vary depending on how warm your engine is.

In cold weather, the shifting is not as smooth dued to transmission fluid still cold. But once the engine is warm, it should be fine.

Enjoy the ride

dee25

Hays1.. I'm in Dalllas and would like to know where you bought your Maxima, e.g that great deal you got at a volume dealer.
For others in Dallas area; how much over invoice are people paying ? Thanks

jbadams

I think you missed my whole point.
It does not matter if you have a new car or not. If you get bad gas just once that contains enough dirt, it can clog your filter. Even if you have used a single service station for over two years, just one truck load of bad gas can dirty it up.

I have not seen where Nissan does not recommend gas cleaners. They do not recommend additives in oil and I'm sure they do not recommend additives on a regular basis in fuel, but I have not seen where they say you can not use a cleaner.

Why don't you take it back to the dealer and have them fix it? It is not right, have them fix it.

uffda

I too am very interested in the high volume dealership recommended by Hays1 as I intend to purchase one this Thursday! Hope to hear from you soon.

pat455

dee25 & uffda --

I don't know whether hays1 is checking back, but you are more likely to get information on good deals on the Maxima in either our Smart Shopper or Sedans conferences, rather than here in Maintenance and Repair.

Just use the Search feature at left for maxima to find appropriate topics already in progress.

Pat
Community Leader/Maintenance & Repair Conference

roughride

I just purchased a 2K Max SE and am experiencing a very rough ride. Wandering if this will get better after break in period and if anyone else has had a similar experience. Is this what I should expect for the life of my max or is there something I could have done to the car for a smoother ride.

pat455

Someone may be able to offer an opinion here in Maintenance and Repair, but I was wondering if you also happened to find our Sedans conference? There are lots of folks over there discussing the 2000 Maxima. Nissan Maxima - Part 6 is a very active discussion - many recent purchasers are talking about their new Maximas there.

And if you like, you can use our Topic Search feature on the left to find quite a few other discussions - just key in maxima and click the Go button.

Good luck!

Pat
Community Leader/Maintenance & Repair Conference

mad_max_ima

>>I just purchased a 2K Max SE and am experiencing a very rough ride. <<

I just got mine a couple weeks ago, and for the first week, I had the same issue. Eventually, I found the recommended tire pressures under the console lid. When I checked, I found that the rear tires were 6 psi over and the front 3 psi over.

When I set the pressures properly, the ride became WAY more to my liking. Apparently, dealers are not always too careful about this.

bye

bnormann

It seems like EVERYBODY puts the MAX pressure in the tires whenever they do work on the car. I always have to check my tires when I get it back from having work done.

DUH, I guess they read the max pressure on the sidewall of the tire and figure that's what it's supposed to have.

Bruce

mad_max_ima

Banzi,

The owners manual has a few interesting things to say about starting:

"If the engine is very hard to start in extremely cold or hot weather, depress the accelerator pedal and hold it to help start the engine."

It also says:

"In the summer, when restarting the engine within 30 minutes after it has been stopped, keep the accelerator pedal fully depressed while starting."

It also says:

"Allow the engine to idle for at least 30 seconds after starting. Drive at moderate speed for a short distance first, especially in cold weather."

You didn't say anything about conditions under which you're having a problem, but perhaps some of the above applies.

bye




Banzi Wrote:
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
I recently brought a Maxima 2000. I notice that
when starting the car, it takes a little longer, a
couple of extra second or so, before it starts.
Occassionally, I have to turn the key a second
time
to get it to start. Is this typical of Nissan
Maxima or should I be concerned?

>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>.

john151

Regarding Hard Starting - My 96 SE has always been difficult to start, but never a major problem. Kind of like an old carb'd v8 - just takes a few cranks. 3 dealerships have said this is normal, but they all give different reasons why. Bull....

Regarding the stiff ride. The SE model does ride rough, just like any similar car with a sport suspension. However, I just had a set of Pirelli P6000 Sport Veloce tires put on, and mad these things are sweet! Ride, steering, wet traction, and braking are all much improved. Well worth the money.

noona

Hello. I have a new 2000 maxima gle and I've loved it so far. Everything is so smooth...
Anyway, I'm approaching that 1000mi when people recommend changing the oil. But the dealer told me that I should drive it until 3750mi before changing the oil because maximas have a special break-in oil. Has anyone else heard this?

mickeyg1

noona,
congrats on making a wise decision on your purchase. bought an se back in oct. 99 and the dealer did not mention any special breakin oil. did my first oil change at 2700 miles however if you prefer to do your first at 1000 it wouldn't hurt. oil is the blood flowing through the powertrain and can never be to clean..

joeillini

I have a 1996 Maxima SE and began experiencing chk engine lite illumination problem within the first 5000 mi. Owner's manual defines this as a malfunction indicator lite, even tho the indicator is an engine, with the word "check" in the middle (makes you wonder, eh?). In any event, the car went in 6 times to have the "problem" corrected. The final diagnosis was that there was an air-in leak somewhere in the fuel system. This can also occur if you fill up your tank while the car is running (which you are NOT supposed to do, according to Nissan). Nissan replaced some sort of filter (not the gas filter) 5 times, and reset the indicator, only to have it reilluminate. I filed a suit in court under the lemon law, Nissan offered to refund/replace the car, but much to my unfortunate luck, my attorney did not relay the settlement offer, and we went to court and LOST!. In any event, anyone with 2nd gen Maximas should have received a recall notice for this problem. BTW, the light is still on, and it does not seem to affect the performance of the car, although recently, I have noticed that the car takes up to 5 seconds or so to start whenever I jump into it to go somewhere, where that never occurred before. It has 118,000 miles on it. It sort of reminds me of the old cars of the past, when I was a kid.. you'd hear people trying to start their big v8's, to no avail. Check out consumer reports.. they pick the Toyota Camry over the Maxima STILL, even with the new (and very questionable!) redesign. I can't speak for the car's mechanical upgrade, but the exterior façelift it got should have stayed on someone's drawing board, instead of going to production! We can thank the California branch of Nissan for designing the front and rear (UGH) makeovers!

johnyoo

Hi,
I have a 99 G20 and I had the same problems with startup chatter when the car has sat idle for awhile and based on recommendations in this group and another, I changed my oil filter from Nissan to a Purolator Premium Plus and I'm convinced that the filter was the problem because the noise has been greatly reduced in noise and length of noise.

john151

joeillini - My 1996 SE had the exact same problem, requiring numerous trips to the dealer! It took almost 2 years to get the problem fixed.

There is a recall on the emission system (about 18 different parts) for 1996 cars to fix the problem that you described. Installing the recall fixed my problems.

I was told that the EPA sprung new regulations on the automakers for the 1996 model year. Many mfgs had problems as there was not enough time to get the design down just right. Included in the new EPA regulations were ways to detect gas vapor escaping from the fuel tank (that is why you can't fuel up the car while running). Also, the EPA decided that if they added a new idiot light for "gas vapors escaping" no one would bother to get it fixed. So, they decided to have the gas vapor escape sensor trip the engine light to get you into the shop.

Hope this helps.