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When a vehicle comes out of a manufacture plant or assembly, they must adjust the TOE FRONT. This is the adjustment of the front wheels angle of direction. The front wheels are either pointed more towards the outside or inside of the vehicle.
Either the factory did not do a very good job of adjusting the TOE FRONT, or the dealer did an incomplete job of adjusting the same thing when placing the 17" wheels on my GLE.
It took several trial and errors to find the problems that contributed to my alignment dilemma. I requested the dealer to switch the tires to each side to make sure that they were not the problem. Tires were OK.
They checked and adjusted the slight alignment offset and found the TOE FRONT problem. My TOE FRONT was slightly angled outwards. A slight change in the angle of the wheels came become a big factor.
The service dept. at the dealership from which my vehicle was purchased had some good mechanics. However, the supervisor totally suprised me with his dishonesty. He probably thought that I didn't know a thing about cars.
What ticks me off the most is the 3K miles that I had to put on those high performance tires before getting it fixed.
BTW: Fantastic car all around, 135k miles and it's never needed anything but brakes, tires, and one oxygen sensor replaced (knock on wood)... Looking forward to my next one.
Anyway, I had to make an appt. they looked at it, and diagnosed as a bad brake light sensor. Repaired a week later under warranty. Problem fixed.
Regarding customer satisfaction and how dealers respond to the surveys Nissan Corp sends out, I hope they do make a difference. Both my 01 Pathy and both of my GLE's from same dealer had the 44 psi tire pressure. They just dont get it.
Anyway, get the dealer to fix that light.
Love the 02 GLE, wish they put a better tranhy in, as this is the cars real achilles heel, but didnt want to wait or spend the extra $$ for the G35 coming out. Besides the Grand Prix GTP, this is the best bang for the buck.
georged98 - congrats on your purchase! What color did you choose? Also (out of curiosity), what prompted you to go with the extended warranty?
Edmunds says that there is 3.9% financing for 60 months until April 1.
Carsdirect says that there is a $1000 rebate until April 1.
So I called another nearby dealer last week and he didn't have any GLE's I wanted. He did tell me that the current offer is 0.9% financing for 60 months OR $1000 rebate.
I don't know who to believe.
If you are over 5'10" I would suggest you adjust you seat to were you want it and you will find you can't see the speedometer as the steering wheel will not go up as far as it should. It does not telescope and it is dangerous because you cannot sit the way you want to.
(Even the Ford Focus has a telescoping steering wheel and a crank to lift the seat straight up or down)
The turning radius is not practicable for making u.-turns-- again dangerous.
These might seem like minor problems but wait until you drive it over 100 miles on a trip or wait until you try to get in and out with the seat up and the steering wheel up as far as it will go.
Try before you Buy. I will get rid of this car as soon as practicable.
Anyway, it is going to be given a going over by my local dealer for any obvious problems. There should be none. I had the struts replaced along with a CV boot when I thought I was going to drive it and not ship it.
Anyone have any specific things to look for that have caused problems in this particular car? I am going to go to NTSB and look up recalls and TSBs but they do not have everything.
The mileage has never been what I thought was really great, about 23 to 25 MPG. Is this normal for this car?
Any comments would be appreciated.
Regarding the posts about not being able to find a comfortable/safe seating position, I just thought I'd throw my 2 cents in. I have a 2000 Maxima SE, and actually *crave* long trips. With the electronic seats, my wife and I always find a very comfortable position, with no visibility problems. I actually find that the Max shines in long highway trips, IMHO. I'm 6', and my wife is 5'8. In fact, one of the reasons we bought the Max was the seats. I just wish they had memory settings.
The turning radius is wide, but once you're aware of it, it shouldn't be a safety issue, since you won't try to make U-turns (or the like) that you can't make.
Mike
Here is a TSB I found at maxima.org
http://12.233.210.59/tsb/hood_rattle.pdf
95maxse. My 95 SE required tires and battery (at 45000, 5 years). But then an injector went bad and I had all 6 replaced, quite expensive. The car got passed on to my son and I now drive a BMW 530i. Nimbler, more maneuverable and more powerful but expensive. When I bought it, I drove the 2002 Max SE for comparison and found it heavy and prone to oversteer but equally powerful. So I went Bimmer. Happy so far.
I had priced out a 530i 5-speed with SP, PP, Xenon, and Premium Sound for just under $42k through ED (price was $1,400 over ED invoice). In my opinion, although more expensive than a Maxima, that's the best "value" out there.
Enjoy your 530i.
do you guys know what's a good price for a 2000 maxima se with 30k automatic ??
thanks
Sid
i don't want to spend more than 15K, I like the maxima cuz it's handle better than the accord and it's v6 is well known.
I am interested in any maxima with low mileage that have the following ..
AUTO, LEATHER, SUNROOF ...
with that price what year and mileage i should be looking anyway .. i located in Boston.
thanks
Sid
On the 60K I made sure it was done on time on one of my trips to Tucson. I figure that was about 10 years ago so my Mother was only averaging 2200 to 2500 a year and about 500 of that was when I came to visit two or three times a year.
You are right, it is a nice car and the next things is a sunroof. Thanks for the note.
Here's what happens. First, note that this is ONLY with CDs playing - not the radio or tapes. With SCV set to HIGH, the volume goes up noticably while driving at speeds of 65 MPH, as it's supposed to. But, if I change tracks on the CD (repeat current track, or go to next track) using the up or down steering wheel control. The volume playing drops down to the 0 MPH level (much softer). If I press the volume up or down buttons, the volume jumps immediately back up to the 65 MPH level. Note that even if I press the volume DOWN button, the volume jumps back up - so I definitely know it has gone down to the 0 MPH level. Does anyone else have this problem?
The trouble that I was having with my engine knocking and pinging has gone away! I immediately switched to Sunoco 94 and the engine performance was very noticeable. My gas mileage has increased per tankful and the engine is running as quiet as it has ever been.
Thanks again..and I would recommend this excellent (albeit expensive) gasoline to anyone with a 2000/2001 Maxima.
Note that the 95 was a redesign year. The 94 was a previous generation that I believe was very reliable, also, but I believe there were some transmission problems with early years (90-92??).
Now, with respect to the J30, it has to rank as one of the best but least respected cars out there. A buddy of mine had one for 150k miles, loved it more than his current Lexus, but it depreciated like crazy (which is why he didn't trade or sell it sooner). That may be good for you, since it may not be any more than a similar vintage Maxima.
A big difference is that the J is RWD, the Maxima is FWD, if that matters. Shop hard, check into the vehicle history and good luck. I think either car would be an excellent choice.
No, the steering wheel controls are not back lit.
I have tried Courtesy Nissan as suggested by some folks in this forum and mentioned the SE-R club discount but they said the discount only apply to SE-R's parts.
Thanks,
Anthony
Grand High Poobah
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