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About 2 weeks ago they ordered me a new one for my 2002 Maxima (the CD dropping the left channel TSB issue). They said they'd call me to schedule an appointment when it comes in. (I'm still under warranty) I was just wondering if anyone knows what the current backlog is like.
Dealership told me Nissan has received similar calls. They need to replace the whole mirror assembly due to a faulty module that controls memory setting.
For me, It wouldn't see much use. I'm the only one who regularly drives my car. But if two (or more) people share a car, or you end up using valet parking all the time then the memory settings are nice.
I have a 98 Maxima and I have not experienced any oil leaks, either from seals, or gaskets, or washers. So you may want to ask your mechanic which oil seal is he talking about. He may have seen some other Nissan model problems with one of oil seals.
In 1995 (I think) Maxima went to a different style and also reduced the price considerably. I think the engine was essentially the same but the car no longer handled as well nor did it seem anywhere near as solid. Every time a new model of the Maxima came out I would test drive it but it never seemed to measure up to the earlier Maximas.
There are certain cars that seemed to get it right (i.e model 2002 BMW) and stand the test of time well. The 92 Maxima SE does compare favorably with my 2004 Acura TL. The handling is good and the shifting is excellent. The body is solid with no rattles or vibrations. These are just my opinions but the old Maximas excelled in many areas.
coils. I have read on other forums that there are people that are experiencing " SECOND " failures of some of the above items.
Apparently, Nissan is not replacing these parts with improved versions but merely the SAME part number that came with the car. Is my assumption correct ?????? If I am correct, then all of us 5 th. gen. owners had better hit the Lottery. Unfortunately, I own a '00 and a '02.
Can anyone out there set me straight? Are the part numbers of the NEW replacement parts the same as the old parts or are they different????
'17 Chevy Volt Premiere
You have been very fortunate with your '01 GLE.
I wish you continued good luck.
Then you'd have the manual for any future repairs. The login and password that you get is also good for 24 hours. During that 24 hours you can download all the service manuals for all the Nissan vehicles that you like.
http://www.nissan-techinfo.com/nissan/default1.asp
Appreciate the info. Heck, I could download all of them on my broadband.
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I have a weird problem with my 99 Maxima GXE which just reached 60K miles. It drives beautifully once it starts, but I have been experiencing intermittent starting problems with my Maxima during the last month. It will start just fine one moment, but an hour later if I try to start it, it will crank and crank ( quite loudly in fact ) but won't start. This has happened 5 times in the last 5 weeks.
I just changed my oil filter, air filter and even fuel filter. I had a fuel injection service done at Pep Boys last week. My battery and starter are good according to a Nissan technician who checked it out last week. All 6 ignition coils were changed about a year ago.
But during the last 3 months twice the car was almost empty before I refueled it. Could that cause problems after so many weeks still? And I have used 85 octane gas 90% of the time on the car. But I live in Colorado where the air is quite thin.
It was a little chill last night ( about 50 degrees ). Even on previous occassions when it wouldn't start, outside weather was a little chill but not very cold. Could that have anything to do with this? Is this a cold start problem or is there something else that needs to be changed/fixed? The car is always garaged at night.
I will be grateful for any ideas or suggestions. Is there any TSB from Nissan for this?
I own a 2001 SE and have had starting problems. I don't know how similar the 99 and 01 is but I have learned that the temperature sensors are very finicky. In the 01 manual it even states that if the outside temperature is real hot or real cold you may need to depress the gas pedal while starting.
I get this every now and then. I was recording time and temps and it happens in consistently in 50-60F weather. I depress the gas and it starts up. Nissan says this ok. I was not happy with that but I have lived with it for a few years.
O2 sensors can be associated with this problem. Again, that is if it is similar to the 5th generation.
Another possibility (and I hope this not your case) is that your engine is burning oil. I had this problem with an old car and it started out by not starting intermittently. It would only start right away when the engine was cold. As months progressed, it began to stall out all over the road. And when it would stall it would not start for hours. That cost me a couple of tows. It was very difficult for the technician to diagnose since I could never recreate it for them. Does this only happen on cold starts or does the engine have to be warmed up?
At 60K miles do the O2 sensors need to be replaced routinely?
The car has not exhibited the start problem in the last 2 days. It drives very well ( just like a new car ) when it is running.
The only other problem I have noticed sometimes is a strange noise that comes up after the engine has started but the car has not started moving yet.
A Nissan dealer who did a courtesy check on the car said that the belts are showing signs of wear. Do the AC and Power steering belts need to be necessarily replaced at 60K miles? I have no problems in doing that but the dealer wanted $150 for parts and labor. I checked with Autozone who said the parts cost only about $16.
Is the dealer being greedy in charging so much for labor? What is a good place to get the belts changed at a reasonable rate? And what is a a resonable rate for this?
I have never heard of a loud noise problem on start up.
I had wear on my belts at 40K and had to replace them. So yes 60K is about when you should have them done. That is if they last that long. The dealer always charges an arm and a leg for anything other than an oil change. My dealer wanted $150 for the job and I used a coupon and some bargaining to get it down to $120. It depends if you trust that Autozone to do your belts. It is not major repair so you may be ok with them.
Good luck.
Let me add that my Mom borrowed the car for 3 weeks and didn't know to use premium fuel during this time. It was knocking badly when I got it but I added octane booster and have gone back to premium. The bad pinging is gone but I've had pretty noticable pinging ever since I bought it. The only thing I've done to it so far is to replace the spark plugs. Thanks!
The sound I was talking about seems like "resonance" which happens for a couple of seconds only at idle time. Also, it happens intermittently. May be the belt wear has something to do with it.
'17 Chevy Volt Premiere
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Replaced all 6 on mine at about 75k.
Bought the coils in Canada for cheap.
But my car just crossed 60K miles last week and I took care of the 60K maintenance items thinking that my starting problem was really due to bad battery/starter/blocked fuel filter etc.
oh well! But the car runs very well now. I even got my belt changed at BrakesPlus for about $73 parts and labor. They said only one belt was in bad shape and the other was in very good condition and did not require replacement. A Nissan dealer would have replaced both belts whether they needed replacement or not, as he is purely motivated by profit margin. He gave me a quote of $154 + taxes for replacing both belts.
I'll go into some more details of the symptoms so others can perhaps recognize the same problem in their cars...
The first thing I noticed was a lot of pinging, especially when asked for acceleration. Later, as it got worse, the car would actually bog down as I either a) tried to pass someone or b) go up a steep hill. Note: This wasn't a sputtering/missing sort of trouble, the rpms would rev up like normal I just wouldn't accelerate and, in fact, would often de-cellerate. Then also there was the trouble when the car was cold as described in my original message. Let me add that there were no problem codes when they hooked it up to the diagnostic computer at the dealer. I was lucky I had an experienced mechanic who guessed the problem based on other maximas he worked on.
Hope this helps.