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Thanks in advance for any help..
Have been driving this car with no problems for quite awhile. Left it parked for 2 hours while having lunch. Came out and wouldn't start. Starter would keep turning over and over, but no start. Left the car overnight and came back the next day. Tried to start but wouldn't. Same thing, turning over but wouldn't start. Towed it to shoppe and check everthing that we knew. Couldn't find anything unusual except that there was no spark.
Changed both crank sensors, still no spark.
Took it to dealer. They advised to change ECM, Crank Harness, and Crank Sensors.
They named some other sensors that possibly needed changing, estimating cost to be in the $7000 range. They did re-key the car in order to get it running, charging me $380.
Drove the car several days, stopped for gas, went to start, same thing [no start].
Whatever you can make of this, any help appreciated. Baffeled!!
BENJI
When my wife's 2001 Maxima was read-ended two years ago, the back was demolished, but movable. I had to use the shift release to put it out of Park until it was fixed. The body shop hadn't heard of this either.
have they under-filled your transmission?
take it back.
At around 75k, the dealer indicated that my maxima needs new belts(serpentine and fan). A local mechanic(AAA certified) agreed to replace the belts at a much cheaper price than the dealer. Unfortunately now th replacement belts always make a noise when I start the car in the morning or when I start it back in the evening after work. Its a screeching noise that happens for about 5-6 seconds only at starting time(after the car has been parked for several hours) There is no other problem otherwise
I have taken the car to the local mechanic twice now...the first time he lubricated the belts, the second time, he removed them and adjusted their tension all over again....but it hasnt helped.
Any suggestions on what could be causing this ? In hindsight, I repent not getting this done by the dealer
I just purchased a 2006 Maxima SE, and while driving home I immediately felt the vibration in the steering...and it's not subtle, either. I took it back and they rotated the tires and tightened the rack--didnt help. Well, last week some Nissan engineers came down here to the Dallas area to investigate this specific problem. Apparently, Nissan is aware of the problem but doesnt know the fix (or want to know in fear of a recall). I'm waiting until next week when I will take in again for yet another check...seriously though, if the Japanese guys who designed the damn thing cant fix it...i have little faith in my local Nissan dealer mechanics. I am seriously thinking about starting a website to try and get Nissan to address this. My 05 Altima had vibration as well, but not as bad as the Maxima. My email address is idris.gettridge@charter.net. I'm really, really, interested in being in touch with other Maxima owners who have experienced the same thing. This is utterly unacceptable to experience in a 30 grand car...Nissan's "flagship".
btw where did you find 7 3/4 number?
The best way to refill is to measure how much comes out, then refill the same amount and monitor the dipstick level.
It is the national highway and transportation complaint website. There are plenty of complaints on the Maxima's.
Here is something else specifically on the type of ATF fluid to use (notice the type K fluid). This is straight from the manual and I hope you added the right type of fluid:
"Using automatic transmission fluid other than Genuine NISSAN Matic K ATF will cause deterioration in driveability and automatic transmission durability, and may damage the automatic transmission, which is not covered by the NISSAN new vehicle limited warranty."
Hope this helps, that's what this forum is for.
I was considering a set of new tires for my Maxima. I came across the Michelin HydroEdge tires at Costco.
However this is T rated tires (which is 2 levels below the recommended tires). Recommended tires for the 01 Maxima with Performance package is H rated.
I have read reviews about this tires that it has good traction. I don't really care about the performance aspect as my wife is the primary driver on
this car and she is a very conservative driver.
Other than taking a perforance hit, is there any other issues if I put the T rated tires on the Maxima?
Thanks
Thanks to everyone for your ideas!
I recently made a disasterous error when installing a remote starter and keyless entry system. When wiring in the keyless entry, the instructions gave options for 3 types of door locks, and I wired according to the wrong option (I wired for "type C" locks, and it should have been "type B").
Symptoms: When I press the driver's window button in the driver's door, all you hear is a quiet double click coming from the switch. The motor makes no noise, and of course the window doesn't move.
Also, driver's door power locks have stopped functioning. The lock actuator is not responsive. However, if all of the doors in the car are unlocked, and I manually lock the driver's door, the other three doors will also lock automatically.
Questions: Is it possible that lock actuator and the window motor are individually fused? If so, where are the fuses for these two parts? After checking carefully, none of the fuses in the car in all fuse locations are blown. How can I be sure that the actuator and motor are definitely dead?
Also, can anyone tell me where I can find detailed instructions for removing and replacing the lock actuator and window motor in a 99 Maxima? The Haynes manual only offers generic info, and after attempting to remove the two bolts that secture the lock actuator to the door, the actuator wouldn't budge.
Your help is appreciated.