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This discussion will soon be combined with the "Nissan Altima Owners: Problems & Solutions", which resides in the Nissan Maxima Owners Club. However, the combined topics will also appear here in M&R. If you are subscribed to this discussion, you will need to re-subscribe when the change takes place.
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thanks smiley10
smiley10
Did anything unusual happen that caused your problem?
Gang
It's going to be hard for me to take it to a dealer since I recently moved to England and the car is here with me. Before all of this happened, here's a little run-down on what I had to get done to the car for it to be roadworthy here in England:
- I had to splice my wires from my turn signals to the corner amber markers so they'll act as turn signals as well.
- My 3rd brake light is now a "fog light" with a switch. Since it gets very foggy in England, I was required to disconnect my 3rd brake light and it turns on when I hit the switch.
- I also recently changed my rear brake lamps to the '00 model since they have the amber turn signals on them. I used the old sealant and put it on the new lamps, could water leakage cause the problem? Maybe water's getting into the wires and shorting it out?
I would greatly appreciate any help I can get on this matter. I'm scared to drive my car to the malls for fear that my trunk will just pop open and anybody can break it. Luckily, this doesn't happen on the military base I work at.
Thanks
Also, it was good to read the posts re:the radio.. I've notice I can't seem to get alot of radio stations, as well as some of the pre-sets are static... I'm going to contact the dealer..
Other than that, I like the car!
Ops1,
That's great that Nissan agreed to cover everything. This sort of goodwill gesture happens all too infrequently.
Nissan said this is normal for car with 42000 miles. I think not. Can anyone help.
Thanks
http://www.altimas.net/tsb/
Also, what made the 97.5 different from 97's?
Seems there was a problem with the air mass sensor. It's been about a week since it was fixed, and no stalling, yet. Perhaps this will help those of you with the persistent stalling problems in the older Altimas.
Thanks to seeluck2's posting, I did notice that the Contis are a bit too slippery--they slip a lot on wet pavement. Once when the car was only 1 month old, my wife slammed on the brakes on a DRY (not wet) downhill slope. The car spun 180 degrees and she found herself facing oncoming PA turnpike traffic. She did not swerve to avoid the semi that suddenly veered in her path. At that time, I thought it may have been a slippery patch on the road but now I wonder if its the Contis.
Now at 34k miles, the other two tires wore out badly. We've just replaced them yesterday with Kumho ecsta tires. They're cheaper than contis and so far seem to have better traction. When its time to replace the other two 'newer' Contis, I'll get Kumhos. Also, I had to do 4 wheel alignment again. Is it me or does the altima need to be aligned more frequently than other cars?
Seeluck2, how are your kumho's holding up so far?