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#8809 of 8982 2007 Maxima comes out in June/July by maximafan

Jun 06, 2006 (9:49 pm)

By the way, I was wondering what are
  everyone's thoughts about the 2007 Maxima?
  I've read that it's getting a drop in hp
  to 255 (Same hp as my 2002 Max) with a CVT
  tranny. I was liking the new changes until
  I heard about the drop in hp. This is
  bugging me. The Maxima has been compared
  to the Avalon extensively. So how is it
  supposed to compete with 255 horses vs. 280
  horses in the Avalon? I don't know. It
  seems like Nissan takes two steps forward
  and then two steps back. Frustrating!
 
  It seems the 2007 Altima will now have more
  hp than the 2007 Maxima.

#8810 of 8982 Re: 2007 Maxima comes out in June/July [maximafan] by perna

Jun 07, 2006 (1:10 pm)

Replying to: maximafan (Jun 06, 2006 9:49 pm)
I've read that it's getting a drop in hp
  to 255 (Same hp as my 2002 Max) with a CVT
  tranny.
 
I'm not positive, but I think the CVT makes more efficient use of the car's horsies, so it actually feels quicker than it's HP indicates. I'm certainly test driving one, I can't wait to see what they've done with it.

#8811 of 8982 Sticky blue gunk by biancar

Jun 07, 2006 (7:57 pm)

Have a question here about my 2000 Maxima. We've noticed that sometimes there's a sticky blue residue of something on the lower sides of the car just forward of the rear wheel wells. With a lot of scrubbing we can get it off, but have no idea what this is. It's almost the consistency of road tar, except it's blue. Feels sort of like plastic, almost.
 
Anyone have this happen to their car? Any idea what this could be? I'm going to take it to the dealer for a check, but wondered if anyone else had the same thing happen.

#8812 of 8982 Re: Sticky blue gunk [biancar] by dmaljunk

Jun 08, 2006 (9:18 am)

Replying to: biancar (Jun 07, 2006 7:57 pm)
have no idea what it is but why take it to a dealer and pay close to $100 for a check-up? I would try a private mechanic unless your car is under extended dealer warranty.

#8813 of 8982 Re: Sticky blue gunk [dmaljunk] by biancar

Jun 08, 2006 (11:31 am)

Replying to: dmaljunk (Jun 08, 2006 9:18 am)
Guess that's the next step. We've been taking the car to the dealer regularly for oil changes and stuff, so will probably continue, as we don't have an established relationship with any private mechanic.
 
My first thought was that maybe a blue plastic bag had got caught on the underside of the car and was melting off or something, but we can't see anything that looks like that.

#8814 of 8982 Re: Air Conditioner Question [perna] by 03se2hear

Jun 08, 2006 (6:29 pm)

Replying to: perna (Jun 02, 2006 11:52 am)
Mine has always done this too. I've been trying to find a way to rewire it to bypass the compressor unless I press the A/C button. Haven't figured it out yet. Also tried on the Maxima.org forums to figure it out. But since I wasn't installing lowering springs or a grapefruit shooter on the exhaust, they were no help.

#8815 of 8982 Oxygen sensor by biancar

Jun 12, 2006 (5:10 pm)

Couple days ago the "check engine" light went on, so we had it checked out today. Turns out the oxygen sensor is bad.
 
I did a search on this topic but didn't find more than a few mentions, but seems that I recall something about Nissan having a service bulletin on the oxygen sensors. Anyone know anything about that?
 
It's a 2000 GLE, if that makes any difference.

#8816 of 8982 Re: Oxygen sensor [biancar] by 03se2hear

Jun 12, 2006 (5:22 pm)

Replying to: biancar (Jun 12, 2006 5:10 pm)
Here's the only thing I could find.....
 
http://maxima.theowensfamily.com/tsb/NTB02-051a.pdf

#8817 of 8982 Re: Oxygen sensor [03se2hear] by biancar

Jun 12, 2006 (5:28 pm)

Replying to: 03se2hear (Jun 12, 2006 5:22 pm)
Thanks!
 
Does that mean a Nissan dealership will fix it as if it were under warranty? If not, do you have any idea how much it costs?

#8818 of 8982 Re: Oxygen sensor [biancar] by maximafan

Jun 12, 2006 (7:19 pm)

Replying to: biancar (Jun 12, 2006 5:28 pm)
Hi, Biancar. It may or may not be covered.
  I've been dealing with the same situation
  as you for almost the past 12 months. To
  digress, the SES light on my 2002 Maxima SE
  came on for the first time back in July of
  2005. It happened while I was passing
  through Atlanta, GA coming from Tampa, FL
  for vacation time in the GA mountains.
  I had to find the nearest Nissan dealership
  since I didn't know if I was supposed to be
  driving the car with the light on. By the
  time I located a Nissan dealership, it was
  almost closing time, no one to assist. I
  was told I would have to bring it back on
  Monday.(This happened on a Friday.) But I
  was told if there were no visible and
  noticeable problems, I could still drive the
  car. After trying to find the nearest
  Nissan dealership to Blairsville, GA, which
  would have required some distance driving,
  I figured I'd take a gamble and not interrupt
  my vacation. I had no further problems. In
  fact, after about a day or two, the light
  went off.
  I took it to the local dealership in Tampa
  after I returned home. Well, whatever code
  or diagnosis they pulled supposedly was not
  covered by the Fed.Emiss. Warranty. I
  believe they wanted to charge something like
  450 to $600 to replace two bad rear 02
  sensors. Well, I was not ready to pay that
  kind of money just right then. Well, you
  know how it is when you get busy. I've been
  driving the car for almost a year with no
  problems, even though the SES light does
  come on maybe once every couple of months for
  a week and then goes off.
  As a matter of fact, it was on for the past
  two weeks and just went off today. I had
  taken the car in to my local mechanic to
  remove two nails from my right rear tire and
  decided to have them diagnose the SES
  problem since it was on when I took it in.
   
  Well, they pulled a code PO138, and he also
  gave me a printout of a TSB. He seems to
  think that this is something that should be
  covered by the Fed. Emiss. Warranty, but I'm
  not so sure since the dealership already
  told me no before. My neighbor across the
  street is an experienced mechanic who has
  replaced sensors. He also owns two Nissans,
  so he's very familiar with the 02 sensor
  problem. He's offered to rerun the code for
  me and can probably do some additional
  "sleuthing" to try to find out if this is a
  Fed. Emiss. Warranty issue.
  I'm thinking of taking him up on his offer
  because I'm sure Nissan will charge me $90
  just to do another diagnosis, while my
  mechanic only charged $40 to do it. I hate
  to spend another $90 and have them tell me
  I'm going to have to pay for this. If I've
  got to pay for it, I'd rather take it to my
  own mechanic, since it's always going to cost
  less.
  Sorry about the long letter, but just be
  careful and keep your options open.

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