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#41 of 4048 1998 Nissan Maxima GLE leaking Power Steering Fluid by benorris Jan 30, 2001 (8:04 am)
At 37,000 miles, I noticed a drip under my car. I was told it was a seal leak on the rack (rack and pinion). Of course, this just missed getting fixed under the 36,000 warranty, even though it is something that shouldn't occur on such a young car. Has anyone else experienced this?
#42 of 4048 Benorris by joenissan Jan 30, 2001 (9:08 am)
It's not common for the rack to go but.....at 37k...the dealer should cover it under warranty. Nissan will usually go up to about 40k, sometimes higher, on something major like that that should never have gone bad. Insist that the dealer cover it...if they refuse...contact Nissan...you'll get it covered.     Joe
#43 of 4048 RE: Maxima leaking sunroof..... by paco99 Jan 31, 2001 (10:01 pm)
Well, I left it outside all day Tuesday in the rain.....no leaks ! that I could find !....   Thanks for the help...
#44 of 4048 Paco99 by alcan Feb 01, 2001 (4:33 am)
Glad to hear your problem has been resolved. My next suggestion was to move to Aridzona.
#45 of 4048 "Service Engine Soon" '97 Nissan Maxima GXE by itsgt Feb 02, 2001 (10:31 am)
Since i bought my maxima from the auction about 3.5 weeks ago...it had a "soon service engine"/"service engine soon" sensor light up...Just a couple of days ago it disappeared.   When i had it checked out by my mechanic after the auction he said nothing was wrong with the engine.....   was the sensor just incorrectly telling me i had a problem....or did the problem go away?   thanks.
#46 of 4048 re: Unstable Idle and shaking engine by brucer2 Feb 02, 2001 (10:58 am)
Assuming that your plugs, wires, cap and rotor are in good condition, I would first clean the throttle body. The throttle plates and air bypass holes get a coating of deposits over time and will effect the idle. There was also a TSB related to this, that is caused by uneven flow over the MAF sensor. If you open the air filter box and look in the top half there is an air horn, at the back of which is a fine mesh screen. See if there is any debris on the screen. You can also clean any soot on the screen by wetting a rag with injector cleaner and wiping off the screen (don't spray anything directly into the MAF sensor). Also check the air cleaner. If one end is much dirtier than the other this can cause uneven flow. With my 90 GXE, I found cleaning the throttle body had the biggest difference on curing the idle dip. A new rotor smoothed the idle even more.
#47 of 4048 its by joenissan Feb 02, 2001 (7:49 pm)
The above responce from Brucer is a good one. Have the throttle body cleaned by Nissan. It's acually all part of a complete fuel injection cleaning process that works very well.  If you have a 95+ Maxima, (I believe you said you have a 97) you have no cap, rotor, or plug wires to worry about. The VQ engine doesn't have any of these components.     Joe
#48 of 4048 Maxima won't start by boreo Feb 02, 2001 (10:12 pm)
I just bought a 95 Maxima (2 months ago) with 67K miles on it and it won't start. Checked the battery out and it's good, just starts to crank then fades out, lights and all stay on but subsequent turns of the key do nothing. Anyone encountered this and if so what is it? Starter? And thanks now I know what that funny clicking is when I start the car when very cold!! If I could only start it...
#49 of 4048 Boreo by joenissan Feb 02, 2001 (10:39 pm)
Fades out ?..How so ??...Sounds like the battery to me...you can have enough juice to run the lights but..not enough to start the engine. Also, check with your dealer...there was a problem with the 8 tooth starters in the 95's....they were then changed to a 10 tooth.     Joe
#50 of 4048 RE:maxima won't start by qx4 Feb 03, 2001 (2:25 pm)
i have a 95GXE maxima as well....turning the key won't do anything at all...do the process few times and nothing....and then it starts.   Nissan insisted its the starter and it got replaced twice but that didn't fix anything (it was covered under warranty at the time). I tried to explain that they already replaced it once but they insited to replace it again.   now that my warranty is over i haven't really had anyone to look at it. but i have a bunch of resposes from mechanics on other boards that i can share if you would like. if the discription of my problem (read below) is the same as your problem.   when turning the key (all the way) to start the engine, > nothing will happen for about a second or two and > the car will start after a couple of tries. > Immediatly the rpm falls down from whatever idle > its suppose to be at and the engine stalls. > happens more often on cold or even cool weather > conditions. it happens when the car has been sitting > for few hours. Replies to this message: arcomets (Aug 10, 2005 3:26 pm) highroller (Aug 10, 2005 5:52 pm) bjacobson (Aug 12, 2005 1:42 pm) honker24 (Sep 14, 2005 8:28 pm) and 1 more...

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