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2128 messages, Last post on Oct 23, 2006 at 1:24 AM
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| you will feel different. This is the design way that a lot Nissan behave like this. At least my 1997 Nissan Altima acts like this. | |
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Quest0804, is yours an SE model too with Auto Climate Control? In my case, 04' Quest SE with the Auto Climate Control: Hot-air issue first discovered for me by a friend who drives an E-Class Benz that also has auto climate control. According to him, the cold-air + hot-air mixing to correct temperature should be done internally...not cold air from top vents and hot air from lower vents...thereby achieving the mixing in the passenger compartment!!! What I hate about this issue is that the Auto Climate Control is heating my shoe/feet (especially my right-side) and chilling my face/head (Is Nissan's Auto Climate Control designed to achieve desired tempearture by mixing on the front passengers?). At this time, I have disable the AUTO climate mode and run on A/C with temperatures set to 68 degrees F with both front-upper & front-lower vents open to get cold air at both levels. The story behind this is as below. This is what I did. (1) Read the manuals. Did not find much details on the specific controls that SE models comes with except general definitions. Most operation details are for S & SL models. (2) Spend next 7 days to play with different settings to see if I can somehow figure which settings cause the annoying hot air from the front lower vents. Any/all AUTO modes except when the temperature settings (driver & passenger) are at (settable minimum of) 60 degrees F. Noted that front-lower vents will still have a slow flow (leak?/faulty parts?) of hot air when these lower vents are supposed to be closed (upper-vents only mode). (3) Call 800 Nissan...speak to cust rep...takes my VIN and records my concern...advises me to get an inspection/repair at dealership service department. (4) Took the problem to my dealer...demo to my salesman...salesman see my point and agree...takes me to service department & helps me with service appointment...wait for appointment day...on appointment day, technician unable to reproduce problem...I take technician for a 10 minutes ride on state highway, demo the hot air issue...once back, technician helps me seek next appointment for an "A" technician (most experienced)...comeback next appointment, leave behind my Quest SE for the day (dealership rents me a car as loaner)...1st day "A" technician investigates...see the problem...escalates with Nissan technical support...by end of 2nd day, Nissan technical support tells him that it is per design...3rd day, service department is unable to proceed further and closes case...I go back to my salesman...we both check out another brand new Quest SE...find the same problem...yes now it starts to look like design issue to me. (5) Get home...find a hand written Nissan card asking about my climate control issue (follow up to my call in step (3) above). Wants to know the outcome of my visit to service department at my dealership. Card also has this rep's direct extension number and my file number. To be continued... |
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I have 2 vehicles. Maxima 99 and Ody 2003. Maxima99: Even without climate control has wors ac system I saw. Unable to cool air from beginning in 5-10 minutes, unable to cool intake air during hot day if used with faster fan speed. Also without ac, during ride in mid cool day it's bursting warm air for 10 min from vent, after car was parked in shaded area(engine heat). Odyssey 2003: No any vent/AC/Climate control problems. Performs like swiss watch. If you say 69 at sunny, hot day, after 1min you will enjoy it. |
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| I am getting this without a/c. It takes long time to get cool air. I called Nissan and they said, they are aware of this and working on the problem. I have been asked to wait till they get a fix. The rear vents are working fine. I don't find any issue when I turn on A/c. | |
We recently got a 2004 Quest SE. I notice that when I start driving it, for the first 5-10 minutes, when I accelarate, the engine sounds as though there is a drag on it (very noticeable between 20-30 mph, around 2000 rpm). Is this a common feature? I have not yet called the dealership.
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I guess this fits under problems. I started looking at winter tires today for the new Quest, now that the snow season is upon us in Colorado (well, the High Country anyway). And guess what? Nobody makes the tire size that is on the Quest. It is a 225/65/16, which means that the tire is 225 millimeters wide, the sidewall height is 65% of the tread width, and the rim is 16", for a total diameter of 27.5". These specs translate into a SUV size tire, but not in this exact configuration. Apparently Nissan had Goodyear develop this size just for the Quest, in the form of Eagle LS2 tires. These are nice enough, but they are all season touring tires and won't cut it in the snow. A possible replacement is the 215/70/16 size, but it is slightly taller (and narrower) than the 225/65/70 at about 28" in diameter. This is only about a half inch in diameter, and a quarter inch in radius (which is what matters), but I wonder what the tolerance of the various computer systems that would be affected by a tire size change might be. Something to think about if you are buying a minivan and need snow tires immediately. Nay
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| xjbuilder, although not the exact size, the Michelin Arctic-Alpin will get you within .2" diameter at 27.3" using a 215/65QR16. Never tried these tires myself, but they seemed to get decent reviews. I also just noticed that you can get a "free" JVC/DVD player if you buy 4. While their give aways are not bad products, it would be nice if you could just get a better price. | |
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I've had my SE for 2+ months now. The burning hot air blowing on your feet when the AC is on still drives me nuts. service had it for a day before telling me that's the way it's supposed to work. Not happy at all. My big problem is the AM radio. There has been a loose connection to the AM antenna of some sort, causing horrible shorts & weird sounds when listening to AM. It's been at the dealer for 4 days w/o a resolution. The 1st day they said it was the radio. Ordered a new radio. When it came in, it was the wrong radio. said they would reorder. After a week, said they wouldn't reorder because they thought it was a wiring problem (my original suggestion). spent 3 days in service this time. Got it back and it worked right for about 3 weeks. problem started again. Have been waiting for over a week for an idea of what to do next. Am getting very frustrated. Drives great though. Love the engine & transmission. |
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| We took our first test drive this past weekend and my wife noticed it immediately and was very annoyed. it was hot outside and we had the a/c on, but still lots of hot air from floor vents. I hope Nissan take this seriously and fixes it soon. I hope quest0804 got an honest answer from Nissan that they are working to fix it. | |
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I had called Nissan regarding hot air issue. They are still working on it. I have not got any update on this yet. If other experience this issue please call Nissan not your dealer. Dealer will say that how it will work because they don't seem to understand the issue right. Hot air could blow for few second if it is hot outside not for 1/2 hr. That is not acceptable to me. If that is the case why the rear end vents are still blowing cool air. I guess this could be fixed by Nissan. I would expect Nissan to communicate to their service centers and give honest reply to customers. |
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