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#51 of 3823 RE: Rear Spoiler.... [dtownfb #50] by kpugh2 Apr 19, 2004 (4:31 pm)
Replying to: dtownfb (Apr 19, 2004 7:29 am) I know that this is something that must be seen but not on spoiler and just under and too the north of spoiler. These fine scratches are between spoiler supports full length. Thanks for the reply
#52 of 3823 Re: Rear Spoiler and deck lid scratches [kpugh2 #49] by popadopolis Apr 20, 2004 (4:30 am)
Replying to: kpugh2 (Apr 18, 2004 3:12 pm) Couldn't tell from your profile,but if you live in the snow belt perhaps the scratches are from frozen snow and ice shifting fore and aft being trapped by the spoiler and not being able to fall off the trunk lid as it would normally be able to do. Just my opinion of course. I have none from this past winter, but only got my LT in December and used our second car during snowy conditions while the LT sat in the garage.
#53 of 3823 First problem by deminin Apr 22, 2004 (3:02 pm)
I finally had to take our '03 LS in for service. The drivers door power window failed to go up 3 or 4 times in the past month. We found that if we shut of the ignition for a few minutes, it would work again. I had an appointment at 8AM today, and at 8:45, I drove out with a new power window switch. According to the mechanic, these switches have a built-in circuit breaker, and if the switch overloads, or overheats, it will shut down for 10 minutes or so. He was able to make it fail by raising and lowering the window several times in quick succession. Not too bad for 15 months, and 14,000 miles. I can't recall another car I've owned in the past 20 years that ran this far before I had to take it back for something. So far, we are very pleased with our Malibu.
#55 of 3823 Fuel tank problem by gearhead4 May 05, 2004 (9:08 am)
I've seen some good advice in this forum. Maybe some one can help me figure out a problem with my wife's 2001 Malibu that has me stumped .   Last week, she ran out of gas even though the fuel gage showed 1/8 full. She was able to put in only 13.4 gallons. Since then the fuel gauge has been reading full, even after driving 190 miles. When she tried to add fuel yesterday, the pump shut off after adding only 3 gallons.   I got under the car and looked for a collapsed tank. From what I can see, the tank looks okay. When I thumped on the tank, it sounds like there is only a few gallons in the tank. The fuel filler pipe doesn't seem to be collapsed. It's as if there is a big bubble caught inside the tank, or a liner that is collapsed.   Has anyone experienced this problem and found a solution?   gearhead4
#56 of 3823 Faulty fuel level sender? by 3745 May 05, 2004 (7:12 pm)
Maybe you have a faulty fuel level sender caused by sulphur in the fuel that has reacted with the silver contacts. See post #677 in, "Sulphur from 2003 4Runner".
#57 of 3823 Passenger Seat Comfort - Revisited by jim_in_ohio May 06, 2004 (6:03 pm)
Thanks oldntired for your advice of a couple weeks ago. My wife and I tried the leather seats and she was much more comfortable. The upshot was that we took delivery of a Maxx LT yesterday evening. I am very impressed with the control layout, handling and features so far.
#58 of 3823 Outside Temperature Readings by jim_in_ohio May 06, 2004 (6:14 pm)
Drove the new Maxx LT to work today and noticed one anomaly. The outside temperature indicated by the driver info center was 54F this morning (believable); however, it still showed 54F this afternoon when the true temp was over 80. Later in the drive it went up to 60, then a believable 84F, for no apparent reason. The only reason I can think of is that I was running the cooling system on high and maybe cooling the sensor. Has anyone else noticed this?
#59 of 3823 What you are seeing is by design by e2helper May 06, 2004 (6:23 pm)
Because of a concern about underhood temperature affecting outside air temperature reading, the vehicle has to sit over 3 hours before the computer will use the temperature sensor signal on your next start. If it is less than 3 hours then you will need to drive vehicle before the temperature on display will increase. The amount you have to drive depends on how long the vehicle was off and what speed you are driving - if stop and go traffic it will take some time.   If you started the vehicle with remote start system things are a little different. Even if you left the vehicle for over 3 hours you will need to drive it before display is updated.
#60 of 3823 That would explain it by jim_in_ohio May 07, 2004 (5:31 pm)
Thanks e2helper -- I did start the vehicle with the RSS and was moving short distances from parking lot to parking lot. Once I got on the highway, the temperature reading was correct.

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