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As previously indicated, we had the clutch repaired at our expense at only 7K mi the dealer and Nissan were very uncooperative. If we still own it by the next time it goes - we'll go with some heavier duty parts at a transmission specialist if possible. Wish that FJ wasn't so dang ugly. None of our Toyota clutches went so quickly, my Tacoma has 102K on it, clutch was repaired at 70K or so. I had a Montero too, Mitsubishi and Toyota have really stood by their products. Was Nissan's intent to make a fast buck on me with the Xterra?.  ...I wonder. Granted used vehicles will have their own set of circumstances - but someone on this forum sounds like theyr'e with a dealership... I could be wrong... |
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| The clutch in my 07 Frontier Crew Cab 2wd just started slipping last week. Of course it had to happen over the holiday's so they won't be able to tell me anything definate about what went wrong until tomorrow. Meanwhile I've been out of a vehicle for almost a week now and I'm sure that I'm going to have to pay a ton of money because Nissan can't seem to build a decent clutch. I cant seem to think that my driving habits are to blame, I drive a ten speed semi for a living and am fully aware that protecting clutch life is a high priority. Since apparently it's not a warranty part, if it goes down again I'm going to replace it with and aftermarket clutch at some local clutch shop for half the price and sell it right away. | |
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Replying to: mattyk19 (Dec 25, 2007 7:13 pm) tidester, host SUVs and Smart Shopper |
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Replying to: soulsearch22 (Dec 19, 2007 7:56 pm)
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Replying to: jladd23 (Jan 02, 2008 10:49 am)  aol.com.
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Replying to: lawrencea (Nov 09, 2007 12:12 pm) Don't buy it if you intend on anything but dessert weather or are extremely experienced with an under performing car in bad weather. |
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Replying to: mattyk19 (Dec 25, 2007 7:13 pm) aol.com or Gsoulsearch22aol.com
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Replying to: Boris2 (Dec 19, 2007 8:57 pm) You are in a bad situation unless you bought the car brand new, not CPO, and you have had it less than 12,000 miles and less than 12 months. -If CPO; you should not have signed their warrantee (read the fine print) *** Nissan will not cover their own faulty installation unless you make sure to make amendments to the written contract/ warrantee ***I have copies*** - If used or CPO they should cover the same 12,000 miles/ 12 months on the clutch along with the general 36,000/ *** see below: http://www.nissanusa.com/pdf/buying/2007_Nissan_CPOProcGuide0107-R4.pdf -If new owned; your are equally in jeopardy (please see blogs under Nissan 2006 clutch issues/ even 7,000 miles and under you are not covered.) Though Nissan will not cover the clutch under any warantee, they have had the 142 point Nissan CPO inspection done, which covers them, not you (how much?). You can have another dealer give you written documentation as to what Nisssan has neglected to do with thier suppossed "Certified Pre-Owned Vehicles". Though Nissan rarely if ever follows up on even their own protocall so you may still have a case, but they will not call you back. Your best bet, don't buy a Nissan "TRADE IT IN!" ( I have had 3 in the last 7 years, my mistake). Special note- ***According to Nissan; a warrantable issue is that of a "hard" part such as a "bearing" that goes out, of course they will tell you that the disc caused the bearing to go out not vice versa (even though you have to pay to replace the bearing).
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I can't figure out how all these systems work, how they work together and what happens when I disable the VDC. According to the manual even when VDC is disabled, the Anti slip still works which kind of makes disabling VDC useless, if I understand the systems correctly. Also, I think I saw somwhere (could even be the manual) that anti slip somehow works with the ABS breaks which doesn't make any sense to me as the system only engages when you're accelerating and not slowing down. I don't mind the system engaging when it's simply slippery outside - either system for that matter - but when I am specifically disabling the VDC to have the full controll of the the truck I want to make sure I have the full control and none of the additional help is provided. Also, does VDC work silently or it's somehow tied to the same ASlip light? |
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| This is my first Nissan product and since I live in New England, unless I can correct the heating issue, this it will be my last! The heat on the feet only setting is inadequate. Does not supply enough heat to feet, since the heat continues to blow out of both the chest and defrost areas at the same time. There is absolutely no way to supply heat to feet only. I have had the car back to the dealer twice and keep being told that this is the "way it is" since it is an electronic control. In over thirty years of driving I have never owned any vehicle where it was impossible to have heat to feet only. Please advise! | |
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