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#20 of 29 2005 LE couple of questions... by ckone0814 Dec 26, 2008 (11:14 am)
1) When going down hills in gear I often feel my AT down shift. Seems like some sort of preset transmission braking going on? I read in the manual about hill braking but the scenario it describes seems different than what I'm seeing. Is this normal or could something be wrong?   2) I've confirmed by testing that my speedo is showing too high mph. For example, when the speedo shows 65 the vehicle is only going 60. I can adapt but would prefer it be closer - I know some cars are off but this is almost 8% different. Anyone have this or know anything about it?   3) Have dual zone climate control; everytime I start the truck, I see the defrost logo come on. It goes off after a few minutes. It's winter so it's usually mid-30 degrees or below outside and I know that when defrost is on and outside temp is under 36 f the a/c is activated so I'm concerned about gas mileage. I'm not manually starting the defrost - it happens automatically. I can't find anything specific in the manual - Is this defrost thing normal?   Thanks!!! Replies to this message: xtierra (Feb 19, 2009 7:20 pm)
#21 of 29 2008 Pathfinder stuck in 4W Lo by Pandora588 Dec 28, 2008 (1:04 pm)
recently had a ton of snow and ice which provided many opportunities to switch from 2W to 4W drive. At one point, someone put in 4W lo but after dial was turned back to 2W, it remained in 4W Lo and won't come back out. Even after many dial turns, stopping, turning off/on etc. Any thoughts on how to get it out of 4W Lo? Replies to this message: ckone0814 (Dec 29, 2008 3:49 am)
#22 of 29 Re: 2008 Pathfinder stuck in 4W Lo [Pandora588] by ckone0814 Dec 29, 2008 (3:49 am)
Replying to: Pandora588 (Dec 28, 2008 1:04 pm) have you tried driving it forward at slow speed for a couple of hundred feet or so?
#23 of 29 by ckone0814 Dec 29, 2008 (7:24 am)
btw, 4 low is for very slow speed doing things like rock crawling, pulling out at a boat ramp, ascending a steep snow-covered driveway, etc.
#24 of 29 Odd Smell by AndKM Jan 12, 2009 (1:13 am)
I just bought a 2002 pathfinder. On the way home we noticed an exhaust smell that only seemed to be evident when the engine was warm. This smell increased when you acellerated. We took it back and they changed the exhaust resonator. Since they did this the smell is now more of a burning oil smell. The smell happens at the same point as it did before, just less of an exhaust smell. Before they changed the resonator it would came in heavily through the heater, and now it seems to be coming in from the floor boards. Apparently the shop indicates no major leaks in the exhaust system. Any suggestions?
#25 of 29 97 pathfinder trouble by chusted01 Feb 09, 2009 (8:46 am)
my odometer, tripometer and cruise control quite working. Now the O/D light flashes 16 or 17 times when the ignition is turned on.   any info would be great
#26 of 29 Re: 2005 LE couple of questions... [ckone0814] by xtierra Feb 19, 2009 (7:20 pm)
Replying to: ckone0814 (Dec 26, 2008 11:14 am) check the color of your tranny fluid..... also you can get an idea of how its working by touching the carpet below the auto shifter... i touched mine and was abnormally warm... checked fluid and found it cooking oil color..... you should replace your tranny fluid around 80k miles..... i did it myself... drained the quarts...then replaced nut.... filled what i removed... then i disconected hose at the bottom of radiator in front of oil filter... i placed a 4 foot hose attached to hose i removed and with a buddy i started engine for 4 to 7 seconds... when quart container filled i stopped engine and also placed 1 quart of new tranny fluid... did it quite a few times untill fluid was coming out red new..
#27 of 29 Service engine light on after Tune up by mpuzio34 Feb 21, 2009 (1:03 pm)
I brought my car in for a tune up 60,000 miles. The care has had no problems at all so far. The day I picked up my car after the tune up my Check engine light came on. I brought it back to the mechanic and he said it was an o2 sensor issue and that it had nothing to do with the tune up!!! I really dont believe him and think he should fix the problem that he created. Am I just in thinking the two are correlated??
#28 of 29 Drive tran locked by bill24060 Mar 28, 2009 (6:49 am)
I'm messing with a 1996 pathfinder. The timing belt broke and it was towed in to my house. the motor is shot. The problem in the wheels are locked. It's not the brakes. I have it on jack stands and the wheels will take the slack out of the drive shaft, but will not turn. Even with the clutch engaged. don't think it could be the transfer case. I don't know what is wrong. can anybody give me clue on what to look at next.
#29 of 29 headlights by steve_s3 Jul 04, 2009 (9:18 am)
i have a 2001 nissan pathfinder,and the low beams wont work the high beams do though,i have checked the fuses and wiring still the low beams dont work

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