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I bought a new NAH 2008 on Feb 9th. It drove pretty good the first few days. Less than a month later, when I drove back from work, when the car transitions from gas to battery or from battery to gas, the car would significantly jerk. Also, when I push the gas pedal lightly, the car who jerk forward. This continued till I got home. I thought of taking it to the dealership in the morning. At the first light out of my apt, the car stalled! It just would not move. The engine showed as on (the panel was lit up) but the car just would not move. I had to push it off the street. Once I got it towed to the dealer, they kept it there for a week and this is their final analysis: 1. When the connected to the error machine, the car displayed an error code, which implied that I either drove the car on low gas for a long time (which has never happened, I filled it up even before it reached the quarter mark) OR the car tried to run while in neutral. Both sound like lame excuses. So now they claim the engineer from Nissan ran tests and drove the car for almost 100 miles over a three day period and the car runs just fine. They are returning the car today. I am very concerned. No noteable cause was identified, no parts were replaced, and the battery is the same one that died down on me. Any idea what might have happened to my car? Any suggestions on where I can show the car to someone who really cares to find out why the car broke down? Thanks, ANU |
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Replying to: indiananu (Mar 14, 2008 3:16 pm) |
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I have had a constant argument with my Nissan dealer. I insisted on 0W-20 as the manual recommends and he wants to put in 5W-20. Now I know that it is ok to use 5W-20 but that is not what is recommend and what I asked for. I set an appointment date for a week in advance to allow them to order it. That appointment is tomorrow. I didn't hear anything and since the round trip alone is about 1.5 hours I thought I would call and make sure. "No we didn't get it in but we will put 5w-20 in. What didn't they get? Am I fussy. Damn right.So I told them I would go out and buy the 0W-20 myself and let them put it in at no charge. They said that would be ok. I drove up to Wal-Mart 10 minutes from my home and bought 6 qt of Mobil 1 0W-20 for less than $6 a qt. It will be interesting to see what they say tomorrow.
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| The dealer said it was the type of fuel injectors they use and they've had others ask about it. Said that expecially when it's cold you can hear them. I'll take their word for it as the car runs just fine. | |
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Replying to: indiananu (Mar 14, 2008 3:16 pm)
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Replying to: emgr (Mar 17, 2008 1:38 pm) Had my oil change fiasco recently too; First time I was changing it I had a whole conversation with the mechanic to make sure I get the right oil, he said no problem, of course they'll put in 0W-20 which they did, everybody's happy. Second time I came in with my previous bill and told another sales person to get my information from the paper and get the same oil. They did the oil change but the new bill is only $30.. ? They put in the regular cheapest oil possible. Called the mechanic who worked on the car to the front desk and the guy basically said "what's the difference?" even though he new it was a hybrid!!! Front desk manager wasn't happy, they had to redo it. I think I'll remind them every time now to make sure they put in 0W-20. Other then that after 9K miles the car is running just fine (except cracked windshield I had to replaced due to flying road debris  ). Cheers,
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Replying to: karolpl7 (Apr 19, 2008 5:13 am)
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Replying to: emgr (Apr 19, 2008 8:54 am)
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Replying to: langjie (Apr 22, 2008 1:17 pm) |
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Replying to: tomscot2 (Apr 22, 2008 3:42 pm) |
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