Monday, June 14, 2010

alt.autos.nissan - 2 new messages in 2 topics - digest

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Today's topics:

* can't do abs codes on Nissan Quest - 1 messages, 1 author
http://groups.google.com/group/alt.autos.nissan/t/1603a2dce8f8c987?hl=en
* Nissan Wants S&P Say A - 1 messages, 1 author
http://groups.google.com/group/alt.autos.nissan/t/3aec321d64e90c72?hl=en

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TOPIC: can't do abs codes on Nissan Quest
http://groups.google.com/group/alt.autos.nissan/t/1603a2dce8f8c987?hl=en
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== 1 of 1 ==
Date: Sat, Jun 12 2010 5:45 pm
From: "E. Meyer"


On 6/12/10 2:00 PM, in article
goednTD_nozURI7RnZ2dnUVZ_qGdnZ2d@metrocastcablevision.com, "In2hoppn"
<nobody@nowhere.com> wrote:

> 1999 Nissan Quest.
>
> Had funny brake noise, brake light on, and abs sometimes coming on.
> So trying to make this a quick job for a good customer... but it IS NISSAN,
> which is the WORSE brand vehicle for parts and BS of all the vehicles I work
> on...
>
> Red brake light on because fluid not high enough... closer to MAX than MIN,
> but not good enough for NISSAN. Add fluid, light out, OK.
>
> Funny brake noise turned out to be abs tone ring on driver side axle
> flopping about... cracked and no longer tight on the axle. ABS light had
> come on driving it here. Change axle shaft. OK. All is done, except
> stupid ABS light still on. SNAP-ON scanner says short pin L in the Nissan
> connector at fuse panel to ground. NO CONNECTOR in that hole (4th one
> across the top). OR, it says for clearing codes use that pin OR pin 9 in
> the obdII connector. NO CONNECTOR for that pin number. Mitchell says same
> thing except to use pin 4 on obdII. Tried that, DOES NOT WORK. HOW MANY
> HOURS DO I WANT TO MESS WITH THIS PIECE OF CRAP?????? I'm coming up on ALL
> DAY to change an axle shaft unless I'm going to bill him my time to search
> out STUPID NISSAN PITA GARBAGE. So, it goes back to him with light still on
> and I'll tell him "it may stay on, it may go out".
>
> If I can find a solution from here, I'll fix that another time when I have
> it here again. If not, I'll tell him it's NISSAN and he should buy
> something else anyway. THIS has been a total piece of JUNK since he bought
> it.
>

OK, you hate Nissan. I get that. You used two aftermarket diagnostic tools
that were both wrong. I get that. For the amount of time & vitriol you've
invested already, you could've gone to Nissan-techinfo.com & downloaded the
actualy factory service manual pages you need to diagnose it.

Btw - you do know that the '90s Nissan Quest was a joint venture with Ford?
That car was built on a Ford line with the Ford version of the same thing
(Mercury Villager). Maybe it would be more palatable to you if you think of
it as a Ford in disguise.

I think, though, given your apparent attitude, the best thing you can do for
your customer is to tell him "sorry, don't work on Nissans".

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TOPIC: Nissan Wants S&P Say A
http://groups.google.com/group/alt.autos.nissan/t/3aec321d64e90c72?hl=en
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== 1 of 1 ==
Date: Sun, Jun 13 2010 11:08 pm
From: sjmmail2000-247@yahoo.co.uk


Wasn't there a carmageddon? Forget about it! Nissan wants to be essentially debt free for the first time in three years in the fiscal year ending March 2011, says The Nikkei [sub]. Nissan's net cash position gauge is expected to swing from $546m in the red to about $1b in the green. That should do wonders [...]
Read More: http://www.thetruthaboutcars.com/nissan-wants-sp-say-a/

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