is dere any traction control in 3rd gens? i went to local auto shop today and they were asking if i have maxima with ABS+TRACTION CONTROL OR ONLY ABS...i was like wat? i got ABS but no traction control niether i have ever seen one in 1989-1994 maxima's....hes like ya there is well i said no to him and bought my axel with ABS only.....is there any traction control?

 

No, 3 gen never come with traction control. Air bag and ABS were options.

 

My tires control traction

 

that and my right foot and my left one...

 

My Maxima doesn't have ABS but it has traction control....thanks to me having a brain and that little switch that says A/T.

I'm kinda glad I don't have ABS from what I've heard its just idiotproofing the brakes which may slow down your braking. I for one know the limits of my brakes.

 

i wouldn't rly call that power/comfort switch traction control... it won't stop you from spinning tires at takeoff. the setting you are in could conceivably help reduce tirespin once you are moving, by being in a gear less prone to spin the tires (i guess this would be comfort mode which would do that for having less mechanical advantage). but the threshold at which the power/comfort actually comes into play is at lower throttle positions than would REALLY make a difference in terms of having traction or not having traction. if it affected shift points even at WOT, then maybe. But past 3/4 throttle or 7/8 or something, power/comfort shift at the same speeds.

 

He was probably talking about a limited slip differential (lsd), right? Most(?) VE5s have them, mine does.

 

oh..... duh. good point. all VEs a/t or m/t have the VLSD.

 

well if you are having too much fun in the snow it might go in to fail-safe mode which cuts down on the spinning

 

BINGO!!!
All USDM VEs were originally equipped with a VLSD.

 

Some systems are just setup to look up parts and some criteria applies where other times it doesn't. Cases like this. I think in the Autozone system if you key in a 3rd gen Max it asks if it is a coupe or sedan.

 

or maybe it might be asking to see if the car came equipped with the sonar suspension

 

so every single VE comes with VLSD?

 

think it was standard on a ve-5 but optional on the ve-a.

as for traction control i guess you can say:
you take off in the rain. the wheel spins. speedo reaches 35mph.tcu shifts to 4th gear.

 

i just read in FSM of 3rd gen maxima they says that...transmission code which ends with letter V is equipped with VLSD.....so mine ends with V but is automatic so i have it for sure...

 

every USDM VE came standard from the factory with VLSD.