hey i took my car into a shop to get a service and they phoned back saying that my car is to dangerous because the engine is going to fall out? i think it is utter ball****

The car only has 93 miles on it if is is true what could it be?

 

You mean 93K? Also if they are saying your engine is going to fall out your radiator support could be rusted out which connects the crossmember that holds up your engine. If that is rusted out the the chance of your engine falling out is greatly increased.

 

no its 150,000kms(93 miles)which isnt to high over here in nz.

ok i all go have a look for rust around the radiator. is there any other signs? how do you check that the engine mounts are working probliy?

thanks for the help

 

Could you provide some pics of what this support is. On my 95 if you look through the lowest grill you see what looks like a part of the frame that is rusted extremely bad. Please provide further info because I might have this a a potential danger also.

 

ok i will take some pictures when i go down my self and look at it

 

Just get underneath the car and take a look at the support that runs underneath the Radiator that connects to the cross memeber and both side of the vehicle. Its a comman place to find rust on older maximas and most likely will have to be replaced which entailes cutting out the old rusted section and welding in a new lower peice that nissan does sell.

-matt

 

yeah,take some pics mann.

 

http://forums.maxima.org/showthread.php?t=500698

This may help some of you.

 

turns out that they where not all sh*t the bit where the front cross members get bolted to the front has cracked...i am thinking about jacking the bit where it was bent don into place then welding it back on

do youthink that would work?

thanks on the link and help guys

 

Cant really bent rust back and weld rust....depending on how bad it is.

Might just be better to add some metal support across the car and weld it as best as you can, if you dont want to replace the lower peice that is.

-matt

 

its not rust it has jst cracked if i jack it up to where it whould be a weld it and maybe but some more steel in it. i think it is worth a shot i CBF pulling the cross member out etc etc and plus it wont cost me anything to fix.
i am not losing out on trying anyway

 

150,000kms = 93k miles. If your car had 93 miles on it...

 

even if the front mount rusts through...it will NOT fall out.. its physically impossible.

 

I agree, Mine broke completely and I even welded in metal as a temp fix. It WILL NOT fall out, but it will clunk and make other noises while turning or hitting bumps. Its still unsafe no matter how you look at it though and still is wise to fix. Its not too hard to do yourself. I fixed it in a weekend the right way and it cost me about $200 total for parts and supplies.

 

Just went out and took pics.


FIxed for ya, kevlo911

 

It isn't horrible yet, but one good ol' Ohio winter and it will be!

 

never seen a car get rusty in 93 miles. fix it right and fix it once.

 

hah thats not nearly as bad as mine, or the other 2 maximas i have.

 

a co-worker took his car to Nissan and complained about it today since his is getting pretty bad... hes getting a word back tomorrow to see whats gonna happen... funny thing is that they didn't laugh in his face or anything they actually got on the phone with corporate and he might get it done for free...

 

Nissan corporate might do his radiator support for free? let us know so we can call about it.

 

seriously.. i think every member in snow states has this problem... it would be nice if they fixed it.... as it is a common problem.

 

I also have this problem with the radiator core support rusting out on my 1998 Maxima. I called corporate and expect a call back soon. This problem is due to a bad design and can also be a safety issue as your engine will shift and may be damaged if the two bolts holding the cross member to the core support fail. I would suggest every one who has a Maxima with this problem contact Nissan, perhaps if we get enough people pointing out this design and saftey hazard Nissan may provide some compensation. This is not normal wear and tear of a car.
Nissan Consumer Affairs
P.O. Box 685003
Franklin TN 37068-5003
(800) NISSAN-1 (or 800-647-7261)
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Some how o dont think nissan dealers will pay out over here