So I went to the local dealer here in SF about my poor gas milage, and in the 10 minutes I was there I accomplished nothing.

When I first told the service guy about the poor milage he says..."maybe your fuel tank is leaking." You motherphucker like i wouldnt notice a small thing like that!

So what they offer to do is give me the standard 2yr/30,000mi inspection and "maybe that will fix it." I say I guess so, is it covered by my warranty(I still have 3yr/36K). The guy laughs and says "nothing is covered by that, the inspection is $599"!!

So basically I ended up leaving accomplishing absolutely nohting and driving like an angry maniac.

Apparently they do not do diagnostics to determine problems with their cars...what can I do now?

I'm thinking of going to my usual mechanic and maybe getting some insight, so then when I can go back to another local Nissan dealer I can be more percise about the issue.

 

call Nissan North America (not that they will do anything) but let them know that the dealer is requesting $600 to do warranty work. If you have an emissions issue (or just about anything else, including a leaking tank :/), it would be covered. $600! thats highway robbery on so many levels.

 

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What kind of mileage are you getting and what year is your Max?

 

I'm with TimW --
Call Nissan first, then go to a different dealer.

You may want to arm yourself with the following knowledge:

1) Dated receipts of Fuel Purchases with est. mileage notated between fills.

2) Driving style - commute situations

3) Fuel Type / Brand

4) Any recent work or service done to your car.

As I recall - you were getting rEALLY bad mileage...! Worse than everyone here....Right?!


What you got is b.s. from that dealer. Report them.

 

You may want to try a different dealership. I've had problems with certain dealerships that wouldn't cover problems under warranty. I just took my car to a different dealership and got it fixed with no hassle.