Why is 2000 gle shaking?
10-12-2003, 09:26 PM
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Why is 2000 gle shaking?
Hey guys,
My dad has a 2000 gle with 68K miles, and a little while ago, the check engine light came on. Now, maybe a couple of months later, the light blinks periodically. Also, whenever we turn on the car, it shakes in idle D. But when we put it into P or N, everything seems ok. Then, it shakes when we start driving, but stops as we increase our speed. When we get to a stop light, same thing, starts saking in D, but stops in N. Does anyone know what this is. I searched and found some stuff about 2000 max's having ignition coil problems, but Im not sure how to tell if thats the problem that we got. Could this be the transmission, or is it the coils? Is there a way to tell what the prob is before taking it to a mechanic? Thanks for the help.
My dad has a 2000 gle with 68K miles, and a little while ago, the check engine light came on. Now, maybe a couple of months later, the light blinks periodically. Also, whenever we turn on the car, it shakes in idle D. But when we put it into P or N, everything seems ok. Then, it shakes when we start driving, but stops as we increase our speed. When we get to a stop light, same thing, starts saking in D, but stops in N. Does anyone know what this is. I searched and found some stuff about 2000 max's having ignition coil problems, but Im not sure how to tell if thats the problem that we got. Could this be the transmission, or is it the coils? Is there a way to tell what the prob is before taking it to a mechanic? Thanks for the help.
10-12-2003, 09:43 PM
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Originally Posted by SKDiablo
Hey guys,
My dad has a 2000 gle with 68K miles, and a little while ago, the check engine light came on. Now, maybe a couple of months later, the light blinks periodically. Also, whenever we turn on the car, it shakes in idle D. But when we put it into P or N, everything seems ok. Then, it shakes when we start driving, but stops as we increase our speed. When we get to a stop light, same thing, starts saking in D, but stops in N. Does anyone know what this is. I searched and found some stuff about 2000 max's having ignition coil problems, but Im not sure how to tell if thats the problem that we got. Could this be the transmission, or is it the coils? Is there a way to tell what the prob is before taking it to a mechanic? Thanks for the help.
My dad has a 2000 gle with 68K miles, and a little while ago, the check engine light came on. Now, maybe a couple of months later, the light blinks periodically. Also, whenever we turn on the car, it shakes in idle D. But when we put it into P or N, everything seems ok. Then, it shakes when we start driving, but stops as we increase our speed. When we get to a stop light, same thing, starts saking in D, but stops in N. Does anyone know what this is. I searched and found some stuff about 2000 max's having ignition coil problems, but Im not sure how to tell if thats the problem that we got. Could this be the transmission, or is it the coils? Is there a way to tell what the prob is before taking it to a mechanic? Thanks for the help.
10-12-2003, 09:53 PM
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Originally Posted by SKDiablo
Hey guys,
My dad has a 2000 gle with 68K miles, and a little while ago, the check engine light came on. Now, maybe a couple of months later, the light blinks periodically. Also, whenever we turn on the car, it shakes in idle D. But when we put it into P or N, everything seems ok. Then, it shakes when we start driving, but stops as we increase our speed. When we get to a stop light, same thing, starts saking in D, but stops in N. Does anyone know what this is. I searched and found some stuff about 2000 max's having ignition coil problems, but Im not sure how to tell if thats the problem that we got. Could this be the transmission, or is it the coils? Is there a way to tell what the prob is before taking it to a mechanic? Thanks for the help.
My dad has a 2000 gle with 68K miles, and a little while ago, the check engine light came on. Now, maybe a couple of months later, the light blinks periodically. Also, whenever we turn on the car, it shakes in idle D. But when we put it into P or N, everything seems ok. Then, it shakes when we start driving, but stops as we increase our speed. When we get to a stop light, same thing, starts saking in D, but stops in N. Does anyone know what this is. I searched and found some stuff about 2000 max's having ignition coil problems, but Im not sure how to tell if thats the problem that we got. Could this be the transmission, or is it the coils? Is there a way to tell what the prob is before taking it to a mechanic? Thanks for the help.
10-13-2003, 08:07 AM
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Originally Posted by SKDiablo
Just one coil? How did the rotors affect the cars shaking?
You just need to have Nissan do the TSB fix for your problem and the vehicle will stop shaking.
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10-13-2003, 12:05 PM
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Originally Posted by SKDiablo
Hey guys,
My dad has a 2000 gle with 68K miles, and a little while ago, the check engine light came on. Now, maybe a couple of months later, the light blinks periodically. Also, whenever we turn on the car, it shakes in idle D. But when we put it into P or N, everything seems ok. Then, it shakes when we start driving, but stops as we increase our speed. When we get to a stop light, same thing, starts saking in D, but stops in N. Does anyone know what this is. I searched and found some stuff about 2000 max's having ignition coil problems, but Im not sure how to tell if thats the problem that we got. Could this be the transmission, or is it the coils? Is there a way to tell what the prob is before taking it to a mechanic? Thanks for the help.
My dad has a 2000 gle with 68K miles, and a little while ago, the check engine light came on. Now, maybe a couple of months later, the light blinks periodically. Also, whenever we turn on the car, it shakes in idle D. But when we put it into P or N, everything seems ok. Then, it shakes when we start driving, but stops as we increase our speed. When we get to a stop light, same thing, starts saking in D, but stops in N. Does anyone know what this is. I searched and found some stuff about 2000 max's having ignition coil problems, but Im not sure how to tell if thats the problem that we got. Could this be the transmission, or is it the coils? Is there a way to tell what the prob is before taking it to a mechanic? Thanks for the help.
hehe, that sounds like my car. After I replaced my engine mounts to stiffer ones my car shakes when it's at D, when I shift it to N the shaking goes away. When I start driving it shakes a little but when I gas it goes away. It could be that you need to replace your engine mounts. Since the engine mounts are electronically controlled it might be triffering a check engine light if your mounts are bad. This is a guess, you should take somewhere to see what the check engine light is.
10-13-2003, 04:56 PM
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Sounds like ignition coils; I have a 2000 GLE as well, and experienced the same thing. The car finally threw the code after 5 days, I took it to Autozone and teh code read "cylinder 3 misfiring or bad coil"; I replaced the plugs since it was inexpensive and the car periodically shook for an additional 3 days; I then figured it was an ignition coil; The funny thing is this: For the last 2-3 weeks, the car runs brand new, no shakes or anything, and I haven't replaced the coils yet. Its been mentioned that the problem exists most in humid conditions, but its been humid here a couple of days and I still haven't had the shaking again. Still, I'm going to replace the coil when it comes in. First I would replace the plugs; I changed the plugs at 51,000 miles and they were bad; I replaced them with Bosch Platinum double tips.
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