Hello all,

I just had my ignition coils replaced today by a Nissan dealer (charged me 1.2 + .5 hours labor plus parts = 555.02 before tax, FYI)

I called Nissan North America and they told me that I would have to write in my complaint. So before I write in my letter, I would like to get some signatures going on this ONLINE PETITION!!!


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Click here to sign:

http://www.petitiononline.com/NIS_IGN/petition.html


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Let's get this thing recalled!!!

 

signed!
faljafka'k[apfk

 

I'll do it, but is there ANY evidence that these things actually do anything??? Show me even ONE time an online petition got anything, please... i want to be a believer.

 

signed.......

 

hmm 7 signitures, thats not enough

 

8 now, but if any of you need coils i can get them for about 250 shipped

 

signed!!!!!!!! I just want my 400 bucks back

 

Only $555.02? That is a deal. My dealer was trying to F*#K me outta $900 for the same job. I told to forget it and just change the one that was bad, which got me out the door for a mere $280 including the BULLS&#T $90 fee for plugging my car into their computer. Now, only 6 months later, I have another coil gone bad. I will be changing this one myself and saving a ton of cash.

Oh, while we are on the topic of petitions, how about the O2 sensors? I have already replaced both of them on my 2K -- and that was not cheap!

Gotta love Nissan. The car drives like a dream when everything is working, but I will NEVER buy another one! Actually, I can even take credit for talking 5 people outta buying new Nissans this year alone ... take that Nissan!

Don't mean to sound bitter -- but I am. Venting is the only relief that I get.

 

Done (my 2k SE) and done (my wife's 2k GXE).

For what it's worth, all six of my coils were replaced under warranty before the TSB was issued. I had about 11K miles on my Maxima at the time. But it took a lot deal of persistence on my part along with the support of a great Service Writer. (Believe it or not, not all Nissan service sucks!)

My wife's coils (all six) were replaced under warranty at around 40K miles.

 

signed

 

 

I signed the petition and 2 minute later the Nissan service department called me up to tell me they were going to replace the ignition coils under warrenty. That was quick lol.

 

Sorry guys!! I would like to sign but I didn't have to replace yet. When/how will I know the coils has to be replace? My 2k3 se only have 3500 miles.

 

signed...

 

How do i know if a coil is bad? What should i look for? Any input appreciated. Thanks

 

You service engine soon light will come on and they you will have intermittent hesisition/misfiring in the engine.

Also, when this misfiring is happening and you accelerate , the service engine soon light may blink

 

im signed...

 

So far 33 sigs. Let's give em hell.

 

i'd sign it, but i haven't had them replaced. i think mine are bad, but the SES light isn't on. i'm getting hesitation around 1500rpm. =(. i'm done with nissans.

 

I signed up too
let get some **** started bro

 

i just made it 36

 

#38 here..I hope it gets some results...

 

Thanks, everyone! I hope I can get a ton of names and give Nissan some hell =)

 

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Signed #51

Regards,
Bruckner

 

just signed it

 

Thanks everyone

 

Just hit #73

 

some good progress...thanks everyone

 

These coils were covered via a TSB. Or is the TSB no longer valid or something.

 

it is still valid but many are discovering the problems after the 3yr/36k is up on the tsb. some tried covering it under powertrain but were unsuccessful.

 

signed #82

 

d'oh! that sucks!

Nissan doesn't consider the coils "powertrain"?

 

[QUOTE=SteVTEC]d'oh! that sucks!

Nissan doesn't consider the coils "powertrain"? [/QUOTE

Not powertrain or emissions...ugh

 

I'm #67 on there. I hope they fix this thing b/c I can't afford it right now. I'm in grad school and dont have $500-1000 to drop on this. Anyone have detailed pictures and instructions on how to do this? I might be able to do this w/ my dad since I have no tools other than a hammer a screwdriver and a pair of pliers here at my apt.

 

I just had mine replaced yesterday. One thing I noticed besides the other symptoms described above is that I would hear a rattling noise like shaking a bunch of bb's in a tin can when accelerating. It is not very loud, but it is noticeable especially if the radio is off and the SES light will come on indicating most probably a misfiring code.

Hope this helps....

 

[QUOTE=ohcello]That's probably right. Coils are part of ignition system.

 

At 3500 miles you might not have to replace any, yet. My first coil went out when my odometer showed over 100K miles...

If you suspect you have a bad coil, try reading the "trouble codes" (any repair shop has a DTC scanner or reader) from the onboard computer. Trouble codes may be permanent or pending (intermittent).
Then, check with a Maxima repair book (e.g., Haynes book is available for some $15 at any Autozone) on the code description - this will tell you if you have a misfire or an ignition problem, and if there is a misfire, sometimes there is an individual trouble code for each cylinder. This will help you locate the "dead" cylinder. Once you know which cylinder misfires, it could be due to one of the three reasons: bad fuel injector, bad coil or spark plug, or no power supplied to the ignition coil.

But before you go any further, check the DTCs first.

 

Getting close to 100 signatures...thanks everyone

 

Thankz Mascott