Guys I need your help. Two days ago my service engine soon light came on. I went to Autozone and had my codes read and it detected:
P0320- Ignition or Cylinder Misfire
and
P0302- Cylinder 2 Misfire
What does this mean?? Is it a problem with my Cylinder 2 coil pack??
Is the car OK to drive for a day or two or will I cause more damage??

 

Ifi I'm not mistaken, there is a Service Bulletin for this. They had crap for Coils that year and have to replace them (if you get the message). I'd look at the Service Bulltins stickied up top then take it in to Nissan for warranty repair (if you are under the mileage).

 

i drove mine for 2 weeks after the SES came-on. i changed all 6. thats what i recommend to ppl here. there is no point in just changing 1, unless you have the updated coils. check the gd section..

 

yes for 2 years(99-00) the factory had put bad coils in a lot of their Maximas. you should have the coils replaced. we see those alot at the dealership I work for.

 

Well I just had that headache last week talking with someone else he toll me to upgrade the coils so in another words go fos 2Y1 coils and replace the sparks plugs as well.....

this is what we were talking about.....

Actually, there is a way to determine which coil(s) are failing. On my car for example, I am getting the check engine light on pulled these following codes:

P1320: Bad ignition signal sensed
P0300: Mulitiple cylinder misfire
P0301: Cylinder #1 misfire

Knowing this, I pulled out my DMM (digital multimeter) and started to test each of the ignition coils on the car for resistance. On each coil there are 3 prong. They are labeled as:

1: (E)nergy
2: (G)round
3: (Ig)nition

So If you place your DMM probe on Ground and Ignition you should be able to read a resistance. Note: If you accidently probe Ground and Energy, it will show 0 ohms. A good coil will show a resistance and a bad coil will show none according the Nissan Service Manual for the 2000/1 Maxima (VQ30DE).

For my car:
Coil 1: 0 ohms
Coil 2: 1.96 K-ohms
Coil 3: 1.82 K-ohms
Coil 4: 1.84 K-ohms
Coil 5: 1.92 K-ohms
Coil 6: 1.83 K-ohms

Note:

...........................Firewall Side
............................1 3 5
............Coils/Cylinder
............................2 4 6
........................Radiator/Front of Car

Thus from my guess, since coil #1 is faulty (P0301) it sent the bad signal to the ECM for timing (P1320) and cause the other coils to misfire (P0300).

BTW, I am in contact with Nissan North America right now regarding about these faulty coils we have in 2000/1 Maximas (TSB NTB01059 ). They do cost a lot of $$$ and Nissan should do a recall on them. I have over 140,000+ miles on my cars, so it is obvious I am out of my warantee. My Nissan North America advisor is Coleman (310-771-8473) and I have disclosed all my personal feeling about this situation to him and what other 2000/1 Maxima owner think also from the Online Petition for a Recall (http://www.petitiononline.com/NIS_IGN/petition.html)

Please...if other Maxima owner feel Nissan should a recall, call Coleman or Nissan North America (1-800-NISSAN-1) how you feel and e-sign that petition if you haven't so. I told Coleman I am #416 on that petition. My next move is to contact the BBB and the NHTSA about Nissan's reluctance for a recall.

 

i signed the petition.
*crossing fingers for new coils*