Yesterday I take my car(02 Maxima GLE) into the service dept because my engine was making a clicking noise everytime i drive it so they wanted to keep it overnight. This is my very FIRST BIG PROBLEM ive had ever since i bought it. Next day comes around and i get a phone call late afternoon from the service dept. guy telling me that the 2nd cylinder has been damaged BIG TIME along wit da pistons and other things. As he was telling me things that i didnt wanna hear he then tells me that instead of rebuilting the engine he talked to NISSAN and they said there gonna put in a BRAND SPANKIN NEW 2004 ENGINE!!!! I was so excited because not only am i getting a NEW engine but its not gonna cost me anything!! so basically im getting a BRAND NEW CAR which is awesome!!! I'd like to THANK Johansen's Salem Nissan in Salem OR. They are the GREATEST!!! I always get the best service EVERYTIME I GO. ALOT of these other Nissan dealers i read about on the ORG should really take notes on customer appreciation like Salem Nissan.

 

That's great news. I wish all Nissan dealerships provided that level of customer service.

 

Wow, that's good they are putting a new engine. How many miles does it have before they discovered the problem with the piston?

 

Wow, thats the way it should be done!

Can I have my dealer call your dealer?

 

Wow, thats great news. I wish the dealerships around here where that good. Even the best Nissan dealership within a reasonable distance (45 min. drive) is pretty crappy, but if you give them a piece of your mind they bend over backwards to kiss ***. These are some of the reasons that are making me want to get my parents to buy an Infiniti for their new car when the time arises because of customer service alone.

 

dude crazy a new 2004 engine.. that means you will have the most powerful stock engine in a 2002 maxima!!! thats crazy 270 hp rather than your 255 NICE talk about an upgrade for FREE

 

Enjoy the new engine and MOD AWAY

 

see if you can keep the old one for parts

 

I think it's still the same basic engine so I would think sticking that in a 02 Max doesn't really mean 270 HP because the 04 Max has a different exhaust set-up among other things. I could be completely off base here since I'm not a Nissan tech, if so, flame away.

 

Why did the engine fail?? This isn't another case of those screws coming off the butterfly and going into the engine is it??

 

isnt then new maxima has 265 i mean its just 5hp but what the heck!!!
WHAT A LUCKY GUY!!

 

As soon as i took it to the Nissan Dealership, it had EXACTLY 35,999 miles on it. I hope to feel a power difference.

 

Kewl but more than likely it is a brand new 02/03 Engine not an 04 engine, it would be way to much work for them to put an 04 engine in. They have different mounting points etc.

 

35999 WHAAAAAAAAAAAAAT that is unbeliveible lucky B@2T@RD

 

YEP, TRUE TRUE its a 2002 or 2003 Spec engine made in 2004, but anyway its a NEW BRAND NEW ENGINE
NEW: as in NEVER USED, NEVER DRIVEN, NEVER TOUCHED.

Question, So now what if at 36,000 miles theres something wrong with the engine will there be an extended warranty on that engine????
Its new you never know if some crazy ensambler forgot to put a screw, Only time will tell!~!!!!

 

Nice service. You made out well.

 

WHAT A LUCKY GUY!!


I wish every Nissan Dealer works like that...

 

You're a lucky s.o.b. Either that or you actually work for that dealer...

 

The engine should be covered under the powertrain warranty which is 60k miles or 60 months.

 

True True, thought for a sec that it was 36,000 wich is bumper to bumper

 

Not to **** on your parade... but let's hope that the dealership is true to their word about the "new" engine.... just a thought....

 

You are very lucky. I got pretty lucky myself but not from a Nissan dealership. I bought my 2000 SE with 71,000 miles and the night I bought it the oil light came on and the engine started making a horrible metal to metal screaching and died. I called the used car lot I bought the car from and the guy had my car towed back to him (60 miles). Diagnosed the problem and told me the engine was ruined. He told me he would replace the engine and even let me find the replacement. Got a 50,000 mile motor and didn't pay a pennie.


Edit : the guy even let me keep the old engine for parts, and kevlo911 is using it to do his VI manifold swap on his 4th gen.

 

dont most shops warranty any repair work for a year?...so you should have atleast a year on the engine...then again i could be pulling that out of my ***.

now if only i can get nissan to replace my engine with 92k on it now

 

If he offered you all that you should've gotten a spanking brand NEW one...
Still good deal though...

 

Ya NEVA KNOW!!!

 

Thats really great. Keep us updated on how everything goes and how the "new" engine does.

 

just hope that it will be a brand new engine...i had a huge tranny problem they said they will replace it for free....they replaced it with a refurbished tranny...good luck

 

That's my bet.....

 

10char

 

make sure that the dealer gives you in writing that the engine is not used, rebuilt, or remanufactured, but brand new in a crate, and have them give you a document w/warranty on it.

 

Congradulations there are so few maxima owners who get great treatment from dealers this is very rare.

 

Break in all over again,those days will be tough knowing you can't give him all he's got.

 

Most likely... otherwise, why would Nissan replace an engine just like that? Scary... Enjoy the new engine.