KCMC582

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this just started saturday afternoon. they light up either as soon as i start the car and stay lit up, or about 30-45 seconds after i start moving, sometimes several minutes. resetting the ECU didnt do anything. this happened once before, but letting the car sit for 30 seconds cleared up the problem. The car seems to stop fine, TCS does seem to be functioning, since i lit up the tires yesterday to test it, and a second later it stopped it, but im not 100% sure it is working properly if i need to slam on the brakes.

i made an appt with nissan for thursday (i just got the damn car back! ) to drop it off, cuz its covered under warranty. some people have said its a wheel sensor might have grease or something on it, but i dont know. the only thing we did recently were pads and rotors, but that was about a week before this, and since then, Don just installed my sideskirts, so i know that wouldnt effect it. the last time this happened i had old OEM brakes, so im hoping its the grease or wheel sensor thing.

anyone have any ideas?

KCMC582

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bump, anyone know what this ahead of time, before goin to the dealer? im ASSuming this will be covered under the warranty, i have the extended warranty to 100K.

TDotMax

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Its 150% an ignition coil gone, had this prob not to long ago, exact same. It happend to be a coil..Your car is running on "limp mode" until its fixed. And I recommend getting it fixed ASAP, don't run it too much while its in that mode.

KCMC582

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ignition coils really make those lights come on? i didnt even realize 02s had coil problems, just the 00-01s. i have an appt thursday, cuz thats when they get the loaner car. i dont drive it much tho, just to and from work.

will it perform any differently when its in "limp mode"?

NYPD-Arnold

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Coils have flew the coop.

KCMC582

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blah, then im gonna see if i can drop it off tonight and not wait til thursday, i want this damn thing back soon, im friggin sick of being without my god damn car.

is there anything that causes this to happen? i never paid much attention to the coils thing, i always thought it was for the 00-01s, not 02-03. and is that covered under my extended warranty?

TDotMax

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No idea about coverage. If it is even if they can pin point the code to one coil I'm sure they will replace all. As for the limp mode. If you keep driving you will notice it starting to hesitate a lot after awhile. I had this prob because I had no time to get into the dealer. But when I described these exact symptoms. Everyone was saying the coils. And they were right.

03BlkSETE

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It could be your battery.

Had the same exact problems and read advice from E55AMG that it could be a low voltage battery. (I was running a small oddysey battery). Put a fresh battery in and the problem is gone.

Next, I would say and ABS sensor.

I your car was an 00-01 coils would probably be the right answer, but I don't think 02's and 03's have this prob.

TDotMax

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Ok I may be wrong..I take back the 150% comment then

KCMC582

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well, i dropped it off at the dealer tonight, and told them not to do anything until they checked with me, so im gonna call them in the morning.

here is another piece of info. when i left to go to the dealer, the lights came on, then went out. after 2-3 minutes, i was on the highway going about 60-65 and then the lights came on...but when they did, the car jumped/jerked for a sec when they came on. this is the exact same thing that happened 2 months ago when it came on the first time, but then i thought it was some ice or something, and the car slipped and caught traction.

does that mean anything to anyone?

phobix

Speak of the devil!!! I was driving home today and guess what happens... The exact same problem... I have an 02 GXE Canadian version which includes TCS standard as I understand the US version of GXE didn't even have the option for TCS.

Anyway, The thing I see similar between our situations is that I just had my brakes done as well. However, I have noticed a rather odd what seems to be a low bat situation when running with the rear defroster, climate control, and wipers. The wipers were going slow as hell. Perhaps it is my Battery or the alternator , I don't know. When the dash lights were lit, I got on it just to see if it was in limp mode and it seemed as eager as normal so I doubt this is an ignition coil problem as stated earlier.

KCMC582

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yeah, my car seemed just as peppy and responsive as normal too, and braking seemed good too, BUT, a couple of times here and there, slow low speed breaking the car stuttered a little and didnt brake, like it wasnt gripping, but that stopped after a second, im not sure if it pertains, so well see.

i went to the dealer just to be safe, so phobix, i would suggest the same. im not messin around with brakes anymore and lettin them go too long anymore

NYPD-Arnold

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It does sound like coils. Flashing dash lights = coils. Poor battery voltage doesn't do that, it just illuminates them all.

KCMC582

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well, mine arent flashing. they come on, and stay on, unless they turn themselves off again, but definitley not flashing...

phobix

Same here... Lights just stay on solid for me as well.

NYPD-Arnold

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That's still called flashing -- when they turn off for a while and turn back on.

KCMC582

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oh, well, when i think of flashing, its on-off-on-off-on-off. this is on for 95% of my trip if it turns off at all. ill see what nissan says tomorrow, hopefully...if consensus is coils, that may be what it is.

phobix

KCMC582,

Please do keep me posted on the problem.

03BlkSETE

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My other symptom was when stepping on the gas from a roll, the car would not move or barely move for several seconds. It almost always happened in bad/cold weather when the wipers, defroster, heat and other stuff was on at the same time. It was definitely the battery in my case.

KCMC582

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ok, just an update for those who might be having similar issues. Nissan told me today that it was a rear ABS sensor, convered under my extended warranty (minus the $50 deductible, which i dont like).

phobix

Good to know! I am going to schedule an appointment with the stealership tommorow! Luckily I bought the 84 month extended with 0 deductible so I am hoping this will be covered... Makes sense that it has something to do with a whell sensor/ABS as when I left the parking lot at work today I felt the brake pedal modulate for no reason and then the dash lights lit up. The TCS systems makes use of the wheel sensor as well as ABS hence the reason the slip, TCS and ABS lights all illuminate concurently.

TDotMax

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SO these lights going on can be caused by numerous problems then. So far it could be coils, battery or ABS sensor. Wow they don't make it easy to pin point a problem at all!!!!

SixxOne

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When my coil went bad my Service light would come on and off. You will notice your gas in getting eatin' up, or at least I did.

phobix

Update - My problem was diagnosed as the rear ABS Sensor (Replaced under warranty after pulling teeth - N/C). Therefore, I don't think the coil theory applies to 5.5gens when the slip, abs, and tcs lights are illuminated.