My 2003 Maxima with 105k has been stalling at speed. Dangerous.

I get SES or 'Check Engine' light. OBD 2 shows P0340 error code.

My research (quick google searches) says that is the camshaft position sensor error code.

Also, my symptoms seem to be consistent with the camshaft position sensor.

Also, NHTSA Campaign ID says the dealer will replace the crank position sensors, the camashaft position sensors and in some cases the variable timing control sensors.

I called the local dealer, Autonation Nissan Clearwater. I was told my car was not eligible.

Can anyone tell me what the deal is; why my car may not be eligible?

Has anyone been able to 'talk the dealer, or Nissan' into fixing this after initially being told their care was not eligible?

Thanks in advance for any response.

 

Contact Nissan direct or another dealer to confirm if VIN is in recall.
Nissan recall no. R3022

Could be only certain VIN's were included in the recall.

 

Got mines done under recall this year when i went in for airbag recall

 

All of the recalls/"campaigns" have VIN# or production date restrictions.

Worst case, a cam position sensor is $100 new.

 

Dealers are only liars. Never believe a word they say. And that's not just nissan...

I had a volvo come to me with a bad fuel pump. Looked it up and sure enough there was a recall for fire hazard. Owner called local dealer and they flat out said no such recall existed. I had him call volvo and they weren't too happy with that dealer. The ******..dealer, then immediately did the work

 

As much as I would have liked to have gotten free OEM parts and free labor at the stealership, I just bought the parts (both cam sensors) at the local parts store, and had my regular mechanic install them. Both were about $161 at the parts store and my mechanic charged me only $20 for the labor.

 

20 mins for the labor is not bad at all. It's a 20 min job tops your mechanic probably had it done in 5. Those aftermarket sensors are iffy. If you ever have the code pop up buy a used oem or bite the bullet and buy new. But oem all the way

 

Yes, I have seen some negative reviews of the aftermarket cam position sensors. Brings me to another question;

When I changed my coils, there was a brand that was 'equal to' the OEM coils. It is the same coil, manufactured in the same plant, supposedly just with different packaging.

I had hoped to find an aftermarket equivalent to OEM cam position sensors. I am pretty sure it does not exist since I did not find it. Any insight anyone?

 

Junkyard for most everything. There's no reason to buy hardly anything new when it's expensive (except moving parts if you want longevity). I can walk out with multiple mafs/cam/crank sensors for free. I bet I can even fit in some coil packs LOL.
Even if you bought a whole set of used coils it's cheaper than one new one.

 

This except the 2 junkyards I have been to, all the 5.5 motors were gone lol. Let me know if you "find" a set of fog lights lol

 

I see sets of them all the time, but they're the plastic crap. You won't find glass ones b/c ALL of them crack. I haven't seen a maxima yet that didn't have at least one cracked (90% have both cracked).

Don't forget that it doesn't matter what car it's in if it's a 3.5. 6th gen maxis are showing up more frequently, now, and then you have the pathfinders, too (maybe some M35s floating around). Dumb dumbs take the 5.5 motors which are probably trashed and leave the 6th gens lol.