2k2 accelerator pedal stopper recall work wasn't done right (somewhat logn)
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2k2 accelerator pedal stopper recall work wasn't done right (somewhat long)
Moral of story:
If you were affected by the stopper recall and got it "fixed", find a safe stretch of highway/road w/no cars and no cops around and floor it, maybe even a few times. Make sure they fixed it (I will tonight).
The rest of this is optional reading...
I brought my 2K2 Maxima brought into Pacific Nissan in Seattle >1 month ago to have the accelerator pedal stopper recall work done.
Unfortunately, two days ago at Seattle International Raceway (www.proformance.com) while on the track where I was doing their afternoon lapping, I found out the hard way that it wasn't done right. I hit the exact symptoms described in the recall. Engine lost power, service engine soon light came on, throttle unresponsive, car wouldn't do jack until I got under 20 mph. Luckily I was in no danger at the time.
After limping off track and turning car off and on, and prob went away but the service engine soon light was still on. At the time, I didn't know what the cause (it could've been anything). I went over to Nissan of Fife (where I actually bought my car) and they looked at it and found out that Pacific Nissan put on the wrong stopper.
The mechanic mentioned that they were supposed to measure the voltage of something and if it fell into a certain range, they were supposed to use a a different stopper (part #18158-2Y965 instead of 18158-2Y905). Unfortunately, the dealership didn't have the part (and wouldn't have it for >3 days). So, they told me, it's ok, as long as I don't floor it. That hosed me for the day of lapping.
I finally brought it back to Pacific Nissan yesterday and told them what the Fife mechanic told me and they fixed it. I'll check for sure tonight on a safe stretch of highway to be sure.
If you were affected by the stopper recall and got it "fixed", find a safe stretch of highway/road w/no cars and no cops around and floor it, maybe even a few times. Make sure they fixed it (I will tonight).
The rest of this is optional reading...
I brought my 2K2 Maxima brought into Pacific Nissan in Seattle >1 month ago to have the accelerator pedal stopper recall work done.
Unfortunately, two days ago at Seattle International Raceway (www.proformance.com) while on the track where I was doing their afternoon lapping, I found out the hard way that it wasn't done right. I hit the exact symptoms described in the recall. Engine lost power, service engine soon light came on, throttle unresponsive, car wouldn't do jack until I got under 20 mph. Luckily I was in no danger at the time.
After limping off track and turning car off and on, and prob went away but the service engine soon light was still on. At the time, I didn't know what the cause (it could've been anything). I went over to Nissan of Fife (where I actually bought my car) and they looked at it and found out that Pacific Nissan put on the wrong stopper.
The mechanic mentioned that they were supposed to measure the voltage of something and if it fell into a certain range, they were supposed to use a a different stopper (part #18158-2Y965 instead of 18158-2Y905). Unfortunately, the dealership didn't have the part (and wouldn't have it for >3 days). So, they told me, it's ok, as long as I don't floor it. That hosed me for the day of lapping.
I finally brought it back to Pacific Nissan yesterday and told them what the Fife mechanic told me and they fixed it. I'll check for sure tonight on a safe stretch of highway to be sure.
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Re: 2k2 accelerator pedal stopper recall work wasn't done right (somewhat logn)
Glad to hear it was at a track as opposed to say a freeway
I didn't need to stopper to be fixed but again the point of this story is to get the moral across
I didn't need to stopper to be fixed but again the point of this story is to get the moral across
Originally posted by cwerdna
Moral of story:
If you were affected by the stopper recall and got it "fixed", find a safe stretch of highway/road w/no cars and no cops around and floor it, maybe even a few times. Make sure they fixed it (I will tonight).
The rest of this is optional reading...
I brought my 2K2 Maxima brought into Pacific Nissan in Seattle >1 month ago to have the accelerator pedal stopper recall work done.
Unfortunately, two days ago at Seattle International Raceway (www.proformance.com) while on the track where I was doing their afternoon lapping, I found out the hard way that it wasn't done right. I hit the exact symptoms described in the recall. Engine lost power, service engine soon light came on, throttle unresponsive, car wouldn't do jack until I got under 20 mph. Luckily I was in no danger at the time.
After limping off track and turning car off and on, and prob went away but the service engine soon light was still on. At the time, I didn't know what the cause (it could've been anything). I went over to Nissan of Fife (where I actually bought my car) and they looked at it and found out that Pacific Nissan put on the wrong stopper.
The mechanic mentioned that they were supposed to measure the voltage of something and if it fell into a certain range, they were supposed to use a a different stopper (part #18158-2Y965 instead of 18158-2Y905). Unfortunately, the dealership didn't have the part (and wouldn't have it for >3 days). So, they told me, it's ok, as long as I don't floor it. That hosed me for the day of lapping.
I finally brought it back to Pacific Nissan yesterday and told them what the Fife mechanic told me and they fixed it. I'll check for sure tonight on a safe stretch of highway to be sure.
Moral of story:
If you were affected by the stopper recall and got it "fixed", find a safe stretch of highway/road w/no cars and no cops around and floor it, maybe even a few times. Make sure they fixed it (I will tonight).
The rest of this is optional reading...
I brought my 2K2 Maxima brought into Pacific Nissan in Seattle >1 month ago to have the accelerator pedal stopper recall work done.
Unfortunately, two days ago at Seattle International Raceway (www.proformance.com) while on the track where I was doing their afternoon lapping, I found out the hard way that it wasn't done right. I hit the exact symptoms described in the recall. Engine lost power, service engine soon light came on, throttle unresponsive, car wouldn't do jack until I got under 20 mph. Luckily I was in no danger at the time.
After limping off track and turning car off and on, and prob went away but the service engine soon light was still on. At the time, I didn't know what the cause (it could've been anything). I went over to Nissan of Fife (where I actually bought my car) and they looked at it and found out that Pacific Nissan put on the wrong stopper.
The mechanic mentioned that they were supposed to measure the voltage of something and if it fell into a certain range, they were supposed to use a a different stopper (part #18158-2Y965 instead of 18158-2Y905). Unfortunately, the dealership didn't have the part (and wouldn't have it for >3 days). So, they told me, it's ok, as long as I don't floor it. That hosed me for the day of lapping.
I finally brought it back to Pacific Nissan yesterday and told them what the Fife mechanic told me and they fixed it. I'll check for sure tonight on a safe stretch of highway to be sure.
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Pacific Nissan did it right the second time. I confirmed it last night, I floored it numerous times w/o any prob. When I picked up the car they showed me a small printout w/some voltages and diagnostic results on it. Unfortunately, it doesn't seem like they fix the rattle that I also wanted them to fix.
I live in Bellevue, and unfortunately the closest dealer to me is Pacific Nissan. The rest are quite a bit further away, esp. Lynnwood.
I live in Bellevue, and unfortunately the closest dealer to me is Pacific Nissan. The rest are quite a bit further away, esp. Lynnwood.
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