Hello Everyone

My friend had a problem when he was moving at 120km/h when he puts the gear on the Neutral the engine shut down... he drives 2011 maxima.
He asked me to do the same, so i took my 2011 maxima and drove at 120km/h. Then when I put the gear on the Neutral the engine shut down.

My friend only found out about this issue by mistake; after that my car did the same thing. I think this is a major problem and it has to be fixed...

I'm just sharing an experience that every Maxima driver should know about.

Note: The Maxima is a gulf-spec.

 

I think you guys in the emirates dont have the CVT in the 7th gens... Maybe its a safety precaution for your transmission or something..... I have done this several times on a altima with a CVT and nothing the engine just idles while your on neutral..

 

ThX for replying
Actually we do have CVT transmission, but i think this is a safety precaution for driving in the high way because lots of people use the cruse control and many times it doesn't cancel.

 

Why do you put the car in Neutral if it is CVT?


Maybe because it is an Automatic, it locks it out.

 

I was thinking, since the cvt always gears down when you take your foot of the gas, then going in neutral can get you a longer coasting without decelerating too quickly?

 

Your right...... it gets you a much longer coasting

 

This is a serious case, I will make sure that not to shift it to N in the highway

 

Why would you put the transmission in neutral going that fast anyways? (120 km = 75 mph) It's not like gas is expensive in the UAE to begin with.

 

Hhhhh
it was all by coincidence,, actually i have reported this to Nissan service and they are looking at it...

and yea the petrol is getting pretty expensive over here :Pp

 

when the engine stops running,, everything stops too.. hard brake, no power steering, etc...

 

What is the cost of fuel there now?

 

seems like u got a problem

 

Pointless to put the car into neutral, what if a car gets in your way or a person? Keep the car into DS or S when going such speeds. Definitely get it checked out, but your not driving a s2k or a nismo.

 

Thats def. not normal and not safe, its never happened to me. I do it as well to save gas when on a rolling highway going down hill and my car has gotten to around 90mph coasting downhill in neutral and engine keeps running.

 

Most states have laws against coasting in neutral on public roads. Those laws are a carryover from the days when most folks did this in an attempt to save fuel. I did my share of coasting back in the late 1940s and early 1950s, before those laws were passed.

You are correct that the engine dying at speed is very dangerous. Very few drivers on the road today have any experience at braking or steering a car without power assist. Either one requires a lot of strength.

 

hey.. im from bahrain and have a gulf spec maxima full option... i tried this but my car didnt shut down

 

well thats good, seems like the cars in UAE are having this problem...

 

full tank cost about 120 dirhams.. which is about 32 dollars.

 

I wont even get a half tank with that lol... So your gas price is pretty good..

 

ohh really?? and this is also the best petrol it is called SUPER ^^)
i think in ur country it is premium..

for how much u fill it up?

 

It costs me $70 to fill up my tank....
$32 to fill up a tank...
Well I guess I have to consider the difference in currency and minimal paying wages and such.

 

$70... omg,, $70 will fill my tank twice xD

 

a full tank for maxima in bahrain costs 75 dirhams beat that

 

wow,, i'll come and get some gas xD LOL

 

GUNTOOT....We shud meet up

 

sure bro ^^)