Cabin air filter and frigi fresh service
02-22-2019, 12:31 AM
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Cabin air filter and frigi fresh service
Dealer recently performed this. That cabin filter is a PITA to get to and let them do it. I got a chuckle because I seen them having issues as well getting to it and replacing it. Now my question. Is it possible they installed it the wrong way? I seem to have what sounds like a whistle going on at the bottom where the filter is at. I did check the cover piece and it is on. Maybe it’s just better air flow coming through now?
02-22-2019, 04:01 AM
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Dealer recently performed this. That cabin filter is a PITA to get to and let them do it. I got a chuckle because I seen them having issues as well getting to it and replacing it. Now my question. Is it possible they installed it the wrong way? I seem to have what sounds like a whistle going on at the bottom where the filter is at. I did check the cover piece and it is on. Maybe it’s just better air flow coming through now?
02-22-2019, 10:17 AM
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15k cabin air filter replacement. I guess they throw in the frigi fresh treatment as well. Which was actually a good thing as I would get a musty odor in the car sometimes. We also had those horrible fires last year and the smoke was crazy in Oregon. Maybe my cabin air filter was really dirty and it’s just better air flow coming through now and what I am hearing. I don’t know.
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02-22-2019, 11:21 AM
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I'm going to guess the door isn't on correctly. I remember ours new wasn't on the car correctly. I spent about 20 minutes messing with it and gave up. Car had other warrantee work, loose fog light and a bad headliner, so we asked them to solve that problem too. But there was condensation all around it, and a similar whistle...
02-22-2019, 04:24 PM
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I'm going to guess the door isn't on correctly. I remember ours new wasn't on the car correctly. I spent about 20 minutes messing with it and gave up. Car had other warrantee work, loose fog light and a bad headliner, so we asked them to solve that problem too. But there was condensation all around it, and a similar whistle...
02-22-2019, 07:04 PM
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I told them about it and they said bring it in. Had a master tech look at it and they had to order a whole new piece. Suppose to be in on Tuesday. Told my service guy just be honest with me if they broke it. Since I mentioned I seen them struggling with it. He said they did not and seemed to be a faulty piece from the factory once changed. They also left the cover piece off to stop the whistling until the part comes in.
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02-23-2019, 06:21 AM
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I told them about it and they said bring it in. Had a master tech look at it and they had to order a whole new piece. Suppose to be in on Tuesday. Told my service guy just be honest with me if they broke it. Since I mentioned I seen them struggling with it. He said they did not and seemed to be a faulty piece from the factory once changed. They also left the cover piece off to stop the whistling until the part comes in.
03-13-2019, 06:36 PM
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Got the car back today. I was provided a 2019 Rogue Sport SV AWD. What a complete DOG! No power what so ever. Any ways. They did have to tear into the dash and raise it up to get this fixed. They replaced the front heating unit assembly and replaced the coolant. Said it was warped really bad and not installed properly from the factory. So replacing the cabin filter revealed this issue. Apparently I was the first Maxima to come in with this issue. Their master tech which done the work had never seen it before on the Maxima. No telling how many are out there possibly with this unknown issue until you replace the cabin air filter to find out about it. Someone goofed on the production line.
03-14-2019, 06:24 AM
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Got the car back today. I was provided a 2019 Rogue Sport SV AWD. What a complete DOG! No power what so ever. Any ways. They did have to tear into the dash and raise it up to get this fixed. They replaced the front heating unit assembly and replaced the coolant. Said it was warped really bad and not installed properly from the factory. So replacing the cabin filter revealed this issue. Apparently I was the first Maxima to come in with this issue. Their master tech which done the work had never seen it before on the Maxima. No telling how many are out there possibly with this unknown issue until you replace the cabin air filter to find out about it. Someone goofed on the production line.
03-14-2019, 11:54 AM
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I replaced cabin filter on my own. It’s pretty simple but you need to do it properly. But this friging cover is pain in the *** to put back on. It’s actually very simple just need to know how to do it. I always forget how I put it back that’s why it’s a pain.
03-21-2019, 12:30 PM
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im struggling with that right now... and understand why the manual says “take it to the dealer”. What a pain in the neck for what should be a simple user service item.
the video in post 11 really helped. The angle of the cover when sliding it in place seems to be the tricky part that I did not immediately master.
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