Maxima 8th gen proplem while coasting
05-18-2022, 07:56 AM
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Maxima 8th gen proplem while coasting
Hi everyone , when i take my foot off the gas padel the RPM go slightly up and the car feels like it's braking and being hold , the it just feels like it's being released and stop breaking and the RPM go higher then comes down quickly.
this all happens while I'm coasting , and i know it's kinda normal , but i know how the normal is because now it doesn't feels normal.
Please if any one can help i can send a video to which will explain much better
this all happens while I'm coasting , and i know it's kinda normal , but i know how the normal is because now it doesn't feels normal.
Please if any one can help i can send a video to which will explain much better
05-22-2022, 03:10 PM
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it's around 34,000 miles and no service yet , but this only happens in the afternoon when the temperature is around 50 C° or about 122 F° , in the winter or at night it doesn't happen
05-23-2022, 06:55 AM
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https://maxima.org/forums/8th-genera...d-braking.html
Could be this.
Could be this.
07-09-2022, 07:43 AM
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I would chalk it up as engine braking. I first noticed this in my 2007 Altima that I couldn't just coast like normal in my prior cars. I went to the dealership and they told me it was engine braking which they described as a safety feature. I found something online saying the dealer could do a reprogram to remove it and took it back, dealer wanted something crazy like $400 to do it which I declined.
At that point I had discovered a way around it and its been true for both of my Max's after the Altima. When you want to coast you need to feather the pedal. There is a small point where you can get it to not engage the engine braking and not accelerate so it functionally coasts and you can reap the mpg benefits. Once you get used to this it'll be second nature.
At that point I had discovered a way around it and its been true for both of my Max's after the Altima. When you want to coast you need to feather the pedal. There is a small point where you can get it to not engage the engine braking and not accelerate so it functionally coasts and you can reap the mpg benefits. Once you get used to this it'll be second nature.
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11-16-2022, 06:47 AM
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I would chalk it up as engine braking. I first noticed this in my 2007 Altima that I couldn't just coast like normal in my prior cars. I went to the dealership and they told me it was engine braking which they described as a safety feature. I found something online saying the dealer could do a reprogram to remove it and took it back, dealer wanted something crazy like $400 to do it which I declined.
At that point I had discovered a way around it and its been true for both of my Max's after the Altima. When you want to coast you need to feather the pedal. There is a small point where you can get it to not engage the engine braking and not accelerate so it functionally coasts and you can reap the mpg benefits. Once you get used to this it'll be second nature.
At that point I had discovered a way around it and its been true for both of my Max's after the Altima. When you want to coast you need to feather the pedal. There is a small point where you can get it to not engage the engine braking and not accelerate so it functionally coasts and you can reap the mpg benefits. Once you get used to this it'll be second nature.
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