I am on my 4th replacement of the BOSE system (I have had the car a little over a year...), I have noticed others have had the same problem I have had. I was just curious as to how many times you had to replace your BOSE system before it worked correctly (if ever..)

 

when my bose started to act up, that just gave me another reason to throw in an aftermarket system.

 

Well I thought that I had escaped this problem but it just started acting up last week so I am taking it in this week sometime for a replacement.Don't have $$$$$$$ for an aftermarket system yet.

 

Replaced once. Cd got stuck.

 

The only thing I replaced were the tweeters. There is actually treble now. Amazing what a simple tweeter change can do.

 

Whoops, didn't realize this referred to replacing the headunit/whatever...

I clicked Once as in, I replaced the whole damn system with something much better (aftermarket)

 

when i bought the car the CD wasnt working. cd would not load. they took it out and tried to fix it but couldnt so they ordered a new one. no problems since.

 

replaced once, got tired of shietty sirius via fm modulation, ripped out HU, sold to fellow .org member and replaced with kenwood sirius ready HU...

i am content for now

 

Ok so does anyone know anyone that has gotten Nissan to replace their factory BOSE system with an aftermarket one? The reason why I ask is I think (don’t quote me on it) under North Carolina Lemon Law Nissan is required to either replace the car (which is doubtful because it is not the car that is the problem) or make some arrangement to fix the problem with something works, and I wonder if anyone else has gotten Nissan to replace the factory system with a aftermarket system for free under a lemon law.

Also what is a good replacement for the factory system? I know the size is Double DIN (I think?), and is there an aftermarket system that uses the controls that are on the steering wheel?

 

dang! my cd got stuck also! Why is everyone having such problems when BOSE is supposedly a company that is known for their good quality audio equipment?

 

No not yet, but I plan on replacing it entirely with aftermarket soon. 2 12" subs in a custom bandpass box are on their way right now

 

because its clarion and bose just puts their name on it

 

i am on my 3rd and im about to take it in for a 4th.

1st one had the drivers side speakers cut in and out, 2nd one stopped reading CDs, and now the 3rd one makes abnormal clicking noises when CDs are switching, takes an excessively long time to change CDs, and sometimes it just cant read a CD and skips over it and goes to the next one in the changer.

EDIT:

PLEASE EVERONE SEE MY NEW POLL ABOUT THE BOSE HEADUNITS

AND PLEASE ONLY VOTE IF YOU HAVE REPLACED YOUR HEADUNIT BECAUSE IT HAS BROKEN OR MALFUNCTIONED. NOT BECAUSE YOU JUST WANTED AN AFTERMARKET SYSTEM

http://forums.maxima.org/showthread.php?t=258222

 

Yeah the headunit is Clarion, but the speakers and amp. are Bose

 

I got it replaced once because the CDs were stuck. Sounds great though. No complaints after that.

 

WOW! I guess i am very lucky. I have had the Bose every since i got my AE max 2 and a half years ago. I had the bose sub disconnected though and my subs were wired up to the stock headunit. The other 6 BOSE speakers still sound as good as they were when i got the car. NO problems so far......

 

I replaced every speaker with Diamond Audio. It sounds 10x better then the crapy bose system I had.

 

Once, and possibly a 2nd time soon, if I can't figure out what's going on...

 

i think this is specifically a problem with the 02/03 bose head units.

 

Once... The car was about 10 months old when it started acting up. The left channel would cut out when playing a CD if the car was moving. If the car was still, it worked fine. So far... so good. No more trouble.

 

Please try to remember that BOSE did not build the head unit, CLARION did. The crappy Clarion head unit is the source of most of our trouble. These POS clarion head units have been a sore spot in Nissans since the 80's. They rarely last the life of the car. The BOSE label is on the front because they designed the speakers and (maybe) the amps and Nissan thinks it's a good selling point to have 'BOSE' stamped on the front of it.

Of the oem audio head units out there, the most reliable I have seen is Alpine. Honda and BMW use them. I've had both and both gave me no trouble. GM's Delco stuff is almost as bad as Clarion. I've had Toyota's with Fijistu Ten and Panasonic, some good and some bad.

 

yeah the bose systems have had a reputation for screwing up so i just bought the stock system and replaced it with aftermarket as soon as i got my 03max

 

My rear bose sub blew out...and my music was not even playin that loud...f-in piece of ****

 

Left side speakers cut out when playing cd's
dealer replaced HU
BOSS sucks!

 

How come i have not had any problems...lol

 

because you have a 2001. like i said before, this head unit problem is only limited to 02 and 03.

 

i put once cuz i had to replace my bose sub thats all

 

Us Navi guys have the changer in the trunk

 

Anyone know who makes the non-Bose head unit? I haven't read about any similar problems with that head unit.

 

thanks guys for your replies

 

Pretty sure it is also a clarion. I remember someone saying it's the speed controlled volume circuit that causes the problem. I don't think the non-bose unit has that feature. It is accessed with the button that controls BASS, TREBLE, BALANCE, FADER, SCV. Does your unit cycle to SCV after the fader selection?

 

the bose system in my 2002 max is good no problems just would have prefered more bass also my 1996 bose was louder but the 2002 is clearer sound wise

 

If you like the way it sounds now, replace the front tweeters and you'll really like it. New tweeters will get rid of that "dead" sound up front. They will also raise the image off the floor.

 

PLEASE EVERONE SEE MY NEW POLL ABOUT THE BOSE HEADUNITS

AND PLEASE ONLY VOTE IF YOU HAVE REPLACED YOUR HEADUNIT BECAUSE IT HAS BROKEN OR MALFUNCTIONED. NOT BECAUSE YOU JUST WANTED AN AFTERMARKET SYSTEM

http://forums.maxima.org/showthread.php?t=258222

 

i have had no issues whatsoever with mine..works great so far and sounds great...to me

 

after i install my TV.. the speakers started to give me a little problems.. but otherwise its been working fine.. sometimes the driver side front speakers won't work.. it only happened a couple of times.. but recently nothing has been wrong with the speakers.. if i had the money.. i would replace the whole thing.. but who has that kind of money..