Today when I was stuck in traffic the following lights came on in my gauge cluster. The SES, Slip, and TCS off lights. I have a 2000 Maxima with traction control. I'm not able to turn back on the traction control and at the time I was doing 5 miles per hour so I definetely was not slipping. I was wondering if anyone out there has had this problem and what I should do with it. The car appears to be running fine. No hesitation at all. Any advice would be appreciated.

 

It's probably the coils. This is common on all early 5th gener's. I bet if you pull the SES code, it will be P1320. You may be able to get them replaced for free at your Nissan dealer.

 

yay...coils...check the codes to be 100% sure though

mine did the exact same thing. every so often they would all light up and you could feel the car shake very slightly then it would stop. had the coils replaced and the lights havent come back on

 

go to autozone and get the code read.then post here

 

Unfortunately I'm away from my normal Nissan Dealer but I am going to try to get in to one in the area. Hopefully, they don't say anything about my berk intake being the problem because I definetly do not want to pay for new coils. If they do I'll make them prove it to me why an intake could cause that. By the way I have 49,000 miles on the car so luckly I am within the warrenty.

Thanks for your feedback. I knew the car could have coil problems but I never thought all those lights would come on because of it. Thanks again.

 

Have some follow on questions to the SES, TCS and SLIP lights. I have about 58k on my 2000, and just started to have the same problem. Was in a turn off an exit ramp, when the service engine soon (SES), the TCS and the SLIP lights came on. I checked all the fluids, but all are just right. If I turn the car off and start it again, the SES comes on, but the TCS and Slip lights take a few miles before they come on. No noticeable change in performance.

- My first question, is if I can continue driving it until i get it fixed? Will I cause damage driving with these lights on?
- Sounds like I need to also have the computer code read. I intend to have the car for a while, so thought about purchasing a code reader? Cost effective alternative than going to the dealer?
- I believe the ignition coils were replaced at around 15k miles while under warranty. Are these the same coils that posters are referrring to that may need to be replaced?

I am new to the group, so thanks much for your help and expertise.

 

Well I ran out of luck at 83000 km's. Right after gasing up, the SES, TCS and SLIP lights came ON...arrrrghhh!!! Since I was close to home I drove the max with the engine stalling. Next morning, the engine started and purred fine and ONLY the SES remained ON.

With a personal contact, The famous P1320 code (Primary Ignition fault) was triggered. But no specific cylinder misfire. Too bad since it would have been easier to troubleshoot and change only one. I assume more than one coil failing intermittently. This happened 2x in 2 weeks with egg smell. The SES light was reset. No lights yet to illuminate.

Plan of action: Waiting for it to happen again. However most likely buy the coils from Dave B in TX(least $ from what I've searched) and install them myself including sp-plugs and clean injectors.


Note: Local dealers told me they change all at once or the front first then the rear ones.