Just bought a 02 gle with 73k on it and just realized that the bose subwoofer doesn't work at all. I checked in the trunk and it's all plugged in. I seen the little amp next to it but didn't see a fuse. Do I have to take it out to change the fuse? Anyone have any ideas? Thanks.

 

Try tapping on the subwoofer or subwoofer amp and see if it kicks on for a little bit. The majority of people's cars have subwoofer issues and it can attributed to a faulty relay located in the sub amp for the 5.5 gens. On the 2000 there is a separate board that you can simply unplug and bypass.

I recommend buying a new relay and getting it soldered in place of the old one in the subwoofer amp. Someone here sells the replacement relay for $15 but i cant remember his username.

here is the thread about fixing the issue

http://forums.maxima.org/5th-generat...01-maxima.html

 

^^

Couldn't have said it better myself.

 

There is also a little more ghetto fix that I did myself after doing some research here that works very well. It involves building basically a paper washer and using the frame of the amp to push on said relay holding it on the board better. It's worked perfect so far and doesn't take much time.

 

I have pics on how to do it the ghetto way whiched worked great for me for months until I removed the stock sub.

http://forums.maxima.org/5th-generat...reo-issue.html

of course getting the new relay is prob your best choice, but this worked perfect for me.

 

Thanks a lot man!! I did this a couple days and it worked, haven't had any problems since.