today....when i got to school i turned my car off....open the door and noticed that my clock, radio, radar didnt turn off!! I dont understand why my car did this even with the keys out of the ignition!! Anyone kno why??? its already fixed but i was just wondering why did happened!!

 

How long did they stay on, and/or how did you turn them off?

 

Did you actually turn the key before you pulled it out?? Justin's key can be removed even with the engine running. I have since heard this is not so uncommon...

 

Mine does, too, which is a godsend because I think my electrical system is all screwy, and the doors lock and unlock by themselves, and my alarm goes off sometimes even tho I don't, and can't, activate it

 

Dont you just love that feature!

 

Sounds like your car has a mind of its own...kinda like mine..

my power door locks use to work...then they sometimes worked...now,
since over 1 year, they do not work - i have to manually lock the doors myslef (major PITA sometimes)

I think this might be a door locking device located under the head unit in the car...anyone know how to fix this ??

Another thing, my heater/blower fan only runs on a High(4 fan)
It just doesnt turn on at 1,2,3...

 

Just be aware of it from now on. There'll be other things that happen that can't be explained. I've had all sorts of stuff happen such as driving light blowing bulbs and fuses, only to take it to an electrical shop and them not find anything. That was 3 years ago and it's not happened since. Dash lights started shutting off at night for about a month, then they just started working again. Everyone has at least one story!

 

everthing worked even with the ignition turned off and key out...until my brother pulled the power wire that ran to my amp. Weird!! It must have been some electrical problem i guess...but as long as its fixed now. Also, i wonder why when i open the front passenger side door wiht my key, the stock alarm goes off.????
n oh..yeah...my stock alarm use to go off by itself too... like 5 in the morning so i would have to wake up n turn it off. Weird!!

 

best wake up call there iz

 

Let me guess...
Car running:
Locks work fine

Engine off:
Push down on lock, they pop back up.
Push lock button, they pop back up.
Close a door, and any that are locked, pop back up.
Close ALL 4 doors, lock from outside, works fine (90% of the time...)

Sound familiar?
And I dunno if it's my key or ignition, but ever since I came back to Connecticut in October, if I put the key all the way back for the stock alarm, the alarm works fine, but when I go to turn the key, I have to jiggle and play with it before the ignition will turn...
I was thinking about getting a new key made and see if it works, I need to anyway, the one I have is not the stock key and is really worn down... And my stock key is somewhere in Asia with a buddy of mine from teh Navy

 

for me...the locks work fine. I just can't unlock the door from the front passenger side with the key. otherwise the stock alarm will go off. Also, when i touch the key to the ignition...*the metal* i sometimes see a little spark!!!

 

I have the same problem with the clock and radio not turning off. I think I posted before, but it's almost like a capacitor somewhere isn't discharging right away. At least for me, if I turn on the CD player or leave the radio running for a few minutes the display will slowly start to dim and then eventually the system will turn off. It's really annoying, but it doesn't happen much. I've accepted it as just one of the many electrical issues with the 3rd gens. Dealer said it'd cost to much to track down and fix, especially since it is intermittent.

I've also had the issue with the door locks failing. Sometimes they won't even unlock manually on the divers side so I have to "dukes of hazard" it in by climbing through the window.

The only other issue issue nobody has mentioned on this thread is the woderful Bose radio which will sometimes turn off when I'm in reverse and then turn back on when I switch to drive. I mean, how the hell is the radio linked up with the transmission

Oh well, it's almost a 10 year old car, so what can I expect right?

 

I knew I got gipped!! Mine just came with a panasonic head unit, 2 alpine tweeters, and 2 busted 6x9s!
I couldn't even figure out the manufacturer of the 6x9s because the cones were destroyed and nothing was on the magnet!

 

my favorite is when i close the door and all 4 doors lock, or i close the door and they lock and pop right back up! LOL i just sorta shake my head and always make sure i take my key!

 

i have a problem with my bose too...but with the speakers... the front and back left speakers dont work too well. yes..the back one is blown for sure but i dont understand why the left front dont work. If i put the balance all the way to the left then i can hear. I even bought new 6x9's for the back and the left bac one still didnt work. So ijust returned them!!
im guessin dis is what happens when my cars 12 years old!!1

 

how come this stuff doesnt happen to 12 year old hondas...

 

You have a loose wire that the tranny linkage is disconnecting I think.

Bjyang - My car does the same thing, the amps are going out. And the sparking thing sounds like a loose ground, which can cause the amps to go out. I have the "ghost" panels too. Sometimes the backlight goes off and then comes on after awhile or if I jam the defrost button or ram the temp to full hot. I guess it's a loose wire on the right side of the panel. I also have the key thing where I can remove the key with the engine still running and get out and lock my doors. I think the alarm even arms.

 

Hehe, y'know, I'm so glad I'm not hte only one with that problem
My mom pitches a fit whenever she has to take my car anywhere, and the first thing I tell people, usually in a frantic shout as they're closing the door, is "Don't shut the door with the keys in the car!"
They all think I'm crazy, but I'm not... There's really a ghost in the machine!

 

Yea, my alarm decides to go off whenever it wants too. My stock clock only works when it wants to also. I don't care too much about that though because my cd player has a clock.

 

Your factory alarm should arm itself when you lock the dirvers side door. Try roling the window down, locking the door outside, and unlocking it through the window instead of using the key and see if the alarm goes off...

 

hahaha...all these stories are so funny. I think my car doesnt really do anything out of the ordinary, except up until friday when I had to manually move my wipers back and forth

 

That's the exact opposite of what I was told at the dealership I bought mine at, he said it will shut off by locking and then unlocking w/key, and goes off if a door is opened w/out key... That's how it worked for me, too... 'till now when I can't even arm it...
And I thought it only armed when you put the ignition in the "security" position?
Or am I being ignorant? <g>

 

The dealership was right, except for the fact that it is armed with the key in the drivers side door...

At least that's how mine and everyone else's I've driven has been.??

 

I always had to arm it myself, I have a little button next to the ignition that allows me to turn the key all the way back, to a position marked "security".
That's the only time my alarm would work
But now, I can't turn it on, because once it's in security, it's hell trying to get it back to the "off" position.
I don't know if it's because the key is badly worn or what, but it started doing it around December.
It just goes off sometimes by itself, and I can never figure out why the sound is similar to the pathetic horn on my Maxima, until I look out and see my lights flashing, and try to figure out WHY it did that

 

so....you're saying the only way to unlock the door through the passenger side door is to not have the alarm armed???

 

I'm convinced that Nissan plants goblins with their cars. Mine does just about everything you guys have mentioned. Especially that stupid Bose amp spark or whatever. MAN that's annoying, can't wait to replace the entire system. Nothing like blasting a great song and then nothing, or it comes and goes as it wants to on the songs you actually care about and like to hear.

 

No matter what I try, I can't hear the guitar in Zeppelin's "Ramblin' On" and Aerosmith's "Dream On."

 

Unless you have a GXE with the keypad, the alarm will go off when armed unless you unlock it from the driver side...

 

ok....i c!!!
thanx!!!

 

Okay, so if you have a GXE with the keypad, does that mean you can unlock from the passanger side with the key, or do you have to use the keypad? Want to make sure so I don't look TOO stupid in front of my friends when I set off my OWN alarm.

 

I just did a search for the keyless entry thing, and I came up with this excerpt from http://www.kalebonline.com/maxima


My door locks don't work on my 07/1991 and up Maxima, what do I need to
do?

1) Call Courtesy Nissan (1-800-527-1909)
2) Say "Hello Sir, my name is <insert name here>, and I need a Door Lock Timer. The part number is
28450-85E00."
3) Sir will say "Ok, blah blah blah, have a great day, blah"
4) You get to pay ~$60.77 + S/H and ...2-7 days later...
5) You remove lower dash cover under steering wheel and replace old Door Lock Timer with a new
one, then email Kaleb to say thanks.

The door lock timer does just that: times the door lock actuators to lock/unlock. When it
malfunctions, the locks will start to work intermittently followed by not operating at all. 1989 to 1991
Maximas do not have door lock timers, and are not affected.

 

I'm not sure enough about it to tell you either way, I own an SE, but do a search and when all else fails ask Craig B
he's got a write up for everything...

 

Heh, my locks have goblins too.

My locks behave normally in most respects, EXCEPT that sometimes when I open the driver side door with the key

1) the alarm stays on (and starts screaming if I open the door)

I've found that if I turn the key TWICE, so as to unlock ALL the doors, if the doors all unlock, then the alarm has also been turned off. But if only the driver's side door unlocks, then the alarm is still armed.

I'm able to get around this by using the GXE keyless touchpad to open the door. I use the touchpad pretty exclusively because it's too annoying having to deal with the key sometimes not working.

What's weird is the key works most of the time, but sometimes it doesn't. Passenger keylock always works fine though.

 

People!!
I thought i was the only one, my max has electrical problems too, the alarms works when it wants to, sometimes the stereo or some lights stays on and they fade away, that kind of problems drained my die hard gold in less than a year, and sometimes when it rains really hard, i have a little leak in my sunroof. bye.

 

now my clock doesnt work at times!!!! wtf!!!

 

Got you too, huh?

Dont worry Chris, I got this one for ya!
http://www.geocities.com/craigbraceg...ock/clock.html

 

...is to just rip it out and install an A/F guage!

 

HAHAHA... my car does the clock thing and the bose intermitten cutting off thing too
and if i try to unlock and open the passenger side door, the alarm goes off
at least im not the only one

 

let me answer a few questions..

clock dimming/not working - it's a common issue. the solder gets old and does not make contact. or the caps are old and burnt out.

power locks funky - door lock timer..in some cases. other case it's the door lock actuator.

touch pad not working (GXE ONLY) - touch pad is getting really old. the thin plastic membrane wears out and it doesn't work correctly. get a new one.

blose giving u probs - your amps are old. that system is over 10yrs old (or close to it). things are bound to go. paper cones gets brittle. amp caps gets old and burns out. get the unit rebuilt or swap in aftermkt.

OEM alarm - works when u lock the doors w/ the key. if you have an aftermarket alarm with your stock one then the stock one will get weird once in a while.

stuff stays on while key off - check your wiring..poor or improper aftermarket wiring will trigger weird electrical stuff. check for flood damage..if it's been under water you can expect that stuff.

bjyang - your brother doing wiring...that might be your problem.
check his work.