Nissan Recalls Pickup Trucks for Brake Problems
Nissan Motor Co. is issuing an auto product defect recall for about 540,000 pickup trucks, SUVs and minivans worldwide to fix problems with brake pedals and fuel gauges. According to an Associated Press news report, the product defect recall affects 179,000 vehicles in the United States. According to Nissan officials, a pin in the brake pedal assemblies on certain vehicles can come loose and cause reduced braking force increasing the possibility of a car accident. This recall involves 2008 to 2010 Nissan Titan pickups, Infiniti QX56 and Nissan Armada SUVs, and some 2008 and 2009 Nissan Quest minivans.
Loose Brake Pedal
Nissan claims that so far no car accidents or injuries have been reported as a result of these defects. Nissan has also blamed the problem on a manufacturing defect by a parts supplier. Dealers will inspect the vehicles for loose pins and repair them if necessary. If you have a loose brake pedal in your Nissan truck, SUV or minivan, please contact a dealer immediately to get it fixed. The Japanese auto maker is also recalling 419,000 vehicles in the United States for faulty gas gauges that can show fuel left in the tank when it is actually empty.
Dangerous Defects
Brake defects in vehicles are extremely serious. We count on our brakes to help our vehicles come to a stop when we need to avoid a collision. There are times when we need to come to a sudden stop, for example, when a vehicle ahead stops suddenly. As drivers, we all know that happens more often than we like. With reduced braking force or a brake that fails, these types of collisions cannot be avoided. These may also be collisions that cause serious personal injuries or in some cases even death.
We have recently seen a sudden surge in vehicle defect recalls starting with the Toyota recalls. So far, the Japanese auto maker has recalled more than 8.5 million vehicles for sticky gas pedals, faulty floor mats and brake defects. A number of auto makers including Honda, Chrysler, GM and Nissan are following in the foot steps of Toyota. There is no question that manufacturers of defective products must be held accountable for what they put in the market. In the end, it is the consumer who pays a hefty price.
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about 6 months ago
You can buy it directly from the company that is in charge of that software. (should be called NAVTEQ). You can find that here:
it's not cheap at all though, will set you back $190. Navigation upgrade DVD's are usually quite expensive. I'm still surprised though, since the Navigation DVD for an 06 Acura TL is $149, thought the DVD for the Quest would at least be a little cheaper.
about 5 months ago
I think she was too young to be having sex..
I'm not meaning to sound like a downer, but
i know from experience.. I'm 15 and i did it
the night of my birthday with a guy who claimed
to love me and i barely heard from him since
that night.. so in a way, it was stupid..
about 5 months ago
I used to have the same problem.
But then i changed the way i put them in.
Start putting it in as normal,
then when you get the the end,
push the end down into your hair, so you cant see it.
Also doing ''X'' with two grips helps keep the other one in place.
about 5 months ago
Probably the ECU getting bad info from a sensor. If you have a repair manual look up how to check the codes and what they are. If you don't edit your post and let us know and I or someone else will post how to do it.
about 5 months ago
"it's not a "gateway" drug,"
Wrong.
about 5 months ago
The site on the Internet to find
http://www.dricq.com/school/Health/index.shtm
about 5 months ago
roll down the window turn the key to lock and hold it for 2 seconds watch the security light after it starts flashing slowly. Try to open the door from the inside the horn should honk and lights flash and the van won't start. After alarm sets the security light flashes fast . To cancel the alarm either turn the door lock to unlock and hold for 2 seconds and start the van. Key pad outside? there is special re programing instructions for that too.
about 5 months ago
Owners manual says section 9 pages 2 to 4 at least 87 octane good luck
about 5 months ago
Sounds like you really want a new car. I've definitely been there. I used GovernmentAuctions.org and found a nice Chevy Truck a few months ago that was available at a police auction. You can search for what you want on that site, plus attend live auctions or bid online. I highly recommend it.
about 5 months ago
Yes, Infiniti is the luxury line of nissan, lexus is the luxury line of Toyota. The Q56 is the same vehicle as the armada, just with larger chromed wheels, luxury package to include heated seats, navigation system, upgraded stereo, leather, standard sunroof, etc. Sometimes, they offer beefed up engines in the luxury models that are not available in the standard mainstream products. jaguar is actually a GM product, JEEP is a product of Daimler-Chrysler. Sometimes domestic and foreign companies will share the same vehicle to get their name into the market, for example the mazda pickup trucks are actually Ford vehicles. Mitsubishi Starion and the Dodge Conquest are the same vehicle. Dodge Stealth and the Mitsubishi 3000GT are the same vehicle, etc. Mercedes-Benz is owned by Daimler-Chrysler.
about 5 months ago
It's located on the engine. If you cant find it why not let a professional replace it for you.
about 5 months ago
visit http://www.keylessrides.com or http://www.programyourremote.com
about 5 months ago
Remove the clamps then remove the hoses.
about 5 months ago
It is not hard to do it yourself take interior loose so you can get the liner out of top take ols off and lightly scrape old material off get some 3m glue spray and new fabric spray it on in porchions and smooth fab out with hands little at a time till its smooth 3m dries in like 3 minutes depending on temprature.
about 5 months ago
If your Dr is not worried I'm sure you and your baby will be fine.
A friend of mine was pregnant and had a double umbilical cord artery and she gave birth to a perfectly healthy baby girl.
All the best
about 4 months ago
its almost always possible. just keep in mind you'll probably need a key bypass module. and the added security and ability to start your car a mile away only adds to the car
i just put the python 991 in my car, its awesome
about 4 months ago
Hi Tuesday!
Statistics show that the older the woman is, the more chance there is of having a baby with say, perhaps Downs Syndrome or a similar complication. I don't believe your mother is particularly right in telling you its dangerous to have your first baby after thirty – I think she could have approached matters differently, to be diplomatic! – but the 'figures' definitely show an increase in complications after this age and it is true that the older you get, the number of eggs that we have in our womb do decrease therefore making it more difficult for a woman to conceive. Women are different from men in that, whilst men continue to produce sperm almost daily, women are born with eggs that gradually decrease the older we get. Having said that, I know of many women, many of them friends, who have had babies well into their early forties and experienced no problems as regards birth defects though several of them took longer to conceive than some of my younger friends.
If this worries you, you should perhaps speak to a doctor just to put your mind at rest as, at the end of the day, if you're not ready to have a child yet, you're not ready and it is personal choice NOT your mothers choice as to when you have a baby.
Hope this helps and I would encourage you not to worry.
x
about 4 months ago
First tighten the clamp.
Water is normal for today's engines.
Next shake the exhaust to see what is hitting.
You may need to jack the car up and place 4 ramps under the tire so you can check it while the spring are compressed.
about 4 months ago
These links should help:
http://www.toyotanation.com/forum/t260517.html
about 4 months ago
It will be legal, eventually. Unfortunately, it will take the remaining members of Congress to die out before they are replaced by younger, smarter people. Only then, will marijuana be legalized. It's already legal in some states to some degree. Just like you, I don't understand why alcohol is legal when it's far more dangerous than marijuana. Alcohol kills thousands of people each year and messes up the lives of the ones who don't die……
about 4 months ago
I see this all the time. nissans have a strange series of events that happens when the alternator goes and you described it to a T. That description graces many repair orders crossing my tool box, the symptoms are kind of strange to people who havent experienced a nissan charging system failure before.
Even so…dont take my, or anyones, word for gold. check to see if the van is charging using a multimeter…you can get one a radioshack and hardware stores resonably priced. connect one lead to the positive post of the batt and the other to neg. There should be approx. 12.7-14.7 volt while running.