Cracked Head Gasket

IDZRVIT · 06-15-2013, 07:52 AM

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Originally Posted by Red__Zed

Sure they are. There was warranty work performed on the car by a certified dealer which did not rectify the issue. They'll pay for the work until the car is working properly, and if they want their money back, will deal with the dealer that did shoddy work (hint:nissan won't bother).

So if I understand what your saying, Nissan will keep paying dealer after dealer (assuming subsequent dealers can't fix it either) to correct the shoddy repairs of previous dealers until one of them gets it right and then go back to each dealer and deny their claim? Why did Sherwood refuse to fix it? Somehow, I don't think so. You go back to the first dealer and have them correct the problems (I bet their is more than one mechanic at the dealership and one of them knows how to do it right) as the Sherwood dealer told MHCOSS and have Nissan send out their rep to sort out the issues. However, it appears the OP refuses to go back to the dealership and sort it out.

Red__Zed · 06-15-2013, 07:56 AM

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Originally Posted by IDZRVIT

So if I understand what your saying, Nissan will keep paying dealer after dealer (assuming subsequent dealers can't fix it either) to correct the shoddy repairs of previous dealers until one of them gets it right and then go back to each dealer and deny their claim? Why did Sherwood refuse to fix it? Somehow, I don't think so. You go back to the first dealer and have them correct the problems (I bet their is more than one mechanic at the dealership and one of them knows how to do it right) as the Sherwood dealer told MHCOSS and have Nissan send out their rep to sort out the issues. However, it appears the OP refuses to go back to the dealership and sort it out.

No, they won't deny claims to those dealers, they will pay them. They will usually pay everyone as it costs more to sort out the issues than to pay the dealers.

The dealer did the crappy work acting on behalf of nissan. NNA owns the mistake and will likely advise OP to take it to another dealer. That's what they did when I went through this.

Red__Zed · 06-15-2013, 08:08 AM

My personal advice would be to pester the crap out of NNA corp and do whatever they tell you. It's slower but more likely to result in a positive outcome

mhcoss · 02-26-2014, 06:04 PM

well just a little update here...

Engine ended getting patched back up by Erricksen Nissan. In the process of repairing the motor they killed the AC system somehow and the passenger side power mirror. They tried to charge me for the passenger mirror to the tune of (1000 CAD LOL!) claiming my custom stereo broke it. They ended up fixing it but told me to never return to their shop! As if I needed any more motivation for that. Going to get the AC fixed this summer when the snow melts.. and if Nissan tried to claim its out of warranty I **** you not i'll blow my own head gasket.

mhcoss · 05-13-2014, 04:27 PM

So coolant tank low again.. Took it back to Erricksen Nissan where they told me everything is fine..... Sigh

Mitco39 · 05-13-2014, 04:32 PM

Are you serious? wow.

mhcoss · 05-13-2014, 04:45 PM

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Originally Posted by Mitco39

Are you serious? wow.

Yeah, don't forget the AC is still broken from their previous repair as well.

I'm sure when I pick the car up later this week the coolant will magically be back at the normal level.. with no answers or solutions as to where it all went before..

mhcoss · 05-13-2014, 04:50 PM

Ok does this count as a positive test for a leak detection test? Didn't have anyone to push the gas while I did this.. but got a slight yellowing of the testing fluid in the upper chamber.

Limeybastard · 05-13-2014, 08:27 PM

Feeling sorry for the OP. Really frustrated for you bro.

mhcoss · 05-14-2014, 03:01 PM

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Originally Posted by IDZRVIT

So if I understand what your saying, Nissan will keep paying dealer after dealer (assuming subsequent dealers can't fix it either) to correct the shoddy repairs of previous dealers until one of them gets it right and then go back to each dealer and deny their claim? Why did Sherwood refuse to fix it? Somehow, I don't think so. You go back to the first dealer and have them correct the problems (I bet their is more than one mechanic at the dealership and one of them knows how to do it right) as the Sherwood dealer told MHCOSS and have Nissan send out their rep to sort out the issues. However, it appears the OP refuses to go back to the dealership and sort it out.

This post still kinda riles me. How many times do I have to take my broken car back to the same dealership and ask them to fix it before it gets fixed? Its going on the 7-8th time into the shop for the SAME issues.

1slow370 · 05-14-2014, 03:08 PM

until nissan says otherwise, there is nothing you can do short of a lawsuit.

mhcoss · 05-14-2014, 03:11 PM

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Originally Posted by 1slow370

until nissan says otherwise, there is nothing you can do short of a lawsuit.

Thats why i'll be steerin clear of nissan from now on and recommend to anyone else in the market for a vehicle to do the same.

1slow370 · 05-14-2014, 04:24 PM

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Originally Posted by mhcoss

Thats why i'll be steerin clear of nissan from now on and recommend to anyone else in the market for a vehicle to do the same.

It's not gonna help? All the manufacturers are dicks now, technology has come far enough that the average auto tech at the dealership has no idea what to do anymore if it's anything other than a simple issue, not to mention added features at ever reduced costs, and everything has to be more complex to meet emmisions and be competitive, we have the technology to build awesome cars now but they just become more complex. You want a car your mechanic can fix? buy something from the 90's

I WOULD TOTALLY AGREE WITH STAYING AWAY FROM ANYTHING WITH A CVT THOUGH

Edit: I know a guy with an FR-S and BOY does he bitch 12 trips to the dealer, lemon'd the car, got another one and it has the EXACT same issue the first one did.

Also know a mustang owner and hes fairly satisfied, they can fix his car when he brings it in, it's just to bad something else breaks in the next couple months.

1slow370 · 05-14-2014, 04:48 PM

Also my head gaskets blown also. Ill spend $135 on gaskets and 3 days of my time and it will be fixed. Might have to spend $40 to deck the heads.

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IDZRVIT · 05-14-2014, 07:07 PM

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Originally Posted by mhcoss

This post still kinda riles me. How many times do I have to take my broken car back to the same dealership and ask them to fix it before it gets fixed? Its going on the 7-8th time into the shop for the SAME issues.

Doing a half-assed rad test like you did doesn't produce any valid results. Take your car to a radiator specialty shop and have a pressure test done the proper way. If it doesn't check out OK, get their diagnosis and repair estimate and take it back to your dealer and call NNA if they won't do anything about it. At least you will have an independent diagnosis of your problem in your hand.

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