Oil Overheat IMPORTANT UPDATE

joeyz10

I dirve the same way. My foot has lead but that night I really push the car because I was experementing on how high the temp will go as what I have been reading on this forum and also I want to induce the so called Limp Mode but it didn't.

joeyz10

So spearfish how am i suppose to tell my dealer when my car only goies high with very hard driving and still does not go to limp mode and temp drop to 260 after 280?

spearfish25

I'm not sure what to say. Just describe the scenario and see what their take is. It seems that Nissan is most concerned at the moment with people hitting 260+F while sitting in traffic intermixed with just a few spirited revs up the RPM range (eg getting on the highway then sitting in traffic). You'll have a harder 'sell' if you tell them you were driving around like a wild man and made the car overheat...this starts to fall under the tracking category.

I can tell you that the day I had the most temp problems it was about 78F outside. I had intermixed times where I could rev to 5k in 2nd and maybe third but then would come to a slow crawl again for 15-20 min. After an hour trying to get across the city like this, I was at 245F and could easily have made it go higher if I didn't stop revving beyond 3k with gear changes.

travisjb

Slightly off topic, but when does the 2010 model come out / specs get released? I'm eager to find out what changes they make if any re this issue.

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tbonesteak

september.

blair

Is the September response based on any actual nissan source or is it just conjecture or hearsay?

tbonesteak

The latter. That is usually the case for manufacturers.

mannyz

Well I read the whole thread and is vey interesting, I did noticed my car normal driving easily gets to 220 - 230 too fast. Maybe for Nissan thats normal as long the car doesnt shutdown, but in my opinion it shouldnt hit that temp, just normal driving, I dont know how the car will respond when here in FL, gets into the 90's degree even 100's

I will call Nissan, Corporate as well and get more feedback. If I get a case number or someone has a case number, please post it here so we can all refer to the same case #.

About the new model in September, if they install an Oil Cooler in the 2010 model, it means that Nissan admited the problem which means they have to fix our car with the same solution cause it will become a RECALL.

ALso, is there any member here that speak Japanese, maybe that person can hit Japan at the same time.

ricer333

Manny,
I remember reading that people using the same case # will be UNDER-reported as far as problems/concerns. There is a reason why there are case numbers. As long as you refer to it and DON'T use the same case # as someone else, then the data at Nissan Corporate will accurately reflect the number of problems/cases that currently exist.

Just trying to prevent a thousand different people with problems looking like a few hundred in the computer data system.

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mannyz

Well I deal with a lot of BS from diff companies, Dell, Dealers, Banks, Customers, etc and I kinda know my way of talking. The reason I mentioned the case, is because I know when I call, the first thing they r gona tell me is, take it to the dealer and when I request to take it to the big guys, they r gona say, "we never heard of such a problem and we dont have record of anyone else complaining, if not Nissan would done something already"

Thats when I need the case #, so I can tell them "really, well check all these cases and you tell me if this hasnt been reported"

I need 2 b prepare for all the round around they are gona give me for sure.

phelan

I've thought about it, but my knowledge of Japanese honorific is kind of...rusty. I do know a lot of people who still live out in Japan though, maybe I can get them to edit for me XD

Anybody want to help me out with a draft?

mannyz

I do have japanese frnds as well, but they r not in the car enthusiast, so I cannot make them call Nissan on my behalf it will b a hassle for them. But it will be good, who knows maybe Nissan Japan, know and fixed the problem and the US are just doing it on purpose removing parts to sale it separate and make more money. IDK these days you cant trust big companies. =(

mannyz

OK I Called Nissan, I have to take the car to the dealer, thats the first step which I knew. But I reported the problem. My Reference# is 6496979. I will be collecting and printing information from this site, Edmund and everything you guys collected already, because I know that when I get to the dealer I have to prove it and it will be hard. You know how cars behave infront of mechanics. I'l keep you post it.

TheWeatherman

I have posted an interesting update in the sticky section on the oil temperature "issue." It's kind of a biggie after talking to Nissan. They made some very good points.