Nissan Recall: Faulty Relays Cause Engine Stalling

Phatty McPatty · Oct 29, 2010

Nissan announces recall of 747,000 trucks, SUVs in U.S. - Oct. 28, 2010

The North American vehicles recalled include:
2004-06 Nissan Armada SUV
2004-06 Nissan Titan pickup
2004-06 Infiniti QX56 SUV
2005-06 Nissan Frontier pickup
2005-06 Nissan Pathfinder SUV
2005-06 Nissan Xterra SUV

Faulty relays in the engine control module of listed Nissan vehicles cause engine performance issues including rough idle, engine stalling or inability to start vehicle. The recall doesn't currently include the Murano, but covers several Nissan vehicles manufactured between August 2003 and July 2006. With all of the topics here covering stalling 1st Gen Muranos and other strange performance issues (my MO seems to be cursed with all of them), how do we know the relays in our vehicles don't have the oxidized electrical contacts? With the unexplained engine/transmission issues I continue to deal with, how can I rule this out?

Patrick

njjoe · Oct 29, 2010

Phatty McPatty said:
how can I rule this out?

Patrick

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I may be wrong, but it looks like those vehicles are all produced in the US, while the MO is a true import. If that is the case, the relays would be sourced from different vendors.

-njjoe

nafddur · Oct 29, 2010

I couldn't find the article I read from a couple days ago, but I'm pretty sure I read that the recall affects more than just US made Nissan vehicles. But, looking at the recall list, it's also obvious that the recall affects only trucks and SUV's, not cars like Altimas (including our Mo's), Maximas, and Quests. So maybe cars like ours use different relays than those found to be (possibly) defevtive.

Phatty McPatty · Oct 29, 2010

This article seemed to have the most info.

Nissan Recall 2010: March, Mycra, Cube, Note Among 2 Million Vehicles

Huffingtonpost.com said:
A problem was found in an ignition-system part called the relay for vehicles produced from August 2003 through July 2006, including small cars like the March, Cube and Note, and about a dozen other models, such as the Tiida sedan, Titan pickup and Infiniti QX56 luxury model.
In extreme cases, the engine will stall and won't be able to start, said Nissan spokesman Mitsuru Yonekawa.
Of the recalled vehicles, nearly 835,000 were produced in Japan, 762,000 in North America, and 354,000 in Europe.
The cars were produced in Japan, the U.S., Great Britain, Spain, China and Taiwan. The massive numbers involved in recent recalls are linked to cost-cutting strategies that result in the same parts being used in many models.

If this is correct, it covers small and large vehicles manufactured in at least six countries, including the originator of the MO, Japan.

Patrick

Nissan Recall: Faulty Relays Cause Engine Stalling

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