Nissan Problems

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Dash board dials

when driving along the all dials.fuel,temp gauge and speedo all repeatedly go on and of randomly

1998 Nissan Micra tempest
Posted: Mar 9, 2013
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Central Locking not working & Ref Problem 14545

I took off the inner door card today - disconnected the wiring plug from a white plastic unit - ascertained which was the live feed - it has three other wires and I assumed the black was the earth / ground -then by using a paper clip from t...

2000 Nissan S-Cargo Vanette Cargo Van 2,3 Diesel unit
Posted: Mar 5, 2013
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Loss of power

the problem i have is that around town and short journeys there is no problem but when motoring for a period of say 1 hour the car just dies on me and glides to a stop if i try to change down to increase revs it just misses and stops. After...

2002 Nissan Almera 1.5 twister
Posted: Mar 5, 2013
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Eletrical

When I turn on ignition the headlights and wipers immediately turn on - without switching them on. The indicators don't work, nor do the controls for lights or wipers.

2006 Nissan Micra auto 1300
Posted: Mar 4, 2013
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Starting

occasionally the car won't start. it fires then dies. if left for an hour or two it then starts. could this be something to do with the transponder in the key?

2000 Nissan Micra K11
Posted: Mar 3, 2013
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Central Locking not working

The Central Locking which should work from the Drivers Door Barrell has stopped working. With 6 Door's on the Van this is quite a nuisance. Has anyone any suggestions as to what I need to check / do / where to try and get it working again. ...

2002 Nissan S-Cargo Vanette Cargo Van 2,3 Diesel unit
Posted: Feb 26, 2013
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Heater Fan Speed 1 2 & 3 not working

The Heater Fan is not working on Speed's 1 2 & 3 but is fine on No 4. I presume it is probably a Resistor. Does anyone know where I will find the Fan Motor and the Resistor pack on this Model please. Also if you can clarify what needs to be...

2002 Nissan S-Cargo Vanette Cargo Van 2,3 Diesel unit
Posted: Feb 26, 2013
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4 wheel drive

When i drive in 2 wheel drive i get a whizzing sound coming from n/s front wheel. It then starts banging as though trying to go into 4 wheel drive. If i then select 4 wheel drive and put it back into 2 wheel drive its ok. If i stop or rever...

1998 Nissan Terrano 2.7 diesel
Posted: Feb 25, 2013
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One side light not working

I have replaced the bulbs on the n/s side light and it's not work but the other side is can someone help me please

1999 Nissan Almera 1.4
Posted: Feb 17, 2013
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Start up

When I start the car first thing in the morning when the weather is cold the engine starts but builds revs to approx 2-3000 revs if I put the car in gear and move the revs drop to 900-1000. It only happens on the intial start up the rest of...

2003 Nissan X-Trail 2.2 Luxe diesel
Posted: Feb 10, 2013
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Ideling problom

engine will not idel when its cold its ok when it heates up also when its cold and the conection on the relef valve is removed it runs ok

2005 Nissan Almera 1.5 d.c.i.
Posted: Jan 21, 2013
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speedo not working. have replaced original gear box with 2nd hand box. auto g/box.

speedo not working since i have changed gear box over, not sure what to check to find problem.G/box has two sensors which appear to be connected and not damaged.the original box had a switch to four wheel drive with a 2 and 4 wheel shift. t...

1996 Nissan Terrano R3-mR
Posted: Jan 19, 2013
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Ipod AUX connection not recognised

I have tried connecting an ipod classic to the USB connection port in the micra and nothing appears on the Nissan Connect screen, I have tried several fixes but nothing appears to solve the problem. I have tried the following 1. Connect vi...

2009 Nissan Micra N-Tec
Posted: Jan 15, 2013
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Radio /Heater control panel

Hi All, I hope someone can help me. I have a 06 Almera. There now seems to be an issue with the radio/heater panel. The number 4 on the panel which turns the blast of heating down is not working. It is stuck but all other buttons are workin...

2006 Nissan Almera 1.5
Posted: Jan 15, 2013
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Bouncing revs

had this problem a few weeks, the revs on the car keep dipping , the needle bounces up and down slightly when idle , never over reving, but whilst driving seems to be worst between 2,000 and 3,000 revs, causing the car to lurch along and th...

1990 Nissan Almera 1.6
Posted: Jan 9, 2013
4
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ENGINE INDICATOR LIGHT

Dear All, I have purchased a second hand car and did not get the car manual. My engine light on the dashboard often lights up while i'm driving and this happens when gear change from 1st to 2nd. I think there must be a problem some...

2003 Nissan Sunny
Posted: Jan 3, 2013
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Electical

when I turn the sidelights on there is a buzzing noise which stops when I turn to full lights, also main beam indicator stays on.

1996 Nissan Micra auto
Posted: Dec 15, 2012
2
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Rev the hell out bof it for her to move

hello people desprat for help on my nans nissan micra 0.9 i auto jap import when the car its cold you have to rev the car quite hard before the gear kicks in the the hold car jumps forward and ya off then some times it cuts out when in gear...

1997 Nissan Micra 0.9 i auto
Posted: Dec 15, 2012
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Hunting and searching for fuel on start up

When i start the car it surges as if its not getting enough fuel,its like you are gently revving the engine and letting it die down again,it stays like this untill the engine gets hot then it runs as normal

2004 Nissan X-Trail 2.2 diesel manual
Posted: Dec 3, 2012
3
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Technical Advice Request on; - K11 Micra Misfire, at 30 MPH Only

Hi all, This 1996, 1000cc. with 68K miles only, consistently misfires between 27 to 33 MPH under various load conditions. Backing off the throttle can minimise the misfire but not eliminate it. Apart from this, the vehicle sta...

1996 Nissan Micra k11 1000cc
Posted: Nov 29, 2012
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