Engine Management System light on a Nissan Almera

nassime1

The engine management light of my 2001 Nissan Almera is on. When I am driving, sometimes It shakes you. I have had it fully serviced, and the ecu system was cleaned by a local mechanic, but the light is still on. Anyone had the same problem, and their experience to solve this.

gizmos

not sure if this will help but there was a recall of certain Nissan Almeras with problems in their Engine Mangement system

AA Nissan Recall

hope the URL works

nassime1

gizmos wrote:

not sure if this will help but there was a recall of certain Nissan Almeras with problems in their Engine Mangement system

AA Nissan Recall

hope the URL works

sorry i am new to this, i don t know how these recalls work, and what to do if my car has a similar problem to those on the website.

Thank you

gizmos

nassime1 wrote:

sorry i am new to this, i don t know how these recalls work, and what to do if my car has a similar problem to those on the website.

Thank you

this new link is easier to user basically put in the dates yopu want to search between (if yours was first registered in December 2001 I would put 01 December 2001 as the start date and today as the end date) then select your make and model. It will bring up a list of recalls

If you vehicle is having similar problems then your Nissan Dealer will be able to tell you if it has already been in for this recall and if not they will repair it free of charge

Car Recalls

thanks

nassime1

gizmos wrote:

this new link is easier to user basically put in the dates yopu want to search between (if yours was first registered in December 2001 I would put 01 December 2001 as the start date and today as the end date) then select your make and model. It will bring up a list of recalls

If you vehicle is having similar problems then your Nissan Dealer will be able to tell you if it has already been in for this recall and if not they will repair it free of charge

Car Recalls

thanks

Thank you

I will call Nissan tomorrow, and I will let you know what will happen.

nassime1

I have spoke to nissan customer services asking them whether My vehicle is affected by a recall, they said my vehicle is out of range and therefore would charge for a diagnostic. I paid £35 for this diagnostic test and the result was :

"Multiple faults stored, including throttle pos sensor/misfire (suspected coils) . would recommend replacement of coils and ECM reset.
possible timing chain fault/ requires further investigation"


it s a real headache now

carolannjo

Oh dear, does it have a jerking rev counter when satationary? Does it jump when driving eg kangaroo petrol style? Please see my other post on this subject at
http://forums.moneysavingexpert.com/showthread.html?t=214254&highlight=nissan+almera
sorry this may not work as a link but I have no idea how to make it one.
Basically wait do nothing until you PM me with your contact details and I will tell you about ours and what to do and what NOT to do!!!!! Unfortunately it could be a hefty bill you are facing!

nassime1

carolannjo wrote:

Oh dear, does it have a jerking rev counter when satationary? Does it jump when driving eg kangaroo petrol style? Please see my other post on this subject at
http://forums.moneysavingexpert.com/showthread.html?t=214254&highlight=nissan+almera
sorry this may not work as a link but I have no idea how to make it one.
Basically wait do nothing until you PM me with your contact details and I will tell you about ours and what to do and what NOT to do!!!!! Unfortunately it could be a hefty bill you are facing!

yes It does jump when pushing the accelerator. I am trying to get quotes from different garages and see which suits me best. anyway, I will sell it at the end as i hate spending money on cars.

carolannjo

nassime1 wrote:

yes It does jump when pushing the accelerator. I am trying to get quotes from different garages and see which suits me best. anyway, I will sell it at the end as i hate spending money on cars.

Please give me a call have PMed you my phone nunmber.

Aberdonian_At_Heart

does the revs on your car fluctuate when idling sometimes to the point of cutting out ? I had a BMW and had this problem and it was cured by replacing a couple of coils that fit directly onto the spark plugs ........what was happening was the coils were shorting and causing the ecu to basically reboot .It cost me a bit of a fortune to get to the cause ..trying new airflow meters many visits to the dealer etc but was cured by the coils .

Hope this might help

nassime1

Aberdonian_At_Heart wrote:

does the revs on your car fluctuate when idling sometimes to the point of cutting out ? I had a BMW and had this problem and it was cured by replacing a couple of coils that fit directly onto the spark plugs ........what was happening was the coils were shorting and causing the ecu to basically reboot .It cost me a bit of a fortune to get to the cause ..trying new airflow meters many visits to the dealer etc but was cured by the coils .

Hope this might help

now nissan are saying it s most probably the timing chain :-(