Engine And Engine CoolingService Brakes, Hydraulic
CONSUMER AND THE DEALERSHIP NOTICED THAT ENGINE WAS CONSUMING 2 AND A HALF QUARTS OF OIL EVERY 4400 MILES. ALSO, VEHICLE HAD BRAKE ROTORS PROBLEMS. *AK WHEN THE SECOND OIL CONSUMPTION TEST WAS DONE FOR 33000 MILES THE VEHICLE USED ONE AND A HALF QUARTS OF OIL. HEAVY BLUE SMOKE EMITS FROM THE EXHAUST PIPE DURING INITIAL S…
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CONSUMER AND THE DEALERSHIP NOTICED THAT ENGINE WAS CONSUMING 2 AND A HALF QUARTS OF OIL EVERY 4400 MILES. ALSO, VEHICLE HAD BRAKE ROTORS PROBLEMS. *AK WHEN THE SECOND OIL CONSUMPTION TEST WAS DONE FOR 33000 MILES THE VEHICLE USED ONE AND A HALF QUARTS OF OIL. HEAVY BLUE SMOKE EMITS FROM THE EXHAUST PIPE DURING INITIAL START UP. *NM
ON CERTAIN PASSENGER VEHICLES, THE CIRCUIT BOARD FOR THE CRANK POSITION SENSOR OR CAM POSITION SENSOR MAY HAVE AN IMPROPER SOLDER JOINT DUE TO SOLDER DEFORMATION CAUSED BY HEAT STRESS ACCELERATED BY THE EXISTENCE OF FLUX RESIDUE DURING THE SOLDERING PROCESS.
Consequence & remedy
Consequence: THIS COULD CAUSE THE "SERVICE ENGINE SOON" WARNING LIGHT TO COME ON, CREATE A NO START CONDITION, CAUSE REDUCED ENGINE POWER, OR CAUSE THE ENGINE TO STOP RUNNING WITHOUT WARNING DURING VEHICLE OPERATION, WHICH COULD RESULT IN A CRASH.
Remedy: DEALERS WILL REPLACE THE CRANK POSITION SENSORS. CAMSHAFT POSITION SENSOR(S), AND IN SOME CASES, THE VARIABLE TIMING CONTROL SENSOR(S). VEHICLES INVOLVED IN A PREVIOUS RECALL CAMPAIGN, 01V357, ARE ALSO INCLUDED IN THIS NEW CAMPAIGN. THE REPLACEMENT SENSORS USED IN THAT CAMPAIGN ARE ALSO AFFECTED. OWNER NOTIFICATION BEGAN ON DECEMBER 22, 2003. OWNERS SHOULD CONTACT NISSAN AT 1-800-647-7261 OR INFINITI AT 1-800-662-6200.
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