My Maxima GLE has all the symptom of a bad air flow meter, the motor basically chokes when I give it gas. I have cleaned the sensor with water and reinstalled it. The car is the same or worse. I read that the engine management system will need to be reprogrammed after installation of this part (MAFS) mass airflow sensor.
Is this something I can do? if yes how?
Should I replace the MAFS?
Note: I also have the following warning lights on, service engine soon, TCS.
Your maxima has SAFE MODE built in to rev limit the car when the sensor goes out. As for cleaning it with water it is trash. You cant get a nat hair on that thing and it is done. I bought mine at a junk yard for $100 bucks and just took the sensor out of the housing and put the new one in. The car will run fine but you will have to take it to the shop annd get your lights reset.
Hi, I need someone's insight. Today when driving home from work my check engine light came on. I have a 1997 nissan maxima so I went to advanced auto parts and had them check to see why it came on. Apparently my MAF sensor is about to go and I need it replaced. They gave me a price of $208, how much labor is involved ? and how long do you think I can drive without having it fixed ? My car seems to be running fine.
ok well after going to my local nissan dealer I was also told I need Mass Air Flow Sensor, Air filter, and reprogram(software update)
This is all after having 1600 in repairs just last week, CV boots, front brakes, and six ignition coils.
So from what I read above and the page back I can just buy one of these MAFS for 100 or less new air filter and just two screws later its all set?
Oh yeah another thing the SES light was came on yesterday after getting gas so i figured it might have something to do with the gas cap so i removed it and recaped it, parked it for the night. Next day light still on... so i take it to the dealer and find out the above problem, so i leave the dealer with the 331.75 service quote also being told he could take off 30 bucks for how much i spent in recent repairs, in which i believed i should of gotten more off. Ok so I leave the dealer SES light still on I park my car where I go for my daily walk come back to my car 1.3 hours later and I start my car and the SES light is out....
Should i Just ignore it till the car starts hesitating, take the deal of thirty bucks off, if I go this route i will be asking to speak to the service mngr. and demanding more money off than that. or just buy the parts and doing it myself. I can handle doing minor repairs myself.
I would greatly appreciate any answers or comments, Thank you!
ok well i decided to call the dealer and ask to speak to the mngr. I get him on the phone and explain everything to him, he says he is going to go and look over the past work done and what needs to be done, also talk to the guy I have been dealing with. A hour later I get a call back saying that they are going to take care of it for free, I was very surprised when I heard that from him. So I droped the car off then two hours later I get it back feels great!!!!! oh yeah thanks for the replies(sarcasm)
I wanted to take a moment and thank everyone that has posted to this board. I was having very strange problems with my 2000 Maxima SE that were described in depth on this thread. The car stalled when cold and had to be restarted several times until it warmed up. I was having the problem getting the engine to rev above 2400 - 2800 RPM's on occasion and when it did rev higher, the engine and transmission never were in sync. It also hard shifted through the gears on the transmission. It felt like my transmission was slipping bad on the car and would need overhauled.
After doing some research here, I found very similar problems to the one I had and so I went in search of a new MAF for my car. I found it at Courtesy Nissan for $110 and had it over nighted. Installed it in an hour this morning after pulling the battery cable to reset the SES light. Car is driving like new now with none of the problems I was seeing before.
Thank you very much to all that posted to this board! Before I researched this, I was dreading the repair bill I was sure to get for a transmission overhaul. Wow what a load of my mind...
I spent $900 getting all kinds of work done for this same problem. 2000 Maxima SE started with stalling problems at stop signs and slow traffic. Then SES light came on and car started to lose power. After 3 mechanics and new parts to almost everything under the sun without solving the power problem, the dealer (who was my last resort after none of the local mechanics could figure anything out), was going to charge me $3,000 to replace my transmission.
After reading this thread and site, I went ahead and bought the MAF tube and sensor part from the dealer for $90, figured out to replace the whole tube myself, and voila...the car runs like it's brand new. Amazing. I want to thank everyone on this site for their comments and insight...you just saved me $3,000 and a whole lot of headaches. Thanks to all of you.
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