I've posted here before and it seems that the list has grown. This is from a small group so I'm sure that the numbers would be high nationwide. Does anyone know what it would take to start a lawsuit like the maxima owners did?
Also, my wife has a new sentra gxe and the map lights stick on it. The dealer said that they just need to be "worked out." Whatever!!!
Get use to it. Mine get stuck. You have to press them just right for them not to get stuck.
On the paint, My dealer actually fixed all of the paint scratches. The one they said was on the paint itself, came out with polishing compound. This was after they called the Nissan Rep. I guess they didn't want to hear it from Nissan directly.
well after closer inspection (detailing it) I noticed about a dozen small paint chips in the pain mostly on the front fenders ( the hood and front bumper have been repainted at the dealer) only one in the front bumper. also i noticed if i park my car say near a sodium arc lamp (parking lot light) just looking at it you can see a difference in the paint on the hood and bumper. its several shades darker than the rest of the car but in sunlight you cant tell.
Im convinced its a load of cheap paint or the factory is skimping on paint by diluting ro something like that .it down to save money.
i asked the dealership and they said that that this color diference was normal. to that i responded with well then tell me why the fenders have all the chips on them and not the hood since the paint has aproxamately the same miles on it (about 700 miles difference) i was given a total Bullshit answer that it had to do with the airflow around the car that thats why the fenders are chiped more than the hood or bumper.. WHAT?!!?!?
yes the body shop manager accually told me this... at that point i told him he was totally full of shit that there is no way that the car's design could in no way direct airflow away from the nose of the car that is the primary scource for the aerodynamics of the car. and that it cannot create a vortex and force the air and small rocks around and away from it towards the fenders causing the number of chips it now has...at that he told me to leave. i contacted the owner of the dealership about this guy and nissan america about him as well
so how do we sue nissan, where do we sue nissan, and when do we sue nissan?
I want paint thats going to last more than 5000 miles (5 months) and not look like i have been behind a gravel truck or 10,000 miles!!!
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Last edited by red SE-R : Aug 19th, 2002 at 01:31 PM.
I have a silver SpecV and recently I have also noticed the paint on the back bumper (large piece of plastic) does NOT match the other paint on the car. I agree that the paint on the bumpers (front and back) is even cheaper that the other paint. In the front where I have chips on the bumber I can see the plastic. I don't think there is any primer on the bumbers. My dealer is suppose to fix the paint in the back because they put too much tire shine on and it got on the paint and will not come out. After seeing the color problem I am going to push for repainting on the back anyway. Like the rest of you I am going to ask for the number of a Nissan Rep and start complaining about the paint. I am really looking forward to my consumer reports survey this year where I will hammer Nissan on the paint.
personally i have had no problems w/ the paint on my 02 se-r spec v. at least once a week i wash it with meguiars car shampoo then dry it with eagle one wax as u dry and the absorber. it leaves no swirls or streaks. i hardly get water spots and do not have ANY chips. call me lucky. i have the aztec red model with just shy of 2k miles. also i live in florida, if the climate has anything to do w/ it........
ps dial soap and cascade are NOT good car shampoos
they used a paint called elastomeric paint. its suposed to be more flexible than standard paint. but it is a slightly different shade. and get this they re-painted the hood with the same paint!!
I just picked up my Spec V like 5 days ago ... its white, I keep hearing the paint quality sucks ... the funny thing is even the salesman told me that, cause I wanted black. He was like "no u dont" .... when I got home that night I sat outside for like 45 minutes just looking at every last inch of the car. The front bumper doesnt seem to be as glossy as the rest of the car ... the white is more flat. I couldnt get the color I wanted cause of crappy painting, thats really sad. I almost didnt buy the car, but then we went for a test drive .... I was quickly converted.
I thought you guys were full of shit until I went out and closely inspected my '02 red Spec V. I noticed about 6 chips already, 2500 miles. Fenders (front and rear) and front bumper.
Add gen4 Maxima owners to the list, too. Every gen4 Maxima I've looked at in the last 5 years has had terrible paint. My car looks like it's been sandblasted with rocks-- the front end on my `92 Saturn looks PRISTINE versus my `97 Maxima.
.... I was quickly converted.
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