Nissan Pulsar Needs A New Engine !!!!!!!
Posted: Mon Jan 22, 2018 11:17 pm
Just a quick update on the issues that we have had regarding our Nissan Pulsar.
About 2 to 3 months ago we had the same issue of the Start Stop and System Fault coming up on the information panel along with the engine management light being on and in yellow.
We had the RAC attend as the car would barely go 5 mph. By the time he had arrived the fault had cleared itself so he was unsure as to what the issue was as the car had returned to normal mode. He carried out a diagnostic check on it and he came up with a misfire in no 4 cylinder. He cleared this though then carried out another diagnostic check and this time nothing came up. His advice was to monitor it and see how it went.
Last week the same issue arose again in exactly the same manner. Again the RAC were called out and this time the fault was visable to him. Another diagnostic check was carried out and he named the fault and said there was also a misfire in no 4 cylinder. The car was then recovered to Nissan in Inverness and the following day we received a phone call from them. This is where it gets interesting and hence the reason i'm moving to full capitals to grab everyone's attention.
NISSAN STATED THAT THE CAR REQUIRED A NEW ENGINE ...... YES THAT'S RIGHT A NEW ENGINE.
We made an appointment with the service manager Ian Grant at Dixon's of Inverness and to pick up our courtesy car whilst ours is being fixed.
Ian stated that it was an issue with premature wearing of the valves (or something very similar) and that was the reason it needed a new engine. We asked him if the new engine would be the same as the old one to which he replied that it was a modified engine as Nissan were aware of the issue regarding this engine. I asked him about the initial time we broke down and if that was the beginning of the engine deciding to pack in. He said yes and the Start Stop System Fault and engine management light coming on were in fact the indicators that the engine was beginning to fail.
Please ..... everyone who has this issue please contact Nissan and discuss this. We are lucky that our car is only a year and a half old and still under warranty so Nissan is picking up the bill but we have done research and it can be as much as £5000 for a new engine plus extra to cover the work.
We did also ask the service manager (Ian Grant) that if Nissan had made modifications to the engine then they obviously are aware of the problem and he confirmed that they were aware.
We left it at that but surely if Nissan are aware of the problem then why aren't they informing people who have purchased this vehicle?
If in doubt here is the contact details for Dixon's of Inverness
Service Manager
Ian Grant
Tel: 01463 701499 (think this is his direct number)
Email: ian.grant@dicksonsofinverness.co.uk
Dicksons of Inverness, 28/34 Carsegate Road, Telford Retail Park, Inverness, IV3 8EX, 01463 712800
About 2 to 3 months ago we had the same issue of the Start Stop and System Fault coming up on the information panel along with the engine management light being on and in yellow.
We had the RAC attend as the car would barely go 5 mph. By the time he had arrived the fault had cleared itself so he was unsure as to what the issue was as the car had returned to normal mode. He carried out a diagnostic check on it and he came up with a misfire in no 4 cylinder. He cleared this though then carried out another diagnostic check and this time nothing came up. His advice was to monitor it and see how it went.
Last week the same issue arose again in exactly the same manner. Again the RAC were called out and this time the fault was visable to him. Another diagnostic check was carried out and he named the fault and said there was also a misfire in no 4 cylinder. The car was then recovered to Nissan in Inverness and the following day we received a phone call from them. This is where it gets interesting and hence the reason i'm moving to full capitals to grab everyone's attention.
NISSAN STATED THAT THE CAR REQUIRED A NEW ENGINE ...... YES THAT'S RIGHT A NEW ENGINE.
We made an appointment with the service manager Ian Grant at Dixon's of Inverness and to pick up our courtesy car whilst ours is being fixed.
Ian stated that it was an issue with premature wearing of the valves (or something very similar) and that was the reason it needed a new engine. We asked him if the new engine would be the same as the old one to which he replied that it was a modified engine as Nissan were aware of the issue regarding this engine. I asked him about the initial time we broke down and if that was the beginning of the engine deciding to pack in. He said yes and the Start Stop System Fault and engine management light coming on were in fact the indicators that the engine was beginning to fail.
Please ..... everyone who has this issue please contact Nissan and discuss this. We are lucky that our car is only a year and a half old and still under warranty so Nissan is picking up the bill but we have done research and it can be as much as £5000 for a new engine plus extra to cover the work.
We did also ask the service manager (Ian Grant) that if Nissan had made modifications to the engine then they obviously are aware of the problem and he confirmed that they were aware.
We left it at that but surely if Nissan are aware of the problem then why aren't they informing people who have purchased this vehicle?
If in doubt here is the contact details for Dixon's of Inverness
Service Manager
Ian Grant
Tel: 01463 701499 (think this is his direct number)
Email: ian.grant@dicksonsofinverness.co.uk
Dicksons of Inverness, 28/34 Carsegate Road, Telford Retail Park, Inverness, IV3 8EX, 01463 712800