radin2son

Welcome. Does your "must" headlight upgrade include the unit itself or adding lights? Attach* photos when you can of this and other projects. *If you are a Mac, iPhone or iPad user, this can be somewhat convoluted. Basically, export your photos one at a time to your desktop (JPEG medium) and then you can chose and upload. I have had to use my old lap top to do this. There probably are other work arounds. In a couple of weeks, we'll be in SC, working our way to DC, and plan to check out Congaree NP among other places.

I've noticed that dealers set psi at 1-3 psi over what is required for NVs.

If you reduce the tire pressure below the TPMS setting, you will get a low psi warning message. (You can experiment with how low you can reduce psi before it kicks in.) When it does, you can make the message go away until the next time you turn on the ignition. It is just annoying! Jon Nelson mentioned recalibrating the TPMS for larger tires, same rims. I did not think you could recalibrate it, but it makes sense. The system is probably shared with many Nissans. If I had to do this, I would go with the Bilstein shocks. No messing with tire pressure and not as radical as removing a leaf, particularly for resale down the road.

Sorry to hear about the non-warranty/dealer result. Still think the commercial manager should have handled this; eg, repaint it or offer to fix it at cost. This would have gone a long way to promote good relations. Wonder if he expects you to buy another vehicle from him or if he noticed overall vehicle sales were down last month? I forgot about moving the steering wheel. It does happen on every vehicle...

1. Mr Olaf's paint? 2. The Boxer Rebellion inside the NV? 3. Rick's solution for the GPS-Bluetooth conflict? 4. The NV too big to garage? 5. Stuck in park and places to go? 6. 3x the charm to replace the steering assembly? 7. The polite service consultant's phone call? There have to be more.

What's up with Truck Trend picking on Nissan for a second April Fools in a row? Don't they know their story about the GT-R Titan Edition obscures the new NV, the Nismo-Patrol, a factory 4x4, diesel or gas with too many to mention shared Titan parts and options. The Nismo-Patrol developed to be a support/follow vehicle for off road truck racing will be available on 4/1/16. "The Euro vans can't do this. NV can!" Source: April F.

On at least one occasion, we have had a similar problem, but we're able to get it out of park. Not sure if this is related to the problem or not, but we had been driving using the shift button when we stopped and switched drivers. My wife couldn't get it to shift out of park. I turned the engine off/on, "mashed" the brake pedal, then pushed the button at the end of the shift lever and was able to get it to shift. Not easily, however. When you get it to the dealer, have them check the shift plate. Unless they changed the design, it still could be incorrectly installed. It was an early recall item. There also is a "Car Talk" solution. Set the parking brake before you shift to park. This primarily was related to parking on an incline and putting it in "park" then setting the parking brake; it makes it hard to get out of park. I rarely remember to do this...

Ford Transit has a Quigley version at the Chicago Auto Show. No details, just a photo.

"There you go again" as Reagon put it. I doubt you or anyone else would not pick up a pre-paid part. Nuance often is lacking or missed in email, so if you intended otherwise... Twice now, Jim Click Nissan has ordered a part for me when I scheduled service. I paid for the part (sensor) and glove box latch, covered by the warranty, when I paid for the service. In another instance, I needed an antena for my 10 year old VW, so I dropped by the VW dealership to order one. The parts department had one another customer ordered but did not pick up. They called him to see when he was coming in, and as it turned out the one I ordered would come in before he planned. He was fine with them selling me the one he ordered. I was happy and the parts department did more than I expected.

Part of the problem is dependence on low to no inventory. This is a great business model but not so great for the consumer. The remedy is to order the part, then bring your van in, particularly if you bought the van there. How often will the dealer get stuck with a part, mirrors, sensors etc, that will be replaced often? At least the next van owner needing the part will be happy because the part was "in stock."

You will have to let us know which of the 10 dealerships you settle on for service. Easy to fix mirror, but also easy to break the plastic swivel after a few summers in our heat. Not that metal would be much better... Wonder when mirrors will be replaced with "all around cameras" that Leaf offers as an option.

I hope over time more NV commercial dealers join and participate in this forum. Rick's point about the broken mirror is a good one. I believe he is a commercial NV owner who needs his van and doesn't have time to come in twice to have his problem resolved by the dealer. Assuming, and this is a big assumption, Rick has a dealer he likes and goes to for service, the question from that dealer's parts department should have been right or left? If not in stock, order it and have Rick come in. As a group, we are almost a cashless society. We deal with retailers and service providers all the time on the phone and online. When is the auto industry going to catch up? Why couldn't Rick use his credit card on the phone to order the part or better yet order and pay for the "known" part online from the dealer or Nissan to be delivered to the dealer. Why does this work with Amazon and not Nissan?

Starting a new topic doesn't imply ownership or responsibility, just intent or "theme" to quote Mc2guy. I didn't read the second post but assumed it was a joke, probably indicative of no need for or no interest in this topic. It was a month before anyone posted a positve dealer service. Lack of need/interest is most probably true for businesses who cover a relatively small area not far from the selling dealer. Feedback for poor dealer service/maintenance would be no future sales. Still would like to hear from them. The 5th post offered up a positive and negative experience, the latter in 3 lines. Rick, you could have done the same, naming both dealers you found lacking and briefly why. 6 lines? This time, however, you came up with a solution. You will have to tell us how to replace the mirror.

I love this... Actual, factual communication for our benefit, dealer and owners.

Welcome Capital Nissan. Where are you? Looking forward to your continued input and solutions.

If you are a business and use NVs, it appears Nissan Commercial has a solution for the car based tech option. There was a previous post that Nissan Commercial acknowledge this and will reimburse business owners for the purchase of commercial based GPS units. You will have to contact Nissan Commercial to verify this and get the details. Right now, the dealer will only get you another car based card, that really should be discounted. When the 2014 card came out, I received a letter from Nissan offering the card for $100 not the $150 they charge now. Since it seemed to offer only map and place upgrades, it made no sense to buy. With the info in the above post, it makes even less sense to buy the 2014 card. Non-business owners are out of luck or at least will be out of pocket if we want a stand alone GPS unit.

I hope Truck Trend, or someone else, gets around to a head to head comparison of all vans in this sector and not exclude NVs. (Or at the very least, add the Transit and ProMaster to their long term test fleet.) I think NVs will be superior in dependability, sturdiness, versatility and cost of ownership, but will fall well short in interior load space due to not having an extended van. Appearance won't matter even if mostly due to getting used to it. I bet most of the "It's not a van" Ford E-series critics of NVs have never sat in a NV, let alone driven one, to appreciate all the leg room and comfort when driving a NV.