RICK

The tire air pressure sensors can be adjusted as needed without going to the dealer. You only need an air compressor or pump and follow the instructions in the owners manual.

I'll try to post a link to the process.

Rick.

The online pdf owners manual shows it on pages 8-38, 8-39 and 8-40

The process involves using your dash button to get the tpsm in a learning mode and dropping the pressure 10# in a 30 second period in the order described. You also need a pump/ compressor capable of raising the pressure 10# in 30 seconds according to the manual.

Haven't tried it yet, but 1 of my sensors is 4# off based on a very accurate tire gauge.

You sure its not an average mph and not a mpg?

Mine shows my average mph. It does not show mpg.

For that I use my scangauge2 and its a depressing 7-8 mpg. Its accurate as ive compared it to my fillups 3 times.

Rick.

the ticket was in santa monica, but culver city and beverly hills all write the same tickets as they were all trained by the culver city commercial enforcement cop. they are small cities with big expenses. i understand they generate over 1 million dollars annually just with these tickets and 1 cop per city working commercial enforcement. of course the city only gets a portion of the total. 

the ticket is 1 thing, but the penalty added to the ticket is x4 the ticket. so a 600. ticket plus the 4x penalty = 2400.00 plus the cort cost of 170.00 came out to 2570.00. without the discount it would have been 900.00 x4 = 3600.00 plus 170. 3770.00 

based on the written law, it would be almost impossible to beat it in court and they do show up for this. 

Rick. 

weight distributing hitch and brake controller and you'll be fine.  Out of curiosity, why do you reference length of the trailer.  I have guys that for better or worse move REAL heavy loads with their NV's while having thousands of pounds inside as well.  I have one guy specifically that pulls a 11000 pound bobcat.  I of course can't advise that but I do know he does it.#

keep in mind although the nv is rated at 9500 # towing with the v8, there is also a gross combined vehicle weight rating of i believe 16,000# 

a 3500 high roof weighs in at 6003# empty. so any added occupants and cargo will take away from the towing capacity. of course if they ever get pulled over by law enforcement, not only will they get a huge ticket, but they will have to get the load lightened before they will be allowed to move. might even get impounded. 

last year i got a 2750.00 ticket while towing a trailer and i wasn't even over weight. and that was with a 25% discount for not fighting it the ticket. i was 1 of 8 in court that day with the identical ticket, same cop. Plus all were contractors, we stand out. 

Rick. 

The length comes into play when navigating city streets and turns. possibly at camp grounds when trying to pull into a tight spot. 

It also depends on the the length from the hitch to the axle and the overhang behind the axle to bumper of the trailer. 

I have 2 work trailers and although not as long as yours, the overhang is the factor when going in and out of driveways, especially if the driveway has any kind of slope/ ramp.  

Rick.

Like I already posted on my previous post. I moved my response to my thread which you still have ignored. Not 1 post, but would rather respond on this page.

So I will lead you and others to the proper thread again.

Can't get the gps to display when on the bluetooth.

Rick

you know what rick....I'm partially responsible for this by continuing to feed into you so I will stop after this post.    I did respond on your thread and via PM, it's called beating a dead horse.  Your attempt to defame me because of a differing opinion is classless.

 

This unit for you is in fact sub par when comparing to leading edge passenger vehicles....so what, you shouldn't have bought it.  I don't care if your salesman didn't explain everything to you.  Sure that's not cool, but ultimately, before I spend a grand I research things because I that's a lot of money to me and I want to make sure it will fit my needs.  You didn't, only person you have to blame is yourself, not the dealer or Nissan.    Refer to what's been said already by myself and others for conjecture on why the function may be that of what it is. 

 

Your allowed to have your own opinion.  I don't agree with you on almost anything we've talked about, including your bizarre statement about my right to post here and Nissan dropping the ball with the NV.  I love selling the NV and driving one for work on a daily basis.  I spend ALOT of time in and around them and like a few of my other counterparts here that are in my same industry, can bring a unique perspective and actually offer help to people like Mr. Olaf when something is needed.

 

I think you got the point of this whole thing anyways.

You never responded to my thread other than through a pm you sent me titled "hey". To which I responded too.

Read this thread and other than 2 posters, and myself who had to copy and paste your pm so the facts are shown.

What amazes me is you're more concerned about a paint chip on 1 roof that may or may not be a factory defect, than a very expensive technology package that affects everbody that opted for this option which I would suspect to be about 25-33% of the nv sales.

I too gave mrolaf my opinion on how to pursue it and he did what I suggested about getting an estimate from a body shop.

Yet, you seem to blow off a concern that affects everybody that owns the technology package weather they know it or not. Most have already discovered the outdated sd cards being furnished with the navigation. But I guarantee you they are unaware of the bluetooth cutting out the ability to see maps while using the phone. The inabilty to use the phonebook unless you have hours of free time to go 1 by 1 trying to look up a name or number. The inability to be understood on the other end of the phone by my customers that have easily figured out something has changed. The inabilty for the bluetooth to select the right contact when voice dialing. The fact the caller ID doesn't display the name of the caller who's name is already in the phone book.

Yes they blew it. They installed the cheapest technology package they could get and forced you to also purchase the side airbags to get the technology package. Yet you want to ignore this and not even respond to my thread, but attack me on another thread when I brought up the fact that bosch makes the radio and most likely the sonar in the rear bumper.

I never said you don't belong on the forum, I said your opinion is bias as your income relies on the sales of this product.

Is everyone suppose to know more about this vehicle and it's technology than the dealer who sells these for a living? Especially since this technology is nothing new, yet they chose to install nothing new and use technology from at least 7 years prior.

Rick.

It takes days of use to discover the issues with the navigation bluetooth. It doesn't happen in the 10 minutes sitting inside a dealers parking lot especially when the vehicle of choice was brought in from another dealership 40 miles away from the dealer I made my purchase from. 

The commercial fleet manager who sold me the NV was unaware of the issues with the technology package until I brought it up to him a week later. He then went into a NV in his lot and tested it out, only to be very disappointed  with the end results after pairing the bluetooth with his I phone. He too couldn't get the caller id to display, the maps to display when on the phone, the phonebook to scroll, the sd card was also a 2012 in the 2014 van and the call quality sounded like a tin can. 

So now he is aware of the issues since I informed him. Prior to that he had never tested it. 

Nissan has plenty of lower cost vehicles with much more modern navigation, bluetooth radios installed, yet chose to install outdated units in a modern, new vehicle. doesn't make any sense other than their bottom line. Not a wise thing to do with a new product that you're trying to get this out to the masses. 

Rick

with the last follow up by chis.

Rick. 

and my response to chris was.

so to follow up on the pm chris sent me goes as follows.

Rick. 

Rick, the only thing we have pm'd about is your radio so I have no idea what your suggesting.  The reason why I PM'd you is because just like what I'm about to write here, it detracts from the forum, is off topic, and rude in this case, to the new member who started his first post. 

 

Rick I'm always up for a lively debate, different opinions, and people who want to talk about it.  And I think we did that, you started a thread and we all talked about it.   This forum is in general a medium for people whom are passionate about their vehicles to do research, discuss relevant topics, and for many have a good time.  What you wrote in this guys post is off topic, has absolutely no merit or informative quality, is decisively negative.  I personally don't want to hear it, it's rude and immature.  I enjoy this forum and members on it, were a good mix of people and I think we all belong and have positive contributions to make, including you.  However you mentioning I have less rights to be here than you is probably one of the most childish things I've ever read on an adult forum.  I don't know who you think you are or what your mindset is to even make a comment like that, it tells me that rational conversation and thought is out the window with you.  Go ahead and hang around here, I just hope you don't infect all the topics with posts like above.

 

Like I said before, the best solution for you is to sell the your truck because your unhappy.  You are the only person here thinking Nissan "blew" it.  So actually you are in luck because of that, the used market is very strong for lowest cost of ownership in segment, well made, best in class warranty vehicles.  Cheers!

i'm amazed you will not respond to my radio bluetooth , navigation concerns on the open forum, yet in private you admit the navigation unit is "sub par"  

i'm also amazed that i bring up a fact about the radio and sonar being the same company and you tell me you've heard enough about it. yet you're not aware bosch builds the radio and and pretty sure they also build the bumper sonar unit. so it is relevant to the this topic. 

you also state other haven't had issue with the radio/ navigation , bluetooth. wrong once again as the 2 people who responded to my post have said the same thing and on other post, members have replaced their radio/ nav unit with aftermarket units. while others have complained about the fact the sd data cards are at least 2 years older than the vehicle they are installed in. 

i will also  move this discussion over to my post so as not to continue the he said she said debate going on. 

anyone interested in learning more or contributing to a post about the radio. bluetooth, navigation unit can follow it at this thread. 

http://nissannvforum.com/topic/517-cant-get-gps-to-display-when-on-the-bluetooth-phone/

Rick

Had my phone slip between the center console and drivers seat. Forget about your hand squeezing in there. Slid the under seat drawer completely out and was able to reach it. Mine van has the bulkhead partition so moving the seat or reaching from behind is not possible.

Did the toy fall into the little opening by the cargo tie downs? Or the front seating flooring?

Rick.

Doesn't this fall under the 5 year 100,000 mile bumper to bumper or the even longer emission warranty. It is part of the emission system with the carbon canister.

Are they claiming its a wear and tear item? I believe only the brakes, tires and battery are the only things considered wear and tear.

Rick.

Rick no offense, give it a rest.  We all know how you feel about your radio.  

 

You seem disgruntled and unhappy.  Trade your truck and take your negativity with you, this is a forum for constructive discussion.   

 

I think you'll find no product is perfect.  I can't even imagine how pissed you'd be if you bought a Mercedes dodge or ford with all the quirks in those.  This is a commercial product Rick.  There is a trickle down of technology.  We will not have the latest and greatest....ever.  Who wants to spend the extra money for that.  You?  If so go to benz and see where that gets you not only with price but quirks.

 

Nissan has done a damn fine job of building a great competitive product that is super price conscious, it should return tremendous reliability for most importantly those people relying on it as a tool to provide for their families.  We here on this forum think it's the best product on the market and are proud to be selling and owning such a fine product.

 

Fyi, I do own a sprinter and had some of the same issues with other sprinter owners. Bad glo plugs. The sprinter forum disscusses everthing from pros and cons and gets well over 50 updates daily.

If you would have read my intro post, you would be aware why " I dumped the sprinter for a NV".

Fyi the dealer, commercial manager was also unaware of all the radio bluetooth gps issues until he spent 30 minutes in the van and tested it himself, even calling me while in the van trying testing it. He never knew how poor of a design it was. He also tried a 2015 and there is some improvements and is looking into swapping mine with the newer version. He also has over 30 NV on the lot at a time.

I might be the 1 vocal person discussing the issues, but there is not 1 good review on this forum about the radio gps that nissan installed in the NV. For $35,000 I have a right to be upset. I at least own the Nv and sprinter along with 5 other vehicles

You as a salesman for this vehicle have less rights discussing this as it's truly a conflict of interest and bias as your income relies on it. My income relies on my ability to make and recieve phone calls, and also have the ability to navigate at the same time. Something that can't be done with this navigation package. Why do I need to see the callers phone number and time duration, but not be able to see the maps or navigate while on the phone? Their other vehicles , even older ones are not this poorly designed. But you already know this.

If only others had posted about the issue on the forum prior to buying this option, I would have saved the $1400.00 and installed an aftermarket unit, as others have done after the fact. And by the way, according to the manager, the 2015 can be ordered with the navigation package without having to also purchase the secondary airbag package. A savings of $400. So the 2015 has made an improvement in the navigation and eliminated the need to buy airbags to get the radio package. I'm sure it was a decision made based on others who made the same mistake and voiced their concerns in the public and to Nissan.

So go ahead and keep private messaging me so others don't see your thoughts, why not just admit Nissan blew it and Bring it up to the big shots when you see them in Mississippi. And while you're at it, ask them why I'm averaging 5-8 mpg with my new NV. Sure it only has 700 miles so far, but it's not even loaded with more than 1000# right now.

Please don't private message me anymore as I am not interested in your private messages. Man up and post openly so all can read your comments.

Rick

Probably the same company that designed the radio/ bluetooth and gps unit. 

it's not like it's cutting edge technology, this stuff has been around for years. 

Nissan, you got to get your act together and monitor our complaints so maybe you can improve on your faulty design decisions. 

Rick.

Realize airplane mode will not accept calls, texts or emails. It will let you play games and take photos. Might as well keep it off until you need it as its just burning up power looking for a signal that doesn't exsist.

Why not keep it plugged into the usb or lighter if you have your van there? Plus they sell usb backup batteries that work great for charging and extending the life of a phone. Especially on phones with non removeable batteries. Same applies to tablets or gps units working on usb power cords.

Rick.

Actually its more like $1400.00 as you can't get the technology package without the side airbag, roof package. And remember thats above and beyond the stock unit.

The sales manager is just as frustrated as he didn't know how bad it really was until he actually spent 30 minutes in it trying to replicate my problems and concerns. Poor planning and execution on the choice of units and software design.

Today the bluetooth locked up and I had to unpair the phone to get the unit to disconnect from the non existence phone call.

Rick.

i understand that the 2015 has an updated stereo/ bluetooth gps system. the sales manager is checking into the new features and is going see if it will just plug and play in my 2014 that is useless. 

Rick.

I called the commercial manager i purchased the van from. He asked to give him a little time and he would make some calls to another dealership buddy of his for his take on this. He  was going to call me back from inside of a nv van while testing out the phone and gps. To his surprise he too was very frustrated with the bluetooth and gps. He was told the maps don't display while on the phone so as not to distract the driver. I called BS as all their other luxury cars do display the maps. He also was disappointed in the fact that the phone book is useless. there is no way to scroll except by voice command 1 entry at a time. between his 400 and my 600 entries, it would literally take hours to use the bluetooth hands free to find an entry and call it. 

He never actually drove the van yesterday, only sat inside it to talk on the bluetooth. but it was very easy to tell the difference between the bluetooth and speakerphone even with the van not running. He also though that adjusting the treble and bass on the radio would adjust the call quality. i too told him that doesn't apply to the microphone. 

i've come to the conclusion  the commercial sales manager knows less about the van than i do, Amazing as they have 20-30 nv's in stock at a time. 

He will get back to me next week when his boss is in. Heck even the registration is screwed up. i purposely  paid and had them register it at 15,000#gcwr to make it legal to tow my trailer, of course the plates showed up yesterday and it was registered as the shipping weight of 6003# making it illegal the second i drove off the lot. Of course he doesn't know what has happened to my $165. extra i paid for the weight tag and will find out Monday too. He knows it was processed at 15,000# as it was written up and paid for. 

Anyone towing with their van better be registered at the combined gross vehicle weight.  I can tell you $2750.00 reasons why too. 

Lets see what next week brings. hopefully better news. 

Rick

The spot where the paint had actually curled up and flaked off is exactly over a spot weld.

Get an estimate from a couple of independent body shops along with the cause of the paint blister. get it in writing and present it to Nissan for their review. at that point they will either give in or you can sue them in small claims court. of course they will not waste their time to show and you will win by default or they will just pay it to keep from going to court. 

Rick

Sounds like the run around im getting with my gps/ bluetooth radio technology package.

What amazes me is the nissan rep I spoke to the last 2 weeks has never driven or tested a nv van, yet has the answer that's the way it is.

At least make an attempt to try it yourself and then either agree or disagree with my issues.

In your case, since when does bird droppings cause a bubble in the paint in 1 specific spot. If thats the case, every single vehicle out there would have bubbling paint.

Do you know if there is a spot weld directly under the missing paint? Can you line it up from the inside of the van and id the spot?

I guess the bird has a better gps system to hit the spotweld than the $1400. Gps they put in the vans.

Rick

So the last 2 days the bluetooth would not voice dial any names. Even though most of the time the names are not the correct choice.

I discovered that the entire phonebook memory on the radio has been cleared. How does that happen when my phone automatically pairs with the radio when I start the van?

I haven't been back to the dealer to swap out the map sd card, but I doubt the sd card for the maps also stores the phonebook, does it?

Does anyone have any success with their bluetooth working properly and recognizing the commands, phonebook?

Rick

Chris, I didn't say anything about the back up camera as that's the only thing that works like its suppose to.

But the gps and bluetooth are a joke and others on this forum say the same.

2 others I know don't even use thiers anymore. Both use their smartphones instead. The bluetooth microphe is too far away and sounds like a tin can to my callers.

The gps is an embarrassment. How is it that my 2014 I purchased 3 weeks ago 12/30/14 came with a 2012 map sd card? Not just mine but my 2 other tradesmen that have 2013 nv's. A 3500 and 1500 and theirs is from 2010. Then the issues is if you're on the phone, there is no way to get back to the map until you end the call. No map, no navigation. Why in the heck to I need to see the phone number and call duration for the entire call? Who pays for minutes anymore?

Have you tried calling anyone by voice dial? Have you tried calling by the phone book listings.

Sorry to jump on his intro, but my post about the gps, and bluetooth has gone pretty much unanswered. You of all people should have answers, but you chose to defend a backup camera and not 1 word about my gps or radio on my thread I wrote days ago.

Sorry about the rant, but I was just trying to save this future customer $1400.00 as you cant purchase the gps without purchasing the side airbags too. What a joke. What do the airbags have to do with the radio and navigation anyways.

Ps. Welcome to the forum BamaNV

Rick.

Save your money on the gps/ bluetooth and purchase an aftermarket unit. believe me it's the most dated design from 15 years ago. wish i was told that before i wasted my money for pure junk. 

Rick.