Went to Mossy (my dealer) for an oil change and to bum a free alignment before my long drive tomorrow. The chief mechanic comes over and asks me if my car is still pulling. I told him no but interested in a quick alignment check because the rims and tires are new to the car. He says no problem but if interested there is a new fix out for the cars that still pull to the right.

I said, "Oh really?!"

He says, "Yup, Nissan now has a new part that will actually move the front right tire towards the front of the car (a couple of millimeters or so) to get them to align more correctly. This will resolve all pulling issues for good!"

Well, I told him that I want to test the car out on my long drive in the next few days and that I will get back in touch with him when I return in about ten days. If it is pulling or fading to the right at all I will take him up on the new fix.

He said, "no problem, I'll order the part today and it will be here when you get back!"


BTW - my current tires were only slightly out of alignment so he fixed the small problem, changed my oil and sent me on my way!

Mossy service is the best. If you have the ability to get to Mossy in San Diego I would definitley recommend them. I drive an extra 20 minutes to get to them than to the dealer just 3 minutes from my house.

 

I'm having this TSB performed right now... Mine pulls to the right real bad.

I hope this does it... will find out in a couple days.

 

I forgot to ask my mechanic, how long has this TSB been out? How long have you know about it?

Good luck, I hope it works for you and everybody else that needs it!

 

Does anyone have the PDF for the TSB? I'd love to print this out and take it in. My shop seems to be a little slow when it comes to actively looking up new TSB's. Thanks!

-DrCold

 

Which Mossy are you going to? I've taken mine to Kearny Mesa and haven't been too happy.

 

Yup same here, I went in for an oil change and was not satisfied w/ the customer service at all.....

 

What did you do to them? I was in Kearney Mesa yesterday and those guys were great! I'm not sure what you expect or what they did to you but with me they have always been WAY EAGER to help and make sure everything on the Z is perfect!

I have also gone to the Mossy in Oceanside (for a dealership they have the nicest, newest, repair facility in San Diego) and they also have treated me great. In Oceanside they also have the performance shop in the parts dept and will match any price you can get (bring in quotes from Courtesy Nissan in Texas) they also sold me the items with no tax because Courtesy would have!

 

I'll give Oceanside a try...this isn't Mercurio is it?

 

I just had my Maxima fixed at Mossy Oceanside today....the guys there are great.

 

just got back from taking my car in for an alignment check. the service advisor said that the alignment was off a little. told me that he ordered a new part per a TSB to fix the "pulling to the right". he said it was some sort of new "rod". he didnt really know much else. they are supposed to call me when the part comes in and will do the alignment then too.

 

How did you get the dealer to do this TSB with both lowering springs and aftermarket rims? They didn't harass you about it? The reason I am asking is because I just got my Eibach installed, and I have the pulling to the right symptom. Not sure if my dealer will give me problem..

How should I approach them?

Thanks.

 

Is it a new tie-rod or control arm? I'm really curious as to what's being replaced...

 

no... it's a "cone bushing". Basically a cone shaped bushing with the hole slightly off center which changes the caster on the right side. I believe is goes over the lower ball joint.

 

My dealer is doing this to my car as well. They ordered the part today and told me that they will fix it under warranty when the part arrives.

 

i haven't noticed any excessive pull to the right on mine. my build date is 04/03. I wonder if the new bushing or what ever part is being replaced is already in some of the later build '03.

 

I want to ask the question again that someone else asked: is a .pdf file available for this or can someone make one? The closest dealership to me is fairly slow on uptake, as well.

 

Any one know what the part or procedure is called?

My car does pull but the dealer says its OK.

I'd be grateful if some knew what this is called!

Thx guys.

 

Heres The Tsb # ntb03046

 

From what I remember, it's called an alignment rod.

 

ntb03046


IF YOU CONFIRM: The vehicle has a tendency for a constant drift to the right on a straight, flat road at highway speeds. NOTE: A vehicle is said to drift, if The vehicle completes a lane change in less than 7 seconds and with no steering correctionfrom the driver and when driving at 60 mph and all four wheels must pass into the other lane during this time (7 seconds) and while driving on a crown-sloped road of less than 1 percent. ACTIONS: Verify the incident drift as described above. Install the right front suspension compression rod from the Parts Information section of this bulletin. See this bulletin for further details.