2000 Maxima electric seat problem

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JRnNC - 06 Mar 2008 19:08 GMT

Wife just called me here at work and said she was goin out somewhere,
tried to put seat forward(I drove it last and had it all the way back)
and the seat will not move forward, it will go up/down/ seat back will
move too.
Anybody seen this problem? Suggestions? Also, I'm due to change/flush
cooling system, what do most folks use in the Maximas?
Thanks, John

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codifus - 06 Mar 2008 20:01 GMT

> Wife just called me here at work and said she was goin out somewhere,
> tried to put seat forward(I drove it last and had it all the way back)
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> cooling system, what do most folks use in the Maximas?
> Thanks, John

Pay a little more and stick with the green Nissan coolant. The water
pump is a $500 job to replace.

CD

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Devils Advocate - 07 Mar 2008 03:02 GMT

>> Wife just called me here at work and said she was goin out somewhere,
>> tried to put seat forward(I drove it last and had it all the way back)
[quoted text clipped - 6 lines]
> Pay a little more and stick with the green Nissan coolant. The water
> pump is a $500 job to replace.

My power ds is a big sticking going ahead,......but with some playing with
it, it eventually goes ahead.

> CD

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Charles G. Hill - 07 Mar 2008 03:03 GMT

For lo, JRnNC hath proclaimed:

> Wife just called me here at work and said she was goin out somewhere,
> tried to put seat forward(I drove it last and had it all the way back)
> and the seat will not move forward, it will go up/down/ seat back will
> move too.
> Anybody seen this problem? Suggestions?

There exists a TSB for this issue, but it's a pain in the neck
(and in the wallet) to take advantage of it.

When it's happened to me in the I30, it's always been fixable by
the simple expedient of getting out of the car, pushing the slide
switch forward with one hand and giving the base of the seat a
firm shove forward with the other. This never seems to happen in
warm months, for some reason.

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Al Moodie - 07 Mar 2008 03:31 GMT

>Wife just called me here at work and said she was goin out somewhere,
>tried to put seat forward(I drove it last and had it all the way back)
>and the seat will not move forward, it will go up/down/ seat back will
>move too.

There is a TSB on this:
http://maxima.theowensfamily.com/tsb/index.asp?year=2003&tsb=none

Clicking on "Drivers Power Seat ..........." will take you to a pdf.

There's also a lot of info on maxima.org.

>Anybody seen this problem? Suggestions? Also, I'm due to change/flush
>cooling system, what do most folks use in the Maximas?

We workshop manual for the 2002-2003 insists on Nissan coolant, has no
silicates and this preserves rubber "O" ring seals, etc. They also
request you fill with distilled water. I would follow the manual's
advice.

Al Moodie.

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JRnNC - 08 Mar 2008 16:18 GMT

Thanks to all who replied, went out and checked when i got home from
work. Sure nuff, wouldn't move, for or bck, wiggled around some wires/
frame and it started working. I guess from reading the TSB, there must
some sort of binding going on in the motor/mechanism and the 'kit'
fixes that. Anybody know how much that kit costs? Wouldn't be covered
under a 'hidden' warranty would it?
How expensive is the antifreeze at Nissan dealer? Is it premixed, or
do I add distilled water(been doing that for years in all my
vechicles). Any suggestions or 'gotchas' when flushing?
Thanks again , John

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