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While 2,500 is a little higher than avg, it's certainly not uncommon for cold engines to rev at least around 2,000. Outside of some Euro cars most all rev when cold in order to quick heat the CATs. Most Euro cars use an air-injection system to heat the CATS on cold start, which has advantages/disadvantages. With the 5W and 0W oils, the wear would be minimal anyway. These VQ engines seem to be tough as nails. But psychologically we've been trained that cold revs are devastating.Kestral wrote:Ok I got one ... How bout reving to like 2,000-2,200 RPM on a cold start! Why? It's the only car/truck I have ever had that does that.
I feel lucky. I've had 3 noises: hood latch (fixed with 6" of electrical tape), rattling exhaust (fixed with 5 new hose clamps) & a rattling headliner (fixed by gluing the loose plastic pyramid thingy under the headliner). This has been the quietest vehicle I've ever had in terms of annoying interior noises.car_bore wrote:SQUEAKS AND RATTLES! Feels like everything is loose. All the interior plastics rattles so bad that every time I drive our 2001 grand cherokee, I feel like I'm driving a rolls royce, silent and almost no rattles at all. That older car feels like its built better.
You would think. It does help, but it won't completely get rid of the hopping. Once a year or so, the DOT goes around and fixes all the cracks/holes in the freeways. When they did it this last time, they applied way too much sealant. There's about a 100' section that was full of cracks, but that is now full of bumps. Pretty crazy how much the Pathfinder gets thrown around on that little section. If I can ever remember, I'll mount my dash cam and take a video of it.skinny2 wrote:Proper alignment should fix that.car_bore wrote:Handling. Car feels like its hopping from side to side everytime I hit a bump on the freeway.
Even with taking as many precautions with the fob as I do, I awoke this morning to both windows rolled down. Of course it was snowing, so I had snow drifts on the inside seats, the floor, dash, steering wheel, etc. POS design. If one offers a stupid feature, at least allow one to also disable said stupid feature.NVSteve wrote:I bought a handful of those for the Pathfinder and Xterra fobs. I can say that they might help, but they still won't prevent accidental button pushing. First thing I do when I get to the office in the morning is set my key over on one of my desks. I've set off the alarm numerous times, but the first and only time I woke up to find my windows open was when I gave up & kept the fob out of my pockets. Stupid design. A hinged cover for these things is essential.FLiPMaRC wrote:Happens to me too once in a while, until I got a cover for the key fob. I saw it at my dealer while waiting for an oil change. I got an orange one so it'll be easier to spot when I'm looking for it. You can get it on eBay as well. The cover makes the buttons a little more recessed so it's not accidentally pressed easily.DanJetta wrote:1. Sensitivity of the panic button on the key fob. It's midnight and I'm getting home from work late. I bend over to untie my shoes with the keys in my pocket and the alarm starts screaming in the driveway. Happens every time.
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