my vehicle is no longer a safety hazard...

[jonathan_matos5]

well except when im at the wheel.

i took my car in for service because of a recall. apparently the chip in my car was defective and the engine could have stalled at highway speeds causing a crash and flaming doom. fortunately the guys at my local dealer were able to reprogram my car, they also washed the car for me. my car, and i are now happy

[gold_member_321]

What kind of car do you drive?

[Stanley Design]

Do people normally lose control and smash their car when it stalls?

[gold_member_321]

Originally Posted by Todd Stanley

Do people normally lose control and smash their car when it stalls?

My car is very hard to steer and break when it stalls. At highway speeds I can imagine that that would be a major problem.

[jonathan_matos5]

Originally Posted by gold_member_321

What kind of car do you drive?

2005 Nissan Sentra SER

Originally Posted by Todd Stanley

Do people normally lose control and smash their car when it stalls?

according to the recall notice the engine would stall like and act like the car is in park so the steering would lock and the breaks would be my only option. slamming on breaks at highway speed with no steering is not a good idea.

[peterbright]

Originally Posted by jonathan_matos5

2005 Nissan Sentra SER




according to the recall notice the engine would stall like and act like the car is in park so the steering would lock and the breaks would be my only option. slamming on breaks at highway speed with no steering is not a good idea.

It would produce quite a bit of excitement however.

[The Golden Boy]

Originally Posted by peterbright

It would produce quite a bit of excitement however.

Spice up the morning commute.

[playinpearls]

*engine stalling is a lot better than the tire disintegrating and your suv flipping 10 times on the interstate...

[Mon Rominee]

nissan_recall

[fenderx55]

Originally Posted by Mon Rominee

nissan_recall

[jonathan_matos5]

Originally Posted by Mon Rominee

nissan_recall

if the recall notice had that in the letter head i wouldn't have stopped laughing until sometime next month.

honestly the only thing i dont like is the oddball tire size they put on my car. only 2 companies make for the US market and they charge $120 per tire

[Pilgrim]

I can't imagine that the steering would lock when the engine shut down. That's not the case in any vehicle I've ever seen or heard of. At highway speeds, even if you loose power assist it's not that hard to steer a car, although effort definitely goes up. It's much more difficult to steer without PS at low speeds - but I've done both of them many times.

Power brakes generally are vacuum-assisted in US cars, so the trick if you lose engine is to make ONE application of the brakes and not pump the pedal. Once you deplete the vacuum reservoir, braking effort goes up significantly, and does so fast.

I agree that if you're in rush hour traffic when this happens, it's as George clooney said in Oh Brother, Where Art Thou? "Damn! We're in a tight spot!"

Glad it's mo'bettah now.