Test drive gone bad?

jacobwf · 06-22-2009, 03:55 PM

I went to test drive a base with sport package last week. There was someone in front of me that test drove it also, so I dont know if that had something to do with the problem I encountered.

I turned out if the dealer parking lot and got on it a little bit in first. Thats when the problem started. As soon as i hit 2500RPM it was like i was hitting a rev limiter. So I let off and shifted into second, same thing. Came to a stop light and started to go, not to hard either. Same thing happened when i got to 2500. I shifted to second, same, and to third and was still limited. Turned onto a side street and parked. Of course the sales person I was with didnt really know what was going on or much about the car. We turned it off and back on and turned the syncro rev match on and off too and it still was limiting me to 2500RPM. We then drove back to the dealer and another sales person took the car out to test out problem. He did not encounter it. The car sat for less than 5 min between when we brought the car back and the other dealer tested that car. Im pretty sure it was sitting longer than that from the guy that test drove it before me.

Anyone else hear of or encounter anything like this?

theDreamer · 06-22-2009, 03:58 PM

Sounds like it hit limp mode, did you check the oil temp gauge (far left gauge of the three pods)?

kdo2milger · 06-22-2009, 03:58 PM

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Originally Posted by jacobwf

I went to test drive a base with sport package last week. There was someone in front of me that test drove it also, so I dont know if that had something to do with the problem I encountered.

I turned out if the dealer parking lot and got on it a little bit in first. Thats when the problem started. As soon as i hit 2500RPM it was like i was hitting a rev limiter. So I let off and shifted into second, same thing. Came to a stop light and started to go, not to hard either. Same thing happened when i got to 2500. I shifted to second, same, and to third and was still limited. Turned onto a side street and parked. Of course the sales person I was with didnt really know what was going on or much about the car. We turned it off and back on and turned the syncro rev match on and off too and it still was limiting me to 2500RPM. We then drove back to the dealer and another sales person took the car out to test out problem. He did not encounter it. The car sat for less than 5 min between when we brought the car back and the other dealer tested that car. Im pretty sure it was sitting longer than that from the guy that test drove it before me.

Anyone else hear of or encounter anything like this?

lol, sounds like you had the valet key...or limp mode^

gh0st3794 · 03-24-2010, 12:56 PM

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Originally Posted by kdo2milger

lol, sounds like you had the valet key...or limp mode^

Valet key?

jacobwf · 06-22-2009, 04:05 PM

oil temps were good. dont think it was limp mode. cuz i took it out a second time and there was no issue. and it was the same key both times.

shabarivas · 06-22-2009, 04:57 PM

was that thing hooked up to a ghetto cobb AP w/ valet mode?

jacobwf · 06-22-2009, 05:19 PM

i dont think so, both dealer guys were stumped at the issue. and the second time i took it out i revved it all the way up, so i dont think they would do that for the first drive and not for the second. that would be a dumb sales tactic.

tstrick9 · 06-22-2009, 05:29 PM

Drive by wire issue maybe?

jacobwf · 06-22-2009, 05:38 PM

it felt like it was hitting a limiter. it was bouncing at 2500. but why would it do that at 2500? glitch in the ecu?

Phimosis · 06-22-2009, 05:51 PM

Once the oil has overheated and it hits limp mode, it needs to cool down, then get shut off for a few minutes to reset.

jacobwf · 06-22-2009, 06:35 PM

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Originally Posted by Phimosis

Once the oil has overheated and it hits limp mode, it needs to cool down, then get shut off for a few minutes to reset.

the oil temp was normal. 225-240. that was one of the first things i checked.

Phimosis · 06-22-2009, 07:06 PM

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Originally Posted by jacobwf

the oil temp was normal. 225-240. that was one of the first things i checked.

I was thinking the guy ahead of you could have got it hot, hit limp mode, drove around slow for 10-15 minutes, temps come back down, it stays in limp mode until you shut it off and reset it. Gets to dealer, you start it before it has reset. Temp is still fine, but still stuck in limp mode. Next time it gets shut off longer, resets, then is working just fine.

jacobwf · 06-22-2009, 09:03 PM

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Originally Posted by Phimosis

I was thinking the guy ahead of you could have got it hot, hit limp mode, drove around slow for 10-15 minutes, temps come back down, it stays in limp mode until you shut it off and reset it. Gets to dealer, you start it before it has reset. Temp is still fine, but still stuck in limp mode. Next time it gets shut off longer, resets, then is working just fine.

it wasnt hot enough out that day to get it close to 300 unless the guy before me was holding it at 6k the entire test drive.

spearfish25 · 06-22-2009, 06:50 PM

i wish my car had a special valet FOB that limited it to 2500 RPM. That's not impossible by any means.

kannibul · 06-22-2009, 08:49 PM

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Originally Posted by spearfish25

i wish my car had a special valet FOB that limited it to 2500 RPM. That's not impossible by any means.

Valet key that limits it to 1500RPM would be better.

06-22-2009, 03:55 PM	#1 (permalink)
jacobwf Base Member Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: tucson. az Posts: 39 Drives: sonata Rep Power: 17	Test drive gone bad? I went to test drive a base with sport package last week. There was someone in front of me that test drove it also, so I dont know if that had something to do with the problem I encountered. I turned out if the dealer parking lot and got on it a little bit in first. Thats when the problem started. As soon as i hit 2500RPM it was like i was hitting a rev limiter. So I let off and shifted into second, same thing. Came to a stop light and started to go, not to hard either. Same thing happened when i got to 2500. I shifted to second, same, and to third and was still limited. Turned onto a side street and parked. Of course the sales person I was with didnt really know what was going on or much about the car. We turned it off and back on and turned the syncro rev match on and off too and it still was limiting me to 2500RPM. We then drove back to the dealer and another sales person took the car out to test out problem. He did not encounter it. The car sat for less than 5 min between when we brought the car back and the other dealer tested that car. Im pretty sure it was sitting longer than that from the guy that test drove it before me. Anyone else hear of or encounter anything like this? __________________

06-22-2009, 03:58 PM	#2 (permalink)
theDreamer A True Z Fanatic Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: Texas Posts: 30,879 Drives: 370z Rep Power: 4211	Sounds like it hit limp mode, did you check the oil temp gauge (far left gauge of the three pods)? __________________ theDreamer's Z // Fast Intentions // Uprev // GTM // HKS // TEIN theDreamer's Silvia // URAS // GREDDY Houston Zs // Facebook // Twitter // Instagram

06-22-2009, 04:05 PM	#5 (permalink)
jacobwf Base Member Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: tucson. az Posts: 39 Drives: sonata Rep Power: 17	oil temps were good. dont think it was limp mode. cuz i took it out a second time and there was no issue. and it was the same key both times. __________________ Last edited by jacobwf; 06-22-2009 at 04:22 PM.

06-22-2009, 05:19 PM	#7 (permalink)
jacobwf Base Member Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: tucson. az Posts: 39 Drives: sonata Rep Power: 17	i dont think so, both dealer guys were stumped at the issue. and the second time i took it out i revved it all the way up, so i dont think they would do that for the first drive and not for the second. that would be a dumb sales tactic. __________________

06-22-2009, 05:38 PM	#9 (permalink)
jacobwf Base Member Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: tucson. az Posts: 39 Drives: sonata Rep Power: 17	it felt like it was hitting a limiter. it was bouncing at 2500. but why would it do that at 2500? glitch in the ecu? __________________

06-22-2009, 04:57 PM	#6 (permalink)
shabarivas A True Z Fanatic Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: Sacramento, CA Posts: 2,188 Drives: 370z MB 6mt Rep Power: 914	was that thing hooked up to a ghetto cobb AP w/ valet mode?

06-22-2009, 05:29 PM	#8 (permalink)
tstrick9 Base Member Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: north carolina Posts: 45 Drives: 2003 cobra, 2006 tb Rep Power: 16	Drive by wire issue maybe?

06-22-2009, 05:51 PM	#10 (permalink)
Phimosis Enthusiast Member Join Date: May 2009 Location: Oildale, CA Posts: 412 Drives: 2013 911 4S Rep Power: 416	Once the oil has overheated and it hits limp mode, it needs to cool down, then get shut off for a few minutes to reset.

06-22-2009, 06:50 PM	#14 (permalink)
spearfish25 A True Z Fanatic Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Naples, FL Posts: 4,117 Drives: to work Rep Power: 1857	i wish my car had a special valet FOB that limited it to 2500 RPM. That's not impossible by any means.

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