Owen Lucas
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Yep, my car is going 3 MPH according the the needle while sitting still.Speedometer error is common on many cars.
Yep, my car is going 3 MPH according the the needle while sitting still.Speedometer error is common on many cars.
The Nissan power train warranty did remain with the vehicle.I sure hope so. Does Nissan even warranty cars that were imported from Canada? Importing cars from Canada to the US often voids the warranty.
Yep, my car is going 3 MPH according the the needle while sitting still.
Thats a united Kingdom law. In the US it specs that it is within 5% of the actual speed which is 2.5% in either direction.By law speedometers cannot read lower than actual speed. It's not uncommon for automakers to set their speedo to read a little higher than actual speed. Perhaps during the conversion the speedo error was set in the wrong direction?
You might want to have a dealer do a warranty inquiry to confirm that.The Nissan power train warranty did remain with the vehicle.
Here is my dash:Why, most cars have both mph and kph on the speedo.
As a Ford dealer in the US, we can do warranty work on vehicles from Canada. However vehicles from other markets would require approval, even Mexico.I sure hope so. Does Nissan even warranty cars that were imported from Canada? Importing cars from Canada to the US often voids the warranty.
Many moons ago, someone I know took his 2002 P72 to FL as a temporary import. Imagine the look on the service writer's face when it showed up at a Ford dealer on a flat bed for the intake manifold recall. He said several techs gathered to "inspect" it scratching their heads; commercial spec designation, dual exhaust with no catalytic converters or oxygen sensors, heavy duty suspension, cooling and charging and cloth Town Car seats with Crown Victoria LX wheels to top it off. They got the green light from Ford and when it was shipped out, the local dealership started scratching their heads when they ran an OASIS and found out the intake manifold was done by a U.S. dealership!As a Ford dealer in the US, we can do warranty work on vehicles from Canada. However vehicles from other markets would require approval, even Mexico.
Not that I’ve heard. The movement of vehicles across the border is governed by the North American free trade agreement. I understand warranties are honoured between Canada and the USA. My warranty on my GM I imported into Canada was honoured. Maybe there is an issue with Mexico.I sure hope so. Does Nissan even warranty cars that were imported from Canada? Importing cars from Canada to the US often voids the warranty.
I believe USMCA only applies at the manufacturing level. My wife's Fusion was built in Mexico but on the consumer side, it's all "American", i.e. speedo is in MPH, climate controls are in ºF, etc. Ford didn't pay duties to bring it into the US either. If we packed up and moved to Mexico and the vehicle was still under warranty, Ford de Mexico could say it's not covered.The movement of vehicles across the border is governed by the North American free trade agreement.
What you call VAT, in Canada, is the GST, which is 5%. Certain provinces want their sales tax, but a province like Alberta has no sales tax. Other than that there is no duty to be paid if it was manufactured in North America ( which includes Mexico). The USMCA also governs the movement of used vehicles across the border.I believe USMCA only applies at the manufacturing level. My wife's Fusion was built in Mexico but on the consumer side, it's all "American", i.e. speedo is in MPH, climate controls are in ºF, etc. Ford didn't pay duties to bring it into the US either. If we packed up and moved to Mexico and the vehicle was still under warranty, Ford de Mexico could say it's not covered.
If you buy something from the US, you'll play VAT to get it into Canada, right ?
I didn't realize that part, to be honest. I do presume it mainly centers on duties ? Either way, it can't force a company to provide or honor a warranty (as confirmed by bcardinal).The USMCA also governs the movement of used vehicles across the border.
DRL’s are one thing that are standard on a Canadian spec car. Nowadays most cars have them, but it’s law in Canada.I didn't realize that part, to be honest. I do presume it mainly centers on duties ? Either way, it can't force a company to provide or honor a warranty (as confirmed by bcardinal).
Slightly off-topic, don't Canadian-spec cars have slight variations in lighting (color, etc) vs US-spec ?
Sounds like it's just inaccurate.Before I go to the dealer and request some service, I am curious if anyone else has bought a car that was originally from Canada, and was imported and sold in the US, and is having issues with the speedometer.
I bought a 2019 Nissan Rouge, last Friday, that was originally sold in Toronto. It only has 16k miles, and was imported to the US last January. Car Fax shows the first dealer that had it did the gauge cluster swap. I bought it from the 2nd dealer who took possession of it. It pretty much sat in the garage all weekend until I started driving it yesterday.
When setting the cruise, it tells me I’ve set the speed 3-5mph more than what the gauge is reading. So, the computer thinks the car is going faster than the speedometer says it is. I have verified with a Garmin GPS, and also checked on the highway using mile markers and the trip odometer. The trip odometer changes to .9 just before I reach the 1 mile mark on 3 different tries.
Is this something I have to live with being it was built for km/h measurement, or should I push the dealer to recalibrate it? In this market, car dealers are not very customer service oriented, so I want my ducks in a row before I go in.
Thanks.
Yeah, DRLs are one I was thinking of for going one direction, i.e. a CA-spec model coming into the US w/DRL, no big deal. Moving a US-spec car w/o DRL into CA, it needs modified. I was thinking there was a spec related to lighting that had to do with color though and it wasn't as simple as changing a light bulb to comply.DRL’s are one thing that are standard on a Canadian spec car.
Here is my dash: