Hello,
I appreciate any responses and help. I have a 2011 Nissan Pathfinder with 104,000 miles on it.
I just did wheel bearings, tie rods, brakes and rotors about 9 months ago. Also a camshaft postion sensor(A).
I just got a Brake,Abs,Slip and VDC light on the dash. Took it for a diagnosis and the mechanic charged 120.00 and said he would have to do further diagnosis at 130.00/hr to determine if it is a bad ABS module or some other electrical issue.
Question is ....Is there a way to tell through diagnosis OBDII scanner if the ABS module is bad?
The codes i am getting are P0340 which is the camshaft sensor(A) which i just had replaced. It must have went bad again. I will replace it again.
C1140 Actuator relay line
C1143 Steering angle Sensor system
C1163 Steering angle safe mode.
I never heard of paying a shop 120.00 for a diagnosis and not getting a diagnosis and being told it will be 130.00/hr to diagnose the initial 120.00 diagnosis. I just payed him what i owed him and didnt say a word and left.
Again i sincerely appreciate any assistance in at least getting it diagnosed. I do have a pretty good OBDII scanner tool. I get the same codes as Advanced Auto got when i took it there.
Thank You,
Birdman
The codes i am getting are P0340 which is the camshaft sensor(A) which i just had replaced. It must have went bad again. I will replace it again.
Did you use an OEM sensor? Aftermarket sensors frequently do not work for long or at all.
P0340 does not tell you the camshaft sensor is bad. It tells you there is a problem with that circuit, which can have multiple possible causes.
https://www.obd-codes.com/p0340
(That's the case with most codes.)
Here's a discussion C1140 on another Nissan model exhibiting similar symptoms:
https://www.reddit.com/r/XTerra/comments/ggtm6y/anybody_have_experience_with_the_c1140_abs/
That discussion refers to troubleshooting steps in the shop manual. You can find 2001 Nissan shop manuals online here:
https://charm.li/Nissan-Datsun/2001/
It also appears you have a problem with the steering angle sensor, either some kind of wiring problem, adjustment issue, or the sensor itself:
https://www.engine-codes.com/c1143_nissan.html
The steering codes likely all have the same root cause.
I never heard of paying a shop 120.00 for a diagnosis and not getting a diagnosis and being told it will be 130.00/hr to diagnose the initial 120.00 diagnosis.
They do it all the time. Diagnosing a problem is an open-ended endeavor that can take hours, especially on a decades-old vehicle, and they're charging you shop time. What you need is someone like Scotty with a really high-end scan tool that can check every module in the car automatically and quickly zero in on problem(s). Even then there's going to be some judgement based on experience as well as manual troubleshooting needed to check on possible electrical wiring and connector problems.
Again i sincerely appreciate any assistance in at least getting it diagnosed. I do have a pretty good OBDII scanner tool.
Can it do bidirectional testing? You're probably going to need that.
Is there a way to tell through diagnosis OBDII scanner if the ABS module is bad?
Rarely. Usually it requires studying the schematics and doing some probing and measuring .
camshaft sensor(A) which i just had replaced. It must have went bad again. I will replace it again.
shooting more parts at it will probably leave you where you started. This is why things need to be diagnosed properly.
Trouble codes are not shopping lists.
I never heard of paying a shop 120.00 for a diagnosis and not getting a diagnosis and being told it will be 130.00/hr to diagnose the initial 120.00 diagnosis. I
I have. 100% standard operating procedure.
Electronics problems can be tough to solve. You need somebody really skilled & experienced to solve it. People like that are becoming hard to come by.
Thank you for your reply. I got the sensor from NAPA. Probably still under warranty. My scanner does do bi-directional. The Pathfinder is a 2011 not a 2001. I will look at your links. Thank You Very Much.
Birdman
Sorry about the mistake in the year - fortunately charm.li does also have the 2011 Nissan shop manuals:
https://charm.li/Nissan-Datsun/2011/