you can do most of that labor yourself. with the exception of the front shocks its all pretty easy. If you are only 29K the shocks may be under warranty.

 

the shocks should be under warranty... like stated... the filters you can do yourself... and the battery? why... id have it tested at like autozone or some place similar.. if the battery they originally put in is only lasting 29k miles.. why would you want another.. id spend the money are get an optima..

 

my warranty just ended and they wouldn't cover any of it. As for the batterey, the service advisor said the battery isn't supposed to last 3 years. He said 1-2 years tops. But its still good because I tested it.

 

Mine went 5.5.
Godzilla's went two.

 

oh and same thing with the "LEAKING SHOCKS" if they are leaking after these miles.. if they are not replaced for free.. order aftermarket and install them yourself or have a shop do it..

 

Dealerships: Give 'em and inch and they'll take your money. The OEM shocks aren't known for being that great, but they should be good for a few more miles. If you think the ride is being affected then get them replaced. Otherwise, let it ride. The battery should also last more than 3 years unless you've drained it. Don't buy another OEM battery.

 

Thats weird my xterra has a 11 year old battery.

 

Its called a wish list...

The shocks are easy to replace on your own, so is the rest of that stuff.

The battery replacement is a joke. When your battery stops working, replace it with a new one... click the mohave battery link in my sig for a good deal from an honest seller. tell him I sent you and you will prolly get a hook up on it...

 

my quest's battery lasted 8 yrs, if aint broke dont change. dealership ahhhh,,,

 

Replace the in cabin filter and air filter, save $700, and keep driving. That quote is insanely stupid. Shock would probably take an hour or two.

 

This is parts and labor but crazy!

Yeah, WTF is wrong with them? They forgot to add 15% gratuity.

 

I told them not to worry about the shocks because I'm lifting the truck anyway. The two filters I'll buy and change on my own and as for the battery, I'm not changing it until it dies on me. The service advisor didn't have anything to say after that. Haha

 

I was bored in automotive one day and decided to check my cabin filters, they were pretty dirty. Took em out and threw em in the road and bolted everything back up lol. Blows so much better now truck cools down a lot quicker. I figure ive never had a cabin air filter growing up in any of the cars we had so ill be fine without this one.

 

More Titans come without them then with them, so fug 'em.

 

Sounds useless to me

 

I should take mine out and save $40 for a new one.

 

Cabin filter change protocol:

1. Open glove box
2. Remove bolts for cabin filter housing
3. Remove the two cabin filters
4. Rinse out dirt From filters and wash with soapy water
5. Soak in a sink full of water with a tablespoon of bleach
6. rinse again with cold water
7. Dry with a hair dryer on cold (don't use hot or they melt)
8. Re-install cleaned sterilized filters
9. Tell dealership to f off and keep your 80 bucks

They don't like to tell you that those things are re-useable.

As for the rest of your stuff, get a k&n lifetime air filter and clean when necessary in the future. Keep oem battery until it dies, then replace with a deep cycle dry cell battery, replace crappy oem shocks with bilsteins or coilovers when you lift the truck.

Sounds like your dealership are a bunch of crooks.

 

I don't understand why so few Ts come with the cabin filter. Mine didn't, but since I added one myself the interior doesn't get NEAR as dusty.

The stock T batteries are known to be POS jokes. Mine died in line to pick my kid up at school the first year I had it (at less than 50k)
Replace it with the nicest Optoma you can afford.

Let the dealership handle your oil changes, find a reputable local shop for anything else you can't do yourself. And even then, check each time to make sure they actually put new oil back in. Been down that road.

 

What happened??!

 

It wasn't a dealership, it was a quicklube type place, and it was my first truck - a 1982 Datsun pickup. Made it almost all the way to work 30 minutes away before the grinding sieze.

Also from experience - check your lugnuts every time anyone messes with em.

 

You mean they didnt put any oil in it at all??

 

Nope. Their insurance replaced my motor.

 

1.)Fairly common, the engine draws in air from inside the fender and picks up quite a bit of trash, 30k is about all we get out of them on our parts truck.

2.)Cabin filter is recomeended every 15K miles or every year. They work, don't toss it out and not replace it, unless you want all that crud blocking your evaporator instead.

3.) OEM battery is a joke, they might have tested it with a tester like a Midtronics, which will show the relative battery health and CCA. Your battery can be showing signs of dying, well before it quits completely. No reason to get yourself stranded when you can keep from it.

4.) Front shocks are probably seeping and showing signs of the oil leaking around the seals. Fairly common on the A60, TA60, and JA60 models. Stock shocks suck, save you some money for aftermarkets.

 

Post #1 - ...what "should be done".

 

Where is the access point for the cabin filter on a 2011 Titan?

 

Probably still the same:

http://www.titantalk.com/forums/titan-interior-discussion/112792-quick-cabin-filter-replacement.html

 

Do what I did. I took my new T in for routine service at the dealership. They stiffed me on a couple things. I told the sales manager I would bring the truck in for warranty repairs going forward, but nothing else. Since then, when I have had mods like new exhaust or other service, I let the sales manager know how much money they didn't get.

 

you know they get paid for warranty work as well right ?

 

Yeah my mom has a fairly new Honda Fit, she did the same thing took it in for an oil change and they gave her a grocery list of things that needed to be done, one of the things on the list was a power steering flush, I told her I could easily do that, I looked for a good hour all over that engine trying to find the power steering pump. Turns out the steering on that little car is electronic, no power steering. I think alot of times they go off of miles of the vehicle and just give you a list of things to get done.

 

Yeah, but does the sales manager care. My experience is that sales and service often could care less about each other. Which is odd.