2005 Altima Gas Cap fails inspection

Jul 28, 2006 1 Replies

Hello - I just purchased a 2005 altima 2.5 SL in NY from a dealer where it passed inspection. Brought it back to jersey and it fails inspection due to gas cap. No engine light - nothing. I call Nissan and they tell me that it is not a warranty item because the engine light is not on.



Has anyone else had this problem? My husband is telling me to go back to inspection and go to another line/machine. My mechanic tells me jersey inspection stations will fail cars just to have their quota.



What to do?



I'd go to your local (NJ) Nissan dealer and have their service check your gas cap. I would expect this at no charge also. It's always possible NY dealer substituted gas cap. I'd also follow husband and go to inspection station to see what is wrong with it. Last alternative is to buy a Nissan approved gas cap and put on credit card. Get car reinspected and if rejected for gas cap - go back to local Nissan dealer who sold you gas cap. I am aware that NJ will reject if "check engine light is on". In short if it gets rejected for an approved Nissan gas cap then the selling dealer should/must get involved.

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