Hello! Yes, this is a factory fault...A Technical Service Bulletin (TSB) addresses the issue...Specific to these trouble codes...
TSB Classification # EC08-017 Bulletin # NTB08-074 Date: August 22, 2008
Take the vehicle to an authorized dealership to have this TSB installed...Guru...saailer
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Your mechanic is right, replace the upstream sensor (it is screwed into the exhaust manifold) and your codes will go away. Click on the link below to read more:
http://forums.nicoclub.com/p1148-p0031-possible-bad-o2-oxygen-sensor-t513072.html
This is the correct answer. All oxygen sensors fail between 40,000 and 60,000 miles
A bad O2 sensor would cause your vehicle to act up the fuel delivery causing it to stall and die.
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Great! Thank you! Do you think that the same part is what's causing the car to stall out as well? Or, is the air/fuel code something different? I was told sensors wouldn't cause the vehicle to die, or make it feel like the gas isn't getting through. However, the person who explained that part to me was an employee of O'Reilly Auto, and not a mechanic. . .
I have been searching for all possible solutions to my codes: P0031, P0142, and P1148 for my Nissan Versa. I've noticed that there are many different meanings to these codes, depending on the vehicle"s make/model. Anyway, since I was told it was a bad upstream O2 sensor, I have also been notified that it could be a bad o2 bank 1 sensor 3. With all of the information I have been finding online, it doesn't seem like both the front and rear sensors should go out with only 42,000 miles on the vehicle. Also, my last code: P1148 lists the Air/Fuel sensor. Is this yet another bad sensor? If so, what in the world is wrong with my car? There's no logical reason for 3 sensors to go out at once on such a new vehicle. . . Please help!
Really?? Thank you SO much for this information! I will call Nissan right away, and talk to them about this issue. Will they still help even if I am not the original owner? Cost wouldn't normally be such a huge deal, but being a single mom doesn't leave me with hundreds in exra cash just lying around. Ha! Plus, it seemsmy tires are already shot as well, which is surprising considering it's under 42,000. Anyway, that's a $400 replacement on it's own. Ugh. . . I'll repost what I find out after I take it in to Nissan.
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