hicas light on.....help - Zilvia.net Forums | Nissan 240SX (Silvia) and Z (Fairlady) Car Forum

mr_lee21 · 01-10-2004, 08:52 PM

I have a 92 fastback w/hicas. I was recently rear ended. The whole front of the newer passat was smashed in. The passat was the car behind me, and my rear bumper is bent in kind of bad. After the accident, I noticed my hicas light was on. So my questions are:

1. Could that collision might have killed my hicas?

2. Is it safe driving my fastback with the hicas light on?

p.s.
I did use the search and have not found enlightment.

vector601 · 01-10-2004, 09:43 PM

Check your powersteering fluid it could be low. The light will come on if there
is not enough fluid.

mr_lee21 · 01-11-2004, 04:56 PM

the power steering fluid is normal, and i added some fluid also. the light is still on.

AllenRPS13 · 01-23-2005, 11:31 PM

my HICAS light was on yesterday also... i am wondering if it is safe...

1101 · 01-24-2005, 04:04 PM

I think the Light means it's in fail safe mode(no rear steering) so it should be safe, but why not put the HICAS computer into diagnostic mode and have it flash the problem code to you.

Depending on what the problem is, what sensor is bad etc, i would junk the hicas with an elimator bar.

I currently have hicas on my car, but if something that isnt cheap to fix brakes i'm going to rip the whole damn thing off. but for now i love it

LINKS:
http://www.240sx.org/faq/articles/hi..._procedure.htm
from the 240sx.org FAQ's

If you dont have the pdf FSM already... GET IT, i've got copies on 3 different computers and on a CD:

http://www.ffdet.com/members/rich/Nissan/nissan.htm
Use carfiche.com to look up part numbers.

DRO916 · 01-24-2005, 05:52 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by mr_lee21

2. Is it safe driving my fastback with the hicas light on?

i have a 92 hicas also, and when i swapped out my steeringwheel about 3-4 months ago, the light goes on every now and then, hasn't affected driving so far, seems safe to me

01-10-2004, 08:52 PM	#1
mr_lee21 Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: land of 10,000 lakes Posts: 2 Trader Rating: (0) Feedback Score: 0 reviews	hicas light on.....help I have a 92 fastback w/hicas. I was recently rear ended. The whole front of the newer passat was smashed in. The passat was the car behind me, and my rear bumper is bent in kind of bad. After the accident, I noticed my hicas light was on. So my questions are: 1. Could that collision might have killed my hicas? 2. Is it safe driving my fastback with the hicas light on? p.s. I did use the search and have not found enlightment.

01-23-2005, 11:31 PM	#4
AllenRPS13 Zilvia FREAK! Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: Bay Area (East Bay) Age: 41 Posts: 1,294 Trader Rating: (0) Feedback Score: 0 reviews	my HICAS light was on yesterday also... i am wondering if it is safe... __________________ ~小アレンのリベリオン~ いくせ, 勝負た! 轟こう, オレのKRMS13!!! オレの得意技！蹴り進入！角度の少ないドリフト！

01-10-2004, 09:43 PM	#2
vector601 Zilvia Member Join Date: Sep 2002 Posts: 188 Trader Rating: (0) Feedback Score: 0 reviews	Check your powersteering fluid it could be low. The light will come on if there is not enough fluid.

01-11-2004, 04:56 PM	#3
mr_lee21 Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: land of 10,000 lakes Posts: 2 Trader Rating: (0) Feedback Score: 0 reviews	the power steering fluid is normal, and i added some fluid also. the light is still on.

01-24-2005, 04:04 PM	#5
1101 Leaky Injector Join Date: May 2003 Location: Tallahassee Age: 39 Posts: 76 Trader Rating: (0) Feedback Score: 0 reviews	I think the Light means it's in fail safe mode(no rear steering) so it should be safe, but why not put the HICAS computer into diagnostic mode and have it flash the problem code to you. Depending on what the problem is, what sensor is bad etc, i would junk the hicas with an elimator bar. I currently have hicas on my car, but if something that isnt cheap to fix brakes i'm going to rip the whole damn thing off. but for now i love it LINKS: http://www.240sx.org/faq/articles/hi..._procedure.htm from the 240sx.org FAQ's If you dont have the pdf FSM already... GET IT, i've got copies on 3 different computers and on a CD: http://www.ffdet.com/members/rich/Nissan/nissan.htm Use carfiche.com to look up part numbers.