i have the same problem so i hope to see you get it fixed lol so i will know whats wrong with mine !!!!!!!
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"When you say the code is gone, do you mean you cleared it? If so, it may come right back. With a 328 code, which is high voltage, your knock sensor very well may be performing normally. If there is engine knock, that would cause a high voltage situation, causing it to throw a code and therefor retarding the timing, which would then cause your poor performance. It's a fail safe to prevent pinging burning a hole in a piston.
While a lot of factors could cause the engine knock, I would start by buying gas from another vendor that goes through a lot of gas. Run a few tanks and see if it goes away. You could also try cleaning the injectors with Sea Foam (there's a post on that in here as well). Dirty injectors could cause a lean-fuel situation which would cause it to knock as well."
Hi daggerdoggie
after the KS relocate,i cleared the code and it has not shown up again. performance is poor still. it takes 5-10 mins but peddle goes sluggish with no real throttle response..it couldnt climb a hill even if as suggest by my son, to strap a rocket on the back end. i am on the second tank and it hasnt gone away...timing looks still retarded with a scan gauge and my poor understanding on how to use it. sounds funny but i thinks it may be worse with the ks relocate.
thanks for the tips...gonna try a different dealer...wish i could diagnose this as the last dealer says it can find anything wrong after a full inspection.
what he missed was burnt out cats,leaking muffler and straight pipes.
tire feathering,wheel alignment,bushings,two upper ball joints and a few other things so far.these have been fixed at a muffler shop and a suspension shop...didnt want to throw any money at the dealer.
i bought this at a private sale for my son in june (was described by the cop that i bought it from as " a truck that wont disappoint").i test drove it cold and the KS issues were not there until it wars up. i then had the frontier inspected at the dealer before i paid...only thing they found bad was wiper blades, so i went ahead with the purchase.my son has been patient cause he hasnt said much but i know he want to drive it...its looking more and more like i was a sitting duck and got taken.
hw