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Car Forum / Nissan / Nissan Maxima / October 2004'96 Maxima Electrical Problems
I was having problems with the car stalling while driving, the radio going off and on and the air bag light flickering off and on as well. I replaced the battery and alternator and that didn't help. The problems became more frequent. I then replaced the engine coils and sparkplugs. That worked fine for about two weeks. Then the car started acting sluggish when accelerating. Now I'm back to square one with the radio going off and on, the stalling, having trouble starting (sometime it starts right up, sometimes I just hear a rapid clicking noise). The A/C and the lights are turn on no problem. I'm at a loss as to what to look at next. The car only starts when it wants to. Check the ignition switch and the relay. > I was having problems with the car stalling while driving, the radio going > off and on and the air bag light flickering off and on as well. [quoted text clipped - 11 lines] > I'm at a loss as to what to look at next. The car only starts when it > wants to. I was able to jump start it. The voltage meter is reading 12.2 with nothing on, 10.0 with the lights on. I let my car run for about 10 minutes, then it died. I jumped it again and let it run for 20 minutes. It slow cranked but started up and the lights and radio worked this time. Any further thoughts? Do you have an aftermarket stereo or something else that is drawing power when the system is off? It sounds like you have a massive drain on the system. Get a volt ohm meter and check the system for how milliamps it is drawing when the car is off and the key is off. Anything over 100 milliamps is too much and you should be looking for the source. > I was able to jump start it. The voltage meter is reading 12.2 with > nothing on, 10.0 with the lights on. I let my car run for about 10 [quoted text clipped - 4 lines] > > Any further thoughts? Nope. Everything on it is original. The only non-Nissan item in the alternator I replaced when the mechanic told me the battery was dead and I should replace the alternator. That's when all this other stuff started. >I was having problems with the car stalling while driving, the radio going >off and on and the air bag light flickering off and on as well. [quoted text clipped - 11 lines] >I'm at a loss as to what to look at next. The car only starts when it >wants to. Check for corroded grounding terminal causing intermittent connection. Al Moodie. I have a 98 Maxima and I am having the same exact problem. I have the flashing air bag indicator, battery indicator and my car was idling funny, no radio sound, but radio was on.....and now my car won't start. I was going to replace the alternator because I replaced my battery about 3 weeks ago. But it sounds like that won't help either. This seems to be a common problem among Maximas, but is there a common solution? I did check the voltage on the battery this morning and it read 12.11 without the car running. I jumped it and the readout was anywhere from 12.22 to 8.7. I had them replace the alternator since it's under warranty. So far so good. I'm getting 12.77 with the car idle and 13.60 with it running. You guys should check the TSB's (technical service bullitin) that Niisan puts out. There are a number of times to check. The TSB's are free at Maxima.org. >I did check the voltage on the battery this morning and it read 12.11 >without the car running. I jumped it and the readout was anywhere from >12.22 to 8.7. I had them replace the alternator since it's under >warranty. So far so good. I'm getting 12.77 with the car idle and 13.60 >with it running. I am having the exact same problems but with an infiniti i30. I have had the starter replaced, the alternator replaced twice and have replaced the fsl for the battery. The car will run with a full charge for approximately an hour and then will sputter and die. The voltage being supplied to the engine is to little to keep it running. What if anything have you all done to rectify this situation. I am at my wits end. I love the car, but, these problems are driving me to drink! |
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