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Car Forum / Nissan / Nissan Maxima / February 200597 Maxima won't start
Tonight I got in my car at the grocery store. I turned the key in the ignition and all I got was my dashboard clock and radio coming on. The car would not crank at all. When I have been cranking it up lately there is a screeching noise if the a/c or heater is on. When I turn it off the screeching noise stops. If anyone knows anything about this please let me know as I am a single lady stranded w/out a car. I plan on having it towed to a mechanic tomorrow but concerned what the problem is...if it is the starter do you know how much they run. THANKS for any advice.... >Tonight I got in my car at the grocery store. I turned the key in the >ignition and all I got was my dashboard clock and radio coming on. The [quoted text clipped - 4 lines] >to a mechanic tomorrow but concerned what the problem is...if it is the >starter do you know how much they run. THANKS for any advice.... ----------------------------------------------------------------- You are reporting a no-crank problem. Always do the easy check first. If your vehicle is a 5-speed, make sure the clutch pedal is all the way down when you twist the key to START. If automatic, jiggle the shifter while attempting to crank. Try cranking in both Park and Neutral. If those steps are unsuccessful, consider ... - discharged battery (dim headlights with engine off) - weak battery (check voltage at terminals while cranking) - loose or dirty battery terminal connections at the battery - loose or dirty battery-to-body ground connection - loose or dirty battery-to-engine block connection - bad ignition switch - bad clutch safety switch (5-speed) - bad neutral safety switch (automatic) - bad inhibitor relay - bad solenoid - bad starter -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Al Moodie. "Al Moodie" <nospam@nospam.com> wrote in message > You are reporting a no-crank problem. > [quoted text clipped - 18 lines] > > Al Moodie. Nice list. Would it also be safe to add that she should have the ECU codes read (Autozone does it for free!) to look if the camshaft position sensor, crankshaft position sensor, or others aren't working? I also wonder if the squealing is just loose/old belts, and unrelated to the start problem. Dave > "Al Moodie" <nospam@nospam.com> wrote in message > [quoted text clipped - 31 lines] > > Dave Umm, how does a crank sensor keep the engine from turning over? I think her starter failed. > > Nice list. Would it also be safe to add that she should have the ECU codes > > read (Autozone does it for free!) to look if the camshaft position sensor, [quoted text clipped - 7 lines] > Umm, how does a crank sensor keep the engine from turning over? I think > her starter failed. No crank means the starter isn't moving. If the ECU detects a failed CmPS or CkPS sensor, it will not send power to the starter. The car will do nothing when you turn the key to the crank position - only give an error light. The squealing, as I interpreted it, only happened in the past, when the car was successfully starting. However, if one of the accessories has a seized bearing, the load on the starter could be excessive and causing it to fail prematurely. I tend to agree the starter is more likely, I was adding the sensors to that list for completeness sake. Dave Possibly the starter. But she indicated radio and clock lights on, I wonder if all other lights worked. A lot of Max's have battery and or cable issues. On Mon, 14 Feb 2005 11:48:37 -0500, "David Geesaman" > >Nice list. The list I copied from a posting by Daniel B Martin in this newsgroup years ago. He's the person who deserves the credit. Al Moodie. I had the same problem with my '99 Max. It was the battery. > Tonight I got in my car at the grocery store. I turned the key in the > ignition and all I got was my dashboard clock and radio coming on. The [quoted text clipped - 4 lines] > to a mechanic tomorrow but concerned what the problem is...if it is the > starter do you know how much they run. THANKS for any advice.... > Tonight I got in my car at the grocery store. I turned the key in the > ignition and all I got was my dashboard clock and radio coming on. The [quoted text clipped - 5 lines] > to a mechanic tomorrow but concerned what the problem is...if it is the > starter do you know how much they run. THANKS for any advice.... Pull your key out and rotate 180 degrees and reinsert. Retry ignition. My 97 has this hiccup all the time. The one thing that works for me. |
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