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Car Forum / Nissan / Nissan Maxima / September 2006

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97 Maxima Starter issue... HELP Please!

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Karl N. - 06 Sep 2006 05:09 GMT
Help!
  This afternoon my trusty 1997 Maxima SE just up and DIED on me at while
out running errands.
  For about 3 months, when starting the car first thing in the morning the
starter would make a kind of dragging noise. As if the Bendix drive was
staying engaged too long. It normally only did it once a day. I have been
busy with my other project cars and had pushed the starter issue onto the
WAY back burner. Now it's come back to bite me in the bum.
  Today while running some stop and go errands it finally just did not want
to start. At first it rolled over slowly then all it would do is click. I
thought I had a dead battery or bad / corroded battery terminal connections.
I removed, cleaned and reconnected the battery cables. This made no
difference. I had someone with a large truck attempt give me a boost. (Tried
multiple ground points, etc) Again, it made no difference. The starter would
no longer even attempt to turn over the engine.
  I checked the fuses under the dash and hood. I also checked the starter
relay under the hood. No problem.

HELP! I really don't want to have to spend my day tomorrow changing the
starter on my Max.

Thanks,
Karl N.
JimV - 06 Sep 2006 12:58 GMT
> Help!
>    This afternoon my trusty 1997 Maxima SE just up and DIED on me at while
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> Thanks,
> Karl N.

Changing the starter on a VQ30E is a 20 minute job. You don't even have
to get under the car. If all the connections are good, it's probaby just
time. It is 9 years old.
Karl N. - 06 Sep 2006 14:33 GMT
>> Help!
... <SNIP>

> Changing the starter on a VQ30E is a 20 minute job. You don't even have to
> get under the car. If all the connections are good, it's probaby just
> time. It is 9 years old.

Jim,
  Is there some place online I can find a write up on how to change it? I
have the Chilton book and it's vague at best. I can turn a wrench. I just
want to make sure there's no 'gotchas' in the procedure. Some of my local
parts houses have rebuilt starters for 125.00 plus various core charges.
  I wonder if Bentley makes a manual for the Max? They make on for my BMW
that shows you where damn near every nut, bolt, and plastic fastener is. :-)

Thanks,
Karl N
Codifus - 06 Sep 2006 15:42 GMT
>>>Help!
>
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> Thanks,
> Karl N

Here's a great site, I used his instructions to regrease my starter
because mine was just noisy, but worked;

http://www.motorvate.ca/mvp.php/516

CD
Shines - 07 Sep 2006 01:25 GMT
>>>>Help!
>>
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> CD
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Thank's it is a really good site.
diro - 14 Sep 2006 14:49 GMT
> >>>>Help!
> >>
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> ===
> Thank's it is a really good site.

Not sure if this information will help you or not. I have a 1997 Maxima
SE w/ 120,000 miles. Same symptoms as you. I had a local shop change
out my starter but there were other switches/parts that needed to be
replaced as well. I think they were the starter switch, some type of
solanoid switch, and an electronic relay or somethingother. I got back
up and running but it was costly. A few months later, I had to change
my ignition switch as well. Bottom line: there could be other factors
at play here. (Sorry for the poor lack of details but I'm not too
mechanically inclined)
JimV - 14 Sep 2006 23:23 GMT
> Not sure if this information will help you or not. I have a 1997 Maxima
> SE w/ 120,000 miles. Same symptoms as you. I had a local shop change
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> at play here. (Sorry for the poor lack of details but I'm not too
> mechanically inclined)

Sounds like they kept guessing wrong and made you pay for all the things
it wasn't. The old "oh, yea those were bad too".
lessel@gmail.com - 27 Sep 2006 15:07 GMT
I'm interested if replacing the starter did the job. I am experiencing
the exact same problem on my 1997 Maxima. It seems like this is the
month for 97 Maxima's to die! =)

So what did you find? Anything yet?
-geoffrey

> Help!
>    This afternoon my trusty 1997 Maxima SE just up and DIED on me at while
[quoted text clipped - 19 lines]
> Thanks,
> Karl N.
 
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