96 I30 won't start--intermittent

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Steve Green - 09 Nov 2006 15:18 GMT

I hopped into my 96 I-30 after it had been sitting all day, drove for
about 10 minutes, and then parked for about 5 minutes. Went to turn
the key, and nothing happened. All the idiot lights came on when I
turned the key, but the car wouldn't turn over. No starter sound, no
click, nothing. Headlights turned on fine. Repeated several times ,
waited 5 minutes, still nothing. So I called AAA, and after about 10
more minutes of waiting, just tried again for the heck of it. Started
normally, and off I went.

Any ideas what's going on here? TIA.

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E Meyer - 09 Nov 2006 15:25 GMT

Either the starter is on the way out, or the ignition switch is. Likely the
starter.

On 11/9/06 9:18 AM, in article h6h6l25u0qrg7367d9b4ei34862i5dsk70@4ax.com,

> I hopped into my 96 I-30 after it had been sitting all day, drove for
> about 10 minutes, and then parked for about 5 minutes. Went to turn
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> Steve Green

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mike w - 09 Nov 2006 23:23 GMT

The tow truck guy is still looking for you!

> I hopped into my 96 I-30 after it had been sitting all day, drove for
> about 10 minutes, and then parked for about 5 minutes. Went to turn
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> Steve Green

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y2kbugg@gmail.com - 17 Nov 2006 05:55 GMT

it could be the neutral safety switch, try shifting to neutral, back to
park and back again trying in each position. the ignition switch on my
maxima is starting to get tempermental though, requiring a very hard
turn (often several) to get it to turn over.

> I hopped into my 96 I-30 after it had been sitting all day, drove for
> about 10 minutes, and then parked for about 5 minutes. Went to turn
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> Steve Green

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nicolendes@golden.net - 19 Nov 2006 15:09 GMT

I have this exact problem with my 97 Maxima. When it first happened
nothing would start the car. My mechanic replaced the starter 3x and
the problem was fixed for a couple of months. In the last year this has
only happened a couple of times.

Replacing the starter was the only thing that worked at first. Now I
can use the tricks previously described (shifting from drive thru the
gears).

This summer my car played this little trick on me when I was visiting
NYC. I was parked on a busy street in the Village and the car wouldn't
start. I had to shift the gears while pulling the steering wheel.

Very nerve wracking! Getting my car towed in NYC would have been a
nightmare.

> it could be the neutral safety switch, try shifting to neutral, back to
> park and back again trying in each position. the ignition switch on my
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