My car refuses to even turn over. It is a 2000 Maxima with 94000
miles. The car was tuned up at 90,000 miles. Ignition coils and
spark plugs were replaced at the dealer. I have never missed a
service. Before this happened, it turned over very slowly and then
started fine. I drove it to Walmart and then it won't even turn
over. It just makes a click and then nothing. I turned the key to
ignition and unplugged the 40 amp ign fuse in the engine compartment
and I can hear a click like a relay being disengaged. I figured the
battery died. Luckily, my battery was within the Walmart 2 year
replacement period. I got a new battery with 825 cranking amps,
checked the fuses, looked at the wires, made sure the headlights
worked. Everything looked fine, but still no crank. There was one
time that I heard a faint sound like the engine wanted to turn over
but it never repeated itself. I am now thinking starter but I have
never had a newer electronic car and I need to know if anything else
could be the problem. Thanks!
njmodi@gmail.com - 16 Jul 2007 16:06 GMT
On Jul 16, 9:17 am, hillma...@comcast.net wrote:
> My car refuses to even turn over. It is a 2000 Maxima with 94000
> miles. The car was tuned up at 90,000 miles. Ignition coils and
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> never had a newer electronic car and I need to know if anything else
> could be the problem. Thanks!
Sounds like the starter to me...
tonykujawa - 16 Jul 2007 19:28 GMT
On Jul 16, 10:17 am, hillma...@comcast.net wrote:
> My car refuses to even turn over. It is a 2000 Maxima with 94000
> miles. The car was tuned up at 90,000 miles. Ignition coils and
[quoted text clipped - 12 lines]
> never had a newer electronic car and I need to know if anything else
> could be the problem. Thanks!
Make sure the cables are toght to the battery posts. This happened to
me a while back after I replaced my battery, the + post tends to work
loose unless really cranked down.
common_ sense@netscape.com - 17 Jul 2007 03:43 GMT
>On Jul 16, 10:17 am, hillma...@comcast.net wrote:
>> My car refuses to even turn over. It is a 2000 Maxima with 94000
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>me a while back after I replaced my battery, the + post tends to work
>loose unless really cranked down.
happened to me to - good advise, and often overlooked.
JimV - 17 Jul 2007 00:33 GMT
> My car refuses to even turn over. It is a 2000 Maxima with 94000
> miles. The car was tuned up at 90,000 miles. Ignition coils and
[quoted text clipped - 12 lines]
> never had a newer electronic car and I need to know if anything else
> could be the problem. Thanks!
If the connections are good it's likely starter time.
hurricane - 18 Jul 2007 19:45 GMT
On Jul 16, 10:17 am, hillma...@comcast.net wrote:
> My car refuses to even turn over. It is a 2000 Maxima with 94000
> miles. The car was tuned up at 90,000 miles. Ignition coils and
[quoted text clipped - 12 lines]
> never had a newer electronic car and I need to know if anything else
> could be the problem. Thanks!
It turned out to be the starter. After I bypassed the solenoid and it
still
didn't start, I pulled the old starter out and tried to turn the shaft
by hand,
but it didn't even budge. A trip to the local auto parts store
confirmed
that the starter was dead.