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Car Forum / Nissan / Nissan Cars / July 2005this car is killing me!!!!
i brought a lemon... it is my first car and it was cheap!!! so... to begin with is was great no problems, now 9 months later its a problem. the car is a nissan pulser 84. the problem is endless, when driving a night the lights on the dash board turn off but the headlights stay on, usually they will turn on again if i quickly "flick" them. but they hasnt seemed to work for the last couple of days. any ideas? but theres a bigger problem. for the last week while in drive (the cars auto) it stalls, shakes badly and completly turns off. this is endorsed more so when the brake is touched. the lights are a perfect example im driving 60k lights up ahead go orange i begin to brake car dies?? does anyone have any ideas?? your alternator needs replaced >i brought a lemon... it is my first car and it was cheap!!! so... to > begin with is was great no problems, now 9 months later its a problem. [quoted text clipped - 9 lines] > brake car dies?? > does anyone have any ideas?? > your alternator needs replaced How would his alternator cause the car to stall when already running? If he had problems starting, I could understand... > >i brought a lemon... it is my first car and it was cheap!!! so... to > > begin with is was great no problems, now 9 months later its a problem. [quoted text clipped - 9 lines] > > brake car dies?? > > does anyone have any ideas?? if its not charging the battery then it will stall, try disconnecting the battery on your car and it will die, same thing with a failed alternator, it will stall due to such low battery voltage, think about it, headlights dim way down while driving points to the alternator failing. >> your alternator needs replaced > [quoted text clipped - 14 lines] >> > brake car dies?? >> > does anyone have any ideas?? > if its not charging the battery then it will stall, try disconnecting the > battery on your car and it will die, LOL, do this while the car is running and you'll kill the alternator regulator! Unreal how people still use "diagnostic tools" from the 1960's on modern cars. > same thing with a failed alternator, > it will stall due to such low battery voltage, think about it, headlights > dim way down while driving points to the alternator failing. If that was the case, the car wouldn't start back up!  SignatureSteve http://www.atlantaracing.com > if its not charging the battery then it will stall, try disconnecting the > battery on your car and it will die, same thing with a failed alternator, > it will stall due to such low battery voltage, think about it, headlights > dim way down while driving points to the alternator failing. Makes sense in a way I suppose; but that implies that both battery and alternator are dying. The alternator's sole purpose is to charge the battery, isn't it? But a dead alternator would no doubt let the battery drain premature, and the car wouldn't even turn over. > <askme@myserver.com> wrote: > >> your alternator needs replaced > > How > would his alternator cause the car to stall when already running? > If he [quoted text clipped - 18 lines] > l >> > Visit Topic URL to contact author (reg. req'd). Report abuse: >> > > http://www.autoforumz.com/eform.php?p=636483 >> if its not charging the battery then it will stall, try disconnecting the >> battery on your car and it will die, same thing with a failed alternator, [quoted text clipped - 5 lines] > battery, isn't it? But a dead alternator would no doubt let the battery > drain premature, and the car wouldn't even turn over. Exactly and they are saying it stalls, but cranks back up so the battery isn't dead.. SignatureSteve http://www.atlantaracing.com a good battery even if drained will start a vehicle again if left to sit awhile > > if its not charging the battery then it will stall, try disconnecting the > > battery on your car and it will die, same thing with a failed alternator, [quoted text clipped - 27 lines] > > Articles individually checked for conformance to usenet standards >> > > > Topic URL: >> > http://www.autoforumz.com/General-Discussion-car-killing-ftopict130745.htm > > l >> > Visit Topic URL to contact author (reg. req'd). Report abuse: >> > > > http://www.autoforumz.com/eform.php?p=636483 > a good battery even if drained will start a vehicle again if left to sit > awhile Yeah, but how many times will it do that?! If the alternator is shot, then the battery *will not recharge*, right? I can understand a "good" battery starting a vehicle if left to sit a while, but how many times can it do this? If it could do that continuously (start vehicle, let sit for X hours, repeat), then noone would ever recharge their batteries. > i brought a lemon... it is my first car and it was cheap!!! so... to > begin with is was great no problems, now 9 months later its a problem. > > the car is a nissan pulser 84. Damn. That's a 21 year old vehicle! And it's just giving you problems now? What country are you in? I'm not sure, but I know that the Nissan 240SX (my own car) had several names (240SX, 180SX, 200SX, Silvia (non-fastback version), etc.) depending on country. > the problem is endless, when driving a > night the lights on the dash board turn off but the headlights stay [quoted text clipped - 5 lines] > perfect example im driving 60k lights up ahead go orange i begin to > brake car dies?? The headlights could be a simple harness problem. Have you checked the switch itself? If it was only one light on the dash, I might suspect the light itself; my own cluster has lost one light. My climate control also flicks on and off like yours, but it is attributed to an (almost) dead light. I did a search; your particular vehicle has a recall for the headlights, which might be your problem. Details here: http://auto-recalls.justia.com/content/85V021000-NISSAN-PULSAR-1984.html As for your engine problems. When was the last time basic things such as air filter, O2 sensor, etc. were changed? Is your car FI (Fuel Injected) or carborator? > does anyone have any ideas?? That's all I have for now. if you dont believe me that its the alternator then have someone remove it and take it in for a test, autozone tests em for free >i brought a lemon... it is my first car and it was cheap!!! so... to > begin with is was great no problems, now 9 months later its a problem. [quoted text clipped - 9 lines] > brake car dies?? > does anyone have any ideas?? > if you dont believe me that its the alternator then have someone remove it > and take it in for a test, autozone tests em for free Dude that is the LAST thing they should check for this complaint. If the alt was the problem, the car wouldn't restart... SignatureSteve http://www.atlantaracing.com bullshit, if the alternator isnt totally junk it will still start and run >> if you dont believe me that its the alternator then have someone remove >> it [quoted text clipped - 3 lines] > alt > was the problem, the car wouldn't restart... > bullshit, if the alternator isnt totally junk it will still start and run If the alternator is shot, the battery will eventually die completely. The car won't turn over at all without enough juice in the battery. Dead alternator -> dead battery (eventually) -> no start > bullshit, if the alternator isnt totally junk it will still start and run If the starter can crank the car back up, the battery isn't dead so THAT isn't making it stall. Waste of time and money removing it to check this anyway, anyplace can easily test it with it on the car. SignatureSteve http://www.atlantaracing.com > if you dont believe me that its the alternator then have someone remove it > and take it in for a test, autozone tests em for free Yeah but we still don't know where s/he is located. LOL. Autozone isn't international, if he is in Oz or Europe, he's screwed. But I'm sure they have an equivalent. :) If in Canada, you can take it to Canadian Tire or Parts Source to test for free I think. > i brought a lemon... it is my first car and it was cheap!!! so... to > begin with is was great no problems, now 9 months later its a problem. > > the car is a nissan pulser 84. Well it is over 20 years old! > the problem is endless, when driving a > night the lights on the dash board turn off but the headlights stay > on, usually they will turn on again if i quickly "flick" them. but > they hasnt seemed to work for the last couple of days. any ideas? Yea, check your tail lights. I bet they aren';t working when the dash light are out either. If that's the case, the headlight switch is probably toast. SignatureSteve http://www.atlantaracing.com lol the headlight switch is causing it to stall and causing the dim headlights? >> i brought a lemon... it is my first car and it was cheap!!! so... to >> begin with is was great no problems, now 9 months later its a problem. [quoted text clipped - 12 lines] > are out either. If that's the case, the headlight switch is probably > toast. > lol the headlight switch is causing it to stall and causing the dim > headlights? No a bad headlight switch will make the dash lights/ tail lights not function. SignatureSteve http://www.atlantaracing.com guess you dont know as much as you make yourself out to know, some people are just know nothing know it alls >> i brought a lemon... it is my first car and it was cheap!!! so... to >> begin with is was great no problems, now 9 months later its a problem. [quoted text clipped - 12 lines] > are out either. If that's the case, the headlight switch is probably > toast. I think the dash board should have a battery symbol warning idicator. If the alternator is not working, it should come on. Isn't it? ¼¶¼g... > guess you dont know as much as you make yourself out to know, some people > are just know nothing know it alls [quoted text clipped - 15 lines] > > are out either. If that's the case, the headlight switch is probably > > toast. > the car is a nissan pulser 84. the problem is endless, Problem solved: buy a new car.....
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