94 Nissan Maxima Electric out. Help, please.

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lexmac - 31 Aug 2005 23:33 GMT

94 Nissan Maxima. 6 cyl, SOHC. Automatic transmission. Anti-theft
and keyless entry.

I put the key in the ignition and when I turned it the power in the car
went out. The car wouldn't start, the clock went out, the electric
doors and windows wouldn't function. The wheel turns fine, but the
shifter is locked. All the fuses are intact.

After letting it sit a few minutes I could see the door lights were
back on, so I got in the car and tried starting it again to no avail.
The power went out again and I still couldn't get the key out.

I found the little red key release button and with some finessing I was
able to get the ignition key out. I put it in and tried starting
again- nothing. I also noticed, with the driver's side door open, that
the door safety lights would turn on, but be quite dim. I couldn't
hear the tell-tale click of the shift lock solenoid when depressing the
brake and, of course, can't move the shifter.

Any suggestions?
Thank you

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remco - 01 Sep 2005 03:05 GMT

> 94 Nissan Maxima. 6 cyl, SOHC. Automatic transmission. Anti-theft
> and keyless entry.
[quoted text clipped - 17 lines]
> Any suggestions?
> Thank you

You'll need a volt meter - sears or radio shack has cheap ones.

I'd check the battery first -- it should be 12V.
If so, turn one a load on. (turn your lights on, for instance). Measure
voltage across battery. It should be 12V.
If not, clean the contacts.
If still not, tap the battery posts lightly with a hammer. It could be that
your battery has a bad contact internally.
If you still don't measure 12V across the battery, try charging it and see
if it will hold a charge.

If you do measure 12V directly across the battery, measure from the + of the
battery to the frame. You should see 12V.
If not, check the ground strap. Clean both ends and make sure it has a clean
contact on both ends.
If so, Measure from the body to the fusebox (pull one of the larger ones
out, like IGN) and measure from - of the battery to one side of the fuse. If
12V is missing, check the connection between the + of the battery to the
fuse box.

Report back with your findings.

Hope that helps.
Remco

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Richard Tomkins - 01 Sep 2005 03:47 GMT

Your battery is dead.

They go suddenly, just like that.

rtt

> 94 Nissan Maxima. 6 cyl, SOHC. Automatic transmission. Anti-theft
> and keyless entry.
[quoted text clipped - 17 lines]
> Any suggestions?
> Thank you

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speedy - 01 Sep 2005 04:09 GMT

Clean your battery terminals

-SP

> 94 Nissan Maxima. 6 cyl, SOHC. Automatic transmission. Anti-theft
> and keyless entry.
[quoted text clipped - 17 lines]
> Any suggestions?
> Thank you

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: ) - 01 Sep 2005 07:22 GMT

Bad battery, time to replace it.
More than likely it can't handle the starting load because a cell went bad.
You may read 12 volts across the positive & negative terminals with a volt
meter but I bet the reading drops to below 6 volts when you try starting the
car.

> 94 Nissan Maxima. 6 cyl, SOHC. Automatic transmission. Anti-theft
> and keyless entry.
[quoted text clipped - 17 lines]
> Any suggestions?
> Thank you

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lexmac - 06 Sep 2005 11:18 GMT

Battery was weak and battery cable was corroded. Thanks to all of you
who read and responded.

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