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Car Forum / Nissan / Nissan Cars / January 20062001 Sentra electrical wont start
2001 Sentra GXE wont start. Battery is good but it appears (?) that starter does not kick in. What really confuses me is that I started car with a jumper (in a mall parking lot) drove home. Car would not start again so I jumped it again from another car. Old battery was disconnected when I did this. Car started I put a new battery in the car and the same old problem occurred..wont start. Dash board lights, head lights, and interior lights are OK. I do get a service engine soon light and when I try to start car it sounds like a relay is clicking by the window shield or in the dash. I am guessing but I suspect its a relay but how could I start the car before ?. Words of wisdom would be greatly appreciated. It also looks like I have a 5 year old battery for sell ..humor. > 2001 Sentra GXE wont start. Battery is good but it appears (?) that > starter does not kick in. What really confuses me is that I started car [quoted text clipped - 8 lines] > greatly appreciated. It also looks like I have a 5 year old battery for > sell ..humor. Turn the dome light on and try to start the car. Does the light stay brightly lit or does it dim? >> 2001 Sentra GXE wont start. Battery is good but it appears (?) >> that starter does not kick in. What really confuses me is that I [quoted text clipped - 11 lines] > Turn the dome light on and try to start the car. Does the light stay > brightly lit or does it dim? Just tried your suggestion. Dome light starts bright but went I try and start it become very dim. Instrument panel also becomes dim. I still hear this strange noise from under the dash ? It sounds like click, click....click and then it stops (I think). >>> 2001 Sentra GXE wont start. Battery is good but it appears (?) >>> that starter does not kick in. What really confuses me is that I [quoted text clipped - 16 lines] > hear this strange noise from under the dash ? It sounds like click, > click....click and then it stops (I think). Your battery is dead or you have a bad connection. I suspect your alternator is bad and your new battery ran down because it wasn't charging. Make sure the belt on your alt is OK. > 2001 Sentra GXE wont start. Battery is good but it appears (?) that > starter does not kick in. What really confuses me is that I started [quoted text clipped - 8 lines] > wisdom would be greatly appreciated. It also looks like I have a 5 > year old battery for sell ..humor. Well in keeping with sharing information this is what I think is going on. 1. Short in old battery (not checked yet) occurred at mall. 2. Jumper car drove home. 3. disconnected old battery and jumped Sentra from another battery and car started. 4. Purchased new battery and installed in Sentra car would not start. 5. Repeated step 3 except disconnect new battery 6. steps 1-5 says to me that electrical circuits must be OK 7. Does this mean that new battery is not fully charged ?...I think so but it strange if its so. 8. Put battery on small charger in deep cycle mode. five or six hours and new battery should be ready to try again. >> 2001 Sentra GXE wont start. Battery is good but it appears (?) >> that starter does not kick in. What really confuses me is that I [quoted text clipped - 23 lines] > 8. Put battery on small charger in deep cycle mode. five or six hours > and new battery should be ready to try again. The latest update. 9. Tried new battery after all night charging but it would not start car. 10. Returned new battery and got another. 11. This battery also did not start car. I jumped it and start car and let it run for about 30 minutes. 12. Turned car off and it started when I tried...success at last. 13. Will know for sure in the morning. 14. So basically the problem was orginal battery went bad...1st new battery was bad and 2nd new battery had to be charged (setting on the shelf too long ?). 15. If all works I will not post again. Most likely, you have a bad battery, and or defective alternator, and or starter, and or some bad connections. The most common causes are the battery and the alternator. If the alternator is defective, this can also damage the battery.  SignatureJANA _____ 2001 Sentra GXE wont start. Battery is good but it appears (?) that starter does not kick in. What really confuses me is that I started car with a jumper (in a mall parking lot) drove home. Car would not start again so I jumped it again from another car. Old battery was disconnected when I did this. Car started I put a new battery in the car and the same old problem occurred..wont start. Dash board lights, head lights, and interior lights are OK. I do get a service engine soon light and when I try to start car it sounds like a relay is clicking by the window shield or in the dash. I am guessing but I suspect its a relay but how could I start the car before ?. Words of wisdom would be greatly appreciated. It also looks like I have a 5 year old battery for sell ..humor. |
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