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Car Forum / Nissan / Nissan Cars / September 20062000 nissan sentra starting problems
i have a 2000 nissan sentra se with the 2.0L engine and i have starting problems. the first time the battery was replaced. the second and third times the starter was replaced. now we know it wasn't the battery or the starters. it seems to happen consistantly after the car sits for more than 24 hours. i suspected it had something to do with the relays under the hood because when i wouldn't start i would listen to the engine. after some listening i noticed a click eminating from the area of the relays on the passenger side of the engine. these relays relate to the keyless entry etc. we have since replaced the relays and the car was starting until it sat for more than 24 hrs. now we are back to square one. when it is running it runs smoothly. i do not know if the car falls under the sensor recall that can prevent starting. does anyone have any suggestions of what to check next. the mechanics are baffled and this problem is going on three months. southpaw072 I also have a Sentra 2000 and I have a similar problem too. When the car sits for a while (it used to be 24hrs but now it is even a few hours) I start the car (with no problem) but then as soon as I put it into drive or reverse it starts to tremble and there is no throttle power. I give it gas and it hesitates and I cannot go anywhere. After a few minutes it is fine. If I start the car and let the engine idle for a minute or two then it does not do the problem. > i have a 2000 nissan sentra se with the 2.0L engine and i have starting > problems. the first time the battery was replaced. the second and [quoted text clipped - 12 lines] > > southpaw072 > i have a 2000 nissan sentra se with the 2.0L engine and i have starting > problems. the first time the battery was replaced. the second and [quoted text clipped - 12 lines] > > southpaw072 Does the car crank but not fire? or does the car refuse to crank? Do you consistently hear the clicking, even when the car doesn't start? Nirav 96 Max GLE, 138k the car does not crank and there is no clicking from the starter. almost like a kill switch is engaged > > i have a 2000 nissan sentra se with the 2.0L engine and i have starting > > problems. the first time the battery was replaced. the second and [quoted text clipped - 18 lines] > Nirav > 96 Max GLE, 138k on the second and or third time the starter replaced was it replaced with a factory OEM part, my guess is no That is the first place to start > i have a 2000 nissan sentra se with the 2.0L engine and i have starting > problems. the first time the battery was replaced. the second and [quoted text clipped - 12 lines] > > southpaw072 > on the second and or third time the starter replaced was it replaced with a > factory OEM part, my guess is no > > That is the first place to start NissTech - good point. I overlooked that detail - and assumed the starters were all replaced back to back rather that after some period of time. In my experience, you have better odds at winning in Vegas than finding a reliable aftermarket reman starter (and alternator). Nirav while i agree remanufactured alt or starters are not the way to go the $600 the dealership was charging for the starter would have killed me especially after proving all three of the starters worked fine. in fact the cost of the third starter (a nissan starter)was refunded since we determined it was not the problem. the starters were replaced back to back (within a month three starters). the problem seems to be originating at the relay box (passenger side) in the engine compartment (trunk open inhibitor). i can hear the relay click when the car will start and it will not click when the car won't start. the mechanics found a broken ground wire and replaced the wire. the car started for a couple of days but after it sat for almost 24 hours it wouldn't start. i pressed on the relay and heard the click then voila the car started. when the car sits for ~24 hours it will not start. it will not crank at all. i don't think there is a conection between the relay and the starter but i do think there is a conection between the relay and the alarm. this problem screams electrical. any help you can provide is greatly appreciated not only by me but by the garage of people who have run out of ideas. > > on the second and or third time the starter replaced was it replaced with a > > factory OEM part, my guess is no [quoted text clipped - 9 lines] > > Nirav any help you can > provide is greatly appreciated not only by me but by the garage of > people who have run out of ideas. Has the garage investigated either the ignition switch or replaced the ignition relay? There are a variety of conditions that must be met for a car to turn over, including for an automatic - the park-interlock (or whatever it's called)) switch. When a starter goes bad, you sometimes hear absolutely nothing... as was the case for me. Giving mine a tap with a wood block would sometimes free it up and get me one more start. Where did you price 600 dollars for an OEM starter? or was that quotes for parts/labor? Nirav $595 parts and labor from our nissan dealer. they did check the park-interlock "switch" but that was ok. they also checked the ignition relay but it was ok as well. they replaced a second ground wire yesterday and the car started all day. obviously we hoping this cures the problem but we shall see. it hasn't been parked for 24 hours yet. i will keep posting if the problem occurs again. > any help you can > > provide is greatly appreciated not only by me but by the garage of [quoted text clipped - 13 lines] > > Nirav
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