Sentra GXE 4 cyl. New Interstate battery 1 week ago. Wife drove it to school, then wouldn't start on way home. I thought it was a batt. problem. Jumped it, and made it home. Then was gonna take it to Advance Auto to get alternator checked, but wouldn't start. Jumped, and it started, but turned headlights on, and it killed it. Tried jumping after that, with no success at all. Checked batt. with multimeter; it is very strong. Hooked reader up to car, and it reported NO problems. (no ses light, either) Checked fuses; OK. Fuel pump is kicking on.
engine won't even try to turn over. On key turn, just get clicking from starter, as well as from relays. The dashlights flicker. But while key was in ACC. mode, if I turned anything on (headlights, blower, radio) the dome light and dashlights would die. If I turn draw off, turn key off, then back on, dash and dome would return.
I'm wondering if one of these relays is bad? I'm not sure how to test them. Perhaps something happened when new batt. installed?
Any help would be appreciated, as I just spent $800 on maintenance for 2 cars, and am a bit tapped right now.
I had this problem recently ie no start on key & found bad earth to engine was cause.
Not my AOE but may be a possibility.
Will eliminate if nothing else.
That is definitely a relay. I unfortunately cannot tell you which it is, but call your local Nissan dealer and ask their service manager what relay is near your steering column in the dash. HE will be able to tell you.
Sound like a bad connection check your battery cable and wiggle your battery cables even if you have to loosen them a little bit did you cange the ends on the battery cable , it has to be something right around batttery cable ends
if it just started this it sounds like the click is it is loosing connection with battery check all your cable connections undey a wire is loose or connection is corrided when you put jumper cables on the car cranked from the other vechicle's battery some how it is it loosing connections caheck to see if when battery was changed if another connection came loose
sometimes you can loosen up battery cable and twist cable on post and they wil start working fine. Have you put a battry tester on it and checked to see if the battery was fully charged might be a bad alt that drained your battery if not enough power in the battery it will cause all of your problems
look under the hood and find the starter relay and swap it out with another 1in the box and see if it starts
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Lets take a look at a couple of things;1 is the air intake filter ok ie;clean and dust free.2 check around the throttle body/inlet manafold look for vacuum pipes soft rubber type tubes check them for leaks.if this fails run a can of fuel cleaner through the system.the only other thing that would cause problems of this nature is your injectors.please let me know the outcome.
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My car IS NOT EVEN TRYING to turn over when the key is turned.
The air filter is new, just replaced during oil change and batt. replacement last week.
I will check hoses, but I still think this is an electrical problem.
Thanks, sherlock. I'll check on that.
I checked the cables and they are as snug as one could hope.
When I opened the car door, I noticed something new...
a sound of "click, click" pause, "click, click", over and over. It sounded like the hazard lights were on, you know? THAT sound. But it was not the hazard lights. The sound was coming from somewhere under the steering wheel, behind or around the fuse area.
I took the dash off to locate the 'clicking' sound. It was from an ABS module. I unplugged it, and the clicking stopped, but it didn't really change anything. Whether that is plugged in or not, the car still doesn't start. I agree, it sure seems like a relay, but I sure can't figure out which one...
battery is at 12.53 Volts.
The clicking, it turns out, was because the ABS relay wasn't getting enough voltage.
I took the battery cables off the battery, and cleaned them thoroughly. I greased the terminals, and reconnected.
The car started right up.
I think my mechanic owes me one. Thank you all for your help. You saved me some dough.
Thank you for your help.
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