My 2000 Nissan frontier pick up truck will not start . It is a 5 speed it will not start with a jump of the battery. But it will start with a push start and works fine but as soon as I turn it off it will not start again. I have checked and tested the battery and starter and both are in great working condition and test out good. any suggestion on what else I can check

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Make sure you have 12 volts from the positive side of the battery to the starter. Check the small wire on the starter solenoid and make sure you have 12 volts when cranking engine. If voltage is correct, the starter is bad

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You may have bad solenoid, starter/battery/solenoid connections, or gound.

Check voltage at starter solenoid when somebody turns key to start. That is where the starter switch, or relay, sends the voltage to pull in the solenoid coil through small wire. I think the solenoid is on the starter for this car, but it may be separate. Autozone has an excellent web site with car-specific repair guides and instructions. You should see 12V at solenoid every time the key is turned to start.

Check big power cable to starter that runs direct from the battery for tight connections. If you have a separate solenoid, then another big cable runs from it to starter. A loose or bad connection could be the culprit. Also check starter mount bolts. They need to be tight for a good solid electrical ground. You also need good ground from frame to engine. Its a long shot, but sometimes the ground straps come loose or burn. You can easily check this by measuring resistance between engine block and negative battery terminal. It should be zero or darn near zero (less than 1 ohm ?).

The solenoid is really a heavy duty swich to handle the high amp load to the starter. It works by a coil that pulls in the big switch. The coil operates from the starter switch and needs onlyt low current and small wire. If the coil wires burn up or there is a bad connection, it won't work. Hope this helps.

anwar alkhaldi

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• Posted on Mar 16, 2009

SOURCE: 1999 nissan frontier truck won't start it just clicks

try to turn the headlight on and start if the light gose off at the same time you need to replace the battery , but if its stay on and no start change the starter

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If you've applied 12VDC to the solenoid and it does nothing, not even click, then the solenoid is toast!

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Your starter solenoid is probably bad if the battery is good. Not sure if you can get just the solenoid or you have to buy the whole starte. Also check to make sure the cables are tight not only on the battery but the starter as well