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What Was the Problem with the Wife's Car? #12991115 12/10/18 02:56 PM
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The car is an older Maxima. Friday morning the battery was dead. It would start with the start feature of the battery charger. So, I removed the battery & bought a new one @ Walmart. It was their least expensive battery since the wife is shopping for a new car, so no need for an expensive battery. So, I installed the new battery & turned the key & nothing. The electrical circuitry was dead. All the contacts seemed to be in good condition So I thought it could be the ground. I could not find where the ground cable was connected to the motor. I was frustrated with the entire problem & decided to wait until Saturday morning. Had a sleepless night trying to solve the problem. Saturday morning I put the key in the ignition, turned it, & the car started instantly. I am not complaining, but what was the problem? Maybe the car's computer rebooted itself?





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Sick day.

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Re: What Was the Problem with the Wife's Car? [Re: don the angler] #12991143 12/10/18 03:15 PM
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Could have been the wrong battery. I had to replace mine a week ago. Apparently, due to all the electronics in my car (navigation console primarily), it takes a sealed battery (dealership called it a gel cell)...Dealership wanted $330, O'Reilly Auto was $185.99 plus tax....and they installed it for free. O'Reilly had a cheaper batter $125, but the dealership had already ran my VIN and told me the car needed the sealed battery to run everything. Perhaps your wife's car needed a different battery due to its accessories.

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Or, maybe it wasn't fully in park...

Re: What Was the Problem with the Wife's Car? [Re: don the angler] #12991147 12/10/18 03:17 PM
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So, my wifes old car (Ford Focus) had the exact same issue and it was the ignition module. Luckily there was a recall on it and it was fixed for free, in which I promptly went and bought her a new vehicle.

Re: What Was the Problem with the Wife's Car? [Re: don the angler] #12991155 12/10/18 03:22 PM
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I think they just like to mess with us to show how smart they are. Cars are the debil at times.

Re: What Was the Problem with the Wife's Car? [Re: don the angler] #12991159 12/10/18 03:22 PM
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"I could not find where the ground cable was connected to the motor."

You just follow the cable from the negative terminal? It probably did not lead to the engine.

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Originally Posted by Tallgrass05
"I could not find where the ground cable was connected to the motor."

You just follow the cable from the negative terminal? It probably did not lead to the engine.


The cable just snaked down into a mass of engine parts. I would have had to begin removing parts & I am not that good of a mechanic.





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Originally Posted by don the angler
Originally Posted by Tallgrass05
"I could not find where the ground cable was connected to the motor."

You just follow the cable from the negative terminal? It probably did not lead to the engine.


The cable just snaked down into a mass of engine parts. I would have had to begin removing parts & I am not that good of a mechanic.

Smart move on your part.


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If ever need to eliminate the ground as a problem, take a jumper cable and attach it from the Neg terminal on battery to somewhere on the frame or engine and see if it gets you started. My guess is the shifter was not all the way in park.

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possibly the anti-theft module kicked in and wouldn't allow a start. ive had that happen before. had to take the key out, lock all the doors, then unlock them and it would start. this was all after reconnecting a battery.

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The car manufacturer starts with an "N". We had one many years ago with electrical problems, it would lock the door and not let you in or out. When I walked in they knew me by name, several times I just had to set outside and honk the horn as the only way out was to crawl out the window. They replaced the brain, battery, door push buttons, ignition switch but still the problem came and went.
Was locked in one day and just kept hitting the unlock button and heard a clicking noise on the hump between the front seats. Pulled the plastic cover off and there sat an ungrounded relay/solenoid just touching the mounting bolt. Mounted it where the factory should have and it fixed the problem. The service rep said that was not the problem but the tech said after he heard about it he was able to fix several others with the same problem.
It doesn't take much to keep a vehicle from starting and the smarter they get the easier it is to mess up.

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If the problem was the ground cable it might come back.Make (or buy) your own ground cable. One end to the neg post on battery,the other end to a bolt/nut on the head. Just make sure there is also a solid ground strap from the head/engine to the frame.It will usually be a flat,bare,braided wire at the back of the head going to the firewall. Wouldn't hurt to take a look at the wires/cables on the starter motor,a connection might be loose there as well,causing an intermittent no start condition.

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Originally Posted by don the angler
Originally Posted by Tallgrass05
"I could not find where the ground cable was connected to the motor."

You just follow the cable from the negative terminal? It probably did not lead to the engine.


The cable just snaked down into a mass of engine parts. I would have had to begin removing parts & I am not that good of a mechanic.


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