hey guys, i went to start my maxima this morning, and it kept stalling out. the first time i turned the key it turned on for a split second, then just died out. i tried it a second time and it did the same thing. but after that it just kept turning, i could feel it turning but the car just didnt start. it wasnt even that cold out this morning... and i didnt leave my lights or anything on. could it be the coils? help me out
thanks

 

coils, plugs, injectors, fuel pump........hard to say from that.

 

i managed to get it started after playing around with it for a lil while. i dont think its the fuel pump because it doesnt smell like oil when i try to start it... could the coils be going? or i think it could be a weak battery or discharged charge system? i dunno... im gonna hafta have my friend whos an auto technician take a look at it this weekend maybe

 

mine did that cause i had bad spark plugs.... did u change yours?

 

I had my older max do that to me. Runs great, then out of nowhere...just dies, and won't start back up again....then it would start up just fine 10 mins later. Turned out, I had a hole in the distributor cap. And the spark was arcing, not reaching the wires. I know the 4th gen is set up diff...but it sounds like electrical to me.

 

yea, i installed 6 new bosch double platinum spark plugs a few months ago

 

use NGK Platinum... maximas dont like boch that much thats wat everybody says here... when i had the prob i hat to tap the gas to get the car stated on cold starts... but rite after i changed the plugs it stoped...
but i dout ur plugs are causin u that prob... since thier new so it might be somethin else...
sorry man i know soo much im still learnin

 

thanks man, i didnt find out that ngk are better than bosch wen it comes to maximas till after i already bought them, but next time i will DEF get ngk's thanks for your input ill keep u guys updated if yur interested, i plan on checkin it out tomorrow morning

 

Mine is doing the same thing. Did u fix ur problem

 

update: i checked it out this morning and its not the battery or the alternator. i dont think its the ignition either. maybe its a sensor? im going to take it to my friend who is an auto technician on monday and have him diagnose it