hiren_patel_83

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Guys I need your help,

I was driving my maxima today from work home and all of the sudden it started raining like crazy. My music was up loud and everything, then all of the sudden my bose radio speakers went crazy, it would switch back and front from front right to rear left and front left to rear right. So I turned of my air condition and it worked fine for a second.

I was looking at my dashboard lights and it seemed like they were a little low but everytime i hit the gas they would be back to normal again and everything would be back to normal again.

So when I came home parked my car and turned of my car and tried to restart it didnt' work. I can hear the starter, the headlights were on but dim.

I DON'T KNOW WHAT'S GOING ON BUT I NEED TO FIGURE IT OUT FAST.

PLEASE HELP, IV'E CHANGED QUITE A FEW THINGS TO MY CAR,

INFACT, this same situation happened back 6 months ago and I thought it was the battery so i replaced it.

I replaced with triplemax from walmart which is more expensive and longer lasting. I've also replaced the starter, the ignition switch, ignition coils, fuel injectors, spark plugs, egr valve, solenoid valve, purge control valve, and more.

WHAT SHOULD I DO? I DON'T THINK IT'S MY BATTERY, I THINK IT'S AN ELECTRICAL PROBLEM BUT DON'T KNOW WHERE TO START LOOKING.

ANY HELP WOULD BE APPRECIATED

SVI30

How many miles is on the car and had the alternator ever been changed?

hiren_patel_83

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The has 200k and no the alternator has not been changed. Do you think that's what it is?

Kevlo911

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Have you tried jumpstarting? I'd get the alternator tested asap.

hiren_patel_83

iTrader: (2)

Well yea i tried jump starting it and it works right away. but when I turn off the car adn try to restart it, it does the same thing.

Kevlo911

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Sounds like batt cant hold a charge or alternator, jump the car and disconnect the neg cable from the batt. Does the car stay on? If so replace the batt; if it turns off, look at testing the alternator at autozone and most likely get ready to buy a new one

hiren_patel_83

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ok thanks man. i'll try that first thing tommorrow, and keep you guys updated.

SVI30

The brushes in the alternator will last around 100K+ miles. At your mileage, likely the brushes had worn out. If you are handy enough to open the alternator and replace the brushes, do that; otherwise replace the alternator.

TNation

the brushes in the alt are gone