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Old Mar 28, 2012 | 04:27 PM
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car won't start

hey guys i have a 98 maxima and my story is that i was driving it one night coming back from work and after i came around the corner everything just shuts off and i was still in gear i try starting the car while i was still rolling by popping the clutch but it didn't work too. Now when i try starting the car it'll crank but it won't turn over so the car would start.

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Old Mar 28, 2012 | 07:26 PM
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Turn the headlights on when you try to crank it. Do they get really dim?
Old Mar 28, 2012 | 11:56 PM
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any codes?
Old Mar 29, 2012 | 11:24 AM
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No the head lights doesn't get really dim.
Old Mar 29, 2012 | 11:25 AM
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The only codes are the O2 sensor.
Old Mar 29, 2012 | 11:36 AM
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could be loose terminals if it shut off while you were driving. If they are loose it will drain the battery too
Old Mar 29, 2012 | 12:21 PM
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could be loose terminals if it shut off while you were driving. If they are loose it will drain the battery too
Check this first. The terminals will get rusty/corroded and in some cases get so brittle they won't make a connection to the battery. If so you can try cleaning them. If they still don't get good connection after cleaning and look very corroded you can pick up a set of new terminals for less than $10.00. This happened to both my A32's. A simple terminal replacement for both and it's never done it since.
Old Mar 29, 2012 | 01:17 PM
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I replace both terminal and it still doesn't start.
Old Apr 4, 2012 | 05:03 PM
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hey guys i was messing around with my car and i got the car to start for a good 5 second until it dies again. And now i got the code for the ignition system circuit. So now im totally stuck and don't know what to do. PLEASE i need some major HELP!
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