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07-20-2007, 05:32 AM

CKOTuHA

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My car won't start

This morning I was leaving to work and my Maxima gave me a little surprise. It won't start at all. Radio worked fine, all the cluster lights were illuminated normally. With a turn of a key, it would try to start for a split second and then I would hear clicks. This is a 2003 Maxima GLE.
I did an oil change yesterday. My car does it oil. It never had any starting problems and its not winter right now so I doubt its a battery.
Any ideas what else it could be.
I just hope its not something serious because I won't be able to fix it tomorrow.

07-20-2007, 05:36 AM

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low battery most likely caused by bad alternator that isnt providing power and changing battery.

07-20-2007, 05:56 AM

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I still do have an original Nissan battery, but like I said all the light are bright. They are not dim. Plus I didn't see a single sign of battery going bad, nor I ever had a problem with it. I understand if the car was parked for a few weeks, but its being used every single day.
So you still think its just the battery?

07-20-2007, 07:06 AM

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It could be the starter itself although not having dim lights is not necessarily a sign that the battery is OK. It takes an awful lot of amps to crank and only a few to light up the dash.

If you can get the car started by boosting then that rules out the starter and leaves the battery/alternator as the culprit.

07-20-2007, 07:50 AM

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I agree w/ trying a jump to rule out starter issues. By the way, when my original battery took a dump, it was July! Don't let the nice weather fool you.
Actually, nice and hot weather is hard on a battery cause of the heat in the engine compartment.

I would: Try the jump. Then buy a battery.

07-20-2007, 08:23 AM

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Sounds like the battery to me. I had the same problem and though it was the starter, but it turned out to be the battery.

07-20-2007, 08:58 AM

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same problem the warm weather destroys a battery just like the cold the oem battery you have to check the water level unscrew the six ***** they are low refill with water if damaged to bad replace

07-20-2007, 10:09 AM

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Try jump starting the car first then get back to us

07-20-2007, 01:59 PM

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I'm going to do it right now, in case if it is the battery, what should I get? A red top? What is the model for our Max? I know that by book they don't make one for us.