Help! My car died!
#1
Help! My car died!
Hey guys,
See if you can solve this one:
1) Today, I ran it for about 30 minutes on the highway fine.
2) Then after parking it and attempting to start it, it wouldn't start. I had to put the car in gear and had some close friends push it to start.
3) I attempting to drive home, which is about 10 miles away. Halfway, all the gauges keep flickering when I applied the breaks. The ABS went on. The airbag light went on intermittently. The seatbealt warning light reacted the same way. Soon after, the car had these symptons without me applying the breaks (unlike before). I pulled into the parking lot and it finally stalled. Right before that, when the engine was still on, I stepped on the gas but nothing happened!
4) I took out my bike and rode it home crying.
My car: 2000 Maxima GXE 5SPD.
Any help would be appreciated. Thanks in advance.
-khanh
See if you can solve this one:
1) Today, I ran it for about 30 minutes on the highway fine.
2) Then after parking it and attempting to start it, it wouldn't start. I had to put the car in gear and had some close friends push it to start.
3) I attempting to drive home, which is about 10 miles away. Halfway, all the gauges keep flickering when I applied the breaks. The ABS went on. The airbag light went on intermittently. The seatbealt warning light reacted the same way. Soon after, the car had these symptons without me applying the breaks (unlike before). I pulled into the parking lot and it finally stalled. Right before that, when the engine was still on, I stepped on the gas but nothing happened!
4) I took out my bike and rode it home crying.
My car: 2000 Maxima GXE 5SPD.
Any help would be appreciated. Thanks in advance.
-khanh
#3
the begining sounded like a starter problem.
from what i heard maxis dont have the best of starters, iv survived for a while knocking on it with a hammer a few times to get it started before replacing it.
an alternator problem would explain the gauge lights flickering and failing to start.
from what i heard maxis dont have the best of starters, iv survived for a while knocking on it with a hammer a few times to get it started before replacing it.
an alternator problem would explain the gauge lights flickering and failing to start.
#6
thanks guys. i checked it out with a jumpstart cable and another car. My car can start and idle fine but if you pull out the power source (jumper cable) it will eventually lose power. the headlights would slowly dim and the car itself will stall out within a minute or so.
another question though, is it easy to change the alternator? what kind of tools would I need? if anyone's ever done this, please lend some advice. it doesnt look easy to remove and install. also what kind of tools would i need?
another question though, is it easy to change the alternator? what kind of tools would I need? if anyone's ever done this, please lend some advice. it doesnt look easy to remove and install. also what kind of tools would i need?
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