acMAX

Most of the time my ignition starts without a problem but one out of every 15-20 times the car will just not start at all or it will sputter a bit and then start.



Anybody else have this problem? or better yet does anyone know what this problem could be stemming from?

please help......i dont wanna bring it to nissan service just to have them tell me that there "doesn't seem to be a problem."

Thanks guys

UMD_MaxSE

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It happens at times... espeically if you have just shut the car off and are starting it after 15 or 20 minutes....

acMAX

actuallly it does seem to happen mosty when i shut the car off for a few minutes and then i start it back up again but sometimes it will happen after the car has been off overnight.

Are you saying that this is a normal thing?
can't be.....

UMD_MaxSE

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I never had it happen on a cold start, only on warm starts..... it can't be normal, but

KyMAXSE

Yeah, that happens to me, too. I've often wondered about that. It always does start though, sometimes it just seems kind of sluggish

Maxima-Ness

Yeah its happened to me SEVERAL times, and it ****es me off too. It' like, Ill be out with some of my friends, stop at a store, run in for 10 minutes come back out and start the car.....and all it does is sputter for about 5 seconds. It will sometimes catch and sometimes just die. It really blows.....

punkdork

Here we go again...

max2001se

Happens to me once in awhile to - usually after a quick restart having the car off for a few minutes. But it has happened once or twice during a cold start.

Maybe it's normal...for Nissan!

JDOGG118

Yeah it must be normal for nissan..cause it does it to me too.

ToYLeT902

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wait for all the beeps to finish then start your car.

Greg's2kGLE

Yea this happens to me sometimes. Some people say to turn it to ignition and let the fuel pump charge up for a few seconds, then start it. I haven't tried it though yet

acMAX

Have any of you guys gone to their nissan service center to try to find out what the cause of that is?

Or should I go and be the guinea pig?

Considering the quality of Nissan service I'd probably be wasting my time since it's likely they'll shrug their shoulders and say, "can't find a problem buddy". I'm sure a lot of you have had similarily frustrasting experiences.

F*ck it.......I'll go in some time next week and see what happens.
I'll keep you all posted.

ToYLeT902

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Raf2kMax

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woah..the start problem happens to me too sometimes. but it doesnt happen often enough for me to bring to the dealer you know? im afraid that if i go, itll startup normally (just like 8 outta 10 times). no point in goin. it never died on me or anything..just sputtered for like 1 or 2 seconds. even thas enough time to get me ticked.

ChillWill2000

its happend to me about 3 or 4 times since ive owned my car...it took about 3-4 seconds to crank instead of starting right away..I think twice when cold,twice when just driven.. thats weird it happens to this many people..

adman

Fuel pump...wait for the beeps.


ADMAN

PCGuRu2K

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I just got my Max like 2 months ago.. Had it happen maybe once or twice. Wondering why that is??

ToYLeT902

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thats what i said.

ItalianMax2kSE

It has not happend to me yet, but when i had my 98 SE it happend all the time! So i am thinking that eventually it will happen with my 01.
But why? This aint normal is it?

mike-777

It's happened only a few time for me. My 89 Max would start with virtually no gas pedal when warm.
I find the 2k needs a little pedal proding even when warm to start first time.
No biggy.

TimW

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no problem found, dealer started acting like they would charge me to keep investigating... thats why I bought the code reader.. and it hasnt happened again since oh wait, maybe that's

acMAX

what's a code reader?

adman

Hey, that's what you said...


ADMAN