Hello Maxima support group.

Glad you are here.

My 2003 Maxima has an intermittent problem.

The starter turns the motor just fine, but the car will not start.

Here is the breakdown of recent history;

4/10/2017: I replaced both of the camshaft position sensors & the Intake manifold runner control. This was because the car was sputtering when I tried to start it, and it stalled a couple times in traffic. The OBD scanner revealed two codes, for the cam sensors and the intake manifold runner. The parts were replaced with parts I bought on Ebay. The seller claimed that the parts were OEM, just without the packaging, but I am skeptical. The car ran fine until;

4/23/2017: The car would not start when I turned the key. The starter was turning the motor fine, but it would not start. I tried for maybe 20 minutes, then called a tow truck. As the tow truck was pulling up, about 45 minutes later, the car started. Then ran fine, daily until;

4/27/2017: (the day of this post) The car would not start again. I was at home this time, so I had my scanner ready. It showed no codes at all. I disconnected the battery for 30 minutes, and tried again. Still, no start, and no codes.

Edit 4/27/2017 -- Additional info: Security light blinking, the one up by the clock, when the car is locked up. 10:12PM, still not starting.

Edit 4/27/2017: When I use the ignition key to try to start the car... No diagnostic code ... And the security light is OFF.
When I use the door only key, the light is solid ON, and the OBD scanner shows a code of P1614.

So, this tends to tell me the key is not the problem, the anti theft system is not the problem. Correct?


**SO, ANY INSIGHT ON WHERE TO START LOOKING FOR THE PROBLEM**

 

When there is no codes as per what I just went through so I may be a bit heavy headed but anyways I would start looking at fuel problems then revisit.