My 2008 Maxima engine has started by itself 3 times in the last 10 days. I took it in to the dealer but they could not duplicate the problem. Has anyone else had this issue? The first time I considered that I may have been scatterbrained but the other two times I am positive that I turned off the engine. My car has the keyless start and if I walk away from the car with the key and the engine is on it will beep at me. The car did not beep so I know that the engine was off, yet when I have returned my car is locked but running.

 

you might be accidentally pushing the remote start. I recommend looking more at the key-fob sticking.

 

What about a short on you push start switch ?

 

you have to be close to the car for the push button to work.

I would look at the remote.

 

Not to mention you have to press the brake. You might not even have a short in the switch, you could simply be sitting on your keys the wrong way.

 

Its alive!

 

Is your car named Christine?

 

 

Can the remote start be set to turn the car on intermittently? I had an aftermarket remote starter that had this ability. One night I thought I heard the engine start, but didn't check. Then a couple of nights later I saw the parking lights flashing, indicating the car was running. I then read the manual for the starter and realized there was a key sequence that would set it in a mode to start every 24 hrs.