where is this located?
How can I check if it works?

 

Two seperate parts. What are you trying to do?

 

lol oh I didn't know that.
The car won't start and I was thinking that maybe its because of these

 

Does it crank? If so, not NSS.

 

no it doesn't crank,
nothing happens at all when I turn the key except for the relay clicking.

 

Battery good? Loud click would be the starter solenoid, which would rule out nss. Hit the starter, see if it cranks then.

 

yeah hit it like it messed with yo momma.

 

You didn't say the relay clicked before! I suggested NSS or BOO because you said nothing happened. The NSS or BOO are safety lockouts that prevent the car from starting unless you are in Park or Neutral, and have your foot on the brake. If the starter starter solenoid clicking then the NSS/BOO are good.

Do your dashboard lights come on normally and then dim when you try to start? Dimming is classic low battery symptom.

Which relay is clicking? The starter solenoid? Take a hammer and hit it like it was Raven Riley. If it starts after that then your starter is going bad.
If the click comes from a different relay then find which one.

 

try starting in neutral. had to do that for a while. then it just started working normal again.

 

the relays in side the car click, idonnu ifits just one or all. what are they for?
one of them is probobly for the starter, but which one?

 

do what jltibbs said.. put it in neutral and start it.... if u still hear the loud clicking its your starter.... but how loud is the clicking anyway?

 

I fixed it, it was the starter.
Had to replace it

 

process of elimination FTW good job bro.

 

i had to replace my starter too, my all sudden wouldn't start a gas station, so i had to push start my car

 

Push starting's fun, esp when everybody's watching from a busy street and you're trying to get enuf clearance to roll.
Jae

 

Lately, I've been having a time with my Maxima. She'll start just fine some days, and then others I will turn the key and get just one single click and nothing. I was driving around for awhile the other day, turned off the car for a few minutes and tried to start back up and nothing. Just that annoying single click. Tried to start in Neutral, nothing. Moved the shifter back and forth, nothing. Waited a few minutes, and she started right up. So i'm trying to figure out what the deal is.

Is it the shifter bushings?

Is is the NSS?

Or is it a starter going bad?

I took the max to autozone to get a diagnostic, but I think they only checked the battery and alternator. I guess I need to take the starter off to get that checked?

 

I should also mention that the incident the other day happened when I was parked on an incline. Maybe if my linkage bushings are bad, that is why a neutral start or jostling with the shifter wasn't working effectively?