Car will not turn over

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JROCH1954
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  • 2003 NISSAN MAXIMA
Engine Mechanical problem
2003 Nissan Maxima 6 cyl Front Wheel Drive Automatic
car will not turn over manually I took out starter and 3 plugs
what could this be from
Sunday, January 31st, 2010 AT 2:16 PM

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Tiny
RASMATAZ
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If you meant turning the engine over by turning the crankshaft-its locked-up, check the cylinders for coolant nothing there its seized internally-not even the starter will turn it

This guide will help us fix it

https://www.2carpros.com/articles/starter-not-working-repair

Please run down this guide and report back.
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Sunday, January 31st, 2010 AT 2:21 PM
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CDYER36
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The car has power but won't turn over. Its not the alternator or the battery.
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Thursday, January 9th, 2020 AT 11:09 AM (Merged)
Tiny
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**No crank at all/nothing/nada when key is engage to starting position

Could be the starter, starter relay, park and neutral switch/transmission position switch and ignition switch assuming the battery condition and connections are good. Note:If it doesn't apply disregard.
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Thursday, January 9th, 2020 AT 11:09 AM (Merged)
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EGINGER
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I had to get a new starter cost my girlfriend $127.00 all fixed!
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Thursday, January 9th, 2020 AT 11:09 AM
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DESIREDDEJA
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My Maxima will not start. All the lights and everything works, it has a new battery, lights and everything come on when you turn the key, but for some reason it just will not kick over, when you turn the key all the way it doesn't even make a noise, and this has just started out of the blue, it was working fine until I parked and turn the car off. When I started the car again it just wouldn't start. I even tried pushing it and kick starting it and not even that would work. Please help
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Thursday, June 11th, 2020 AT 6:43 PM (Merged)
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WRENCHTECH
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It may be a bad starter. You need to start out by having the battery tested and once the battery is tested, test for power arriving on the small wire at the starter when the key is held in "start" position.

Here is a guide to help us,

https://www.2carpros.com/articles/starter-not-working-repair

Please run down this guide and report back.
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Thursday, June 11th, 2020 AT 6:43 PM (Merged)
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SAM.SMALL
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The guide showed me the starter was bad I got rebuilt unit cost me $132.00 fixed it
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Thursday, June 11th, 2020 AT 6:43 PM (Merged)
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WAREAGLE0425
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I have a 2002 Maxima and it has done this exact same thing to me a few times. The quick fix to get it started is to wiggle the 2 different wires that connect to the positive terminal on the battery. At least that has always worked for me. For some reason I can't both of those connections to tighten down all the way where they connect to the positive terminal. As for a permanent fix I'm not sure. But it rarely happens to mine so once I get it to start I usually forget about it until the next time it happens. Maybe this comment will help someone out who has this issue.
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Thursday, June 11th, 2020 AT 6:43 PM (Merged)
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KEN L
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Excellent addition to this thread! Please feel free to use 2CarPros anytime!
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Thursday, June 11th, 2020 AT 6:43 PM (Merged)
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QUEENDEATH
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Engine Cooling problem
2000 Nissan Maxima 6 cyl Front Wheel Drive Automatic

Recently had my radiator bust while driving which shut the car off. The gauge didn't register hot. The car won't start now. Will just replacing the radiator fix this problem or is there some sort of sensor or something which may need replacing?
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Thursday, June 11th, 2020 AT 6:43 PM (Merged)
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RASMATAZ
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If the radiator been replaced and there's no leak anywhere. Check for fuel and spark then come back with some results so that we can continue.
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Thursday, June 11th, 2020 AT 6:43 PM (Merged)
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JOSHUA SANCHEZ
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My car will not turn over. I tried turning the engine over manually and it did turn, but every time I try to start it the starter makes a continuous hum or buzz and the car shorts out at times.
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Thursday, June 11th, 2020 AT 6:43 PM (Merged)
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Check battery for condition including load test most places do for free. Then jump battery and see if car starts. You can also pull starter off to have it checked at auto parts as that may be bad as well.
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Thursday, June 11th, 2020 AT 6:43 PM (Merged)
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RENEE L
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Hi JOSHUA SANCHEZ,

HMAC suggested you have your battery tested. If you decide to check the condition of your battery yourself here is a link to helpful information from this site that features written instructions, pictures and a video explaining how to load test your battery yourself. If you need further assistance please come back to 2CarPros.com. We are always happy to help.

https://www.2carpros.com/articles/how-to-check-a-car-battery

Thank you for visiting 2CarPros.

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Thursday, June 11th, 2020 AT 6:43 PM (Merged)
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EMW
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1998 Nissan Maxima 6 cyl Automatic 154000 miles

I've had my Maxima for a year now and in the last 6 months I've had to replace the starter 4 times! The car will start fine once I get it back from repair but will eventually have problems starting again. Every time I've brought it back they say the starter needs to be replaced and that they aren't sure why this keeps happening. Just this last time the service tech told me it was possibly my amp doing the damage because it was sucking a lot of juice from my battery. Have you heard of this happening before? A friend of my father's said it could possibly be the negative battery cable that is not ground properly and this could be causing me all my starter problems. I don't want to have the amp removed if it's not going to solve any problems in the future.
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Thursday, June 11th, 2020 AT 6:43 PM (Merged)
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ZACKMAN
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Your amp has nothing to do with your starter problem. But give us a little more detail as to your problem to help diagnose.
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Thursday, June 11th, 2020 AT 6:43 PM (Merged)
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When I first get my car back from service (with a new starter put in) it starts great. A quick turn of the key and the car is running. After a period of about a month or 2 the car will begin to have slow starts approximately 1 out of every 10 times I start it. When I say slow start I mean that there is a longer cranking period until the engine actually fires up. This 1 out of every 10 times will gradually increase until every time I start the car it seems like it just doens't want to start. Eventually it will come to the point that when I turn the key there is nothing at all. No clicking, no cranking. Nothing. It's like I didn't even turn the key to start the car. The stereo, windshield wipers, etc all work so I figured it had nothing to do with the battery. Also - I should mention that regardless if the car has a slow start or a perfectly normal start the car runs fine once it's fired up. No problems there.

I've had the starter replaced 4 times now (just had the 4th one put in about a week ago), the battery is about 6 months old and there are new spark plugs (put in at the same time as the newest starter so about a week old).

So this amp thing was brought to my attention just last time I picked up my car from service. It came up that maybe it's drawing too much juice from my battery which in turn doesn't put all it's power into the starter when I start the car. I have removed the amp connection to the battery but I don't want to get the amp removed and my speakers rewired back to normal if it's not going to solve anything.

Hopefully I gave a better diagnosis of my problem this time around.

Have any ideas?
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Thursday, June 11th, 2020 AT 6:43 PM (Merged)
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STR8CROW58
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Hi Guys, Need help w/ two 1997 Nissans w/ the same symptom. '97 Maxima, 3.0V6,193k, also '97 Sentra, 1.6 I4,168k both are automatics. The problem is when trying to start I get all dash, acc, lights, etc but nothing to the starter. Now this isn't all the time but it is getting more frequent and I don't know if its related but it is worse when the cars are HOT in the pass. Compartment. Please help, I'm down to my V8 truck for reliable transport. Thx
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Thursday, June 11th, 2020 AT 6:43 PM (Merged)
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Check the small wire to the starter, should have 12 volts in crank position, if does on both cars, sounds like you pissed off the starter gods, if not get back to me
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Thursday, June 11th, 2020 AT 6:44 PM (Merged)
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EDWINJ75
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1996 Nissan Maxima 6 cyl Automatic

I have a no crank, no start condition when the weather is cold it starts with no problems when the weather is hot it will not start I replaced the starter same problem has anyone had the same problem. 1996 nissan maxima 3.0 automatic.
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