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#78 of 87 2001 Nissan Maxima issue? by john6877

Nov 22, 2011 (12:40 pm)

I have 2001 nissan maxima, car works fine and after driving 100 miles when i stop for shopping n came out and start my car its not starting. Autozone person checked battery and said its 100% charge but displyaing bad battery in his check. He tried for jump start bt didn't start and making click click click noise. after 1 hour I did jump start wid my friend and it started. After start i turn on head light and car is going to slow and looks like to stop so i just turn off head lights and turn on emergency lights and drove 100 miles again and reach home.
so can someone help me in this. Is this battery related problem or alternator or startup..?

#79 of 87 Re: HELP! [madmaxowner] by asecertified

Dec 30, 2011 (7:18 pm)

Replying to: madmaxowner (Oct 28, 2011 1:31 pm)
dont know if yoy have got it fixed yet but sounds as if your cars ecm is gone out they are real bad about burning up in the maxima have had to change a bunch of them the iac valve on the throttle body is what causes the short that burns them out you can pull the ecm out and take the 4 screws out on both sides and see if the computer board is burnt usually easy to see if bad replace both iac valve and computer if you dont it will short out again the computer is the smoke you seen from under dash

#80 of 87 #40 7.5 amp fuse keeps blowing 96 maxima by shockman54

Mar 31, 2012 (2:08 pm)

its the fuse that powers the clock and apparently the audio system. those are the only systems that are affected it seems. where should i start with diagnostics?

#81 of 87 Re: Electrical Issues [Mr_Shiftright] by ronnejonne4452

Sep 30, 2012 (10:33 am)

Replying to: Mr_Shiftright (Oct 31, 2011 11:05 am)
Good afternoon Mr _ Shiftright. I read several post on here, and I think your response to swat09, is similar to some of the issues I experiencing. My issues is my maxima will not hold a charge. The problem started in 07, the driver window stop moving up and down. I was told the I need to replace the motor in the window. Shortly after replacing the driver motor, all of the other windows quit on me. Times being hard, I just left them up and used the driver window. In 09, the driver motor failed again, and so I just road around with all windows up, of course using air and heat as needed. Early 2010, something electrical happened and I purchased a new battery. After 4 days of having the new battery, I needed to jump the car off again. I drove daily for my job, so as long as I was driving the car would not need to be jumped off. I became sick for several weeks not driving the car, and when I became better I needed to jump the car again. of course the more I drove the, the less I would need to jump the car off. Took it to nissan and and they told me I needed a new alternator. I replaced the alternator and battery, and in 4 days I needed to jump the car off again. A close friend of mine said something electrical is going on in the car. There is something that's on in the car that's killing the my battery and Alternator. Nissan is asking 1500-2000 to diagnose where the electrical problem is occurring.
 
Any suggestions

#82 of 87 Re: Electrical Issues [ronnejonne4452] by Mr_Shiftright HOST

Sep 30, 2012 (11:15 am)

Replying to: ronnejonne4452 (Sep 30, 2012 10:33 am)
Well electrical ghosts can be a tricky business to diagnose, especially from a distance where one hesitates to tell someone else to attach this wire to that one, thereby burning down the garage
 
BUT......
 
I suspect you have a parasitic drain, and it's possible that this drain might be affecting other systems as well as the alternator and battery. They are obviously under stress.
 
Anyway, for starters, why don't you look over THIS TUTORIAL on battery drains and how to solve them.

#83 of 87 Re: Electrical Issues [Mr_Shiftright] by ronnejonne4452

Oct 01, 2012 (7:08 am)

Replying to: Mr_Shiftright (Sep 30, 2012 11:15 am)
Absolutely amazing!!! I Google parasitic drain and it provided a video. the guy speaking, I felt like he had read my post!!!

#84 of 87 Re: 1997 maxima starting problems [delfwin1978] by eroc30

Oct 13, 2012 (12:54 am)

Replying to: delfwin1978 (Nov 21, 2011 4:09 pm)
hi,was just wondering if you solved your starting issue.I have the same problem.

#85 of 87 headlight went out by johnniel

Nov 17, 2012 (6:24 pm)

my headlight has gone out I took it to auto zone bought a new light and the guy could not figure out how to take the light out on my 2004 maxima it is the high difinition lights does anyone know how to get it out and also my radio has ouit and my navagator and heat then every little bit the radio comes on and everything begins to work for a few minutes and then radio goes off and every thing quits again any sugestions

#86 of 87 Re: headlight went out [johnniel] by Mr_Shiftright HOST

Nov 18, 2012 (9:55 am)

Replying to: johnniel (Nov 17, 2012 6:24 pm)
Bulb Replacement
 
HEADLAMP
Disconnect negative battery cable.
Turn the plastic cap counterclockwise to unlock it from the combination lamp.
Turn the bulb socket counterclockwise to unlock it.
Unlock the retaining spring and remove the bulb from the combination lamp.
Install in reverse order of removal.
CAUTION: After installing the bulb, be sure to install the plastic cap securely to ensure watertightness.

#87 of 87 1999 Maxima Elec Prob HELP!! by leeleesnj

Apr 02, 2013 (6:45 am)

1999 Maxima has elec prob trying to diag. Brake lights stay on only when headlights are on at night. Changed brake switch already. When brake pedal is depressed at night, front yellow parking lights come on, interior panel lights go dim and brake lights only slightly increase in brightness but remain on when brake pedal pressure removed. When I depress brake very slightly, I hear a clicking sound that can be heard under the gear shifter in the center console. Any ideas as to what problem(s) may exist and how to repair???
Thanks for feedback.

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