'05 nissan maxima

car ran fine earlier today - no issues - filled up with gas earlier (stopped and started car since then) - cap has been on the whole time since then - skip forward 2 hours

won't start - turn the key and nothing happens - the dash lights come on - but kind of flicker a little bit but stay on - i hear a clicking sound after the key is pulled out coming from what sounds like the place where i stick my key in and the glove box

please help - is it just a dead battery - fairly certain nothing was left on - all of my stuff turns off auto

6/2/2009 2:59:02 PM

starter is my guess. battery is still possible.. has enough to power radio etc but not to turn the starter.

edit:
just read

Quote :

"but kind of flicker a little bit but stay on"

that sounds more like battery to me

[Edited on June 2, 2009 at 3:09 PM. Reason : asdf]

6/2/2009 3:08:33 PM

probably is a dead battery. I had the same symptoms in my car and swapped out the battery... everything was as good as new. I, too, hadn't left anything on since it all shuts off when i open the car door.

6/2/2009 3:28:21 PM

EPIC
DEAD
BATTERY

6/2/2009 4:14:30 PM

it was the battery

had a friend come over and try to jump it - failed but almost started - when we looked at the battery it was pretty certain it wouldn't start - i've never seen so much corrosion - battery was the original and lasted 75k - not too shabby i guess

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6/2/2009 4:16:22 PM

almost started?

next time, have your helper rev up their engine to ~2000rpm (and give your car a little rest between tries). that'll get her started

6/2/2009 5:08:27 PM

if you weren't such a dumbass you would clean your battery terminals once in a while, probably nothing wrong with the battery, but your wires and connectors are fucked, and even if you had started it and it was a dead battery, it woulda killed your alternator with that much load, i swear a fuckin prepubescent teenage girl knows more about cars than you do, stick to the gossip forum you flaming homo

6/2/2009 6:11:52 PM

Wife went to work this morning, left work to meet a friend for a dress fitting. Now her 2005 Liberty is clicking on crank. Dead battery, right?

7/30/2009 1:12:47 PM

not necessarily, but that's a good place to start. stick a voltmeter across the terminals.

7/30/2009 1:25:34 PM

jump it to be sure

7/30/2009 1:42:52 PM

most likely dead battery.

7/30/2009 3:26:36 PM

Yup, ground terminal was corroded as hell, battery was measuring about 10.5 with the meter.

7/30/2009 3:31:57 PM

periodically, you should clean your terminals with one of these (or at least a regular wire brush):



and then spray them with this after you hook the battery cables back up

7/30/2009 3:35:50 PM

Yeah, actually, the battery terminal itself wasn't too fucked, but the connector was pretty mangled. It takes a 10mm and I had to jam a 3/8 on there to break it loose (left the vise grips at home). So, I'll be replacing that when I get the chance.

7/30/2009 3:59:26 PM

if you weren't such a dumbass you would clean your battery terminals once in a while, probably nothing wrong with the battery, but your wires and connectors are fucked, and even if you had started it and it was a dead battery, it woulda killed your alternator with that much load, i swear a fuckin prepubescent teenage girl knows more about cars than you do, stick to the gossip forum you flaming homo

8/4/2009 11:40:36 AM