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Jonathan Doyle Posted on Aug 18, 2014
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Battery is hot truck wont crank

Was driving with the cruise on, cruise and cruise set lights started blinking...now the truck will not crank.The battery is hot, all lights come on and when you insert the keys, all seems normal until you try to crank it and it makes no sound whatsoever....checked all the fuses, still nothing...HELP!!!!

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  • Posted on Aug 19, 2014
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If the battery is hot then the alternator has been overcharging it and now it is failed. (buckled plates ) have a load test done on the battery to confirm this . Have the alternator tested as it could be a wiring or regulator fault.

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  • Posted on Aug 28, 2008

SOURCE: nissan pulsar wont start

Replace the sparks plugs, if the car is failing on one cylinder it will be hard to start.
Check the air intake and the air filter, if air filter is dirty replaced, only to test the car try starting with intake open and no air filter, if it starts it is an air intake problem.
Check the fuel filter and check that fuel have pressure, if fuel has no pressure it is either a faulty pump or an obstructed pipe.

Common cause for car not starting is distribution, with distribution rotor you often have to replace distributor cap or coil.
If it is electronic distribution you have to scan distribution module.

If you have an anti theft system, this can also cause the car not to start, usually you unlock anti theft with car key.

If it is none of the above, it can be a car computer problem, the car computer module (ECU) can be scanned using a code reader at any good garage, in this case the mechanic will get error codes from car ECU and be able to troubleshoot further the problem.

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  • Posted on Sep 10, 2008

SOURCE: 2005 Nissan Altima Cruise Control will not set

I had a similar problem and I took my car to the dealer. They said that they have to tune the cancel switch of the cruise control and charged me $105. I don't know if I sent more or is it reasonable, but I got it working now. you can try at a local mechanic and see if they can do it for less. if not, just take it to the dealer, and they will fix it. it didn't take long for them to fix it, so obviously it is a small problem, but we don't know how to fix it.

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  • Posted on Mar 26, 2009

SOURCE: 1997 Maxima Starting Problem, O/D blink, Cruise Control issue

i assume this car is automatic the o/d light is the overdrive light which is controlled by a little button on the gear select lever and usually service engine light comes on when it is due to be serviced like every 5,000 km or so hope this helps regards Jim

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  • Posted on Jun 29, 2009

SOURCE: my 2008 nissan frontier truck is dead

Charge the battery if the truck starts its fixed if not i would have the alternator checked. if the truck is under warranty which it should be i would have it towed and checked by nissan

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  • Posted on Jul 19, 2009

SOURCE: 1995 nissan pu wont start... everything turns on

check for power to the starter at the starter's connectors while you have someone turn the key. If there is power, change the starter. If not check your ignition switch, (manual trans)clutch pedal switch, and starter fuses/relays. Hopefully this helps

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