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I'm confused! The heading on this question says 2004 Saturn Ion and the question itself says 1996 Nissan Maxima.
Doesn't matter much. The answer is the same for both. There are MANY things that can cause misfires. It could be spark plugs and wires. It could be ignition coils, it could be cylinder head gasket failures. It could be vacuum leaks. It could be broken or burnt valves. It could be faulty injectors....The list goes on, but I think you probably get the point by now.
Anyway, "Random cylinder misfire" simply means that you have more than one cylinder that is misfiring. It could be two cylinders misfiring or it could be ALL of the cylinders misfiring at times, or any combination in-between.
When this happened to mine it ended up being a bad door switch. The alarm, dome/map lights and electric door locks are all connected to the door switches. It cost $65 for diagnosis, parts and labor at Saturn of South Burlington VT
It maybe both. If the alarm is built into the ECM you can try disconnecting the Negetive battery terminal to reset the ECM. Make sure all the fuses are good for the alarm and for the trunk release. If the alram is not incorporated in the ECM remove the in-line fuse from the power line of the alarm to reset the alarm. This should resolve the problem if the problem is the alarm and not the release.
the electric steering column is going bad,you need a new steering column,,,typicial ion problem,youre gonna have to go to the dealer,,rather expensive for the parts, over $300
the sensor in the coolant resivor tank is bad and misreading, the sensor is part of the tank u can not replace it seperately so u need a coolant tank,,common ion issue
if you have a sunroof, the sunroof drains are clogged. either way you may have a bad door switch. you will have to pull each one out and look for corrosion at the plug. the fronts are most common, they are on either side of the dashboard.
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