So about 2 weeks ago with no prior issues my 09 Versa started fine leaving my house as I went to the corner store just down the street. When leaving the store I tried to crank as normal and everything went dead after one click as if I had a dead battery or some kind of short out.
I pop the hood and checked battery connections for corrosion/loose connection and they were fine. When I was touching the wires I heard the power come back as I'd left the key in the ignition and it started beeping. Tried to start again and power went dark again. I did this one more time and it cranked fine and I didn't have an issue again for a few days. It would happen randomly but would always start after one or two tries.
Now, today the car has power but will never turn over and fire up. I'm pretty sure I can hear the fuel pump prime with the key on engine off, I checked all fuses relating to fuel pump, I did read in another thread that the Fuse Block Connector on the positive battery cable can potentially cause a no spark scenario if one of the fuses is burned but it's hard to tell.
Does that part sound like it could cause those issues? Shorting out then cause no spark? The car no longer loses power at all just never fires up.
09 Versa starting issues.
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centralcoaster33
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Re: 09 Versa starting issues.
You want to use a voltmeter to check fuses, it's faster and more accurate than pulling and eyeballing each one. The exposed metal on the tops of the fuses is for you to put your contacts for the voltmeter and use Ohms to test for continuity.
You could have a faulty ignition switch (the switch your key goes into and turns). The one on my wife's car seems to be getting loose and requires a bit of a wiggle to get it to turn.
The starter could have worn out contacts that are making it no longer function. You would have had struggling starts, that got worse and worse, until no more starting. I've had this issue.
The solenoid on the starter could be stuck. (this can possibly be knocked loose with a whap from a broom stick if you can actually whack at it at all. I don't know, the engine bay is pretty tight and I'm not looking at mine right now).
The battery could be going. It might have enough charge to do some of the lamps and things, but not enough to turn the starter. I think you'd notice at least an attempt by the starter trying to turn though. Similar to the bad starter, it would get worse progressively and then finally quit.
You could have a faulty ignition switch (the switch your key goes into and turns). The one on my wife's car seems to be getting loose and requires a bit of a wiggle to get it to turn.
The starter could have worn out contacts that are making it no longer function. You would have had struggling starts, that got worse and worse, until no more starting. I've had this issue.
The solenoid on the starter could be stuck. (this can possibly be knocked loose with a whap from a broom stick if you can actually whack at it at all. I don't know, the engine bay is pretty tight and I'm not looking at mine right now).
The battery could be going. It might have enough charge to do some of the lamps and things, but not enough to turn the starter. I think you'd notice at least an attempt by the starter trying to turn though. Similar to the bad starter, it would get worse progressively and then finally quit.
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Re: 09 Versa starting issues.
I would also do a resistance check on your battery cables.