car wont start :(

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MainEvent212
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ok check it out...when the key is in the on position (right before the one to turn over the engine) i can turn on basically 1 acessory at a time...if i turn on the radio, and then turn the ac on...the radio will go off...when i turn the car over, all acessories flicker as well as dash lights, and the car makes a weird clicking noise, it's really rapid w/ no acessories on but only 1ce w/ all acessories...what is goin on here?


96_S14_SE
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Is the battery good, and all the contacts clean and on tight?

Silly question but I gotta ask.

MainEvent212
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yeah of course, the acessories/lights etc...they all turn on, but it seems like the power goes down when i turn on multiple acessories...like a/c works fine...but when i turn on the radio the air slows down and the radio flickers then cuts off...

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Holisticbeatz
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Check the starter motor maybe?

Perhaps this thread should've been posted in the Nissan Online Mechanic forum where NISTECH moderates.

yellow_jacket
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Have you tried jump starting the car? It really sounds like a bad battery or a bad connection somewhere.

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pervytheclown
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check your distributor too..My Altima acted funny like that once.

s13sr20chris
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this is silly but i frequently see loose batt connections. they may also be broken.def sounds like a little voltage prob.

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all your accesories on at once hardly draw any ampreage your starter draws at least 100 amps. you have a dead battery!


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