I only needed to back the car out of the garage and into the driveway so I just turned the engine to "on", put it in neutral, and let it coast backward without actually starting the engine. About three hours later I started the engine and pulled it back into the garage without incident. The next morning it would not start at all. The lights came on and it sounded like it was turning over but no ignition. It eventually started the next day. The wife said this is what caused the same problem about a year ago when it would not start. Could this be the case? Could damage have been done to the transmission, differential, transfer case, or engine by letting it coast backward in reverse or neutral with the ignition on and the engine off?
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Here's a stupid idea....
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Elton Noway
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Re: Here's a stupid idea.... (rouge1)
Absolutely not! Take my word for it. No damage to the transmission, differential, transfer case or engine will occur as a result of how you are moving your vehicle. In fact... I do it all the time and have for many many years. In reality it actually saves wear and tear on your engine, starter battery and transmission!rouge1 wrote: Could this be the case? Could damage have been done to the transmission, differential, transfer case, or engine by letting it coast backward in reverse or neutral with the ignition on and the engine off?
Here's where I'll let Philipa or one of the other Rogue experts chime in. As you may know many of the Rogues functions are computer controlled and interconnected. It just a guess but it may be possible that the cars "brain" (if you will) is detecting the ignition is on and the car is moving but the engine is not running so it trips a circuit of some kind that prevents it from starting. Like I say its just a guess and I would hope the car would not behave in this manner. Anyway.... as stated earlier I also move my car in the same way but I never let it coast more than 5 or 10 feet.rouge1 wrote: The next morning it would not start at all. The lights came on and it sounded like it was turning over but no ignition. It eventually started the next day. The wife said this is what caused the same problem about a year ago when it would not start.
Re: Here's a stupid idea.... (rouge1)
You know, I've had 3 instances where my (brand new '09) Rogue would not start. Same thing as happened to you... lights come on in the dash, but would not start. The first time it happened, it tried to turn over. The last couple of times it didn't even do that. These 3 instances occurred between May and now. I mentioned it to the dealer when I had it in for an oil change, but of course they couldn't reproduce the problem while it was there... so couldn't help me with a solution. Sigh.
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philipa_240sx
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Re: Here's a stupid idea.... (KCS)
Not sure what could be causing this. Simply coasting in 'N' should not have any effect.
I can only think of a few issues:
1) The neutral/park position switch isn't working. This prevents the vehicle from starting in anything but neutral or park position.
2) The anti-theft features are not working. The ignition key contains a ID chip that must match the ID in the Rogue's computers to allow the engine to start. A faulty key, interference from cell phones, etc may prevent the vehicle from starting.
3) A weak or discharged battery.
I would have the dealer look at it.
BTW, I have never had a no start condition with my Rogue.
I can only think of a few issues:
1) The neutral/park position switch isn't working. This prevents the vehicle from starting in anything but neutral or park position.
2) The anti-theft features are not working. The ignition key contains a ID chip that must match the ID in the Rogue's computers to allow the engine to start. A faulty key, interference from cell phones, etc may prevent the vehicle from starting.
3) A weak or discharged battery.
I would have the dealer look at it.
BTW, I have never had a no start condition with my Rogue.
Re: Here's a stupid idea.... (philipa_240sx)
Here is the section out of the manual which is what I had to do to start it. Accelerator all the way to the floor while turning.
. If the engine is very hard to start inextremely cold weather or when restarting,depress the accelerator pedal a little(approximately 1/3 to the floor) and holdit and then crank the engine. Release theaccelerator pedal when the enginestarts.. If the engine is very hard to startbecause it is flooded, depress theaccelerator pedal all the way to the floorand hold it. Crank the engine for 5 - 6seconds. After cranking the engine,release the accelerator pedal. Crankthe engine with your foot off theaccelerator pedal by turning the ignitionswitch to START. Release theignition switch when the engine starts.If the engine starts, but fails to run,repeat the above procedure.
. If the engine is very hard to start inextremely cold weather or when restarting,depress the accelerator pedal a little(approximately 1/3 to the floor) and holdit and then crank the engine. Release theaccelerator pedal when the enginestarts.. If the engine is very hard to startbecause it is flooded, depress theaccelerator pedal all the way to the floorand hold it. Crank the engine for 5 - 6seconds. After cranking the engine,release the accelerator pedal. Crankthe engine with your foot off theaccelerator pedal by turning the ignitionswitch to START. Release theignition switch when the engine starts.If the engine starts, but fails to run,repeat the above procedure.