Starting Problems

[aetringer]

I have an '07 Versa S that just had starting problems. I had the car sitting in my work parking lot from Monday morning until Friday at 5pm while I was out of town. The car was just over half full with gas. I just went out to warm it up and it took about 15 seconds of turning over for it to start up. Seems like a bit of white smoke came out of the tailpipe, but it was tough to tell because it's about 20 degrees out, so most people's cars look like they have smoke coming out of the tailpipe. I did notice a smoky smell though.

It has been about 15 at night and 30 during the day here all week (upstate, NY). I have had the car for about 15 months and experienced no problems like this last winter, during which the car sat for a couple of 4-5 day durations while i was out of town. 27,000 miles.

Anyone have any ideas on this??

[alonsorules8]

your fuel pump has an internal failure take it to the dealership with a half tank of gas and tell them your problem and they will verify that they need to replace the faulty fuel pump.

[evil200000000]

i experienced this problem too but it was last winter when i got it. The car didn't start how i usually turn it so i tried it a couple of times that i decided to hold it in there and it started after around 20 seconds. i noticed white smoke coming out and it smells like rotten eggs. since then, i've not notice any problem or maybe im not just aware of the white smoke coming out. let me knw if you continue to experience this.

[jfanaselle]

This definately sounds like the same fuel pump issue that others are experiencing on this forum. If you do a search for "fuel pump," you'll find several threads regarding this. Instead of turning the car over and over unitl it finally starts, simply leave your key in the on position (not accessory, but on) for a few seconds to allow the pressure to build up. The white smoke was likely because of the engine turning over several times without actually firing.

As for the the fuel pump issue, I've experienced this about 10 times myself since I purchased the car, all at very random times regardless if the car had been run recently or not. It usually happens when I quickly turn the key and let it go and the car doesn't start like it normally would have. I'll simply leave it in the on position for about 5 seconds or so and try again and it works fine. I haven't taken it into the dealership because it's not bad enough yet for them to be able to reproduce the problem, but the current waiting list for fuel pumps is several weeks so I would get it down there asap if it's happening to you regularly.

[alonsorules8]

The wait for new fuel pumps is down to 2 to 3 days. Mine was replaced on my 08 Versa SL, HB on the 3rd of Dec. Once they get the pump in it takes less than 2 hours to replace.