Im a new Z owner. And I really dont have the time to search the forums for an answer. Ive had the car for about 3 weeks.. it has 20k miles 03 track model. Only mods are a JWT intake and nismo exhaust and clifford alarm. Havnt had a SINGLE preoblem since i bought it. Everything has been perfect. Then I went to start it today and it would just crank and couldnt get it to start.. ???

 

bump

 

i read somewhere the keys may cause the problem. Ive been usin the same key since ive bought the car though.. Is there a chance something could have happend with it and the computer needs reset?

 

Is the battery dead? Is it trying to crank? All accessories work? Whats the voltmeter say when key is in the on position? I also bet that the alarm has a kill switch on it. Not saying that is the problem though.

 

battery is good.. it cranks fine.. tried about 20 times for it to start.. just keeps crankin

 

Is the alarm light a solid red and not blinking?

 

Throwing any codes?

 

did you check the flux capacitor? /thread

 

Mine has the same problem, it does it like once a week, it usually starts after 5 or so tries

mines an 03 with 33k miles

 

How did you determine that the battery is good? Load test? Since the car is an 03, there's a good chance the battery needs to be replaced. I have an 04, and had to replace the battery late last year. It showed that it was charged (i.e. correct voltage), but it couldn't supply enough current to get the car started.

Have you tried jump starting the car? If that works, it's almost certainly the battery.

 

ive checked everything I thought it could be.. so i had it towed to a local shop this morning, the guy there also couldnt figure it out..

determined the battery was good because it had the correct voltage and it will crank for hours if i let it ( seems like its gettin plenty of juice).. I tried probably 25 times to start it before i gave up.

 

Doesn't sound like it's the battery at this point. Check to see if the engine is getting fuel.

 

snyzzle keep this thread updated please, i have the same problem....just occurs once a week

 

will do man.

 

2003 had issues with the crank position sensor. this could cause the car to cut out or not start.

 

said it was the fuel pump.. my geuss (magicballer) if ur having trouble with it starting, yours is starting to go bad also.. Ive had a fuel pump go bad on one of my other cars before.. But this is the first time Ive had one that just suddenly wouldnt start.

 

ok well, if you get it replaced, and it fixes everything...let me know!

 

just got it replaced.. runs perfect!! bad thing is that the feul pump cost $350 plus labor.. of course the $350 was dealership prices so I would ask around, Im sure you can find it much cheaper.