Car Not Starting
07-08-2007, 07:50 PM
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Car Not Starting
My Z is an 04 manual 31,000 miles. For the past week ill get in my car push the clutch in, turn the key and nothing will happen. Ill redo the procedure and the the car will finally start. It doesnt happen every time but it has happend several times. The battery level is fine at around 16 volts. Ill have the dealership look at it on my next oil change but i was wondering if anyone has had this problem.
07-08-2007, 11:17 PM
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Originally Posted by pingbling23
My Z is an 04 manual 31,000 miles. For the past week ill get in my car push the clutch in, turn the key and nothing will happen. Ill redo the procedure and the the car will finally start. It doesnt happen every time but it has happend several times. The battery level is fine at around 16 volts. Ill have the dealership look at it on my next oil change but i was wondering if anyone has had this problem.
There is a pressure switch underneath your clutch pedal which would allow the car to start only if the clutch is fully engaged(hitting the switch). It happened to my 03(28k miles) quite a few times before i sprayed a few drops of WD40 directly into the switch. I think it was due to a sticky switch. Problem disappeared ever since. i'm keeping my fingers crossed.
Good luck.
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Originally Posted by Ztalker
i posted a similar thread some time ago for the same problem and a possible fix.
There is a pressure switch underneath your clutch pedal which would allow the car to start only if the clutch is fully engaged(hitting the switch). It happened to my 03(28k miles) quite a few times before i sprayed a few drops of WD40 directly into the switch. I think it was due to a sticky switch. Problem disappeared ever since. i'm keeping my fingers crossed. Good luck.
There is a pressure switch underneath your clutch pedal which would allow the car to start only if the clutch is fully engaged(hitting the switch). It happened to my 03(28k miles) quite a few times before i sprayed a few drops of WD40 directly into the switch. I think it was due to a sticky switch. Problem disappeared ever since. i'm keeping my fingers crossed.
Good luck.
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I've had this problem too.
I have a '03 350z Enth. and this started to happed to me at 35k.
I took it into the dealership, and they said my key fob was throwing off a weird signal, they replaced it (it wasn't free, key fobs are not under warrenty, it was about $80)
A week later it happened again, BUT I did notice one thing, everytime that my car wouldn't start, the "Alarm Light" (on the dash near the window) would be on; as if it was set on "Valet" and I solved this problem by just closing my doors, arming my car, and unarming. Then I turned the ignition, and my baby started. I've used this method about 3 times and it has worked... I'm not sure why does the Red Light Turn on intermitantly, I still havent found out the reason for that.
And oh, this is only for the Factory Keyless entry system.
Hope that helped, a few of my other friends have had this problem too on their '03 - '04 Z's
I have a '03 350z Enth. and this started to happed to me at 35k.
I took it into the dealership, and they said my key fob was throwing off a weird signal, they replaced it (it wasn't free, key fobs are not under warrenty, it was about $80)
A week later it happened again, BUT I did notice one thing, everytime that my car wouldn't start, the "Alarm Light" (on the dash near the window) would be on; as if it was set on "Valet" and I solved this problem by just closing my doors, arming my car, and unarming. Then I turned the ignition, and my baby started. I've used this method about 3 times and it has worked... I'm not sure why does the Red Light Turn on intermitantly, I still havent found out the reason for that.
And oh, this is only for the Factory Keyless entry system.
Hope that helped, a few of my other friends have had this problem too on their '03 - '04 Z's
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