Pathfinder Wont Start

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Brendan
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Pathfinder Wont Start

Postby Brendan » Tue Jan 21, 2014 2:37 pm

Hey guys, this is my first post here but I'm curious to know if anyone has encountered a problem like this.
I drove to school this morning, car started and drove normally. When I got to school I turned off the car, then decided to sit and finish my coffee so I turned the ignition to the acc position- nothing happened. I tried again and same thing, so I tried to start it- nothing. It was like the battery was completely dead.
I decided to forget about it until after class. Came out and it fired up completely normally. My radio lost its settings as did my trip computer.
So I drove home, car worked fine, shut it off in the driveway and tried to start it again immediately- same thing, no power to anything. I waited 5 minutes, tried again and it worked perfect. If anyone has had this happen or knows whats up id love to know!


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MLEACH87
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Postby MLEACH87 » Wed Jan 22, 2014 7:37 am

Check your ground connection on battery post. Also check both posts for corrosion(if needed) clean them with baking soda and a steel brush. Remove power and neg and put them back on and tighten them up really good. Good Luck

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SpeedyGreeney
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Postby SpeedyGreeney » Sun Feb 02, 2014 9:42 am

Same thing happened to me- only happens in frigid weather. I just take the keys out completely, wait about 10 seconds, and try to turn it over again. Always works for me. Scary stuff though, no doubt.

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smj999smj
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Postby smj999smj » Sun Feb 02, 2014 12:02 pm

A bad ignition switch could do this...but I would check those battery cable connections, first, as already suggested.


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