For the past few months, my car would have hard starts if I didn't drive it every day. I bought a new battery and it worked fine for a few weeks. This past weekend the car wouldn't start at all. I couldn't even jump it. It would just click click click when I tried to start it. I kinda assumed it was the starter.

Well I had the car towed to the local Sewell Infiniti dealership (thank God for AAA) on Monday. They gave me a 08 loaner G, and man I fell in love with it. This might actually be the first dealership that gets things taken care of with no complaints from me.

Well they ran a diagnostic on it and the only issue with it was that it was throwing codes for the key. I don't remember the exact code but the tech said it was because my chipped key wasn't being recognized anymore. My key had a crack in it and they said that was the problem. The car now runs and starts fine with my spare key. My alternator and starter checked out fine and they couldn't find anything else wrong with it. They fixed the fuel hose recall and with the diagnostic, my total bill for everything came to $0.00.

For some of you guys who are having hard times starting your car, as lame as this sounds, check your key. I guess my car does a good job at not starting with out the proper key

 

This is good to know. Thanks!

 

Having a bunch of metallic junk hanging on the keychain can cause the sensor to not reliably detect the key as well. Actually, it can cause the RFID transponder to go bad over time. Just keep the key and the keyfob on there and should have no problems.