Car won't start after sitting for a day
Car won't start after sitting for a day
I have a 2004 Infiniti G35 Coupe AT. 3 weeks ago I went out to start my car and it was completely dead. No lights, dash lights, nothing. I was in a hurry to go to work so I grabbed my other car and picked up a battery on my way home. The one in my car was 5 years old. Switched out batteries and it started right up and was fine for a week. This was on a Sunday. Started everyday going to and from work for the week and then sat all day Saturday. Head out Sunday morning to start the car again and its completely dead. Jumped it and it ran fine. Put a load tester on the battery and it read perfect. Went through with my normal work week and everything was fine and then this morning(Sunday) the car is dead after sitting all day yesterday. Battery is brand new and is reading fine. 3 weekends in a row now the car won't start after sitting for a full day. Really don't even have an idea of where to begin with it. Any ideas?
I forgot to add about 2 weeks ago my car was making this real loud screeching/squealing upon a cold start for about 30 secs and then it would go away. It was so loud I was almost embarrassed to start it out in public. It sounded like it was coming from the power steering pump pulley but couldn't be for certain. Took the drive belt off and felt all the pulleys and everything seemed fine. The PS pulley had a little wiggle to it but not much. Not sure if thats how it suppose to be or not. But buttoned everything back up and started the car and the noise was gone and has been ever since. Figure I would add this incase it helps with any info. The car has 190k miles and ive had it for almost 10 years. Not gonna sink a lot of money into it cause ive been looking at a new truck.
I forgot to add about 2 weeks ago my car was making this real loud screeching/squealing upon a cold start for about 30 secs and then it would go away. It was so loud I was almost embarrassed to start it out in public. It sounded like it was coming from the power steering pump pulley but couldn't be for certain. Took the drive belt off and felt all the pulleys and everything seemed fine. The PS pulley had a little wiggle to it but not much. Not sure if thats how it suppose to be or not. But buttoned everything back up and started the car and the noise was gone and has been ever since. Figure I would add this incase it helps with any info. The car has 190k miles and ive had it for almost 10 years. Not gonna sink a lot of money into it cause ive been looking at a new truck.
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Probably something on that's draining the battery, pull the fuse for the cd disc changer and see if it goes away. The disc changer is a known failure point.
Belt squeal is common, tension the belt as shown in the FSM.
Belt squeal is common, tension the belt as shown in the FSM.
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Originally Posted by MDH713
I have a 2004 Infiniti G35 Coupe AT. 3 weeks ago I went out to start my car and it was completely dead. No lights, dash lights, nothing. I was in a hurry to go to work so I grabbed my other car and picked up a battery on my way home. The one in my car was 5 years old. Switched out batteries and it started right up and was fine for a week. This was on a Sunday. Started everyday going to and from work for the week and then sat all day Saturday. Head out Sunday morning to start the car again and its completely dead. Jumped it and it ran fine. Put a load tester on the battery and it read perfect. Went through with my normal work week and everything was fine and then this morning(Sunday) the car is dead after sitting all day yesterday. Battery is brand new and is reading fine. 3 weekends in a row now the car won't start after sitting for a full day. Really don't even have an idea of where to begin with it. Any ideas?
I forgot to add about 2 weeks ago my car was making this real loud screeching/squealing upon a cold start for about 30 secs and then it would go away. It was so loud I was almost embarrassed to start it out in public. It sounded like it was coming from the power steering pump pulley but couldn't be for certain. Took the drive belt off and felt all the pulleys and everything seemed fine. The PS pulley had a little wiggle to it but not much. Not sure if thats how it suppose to be or not. But buttoned everything back up and started the car and the noise was gone and has been ever since. Figure I would add this incase it helps with any info. The car has 190k miles and ive had it for almost 10 years. Not gonna sink a lot of money into it cause ive been looking at a new truck.
I forgot to add about 2 weeks ago my car was making this real loud screeching/squealing upon a cold start for about 30 secs and then it would go away. It was so loud I was almost embarrassed to start it out in public. It sounded like it was coming from the power steering pump pulley but couldn't be for certain. Took the drive belt off and felt all the pulleys and everything seemed fine. The PS pulley had a little wiggle to it but not much. Not sure if thats how it suppose to be or not. But buttoned everything back up and started the car and the noise was gone and has been ever since. Figure I would add this incase it helps with any info. The car has 190k miles and ive had it for almost 10 years. Not gonna sink a lot of money into it cause ive been looking at a new truck.
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