Did you check the fluid levels of the battery? Like Dofu said, the battery needs regular maintenance as well. Fill with distilled water if low. There are fill level markings on the insdie of the battery, you can see them if you shine a light in there

 

Hey guys my brake light in the rear window is out. Is this a fuse or bulb problem? Is it an easy fix, or should I take it to the dealer since it's under warranty?

 

yeah, we looked at the fluid levels, they are fine.

 

What year is your car? My stock battery had the same symptoms... there was still fluid but it died in only a few months... It takes a lot to kill the starter on this car... unless you have waaaay more miles than me, and abuse your starter much more than me, then I really doubt it's the starter.

 

So car just started with the key inserted and navi screen up. Weird. I thenshutoff. Tried again without key inserted no navi screen and it starts. Ideas? Exremely nervous about this thing.

 

It sounds like the battery, or a bad connection to the battery.

 

Hey Dofu,

My car is a 2005, with 85k miles. I probably do have a lot more miles than you do... Anyway, the car starts now. I Just came back from shopping a couple of hours ago. I suppose I will put in a new battery for piece of mind. It really would be nice to figure out what could have happened.

I had tires replaced Friday all 4 corners. Could the install shop have damaged or bumped something there? I really doubt anything could be bumped in the wheel wells... but maybe?

Thanks for any thoughts you may have.

Yosuke

 

Ugh. Installed new batteries and then... It doesn't start again. I dunno what to do. I was about to go have the starting system checked out. But it is immobile for the moment.

 

Are you getting and error code/check engine light? It may be time to pull out the obd2 scanner or multimeter.

 

I do have the SES light if I try to start it and it doesn't go. I checked for the code using the counting blinks method described in another thread and it was a 0000 (no malfunction). If the car starts the SES light is not illumniated.

 

Have you done any kind of work on the car since the summer? I'm wondering if you may have a short/drain somewhere. Any aftermarket electronics (stereo, amps..alarm..etc) that you have installed? Also, when kragen did the load test, did they charge the battery up for you?

 

Nope, no work. You're right, I might have a short somewhere. This is getting over my head. I'm going to a shop...damn. $$$$ But at least I won't have to think about it :P

 

Start looking around for any worn or shorted wires in the engine bay and anywhere else you can see. Most electrical gremlins I've seen were shorts/drains from aftermarket electronics (Alarms, Stereos/amps..etc) Also, make sure your problems have nothing to do with the rains.....water gets into odd places and causes shorts easily. Electrical "gremlins" are often a Bit%! to diagnose for mechanics. Your right...$$$$! Try to get them to give you an estimate for repairs rather than getting charged to diagnose it. "Somethings wrong with my car, let me know what it is & whats it going to cost to fix it"

 

Shop says it is the starter. So they order a part but it has a crack in it. This was last night. This morning the new part they got is the wrong one. Their distributor is out of parts. Now I have to wait until tomorrow afternoon as they wait for an overnight from Infiniti. I think it may be cursed.

 

I knew it would be the starter