I have an old Maxima wagon (1984 vintage) with an intermittent electrical problem. The problem occurs randomly (e.g. 3 times in the last month) when I try to start the car and nothing much happens. There may be a very faint click, but I'm pretty sure it's not the starter solenoid and there is definitely no heavy demand for current. If I have the lights on they are bright and they don't dim during these start attempts. I also notice that when this problem occurs the instrument panel "battery" guage (which normally pops up to 12 volts when the key is in the :on: position) stays at zero volts. So far each time the problem has occurred it has seemingly fixed itself and after 2 or 3 hours everything is back to normal and the car will start just fine. I realize that asking for a diagnosis of this problem is asking a LOT, but I'm just hoping someone can offer a suggestion or two for things I might look for or try. Thanks for any insight or suggestions. Art Replace deadspam with yahoo to reply.
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18 years ago