I HAVE A 97 MAXIMA WITH 123K MILES.RECENTLY I TRIED TURNING THE CAR ON AND IT WOULD JUST TURN ON FOR A FEW SECONDS AND DIE OUT.THEN WHEN ATTEMPTING TO TURN IT ON, IT WOULD ONLY MISFIRE AND THIS HAPPENED FOR 2 DAYS.FINALLY ON THE THIRD DAY I TURNED THE IGNITION ON AND CRANKED IT FOR ABOUT A MINUTE AND GOT THE CAR TO TURN ON WITH SMELLS OF FRESH GAS OUT OF ENGINE FOR A COUPLE OF MINUTES.NOW THE CAR TURNS ON/OFF WITH NO PROBLEM BUT MY SERVICE ENGINE LIGHT STAYS ON CONSTANTLLY AND THE SEEMS TO LACK A LOT OF POWER AND ACCELERATION ALL THE TIME. ANY HELP.... I DON'T KNOW WHAT'S CAUSING THIS PROBLEM.
PROBLEM WITH STARTING 97 MAXIMA
Dec 30, 2004
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Have the codes read and tell us what they are. Could have been an injector stuck open or a dozen other things.
WELL,THE SERVICE ENGINE SOON LIGHT WILL NOT COME ON ANY MORE AFTER ABOUT 4 DAYS OF DRIVING IT.I DID HAVE A MECHANIC TRY TO GET ANY CODES OFF THE CAR BUT EVERYTHING CHECKED OUT OK. SHOULD I LEAVE IT ALONE AND WAIT FOR ANY FURTHER PROBLEMS TO SURFACE IN THE FUTURE????
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