Greyscale Posted February 15, 2008 Share Posted February 15, 2008 So, I'm on my way out the door to head to class today and I go to start the Pathfinder. Nothing... The lights go on for a brief moment, but then fade. I try jumping it, still nothing... Nothing even comes on this time. Looks like its not the battery... All the fuses are fine, everything worked yesterday. I have no idea what the problem is, so i'm going to go over every inch on electrival I can get to over this weekend and hopefully i'll find something... Any help would be appreciated. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
adamzan Posted February 15, 2008 Share Posted February 15, 2008 Check the battery cables, the positive one can corrode and break. IIRC Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ILoveMyPatty Posted February 15, 2008 Share Posted February 15, 2008 That would happen to me sometimes, and jumping wouldn't work either. The battery turned out not dead, just the positive cable to the battery was slightly loose in the ring terminal. Check your batt ground and ring terminals before you dive into anything. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Greyscale Posted February 15, 2008 Author Share Posted February 15, 2008 Check the battery cables, the positive one can corrode and break. IIRC That would happen to me sometimes, and jumping wouldn't work either. The battery turned out not dead, just the positive cable to the battery was slightly loose in the ring terminal. Check your batt ground and ring terminals before you dive into anything. It looks like it might be the neg/ground. I'm going to see if I can get it unbolted to have a better look at it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
88pathoffroad Posted February 16, 2008 Share Posted February 16, 2008 Check fusible links also. Sometimes they corrode away at the battery terminal end, yet stay connected. Give each one a little tug to make sure. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
95shakinPF Posted February 17, 2008 Share Posted February 17, 2008 Check fusible links also. Sometimes they corrode away at the battery terminal end, yet stay connected. Give each one a little tug to make sure. Thats exactly what I was gunna recommend. This is what caused my grief concerning my pwr window/door locks not working. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tbsbiker2 Posted February 18, 2008 Share Posted February 18, 2008 Greyscale, While I can't explain the low levels of power at your lights, I drove a 94 SEV6 with a MANUAL trans and over 140K I had to replace the clutch Inerlock relay 2x and one time had really nasty/dirty connection to the starter that was causing some problems. Not sure if your truck is a manual or not...sounds more like you have a battery cable problem though. Peter Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Greyscale Posted February 19, 2008 Author Share Posted February 19, 2008 I really hate how my pathfinder seems to fix itself without me doing much. I went out there, jiggled the neg cable around a bit to see if it had any breaks/weak points. Hey, look, I have power again! I just don't know what I did to fix it. Now I need to find out why my taillights are not working... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Greyscale Posted February 22, 2008 Author Share Posted February 22, 2008 Well, it looks like the problem with the tail lights is due to the switch. The contacts come together, but the circuit doesn't complete untill pressure is applied. Its doesn't look like the contacts need to be cleaned, but I don't really know what else would be causing this problem. Also, is there an easy way to remove the auto antenna motor (or disconnect it), or do I have to remove the fender? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
adamzan Posted February 22, 2008 Share Posted February 22, 2008 Also, is there an easy way to remove the auto antenna motor (or disconnect it), or do I have to remove the fender? Pull the fuse? I think there is one. If not I'm sure you could disconnect the wire from the stereo going to it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ShadowManR6 Posted February 24, 2008 Share Posted February 24, 2008 starter possibly? i know when mine died most the electric worked Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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