2003 Nissan Xterra turned the key and nothing happened
turned the key and nothing happened
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I came out to my car after going to a movie and turned the key and nothing happened. I don't remember leaving the lights on at all. When i turned the key the car wouldn't turn over but there was minimal juice left to power the interior light and the radio. My roommate showed up and gave me a jump. I sat and it started right up and I let the engine run to charge up for a good twenty minutes and then drove my gf home and then back home to my place, totaling about an hr overall. When I pulled into my parking spot at home and shut the engine off, I decided to try turning the car back on to make sure I could run errands in the morning. Same thing happened as at the movie theater. Only enough juice for radio and interior lights. Does this mean my battery is no longer good and not accepting charge or is this an electrical problem? My thought is battery since when we hooked the car up to my roommate's for a jump, she started right up. Then again, I'm not a car guy so I thought i would ask.
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Most likely a bad battery, have it charged and tested. It could be a bad or unsecured battery ground cable between the battery and chassis or chassis and engine. Turn on the ignition switch to the on but not run position do you see an icon on the instrument panel representing a battery, if you do not see this battery icon the alternator is not seeing power to allow it to charge. Start the engine does the battery icon go out. Put a volt meter across the battery terminals with the engine off, at rest the battery voltage should be 12.6 volts if the battery is fully charged. Now get a friend to start the car while you watch the voltmeter, the voltage reading across the battery should read approximately 14.6 volts if the alternator is charging correctly.
