Starting Of Car

[C Perera]

Im using a N16 Nissan Car. Sometimes when i insert key and try to start the car, the key rotate until end but not start the car. This is really not a battery failure or fault of the key. Please advice!

[Uditha88]

  On 8/25/2012 at 7:37 AM, C Perera said:

Im using a N16 Nissan Car. Sometimes when i insert key and try to start the car, the key rotate until end but not start the car. This is really not a battery failure or fault of the key. Please advice!

Is it automatic transmission?

If so, U try this.

Keeping the key at "ON", shift the transmission leaver to "R" and then shift back to "P"

Then check it starts with no issue. If so it's a minor issue that transmission leaver doesn't signal properly that it is in "P".

(As far as I know this signal sends via a switch installed on leaver area)

Anyway try this & tell the results.

[jdnet]

is this and auto or manual car? Also, do you hear the starter motor?

[Crosswind]

DO the lights on the dashboard come on when you rotate the key? If not I suspect oxidized battery terminals which give poor contact

[C Perera]

  On 8/25/2012 at 8:01 AM, jdnet said:

is this and auto or manual car? Also, do you hear the starter motor?

Auto

[harshansenadhir]

Need more info to give a proper answer. Also you don't have to always put the lever to P to start. Even in position N you should be able to start. Try to see whether this issue occurs when the lever is in N or P or both. Also do you hear a clank / click sound when you turn the key to start position ?

If you don't hear that, most probably the issue is with gear selector switch or ignition switch base itself.

If you hear the sound and motor doesn't turn, then either the brushes in the motor are worn out or solenoid switch in the motor or motor itself is faulty.