# 02 maxima auto

**URL:** <https://community.cartalk.com/t/02-maxima-auto/153634>\
**Category:** Maintenance/Repairs\
**Created:** [November 27, 2019, 4:33pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/02-maxima-auto/153634 "2019-11-27T16:33:57Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 5\
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**Author:** ![Ray\_Juan](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/f08c70/32.png) [@Ray\_Juan](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Ray_Juan)\
**Post date:** [November 27, 2019, 4:33pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/02-maxima-auto/153634/1 "2019-11-27T16:33:57Z")

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Dead battery  
It started once but did not want to move I stepped on the gas it revs but did not move faster than a couple miles per hour prior to that it overheated

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**Author:** ![natepuisis\_160295](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/7ab992/32.png) [@natepuisis\_160295](https://community.cartalk.com/u/natepuisis_160295)\
**Post date:** [November 27, 2019, 4:52pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/02-maxima-auto/153634/2 "2019-11-27T16:52:33Z")

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For how long did it overheat? And did it overheat due to lack of coolant (any leaks)? Have it scanned for check engine lights to give us a better idea of what’s happening.

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**Author:** ![Purebred](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/purebred/32/46796_2.png) [@Purebred](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Purebred)\
**Post date:** [November 27, 2019, 5:20pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/02-maxima-auto/153634/3 "2019-11-27T17:20:15Z")

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What does a dead battery have to do with an overheated engine and a failed transmission.

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**Author:** ![tcmichnorth](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/tcmichnorth/32/25126_2.png) [@tcmichnorth](https://community.cartalk.com/u/tcmichnorth)\
**Post date:** [November 27, 2019, 6:45pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/02-maxima-auto/153634/4 "2019-11-27T18:45:39Z")

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One possibility is that the overheating caused internal damage and the friction makes it appear the battery is dead, when in fact the engine will not turn easily. Maybe?

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**Author:** ![davepsinbox\_157004](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/73ab20/32.png) [@davepsinbox\_157004](https://community.cartalk.com/u/davepsinbox_157004)\
**Post date:** [November 27, 2019, 9:20pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/02-maxima-auto/153634/5 "2019-11-27T21:20:59Z")

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The OP said the engine revs so that would rule out not turning easily. A bad transmission is more likely plus there’s still the matter of prior overheating, which hasn’t been diagnosed due to insufficient data. Both could be related; the overheating could have cooked the transmission, for example.