# 2000 Nissan Xterra won’t start from ignition switch

**URL:** <https://community.cartalk.com/t/2000-nissan-xterra-won-t-start-from-ignition-switch/176844>\
**Category:** Maintenance/Repairs\
**Tags:** nissan, xterra\
**Created:** [May 16, 2021, 3:05am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2000-nissan-xterra-won-t-start-from-ignition-switch/176844 "2021-05-16T03:05:55Z")\
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**Author:** ![cruzrc\_51](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/c68b51/32.png) [@cruzrc\_51](https://community.cartalk.com/u/cruzrc_51)\
**Post date:** [May 16, 2021, 3:05am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2000-nissan-xterra-won-t-start-from-ignition-switch/176844/1 "2021-05-16T03:05:56Z")

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Burned cables from Transmission. Don’t start from ignition switch.

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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:** [May 16, 2021, 8:58pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2000-nissan-xterra-won-t-start-from-ignition-switch/176844/2 "2021-05-16T20:58:29Z")

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I am not a mechanic but my guess is, you’re talking about the cable that goes from the battery to the _starter._ If that cable is trashed then no, the vehicle won’t start because there’s no juice getting to the starter. If you know, what were the circumstances when the cable or cables burned? A jump gone wrong? A fire? Something else?