# 2011 Nissan Maxima hard start

**URL:** <https://community.cartalk.com/t/2011-nissan-maxima-hard-start/113321>\
**Category:** Maintenance/Repairs\
**Created:** [March 8, 2018, 10:17am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2011-nissan-maxima-hard-start/113321 "2018-03-08T10:17:23Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 4\
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**Author:** ![EdPlaska](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/a88e4f/32.png) [@EdPlaska](https://community.cartalk.com/u/EdPlaska)\
**Post date:** [March 8, 2018, 10:17am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2011-nissan-maxima-hard-start/113321/1 "2018-03-08T10:17:23Z")

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Parked car running good Next morning hard starting check engine lights multiple faults

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**Author:** ![COROLLAGUY1](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/corollaguy1/32/7575_2.png) [@COROLLAGUY1](https://community.cartalk.com/u/COROLLAGUY1)\
**Post date:** [March 8, 2018, 1:05pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2011-nissan-maxima-hard-start/113321/2 "2018-03-08T13:05:09Z")

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Get a scanner and pull the codes.Do not drive it until you find out what is going on.

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**Author:** ![Yosemite](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/yosemite/32/643_2.png) [@Yosemite](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Yosemite)\
**Post date:** [March 8, 2018, 6:46pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2011-nissan-maxima-hard-start/113321/3 "2018-03-08T18:46:25Z")

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If you mean that the “Check engine light” is flashing, this means that operating the engine can cause major damage.  
If you have multiple fault codes. Why not list them for us to have some hint !!!

Yosemite

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**Author:** ![George\_San\_Jose1](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/e5b9ba/32.png) [@George\_San\_Jose1](https://community.cartalk.com/u/George_San_Jose1)\
**Post date:** [March 9, 2018, 4:18am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2011-nissan-maxima-hard-start/113321/4 "2018-03-09T04:18:26Z")

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Clarify “hard starting”. Do you hear that rr rr rrr sound, but it doesn’t catch and run? Or what?

p.s. you’d get better results here if took the time write in complete, punctuated sentences.