# Car won't start

**URL:** <https://community.cartalk.com/t/car-wont-start/63521>\
**Category:** Maintenance/Repairs\
**Tags:** nissan, sentra\
**Created:** [April 9, 2011, 3:14pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/car-wont-start/63521 "2011-04-09T15:14:47Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 5\
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**Author:** ![coseitutu](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/6bbea6/32.png) [@coseitutu](https://community.cartalk.com/u/coseitutu)\
**Post date:** [April 9, 2011, 3:14pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/car-wont-start/63521/1 "2011-04-09T15:14:47Z")

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I have Nissan Sentra 2005 1.8S. I was on the road this week and stop at the gas station to get gas and after that, the car won’t just start. All the indicators at the dashboard lights up, horn is working, battery is new and alternator is working. But there was no click sound, the car just start for me so I have to get it towed. Please what is going?  
  
 Thanks  
  
 Charles

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**Author:** ![smaag22](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/6a8cbe/32.png) [@smaag22](https://community.cartalk.com/u/smaag22)\
**Post date:** [April 9, 2011, 3:43pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/car-wont-start/63521/2 "2011-04-09T15:43:00Z")

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Have a look at your transmission lock out switch. Palcing the transmission in Neutral or Park may give you a start. The wire may be shorted to ground causing the vehicle to think it is in gear.

Also check the fuses for the starter.

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**Author:** ![Goldwing](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/e68b1a/32.png) [@Goldwing](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Goldwing)\
**Post date:** [April 9, 2011, 4:06pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/car-wont-start/63521/3 "2011-04-09T16:06:48Z")

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[http://www.aa1car.com/library/car\_wont\_start.htm](http://www.aa1car.com/library/car_wont_start.htm)

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**Author:** ![coseitutu](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/6bbea6/32.png) [@coseitutu](https://community.cartalk.com/u/coseitutu)\
**Post date:** [April 9, 2011, 5:08pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/car-wont-start/63521/4 "2011-04-09T17:08:03Z")

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And how do you think fixing this will cost me?

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**Author:** ![knfenimore](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/9fc348/32.png) [@knfenimore](https://community.cartalk.com/u/knfenimore)\
**Post date:** [April 9, 2011, 6:25pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/car-wont-start/63521/5 "2011-04-09T18:25:14Z")

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If there is no clicking sound it is the starter!