# Complete power loss **URL:** \ **Category:** The Show\ **Created:** [January 19, 2008, 10:45pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/complete-power-loss/9629 "2008-01-19T22:45:34Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 3\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![adankowski](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/278dde/32.png) [@adankowski](https://community.cartalk.com/u/adankowski)\ **Post date:** [January 19, 2008, 10:45pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/complete-power-loss/9629/1 "2008-01-19T22:45:34Z")
I have 2000 Infiniti QX4. This am the car started nicely but a minute later went completely dead. There are no lights, no power, nothing. Battery is good. Fuses are apparently good, too - per car shop mechanic ( I don’t know if they truly checked them). I doubt this is ignition switch, either. Emergency lights are NOT working, either. Simply it looks like a car without a battery. The mechanic was able to start the car by connecting power to a power box, he says. He thinks the problem is in corroded wiring. They want to replace the whole engine harness plus starter. The problem I have with it - I don’t believe this is going to solve the problem. ANY IDEAS??? ---
**Author:** ![Docnick](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/ecae2f/32.png) [@Docnick](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Docnick)\ **Post date:** [January 19, 2008, 11:51pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/complete-power-loss/9629/2 "2008-01-19T23:51:51Z")
You probably have some bad connections and something is grounding out your battery and draining it. Have a good mechanic check it out; I doubt if you need to replace all the wiring on such a new car. ---
**Author:** ![adankowski](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/278dde/32.png) [@adankowski](https://community.cartalk.com/u/adankowski)\ **Post date:** [January 20, 2008, 4:04am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/complete-power-loss/9629/3 "2008-01-20T04:04:19Z")
Thanks for advice. The battery is not being drained out. It is actually still good.