# Ground cable

**URL:** <https://community.cartalk.com/t/ground-cable/9660>\
**Category:** Maintenance/Repairs\
**Created:** [January 21, 2008, 5:40am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/ground-cable/9660 "2008-01-21T05:40:44Z")\
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**Author:** ![adankowski](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/278dde/32.png) [@adankowski](https://community.cartalk.com/u/adankowski)\
**Post date:** [January 21, 2008, 5:40am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/ground-cable/9660/1 "2008-01-21T05:40:44Z")

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Does anybody know where the ground cable is located in Infiniti QX4?

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**Author:** ![SteveF](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/stevef/32/2_2.png) [@SteveF](https://community.cartalk.com/u/SteveF)\
**Post date:** [January 21, 2008, 1:07pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/ground-cable/9660/2 "2008-01-21T13:07:57Z")

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It comes off the negative terminal of the battery. It’s the heavy black one. Follow it to where the other end is aatached, either to the chassis or engine block. Or both.

Of course, every car has numerous grounding cables, straps, and connections. The battery ground may not be the one causing the problem.